The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-08 00:00:00

THAMES.

DARING STREET ROBBERY.—John Thomas, a
shabby, rough-looking fellow, was brought before
Mr. Paget, charged with assaulting Johann Hincks,
a German sailor, on the Queen's highway, putting
him in fear, and stealing a bundle containing linen,
wearing apparel, and other property, from his
person.
The prosecutor belongs to a foreign ship lying in
the river. He came on shore last night to make
some purchases of small stores—a jacket, stockings,
and other things, and was returning with them made
up into a bundle, which he carried under his arm.
He was met by the prisoner, who made a snatch at
his bundle. The sailor resisted his attempt to steal
it, a struggle took place, and the ruffian knocked
him down and took the bundle from him. The pri-
soner ran away with it. The German, who does
not understand our language, made known his
loss to the bystanders in the best way he could,
and several persons started in pursuit of the pri-
soner, who was soon overtaken with the bundle in
his possession, and consigned to the care of a police-
man.

Several witnesses clearly made out the case
against the prisoner, who said, " I did not take the
bundle. I never saw it."

Mr. Paget said the prosecutor had positively
sworn to the prisoner taking the bundle from him,
and he was confirmed by a lad named Henry Cox.
He committed the prisoner for trial.

The Convocation of the Prelates and Clergy of
the Province of Canterbury was yesterday prorogued in
the Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster, by the Vicar-Gene-
ral (Sir Travers T wise), under a commission from his.
Grace the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all
England and Metropolitan, pursuant to the Royal writ,
unto Wednesday, the 19th of November.
LORD MAYOR'S Sliow.—The following is to be
the order of the civic procession on Lord Mayor's
day (Saturday). The Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Sheriffs
will leave the Mansion House in the morning for Guild-
hall, where they will breakfast. The procession will leave
Guildhall for Westminster at 2 o'clock p.m., instead of 11
o'clock a.m., as heretofore :—Police on horseback—band of
the Life Guards - carriages containing Sheriffs' Chaplains,
Under-Sheriffs, High Bailiff of Southwark, City Solicitor,
Romombrancor, Comptroller, Secondary, Judge of the
Sheriffs' Court, Common Sergeant, Town Clerk, Cham-
berlain, Sheriffs, Aldermen below the Chair (juniors first),
Recorder, Aldermen above the Chair, City Marshal, the
Lord Mayor, attended by his Chaplain, Common Crier, and
Sword Bearer, Guard of Honour, Troop of Hussars.
A STRUGGLE WITH A MONSTER SALMON.--Mr. J.
Thompson, Furnace Mill, Maryport, an enthusiastic dis-
ciple of Old Isaac, was lately angling in the river Der-
went, and he hooked a large salmon. Unwilling to lose his
fish, ho gave him out line and let him run. When all was
paid out, Mr. Thompson suffered himself to be dragged
into the stream, still holding on by his rod. After a long
struggle, the angler frequently being under water, and at
ono time dragged under a bridge, he cleverly managed to
laud his fish, amidst the greetings of a large crowd who
had witnessed the struggle.—Maryport Advertiser.
THE ALLEGED INA ORDER. NEAR LEEDS.—On Wed-
nesday afternoon detective officer Northcliffe made an im-
portant discovery close to the scene of the supposed mur-
der of a woman at a bridge on the Aire and Calder Canal,
Hunslet, as reported in our last impression. In a hole
under the suspension bridge the officer discovered a
•'harden" apron, which had evidently belonged to a mill
girl, covered with clots of blood. The apron was cut into
small pieces. At first it was supposed that the pieces of
harden found had constituted the linings of a pair of men's
trousers, but upon the pieces being examined they prove
clearly to have been a female's apron. The search fur the
body still continues, but without ouccoo,—Leeds •liercurzi•

(tura' iiratbr.

11ER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. 7.

The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness
the Princess of Wales, drove out this morning.
Princess Louise went out walking, attended by the

Hon. Emily Cathcart.
The Prince of Wales and Prince Christian,
attended by Major General F. 11. Sttymour and
Major Grey, went out shooting this morning.
Lord Bagot and Lieut. General llon. C. Grey
had the honour of accompanying their Royal High-
nesses.

Prince and Princess Christian and Princess lien-
riette dined with the Queen yesterday.
Sir Stafford Northcote, Secretary of State for
India, arrived at the Castle this afternoon.

DEPARTURE OP MR. CHARLES DICKENS

FROM LONDON.-(THIS DAY.)

This morning Mr. Charles Dickens took his
departure, by the ten o'clock express train from
Euston-station, ex route for Liverpool, where he
will embark to-morrow, on board the Cuba, for
America. Besides several of the members of his
family the following literary gentlemen accom-
panied him to Liverpool, to bid him adieu, a
prosperous voyage, and a speedy return—Mr.
Wilkie Collins, Mr. Charles Collins, Mr. Edmund
Yates, Mr. W. H. Wills, Mr. Charles Kent, and
Mr. Arthur Chappell.
The directors of the company, as a mark of
respect to the celebrated author, placed the royal
carriage used by her Majesty at his disposal. The
distinguished literary gentlemen who accompanied
him having taken their seats, the train was set in
motion, and, after three deafening cheers from
his numerous friends and admirers assembled on
the platform, was soon lost to sight.

TREMENDOUS HURRICANE IN THE
WEST INDIES.

The directors of " the Royal West India Mail
Company received this morning the following
telegram from their superintendent at Havannah :
" Fearful Hurricane at St. Thomas on Oct. 29.
The Rhone steamer lost at Peter Island, the Wye
steamer lost at Buck Island, the Conway ashore at
Tortola, the Derwent ashore at St. Thomas, and
Tyne and Solent steamers dismasted, but service-
able. Fifty ships on shore. Terrible loss of life.
Town in ruins. Fever over. The company's ser-
vice will be maintained. The Douro will leave
homewards on the 4th."

The above telegram created a feeling of deep re-
gret throughout the mercantile and shipping inte-
rest in the City. It is apprehended that the worst
is not yet knovin. The hurricane, it will be ob-
served, occurred on the 29th of October. The sad
news of its terrible character must have been for-
warded the next or following day by steamer to
Havannah, which is 1,031 miles from St. Thomas's.
It was received there by the company's agent on the
sth of November, who at once forwarded the in-
telligence to the directors in London, the same
being received by them yesterday morning. Its
transit from Havannah to New York and hence to
London by the Atlantic cable occupied two days
Throughout the day the offices of the Royal West
India Mail Company in Moorgate street were be-
sieged by parties having an interest in the concern
to learn if any fresh intelligence had been received,
but beyond that which has been published nothing
further is known. The most serious loss to the com-
pany is that of the Rhone, reported to be lost at
Peter Island. She was to have started on her home-
ward passage to England on the 30th of October.
There was a report in the City yesterday that she
had specie to the amount of £BO,OOO on board, but
of this some doubt exists. The Rhone was a first-
class steamer, 2,738 gross tonnage, with engines of
500-horse power. The other steamers which en-
countered the storm were employed in the interco-
lonial branch of the Royal Mail service. The Wye,
lost at Buck Island, off St. Thomas's, was believed
to be laid up in St. Thomas's harbour ; if so she
must have been carried from her anchors and dashed
ashore on the island named. She was 751 tons re-
gister, with engines of 180-horse power, and was
built in 1853.

The Conway, mail steamer, wrecked at Tortola,
an island about 25 miles southward of St. Thomas's,
was 930 tons register, with 300-horse power. She
was built in 1816. The company are not positive
as to the pelt she was bound from, but infer that she
was bringing the mails from the Windward Islands.
The Derwent, steamer, was 794 tons register, and
fitted with engines of 280-horse power, having been
built in 1850. She also is said to have been laid up
in St. Thomas's harbour, and was driven ashore
there.

The Tyne, steamer, which was dismasted, is 1,916
ons register, with engines of 400-horse power.
The Solent, steamer, dismasted, is 1,689 tons re-

gister, with engines of 400-horsa power. She was
on her passage from Colon for St. Thomas's.
It will be thus seen that the Royal West India
Mail Company have lost four of their steamers and

two dismasted, which will considerably interfere
with the company's intercolonial service. It ap-
pears they have five other steamers out on that sta-
tion, which will at once be employed to maintain
the service. But with regard to the ordinary mail
service between the West Indies and England, the
company's officers are making arrangements by
which very little delay will occur. The superin-
tendent at Havannah telegraphs to the directors that
the Douro, steamer, which was due at St. Thomas
on Nov. 1, will be despatched from St. Thomas for
England on the 4th. This steamer may be expected
to reach Southampton on the 25th. They have also
another steamer, the Danube, docked at Havannah,
which will be put on to follow the Douro, by which
time other steamers will have arrived from England
to fill up the vacancy left by those wrecked and
dismasted.

Since the receipt of the above telegram another
has been received from Lloyd's agent at St. Tho-
mas's, confirming the fearful destruction by the gale.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 8.

Telegrams received by the Liverpool underwriters,
confirming the news of the disaster at St. Thomas,
state that the crew of the Rhone were lost and part
of the crew of the Wye, and only 12 passengers by
the steamer for Southampton were saved.