The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-29 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY.

The Prince of Wales, accompanied by the Crown
Prince of Denmark, rode but on horseback yesterday

morning.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, with Prince
Albert Victor and Prince George, accompanied by
his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh and his
Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Denmark, and
attended by the lady and gentlemen in waiting, left
Marlborough House yesterday afternoon for Titness
Park.

Sudden and Serious Illness of Sir Minto
Farquhar. •

It is with sincere regrct.that we record the serious
and sudden illness of Sir Minto Farquhar, one of
the members for the borough of Hertford. The hon.
baronet occupied his usual seat in the House of
Commons during the early part of the sitting last
evening, and was apparently in good health, but
quitting the house about six o'clock for the purpose
of visiting the library, on passing through the lobby
he fell down in a fit. Colonel Taylor and two or
three other members who witnessed the occurrence
at once raised him, and carried him to Mr. Brand's
private room, . where • .the advice and atten-
tion of Mr: Clement,. M.P. for Shrewsbury, and
Dr.-Brady, M.P.. for Leitrim, were at once afforded,
and the necessary restoratives applied.- These were
so successful that at the expiration of about three
hours the hon. baronet was permitted to be removed
to • hiS residence in Berkeley-square.
lii answer to our inquiries- there this afternoon
we learn that the'coudition of Sir Minto Farquhar,
although one to give the greatest uneasiness, had
this morning - slightly improved. .The answer to
inquiries at noon to-day at -I.erkely-street, the resi-
dence of the hon. baronet, was that Sir pinto was
somewhat better.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—This Day.

A GENTLEMAN THIEF.

Edward Hamilton Finney, the -son- of Major :Hamilton
Finney, an officer in her Majesty's service, surrendered to
his bail, to au indictment against him for stealing a silver
spoon, the property •of Mr. Cooper; of the Albion Tavern,
Great Russell-street, Covent-garden.
Mr. M. Williams prosecuted, and_ Sergeant Ballantine
appeared for the prisoner. • •
It will be recollected, from the report which appeared
in The Sun, an the occasion of.the prisoner's apprehension
and examination at Bawstreet-station that he went into the
Albion Tavern to dine, andafter the first course had been
served the waiter missed the silver-spoon .from off the
table. The prisoner's father then came in, and having
joined his son they both went to the smoking room.
Detectivc-constable Lynch, -of the •F Division of Police,
was employed to watch the prisoner; And on his father
and he quitting the Albion they both proceeded some dis-
tance together, when the major left the prisoner, who was
afterwards observed to go into. the shop of Mr. Wallis, an
umbrella maker in the Strand, from whence he came -A ith
a walking-stick in his possession, which he had not paid
fors He was then taken into custody, and when at the
Bow-street Police-station a variety of miscellaneous articles
were taken from his pocket', amongst them being the sil-
ver spoon in question; which had the name and address
engraVen -on it.. The prisoner said he could not account
for the possession of tho spoon. The waiter said that in
consequence of the great loss of plate that had taken phice
lately, the spoons on each table were counted, and sharply
looked after, and it was the disappearance of one of the
spoons from the table at which the prisoner was sitting
alone that induced him to suspect him of.the robbery. .
Mr. Sergeant Ballautyne made a very forcible appeal to
the jury on behalf of the prisoner. He said ho could not
for a moment imagine that the prisoner had been guilty of
stealing the spoon, because he was in, possession of ample
means, and was a 'neither of a highly honourable family.
The prisoner had always been looked upon as a young
man of the highest principles, and ho could only account
for. tlia spoon being found in his possession that it had,
accidentally. fallen off the table, and by some unfortunate
accident it had gone into his pocket.
The private tutor of.the prisoner, a clergyman, gave him
the highest of characters, and said that he thought him to
be quite incapable of I:dishonourable action.
.The jury retired, and, after some deliberation, returned
a verdict of guilty. .

The learned Judge said_ he should defur passing sen-
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tenee .until that Jai: week.
The other charge of stealing the IsValking-stink was not
gone into.

POLICE iNTELLIGENCE.—.This Day.

MARLBOROLIGII-STREET.

CRUEL ASSAULT ON A BOY.—James Michael Curtis, a
plasterer, well known at this court for his ruffianly con-
duct, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with violently
assaulting a little lw named Thomas Dowlipg, who ap-
peared in the witness-'cos with his head enveloped in a
bandage.

' The complainant 'said ho was sitting on the door-step
of a printing-office in White Lion-street, near the pri-
soner's house, when the prisoner came up to him, seized
him by tho legs and threw him up, and in falling his fore-
head struck the paument and was badly cut. He was
afterwards taken to it doctor, and had his head dressed.
Police-constable 176 F, said that on taking the prisoner
into custody ho said its served the boy right as he had
thrown clay at his door.
The prisoner asked the boy, and also his companions,
if he had not thrown clay at the door, and the boy said he
had not, and that they were all quietly sitting down at the
time.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was a violent and cruel assault on
a helpless little boy. He should remand the prisoner, who
would probably be-sent for a month or two doing hard
labour, as he was veil known at the court for his violence.
THE DANGER OP PVRCRASING PAWNBROKERS' DUPLI-
CATES.—John Sheldon, described as "a hawker, no home,'
was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt on suspicion of stealing
at 109, Regent-street, some clothes, the property of Messrs.
Grosjen and Ca., tailors.
Caroline Little, of No. 22, St. Ann-street, Westminster,
said that on Saturday the prisoner asked her to purChase a
pawnbroker's duplicate, relating to some cloth. She told
him that she could not go to the pawnbroker's that evening
to see it, and on her going to the pawnbroker's yesterday
she was locked up. (The witness cried, and seemed much
distressed at being detained at the station.)
Inspector Draper said that as soon as the witness told
who she bought the duplicate of she was liberated.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was a great pity there was any
dealing in pawnbrokers' duplicates at all. It was never in-
tended there should be by the Legislature, and the seller
was the person who ought to be punished.
Mr. Simmonds, in the employ of the prosecutor, said
that on the 11th. of May last 71 yards of blue cloth
similar to that produced was missed from the premises
of the firm.

The Prisoner said he bought the duplicate of a man and
woman in a public-house a week ago.
Police-constable Shrives, 82 C, said that having found
that a piece of the cloth had been pledged at Mr. Atten-
borough's, in Piccadilly, in the name of Mary Ann Smith,
he told the pasinbroker to stop it, there being no porison
of the name at the address given on the duplicate. He
heard no more of the matter till last night, when the wit-
ness Little was detained at the.pawnbroker's and taken to
the police station, and from her information he took the
prisoner into custody last night, when he became very
violent and tried to throw a duplicate relating to a pair of
trousers over time hoarding, bit he succeeded in securing
it, and with assistance took the prisoner to the station.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he would remand the prisoner for a
week, and perhaps by that time he would be able to pro-
luco the iinrson he-Might the duplicate of.
The prisoner said the persons were strangers to him.

Mr. Tyrwhitt told the witness Little not to fret and vex
himself about the matter. The pawnbroker could do
nothing else than he had done, and if he had not been
found dealing with the duplicate he would not have been
put to any trouble.

The magistrate's remarks had but little effect upon the
witness, who left the court in great grief at having been
locked up.-

THAMES.

ROBBERY ON BOARD A STEAMER.—Robert Nash Pox, a
lad, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with stealing a
shilling.

The prisoner had been for some time employed on board
a steam towing vessel called Uncle Sam, on the river. The
crew had lost silver and copper moneys from their pockets,
and the greatest sufferer in this respect was a ma\ named
James Braybrook. Silver disappeared from his pockets in
a very mysterious manner. At last the prisoner was sus-
pected, and the- old expedient of marking money was had
recourse to. Yesterday Braybrook marked 3s. and put them
in the pocket of his trousers, hanging them up in the fore-
cabin. An hour afterwards one of the marked shillings
was missed..: The prisoner, who had been in the fore-
cabin, was- liven into the custody of a policeman, who
asked him if he had any money, to which he replied in the
affirmative,. and' from his pocket the missing shilling,
which was easily identified by the marks on it.
The prisoner made no defence, and was committed for
trial.

A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER COMMITTED.—Mary Ann
Davis, aged 32, and Caroline Davis, her daughter, aged 13,
were brought before Mr. Paget, charged with stealing a
flannel shirt and a brush, the property of Mary Ann Ver-
denam, a tailoress, of No. 8, Chapel-street, St. George-in-
the-East.

The girl, who pretended to be a relation of the prose-
cutrix and called her Polly, is exceedingly wicked, and has
been in custody several times. She paid a visit to Mrs.
Verdenham,, and took the flannel shirt and brush away.
Her mother received them, and obtained a loan of is. 6d.
upon the propertyfrom a leaving shop kept by a Jew named
Mulhardo, in Brook-street, Bateliff.
The prosecOrix said that her mother's brother was the
elder prisoner's father.
Mr. Paget--Repeating the description of the relation-
ship, then, she is your cousin.
My mallet's brother was
notW mitanrersiesd7tNoOhiscewrtiafein! not.
wife.

George Moxham, a police-constable, produced the flan-
nel shirt and brush, on which the Jew Mulhado lent ls. 6d.
and said the leaving shop was filled with pledges.
Mr. Paget said that Mulhado was carrying on an illegal
trade, and the woman Davis was bringing up heidaughtcr
as a thief. He committed the prisoner for trial.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. —Ths Day.

LONDON, IraY 2u.—Wind this day at noon—North-
Easterly; moderate breeze, and fine weather.
FAXMOUTH, May 29.-7 Wind S.W.—Arrived—Pride of
tho South, from Pernambuco ; John Fenwich, steamer,
from St. Vincent.

---o;;FALmovnr, May. 29.—Arrived—Rowena, from
Alexandria.

LivEs.PooP, :May 28.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Queen of
the Lakes, for Bombay; Maria Luck,
tfoorNß.Eu.e_noAsrriAvyerde_s ;
-Wind S.E.—Arrived—Chechinal
Atmosphere, for New York.
28.—Windf8rtoPLam:noltrECClisu:scgitdeiv:Igilifirrieoa.myM8.3121d1:

OFF CROOKRAyBIi, May 29,--Arrived—City of Paris.
screw steamer, from Nevi Y6rk.
OFF Po):.rsiotrix, Ma'y 28. Wind S.W.—Ari ived—
Verulani,-froni Adelaide.

(BY TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning.
Arrived—Matilda, from Anclan ; Ocean, from Guernsey;
Fingal, from Dantz.ic•
DE.t.t., Tuesday Morning.
Lo
- - 'oo froM. ud
. ras34.3cli May '!":7 on for Halifax. •

A mum, r-c A.

ARRIVAL OF 'HE *CITY OF PARTS.
NEW YORK, MAY 19 (Morning).
• •
It is reported that President Johnson, at the re-
commendation of General Grant, has ordered all
white volunteers .to, be mustered Out.
41 the Senate Mr. Suniner has offered a petition
for the trial of Mr. Davis by Courtmartial, stating
that his trial by jury at Richmond would excite the
derision of the • world. The statement that tht
health of Mt. Davis is failing has been confirmed
by the report of his phySician.
Numerous protests from merchants against the
proposed export tax on cotton have been presented
to Congress.
Captain Raphael Semmes, formerly of the
Alabama, 'who was recently elected judge of the '
Probate Court at Mobile,:has been forbidden by
the President to assume office until pardoned.
The Virginia Union Contention at Alexandfia
has adopted a resolution favouring negro suffrage.
The City of Paris takes $3,700,000 in specie.
At Washington General Sweeney is reported to,
have pronounced Stephens to be a British spy.
•
The Manhattan and several Fenian circles in
Philadelphia have declated in faVOUr of the Senate.
All the WaShington circles have decided to sup-
port Stephens.
The Senate faction entirely ignore hig authority,
and there is no probability of a reconciliation.