The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-01 00:00:00

WEST MIN S TER.

EXTENSIVE DIMGLARY.—John Hurley, a ticket-of-leave
man, was placed at the bar, charged with breaking and
entering the dwelling-house of Mr. Hamilton, 12, Wilton-
place, Knightsbridge, and stealing jewellery and other
articles.

Mr. Hamilton said that on Monday evening his house
was entered by burglars and robbed. When he returned
home, at a little after 10, his house was in great disorder,
and the police there. The property missed and described
had been purloined from the upper apartments of the house.
Mr. Arnold—How had they obtained an entrance ?
Prosecutor—They had broken into an empty house close
to me, and had from thence got access by coming over the
roofs and opening an attic window.

Amelia Spencer, lady's-maid to Miss Savoy, who occu-
pies apartments in Mr. Hamilton's house, said that between
9 and 10 on Monday night she was going up stairs when
she saw two men leaving her mistress's bedroom. The
men rushed up the attic stairs and escaped by thp way they
had entered. Witness believed tho prisoner to be one of
the men.

Mr. Arnold—Were you close to them?
Witness—l was. Ono of them blew my candle out
on the stairs, and they swore they would break my
neck if I did not go away. After that I gave the alarm,
and the police were sent for.

George Wallett, groom to Major M'Pherson, said he was
passing prosecutor's on Monday night, and saw prisoner
and another jump from the garden wall next door into the
street.

Other evidence was given in support of the charge..
Prisoner was remanded.

THAMES.
A lanin BURGLAR. —John Smith, a bargeman, was
brought before Mr. Partridge charged with breaking into
and entering the cabin of the ship Calcutta, in the East
India Dock, and stealing a tablecloth, some brandy, and
biscuits therefrom.

John Tomlinson,
a night watchman, stated that at half-
past 4 o'clock this morning he was walking along the quay
and heard a knocking on board the Calcutta. He imme-
diately boarded the vessel and saw the prisoner lying on
his back on the deck floor just outside the cabin door. He
spoke to him and asked him what business ho had there, to
which ho made no reply. He then aroused the shipkeeper.
George Sharp, shipkeeper of the Calcutta, said he dis-
covered that a case of brandy had been broken open and a
bottle taken out. The tablecover was also missing. The
bread locker had been plundered.
William West, a dock constable, stated that the cabin
door of the Calcutta was found open, and an entrance ob-
tained. The end of a wooden pilcher, or staff, with two
large iron hooks at the end, was found in the cabin. it had
been used in breaking open the door, and did not belong
to the ship. The prisoner was asked what he did on
board, to which he replied, "Ask my employer." He asked
who . his employer was, and he declined to make any
answer. The prisoner afterwards said he belonged to an
empty barge called the William, alongside the Calcutta.
Ho
the beam which crossed the barge and a bottle
half filledwith
e and found a table-cover on
in the corner of the barge.
Thera was a long staff on board, secured by a lock
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and fastenings. The head of it, with the iron hooks,
board
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found on board the Calcutta, had been cut off with a
knife, and it must have taken some time to have done so.
The staff was, of course, spoiled. The prisoner was in-
toxicated, and smelt strongly of brandy.
The ship-keeper of the Calcutta was recalled, and said
the table-cover, valued at 155., was the property of Capt.
Jopp, the master of the Calcutta. Tho bottle of brandy
had been taken out of a case.

Tho prisoner, in defence, said ho was a lighterman, that
ho was 33 years of age, and dwelling at No. 20, Checksand-
street, Whitechapel, that he was stupidly drunk last night,
and did not know what he was about.
Mr. Partridge committed the prisoner for trial.

ITEALTII OF TUE MASTER OF TRINITY.—
CAMBRIDGE, Wednesday Evening.—The Master passed a
very restless night. tit the present hour (6 o'clock) his
medical attendants are in hopes that he has recovered
from the immediate 'effects of the accident, but they are
still in a state of much anxiety as to the ultimate conse-

quences.
FATAL ACCIDENT TO A BAIIIIISTER.—Mr. Charles
Newton, barrister, of No. 5, Briok-court, Temple,
was found lying dead, yesterday morning, at the bottom of
the flight of stairs leading to his chambers. Dr. Reed, a
friend of the deceased gentleman, called upon him on
Tuesday evening, when ho complained of being unwell and
very feverish. Ds. Reed left him about 10 o'clock, and it
appears that he was not seen alive after that hour. The
next morning, yesterday, he was found by Mr. Lock, lying,
as stated, at the bottom of the staircase, and it is supposed
that in walking dowuin the dark ho missed his footing, and
fell with great force on his head. His death must have
been instantaneous. Mr. Newton had for several years
past attended the Northern Circuit. The deceased was
unmarried, and his friends, who reside in Yorkshire, have
been communicated with. Ho was called to the bar in 1816,
and was about 46 years of age.