The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-17 00:00:00

THAMES

A PRECOCIOUS THlEF.—George Sherry, aged 1:1', was
brought before Mr. Paget charged with stealing two
packets of cocoa in a general shop, 35, Stacey-e.treet,
Stepney.
Eleanor Tingay, the prosecutris, said that the was in
her parlour and saw the prisoner enter her shop, wsdk to
the end of her counter, and take up two packets .of cocoa.
She entered her shop, and the prisoner, with mu ch appa-
rent simplicity, said, " A ha'porth of bread, mat a." She
told him he had stolen her cocoa, and took the twt packets
out of his pockets. ,

Stephen Moore, a police-constable, 609 A, said the pri-
soner was in custody last week for stealing a bottle of
vinegar from the shop door of an oil and colourman in the
Conimercial-road. He was then allowed to go at large
owing to the reluctance of the prosecutor to proceed against
him.

Tho Prisoner —Please, sir, I didn't steal the " eoku."
Mr. Paget —Where did you obtain it'
Prisoner—Bought it please, sir.
Mr. Paget—Where did you buy it ?
Prisoner—ln a shop, to be sure.
Mr. Paget—No, you did uut. Will you be tried by pie
or at the sessions ?
Prisoner—l'll be tried by you.

Mr. Paget—Very well. I find you guilty of stealing the
cocoa, and sentence you to three months' impri;onment
and hard labour in the House of Correction.

STABBING A BOY.—Henry Miffen, aged 28, and Otto
Berger, 22, German shoemakers, of No. 62, Cannon-street-
road, St. George's-in-the-East, were brought before Mr.
Paget, charged with stabbing a boy whose name was not
mentioned.

George Macarthy, a butcher, stated that at five minutes
to 11 last night he saw Miffen kick a lad, and he said to
the prisoner " Why did you kick him ?" The prisoner
made no answer, and kicked him again. The boy bit the
prisoner, and the latter ran away. The boy ran after him,
and Berger then handed a knife to Miffen, who stabbed the
boy with it. The boy called out, "I am stubbed, I urn
dying." The boy was carried to the hospital.
.The house surgeon of the London Hospital said the boy
was stabbed on the left side, just over the heart. He was
happy to say the wound was not dangerous.
The prisoners said that several boys aggravated them.
gr. Paget remanded the prisoners.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.--This Day.

VICTORIA CLUB BETTING Tins DAY.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
9 to 1 agst Chepstow (taken)
11 to 1 agst Proserpina (taken)
12 to 1 agst Scarborough (taken)
14 to 1 agst Affidavit (taken)
16 to 1 agst Actma (offered)
20 to 1 agst Dalesnian (taken)
20 to 1 agst Ambition (offered)
20 to 1 agst Abergeldie (offered)
22 to 1 agst Master Richard (offered)
25 to 1 agst Moldavia (taken and offered)
33 to 1 agst Xi (taken)
40 to 1 agst Jollity (offered)
40 to 1 agst Life Guardsman (offered)
40 to 1 agst Pepper's Ghost (taken)
50 to 1 agst Thalia (offered)
50 to 1 agst Tomahawk (taken)
GO to 1 agst Star (taken and offered)
GO to 1 agst Brown Bread (taken)
66 to 1 agst Duke of York (taken)
66 to 1 agst Caithness (taken)
100 to 1 agst Gninevere (taken)

NOTES

FROM
TRAINING DISTRICTS:

(THIS DAY.)

THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.

To-morrow we shall be enabled to lay before our readers
a very useful list of the acceptors for this great race, which
is to be run off next Tuesday. It has been specially com-
piled for us, and will not only show what the different
trainer's "lots" are, but give the pedigrees of the various
animals, the actual weight they have to carry (several
penalties having been incurred), and the whole of the
" scratchings "to the eve of publication. I'o backers and
layers the compilation will be invaluable.