The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-12 00:00:00

THAMES.

HIGHWAY ROBBERIES IN THE EAST.--Riehard Bowman,
alias Butram, a rough-looking fellow, was brought beforo
Mr. Paget, charged with others in assaulting and robbing
James Anderson.

Tho prosecutor, a seaman, dwelling in Market-hill,
ad was passing along Ratcliff-highway, last night,
aSnhdwwaesn' crossing the road and about to enter an eating-
house, when the prisoner and three others came up to him
and hustled him and also struck him. They set about
rifling his pockets, and took Laway his watch and in
money, consisting of half-sovereign, a ss. piece, other
silver and some halfpence. He sung out police as loud as
he was able and the thieves ran away. The prisoner
was caught by a police-constable named Charles
Skinner, No. 439 K, who hoard the cries of "police," and
help, and at the same time saw four or five men running.
One of thorn said, "Is it all right, Bill." They ran into
an alley where there was no thoroughfare at the end, and
the prisoner was seized. He was asked why he was run-
ning, to which he replied " I was running after my pals."
Mr. Paget remanded the prisoner till Saturday next.
John White, a young man, was charged with being con-
cerned with others in assaulting and robbing Captain
Thomas Jarvis, the master of a merchant ship.
The prosecutor resides at 'No. 14, Wentworth-terrace,
Commercial-road. He was on his way home along the
Commercial-road last night, and at the top of Arbour-
street, near the Thanies Police Court, he was accosted by
a woman who made some overtures to him. He :re-
pulsed her, and went across the road to get rid of
her company. She followed him and laid hold of his
arm. She said she only wanted to speak to him for a
minute. He said, "What is it? What do you want?
She said, "I cannot talk to you here; there are two men
following us ;" and he took her to a corner of Albert-
square, when she put her hand in his pocket and took out
his purse, which contained his money and two gold rings.
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ladies came to his aid, and materially assisted him.
One of the men and the woman who first attacked
him ran away. He got the prisoner down, and
stood over him with a stick until a police-constable arrived.

William Freeston, pollee-sergeant No. 58 K, heard loud
cries of "help" and " Police " at 15 minutes past 11 last
night. Ho found the prisoner and the prosecutor both on
the ground near the railings of Albert-square. The pro-
secutor was uppermost. He asked the prosecutor what he
had done, and he answered, "He has assisted in robbing

me."

The Prisoner—He hit me, and I called "Police."
Freeston—lt was not the prisoner's voice calling out
" Police," it was the prosecutor.

Mr. Paget said this description of robbery was very
common at the west end of tho metropolis, one woman and
two men acting in concert—the woman first accosting the
victim and enticing him into a secluded place. There has
not been much of it in the east lately. He remanded the
prisoner to Saturday.

ELEVEN SKATERS DROWNED.---A number of
skaters were disporting on the lake of the chateau of Chen-
nitz, near Colngne, ono day last week, when the ice sud-
denly gave way. Nineteen persons were got out, but
eleVen others were drowned, and fears are entertained
that two more have shared the same fate, as they have been
missing since the occurrence.

NOTES
:FROM
TRAINING DISTRICTS.

(TIIIS DAY).

NEWMARKET.

The weather has been most inclement here of late, but
this morning our trainers were enabled to give their teams
plenty of fair exercise. Regalia, Chepstow, and Caithness
were out early, and galloped about a mile and three-quar-
ters. Gladiateur was trotting and cantering about. Seal-
skin took' D'Estournel a mile and a quarter, and Ley-
bourne led Ravioli about the same distance, the Derby
going brilliantly. In fact, there is not a better mover or
a more improved animal on the Newmarket training
grounds than D'Estournel. Broomielaw pioneered the
Hermit steadily in his work; after several short canters
they galloped over a mile, and the latter pulled up
as lively vs a kitten. Knight of the Garter,
Tempest, and Blinkhoolie were exercising with little
Beale ; and Vespasiau was attending to the confederacy
yearlings. Mat Dawson brought out Avron, Archimage,
Flying Scud, Julius, PeriAes, Bombastes, and other two-
year-olds, but they merely cantered smartly. Apsley and
Wild Agnes galloped a mile and a half. We may state
that with Gilbert's string Moleskin and Rochefort were
in nice work. Friday and Cecrops led The Rake, Fripon-
nior, Van Atuburgh, Numa Pompilius, and Guy of War-
wick several sharp canters, after which The Rake and
Van Amburgh went a mile steadily. Vandervelde and
Mount Palatine were leading a lot of yearlings from John
Dawson's. Rus in Urbe was trotting. Hippie, Jasper,
Janus, Falkenstein, and others from the Baron's stable
were cantering freely ; so were all Lord Glasgow's horses.
Peter Price galloped Stradbroke about a mile, and Bar-
rington was limite l to trotting and walking. Star of
India did over a mile ; the same may be said of Python
and the two-year-old Amanda colt. Saccharometer,
Godmersham, Hatty, Narino, and Viridis cantered freely.
\V also noted that Ettrick, L ondesborough, Cyclone, the
Miss Erskine colt, La Puce, Honesty, Highwood, the
Arrow colt, Argentel, Thornby, King Charles, Pedagogue,
Assineboine, Beauclerk, and several other two-year-olds
at good exercise. The Dragon cantered with Imperator
and Enchanteur, and then galloped quite a mile by him-
self. Trocadero, Cal Volanto, and Longchamp trotted and.
cantered.