The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-09 00:00:00

THAMES.

DRIVEN TO CRIME.---A wretched, thinly clad, and pale-
faced woman, who appeared to have been half-starved, was
brought before Mr. Paget, charged with wilful damage.
The prosecutrix, Frederika Schmidt, is a native of Ger-
many, and keeps a general shop in Leman-street, White-
chapel. On Saturday evening the prisoner made a suddea
onslaught on the front of the shop, and broke in a large
pane of glass. She then took the eggs and butter off the
window board, and threw them into the street. A great
many eggs rolled on to the pavement. She was soon
taken into custody and locked up by a constable named
Barrett, No. 145 K, who said she was in a fearfully desti-
tute condition.

The prisoner in her defence said that she was abandoned
by her husband, and had obtained a living by selling
old clothes. That resource failed her, she had been turned
out of her humble lodging because she could not pay any
rent, and had sought admission in vain to a workhouse at
B.omerton. She knocked at the door of the workhouse
and asked for shelter. She was told to call at six o'clock
She did so, and knocked at the door several times, bat no*
answer was returned. She slept that night at a court,
next night she slept in an empty house, and since then had
been wandering the streets until despair and starvation
had caused her to act as aho had done.

In answer to questions by Mr. Paget, the prisoner said
she believed she was born in Cork, and that she came to
London when a very little
Mr. Paget said the prisoner ought not to have de-
stroyed people's property. She could obtain relief if she
applied to a relieving officer in a proper manner. He
fined her is., and also ordered her to pay 155., the amount
of damage done. He was afraid the prosecutrix would
never get paid for the property that had been destroyed.
In default of payment the poor woman would be impri-
soned for 14 days.
DARING ROBBERY IN A STATION-1101ThE.—John Carey,
a tall young man, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged
with stealing a silver watch, valued £3 ss, from the person
of John Linimin, a German sugar baker, in the police-
station of the H division, in Lime-street, Whitechapel.
On Saturday night at 11 o'clock the prosecutor and
another German, named Martin Site, were entering the
station-house for the purpose of inquiring after a friend,
who had been taken there upon a charge. Others were
going in at the same time, others were coming out, and a
little confusion prevailed. The two Germans had gone
half way up a narrow and paved passage loading to a large
paved yard, when Linimin was hustled and his watch was
detached from the guard in an instant. Ho exclaimed
"My watch is gone." "I know who has it," said the man'
Site, and pointing to two men who were running away.
The prisoner was one of them, and stopped at the station-
house door. At that moment police sergeant Dunaway
the well-known detective, No. 11 H, and Benjamin Stub-
bings, No. 111 H, were entering the station-house. " 1
give that man in charge" exclaimed Site, who speaks Eng-
lish well. ,The two officers seized the prisoner,and Site
said, "He has stolen my friend's watch." The officers
were leading the prisoner towards the station-house when
he dropped the watch on the stones, and the glass was
broken.

Site said he saw the prisoner following him and his
friend down Back Church-lane and Leman-street to the
station-house, and knew ho was after the watch.

Mr. Pagot committed the prisoner for trial.

ELECTION COMMITTEE—This Day.

NOTTINGHAM.

The committee reassembled this morning at the
usual hour.

William Green was examined by Mr. Rodwell.
He said that he had formerly carried on business
as a corn and hay dealer in Caroline-street, Not-
tingham, but he was at present living near Slea-
ford. He knew Mr. Richard, the agent of Mr.
Paget, . and after the election he received £5O
from him to leave Nottingham, so that he
might not be examined on the committee.
This money was paid him by Mr. Richards at his office,
and there was another man present at the time. With the
exception of that sum and his expenses he had received no
money on account of the election. The money was paid
him in sovereigns, and after he received it he went to
Lincoln. He had previously seen Mr. W. Parsons, and
had promised him to give evidence before the committee.
He had employed and paid " lambs" during the election, by
the orders of Mr. J. Sylvester, whom he had frequently seen
at the central and other committee-room of Morley and Paget,
and who had taken a very active part in the proceedings.
Sylvester had given him £2OO or £3OO, which he applied
in the way directed. He saw Mr. Sylvester treat and pay
some of the lambs, and both on the nomination and polling
days he gave witness money for the purchase of mop-tails
or handles, which were distributed to the lambs.
Cross-examined by Mr. Mundell—He had never been
before a magistrate on a charge of assault, but he had been
accused before the county magistrate with having stolen
some straw, but the charge was unfounded, and was dis-
missed. He would have prosecuted the party who had
made the charge against him if ho had the means. He
gave himself up volantaiily, but at the same time he was
accompanied by a policeman.

Some other evidence to the same effect was adduced.
The committee IN ill reassemble to-morrow at eleven
o'clock.

DINNER TO MR. GEORGE PEABODY.—The fol-
lowing letter will lie for signature at the London Tavern,
on the 9tb, 10th, and 11th inst. :—" London, April 7, 1866.
George Peabody, Esq.—The undersigned bankers and
merchants of the City of London desire to have an oppor-
tunity, before your departure for America, of manifesting
their sense of the great benefit you have conferred upon
the poor of London, and their respect fo: your personal
character. They therefore beg the favour of you to name
a day when it would suit your convenience to meet them
at dinner for that purpose."
The dinner of the Artists' General Benevolent
Fend will take place on the 12th of May next. Mr. A. H.
Layard, will occupy the chair,