The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-20 00:00:00

THAMES.

ROBBING Bum-snits' DRAYS.—Thomas Jones, a very
old man, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with steal-
ing a rope and chain, valued at 155., the property of
Messrs. Whitbread and Co., brewers, of Chiswell-street.
Yesterday evening a police-constable named Dunn, No.
254 K, met the prisoner with a rope and chain in his hands.
He asked him where he obtained the property, to which
he replied that ho picked up the rope and chain in the
street. Directly afterwards the constable ascertained that
the property had been removed from a dray opposite the
Jolly Sailor public-house, in High-street, Shadwoll.
'William Finch, ono of Messrs. Whitbread's draymon,

identified the rope and chain, and said they were stolen
from his dray after ho bad delivered some beer at the Jolly
Sailor, and while he was getting his notes signed. The
witaess added, "it is a common occurronce, sir; wo aro con-
stantly losing our ropes and chlins which wo take out to
lower casks of beer with. There are numerous thieves
watching the brewer's drays.
The prisoner, in defence, said ho wanted 4s. to pay for
his lodgings, and that it was his first offence. He would
plead guilty.
Mr. Paget sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned for
three months and kept to hard labour.
STEALING PROPERTY AFTER A FIRE.—C. Clarke and J.
Gotobed were brought before Mr. Paget charged with
stealing certain articles of property.
The house, 4, Salisbury-place, Limehouso, was lately
occupied by a dealer a "a leaving shop." The house
and stock were a few weeks since partially consumed by
fire, and the remainder of the stock was left in the house
owing to a dispute with a fire insurance office. The pre-
mises have been deserted, and a good deal of property re-
moved. It was sworn that the prisoners had been remov-
ing
-place, the house,
s, and a good deal of it was
Salisbury-place,
and seized by
found it a property
dwelling,from No.

the police.
Witnesses spoke favourably of the prisoner, and as no
owner of the property alleged to have been stolen was in
attendance, Mr. Paget ordered Clarke to enter into his own
recognisance to appear next Tuesday, and Gotobed to find
one surety in the sum of £3O to appear on the same day.

MESSRS. PETO, BETTS, AND Co.—After the re-
marks made as to Overeud, Gurney, and Co., it is
pleasant to have to comment on a failure in comparisen
free from blame. We do not say that Sir Morton Peto has
not committed great errors ; no one stops payment unless
he has done so. These errors were plainly two :he en-
gaged in operations beyond the force oven of his great
capital, and in consequence he borrowed at rates of in-
terest so high as to bo injurious to his credit as well as de-
structive of his profit. Still the immense mass of his busi-
ness was very good, and some of it doubtless stupendously
profitable. There was no lending of millions on securities
not worth thousands. That the last few weeks must have
been very painful to Sir Morton Pete we can well believe,
but no one can doubt who really understands such matters
that ho will emerge from the cloud still a very rich man,
and with a character of honour beyond the reach of any
question.—EconoMe•