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

THAMES.

ROBBING BREWERS' 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 met the prisoner with a rope and chain in his hands.
lie asked him where he obtained the property, to which
he replied that ho picked up the ropo 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, Shadwell.
William Finch, one of Messrs. Whitbread's draymon,
identified the rope and chain, and said they were stolen
from his dray after he had delivered some beer at the Jolly
Sailor, and while ho was getting his notes signed. The
witness added, "it is a common occurrence, sir; wo are con-
stantly losing our ropes and ch•tins which we take out to
lower casks of beer with. There are numerous thieves
watching the brewer's drays.

The prisoner, in defence, said he wanted 4s. to pay for
his lodging; and that it was his lint 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 PIRE.—C. Clarke and J.
partially The house
Gotobed wore brought before Mr. Paget charged with
stealing certain articles of property.
weeks
a thes since
leaving
in
stock g
sho
was left in the house
The house, 4, Salisbury-place, Lirgehouse, was lately
consumed by
fire,nd
aoeeuspatnioededktbhye were a
remainder
mdaeaafielneNdvrewr o
a
owing to a dispute with a fire insurance office. The pre-
mises have been deserted, and a good teal of property re-
moved. It was sworn that the
prisoners had been remov-
ing property from the house, and a good deal of it was
found in a dwelling: No. 2, Salisbury-place, and seized by
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, Ind Gotobed to find
one surety iu the sum of .£5O to appear on the same day.

MESSRS. PETO, BETTS, AND Ci.—After the re-
markswoneerest))lTinly two : he en-
gagedarid Co., it is
failurent-
Sir Morton Poto has
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blame.
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that
payment unless
in operations beyond the forci even of his great
he
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hasdonecommitted
so
so.
grelalteesreroerrs:ornso
capital, and in consequence he borroVed at rates of in-
terest so high as to be injurious to his tredit as well as de-
structive of his profit. Still the immelse mass of his busi-
ness was very good, and some of it doibtless stupendously
profitable. There was no lending of billions on securities
f:w weeks must have
ve can well believe,
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been
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nhe painful
au
da outudobe
t who
Sir Thoh
Mortonar teatlhl
ye lastp eunderstands t o
such matters
that he will emerge from the cloud still a very rich man,
and with a character of honour beyocj the reach of any
question.—Economist.

- COURT OF ADMIRALTY.—At the sitting yesterday
Dr. Lushington announced that it washis intention to give
week.
judgment in the Banda and litrwee case nn Satur-
day