The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-27 00:00:00

THAMES.

A TRIPLE ROBBERY.—Michael Honsen, a German sugar
baker, bout 21 years of age who has only been in England
a short time was charged with robbing three of his country
men of money, clothing, and other property.
The three prosecutors Klaus Trineken, Frederick Hein-
rich, and Heinrich Schutte, are also sugar bakers, and were
living in the same house as the prisoner in Lambeth-
street, Whitechapel. On Wednesday morning last, at
half-past three o'clock, the prisoner left the house, and
soon afterwards Trincken discovered that his box had been
forced open, and his clothes £2 in money, two watch
chains, and other property, valued in all at £l3 abstracted.
The other Germans were also robbed of their money
and clothes. The prisoner returned to his home on
Wednesday afternoon. He appeared to be quite uncon-
cerned, and spoke to no one. The Germans did not speak
to him, but Trinckin, finding that the prisoner had his coat
and trowsers on under his own dress, sent for a police-
constable named Hoe, of the H. division, who found upon
him £6 6s. 2d. and three handkerchiefs. Each of the
prosecutors identified one handkerchief. All the property
and money stolen exceeded £2O iu value, and it is sup-
posed that he had sold the property stolen from his coun-
trymen, with the exception of that on his person, and that
his intention was to return to Germany. Ho made a par-
tial admission of his guilt, while Mr. Wintjen, the inter-
preter to the court, was translating the evidence to him.
He took the clothes and money, but had nothing to do
with any gold chains.

The prisuner was remanded for a week to enable the
police to trace the stolen property.
AUDACIOUS ROBBERY.-110 W SEAMEN ARE TREATED IN
EAST END DENS.—Mary Ann Bignell, a notorious prosti-
tute and thief, was charged with robbing a German sailor,
who gave the English name Roberts, in a den of infamy
in a court known as John's-place, Baker-street, Stepney,
where numerous outrages and robberies have been com-
mitted.

On Tuesday last the sailor, with the usual improvidence
of his class, was drinking and spenuing his money freely,
and met with the prisoner and lavished some of his hard-
earned wages upon her. She decoyed him into a vile
house, No. 13, John's-place. He had not been there long
before the prisoner called in three men, and they
ill used him, held him down on a bed by the
throat until he was nearly strangled, and removed
a ring from his linger, took away a gold watch and guard,
and all the money he had about him, except a few shillings
which they overlooked. The thieves soon disappeared,
leaving the sailor half strangled and half naked in the room
where the outrage and robbery were committed. lle gave
a boy sixpence to fetch a policeman. The prisoner was
arrested yesterday, and she was remanded for a week to
enable the police to apprehend the other thieves."

The Spy System.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sin,--It appears, according to one of your even-
ing contemporaries, that during the recent struggle
in Hyde-park between the people and the police-
men some of the latter have assumed private
clothes, as detectives, and thereby some of the
former have been captured quite unexpectedly.
The plan has been adopted, probably, because in

these cases, as in similar cases, the end is sup-
posed to justify the means. Without desiring to
express any opinion upon this point, I beg leave to
remind you that Copestick, the Bath astrologist,
was captured in this manner in December, 1852,
and shortly afterwards, namely, on the 19th Jan.,
1853, you published a leading article condemnatory
of this practice. Since that time other astrologists
have been captured in a similar manner by police-
men ; and at this time any astrologist is liable to be
so captured, although he may be a rate-paying
householder, with a vote for his member of Par-
liament.

But if the plan is bad with respect to people
out of doors, it must be equally bad with re-
spect to people within doors, including Sidrophel,
and, therefore, in his case also, it must be worthy
of condemnation. As this fact may not be so pal-
pable to the writers of the Liberal press as it is
to myself, I request you to permit me to place
my opinion upon record in your journal, which
has already more than once advocated the claims
of the Sidrophel family to the possession of justice
and liberty of action.—l am, sir, yours obediently,
COOKE.
London, 25th July, 1866.

Lady Lilford has arrived at the Queen's Hotel,
Upper Norwood.

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°SI3 RNE, Thursday.
The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon with
Princess Louise, and walked in the grounds this
morning with the Duke of Edinburgh, princess
Louise, and Princess Beatrice.
Prince Leopold went out also.
Sir S. Northcote arrived at Osborne yesterdaY+
and had the honour of dining with the Queen and
the royal family.
Her Majesty held a council to-day at one o'clock,
at which were present the Duke of Buckingham'
the Earl of Devon, and Sir S. Northcote.
The Duke of Buckingham had an audience of the
Queen.
Mr. Helps was Clerk of the Council.

After the Council, Mr. William Bovill, Solicitor'
General, was introduced by the Lord Chamberlain
to her Majesty, who conferred upon him the honour
of knighthood.

Lady Augusta Stanley has arrived at Osborne.

The Moors of Abordeenshire and Bauffshire'

r Now that the shooting season is near at hand, the
usual interest is excited as to the prospects of the
sportsman. It was anticipated that the rather
severe winter would prove unfavourable, by disease
and otherwise, to the birds of last season, but 10
general this has not been the case ; and now, frog
most of the moors in the two counties, we are assured
the prospects of the 12th of August were never more
cheering. On the highest shooting ground in Aber-
deenshire (the Strathdon Hills) we under°
stand there is an exception to the other-
wise favourable reports on the lower lying moors.
There, we are informed, grouse were numerous and
healthy all last season, and continued so till the
spring of the present year ; but disease is now Pre-
valent, and is always far more fatal on the highiert
hills than on the moors at lower elevations.
would appear that where the heath had been /Dos',
severely damaged by the very severe frosts of the
past winter the grouse on such places are most
affected by disease. In consequence of this it la t°
be feared that the sport on this and neighbourl
moors will this season be very much curtailed. "-
is, however, satisfactory to be able to state that roe
and red deer are very plentiful, and in excellent
. condition. On the Braemar and Deeside 1110°,rs
disease has not made its appearance, and tl
accounts given of the fine healthy appearance °
the birds are very encouraging. The fine Weather
during the hatching season doubtless contributed
;
not a little to the pleasing prospect of the nie°r
in the district. From the Abergeldie, Crathlef
and Balmoral moors the reports are equally
favourable. The young broods at this date were
scarcely ever seen stronger or more Milne-
rous and healthy. Ptarmigan, blackcock, and other
birds are also plentiful on the several moors before
,
named, and no disease has as yet been observed'
On the lower lying moors in Aberdeenshire, Parts
cularly in the Strathbogie district, game birds 31. e
more than usually abundant, and no signs of dis-
ease. On the Huntly Lodge Moors, tenanted ad
Major Boyd, including the Wishach, Melsach, and
Corskie Hills, the birds are already on the Wing, an
in coveys from 10 to 12 strong. The other game'
including rabbits, on these moors is very abundant
in consequence of no great number being killed last
season. On the Clashnadarroch grounds it is stated
that disease has manifested itself partially, but to Il
great extent. If the weather continue favourable the
('
sport on these will not be inferior to that of former
years. Of the Cabrach and higher-lying moors °5
Banffshire, a correspondent writes :—The prospects
of the sportsmen this year are very promisinb:
Upon the moors of his Grace the Duke of 'bell
mond, the Earl of Fife, Lesmurdie, and Beldornel'
game of all kinds is very abundant ; indeed, the
grouse are at this date strong and quite healtill;
There is not the slightest symptom of disease to L'"
observed either among birds young or old. There
are, however, to be seen on Cabrach and Glas",
moors small packs of small grouse flocking toge-
ther, the cause of which may be owing to the ravage
of foxes, which this year have been more than
usually destructive. Despite this, however, :F.
anticipate that the coming season will be exeee
ingly good for the sportsman, and very large b 3,,
may be looked for upon the 12th of August'
Scotsman.