The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-16 00:00:00

THAMES.

A YOUNG SIIOPLIPTER.—Sarah Smith, 13, was brought
before Mr. Paget, charged with stealing a pair of trousers
from the shop of Mr. Freeman, of High-street, Poplar, and
also with stealing various articles, the property of other
persons unknown.
The prisoner entered the shop of Mr. Freeman on Satur-
day afternoon and purchased a necktie for Is. Directly
after the prisoner had left, a pair of new trouser; valued at
14s. Gd., were missed. John Redford, the prosecutor's
shopman, immediately went after the prisoner, and over-
took her walking very rapidly along the street, and with a
basket in her hand. The trousers were squeezed very
tightly into the basket. The other things were under-
neath, and the basket was quite full and closely packed.
Robert Smith, 76 K, was of opinion that the prisoner was
a regular shop lifter, and that the property was stolen from
various drapers. Ho asked for a remand, that he might
make inquiries about the prisoner.
Mr. Paget remanded the prisoner for a week.
A TOLL DISPUTE IN THE MILE END-ROAD.--Joseph Per_
ceval, a shopkeeper in the Hackney-load, was brought
before Mr. Paget, charged with refusing to pay toll to a
collector named George Sage, and with assaulting him.
The collector was stationed at the Globe-road turnpike
gate in the Mile End road, on Saturday night, at a few
minutes past eight o'clock. The prisoner cameup to the
gate in a gig to which a pony was attached before, and a
pony loose behind. The prisoner was accompanied by a
friend, and he would not produce a ticket when demanded.
He went to a publichouse where he remained some time,
and then produced a ticket for one pony. The toll col-
lector demanded three halfpence more for the loose
pony behind. The prisoner would not pay it, and the
complainant distrained his whip. The prisoner attempted
to regain possession of the whip, a violent struggle took
place, and it was alleged that the toll-collector
was violently assaulted. Ho received a black
eyo and other bruises. The police interfered, and the
turnpike man charged the prisoner with refusing
to pay the legal toll, and assaulting him. the
prisoner charged the collector with stealing his whip. The
defendant's head and face were bruised, and it was alleged
that he received those injuries in a previous squabble in a
public-house in Bow.

Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, asked for a remand to bring
forward several witnesses who would prove Sage was the
aggressor, and that all the prisoner did was to endeavour
to regain possession of his whip, which ho thought the toll
collector had no right to distrain. He called Henry Hart,
who said the turnpike man struck the prisoner.
Mr. Paget said on the unshaken testimony of the com-
plainant, and the evidence of others, it appeared that the
prisoner had refused to produce his ticket, and went to a
public-house where heremained 10 minutes, and on his
return attempted to defraud the complainant. The priso-
ner was asked for his address, and he gave a false one,
Hackney road only, which contained 500 houses.
Mr. Charles Young pressed for a remand, and said the
witnesses for the prisoner could attend for him without
summonses.

Mr. Paget granted the summonses and remanded the
prisoner until to-morrow. Ho refused to take bail. The
magistrate also directed that a police-constable, who know
of tho affair at Bow when the prisoner was injured, should
also attend.

The prisoner, who is a noted betting man, was then re
manded to prison.

WESTMINSTER.

DANGEIWUS JUVENILE AMUSEMENTS.—Henry MallOtt, a
child nine years of age, was charged with throwing stones
on Chelsea-bridge, yesterday, to the imminent danger of
persons on the river.

Police-constable Hopton, 245 B, said that ho was on duty
yesterday afternoon at Chelsea new bridge, when he saw
the defendant throwing five stones into the river. A boat
had just passed under the bridge, but witness could not say
whether any one was struck in it.

The child's mother, a respectable-looking woman, said
he was very harmless, and had only left Sunday school.
She thought the constable must be wrong in supposing he
was doing it on purpose.

The constable said that the little boy had two stones in
his hand and his pockets full when taken into custody.
The Mother—Ho always picks upshells and all manner
of rubbish, and brings home as curiosities.
The policeman untied a large parcel of stones and ex-
hibited them.

Mr. Arnold—Ho surely did not mean to tako these stones
home as curiosities ?

Policeman—He admitted he had thrown ten stonos into
the river. There are so many on tho bridge that lam put
there in plain clothes. Some boy had struck a man on the
head sharply before this.

Mr. Arnold—This is a great nuisance and creates groat
danger on the river and on the railway. Young as this
offender is, I must fine him 2s. Gd.

Tho mother—lie must go to prison ; I cannot pay it, I
am a poor widow without means, but what I earn by my
needle.

Mr. Arnold—You say you cannot pay ?
Tho mother—l do, positively.
Mr. Arnold—l cannot send this child to prison. Take
him away and correct him.

THE CASE OF MARGARET BAKER.—At the close
of the business of the Central Criminal Court, a
formal order was made that this unfortunate young woman
should be detained in custody until the next session upon
the charge of murdering her child. The prisoner, it will
be remembered, was tried upon that charge on Wednesday,
before the Lord Chief Justice, when the jury, after being
locked up a great many hours, were discharged at 12 o'clock
at night in consequence of their not being able to agree
upon their verdict. It has been stated that only a small
portion of the jury wero in favour of a conviction for mur-
der, the majority being of opinion that a verdict of conceal-
ment of birth would have been sufficient. In consequence
of the jury being discharged, the prisonor will have to
undergo the ordeal of another trial at the next sessions of
the Central Criminal Court.

TARDY JUSTlCE.—Captain James Rawstorne

(1855), an officer who entered the navy so far back as 1806,
has been awarded a pension of £lOO per annum for injuries
sustained by him while in the execution of his duty in 1843
on the coast of China. Captain Rawstorne may fairly be
permitted to say "Better late than never."—Army and Navy
Gazette.

BOOK POST TO SIVEDEN.—Book packets may in
future be forwarded to any part of Sweden by means
of the Swedish mail packets running between Hull and
Gottenburg, instead of their transmission being restricted,
as heretofore, to certain towns in Sweden, as stated in
Notice No. 12 of 1865. The postage chargeable on book
packets for Sweden when forwarded by Swedish packet
via Hull will be 3d. for every quarter of a .pound or fraction
thereof. No additional charge will be made upon book
packets for Gottenburg, but upon book packets ad-
dressed to any other place in Sweden a small inland rate
of postage will bo levied on delivery, for their conveyance
from Gottenburg to their destination.—By command of the
Posttuttotex-titawKal.—Gentuttl Yost-office, July 16, 1566.