The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-23 00:00:00

THE CONTINENTAL COURTS.

The King of Bavaria and his family have gone to
Berchtesgaden, in the Bavarian Alpi.
The Queen of the Netherlands, accompanied by her
son, Prince Alexander, has arrived at Stuttgardt.
The Grand Duchess Mary of Russia and the Duke
and Duchess of Brabant, attended the performances at
the Theatre des Gaieties Saint Hubert, at Brussels, on
Saturday evening, an immense audience beim.; present,
and among other personages the Ministers of Russia
and France.
The Grand Duchess Mary, and the Duke and Duchess
de Brabant, attended another performanc3 at the
theatre de la Monnaie, at Brussels, on Friday evening,
when the opera of " flaydei" was represented. In the
course of the evening the Russian and Belgian na-
tional airs were performed.

His Excellency the Brazilian Minister arrived yester-
day at the residence of the Legation in Cavendish-square,
from a tour in Germany, and will resume his official
duties at this Court much sooner than was anticipated.
Madame de C. Moreira has not accompanied his excel-
lency, and will, it is understood, prolong her sejour on
the contiuent.
The Earl of Bradford is expected in town to-morrow,
from Western Park, Salop.
Viscountess Jocelyn will shortly leave St. Leonards-
on-Sea, to join Lady Palmerston at Broadlands, Haute.
We regret to announce the demise of the infant son of
Viscount and Viscountess Milton, which took place at
Wentworth Wodhouse on Saturday last.
Lord and Lady Faversham come to town on Monday
next, from Duncombe Park, Yorkshire.
Lord and Lady Methuen' arrived in town-a few days
since, from the continent.
Lady Milford arrived in town a few days since, from
Ireland. Her ladyship will leave town in a few days, for
Devonshire.
Lord and Lady Algernon St. Maur have left the St.
George's Hotel on a visiting tour.
Baron and Baroness Lionel de Rothschild will return
to Gunnerbury on Friday next, from Scotland.
DARING ROBBERY IN AND ESCAPE FROM A RAILWAY
CARRIAGE.—Between seven and eight o'clock on the
evening of the 18th inst , Mr. James Slie, a gentleman
connected with the examiners' office at the Customs,
entered a first-class carriage at the Fenchurch-street ter-
minus of the Black wall Railway, for the purpose of pro
ceeding to Camden-town, and thence to his residence,
19, Queen's-road, Regent's-park. Previous to the train
starting a thick-set, well-dressed man took his seat imme-
diately opposite Mr. Slie, and next to the door. During
the journey this person began treading on Mr. Slie's feet,
and soon after passing the Morpeth Castle tavern,
adjoining Victoria-park, he violently kicked him on the
leg. Mr. Siie bent forward, and his assailant instantly
seized a thick curb gold chain, suspended round his
neck ; a valuable gold watch attached was thereby
forced from his waistcoat pocket, and the ruffian, open-
ing the door with Lis right hand at the same moment,
sprang from the carriage. Se strong was the chain that
it actually checked the thief in his exit, occasioning him
to swing heavily against the iron work of the exterior
before it snapped, and then ho disappeared from sigl t
with his booty. This daring robbery and escape were
witnessed by other passengers, but so suddenly hal it
been executed that all were apparently paralysed for the
time being. Information was given at the next steam
(Hackney), and Francis, an active sergeant of the N
division, immediately went in pursui`, and met two re-
spectable tradesmen, who informed him they had about
20 minutes previously met a man bleeding from the face,
walking lamely, and whose clothes were saturated with
wet. lie accounted for those appearances by stating
that he bad been robbed by two villana of his watch,
and afterwards thrown into Sir George Duckett's Canal
They had pointed out to him the nearest habitation, and
were then in quest of the reseals. Thus the veritable
thief succeeded in escaping, and the officer [subsequently
ascertained that he had boasted to three notorious cha-
racters of the whole feat in these terms :---" I hay a
nailed a 'souper' (watch) from a `rattler' (railway ear-
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and got 'hot beef"' (injured and pursued). A
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