The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-12 00:00:00

THAMES.

ROBBERY IN A DWELLING-lIOUSE.—Henry Stainsby,
calling himself an engineer, who has been in custody a
fortnight, was brought before Mr. Woolrych on remand,
charged with breaking into a room in the dwelling-house of
a foreman carpenter named Allender, of No. 9, Jane-street,
Commercial-road East,

It appeared that the prisoner and his wife rented an
apartment in the prosecutor's house, and that soon after they
came to live there, about five weeks ago, the prosecutor's
bed-room was entered, and two cloaks, two bracelets, a gold
guard, a silk velvet cap, and other articles were stolen. When
Mrs. Allender, the prosecutor's wife, discovered her loss
she spoke to the prisoner on the subject, and he said it was a
very singular thing, the property could not go without
hands, and that some one well acquainted with the pre-
mises must have committed the robbery. The prisoner and
his wife left the house that night without paying the
arrears of rent due to Mr. Allender. It was afterwards dis-
covered by Cox, a police-sergeant, 45 K, that the prisoner's
wife and a woman of infamous character named Page, alias
Stark, whose real name is Elizabeth Stark Page, had
pawned the two cloaks stolen from the prosecutor's room at
a pawnbroker's shop in the Mile-end-road. Page was
arrested, but there not being sufficient evidence against
her, she was liberated. She was now the principal evi-
dence against Stainsby, and said that, five or six weeks
ago, she was living next door to Mr. Allender,
and the prisoner called upon her and a ked her
if she wanted any money, to which she replied in the
affirmative. He then proposed to her to enter the prosecu-
tor's bedroom by the window and help herself to the valu-
ables in the room. She refused to do this, and the prisoner
then unlocked the room door, opened a chest of drawers,
and took therefrom the various articles named in the charge
sheet. He gave them to her and his wife, and they pawned
and sold the things among them.

The evidence of Page was given with the most unblush-
ing effrontery.

The prisoner in defence said Page was the tempter, that
he unlocked the door of the bedroom, and she opened the
drawers and took the things out.
Stimpson, a police sergeant, No. 21 K, produced the two
cloaks, the only portion of the property recovered.

Mr. Woolrych convicted the prisoner of unlawfully dis-
posing of the property, and, in default of paying £7, sen-
tenced him to six. months' imprisonment and hard labour.

.PLETIVRERIAG IV.E6'T-END TRADESMEN.

At the Marlborough-street Police-court yesterday Thos.
Jones, described as a cook, was charged before Mr. Beadon
with stealing, at 205, Regent-street, a revolver pistol of the
value of £8 Bs., the property of Mr. James Beattie, gun-
maker.

On being plaeed at the bar he gave the name of Samuel
Lyons.

From the evidence of Mr. James Beattie it appeared that
on Saturday the prisoner went into his shop about three,
followed by three others. Two of the persons asked to see
some silver-mounted pistols, which he showed them, telling
them the price was five guineas. They purchased nothing,
but left the shop—the prisoner and another remaining.
Prisoner, as he was showing the two out, walked up to the
show case and then walked out. The other man asked for
some oil, and purchased two bottles. About half an hour
after, in consequence of what the officer (Shillingford, 141
C) told him, he missed a pistol from the show case where
the prisoner went to. The value of it is £8 Bs.
Mr. Thomas W. Dobson, of 32, Piccadilly, silversmith
and jeweller, said— On Saturday afternoon prisoner and
another came in to make a purchase of some pins and rings
to put a portrait in. On turning to the window for the
purpose of getting come out, a young man came in, and asked
me a question and left. While doing so the man with the pri-
soner took up a gold chain and put it down again, and then
left with his companion. He (Mr. Dobson) followed the two
men with the view of cautioning any of his neighbours if
they paid them a visit. He saw them go into Bingley's,
tailor, in Regent-street, prisoner going in. They then
came out, and walked up to a shop next door to Beattie's,
and afterwards one went into Beattie's shop; but he was
not sure which one, and the others afterwards went in.
On seeing prisoner come out, ho felt certain all was not
right, and saw the prisoner in a peculiar manner put his
hand in his pocket. Prisoner then set to running, and he
followed him down Argyle-place, when prisoner turned
round and asked why he was following him, and said he
would "smash hls brains out ;" and afterwards said he
wouid " blow his brains out." He, however, told prisoner
that all his bullying would not deter him ; and while talking
to him the pistol dropped from his pocket clearly by acci-
dent. He (Mr. Dobson) then shouted " Police," and ran
past the officer, and Mr. Albert, the interpreter, assisted in
the pursuit, till he was caught by the officer with the pistol
in his pocket, having picked it up after dropping.
Thomas Shillingford, 141 C, a very active officer, proved
seeing prisoner running in Great Marlborough-street, being
pursued with a cry of " Stop thief." He took him into
custody, and on the way to the station he seized his hand
while in h►s pocket, and took from it the revolver. Pri-
soner merely said he got it ft ern a shop. He (Shillingford)
wished for a remand.

The prisoner, who there is reason to believe, with his
companions, have paid several visits to tradesmen at the
West-end, was committed for trial.

A WORTHY

Some time since Mr. W. Bateman Byng, cashier
of Messrs. Ransomes and Sims, of Ipswich, set a
project on foot for raising funds in that town
to purchase a lifeboat, to be presented to the
National Lifeboat Institution, to be called " The
Ipswich." Accordingly, on Sunday last, simul-
taneous collections were made in the various
churches and chapels of Ipswich, and in furtherance
of the same benevolent object a public meeting was
held yesterday at the Town Hall, Ipswich. The
mayor, E. Grimwade, Esq., presided ; and amongst
the company were Sir G. N. Broke Middleton, Bart.,
Sir C. It. Rowley, Bart., and many others of the
county and local gentry. Sir E. Perrott, Mon-
tagne Gore, Esq., and the secretary, attended as a
deputation from the society, and severally addressed
the meeting, pointing out the value of the lifeboats,
the many lives which had been saved by their in-
tervention, the necessity there was for the associa-
tion being supported, and expressing the hope that
the noble example set by Ipswich might be followed
by other cities and towns of the country, Mr. Gore
remarking that lifeboats were indispensable, for
however much harbours of refuge might be in-
creased (themselves tending to mitigate the dangers
of a seafaring life), yet the very establishment of
harbours of refuge made the necessity of lifeboats
apparent in their vicinity, because vessels would in
bad weather make for those harbours. He
alluded to Holyhead, where since its harbour of
refuge had been formed the lifeboat stationed there
hadlperformed eminent services. The secretary of
the ;institution showed that the cost of a lifeboat
station was from £4OO to £5OO, and that the annual
expense of keeping it in a state of efficiency averaged
£4O, independently of rewards to the crew of the
lifeboat. Sir G. Broke Middleton, Sir C. Rowley,
Hon. and Rev. F. De Grey, Mr. J. P. Cobbold, Mr.
S. A. Notcutt, Rev. W. W. Woodhouse, Rev. E.
Jones, Mr. W. Rodwell, Mr. S. H. Cowell, Rev. C.
W. Gaye, and Mr. E. Goddard afterwards addressed
the meeting. The following resolution was passed :
—" That this meeting recognising the philanthropic
character of the operations of the Royal National
Lifeboat Institution, whose lifeboats have within
the last 22 months been the means of rescuing 457
of our fellow creatures from a watery grave, resolves
to purchase a lifeboat and present the cost of the
same to this benevolent institution as a practical
demonstration of the sincere and deep sympathy of
the town of Ipswich and the county of Suffolk in
its meritorious exertions." Resolutions were also
passed conveying thanks to the several ministers of
the town ; to the lord-lieutenant and nobility and
gentry of the county for their countenance and
assistance ; and to Sir E. Perrott, M. Clore, Esq.,
and the secretary for their attendance. The unani-
mous thanks of the meeting were aceoided to the
Mayor, who proposed a very hearty vote of thanks
to Mr. W. B. Byng for his great exertions in the
cause of humanity. The collections at the various
places of worship amounted to £176 25., whilst the
contributions from the gentry of the neighbourhood
and the amount subscribed in the town raised the
total amount to about £4OO.

Rush's SON.—On Saturday, at the Shire Hall,
Norwich, James Blomfield Rush, eldest son of the notori-
ous murderer of that name, was brought up on a charge of
breaking into the house of John Curson, a bricklayer at
Rethersett, and stealing a watch and some electro-plated
spoons. After some evidence had been taken the prisoner
was remanded for a week. It may be remembered that in
the spring he Was tried at the Norfolk assizes on a charge
of burglary, but acquitted,