The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-14 00:00:00

THAMES.

ROBBERIES 13Y A CLERK.—Alfred Westrap, a well-
dressed youth about 19 years of age, who was said to be very
respectably connected, was charged with stealing watches
and other property from several houses where he had
lodged for a short time.

Mrs. Elizabeth Fox, a laundress, of No. 11, Grove-
street, Stepney, stated that the prisoner hired an apartment
of her last Thursday, by the week, and said he was a clerk.
Yesterday the prisoner said he was going to look after a
situation, and went out. Upon his return at three o'clock
in the afternoon he said he had been unsuccessful, and
asked her to borrow a newspaper for him that he might
ascertain if any places were advertised. She bor.
rowed a paper for an hour, and he sat down in
his room and read it for a long time. All at once
she heard the prisoner leave his room, creep to the street
door and open it. She suspected something wrong and
went into her front room and missed a valuable silver watch
from the stand. She immediately went after the prisoner
and called out " stop thief' as loud as she was able. After a
long run ha was stopped by some men in front of a broker's
shop and brought back to her. He then took her watch
from his breast and handed it to her. Its value was six
pounds and upwards. _ _

In answer to questions by Mr. Yardley, the witness said
the prisoner informed her he was a clerk and that he
intended to get a situation at the Pavilion Theatre as an
actor, and if he failed there, he should obtain a situation.
Mrs. Emily Lewis, of Pentonville-road, near King's-
cross, stated that on Saturday the 2d inst., the prisoner
hired an apartment in . her house. He slept in the house
the same night. On Sunday morning, the 3d inst., at two
o'clock, he suddenly disappeared, and, directly after he
went out, she missed a watch, a purse containing some
money, and a small gold chain.
Mr. Yardley—When did you see your watch and chain
last ?

Mrs. Lewis—At half-past nine o'clock in the morning.
Half an hour before he went away I saw my watch and
chain. My purse was taken from the pocket of a dress
belonging to me.

Carter, a police-constable, 78 K, stated that he found
three pawnbroker's duplicates on the prisoner, and one of
them referred to a watch pawned in the Mile-end-road on
Feb. 9. Mrs. Lewis had not yet seen that watch. There
were other charges against the prisoner.
Mr. Yardley remanded the prisoner until to-morrow.

IBIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, Feb. 14.—Wind this day at noon—South.
Easterly ; light breeze, and cloudy weather.
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DEAL, Feb. 13.—Wind N.E —Arrived—Mernow Broi
from the River, and sailed for Valparaiso.

PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 13.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Her
Majesty's ship Icarus, from Bermuda ; her Majesty's ship
Spitfire, from Plymouth.
PLYMOUTH, Feb. 14.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Her Ma-
jesty's steamer Ondine, for Lisbon.

FALMOUTH, Feb. 14.—The Sprite, of and from Sunder-
land for Bordeaux, sprung a leak, and foundered last
night, 20 miles north-west of the Lizard; crew landed
here.

(CY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning.
Arrived—Atrato, steamer, from St. Thomas ; Isabella
Croll, steamer, from Cardiff; Hornet, from Pittensween ;
La Poule, from Cherbourg; Courier, steamer, from Jersey.
Sailed—Anemone, for Newcastle; Hay and Catherine,
for Seaham ; Allianoe, steamer, for Havre ; Ceres, steamer,
for London; Wonder, steamer, for Jersey.

(BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRIVICSEND, Thursday Morning.
Arrived—Baron Osy, steamer, from Antwerp; Diana,
steamer, from Amsterdam.
Sailed—Nimrod, for Sydney.

DEAL, Thursday Morning.
Passed, Feb. 13—Derwent, screw steamer, for Swansea;
Caroline Brown, for St. Michael's ; Majestic, for the Clyde
—all from London ; Goshawk, brig, and Nil Desperandum,
brig, from the westward, for London.

It appears that the directors of the Eastern
Counties Company, at their last meeting, determined to
adopt a system of communication between the guard and
engine-driver of a train, which will, in the first instance,
be applied to express and fast trains, with a view,however,
to its extension to ordinary trains.