The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-17 00:00:00

300 tons of coal on board opposite Holyhead. It
requires a good many men for some considerable
time to do the ordinary repairs necessary to such a
large ship after a long voyage. I was present when
Mr. Stephens wanted the woman to go on shore by
the hawser, and she would not go. I then went by
the hawser when she would not go. There was an
attempt made to get a second hawser to midships.
A small line was sent from shore, and in taking it
round it was let go. I think more than one attempt
was made to get a second hawser out.
By Captain Harris—l have teen at sea for six or
seven years. I served my time in Liverpool. She
did not strain in any way during the voyage. She
was perfectly sound all the way out and in. I
sounded the well every night, This is my first
voyage in an iron ship. I have been in an iron
ship-yard assisting. There were two barometers on
board ; one in the captain's cabin, and one in Mr.
Stephens's.
H. Cormick being sworn, said—l was the second
steward on board the Royal Charter. I turned into
bed about ten o'clock on Tuesday night, and slept
till between one and two o'clock, when I was aroused
by the chief steward, who said the captain had given
orders for coffee for the saloon passengers. I then
went to the pantry for the coffee, and it was after-
wardszerved round to the ladies and gentlemen.
The greater part of the saloon passengers were
up and dressed, being apprehensive of danger.
They were served with coffee about half-past two.
It was blowing very hard at this time. I did not
find it very difficult to walk about the cabin. Some
of the passengers were very frightened. I saw
Captain Taylor about half-past two. He came into
the saloon. He told the passengers that he had got
her by the head, and they would soon be right. This
tranquillised them very much indeed. I saw Capt.
Withers also several times. He also gave confidence
to the passengers from what he said. About day-
break Capt. Withers said they were making a
brilge, or something like that for the purpose of
getting the passengers on shore. There was a hole
made in the deck above the saloon by the cutting
away of the mast. Water came through it. I
saw Mr. Lewis about half-past six, and he said,
" With the help of God we will all get soon on
shore." I continued in the saloon till about
seven o'clock. All the passengers remained in the
saloon. They were not obliged to remain down. At
seven o'clock I went forward, and saw that the ship
was in two, the after part being lower than the
forward part. I then went up the companion on
to the deck, and was washed by the sea down to
the lee side of the vessel. I did not exactly fall. I
saw Captain Taylor on deck, and a lady, both lying
prostrate on the deck. I then went -to the after
part of the forward boat on the poop. I got a be-
laying pin, put a rope round it, and let myself
down into the water on to some spars that were
lying alongside. I had not been there more than a
few minutes before the captain was washed over-
board. I pulled him up on to the spar that I was
sitting on, and he said, " There is hope yet." An-
other tremendous sea then broke over us and washed
the captain off the spar. I then assisted him up
the second time on to the spar. The boat that
I before mentioned was washed from its davits,
and I got into it and took in the second
officer, Mr. Cowen, with me. He was lost. A
second-class passenger also got into the boat.
He was saved. The boat was drifted on to the
rocks, splitting in two at the same time, and I was
washed out among the rocks and was picked up by
the boatswain's mate and others on shore. The
second officer was washed back with the boat into
the water, as he was in the afterpart of the boat I
was in the fore part. It was impossible to swim.
It was a shelving rock. It was about a quarter
past seven -when I was saved from the rocks. I was
the last who saw the passengers in the saloon. The
deck was not very much damaged by the falling of
the mast. I think when the mizenmast fell the
passengers would all be swept into the sea. I have
been as second steward in the Royal Charter three
voyages. I was on board only'a week before we
started from Liverpool. The previous voyage was
a very pleasant one. We had a very heavy gale
going round the Cape of Good Hope on the pre-
vious voyage. _ _ _ _ _

By Air. Aspinall—l heard the chief officer say
at half-past six on the morning of the wreck, that
there was no more water in her than was in her all
day. Capt. Withers came into the saloon after day-
light and spoke in cheerful terms. After we got on
shore we did not see the wreck till 11 o'clock. The
poop was gone then, and all had disappeared except
a spar or two sticking up. I should say there were
not many who threw themselves into the sea. There
were several persons on the deck when I let myself
down.

The Court had not adjourned when our despatch
left.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—Nov. 16.

(Before the Assistant-Judge.)
Rosima Dyer, a middle-aged woman, well dressed
and evidently of very plausible manners, was in-
dicted for, and convicted of, having robbed a ser-
vant girl of the sum of £3 10s. (all her savings) and
some clothing, at a servants' home, Edgware-road.
Mr. Tayler was counsel for the prosecution.
The evidence was conclusive, although the pri-
soner denied the charge most strongly, and asserted
that a dress which was found in her possession and
positively identified by the prosecutrix was her
own, and had been made a present to her.
The jury found her guilty, and she then said the
case was but a mass of lies against her and she was
an injured and innocent woman.
The Assistant-Judge told her that if she per-
sisted
entertain
when no human being
slightest doubt of her not only
being guilty on this charge, but of her being a most
assertions,
could n
such
dangerous and subtle person, he would have her
tried upon a second indictment which had been
found against her, and she must then take the con-
sequences. As it was, she had been convicted of a
most cruel and heartless robbery upon a poor ser-
vant girl. and that, too, in a valuable institution for
the reception and protection of servants while out of
place, than which nothing could be a. greater aggra-
vation of her offence, except, perhaps, the perti-
nacity with which she still declared herself inno-
cent, thou-4h the case was proved beyond all
question.
The prisoner said, sullenly—l did not do it, I
say, and the things are mine; the money I never
had.

The Assistant Judge—Then let her be tried on
the other indictment.
The prisoner was then tried for haling stolen a
purse containing two L 5 notes and eight sovereigns,
the property and moneys of Hannah Levien, in the
dwelling-house of John Levien.
Hannah Levien deposed-_I live at 10, Devon-
, with my father, John
Levien.l ace on 111Tesldebayon, e
the
25th of October, the
sire-paury
prisoner came to my house- to be hired as lady's
maid, about ten in the morning. I was in the room
when she came in. There was a box on the table
in which there were two £5 notes and eight sove-
reigns, contained in a purse. I talked to her some
time about her qualifications for the situation, and
I left the room for a few minutes and went into
another. When I returned I told her she would
not suit me, and she left. About one o'clock I had
occasion to look for the purse, but on opening the
box I found it was gone. This purse (produced by
the constable) is the same purse that the money
was in, and is mine; I am quite sure; I have had,
it for years.

The. prisoner said the purse was hers, and had
been given to her by a person now dead—a lady
with whom she had lived eight years.
Edward White, a constable of the D division,
said that, in consequence of information of this
robbery, he wrote a letter with the initials used by
the prisoner in the advertisement through which
she was sent for to 10, Devonshire-place, and on
the 28th of October he went to 36, Nutford-place,
and found the prisoner there in a room. He asked
her if she was " M. 5.," as given in the advertise-
ment, she replied that she was. He then said
he had called from 10, Devonshire-place, to make
some inquiries previous to her engagement. She
said she had received a letter from 10, Devonshire-
place, and she went as far as the door, when she
gave the letter to another woman, who went in,
and that she did not go in herself. She did not
know the woman. Witness told her she had
done very wrong, and that he was a constable ;
that £lB in notes and gold had been purloined
from Mr. Levien's, and he should take her into cus-
tody for it. The prisoner then snatched up a reti-
cule and tried to open it, but he stopped her, and
asked her if she wished anything in particular out
of it. At the same time it opened and a purse (that
produced) fell out of it. It contained exactly eight
sovereigns, the number stolen. He then took her
to the station. Further, he stated that he produced
a 'warranty of a watch which he found in the pri-
soner's possf-ssion, and which had been pawned for
£3, as appeared by a ticket also found upon her.
The Assistant-Judge asked if that had any rela-
tion to this charge.
The constable said it had, as the watch was pur-
chased by the prisoner on Ludgate-hill, with a £5
note, it was belie red, one of the stolen ones, on the
day of the robbery:.
This was proved, and Mr. Levien's butler iden-
tified the purse, and also swore that the prisoner
was the woman who called.
The prisoner asserted her innocence, and said tho
purse was her own, and she had had it for years,
anti she never went to the house.
The jury found her guilty.
Th© Assistant-Judge said he held in his hand the
letter by which the prisoner got into the Servant&
Home, purporting to be written by a lady. That
lady'6 husbami, fir, 'l'. Cotterell, the magistrate,