The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-22 00:00:00

THAMES.

INFOUNDED CHARGE of FELONY.—Mr. Richard
Pawley, aged 25, and described in the police-sheet as a
seaman, of No. 10, Albert-street, Shadwell, and late
chief mate of the ship Rapid, was brought before Mr.
Yardley in charge of Crosby, a city police-constable,
No. 551. He was accused with stealing the cargo
book and log-book of the Rapid.
Mr. Edward John 'Williams, the owner of the Rapid,
and his officers were at No. 20, Billiter-square, City,
and his residence, Coborn-terrace, Bow. The prisoner
was chief officer of the ship Rapid, which arrived in
this port on Sunday last, and was discharged soon after
the arrival of the ship for misconduct. The prisoner
took with him the cargo-book and the log-book.
Mr. Yardley—He was chief mate
Mr. Williams—Ves, sir, he was.
The prisoner—I was in command of the ship after
the captain left her, and brought her into dock.
Mr. Williams—There was a Trinity-hostse pilot on
board as well.

The prisoner—Yes, to navigate the ship up the river.
I was commanding officer, and I took home the ship's
papers for security, as I did my clothes.

Mr. Yardley —There i■ not the slightest pretence
whatever for preferring this charge of felony. I don't
know, as commanding officer, whether the prisoner was
not entitled to the log-book and cargo-book for the pur•
pose of safe custody. Be that as it may, there is not the
slightest pretence for charging the prisoner with felony.
Mr. Williams—l wish to ask your advice.
Mr. Yardley—You must seek advice of your attorney.
I don't sit here to give advice.

UNGRATEFUL ROBSEOEUETT.II—WEmAiRIyEICfoss, rather a good-
looking female, was brought up in custody, charged with
stealing a valuable gold watch from the house of Jane
Beaver, at No. 73, Great Suffolk-street, Southwark.
The prosecutrix deposed that she had known the pri-
soner six or seven years at Manchester, and had fre-
quently accosted her while in London. On the 22d of
October last, shortly before 2 o'clock in the afternoon,
the prisoner called at her house, when she told her she
was going to Manchester that evening, and that she
would carry any message she liked to send. Witness,
having brothers and sisters there, thanked her, and
went out of the room to get a letter. On her return in
a few minutes she perceived the prisoner had gone, and,
on looking in the table-drawer, she missed her watch.
The latter was safe there when the prisoner entered the
room, as she asked what time it was and looked at it.
As soon as she discovered her loss witness went in search
of the prisoner but could gain no tidings of her until the
previous day, when she gave her into custody,
A detective officer of the L division said he had the
prisoner's husband in custody for being concerned in the
robbery, and he was under remand from Lambeth Police
Court until Monday next.

Mrs. Beaver said that the prisoner's husband was an
engineer, and worked for some time with her husband,
but she was not aware that he had anything to do with
her watch.

The prisoner here exclaimed that he knew nothing
of it. She alone was the offending party.
The magistrate said that it appeared to him to be a
very ungrateful robbery, and he should remand the
prisoner until Tuesday next, when her husband will have
undergone another examination at the Lambeth Police
Court.

ALARMING ILLNESS OF BARON ALDERSON.—We re-
gret to state that Baron Alderson's illness has assumed
a very serious and alarming character ; indeed, it is of
such a nature that his lordship can never be expected
to return to the discharge of his judicial duties. The
learned judge was in the first instance attacked with
determination of blood to the head, but at the com-
mencement of the present week he became much better
and strong hopes were entertained t f his ultimate
recovery ; but since that time he has had an attack of
paralysis, which has affected his lower extremities and
rendered him completely powerless. He is described
as being insensible, and as lying in a state of total
exhaustion. Baron Alderson was appointed vocation
judge, but it has now been arranged that Mr. Justice
Coleridge shall take that duty, and Mr. Sergeant
Channell will be placed on the commission for the
Home Circuit at the forthcoming assizes, in the place
of Mr. Justice Coleridge. It is not generally known
that Baron Alderson is a very distinguished mathema-
tician. He was senior wrangler at Cambridge in 1810,
four years after the present Lord Chief Baron achieved
that high honour.