The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-16 00:00:00

matches which were found upon him (prisoner)
when searched at the station-house.
The watch, guard, and handkerchiefs were iden-
tified by the prosecutor, who deposed to the pre-
mises being safely locked when he left home in the
early part of the day.
It was further stated that the locks of two doors
had been forced.

Inspector Combs said that in the event of a re-
mand for a few days the prisoner's companion
would no doubt be in custody.
The prisoner, who had nothing to say, was re-
manded till Thursday next.

WORSHIP-STREET. ONE or ENGLAND'S
SAILORS.—John Hall, described as a hawker, was
charged, before Mr. Hammill, with stealing a
pocket handkerchief from the person. A very
diminutive weather-beaten old man with difficulty-
mounted the witness-box, and in reply to a ques-
tion from the magistrate as to his name significantly
replied "Punch."

Mr. Hammill—" Punch !" Well, Mr. Punch, you
have lost your handkerchief, I believe. Now tell
me how did it happen ?

Prosecutor—Well, my name is Jem Punch, your
honour. Yesterday I came from Portsmouth by
the what-you-may-call-it, because I received a pro-
mise from Major Wilson, and another gentleman,
that I should go into Greenwich Hospital. Well I
stowed away my traps at Tower-hill, and then
stood for the " Three Loggerheads," at Shoreditch,
for you see I wanted to discover the latitude of an
old messmate, Tom Stubbs, he as was on the coast
guard service with me at the time of the great
blockade breaking up. Well, I says to this young
gentleman (prisoner) " Can you tell me where Tom
Stubbs has a berth." Then two other gentlemen
came up and got axing me some questions, while
this one picked my pocket of a beautiful handker-
chief I brought from Rangoon. That's all I knows
of the matter, except that I tried to run after the
thief, and could not catch him.
Mr. Hammill—You have been at sea some years
I think ?
Mr. Punch—Aye, your honour, twenty-three
years and eight months; but I must lay up in dock
now, for you see my old woman has gone aloft—
we parted company the first month of this blessed
year; and after having sailed so long together—
no less than forty-seven years, your honour—why
I begin to think I am not much use now.
Mr. Hammill—Have you any family ?•
Mr. Punch—l have a son, your honour, who has
been to sea twelve years, but he is working now
where I have left.

Mr. Hammill—You must have seen some service ?
Mr: Punch—l was all through the French war ;
at Trafalgar, on the same deck when the great
Nelson fell. Yes, I'm a" Victory" man. I was at
Algiers, Navarino—there I got my first wound,
and at Acre.

Mr. Hammill—You got a pension, of course ?
Mr. Punch-0 yes ! I got a pension for my first
wound, but I threw it up and was off to sea again.
Now I've got ls. a-day, and what's more than that,
eight medals (putting his hand in his pocket.)
Mr. Hammill—Take my advice, don't show them,
they might follow your handkerchief.
Mr. Punch, with apparent alarm, acted upon the
suggestion, at the same time exclaiming, " Bless
your Honour, I hope not."
Mr. Hammill—You have not lost a limb I per-
ceive.

Mr. Punch—No, your Honour, thank heaven I'm
sound yet—sound to the last.
Mr. Hammill—Where are you going to when
you leave this court ?

- Mr. Punch—l want to see the Lords of the Ad-
miralty, but don't know how to get there.
Mr. Hammill—Ve:•y well. I will take care that
your journey there shall be a safe one.
The worthy magistrate then directed Mr. Wood,
the third clerk, to accompany the veteran and ex-
pedite the important business with as much despatch
as possible.

This was done, and the prisoner, who had listened
to the sea-dog's story of a life with apparently as
much interest as any in court, was remanded, upon
the declaration of Holland, 155 H, that he doubted
not being able to apprehend those who had acted
in complicity with him, from having seen them dart
off in different directions while he secured the actual
thief.

Subsequently Mr. Wood stated that be had lodged
Mr. Punch and his "traps" at Rockingham House,
New Kent-road, a necessarily preparatory step to
his appearing before the board at the Admiralty.
Mr. Punch further desired that his duty might be
offered to Commander Hammill for the great good-
ness shown to him at a time when he had not more
than threepence in the world.

LAMBETH.—A RICH MEAL.—George Wilson,
a cab-driver, was charged before Mr. Elliott with
having swallowed a sovereign under the following
circumstances :
Mr. Edwin Winter, grocer, Frith-street, Soho,
said that on Friday night he and a friend engaged
the prisoner's cab, which was on the stand
at St. Clement's Church. Prisoner was to drive
them to Kennington Park. On their way down
Oakley-street, complainant directed the prisoner
to stop at the Oakley Arms, where they got
down. He and his friend had a glass of gingerbeer,
and the prisoner had a glass of ale. Prosecutor
put down a sovereign, which the prisoner took up.
Mr. Elliott—Did you ask him for it ?
Prosecutor—l did. But he put it in his mouth,
and soon after exclaimed, " It is gone," and he then
asked for a biscuit.
Mr. Elliott—He was drunk, surely ?
Prosecutor—No, sir, not at all. I and my friend
entered the cab, and I soon after gave the prisoner
into the custody of a police-constable.
Prisoner—You asked me if I would have the
sovereign for my supper. I said that I would,
when you put it in my mouth.
Prosecutor-L-I did not. There was no larking.
Mr. James Bishop, licensed victualler, and pro-
prietor of the Surrey Arms, Thomas-street, Ken-
nington Park, corroborated the evidence, and
stated that the prisoner observed he would return
the sovereign in four days.
The prisoner in his defence repeated the state•
ment he had previously made, that the prosecutor
asked him if he would have the sovereign for
supper.
The prisoner was remanded till Tuesday next,
bail being accepted.
• NUMEROUS ROBBERIES AT RAILWAY STATIONS.
—Henry Watson, a young man of respectable ap-
apteatrhaenbcaer,,wcahsarbgzuhgy mr
brought up on remand, and placed
of the A division, Thomas Bent, inspector
wlio is employed by the South-
Western Raih-ay Company, with the following
robberies at the Waterloo Railway Station, and at
theter. niinus of the Brighton and South Coast
Railway,
London-bridge :
Mr. Neale attended for the prisoner.
In reference to the robberies on the South-
Western railway, the evidence went to show that
Inspector Bent, on Saturday last (that day week)
received information that a Mr. Gastron,
solicitor, Horbury-terrace, Notting-hill, had lost
a bag, containing various articles of wearing
apparel, with a cricket-bat in it, which were in the
waiting room. He left the room for a minute, when
on his return he missed the property. Mr. Bent
sent information of the robbery to Inspector Byron,
who traced that the property had been left at the
shop of Mr. Matthews, pawnbroker, Princes-row.
On Wednesday last the prisoner called on Mr.
Matthews to redeem the articles, when he (Mr.
Matthews) sent for Mr. Byron, who took the pri-
soner into custody, who stated that he bought the
articles of a man, named Davis, at the Victoria
Tavern, Waterloo-road, on the Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Nutley, proprietor of the tavern, said that
he was in his bar all Saturday afternoon, and that
identified by
the
rrprisoner
h e
property was never
was p thererod aae
dt
and
the prosecutor.
Upon
ft
ehrirse cda saeg ba
ieni ns
tg
tdisposee
p r
isdo
n ofe
ra nhoyt h
nr
scphraort ‘,
was pre 0
Bent, of stealing a portmanteau, the property of a
gentleman of the name of Kernott, on the same
day.
The robbery at the other railway took place as
—eth Carl, barmaid at the refreshment. rooms,
followsE iza
b:
said that last Friday week theh primer had a glass
of stout. After he drunk it
he had another, which
whehitcohokwteorao
six
xble
bottles.n
minute, when the prisoner was
isehewlaesft
osmtanfdorina
gonea the he
and
le
room ot
the
cruet
stand also.
Thomas Richards, a constable of the railway,
Fri
roved having seen the prisoner pass him on the
day with a cruet stand in his possession. Wit-
ness thought he was going with it to the refresh-
ment rooms of the South-Eastern line. Witness
has frequently seen the prisoner at the station.
Mr. Carpenter, an inspector, said that many rob-
beries had lately been committed there. On one
occasion a carpet bag, in which was above £7O
worth of property, was stolen.
Mr. Bent said that the prisoner, who in 1852 was
a clerk on the South-Western Railway, was in that
year discharged.
Mr. Elliott said he should send the prisoner for
trial, when

Mr. Neale stated that he should reserve his de-
fence.

The prisoner was then committed.

THE CATTLE TRADE, Norwich, May 14.—At
this important market to-day store cattle were lbs. to 20s.
per head lower, and a clearance was not oven effected
at this reduction. Sheep were la, to 2s. per hflad lower,