The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-05 00:00:00

THAMES.

SUSPECTED PLATE ROBBERY.—Sarah Bury, a woman
of the town, and well known in the district, was brought
before Mr. Yardley, charged with having in her possession
two silver tablespoons, one silver teaspoon, and a plated
mug, suspected to have been stolen.

➢ir. F. J. Wood, a pawnbroker, of High-street, Shad-
well, said that a girl, now present, offered the silver spoons
in pawn yesterday afternoon, and said they belonged to the
prisoner, who was living at No. 7, Perseverance-place,
Palmer's Folly, St. George-street. He sent for the pri-
soner, who could give no satisfactory account of the way
she became possessed of the spoons, and he gave her into
custody. The three spoons were worth 355. The initials
" F.8.H." were engraved on the tablespoons, and '• W. B.
Sproutt" was engraved on the teaspoon.
Ellen Chatterway, servant at a house of bad repute, N 0.7,
Perseverance-place, said the prisoner gave her the spoons,
and told her to raise as much money as she could upon
them, and to ask the pawnbroker if they were silver.
Mr. Wood—They are silver.

Lewis, a police-constable, said he found a plated half-
pint mug, with the inscription " C. H.," and 27 duplicates
relating to property, in the prisoner's room.

Mr. Yardley—Do the duplicates relate to any silver
plate ?

Lewis—No, sir; they do not.

The prisoner said that a sailor who was at work on board
ship for three weeks gave her the silver spoons and the
plated mug.
Mr. Yardley—Who is he ?
The prisoner—l don't know.

Mr. Yardley—Yes, you do. You ought to know. I re-
mand you until Monday next, and I hope an owner will be
found for the property. The police will be on the alert, no
doubt.

WILFULLY DESTROYING CLOTHES BY CASUAL
PAUPLES.—Job Walter, a Somersetshire man, aged 31,
and John Briscoe, an Irish boy, 17, were brought before
Mr. Yardley, charged with wilfully destroying their
clothes in the City of London Union louse, in the Bow-
road.

Both prisoners presented a very strange appearance, and
were dressed in ill-shaped garments, made of coarse pack-
ing canvas. The guardians haNe adopted this plan in con-
sequence of numerous casual paupers having torn up their
clothes, to enable them to obtain a new suit at the expense
of the union. In future, when they tear up their own
clothes, they will be presented with a suit made of the
coarsest packing canvas.

Angel, the porter at the workhouse, said both prisoners
were admitted into the casual ward within a few minutes of
each other, and both tore up their clothes.
The prisoners made the usual defence—that their clothes
were in a filthy condition and covered with vermin.
Mr. Yardley—This cannot be tolerated.

Angel—The boy Walter was admitted on Friday night.
Clothes were given to him, and a new pair of boots, which
he has made away with.
Brown said that people stared at him, boys shouted and
gibed at him, and policemen stopped him and questioned
him, and said he had escaped from a county gaol. He was
ashamed to wear the things he had on.
Mr. Yardley—Where do you come from ?
Brown—l came from Cork, in Ireland.
Mr. Yardley—Why did you leave Ireland ?
Brown—l had some money, and thought I could find out
my brother, a tailor, who has joined the army.
Mr. Yardley—And you, Walter, what have you to say ?
You are an able-bodied man.

Walter—l am from Somorsetshire, and been on the tramp

for six weeks.

Mr. Yardley-.-You had no right to be on the tramp, and
you have put the Union to an expense for the clothes you
havo on.

Walter—See what "guys" they have made us look, and
on Guy Fawkes' Day, too.
Mr. Yardley—You are both sentenced to one month's
imprisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction.
Brown—Thank you; we might as well be there as any-
where else. A prison is better than a workhouse a good
deal.

Mr. Yardler—You are a most impudent fellow. Take
them away.

THIS D. 4 Y'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, Nov. b.—Wind this day at ROOD, West
to West-South-West ; light breeze, and dull, cloudy
weather.

RAMSGATE, Nov. 4.—Wind W.S.W., strong ga!e.—
Arrived—Lizzie Gowan, from Lond9n for Trieste, assisted
in leaky.

PLviorzu, Nov. 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Eliza,
from Quebec.

COWES, Nov. 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrived--Ascension,
from Matanzas.

SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 4.—Sailed—Celt, steamer, for
the Cape of Good Hope; Indus, screw steamer, for Alex•
andria

CLYDE' Nov. 4.—Wind N.E.—Put back—Washing-
ton, for Quebec, leaky, and with stem started ; 77 days
out.

OFF QUEENSTOWN, NOV. 3.—Wind S.W.—Arrived--
Kestrel, from Callao, and sailed for Galway.
PORTSMOUTU, Nov. 4.—A large quantity of deals and
wreck, cabin fittings, seamen's chests, and a very large
rope, side ladder, &c., painted green, with wide and thick
steps, were fallen in with this morning, between Shoreham
and the Owers, apparently belonging to a large ship, and
had been but a short time in the water.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning.
Wind W.
Arrived—Great Eastern, steamer, from Holyhead;
James Dixon, steamer, from London; Jane and Esther,
from Guernsey ; Courier and Atalanta, steamers, from
Jersey; Alliance, steamer, from Havre.
Sailed—Bartley, for Sunderland ; Celt, steamer, for
Cape of Good Hope; Indus, steamer, for Alexandria;
Havre, for Havre ; Despatch, steamer, for Jersey ; Vectis,
Fellowship, and James Spoors, for Seaham.
FALNEOITTH, Saturday Morning.
Arrived—The ship Eglinton, with invalid troops, from
China; the ship W. C. Chandler, from Bermuda, with
convicts.
LIvERPOOL, Saturday Morning.
Wind W.S.W.
Arrived, Nov. 4—Assyria, from New Orleans ; Corlo-
lanus, from Quebec • Elba, screw steamer, from Canada.
Arrived, Nov. 52Dirigo, from Melbourne, with 18,000
ounces of gold; Thorwaldsen, from New Orleans.

(By SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGB.APH.)
GRAVESEND, Saturday. Morning.
Wind W. ; tide one hour's ebb; weather fine.
Arrived, Nov. 4—Lavinia, from Columbia; Perseverance,
from Midendrik ; Ann, from Archangel.
Arrived, Nov. s.—English Maid, from Lagos.
Sailed.—Daniel, from Calcutta ; Isabella Brown, for the
Mauritius ; Kennington, fot Bombay ; Huenveen, for Per-
nambuco ; H. A. Stophenson, for Rio Janeiro ; Castle
Howard, for Sydney.
DEAL, Saturday Morning.

Wind, W., moderate.
Anchored.—The Cornelius Firkes, from Texel for the
west, bore up from St. Alban's Head, having experienced
heavy gales in the Channel.
The brig St. Nicholle (of Shields), from Shields for
London, sprang a leak, and abandoned in a sinking state
on the night of the 31st ult., 45 miles west of Lowestoft.
The crew was picked up by the brig Venus, for Alexandria,
and landed here.
Sailed.—Squirrel, of Whitby, from Whitby for the north.
Passed.—Alpha, bark, of Sunderland, from the westward,
for London; her Majesty's steam•frigate Citadel, from
Antwerp for Sheerness, to stop a leak and for supply of
coals.

EXPORTATION OF CALICO, YARN, AND THREAD.
—ln the month of September last there were exported from
Hull 4,245,870 yards of plain calicoes, 2,540,150 yards of
printed calicoes, 4,103,805 yards of lace, gauze, net, and
crape; 6,074,8451 b. of cotton thread and yarn; 1,089,6581 b.
of linen thread and yarn; and 1,448,5101 b. of woollen and
worsted yarn.
DRINKING FOUNTAINS.—A very elegant drink-
ing fountain has been erected at the entrance to the Tem-
perance Hall, Birmingham. The inhabitants are indebted
to the liberality of the Mayor, Sir J. Ratcliff, for this public
boon. The fountain, which is from a design by Mr. Yeo-
ville Thomason, is oistone, with beautiful polished granite
columns, chaste in appearance, and well adapted for the
site on which it is erected. The foundation-stone of the
Hall, in which the late Joseph Sturge took so great an in-
terest, was laid about two years since by Sir John Ratcliff,
and the new fountain adds greatly to the beauty of the
building.
NEW STREET, CONNECTING THE EASTERN AND
WESTERN DISTRICTS.—The long-contemplated street for
connecting the eastern districts of the metropolis with the
west-end will soon be commenced. It was proposed as far
back as the opening of St. Katherine's Docks, but from
some reason it was not carried out. The traffic has since
increased to such an extent that the link is much required,
vehicles from or to the docks and wharves having to pass
by the very circuitous route of the Minories and Fen-
church-street, or Leadenhall-street. The new line of street
will pass directly over Tower-hill by Postern-row, which
will be removed, thence along the south side of Trinity-
square, will pass to the northward of Allhallows Barking
Churchyard, across Seething-lane, and, diverging to the
south, will enter Tower-street, which will bo widened simi-
lar to Eastcheap and Cannon-street,

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LATEST CITY BETTING.—FRIDAY.
LIVERPOOL CUP.
100 to 15 agst Meg Merrilies (taken)
12 to 1 agst Underhand (taken)
100 to 8 agst Schism (offered)
15 to 1 agst The Brewer
100 to 6 agst Timandra
20 to 1 agst Polestar
20 to 1 agst Lifeboat
20 to 1 agst Julia
20 to 1 agst Defender
20 to 1 agst Master Bagot (offered)
20 to 1 agst Sam Spode (offered)
20 to 1 agst The Squire (offered) (take 25 to 1)
25 to 1 agst Mutineer
25 to 1 agst Riseber (offered)
50 to 1 agst Anourin (offered)
50 to 1 agst Special License (offered)
9to 1 agst Mr. Hughes's lot (offered)
10 to 1 agst Mr. "Merry's lot, "bar" Meg Merrilies
(offered)

BETTING AT MANCHESTER-FRIDAY NIGHT.

LIVERPOOL CUP.
7to 1 agst Meg Merrilies (taken)
14 to 1 agst Underhand (taken)
16 to 1 agst Sam Spode (taken)
20 to 1 agst Timandra (taken)
20 to 1 agat Mutineer (taken)
20 to 1 agst Special License (taken)
20 to 1 agst Master Bagot (taken)
20 to 1 agst Defender (taken)
20 to 1 agst The Brewer (taken)
25 to 1 agst Julia (taken)
25 to 1 agst T. P. Cooke (taken)
25 to 1 agst Lifeboat (taken)
25 to 1 agat Electric (taken)
500 to 5 apt Sunbeam (offered)
LIVERPOOL NURSERY.
sto 2 agst Curlew (taken)

PUGILISM.

THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

We quote the following from Bell's Life :

Tom SAYERS AND HEENAN (THE BENICIA BoY).—Ac-
cording to his promise, Tom Sayers, accompanied by his
principal backers, attended at our office on Thursday and
signed preliminary articles to fight Heenan, for th. Cham-
pionship and £2OO a side, or as much more as Heenan can
get, up to £6OO or £BOO a side. It will be remembered that
Heenan, in his challenge, orginally proposed to add £4OO
or £6OO a side to the stakes, if agreeable to Tom Sayers,
and wo suppose, therefore, we may state, without fear of
coxtradiction, that the match will be for £6OO a side at
least, and will be for a higher stake than has ever been
fought for. Sayers wishes to fight some time in February
at latest, and proposes to meet lleenan at Owen Swift's,
on Thursday, December 15, to settle final articles and make
the necessary arrangements. £5O a side is now down, and
we hold an additional £lOO on behalf of Heenan, who, we
hear, is already taking his preliminary breathings in his
native country. The match will, doubtless, create more
interest than any similar affair in modern times. Tom has
quite recovered from his accident, and intends to be a good
boy, and leave no stone unturned in preparing to uphold
the honour of his country.