The Sun.
London, England, 1861-12-21 00:00:00

An assistant to Mr. Asser corroborated his statement,

Mrs. Jane White, wife of Mr. L'Estrange, bonnet maker,
254, Regent-street, also proved that by similar representa-
tions the prisoner, who pretended to faint, obtained a bonnet
and £6105., the bonnet being of the value of X 1 19s.
Elizabeth Sarah East, an assistant, corroborated Mrs.
White-

Mr. Brown, ladies' hat maker, Bond-street, proved that
the prisoner called on him tho previous day, and having
heard of the other cases, he caused her to be taken into
custody. _ _ _

Another person said he had advanced £G under similar
circumstances. B e had the watch.
The watches aro of the most meretricious description
possible.
The prisoner was remanded.

It vas stated that there will be several other charges.

THAMES.

A 'Mom) URCHIN.—John Lee, aged 10 years, ragged
and much neglected, and with a head of hair which was a
perfect fright, was brought before Mr. Selfe charged with
stealing a silver watch, the property of his father, Thomas
Lee, of No. 26, Grove-street, Poplar.
The prosecutor said his son had been continually robbing
him, and had broken open doors and locks, stolen his
brother's clothes, and committed other offences. He tried
to reclaim the boy, but it was in vain, and the last thing he
did was to steal his watch, and leave it with a woman, of
whom ho obtained it.

The prisoner, in defence, said his father half-starved
hitr, and did not give him clothes or anything else. His
father was a thief, and had stolen nine or ten hammers, a
bag of tools, and a chopper, belonging to Ravenhill and
Salkeld, by whom he was employed.
The prosecutor, a hard-working Irishman, here exclaimed
" Och, he is the divil's own child, and he would hang a
policeman with lies." _ . .

Mr. Selfe—Does it take an unusual quantity of lies to
hang a policeman ?

The Prosecutor—He can tell lies faster than a bagpipe
can play anyhow.

The buy roared out, and blubbered, and brought a string
of charges against his father, whom he accused of drunken-
ness, brutality, card playing eve', utght and all day on
Sunday, thieving and a variety of other offences.
The prosecutor said ho was in the employ of Messrs.
Ravensbill and Salkeld, the engineers of Ratcliff and Black
wall, and his earnings were about 19s. per week at present.
He denied all the charges against him, except card playing,
and he indulged in that sometimes. The boy insisted on
the charges against his father, and said ho plays at cards
every night, and also on Sunday, instead of going to mass.
Mr. Selfe—lt is necessary you should not bo contaminated
by such bad examples. You are a most depraved little
rascal—an incerrigible thief, and a liar as well. You have
been going to the bad for some time, and have three times
taken away your brother's clothes. I shall send you to a
place where there is wholesome discipline for the mind and
body, and where you will have to work. I sentence you to
be detained in the Industrial School at Foltham for three
years. The father will probably have to pay 2s. 6d. per
week for his support. - .

Lee—l can't pay it at all, at all, sure, sir, I have two
other children to maintain.

Mr. t=elfe—Bad children are not to be wholly supported
by the State,"while the good on are maintained by their
parents. The order is tor half a crown per week.
A gentleman from the establishment of Ravenhill and
Salkeld, applied for a search warrant for the purpose of
ascertaining if there was any stolen property in Lee's
house..
Mr. Selfasaid the boy he had just sent to Feltham was
a great liar as well as thief, and ought not to be credited.
Ho was sure Ravenhill and Salkeld were people of high
character and position, and would not allow the poor man
Lee to suffer because his wicked eon had robbed him. He
refused to grant a search warrant.