The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-16 00:00:00

THAMES.

COMMITTAL OF AN OLD COAT STRALEIL—John Bro arti,
alias Cushion Brown, alias Dennis Hayes, a labourer, who
appeared in great want, and was described as 47 years of
ago, and dwelling in Flower and Dean-street, a place solely
obcupied by thieves and loose characters, was brought be-
fore Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing a coat and a silk
handkerchief, the property of Richard Tucker, alabourer in
the London Dock.

Yesterday afternoon the prisoner was leaving the Lon
don Dock at the principal gate, when Philip Bindley, a
police-constable, No. 137 11, recognised him as an old thief,
and asked him where he got the coat from he was wearing,
to which he replied that it was his own. Bradley took him
into custody and took from the prisoner a coat which he
was wearing over an old one not worth a shilling. In one of
the pockets was a silk handkerchief. The coat and hand•
kerchief were identified by a labourer named Richard
Tucker, in the employ of tho London Dock Company, who
hung his coat up in the Eastern Dock Warehouse at ten
o'clock in the morning.
Tho prisoner said he was guilty, and that he was not
allowed to work in any of the docks, and was in great want.
John Cressy, a police-constable, 221 H, said there wore
four or five convictions recorded against the prisoner. He
was present on the sth of September, 18.53, when the pri- Police-court, at lklanehester, hearing some cases before the
senor was convicted for stealing two coats in the London magistrates, fell from his seat, as
thewas supposed
i hbolningin infirmary-
hard lary
—N.
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rt Yesterday day
whilstßitting morning
in an
Docks, and sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment and before he could be removed tothe aCui tcy-
tionSeleirDpnEaiNnedDE ThomasTllS.
hard labour. The prisoner was at the same time convicted
during the previous night in a state of intoxication, also
of assaulting witness and sentenced to three months' im- idired about seven o'clock in the morning. She had been con-
prisonment and bard labour. fined in one of the ordinary cells during the night, and was
life was extinct. A female, who had been taken to the lock-
about to be discharged when she complained of pain in one
Mr. SAfe—l have convicted him since then.
of her limbs, and being placed before a fire, she shortly
Pussy—Yes, sir, you sentenced him to six monthsirnpri-
afterwards fell from her seat and expired. It is rumoured
sonment and hard labour for stealing a coat in the London
that several other deaths of a similar character have taken
Dock. Ile has been convicted on other occasions for steal- place since the setting in of the present hard frost and fog.
ing coats. A great many coats have been missing in the LONGEVITY AMONG TIIF, PEERAGE.—II is not a
London Dock, and the prisoner, who was formerly employed little singular that of the score or so of peers who have died
there, was suspected of being engaged in all those robberies. since the commencement of the year there are 16 whose
The prisoner said ho could not obtain any work. united ages amount to no less than 1,229 years, giving an
average of 76 years and a half to each, and setting at nought
Mr. Selfe—l don't wonder at that. You appear to be an„
the dictum of David, as to three score years and ten.
incorrigible thief.
zling 2s. 6d. which was paid to hint by mistake by Tne list of noble Lords is as follows :—The Earl of Ayles-
Pussy—And the prisoner has been convicted ,of embex- ford (aged 72) ; Lord Northwick (81) ; the Earl of Ripon
.a clerk (76)_; the Marquis of Bristol (89) ; the Earl of Devon (81);
in the London Dock. the Bishop of Bangor (86) ; the Duke of Leeds (60) • the
• Earl of Mora (63) • the Earl of Tankerville (83) ; Earl
Mr. Felfe--There is quite enough on the depositions wit. `" Cathcart (76)y ; the 'Earl of Hat-borough (62) ; the Earl
out stating that. I slr.ll not convict the prisoner sum- Minto (76) ; Viscount St. Vincent (92) • the Earl of Jer-
marily on this occasion, but commit him to the sesr(Ons w
:sey (86) ; the Earl of Westin (73i; and Earl Walde-
trial, grave (71,)—Once czlVeek.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAFIL)
GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning.
Wind N.W.; tide, last hour's ebb; weather tine.
Arrived—Elizabeth, from Riga.
Sailed—Vesta, steamer, for Odessa; Belgium, steamer;
for Ostend ; Pauline, steamer, or Stettin.
DBAfI„ W ednesday Morning.
Wind N.E. by N., fresh, squally.
Passed—Lavinia, from London for St. Vincent; Pros-
pero, from London for Malta.