The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-26 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS—(This Day).

Eliza Brookes was indicted for stealing a ring
and brooch, the property of her master.
Mr. Brown, the prosecutor, said the prisoner had
been in his service, and on account of certain sus-
picious circumstances he had had on a former occa-
sion to charge her with robbery, but he had
hitherto forgiven her. The property named in the
indictment has since that been stolen. The prisoner
was at once suspected and accused of the robbery,
which she stoutly denied. A constable was called
and she was given into eustody, and on her arrival
at the station house she did not renew her denial,
but said the property had been pawned she believed
somewhere.in the Edgware-road.

In her defence she said the case had been got up
against her through spite. Her master had on
several occasions attempted certain familiarity,
which she always repulsed. On the last occasion
he did so he told her if she said anything about
it he would punish her, not in the manner he did
his apprentices, but in another way, and the pre-
sent charge was the carrying out of that threat.
Mr. Brown denied that such was the fact. The
girl was badly disposed, and the whole of the charges
she had made against „him were totally and en-
tirely untrue.
The prisoner reiterated the accusation.

The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and the
learned Judge sentenced her to nine months' im-
prisonment with hard labour.

On hearing the sentence the prisoner exclaimed,
"Thank ye, my lord, CAll do that, but I shall suffer
innocently ; but as for the prosecutor, the lies he
has told will be upon him when he dies."

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-TIRS DAY.

MARLBOROUGH-STREEI.

CHARGE OF OBTAINING MONEY BY FALSE PRE-
TENCES.—Joachim Hubert Siddons, a gentlemanly-
looking man, described as an author, of No. 80,
Kennington-road, was brought before Mr. Tyr
whitt, on a warrant by Butcher, a plain cLothes offi-
cer of the C division, charged with obtaining the
sum of £lO5 by false pretences from the _Lord
Mayor while Alderman Allen.

Messrs. Pritchard and Collette prosecuted ; the
prisoner was not defended.

The charge against the prisoner was, that he
cashed a cheque at Alderman Allen's on the 22d
January, 1866, and that at that time his account
was closed.

The prosecuting solicitor Eaid he was unable to
go on with the Lord Mayor's case in consequence
of his lordship being out of town, but he was pre-
pared with another case.

Mr. Reece, of the Medical Hall, Piccadilly, said
that while the prisoner was lecturing at Chang's
Exhibition, Egyptian Hall, in January, 1866, the
prisoner brought him a cheque on the Loudon and
County Bank, and, believing he had au account at
the bank, he cashed it for him. Subsequently,
however, the cheque was returned to him marked
" No account."

The prisoner said he should be able to show that
he had an account at the bank at the time.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said the prisoner would be re-
manded for a week.

The prisoner a3ked that bail might be taken.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he should certainly refuse
bail, as he believed there were other charges against
the prisoner.

THAMES.
BLUE FIRE AND YELLOW FIRE.—Two men,
named George Cussey and Edward Blainey, were
charged by the police with letting off and exhibiting
blue fire and yellow fire in the Mile-end-road.
Cussey said he had been to a bean feast with his
workmates, and, on their return from the country,
he let off a little blue fire, which had no gunpowder
in it, and was not a firework.
Mr. Benson held that blue-fire was a firework,
although there was no gunpowder in its composi-
tion. Devices in fireworks were made without gun-
powder. Squibs, crackers, and other things con-
tained gunpowder. The exhibition of blue-fire
from vans and other vehicles on the public roads
was attended with danger. Horses were frightened
and people alarmed. He must fine the defendant
2s. Gd. and 2s. costs.

Blainey said he exhibited yellow fire, which was
a chemical mixture, and contained no gunpowder.
Mr. Benson—lt comes under the description of
fireworks. You are fined 2s. 6d. and 2s. costs.
Don't do that again. If you do the fine will be a
heavy one.
The fines were paid.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning.

Arrived, Aug. 25.—Wheatsheaf, from Guernsey;
Gateshead, from Zebu; New World, from New York;
Exandi, from Archangel; Hans Angel, from Christiania.
Oseres, irons St. Petersburg; Essex, from Melbourne
Aurora, steamer, from Amsterdam.

Arrived, Aug. 26.—James Holmes, from Barbadoes ;
Thetis, from Guernsey; Coral Queen and Citadel, steamer,

from Cronstadt ; Rachel and Amalie, from Archangel;
Holland, steamer, from Ostend ; Blonde, steamer, from
Dunkirk; Batavier and Waterloo, steamers, from Rotter-
dam ; Cologne, steamer, frora Boulogne.
Sailed, Aug. 25—Blarwhe, steamer, for Dunkirk.
Sailed, Aug. 26---Victor, steamer, for Caen ; Lord J.
Russell, steamer, for Dunkirk.

DEAL, Wednesday Morning.
Ancho-..ed—Loofeld, from London, for Cardiff; Success,
from London, for Mobile; British America, from Grimsby,
for Barcelona; Parana, screw steamer, of Waterford, from
the west, for London.
Passed—Antagonist, from London, for Brigham; Pro-
gress, ship (in tow), from Belize, for London.

THE NEW THEATRE ROYAL, BRISTOL.—On
Monday night Mr. Chute commenced at this establish-
ment the winter campaign fur 1868-9, and in earnest of
his resolve to present before his patrons in the course of
the season a long array of "star" talent, he bogan with an
engagement of the eminent tragedienne Miss Bateman,
who appeared in the character which has won her such a
world-wide reputation—Leah. The dross circle com-
prised many of our principal resident families, the upper
boxes were crowded, and from the pit and gallery many
hundreds had to bo turned away. To every point of the
play Miss Bateman does the fullest justice ; from her first
appearance, whou pursued by a bigoted and intolerant
tribe of villagers, to her death scene, on which the curtain
falls, her acting boars the stamp of a rare genius.—Bristol
Daily Post.

His Excellency Mr. Reverdy Johnson, the Minis-
ter of the United States, has left Fenton's Hotel on a visit
to the Prime Minister in Buckinghamshire.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—One Shilling Day, Tues-
day, Aug. `a
—Admissions by season ticksts, 2,921 ; ditto
on payment, 5,705; total visitors, 8,626.

A NEST OF SNAKES.— bout the middle of
last week some men in the employ of Mr. Nicholas
Easterbrook, of Lizwell Farm, Widecombe-in-the-Moor,
were employed turning a heap of manure, and whilst so
engaged killed the extraordinary number of 70 snakes,
averaging from nine to ton inches in length. The heap
contained about 13 cartloads of dung, and besides the
reptiles killed a number of others are known to have
escaped.— Western Daily Mercury.