The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-18 00:00:00

THAMES.

ANOTHER LAVINGBURG.—TRICHS OF PAWS-
BROEERs.—A poor Irish woman named Duggan
applied to Mr. Paget for a summons against the
firm of Crossby and Sons, pawbrokers, for an of-
fence similar to that for which the Jew Lavinburg,
of Broad-street, Ratcliff, was fined £lO on Wednes-
day last. The applicant went to the house of
Crossby and Sous on Saturday last to pawn a
a clock, on which she asked ss. The pawn-
broker agreed to lend her 3s. 6d. only, and as she
wanted bread for her children she agreed to accept
it. Three tickets were made out—one for the clock
2s. 6d., another fur the pendulum Gd, and the third
for the weights Gd. more.
Mr. Paget—How much money did you receive ?
Mrs. Duggan— 3s. 4fd. only. One halfpenny
was stopped for each ticket.

Mr. Paget said the pawnbroker had no right to
split up the clock into three distinct pledges. There
was one transaction, and the clock was not complete
without the pendulum and weights. He granted a
summons against Crosby and Sons.
ROBBERIES IN viu Doors.—Four men were
brought up in custody before Mr. Paget charged
with stealing tea and coffee in the London and St.
Katherine Docks yesterday afternoon. There are
vast quantities of tea and coffee in bales, bags,
che,ts, and boxes always lying about the quays,
warehouses, and sheds, and the temptation to steal
is very great. John Burney was stopped coming
out of the St. Katherine Dock with 21bs. of
tea in the sleeves of an overcoat across his
arm. He was sentenced to two months' imprison-
ment and hard labour for a similar offence in
1865. William Holmes was stopped as he was
leaving the London Dock with two ounces of tea
in his left hand coat sleeve, and two pounds of
coffee in his stockings. Thomas Davis was detained
with Vbs. of tea in his stockings, and George Win.
Hunton was in possession of 41bs. of tea, which was
found between his trousers and stockings and inside
his stockings. The prisoners set up the stale de-
fence that they picked up the tea and coffee in the
docks.

Mr. Paget sentenced the prisoners each to two
months' imprisonment and hard labour in the House
of Correction.

.MUSICAL 111 EMS.

The good folks of Hong Kong have been visited by an
Italian operatic troupe. Tho season is to open with "11
Trovatore."

Mdlle. Nil'son, after charming the Parisians with her
voice, has now astonished them by her graceful evolu-
tions on the ice. Skating is becoming very fashionable
in Paris.

Dr. Sterndale Bennett's oratorio " The Woman of
Samaria" is to be performed at the latter end of February
in St. James's Hal], together with his cantata "The May
Queen."
It is stated that a cantatrice, said to be of rank and for-
tune, is about to sing at the Dejazet Theatre, Paris. She
stipulates to be allowed to sing in a mask, and that no
attempts shall be made to discover her name or domicile.
From St. Petersburg we hear that Berlioz has received
distinguished marks of appreciation; the public eagerness
to hear his compositions being very marked. Among the
works performed with the greatest success were his over-
ture the " Carnaval Remain," his caprice for violin played
by Wieniaski, besides songs and dramatic fragments.
The fascination which the composer Wagner has so long
exercised over the young King of Bavaria has been at
length broken. Some time ago, owing to the influence of
the Ministerial party, the musician was banished Munich,
but he still contrived to meet his royal patron by night on
a lonely mountain. It is now said that his continual in-
ability to keep his expenditure within the limits of his in-
come has at length disgusted the King, and so the close
friendship existing between them has been broken.—
Musical Standard.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

PLYMOUTH, Saturday, 10.30 a.m.

A strong gale from the south-west has been blowing all
night. A schooner, said to be the Elizabeth Macduff,
from Balna, with sugar, has just run ashore under the
Citadel.

GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning.

Arrived, Jan. 17.—St. Brycedale, from Boston.

Arrived, Jan. 18.—Fusijama, from Shanghai ; Ocean
Bride, from St. Michael's ; Kent, from Melbourne; Selmar,
from Moulmein; Rolland, steamer, from Ostend.
Sailed.—Concordia, steamer, for Boulogne; Triton,
steamer, for Ostend.

DEAL, Saturday Morning.
Anchored.—Joseph Ilume, from St. Vincent, for Lon-
don ; Knight Companion, from Calcutta, for London.
Passed.—Atalanta, screw steamer, from New York, for
London.

" The Railway, Banking, Mining, and Insurance
Almanack for 1868" is now ready, and a more per-
fect commercial reference book we know not of.
The trifling delay that has taken place in its publi-
cation this year has been fully compensated for, as
the entire contents are recorded with certain com-
pleteness down to the 31st of December, 1867. The
articles on the Railways in the United Kingdom,
the Iron and Machinery Trade, Mining Industry,
Insurance Transactions at Home and Abroad, the
Produce and Supply of Raw Cotton, are all very
elaborately written. Trade and Finance is well
treated ; and the summary of the events of the year
is written in a most interesting manner. In addition
to the foregoing the book cou,tains a variety of mis-
cellaneous information useful to the merchant, the
manufacturer, and the general public.