The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-23 00:00:00

THAMES.

EDUCATION AND CRlME.—.Richard Kingsbury,
who said he was 16 last August, and who appeared
in excellent ease, as far as clothing and feeding
went, was brought up on remand before Mr. Ben-
son charged with being concerned with others in
breaking into a forge in Grove-street, St. George's-
in-the-East, and stealing therefrom 47 old horse
shoes and two bridle bits value 55., the property of
James Florence, a farrier.

One of the prisoner's confederates has been
sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment and hard
labour, ahother remanded until Saturday, and a
third discharged. The prisoner was taken into
custody the morning after the robbery while
attending an evening school on the 15th instant.
His lesson was interrupted by a police-constable
named John Holmstran, 40 H, who took him to
the station, where there was another of the gang,
named Macham, who said to the prisoner, " You
know only me and you went to the forge, and
its only you and me that are in it." The
The prisoner said, "There was another boy that
ran away, you handed out the horse shoes ;"
Mincham said, " No, you handed them out."
IThe prisoner said he was innocent, and that he
was qualifying himself for a situation by attending
an evening school.

Mr. Benson said the prisoner had been in
Feltham Industrial School, and the only thing he
appeared to have learnt there was hypocrisy, and
was blending his education with crime. He asked
the prisoner if he would consent to his disposal of
the case.

The prisoner made a great noise, rubbed his eyes
with his cap without extracting a tear, and said he
was innocent.

Mr. Benson said there was ample evidence against
the prisoner, who was seen at the farrier's smithy
removing the horse shoes and other articles, and he
should commit him for trial.
A witness was called who did not answer.
Mr. Benson—The prisoner must be remanded
again until Saturday.
ROBBERY IN THE LONDON DOCK.—James Frede-
rick Saxton, 26, a delivery foreman, was brought
before Mr. Benson charged with stealing 22 cigars,
value is. 10d., and 26 new corks, value Is., the
property of the London Dock Company.
Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, defended the prisoner.
Thomas Trinby, a constable in the service of the
Dock Company, stopped the prisoner as he was
about to leave the dock yesterday, and asked him
if he had anything about him which did not belong
to him, to which he replied in the negative. He
searched him, and found 22 cigars and 26 new corks.
The prisoner said he was in the oil trade, and had
recently purchased the cigars and corks off a man in
the dock. The prisoner was a delivery foreman at
one of the warehouses, and had access to the cigars
and the corks in store.

Mr. Stoddart said that his client was a most re-
spectable man, who had been for twelve years con-
fidentially employed in the London Dock, and had
charge of a vast amount of property. It was not
to be supposed that a man like the prisoner
would risk his reputation, his liberty, and
his situation by pilfering a few cigars
and corks. The prisoner purchased the articles
taken from him off a man in the dock, and was
about to take them home. Even supposing that
the prisoner had become unlawfully possessed of
the cigars and corks, for that was the offence
charged against him, a small fine would meet the
justice of the case.

Mr. Benson said he could not accept the defence
set up by the prisoner's advocate. He believed
the prisoner had stolen the cigars and corks.
Many poor men earning their 2s. 6d. per day
only had been punished with imprisonment and
hard labour for pilfering, and the prisoner was not
to be excused because he filled a higher position.
The position he was in ought to have taught him
the value of honesty and truth, but he did not
possess either. If it was a poor wretched labourer
before him the sentence would have been 6 months'
imprisonment and hard labour. Why should he
pass over the offence of the prisoner because he
was a delivery foreman in charge of a warehouse
and well off. He repudiated the argument set up
that mercy was to be extended to a man because he
was in a good position. He sentenced the prisoner
to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour in the
House of Correction for six weeks.

Mr. Stoddart--Will you inflict a fine, sir?
Mr. Benson—r Certainly not.

THE PROVIDENCE (Row) NIGHT REFUGE.—
Amongst the benevolent institutions worthy of
particular notice at this season of the year, none
stands more deserving of consideration and assistance
than the Providence (Row) Night Refuge, Crispin-street,
Bishopsgate Without, which is always open to houselesi
men, women, and children from all parts without distinc-
tion of religion. The funds of the institution, we learn
with regret, are very low—in fact, they are not sufficient
to meet the current expenses, and, therefore, the assist-
ance of the benevolent is most earnestly solicited. A more
deserving institution, or one that has conferred greater
benefits upon those who unfortunately are compelled to
seek its shelter we know not, and therefore we hope the
hand of charity will be extended to it at this particular
period, and thus enable those who superintend its arrange-
ments to give the poor objects that which will enable
them, ou Christmas-day at least, to obtain the bare neces-
saries of life.

The Licensed Victuallers' Almanack for 1869 has
just made its appearance; as usual, it is crammed full of
information interesting to the trade. It is carefully ar-
ranged throughout, and this year several improvements
have been introduced which will, no doubt, give the
highest satisfaction to its patrons.

DuisvlLLE and Co., Belfast, are the largest
holders of Whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is re
commended by the medical profession in preference to Drench
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tion. Quotations on application to Messrs. Dunville and, Co.,
Belfast; or 4, Beaufort-buildings, Strand, London W.C.,[Ad
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