The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-12 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. 11.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Beatrice,
drove out yesterday afternoon, attended by the
Duchess of Roxburghe.
ller Majesty and Princess Louise went out this
morning.

Her Royal Ilighneis the Princess of Wales
drove out.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE--This Day.

MARLB ORO UGH-S TREET.

WHOLESALE AND SYSTEMATIC ROBBERY.—Jame 3
011iver, of 11, Beauchamp-street, Holborn, cabinet-
maker, and Win. Wallace, of 1, bercrombie-
court, Hatton-garden, were charged bcfore Mr.
D'Eyncourt, with stealing six bags of cloth cuttings
of the value of £l6, the property of Mrs. Marian
Kitchen, general dealer, of No. 3, Cross-street, St.
James's.. •

Mr. Sayer, from the officta of Mr. Edward
Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, appeared for
the prosecution.

Mrs. Kitchen said that in consequence of having
on several occasions when the prisoners called at
her shop to purchase mixed rags missed large quan-
tities of cloth cuttings, which were locked in a place
away from the mixed rags, and knowing the pri-
soners were going to call yesterday, she got the
services of an officer to watch them, and after they
had taken six bags of what was supposed to be
mixed rags and placed them in the cart the officer
stepped forward and examined the bags, which the
prisoners had brought with them, and found that
they had secreted in them a large quantity of cloth
cuttings of the value of £l6.

In answer to Mr. D'Eyncourt, the prosecutri%
said that every time the prisoners called on her she
had missed property, the last time six weeks ago►
and to the total amount of about £2OO.

Police-constable Bocifax, 190 C, said that after
seeing the prisoners load their cart yesterday even-
ing he went down into the kitchen, which he bad
previously seen locked, and found that 6 bags of
cloth-cuttings out of 14 bags had been taken awl.,
and he afterwards found the bags placed in the
bags the prisoners brought with them, and sur-
rounded with mixed rags, and he found that the
way the prisoners had got into the kitchen was by
removing the staiile of the lock. He then, with the
assistance of Grenham, 132 C, took the prisoners
into custody and to the station.

Sergeant Fox, C Division, applied for a retnandf
Mr. D'Eyucourt grantA.

THAMES.

ILLICIT DISTILLATION. George Williams, a man
about 40 years of age, who was formerly a coal'
mercial traveller, was brought before Mr. Paget
charged with keeping a private still in an unentered
place.
Yesterday afternoon two officers of Inland he'
venue, named Pargiter and adieu, proceeled to
the house, No. 1, Merchant-street, Bow-roadf
Bromley, and upon the former knocking at the front
door he was answered by the prisoner, who en
sooner looked at Mr. Pargiter than he retreated
to the back of his house, where he was caught
by Mr. Ballen, who had anticipated a retreat
iu that direction. The prisoner said, " offer
no resistance." " You had better not," replied
the officers, for we have plenty of help. You hav°
a still here. The prisoner said " Yes, I have," and
conducted the officers to a back room, where theY
saw a large copper still set in brickwork in full ope-
ration, charged with molasses, wash, and a fire under
it. There were 80 gallons of molasses and WOll
in the tubs, and all the utensils and materials for
carrying on the distillation of spiri's. Some veil
strong " jig stuff," unrectified spirits, was found 00
the premises. The worm end of the still was woil>"
ing off spirits. In a room upstairs the officers
found another still of the same dimeus- on; as
the other, but not at work, nor was it
set up for action. The prisoner said lis
was guilty, and that he worked a private sjil for
another man who was the proprietor of the eon"
cern. lie worked it to get a bit of bread for h►s
wife and family.
Mr. Pargiter—He will not divulge the name Oa
address of his employer. We watt the proprietor
of the stills.

Mr. Paget said the case did not admit of 3
douUt, fine' the prisoner £3O, and in default
of payment three mouths' imprisonment and Kara
labour. The stills, molaslies, wash, and all tli°
utensils and materials would be forfeited for Oa
use of the Crown.

MADAME TUSSAUVS.—Not the least attractive
portrait models, taken from life, to the numerous visitoll
at Madame Tus:Aud's wonderful exhibition, in Baker'
street, is that of the celebrated Madame Rachel, and 'le
presume that most of our fair readers aro anxious to ob'
tain a glance of one so noted for her numerous costnetil
as to make even those of a certain age to look " beautif°'
for ever."

THE PLANTING OF YEW TREES in churchyard!,
and elsewhere was encouraged by the English kings f°-
the supply of the peculiar weapon of the English yeolSel;
In the same way, by a law of one of the early SO°,
kings, we are intorined, that every man who built-4
cottage was bound to plant a cart aiu number of ash tree-
for shafting spears, the weapon with which the Scot°,llo
withstood the heavy armed English knights, before Wl'°'o
impetus the stoutest swordsmen would have gone &via
like grass before the mower. In many parts of Scotia
clumps of ash are found with no cottage netr, but tilt:/4
almost always indicate the site of a homestead. Probst:l',,
in both countries the customs continued after the necosSit'
for them had happily ceased.—The Rock.
The London, screw steamship, Capt. Hall, be:
longing to Messrs. Hall and Son, of London, ar
rived at Spithead on Monday, about 2 p.m. fr°l/!
Gibraltar, with troops and Government stores frel'
that garrison, comprising Capt. Stehelen, 83d 1.11
fautry, in command of the troops on board ; As6ls:
Surgeon Power, 74th Infantry, in medical charge'
with GO time-expired and 19 invalided soldiers fr°,;:2
various corps, accompanied by 15 women and
children. ijer Government stores consist mainly or
cases, &c , of gunpowder returned as obsolete eitb
in quality or form. Tire London brings DONS of het
Majesty's screw (armoured, wooden) corvette V3lO at
having caught fire at her anchorage in Gibraltbe
Bay at the moment of the London leaving a
Mule on her voyage to England. It is believe
s
the fire was suppressed before any very aell°,o
damage had been done ; but the only fa-0
known on board the London are that le
the time she was being hauled off from the I'lo
to
on the afternoon of the 31st ult. under stea°l.oo
start on her voyage homeward, the embarket/o,
of the troops and stores having just been l
Majesty's screw gunvessel
plated, Lieutenant-Commander Collins, °f
„g•
gunvessel Skylark, ceme
side the London and requested that she 'nig° 136 be
coed to the Pallas to render what assistance je
could, the latter having caught fire sornewber,ie,
the vicinity of the bread-room. With so 13rberf
quantity of gunpowder on board it was, bore jog
impossible to lay the London alongside a btlruige.
vessel, and the London was started on her va1.330
As she left the Mole, what appeared to be soul'
was rising in light columns above the Pallm'awori
warks, and her fire engines were evidently 0 for
upon the fire. As the London crossed the
the Straits appearances oa board the Pallas tejer.
to the inference that the fire was entirely got tinnedr
A private letter, written-hurriedly at Gibr
mentionseutial ato
taone !
rite
received at Portsmouth yesterday,
occurrence of the fire on board the Pallas,
states that water to the depth of eight feet
mitted into the vess-el's hold, when the fird was Too
pressed wituout injury to any one on board',ag of
London sailed from Gibraltar on the even
31 \fie
the 31st ult., and called in at Lisbon and the
on her way home for cargo, &c. crest stroa
Bay of Biscay she had to contend. with vcsaYv, sea.
north and north-east winds and a I),c_ii'd'ou a°
['he troops will disembark from the
Spithead this morning, and the ship the
wards resume her voyage to London to deliver
cargo.