The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-30 00:00:00

TI LIMES.

TYRANNY OVER BRITISH SEAMEN IN RIISSIA.—This
day Mr. Cai [mess, master of the ship Osiri., trading in
the Baltic, VIM summoned before Mr. Yardley, by 7
seamen of the vessel for deduction in the amount of their
wages. Mr. Smith attended for the complainants.
Thera was but one of the seamen examined, a man of
the name of Hamilton, and his evidence went to show
that while the vessel was at a place called Wh.tchurch,
near It.g,k, that the men had been unloading her, at which
work they engaged upwards of 12 hours. They were
subsequently told to unload a lighter, which they ex-
pressed themselves unable to do, having been already so
long at work. Upon this, without a trial, they were
sent to prison under an escort of Russian soldiers,
where they remained three days and a half.
The captain stated that the unloading of the lighter
was a case of urgency—that it was in a sinking state and
would have sank before the morning, and that he had
to employ other men to unload it (the lighter).
Mr. Yardley asked the captain if it were true that
the men were sent to prison without trial under an escort
of Russian soldiers.
The defendant replied that it was true.
Mr. Yardley observed that it was not the custom to
send persons to jail without a trial, and that he wished
people going to Russia would take the English laws
with them. Sncb a course as the defendant bad pur-
sued was completely contrary to the English laws—a
proceeding he would never sanction. He was surprised
that English captains had not more spirit than to forego
the laws of their ow❑ country. It was an end of justice,
and the counsel bad no right to send these men to prison.
Defendant said that the men would have been ob-
liged to go 70 miles for the purpose of having their trial.
Mr. Goodley—lt is astonishing that you, as an Eng-
lishman, should act in this way. I cannot allow any
deduction, the men having been sent to gaol without
trial.

All the men had their claims allowed.
DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY IN ROSEUARY-LANI.
Wm. Oak, a returned convict, dressed as a sailor, and
Mary Beeat, were charged with stealing a coat from the
person of Mr. Davidson, a tailor, under the following
daring circumstances :
It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor, a
tailor, yesterlay afternoon was going along Rosemary-
lane, and that be was very much intoxicated, when on
passing the prisoner he was seized hold of by Clark,
while the other prisoner took his coat off his back. She
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went with it to a pawnbroker's n the vicinity, where
she was followed by a boy, and where she pledged it.
The boy gave information to police ctmstable 138 and
Cox, when they were both apprehended. The prosecu-
tor knew nothing of the robbery till he recovered from
his state of druukenness at the station-house.
Mr. Yardley asked if the prisoners were known
Roche, the gaoler, said that Clark was a returned tran-
sport.
Police-constable H 43 said that Clark was tried and
convicted at the Central Criminal Court on the 13';
June, 1853, when he had 10 years' transportation, four
of which he served.
The female prisoner, it was stated, has had nine
months' imprisonment.
They were committed for trial.

According to the German, Journal of Frankfort it was
only within the last few days that the Emperors of
Russia and Austria agreed to meet at Weimar. The
Journal sl4o says that so far back as a month ago the
Emperor of Russia proposed to meet the Emperor of
Austria, but suggested that the place of meeting should
be Warsaw.