The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-01 00:00:00

THAMES.

DARING,. HIGHWAY ROBBERY BY A WOMAN.—Ann
Barrett, 31, a most do.perate and noisy woman, who
kept up a continual clamour from the moment she
entered the felon's dock until she left it, was brought
before Mr. Yardley charged with assaulting Mr. Abra-
hear Isaac', a tall and venerable-1 Joking man of the
Jewish persuasion, and robbing him of a gold ring, gold
key, and geld locket, value 1/. 15s.
Mr. Isaacs said he was a cigar manufacturer, residing
at 32, Leman-street, Whitechapel. He was passing the
Golden Lion public-house, near the police-station, when
the prisoner, whom he never saw before, struck him and
made a snatch at his watch and broke the ring, which,
with the key and a locket attached, sbe got into her
possession. He caught hold of her and called for the
police, and she was given into custody.
The prisoner, who had repeatedly interrupted and
abuse I Mr. Isaacs while giving his short narrative, and
quite disconcerted him, said that Le bad no right to put
his arms round her ut ck and take liberties with her.
She was only sorry she did not tear the old to
pieces. She wanted to know what he meant by beckon.
ing her into his house every eight.
Mr. Isaacs appeared astonished, and was about to
speak, when Mr. Yardley said there was no occasion for
him to deny what a woman so thoroughly infamous as
the prisoner said about him or any one else.
policeman said the prisoner bad been in custody
fifty times for assaults and disorderly conduct, and had
committed an assault in that court.
Mr. Yardley—l know all that. Has she ever been
convicted of felony ?
No. 6 Tr, said that the
prisoner had been convicted of
Police-aergt aat Townshend,
picking pockets at the
Clerken well Sessions, and sentenced to three mouths'
imprisonment and hard labour.
My. Yardley, female searcher at the Leman-street
station-housr, said she found a gold locket on the pri-
soner, which Mr Isaacs identified.
Mr. Yardley committed the prisoner for trial, and
ordered the depositions to be taken. The infuriated
woman, who was only prevented from jumping over the
dock and doing serious ir.jury to the prosecutor by the
gaoler standing over her, kept up a running com•
mentary on the evidence, and .was removed cursing and
swearing at the prosecutor and officers of the court.

SOU PHWARIC.
ROBBING A GENTLEMAN ON THE RIVER AND ALSO
ON LAND.—John and Charles Watkins were charged
before Mr. Buchanan with robbing Ezekiel Jones, a
gentleman of independent property, and taking from him
a valuable gold watch, a gold guard, a diamond ring, and
51. in money, as also a silk handkerchief.
0 wing to the activity, of Mr. Inspector Thomas, of the
Thames police, the prisoners were apprehended under
somewhat remarkable circumstances.
The prosecutor deposed that a few days ago be was
drinking with some friends, and after that he took a
boat at the Thames Tunnel Pier, for the purpose of
crossing the river to the Surrey side. Upon getting
into Rotherhithe, he gave the two prisoners something
to er nk, and he Lad some more to drink himself. When
he got into the boa., he had something like 51. with
him, a gold watch, a gold chain, and other pro.
party. Having spent the whole of the money he
ha', txcept a penny, be drew another cheque, and
aft, r muds proceeded to a house kept by the aunt of
the prisoners, but after that be boat all recollection of
what subsequently transpired.
Richard Wm. Reed, a waterman, said that he saw
the two prisoners rowing the prosecutor across the
river on the 22d ult. The boat was left in his charge
at Cherry-garden:-stairs. They all went to the Lion and
Ca-tle, where witness and some others had something
to drink, and the prosecutor promised to give him half-
a-crown for minding the boat. He saw the prisoners
and the prosecutor sitting on chairs at their aunt's
residencs, a here he saw one of the prisoners take some
money from the prosecutor's pocket, and also a brilliant
ring off his finger. They paid him is. 6d. out of the
half-crown he was to have received.

Inspector Th Inas said that from certain information
be received he succeeded, after great difficulty, in appre-
hending the prisoners.
Remanded till Friday.

The Lr.rd Chancellor has presented the Rev. Richard
Sun. tti Cummins, M.A., curate of St. George the Mar-
tyr, Queen-square, Bloomsbury, to the Rectory of St.
James's, Colchester.
The summons taken out by the police against Mr.
Wale, the proprietor of the Manor House Tavern, for
holding a fair at the rear of his house, contrary to the
act of Parliament, has been dismissed.
OUR NATIONAL DEFENCES. —Thegovernment are aboe.
to erect a battery at Liscard for the better protection of
the coast. The battery is,to mount seven guns, and will
have attached to it all the required buildings, &c., for
the accommodation of the officers and men in charge
of it.
SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM.--During the week end-
ing Aug. 29, 1857, the visitors have been as follows :
On Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday (free days), 3,126 ;
on Monday and Tuesday (free evenings), 6,340. On the
three students' days (admission to the public 6d.), 470 ;
one students' evening, Wednesday, 107. Total, 10,039.