The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-15 00:00:00

ROBBERY AT RAMSGATE.

On Friday morning a young man, who said his name was William
Featherstone, was placed at the bar of the Police... Court. Margate,
before John Boys, Esq., the sitting magistrate, under the following
ciremnatances :—lt appeared the prisoner had become acquainted
with a 'young gentleman, sojourning at Ramsgate; of the name of
Hovenden, to whom he propOsid they should occupy, for economy's
sake, one sleeping-toren at the Queen', Head, Harbour-street;
.and
late on the night of the 10th, or very early on the following morning,
they, proceeded thither for the night's accommodation. Upon the
landlord letting them in, the prisoner asked for the key of
.the
back-door; in order to let himself out during the night should he re-
quire it. They then proceeded up to their bed-room, and, before re-
tiring to rrot, they each promised to call the other, whoever might
be awake, at seven o'clock in the morning. The prisoner, however,
having refused to sleep in the same bed with the prosecutor, as there
was only one pillow, the latter was much surprised at the quick
manner in which the former had got into a crib on the opposite side
of the room, and nut obserting any clothes, felt satisfied he did not
undress himself. On Awakening about seven o'clock he pro-
ceeded- td peribtin his promise, and hail the prisoner; but
to his dismay no answer was returned, and on getting out
of bed he discovered that a valuable gold watch and chain, a gold
ring, and a diamond piti, which he had left on the dressing-table, had
been stolen. Mr. Hovenden lost no time in calling up the landlord,
and apprising him and the police of the circumstance. Active mea-
sures were itinnediately adopted to trace the delinquent, and it was
soon discovered that he had made his way to Margate, and pawned
the watch and chain for Si , at the shop of Mr. Bedford, in High-
street, where he took out a coat previou-iy pledged for a few shil-
lings, and bought a carpet-bag, saying he was going on an excursion
to Down Superintendent Merchant dispatched policemen In vari-
ous directions, and afterwards, accompanied by the prosecutor.. ke
proceeded to Canterbury, where they had not arrived many minutes
before they saw the identical carpet •bag put into the boot of a coach,
and shortly afterward. the prisoner made his appearance in the act 01
putting on his top-coat, he having booked himself by coach and rail
for Reigate, but had the mishap, through the vigilance and expedi-
tion of the Margate police, to travel 17 miles in a contrary direction,
is account for his conduct. So swiftly was he followed up, he had
not time to be extravagant; although he had paid his fare and re-
deemed his coat, then was found upon him the missing ring and dia-
mond pin, with 6!. Ss. Pd. in money, and also the duplicate of the
watch. He was fully committed to Maidstone for trial.

BANKRUPTCY STATISTICS.—The 'following -is an
analysis of the bankruptcies is England and Wales, gazetted for the
quarter ending June 30, 1845 :—Metropolis,,96 ; Bedfordshire, I; Berks,
2 ; Bucks, 1 ; Cambridgeshire, 1 ; Cheshire, 2 ; Cornwall, (nil) ; Cum-
berland, 1 ; Devonshire, 3 ; Dorsetshire, 5 ; Durham, 2 ; Essex, 5 ;
Glouceitershire, 5 ; Hants, 7 ; Herefordshire, (nil) ; Ilertfordshire,
; Huntingdonshire, (nil) ; Kent, 7 ; Lancashire, 36 ; Leicestershire,
4 ; Lincolnshire, 2; Middlesex (exclusive of the Metropolis), 3;
)tonmouthshire, (nil) ; Norfolk, (nil) ; Northamptonshire, 2 ; North-
umberland, 7 ; Nottinghamshire, -1 ; Oxfordshire, 1 ; Itutlandshire,
(nil); Salop, 8; Somersetshire (including Bristol), 11 ; Staffordshire,
9; Suffolk, 3; Surrey (exclusive of the Metropolis), 1 ; Sussex, 4 ;
Warwickshire, 8 ; 'Westmoreland, (nil) ; Wilts, 2 ; Worcestershire,
5 ; York (East Riding), 1 ; North Riding, (nil) ; West Riding, 19;
Wales, 7.—Total, 274.
BRICKS AND HANTS RAILWAT.—A good many in-.
quirks have been made as to the delay in the commencement of the
works on this important line by the Great Western Company. We
believe that arrangements are in progress with respect to the pur-
chase of land, &c.; but the delay in the working department may,
perhaps, be chiefly attributed to the absence of Mr. Brunel, who is on
a continental tour,' and also to the impossibility of obtaining a supply
of hands till after the harvest is completed.. The line will furnish a
great deal of employment during the winter, if it should not be a very
severe one.—Berkshire Chronic's.
I THE LAKE DISTEICT.—The present fine weather
has, as may have been expected, attracted to the lakes a more
guitemu,
and o
partiesf the dairse-
numerous assemblage of visitors than we ever had to mention on any
occasion of late years. At Keswick, the head-quarters
triet, all the inns and lodging-houses are
obliged to content themselves with the accommodation of the smaller
public-houses. Still, all seem to enjoy the beauties of the lakes, and
Derwentwater swarms every day with boating parties.—corii,,k
Period
-FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.--Yesterday
evening, between slx and seven o'clock, a fatal and melancholy acci-
dent occurred on the raver Thames off Dyer's Wharf, London-
bridge, by the upsetting of a boat, containing three men and two
females, who were returning front Woolwich after a day's excursion.
Oa arriviag off Dyer's Wharf the young men who were rowing,
being at the time inebriated, ran the boat under the gunnel of •
barge proceeding down the river ; the boat was upset, and the three
men and women immersed in the water. Watermen in their boats
put off, and happily by great,exertions saved the three men and one
woman, but the other female, named Byfleld, residing in Hasband-
street, Golden-square, was unfortunately drowned. The body was
found, and conveyed to the White Swan, Swan-stairs, to await an
inquest.

DISCOVER] OF THE BODY OF A FOREIGN GEN-
TixmAN.--On Sunday morning, between the hours of seven and eight
o'clock, Jarne,yllarrltt, a lighterman belonging to the Pelham canal-
boat, whilst proceeding up the Regent's Canal, between the planta-
tions and thu bridge, discovered the body of a person floating in the
water. He immediately gave an alarm, and with the assistance of
two men got the body upon the bank. They found it to be that of a
gentleman appareg.itly between 'eventy.and thirty years of age. In
his trousers there was found a purse and a pocket-bcok, and in the
waistcoat a foreign knife, and, threepence hi coppers. In the purse
were Ave francs and two lonisd'ors; the pocket-book contained a
number of letters and papers,and 111 a Mal piece of green silk there
was a cross of the Legion of Honour. The letters were all in French:
some of them, however, are quite Illegible; all, however, bear the
Toulon postmark, and are directed "M. G. Autzler, Hotel, Lisle-
street, London." Upen the small linger of the right hand there was
a plain gold ring, and upon the same finger of the left one set in
onyx and pearls. The body lies at 2,fr. Payne's, the FirgrOW, await-
ing the Ceic.inar's Ihquiry.