The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-04 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

UNION-HALL.
STEALING WATCHES AT THE SURREY THEATBEI
Two well dressed young fellows, named Johnson an
Macarthy, suspected to belong to the " swell mob, wBre
placed at the bar before Mr.Traill, charged with stealing
two watches from the persons of Mr. Thomas I'Vm.
tam and Mr. James Cheaffers, in the pit of the Sarre!
Theatre.
The first gentleman stated that he was in the pi-
.r of
the Surrey Theatre on Monday. About nine o'clock Le,
was standing near the boxes, when he felt a tug at 111'
watch, and heard the guard-chaia snap. He 41'14;
diately missed his watch. The prisoner Macartby ics
standing near him at the time, but when he discover:Ba
his loss he missed him. About eleven o'clock be was av
formed that two men were in custody for robbing Il
gentleman of his watch. He identified Macarthy as tlle
man who stood near him. A watch was found on th

prisoner, which belonged to him.
Mr. James Cheaffers stated that he was also in the,.P3e
of the above theatre on Monday; while standing 14 these
back of the pit, about eleven o'clock, he was olio
crowded by several parties, who he believed belongeu_LA
the " svjell mob:" He then f.-lt a snatch at his watch,s;
immediately missed it. The prisoners, who had Kr'
near him at the time, were walking out of the,thestre'
when he pursued them and gave them into custody.
Selwood, the officer belonging to the theatre. aPPre'
hentled the prisoners; he found a watch on MacarthP
which was identified by Mr. Battam. The latter Pry,
goner said that the watch belonged to him, he Will,:
purchased it in Rag Fair on the previous day, for tb
guineas.
In answer to the charge, Johnson said that be ffild
unacquainted with Macarthy, and had no knowledge
the robberies. Macarthy said that he picked the 0„:b
1;4
up in the pit, and not being able to find an owner bet).-
it in his own pocket. He denied saying that be Par.
chased it in Rag Fair.
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Mr. TRAILL inquired whether there was any I'l4B
that the prisoners were concerned in the robbery ?-":".
officer replied in the negative. .1
Mr. TRAILL said he should commit Macarthy for Viper
and remand Johnson until Monday IT xt, to give thee. -
an opportunity of making it luiries resrecting him.

-EST
IMPORTANT TO THE SHIPPING INTER--~T,O
THE RIVER PARAMA OPENED TO VESS-'
UNDER THE BUENOS AYREAN FLAG. AD
Office of Committee of Privy Council for Try'
Whitehall, Dec. 3, 1844.
Sir,—l am directed by the Lords of the Committees,
Privy Council for Trade to acquaint you, for 06.A°
formation of the merchants trading to Buenos .AY7,
that her Majesty's Government have received inforised
Lion that the Government of Buenos Ayres has nr°,o
the River Parama to vessels under the Buenos AYr",
flag, upon security being given against their touching
any place in the Province of Corrientes
I am, Sir, your obedient servant.
(Signed) J. MAC GREGO%
W. Dobson, Esq., Secretary, Lloyd's.

SMUGGLING,-On Saturday a Parliamentary retlo:3
was issued, moved for by Mr. Hume, affording 5 g'io•
deal of information of the several establishments to'ej
-rr
tained for the prevention of smteseling in the urlbe
Kingdom, in each of the years of 1842 and 1843. old
sum of 344,136/. 13s. 1 ld, was paid for wage! cif
salaries of persons employed for the preveneonlie
smuggling in 1842, and 347,809/. Is. 4d. in 1843. 'ed,
expense of the equipments of the persons so et:014001
and for repairs, was, in 1842, 168.6081. 4s. 1004 se
in 1843, 164,358/. • 14s. H. The amount of,, se
produce of goods seized and sold was, in 184;51.
the Customs 2,2011. 19s. 7d., and by the Excise
no
Is. 6d. ; and in 1843, the produce was by the Cust°oo
7,636/. Ils. ld., and by the Excise 520 L 12s. ad. sof
rewards paid to persons employed for the preventislibe
smuggling were, in 1842, 6,817/. 3s. 10d., and in theiliss
lowing year, 11,281/. 15s. 9d. In 1842, 11,048 gild is
of spirits and 19,6671b5. of tobacco were seized, sae,
1843, 10,676 gallons of spirits, and 62,8881b5. of tobestse
The proceeds not being sufficient to pay the rewards'pe
difference was taken from the Consolidated Customs' ere
expenses of prosecutions by the Excise in 1842 The
5,6571. 14s. 3d., and in 1843, 8,760/. 9s. 2d. try
produce of fines and seizures by the same aers-iii
ment was in 1842, 27,003/. 6s. 1 Id., and in 1,41
36,8391. 19s. The share paid to Excise officers in, 'tile
was 11,2561. 10s. 10d., and in 1843, 15,034/. es, 404„511
amount remaining to the Crown was in 1842, Myer
4s. 4d., and in 1843, 15,157/. 10s. 6d. The othe,,reise
penses of establishments belonging to the I'4'3 ts
amounted in 1842 to 5,760/. 12s. 3d., and in IS' ise
8.757/. 16s. Bd.; Sand with respect to the coast ser/
cruizers, and revenue police, the expenses are considee
ipa
able. The revenue police of the Excise in 1842 0040
in wages and victualling, 33,216/. 18s. ld. ; for ss'::fitt
and allowances, 1,640/.; in vessels, 989/. 7s. 7d.; nee
horses and barracks, 1.029/. 18s. 2d. ; and in 18434ge1s
police cost in the various departments mentioned 35, 0
1,640/., 1,760/.195., a,nd 1,2331. Os. 10d. The he
branch of the return relates to the Customs, an
three others to the Excise. the
.lionseßaces.-From the evidence taken before se
Select Committee of the House of Lords appointed t°;se
quire into the laws respecting gaming (and which
lip
dence is just printed), the following extracts are Tore
with respect to the popularity, expenses, &c., of rbso;
racing. Mr. C. Weatherby, the keeper of the match's, st
to the jockey-club, states that this public anins'rseer
has increased very much of late wars, and that "1°,5,
sums have been given by the public, not race-horse °o
ers, during the last year than in former years." get
cc'
estimates the amount so subscribed by others than tees
horse owners as at least 34.0001., given by gentlelor,
for plates and w add money to stakes in the last
This includes the amount contributed by gentlemen t''lse
ing no race.horses, who subscribe to stakes to supPorg,e,
amusement ; but does not include the Queen's Pia' el
of which thirty-six of 100 guineas each sfr,
annually given-thus making the whole amount (fib
ie
Weatherby beliew d) 3.600 guineas, 1,050/. of whtC de
paid from the privy purse. The witness then conthicli
that it is evident that horse racing is an amusement tis
all classes, from the labouring class up to the bighe'oje
the country. enjoy. With respect to betting, the prep
individual stated before the Committee that an inv%se
deal of it takes place at the races ; and that, at the
sent moment, it is understood by some that a man o
a bet for above 10/. on a horse race subjects himself to
oe'
qui tam action ; but, according to his opinion, tyl°4
horse owners might stake 10,000/. upon a horse, ar.ol
liable to no penalty, if they paid the money down. °boss
Mr. Weatherby states that "the laws at the preseaitbel
ment with respect to betting protect the rogue more whs,
they do the honest man ; and they enable any snansises
does not choose to pay, to refuse to pay." He her sOJ
that if the statutes respecting betting were repealenw
u dr
the whole subject left to the common law, it wool
crease betting. the
HEROISM.-The following act of heroism °II sce
part of a female has just been brought under the 0°
of the Committee of the Royal Humane Society' gis
short time since, as Miss Sarah Wilkinson, goveeneoge
the family of the Rev. L. C. Booth, of Burshead floe
Twickenham-common, acconspinied by Miss Etter
Collinson, a visitor at Mr. Booth's, were sitting Of the
of Mr. Booth's children, reading on the banks ° the
powder-mill river, which is a very rapid streas%obs4
youngest of the children, about six years of age, °Ai' sod'
unseen on a tree which grew over the river, all"eiefirl
denly fell in. Miss Collinson, on seeing the ecelssils
hurried round the stem of the tree, and seeing therjable,
struggling in the water, was so unnerved as tobe 'loes
to assist it ; but Miss Wilkinson immediately ,110 t
into the stream, without a moment's hesitation, at $ sss
where the depth of the water was to her unknown, este,
with great difficulty, from the rapidity of the shtl:4o'
and the water being four or five feet deep, caught - 0 of
the child's foot, and continued to hold it fast for to De
three minutes, until Miss Collinson came to her ad'
ante, when y great exertions the child was resr yep
Another moment's delay on the part of Miss W'•ss
It
in jumping in would have been fatal to the child'
would have been floated by the rapidity of the stre -
a thick hedge on the bank, which it would have beqoots
possible for Miss Wilkinson to have passed. Mises Ad
fainted instantly on being taken out of the wate''es fs',
w.:4 afterwards confined to her bed with high feldejfsr
three weeks. Miss Wilkinson has been recommentit tbs
the Royal Society's honorary silver medallion
next generals

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BIRTHS. 010*
On the 20th ult., at iZome, the lady of Charles -
0
Esq., of a daughter. .
On the 29th ult., at Meeklenburgh-square, the Wif ,
Lus, Esq., of a daughter. SO°
Ohn the 2d inst., at Wellington-terrace, St. John's-
Mrs. Marchant, of a daughter. .fe of A'
On the 2d inst., at Greenharn Ledge, Berks, the 1/1
J. Croft, Esq., of a daughter. i,
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On the 2d inst., at College-terrace, Islington, Al'
Adams, of a daug te
lr.
On the 2d inst., at Slades-place, Deptford, KO A
. ' IvlliP
Sandom, of a daughterT. ticit''
On the 3d inst., in avistock-square, Mrs. Jaynes 11
nett, of a daughter. (iv of Dl'
On the 3d inst. iu Old Burlington- street, the la .
..,
J. IL E. Stubbs, of a son.
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MARRIED. I°°t!
On the 30th ult. at St. Paul's, Liverpool, Willistewe v•
Esq., of Threadneedle-street, to Mary, relict of the
of
Jones, Esq., A.M., Trinity College, Dublin. I FA'
On the 30th ult., at Brighton, Nathan Lowenth., jett
Brighton, to Sarah, second daughter of the late J. "-
Esq., of the Exchequer.

DIED.
On the 25th ult., Mr. William Williams, aged „acre56A
On the 25th ult., Charles Mann, Esq., of Cloudeelki
...
Islington, aged 66. a 0 ll• zieP
On the 27th ult., John Brooks, Esq., of Siteplef
Manchester. ..1 el3ll
•
Bath, William .i..
On thd 27th ult., at Sydney-place,
Hough, Esq., aged 66. f galhefP
On the 28th ult., Martha, wife of David Price, °cobalt°
On the 28th ult., at the Green Park, Bath, kirli"
Harrison, aged 94. f the
Ijscira.
On the 29th ult., Captain Thomas Wallace, o
Army, arli rioo
On the 29th ult., at Combe Raleigh, De°°/3'
Louisa, wife of the Rev. Charles Edward Rand. --v Wet'
On the 29th ult., at Bath, the Hon. Itobert Otw'y
0
ALP., of Stanford Hall, Leicestershire. , Tong Clifi6
On the 29th ult., George Durant, Esq., 0'
the county of Salop. n...1,..iane• CAP'
Oa the 30th ult., John Crichton, Esq., of"' „- of
nonstreet, aged 82. . the °Pe
On the Ist inst., at Teddington, Mary An
Rear-Admiral Collard.
On the let inst., at Elm Lodge, Denmark-hill, 55:
Samuel Sloper, Esq. _Ati.,01....
On the let inst., Mr. John Heath, of ShePbe' ,
Sieb°l' t
May-fair, wine-merchant. g
rY Gre6
On the Ist inst , in Beaumont-street, Mrs. -_
..,,a , of
On the 2d inst.. , Mr. Benjamin Baldry Far"' '
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Tower-street, aged 70.
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.!,To. 112, Strand, Printer, at TM itaix. the '0:1.1
Strand, in the Precinct of the Seß9f, wi
liiddlelex, Wednesday, December 4,104