The Sun. — 1862-07-16 (London, England)

THAMES.  DARING ROUBERY AT A FUNERAL.—John Cruger, a sullen-looking blackguard, aged 20, and describing himself as a hawker, from that notorious thieves' ccicaly Kentstreet, Spitalfields, was brought before Mr. Woclrych, charged with stealing a silver watch, value 20 guineas, floor the person of Captain John Lewis, of Reed. streetterrace, Hull. _  Yesterday afternoon, at half-past four o'clock, the funeral of the murdered woman Scannell was passing along the Mile• end-road towards the Tower Hamlets Cemetery, and an immense number of persons were collected. Several gentlemen lost their watches, and many ladies lost their purses in the crowd. Captain Lewis, who was accompanied by his wife and a little girl his daughter, felt a tug at his guard chain, and his watch disappeared in an instant. The prisoner was running away with it, and the prosecutor seized him. The prisoner struggled with Captain Lewis, who was compelled to let go, and he fell against a shop window and cut his hand and wrist severely. The prisoner then ran away. He was pursued through the crowd by George Japes, a labourer, who " made a grab at him," seized him, and, in spite of the efforts of many determined ruffians to rescue him, held him till other assistance was afforded by Henry Carroll, of No. 25, Mile-end-road, and several other persons. Mrs. Louisa Lewis, wife of the prosecutor, seized the thief as he was running away with her husband's watch, but he eluded her grasp and got away. The watch was not recovered. The prisoner, in defence, said he did not take the watch. Mr. Woolrych—l have no doubt you did. Why did you sun away? I believe you stole the watch. I sentence you to be imprisoned for two months for being in the Mileend-road for the purpose of committing a felony.  GOLD IN AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND,  (From th• New Zealander, May 7.)  From Coromandel we have information which places the existence of a gold field beyond doubt, even in the minds of those who were mostsceptical on that point. Specimens of the precious metal continue to come into town from time to time; we sneak only of what we have ourselves seen, the 14-ounce nugget sent to the governor, that of 32 ounces to be seen at the Bank of New Zealand, a very handsome saucer-full of water-worn quartz specimens, in the possession of Mr. Keven, taken from the bed of the Waiau creek. and which may contain in all some 31, ounces, 75 per cent. pure gold ; some equally fine specimens brought down within the last week, which are only a portion of some 111 b. weight obtained by the same party Again speaking of the Tici creek, Coromandel, Mr. Von Temsky writes that 41b. weight has been got by one party—heavy specimens, waterworn, and unalloyed; also that a 14-ounce specimen (the same as mentioned above as sent to the governor),mostly all gold ; 6 ounce, l•ounce, and t-ounce pieces have been got at the same creek by men who are not above dirting their hands or wetting their feet. Mr. Murphy and party have, during the present week, succeeded in striking the reef at a considerable depth, and from the specimen of quartz which they have already extracted, there is little doubt of its proving an exceedingly profitable undertaking; 21 ounces to the ton is the estimated yield. Great praise is due to the perseverance and industry of this party. There are about 180 miners at present at Coro' mandel ; of these about 60 are said to be at work, the other two-thirds idly waiting in expectation of a ready-made gold field to commence upon. By far the greater part, of those engaged at work are either satisfied with the results of their work, or eve con. fident of their future success. The great difficulty under which Coromandel labours is the impossi. bility of moving freely about the country ; the diggings extend over forest land, and forest of a more than ordinarily dense and tangled nature. Gold has, however, been discovered along the leading range for a distance of 60 miles, and there is little doubt but that a payable gold field would have long since been discovered had the surface of the country presented no greater difficulties than those which have existed in the Australian colonies and in Otago."