The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-21 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

An elderly man, named John Freeman, was placed at
the bar before Alderman Finn's, charged with having a
quantity of illicit spirits in his possession. P.dice-con-
stable 267 stated that be saw the prisoner this morn
h,g, about half-past 9 o'clock, in New-street-square,
Shoe-lane, with a basket in his hand. He followed hini
into Dean-street, and there- stopped hint, and asked him
a hat he had in his basket. Tne prisoner rep'ied " Oh,
only a little drop of stuff ; you know you won't take
any notice of it." On examining the basket, the police-
man found it to contain two large bladder., one con-
taining about a gallon of coloured spirit, and the other
about halt a gallon of white spirit Tha prisoner had
rendered himself liable to a penalty not exceeding
1001. The duty on the spirit was 75. 10d. per gallon.
The prisoner said he wanted the spirits for his own

use.

__He was fined 101., and, in default, to be committed for
two months.

MANSION-HOUSE.

A sailor, named Thomas Davison, was charged before
the Lord Mayor with deserting from his ship, the
Ocean Monarch, at Callao.
Mr. J. Smith appeared for the prosecution.
Captain Joseph Lawson stated that the prisoner was
one of his crew on a voyage from this country to Callao,
and that during the voyage his conduct with some of the
others was disgraceful, and that he bad frequently to
reprove him for it. On entering the harbour of Callao
on a dark squally night, the captain found on letting go
the anchor that the cable bad been unshackled, with a
view no doubt to, the destruction of the ship, and not-
withstanding he offered a reward of 501. for the disco-
very of the perpetrator of so diabolical an act he was
unsuccessful. Directly on the ship getting into harbour
the prisoner, with 13 others of the crew, deserted,
whereby the complainant had been put to the expense of
5001. per month for two months. The prisoner had
shipped on board another vessel, and received his ad-
vance when apprehended.
The prisoner, in his defence, said the captain wished
him to volunteer on board a man-of-war. arid bad told
him that if he could get away from the Ocean Monarch
he might, but he would take good care he should not.
It was in consequence of that he left the ship.
The Lord Mayor said he thought this was a case well
deserving the full penalty mentioned in the act, but he
should only commit him for two months to hard labour,
hoping it would deter him from committing such acts
for the future.
James Maloney was cbargsd with assaulting a young
married female named Sarah Griffin, using abusive lan-
guage, and charging her with immorality in Sun-street,
Aldgate, on the 17th inst. The offence was fully proved.
The prisoner denied assaulting the complainant, and
raid he was subject to much annoyance from her. 014
one occasion he had a quantity of hot water thrown on
his head.

Mr. Roberts, the relieving officer of the district, gave
the complainant an excellent character. She had been
deserted by her husband, and worked industriously to
support herself, child, and mother, who was confined to
her bed from ill health.
The Lord Mayor fined the defendant 20k., or in de-
fault a fortnight's imprisonment, and ordered him to
enter into his recogni-ances of 501. to keep the peace
to Nards the complainant for six months.
His Lordship thanked Mr. Roberts f.r the manner in
which he had spoken of her conduct, which was ex-
tremely creditable to her.

A MOVING Boa.—We have received the following
from a Dundrum correspondent: -" Wednesday morn-
ing
last a portion of bog, the property of Lord Norbury,
at Clonkelly, and lying between Mr. John Green's, of
Cappaghmurrab, and Mr. Pallisser Wayland's, of Clon-
kelly, once more has taken it into its head to move alter
a lapse of 70 years. From the great quantity of rain
that had fallen for several days past in this neighbour-
hood the bor began to float, and the water, not having
any vent. lifted the bog conylletely When the water
burst it floated away a large portion of it, consisting of
from three to four acres, to a distance of forty or fifty
yards, and carrying on its surface and submerging the
hog on its way, besides doing considerable damage to
property. Fortunately no life has been lost, as this
strange circumstance occurred early in the morning be-
f.,ee the people were at work on the bog."—Clonmel
Chronicle.
LUNATIC ASYLUMS FOR IRELAND.—Yestertlay the
seventh report was issued on the District, Crimial, and
Private Lunatic Asylums in Ireland. The number of
insane persons that came within the cognisance of the
commissioners during the year 1854-55 was 13,493, and
they were thus distributed :—ln district asylums, 1,720
males and 1,802 females ; in central asylums, 84 males
and 42 females ; in private asylums, 252 males and 207
females ; in gaols, 101 males and 55 females ; and in
poor-houses, 734 males and 1,266 females. There were
on the 31st March last 4,035 insane males and 3,195
insane females at large unprovided with asylum accom-
modation, making the total number of' insane of every
denomination in Ireland 6,926 males, and 6,:.67 females,
showing r decreaseof 1,605 within the last four years.
The total expenditure of the year v, as 63,3141 , giving
an average cost of each patient per head per annum of
191. 158. 10d. In the year ending 31st March, 1854,
the average was 171. 9s. 4d.