The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-06 00:00:00

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gaged, and the two girls went away

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Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent .... —
Danish Bonds, 1825,3 per Cent. —
Ditto, 5 per cent.
Equador Bonds
Grenada Boads, 1% per Cent
Ditto, Deferred
Mixican, 5 per Ct., es Jan. Coups
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Peruvian Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Ditto, Deferred
Portuguese 5 per Cents.
B.ussuin Bonds
S ianiAla .; p.r C -int. 1840 ......
Oitto, Account
Ditto. 3 per Cent
Ditto, New Deferred
Spanish Com. Cert. Coup. not funded 1% 114 per cent,
v Huozuela Bonds, 314 per Cent --36
Ditto Deferred
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian, 4 WE per Cent. —
Dutch 2;i per Cent. 12 Guild sB7k
Ditto 4 per • !ant. Oertißgates
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LLOYD'S SHIPPII'd G.—; THIS DA Y.)
LONDON, FEB. 6.—Wind at noon, N.W., fresh breeze
and fine clear dry weather.
SUNDERLAND, FEB 5 —The John and Mary, of this
port, has been got off shore much damaged.
LYNN, FEB. s.—The Revolution has come off the
Black Shore Sand.
CLYDE.—Arrd. Palendar, St. John's, New Brunswick;
America, Windsor, United States.
HARWICH, FEB. s.—lt blew very hard all night at
W., and continues. The Content, of and from New-
castle for London, has been assisted in leaky, having
been on shore on the Gut fleet Saud.
DEAL, FEB. s.—Wind W.S.W., strong.—Arrd.
Ocean's Bride, west coast of Patagonia. Put back a
lane fleet of the outward bound.
TEIGNMOUTH, FEB. s.—The John Paley, of Preston,
Newcastle to Nantes' got ashore and sunk last night on
the Ore Stone north of Torbay during a gale; crew
eared.
GLOUCESTER.---.Arrd. Boreas, Quebec.
BRIDLINGTON, FEB. s.—The Lady Ann, Goole to
Sunderland, sunk north of Flamborough Head, having
been in contact with the Curlew brig of Sunderland;
crew saved.
SLIGO, FEB. 4.—The weather has been very
boisterous here fur the last fortnight, nothing but con-
stant gales of wind from W. to N.W.
DUNGENESS RoADs.—Put back, Roman Emperor,
Sydney, N.S.W.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. s.—Wind N.W. to W.S.W., fresh.
—Arrd. Panic, Shanghai; Express, Mauritius; Pris-
cilla, Pernambuco; Vivid, New Orleans; Italy, ditto.
Md. Fairfield, Calcutta. A brig was seen 23d Decem-
ber inside the Colorado Reef at anchor, with her lower
masts standing and abandoned.
PLYMOUTH, FEB. s.—Wind W., strong gale.—Arrd.
Galeid, St. Michael's from Hull, under jury rig; and
considerable damage to hull, fromcontact, 21st January,
with the Stanhope schooner.
BELFAST, FEB. 4.—Wind W.—Arrd. Rosamond, New
Orleans.
RAMSGATE, FEB. s.—The Perseverance, of and from
London, for St. Michael's, has put in with damage,
having been run foul of whilst at anchor.
NEWBURGH, FEB. 4.—The Mary, of Dundee from
London, is on shore and leaky.
SHIELDS, FEB. s.—The Sibsons, of Blyth, hence to
London, was abandoned 3d inst., in a sinking state off
Souter Point; crew saved.

EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Westminster, before Mr. Baron
MARTIN and a Special Jury.)
IHE ATTORNEY• GENERAL V. WATTS.

This was as information filed by the Attorney-General
to recover penalties from the defendant for assisting and
being concerned in unshipping a quantity of unmanu-
hawed tobacco, on which duty had not been paid.
The Attorney-General and jMr. Watson appeared for
the Crown; and Mr. Collier for the defendant.
The smuggling of the tobacco was effected in the fol-
lowing ingenious manner:—There was a ship named
The Swift, bound with a cargo of coal from Neath, in
Wales, to Plymouth. A person named Kirken took a
Passage on board the vessel, and when off the Lizsrd he
prevailed on the captain and crew to stand over to the
island of Jeraey,
tnising to give and take a cargo of tobacco, pro-
each of them 101. as their share of
the profits arising on the venture. The ship was put
in the island' and at
re in
about and arrived at a place known as Good Night Bay
brought from the she
night 200 bales of tobacco were
boats, and deposited amongst
the coals. The vessel then made the best of her way to
Plymouth, but care was taken on nearing the English
Beast to 5u alter her course as to make it appear that
she had come round the Lizard. Instead of putting into
the port she went up the river Tamar to a place Biz or
seven miles distant, where the cargo of tobacco was un-
shipped in boats. Here the defendant, William Watts,
who was a pilot, assisted the captain and crew to remove
the tobacco from the hold. The transaction came to the
knowledge of the Revtnue officers in consequence of
some of the crow " poaching," who had not received
their portion of the spoil.
Mr. WATSON said the Crown would only proceed for
the penalty of 1001. Though entitled to sue for more,
he thought the justice of the case would be satisfied by
going for one penalty.
Mr. COLLIER contended that the defendant was simply
engaged as pilot to the ship, and had no participation in
the smuggling. As goon as he discovered that he had
been deceived, and was required to render other assist-
ance besides piloting the vessel, he requested to be put
oa shore, a request which the captain complied with; and
the reason he did not give information of the illegal
transaction was that he had a great dislike to act the in-
vidious part of a common informer.
The Learned JUDGE having summed up,
The jury found a verdict fur the Crown.

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Lord Chief Justice JEuvis.)
WALLACE V. WEBSTER.
This was an action for an alleged breach of agree-
ment in theatrical matters, of which the following is a
summary:—
Mr. Wallack 's engagement with Mr. Webster was
from March, 1851, to June, 1852,
,at 304 per
week,
the engagement to be subject to the rules
of the theatre. Mr. Wallack appeared and utterly
failed. Mr. Webster offered every inducement to
Mr. VVallack to cancel the engagement without success.
Mr. Wallack subsequently committed various breaches
in the rules, and in particular by not attending the pre-
liminary meeting ot the company for the season 1851
and 1852, but Zr. Webster being absent from England,
and not being informed of such breach being com-
mitted, Mr. Wallack was paid a week's salary
subsequent to such breach by the treasurer. Mr. Web_
ster, on being informed of the breach, discharged Mr.
Wallack, and an action, was brought for arrears
of salary, and it was objected by Mr. Wallack that the
breach was condoned by the payment ot the week's
salary. At the trial it was intimated to Mr. Webster's
advisers that Mr. Wallack would compromise, and
offered to abandon all claims on payment of 5001, but
3001. was offered and accepted.
This being a virtual abandonment of an engagement
considerably above 1,000/. in value, the compromise was
evidently au advantageous arrangement for Mr. Web-
ster, and was literally a verdict in Mr. Webster's
favour.
MrMr. Sergeant Wilkins appeared for the plaintiff, and
.Wa son for Mr. Webster.

CRIMINAL COURT
OLD COURT;
117- HIS DAY.)
MURDER.—Jose Fur tozo Berdago,
aged 30, described
as a sailor, was indicted for the wilful
Almon. murder of Junes
Mr. Clarke and Mr, O'Brien appeared for the D
prose-
cution; and Mr. Ballantine defended the prisoner.
Mr. I;LARKE, having opened the case, proceeded to
call the following witnesses:—
Sarah Slater—l live at No. 29, Greenfield-street,
Commercial-road. On Wednesday, the 7th of January,
I went to the house, No. 109, New Gravel-lane, where
I remained all day, and went to bed with a friend there.
About two o'clock on the following morning two
Spaniards and two women came in. One of the Spaniards
was the prisoner. The woman did not remain long
with them. I knew the deceased man Almon, and when
they came in he was sitting by the fire. Besides
the deceased there were two women sod my self
la bed in the room which the Spaniards came into.
There was also a woman named Mary Anne Smith
there, but she was nor. in bed. She lived in the house
with the deceased. Emily Willis was there, and Mar-
garet D,movan and a man were up stairs. The man
came down before the deceased was stabbed. As soon
as the two women went away the. Spaniards spoke to-
gether and then gave Emily Willis two sixpences,
making signs that they wanted something to drink. I
went out and fetched some gin and beer, and the pri-
soner's companion asked the deceased to drink, but he
refused. Atter that the Spaniards spike together in
their own language and then went into the passage,
whore they remained about two minutes. While they
were there I beard some knives opening, and made an
observation to that effect to the people in the room. In
a moment afterwards the Spaniards returned with the
knives in their hands, and Mary Ann Kerwin told the to
go out and call police. I went to the street door and
did so, but before I could call a second time the
prisoner seized me by the hair of the head and
dragged me into the room. The &ceased then got
up with the intention of opening the windows, when
kth., pprisoner raised h,, knee and stabbed him tn. the
" . Almon cried "Oh dear, I am stabbed," and
trunlc4c id over on his back. The two Spaniards then toil
as their h' els, but I pursued the ptisoner, calling out
Stop him ,k.
hn'ek. P 'En," And he was ultimately seized and
brought
Cry ss-examined—l ra a maid of all work, out of a
situation. I went to tahehout to see mid
cousin Mary
Ann Kerwin, but I did not know it was a brothel. I
don't know what the
girls
wets who came to the door
but they ea 4e wthieh house were unfortunate girls,
by any of these peoplet a men. I saw nothing don,
did I see any one raise at° provoke the Spaniards, nor
that two of the girls, Smithpoker to them. Ido not know
Who Om $9 ski d90;1 ctUcl Willis, were the two
th, 441414 oulitb, who

QUARTER TO THREE. had been oat two or three houre, came in at the same
.„ 963 i time as the Spaniards and the two young; women.
••• ~. 964 ii Mary Ann Kerwin, the landlady of the brothel,
0,...s
ci ost-N- statel that there wire five women who lived in the
m •
PR/CZ3 OF BR TISII FUNTDS O'CLOCK. riticEs house, and with the eilcc.ption. of one they were all
3 ~ar uent..lizdueet Anna.
8 per Cant. Console Annuities 96,,,, %AI% 96`A2 taring man, and had lodged in her house two
New 3% per Cent. Arms. ..
I actin Bonde 1,0004
96i2 his companion brought two girls to her home on the
Consols for 'Account
night already referred to, and said they wanted two beds
Exchequer Bills. Pvt.
i.OOO/.
_ . p 64 p for the night. She told them that all her beds were en- ;
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LONDON,