The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-09 00:00:00

without distinction of rank or station. I feel that I
should not discharge that duty if I did not impose upon
you the punishment of imprisonment. I will not fine you,
but sentence you to be impTisoncd seven da)s in the
House of Correction.

➢ir. O'Connor inado no observation aloud, but looked
somewhat angry, and left the dock, muttering something
to himself in a low tone.

VIARLBRCY-STREE r--(THIS DAY.)
AN IMPOSTOR.—Ann Smith, a notorious vagrant, was
brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with being drunk
and begging.
Gammer,.2l C, stated that at half-past seven on Satur-
day evening be was on duty in New Bond-street, when
he saw the prisoner, who was very 'tipsy, stop two gen-
tlemen, who called witness's attention to her. He
watched her and saw her follow another gentleman, and
witness then went up to her and took her into custody.
She then threw herself down and refused to move. He
then sent for the stretcher, and as soon as he had done
so she got up nod walked a short distance apparently in
great pain, end he then observed that she appeared to
be in the last stage of pregnancy. On arriving at the
station she struck him on the head with a stick which
she had iu her hand.
Inspector W hall said ho was at the station when the
prisouer was brought in; she appeared to be in great
pain, and from her size be thought she was in an ad-
vanced stage of pregnancy, and ho therefore sent for the
female searcher, hut before she arrived the prisoner be-
came so violent that witness was obliged to go to the
assistance of the constables. He then saw appearances
which induced him to cut a string, when to his great
surprise down fell is bundle of rags, which the prisoner
had suspended in front of her, in order to lead the public
to believe that she was pregnant. Mr. Whall added that
the prisoner was a well-known impostor.
Commited for three months.
CRUELTY TO A HORSE.— William Hughes, a young
man in the employ of Mr. Saunders, carrier, Sanderton,
Bucks, was summoned before Mr. Hardwick by Mr.
Thomas, secretary of the Royal Society for the Preven-
tion of Cruelty to Animals, for cuelly ill-treating a horse.
Strachan, one of the society's censtabies, stated that
about eleven o'clock on the morning of Tuesday, the
20th of January, ho observed the de:endant driving a
horse and cart, laden with timber, in Oxford-street. A
piece of rag was striking out from under the corner of
the saddle, and on looking at the horse, witness found a
wound as large as a crown piece, which was bleed-
ing at the time. He called the defendant's attention
to the state of the horse's back, and told him he
should report it to their secretary. The prisoner said
the wound was occasioned by the saddle getting wet and
chafing the horse, the latter was otherwise in good
condition.
Police-constable E 91 corroborated the above.
The defendant's master was present, and said the
wound was caused in the manner stated by defendant,
bat it was now healed, and the horse was in good work-
ing condition.
The horse having been examined by an officer and
found to be as stated,
Mr. HARDWICK said the officer had acted very properly
in taking up the case, and as the horse was now in good
condition he should inflict the minor penalty of 2s. 6d.
and costs.—The money was paid.

THE GREEN WICH ELECTION.
At ten o'clock this morning, notwithstanding the un-
propitious state of the weather, an immense body of the
inhabitants of Greenwich, Deptford, and Woolwich,
b ,th electors and non-electors, assembled at the
hu-tings which were erected at the corner of Lon-
don-street, in High-street, Greenwich, for the pur-
pose of nominsiti,,g a candidate to fill the seat in
the House of Commons for this borough made
vacant .by the retirement of Admiral Dundas, who
has taken the command of the fleet in the Mediter-
ranean,- and who suds thence on the 17th of the present
Month., The candidates were, Mr. Montagu Chambers,
Q.C., and Admiral Houston Stewart. The Sheriff having
read the writ and Bribery Aer, Mr. Lang proceeded
to propose Mr. Montagu Chambers which was se-
conded by Mr. Nott, and speeches haying been made
by those gentlemen in support of the proposi-
tion, Mr. Pontifex proposed Admiral Stewart. Mr.
Montagu Chambers, Q.C., then addressed the assem-
blage in an hour's speech, during which his sentiments
met with the hearty concurrence of the majority of hi,
hearers; after which Admiral Stewart made a long,
humorous, and seaman-like address. The High Sheriff
then came forward and demanded a show of hands for
the two candidates
which having been gene through, he
declared a large majority in favour of Mr. Chambers.
The polling commences to-morrow (Tuesday) morning.

HAY IVIARKET THEATRE.
Mr. Barry Sullivan, a provincial tragedian, made his
first London appearance on Saturday night in the
character of Hamlet. Mr. Sullivan's performance was
highly correct and intelligent. To all the most promi-
nent speeches he gave the ordinary point. Passion there
was none, but there was invariably "good emphasis and
discretion." He played the whole of the third act,
wherein the principal burden of the character lies, with
care and smoothness, always refined and reflectant,
never manifesting any particular power. His close ad-
herence to the text of Shakspere may be mentioned to
his credit, though in one or two cases he ventured
upon readings for which he had no previous autho-
rity, and but little intelligible motive. 'The quality of
this new, or latest, personation of the Danish Prince may
be judged from these generalities. It was sensible and
scholarlike, dircrimir atm, methodical, and accurate, so
far as we have any standard of accuracy to refer to in a
case so fraught with doubt and uncertainty. In figure
Mr. Sullivan is short, but symmetrically formed; while
his deportment denotes all the maturities of professional
experience. His voice is sweet and musical, weaker
probably than it should be for a large area. The au-
dience applauded Mr. Sullivan with great zeal at the
close of the performance; and that he is destined to
become a useful metropolitan actor there is no doubt.
Another representation or two in more tangible walks of
the art will establish his position more definitively than
that which was afforded on Saturday; though we can
but feel that the encouragement accorded by the specta-
tors was fairly and honourably won. Mr. Leigh Mar
ray announced the repetition of the tragedy amid rounds
of applause.

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon
at the Foreign-office. It was attended by Lord John Rus-
sell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the
Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey, Earl Granville, Earl Grey,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring, the
Earl of Carlisle, the Right don. Henry Labouchere, the
Marquis of Clanricarde, and Lord Seymour. The Council
sat two hours and a half.

A few days ago an accident befel W. Marshall,
Esq., M.P. for East Cumberland, which will prevent him
from attending to his Parliamentary duties. While trying a
new horse, which be had bought, to leap over a hedge, the
animal swerved and fell. Mr. Marshall was thrown on his
side, and his collar bone was fractured in two places, as was
also one of his ribs. He is, of course, totally incapacitated
from attending to business by this untoward accident, and
will for some time be prevented from being
in his place in
the House of Commons. - Carlisle Journal.

THE SALMON SEASON.—On Monday the salmon
fishing north of the Tweed commenced for the season. The
Ness was so high in flood on that day that not a net could
be cast in it, and consequently none were taken. In the
Oich Mr. Tait's men caught four fine fish, which were sent
on to the Glasgow market. In the BeAuly the Master of
Lovat captured one with the rod, and one was taken by the
nets, the river very high. None were taken at Fort 44eorge
in the early part of the day, at least; but at Rosemarkie
the fishermen had better luck. At Speymouth fourteen
clean fish were taken. Our Banff contemporary reports
that " one hundred fine fish were taken in the Deveron."
Surely this is a mistake ; the foul as well as the clean fish,
were we suspect, were counted. It is said that there are large
numbers of spent fish in the Ness—promising fairly for the
sport of this and after seasons. A. P. Gordon Cumming,
Esq., and Mr. Dunbar killed on Monday; in the Dunbeath
water, two fine clean salmon with the rod—one 7i lbs., the
other 1 lbs. ; lost two more, and saw two more, besides
landing no less than twelve foul fish, This looks well, not-
withstanding the unfavourable state of the weather.—
Inverness Courier.

A NEwsPAPER.—A man eats a pound of sugar
and the plea,ure he enjoys is ended; but the informatio❑
he gets from a newspaper is treasured up in his mind, to be
enjoyed anew, and to be used whenever occasion or inclina-
tion calls for it. A newspaper is not the wisdom of one man
or two men ; it is also the wisdom of past ages. A family
without a newspaper is always halt an age behind the time
in general information ; besides, they never think much, or
find much to talk about. And then there are little ones
growing up, without any taste for reading. Besides all these
evils, there is the wife, who, when the work is done, has to
A terican
sit down with her handsC in her lap, and nothing to amuse
Paper.
her, or divert her mind from the toils and cares of the do-
folly
menstie circle. Who, then, would be without a newspaper ?
A
young man
DISAPPOINTED BRIDEGROOM
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al
attentive —A proof of the
love, andbut
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who gave hirnetYtO
go
and fetch
happy
has occurred within the last few days. A
, who resides on the southern side of the town,
suppose that she was worth a bit of " tin."
courtship, won the smiles of one
that she would LIP
etch her fortune —viz. 000/. Off she
liaoutrse, in high expectations; at even-
went, leaving ita, of
tide she returned, but union she told her partner
ma
200 shiners, but witli 6. two
may
easily depicted on the
fine prattli g bairns.
husband's countenance
telligencer. be imagined. —Leeds In-

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DRURY-LANE THBATRE.-111r. Sims Reeves, in
Fro
in the new
ballet, drew the greatest house. of the season on Saturday.
supported
is, we hear, in active 's new opera rehearsal.
Beea.i
PLAYS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.--
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per-
Ilvf'ecittitat these fashionable and agreeable entertainments
appear
at Monday
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by Laforit, will
will succeed, and we are promised al
will be commenced
and Mdlle. Clarrisse
Rose Cheri, whose performances a few
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the services of Mdlle.
extraordinarily attractive; Regnier, the
seasons ago were so extra_,
1 avigaiQ, is also engaged. '.`,, a are
best actor of the Theatre r
many' engagements of great in-
given to understand ,that
which, when completed,
terest and novelty are in progress,
will present a combination of excellence and variety seldom
s
equalled. Mr. Mitchell is now in Paris completing hi ar-
rangements.
SUICIDE BY A PRIt,ONTB.—n--n Saturday an -
in-
quest was held by the coroner of Liverpool on the body of a
young man named Jones,Recorder
convicted of felony
who had been
on the previous day, and sentenced by the to 15
years' transportation. The prisoner was removed to the
Borough gaol, and clothed in the prison dress; the turnkey
gave him some oakum to pick, and on going to his cell about
tied an hour after he was found hanging by the neck, having ,
his braces to an iron bar placed across an air-bole in his cell,
and life quite extinct. He had previously many times pro-
ttsted his innocence of the crime for which he was sentenced
to transportation, and from subsequent inquiries, there i 3
reason to believe that one of the witnesses who spoke to the
prisoner's identity may possibly have been mistaken. The
, jury returned a verdict of temporary insanity,
iLtynau is reported to be ,I .'"g, and goes about
the shadow of his former seif, buppuried by rv,o attendalits.
General Melden, also, the late military governor of Vienna.
it lying dangerously ill at Gratz.