The Sun.
London, England, 1837-01-13 00:00:00

UNION-BALL.

Yesterday Henry Goodfellow, a young man in the ser-
vice of Mr. Peter Anderson, of No. 19, Chester-place, Ken-
nington, was brought before Mr. WEDGWOOD, charged with
stealing two valuable diamond rings, the property of his
master, and Charles Grubb, a hairdresser, residing in the
above neighbourhood, was charged with receiving them,
knowing them to have been stolen.
Mr. Anderson stated that Goodfellow had been in his
service, and left him about a month ago, in consequence of
suspicion of his having stolen two diamond rings and a
watch. Complainant had bills printed and circulated, de-
scribing the loss of the articles. The two diamond rings now
produced are his property, and of the value of 201. They
were taken from a drawer in his bedroom, and no one had
access to the apartment but Goodfellow and a female
servant.
William Goodwin stated that on the 26th ult. Grubb
gave him two diamond rings, and at the same time said
that be made them a present to him for favours he had
received of him. Witness did not know the value of the
rings at the time, but he afterwards received information
that there was some stolen jewellery in the neigh-
bourhood ; upon bearing which he took back the rings
to Grubb, and told him that he heard they had been
stolen. Grubb took the rings back, and said that he should
return them to the person from whom he had received them.
Richard Hoskins, a policeman, stated that he took Grubb
into custody on Friday last, and upon that occasion he asked
him if he knew anything about diamond rings, and his reply
was that he did not. On the way to the station-house wit-
ness asked him if he knew Goodfellow, and he answered in
the affirmative, adding, " I know what you mean." He was
then told that he need not say anything if be did not like,
but he proceeded to say that he had bought two rings of
Goodfellow, and gave him 2s. 6d. for one, and ss. for the
other. The same morning witness apprehended Goodfellow,
who told him that he would find the rings if he let him go back ;
and he accordingly took him to the house of a man named
Dyer, a green-grocer, on Kennington Common, where he
showed him the rings on a shelf in the cellar.
The prisoner Goodfellow made the following voluntary
statement before the Magistrates :—He said that he took
the two diamond rings from Mr. Anderson's house, and
went to Grubb, and showed them to him, and he asked him
what he was going to do with them ? He (Goodfellow)
told him he didn't care ; that he had taken them front his
master's drawer, and that they would not be missed, as there
were plenty more there. Grubb then took one ring from
him, arid said he would give him '.2s. 6d. for it, which he
did ; and the following day Grubb had the other ring, for
which he gave him ss.
Grubb, in his defence, said that he had bought the rings
innocently, not knowing their value until the publication of
the handbill, and gave Goodfellow 2s. 6d. for the ring which
bad most stones in it, and ss. for the other. He added that
he knew Goodfellosv was a servant living at 19, Chester-
place.
Goodfellow further said that Grubb instigated him to plun-
der his master's wino cellar ; and previously to his having
taken the diamond rings he took two bottles of wine and a
bottle of brandy out of the cellar, and gave them to that
person, who told him at the time that he was going to
get married, and that he wanted the wine to entertain
his visitors whom he invited to the wedding.

Both the prisoners were committed for trial, and Grubb.
refused to sign the statement he had given relative to the
manner in which the rings came into his possession.

ROYAL NAVY-SALE OF SHIPS.

Yesterday the Commissioners for executing the office of
Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland sold by Dutch auction, at their office,
Somerset House, eleven of his Majesty's old ships and ves-
sels of war.
The sale was numerously attended, and the business com-
menced by reading the conditions of sale, the principal of
which were :—The ships to be taken with all faults within
two months from the day of sale, the purchasers first pay-
ing into the hands of the Paymaster-General of the Navy
the amount of the purchase-money, and producing a receipt
for the same. And before the ships were delivered each
buyer to produce to the storekeeper of the navy a declara-
tion of the yard where they arc lying, and that he had not
given any fee or reward to any officer, clerk, or labourer
employed by the Commissioners, in order to procure any
unfair advantage in the sale.
All the copper and mixed metal articles marked with the
" broad arrow" which may be found in such ships and ves-
sels are to be returned into the store of the dock-yard near-
est to the place where the ships may be when the articles are
taken out of them. The purchasers of the ships to be al-
lowed the following prices for the articles returned :—For
marked copper articles I Id. per lb. ; marked mixed metal
ditto 80. per lb.
A gentleman present, addressing the Commissioners, said
that he was informed four of the ships lying in the dock-
yard at Portsmouth, namely, the Salisbury, Tamar, Immor-
tal:le, and Aracline, were without rudders, and he wished,
therefore, to know, for the satisfaction of purchasers, whe-
ther any explanation could be given on the subject.
The CHIEF COMMISSIONER, after making some inquiries,
said that the rudders were most probably in the dock-yard ;
and if so they would be considered part and parcel of the
ships sold, and belong to the respective purchasers.
Another gentleman remarked that it would be proper to
account for the wheels of some of the vessels, which did not
appear upon the decks.

**The CHIEF COMMISSIONER said the necessary inquiry
should be instituted on that bead.
The sale then commenced with a considerable degree of
interest. Each ship was put up separately at a certain
price, and a gradual abatement made until it came to a cer-
tain sum, which was accepted by a purchaser. At the con-
clusion of the sale each purchaser paid a deposit of 251. per
cent. on the amount of his purchase.
The following is a list of the ships sold, and the sums for
which they were respectively purchased :
Ships. Guns. Tons. Sold for
Narcissus
Surly lighter 0
Prince
Venerable
Salisbury
Immortalite
Tamar
Arachne
Ferret
Onyx
Procris

Total amount of sale £22,450
Several of the ships sold yesterday have braved the battle
and the breeze for centuries. The Venerable, it will be
recollected, was, Lord Duncan's flag-ship in the North Seas,
and was engaged in most of the prominent actions which
occurred prior to the peace of Amiens.

At a meeting held yesterday propositions have
been made to the Colombian bondholders for new arrange-
ments respecting the debt, and an apportionment of it
among the three states of Venezuela, New Granada, and
the Equator, the particulars of which will appear in another
place. In one respect the occurrence is remarkable, as it
does not appear to have led to a single speculative transac-
tion, or any alteration in the value of the stock. After the
long and painful experience obtained upon this subject, and
with the example of Mexico before the eyes of the creditors,
the creation of a deferred stock for Colombia, and a funding
of the arrears of interest, will not inspire the least confidence
in the. payment of dividends on that portion, one-half, of
the original capital which is proposed to be brought into
immediate activity. As a source of speculation and gamb-
ling, much beyond what has heretofore existed in the South
American securities, this arrangement will be abundantly
fruitful. For each of the three States an active and a de-
ferred stock will necessarily be created, and, as the credit of
each State will be variously estimated, there will be at least
six rates of value to be established, for what has heretofore
gone under the common denomination of Colombian stock
or bonds. It remains to be seen what reception these pro-
positions meet from the Governments to which they are to be
submitted. Great praise is due to those with whom they
have originated. The recovery of so large a debt, if such
should ever fortunately be the case, amounts almost to a
national object.—ilforning Paper.
The Earl of Rosslyn, after an absence of several
years, has arrived at his seat, Dysart-house, Fifeshire, where
the Earl will make a short sojourn, in order to transact
official business as Lord Lieutenant of the county. His
Lordship will return to his residence in Grosvenor-place be-
fore the meeting of Parliament.