The Sun.
London, England, 1839-01-29 00:00:00

UNION HALL

William Askew was charge:l with the,follovring robberies :
—A few days ago a policeman met the prisoner and a boy
carrying between them a large mahogany wash-hand stand,
with a marble top. The policeman, suspecting they had sto-
len it„went .up for the purpose of questionnig them, and,
upon his approach, the prisoner immediately threw the mar-
ble top of the stand at the policeman's legs, and hit him
across the shins, so as to disable him from, pursuing his assail.
ant and his companion, both of whom ran off, and escaped,
leaving the entire wash-hand stand in the policeman's pos-
session. It was subsequently discovered that the article was
stolen from a broker's shop-door at Walwoith, on the day it
wa*seen in the prisoner's possession. On Saturday last the
prisoner rushed into a shoemaker's shop. near the place from
which the wash hand stand was taken, and, running towards
the counter, snatched up a pair of boots and ran out into the
street. He was, however, pursued by the shopkeeper and
secured, when, on taking him to the station-house, he was
immediately recognized as the man who had committed the
former robbery, and escaped.—The prisoner was committed
on both charges.

A gang of swindlers have lately been exercising
their vocation in Glasgow, and were detected i❑ an attempt to
extort money from the Earl of Morton, under the false pre-
tence that it was for the relief of the distressed family of a
deceased barrister of great respectability, who had become in-
volved in difficulties shortly before his death. The story upon
which they made their appeal was founded on known facts.
Lord Morton referred the matter to the police, in order to dis-
cover the truth or falsehood of the tale, when the imposition
was at once detected.

Yesterday afternoon an inquest was taken at the
King's Arms, Water-street, Strand, on the body of Jamcs
Robinson, aged 11, who was drowned on Sunday last. It
appeared from the evidence, that the deceased and two other
boys, who had been to church but left before the service was
over, proceeded to Arundel Wharf, Arundel-street, for the
purpose of getting on the barges to play, when the deceased,
who was in the act of crossing from one barge to another,
slipped into the River, and disappeared immediately. Drags
were procured, and the body got out, but all efforts to restore
animation were unavailing. Verdict, " Accidental Death."

In the Sherif& Court yesterday a claim of cotnpen-
cation to the amount of 1,310/, was made in the Blackwall
Commercial Railway Company ; but after a very lengthened
investigation the Jury awarded only 7001.
The Sunderland Herald says that at the late Con-
servative Symposium " Give us some taties " A bit breed 1"
" Smash, there's ne yell" " Here's nowt to be getten for wor
brass!" was the music that helped to drown the rattle of the
knives and forks of those who were lucky enough to be its the
neighbourhood of any thing to eat.
THE NEWCASTLE MURDER.---We understand
that it is intended by the legal advisers of Mr. Bolam to
apply for a habeas corpus to remove him to York for trial at the
Assizes for that county, in consequence of its being supposes',
that the excitement in Newcastle on the subject of the mure.er
would be prejudicial to him.

A FAMILY QUARREL.—In a case of assault
heard yesterday at the Thames Police office, wherein. two
sisters-in-law were the opposing parties, one of the witnesses,
a aai!or, stated that although be saw the ladies tearing each
other's hair out by handfuls, he did not interfere, because it was
a family quarrel.

Between nine and ten o'clock on Saturday morning,
a man, dressed as a mechanic, was proceeding along Snow.
hill, in a very intoxicated state, when he stumbled and fell with
his head in the gutter, and the wheel of a market cart, loaded
with vegetables, that was passing by, .grazed the top of his
head with such violence that the scalp was nearly torn off and
his skull severely fractured. He was removed to St. Bartho-
lomew's Hospital, and remains in a highly dangerous state.

Si-'ORTING INTELLIGENCE

TAT TEI: SA S—YEsr tw4Y.
THE DERBY.

There Was a very full attendance at " The Corner" to-day, hut sO
7cw anxious to do business that nothing was done upon the three
favourites, and a very gull afternoon closed as follows
6 to. 1 agst Lord Jersey's lot
9 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Bro. to Bay Middleton—offered

15 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Flamlieaz—take 16 to 1
16 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Erin-go-Bragh
18 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Dey of Algiers—taken
25 to 1 agst Col. Anson's Zimmerman
28 to 1. agst Mr. Bowes's Epidaurus
30 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's The Lord Mayor—taken
. .

35 to 1 aist Lord Jersey's lhlerim—taken
40 to 1 agst Duke of Cleveland's Kreml.n—taken
40 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's /Ether (Pastille colt)—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's lot—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Ford's Brother to Quo Minus—taken
1000 to 25 agst Mr. Greatrex's Tontine colt—take 50 to 1
50 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Meunier
1000 to 10 agst Lord Exeter's Velvet colt
700 to 25 agst Meunier and Hugh Lupus—taken

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
The Duke of Rutland's hounds meet on Thursday at Weaver's
Friday, at Haverholme Priory—half-past 10.
The Earl of Halewood's hounds on Friday at Deighton Bar--
half-past 10.
The Eddlethorpe hounds on Friday at Foxhole's Mill—hf-p. 10.
The York and Ainsty hounds on Thursday at Strensall;
Satur-
day, at Ferensby—half-past 10.
The Bedale hounds on Friday at Scotton Village ; Saturday, It
York Gate—half-past 10.
Lieut.-Colonel Hildyard's harriers on Friday at the Potts—half-
past 10.

- The Holderness hounds on Thursday at Carnaby Village ; Sa"
turday, at the Rise Mill-11.
The Hambleton hounds on Friday at Harden Hill-10.
The Benton Park harriers on Friday at Willington-10.
The Somerford staghoutids on Friday at Haslington, near
Crewe—quarter to 12.
The Monmouthshire hounds on Friday at the Hendre-10.
Mr. Morgan's hounds on Thursday at the High Cross: Satur"
day, at Penyland Gate-11.
The Carmarthen harriers on Friday at Abergwilli-10.
The Tivyside hounds on Thursday at Pontorselly Bridge-10.
The Pembrokeshire hounds on Thursday at the Rock Gate-1.?,i
The Pantykendy hounds on Thursday at Nantyreglwy's bi"
(and draw on for Whith.nd Forge Covers)-9.
Mr. G. L. Cobham's hounds on Friday at Cleave Brake, near
Bulworthy-10.
The Whitfield harriers on Friday at Treddington.
The N. F. H. on Thursday at Sandhill Heath ; Saturday. It
Wilverley Post—half-past 10.
The Vine hounds on Thursday at Hannington ; Saturday, IS
West Sherborne—quarter to 11.
Sir J. B. Mills's hounds on Friday at Michaelmarth—qr. to 11'
The H. H. on Thursday at Herriard ; Saturday, at Thedden
Grange—half-past 10.
Mr. Farquharson's hounds on Thursday at Duneliffe ; Saturday'
at 't. Giles's.
The flambledon hounds on Friday at Preshaw House—hf-p. 10'
Sir John Cope's hounds on Friday at the Three Crowns, Buckle'
bury Common—half-past 10.
Mr. Lushington's hounds on Saturday at Badlesmere Lees-110:
The East Kent harriers on Saturday at Malmains—half-past 1

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