The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-27 00:00:00

SUSPECTED ROBBERY.

William Devine, a lad about 18 years of age, wart
placed at the bar before Mr. Hardwicke, charged with
having a valuable shawl in his possession, supposed to
have been stolen.

Police-constable Joy, 187 C, stated that on Sunday
night, about twelve o'clock, he met the prisoner in
Jermyn-street, who asked him the way to Saffron-hill.
Seeing that he had a lady's shawl round his neck, wit-
ness asked him where he got it from, and, with some con-
fusion, prisoner replied that he had been to a meeting
round the corner, that his wife and him had a few words,
when she tore his neck tie from his neck, and he then
laid hold of her shawl and ran away with it. Witness
not believing that tale took him to the station-house,
where on searching him he found his neck-tie secreted
round his body. Witness subsequently ascertained that
a lady had met with an accident a short time before he
met the prisoner, at the corner of Jermyn-street, and
she had lost a shawl similar to the one found in priso-
ner's possession, and he therefore wished to have him
remanded in order to procure the attendance of the
lady. Prisoner was then remanded.

CABINET COUNCIL—A Cabinet Council was held at
the Foreign-office, Downing-street, on Saturday. The
Ministers present were—the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord
John Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Lord
Chancellor, the Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll,
Viscount Palmerston, the Earl of Clarendon, the Duke
of Newcastle, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir
James Graham, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon.
Sidney Herbert, and Sir William Molesworth. The
Council sat two hours.

ARRIVAL OF THE CHANNEL FLEET.—It was reported
at Portsmouth last night that the Channel Squadron,
had arrived off
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Wcomigthnta,nfrdomot Admiral Corry,
SECOND INSTALMENT OF TROOPS FOR TURXICY.—We
have every reason to believe that the following regiments
are under orders to prepare for their departure to the
Mediterranean :—The Ist Foot (Royal Regiment), the
7th Royal Fusiliers, the 19th Foot, the 23d Royal Welsh
Fusiliers, the 88th (Connaught Rangers), and the 95th
Foot. The Bth Hussars and 17th Lancers are likewise
under orders.—United Service Gazette.
SEMI-OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS,—The only condi-
tion annexed to the free pardon so graciously granted by
the Queen to Mr. Smith O'Brien, is the usual one of not
returning within her Majesty's dominions. Indeed, for
the present, a return to Ireland could not be considered
desirable to himself. It is stated by his friends that he
will probably join his family in France, where they have
been residing for some time past. A free pardon will
also be probably extended to Messrs. Martin and
O'Doherty, who were convicted some time before Messrs.
O'Brien, and O'Donohue, for the minor offence of sedi-
tious publications, and who were sentenced to a limited
period of transportation, the greater part of which has
already expired. It is not probable that any further
indulgence will be granted to the other convicts, who
have committed a second offence against the law by
escaping from their sentence. The resignation of his
place by the Hon. Colonel C. A. Gordon is entirely
caused by his anxiety to accompany his regiment, the
Grenadier Guards, into active service. His appointment
as an extra groom-in-waiting is honorary, and without
any emolument attached ; and to be regarded in no other
light than as a compliment to his long and intimate ser-
vice in the household of the Prince.—Observer.

THE GUARDS AND POWDER MONIKEYS.-Six sergeants
of the Coldstream and Foot Guards, by order of the
War-office, attended at the Royal Laboratory depart-
ment on Tuesday last, to go through a course of instruc-
tion to make Minie rifle cartridges. Boys, of the greatest
Ca,t“ s;ir .:ac count; of ;le day,
and they returned again to London to do duty.—
ICI/WA Mercury.

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