The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-23 00:00:00

SHERIFF'S COURT-(THIS DAY.)

(Before R. Gurney, Esq..)
Th6re was a long list of cases disposed of at an early
hour, but none possessed any feature of interest, except
one brought against the General Steam Navigation Com-
pany, for damage done to some iron rails during the
voyage. It appeared that the goods had been conveyed
a portion of the way by railway, and on delivery to the
vessel the packages were broken open for convenience,
and put on board loose. The question arose whether
the damage had been caused by the Railway Company
or by the rolling of the vessel. The Navigation Com-
pany contended that they delivered the goods in
the same condition as they received them, and that
any damage must have. occurred on, the railway.
On the other hand it was contended that the Steam
Company had ample opportunity to ascertain the nature
of the cargo, and ought not to have received it if
damaged, without at once notifying the fact ; but in-
stead of doing so, they had given an unconditional
receipt.

His Honour said that had the goods been made up in
packages the defendants could not have ascertained
whether the contents were perfect or not, but in the
mode of delivery as now described, the servants of the
company had every opportunity for investigation.,
Verdict for the amount claimed.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)

ROBBERY OF PICTURES OF TEIE VALUE 01' £l,OOO.

Peter Benqe, an ill-looking fellow, was placed at the
bar before Mr.i Bingham, charged with burglariously
breaking into the house, No. G 5,, Upper Charlotte-street,
Fitzroy-square, and stealing therefrom six oil paintings,
of the value of 1, 000/., the property of Mr. John Wood,
artist.

Sarah Baynes stated that she was in the service of the
prosecutor, and that about half-past six on the morn-
ing of the 3d instant she came down stairs and
found the doors of the parlour and dining rooms open,
and the rooms in a state of confusion. She went
down stairs into the kitchen, and found that the
window which she had fastened the over-night
had been opened and closed again. She then returned
to the dining room, and missed from the frames the six
pictures produced, and from the sideboard she missed 13
silver tea spoons, and the silver tops belonging to the
cruets. The property she had seen safe about eleven
o'clock on the previous night when she retired to rest.
She knew nothing at all of the prisoner.
Mr. John Wood said the pictures had been cut from
the stretchers. They were his property, and worth
1,0001.

Coffee, a very intelligent officer belonging to the
E division, No. 31, deposed that last night, from in-
formation he had received, he, accompanied by
another officer, and Mr. Wood, junior, proceeded
to No. 50, Regent-street, Westminster, which is a
marine store dealer's shop. He went up to the first
floor and knocked at the door, but received no anlwer,
and while he was knocking the prisoner came up stairs.
Witness asked him if his name was Gillings, and he said
it was not. Witness then told him he had come from
Mr. Minton, metal dealer, of the other side of the water,
to purchase some pictures. The prisoner then opened
the door and they all went in, and witness found the
six paintings produced rolled up on the top of a box
in the room. He asked the prisoner to whom the
paintings belonged, and he replied, to his nephew
and himself. - Witness enquired what he wanted for
them. Prisoner said he did not know, his nephew
was not at home, and requested him to call again.
He then asked the prisoner if he lived in the

house. Prisoner said, " Yes, I live in the kitchen,
and have lived there some time." Witness then put
the bolt on the door, and 'told the prisoner they were
officers, and those pictures 'were the produce of a bur-
glary, and he should apprehend him on suspicion of
having been concerned in that burglary. The prisoner
looked up and said, " Indeed ; I am only a lodger in
the house, and know nothing at all about them." On
searching a box in the room, witness found a gold chain
and six duplicates, three of them relating to watches
pledged lately.
Smee, 110 E, went with last witness, and assisted in
taking prisoner into custody. On searching him he
found the three watches produced.
The prisoner was remanded for a week.

DEPUTATION TO J-4uRD JOIIN RUSSELL—ADVER-
TISEMENT DUTY. —A memorial, numerously signed by
influential citizens of LOntion, was presented on Tues-
day to Lord John Russell, at the Pay Office, Whitehall,
urging the total repeali- rather than the reduction, of
the advertisement duty, and pointing out that all the
gross inequalities of the old tax would remain under the
sixpenny rate, which would continue to cripple and ex-
tinguish cheap literature. His lordship stated that
revenue was the sole consideration for which the tax
was retained, and denied any intention to control the

press.
THE CAMBRIDGE ASYLUM.—A fancy bazzar in aid of
the funds of this institution was opened yesterday at the
Riding-house of the Cavalry Barracks, Hyde-park, and
was resumed again to-day. The stalls are personally
superintended by ladies of the highest rank, who have
hitherto been very successful in effecting sales. The
Duchess of Gloucester and the Duchess of Cambridge
hold one, the Countess of Jersey another, and the
Duchess of Norfolk a third, and their presence, com-
bined with a visit from her Majesty and Prince Albert,
the King of Hanover, and other royal personages, at-
tracted to the bazaar a large number of the aristocracy.
The Queen purchased extensively, and it is confidently
expected that a clean sweep will be made of the contents
of all the stalls.

DREADFUL MURDER, AND SUICIDE OF TIIE MUR-•
DEREK. —Yesterday and during. the whole of Tuesday
the inhabitants of Poplar were thrown into a state of
painful excitement in consequence of the brutal murder
of a married female by her husband, who afterwards
committed suicide by cutting his own throat with a
razor, at 39, Evans-street, East India-road, Poplar, and
within a short distance of the Sailors' Home. The man
was a boiler-maker, and was named Picking.
INDIAN MAILs.—Two Bombay mails arrived in Lon-
don via Marseilles on the 20th inst.,. the mail despatched
from Bombay per the Auckland on the 10th of May,
due hero on'the 15th laist.; and the mail despatched
from Bombay on the. 23rd of May, in advance
of its time, not being due here before the 2nd
of Jul v. This circumstance has arisen from the early
despatch from Bombay (thus proved to be unne-
cessary) of the mail usually sent home on the 3rd of
the month, in anticipation of the monsoon, and the very
slow passage of the Precursor from Calcutta to
Suez, by which the Bengal suffered long detention at
Alexandria, and enabled the Bombay mail of the 23rd
of May to overtake the mail of the 10th of May, conse-
quently there will be no arrival from Bombay via Mar.-
seilles with the next Calcutta mail ; nor will the next
Calcutta mail bring any later intelligence from the Ben-
, gal Presidency, because it is anticipated by the Bombay
mail ; and as the next general India mail will not be due
in London befiire the 15th of July, we may be nearly a
month without later intelligence from India or Burmah.
MINERAL RESOURCES OF GREENLAND.—An expedition
to test with care the mineral resources of Greenland has
been arranged to start, from Portsmouth this week.
Some time back the King of . Denmark granted to Mr.
Lundt, a Danish traveller, the right of mining in that
country, where he is understood to have made extensive
discoveries ; and Mr. Albert Robinson and others, who
have become interested in his privileges, have conse-
quently fitted out a yacht of 217 tons, called the Dolphin,
for the purposes of full exploration. She takes out
several scientific men engaged for the undertaking, and
the mines to be investigated consist of copper, tin, silver,
and lead. An opportunity is at the same time afforded
for the dispatch of letters for the ships now in the Arctic
regions or on their way home. These may be sent to
Queenstown, Cork, not later than Saturday, the 25th,
and will be carried to Disco or IJpernavic, in Baffin's-
bay.