The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-29 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.—Thomas Lawrance, a shopman in
the employ of Mr. G. Willis, bookseller, of
Covent-
garden Piazza, was charged with stealing books to the
value of 30/.
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at a salary of a guinea and a half per
week. A number of volumes bad been missed, from
time to time, and among them a handsomely-bound copy
of ' about
Cunningham'seprisonermonthhsa been in the service of the prosecutor
,d
Mr. Willis caused a strict inquiry to be made through-
out his establishment. About a week ago the prosecu-
torfivl Songs of Scotland," respecting which
happened to have some conversation with Mr. Bush,
bookseller, of 1, Leicester-square, in the course of which
Mr. Bush stated that he had lately purchased a copy of
this work, and that it was re-purchased of him by the
same party almost immediately afterwards. Mr. Willis
suspecting that this had probably been done by one of his
susp
young men, in consequence of the complaints he had
made in reference to the missing volume, obtained the
assistance of Mr. Bush in endeavouring to find out the
name and address of the person with whom the negotia-
tion had taken place. A number of other volumes had
been brought to Mr. Bush by the prisoner's wife, and
eventually it was ascertained that " Cunningham's
Songs" had been sold and re-purchased by the direction
of the prisoner, who, to destroy all means of identifying
the book, had taken off the covers, and had it re-bound
by a bookbinder iu Hatton-garden. After the discovery
that the prisoner had employed his wife to sell books for
him (under the pretence that he was authorised to do
so), the prosecutor and Sergeant Thomas, of the F divi-
sion, proceeded to the prisoner's lodgings, on a second
floor in the Strand, and there found about 60 volumes
belonging to Mr. Willis. The !Prisoner admitted that he
had taken home " Southey's Works" and some others,
merely to read, and that he had sold a set of "Scott's
Novels and Poetry," for the purpose of raising a little
money to meet a bill, folly intending to repay Mr.
Willis for them at his earliest convenience. _

The above facts liavingVeendePosed to by the various
witnesses, the prisoner said he should reserve his de-
fence. He was then committed for trial.

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WORSHIP-STREET.—James Grant, 18 years of
age, was charged with wounding Wm. Boylen.
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tice to his (witness's) employer, Mr. Bull, in wh
girl of weak intellect, had also been received
from
family of his master, who had undertaken,thedeath of her
chari-
table motives, to provide for her since _
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he resided, and that the sister of witness, ayounoisnotroptne
parents. On the previous , _
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her return as to
burst into tears and refused for some time to satisfy his
inquiries• but after much difficulty he at length elicited
,
seated herself fromtie tclaieusheoouf
from her that she had been out to purchase a packet of
oxalic acid, with which it was her
herself. On being pressed to explain
such conduct she informed him that while h snfeor
and mistress were on a visit in the count her master
months previous, the prisoner had taken 17
about four
tage of their absence, and effected her a base advan-
that she was in a state of pregnancy, ruin, and finding
to put an end to her existence. 0c she had resolved
ment, witness instantly proceed hearing her state-
where he found the prisoner, proceeded into the workshop,
infamous conduct, which he made and
upraided him with his
but treated the matter e made no attempt
with to deny,
indifference that he was such heartless levity and
was attempting to drag unable to control himself, and
prisoner caught up him from his seat, when the
which he struck him
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felled him to the a terrible blow on the head, and
ground in a state of insensibility. He

MARLBOROUGH-STREET. —A lady presented
herself to know whether there was any redress for an
imposition to which she had been subjected.
She was induced, by means of a bill which had come
under her notice informing her that a great bankrupt
sale was to take place at the St. George Hall of Com-
merce, Maddox-street, where no ends of bargains in
shawls, dresses, and all kinds of female finery, were to
be picked up, to pay a visit to the place, and to become
the purchaser of a satin dress for two guineas warranted
worth twenty, which she had just ascertained would be
dear in any respectable shop at fifteen shillings. After
she had paid for her bargain, a shawl was shown to her
warranted real cashmere, the trade price of which was
251., but as the article must be sold and money mulct be
had, a large sacrifice would be made for cash. She re-
fused to make the purchase on the ground that three
guineas was the extent of the sum she would be disposed
to invest in the purchase of such an article. With an
apparent show of reluctance the owner of the real cash-
mere consented to make a tremendous sacrifice and to
let her have the twenty-five guinea cashmere for three
guineas. Applicant had soon afterwards ascertained
that she had obtained a trumpery imitation shawl at
double its trade value. She wished to know whether
she could punish the parties for having taken her in or
whether she could by any process get back her money.
Mr. Leadley, the chief clerk, said he feared her case
was without remedy. The deception that had been
practised on her was not an offence either at common or
statute law. She had made an open purchase. She
had seen the property with her own eyes, and bad parted
with her money voluntarily. Under those circumstances
he even doubted whether any remedy would be afforded
by the County Court.

HAMMERSMITH.— William Thomas, a notorious
dog stealer, was brought up on remand for final exami-
nation, before Mr. Paynter, on the charge of endeavour-
ing to obtain 21. from a lady named Grace Leslie, resid-
ing at Gunter's-grove, Fulham-road, for the purpose of
restoring a favourite spaniel of the King Charles's breed,
which was supposed to have been stolen on Saturday,
the Bth inst., and also with having stolen a valuable dog
named " Dan Tucker," belonging to Lady Essex, of No.
31, Chesham-street, Pimlico, on the 27th of May last.
Mr. Paynter sentenced him to two separate periods
of six months' imprisonment.

RAILWAY _INTELLIGENCE.

DEMERARA RAILWAY.

The half-yearly meeting of this company was held
yesterday at the London Tavern. Sir J. R. Carmi-
chael in the chair.

Mr. W. B. Cole, the secretary, read the report. It
stated that " Mr. Cameron, the newly-appointed general
manager, arrived in the colony in June last, and to him
was entrusted the important duty of inspecting the
several routes which had been suggested for continuing
the line to Mahaica ; and in making his report thereon
he considered it desirable to submit a new route, by
which the large bridge over the Mahaica Canal might
be dispensed with, the radius of the curve considerably
enlarged, tuid the terminus placed at the foot of the Ma-
haica Bridge, in the centre of the estates on the creek,
on the high road to Berbice, and at a convenient dis-
tance from several populous villages in the neighbour-
hood. Under these circumstances, the directors re•
commend—

" 1. That the line now proposed by Mr. Cameron be
adopted, and that the works be forthwith commenced,
providing the colonial legislature approve of the same.
" 2. That the sum of 20,0001. be borrowed under the
authority of ordinance No. 17, 1853, which is entitled
An ordinance to guarantee interest, not exceeding 51.
per cent, per annum, upon any sum not exceeding
20,0001., to be expended upon the .ompletion of the rail-
way from Belfield to the village of Mahaica.'
"The capital account shows that 175,000/, was paid
by the proprietors of o.riginal stock, 18,0001. on prefer-
ence shares, and that the company have power to bor-
row 102,0001., together 295,000/. of which 37,000/. has
not been exercised. The expenditure amounted to the
Ist October to 223,4761., leaving 5001. towards the sink-
ing fund for redemption of mortgage, and a nominal
balance of 71,024/. It is estimated that the total cost
of completing the railway to Mahaica will be 253,0111.,
leaving a balance of 41,988/, to the credit of the autho-
rised capital of 295,0001."
The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report.
Mr. DAVIS seconded the adoption of the report, which
was agreed to.

The meeting was then made special, and the directors
were authorised to raise 2,0001. on loan guaranteed in-
terest at 5 per cent. per annum, by the colonial govern-
ment of British Guiana.

The CHAIRMAN stated that they did not wish to force
the loan on the market, but they would submit it to
public tender, and he had no doubt that some of the
assurance companies would take it up.
A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the pro-
ceedings.

THE WEATHER.--Sam OFFIca, OCT. 29.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
65 —highest since noon yesterday.
52—lowest this morning and during the night.
57—this day at noon.

BAROMETICR, 29'07.
WIND, W.S.W.—Dull weather.

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LONDON. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1853.

if the' 'reports
received by electric telegraph,
which IN't copied from the Moniteur of the pre-
ceding day into our impression of yesterday, be
correct, blood has already been shed on the
Danube. It is said that " two Russian steamers
arid eight gun-boats forced the passage of the
banube, on Sunday (the 23d instant), and were
encountered by a smart fire from the Turkish
fort of Isactcha, between Reni and Ismail," that
" the Russians had a lieutenant-colonel, three offi-
ears, and twelve men killed, and fifty wounded."
It is also said, " they (the Russians) pretend to
have set fire to the fortress of Isactcha." The
account appears to have been credited in some
degree on the Stock Exchange, where it produced
fall of about ::11 per cent. in Consols. We would,
however,. once more impress upon our friends, and
the community in general, the propriety of re-
ceiving all such rumours with considerable hesita-
tion, if not doubt. It is very possible that there
may have been some slight foundation for the re-
port, but by no means sufficient to warrant the in-
ferences that have been drawn therefrom, or to show
that there has been an attempt on the 'part of the
invading army to carry the war into th Turkish