The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-13 00:00:00

HANO VER.

The Finance Committee of the Second Chamber
of Hanover presented, in a recent sitting, the fol-
lowing resolution during the discussion of the
budget of foreign affairs :
" The States renew this year their demand that the
Government of the King will employ all his influence I°r
the creation of a German fleet. They equally role°
their demand that the Government shall employ all 10
efforts to obtain a proper representation of the Germ?
people, and the establishment of a Federal Tribunal, la
which all the German Diets shall participate. They re.
new these demands although, under present circumstances,
it cannot be hoped that they will be satisfied, in order to
call to mind that the normal development of Gerniaili
relations, which is the condition of the prosperity
separate States, is not possible out of the pale of such
institutions. As regards the relations which arise from
the political situation of Europe, the States earnestlf
demand that the King's government shall employ all the
means in its power to cause the German States to re;
main closely united in the present cri•is of Europe, al
to act with a view to the protection of German interests
and of the right recognised by the two great Genoa°
Powers, with the force and the firmness required by the
position and dignity of Germany."

CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY).
OLD COURT,
(Before the Recorder.)
.11fary Lewis, 41, married, a respectable looking womso,
was indicted for stealing a ham, valued at 125., the pro'
perty of Chas. Price.
Mr. Robinson defended.

It appeared that the prisoner, who is the wife of 0,
artist, had gone upon Saturday evening into the shop of
prosecutor, who keeps a cheap ham and butter shop at the
corner of Sun-street in Bishopsgate. The wife of the prose'
tutor, who was in the shop, stated that from some sus/men:o
which she had she told the shop boy to watch her, and he
having told his mistress that she had a ham under her cloak,
Mrs. Price at once went up tp her, and, according to her
statement, felt the ham under her arm, and that it fell 0.
the ground. She was then given into custody to an, officer
who was called in. Prisoner indignantly denied
charge, and said she had only picked up the ham to he°:
it weighed. At the station she gave her right name
address. She had nine shillings and some copped,"
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upon her when secured. The policeman said there we:
not any marks of grease upon her dress, which would he"
been the case if she i.ad put the ham under her arm. to
jury acquitted her, and the recorder directed her
be at once discharged.

NEW COURT.
(Before Russell Gurney, Esq.)
Thomas Morris, Elizabeth Jackson, and a man naltle.c.i.
Riley, were indicted for coining, and also having in the,'
possession a large quantity of base coin.
It appeared that from something which had taken place
at the Bow-street Police-court, the police went to No. aw
Charles-street, Drury-lane, and having gained admission!
went up to the front room, first floor, the door of wbicP
they forced, a,,d as they entered Jackson was trying ti.°
break a plaster of Paris mould by crushing it with his fo°v;
The female seized hold of one of the officers and struck s"
him with a basin. The prisoner Riley ran past the police'
but was taken into custody. In the room were found *
quantity of base half-crowns shillings, and sixpences'
moulds, electro-plating apparatus, and other implemeo'
used by coiner& The prisoner Riley did not appear to WO
any part in the proceedings, and had only been known ill
the house for a week, occupying a room upon the sanie
floor as the other prisoners.
The Juzy acquitted Riley, and found the others guilty,
Both being well known to the Mint authorities, Morrie
was sentenced to six, and Jackson to four, years' pent
servitude.

OPERA COMIQUE, ,ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—Her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent, at tended by Lady As"!
M tria Dawson, Lady Caroline Harcourt, Lord Jame"
Murray, and Colonel Harcourt, honoured the first per•
fortuance of the opera La Promise, at the St. Jamess
Theatre, with her presence last evening.
THE CRYSTAL PALACE.—Yesterday was the first daY
on which this vast undertaking was opened to the
public, and a very large number—probably more 001
4 000 persons—chiefly season "ticket holders, availed
themselves of the first opportunity of inspecting the
varied and interesting works of art there displayed. The
Pompeian house, the Alhambra, the Renaissance,
Italian, and Byzmtine urts appeared to be decidedlf,
the favourite resorts, and their contents and mural an'
monumental decorations were examined with great
interest interest and delight. The company's band played 5
intervals during the day, both in the Palace and the
grounds. The dais and orchestral seats, and some other
of the temporary structures fitted up for the opening/
ceremony, still remain in their places. As the contents °f
many of the cases fitted for the reception of industrial Pre'
ducts, and which were only lent for the occasion of the
opening, have been removed, several of the courts bale
a much more bare and unfinished appearance than they
presented on Saturday. Time, however, and some e%l
perience as to the value of the exhibition in an industrial
point of view, may soon do much to fill the Palace with
the trophies of industrial skill.
"HALF RECKONINGS" IN INDIA.—Some months se
Lord Dalhousie called the attention of the Court of Dr;
rectors of the East India Company to the question °:
the "half reckonings," telling them it was high time tve
do away with the disreputable practice of paying th_,
colonels of regiments by cribbings from the sepon
clothing, and suggesting the substitution of a fixe,,
money payment in the same manner as has withP:
the last few days been carried into effect in her geo
jesty's service. The chair and the deputy chair dre r
up a P.C., which means a previous communication, °r
draft of a despatch, in which these worthy pieces
directorial furniture reproved " our Government" f,.f
e
his suggested innovation, asking when such c, dangeri
ous changes" would end. To the credit of the body °A
directors, however, the draft of despatch was disapprove"(
of, and one drawn up for the approval of the Board
Control entirely approving of the suggestion of L°
Dalhousie, and directing the arrangement to be forth'
with carried into effect. This despatch was duly trsoei
mitted six weeks ago. Our readers may rest assured °
the entire accuracy of this statement. mits
NEW PROJECTILE.—A. correspondent of the s
Courier states that a tradesman belonging to that to
has, in compliance with a summons from the Board et.
Ordnance, proceeded to Woolwich for the purpose e
submitting to the military authorities there the Pril
ciples of a destructive engine designed and construct,
by him. The instrument is denominated a " Louglt'e
dmai projectile." It is about four feet in length, mai et
fired from a cannon, and will fohit to a hair" any obile
at a distance of five miles. On being shot from
can non it expands like an umbrella, explodes the mometri"
it alights, and causes instant annihilation to every roe
b
Hal for many yards around. It will, it is said, cause t
immediate destruction of the largest ship in the w°rlair..
and one or two charges would, in a few seconds, ex 4
pate the finest army that ever marched to music, +`
substance beyond " inflammable matter" io =yd.