The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-14 00:00:00

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.

Mr. Westwood, watchmaker and silversmith, Princes-
street, applied to Mr. CONANT, the sitting Magistrate,
under the following circumstances :—About a week or ten
days ago a miserable woman, named Moore, who had been
found the over night wandering about in a state of destitu-
tion, and who had been discharged from custody the follow-
ing morning when brought before the sitting Magistrate at
this office, on the same afternoon had committed a felony,
with the avowed purpose of being sent to the shelter of a
gaol. She had broken a pane of glass in his shop window,
and had stolen a watch, value 301., but before she could
effect her escape, even had such been her intentions, she
was secured, and the watch taken from her possession. For
this offence she had been committed to Newgate for trial.
The object of Mr. Westwood's application was to ascertain
if he could not have the watch, at present in the hands
of the policeman, restored to him, so as to enable him to
effect the sale of it.

The Magistrate told him that in order to ensure It con-
viction in the case, it was necessary that the article in ques-
tion should be produced.
Mr. Westwood remarked that prosecutors, under si-
milar circumstances, were placed in a very disadvantageous
situation. Here was a woman who had been seen to break
the window to possess herself of a valuable watch ; to have
that watch taken from her by the person who saw her com-
mit the offence, and who saw the property owned by the
proprietor ; and yet, with all this direct evidence, it was
still legally necessary that the stolen article should be pro-
duced in Court, by which process, from the period of com-
mitment to the time of trial, the proprietor was debarred
from the opportunity of disposing of it. Had the woman
stolen a leg of mutton or any other perishable article, the
law would not require the production of the property, and
it certainly did appear to him not to be exactly consistent
with common sense that a, different course should be pur-
sued in cases apparently similar.
The applicant was told that the Bench could give him
no relief, as it was in his case only fulfilling the provisions of
the law as it stood. Indeed, he was exposed to a further
risk ; for if the watch was stolen from the custody of the
policeman, the woman would be acquitted, and of course he
could have no remedy for the loss of his property. Mr.,
Westwood then retired.

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THAMES-OFFICE.
Yesterday John Wilson, the chief-mate of the ship Val'
leyfield, was brought before BALLANTINE and Mr. BR
J DE•
RIP, charged with severely flogging a boy named ohn
Lumsden, an apprentice belonging to the same vessel. The
lad said that the ship had lately arrived from the East In-
dies, and during the whole voyage he had been frequently
rope's-ended and knocked down by the mate.
On the Magistrates desiring him to state the specific
charge on which the warrant had been granted, he said
that on Tuesday morning the mate accused him with lea"
ing a light in the forecastle on the previous night, which he
had not done, and took up a rope, with which he severely
flogged him over the back and shoulders. His body was
covered with black and blue marks.
The mate said that in consequence of the boy's negli-
gence in leaving the candle burning in the forecastle on
Monday night the ship had been fined 101., and he gave
the boy a few stripes with the rope.
Th. Magistrates said he had no right to lay hands upon
him at any time, and if he had done wrong the captain
could have applied to the Magistrates for redress. The
transaction about the light had given the mate the colour
of an excuse to indulge in his propensity for beating the
lad. They fined defendant 20s. and costs.

NOVEL AND IMPORTANT USE OF

AMMONIX OR BRINE.

The thanks of the Society of Arts were lately voted to
a Mr. Webster, of Ipswich, for a statement of the effec
produced on potatoes by immersion in ammoniacal water;
or in brine. If potatoes are immersed for four or five daY,
in ammoniated water, containing an ounce of the comma?
liquor ammonite to a pint of water, they will, on removed?
be found to have their vegetable principle greatly checked,
or altogether destroyed, so that they may be preserved
throughout the year without the least deterioration of their
general qualities. The temporary action of the ammoune
in no way affects the potatoe beyond that of destroying It 9.
power of growth ; if, however, any change is produced, l,
is rather beneficial than otherwise, somewhat improving thin
appearance and flavour of inferior potatoes, and giving them_
a mealiness they did not possess. The transient nature of
the application removes any suspicion of injury from the
material employed, and it is all lost by evaporation, so thet
not a trace remains behind ; nor could the most fastidious
ever detect that the potatoes had been immersed in 1"::
monite, so volatile is its nature, so perfect its escape. I.l!e'
exportation of potatoes to foreign climates, chiefly within
the tropics, is an object of importance; and for the comfort
of sailors there is nothing in the way of diet greater than
the luxury of a potatoe with their salt food. As the means
of prolonging their enjoyments, and adding to the healthful
diet of a sea life, this mode may be adopted with advan"
tine. The expense of immersion is very trifling, and the)
subsequently require to be spread in airy situation to dryer
Potatoes so treated have been used after ten months' keep—
ing in a warm kitchen closet, and were found to be perfectly
good. If the potatoes, instead of being removed in fire
days, are continued in the ammoniacal water for t)aree
weeks, the potatoe becomes tough, and shrivelled, Irinile ,
the liquor, and when dried by exposure to the 'car, assume!'
quite a new form ; it appears consolidated, and its quell.
ties are greatly lost, for on boiling it assumes the appear`
ante of sage, or starch, yet still firms and retaining Is
form ; if used in its dry and uncooked state it has a meal
flavour, and the properties of corn. There is no chemical
change effected on the potatoe, but merely a mechanical
consolidation and extraction of moisture ; for precisely the
same effect may be produced by immersing potatoes nn
strong solution of salt and water, taking care to remove by
subsequent ablution the whole of the salt, and this requires
some time, and repeated changes of water,

Differences have for some time existed between the
earthenware manufacturers of the rivers Wear and Tyne
and their workmen, relative to the amount of remun ere:
tion which the latter should receive for their work.
of prices was recently drawn up by the workmen, and sub'
mitted to the consideration of the masters of both rivet.
Three of the principal manufacturers of the Wear agreed
to these terms. The manufacturers of the Tyne, bowever,
being of opinion that this scale was too high, drew up another
list of prices, which afforded a lower remuneration that'',
what the men were receiving previous to the last advance'
of wages. This was, therefore, rejected as inadequate ;iA
consequence of which the masters requested a deputation 01
the workmen to meet them for the satisfactory adjustment
of this point., The proposition was agreed to ; and tb
meeting took place on Monday last, at the Monkwearovutp
Shore Motel ; but we regret to say that the conference
was unsuccessful, and that the parties have not yet come
to any definite conclusion upon the subject. We under
stand that the prices required by the men are precisely
those which have been conceded by the Staffordshire
facturers.—Sunderland Herald.

SHOCKING SUICIDE.---It is our painful duty thi9t
week to announce the death of Philip Scholfi eld, Esq., °A'
Metham Hall, near Howden. On Tuesday last he
been out shooting, and had killed four brace_ of birds, 901;
on his return no unusual depression of spiri',,s was observed
by the servant, who retired to rest about ten o'clock,
ing the deceased in the drawing-room. Early on Wednefr
day morning, on the housekeeper en'aering the room, she
was appalled by the shocking spectacle of the waste,,,;
of the mansion sitting in a ebrAir, quite dead, with
gun or fowling-piece betwee-a, nis legs, and a pistol in enel
hand, firmly grasped. ;;,e fatal ball had been discharg, 0
from one of the p;.stols, and as it entered near the teml3l4'a
his death must !dose been almost instantaneous. He bled
profusely when discovered. The deceased was a hie%
respectable gentleman, in opulent circumstances, about t
years of age, and a bachelor. No particular cause can be
assigned for his thus prematurely terminating his existemea
He was at Howden fair on Monday, and appeared in
spirits ; but he had observed to a friend, about a mOlll,l
previous, as we are informed, that he had lived in the 10'r
till there was nothing left that afforded him pleasur a,
e
satisfaction. An inquest was held on Wednesday vigbtre,
when a verdict of " Temporary Derangement " was
turned.—York Herald.
A splendid dish of strawberries was gather-A, within'
the last few days, in the garden of Mr. Smith, Fishere
York. Many others are now in full bloom, awl the frill'',
expected to be ripe in a fortnight. There are some apple
trees in the neighbourhood of that city, at present beariter
fruit quite ripe, and blossom for another crop. The
appears as healthy as if it were the month 01 May
Halifax Express.
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Platc nn
' 6
Steel Blades. aa 16
Plain Ivory handles, silver ferrules, per dozen pair...X3, 3 0 9 5
Carved ivory handles, silver ferrules, per dozen pair 16 6 0
Plain pearl handles, silver ferrules, per dozen pair... 4 4 0 ;g 12
Carved pearl handles, silver ferrules, per dozen pair 5 8 0 ;4 pi
King's pattern or Queen's pattern, silver handles „„ 6 16 6
T. COX SAVORY, Working Gold and Silversmith, 479
hill, London.
N.B. A detailed list of the prices of Silver Plate, Plated000
&c. may be had gratis.

BIRTH.
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On the 9th inst., at the Recto house Alton St. x 7,4 0)
Wilts, the lady of the Rev. David Williams, 'LL.B., lace Fg"°
New College, of a daughter.

MARRIED. Stir
On the 12th inst., at St. Pancras Church, the R,ev,. Jobe lam' ,
cent, Rector of Tobago, to Charlotte, third dauglAter of Vachlo
Captain Woodhouse, of the Hon. East India C,Jmpar y's
Cavalry.
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On the 11th inst., at Wcaersh, Surrey, Thomas Frederic fobs
Esq., of Ryde, Isle of Wight, to Emma, youngest daughter of
late J. Malden, Esq., of Putney. Sheirlb
On the 12th inst., at St. George's, Bloomsbury,
Esq., of Ryde, in the Isle of Wight, eldest son of the late of .1.
•VJalter Ater
Shairp, Esq., of Bedford-square, to Eliza, youngeFit daughter
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Hardy, Esq., of Woburn-place. '
Wm ate On the 4th inst., at Dalmarnoch House,Gl ' " '''''. il"..
"1"' late Smith, Esq., of Calcutta, to Ann Oliver, daughter of the
Fehrszen. oho(
On the 10th ult., at the Parish Church, Prendergast, f scls
Thompson, Esq., second son of the late Samc,.el Thompsee '',..uf JO'
of Liverpool, banker, to Frances Catherine, eldest daughter
Bellairs, Esq., of The Mount, Haverfordwest. I°l
On the 10th inst., at St. Mary's Church, Bryanstone-i,. icto
Joseph Gundry, jun.,l7-sq., of Bridport, to Mary Caroline,. r`
W. A. H. Foulds, Esq., of Skerniland, Ayrshire.
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DIED. taeool4
On the sth inst., aged 67, Margaret, relict of the lat ,e ."-
Huntington, Esq. p acli"P
On theipth inst., Mary, relict of J. Halford, Esq., of - je
1 and Laleha.m, Middlesex. Job°
On the 12th inst., at Manor House, Deptford, ag'
to the's:l 1-I°°'
Hillman, Esq., many years Surveyor of Shipping
East India Company. w Via°
On the 10th inst., at Castle Godwyn, Gloucestershire,
Charles Lake, Esq., aged 85. sti
In Bedford-street, Liverpool, aged 75, William Marriott, I ,eye'
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Deputy Lieutenant, and one of his Majesty's Justices of the
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for Lancashire.
Anne'lo
On the 12th inst., at Cambridge-heath, Hackney,
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of r. Walker, of lo ndt -court, Walbrook, age 75.
On the llth inst., a Heston, Mrs. White,d of Montague-Pi h
widow of T. White, Esq. , of I "
On the 9th inst., Elizabeth, -wife of T. Edmonds, -r•sq''
Wycombe, aged 65.
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On the 9th inst., at Hadley, James Seton, Esq., agec,1.,79. C 14J; 0
On the 9th inst., at Westhorpe, Notts, the Rev. 10ra;,,, 1.4
aged 71, Magistrate for Nottinghamshire, and Domestic '-'"
At'
to the Duke of Grafton. Joni 0; •
On the 11th inst., in Russell-square, in his 61st year,
~f
kinson, Esq. 1 ste'y
On the 10th inst , Mrs. Mar Margaret Baynes, of Kew-greer'' ,1
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Surbiton, aged 90.. g , so M to•
On the 9th inst., in the Island of Guernsey, age" ' iO4
the Right Hon. ord De Saumarez, G. C.B. of Ble" ' '
On the 6th inst., at Staines, aged 79, Hannah, widesc
Reynolds, Esq., late of the Hampstead-road. i-,011, Jow of
()n the Bth inst., at Kentish-town, Mr. Edward r
fe.
late of Regent-circus-
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