The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-17 00:00:00

HATTON-GARDEN.

Yesterday, Francis Jane, a jeweller, residing at No. 7,
Taylor's-row, Northampton-square, Clerkenwell, stood
charged with a series of cruelty towards Martha Jane, his
own daughter, about eleven years of age. Inspector Ro-
binson, of G division, yesterday morninc, received informa-
tion that a girl was most cruelly treated by her parents at
the above house, and on proceeding thither, he found the
girl locked up in a dark and filthy cellar in a starving state,
where she was compelled to sleep without any covering.
On making inquiry, be was informed that she had been
there ever since Monday morning last, and that the parents
were living in comfort, and in easy circumstances. The girl
had been previously forced to sleep under the stairs upon
some shavings, and kept without food.
The prisoner said that the girl was in the habit of mis-
conducting herself, and her mother-in-law bad inflicted the
punishment upon her without his sanction.
The girl said that she was afflicted.
An inmate of the house proved that she was locked up
without food, and the cruelty exercised towards her was so
inhuman that she determined to give information to the
police.

Mr. ROGERS directed Mr. 'West to receive her into the
workhouse, and compel the prisoner to allow something for
her support, and he assured the prisoner if he did not ar..
range the matter satisfactorily with the parish that he would
order him to find bail.

The hearing of the caw excited the utmost indignation.

THAMES OFFICE.

SEAMBNS' WAGES.—Captain tVilson, the master of the
ship Planet, appeared yesterday to answer the complaint of
his mate, Daniel Green, for refusing payment of his wages,
41. a month, for which he had signed articles, on a voyage
from London to Gibraltar and Cadiz, and back.
The mate stated, that among the cargo were two cases
of champagne, marked " R. C.," in a diamond, which were
to be landed at Cadiz, but which, by mistake, were landed
at Gibraltar. The mistake was not discovered until the
vessel reached Cadiz, and the captain sent back advices
to his agents at Gibraltar to forward the cases to Cadiz,
which was accordingly done. The captain now wished to
deduct the expenses, 41. Is., from his wages. The mate
declared that the mistake arose from the captain having
ordered him to land all the cases marked " R. C.," in a
diamond, at Gibraltar, and there were a great many so
marked besides the cases of champagne.
The captain gave particular orders to the mate not to
send the two cases of champage ashore at Gibraltar, and
all the cases were not marked alike.

Mr. BALLANTINE said the mate had been guilty of neg-
lect, and ordered the expenses of the mistake to be dc•
ducted from his wages, and made an order for the pay.
ment of them on the captain, subject to that deduction, but
without costs.

The election of the Mayor of Bath took place on
Wednesday last, and, with unanimity, Mr. Blair was re-
elected. This is a circumstance—the re-election of a Mayor
the following year—that never occurred, we believe, in this
city before. Under the old system, the election of a
Mayor was a farce ; the profits, the fame, and the labours
of all offices were divided among those who held public
trusts unguarded by responsibility. This farce is now ended.
The people have now a corporation of their own choice, and
those whom they chose for the purpose have chosen a chief
magistrate.—Bath Journal.
DEPARTED AFFECTION.--Mr. James's interest-
ing new work, " The Desultory Man," which is just pub-
lished, is indeed a worthy successor to " Richlieu," " John
Marston Hall," and " The Gypsy." It is replete with
beautiful thoughts, one of which is the following :—" How
blighting is the loss of what we love ! Affection is as the
sunshine of existence, and when it is gone the rest is all
darkness. The flowers of life the beauties of being are
all obscured, and we wander blindly on through an unseen
world, which might as well be a desert as a garden in the
deep shadow of that starlight night."
COAL-PIT ACCIDENT.—On Sunday last a dread-
ful accident happened at Nofold Pit, near Ruarden, in
this county. Six colliers were coming up from the pit in a
skep (the usual number being only four), when the rope by
which the skep was suspended gave way, and, the whole
being precipitated to the bottom of the shaft, we regret to
say that four were killed upon the spot. The other two
men were dreadfully injured, but hopes are entertained of
their recovery.—Gloucester Journal.
MR. MIDSHIPMAN EASY.—There can be no
doubt that works which are modelled from the events of
real life are infinitely more powerful and effective than those
which take their source from imagination. Captain Mar-
ryatt excels in the former description of writing, and in all
his novels fancy is never allowed to break from the reins of
truth. In " Mr. Midshipman Easy," which has just ap-
peared, lie has been singularly happy in delineating life as
i
it is, and has exhibited its gaieties and its gravities, na
manner peculiarly his own, and with the most graphic
fidelity,