The Sun.
London, England, 1838-10-09 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

Yesterday, Patrick Welsh, an Irishman, was brought be-
fore Mr. TRAILL, charged with striking a countryman of his,

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a taint-stone on the head, and wounding her so severely
her life is despaired of. The prisoner was remanded.

WORSHIP-STREET.
Thomag Baker, aged 10 years, was charged with shooting
a lad, named Pelford Lara, under the following distressing
Circumstances :
The father of the unfortunate deceased, who was about 14
years of age. and who liked in Austin-street, Shoreditch,
stated, th.kt about three o'cluelt yesterday afternoon, he seat
nis son out on a message. Upon his eturn he ibund that be
was bleediNg profusely from one of his cycs. He took him
to a doctor, who immediately said that he should be removed
to an hospital. Witness then took him to St. Bartholomews
,qespital, where one of the medical gentlemen found that a
piece of wire had entered the eye, and had penetrated the
brain His son, who was nearly insensible, gradually sunk.
He was shortly after seized with fits, in which he continued
till his death, which took place about five o'clock that morn-
ing. He understood from his son that he was shot from a
pistol barrel, which had been fired off by the defendant.
Mr. GROVE asked if the prisoner's father was present (who
then stepped forward), when Mr. Grove observed to him that
he must attribute such a fatal result to the effect of his son not
having gone to church.
The father said that he was sorry for the occurrence, and
that his son had the powder and pistol unknown to him.
The prisoner said that be put the wire in to make it give
louder report. 4
He was remanded to await the result of a coroner's inquest.

THA ME .3. OFFICE.
Yesterday Johnez Rayment and Wilhelm Arnold, foreign
seamen belonging to a Prussian ship in the St. Kathariiie'a
Dock, were brought before Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Green-
wood on a charge of smuggling tobacco and cigars.
Wh;te, a Thames police surveyor, stated that on Saturday
night he saw the prisoners leaving the Commercial Dock,
Rotherbithe. He asked them if they had anything about
them, and they said they had not, and were going away'
when be stopped them, and on searching Rayment he fours
under his clothes, between his shirt and waistcoat, a box con-
taining one pound of cigars, and in his hat three papers°
foreign manufactured tobacco, weighing two pounds. Lill
overhauling Arnold he discovered five papers, containing three
pounds of foreign manufactured tobaCco, run down the lower,
part of his body and about his thighs. The prisoners eein
they came from Memel.
The broker of the ship, who acted as interpreter for the
men, said he was instructed by them to say they were Teri
sorry for what they had done.
Mr. BALLANTINE said there was a good deal of steugglillF
going on among foreign seamen, and he sentenced the Pr'"
soners to pay a fine of 20a. each.
The broker said the men could not pay it. They had To
money.
Mr. BALLANTINE said he could not help that. The captain,
if he thought •proper, could pay the fines, and deduct it from
the men's wages. • Ths
The broker said the men had no wages to receive.
captain was already their creditor.
nef.e.
Mr. BALLANTINE—WeII, the law must take its
They must go to prison for twenty days unless the fine is 11Stu
The broker said he hoped the Magistrates would take lf
consideration that the men's wages were very small, and they
had large families. uet
Mr. BALLANTINE said he had considered that ; but he 1111 be
consider the country and the revenue, which was not to ea
defrauded by foreign seamen with impunity. He baci
a very low fine on the men knowing they were in the re
e
of small wages.
Mr. GREENWOOD—The fact is, that foreign seamen are Pail
such very low wages that they endeavour to make up Mby
by smuggling tobacco and brandy. It is done every day
them. r ons
The broker—They are instigated to smuggle by Pcsiarge
who go from ship to ship, holding out prospects of very
gains.

THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. The birds and
beasts of tender habits have been removed from their sur
tn:leie
ilarge
m habitations,
en menagerie, oner i
e,
whereaccount o f
theythe severity
will
remaino of the nightdu rng air.
t t, i
wn "° pipes el',
the menagerie being heated to proper degrees by largo
passing through it.
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MR. BURKE'S HISTORY OF THE _L.A.- ~„
GENTRY.—The Commoners of Erwland, avid, indeed, tZ;
British public generally, will hear, we are sure, with oils
greatest satisfaction, of the completion of Mr. Burke's aedll°Ork
labours in the field of ()ear national domestic history. His 73 by
is now finished in four very large volumes, and illustrateoe
armorial bearings of the various families, portraits, Ece-
landed gentry of England are so closely connected with tbe_
stirring records of its eventful history, that some acquaint!in&Z
with them is a matter of necessity with the historical studeflA
the speculator in politics, and the curious in to 8F
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antiquarian lore ; and even the very spirit of ordinary curiosili,
will prompt to a desire to trace the origin and progreSS °I,
those families whose influence pervades the towns and villsig.e.
of our land. This work abounds in interesting anecdote, ull.
plays deep research, and must rank among the first elate .°to
those publications which elucidate, or connect themselves ni:tl4
the annals of our country. It is a most necessary compaiii°°
to the Peerage and Baronetage, and indispensable to the library
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ACCIDENT.—Between Ctto.uCw;f:depai
I,sysEhr
Messrs.
when,
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night.- "
Stephenß et%veenwaredl,evaean
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,Boarnelaayrriavnindg t the corner o
scarcely
Ci utched Friars, he got on the shaft to ride, but had
done so before the shaft horse suddenly turned round and
jammed the leg of the unfortunate man between the dray se!
a post, crushing it in a shocking manner. The sufferer we'
instantly conveyed to St. Thomas's Hospital.
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1 An inquest was held yesterday at the Green
r,
:Fihsbeotr New Bond-street, on the body of Mr.
dyer, of Lower Brook-street, who committed sidesu by 5---°_ti,
Paerkins, was _ -f
grew;
ing himself. It was proved that deceased bad been 11
given to drinking, and during his fits of intoxication bad
guilty of many extravagances. His intemperate babits
c.
lately brought on delirium tremens, and according to tbe_.; L
t mony of his medical attendant, his nerves were continual!t_le:
so excite:) a state as to render him highly susceptible 01"
c ;ming deranged. Verdict---" Temporary insanity.
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SINGULAR ACCIDENT.--Yesterday aitern0
ined
most distressing accident occurred to a young vroma"'fgrh
ilartha Jeunsey, aged 17, residing as servant itb ' The
Felix, of No. 9, Willow-terrace, Lower-road, baingtonh.e din-
unfortunate unfortunate young woman was in the act of bringing t °inter'
nor things down stairs, and, among others, a aharl3-PdenlY
carving- knife, when a violent knock at the door e" roci-
startled her in such a manner, that she slipped, and Tres Peoibhi
itated from top to bottom. She was found lying insd. A
at the foot of the stairs, surrounded by a quantity of bl -
ed th°
surgeon was immediately sent for, when it was ascertainthub
in the fall the point of the carving-knife bad passed ith such
her clothes into her thigh, even to the very bone, and w west
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vio'ence, that toe bone was shattered into two or three,,fe cos
which were Aith the greatest difficulty extracted. "
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BIRTHS. WI of W."
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On the 3d inst., in Albion-street, Hyde Park, the
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son Hetherington, Esq., of a daughter. the w"-
On the 4th inst., at *vnas Powis, Glamorganshire,
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On the 6th inst., ..t Isleworth, the lady of James

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On the 6th inst., in fliocester-place, Portman-square'
of Richt rd Butler MuKenna, Esq., of a

MARRIED. ,es' DJ -4,
On the 27th of September, at Beaumaris, North Wales, D
t°
des'
Rev. Dr. Howard, J United Ewing Cooley, to Louisa Marisci go
daughter of Daniel Appleton, Esq., all of New York,
of America. , If 1
On the 3d inst., at Alva House, James Dewar, .5c1., : oh-i
of Robert Dewar, of Clapham, Surrey, Esq., to Mary AnPvcn., °
stone, daughter of the late James Rayrnont Johnstone, ''"'
Alva.Wit'
Alfred a
On the 4th inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, Iciest se-
liam Cleverly, Esq., of Kilworth in the county of Cork,e,.e, cave':
of the late Samuel Cleverly, Esq., of Queen Anne-stre !er of
the
dish-square, M.D., to Amelia Benet, youngest dangl.
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late Captain Jennings, R.N.
On the 6th Inst.. at St. Alphage, Greenwich, Mr. Cr,e..ekbicei*
Jackson, of Mile-end, to Miss Martha King, of the 11'
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Ambrose Bowden, Esq., of the Navy Office. M. r"
On the 6th inst., at St. Mary's Lambeth, Mr. as Green,
Wagstaffe, surgeon, to Eliza, daughter of the late Th°lll
Esq., of Purleigh Hall, Essex. „
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On the 6th inst., at St. George's Church, 113- °le gar:
Richard, eldest son of Richard Neave, Esq., of the Rol-late e'•
at Chelsea, to Anna Maria, youngest daughter of the .
John Eyton, Vicar of Eyton, in Shropshire.
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at the residence oCfaphtiasi thi: I 15": 1
T. C. Edge'', the infant son of Captain P. Sanderson, °'
Regiment, Bombay Native Infantry, aged 15 months. ,r. genii
On the 3d inst. Mrs. Mrs. Pen l e Yorke Birch, wife of Pi
Birch, of Jeffrey's-street, eCamden-town,e Lonngrdoa:
On the 4th inst., at Tonbridge Wells, Vice-Adcor
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mayne Rodd, K. C.B.
At Dalston, on the sth inst., aged 72, Thomas R°94 -D...'''
Chade.
of the General Post Office. late
On the 6th inst., Frederick Jame, fifth son of the
aged 2fi..
_pi nos,a,
Hibbert, Esq., of Grove House, Tottenham,
Rife
On the 6th inst., Helen, second daughter of rtiena
the
Esq., M Red Lion-square. Mary,
On the 601 inst., at Earl's-court, Old BrortiPt°ll,d 68.
of Mr. W A. Scripps, of South Molton-street, age
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