The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-22 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Nov. 21.

Daniel Peal*lope, a cabman, was indicted for steal-
ing a bag, containing twenty-five sovereigns, the pro-
perty of Alexander Webb, from his person.
Mr. Ballantine appeared for the prisoner.

It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor,
which was given in a very impudent and flippant
manner, that he and the prisoner had been acquainted
for some time. They met in Drummond-street,
Euston-square, and after playing some time st
skittles they went to a public-house in the neigh-
bourhood, called the Plasterers' Arms, and, for the
purpose of procuring some silver cuin from his pocket,
the prosecutor took out a small canvass bag, which
contained twenty-five sovereigns. The prisoner made
a snatch at it, a scuffle took place, and the sovereigns
were thrown about on the floor ; some were recovered
and some were lost.

In cross-examination by Mr. BA.LLANTINE, the
prosecutor said he had been in prison many times ;
and on being asked if he had not been convicted in
this court, he said " Yes, I was, thank God, four
years ago. Your Lordship (addressing the Judge)
gave me six months, and I richly deserved it. It
was a very fortunate thing for me, for ever since
then I have worked for my living, and I have be-
come respectable. I used to associate with the dregs
of society, and it was then that I knew the pri-
soner."

The JUDGE —lf you got six months from me I'm
quite sure you deserved it• 'What was it for ?
Prosecutor--Oh, I was concerned in robbing a man
in the New-road.--(Laughter.)
By Mr. BALLANTINE—I was once charged with
robbing a drunken sailor of 2.51. in a " vine waults."
I've often been in prison.
Mr. BALLAN TINE then addressed the jury, charac •
terising the case as a trumped up one, the prosecutor
as a shameless, impudent, barefaced rogue, his evi-
dence as regarded the robbery gross perjury, and as
regarded his recently acquired respectability, pure and
unadulterated hypocrisy.
IVitnesses were then examined for the defence.
One of them, who was called " very respectable,"
said the prosecutor was a downright bad 'un, and
known all over the town as one of the worst of cha-
racters.

Prosecutor (to witness)—What ! you speak of me
like this. Why, have we not been intimate for six
years—have we not travelled hundreds of miles toge-
ther; and didn't you—you, who call yourself a " re-
spectable" witness—actually pick a gentleman's pocket
of seven sovereigns in a booth at last Ascot-heath
Races ?—(Laughter.)
Witness—lt was you that robbed the man,l you
lying villain.—(Loud laughter.)
Prosecutor—My Lord, it was him upon my oath.
Witness—My Lord, upon my ,oath he stole the
money.—(lncreased laughter.)
The JUDGE—Then you went partners, and halved
it, didn't you ? You are two rogues together, I think.
—(Roars of laughter.) The Learned Judge having
carefully gone over the whole of the evidence, said the
jury must deal with the case, but he should not re-
commend them to act upon the prosecutor's evidence,
unless they saw that such evidence were strongly
confirmed by the internal circumstances of the case.
The jury instantly Acquitted the prisoner.
The Learned JUDGE cautioned the landlord of the
public •house in question as to allowing such charac-
ters as the prisoner, the prosecutor, and the witnesses
to assemble there.

The landlord said they were all strangers to him,
and the house was conducted as respectably as any
house in London.

The Learned JUDGE did not believe they were
strangers, and he should repeat the caution.
John Devine, a pauper employed in the "10-Jour
yard" of the West London Union, was convicted
of stealing two five shilling packets of coners, the
property of the superintendent of the lab Jurers.
Sentenced to six months' hard labour,

POLICE INTELLAGENCE.
MANSION-H.O US E.
James Wood was brought before the Lord Mayor
upon the charge of having,
on the lath August,
1848, stolen, in the city of London, seven 51. Bank
of England notes, the property of Mr. William
Bosanquet.
Mr. Hobler appeared for the prosecution, and
stated that the case came under the operation of a new
Act, which provided that if a person charged with
a felony should be apprehended at a distance from the
place in which the offence was alleged to have been
committed, and the evidence then brought forward
were complete, then the magistrate before whom the
case should be first subjected to investigation should
commit for the offence, and if the evidence were not
complete, then the case should be transmitted to the
authorities of the place in which the offence appeared
to have been perpetrated. The present case had
been transmitted by the Brighton magistrates through
a constable, who handed written testimony to the
following effect :
Mr. William Bosanquet—l am at present residing
at No. 13, Marine-square, Brighton. In July and
August, 1848, I found the prisoner at the corner of
Charles-street and Queen-street, Mayfair, London,
and in that neighbourhood employing himself by
running on errands for the neighbours, and he appeared
to have the confidence of the persons who employed
him. I think, on Saturday, the 19th of August,
1848, I enclosed a cheque for 351. in an envelope,
and sealed it, and delivered it to my butler to give it
to the prisoner to take it to my bankers, Messrs. Bo-
sanquet and Co., Lombard-street, who were to return
in a sealed letter bank notes to the amount. I did
not get the notes, nor have I since seen the prisoner
until this time. I was afterwards informed by my
hankers that the notes had been sent in exchange for
the cheque as directed. I yesterday met the prisoner
by accident in St. James's-street, Brighton, when he
ran away, and with much difficulty was overtaken
and apprehended.
" Gervasio Presenzini—l am butler to Mr. Bosan-
quet. In the month of August, 1848, my master

gave me a sealed note, directed to his bankers,
Messrs. Bosanquet and Co., Lombard-street. I gave
it to the prisoner myself, and desired bim to bring
back the answer from the bankers. It was about
half-past eleven in the morning. I never saw him
afterwards, nor received the answer to the note."
The above depositions and the precept, signed by
Mr. Andrew Carpenter, magistrate of Brighton, were
handed in by the constable.
Mr. Hobler then called

Mr. W. H. Dean (a clerk in the banking-house of
Bosanquet and Co.), who stated that he knew the
prisoner. That on the 19th of October he cashed a
cheque with seven SI. notes, put them in an envelope,
sealed it, and delivered it, addressed " William
Bosanquet, Esq.," to the prisoner. He after wards
received information that the money had not reached
Mr. Bosanquet.
The prisoner was remanded till Friday, by which
day Mr. Hobler said he hoped to be able to bring
forward proof as to tracing the notes.
Charles Laughne was brought before Alderman
Carden upon charges of having obtained a variety of
goods by means of forged orders.
A quantity of silk, and several articles, which had
been pledged by the prisoner, by his own acknow-
ledgment, were stated to be the property of Messrs.
Devas and Co., of Lawrence-lane.

The prisoner was ordered to be brought up again
on Friday next.

GUILDHALL.

William Lake, of St. Helen's•place, Bagnigge-
wells-road, was charged with neglecting to surrender
to be examined under a fiat of bankruptcy issued
against him in the year 1846.
Mr. Benjamin Perkins, tin-plate worker, carrying
on business in Cannon-street, London-bridge, said he
charged the prisoner, as a creditor, with absconding
from his bankruptcy, and not attending the fiat which
was issued against him in the year 1846. He ought
to have appeared about the month of December, but
did not do so.
Sir G. CARROLL asked whether he was declared a
bankrupt ? Mr. Perkins—lle was declared a bank-
rupt in London. Witness was in court on the day
appointed for his final surrender, but he did not
appear.
Sir G. CARROLL—When was he taken ? Mr.
Perkins—l met him this morning in Somers Town,
and brought him to my office, and having sent for an
officer, gave him into custody.
Sir G. CARROLL—To what amount are you a cre-
ditor ? Mr. Perkins—About iOl.

Sir G. CARROLL—Where did the prisoner live ?
Mr. Perkins—At Enfield, Middlesex. He carried on
the business of a grocer, cheesemonger, and general
dealer. There were handbills circulated offering a
reward for his apprehension, but no success attended
them. His own opinion was that the prisoner was
connected with a regular gang of swindlers.
Sir G. CARROLL asked the prisoner if he wished to
put any questions to Mr. Perkins ? The prisoner,
who appeared to be rather intoxicated, said that he
was a bankrupt, and if he had transgressed he must
take the consequences and suffer.
Sir G. CaanoLL asked what time was required of
him to remand the prisoner ? Mr. Perkins said be
would write to Brighion and the other places, and
therefore required a few days.
Sir G. CARROLL then remanded him until Tuesday
next.

THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 22, 1849.

opinion that due caution had not been observed in the
drying of the said signals."

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

EAST INDIES AIIfD CHINA.
HONG-KONG, SEPT. 29.—ifer Majesty's ship Hast-
ings, 72, Captain Morgan, 'with Rear-Admiral Sir
Francis Collier on board, arrived here yesterday, after
a somewhat stormy passage from Singapore, and
found only the steamer Fury, Commander Wilcox
(which preceded her into harbour by five days,
having parted company from ;her in a gale of wind
off Hainan), in the harbour, except the hospital and
store ships. The Medea stemin-sloop, Commander
Lockyer, has had a smart brush with the pirates,
and lost one man killed, and Mr. Wilkinson, mid
shipman, and several men wounded ; but (says our
correspondent) these affairs have of late become
somewhat too common, and among the thinking part
of the community grave doubts are entertained of the
justice of our waging a crusade against all persons
whom the commanders of our men-of-war may choose
to designate as pirates, without closely scrutinizing
their real claim to the title, and pursue to the death,
heedless of how far they are correct in assuming the
office of avengers of injuries not committed against
our fellow countrymen or interests. The Amazon,
24, Captain Troubridge, has gone to Singapore. The
Columbine, 14, Commander Hay, will sail for England
in the course of October, taking a number of invalids
from the squadron in China. She is at present looking
after pirates in the Canton river Dr. Patric):
Digan, acting surgeon of the Columbine, and Mr.
H. Baker, surgeon of the) Amazon have exchanged
ships. No other changes have occurred. Squadron
all well."
The squadron on the East India station was dis-
tributed as under, on the 29th of September:—
Hastings, 74 (flag), Captain Morgan, at Hong-
Kong ; with the steam- sloop Fury, 6, Commander
Willcox ; the Alligator hospital-ship, Dr. Banker ;
and the Minden store-ship, Mr. Mitchell, master,
R.N , in charge.
On the Bombay Division—The Cambrian, 40,
Commodore J. H. Plumridge, C.B.
At Whampoa—The Medea steam-sloop; and the
East India Company's steamer Phlegethon.
At Ningpo—The Arab, 16, Commander Morris.
At Amoy—The Pilot, 16, Commander Lyons.
At Shanghae—The Mariner, 16, Commander Ma
thewson.
At Borneo—The Royalist, 10, Lieutenant Everest,
commanding.
The Dart, 3, Lieutenant H. Hill commanding,
arrived at Portsmouth yesterday morning from the
coast of Africa with invalids (from the squadron)
and passengers • amongst them Lieutenant Phillips,
from the Fireflyf steam sloop; Mr. Pounds, master's
assistant, from the Alert brig. The Dart landed
mails and invalids yesterday, and will sail this
morning for Sheerness, to be put out of commission.
The Seaflower cutter, tender to the Cuckoo steamer,
Commander Dumaresque, sailed from Portsmouth for
Jersey yesterday, to resume her service at the
fisheries.
The Stromboli steam-sloop, Commander Lord A.
W. Beauclerk, sailed out of Portsmouth harbour for
Spithead after replenishing coals, yesterday, and
remains awaiting orders.
THE AFRICAN SQUADRON.
Her Majesty's ship Dart, 3 guns, Lieutenant Hill,
Commander, arrived off Portsmouth yesterday from
Sierra Leone, whence she sailed on the 18th ult., on
which day Commodore Fanshawe, C. 8., in the Cen-
taur steam-frigate (Commander-in-Chief on the sta-
tion), left for Ascension and the western portion of
his command. The slave-trade remained unchecked,
except on the southern part of the station, where no
prizes had been taken for many months, although
several had been chased—the last taken on that coast
being the prize made jointly by her Majesty's
steamers Rattler and Cyclops, as reported in our last
advises. Her Majesty's steamer Firefly, Commander
Tudor, took a fine slaver in September with 600
negroes on board ; the vessel was a fine brig of 300
tons, under the stripes and stars, named the Whig of
New York, and was captured under peculiar circum-
stances by a crew of six kroomen of the Firefly ship's
company, commanded by Mr. Newport, mate of
that vessel. This is the most fortunate prize made
for a long time on the coast, most of the others being
empty when boarded. The Alert brigantine made
a descent upon the Gallinas coast in the early
part of last month, for the purpose of taking off
a number of slaves from the depots at that point,
and succeeded in snipping upwards of 200 out of a
large number, but had the misfortune to drown about
thirty of the remainder in an attempt to embark them
through a heavy surf. Her Majesty's brigantine Spy
has made a prize since last news, but had no slaves in
her. J. Duncan, Esq., her Britannic Majesty's con-
sul at Why dah, was on the point of going up to seek
an interview with King Dahomey, to found treaties,
&c., accompanied by Captain Forbes, of her Majesty's
brigantine I3onetta, and a sufficient force to exhibit
the efficiency of the service. Seven vessels have been
taken by the Dart during her period of service on the
coast of Africa. The next vessel to he sent to Eng-
land from that station is H.M. brig Britomart, which
would sail from Ascension on the Ist of November.
The Rev. Mr. Poole, colonial chaplin at Sierra Leone,
has arrived in the Dart on leave, to recruit his health.
Governor M'Donald was daily expected at Sierra
Leone, when the Dart sailed. The British squadron
cruizing for the suppression of the slave trade, was
stationed as follows when the mail closed (18th of
October) :
At the Island of Ascension—The Tortoise, 12,
Captain Hutton.
At Sierra Leone—The Pluto steam sloop, Com-
mander Joliffe ; and the Alert, 6, Corn. Dunlop.
At the Gambia—The Dover steam-vessel, Lieut.
Howard commanding.
At Gallinas—The Spy, 3, Lieutenant ,Western
commanding.
Off Cape Mount—The Heroine, 6, Com. Marsh.
Off the River Sherborough —The Teazer, 3, Lieut.
Selwin.
Cruising—The Centaur steam-frigate, Captain
Buckle, towards Ascension; and the Flying Fish, 12,
Commander Peters, ditto.
In the Bight of Benin—The Kingfisher, 12, Com.
Harvey ; the Phoenix, 6, Com. Wodehouse ; and the
Cyclops steam-frigate, Capt. the Hon. G Hastings.
Off Lagos—The Rattler, 6, Com. Cumming.
Off Cape Formosa—The Bonetta brigantine,
Lieutenant Forbes commanding.
At Whydah—The Waterwitch, 8, Corn. Quin.
Off the River Congo—The Firefly steam-slooop,
Com. Tudor, and the Cygnet, 6, Com. D. Robertson.
Off Loango—The Ranger, 8, Conn Miller.
Off Fish Bay—The Sea Lark, 6, Com. Monypenny.
The vessels are reported all healthy.
APPOINTMENTS.
Midshipman—F. B. Herbert, to the Superb, Cork ;
and M. W. Crawford, to the Indefatigable, Devonport.
WOOLWICH, Nov. 21.—The Volcano steam vessel,
140 horse power, recently brought home from Malta,
was towed up the river yesterday by the African
steam-vessel, from Sheerness, and after having her
boilers and engines taken out at this dockyard, will
be taken back to Sheerness to be refitted for service.
Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.8., surveyor of
the navy, with Mr. Isaac Watts, assistant-surveyor,
visited Woolwich Dockyard yesterday afternoon, and
went on board the Vulcan steam-frigate in the basin,
the Retribution steam frigate in one of the east docks,
and the Desperate steam-sloop in the other. Sir
Baldwin Walker then visited the saw mills, where
timbers where in progress of being converted for the
building of an 80-gun ship, to be named the Aga-
memnon, and to be fitted with a screw-propeller and
auxiliary engines of 400-horse power. The saw rains
have been converting timber also for the Royal Al-
bert, 120 guns, and the Nankin, 50 gun frigate, now
nearly ready for launching. Captain Sir Baldwin
Walker, with Mr. Watts, went also on board the
Terrible steam-frigate, now ready for commission.
The Vulcan steam-frigate is ordered to be taken to
Sheerness when the next spring tides take place.
The following is a copy of the official returns of
the average passages of the Holyhead mail steam-
packets for Oct., 1849:—
Vivid. Caradoc. St. Columba,
h. m. s. h. m. a. h. m. s.
Time ........... 4 14 4 4 40 0 5 2 0
Knots per hour
Statute miles per h 15.25 13.82 12.02
Horse power
Number of m iles gone
over in the mouth. 2,910 2,804 2,588
Average difference between Vivid and Caradoc, 26
minutes, or 1.43 mile per hour; average difference
between Vivid and St. Columba, 48 minutes, or 3 23
miles per hour.
The Vivid was constructed by Mr. 0. W. Lang,
assistant to the master-shipwright at Chatham, and
built at that dock-yard. Her engines are of 160-
horse power, made and fitted by Messrs. Penn,
Greenwich.
The Caradoc was constructed by Sir William
Symonds, and built by Messrs. Mare and Co., Black-
wall, and fitted with engines of 350-horse power by
Messrs. Seaward and Co., City Canal Works.
The St. Columba was constructed by Mr. Laird,
and fitted with engines of 350 horse power by Mr.
Forrester.
PLYMOUTH, Nov. 20.—The steamer Scourge ar-
rived here to day from Portsmouth with her supernu-
meraries.
The sloop Serpent sailed on the 18th inst. for tl e
East Indies.
John D. M'Donald has been appointed Acting
Assistant Surgeon for service in the Plymouth Ilos-
pital.
The Pandora surveying vessel, Lieut.- Commander
James Wood, has been ordered to this port to be
paid off.
Her Majesty's frigate Leander, 50, Captain Dacres,
from Portsmouth, was observed for some time off the
harbour this morning, having a light wind from
south-east.
Her Majesty's screw steam-sloop Conflict, 8, Com-
mander Drake, left the Sound at half-past eleven, and

joined the Leander outside, when both steered down
Channel for Lisbon.

Her Majesty's brig Pandora, 6, Lieutenant-Com-
mander James Wood, arrived this afternoon at two,
o'clock from Portsmouth.
Wind—Easterly, very light.