The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-31 00:00:00

1845.

1846. 1847.

1848. I 1849

Stock this day .... • .
Price of Y. C. ....

28,564
42s 9d

_ to Os Od
Delivery last week .. I 4,s 62
Ditto from June 1.... 61,339
Ar ivals last week . 719
Ditto from June 1 ... 74,103
Price, of Town .. •• .. 45s Od

22,924. 17,827
sls 6d 45s 3d
to 04 Od to 45s Od

1,833 2,364
55,271 58,700
498 10,091
67,572 68,424

54s 0d 49s Cd

34,741 47,190
42, Od to 38s 3d
Os Od 'to3Bs Gd
1,713 1,538
60,228 86,576
1,507 222
87,t36 78,293

45s Od 1423 Od

BOW-STREET-(THISDA Y.)

Two girls, named Rosina Francis and Frances Edger-
ton, and Mary Edgerton, the mother of the latter, mere
charged with creating a disturbance i❑ the public streets.
Police-constable F 126 stated that he was on duty
last night in Castle-street, Leicester-square, about
twelve o'clock, when he heard a noise at the top of the
street, and on going to see what was the matter he
found the two younger prisoners fighting. He was
endeavouring to part them when the third prisoner came
up and joined in the scuffle. Ultimately the two first
prisoners thrcw off their bonnets and shawls, and struck
out at him as a man would do, and it was not until the
assistance of a brother constable and a stretcher had
been procured that they could be carried to the station-
house.

Mr. HALL discharged the elder prisor.er, and fined
the others 10s. each, or a we( k's imprisonment.
The fines were not paid.

A respectably-attir‘d, gentlemanly•loohing man, who
gave the name of hall, was charged with annoying
Miss Mary Ann Pateman, a householder in Surrey-
street, Strand.

The complainant stated, that about half-past twelve
o'clock this morning a person came to her door just as
she was going to bed, and brought a note for a lodger
named Smith, which the person said had been sent by a
ntleman from a neighbouring public-house. She told
,he person that Miss Smith, the lodger referred to, could
not be seen at that hour, and the person vent away;
but in about ten minutes afterwards the prisoner came
up to the door and began ringing and knocing. declaring
that he would not desist until he had seen Miss Smith.
The note which had been previously lett ran thus:—
" Will you come up to Wilson's, as I am determined to
see you once more?—D. C. B. I shall wait ten minutes
and no longer." Finding that the prisoner was resolute
in his purpose, she sent for a policeman and gave him
into custody.
Mr. HALL—Why did you not admit him? Com-
plainant—Because I did not like the appearance of
the man.

A solicitor, who attended on behalf of the prisoner,
cross-examined the complainant with the view of elicit
ing that t'e house in question was little better than a
brothel, and that the complainant was a married woman.
Mr. HALL said if that were so it would not alter the
case. Admitting that the house was an improper one,
or that the complainant was no better than she should
be, it did not follow that she was Dbt entitled to the
protection of the law.
The solicitor asged the complainant if the prisoner
had not been in the habit of visiting Miss Smith at the
house.—The complainant said he had.
The solicitor—And has slept with her there re-
peatedly ? Complainant—l suppose so.
The Solicitor—Now, did you not prevent Miss Smith
seeing him? Complainant—No, I did not; on the con-
trary, Miss Smith wished me to protect her from the
prisoner.
The prisoner said he could call Miss Smith to prove
that it was not so, if the magistrate would postpone the
case to enable her to be sent for.

This having been done, Miss Smith was shortly forth-
coming; and in answer to questions from the prisoner's
solici or, she answered that he was a friend of hers,
and she was prevented seeing him this morning by the
people in the house.

Mr. HALL—Is this a brothel? Miss Smith—No, Sir.
Mr. HALL—What is it, then? Miss Smith—lt is a
house where apartments are let out to ladies.
The Solicitor—And can a lady take a gentleman there
to sleep? Miss Smith—Certainly, I think so.
Mr. HALL did not think this altered the case in the
least. No person had a right to disturb another in his
house without lawful cause; and it was no excuse what-
ever, that the prisoner wanted to get into the house to
commit fornication. What was the prisoner? The pri-
soner said he was a wine. merchant.

Mr. HALL told the prisoner he had behaved very ill,
and ought to be ashamed of himself. He was surprised
to see a person in his station of life exhibit so little de-
cency as to maintain that he was right in a case like
this; and fined him 205., or eight days' imprisonment.
The fine was paid.

MARLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY.)
ROBBERY OF PLATE AT THE GLOUCESTER HOTEL.
—William Stone, a dirty-looking fellow, who described
himself as a shoemaker, residing at No. 2, Blue Anchor-
yard, Rosemary-lane, was brought before Mr. Bingham,
charged with having stolen from the Gloucester Hotel,
Piccadilly, 27 silver spoons, the property of Mr. Thomas
Dale, the landlord.

James Brown, a waiter in the employ of the prose-
cutor, deposed that, on Sunday afternoon, about
four o'clock, he was standing behind the side-
board in the coffee room, near the fire, when
his attention was attracted to the shadow of some
person on the wall of the passage adjoining. On going
to see who it was, he was surprised to see the prisoner
stealing quietly along the passage with the twenty-seven
silver spoons produced in his hand. Witness ran after
him and caught him just as he had thrown away the
spoons; and, having sent for a constable, gave him in
charge. Witness had seen the spoons safe in the plate-
basket, in the pantry, about an hour previous to the
robbery.
• The prisoner, who declined offering any defence, was
fully committed for trial.
A " VERY RESPECTABLE" WOMAN. - Ann Evans
was charged before Mr. Bingham with being drunk
and creating a disturbance at the church of St. John
the Evangelist, in Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square.
It appeared, from the evidence of police constable
52 E. that about seven o'clock on the previous evening
he was on duty at the doors of the above church, just
as the bells %ere tolling for service, when the defen-
dant, who was very tipsy, went up to the church door
with a pint of beer in her hand, and bawled out as loud
as she could, that she be d—d if she would not have the
d—d nuisance put a stop to, as the d—d bells were
ringing from morning to night. He perkiaded her to
go away quietly, but instead of her taking his advice
she loaded him with volleys of abuse, and otherwise con-
ducted herself in such an unbecoming manner, that he
was obliged to look her up in the station.
The prisoner in the most indignant manner repudiated
the charge of drunkenness, but admitted that she did
say the bells were a d—d nuisance, as they were to
the whole neighbourhood. She could assure the magis-
trate that she was a very respectable woman, and not
accustomed to misconduct herself.

Mr. BINGHAM thought her conduct anything but
that of a respectable woman, and fined her 7s. or seven
days' imprisonment.

CONTINENTAL TRAVELLlNG.—Arrangements that
wilt greatly facilitate our continental travelling have
been completed between the South-Eastern Railway
Company and the administrations of the Boulogne and
Amiens and the Northern of France lines, to come into
operation on the Ist of January, 1850. Travellers will
now be able to book themselves through, and obtain
direct tickets from, London to Paris, Brussels, Alalines,
Aix-la-Chapelle, or Cologne, and there is to be no exa-
mination of luggage until the passenger arrives at his
destination. The direct tickets issued at the London-
bridge station of the South-Eastern Railway are to be
available by any of the South• Eastern Continental
Steam ship Company's steamers running between Folke-
stone and Boulogne, and by the English and French
Government mailboats, as well as the steam-ships of the
South Eastern and Continental Company between Dover
and Calais. The through fares are as follows:

First-class. Second-class

s. d. £ s. d.
London to Paris, via Calais ... 2 12 6 2 0 0
- „ Boulogne 2106 1 17 0
Brussels, Cal ,is ... 2 50— 1 13 6
Aix-la-Chapelle „ ... 2136 2 0 0
Cologne, „ ... 2196 2 5 0
Malines, „ ... 2 4 6 1 13 0
First-class passengers travelling by South-Eastern ex
press trains have to pay an additional 28., and second.
class passengers le. 4d.