The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-28 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.--(THIS DAY.)

A young woman named Mary Fisher was charged with
felony.
The complainant, a gun fitter named Sorrell, stated
that as he was going home last night towards Euston-
square, the prisoner came up to him and said it was a
fine cold night. He agreed with her that it was, where-
upon she gave it as her opinion that upon the whole this
had been a very merry and jolly Christmas, and hoped
that he would keep up the spirit of the season and treat
her to some gin. He did se, and afterwards the prisoner
walked with him as far as Bloomsbury-tquare, when she
hurriedly bade him good night and run away. Think-
ing her conduct somewhat strange, he set about seeking
for the cause of it, and on putting his hand into the
sight-hand trowsers pocket he discovered that his purse,
Containing three halt-crowns and a sovereign were mis-
sing. He immediately pursued ,the prisoner, and soon
overtook her, when a policeman came up and he gave
her into custody. ,On her road to the station-house she
dropped the purse.
The prisoner denied the charge, declaring that it was
the complainant and not herself who had dropped the
purse in the street.
She was fully committed for trial.

MARLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY.)

A VlXEN.—Louisa Henson, a woman of the town, was
brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with crusting a
disturbance at the Swiss Stores, Haymarket, and break-
ing a pane of glass, value 15s.
Mr. Louis Jacquet, the landlord of the above tavern,
stated that between five and six o'clock on the previous
evening, the prisoner came into his house and requested to
be served with some gin. Seeing that the had already been
sacrificing too freely at the shrine of the " jolly god," he
refused to serve her,whereupon she became very outrage-
ous, and created such a disturbance that he was obliged
t ) call the waiter to put her out. She no sooner got
Outside the door than she took off one of her clogs and
smashed a square of plate glass, which would cost him
15s. to have replaced. As she was proceeding to further
Violence, he called for a c„)nstable, who conveyed her to
durance vile.
The prisoner said she was so much in liquor that she
really could not recollect what she did.
Mr. HARDWICK thought ten days' imprisonment
Would restore her memory, and committed her for that
time accordingly.

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS'
SCHOOL.—(THIS DAY.)
The half-yearly meeting and election of children
took place, this day, at the London Tavern. Mr.
Masterman, M.P., took tho chair at ten o'clock.
Mr. SAUL, the secretary, read the report of the
directors, which stated that the society, in
every department, was in a flourishing
condition; and that, notwithstanding the sick-
ness and mortality that had prevailed during the
Past half year, the children bad enjoyed perfect
health. The report further stated that the time had
arrived when it was neces :ary to raise a building
fund for a new edifice, as the present premises now
rented at Wanstead were totally inadequate to the
t'equirements of the society. The directors urged
the commercial body to give their energetic support
to this proposition.
. The balance sheet for the half-year showed the
receipts up to the
.20th of December, including a
balance l rJught from last year of 3231. 9s. 81., to
have been 3,848/. 103. 21, ; and the balance, after
deducting the expenditure and 1,8001. expended in
the purchase of stock, 248/. 4s. 9,1.
The report was unanimously adopted, directors and
officers were chosen, and a vote of thanks having been
awarded to the ChAirman* the subscribers proceeded
t 0 the election of nine boys and six girls. The
institution now contains seventy children. After the
election of to-day it will provide for eighty-five.

SUING A. DEAD MAN.—In the City Small Debts
Court this day a curious case occurred, a person named
P,Tristid, z being summoned for a tally bill." Con-
siderable amusement as caused by the chief b iilitf re-
Porting that the defendant was said to have been dead
for ten years. Plaintiff appeared astounded at the
gtatemerit. Mr. Sill. the officer, said he had inquired at
the house, and that was the answer he received. Plain-
tiff said it was too much of a j and he would see
vyhelh,r he cotai not bring lion to life, if his Honour
Would grant another suuimOo A new summons wa,
accordingly granted. Plaintiff said he was not to be done,
and he knew he should find defendant hiding somewhere
else than in his coffin.