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

BOW-STREET.--('PHIS 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 pt ironer came up to him and said it was a
hue cold night. He agreed with her that it was, where-
Upon she give 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 sir, a':d afterwards the prisoner
walked with him as far as 810,-square,- e.piare, 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 hls hand into the
sigh.-hand trowsers pocket he discovered that hi 4 purse,
containing three hilt-crowns and a swiereign were mis-
sing. He immediately pursued the prisoner, and soon
overtook her, when a po:ictman 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 -s IREET-(THIS DAY )

A VlXEN.—Louisa !lenson, a woman ef the town, was
brought before Mr. Hardwick, ch,rgrd with cr( wing a
disturbance at the Swiss Sores, 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 print nor came into his house and requested to
be served with some gin. St.eirlg that she bad already been
sacrificing too freely at the shrine of the 'jolly god," he
refused to serve her,w hereupon she became very outrage-
ous, and creatrd such a disturbance that he wss obliged
t ► call the waiter to put her out. She no sooner got
outside the door than sh, took off one of her clogs and
smashe.l a sqttsre of plate glass, which would cost him
155. to have replaced. As she was proceeding to fiirthcr
Violence, he called for a c.instahle, who conveyed her to
durance vile. _ _

The prisoneisaid she was so much in liquor that she
really could not recollect what she did.
Mr. llAm:mica'. thought ten days' imprisonment
Would restore har memory, and committed her for that
time accordingly.

COAIMERCIAL TRAVELLERS'
SCHOOL.—(TIIIB DAY.)
The half-yearly meeting and election of children
took place, this day, at the London 'tavern. Mr.
Masterman, M P., took the chair at ten o'clock.
Mr. Saw., the secretary, read the report of the
directors, which stated that the society, in
every department, was in a flourishing
condition; end that, notwithstanding the sick-
ness and mortality that had pre ailed during the
past half year, the children had enjoyed perfect
health. The report further stated that the time had
arrived when it was necessary to raise a building
fund for a new edifice, as the present premises now
rented at Wanstead were totally inadequate to the
ri-quirements 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
balince brought from lart year of 3231. 93. 83., to
have been 3.8481. 103. 2 1. ; and the balance, after
deducting the exp: nditure and 1,8001. expended in
the purchase of stock, 243/. 4s. 93.
The report was unanimously adopted, directors and
officers were chosen, and a vote of thanks having been
awarded to the Chairman, the subscribers proceeded
to the election of nine boys and six girls. The
institution now contains severity children. After the
election of to-day it will provide for eighty-five.

SUING A DEAD MAN.—III the City Small Debts
Court this day a curious case occurred, a person named
1": z being summoned for a tally bill." Con-
siderable amusement was caused by the chief bailiff re-
posting that tf,e defendant was said to have been dead
for ‘en 'ears. Plaintiff appeared astounded at the
statement. Mr. St•ii. the r,tiie r, said he had inquired at
the house, and thAt was the answer I e received. Plain-
tiff said it was too much of a j •Ife, and he would see
whether he could not bring him to life, if his Honour
would grant another sem:non:T. -A new- • summons vra:
accordingly granted. Plaintiff said he was not to bo done,
and he knew lie should find defendant hiding somewhere
Otte than in his coffin.