The Sun.
London, England, 1822-05-22 00:00:00

DISTRESS IN IRELAND.

(From the Clare Journal of Saturday last.)
On Tuesday a general meeting for the relief of our distressed
population took place at Stamer's Hotel. The only difficulty
under which any present seemed to labour was, where to find
language sufficient to express their gratitude and heartfelt obli-
gations to the munificent people of England, who came forward
so nobly and so generously to relieve the misfortunes of their
fellow creatures in this part of the world.
The services of Major Warburton were also most warmly
acknowWged.
COUNTY KILICENNY.—We have seen a letter from the
neighbourhood of Castlecomer, and we regret to say that
the typhus fever has visited that village. A poor woman,
with 9 children, who depended upon their mother for support,
died there on Thursday last ; three other beings fell victims
to the same disease during the week.—This information we de-
rive from an undoubtedNiurce.

GALWAY.—The Committee for the relief of the Poor conti-
nues unwearied in its exertions for the relief of our starving
population. A cargo of excellent potatoes (consigned to Mr.
J. Costello, of this town) has already arrived, and has Weil pur-
chased by the Treasurer at the rate of 6d. per stone—they will
be vended to the poor at 4d. ; and this intention of the Com-
mittee has considerably reduced the exorbitant prices so unjustly
held up in the market. The wretched hovels in our liberties are
absolutely crowded to excess with half-famished and famishing
beings, oppressed, and broken down by the want of the com-
mon necessaries of life. In many of our streets scenes of woe
are to be seen ; and we have been ourselves present when a
poor woman, who, unable to proceed further, fell senseless on
our bridge, and would have: fallen a victim to starvation and
penury, had it not been for the little assistance afforded by a
few humaneindividuals passing. Sights like these must awaken
sympathy.and sensibility in everp man who has not a heart of
granite.

At Broadford (Limerick) oatmeal was delivered or) Tuesday
and subsequent days, to the distressed in that district, at ld.
and 2d. a pottle. We understand that this system will be
adopted generally throughout the distressed districts of the
county of Clare, to such persons as can pay for it ; but that both
potatoes and meal will be given to the most wretched.

It is now generally supposed one of the vacant
Irish Bishopricks will be filled by the Dean of Tuna, who
went over with the late Lord Primate as his Grace's domestic
Chaplain, and held that situation until his death. - The Dean's
long experience in all ecclesiastical matters, with very valuable
and eligible preferment, renders the supposition highly probable.

OLD BAILEY.—(Tuts DAY.)

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.
Yesterday THOMAS DIImIN, late Proprietor of the Surrey
Theatre, came up on his Petition to be discharged from debts
amounting to 4,0001. A number of oppositions to his dis-
charge had been entered in the office of the Court, but when the
case was called on no person appeared to oppose.
Mr. HEATH, who was Counsel far the insolvent, said, he
must pray the Court for permission to amend the insolvent's
schedule, by inserting a wardrobe, his property, which he had
let with the Surrey Theatre ; and although its value at the ex-
piration of the term for which it was let might not be very con-
siderable, still it was necessary it should be stated as property
that would come to his creditors.
It appeared that the affidavits of the 'service of notices on se-
veral
of the insolvent's creditors had not been filed in the office
of the Court, although they had been regularly sworn, and the
Court were in consequence about to adjourn the case for a short
time, when
Mr. HEATII prayed that they might be allowed to be filed
there, as the insolvent had entered into an engagement with
the proprietors of the Haymarket Theatre, which made it highly
important to him that his discharge should not be delayed.
Mr. Heath's application was complied with by the Court;
and after the other cases of the day were gone through the in-
solvent was discharged.
JAMES 'WILLIAM BRANDON, late of Covent-garden
Theatre, was opposed by Mr. Pollock, for Messrs. Brooks and
Dixon, bankers, and for Mr. Isaacs, of the General Post-Office.
It appeared, by the explanation, that the insolvent had been
security for a person of the name of Morton, "for whom he had
paid a large suns of money; and also for a person of the name
of Ruddock, for whom he had given a bond to the Post-
masters-General, part of which he had paid, and for the re-
mainder an extent in aid had issued.
Mr. Pollock's opposition entirely consisted of an inquiry into
property, which the insolvent answered in a manner with which
the Learned Gentleman expressed himself perfectly satisfied,
and the Court declared the insolvent entitled to his discharge
forthwith.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
Yesterday William Davis was indicted for a gross assault on
Mr. John Swan, a coal-merchant, in the New Road.
Mr. ADOLPIIVS stated, that the prosecutor and a friend
were passing along Thornhaugh-street, on the night of the
14th January last, when the defendant rushed out of a public-
house, and threw the prosecutor and his friend, Mr. Coreen,
into the kennel. Words ensued, and the defendant knocked
down Mr. Coreen, and gave a broken nose and two black eyes
to Mr. Swan. The defendant was at last secured, and taken
to the watch-house. •
The prosecutor and his friend proved the case, as stated by
the Learned Counsel, from which it appeared that it was a Tom
and Jerry lark on the part of the defendant.
The .Jury found him guilty, and he was sentenced to two
months' imprisonment in the House of Correction.
Robert Storey, engineer to the Sun Fire Office, was indicted
for an assault upon Henry Putnam, a lad about fo,urteen ears
of age, on the 22d March list. y
From the evidence for the prosecution it appeared that the
premises of Mr. List, sugar-baker, in Alie-street, Whitecha-
pel, were on fire the day above-mentioned ; that the defendant
was there performing his public duty as a fireman, and that
he smeared the boy's head and face with damp sugar, and
struck him with a carter's whip.
Mr. BOLLAND, who conducted the defence of Storey, by
desire of the Sun Fire Office, stated, that a more flagrant case
on the part of Police Officers than the present seldom came
into a Court of Justice; for Ellis and Benson, two patrols,
were the real prosecutors in this case, and not the lad Putnam,
for the sole object of obtainir', expences from the county.
From the evidence of Mr. List, and other respectable wit-
nesses, it was proved that upwards of one hundred boys were
at the fire busily engaged in pilfering sugar cut of the casks,
and Putnam was similarly employed with them ; that the Po-
lice-officers did not interfere in stopping the boys from stealing
the sugar, but the moment they observed the defendant touch
the boy with a whip, they took him into custody, and even had
the temerity to refuse the respectable bail of Mr. List.
The conduct of the Patrols was animadverted upon by the
Bench, and the defendant was instantly acquitted.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
Bow-ST REET-Yesterday Benjamin Innes, a lad, about
17 years of age, was brought before Mr. HALLS, charged with
robbing Dr. John Stoddart, of Doctors' Commons, of his watch
and its appendages. Sarah Jones, a little girl, was also put to
the bar, charged with being an accessary after the fact.
Dr. Stoddart was passing the end of Swan-yard, on Monday
evening, when a youth, who afterwards proved to be the pri-
soner, ran past him as if to go up Swan-yard, and snatched
his watch from his fob. The Doctor followed him, calling
out " stop thief," and when he got into White Hart-yard;
he stumbled against the door of the Sun and Apple Tree pub-
lic-house, and fell, but got up again, and ran as far as the
Artichoke, where he was knocked down, and secured by two
watchmen.
The prisoner was taken into the Artichoke and searched, but
the watch was not found. In a few minutes the girl Jones was
brought in by some persons who said she had found the watch,
and knew where it was. She, however, denied any knowledge
of it at first, but upon being further questioned, she said she
was looking out the door of her father's house, when the pri-
soner Innes was taken, and as the people were moving off; she
saw a man covering something over with mud in the gutter.
When he was gone she and two other children went to the spot,
and raking the mud aside, found it was a silver watch. She
took it to a window to look at it, and while doing so, three or
four fellows came round her, and one of them snatched the
watch from her hand and ran away.
The girl repeated this story to the Magistrate, and account-
ed for her having said she knew nothing about it, by stating
that she was pushed aboht and threatened by the watchmen,
and was frightened.
She was admitted an evidence, and the prisoner Innes was
committed.

QUEEN-SQUARE.—Yesterday two private soldiers in the
3.pl Regiment of Foot Guards were charged with assaulting a
respectable Clergyman on Sunday morning last, between 12
and one o'clock, in St. James's Park. The Rev. Gentleman
was walking near Buckingham-gate, and the heat being very
oppressive, he walked under the portico of the Queen's guard-
room, and the prisoners, because he,clid not go into the public
walk the moment he was told by a sentinel, seized him by the
arm and dashed him to the ground, a distance of several yards,
by.which his collar-bone was dislocated, and he was obliged to
undergo the operation immediately of re-setting the bones.—
The above evidence being corroborated, the prisoners were or-
dered to find sureties to appear to take their trials.

By information received from Abergavenny, dated Saturday
evening, we are, enabled to state, that the greater part of the
colliers and miners in the disturbed parts of Monmouthshire
intend returning to their work this day.—( Gloucester Journal.)
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.—Last week, as a man
was at work in a well 90 feet deep, at the New Parsonage
house at Priston, near this city, 27 feet of the upper stone
work, weighing, it is calculated, full 10 tons, fell in upon
him : there was also 30 feet of Water below him. Eight men
were immediately employed to remove the stone and rubbish,
and after the greatest exertions for six hours, 'to their great as-
tonishment, they found the man unhurt, with the exception of
a slight bruise on the head, from the fortunate circumstance of
the large stones locking one in the other across a piece of timber
that was a few inches above his head.—(Bath Paper.)

This morning the business of these Sessions
commenced before the LORD MAYOR, the RE-
CORDER, Mr. Justice BAILEY, and Mr. Barpu
GARROW.

John Fuller was put to the bar on a capital indictment,
charging him with having returned rrom transportation. The
poor fellow pleaded guilty, which he persisted in, and it was
recorded.

EXTENSIVE BANK FORGERY.
John Lomas, a young man of respectable appearance, was
put to the bar, and the Clerk read the Indictment, which
charged him with having, on the 26th of October, 1821, uttered
one not, purporting to be of the Bank of England, for the sum
of 101., with intent to defraud the said Bank of England, and
John Cullum. •

Here 111 r. ANDREWS, on behalf of the prlsoner, applied
to the Court for permission to retract his plea 6f Not Guilty,
and to plead Guilty.
Mr. Justice BAILEY cautioned the "prisoner, and told him
that the Court could not promise that it wouldbe of the least
service to him.
Mr. Serjeant BOSANQUET, on behalf of the Bank, said, it
must be clearly understood that the Bank was no party to the
plea that was now offered. The case was one of great aggra-
vation ; and such a plea as that now pres:nted must be re-
corded entirely at the risk of the prisoner.
He persisted in his plea, which was recorded, and he was re-
moved from the Bar.
There are no less than 16 indictments against this unfortu-
nate youth, who does not appear more than 18 years of age.