The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-07 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.-(THIS DAY.)

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Two women, named Brown and Wilson, were
charged with stealing a great coat from a gentleman's
house.
It appeared that the prisoners called at the com-
plainant's house, and, under the pretext of obtaining
some assistance to take one of them to the Royal Sea
Bathing Infirmary at Margate, took a great coat,
which was hanging up in the hall.
Horsford, of the Mendicity Society, identified both
the prisoners, and stated that Wilson was committed
fit three months to gaol some time since, for obtain-
ing money by means of a petition with forged signa-
tures to it.
Mr. COTTINGIIAM said that he should not deal sum-
marily with two such dangerous characters as the
prisoners, but should commit them for trial.

THAMES.—(THIS DAY.)
William Shadbolt, a labouring man, was charged
with violently assaulting police-constable K 383.
The constable stated that last night, when he was
off duty, accompanied by another constable be went
into the Coach and Rorses public-house, Stratford.
The prisoner was there, and entered into conversation
with him. Shortly after he said to the policeman,
" Come outside, I want to say something to you."
The witness did so, when the prisoner said, " I owe
you a grudge," and knocked him down, and kicked
him violently about the legs.
This evidence was corroborated by police-constable
K 324.
For the defence the prisoner called a man, named
White, who swore most positively that both police•
men were drunk, and that they themselves were the
assailants.
by handing in a written
document
Mr. "YARDLEY (perusing it)—This was not in-
to llt e h e concluded
Magistrate.
in-
tended for me, I
ansede ; it t
is comnot intendemences, " Mdr.to l Editet torhe
."
Witnes—Yes ; i
matter drop here ; that letter shall go in.
What particular journal, however, was to be
favnured with the communication, which extended
over an entire sheet of foolscap, Mr. White did not

mention.
The sergeant who took the charge was then sent
for, and proved that the prisoner and his witness
were both at the time very drunk, and the policemen,
on the contrary, were sober.
Mr. YAUDLET said he could not, after, this, believe
the statement of the prisoner's ambitious witness, and
he much doubted if his communication would not be
thrown in the fire b's any editor into whose hands it
might fall. He should fine the prisoner 20s. or eight
days' imprisonment.
He was locked up in default.

STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT.— Yesterday afternoon,
, an accident occurred on
u'ae:aelkartn to the passe.egers, in
aLb,,,k,uet_hsavhlfi-cpha,ct
aulisateri
board one of the iron steam-boats—the La i) • of the
cr, ased by the circumstance of the late expl‘Aion. When
the boat had reached within a short distance of Bat-
tersea-bridge, a noise was heard, and immediately the
off-paddle box was broken and pieces of wood -were
forced up, at which much anxiety was expressed, and
some on board seemed as if they expected an explosion
to follow. It was, however, soon ascertained that one
of the floats of the paddle-wheel had given way, and
y corning in contact with the wheel, the paddle-box was
broken in several places. The teearner was towed b
saennogt
eh
resr a untilbo a rdo
an
Tel
do f the company's boats took the pas-
landed them at Cadogan-pier. The '
vessel was anchored to be repaired before another trip.
FATAL ACCIDENT TO A RAILWAY POINTSMAN.—On
Tuesday, a pointsman, named Morrisby, met with a
fatal accident near the station in York, by an engine
running over his legs and one of his arms. An engine
was coming into the station, when Morrisby, whose
place is near the arch of the bar-walla, gave a signal to
the engincer to stop. At that moment another engine
was going in a court ary direciion, which knocked him
down, and the wheels passed over his limbs. He was
conveyed to the hospital, where he expired the following
night.— Yorkshirman.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF A HUSBAND BY HIS
WIFE, AND ELOPEMENT.—Yesterday information was
received by the metropolitan police that Dinah, the web
Pape, a stonemason, taking
of Josenh Hill, of Castley, n. ar Otley, Dinah, had -
sconded from her home with a young man named Thomas
with them 2301., the pro-
perty of the husband, consisting
of Bank of England
notes, viz., one for 100/., and two for 501., the remaining
sum of 301. being banknotes of 5/. each, and 51. in gold.
It is supposed the guilty pair are in London.
OFFENCES IN THE PARES.—According to the
official return the following convictions for offences in
the Parks took place last month, viz., for offences against
decency, 5 ; for drunkenness, 2 ; for personal annoy-
ance, I ; and for cutting the trees and defacing the
seas, 2 ; total, 10.
DEATH OF BUCKINGIIOI, THE ComEotoL—Yes-
terday afternoon Thomas Buckingham, the well-known
comedian, expired in Lambeth Workhouse, after suffer-
ing gn at privation arid distress, owing to infirmity and
lont,t-standing disuse. On Saturday week he was taken
to Lambeth Workhouse, where he was removed into
the infirmary, and received every attention from the
officials, but gradually sunk, and died yesterday from
general debility.
DEATH OF SIR Wu. NIGEL GRESLEY, BART.—
We have to record the death of i his Reverend Baronet,
who died on Friday last at Nether Seale Hall, in Leices-
tershire.
PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 6.-- lier Majesty's ship
Amphion has an apparatus on board for converting salt
water into fresh, but there is risk in working it at sea.
An inspection and survey is ordered to be n.dc. There
are not any other orders about her. A journal of the
proceedings of Rear-Admirawhl Sat sea,h butr Carles
the
crier's Nap
squadron has been received ile
uiz
was most monotonous and uninteresting. There was
but one entertaining trial, and that took place on Satur-
day, the 14th of August, off Cape Finisterre.
PRINCE HENRY or TUE NETHERLANDS.—
Ilia
Royal Iligh;less Prince Henry of the Netherlands and
suite went on Wednesday to Glasftow, where he visited
in the course of the day Mr. Napier 's works, Mr. Dixon's
iron works, and several other places in that city. His
Highness returned to Douglas's Hotel here in the even-
ing. Yesterday (Friday) Prince Henry went out to
shoot over the lands of Sir George Clerk at Pennycuiek;
and in the evening he dined with Lady Drummond at
Hawthoruden, where a distinguished play bad assem-
bled 0 meet laimi.eatota;T.