The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-23 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

(Before Mr. AldermanNET', Mr. Commissioner Bur...
Locx, &e.)
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF PLATE AT THE EARL OF
HA RRINGTON'S illiant Wiltshire, aged 27, and
Matthew Roach, 23 (sweeps), were convicted of stealing
tour silver candlesticks, sugar basins, and various other
articles of platP..of the value of 75/.' and upwards; and a
gold asteh, value $Ol., the property of the Right Hon.
Charles Stanhope Earl of Harrington, and sentenced to
seven years' transport+ition.

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NEWRY;- WARg&NPOINT, AND

RosTßiwou RA ILWAY.-(THISDAY.).

The .third- ,ordinary general- meeting of t the 'lmre-
holders of this k•orapany was this day held at the offices
of the company; ltei,lVloorgate-street, for the purpose of
receiving the repott 'Of the directors, and for the transac-
i ion of the Ordi4rtbbsiness 6f. the company; The chair
was :alc, n, at (Me ;:o'Clock, by Eirl'Newry and .Morne,
the Chairm4n of the company. --
The report, which vf as read by the Secretary.. stated
, that the company had been labouring under difficulties
in obtaining .possession of the ' lapd, and that they' had
been driven to the 'nedessity of resorting to inquisitions
In Oder to effect'Settieirientsi and that by these meant
they, had beep enabled Pa Conclude. for ,the possession of
the whole of-the land,required by the company, and bad
placed a portion, of the line—that between Newry and
Warrenpoint—in the hands of the contractor, upon the
works of which be was at present-actively engaged. The
directors continued 'to entertain the belief that this un-
dertaking when completed would prove the most pros-
perous in Ireland, and that they felt they might safely
congratulate the, proprietor's upon their future prospects.
After a .few word* in favour of the line from -Mr.
ChadwiCk (one of the directors), who had been over to
Ireland for the purpose,of examining the proposed route
of the railway, the report was agreed to.
A vote of thanks was given to the Noble Chairman,
and the meeting broke up.

CRIMINA, COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURP.

ATTEMPT TO EXTORT MONEY AT THE MUSEUM.—
A respectable-looking man, aged 44, until recently
one of the assistants at the British Museum, was indicted
for feloniously delivering to Eliza Lynn a letter, de-
manding from her money with menaces.
Mr. Clarkson appeared for the prosecution and Mr.
Ballantine for the,prisoner. ,
Mr. CLARXSON said the prosecutrix, Miss Lynn, was
the daughter ot ta,clergynianoind followed literary pur-
suits. She frequently,. astatty be imagined, visited the
reading- room of :the :Museum, and whilst leaving the
edifice, a short time ago, the prisoner placed a letter in
her hand, which he should prove to be in his handwrit-
ing. It bore the signature' .‘ John Smith," and stated
that the writer was well aware of the intrigues she was
carrying on with Mr. Barton a married man ; that he
had heard conversations Whicl,had taken place between
them, and saw them. enter places which no women but a
woman of the town would enter—in short, it accused her
ot the most improper, conduct,. and after saying that the
writer knew a poor family, ahe father of which. had ruined
himself by keeping females, and that they were in. the,
greatest distress in contequence, and that a small sum
of money would be of great service to them,' it
concluded .by stating that the author of the
epistle would ihferm her brother of her con-
duct, aiding That but one thing would prevent
him from doing. so, and that an enclosure (that, no
doubt, being the preventive indicated) might be left, di-
rected " Mr. Smith," with the porter at the gate. The
prosecutrix b-came acquainted with Mr. Barton at: the
reading-room, and he bad once or twice accompanied
her hence to her resilience, but not the slightest fa-
miliarity had taken piece between them. She imtrie:--
diately communicated with the authorities of the Museum,
and the- prisoner was taken into custody.
' Tne 'case was ckarly proved against the prisoner..,
Mr. BALLANTINE addressed the jury tor the prisoner,
and stated that he was instructed to say that there was
not the slightest truth iu the imputation conveyed in the
letter. - • .
A good pharacter was given to-the prisoner:by several
respectable persons.
The itity 11-tunnel a verdict of Guilty.
The RECORDER complimented The moral courage dis-
played by the prosecutrix, in at once taking steps to
have.the assailer of her character in-rusted, and to meet
an inritigation into her character in a court of justice.
It veal due to ;he public that an aggravated, felony of
this iiiture.Should be severely punished, and the sentence
of the Court was that be be transported tor seven years.