The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-06 00:00:00

Police-constable SBB N stated, that it formed part of i
his duty to examine periodically during the night the i
prosecutor's premises, which covered a large extent of
ground, and were surrounded with a brick wall, enclos-
ing, besides the brewery, cooperage, and out- offices, a
furnished dwelling-house in which the family resided,
and large shrubbery. For this purpose be was intrusted
with a duplicate key to admit himself at a side entrance,
and on opening this door at one o'clock that morning,
hearing the sound of footsteps in the court-yard inside,
he proceeded to the spot, and detected the prisoner
secreted between the wall and a large tree, from which
he dragged and searched him, and found in his pockets
an iron chisel and bradawl, and a quantity of lucifer
matches. On taking him up to the dwelling-house, at
the rear of the promises, he also discovered a large
flanging-iron, or cramp ended chisel, used by coopers in
staving butt,, and which he had since ascertained had
been left by one of the workmen in the cooperage the
night before, lying between the prosecutors' ball-door
and parlour window, beneath which, in the garden-
mould, were distinct foot-prints recently made. 011
questioning the prisoner what business he had there,
he told him that he had entered the premises for an
exigent purpose, and acknowledged he had got there by
scaling a pair of iron gates full e,ght feet high, which he
must have had the greatest difficulty in accomplishing, as
there was scarcely room to admit a person's body between
them and the brick arch, and they were mounted with
spikes ; but witness was satisfied he must have d,ne se,
as both entrances were securely locked when he had be-
fore left them, and he again found them so on detecting
the prisoner Inside.
Hockley, one of the prosecutors' workmen,
deposed to leaving the flanging-iron on the top of a butt
in the cooperage at six o'clock on the pit ceding night,
and that the spot where it was found by the police was
full 30 3 ards from where he had lett it.
Mr. Heritage, who appeared for the defence, addressed
the Magistrate on behalf of his client, and pointed out
the utter improbability of the son of a respectable
_tradesmen, of hitherto unimpeachable character, being
actuated by the felonious intention imputed to him in
this charge, which he was instructed to deny in the most
positive terms, and to declare that the prisoner had been
;Agit out on an errand by his mother at the time in ques-
_tiort, nd finding one of the prosecutors' gates acciden-
tally left open by the constable, had entered the pre-
mises for the purpose be had stated to the officer, and
been taken by the police as soon as he had got in. He
should prove that the implements found upon the pri-
soner were the ordinary tools employed in his business,
and he had several witnesses in attendance who would
give him the highest character for steadiness and ho-
nesty,
The Learned Gentleman then called the prisoner's fa-
ther, and two tradesmen named Simonds and Harwood,
the former of whom stated that his son was at work in
the workshop when he left him on the preceding morn-
ing with similar tools to those produced, the two latter
depose that his character for probity an l good conduct
had been unimpeachable all the time they had known
him.
The constable, however, swore that the prisoner could
not have obtained entrance to the premises in the acci-

dental msnner his solicitor had stated, and that the ac-
cused had three times confessed to him that he had scaled
the gat( s tl-e way he had described; and
Mr. ARNOLD, under these circumstances, considered

that the time and manner in which the prisoner had been
detected were so. replete with suspicion, that it was his
duty to afford time for further inquiry, and, therefe•re,
ordered the accused to be brought up again next week
for that purpose; but expressed his willingness to accept
substantial bail tor his future appearance, if it could be
procured.
The bail wag shortly afterwards put in, and the pri-
sorer thereupon liberated.

MUSICAL LIBRARY OF THE LATE MR. ALSAGER.
—The Earl of Falmouth h.as recently purchased the
extensive and valuable library of this deceased amateur.
The pianoforte compositions consist entirely of works

of the classical masters ; the sonatas, duets, trios, (par

tots, quintets, sestets, and concertos in one division
alone, making upwards of 164 volumes. Of quartets
for stringed instruments there are 107 volumes. The
quintets occupy 68 volumes ! The sestets, septeri, and
ultra, for both stringed and wind instruments, are con-
tamed in 41 volumes; There are 9 volumes of trios ;
7 volumes of violin and violoncello duets ; 8 volumes
of Handers Overtures ; 13 volumes of studios, sobs,
and is é hodes for various instruments ; and 23 folios
of modern unbound concerted music. The collection of.
sacred vocal music is extremely limited, consisting only of
67 volumes ; these, however, irclude Handers Oratorios,
Moiart's Masses, Spohr's, Haydn's, and Beethoven's
Oratorios and Masses. The lyrical works for voice and
piano, including the best of Rossini's Operas, Weber,
Spohr, Cherubini, Gluck,—Beethoven, and Mozart, oc-
cupy 50 volumes. There are also 22 volumes of old
English operas, and some miscellaneous pieces by English
composers: The :cores are few; these being chiefly c'l
quartets and symphonies, in all 50 volumes. The literary
and theoi etical works are still fewer, consisting only of
ei4ht volumes ! The portraits of distinguished musicians
and arti:ts du theatre that were hung on the walls of the
music room amount to 180, in frames. The noble earl
who is now in possession of this collection of music and
musical portraits is well known as a practical amateur on
the violin.—Record of Musical Union.
It will be recollected that on the evening of the
11th January the inhabitants of the Faubourg Mont-
martre were alarmed by cries of " Help ! Murder l"
and that on some persons proceeding to a room in the
house No. 4, a young woman was bound lying on the
floor, covered with blood, with several wounds on diffe-
rent parts of her body, whilst in the next room was a
young man, who exclaimed, " Don't hurt me, I sur-
render—it is I who have killed the woman !" At the

sitting of the Court of Assizes of the Seine, on Saturday,
this man was brought to trial for an attempt at assassina-
Lien in order to commit a robbery. His name is Mar-
quis, his age 22, his trade that of a cabinet maker, and
his appearance particularly juvenile. On the day pre-
ceding that on which the crime was committed, he to,k
a sum of 125 f. from the person by whom he was em•
ployed, and went for a walk. He fell in with a young
woman named Senet, and persuaded her to dine with

him. They then went to the theatre, and after
supper went to the woman's lodgings, where they passed
the night. Marquis thus got rid of his money. The
next morning the woman showed him "her little treasure,
consisting of several pieces of gold, a gold watch, and
some silver. According to his own confession, Mar-
quis determined to obtain possession of the money and
the watch, even if he should be obliged to murder the
woman. The woman went out, and during her absence
he took the things. On her return she missed them,
and insisted on having them returned. The prisoner at
first refused, and a struggle took place. At last he
gave up the money, and said that he had only taken it
by way of joke, and that he was very rich. Soma time
after the woman began to dress, and whilst so em-
ployed, the prisoner rushed upon her, and stabbed her
repeatedly with a knife. She received fifteen wounds
altogether, two of which were very serious. For two
months her life was in danger, and she has not yet en-
tirely recovered. The jury declared the prisoner guilty,
without extenuating circumstances, and the Court con-
demned him to death. He heard his sentence without
the slightest emotion, and gazed unconcernedly around
the Court as if looking for some one.—Galignani.
FIG TREE OF SCRIPTURE.--The fig tree is fre•
quently mentioned in the Holy Scriptures, and is com-
mon throughout Palestine and the East generally.
Amongst the ancient Hebrews it was known as Thaena,
signifying the tree of grief, probably from the leaf
causing inflammation when applied to the body. It was
from this tree that our first parents, after the fall,
twisted for themselves girdles or aprons. Throughout
the Holy Land the failure or destruction of the fig tree
was accounted ono of the greatest public or private cala-
mities. Hence it is said, " Although the fig tree shall
not blossom, &c., yet will I rejoice in the Lord." In
ancient Greece this fruit tree was well known, and exten-
sively cultivated. It was the pride of Attica. According
to the traditions of the Athenians, figs first grew on a spot
not far distant from the city, on the road to Eleusis, theme
called Hiera Sake, " the sacred fig tree." So much
prized was the fruits here produced, that the inhabitants
were forbidden to export them. This law, however,
was often contravened, and the informers against the
delinquents were called sycophants, or " revealers .of
figs;" a word which has since been in use to characterise
weaned-souled, dastardly persons, such as informers
generally are. Naxos, a celebrated country in the
lEgean sea, was celebrated for its fig trees, which were
especially cherished by Bacchus, who was the chief god
of the island. Here this divinity obtained the title of
Meilichios, " the gracious," because he taught them the
use of this fruit. In the procession of this god the fig
was carried next to the vine. Throughout Sussex the
fig is planted' as a standard tree.—Horticultural Ma-
gazine. .- .
TUB RESOVECES OF ENGLAND.—What is now
acing in England proves that there are no eventuali-
-1
which can_ps.ril the repose of a nation when that
on obeys ANtise and vigorous Government. The
ISh nation is itten by one of those calamities of
hithere have, no examples since the famines of
. ;kiddie ages.% ngland has the whole of Ireland
nfisather shoulders-5,000,000 or 6,000,000 persons to
feedlii Work must be found, 600,000 labourers employed
at once, provisions procured, bread and money distri-
buted, anti prePOnt necessities provided for without
neglecting the care of the future. The most moderate
calculations estimate the sacrifices of the treasury at
250,090,000 francs until the next harvest. Suppose that
France, which appears to have been comparatively
spared, should find herself at this moment in a similar
situation, how would our finances resist the pressure of
the various charges, which already exceed the revenue?
We bleed ourselves at every vein to distribute, a few
millions by way of indemnity to the inundated' victims
of the Loire, and to pay the labour of to needy part of
the population. What would it' be, then,tkt' individual
misfortunes, instead of being counted by thouands,ac-
cumulated by millions? What enables England to meet
unforeseen necessities is the provident economy which
she has introduced for some years into the managiment
of her finances.--Siiele.
SUPPLY OF INDIAN MEAL FOR IRELAND PROM
MALTA.—It gives us real pleasure to announce that
since the steam engine has been at work at the new
bakery in tho Dockyark Creek, that the Government has
in a most praiseworthy manner lost no time in availing
of this undertaking in providing for the wants of the fa-
mishing Irish. The surprising quantity of 30 or 40
tons of viral have frequently been manufactured in one
day. Several hundred tons have already left Malta for
Ccrk, in a merchant vessel, called the Sir Robert Peel ;
another is now loaded, the Altona, and her Majesty's
ship Athol will sail shortly for the same port, with a
large supply.—Malta Mail.
The Prince Royal of Bavaria, who is at present in
Naples, is causing a marble monument, with a suitable
inscription, to be erected in honour of the Emperor
Conradin, of Suable, one of his ancestors, who was de-
eaptated in that city in 1268.