The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-19 00:00:00

CLERKENWELL.-(THISDAY.)

James Thomas, a boy about 16, was charged With
stealing 7s. belonging to Mr. JaMes Roddin Larkin, en-
graver, of No. 25, Clerkenwell-green.
William Allen, a lad about 11 years of age, stated
that he received 7s. on account of his master, which he
placed in a small box and put into his pocket. As be
was passing along Red Lion street, he was met by the
prisoner, who told him he had been pitching up a four•
penny piece, and that it had fallen on the ledge of a
door, which was too high for him to reach, and he
therefore requested witness to allow him to push him up
to it, in order that he might take it down for him. As
might be expected, no fourpenny Piece was to be seen ;
and .while the prisoner was holding him up in his arms,
he managed to slip his hand into his pocket and take out the
box. The prisoner then threw a bag, which the witness
had with him, into an area, in order that be might be
compelled to go down for it. He let witness down and
ran away. Ile was, however, pursued and taken into
custody.
Mr. CoosanE commented upon the artful nature of the
robbery, and committed the prisoner for trial.

WORSHIP-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)

Alexander M•Donald, a fine looking young fellow,
tendered his bail this morning under the following some-
what remarkable circumstances :

It appears that the goods, furniture, Ste , of M'Donald's
mother were, about a month since, and in his absence,
seized by a person named Purvis, for rent. 111‘Donald,
on his return home at night from his work, finding his
mother in tears, and surrounded by the children
with an empty house, directed his steps to the
landlord, upon whom he committed a breach of
the peace, and was, consequently, given into the
charge or the police. The following day he was
brought before the magistrate, and whilst the complain-
ant was giving his evidence the defendant, who was
standing by his side, imagining that his accuser was
overstepping the truth, looked at him fiercely for a
moment, and then fetched him such a " whack o'
the head" as actually hit him out of the witness box.
The magistrate fined the delinquent 51., or one
month's imprisonment, the latter cf which he chose,
but he was also, at the expiration of that term, to be
bound over in two sureties in the sum of 251. each tor
his good behaviour for six months.
Alderman, one of the officers of the court, having re-
ported to the Bench that the bail was good and suf-
ficient, it was accepted of, and " Donald" was set at
liberty.

THAMES.-(THIS DAY.)
David Ross was charged with an assault on police
constable H 212, which, from the evidence of three re-
spectable gentlemen, who voluntarily came forward to
give their testimony, was of a most unprovoked and
ferocious nature.

The constable stated that last night, as he was on
duty in the %Vhitechapel-road, he saw the prisoner
lying on the pavement drunk and asleep, near the Pavi-
lion Theatre. He roused him and desired him to go
home, but instead of doing so he jumped up, and dealt
the officer a violent blow in the face, and commenced
kicking him. He had a sharp piece of iron in his hand,
with which he threatened to stab him. K 57 and another
constable came up, and as they were conveying him to the
station-house, he suddenly pulled out a clasp knife and
exclaiming, " I'll go to Newgate for you yet," was about
to open the blade, when K 57 struck him on the elbow
with his staff; and the gentlemen present coming to their
assistance, he was finally secured and locked up. A
few days since he was convicted at Worship-street of
an assault on a policeman, and sentenced to fourteen
days' imprisonment.
The prisoner said that he had had something to drink,
and he remembered nothing more, except that this
morning he found his arm nearly broken.
Mr. YARDLEY—And that blow perhaps has saved you
from standing there on a much more serious charge. I
shall inflict the highest punishment the law allows me,
as resortingi shall
to the use of the knife has latterly become
of
rightful recurrence.not give
months'
you the
of a fine but sc ntence you totwo imprisonment
in the House of Corrrection, with hard labour.

TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING.

HALF-PAST FIVE O'CLOCK.
Nothing doing.
ROYAL A ............
DELAIDE I the council of this bud At a meeting of
held on Wednesday at the Ade-
laide Gallery, WilifuedY'earpenter, Esq.,
was resolved to close 'the present exhibitioinnothh
Saturdaye chair,it
the number of
next. A
statement of
made by the secretar visitors during the
past session was
number of pictures sold, Secretary, and also of the
it was unanimously re-
solved to re-open the galleranrnoihe month of May, 1848,
but not to confine the exhibition
by the Royal Academy, but to toth
raow. it open to all
paintings excluded
artists. It was stated that sevepraailatiratastsh?f celebrity
sowLects for the
expressed
had expressed their intention of
gallery, and that the strongest confidence
by the council as to the ultimate success of theeirx
taking. The artists present expressed their obligations the several members of the council for their- disin-
terested terested labours to advance the interests of the fine art;
and ut artists; and the announcement of his Royal High-
ness Prince George of Cambridge having become the
Piesident of the Institute was received with much satis-
faction. In the evening a conversazione was held in the
gallery, which was attended by a large and fashionable
audience. William Carpenter, Esq., read a paper on
the difficulties an artist has to contend with in illus-
trating Snakspere, being the second paper on the sub-
ject; and W. I'assworth, Esq., read a paper on "High
Art." Both papers were well received, and the company,
alter au address by the chairman, in which he took a
review of the past, and sketched the course which the
council had resolved to take for the future, separated.
Amongst the company present were the following
artists:— Sir William Ross, R.A., H. B. Chalon, Esq.,
R. Bothwell, Esq., J. Sant, Esq., A. Johnson, Esq.,
C. Varley, Esq., M. A. Johnstone, Esq., R. Faulkner,
Esq., C. Bacon, Esq., W. Cave Thomas, Esq., F. Whi-
shaw, Esq., J. Gush, Esq., R. Farrier, Esq., A. Cor-
ticoid, Esq., F. F. Dicken, E-q., F. A. Woolnoth, Esq.,
J.
Vls.Tiffia, Esq., E. Davis Esq., and G. Scharf, Esq.
1 The VISITATION OF THE LORD: BISHOP OF RIPON.—
0 Bishop of Ripon will hold his triennial visitation at
Ripon, on Tuesday, the
at3lt of August; at Leeds, on
the Ist of September;Wakefield, Abe 2d September;
onitmHittelhifaxo,n.
the 3d o September; Skipton, on the 7t13 i
d$ on the Bth, and Hawes, on the 9th.