The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-15 00:00:00

March 12.

Mr.' Sergeant Murphy sat to-day in the magistrates'
room, and there tried some of the prisoners.
Ann Garbut, aged 20, was indicted for having, at South-
ampton, on the 30th of January last, endeavoured to con-
ceal the birth of her illegitimate child.
Mr. Blanchard appeared for the prosecution. The
prisoner had no counsel.
It appeared that the prisoner had been living for a
short time as a domestic servant in the family i f Mr. W.
St. Quinton, of Scampston Hall, near Walton ; and had
before lived as kitchen-maid with Lord Chelsea, at Put•
ta•?y-heath. She had received a good character from her
latter place. The principal evidence against the pri-
,oner was that of some of the servants who had hvisl
with her, and the melical man, who on coming to attend
the prisoner tound the body of the child hidden in her
bed-room. He asked her if the child had been alive
when born, when she exclaimed, Good God do you
suppose I could put it into the box alive ?"—Verdict
Guilty.
The Learned COUNSEL for the prosecution infornit'd
the Court that he was instruct,- d to bespeak his Lod-
ship's merciful consideration for the prisoner, as she ha I
borne an excellent character.

Sentence, two months' imprisonment in York Castle.
Ann Doolan, aged 22, a tzirl who had been working
at the silk mill of Mr. lloldforth, in Leed,t, was indicted
for a similar off6ence. In this case the body of the child
had been chopped by the prisoner into a river.
She was convicted, and sentenced to be imprisoned
for two months.

March 13.

CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Mr: Baron ALDERSON.)

POLLOCK V. STABLES.

This was an action on promise for 851., money alleged
to have been paid by the plaintiff for and on account of
the defendant, and also to recover another sum in the
shape of brokerage on the purchase of shares.
Mr. Baines, with whom was Mr. Ellice, appeared for
the plaintiff, and Mr. Watson and Mr. Pasbley for the
defendant.

The debt claimed by the plaintiff was contracted in
the month of September, 1845, the plaintiff and
the defendant at that time both being share
brokers in Leeds, and members of the association
of brokers established there, and the defendant
also was by profession an attorney. The first-mentioned
sum now sought to be recovered was the difference be-
tween the cost price and the selling price of thirteen
shares in the Manchester and Huddersfield Railway,
which shares, as the plaintiff under:ook to show, he had
bought from Messrs. Thurnley and Cooper, brokers, of
Leeds, by order and on account of the defendant.
It was proved by the clerk of the plaintiff that a Mr.
Thomas Hogg, supposed to have been at the time the
defendant's clerk, had come once or twice to the plain-
tiff's office in Leeds, •as from the defendant, and
in the name of the latter commissioned the plain-
tiff to purchase the shares in question. They were
bought of Messrs. Thurnley and Cooper for 281. per
share; and she defendant afterwards refining to accept
the scrip, the shares, after the usual notice given, were
sold out, and then brought but 191. los. each, making
the difference of 851. The plaintiff showed that he had
been called upon to pay, and had paid the full sum of
2SL on each share to Messrs. Thurnley and Cooper, and
also the reasonableness of the claim in brokerage, via.,
ss. per share.
But on the objection being taken for the defence, his
LORDSHIP expressed his own opinion to he that the
plaintiff could not, as to the 851., recover anything in the
present form of action. The Learned Judge questioned
if the plaintiff's only remedy were not an action on the
case, instead of assumpsit, as the plaintiff had not paid
the money to Thurnley and Cooper on the plaintiff's
account, but in discharge of a debt due from himself to
them.

It was eventually agreed that a verdict should be given
for tl:e defendant as to the issue respecting the 85/, but
that the jury might consider the question whether any •
thing were owing to the plaintiff for brokerage • and on
that question being put to them by his Lord•hip, they
t.innd for the plaintiff; the plaintiff, as we understood,
to be allowed to enter a verdict also as to the other por-
tion of his demand.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.
THE PARCEL POST COMPANY.—EXTRAORDINARY
SEIZURE.—On Saturday, shortly after the public busi-
ness of this Court had commenced, a number of the
employes of the Parcel-Post Company attended before
the presiding magistrates, Sir Peter Laurie and Sir
William Magnay, to solicit advice as to how they
should act in the very unfortunate dilemma they were
placed in.
A gentlemanly-looking individual, who stated him-
self to be the superintendent of the Parcel-Post Com-
pany's office, in Fleet-street, said that in the course of
the previous day, several of the company's vans, in
passing through the streets with their contents, were
seized by real or assumed creditors and detained. At
present he had no lesa than 1,000 parcels at his office,
and he was afraid if they were not sent out for distribu-
tion, they would share the same fate. Another unfortu-
nate circumstance was, that the servants of the company
had not been paid their salaries, and should the parcels be
entrusted to them it was possible they might help
themselves and dispose of them. The directors had re-
signed, and the management of the company, in its
present state of affairs, was entirely left to his own
discretion. Under such circumstances, he applied for
the magistrates' advice. It was his wish that the public
should have their parcels properly delivered; many of
them, no doubt, were of considerable importance, and
probably their non-delivery might ruin several persons.
Mr. Teague, the chief clerk, remarked that the Court
during the last few days had been beset by a number of
poor men who had advanced 101. or 121. to the company,
in order to get employment in it.
Roe, the officer, informed the Alderman that several
of these men were then waiting outside the Court.
Here a host of unfortunate fellows, dressed in the
Company's livery were ushered before the Bench. They
stated that they had put in the company's hands sums
varying from 91. to 121. 103, as a security for being en-
gaged as drivers and conductors to the vans. Thay had
been unable to obtain their salaries or any of the money
they had advanced; the offices were closed, the vans
were ceased, and now what were they to do.
Sir PETER LAURIE asked how many had paid the se-
curity money. He was told one hundred.
A driver wished to know what they were to do with
the vans and horses they had still left in their charge.
Sir P. LAURIE said they were creditors, and probably
they had the best right to hold possession of
them. He would advise them to place the horses and
vans in the green yard. As for the parcels, however, he
would wish them to understand, that shouldthey dispose
of them improperly, they would certainly be guilty of an
act of felony.
The superintendent remarked that he had as great a
reason to complain as the drivers, for he and others had
paid no less than 140/ to be employed as managers. It
was, however, only an act of justice to observe, that
there were several high minded gentlemen connected
with the company.
Sir P. LAURIE did not doubt the integrity of several
of those gentlemen. He could not, however, but ex-
press his surprise that so many persons could be so
foolish as to expend the little wealth they possessed in
such hazardous employment.
Sir W. Maosray, in answer to a question from the
superintendent relative to the parcels in his possession,
advised them to b' sent to the London Parcels Delivery
Company, who would no doubt see them properly de-
livered.
The Superintendent—But who is to pay the other
company if they undertook to forward the parcels for
the delivery of which we have been paid ?
Sir P. LAURIE would advise the parcels to be returned
to the receiving houses, the owners of which were to an
extent responsible for them.
The Superintendent said such should be done, as far
as possible.
The drivers begged the Alderman to direct them how
to recover the moneys they bad advanced.
Sir P. LAURIE told them to consult a respectable
lawyer.
The poor fellows said they would, but declared their
intention to stick to what remained of the vans and horses.
In the course of the afternoon arrangements were
made by the London Parcels Delivery Company to for-
ward the parcels as directed.
BOW-STREET.
CHARGE OF FORGERY.—Benjamin Froud, described as
a builder, was charged with being concerned with Fre-
derick Williamson, alias John Alfred Gallon, at present
under remand with forging and uttering a cheque for
171. 65., under the following circumstances :
Mr. Christopher Marsh, managing clerk to Mr. Nooks,
timber merchant, Commercial Wharf, Lambeth, stated
that on Saturday, 27th ult., the prisoner and another
man came into the yard and looked at some goods, and
having selected some deals, they said they would give an
order if he would take a cheque on Messrs. Ransom's,
Pall-mall, for 371. and upwards in payment, but witness
refused ; the cheque was signed " James E. Green,"
and they wanted to have the balance, above 17/., out of
it, or a cheque upon a bank fur the amount. Witness
then handed the other man a blank cheque, and ho
filled it up for the amount in question. The prisoner
then wanted Bs. 6d. as discount upon the goods, but wit-
ness told him, when the amount of the cheque was paid
he would do so, and not till then. They then left, say-
ing they would send for the goods on Monday morning.
On inquiry, it was found that no such person kept an
account at Messrs. Ransom's. Witness never saw them
again until the prisoner was apprehended.
The prisoner declined saying anything, except that he
was not present when the cheque was written.
A clerk from Messrs. Ransom's said that no such per-
sons kept an account at the bank.
Mr. Henry Dearlove, a timber merchant, of the Com-
mercial-wharf Lambeth, who appeared on Thursday
last, to prefer a charge against Williamson, for uttering
another forged cheque for 121. 175. in the purchase of
goods amounting to 6/. Bs. 91, identified the prisoner
as being the person who accompanied him on the 27th of
February. The signature was Chas. Kinnaire, and upon
Williamson writing his name and address,_
which was
found to be fictitious, he received the difference in cash.
The prisoners both accompanied wituess round the yard,
selecting the goods they required, and when their
cheque was presented on the following Tuesday it was
pronounced a forgery.
Sergeant Thompson, 6-2 F. said that he apprehended
the prisoner on the premises of Mr. Kinnaird, silver-
smith and jeweller, 16, Gerrard-street, Soho, where he
was engaged superintending a building; and on asking
him if he knew Catton, he denied that he did, but being
confronted with the two witnesses they immediately
identified him, tiabeequently he discovered he had

deserted his family, and was living with a woman in
Wych-streer, when the other prisoner was t.,lcPn into
custody.

Mr.-Kinnaird, who banked at Messrs. Ransom, found
that nine cheques had been recently sLoleu iroin hib
book.

The prisoner denied having seen the last-named
cheque passed, and he never heard anything of it before.
Mr. Dearlove assured the. magistrate that the pi-i-
-f:ow- was with his companions in the counting-house
during the entire transaction.
The prisoner was then ordered to he remanded.

WE S NS TE R. .
IMPORTANT TO TRADESMEN —On Saturday John
Fletcher Betts, 01 262, 02..4nd-street, grocer, appeared to
a summons charging him with neglecting to supply a
carriage and horses to remove the luggage of her Ma•
jesty's regiment of Scuts Fusilier Guards, in obedience
to a warr,.nt issued by one of the police magistrates of
the metropolis.
Sergeant Beckerson, 22 A, said that, in the latter end
of February he r• ctuived orders to furnish 35 waggons to
rt•move tag;4.ne of the Scots Fusilier Guards. Do
fondant received a summons, (al the 26th ult.. t,) supply a
wagon and hor,es on the 2d inst. Although it would
be sten by this that he had three clear days' notice,
he did not supply the wagon and horses. In c4n,L-
quenee of this the regiment was put to considerable in•
convenience ; and, atter waiting two hours in exiwcta-
tion of the arrival of defenda,,t's wagon and horses, the
police had to go to several places to procure othcrs. aid
were uniloanly met %Nith the reply that it r. as exce-d-
-ingly unfair to come to them without timely notice.
Mr. Da!gleish, a coal-merchant, at Scotland-yard, very
kindly took his horses from a wagon ladun with coat-,
and supplied them for their use. The witntss addeo,
that the defendant had offered him 10s. on a previous
occasion not to leave the summons with him requiring
him to supply his carriage and horses.

The defendant did not deny the charge, but stated
that, owing to the severe winter, his horses were so
lame that they were unequal to the duty in qu,stion.
Mr. BURRELL observed, that the charge against the
defendant of offering a bribe to the officer was one of a
very serious character. Under the peculiar circum-
stances of the case, he should fine detendant a and
costs.

Defendant undertook to send the money, and left the
Court.

LAMB ETH.

EMBEZZLEMENT ET A NEWS-BOY.—Yesterday Wit-
/lam Lacy, a youth of seventeen years of age, servant in
the employment of Mr. Tucker, a news agent in the
Wandsworth-road, was placed at the bar before Mr.
Norton, on a charge of appropriating money received on
4ccount of his master,

Mr. Tucker deposed that he had latterly reason to
suspect the honesty of the prisoner, who had been in his
service for about 17 months, and upon making inquiry
he discovered that he had received from Dr. Leach
9s. 4d., from Mr. Phillips 155., and from Mr. Evans,
landlord of the Pine-apple public-house in Hercules-
building-s, 3s. 3d., for which he did not account. On
making the discovery, he questioned the prisoner on the
subject, when be stoutly denied his guilt. On mention
ing the name of Dr. Leach, he acknowledged having re-
ceived the 9s. 4d., but he declared that this was the only
sum he had received. He (witness) then asked him
whether he received any money from Mr. Phillips or
Mrs. Evans, and those sums before mentioned he also
acknowlenged to having received, and added after each
acknowledgment that those were the only sumo,
Mr. NORTON—How was the prisoner employed by
you? Mr. Tucker—By the week, Sir; I have paid him
Bs. a week, and I tear he has received many other sums
from my customers, and therefore wish for time to make
some further :nquiries.
Tne prisoner, who mtrely expressed his sorrow for
what had occurred, was remanded until Thursday next.
ALARMING INCREASE or SMASHERS.—There were no
less than four persons charged with passing counterfeit
half sovereigns, but though all were notorious smashers,
and two of them had been tried and found guilty of that
offi,nce, such is the lax state of the law at present,
that they were obliged to be again turned loose on the
public.

Mr. NORTON regretted that the magistrates had not
the power of dealing summarily with such notorious
offender* as the prisoners, and expressed it as his con-
viction that such a power would materially tend to lessen
the offence and protect tradesmen from the present im-
pudent system of pasiing counterfeit coin.
71-IAM6S.

PUBLIC. NOUSE PROSECUTIONS.-Mr. Henry Colverd,
proprietor of the Cherry-tree public-house at Bromley,
was charged with keiTing his place open for the sale of
beer and spirits at twenty-five minutes after twelve
on Sunday week last.
Peter M'Cardell, 339 K, stated that at the time on
the above day the house was opened to a person, whom
he immediately followed, and saw three persons at the
bar, two of whom were smoking. There were eight other
persons is the parlour, who were also drinking and
smoking, and had before them a quart pot, a pint, and
two glasses.

Mr. Colverd said he had beCn in the house two years,
and the manner in which it was conducted would bear
the strictest scrutiny. The fact was that the constable,
Mr. Cardell, accompanied by Mr. Davis, the landlord
of the Beehive at Bromley, came to his house and had a
a pint of scout between there. lie (defendant), cm-
sidered that the whole was a planned thing.
Mr. BALLANTINE said, the only question was, whether
the defendant had opened his house for the sale of
malt liquors. If the officer had done wrong, any charge
made against him would be fully heard, but he must not
b., taken by surprise in the hearing of another mattt.r.
The defendant was then fined los.

RIOTING IN CAITHNESS AND IN

ROSS-SHIRE.
(From the Inverness Courier.)
The presence of the military i H Thurso had the effect
anticipated by us last week—the grain was shipped, and
the mob dispersed, happily without any serious collision.
On Monday afternoon, the military detachment, consist-
of 76 men, under the command of Captain Evans Gor-
don, marched into the town. Next day it was resolved
to proceed with the shipment, when Sheriff Thomson
had a large body of special constables enrolled, and the
whole of the civil power then proceeded to the shore
with several carts laden with corn. A determined mob
had assembled, and barricaded the passage to the pier.
Stones were thrown and other riotous manifestations
adopted, when the Sheriff read the riot act, and the mi-
litary were brought forward. The crowd was forced
back at the point of the bayonet, and the shipping of the
grain was proceeded with without further interruption.
One person was taken prisoner. Next day, shipping
took place at Scrabster Roads, only a small party of
constables being present.
The detachment of the 76th has been relieved in
Wick by a party of the 27th or Enni:killen Foot from
Fort •George. Nu further tendency to riot has been dis-
played in %Vick.
A gentleman in Invergordon writes us, Monday even-
ing, March 8—" All is quiet here, and the shipment of
grain is going on. The same is the case at Fuwlis Point,
in the locality of which the people were very excited and
determined a few days ago, in opposition to any expor-
tation of grain. I reaily hope all is over. We are nut
yet sure of Portanahomack."

_REDUCTION IN TILE PRICE OF BREAD —On Friday
morning a reduction of one haltperlby in the price of the 41b.
loaf was made by the bakers generally. The price varies in
the several parts of the metropolis. On the Surrey side, and
at the east-end, inferior bread is selling at 7d., good house-
hold ditto 710., seconds ditto Wel., and the best bread 91/2d.,
per 41b. loaf. In Oxford-street, Drury-lane, Clare and New-
port Markets, the prices obtained are generally one halfpenny
more than thcse quoted—country and brown bread (t-
-weighed), selling at 6d. per loaf; flour (best) 9 2d., seconds
Bd., and inferior 7d. per quartern.
THE LIGHTING OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.—
The complaint, which was made some time since by an lion.
Member, of the inefficient lighting of the House of Commons,
appears to have been wholly disregarded by the persons en-
trusted with the management of this department. Generally
speaking, the light is so defective as to render it painful to
write in the gallery; and in the course of Mr. Gregory's.
speech last night, and for some time subsequently, the light
was diminished to such an extent that the reporters fou-d
great difficulty in taking notes of the proceedings.
AN AMERICAN VETERAN.—The olde,t inhabitant
died at Akron, Ohio, on the 3d inst. His name was John
Shepherd, aged 118 years 9 months and 18 days. lie fought
in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown Flats, and
was wounded at the former: He never received a pension !
An ungrateful Congress denied him that boon, because he
had the misfortune to lose his papers in a fire which con-
sumed his dwelling. His children provided for him corn-
fortably in his old age.—New York Sun.
On the 4th instant the funeral of the unfortunate
victims of the destruction of the Grand Ducal Theatre was
solemnized at Carlsrhue. An immense crowd of the inhabi-
tants formed a double line to the cemetery gates. The ashes
of the victims were enclosed in eight coffins, which were laid
in two tombs.

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SOCIETY FOR TUE PROTECTION OF LIFE FROM
FIRE.—The committee of the above society have awarded
to the youth, George Best, wbo was the instrument of
savilg the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Grover and their three
children at the late fire at Brentford, one of their silver
medals and 20s. To another youth who assisted Best on
the night in question, they have awarded a silver medal.
llostEay.—The cotton hosiery trade, though a
shade mended to what it was previous to Christmas, con-
tinues very dull. The Leicester Is worse than the Notting-
ham trade. Frames are constructing in that town 120 inches
wide, being more than double width hitherto attempted ;
Gog and Magog," hitherto the widest frames known, being
only 54 inches wide.—Nottingham Review.
FATAL ACCIDENT TO JOHN SHIPWAY, THE STEEPLE
CUMaER.—An inquest was held on Friday, at Bristol, on the
body of John Shipway, the celebrated steeple climber, who
has earned a reputation by his daring exploits in ascending li
for the purpose of adjusting, removing, or refitting the vanes
of some of the loftiest steeples in England, among which may
be mentioned those of Salisbury Cathedral and the church of
St. Nicholas, Bristol. The poor fellow had been engaged to
fit up some scaffolding at an elevation of sixty or seventy
feet, in connection with the large sugar refinery of Messrs.
Fingell and Co., now in course of erection, at Counterslip,
Bristol, and while crossing a plank with the end of a large
iron rafter which he and some others were supporting, the
plank suddenly broke off in the middle, and Shipway and
another were precipitated to the ground. He was taken up
insensible and bleeding, and was carried to tie Infirmary,
where it was found that he had ruptured his intestines and
fractured his thighs. Medical aid was unavailing, and he
died after lingering several hours in great agony. The jury
returned a verdict of "Accidental death."
LEICESTER TRADE,—We are sorry to have to re-
port unfAvourab.y of the present state of trade. A general
stagnation appears to prevail throughout the staple manufac-
ture of the midland counties,—and a very large number of
the workmen are unemployed. The advance in cotton,which
has only been partially realised in the yarns, cannot be ob-
tained in the finished goods, and the prospect for the next twoe
or three months is very discouraging.—Leicestershire ifr -
cury.
A VETERAN MINISTER.—The Carlsruhe Gazette
of the 6th inst. announces the death of the Nestor of the
Baden statesmen, Baron Sigismond Von Reizenstei,n, Minister
since the year 1809. The Baron was in his 82d ?ear,