The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-09 00:00:00

PRICE OF SUGAR.

The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
from the returns made in the week ending January 5,
1847, is 235. 11,4 d. per cwt.

PROVISIONS FROM THE UNITED STATES. -- The
Emma Watts, from New York, and the Sunbeam, from
New Orleans, which arrived at Liverpool on the sth
instant, bring 5,299 barrels of flour, 4,785 sacks of
Indian corn, 75 barrels of Indian corn meal, 17 hhds.
and 200 barrels of pork, 100 half-barrels of beef, and 50
barrels of lard.
WINDSOR, THURSDAY EVENING.—The Court left
Windsor fur Claremont this afternoon. Mr. Anson,
who has not quite recovered from the effects of his late
accident, will remain at the Castle a few days longer,
and then proceed to relieve Colonel Phipps at Claremont.
According to present arrangements the Court will re-
main at Claremont for about a week, but should any
circumstances arise to call for the holding of a Privy
Council before the expiration of that time, her Majesty
will ratan to Windsor Castle fur that purpose, it is
understood.
SUICIDE I ROM LONDON BRIDGE. - About one
o'clock on Thursday morning a man, about 45 years of age,
was observed to be pacing backwards and forwards on
London-bridge, when he suddenly went into the middle
arch on the south side, deliberately ascended the parapet,
and sprung into the river, and, although an alarm was
given and boats put out immediately, ho was unfortu-
nately drowned.

A-Court of Compensation was held on Thursday at
the Horns at lionnington, for the purpose of assessing the
value of the Rose public•house, Westminster-bridge-
road, which is required by the South Western Railway
Company for the extension to Hungerford-bridge. The
landlord, Mr. Dawson, claimed 3,824/. for the value of
the property, and compensation for loss of business. The
jury awarded 2,319/. for the whole.

AIR. \VALLEY, M.P.—We regret to learn that
continued indisposition detains the Hon. Member for
Finsbury in the country, and prevents him resuming the
duties of Coroner for the present. It is, however, ex-
pected that in a few days Mr. Wakley will be sufficiently
restored to convalescence to be enabled to appear in his
seat in the House of Commons at the opening of Parlia-
ment, and to attend also to his court.

GREAT RUNNING MATCH rou 20/.—Thursday the
half-mile race between Mitchell, of Wandsworth, and
Massey, of London, came off at Mitcham, for 201. At
the start Massey took the lead, which he maintained for
500 yards, when his opponent came up, and a spirited
race ensued, and which terminated by Mitchell coming
in the winner, having accomplished the distance in two
minutes and twenty-nine seconds.
a""IZOTAL THAMES YACHT CLUB.—Thursday the
monthly meeting of the Royal Thames Yacht Club took
place at the Piazza Hotel, Covent-garden ; the new club-
room was opened to the members. The following gen-
tlemen were elected members of the club : —Archibald
Low, Esq , Tnomas Ripinghall, Esq., John Shakspear,
Esq., Thomas Bailey, Esq., and George Murray,
The annual ball was fixed to take place on Thursday,
the 18th of February.
The well and works in Orange-street, Leicester-
square, from which the fountains in Trafalgar-square,
with the Houses of Parliament and Government offices
in the vicinity have been supplied, are about to pass into
the hands of a private company, just established, for
sippolyintghethiaselitmt:er.torospeaosloisnsw, with water from this source.
cAonnntehxeironwell will for this purpose shortly be sunk, in
during with the present establishment, from which,
has been
Novbhtiacihned
streets in St.
appeared the supply for water
district
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The Sun of yesterday, the
style of Sir Alexander Lindsay was incorrectly given.
Alexanderrespect d Lindsay of
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" Dunrod," not Dumod.
We regret to learn that our
Mr. Fuller, is detained in Wales by
position.—Brighten Gazelle.

WORCESTER HOP MARKET, JAN. G.—We have but
little business doing in this market, but the prices we
ast quote'd are ful►y maintained.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
SECONDARIES' COURT, Jun. 8.
CLARKE V' GREATOREX.
The plaintiff in this action is a sharebroker, and the
defendant is a gentleman residing in the country. The
action wa3 brought to recover the balance of an account
for some shares in the Cambrian junction Railway.
The plaintiff's solicitor said that the balance chimed
in the declaration was 6/. 10s., but since the action was
brought he had sent up 61, and promised to pay the rest.
There would, therefore, be no necessity to go into the
matter.
The SECONDARY said the same evidence was required
to prove the 10s. as 104, unless plaintiff cho-e to take
nominal damages.
A witness was then called, who proved that the shares
was bought for the defendant nt 311., but had been re-
sold for 211. Defendant had paid some part on account.
The jury gave a verdict for lOs.
HART V. BOROLBY.

The plaintiff in this action is a wine merchant in the
City, and the defendant an attorney, at Sunderland.
The action was brought to recover the sum of 200 L, fur
money lent, and 231. for goods sold.
It appeared by the evidence that the defendant, having
been a bankrupt, the plaintiff was induced to assist him
with an acceptance for 2001. at four months'
date, defendant promising to take it up, and also
to deposit a policy of insurance on his life
by way of security. The policy was forwarded, but it
was ascertained that it had dropped for some months.
Defendant also got wine to the amount of 231., and when
the bill became due in November the defendant did not
take it up, and it was paid by the plaintiff.
The jury gave a verdict for 2001. and interest, and 231.
for goods sold.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.

CURIOUS CASE OF IDENTITY.—Francis Edward Col-
lyer, a respectable-looking young man, aged nineteen,
described as a "clerk," was charged with having stolen
four bank-notes of the value of 401., and four sovereigns,
from a drawer in the house of his employer, Mr. E. H.
Woods, a solicitor, carrying on business at No. 42,
Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane.
Mr. Clarksol and 11-. Parnell were for the prosecu-
tion, and Mr. Parry for the prisoner.
It appeared from the statement of the prosecutor that
the prisoner had been in his service for nine years, in
the capacity of a clerk, and that he received a salary of
eight shillings a week. The money was deposited in a
drawer, and between Friday, the 18th of December, aryl
Tuesday, the 22d, was abstracted. The prisoner was
related to a fiend of his, and he took him into his ser-
vice out of kindness. On Tuesday, the 22d, the prisoner
was directed to accompany his Clark, Mr. Walters, to
the Judge's Chambers. He was most likely there from
half-past 11 till 12 o'clock. He returned to the office at
half-past 12 or 1 o'clock, very flurried. He directed
him immediately to proceed to the Bankruptcy Court in
a cab, which he did, in company with Mr. Walters. The
drawer had been opened and the money taken, and on
calling the attention of those in his service to the fact,
and asking who had robbed him, the prisoner agreed
with him in supposing that a person named Morley
had committed the theft, and Morley was accordingly
instantly dismissed.
A note for 20/. was shown to the witness, and he
stated that the endorsement, though not the name of the
prisoner, was in his handwriting.
Mr. Isaac Samuels, a shopman in the service of Mr.
Hyam, the extensive tailor of Gracychurch-street, de-
posed that between halt-past eleven o'clock and half-past
twelve o'clock on the 22d of December, the prisoner, uo-
companied by two females, purchased a coat, a waistcoat,
and a pair of trousers, for which he tendered a 20/ note
in payment, which he endorsed, and received 161. and
some silver in change, through the hands of the cashier.
He afterwards identified the prisoner at Bow street.
Cross- exsinined—The prisoner was not pointed out to
him when he identified him. It was not so late as halt-
past twelve o'clock when he came ; it was most likely
ab ut twelve o'clock. He was in the shop about half
an hour and five minutea lie took the clothes away
wt% him.

The RECORDER—Do you send vans about the strects
with tills on them ? Witness—We have none, my Lord.

Mr. PARRY—Have you a poet? Witness—We
have.—(Laughter.)
The RECORDER--DO you use the poet in more capa-
cities than one ? Does he cut out ?—(Roars of laughter.)
Witness—l do not know ;he May for aught I know.
Cross-examined by Mr. PARRY—He and others in the
shop had a good deal of joking with the females, who
were very merry, but the prisoner a;peared dull. They
joked with the young men in the shop, and were de-
cidedly females of that class with whom one might
joke.—(Laughter.) He was quite positive that the
prisoner was the man who came on the day in question.
Mr. Levy, the cashier, proved receiving the note. He
had no recollection of the prisoner.
Mr. Barker, a clerk in the London Joint-Stock Bank,
proved that the note was paid into that bank by Messrs.
ilyarn.
Mr. E. A. Bushell, a clerk in the Bank of England,
produced the note, which had been received at the bank,
and cancelled.
Pocock, a constable of the F division, said he took
the prisoner into custody on the 31st of December. He
could not find any person bearing the name endorsed on
the note. He found 2s. 2id. on the prisoner. Samuels
indentified him in the Bow-street Police-court, without
any interference by him.
This was the case for the prosecution.
Mr. PARRY, in addressing the jury on behalf of the
prisoner, stated that he only received Bs. a week from
the prosecutor for his services. He did not cast blame
on Mr. Wood for this, but he could not help saying that
a person receiving such a stipend and who was trusted,
as the prisoner was by Mr. Woods with large sums of
money, was exposed to great temptation. If he had
purchased clothes, it might reasonably be presumed that
he intended to wear them. Now, nothing of the kind
had been shown. Then, again, the prisoner was
an uninformed young man, and if the writing of
youths similarly situated were placed by the side
of the indorsement, there would be found great simi-
larity. The prisoner had not the key of the drawer in
his possession, and yet it was most likely opened with a
key, but from the Friday until the Tuesday Mr. Woods
had not looked into it. Then two women were stated to
have accompanied the person who made the purchase at
Hyam's ; supposing the prisoner was so accompanied, it
was hardly possible that he would stop there half an
hour, rush out of the shop, leaving the articles with the
women, and hurry to Chancery-lane. At least
such a statement was perfectly inconsistent
with the evidence of tho prosecutor himself;
But he should show them that he was at the Judges'
Chambers at the very time. The Learned Caunsel then
called the following witness to prove an alibi.
Mr. James, who stated he had been the managing
clerk of Mr. Farrell, a solicitor, of New-street, Red Lion-
square for three years, deposed that on the 22d of
December he attended the Judges' Chambers; in Roli's-
gardens, to answer a summons in a case called Brown v
Applegate. The prisoner attended on the other side,
and was there from a quarter past eleven till twenty
minutes past twelve, when they went before the judge,
where they remained a few minutes. After paying the
prisoner 17s. 6d. he and the prisoner left. When 1-,e
saw him at a quarter past eleven he appeared to have
been waiting. The prisoner did not leave the whole time,
if he had, he should have left also. He had no doubt
about the prisoner.
In cross-examination by Mr. PARNELL, he stated that
he was the managing clerk of a Mr. Wells, of Wil-
mington-square, for three years before he went to Mr.
Farrell. He left him when he gave up business.
Mr. PARRY said he had witnesses in attendance to
speak to the prisoner's character, but, after the testi-
nony of the last witness, he thought it unnecessary to
tall them.

Mr. PARNELL having replied,
Tha ItEcounLn. summed, up, and the jury acquitted
the prisoi:er.
The sessions then terminated. The next sittings will
be on th© Ist of February.

SURREY SESSIONS.
Catherine 'Montgomery, aged 50, was indicted for
stealing a sheet and a shirt from the house of Mr. Ed-
ward Gee, in the parish of St. Saviour, 'Southwark, on
the 4th of the month.

It appeared that the prisoner entered the house of
the prosecutor during his absence, when only a number
of young children were present, and took the property
away, in order to provide food, as she was in a stL.te of
destitution.

She was found Guilty, but, being strongly recom-
mended to mercy, she was sentenced to three months'
imprrisonment.
henry Thomas, aged 21, was indicted for stealing a
watch and several other articles from the house of a
person named Terry, where he was lodging.
Caroline Terry, the wife of the prosecutor, stated that
the prisoner had been lodging at her house for six or
seven weeks, and left on the 18th December last, and on
Christmas-day the articles were missed from a drawer
in her bed- room. She swore to the articles which were
produced.
Several other witnesses identified different portions of
the property stolen.
Policeman 70 B, deposed that he took the boots pro-
duced off the feet of the prisoner at Lambeth Police-
court. They had been sworn to by one of the previous
witnesses. Witness produced a pocket book and three
duplicates which he had found at the prisoner's lodgings
in Westminster. These related to articles missed by the
prosecutor.
The jury found him Guilty. Sentence deferred, to
ascertain his former character.
Wm. Macdonald, aged 16, was indicted for stealing
threepence-halfpenny from Jones Purser, oa the 4th of
the month. The parties were both paupers in South-
wark Workhouse.
Guilty.—Sentence, 21 days' solitary confinement, and
Wdliam Turner, alias S'wain,
a whipping.
aged 19, was charged
with stealing a quantity of wood from Mr. Sharp, of
Lambeth, on the 10th December.
Policeman P 293, stated that he had been ordered to
watch the back premises of Mr. Sharp on the 19th of
December, in company with another person. They saw
the prisoner approach the paling of the grounds with a
truck. He went straight to the wood-house, and re-
turned repeatedly with wood, until the truck wus full.
When stopped, the reply he gave was that he was going
with his load to a widow woman, by whom it was ordered.
By subsequent inquiries, witness learned that he had
been selling much wood in the neighbourhood.
Thomas Helium, gardener to Mr. Sharp, identified the
wood.
The prisoner alleged that he bad bought the wood of
a person in the employment of Mr. Grimsdale, the
builder.

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Verthet, Guilty.—Sentence, seven years' transports,
tion.

Margaret Ann Griffiths, aged 18, was charged with
stealing a air of boots, and a great number of other