The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-24 00:00:00

TITtSDAIt tVENING, AUCATST IM7.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. NEWRY, WARRENPOINT, AND a coffee-shop in the Waterloo-road, came into his house ,
MALTA, Auo. 16. ROSTREVOR RAILWAY, minutes or a euerter beee e ten ~'click. He
on he niO:t il) question tor a biicket of wcter, snout
DISTRIBUTION OF TER MEDITERRANEAN sQUADRob. The third ordinary general meeting of the share- tw'ritY
called ii ,f Wilt of pOi t..r, and stayed at his house from
at offices
ghat time mud aster tw, lve o'clock: (This w;tness un- ;
At Lisbon—The Hibernia, 104, bearing the flag of holders of this companyl
owas yesteedayheld the
derwent a. lona cross•exatninati, n by Mr. 11,-kinson, but
of
Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker, Bart., the Commander- the.company, MO rgate-street, for the purpose
in-Chief. receiving the report of the directors, and for the transac-
tion of the ordinary business of the company. The chair his evidence chief was 11,4 shaken by it.)
At Malta—The Ceylon, receiving-ship, bearing was taken, at one o'clock; by Earl Newry and Morn Ambrose Dickemon, . who was at the last witness's
the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis, Super- the chairman of the company. e' house on the night in quesdon, corroborated this testi-
intendent of Malta Dockyard; the Hecla and Bulldog The report, which was read by the Secretary, stated mo
S evny.eral witnesses gave the l risener a most excellent
war-steamers, and the 'Yee Pet steam-tug. that the company had been labouring under difficulties
W
Off Madeira—The America, 50; the Thetis, 36 ;in obtaining possession of the land, and that character.
they had
and the Amazon, 26. been driven to the necessity of resorting to inquisitions Mr. RoufssoN, on behalf of the prisoner, replied upon
At St. Übes—The Phcenix war-steamer. in order to effect settlements; and that by these means thisevece. ,
At Gibraltar—The Virago war-steamer. The COMMON :"ERGEA. NT summed up, and the jury
they had been enabled to conclude for the possession or
At Corfu—The Mutine, 12. between Newry and , found the prisoner Guilty, hut remiumrided him to
the whole of the land required by the company, and had
laced a portion of the lines—that
In Phalarean Bay—The Albion, 90; the Rodney, 13 • ' hands ofthe mercy on acc•-atf.t ~f his pr,vion, goy; chara,,ter.
90; and the Vanguard, U. Warrenpomt—in the contractor, upon the '
works of which he Was at present actively engaged. The the vord,o', ' r
The COMM,N SE.RGEANT ac re' d IR the proprict,‘
and sentenced him to iiwn years .r.iks•
At the Pincus of Athens—The Fantome, 16. On portation.
her way thither from Malta—The Locust steam- directors continued to entertain the belief that this un-
dertaking when completed would prove the most pros-
sloop. perous in Ireland, and that they felt they might safely
In the Gulf of Zeitoun—The Volage and the congratulate the proprietors upon their future prospects.
Research cutters, surveying-vessels. After a few words in favour of the line from Mr.
At Smyrna—The Harlequin, 16. Chadwick (one of the directors), who had been over to
At Constantinople—The Meteor surveying sloop. Ireland for the purpose of examining the proposed route
of the railway, the report was agreed to.
At Beyrout—The Spartan, 26.
A vote of thanks was given to the Noble Chairman,
MAIL STEAM-TICKETS. the meeting broke up.
At Malta--The Ardent, Flainer, and Sp and
itfire. On
her way thence to the lonian Islands and Patras—
The Volcano.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL COMPANY'S MEDITERRA-
NEAN PACKETS.
At Malta--The Ripon. On her way thence to
Alexandria, the Ariel ; and to Constantinople, Sinope,
Samsoun, and Trebizonde, the Sultan.
Between Albania and Constantinople, the Tagus;
and between Trebiziinde and Smyrna,_ the Tiger.
On her way from Southampton-to Gibraltar, Genoa,
and Leghorn, the Montrose; and at Southampton,
the Indus, Oriental, Achilles, and Erin.
The Nautilus merchant: screw-steamer arrived on
the sth, and the Aram, a vessel of the same class,
arrived on the 7th, both from Liverpool and Gib-
raltar ; the former proceeded on the 7th to Alex-
andria, and the latter, on the Bth, to Constantinople,
Samsoun, and Trebizonde.
The Bulldog arrived on the 10th from Lisbon
and Gibraltar, and reports that Sir W. Parker, in
the Hibernia, may be looked for here about the
middle of September.
The Locust arrived from the Pincus of Athens
on the 10th, bringing the long looked- for remittance
(part in specie and part in hills), on account of the
interest, overdue since March last, on the Greek loan,
and left again for the same designation on the 14th.
The Hecla is under sailing orders to follow her in a
day, or two.
The cutter-yacht Sapphire, Mr. C. B. Blaydes,
owner, sailed for Sicily on the 10th, and on the 12th
the Flamer arrived from the lonian Islands and Pa-
tras. On the night of the 13th the Peninsular and
Oriental Company's new steam-packet Sultan, under
the command of Captain Brooks, arrived from South-
ampton, after experiencing some rough weather in
crossing the Bay of Biscay ; she proceeded on her
voyage to Constantinople, Sinope, Samsoun, and
Trebizonde, on the afternoon of the 14th ; and, the
Volcano having arrived on the same evening from
Marseilles with the overland London mails for India,
these were dispatched at about midnight to Alexan-
dria, by the Ariel.
The Volcano left on the 15th, for the lonian
Islands and Patras.
The Harlequin has returned to Smyrna from the
Pirmus of Athens.
The Peninsular and Oriental steam-packet Tagus
has been employed in transporting troops, at the
special request of the Ottoman Government, from
Constantinople to Salonica and the coast of Albania,
which latter is officially proclaimed to be under
blockade by two heavy frigates and some lighter
vessels, under the orders of Amed Pasha and Mus-
tapha Bey, dispatched from Constantinople for this
express purpose on the 3d of August.
The Ripon, which left Malta on the Ist, only
returned on the 16th of August, having been de-
tained at Alexandria several days waiting the mails
by the Iladdington, from Calcutta, which did not
reach Suez until the 9th, and Alexandria on the 12th
of August.
The Ardent is dispatched to Marseilles this after-
noon with the overland-a-hail for London, and the
Ripon goes on to Southampton with the more bulky
portion this evening.
PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY .--The Curacoa, 24, Capt.
Broughton, arrived this morning from the River
Plate, bringing the latest news from that quarter, mails
and invalic a from the squadron, and a small freight
on merchants' account, which has been consigned to
Messrs. Casher, freight agents, &e., of this port, for
conveyance to the Bank of England. The Curacoa
left Rio on the 26th of June, at which date the
squadron in the River Plate, under the command in
chief of Commodore Sir Thomas Herbert, K.C.8.,
was thus distributed :—The Raleigh, 50 (commodore),
was at Monte Video, but the Commodore had gone
to Buenos Ayres in the Alecto steam sloop, Com-
mander Massingberd ; the Eagle, 50, Captain G. B.
Martin, C. 8.; the Melampus, 42, Captain Campbell ;
and the Firebrend steam frigate, Captain Hope, were
also at Monte Video. The Racer, 16, Commander A.
Reed, was expected to arrive with the mails from the
River Plate at Rio when the Curagoa left. She will
he the next vessel home from this station. The Sa-
tellite, 18, Commander Rowley, was at Colonia. The
Grecian, 16, Commander Tindal, was off Buenos
Ayres. The Rattler steam sloop, Commander
Moorman, after bringing Mr. Ouselev to Rio
returned to Monte Video. The Comus, 16,
Commander D'Eyncourt, was at Maldonado.
e
The Lizard, iron steam sloop, Lieutenant-Com-
Harpy, iron steam slops,
Tomlinson, were up the
Uruguay ; the Assistaut-surgeon (Mr. Millar) of the
Lieutenant-Commanderan r Pers e , and
former vessel, was being tried by court-martial for
drunkenness when the Rattler left Monte Video for
Rio. The Kestrel brigantine, Lieutenat-Commander
Baker, arrived at Rio, from England, two days be-
t-Ore the • Curtsy's sailed • and the Peterel packet ar-
rived one day before. The Griffon brigantine, Lieu-
tenant-Commander Thurburn, had wailed on a cruise
to the southward against the slave trade, having re-
ceived certain information that several fully-freighted
slavers were expected to arrive on the coast. The
Fisgard, 0, Captain Duntze, had not arrived at Rio
from the Pacific, but was hourly expected when the
Curaeoa left. Mr. Vinall, clerk of the Curacoa, is
appointed clerk in charge of the Lizard, vice E. Phil-
lips, to the Comus, vice Martin, to the Melsmpus,
vice Walker, invalided. Mr. Crellin, surgeon, and
Mr. Walker, acting paymaster and purser of the
Melampus, had both invalided, and are coming home
in the Racer. Mr. Moffitt, assistant-surgeon of the
Eagle, is appointed acting surgeon of the Comus,
vice Liddel, to the Melampus, vice Crellin, invalided.
Mr. Luard, late First-Lieutenant of the Grecian, has
also invalided. The Curaeoa is ordered to Chatham,
to be paid off, having been four years and seven
months in commission, during which time she has
been generally healthy. She is in admirable con-
dition.
The Agincourt, 72, flag of Rear-Admiral Sir
Thomas Cochrane, K.C.8., is likely to be detained
here until Thursday, one of her seamen, John Connor,
being ordered to be tried by court-martial on Wed-
nesday.
All possible dispatch is ordered to be used in man-
ning and fitting the Cambrian, 40, Captain J. H.
Plumridge, for sea. -
The following are the promotions and appointments
of the past week :

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
WORSHIP-STREET.
Mr. George Holmes, a guntnaker in Phcenix-street,
Spitalfields, and Charles Hardy and George Teakle,
two of his workmen, were charged with the follow-
ing outrageous attack upon Mr. Edward Evershed, a
tallow-chandler in Tabernacle- row, Finsbury, Thomas
Evershed, his son, and George Lardner, a broker's
assistant, each of whom had sustained serious in-

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Aug. 23.
(Before Mr. Commissioner FANE.)
IN RE WALLIS.
The bankrupt, Thomas Wallis, of Oxford-street,
woollen-draper, came up on a dividend meeting. The
chief point of discussion was a proof for 5,000/. ten-
dered by a creditor named Wilson, a silk merchant.
The consideration of the claim was adjourned.
The debts and liabilities in the case are about
13,000/., but of these many are secured.
IN RE CARROLL.—THE SATIRIST NEWSPAPER.
The bankrupt, Alexander Carroll, jun., of the
Strand, newspaper proprietor, came up on the choice
of assignees and the proof of debts.
The fiat was taken out at the instance of the bank-
rupt.
Mr. Sturgeon appeared for a creditor for 3001.,
named Hensell. Mr. Duncan appeared for the bank-
rupt.
Hensell proved in a bill of exchange drawn and
endorsed by the bankrupt. The amount Was 300/.
Admitted.
The next claim was by Mr. George Selson, a wine
and spirit merchant. He sought to prove upon a bill
of exchange given for goods furnished. The bill was
drawn by Mr. Barnard Gregory, formerly proprietor
of the Satirist. The proof was admitted.
Mr. Mears sought to prove on a bill of exchange
for 100/., drawn by Gregory, and accepted by the
bankrupt.
COMMISSIONER—What was the consideration? Mr.
Meares said he furnished hay and straw for Mr.
Gregory.
The COMMISSIONER asked where Mr. Gregory

lived.
Mr. Mears replied, in North Audley-street, and
added that he had furnished Mr. Gregory with the
above-mentioned commodities for ten years.—Ad-
mitted.
Some other proofs were then tendered, after which,
Mr. Barnard Gregory, who was described as of
Frownall Priory, Hampstead, and Mr. Selson, s ine
merchant, were proposed as assignees.
Mr. DUNCAN opposed the appointment of Mr.
Gregory as assignee, saying he was a creditor.
Mr. STURGEON supported the choice.
His HONOUR confirmed it, and the above-men-
tioned individuals were accordingly appointed.
Mr. STURGEON then applied to the court that the
bankrUpt might be compelled to deliver up the keys
of the Satirist-office and premises to the assignees.
The COMMISSIONER said he could not interfere.
The keys belonged to the assignees. He could not
decide in matters of ejectment. The official assignee
says there is little or no property.
The debts and liabilities under the fiat are said to
be about 1,0001.
Mr. Carroll was an insolvent some years ago, and
passed through the Insolvent Court. His debts then
were about 18,000/.; and 9,0004 or thereahout‘,
wrre raised from the sale of Irish estates to meet
these debts. ,

LVSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Aug. 23.
14r: Commissioner LAW sat to •day for the purpose
of hearing a number of applications for bail—mat-
ters ordinarily presenting few feature of public in-
terest.

IN RE CHARLES HENRY PAYNE.
This was a rule calling upon the insolvent, a bar-
rister, at Bristol, to show cause why a Mr. Spooner
should not be appointed assignee.
The insolvent attended in person, and argued at
great length upon the unfitness of Mr. Spooner to be
assignee, in consequence of his connexion with a
gentleman, between whom and the insolvent there
were various matters in dispute, and also insinuates
a number of personal charges against Mr. Spooner.
Mr. DowsE having been heard in support of the
rule,
Mr. Commissioner LAW decided that nothing had
been proved to disqualify Mr. Spooner from properly
discharging the functions of an assignee, and also ac-
quitted that gentleman from the charges made by the
insolvent.

The rule appointing Mr. Spooner assignee was then
made absolute.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.

ATTEMPT TO EXTORT MONEY AT TILE MUSEUM.—
A respectable•looking man, aged 44, until recently
one of the assistants at the British Museum, was indicted
for felonioasly delivering to Eliza Lynn a letter, de-
manding from her money with menaces.
Mr. Claikson appeared fur the prosecution and Mr.
Ballantine for the prisoner.
Mr. CLARESON said the prosecutrix, Miss Lynn, was
the daughter of a clergyman, and followed literary pur-
suits. She frequently, as may 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 which had taken place between
them, and saw them enter places which no woman but a
woman of the town would enter—in short, it accused her
of the most improper conduct, and after saying that the
writer knew a poor family, the father of which had ruined
himself b) keeping females, and that they were in the
greatest distress in consequence, and that a small sum
of money would be of great service ti, them, it
concluded by stating that the author of the
epistle would inform her brother of her con-
duct, adding 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 became acquainted with Mr. Barton at the
reading-room, and he had once or twice accompanied
her hence to her resideece, but not the slightest fa-
miliarity had taken place between them. She imme-
diately communicated with the authorities of the Museum,
and the prisoner was taken into custody.
The case was clearly proved against the prisoner.
Mr. BALLANTINE addressed the jury for the prisoner,
and stated that he was instructed to say that there was
not the slightest truth in the imputation conveyed in the
letter.
A good character was given to the prisoner by several
respectable persons.
The jury returned 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 arrested, and to meet,
an investigation into her character in a court of justice.
It was due to the public that an aggravated felony of
this nature should be severely punished, and the sentence
of the Court was that he be transported for seven years.

juries.
It appeared from the evidence of the elder Mr.
Evershed, that at five o'clock on Saturday afternoon
last he proceeded to the house occupied by the pri-
soner Holmes, to levy a distress for rent due to an
insolvent's estate, of which he had been appointed
assignee. He was accompanied by his son, a broker
named West, and the assistant of the latter, Lardner,
and upon entering a workshop, in which they found
the three defendants, to whom they mentioned the
object of their visit and exhibited the warrant, the
defendant Holmes immediately called upon his work-
men to arm themselves and set upon them, exclaiming
to Hardy " This is the -, and, now u e have got
him, you rip him up while I knock him down; upon
which Holmes seized hold of a gun- barrel, and, raising
it with both hands, dealt him such a terrible blow
upon the shoulder that he was instantly felled to the
ground, and before he-could recover his feet he was
set upon by the defendent'Hardy, who attacked him
with a gouge or chisel and stabbed at him several
times in such rapid succession that he had great
difficulty in defending himself, and while warding
off one of the stabs he received such a serious cut, in
the palm of one of his hands that it was cut to
the bone. On at last getting up from the
ground he attempted to make his way out
of the place, but was immediately attacked
by-the other defendants, both of whom were armed
with musket-barrels, and who continued beating him
round the room with them until he was rendered
powerless and his person completely covered with
hurts and contusions. With the assistance of the
broker and his assistant, however, they at length suc-
ceeded in escaping into the street, whence he and his
son were taken to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where
a surgeon dressed their wounds, but they had both
ever since been in a state of acute suffering from the
effects of the injuries they bad,received.
Thomas Evershed, the second complaisant, de-
scribed the attack upon his father in nearly the same
terms, and, stated, that after running to his rescue,
while Mr. Evershed, sen., was lying upon the
ground, and being stabbed at by Hardy with the
gouge, he was instantly stopped by a terrific blow
upon the forehead by a musket barrel held by the
third defendant, which cut a deep wound in his skull
and knocked him down, and that upon rising he was
as quickly felled a second time by a blow on the side
of the head from Hardy with another gun-barrel;
after which he was beaten about the hips and body
with a muske by Teakle, and finally set upon by the
whole of the defendants, who continued so beating
him until the door of the room, which had been shut
the whole time, was at length opened by some one
outside, and they succeeded in effecting their escape.
The witness exhibited his forehead to the magistrate,
which was covered with bandages, and displayed,
when he applied-for the warrant, a large cut gaping
open like a mouth, and said that he considered it little
short of a miracle that he *escaped with his life, and
that he was certain he should lose it while the en-
counter continued.
George Lardner, the broker's assistant, fully cor-
roborated the testimony of the preceding witnesses,
and stated, that while the defendants were illtreating
the other complainants, a bull-terrier wes set upon
the witness, which fixed its teeth into his thigh and
severely lacerated it, and that all the defendants sub-
sequently attacked him also, and beat him so unmer-
cifully that he was likewise compelled to place him-
self under the care of the hospital surgeon.
A certificate was handed to the bench from Mr.
Rendle, the hospital house surgeon, which described
the wounds and other injuries the complainants had
sustained as being of a serious character.
A gentleman from the office of Mr. Ashley, the
solicitor, proceeded to address the magistrate for the
defence, with a view to show that Mr. Evershed, sen.
had no legal title to make the levy upon the premises,
and that his clients were therefore justified in treating
him as a trespasser ; when
Mr. HA MM lee intimated, that the solicitor ha,l
better reserve the defence for another occasion, as he
considered the case was of far too serious a nature to
be summarily disposed of, and he should therefore
send it for adjudication at the sessions, and -order the
defendants each to enter into his own recognizances
in 1001:, and procure two responsible sureties in 501.
each, to answer the charge there.
CLERKEIV WELL.

AYred Marilyn, aged 18, and William Bates, age,
19, were charged with having been concerned it
stealing 401. and upwards, the property of Messrs.
M'Alpine, clothiers and drapers, of Gavytree-gate,
Leicestershire. The prisoner Mardyn was in the
employ of Messrs. M'Alpine. On Sunday, the Bth
of August, whilst the family were at church, the
house was plundered, and the prisoner absconded.
Information was given to the police, and the prisoners
were traced to have been seen together and spending
money extravagantly. On Sunday last two young
men, named Johnson and_ Stevenson, who had heard
of the robbery, came to London, and whilst in St.
James's-park they saw the prisoners, very well
dressed, walking arm-in-arm together, looking at the
Duke of York's column, when they were given int'
custody, and on being questioned, Mardyn said he
had only 4s. of the property left, and he did not deny
the robbery. A bag was found on Mardyn,
which he said belorged to Mr. M'Alpine. and
which had contained the money stolen from the
house. When at the station-house Mardyn made
a voluntary confession, which was written down,
and was substantially as follows : He became
acquainted with Bates, who asked him if he had
got any money. He said he, had not, when he told
him he might easily get some, and inquired whether
he knew where his master kept his keys, as he could
open the drawers and get some. He.(Mardyn) said
it would be dangerous; to which Bates replied, " Not
at all ; we can drive a grczt distance off, and keep,
clear." While the family were at church, he (Mar-
dyn) got over the wall, and entering the house he
went to Mr. M'Alpine's coat, which was hangigg up
in the hall, and, taking out the keys, he opened the
safe and drawers, which he plundered. He went to
Bates with the property, when they hired a horse and
gig and drove off immediately to Market Har-
borough, and they took the mail train to London,
where they had been enjoying themselves with the
stolen property. They had visited Gravesend,
Woolwich, Greenwich, and every place of amuse-
ment until Sunday, when they accidentally met Ste-
venson and Johnson, who gave them into custody.
They had changed several notes at Gravesend and
Greenwich. Mardyn added that Bates urged him to
go back and steal what wearing apparel he could find
in the house. He had known Bates two months. He
gave him all the sovereigns, and he paid for the horse
and gig to Mr. Barnes, livery-stable keeper, of Sil-
ver-street, Leicester. ..
Charles Cully, 23Q S,.,proved apprehending the
prisoners, and Sergeant. John King, 7 S, took down
Mardyn's confession. Mardyn was now cautioned
that he was not bound to. say anything; but, he ad-
hered to his confession. Bates received a similar
caution. He said he only wanted to speak the truth.
He denied part of Mardyn's statement as affected
him ; but what he did say was confirmatory of the
charge made against him.
Mr. COMBE remanded both prisoners until the po-
lice could communicate with Messrs. M'Alpine, who
were not yet awareof the capture of the prisoners.
LAMBETH.
Thomas Foster, alias Chitty, John Taylor, Thomas
Smith and Eliza Eaton (the three former well-known
members of the "swell mob," and the latter a noto-
rious character, who has been frequently tried for
daring street robberies), were placed at the bar. In
the course of last Thursday night the house of , Mr.
Strange, a tailor and draper at Tonbridge Wells, had
been broken into, and superfine cloth of the value of
601. or 70/. carried away by the thieves. On Satur-
day the attention of Goddard and Davidson, two of
the constables there, was called to a hamper which
was at the railway station, and which bore the
direction of "J. Chitty, No. 2, Arnold's-paragon,
Francis-street, Newington;'' and, on opening it,
they found it to contain about 201. worth of the
stolen cloth. On Sunday the hamper was for-
warded as directed ; and Goddard and Davidson
came by the same train, and procured the assist -
ance of Sergeant Morton and constable Smith, two
active officers belonging to the P division of metro-
politan police, when it was arranged that the hamper
should be forwarded from the London-bridge station
by one of the company's vehicles. Yesterday morn-
ing Sergeant Morton accompanied the vehicle to No.
2, Arnold's-paragon, and stood close to the door while
the diiver knocked, and on the door being opened by
Eliza Eaton, heard the former tell the latter that he
had a Lamper for Mr. Chitty, and ask if it was right.
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