The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-09 00:00:00

image whatever. It is true, I had a cane in my hand,
bo Was twirling it, as is my custom often in the street,
"
tt.l had no wish or intent to annoy any one. I deny
living used coarse language to any lady at all. I would
act do such a thing.
Mr. HARDWICK—Who and what are you ?—The de-
endant—l am a physician in Sackville•street, where I
have been for tie last ten years.
Mr. lisanwica—Are there none of your friends
hero det( ndant informed the Court that he h..d
n
415 a
folded
out by his brother, who was imniedi ttel
sent .
After the magistrate had seen the defendant's fr:ends
.TPrivate. he was told it was the wish of his friends
_
he should again go into the country, and the Court
Lowe him the option of complying, or of finding sureties,
h!lnself in 401., and two househol iers in 201. each, for
12 good behaviour for the next three months. Mr.
-aratvick added, that if anything was wrong with his
mind, the public could not put up with any such an
aozance.
13:ne defendant said his mind was sound enough; he
annoyed no one, and it was a great hardship to be
"Igen away from his duties or his recreation by a police-
and locked up for two hours. That was punish-
!Pent before trial. He could not go to the country; his
nties refluired his attendance in town; he supported
nt
nitnself by his writings, and he had a work in band at
that mome.
Mr. HARDWICK ultimately fined him 40s. for the use
of bad language to passengers, and said, for the next
offence he would be required to find substantial security
for his good behaviour for the next six months.
The defendant then left the court.

SOUTHWARK.---(THIS DAY.)
William Amos, a fashionably attired man, was charged
with committing a violent assault on Sarah Ann Harris,
whose countenance exhibited proofs of the brutality
exercised towards her.
The prisoner had formerly lived with the complainant,
who was compelled to leave him owing to ill-usage.
.Irritated at her having quitted him, he committed a
?iolent assault on Ler, for which he was sentenced to
imprisonment. He had recently bees: *,,rated from
gaol, and meeting with the complainaLi 11, tn unfre-
quented place on the preceding night, he “lu, k her with
great force in the face, knocked her down, kicked and
beat her in a shameful manner, and swore he would be
hung for her. He was taken into custody on the spot.
Mr. &CHER, inflicted the full penalty of 51. on the
Prisoner, and ordered him to find ample bail for his fu-
ture good behaviour.

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NEWMARKET RACES.
(THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS.)

Handicap Sweepstakes. T.Y.C.
African, aged, 7st 101 h 1
Cocoa Nut, 6 yrs, 6st 131 b .
Sweepstakes of 50 sous. each. D.M.
Marie Louise
Lady Lurewell , 2
MA.Tca, 200 soya., h. ft. A. F.—Lord E. Russell's
Reminiscence, beat Mr. G. H. Moore's Wolf-dog.
MATCH, 100 soya., h ft, A.F.—Mr. R. Boyce's Colleen
Dawn beat the Duke of Bedford's Leopard.

The Port Stakes. T.M.M.

Sting
Sir Tatton Sykes

YesterdayßOYAL SEA- BATHIN G INFIRMARY, MARGATE.--
MARGATE.--
a general quarterly court of the governors of
institution,this founded fur the purpose of providing the
tick poor with the means of sea-bathing, was held at
tGilLl3oden Coffee house, Ludgate-bill. Alderman
go the treasurer, was in the chair. The secretary
read the minutes of the previous meeting, the only im-
Portant feature of wh'eli was the resolution then passed
for rendering the resident and the assistant-surgeons
subordinate to three visiting surgeons. Mr. Wadding-
topn, the consulting surgeon, objected to the confirmation
6' the minutes, so far as related to the change in the
medical staff. If carried into effect, it would be a slight,
unmerited and unjust, east an the resident surgeon. The
chairman expressed himself opposed to the change, and
eer some discussion it was resolved, on the motion of
4,ste Curling, Esq., that the minutes be confirmed, with
re exception of the resolution alluded to. The medical
regulations, therefore, stand as before. It was an-
Qounced that the number of patients last year was 700,
and that the infirmary would be open for patients this
Year from the 12th of May. The committee, &c., were
then re-elected, and a vote of thanks having been passed
10 the chairman the meeting separated.
PRoPosaL OF SIR JOHN ROSS TO REACH THE
°ETU POLE.—The following is an extract of a letter
41.,0113 Captain Sir John Ross, RN., to Captain W. H.
13:taYth, RN., President of the Royal Astronomical So-
eLetY Sir,—l beg leave to submit the following plan
and proposal to the President and Council of the Royal
Aatronotnical Society for their consideration :—The
Measurement of an arc of the meridian has long been a
Fesideratum, and the failure of every attempt that has
been made at Spitsbergen for this desirable object, as
Well as the attempt made to reach the North Pole, has
been because the summer has been selected for that pur-
pose, whereas the spring should have been the sea-
SOD chosen, namely, the months of April and May
for both services, but which could not be put in
execution by the means hitherto adopted. I hare
now to inform the President and Council of the
Royal Astronomical Society that I have submitted a
plan to the Admiralty for carrying into execution
these double and desirable objects, by wintering at
Spitsbergen, and employing my officers and crew under
the direction of the talented son of the celebrated Pro-
fessor Schumacher, whom I have engaged for this pur-
pose ; while, at the proper season, it is my intention to
attempt to reach the North Pole on sledges drawn by
Swedish horses, being a modificatioa of the plan pro-
Posed first by Dr. Scoresby, and of which that highly
talented and well•informed individual has given his most
unqualified approbation. And, from the year's expe-
rience I hare had in Sweden in that mode of travelling,
can safely assert that there is no other officer in the
'tan' that possesses these advantages so necessary to
complete success, of which neither Dr. Scoresby nor
Myself have the smallest doubt. I have made this state-
ment in the hope that, when duly considered by the
President and Council of the Royal Astronomical Society,
they will be pleased to signify to me their opinion on
the importance of the objects in question, and such a
recommendution for its be' ng put into execution as they
may think fit."—Cambridge Advertiser.
The celebrated Sculptor Bartolini, of Florence, has
arrived in Rome, to execute a bust of the Pope.
DEATH OF A PRISONER IN THE MILLBANK PE-
UrrENTlAßY.—Yesterday Mr. Bedford held an inquest
at the Millbank Penitentiary, on the body of Henry
Wood, aged 21, late a prisoner at that gaol. The de-
ceased was admitted there on the 15th of September,
1846, having been convicted at the Central Criminal
0 Gun on the 17th of the previous month, of larceny, on
previous conviction, and sentenced to seven years'
transportation. He died in the infirmary, on the 6th
!nstant, of pulmonary consumption. On the 3d of last
bDecember he attempted to commit suicide by hanging,
Itt Was prevented by the warder. He was visited by
ut friends, and during the last five weeks of his illness
he had everything requisite for his delicate and melan-
choly condition, under the express orders of the go-
&c-o ot the prison, including wine, arrow-root, broth,
His friends-expressed their entire satisfaction with
the treatment he had received. Verdict, " Natural
death."

NARROW ESCAPE OF THE TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF
GUILDHALL By FlRE.—Shortly before three o'clock this
morning (Frida)), the utmost alarm was created in the
vicinity of the Guildhall, City, by one of the private
'fwatchmen who are employed to watch the hall discover-
ing that the contents of the cellars were on fire. The
first intimation arose from observing a dense body of
smoke filling the hall. An alarm was instantly given,
when the whole of the watchmen proceeded to the en-
trance of the cellars, and on opening•the door a fierce
fire was found raging. Tne engine which is kept on the
premises was instantly got to work, and the fire-plugs
having been opened, a plentiful supply of water was
obtained. In a short time there were engines in attend-
ance, and continued playing until the devouring element
gave way. The cellars being filled with coals anti faggots,
and the flooring that is laid down on the occasion of ban-
quets and balls being stowed beneath, occasioned an im-
!loose mass of inflammable property to be in the cellars.
Some thousands of faggots were destroyed, while several
rug of coal were reduced to cinders. The fire must
have been burning for several hours before the discovery
Was made, and but for the flooring of the hall being
covered with stone, the building would have been de-
ttcoj_ed. An inquiry, it is understood, is to be instituted
Y,Mr. Payne, the coroner.
BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, APRIL B.—There has
been a fair demand for sugars for both scale and pan
,P3r,r,Poses, and the sales consist of 400 tons Manila
ti !OW quality, 700 boxes Havannah, 4,000 bags of Mau-
-01418, and 300 hhds. West India. Prices must be quoted
h_ to Is. lower. Nothing doing in rum, and prices
have a drooping appearance.
ja,C°ll2i LADEN Surrs.—A return was yesterday
(0-ued, pnrsu-nt to an order of the House of Commons
motion of Mr. Wawn), showing the number of ships
the united
With foreign corn, entered inwards at the ports of
1. 'United Kingdom, between the sth day of. January,
Ci 46, and the sth day of January, 1847; specifying the
thuds and quantities of corn, the ports of landing, and
t,Ports of di, charge, and whethfr in ships of the
thllit'Al Kingdom or any other nation. .1 to what. nation
1,11:13! belonged. This document is in ~,mation of the
o,e'nnhentary Paper 162 of Session 1 .3. The return
01Pies nearly thirty pages of tabular st.-..tements, from
/Ati labs however, the following results appear :—The total
,Ilrober of ships laden with foreign corn entered iawards
1,,,,,the Year 1846, at the ports of the United Kingdom,
1(;,,4,,,697. Of these, 1,770 were ship of the United
111.1„--r.°ra, 20 Russian, 62 Swedish, 1,022 Danish, 352
337 an, 677 from the German States, 179 from llollalid,
heiorPai France, 34 Italian, 53 Aui trian,,vessels, 434
(airging to the United States, and 1 unknow.n—
"ded)," sce. The following were the quantities
h,,Acrtod in British ships:—Wheat, 663,664 quarters;
IthcieY, 70,865 quarters; oats, 321,266 quarters; beans
47 ,P:as, 249,599 quarters ; maize alai buckwheat,
els,,_to quarters; flour, 815,275 cwts.; oatmeal, 1,393
t;.; Indian corn meal, 170 cwt.. There were im-
C4tr:.ed in foreign ships-726,220 quarters of wheat; of
ttroNlY, 287,579 quarters; oats, 452,832 quarters; beans
~",Peas, 204,111 quarters; rye, 70 quarters; maize and
or,kwheat, 73,765 quarters; flour, 1,936,783 cwts.; and
andian corn and meal, 2,165 cwt.&