The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-07 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.-(THIS DAY.)

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Two women, named Brown and Wilson, were
charged with stealing a great coat from a gentleman's
house.
It appeared that the prisoners called at the com-
plainant's house, and, under the pretext of obtaining
some assistance to take one of them to the Royal Sea
Bathing Infirmary at Margate, took a great coat,
which w as hanging up in the hall.
Horsford, of the Mendicity Society, identified both
the prisoners, and stated that Wilson was committed
f.r three months to gaol some time since, for obtain-
ing money by means of a petition with forged signa-
tures to it.
Mr. CorrusutiAss said that he shoUld not deal sum-
marily with two such dangerous characters as the
prisoners, but should commit them for trial.

THAMES.—(THIS DAY.)
William Shadboit, a labouring man, was charged
with violently assaulting police-constable K 383.
The constable stated that last night, when he was
off duty, accompanied by another constable he went
into the Coach and gorses public-house, Stratford.
The prisoner was there, and entered into conversation
with him. Shortly after he said to the policeman,
"Come outside, I want to say something to you."
The witness did so, when the prisoner said, " 1 owe
you a grudge," and knocked him down, and kicked
him violently about the legs.
This evidence was corroboratel by police-constable
K 324.
For the defence the prisoner called a man, named
White, who swore most positively that both police•
men were drunk, and that they themselves were the
assailants. lie concluded by handing in a written
document to the Magistrate.
Mr. YARDLEY (perusing it)—This was not in-
tended for me, I see ; it commences, " Mr. Editor."
-Witnes —Yes ; and it is not intended to let the
matter drop here ; that letter shall go in.
What particular journal, however, was to be
favoured with the communication, which extended
over an entire sheet of. foolscap, Mr. White did not
mention.
The sergeant who took the charge was then sent
for, and proved that the prisoner and his witness
were both at the time very drunk, and the policemen,
on the contrary, were sober.
Mr. Y ARDLEY said he could not, after, this, believe
the statement of the prisoner's ambitious witness, and
be much doubted if his communication would not be
thrown in the fire by any editor into whose hands it
might fall. He should fine the prisoner 20s. or eight
days' imprisonment.
He was locked up in default.

STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT. Yesterday afternoon,
about half-pa-t four tfe;oek, an accident occurred on
board one of the iron steam boats—the Lady of the
Lake—which caused an alarm to the passei:gers, in
en ased by the circumstance of the late explosion. When
the boat had reached within a short distance of Bat-
tersea heard, gild
tore Wasoff paddlt, b,,x was broken and pieces of wood a ere
was up, at which Omeb anxiety ime
xmperdeisaste'dl3l, and the
some on board seemed as if they expected an explosion
to follow. It was, however, soon ascertained that one
of the floats of the paddle-a heel had gib, n way, and
comb gin contact with the wheel, the paddle-box was
broki n in .several places. The a earner was towed by
another until one of the company's boats
took
the pas
serge( s abarti and landel them at C d a ogan-pier. The
ves-el was anchored to be repaired before another trip.
FATAL ACCIDENT TO A RAILWAY POINTSMAN.-011
Tuesday, a PointStuhll• named Merrisby, met with a
fatul accident near the station in York, by an engine
running over his legs and one of his arms. An engine
was coming into the station, when Murrisby, whose
place is near toe arch of the bar walls, gave a signal to
the engineer to stop. At that moment another engine
was going in a cowl ary direc,iou, which knocked him
down, and the wheels passed over his limbs. He was
conveyed to the hospital, where he expired the following
night.— Wrkshirt rna n.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF A HUSBAND BY BIS
WIFE, AND ELOPEDIENT.—Yesterday information was
receive-I by the metropolitan police that Dinah, the wife
of Joseph Hill, of Castleyt n, ar Otley, Leeds, had ab-
sconded from her home w ith a young man named Thomas
Pape, a stonemason, biking with- them 2301., the pro-
perty of the husband, consisting of Bank of Envied
notes, viz., one for 100/., and two for 501., the remaining
sum of 301. being banknotes of Si. each, and 5/. in gold.
It is supposed the guilty pair are in London.
OFFENCES IN THE TARES.—According to the
official return the following convictions for offences in
the Parks took place last month, viz., for offences against
decency, 5 ;for drunkenness, personal annoy-
ance, 1 ; and for cutting the trees and defacing the
seats, 2 ; total, 10.
DEATH OF BUCICINGIIAM, THE COMEDlAN.—Yes-
terday afternot a Thomas Buckingham, the well-known
comedian, expired is Lambeth Workhouse, after suffer-
ing gr, at privation and distress, owing to infirmity and
ing dist- se. On Saturday wet.k he was taken
tong-stand
th Workhouse, where he wile removed into
to Lambe
the infirmary, and received every attentionesterda from
from
the
officials, hut gradually sunk'
and died yy
general debility.
DEATH or Slit «M•
t% GRESLEY, BART.—
We have to retin' the death of this Reverend Baronet,
who died on Friday last at Nether Seale Hall, in Leices-
tershire.
PORTSMOUTH, SEFT• 6. Her Majesty's ship
Amphion has an apparatus on board for convertng salt
water into fresh, but therein risk in working that sea.
An inspection and survey ordered to be nude. There
are not any other orders about her. A journal of the
proceedings of Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Napier's
squadron has been received while at sea, but the cruize
was most monotonous and uninteresting. There was
but one entertaining trial, and that took place on Satur-
day, the 14th of August, off Cape Finisterre.
PRINCE HENRY OF TILE NETHERLANDS•
Royal Highness Prince Henry of the Netherlands and
suite went on Wednesday to Glasgow, where he visited
in the course of theday Mr. Napier 's works, Mr. Dixon's
iron works, and several other places in that city. His
Highness returned to Douglf,s'e Hotel here in the even-
ing. Yv,,terday (Friday) Prince Ilenry went out to
shout over the lands of Sir George Clerk at Pennyeuick;
and in the evening he dined with Lady Drummond at
Hawthorndan, where a distinguished party had usera-
bled to Mei;thia2,..."&.;ls4l4;l#