The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-23 00:00:00

TO PRINCE ALBERT.

Mr. KING (the Chairman of the City Lands Com-
mittee) 'brought- up the Iteport,of the expenses of the
fitting up, &c., of the Guildhall for,the presentation of
the • freedom to his Royal Ifigh-r;ess -Prince. Albert.
It stated, to the mUuifest surprise of- !many, members of
the Court,-that the amount did not exceed 1461.
the CHAIRMAN stated that the actual outlay was no
more than 1261., and' accounted ,aatisfactori!y foi the
remaining 20!.

Mr. Bedford, Mr. Williams, and other members,
warmly praised the grcat activity and cleverness of
Mr. King, who certainly produced a splendid scene, at
which about 2,700 individuals were highly gratified. It
is to be hoped that the, Corporation will benefit by such
experience as they have had of the possibility of com-
bining frugality and elegance..
A petition was 'presented 'fro% MrAlialfieldon the.
.sikhjeet,.of coals, but it was ordered to lie ou the table.'
, Adjourned.

•MELANCHOLY SUICIDE AT t.,AIVIRRIDGE.—
The Utiiversity of Cambridge, was in a bigh.state of ex-
citement on Tuesday morning, upon the news going round
that 'Mr. John Hcilmn; an nnffer-graduate of Catharine-
h*aiil, had poisoned himself. It seems that he had been un-
fortunate at the "previous examination'! (better known as
the' Little Go''), which was held the day before at the
Senate House. :On Monday night the names of those whpm
the examiners had approved of and passed were sent viand,
at about half-past nine to , the different colleges, and on
hearing that his own was not ift the list aentto Cotherine-
hall, it is supposed that the unfortunate young man had
determined upon putting an end, to his existence. He ap-
plied at two Chemists to purchase laudanum, but the quan-
tity he required, and his excited manner creating suspi-
cion, he was very properly refused. At the third chemist's
where he presented hiniSelr, the shopman, it would appear,
was less obsei vent. Mr. Holman went in through Cathe-
rine Hill-gate, at twelve o'cloCk on Monday night. On
Tuesday morning his gyp knocked at his bedroom door
several times without receiving any answer. The door
being forcibly opened, the young man.was_ found stiff and
lifeless in bed. A surgeon was sent for immeciately, who
pron,,unced life extinct, and that the melancholy effect
was produced by poison. He was of melancholy and soli-
tary habits. His age was about twenty.five. His pros..
pects lay in the Church. It is said that he is an only son,
and that hiS mother', a widow, liveS in tire neighbourhood
of Epsom. ' ' "
SALARIES OF CHAPLAINS OF METROPOLI-
TAN UNION WortatioeSes.—At the weekly meeting of the
Marylebone Boardot Directors and• Guardians, held on
Friday last, for the purpose of considering the propriety
of raising the salary of the Rev: P. Moody, the chaplain,
from 150/. to 2001. per year, one of the Directors,, in sup.
port of his argument against such increase, read a" letter
he bad received in, answer to his inquiries upon the sub.
ject from the Poor-law Commissioners,. containing a list
of the salaries of all the chaplains of the metropolitan
Unibn Worilicrises, which were as follow !--.Weat Ham
Union Workhouse, 1201 ; Brantford, 801. ; St. George
in the East, 501. ; Hickney, 401. ; Hendon, 731, 10s. ;
HOlboin, 501 ; Kensington Union, Chelsea 'Workhouse,
401. ; Kensington Workhouse, 401. ; Hammerimith Work-
house, 301 ; -Fulham Workhouse, •30/. ; City of London
Union,-three chaplains, two at 80/. each, and one at 1001.;
East London Union, 100/. ; West London Union, 1001. ;
St, Martin's-in-the-Fields, 1001. ; Poplar, 80/..; Strand

L.
i-mßehat:lgieff IWvoorrkkhhoouussee:
3Uonzio;n,M9iloe/...F.,;ndStelpvioterhoLuTaneio, 1330,
/ '
30/. ; Wapping Workhouse,. 301. ; Uxbridge Union, 50/ ;
and Whitechapel Union, 70/. Thus it will be seen
,that
the entire sum paid for the services of twenty-four clergy•
men does not exceed 1,493/. 103. per annum.
-TH.E MANCHESTER ANTI-CORN-LAW 2k.-
30diATION.—During, the recent -stay of Mr; Gibson in
this' fown,' the Committee of the Manchester Anti-Corn-
law Association, appointed some time ago to ascertain the
opinions of candidates for th'e representation of tbii bo-
rough in Parliament, waited-upon that gentleman at the
York. Hotel, land put to him the question; " What are
your opinions upon the total and immediate repeal of the
Corn-laws ? Mr. Gibson's reply, we believe was in the
following terms;—" I am in favour of a perfectly free
trade in corn, and consider that the interests of the com-
munity would be best consulted by the immediate as well as
the total repeal of the Corn-laws." A general meeting of
the Asiociation was held -on Saturday evening last, in
their rooms, Newell's-buildings.; and the report (of
which the question and answer given above form the ma-
terial part) having been made, it was proposed and adop-
ted that the 'question and the reply of Mr. Gibson should
be entered on the minutes of the Association's proceed--
ings. --Manchester Guardian. •

-SINGULAR AND SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT THE
NIG:NIX GAS WORKS.—Wednesday afternoon a most sin-
gular accident, attended with serious Consequences, oc-
curred to Dennis Connell, a lad 16 years of age, at the
Phcenix Gas-works, Bankside. The Company'are erecting
anew retort house. The chimney, which is 130 feet in
height, being completed, the workmen were engaged in
striking the scaffolding around it, when by some means a
large brick fell from the top down the shaft of the chim-
ney, and, rebounding against the sides, in a most inexpli-
cable manner, escaped from the chimney through a hole
in the shaft made for the flue of the retort-house, about 40
feet from the ground, and struck Connell on the head with
such violence as to fracture his skull. He was taken up in
a state of insensibility, and conveyed to-St. Thomas's Hos-
pita!, where he lies in a hopeless state. - What renders' the
accident more remarkable is,,that Connell was standing at
the distance of several feet ,from thebase of the chimney,
and was surrounded by several workmen, all of whom,for-
tunately escaped unhurt. .
No man is ever satisfied with another man's
reading a newspaper to- him ; hut the -moment it is laid
down, he talros it up and reads it aver again,

. . .
SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS

(FROM THE, DAILY PAPERS OF YESTERDAY.)
. (From the Globe.)
The sentence of the Court-martial on Captain R. A.
Reynolds may not overstep military principles of judg-
ment on such cases. We will not undertake to say that
it doesthe will
lcsoanuct of the' Horse Guards in
yj
however, is-that, taken in
the previous case (we shall, of course, be understood to
conjunction
; what ha t w
withe
refer to the case of Captain J. W. Reynolds), it proves
that gentlemen in the army have, at present, no protec
tection whatever against treatment which gentlemen are
not in the habit of submitting to anywhere else. We
say the sentence of the Court-martial completes the
demonstration of that fact. And surely it is a fact
of some gravity to the honour of the service.
That chastity of honour,
whichfeels a stain like a
wound," has been hitherto understood to be the cha-
racteristic of British officers. The Court-martial would
hardly 'carry their views of subordination so far, as
to say that the hand of a subordinate must not be raised
against a commanding officer who should seek to inflict
'actual wounds upon him. Evidence as to the fact of
such an assault could scarce be " stamped with repro-
bation," as " totally subversive of the fundamental
principles by which all armies are governed." No
a. my can be governed by madmen, or by men who
,•annot govern themselves ; and therefore the very
" fundamental principles by which all armies are go-
verned" appear to dictate the reception, and not the
rejection' of evidence to prove' provocations which, it
alleged truly, strike at the root of all military subor-
dination, because they strike at the root of all military
.
men can be caned or chidden into submission. They
can neither be brought under the code of Russia, nor
Turkey. There must be " subordination of the heart,"
It is riot, we suppose, imagined that gentle,
or there will be no subordination amongst freemen.
Well, then !—what must be the effect of a sentence like
the denial of any Court-martial in the former case ?
that of this Court-martial, viewed in connection with
What but that of a formal and authentic announce-
ment that the authorities at the head of the Army will
neither redress grievances pnblicly, nor allow the parties
who feel themselves aggrieved to seek redress privately !
The wrongs of honour must therefore remain unheard
and wiredressed altogether, whenever a Coalman-
ing-officer is deficieht enough in English spirit (we do
not mean in courage, but in the freeman's spirit of fair
play) to take advantage of his military rank to indulge
his temper with impunity. No man in private life
can permit another to wreak his caprice upon him,
without calling for an explanation of any approach
to an insult which that caprice may dictate, or
may be said to have dictated. No man in private
life would dream that he could withhold that explana-
tion. It appears, however, that an officer at the head
of a regiment has as much more latitude than other men,
as his inferiors have less; and that while they may not
require from him that satisfaction of private feelings,
which any gentleman is entitled to demand of another,
' lie may satisfy his feelings of resentment or revenge
against them, by saying whatever he pleases'about them,
without being called on fdr an explanation.
(From the Standard.)
We have hitherto, from that respect which we feel
to be always,due to the administration of justice, cau-
tiously witbheld any remarks upon the proceedings of the
court-martial upon Captain Reynolds ; 'and even now,
considerations connected with one of the partiPs
to that process forbid that we enter particularly
into the merits of the -case, which has been
decided in the main point: as every one feels
that it must have been decided without an open
transgression. of the articles ,of war. .An .officer
:has been „cornsicted ,- upon clear testimony,
_indeed
parlor officer to fight a
,duel in language the reverse
admission,
,of having challenged a su
upon his ownadmission,
of respectful ; be has for that Offeee,,t, been dismissed
the. serviee,. Se, far. the 1411ernhers of the Court-
niartial , who , tried ,him have, faithfully and. con-
scientiously. discharged their duty, and if they had
contented them Selves with. this, :their judgment
-must have ,given general
. stisfaption,
,much as men
might be,dispcsed.to regret the painful though unavoid-
able sacrifiue of a gallant, young gentleman, which stern
duty compelled Allem, to make. The tritmeal, however,
which tried, Captain Rey colds, have, thought, ppm to
make the fellowing .addition to, ther sentence, which,
like, every such ap,petalage, must be; regarde,d as, extra
judicial, and, therefore, a fair subject.fer astimadver-
ion :
" In the course ortbe evidepee t 9 character, witnesses
have stated that they considered the accused was incapable
of insubordination without sonic eitrrArdinari causes of
provocation; or unless unckr pro Vocation. Which no man of
honourobli feelings could' indult ;"' thuf appa'rently sanc-
tioning the idea, that there might be circumstances of pri.
vate irritation which would justify aeoldier breaking'from
the established order of .military discipline...a doctrine so
totally subversive of the: fundamental principles by which
all armies are governed, that the Court feels called upon
to stamp it with marked reprobation "
There is much in this extra-judicial declaration
which wa dislike, and which.vse.think the people of
England will disl-ke as . much...as ,; we -dn. E Per-
haps we may be thought: at first. over-scrupulous in
objecting more, especially to the- .coneluding , phrase,
referring to - some . supposed " fundamental -prin-
ciples " upon which all armies are governed"—..but a
moment's reflection will, we think, show that this
phrase involves a principle injurious to the British
army, and dangerobs to the safety and liberties of the
country. The - British amy, we submit, ought no
more to be governed upon the principles upon
which other armies are governed, than the Bri-
tish people ought to be governed as other people
are governed. It may bo necessary, no doubt, and it is
necessary, to maintain a rigour. of discipline in the Bri-
tish army, but we must- not -borrow th e proof Of this ne-
Cessity from the practice of otheParmies, with .which -the
-British army has=aad ought•to have little in common. It
is going far enough to imitate the. gretesque.dresses of
'the soldiers, of despotic, statesawithout .inaporting the
despotic prineiplesaof those States., The disciplide of
he 1640 -be maintained, because our own
trea:Brion tish' air
and experienceli prove it. tohe necessary, not be-
cause a strict system. prevails.in Russia.. or-Austria : as
.frecrnen.we protest against all such analogies.
-. -,' - (Frerrithe Courier.) - ' •
. _
headl-rh.aFkarie,nrisethi' tesafili,tiiinne6tro' taiie.a.Psailai.isltf's::-beiL-
'Our advices from Paris repreient thelall of M'. Thier
-as
able inane-a^nkLe
ready have the Miniitera tendered their resignations to
the King, who refuses to accept them 'Until the Cham-
ber has giVert its verdict' on their general policy.
M. TWers, we are told,' feels Most uncomfortable ;
he admits the game is kit' for' the present. The
last note of M.: Thkrs 'has been a thendei-stroke for
the journals that had- hitherto' sUpPOrted 'the Cabinet.
The Gatiche could never have believed that all the boast-
ing, of the Cabinet would have resolved' itself into so
tame a denouement. Their irritation 'is 'consequently
great. We should not wonder if M. Thiel* on re-
signing, found himself without a single fraction of the
Chamber ready to receive him into its ranks. Our Cor-
respondent observeS that the " rational 'and educated
portion portion ,o:' the French nation, as I have stated ail
along, are for peace. The late attempt an the King's
life is universally. attributed to the outrageous tone of
the Parisian Press," We have already', expressed the
same convictions on the, latter head ; to our Correspon-
dint's conclusions on the former we must absolutely de-
mur, with all our deference for his means of observa-
tion, and for the integrity of his judgnient, excepting as
to France " rational,' which is comprised in'a nutshell.
From personal investigation, no less than access at
home and abroad ' to the reports and' information ,of
parties long and intimately acquainted with France, in
the very best positions for the exact appreciation of pub-
lic sentiment, and sonic recently only 'returned: hero
extensive fouls throughout ' the provinces, as well as
from residence in the capital, we are led to entirely
opposite convictions, as indeed on more than one oc-
casion we have expressed them. The only exception
n
we are disposed, to make is in favour of the Cham-
ber of Deputies, where alone, rest the last hopes
of peace. But this ChaMber, however faithfully it
may reflect the France byo
which elected and returned,
will prove itself to haVe
sympathies with France
of the present day, ShoUld the Member" honourably
follow,
tates of their own judgment, whatever the passionate
as we trust- they may, the conscientious die
-
clamour of unreflecting multitudes out of doors, and the
atrocious arts and menaces of a venal or revoliationary
press. A dissolution of the Chamber, and fresh appeal
to the electors, would of itself be equivalent to a decla-
ratione of war against allied Europe. 'l'k taco. of peace
would not reappear:l63.a new Chamber.,

of sixty sovereigns in the
• ______-------- ,
INGENIOUS
_Tit' o❑ Tuesday afternoou„
.TRICK.— ri
Mr. John
Daw, a
at breakfast three well dressed young.
draper residing in Cornwall, was robbed
following
manner:—
It appears that Mr. Daw on Sunday by a
ingenious
arrived in town
steam-packet from Falmouth, and on the same and follow-
ing night slept at a coffee-shop in the Borough. While
where they sat down and
turned out in the course of con-versation that they were all
men came in, when it
natives of the same county. They strolled about town lor
several hours in perfect harmony and friendship -and at
last wended their way to the Flora tea-gardens, Bays-
water,
indulged in sundry glasses
of spirits. Mr. Daw having intimated his wish to go home
on the next morning, it occurred to two of his friends that
' they might as well do the same and it was
cis that
they should all three go out and secure thei,- places by
coach. They were about to quit the gardens for the real
purpose, as Mr. Daw i'magined, of doing ;FP! "hen '.'e
fourth " gentleman," who was desired to remain till they
came back, expressed an opinion that if they did not intend
ouden,
to return he should be left a complete stranger in L
Mr. Daw and his " friends," in order to prove that they
had no wish to give him the slip, handed over to the
" gentleman in waiting" all the cash they were possessed
of as security for'tbeir coming back, and they had not pro-
ceeded far when Mr. Daw, who had left behind him a
canvass bag containing sixty sovereignsr•was- deserted by
his companions, .who bolted, up a lane-without; wishing ,him
~ good bye," and in an instant disappeared• j-le hastened
back to the Flora Gardens, .and, "strange, to say," the
money-holder was non est inventus. in a, Of despair
Mr. Daw ran to the Paddington station-house,., where he
Is loss, and
related the particulars of h• -are Using ,
the police
their exertions to discover the party. " . •

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Ocr 22.
IN RE JAMES KEY.
Yesterday was appointed for the audit and finial divi-
nd of the'estate of the bankrupt, who was an mi
tc;lnurman carrying on business in Prescott-strvet.
The sum -claimed and proved by the bankrupt's cre.
'.tors amounted to 14,3711., and the available asset!,
,fforded a dividend of 3s. 9d. in the pound amongst
rhem, independent of -a small freehold property yet re-
inaining unsold.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.

William Bates, described as a barber, was indicted
for stealing, on the 18th Sept., two bags, and eighty
sovereigns, forty half sovereigns, four Bank of Eagland
notes, of 5/. each, and a quantity of silver money, the
property of Mr. Edward Scotchman, proprietor of the
Crown, Henry-street, Portland-town.
Mr. Adolphus conducted the prosecution, and Mr. •
Phillips appeared for the defence.
Mr. Scotchman deposed that he was the landlord of
the Crown, as above stated, and the prisoner was in his
service. On the morning of the 18th September, when
he came down stairs, lie placed in the bar-parlour two
bags containing together, in gold and notes, money to
the amount of 130/., and two cheques of the
value of 31/. Shortly after he had deposited
the bags, the prisoner came in and went in-
to the tap-room, and from thence into the kitchen,
where he would have an opportunity of seeing
the property that was lying in the bar-parlour. The
prisoner, then asked for some rum and gin, which liquors
were placed in bottles by witness. There was a cow-
murication from the kitchen to the bar, and he saw the
prisoner go in that direction, as he, witness, was stand-
ing at the bar. The prisoner then came up to Ilia), and
seemed all of a shiver, and said that lie had been very'
ill all night, and asked - him to give him some brandy,
and witness accordingly gave him some ; and while be
was drinking it, witness observed some person go out
of the house, and he asked the prisoner who it was, and
he replied that he did not know. The'prisoner then went
out with the liquor that had been measured, and imme-
diately afterwards witness missed the bags and their con-
tents from the table on which he had placed them ashort
time before. Witness gave information to the
and when the prisoner returned he told him that the
man whom he saw leave the house had robbed him, and
he again said that he dii not know the man. He said
nothing more to the prisoner that day, but on the fol-
lowing day he was induced to give him into custody on
suspicion of being concerned in the robbery. 'rtie
pri-
soner was examined before a Magistrate upon the
charge, but was discharged, as-the evidence against him
was not sufficient to implicate him in the transaction at
that time. On the 27th of September following a per-
Ison named Burnham called upon him and made a cont-
. munication :to him respecting the robbery, and Witness
sent for an officer named Taylor, and when he arrived
Burnham produced a bag, which on being opened was
found to contain 80/. in sovereigns and halt 'sovereigns.
Burnham•and Taylor then went away together, and he.
•tellowed them to a public house' called the New Sun,
where they found the prisoner; and 'be was taken into
. custody.

Gross-examined.—Tire• prisoner was discharged by
Mr. Rawlinson, the Magistrate, but was again taken
into custody on the following Tuesday. The priioner,
atter he was discharged, served- him with a Writ," With
a view to proceeding against him furfalse imprisonment.
- Re-examined.— Witness -was the only Gerson who
was-examined at the police-office. -
Jahn Burnham deposed that he had known the pri-
soner for '2O years, and on the morning of the 22 1 Sep-
•tember he• met him near -Abe prosecutor's honse, and
witness told him that a - men' had been taken
up for, robbing Mr. 'Scotchman, and that he
was going-to see him. The prisoner 'said that he would
go- with him.; and they accordingly went together to the
Police-office, and saw the man who was'in cuitodY,' and
-the prisoner remarked that he was 'not the man, for he
was not big enough, and he then went away, Ile met
the prisoner again on the same day, and later in the day
be, went to the New Sun, where the prisoner`was, and
the prisoner asked him what the news 'was? and he re-
plied, " Very-bad." When.they had conversed a little,
he said to the prisoner,-' Billy, you arc concerned in
this?" He replied, " I know I am, but they can't find
me out, as I had none of the silve.r, and no person saw
me take the other, which I have stowed away, so that I
can take alittle of it at a time, as I want it." Witnesg
then asked the prisoner what he had done with the
notes and cheques, and:he replied that he had.burned
them. The prisoner then gave him a sovereign to pay
for some brandy and water, and they. went to
Hampstead together, and ,the prisoner gave him'
more triiiney to purchase heef7steaks with. Witnesi
then asked him where he intended to go, and .he said he
did 'net know where to. go. They-then went
the New Sad, and to Chalk Farm, where they had more
refreshment; and as they were going home,-. witness
said to. t'heinisoner; " Billy, this will. all be found our,
and 'you 'will be Iranspor:ed.7 He .then asked the'
prisoner how ,much of the money was left, and he re-
plied that he had got about eighty or ninety pounds.
He then said that se had much better let him give that
back to' Mr: Seotchtnan,qs he thought he. would rather
have that, than transport him.
.The prisoner upon
this, burst into tears, and said, " Ou ray dear coil:
dren." The prisoner then
,took him out into the
garden, and he raked up the earth and produced
a bag, and they opened it together, and he
counted out eighty pounds in gold, and wit-.
ness then took the bag and told him that he
would go to Mr. Scotchrnan and offer him the
money, and if he refused. to- take it he said he would"
bring it:hack-tri,hien, and it was arranged that the pri-
soner. must, wait for him al the :Newt Sun:- -"WitnesS.
accordingly took: the, money" to, Mr. Scotcliman, •and.'
eQuonunicated, to him .what had, occurred, but Mi.
ScetaimanJefused to have anything to do with a corn--
promoc, and witness accordingly went-back to the New
Sun and found the- prosecutor sittinf, there; and he gave
him back, the .bag and money, andbdireetly afterwards
Taylor, the officer, came in, ,and-the' prisoner immedi-
ately dropped the bag. It-iwas picked, up and he was
• I •
given; into custody. ,

This witness was cross-examined at some 'length by
Mr—Phillips, and persisted. ia the statement he 'had
made, and his evidence was• not at all'shakerr. •
John Taylor, a police sergeant of -the S division, de-
posed that he apprehended the prisoner on the 18111
of September, and at his request be went and searched
his house, and found a silver snuff-box, and tti/o sove-
reigns and some silver, and the prisoner was sub-
sequently taken to Marylebone, Police-office and
(-mutinied,. but was• discharged. WitneSs was again sent
for to Mr. Scotehmin's house on-the 'rues:lay follow-
ing, and he then saw the witness Burnham produce a
bag containing SOL in gold, and, in consequence of a
communication made by him, witness followed him to
the New Sun, where he found .the prisoner sitting in
the parlour,• and immediately afterwards he }lewd
something drop, from him, which turned out to he'the
bag -of gold •he had seen a short time before. He
• searched the prisoner, and found some gold and silver
in his possession. He took'him into cuttady, and the
prisoner immediately said, " It is all up with me," and
turning to Burnham, he said; " I thought you were my
friend, but-I find you are my foe." - • •
This was the case for the—prosecution.
Mr. Phillips addressed- the Jury, and called witnesses
who gave -the prisoner a good character. •
Mr. Justice ERSKINE summed up the evidence, and
the Jury returned a verdict of Guilty.
The prosecutor applied for the restitution of the money
found in the prisoner's possession.
Mr. Justice Easxlmt said there was no doubt it
was his- property, and he would therefore, of course,
take' it.
Mr. Seotehman said there was no doubt that the
silver.snuff-box found at the prisoner's house, had been
bought with his money, and asked whether he ought not
to have that also?
-Mr. -Justice ERSKINE directed that lie 'should have
that also. '

On Thursday, as Mr., Robert Ballard, builder,
and Mr: William Barker, schoolmaster, were conversing
together in .Southend-street; a bullet, fired at a deer, in
the•.park of John. Biddulph, which adjoins the street,
passed between the above-named gentlemen, and within
two inches of the head of the former, striking a house on
the opposite side of the street with tremendous force, from
which it rebounded back to the park-wall, rebounding
from thence to the middle of the road, where it wai'after-
' Wards picked up = Worcester Chroyucle:-
WAl.lliEit. 'CASTLE, OCT. 20.—The Duke of
Wellington and his intimate ft-ind Mr. Arbuthnot are not
expected to leave for town until the 15th o'f:2oth of Novein-
ben His Grace, accompanied by 'Lord and-Lady Mary_
borough; was present at the. Deal subscription ball, on
Thursday evening, at the Assembly Rooms. Lord Charles
Wellesley, after a short visit to his-Grace, has returned to
Portsmouth, to resume the command of the 15th regiment
in garrison there. The Noble Duke continues in the en-
joyment of :good health ; he rises early, and generally
answers his letters before breakfast, after which he mounts
his horse, and, accompanied by those of his guests whose
inclinations induce them to equestrian exercise, 'visits
Dover, where he takes great interest in the inaprevernente
in progress at that marine resort. • I

. •
Wednesday 'afternoon the neighbourhood of
Sleane.:street, Chelsea, was thrown into considerable con-
sternation by the rapid approach of a locomotive steara-
engine, which Seemed to disregard all'efforts of the steerer
to check its progress, when, on arriving opposite the Swan
wine-vaults, to avoid coming in contact with two boys
who were passing at the time, he attempted to turn it out
of the way, but, losing all control, it forced itself through•
the beautiful plate-glass front, of ,a. jeweller's shop, kept
by a Mr. Collier, and very much injured the steerer
(Thomas Wadeson), who was instantly conveyed to St.
George's Hospital, where he still lies in a dangerous
state. It appears, on making inquiries; that the engine is
the joint property'of Sir' George Cayley and Mr. Wors7
ley; the engineer, and was being conveyed from the ma.
nufactory in Holly well-street, Milbank, to Hounslow; pre-
vious to making an experiment; but; itceonsequence of iv
part of the machinery giving tray, all power over the en-
gine was,lost, and thus caused the accident. The da,
mages are estimated at about 1001.

SURREY QUAUTER SESSIONS. !

YESTERDAY.

B ,h,re D BARNARD, EA., Chairman, and other

Ju,:,cfs.)

, Robert Green ;Oils Visas i.olicted for stealing a
gelding. -the property of the Rev. Mr. Cardale, the
Vicar of Mdbrook, in Bedfordshire.

-Mr. CHAMBERS conducted the prosecution, and Mr.
WALLINGER defended the prisoner.
It appeared front the evidence that the horse in ques-
tion was safe in a paddock bel nging to the prosecutor
on the night of the 4th of September, and the next morn-
ing it. was missed. On the 7th of the same moritir' the
prisoner sold the horse to a tradesman named Larkin at
Egham, for 8/. Tin, robbery was discovered soon afk;r-
wards, and the prosecutor went to Egham and identified
the horse, and the prisoner was suhsequently taken into
custody at R.,ading.fair, and as the constable was
bringing him to Egham in a- cart handcuffed, as they
were going clown a lane where there were a number
of gipsies, he sprang out of the cart, dragging the con-
stable, to whom he was handcuffed, after him ; and he
then called out, " Gipsies, will you suffer your Bob to
be taken 1" and threatened to break the constable's'arat
if he (lid not undo the handcuffs. The gipsies did not
interfere, but the prisoner made a most desperate re-
sistance, and hit the constable through his fingers seve-
ral times, and likewise kicked him and hurt him severely,
end it required the assistance of three other man before
he was secured.

The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, and the Cour
sentenced hito to be transported for fifteen years.

David Fitzgerald, aged 22, a well dressed young man,
a notorious thief, was indicted for stealing a purse and a
half sovereign, the property of Anne Kingston.
It appeared that the pro.oeutor, who is servant to a
gentleman at Carshalton, went to Croydon Fair on the
2d October, accompanied by two fellow-servants ; and,
as they were walking up George-street, Croydon, which
leads to the fair, the prisoner was seen to put his hand
into her pocket, and take out the purse. It was, how-
ever, snatched from his hand, and he then ran away,
but was pursued and taken into custody, and he was
immediately identified as the party who had committed
The robbery.

' he prisoner merely denied the charge.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty.
The CHAIRMAN inquired if the prisoner was known ?
Mr. Keen, the Governor of Horsemonger-lane Gad,
'said the prisoner had been five times in his custody
upon different charges of felony.
Mr. W. Ke, n, the Governor of Guildford gaol, said
the prisoner was sentenced to twelve months' imprison-
went for a burelary ;- and he had also been committed
repeatedly as a reputed tlief.
The Court• sentenced the prisoner to be transported
for fifteen years, but subsequently finding that the
prisoner had only been indicted for simple larceny,
in-
stead of stealing from the person, the prisoner was re-
called, and the sentence was altered to transportation
for seven years.

POLIUE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDIIALL.

' Yesterday a female flatbed Maria Berk& was place,
at tilt bar bi,:fore Mr. Aid. HUMPLIEIiY, under the fol
lowing circumstances :

City •Police Man, 232, stated that last night he ob-
served the priiimer and a gentleman, Who appeared
mueli intoxicated, go into the Aitgcl Inn, 'Farringdon-
street, where-they had a bottle of wine; and upon coming
out were about-to get into a cab together, which he pre-
Vented,"fearitig she ntight rob het; eoMpanion, as he ap.
Fared nearly senScieSs from the effects of liquer", upon
which th^ prisoner assaulted him (the constable) so
violAttly- that' he was obliged to -take her to the
station-house, where she was locked up in a cell.
'When the' Itisriectbr was going hii usual- rounds
through the" night. prisoners, he looked into her cell and
perceived het hanging "by the ribbon ocher bonnet from
a bar rvlieti projected from the wall ; he immediately
unlocked the cell, and cut her dOWn,'but'a considerable
time elapsed before she was restored to consciousness
and had she hung for a few minutes lOitger, there- was,
little doubt but she would have lost her life:-

In reply to the sitting Alderman,'the prisoner said
that she was a married woman, and had been acquainted
previous to 'her marriLige, with the 'gentleman alluded to,
'who was 'A barrister reSiding'in Clifford's-inn: She was
able to` earn a guinea a week at-her trade as a dress-
maker, but' 'her husband drove her from hothe by the
vieknee'of his' temper. She had no intention Of robbing
the gentleman, and expressed her regret for the attempt
she made 'upon 'her life at the station-house.
Alderinan fibmiqiblY, after a severe reprimand,
ordered her to be dis Charged;