The Sun.
London, England, 1812-01-11 00:00:00

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MANS] oN-liousE.—liotinson-, Priestly, Brice, and
Gould, the porters who were examined on Monday
last; charge) breaking open arid robbing the
wine ceilatis of Messrs. Mann and Ingall, io,Oueen-
streef; Cheapside, on Sund.ry* 'ruornirfg, were
brought up yesterday for their second exarninattun
before the LORD' MAYOR. The depositions of the
Gentlerrien \of the Towcr Ward, by whom "theft;
men were apprehended 'at the house.of Thompson,
No. 15, 41iles's-lane-,Thatnes-street, were read over,
and the only additional *witness natr-adduced was
Thompson, owner of the house, who swore that
the prisoners were not,'•aS they pretended, lodgers
in the house ; and that the wine and implements for
house-breaking, found 'that -morning in his cellar,
were brought there that morning by the prisoners:,
-They were fully committedifor. trial •
UNION-HALL—A man was yesterday brought
to this Office, charged on suspicion of the wilful
murder of a man named Thnothy‘Donaghee. It
appeared that the priSonej was superintendant of
labourers at a wharf in Tooley-street,.and the -de-
ceased was a labourer working under him. He
was ordered lo do some work by the prisoner; but,
instead of compiying.with hi.:i.order, be used some
impertinent language, and proceeded so far as to
give the prisoner a slap on the faee. The prisoner
ob,ervad, he had better not have done that, as it
was in his power to have broke his neck. Further
words ensued, and the prisoner pushed the deceased
and two others off the wharf into the water, and
the head of the deceased coming in contaa with the
side •of a vessel in his fall, helinmediately sunk, and •
continued under water near ten minutes. He was,
when taken out, .conveyed to Guy's Hospital,- but
the spark of life was extinft. The other two men
were taken out without sustaining any other injut'y
than ducking. The prisoner. was committed for
further examination,- when the result of the Coro-
ner's Inquest shall be. known.
MARLBOROUG 11-STREF.T.—A man and his dangh-
tcrwere yesterday committed for feloniously receiv-
ing a copper which had, been stolen, with other artr-
'des, frinn a oei,hBouring brazier. The officer
found the artiules,on the first search.
David Jones, a noted character, was committed
for. trial, far attempting a burglary in the house o-f
Baker in Portna3ptstreet, in company with another,
who escaped.

A Meeting has been held at Chelsea, and Resolu-
tions entered into to establish an armed-police, for
the proteNion,of,the inhabitants.
A Court Martial was held at Bombay
,last year,
for the. trial of Lieutenant S. Sl-1,67E, Of • the 2d bat-
talion of the. 56t1i,Regiment, for cooduA shameful,
disg“icetol, wThecotning, and d&ogatork to the cha-:
ratter of an Officer and a:Gentleman,. and highly
subversive of good order and military discipline.
The pi ironer was sentenced to beeashiered.

Last week a peregrine falcon was shot at Pang.
dean, Susses, by Mr. CHARLES BULL, .w•Wlst in
fierce combat with a •raven. This species of bird
was formerly much, used in falconry, and being a
bold and powerful
.bird, was held in great esteem ;
it was principally employed for taking duCks and
other water-loWl, horn ,khich circurn,tanco it at-
tain,A the name of the duck-hawk. It -is severs{
years in arriving a't its full plumage, and ai
certain state, it has been considered as a distinct
speCies.

IRISH Fox CH4st.—On Thursday List, a foi
was shook near Mr. Markey's, of Welsh Town, and
hunted by Sir Edward Bellew, Bart. of Birweath's
hounds: Atter running. for some time, the: hounds
got so close to him, at Peter Collier's, a miller, near
Pillsontown, he got up on the top of the house, and,
down the chimney, the people being at dinner at
the time, by the fire-side, when he fell on the bob,
made a second jump on the table, which so alarmed
the people, that they feil back in confusion, and one
one •of the servants fainted. However, the fox
was caught unhurt, to produce the sport of another
day.
On Tues Jay evening, about- six o'clock, a.fine
snipe came doWn the chimney of a labouring man,
at Lauglitou, Sussex, in the serVice of Mr.. Morris,
and alighted on the kitchen-floor, where the extra-
ordinary visitor was almost instantly. seized on by a
cat, but trom whose claws itfwas rescued without,
injury' by the cottager. It is supposed the' bird's
notice must have been attra6ted by a blriZe from the
fire, whilst flying over the chimney.

A WHOLESALE SHOPLLETER.—A woman dressed
in a large red cloak', capable of hiding a conside.
able 'boojy,, was lately detealed in uallaing, oft
with a 'pieee of twcf tram a butcher's shop, in-New,;
port-ni:irket. On searching her,, she proiled.:to
have 'stoics properiy from three •9ther (persons,
hr,lf a shoulder of, mptrog, 'ribs -ot pork, and
16 yards 'of cotton, all of which she stole in half
an lung.; "1-7,11 e cotton, belonged to a linen-d.rapeft in
CratilSo-urn-alley, ‘,‘"liere she purchased one yard.
The offender was, taken to Morlborongb-stret Office;
and committed for trial. • ,

Qn Monday last a shameful hoax was played off
in the name of the
,Right Hon. Lady. Strangtord,
which, as is usual on isuilar occips•ous, paid no re-
garlit to private 'feelings,. or consequent eq. Letters
ere address,.d to seyeial tradesmen in her Lady,-
ship's name,- desiring them to attend at tire o'clock ;
chaises were ordered, hair.dressets, tailor, hutch.
ers; poul ters, • uphOlste rers,

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Z he business l)f to-day was a cowl terpart of s' tie=
ral prec'eding'd 4%, the causes being chiefly on Polcics.
of Insurante on Bald° voyages, in wliichn the sanie
events_ occurred, and the ,s?.rne pc):lpt rei;er,_
ed.for fu'ilher consideration. " there occurred tics=
thing either novel or ifitere-siing to merit a (.4Vailtzd
report.:
•

On Monday next the Geneyitl-• Sessions ref tlae
Peace for the City of London will be holden it
Guildhall, before the Iligi t Hon. the Loftn MANoit;
ttheltEcuit DEC the Sti6ntri4,ltaa Mid) of Alder.;
men, to f the trials of assanits,s misdttheguor§; an 4
thytaring of appals. The same day the Sessioni
cr
for he Cbon.37 of Middlesex begin at the Ses-
sions House, Clerkenwell Green, before VJLLZAJ+I
and a .Benth of'Magistretes.-
And on Wedbesillay the Sessions of 0).1- and Ter-
miner and Gaol Delively, will commence at Just cg
Hall, in the OH Bailey. ,

•
I' Thrrrsdiry "ev en i rig , its. a Tarty:6 -the 01 re& belong.
ing to-the Public Office, Bow-street, -were •nn duty
in 1-lington, they observed-two-men go io,o a pub-
ht house, -whose concint.4 they sus; cted ttz 14 itn-
proper,- and supposed they had-lbeen at the po:A*
houSe to meet -a pk?.rina" to sdt the contents of #
bundte, but were disappointed. Witt:n they came obi
of the public house, the patrole stopped the mail
who had the bundle, and .asked him what he ha-1 it'
it ? He. replied, some lint.'n he had been getting
from a washerwoman. This did not satisfy ti
patrole, .and they. told him-they must see what it
contitined. They 'found in it about two hundred
Pair.Of silk stockings and gloves ; upon which they
took both the men into custody, and on inquiry the
stockings and gloves proved tO haveleen stolen froth
Mr. Barlow, a hosier, on Fish:street-bill, and the
man who had the bundle, to have been his porter,
When be was ,taken into cus,ody, he offered the
patrole 501. to let him go --The offence having
been committed in the city, they were taken befote
the Lord Mayor.

- The: Lord Provost and Magistrates of Edinburgh.-
have offered a reward of
,one- hundred guineas
Addition to the like sum, for the discovery of tarp
persons concerned in the late outrages in that city),
for the apprehension of the persons concerned in the
murder,of DUgald Campbell, one of the. Police offi-
cers, who was mortally wounded while in 'thedis-
charge of his duty, in the .night of the 3tst ,
From the whole Circumstances, that have come out
upon investigation, there appears toirare been a're-
gtilar plan of robbery prev,iously concerted
sby the
perpetrators,, who were afinost all boys or young;
lads, armed with .blUdgeons for the piapoSe.
Another circumstance of female courage,- in arl-
dition•to that displayed by the maid 'servant of 'Mr.
Thomas, in Portman-street, occurred at the house
of Lord Callan, No. 29, Fitzroy-square, on Wed-
nesday evening. His Lordship is at Salisbury, and
a female servant bad the sole care of his honse.--s.
About nine o'clock on Wednesday evening, the s,er-
vant Was annoyed by the squalling of a cat in the
area,' and she opened the kitchen door. wi!ls 3 piker
in her hand to drive the cat away, when a fellow
rushed upon her, rather tall and thin, and dressed
in a loose brown coat.. The servant struck the fel-
low with the poker with all her strength, and he is
return kuocked her .downeand she remained some
time in a senseless state. She alarmed the oeigh7
bonrhood as soon as she was able, and the houser
was searched,, but the robber hal fled. The servant.
had observed the same felloW lurking about the houss
in the afternoon, and he had knoeked at Lord,cat...
lan's door, and asked some strange sort of quesiions.
As- the servant is familiar With the person of the
thief, hopes are indulged of his apprehensiod.•
Wednesday, as' Some men were digging some
earth out of a brick field in Grove.road, le.thnil-
- one of them-found a human skeleton in
irons. Inquiry has since been made, and the' is no
doubt that it is the remains of one of the murdelers,
Richardson or Conway, • who were htingrd and gib=
betted on Bow common, about 'forty years ago, for
the Murder 'of two butchers, of Whireehapel, of the
names of Venables and Peters. Both the bodies
were stolen from the gibbets.

The Speech at this interesting time must be very
gratifying, as 'we are now enabled not only to re.
juice at the public State of Finance, but, by Per-
mission of the Lords 01 thcTreaSuir, to improve our
own private resources by one of the Capital Prizes
of 20;0001. in the prf:sent State Lottery, if bought
on or before Monday the mh, as the Drajp;ing be-
gins at Nine o'clock the Neat Morning, and wilt
all be-determined 'be same Day.