The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-16 00:00:00

from the Throne. And what is to follow the discussion
thus raised ? Our Contemporary shall explain for him-
self

" A division, and the names of those who decide for or
against the Ministerial measures must be placed before
the country. The majority of Sir R. Peel against the
Ministerial measures will be a memorable majority. The
country will have an eye on every man of them."
No doubt the country will have its eye upon them—it
has already its eye upon every man of them. There can
be as little question who they will be, as of the result to
which their votes must inevitably lead. It will not be
the first occasion on which a profligate Ministry
have endeavoured to screen themselves from the public
odium they have provoked, at the expense of their Sove-
reign. But the attempt will, we trust and believe,
be resisted with the firmness which belongs to her
Majesty's character ; and that she will not be prevailed
upon to recommend from the Throne measures which
her Parliament has already repudiated, and whose re-
jection has been so fully ratified by the recent appeal
of her Ministers to her subjects. No epithet of
scorn can be too strong to apply to the conduct of
Ministers, should they place her in such a dilemma.
That such is, however, their intention, the industry of
their morning organ in inventing for them a pretext for
it, would certainly lead us to infer. There need be no
apprehension that Sir Robert Peel will shrink from the
battle, considering the 'vantage ground be has gained ;
nor is any such unwillingness pretended, except for the
purpose of affording an excuse for the course which it
is now clear that ministers propose to attempt.

We have reason to believe there is no truth in
the statement that an addition is to be made to our force
already on the North American statien. Sir C. Adam
is to take with him two ships, one a line-of-battle, and
the other the Pique frigate ; but these are to replace
two of the same rates, which will be recalled.

The American House of Representatives have,
by an overwhelming majority, voted appropriations for
a home squadron, mainly of steamers, to protect the
coast. _ _

A new bass singer has lately appeared at New
Orleans who sings so remarkably deep, it takes nine Ken-
tucky lawyers to understand a single bar !

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.

A young man of very respectable appearance, named
Wenright, was brought . up, charged with having com-
mitted a forgery upon the house of Hanbury and Co.,
for 431.

Mr. Blackburn, a stationer, in the neighbourhood of
the Regent's Park, stated that he had received a letter
from Birmingham, mentioning that the writer had for-
warded another etter to his care for a Mr. Raphael ,•
that subsequently the prisoner called at the shop, and
represented himself to be Mr. Raphael, making appli-
cation, at the same time, for the letter, which witness
said had not yet arrived,—that in the afternoon a letter
arrived, directed to Mr. Raphael, which was given to
the prisoner.

The cashier of the banking-house proved the payment
of the amount to a person who signed the name of Ra-
phael to the order, in bank-notes, of which he specified
the number and dates, and two of which were produced
on the examination. Witness did not recollect the per-
son of the individual.

The shopman of Mr. Christie, the hatter, of Grace-
church-street, stated that two days after the date of the
receipt of the order, the prisoner called at the shop, and
purchased twe hats and a leather hat-case, for 21. 175.,
which sum was paid with a 51. Bank of England note ;
and that at the same time witness gave change of another
5L note to the prisoner, who stated that his name was
Wells, and that' he' lived at No. 7, Belgrave-square ;
that, several days afterwards, the prisoner again pre-
sented himself at the shop of Mr. Christie, where, in
consequence of information received, he was given into
custody.
Mr. Rawbone, of Birmingham, stated that both the
letter and order were forgeries ; that the house had an
account at Taylor and Co.'s, Birmingham, but did not
transact business at the house of Hanbury and Co. ; and
that the witness knew no one of the name of Raphael.

Upon inquiry at No. 7, Belgrave-square, it was ascer-
tained that no one of the name of Wells resided there.

It was proved by witnesses that the prisoner's real
name was Wenright, and that he went, in several places
after the forgery, by the name of Wells.
Mr. Hobler, jun., who appeared for the prisoner, took
copious notes of the evidence, but asked no questions.
The prisoner was committed for trial. He appeared
to be dreadfully affected, and was extremely ill upon
leaving the Mansion-house in a cab. He informed the
person who accompanied him to Newgate, that he had,
he believed, done for himself by swallowing a number
of steel pens, and orders were sent that the surgeon
should at once see him. _ _

Ann Chambers was charged ith having stolen a little
boy, aged three years, the son of .Tames Newsom.
The prosecutor, a sawyer, who resides in Finsbury-
market, stated that at half-past ten o'clock on Wednes-
day morning, the 21st instant, he went into the Weavers'
Arms public-house to have some beer with his wife
and little son, The prisoner, who was standing before
the bar, entered into conversation with his j wife, told her
she looked very ill, and insisted upon going for a bit of
ham for her, taking the boy with her to buy some cher-
ries. She soon returned with the child, who had cherries
in his hand, and asked where she could get the ham, and
upon being told, went out again with the boy, but never
brought him back. After waiting two hours in great
alarm the prosecutor went in search all over the town,
and at twelve o'clock at night found the poor boy in St.
Luke's Workhouse, stripped of a brown hat and silk
handkerchief. He had met the prisoner in the course
of his walks on the same day, and been told by her that
she had left the_ boy with a woman who kept a beer-
shop in Finsbury-market. The women, however, upon
being questioned, said that there was no truth in the
statement, but stated that the prisoner called in the
morning with the child in her arms, and said, " I've got
another little boy, Mrs. Lee, and I've been to buy him
a new hat." The prisoner afterwards accounted for the
absence of the child in a manner equally false, and was
given into custody.
A policeman stated that abcut twelve o'clock at noon
on Wednesday, as he was on duty in High-street, Shore-
ditch, his attention was drawn by a female to a little
boy standing, with a crowd of people round him, at the
corner of Bateman's-row. Finding that the child was too
young to tell either his name or residence, he took him
to the station-house, from whence the boy was removed
to St. Luke's Workhouse.'

The policeman, into whose custody the prisoner was
given, said that she told him that she had left the child
near the pump in Finsbury market, and that she knew
nothing at all about the hat and handkerchief.
The prisoner was committed for trial. The wretched
woman was not long in the cage when she attempted to
strangle herself, and very nearly succeeded.
A boy named William Lilly was charged with having
stolen a dozen pigeons and two fowls, under the follow-
ing odd circumstances :
The prisoner, who bad been errand-boy to Mr. Pley-
dell, of Bishopsgate-street, went to the shop of Mr. Hun-
ter (the prosecutor), a poulterer in Leadenhall-market,
and asked for half a dozen pigeons for Mr. Pleydell. As
that gentleman had not had anything from the prose-
cutor for a considerable time, the correctness of the
order was doubted at the moment, and the prosecutor
asked the prisoner whether he was sure that he was right.
" Oh, yes," replied the prisoner with a confident air,
" this is Mr. Hunter's, and lam right." The pigeons
were then wrapped up and delivered to him. About
four o'clock on the same day the prisoner again called,
and said Mr. P:eydell wanted half a dozen more pigeons,
but that they must be fresher than the last. The prose-
cutor said that was quite impossible. The observation
removed all idea of suspicion that there was anything
Wrong, and the prisoner desired the account of what the
pigeons came to to be made out and given to him. The
pigeons and bill were then delivered to him, and he went
away. Next evening the prisoner paid another visit, and
said that he wanted two nice fowls for Mr. Pleydell, but
they mutt not be quite so dear as the last. No doubt
whatever being entertained of the integrity of the lad,
the fowls were trussed up and given to him, It was
since, however, found that the whole was a deception.
Mr.-Pleydell stated that the prisoner had been in his
ser'.ice a month as errand boy, and had been discharged
on the 29th March, since which period he had. never
authorised him to procure any of, the articles obtained
at the prosecutor's.
A police constable stated that in consequence of hear-
ing, at eight o'clock on Tuesday evening, that a boy had
been offering a fowl for sale at a suspicious price, he
went after the prisoner in Whitechapel-road, and took
him into custody with a fowl in his possession. The self-
possession of the prisoner, however, departed from him
upon being apprehended. He told a confused story, and-
the constable upon searching found in his possession the
bill which had been made out by the prosecutor.
Further inquiry fixed the offence completely, and the
prisoner was committed for trial.