The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-09 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

SENTENCES AND SESSIONAL RESULTS.
The following are the principal adjudications:—
BANISHMENT.—The following were ordered to be
transported beyond the seas:—
For Life—Job Underwood, George Wilmot.
For Fifteen Years—James Morris.

For Fourteen Years—George Paula Fitts alias Fits.
For Ten Years—Ann Alexander, Ann Jones, Edward
Webber, W. Brennan, T. Williams, J. Ambrose, W.
Round, J. Lock.

For Seven Years—Ann Maria Jones, Thomas Wil-
liams, W. Bradshaw, M. Donovan, J. Hatton, W. Jones,
C. Kelly, W. Stevens, T. Gates.
IMPRISONMENT AND LADOUR.—The undernamed were
sentenced to hard labour in the House of Correction or
the sevehl counties wherein the offences were committed
or the terms named.

For Two Years—J. Smith and J. Jones.
For Eighteen Months—W. Potts, R. Keys, J. Fin-
chana.

For One Year and Three Months—James Smithson,
on two indictments.

One Year—Henry Thomas Pearman, John Goode,
alias Clarke, C. Wilson, Samuel Land (afterwar is
commuted to six months), Richard Salt, Joseph Wal-
dron, Charles Sweedon, J. Harris, J. Atkinson, and J.
Spurgeon.
Nine Months—W. Staples,J. White, T. Rees, and R.
Cox.

Eight Months—J. Brown and J. Smith.
For Six Months—William Quint, William Quinton,
J. T. Bessent, J. Mortimer, James Johnson, John
Johnson, Walter Beeton, G. Roberts, J. Mahoney,
Mary Gandy, Mary Green, Mary Miner, Catherine
Plummer, Ann Day, Harriet Edmunds, alias Martha
Barry, Jane Smith, J. Witty, W. Hughes, George
Smith, W. Stoll, T. Rock, R. Webb, J. H. King, W.
Bailey, G. Harris, J. Mortimer, J. Wing, W. Bryan, G.
Green, G. Sault, W. Smith, C. Slade, H. Rogers.
Four Months—Margaret Flynn, J. Brown, J. Smith,
Ellen Donoghue, Guys Lacy, John White, George
Augustus Moses, Ann Moore. •

three Months—Margaret H. Lynch, Mary Ann
Oliver, Judah Bendon, B, W. Slough, H. Goodwin,
Sarah Wilcox, J. M'Carthy, J. Walters, G. Watson, J.
-Hudson, C. Jones, J. Aldridge, J. Madden, J. Day,
W. Smith, T. Webb, M. Rush, W. Smith, G. Cloake, J.
Clements.

The Court at its rising adjourned to Monday the Ist of
February.

THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE
COURTS OF ALDERMEN AND COMMON
COUNCIL.
The sub-committee of the Common Council met, on
the subject of the refusal of the Lord Mayor to put the
question for the third reading of the Bill to alter the
qualification of the candidates for the Common Council.
—Mr. Peacock in the chair.
The resolution passed at former meetings, that the
rights and liberties of the citizens were endangered by
the proceedings of the Court of Aldermen, and pledging
the Members to adopt and enforce all such lawful, just,
and reasonable measures as shall preserve to the citizens
of London the right to alter their municipal institutions,
to meet the increasing commerce of the City, and in con-
formity with the intelligence and wants of the times, was
read.

Mr. ANDERTON said that unless Mr. Ashurst intended
to address the committee he would read a requisition,
which he had submitted to several of the members, and
which he had intended to present to the Lord Mayor.
Mr. ASUURST wva obliged to his friend Mr. Anderton,
who had left the requisition in his hands until the pre-
sent meeting took place. He requested that the former
resolution might be read that the meeting might act
conscientiously, by redeeming their pledge to their con-
stituents. The difficulty with a popular and numerous
body was to pursue unity of action. Though they all
well knew the reasons which induced the Court of
Aldermen to engage in the present struggle, the only
question before the Court of Common Council at the
present moment was the refusal of the Lord
Mayor to put a question regularly moved, and the
right of the Court of Common Council to insist upon
his puttinc, it, or having it put, by an officer of the Court.
The Lord Mayor was merely the minister of the Court
to preserve order and regulate the speakers, not to
license or suppress discussion, but if he would refuse to
put a question to the Court, he possessed the power to
suppress any law, improvement, or even an effort to
make one, and the Court must assemble to discharge
such duties as it should please him to permit. The pre-
sent question was a lawful question. The Lord Mayor
had submitted it twice to the Court, on the first and
second reading of the Bill, and would, they all knew,
have put it upon the occasion in question, but that
the Aldermen wished to raise the struggle which they
knew must come upon that Bill rather than
upon others which were to give the freedom
without fine to all the rated inhabitants residing
in the city, and to coutroul their irresponsibility. They
had an instinct which told them that, if the Corporation
were thrown open, elections for life and irresponsibility
would cease. They dreaded Parliament, but if they
could not allow reform to come from within, it must
come from without. The committee were under obliga-
tion to his friend for suspending the requisition. They
needed not to do more now than to insist upon having
the question put. If they did not insist upon that, they
would surrender the primary right upon which all others
depended.—(Cheers.)
Mr. R. L. JONES argued earnestly and strongly in
favour of insisting upon putting the question. That
question arose upon a report from the Committee ap
pointed by the Court, who had received the report and
proceeded with the Bill the committee had prescribed,
and it was impossible that the Lord Mayor, or- the
speaker of any legally constituted assembly, could say,
"you shall not proceed with the business of a report you
hare received." If such was the case, the Lord Mayor
might practically suppress the Court, and say that no
question should be put for receiving a report of which
his Lordship did not approve.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. ANDERTON said he was desirous of unanimity
above all things, and would not press the requisition.
The committee then proceeded to fix a day for bring-
ing up the information required, from the several officers,
and appointed Wednesday, the 13th inst., to call together
the general committee of members.

SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL SOCIETY.
The quarterly general court of the governors of this
society was held at the offices, 74, King William-street,
yesterday, John Wild, Esq., in the chair.
From the statement of the secretary, it appeared
that the bequest of Mr. Wright, of 596/. 12s. Bd., to the
funds of the society, which had been contested by his
executors, was paid on the 4th of last December, and
that adoration of 100/., as well as remittances from China,
had been received that morning. The receipts for the
past quarter amounted to 1,8761. 2s. ld., which, after
deducting the necessary expenses, left a balance in the
treasurer's hands of 380/. Os. ld. The number of patients
received during the past quarter was 813, of whom
several had been discharged.
Thanks having been voted to the Chairman, the meet-
ing separated.

We are gratified to observed the progressive in-
crease that is taking place on the importation of pro-
visions from New York, into this porter, by the regular
liners. Scarcely one of these fine vessels now arrive
without a considerable portion of their cargo being
composed of wheat, flour, cheese, beef, pork, lard, ap-
ples, &c. The quality of the cheese is generally of a
very superior description, and, from being carefully
packed, singly, in boxes, would (were they not exposed
to the great heat of the hold, caused by the turpentine,
&c., of which the other portions of the cargo consist),
arrive in good condition ; but, from the fineness of the
quality and great weight, generally 561bs. each, and
upwards, and the reasons before stated, they are occa-
sionally much injured. This might in a great measure be
obviated by the erection of " stages" or shelves, similar
to those in use in the Rotterdam traders, between decks,
by which means they can be placed in well-aired situa-
tions, and thus secure their transit in good condition.
The apples have arrived this season in very bad condi-
tion, scarcely three-fifths being worth the freight and
charges. It is well known that with apples, bruised by
coming in contact with one another, decay commences
immediately; and, from their being packed in barrels
and rolled from one place to another during the process
of shipment, landing, &c., their total destruction is
almost ensured. This might be entirely prevented were
they packed with fine mahogany saw-dust, in cases, from
10 to 12 feet long, by li feet wide, and about one foot
deep. Such would always require to be moved by hand,
The fruit would escape injury by rolling to and fro,
and we might then calculate upon being abundantly sup-
plied with those delicious specimens tha "Lady" and
" New Town Pippin," &c., &c.
Limn PRODUCE.—The subjoined list includes the
importations of provisions from the Irish ports into the
British metropolis during the period comprising from the
21st ultimo to the 4th instant, inclusive, viz.:-416 bales
and hampers of hams, 100 packages of linens, 130 of
middles, 5,294 hampers and bales of bacon, 4,690 pack-
ages of pork, 19,302 firkins and other packages of butter,
20 packages of shoulders, 40 of waste, 1,290 hampers
and tierces of beef, 946 casks of porter, 1,655 casks of
lard, 251 boxes of eggs, 26 casks of whisky, 56 packages
of malt, 291 of paper, 40 casks of ale, several of biscuits,
04f09sooitp, 1
generalf9Bs g
provisions,
and 2
ns,llloobags of
packages
oats,
tst,ongues, 730
hops, 34 packages of soap, 193 pigs, 10 oxen, 31270
152 packages of fowls, besides 53 packages of furs, 12
bales of
sheep,
barrels of powder, anti a variety of other articles, both
of food and generr.l merchandise, which need not be
more particularly noticed. This list includes the arrivals
at the port of London up the latest returned period, and
it may be mentioned that, on the other hand, tranship-
ments of foreign grain have taken place through the
British metropolis to the Irish ports, which is evidence
of the mutual, traffic for such supplies existing between
the two portions of the United Kingdom, at the same
time showing the exact extent to which they are taking
place from Ireland for consumption here at the presen-
time,

OMNIBUS PUBLICITY COMPANY.—Yesterday several
emnihraes belonging to this newly-formed company were
startrAl for the conveyance of passengers from the Great
Western Railway to Gracechurch-street, and from Brent-
ford to the Bank, and from Paddington to the Strand. In
the omnibuses compartments arc. filled up with adver-
tising cards, one loot square, which are offered to the
public at •ss. per quarter. The newly-started vehicles are
well filled with advertisements.
Despatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial-
-office for the Governor Qf the Mauritius.

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