The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-12 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, IS4I.

Peter Kendall, a police constable, proved that he went
to Margate in pursuit of the prisoner, and found him in
a lodging-house there, in company with a female who
was in bed. He secured the prisoner, and on searching
the room he found a gold and a silver watch, and three
sovereigns, two half-sovereigns, and some silver. The
prisoner said that none of the articles belonged to him,
with the exception of the guard chain that was upon one
of the watches. In another part of the house he found
some boxes containing a quantity of wearing apparel and
other articles, which were afterwards identified by the
prosecutor, and among them was a canvas cash bag.
The prosecutor was recalled, and in answer to a ques-
tion from Mr. Clarkson, he said that he was inclined to
have compassion on the prisoner, so far as his wife was
concerned.

Mr. CLARKSON then addressed the jury at some length
for the prisoner, and said that however immoral and dis-
graceful the conduct of the prisoner might have been, yet
he felt satisfied after the evidence that had been adduced
the jury would be of opinion that he had no intention to
rob the prosecutor of his property, and that he was not
aware that the articles contained in the bundles belonged
to him. They had heard what the husband himself said
upon the subject, and he was now placed in the unplea-
sant position of being compelled in justice to the prisoner
to call his wife to state the circumstances under which
the property had been removed. The Learned Counsel
then called—

Mary Ann Davis, who deposed that she was the wife
of the prosecutor, and she now appeared to give evidence
with his knowledge and consent. She had been married
about four months when she went away with the pri-
soner, whom she had known for seven weeks only. She
became acquainted with him in consequence of his bring-
ing ben to her husband's house. She left her husband's
house on Good Friday, and before she did so she had
packed up different articles of property, but this was done
without the knowledge of the pr►soner.
Mr. CLARKSON—NOW, Mrs. Davis, I regret to be com-
pelled to ask you such a question, but I must do so—
who was the instigator of the leaving your husband ?
Witness—l was.

Mr. CLARKSON—Did you first propose that step to
the prisoner ? Witness—l did.
Mr. CLARKSON—Was the prisoner at all aware that
the property you packed up in the bundles belonged to
your husband ? Witness--He did not know but that
they belonged to me.
By the COURT—The watches were packed up in the
bundles. There was no money in the bag, but some of
it was in my pocket and the rest in a tea-caddy.
The RECORDER—How did the prisoner's guard-chain
get on one of the watches ? Witness—l put it on
myself.

The RECORDER—Who paid the expenses of the jour-
ney ? Witness—The prisoner paid them.
The RECORDER—Did he not pay with your husband's
money ? Witness—No, he must have had money of his
own.

The RECORDER—What do you mean by that—do you
know that he had any money ? Witness—He must
have had some money.
The RECORDER—WiII you take upon yourself to swear
positively that he had money ? Witness—l will.
The RECORDER—There was none of your husband's
money spent ? Witness—There was not. I took away
71. ss. Bd, and only two shillings of it were spent.
The RECORDER—Are you aware that it has been re-
presented that you took a great deal more money than
the amount you mention ? Witness—lf any one says
so, they say what is not true.
The RECORDER—Then you take upon yourself to
swear that the prisoner paid all the expenses with his own
money ? Witness—l do.
The witness gave all these answers with the most per-
fect effrontery, and did not appear at all abashed at her
disgraceful situation.
The husband was recalled, and he said that he could
not tell exactly how much money was taken, but he was
certain that 151. at least was stolen from him.
The RECORDER, in summing up, animadverted in, se-
vere terms upon the conduct of the prosecutor's wife, and
said that the question for the Jury was, whether the pri-
soner merely intended to deprive the prosecutor of the
person of his wife, or whether he was aware that it was
his property that was being conveyed away, and that he
assisted in the plunder and afterwards converted a por-
tion of it to his own use.
The Jury, after a few minutes' deliberation, returned a
verdict of Not Guilty.
The RECORDER ordered the property that had been
found to be delivered to the prosecutor, and at the same
time observed that he had been most cruelly treated.

NEW COURT.
(Before the COMMON SERGEANT.)
The Court was occupied the whole of the day trying
trifling cases of felony, no one of which possessed the
slightest feature of public interest.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
(LLOYD'S.)
LONDON, MAY 11.—Wind this day at noon blows fresh
from the Southwards.
Dcai„ MAY 10.----Wind W. S.W.,—Arrived the William
Jardine, from China ; Wellington, Madras ; Urgent, Marshall,
Calcutta. Arrived from the River. the Maria, for Port Phil-
lip; Spherioil, St. Vincent ; President, New York.
STANDGATE CREEK, MAY W.—Arrived the Honesta, from
Constantinople ; Joanna, Badcock, do. ; Pera, Smyrna ; Mary
Ann, Ancona. •

DOVER, MAY 9.--Arrived off, the Nanny, from St. Michael's.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 10. —Wind S. S. W. Arrived the
Parker, London_ „,;,1, or jtia-buton.
PLYMOUTH, MAY 10.—Wind S. S.W.—Arrivedthe Louise,
Bay, from Rio Janeiro, detained by her Majesty's ship Grecian,
on suspicion of having slaw-stores on board.
FALMOUTH, MAY 9. —Wind S. W. to S., showery, with
breezes.—Arrived the Rambler, from Odessa; Briton's Pride,
Alexandria ; Royal Tar, Southton Mangles, Carr, Manilla.
DARTMOUTH, MAY 9.—Arrived the Dart, Wills, from
Teneriffe. Sailed the Charles Quint, for Havannah.
COWES, MAY 10.—Arrived, Saltwedel, from Fernambrco.
PENZANCE, MAY 9.—The Camilla, from Liverpool to
Amsterdam, put back with loss of main-boom, and sailed again
to-day.
BRISTOL, MAY 10.—Sailed the Sarah, for Newfoundland.
CORK, MAY B.—Arrived the Royal Exchange, Leed, from
Havannah. Sailed the Cambridge, for Monte Video ; Eng-
land, Halifax; Orbit, Quebec; Enterprise, do.
LIVERPOOL, MAY Io.—Wind W. S. W., fresh.—Arrived the
John O'Gaunt, from China ; Livingstone, Calcutta ; London,
Benn, do. ' • S)ren, Mondell, Monte Video ; Triumph, do.;
Lancashire Witch, Cummings, Buenos Ayres, sailed 22d Feb. ;
Mountainer, Williams, Rio de la Hache ; Lucy, Murphy, New
Orleans; Clansman, Dewar, do. ; Warman, Laguina • New
York packet Savannah; Washington, Benson, New 'York
Princess Royal, Burns, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Maria
Falcon, Madeira; Tennant, Siciiy ; Premier, Malta. Arrived
off, the Alpha. from Bue:os Ayres; Mary Caroline, St. John's,
New Brunswick. The Brooklyn, bound to New York, has
put back with loss of bowsprit, cutwater, &c. and leaky, hav-
ing been in contact with an inward bound brig of about 300
tons last night, off Point Lynas ; the latter is supposed to have
sank with all on hoard.
HULL, MAY 10.—Arrived the Albatross, and Wave, from
St. Michael's.

VESSELS SPOKEN WlTH.—Hibernia, from Sunderland
to Miramichi, 22d ult., lat. 42. long. 29 ; Powen, of Sun-
derland, for Quebec, 3d, lat. 51. long. 12., by the Earl
Kelly, arrived at Cork. Lord Sandon„ Kinsale to St.
John's, New Brunswick, 23d ult., lat. 44. long. 33., by
the Jean Hastie, arrived at Cork. Braganza steamer,
Ist, off Lisbon Bar ; Oriental steamer, sth, Cape Finis-
terre, S. W., 40 miles, by the Leeds steamer, arrived at
Falmouth. Schryd, Smyrna to Amsterdam, 27th ult., off
Cape de Gatt, by the Shepherdess, arrived at Gibraltaa.
Norden, Bahia to Stockholm (two men dead and two
sick), 18th ult., lat. 41. long. 33, by the Lord Goderich
steamer, London to Quebec, 21st, lat. 42, long% 32 ;
Thomas Ritchie, Bridgwater, 22d, lat iorig. 30., by
the Wyvern, arrived at Jersey, Lobelia, Sydney to
Ceylon, 14th Jan. lat. 12. S. lung. C 55. E., by the Gleaner,
arrived at Cowes. Ramboor., of Sunderland, 26th ult..
lat. 49. long. 12. ; Phcenix., of Scarborough, 21st, 1at.45,
long. 23., by. the Comet. 'Rabe, arrived at Plymouth.

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THE WEATHER.—NooN, MAY 11.
ROYAL GA LLTLRY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET.
BP.roineter
Therinomet'er.., 71 I Highest 7l I Lowest ... 49
wind S.S.W.—Freezing Point 32 Deg.

THE CROPS IN SUFFOLK AND NORFOLK.--
The spring sowing of corn, pulse, and seeds, may be con-
sidered as finished, with the exception of barley, upon
lands where the superabundance of turnips remained so
late, as to retard the necessary culture for barley sowing.
The Lent corn seed season has been successful, generally
speaking. The present May be regarded as one of the
earliest and best of seasons. The late rains have proved
beneficial to vegetation. Potato planting proceeds with
diligence, All the crops upon the ground present a
luxutiard, and promising appearance. The pastures,
natural and artificial, are so forward, that stock, both
beast and sheep, have been seine time abroad. Hay and
straw are in great plenty. The wheats are not, however,
in some places, in a very forward state, and will require
a favourable and genial season to bring them to perfec-
tion. The great quantity of keep will encourage both
the feeding and breeding of live stock, the price of which '
is yet very high. Store pigs and mulch cows are dear,
and find a ready sale. The fall of lambs has been satis-
factory. Good horses only are saleable, but scarce, and
bring high prices. The price of fat meat does not equal
in proportion the cost of store cattle, which is yet on the
advance ; and in some markets the quantity of sheep and
lambs has not equalled the demand.—lpswich Express.
CHRISTIANA, APRIL 80.—The mail from
D onthiem has brought us to-day the afflicting news that the
third and best built part of the city was burnt down on the
24th of April, in the afternoon,
till midnight, during a violent
storm. 314 houses were destroyed, and 4,000 persons are
without shelter. The fire, which broke out in 1
carpenter, is said to have been cp. by f
sed the negligence (3 a
servant-maid. The sun' ' '
is 600,000 sper.t• .., tor which the building" :.e insured
‘.ie noose of a
-
goods in .• _ ..e dollarl C 60,000/. sterling a. Some of the
.:,
Pp'' . 'lle ';,arehouses were insured, partly
departure
in London,
"Y Hamburgh and Berl 4t ta of the
assul.on Monday noon, it was feared that the danger was not
over. Another Correspondent says, that 6,0001. sterling, are
insured in the Alliance Company, London, and a large sum in
Bergen. The storm was from the west; the CuAom.house,
and the warehouses belonging to it, are saved; the Bank was
not in danger.
was the product of la
Mr. Power had no less a sum than 30,000
dollars in specie on board the President when she 1.-.. ft America.
This large sum
r''' which he had from
time to time purchased in Texaf., irem earnings hardly accu-
mulated in that country, a;:ci which, on the occasion of his last 1
t,i4t to the States, ha had A,' ''
an s _ with the laudable intention of
consolidating his pee..-•- "
i. -• -..ATION UPON GENERATION.—There
G
at this time residing at Stock, a boy, named Hills, the
who has five grandfathers
GEkup, ..- ...,,ary nil in the English funds.
son of an industrious labourer,
• married a young
whose father
woman
row, who had a father living,
as also alive. They had
named Waldon,
the father of the boy, who
living. This extraordinary fact is thus explained.—Far-
a daughter who married Hills
Farrow, jun., and d Waldbii,.
Hills, jun., Farrow, son., • .
ages amount to 332. We
Thus Hills, sen.,,
.• • •
hadmak
ea
tfhatehfierve. and
Their grandfather
united
was f_ay..oittedwith 11, sirai.-
lir supply of grandmothers.-4.
do not know whether the b>y was Pilot!
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