The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-04 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.-(THIS DAY.)

John Witty, a tall, powerful-looking young man, was
charged with stealing a quantity of cigars from a to•
bacconist's shop in Gravel-lane, Southwark. In effect-
ing the prisoner's apprehension, one of the policemen
was seriously wounded on the head with a quart pot.
Mrs. Maria Baker, who keeps a tobacconist's shop in
Gravel-lane, said that on the preceding night. between
seven and eight o'clock, while sitting in the parlour, she
saw the prisoner in the act of quitting the shop
with a quantity of cigars. A policeman took
her to a public house in the same lane,
called the " Red House," when she pointed out the pri-
soner, who was drinking and smoking in company of
several other persons. The moment the policeman at-
tempted to lay hands upon him he snatched up a pewter
pot and made a blow at his head, which, however, did
not take effect, but--his companions succeeded in rescuing
him. In about three hours afterwards the prisoner
was again found in the same house, surrounded
by his associates, and before he was secured
one of the policemen was attacked with a pewter pot,
and severely wounded on the forehead. -
The prisoner, who denied the charge, was committed
for trial. He has only been oat of gaol a week.

CLERKEN WILL.—(THIS DAY.)
A lad named Thomas Williams was charged before
Mr. Greenwood with stealing a pair of boots, the
property of Mr. Edward Hailes, bootmaker, of Denton-
buildings, Somers town, to whom he was apprenticed,
and also with obtaining by fraud one sovereign and two
sovereigns severally from Mrs. Hodgson and Mrs.
Gibson, the aunt and cousin of Mr. Ilailes.
It appeared that the prisoner had been convicted at
the Old Bailey sessions, about nine months ago, of
robbing his master, but in consequence of that gentle-
man recommending him to mercy he received only a
nominal imprisonment, and was again taken home by
him, in hopes of affording him on opportunity of retriev-
ing his character. On Wednesday last the prisoner ab-
sconded with a pair of boots, and on Saturday the pro-
secutor ascertained that he had called upon his cousin
(Mrs. Hodgson), saying he (Mr. Hailes) had sent him
with a present of a pair of boots for one of her children,
and at the same time desired him to ask her fur the loan
of a sovereign, which she gave him. He then went to
the prosecutor's aunt, and told her that Mr. Hailes was
confined to his bed with a dangerous attack of illness,
and a quantity of work had been sent to him on the day
before, and he was in the greatest distress, not having the
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sessions on the charge of robbery and obtaining money
by fraudulent representations.

EXPECTED ROYAL VISIT TO BADMINTON.—It
is stated that her Majesty will, in all probability, honour
his Grace the Duke of Beaufort with a visit at Badminton
House, at an early period after Christmas. we hare
heard that the " note of preparation" has been already
sounded amongst the Gloucestershire Yeomanry Cavalry,
of which his Grace is colonel, with a view to their being
ready mounted, mustached and all, as a kind of royal
guard for the Queen.—Cheltenham Chronicle.
THE MINISTRY.—We understand the whole of the
Cabinet Ministers will be in town by Thursday next.
Lord John Russell will,.give a Parliamentary en-
tertainment on the 18th instant to the several members
of the Cabinet, at his Lordship's residence in Chesham
place.
Lady Sale has administered to the property in this
country of her late husband, Colonel Sir Robert H. Sale,
G.C.8., who died intestate. The perscnalty in England
was estimated for duty at 6,0001.
Mr. Boustead, for some years second clerk at Bow-
street Police court, has been removed to the Greenwich
Police-court, as first clerk, in the place of Mr.
Finch, lately deceased. Mr. O'Brien, formerly
third clerk at Bow street, but lately second at Marl-
borough. street, will take Mr. Boustead's place as second
clerk

The Earl of Elgin, Governor-General of the
Canadas, leaves this day for Liverpool, from whence he
will take his departure to-morrow for the place of his
destination. The Noble Earl will be accompanied by
his aides-de-camp, Lieutenant A. Egerton, son of the
Earl of Ellesmere, and Lieutenant the Hon. Egremont
Lascelles, son of the Earl of Harewood. His Lordship
was closetted some time yesterday afternoon with Lord
John Russell and Earl Grey.
The Conde de Montemolin has signified his inten-
tion of honouring the Lyceum theatre with his presence
on Monday next, and for this occasion the Conde has
chosen the popular piece of To Parents and Guardians,
which will be performed, together with the new pieces
of the season.

DESTRUCTIVE FlRE.—Shortly before twelve on
Saturday evening a destructive fire broke out at No. 1,
Whitmore-street, Hoxton Old Town, in the occupation of
Mr. W. Dodd, a town carman. The flames commenced in
the stables, and rapidly extended to the workshops
belonging to Mr. Potter, a cabinet-maker. in the
space of a few minutes the entire building was
wrapped in flames, which shot through the roof, and
rose to such an alarming height as to lighten up the
district. Engines from the parish, London brigade, 'Pest
of England, and County offices, promptly attended, but
the firemen were unable to get the fire extinguished until
the stable s and workshop were destroyed, and the ad-
joining dwelling house damaged by fire, and the furni-
ture by removal. The cause of the fire could not be
ascertained. Unfortunately Mr. Dodd was uninsured.
THE LATE FIRE AT IRONGATEWHARY.—ADDI•
DITIONAL PARTICULARS.—SUNDAY NIGIIT.—At six
o'clock last evening (Sunday), a considerable body of
fire remained in the ruins, and the firemen were still
engaged throwing water upon the same, and it was not
expected that the fire could be entirely extinguished
for at least another day. The immediate vicinity of the
ruins was visited yesterday by many thausands of per-
sods, and it required a strong party of police to
keep the crowd from pressing to close to the totteriug
walls. The property destroyed it is now believed will
be considerably under what was at first stated, owing
to the great quantity of goods that are under the walls,
and which are only partially injured. During the after-
noon of Saturday, about 150 barrels of provisions were
rescued from the ruins, the major part of which were
perfectly sound. During this day (Monday) the firemen
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AN ELECTRIFIED OwL.—The transmission of
messages by the New York and Philadelphia electric
telegraph was recently suspended for several hours by
the following curious incident. A large owl was found
suspended from the wires, with his talons entangled
among them, the copper wire having been twisted round
the iron cords. The owl was dead when discovered,
and it is supposed that he had lighted upon the iron
wire, and while in that position the other was blown
against him, and a connexion being thus formed, he
received a shock of the electric fluid, which deprived
him of life.
RARITIES OF THE SEASON.—On Saturday, in Co-
vent-garden market, there was a profusion of new pota-
toes of the description called ash-leaved kidney, the
price being Is. per lb.; asparagus was plentiful at 10s.
the bundle, rhubarb 55., and cucumbers from 7s. to 15s.
I each, all being of English growth.