The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-07 00:00:00

him—between Wardour. street and the Pantheon. I did
not tak,:hitn at his own house.
1 John slags, the prisoner's brother, a child six years
of age, said he was in the first-floor room and heard the
bell, and went and opened the door. He saw his brother
Alfred there, and a policeman with him, who took him
away.
The mother confirmed the child's statement. She
heard the bell ; she (lid not recollect if the child had
said anything about the policeman, but he told her of
his brother, and she imagined lie had forgotten some-
thing and gone away.
Mr. HARDWICK (to Inspector Baker, of the C division)
—Was the policeman drunk ? Inspector Baker—l did
not notice that he was.
The prisoner said he was so drunk that he could not
find out the Vine-street station.
Policeman—l missed my way, and inquired at this
court .
The prisoner said he did inquire at this court, but
instead of taking him to Vine-street station, he took
him along Argyll-place. across Rewnt-street, into Han-
over-street, end then inquired again. From this he toc.k
him down Albemai le-street into Piccadilly, to Burling-
ton-house, where he inquired of the waterman for the
station of the C division. He inquired subsequently of
several persons, till he got behind the County Fire-
office, then into the Quadrant again, then into Glass-
house-street, where somebody /showed him Vine-street.
The policeman—lt's false. I went into several streets
seeking for the address of the prisoner, until lonia I
would not go any further.
Mr. HARDwicx- --That's a new version. You did not
tell us that before. (To Leicester, the under-gaoler)—
Did you see this constable call here last night ?
Leicester—Yes ; and I told him to go down Carnaby-
street. But when I looked again I saw the constable
going down Argyll-place. I expressed my astonishment
to some one near at the man's stupidity.
Mr. HARDWICK—After you called here, what then ?
Policeman—l went down Argyll-place, and missed my
turning, and the prisoner took me into Hanover-street.
Mr. HARDWICK—Took you ? Why, he was your
prisoner. Policeman—The prisoner said he knew where
the station R as, and would show me it.
Mr. HARDWICK—That's a third version, which we did
not have before. Where did you come from when you
called at this Court ? Policeman—From Broad-street.
Mr. HARDWICK—What were you doing there ? Po-
liceman—The prisoner gave me his address as No. 16,
Broad-street, and I called there.
Mr. H.Annwzox—Who answered the door ? Police-
man—A woman, who said the prisoner did not live there.
Mr. HARDWICK ordered the prisoner to be put back,
while one of the officers went to inquire at No. 16.
Leicester, on returning, said that he was told by the
parties in the house that no policeman had called at the
house last night, and if any woman had answered the
door it must have been known, for all the women were
in the house this morning who were in the house the
whole of yesterday. The bell had not been rung ail
afternoon or evening.
Police-sergeant 10 E came in at this moment, and in-
formed the magistrate that policeman 34 E brought a
charge immediately after to the station-house of the E
division, and was detained for being drunk.
When this was heard it closed the case. The pri-
soner was immediately discharged.
Mr. HARDWICK said, if the father of the boy meant
to lodge any complaint against the policeman, Inspector
Baker would receive it. He handed over the addresses
which the policeman had given in as those of the persona
who gave the young man into custody, and ordered the
sergeant to inquire whether any such persons lived at
these addresses, and whether they gave any person into
custody?
Inspector Baker said, the impression left on his
memory was, that when the constable brought in the
charge, he said he had not got their addresses; but he
came and said he had got them afterwards.

CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DAY).
William Whitlock, who had been remanded from
Tuesday last on the charge of embezzling the amount of
a cheque, with which he had been intrusted by his em-
ployers, Messrs. Cooper and Co., solicitors, of Hatton-
garden, to pay into the office of the Stamps and Taxes,
was again brought up for final examination.
Mr. T. Brown, clerk-in the Registrar's•office, Somer-
set-house, produced the book, in which there appeared
no entry of any sum as having been paid by the prisoner.
In reply to Mr. Wolff, who appeared on behalf of the
prisoner, Mr. Cooper said that when the cheque was
given to the prisoner to get cashed, and afterwards to
pay into Somerset-house, it was about half-past two
o'clock on the 24th Dec., and Mr. Brown stated that the
office closed at three o'clock, and was not opened again
until the day after Christmas-day.
Mr. Wolff contended that these circumstances, at all
events, were strong presumptive evidence that the pri-
soner did not intend to steal the cheque when he got it,
and that he had yielded to a momentary temptation.
Mr. GREENWOOD said, he did not intend to commit
him for stealing the check, as there might arise some
doubt respecting his intentions at the moment he got it
into his possession; but he should commit him on the
charge of stealing the amount of money he received at
the bank.
The depositions were made out accordingly, and the
prisoner was fully committed for trial at the Old Bailey.
Sarah Goodyear, was charged with stealing a silver
watch, and several other articles from the person of
James Layton, of 5, Seymour Cottage, Caledonian-road.
The prosecutor was in the midst of his statement of
the circumstances attending the robbery, to which e e
need not more particularly allude, when he suddenly
stopped short, as if deprived of all powers of articula-
tion, and although Mr. Greenwood desired him two or
three times to proceed with it, he still gazed fixedly into
the body of the Court, as motionless and intently as the
bird at the rattlesnake, until Inspector Penny explained
the fascination by pointing out the prosecutor's wife,
who occupied a prominent position in the front row of
the space allotted to persons in waiting.
Mr. GREENWOOD, having desired Mrs. Layton to stand
forward, informed her that her attendance was nut re-
quired, and she might leave the Court if she chose.
Mrs. Layton begged to decline availing herself of the
Magistrate's considerate offer.
Mr. Layton then proceeded with his statement in no
very enviable state of mind, as may be imagined, his
wife sitting right before him, within about three yards,
and bringing to bear upon him a pair of bright eyes,
which seemed never once to wink during the time he
was in the witness-box. His evidence proved that the
prisoner had snatched his watch from his pocket, and
broke the guard, while he was tete-a-tete with her, and
ran away with it.
She was fully committed for trial.

The family of the Right Hon. Sir George Clerk,
Bart., has been greatly alarmed at the serious illness of
Lady Clerk. By letters received in town from Penny-
cuick, we are glad to find that her Ladyship is out of
danger, and when sufficiently recovered will accompany
her family to join the Right Hon. Baronet in Park-street.
COURT NEWS FROM THE PACIFIC.—WIII. Miller,
Esq., her Britannic Majesty's Consul-General, had an
audience of the King of the Sandwich Islands, on
Thursday, the 20th inst., at noon, in regard to the in-
terests of certain British subjects on these islands. The
Consul-General took occasion to renew the assurance of
his Government of their determination scrupulously to
adhere to their engagement to respect the independence
of his Majesty as sovereign, and of the deep interest that
they took in his prosperity. These assurances were
highly gratifying to the King.—Polynesian, Aug. 22,1846.
EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE OF A LADY OF FOR-
TllNE.—Yesterday morning an inquiry took place be-
fore Wm. Carter, Esq., at the Princess Charlotte,
Albany-road, Camberwell, as to the death of Mrs.
Sarah Gregory, aged 60. Mrs. Martha Burgess stated
that the deceased resided at 1, Albany-place, Albany-
road. She was the aunt of Mrs. Smithe, of St. John's
Wood, who left a large fortune for the education of her
children, and the witness was left her executrix. Upon
the death of Mrs. Smithe they removed to 1, Albany-
road, and on the 31st cf December she went up to her
room, and found her lying on a sofa and vomiting. She
asked her what was the matter, and she replied, •' I have
taken arsenic. This is the worst thing I ever did."
Her mind had been singularly altered of late, and she
said, when witness went up to her, she had taken a
great deal; and upon the medical man arriving with
the stomach pump, she said, " Ohl it is too late now."

She said it was too much for her to do to distribute and
attend to the money and children; and the obligations
of the will witness considered had turned her brain.
The deceased was under the impression that everything
they hsd for dinner was too expensive. She would say
at a common dinner, " Why, can we afford this, Martha?"
when, in fact, she was the trustee for the children of
great property, and possessing good property herself.
Verdict, " Temporary insanity."
THE ROYAL STAGHOUNDS.—The frost having en-
tirely broken up, and the snow which had fallen in the
vicinity of Ascot having disappeared, rendering the
country again in a fit state for the enjoyments of the
chase, her Majesty's staghounds met, for the first time
since the 22d ult., on Tuesday last, at Winkfield-row, a
short distance from the kennel. The deer Woodman,
upon being uncarted on Tuesday, at Brock Hill, took
away to Winkfield, doubling back to the church, where
it was headed at Warfield-grove, and thence doubling
round to Hawthorn-hill and Bray-common, it made for
Binfield Church, by the Stag and Hounds, and was taken
in the stable of the Windmill, at Oakingham, after a
very good run of upwards of an hour. The meet to day
(Thursday) will take place at Salt-hill, and on Saturday
at Bedfont Tollgate.
ALLEGED CURIOUS DISCOVERY AT BLACKPOOL.—

On Wednesday last we copied from the Preston Guardian
a paragraph stating that a bottle containing a letter had
been found in the belly of a cod- fish taken off Blackpool.
That journal, however, now states that the letter and
story were fabricated by some persons at Blackpool, for
the purpose of deception.—Manchester Guardian.
REPEAL OF THE WINDOW DETlES.—Yesterday a
very numerous meeting of delegates and deputations
from the various metropolitan parishes, was held in the
Court-house, Marylebone, for the purpose of devising
the best means of forcing upon the attention of the pre-
sent Government, in proposing their financial schemes
in the ensuing session of Parliament, the necessity of
carrying out a total and immediate repeal of the window
duties. Mr. John Williams, of the Regent's-circus, oc-
cupied the chair. After some discussion, a resolution
was agreed to to the effect—" That a meeting be con-
vened for the ensuing week, to which the Members for
the borough of Marylehone, the city of Westminster,
and Lord Duncan, the Member for Bath, be invited, to
consider the propriety of appointing a deputation to the
Government urging the necessity of an immediate and
total repeal of the obnoxious window tax."
Accounts have been received from Bombay, which
mention the serious illness of Lieutenant-General Sir
Thomas M•Mahon, Commander-in-Chief at that Presi-
dency. It is understood that in the event of the gallant
officer resigning the appointment, his successor in office
will be Sir Charles Napier.