The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-01 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

A LADY THIEF.--THE PLEA OF INSANITY.-Mrs.
Caroline Hay was brought up for final examination on
two charges of stealing umbrellas.
Several witnesses were called, whose evidence esta-
blished both cases quite clearly, and the prisoner was
fully committed to take her trial upon each.
In the course of the investigation the constable in•
formed the magistrate that he had ascertained that the
prisoner had been tried at the Old Bailey on a charge of
stealing a shawl.
Mr. Games said it was his intention to have informed
his worship of this fact, and to add that she had been at
once acquitted on the ground of insanity, a defence
which he should urge in the present case. He then
called the prisoner's husband; who stated that his wife
had been tried in June for stealing a shawl from the
grounds of .the Duke of Northumberland, at Isleworth,
during afete given there, and added that she had been
acquitted on the ground of insanity. He also said that
after the trial one or two of the jurors had called on
him, sympathised with him, and said that they should
hare taken the shawl themselves under similar circum-
stances,
Mr. Emden' remarked f hat from this it would appear
that insanity was not alone the grounds of acquittal.
The question of insanity was one for the consideration of
the jury, and he should certainly send the case for trial.
Application was then made to the magistrate foi the
restoration of 61. odd, which was found on the prisoner
when taken into custody, but he only allowed it. of that
amount to be returned.
WANDS WORTH.

William Barber and D. Stazzmer were charged with
stealing a quantity of wooden sleepers from the experi-
mental railway on Wimbledon-common.
It appeared that three years ago the scheme of a
wooden railway was carried out at Wimbledon, under
permission of Earl Spencer, the lord of the manor, It
was in the form of the figure nine, and a mile in length,
extending to the mill at Wimbledon-common. Guard-
wheels were used in addition to the wheel of the ordi-
nary railway carriage. It ultimately proved a complete
failure;and recently the wooden sleepers were sold for
firewood, Barber was observed by Police-constable
Cowper to convey away a number of the blocks in two
sacks, and these were afterwards found in Stanmer's
yard.
Mr. PAINTER said there was no proof of a guilty re-
ceiving on the part of Stanmer, and he must be dis-
charged. He should commit Barber for trial, but would
accept bail.

APPREIIENSION OF A SUSPECTED MURDERER.—On
Tuesday last a person named Charles Foley, alias John Cal-
laghan, was apprehended in Wigan by an Irish police-officer,
on a charge of a murder' committed a considerable time ago
at a place in the county of Mayo. It appears that the officer
was provided with a bench warrant, under the hand of one
of the Irish Judges, granted at the county assizes upon evi-
dence against the prisoner, Who was proved to have been
the perpetrator of the crime with which he is charged, viz.,
the murder of a man unknown to him, whom he was in-
structed to punish in consequence of a family difference. The
officer had been in this town in pursuit of the prisoner about
twelve months ago, when he met an Irishman, to whom
both he and the accused were known, and who, on his
being questioned, stated that Foley had prepared to depart
for America. The officer held out a strong induceme.it to
the man to disclose the accused's abode, but he would not,
and the officer departed without success. The officer was
again in this town a fortnight ago, 'and again saw the man,
who then stated that Foley was in America. The man, ac-
cording to his own statement, shortly afterwards went over to
Wigan, to acquaint Foley of their still being in quest of him,
a matter which Foley made light of, and, in fact, even hesi-
tated to give his informant any refreshment. The man,
mortified at this reception by Foley, returned to this town
and informed the officer of the residence of the person he
was in quest of. On receiving the information the officer
promptly went to Wigan with his informant, and having got
his warrant countersigned by Mr. Joseph Acton, was assisted
by some of the officers of the borough police, and on Tuesday
night, at half-past 11 o'clock, proceeded to the house where
Foley, under the name of John Callaghw, by which he has
always been known there, resided, which was at a small re-
tail shop, at that time closed. The informant was directed
to knock, and ask for some articles, which he did, and was
admitted, on which he inquired for Callaghan, and on being
informed that he was in bed, the officer entered, and on pro-
caring a light proceeded up stairs and apprehended the pri-
soner. He did not say anything further than that they were
mistaken; but he was identified by the informant, before Mr.
Thomas Cook, borough magistrate, on Wednesday, after
which he was conveyed to Ireland in custody of the officer.-
-Blackburn Standard.

TREMENDOUS BUN OF GROUND AT BALLESWID-
DEN.—A large run of ground took place at the above mine
on Friday night last ; in extent it is, perhaps* the largest
that ever occurred in this neighbourhood. On the surface, it
resembles the effects of an earthquake; in length, it is about
45 fathoms; in width, varying from 7 to 10 fathoms; and in
depth or height, from 2 to 3 fathoms. Fortunately the
agents had long foreseen that it must fall away, and every
precaution was taken to prevent loss of life, and also to se-
cure the mine itself frotn danger. In these, they have been
eminently successful—not a single individnaal has been in-
jured (although many were frightened at the noise, and the
current of air rushing through the levels and shafts in other
parts of the mine)—and the mine has not received the
smallest amount of damage. The agents, and the minerst
themselves are rejoiced that it has occurred, as they have not
been stopped from their occupation one hour; and its
also satisfactory to the workmen, that, by following the
advice and recommendation of the agents, not one of them
hito notaiaed the Alighted cutialty.—renzanco Gazette.