The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-28 00:00:00

THAMES.-(THIS DAY.)

Thomas Burton and Thomas Haybury, two power-
fully-built young men, were charged with the fol-
lowing outrage on Mr. Henry Wood, landlord of the
Dog and Partridge public-house, Bow :
Mr. Wood stated that ever since he had taken pos-
session of the Dog and Partridge, the prisoner Burton.
had been in the habit of annoying and insulting him-
Yesterday evening he came in accompanied by the
other prisoner, and walked into the parlour. Witness
told Burton he could not allow him in his house,
when they both struck at him. Burton then walked
into the bar, and abused witness's wife, swearing that he
would do for Mr. Wood and all his family. Haybury
had this morning expressed penitence for his conduct,
and witness did not wish to press the charge against
him. The evidence was corroborated.
Mr. YARDLEY discharged Haybury, and ordered
Burton to find two good sureties in the sum of 201.
each to keep the peace towards Mr. Wood for six
months.—He was locked up.
CRARITY.—Mr. Sedley, the junior clerk, banded
our reporter a memorandum of the receipt this morn-
ing of one sovereign, for the use of the poor-box of
this Court, per Mr. Yardley the sitting magistrate,
and requested that the same might be acknowledged
in The Sun newspaper.

WORSHIP-STREET.—(THIS DAY•)
Richard Smith was placed at the bar before liff•
liammill, for final examination, charged with stealing,
a portmanteau, containing property of the value of
upwards of 201., belonging to Dr. Adam Sedgwick,
Professor of Geology at Cambridge, from the plat-
form of the Eastern Counties Railway.
The depositions having been read over, the prisoner
was ordered to be committed for trial.

ATHLONE ELECTION PETITIONS
Three petitions had been presented against the
return of Mr. William Keogh, the Member for
Athlone, and separate recognizances entered into bY
Mr. Thomas Behan, barrister, and the Rev. Edwin
Biron in one case ; by Messrs. Tipping and Cullen in
another ; and by Mr. O'Beirne (late candidate) in A
third. Objections were lodged on behalf of the sitting
Member in all the cases, and the inquiry which has
just terminated was prosecuted for some days back,
before Mr. Booth, the examiner of recognizances.
The case excited considerable interest, as the sitting
Member conducted his own case; and, in the opinion
of all present, by whom he was warmly congratulated,
did so with great ability and tact, fully maintain-
ing the high character he has already acquired at
the Irish bar.
The result was in every one of the cases unfavour-
able to the petitioners, the objections having been
allowed, and in the first case with costs.
Mr. Keogh is now secure in his seat, as the
petitions cannot be proceeded with further.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PLYMOUTH, ,DEe. 25.—Colonel Edward Smith
Mercer, Colonel-Commandant of this division of
Royal Marines, expired at his official residence in the
Royal Marine Barracks, Stonehouse, on Friday
morning at four o'clock. Colonel Mercer entered
the corps on the 25th of March, 1797 ; became First
Lieutenant, July, 1803 ; Captain, Sept. 22, 1810 ;
Brevet-Major, July 22, 1830; Lieutenant-Colonel,
July 10, 1837 ; Colonel, Feb. 12, 1842. He belonged
to the Topaa when she engaged two French frigates
off Corfu, and served in her boats in cutting out
several armed vessels at Santa Maura in 1809, and
also in Albania in various cutting-out expeditions.
Colonel Mercer had been forty-four years on full-
pay service. Colonel John M'Callam, Second-Com-
mandant of the Portsmouth division, is the next in
seniority.
Up to Sunday afternoon no definite arrangements
had been made in reference to the funeral.
The Adelaide, Brazilian brigantine, detained by
her Majesty's ship Waterwitch, on the 12th of
August, off Mayumba, fitted with slave equipments,
arrived at St. Helena, on the 6th of September, for
adjudication, in charge of Mr. George Pearee Sero-
cold, midshipman of the Waterwitch.

DEATH OF Miss EMAIA STANLEY.—We regret
to record the death of this amiable and clever
actress, which took place on Sunday morning last,
after an illness of but short duration. So sudden
and unexpected was the demise of this favourite
performer, that she was even announced to appear
last night, at the Princess's Theatre, in a new piece.
called Above and Below. Notwithstanding an attendance
at rehearsal on Christmas. eve, she unfortunately became
so much worse on the following day, as to render *
c:iange of performance evidently necessary,and the
next message conveyed the melancholy intelligence of
her decease.