The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-02 00:00:00

UNION-H4LL.

John Charles Hinton, a lamplighter, was charged with
robbing the house of Robert Carr, landlord of the Blue
Anchor, at Peckham, of 271. The prisoner by means of his
ladder got into the bedroom window of the prosecutor's
house, and breaking open a drawer abstracted a canvass
hag containing three 5/ notes and ten sovereigns. The
robbery was discovered by the prosecutor knowing the num
her of the notes, and tracing them to a pawnbroker in the
neighbourhood, of whom the prisoner bought two pair of
duelling pistols and gave them in payment. The prisoner
then absconded, and was taken in the County of Rent. He
made no defence, but said he had thrown one pa r of pistols
into the canal. The Magistrate remanded the prisoner for
fustier examination.

EMIGRANTS TOimportant
TExAs.—A very
event to English emigrants to Texas has recently taken place.
It appears that the Agnes, a British vessel, arrived at Galves-
ton,
Texas, a fete weeks sincr. John Woodward, the Texian
M
Consul at New York, had sold to a :r. Iken, an Englishman,
large quantities of Texican lands, to which he " had not," says
the Mobile
The emigrants
in question had purchased their lands of Iken, who is not to
Chronicle, "the shadow of a title !"
blame ; arid the bitterness of their disappointment may be imagined
nn finding, when they arrived in Texas, that they had not a
3.ng:e acre of land, and that their titles were mere blank papers.
This is (assuming the accounts to be correct in every particular )
one of the most cruel and infamous cases I ever heard of. 'lle
people .if Galveston acted in a very proper spirit on the occa-
sion. They convened a public meeting, with General Hunt a'
President, " to express their opinion of Woodward's conduct."
!hey recommend his immediate di-charge, and it is said that
the l'exian Congre.s will grant donations of land to the unfor-
tunate emigrants in addition to their head rights. Persons, in
Europe cannot
be too cautious in buying scrip, or so called
' titles" to Texas lands.

THE POST-OPFICE.—A London correspondent
informs us that the Post-office stamped covers for letters are in
a state of great forwardness. The penny cover is of a blue co-
lour, the heavier ones brownish, and the detached slip ( which
may be attached to any cover) is square shaped. The engrav-
ing on all of them is a medallion of the Queen's Most Excellent
Majesty. The Post-office, by way of security for valuable par-
cels, is to give a receipt for any such, when required, on pay.
ment of one halfpenny sterling ; and forms of the receipt are
to be furnished, to be filled up by parties taking the letters to
the office.— Caledonian Mercury.

The Brighton Gazette badgers Captain Pechell
with second-hand soubriquets, calling him an " Omnibus Le-
gislator !" an " Oasis in the Desert !" a •• Naval Parasite! ! !"
HORRIBLE, MOST HORRIBLE I.—WE declare,
with perfect sincerity, that we consider this .übject too awful
to dwell upon; for if a more statement of the fact that a
Socinian iiiblo has been dedicated by permission to the Queen,
do not produce a strong impression upon the public mind, no
words of comment could have that effect.—Brighton Gazette.
The Hon. Captain Howard, M.P., arrived at
Lord Carlisle's, in Grosvenor-place. on Wednesday evening,
from Morpeth,:for which borough the gallantolicer was elected
on Saturday last.
The Earl of Stradbroke has purchased the ex-
tensive estates of 'Viscount l‘liddlotan, in the county of Water-
ford, for 96,099!,