The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-18 00:00:00

CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.)

ST. PANCRAS PAUPERS.—George Smith was
charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing several
articles of clothing, the property of the guardians of
the poor of St. Pancras parish.
The prisoner was admitted into the house on last
Friday, supplied with the pauper dress, and put to
work in the stone-yard. On that evening he escaped
over the wall, and nothing more was seen of him
until last night, when he came back to the work-
house in a miserable plight, and demanded a night's
lodging. _ _

When called upon for his defence the prisoner said
he left the house to try and get work, in which he
failed, when, being hungry, he sold the workhouse
clothes to a Jew, who gave him 3s. 6d. for them, and
the rags he then wore.

He was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment, with
hard labour.

Several other paupers have been convicted of simi-
lar offences.

Mr. TYRWHITT thought one effectual mode for
the guardians to adopt would he to take means to
render amenable to justice those parties who pur-
chase the clothes, which, by their very appearance and
marks, must evidently belong to a workhouse.
The master thanked Mr. Tyrwhitt for the hint, and
said he had no doubt but that they would avail
themselves of it.

THAMES.—(THIS DAY.)
Henry Jessop and George Hewsden were charged
with stealing a quantity of rope, the property of Mr.
George Atkins Mills, coal-merchant, Blackwall.
It appeared that yesterday afternoon Mr. Mills re-
ceived information that the two prisoners, whom he
had frequently observed lurking about his premises,
had been seen leaving his wharf in the morning with
a large bag containing some " tail ropes." One of
the men in his employ followed them, and saw them
enter a marine store-dealer's shop at. Poplar, where
they disposed of the rape. Mr. Mills immediately
gave information to the police, ard the prisoners, who
were well known, were apprehended last night.
From the evidence of Griffiths, the purchaser, it
seemed Jessop carried the bag and received the money
for its contents.

Mr. BALLANTINE observed that the evidence was
not sufficient as respected Hewsden, who must be
discharged. With respect to Jessop the case was
clear. He should commit him for trial, and ordered
the depositions to be taken.

LAMBETH.—(THIS DAY.)
James William Ward, seventeen years old, al-
though not appearing more than twelve years of age,
was charged before Mr. Norton with stealing a watch
and chain, the property of his grandfather. The
case was attended with very singular circumstances.
The prisoner's mother, with her family, lived with
the prosecutor, and had the watch in her possession
on the 12th of last month, when a young woman,
named Mary Anne Turpin, bad tea with her. In
the evening the watch was missed, the girl Turpin
was charged with the theft. Mrs. 'Ward stated that
she:had left iton the tray at tea-time, and her daughter
said she saw Turpin take up something from the
tray and put it in her bosom. The girl was tried at
the Central Criminal Court, convicted, and sentenced
to six months' imprisonment and hard labour, which
sentence she is now undergoing. Last evening an
uncle of the prisontr being at the mother's house,
and being told that the prisoner had since
the trial of Turpin stated to several per-
sons that his mother had sworn falsely, and that
the girl was innocent, said that the accusation was too
true, for the youth had stolen the watch himself, and
sold it for 50s. through him, the uncle. Upon this
information the mother immediately gave her son into
custody. In her examination this day she appeared
much distressed on account of the cruel wrong done
to the poor girl.
The uncle, Henry Wenman, in his examination,
admitted that he knew that the watch he sold
was the one which Turpin W 33 accused of
stealing, before the trial, but that he did not know
what to do about the matter, until last night, when
he heard of the accusations made by the prisoner
against his mother and .ister. The prisoner said that
he stole the watch out of spite to his grandfather,
who treated him harshly, whilst he was kind to the
other children. The witness Wenman, upon this
went into a long statement of the- old man's capri-
cious conduct to his children, favouring some and per-
secuting others, according to his interpretation of their
phrenological development. He had said, when the
witness was only twelve, that he was a thief, and
would one day be hanged ; and he was lately in the
habit of predicting the same fate for the prisoner.
Mr. NORTON praised the conduct of the mother in
acting so promptly in the matter, to extricate the
innocent girl, and censured the uncle for " not
having known what to do." However, at present all
they had to do was, to work by all means possible to
get back the watch, and to procure the liberation of
the poor girl. He should direct measures to be
taken for the purpose immediately. In the mean
time the prisoner should be remanded.
The prisoner was fined 40s. a fortnight ago for as-
saulting a policeman. His master gave him an ex-
cellent character, and paid the fine for him, but his
mother was unfavourable to him. In the station-
' house he first made the accusation against her of hav-
ing procured the conviction of Turpin by false
swearing. His continually repeating that accusation
since, caused the uncle to communicate the real facts
of the case to the mother.

The vacancy created by the retirement of Mr.
Getty, the Taxing Master, has been filled by the ap-
pointment of Mr Joseph I'arkes. That in selecting Mr.
Parkes for this office the Government has rewarded an
active and most efficient partisan no one will doubt; but
we believe that Mr. Parkes's qualifications for the post
are unquestionable, and that it will be extremely ac-
ceptable to the profession. Mr. Parkes has been for
many years solicitor to the Charity Commission, and in
that capacity earned the esteem, not only of Whig, but
of Tory Attorneys- Gt neral, and has, we are told, been
recommended by the most eminent men of all opinions
upon the bench and among the bar.—Times.
We understand that Mr. Bonham, who was for-
merly the Governor of Singapore, is to be the new Go-
vernor of Hong-Kong, in the place of Sir John Davis,
who has resigned.
VALUE OF LAND IN GALLICIA.—LRLd iS of ex-
traordinarily little value in Ciallicia. The Archduke
John has sold his vast estate at Nadworo, which con-
tains upwards of 500,000 acres, for 750,000 florins
(1,950,000 francs), or 11 florin (3f. 90c.) per acre.
THE PLYMOUTH BRETHREN. —On Wednesday
week about 300 of that religious body known as " The
Plymouth Brethren," assembled in Exeter, from Devon,
Cornwall, and Somerset, for two days' devotional exer-
cises. The first day's devotional proceedings were con-
fined to the members. On the second day the public
were admitted. The principal speakers were Mr. Darby,
Mr. Chapman, of Barnstaple, Mr. Harris, Sir A. Camp.
bell, and Mr. Wigram West Briton.

OMNIBUS LITERATURE.—An omnibus conductor
on the Hammersmith-road, who is given a little to lite-
rature (and who is not, now-•a-days?) calls the two mon-
ster houses at tho Albert-gate, " Stories without an
End:"—Punch. _ _

SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL Cnuacu.—We understand
that Bishop Forbes has been unanimously recommended
to succeed the late Rev. Dean Horseley in the Scot-
tish Episcopal congregation of Duudee.—Edinburgh
Advertiser.

THE CHOLERA....-.LEMBERG, Nov. 3.—The cholera
is advancing by rapid strides, and is within 24 reiles of
the Galician frontier. Numbers are carried off daily at
Krzemieniec, Podolski, and Radziwillaf, about 32 miles
from Lemberg.
ADMISSION OF ATTORNEYS.—The examination for
the present Michaelmas term of persons applying to be
admitted attorneys of the supurior courts of Westminster
Hall, was held on Tuesday last in the hall of the Law
Institution, when upwards of one hundred young gentle-
men were examined. The examiners were Mr. Turner,
one of the masters of the Court of Queen's Bench, and
Messrs. Austen, Shadwell, Tooke, and Wilde, members
of council of the Law Institution.

DISINFECTING FLUID. Yesterday the commis•
sinners of streets in Birmingham,
accompanied by Mr.
Hodgson and Mr. Russell, surgeons, and Mr. Ben.
Fletcher and other scientific gentlemen, attended at the
premises of the town surveyor, in Moore•street, to
witness some experiments by Mr. J. B. Orgill, of Lon-
don, with a disinfecting fluid, said to be possessed of
very valuable properties.
The first experiment was
upon a quantity of dead animals in a state of decompo-
sition, and the smell of which was exceedingly offen-
sive. Upon this Mr. Orgill threw two table-spoonsful
of the liquid, and the smell immediately left them.
Quantities of night-soil, fish, and other matter were
successfully operated upon, and with equal effect. It is
the intention of the company by whom the fluid is pos-
sessed to establish an extensive premises in Birming
ham for converting all the animal and vegetable refuse
of the place into manure; and terms have been proposed
by. Mr. Orgill to the authorities, which, if agreed to,
will enable the company to cleanse and disinfect the
borough.