The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-26 00:00:00

The Brooklyn, for Calcutta, has been in collision with
the Patrick Henry in the itier, and In is return into
dock ; the later sustained n, damage.
HULL, OCT. 25.—Wind S.W., strong.—Arid. Blue
Nose, Thointon, St. Stephen's ; Ophelia and Mary,
Quebec.

SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK.)
The Court sat this day for the disposal of eases
under the Small Debts Act.
COCHRANE V. SCHOLET.
This was an action to recover the sum of 4/. 14s.
for jewellery supplied to defendant. The plaintiff,
until lately carried on business as a jeweller in Mark-
lane, and defendant is a corn factor.
Defendant did not appear, and the son of the plain-
tiff proved the order, and believed that his father
delivered them. His father and mother had both
died since the commencement of the suit, but were
not buried.
The Learned JUDGE said he was afraid he must
nonsuit for want of sufficient evidence, and also as
the witness had not taken out letters of administra-
tion; but as the time had not expired the witness had
better wait on him after the funeral, when he should
be advised what course to take, but if the defendant
owed the money he ought not, under such circum-
stances, to throw obstacles in the way.
BASSINGTON V. LATTER.

This was an action to recover the sum of 15/. on
account of goods delivered. The defendant is a smith.
The plaintiff's attorney, stated the case, from
which it appeared that the defendant was indebted to
the amount of 150/., and had called a meeting of his
creditors, and proposed a composition of ss. in the
pound ; the creditors agreed to take that, or take an
assignnlent of his estate if defendant would produce
his books, but this he declined doing, on the ground
that if he gave up his hook-debts he would deprive
himself of the means of living. He had produced a
balance sheet, and considered that sufficient. Defen-
dant owed plaintiff 78/., and it would be necessary to
bring actions on each bill as they became due.
The Learned JUDGE said the defendant could not
be put on his oath as to the correctness of his balance
sheet, and ought to produce his books, the creditors
were not compelled to take less than 20s. in the pound,
which, in fact, he might be able to pay.
An order was then made for payment at 11. per
month.
The plaintiff's attorney said, that would give 15
months to pay, whilst defendant would be defrauding
the creditors, and living on their property.
The Learned JUDGE said that he could not make
any alteration in the order.

CRIMINAL ICOURT.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before the RECORDER and Mr. Alderman Glans)
HORSE STEALING.—George King, alias Rigg, de-
scribed in the calendar as a fishmonger, was indicted
for stealing a mare, value 201.
The prisoner, it appeared, brought the mare for
sale to Smithfield market on the Ist of Oct. last, but
having excited the suspicions of two police-officers,
inquiries were made respecting the ownership, and it
was subsequently found that the mare belonged to
Mr. Thomas Gunton, and had been stolen from a
field in the Isle of Ely on the previous evening.
A verdict of Guilty was returned by the jury, and
the Recorder sentenced the prisoner to ten years'
transportation.
LAMB STEALING.— William Tarrant, described as
a shoemaker, was indicted with stealing ten lambs, of
the value of 9/. 155., the property of Mr. Richard
Smith, farmer, at Hayes, Middlesex. The case pre-
sented no feature of any interest. A verdict of Not
guilty was returned.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.
The October adjourned sessions commenced this
morning, at the Court-house, Clerken well.
There were 81 prisoners for trial, 9 of whom were
misdemeanants, the remainder being felons. Amongst
the 81 prisoners there were 27 unable either to read
or write ; 16 who could only read, while the remain-
ing 31 were described as able to read and write
" imperfectly."
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE, in his charge to the grand
jury, said he was happy to inform them, tbat, after
this day, the House of Detention for the confinement
of accused parties, previous to their trial, wouhi be
ready for their reception, and the result would be
most beneficial, so far as the convenience of the court
and the advantage of the prisoners were concerned.
The magistrates had made an arrangement by which
henceforth the trial of males would be taken on Tues-
day, and that of females on Wednesday, and the re-
sult would be that it would afford the prisoners who
were able to procure -witnesses as to character, a
greater certainty of the advantage of their testimony,
because as only a day would be appropriated for the
trial of each, the witnesses would be certain to be
called on the first day of their attendance, and he
knew that many a friend or employer came to speak
to character, and after losing one day without the
trial coming on, their means would not allow them to I
sacrifice a second day's wages, and consequently the
unfortunate prisoner lost an important advantage.
Jane Price was indicted for stealing a gold watch,
value 101., the property of Joseph Warren, from his
person.
It appeared that on the evening of the 11th inst.,
the prosecutor was accosted by the prisoner, who
followed him, although he repeatedly desired her to
go away; and at length she made a snatch at his
watch which was in his waistcoat pocket, and having
snapped the chain ran off with both. She was,
however, stopped by a policeman, but she refused to
give up the watch except the prosecutor would let
her go ; and upon b eing taken to the stion-house
she endeavoured to slip it into the lapta of another
woman.
A verdict of Guilty was returned, and the As-
SISTANT-JUDGE said that it appeared the prisoner
had been twice before convicted; he should, there-
fore, transport her for ten years.

CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DAY.)
James Panthar was charged with embezzling
various sums of money, the property of his employers,
Messrs. Covington and Co., wharfingers and lighter-
men, of the City-road-wharf, City-road.
It appeared that the prisoner had been entrusted
with a cheque: for 9/. Bs. to pay a tax collector a sum
of 2/. 25., and after that to disburse the balance in
the payment of several petty accounts, but it was
found that several of those which he had entered as
paid had been left unpaid. He had also received a
sum of 13s. 4d. from a customer of the firm, named
Jackson, for which he had failed to account.
The prisoner was remanded to Wednesday, to pro-
cure the attendance of several of those to whom the
prisoner said he had paid the money.

THAMES.—(THIS DAY.)
No less than eight charges were brought forward,
one after the other, in which no individual appeared
to prosecute, and on inquiry neither of the policemen
who took the various parties into custody knew any-
thing of the matter. On the Bth charge being brought
forward, two very respectably- dressed females were
placed in the dock, one of whom had been bailed out,
but the other not, and police-constable H 135 stating
there was no prosecutor, and that he did not see the
assault complained of,
Mr. YARDLEY observed, " This is not the first time
I have bad to complain of the conduct of policemen
in taking parties into custody without being ac-
quainted with the real facts of the case. Here have
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I had no less than ten individuals brought before me
this morning charged with frivolous offences, in which
it is more than probable, from the non appearanco of
the parties charging, that they were themselves the
aggressors, and thus a double injury has been inflicted.
I hope this will not occur again, or I shall be under
the necessity of adopting some steps to put a stop to a
practice so highly reprehensible."

THE ROYAL PALACE AND THE FINISHING TOUCHES
TO ITS FORMER MAJESTY AND ELEGANCE.--The build-
ing has been carried up very rapidly, and has now
reached its height, with the exception of he central por-
tion. We regret to say that its effect is even less satis-
factory than it was in our engraving. Its characteristic
is littleness : of monumental character, originality,
elegance, there is none. farSo
from being more than an
ordinary piece of street architecture, it is infinitely less
striking than some that could be named. The state
entrance is singularly
mean and shabby.—Builder.
WHOLESALE PLUNDER IN THE POTTERIES: Great
excitement has existed in the Potteries this week,
par-
ticularly in the neighbourhood of Fenton, by the dis-
covery of a very extensive
s manufactories of stem
of
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establishment
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Copeland,trk
Mason, of Fenton, but chiefly
persons were taken into
ter gentleman. Four
; and the articles custody,f two of whom were fe-
malesound are sufficient to fill two
large crates, and include some of a very costly descrip-
tion. Two men, of the names of William Edwards and
William Harrison, have beeneommitted for trial—the
former being a " packer" at the manufactory of Alder-
I yA yearsasn previously, had's manufactory,
man Copeland, and who, for ma
filled! a similar situation at Mr.n
and the latter by trade a tailor, at Fenton.o
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two fe-
males7d were admitted as evidence against them.—Stu
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Advertiser.
THE LATE MADAME ALBEETAZZL—Her
the Queen has been graciously pleased to fro r
AViss Howson a donation of 10/. for the benefit of the
etjldren of her late lamented sister, Madame Albertazzi.
VEAL, OCT. 24.—The Trinity Beacon, recently
placed OR the South Galloper, Goodwin Sand, has
appeared. Last night a severe gale from the westward
was experienced here.
THE POWER OF THE PRESS.—In the year 1272,
the wages of a labouring man were just three-halfpence
per day ; and at the same period the puce of a Bible
well written out was 30/. sterling. Of course a common
labourer in those days could not have procured a Bible
with less than the entire earnings of 13 years. Now a
beautifully printed copy of the same book can be pur-
chased with the earnings of half a day.—Senvick Ad-
vertiser.