The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-11 00:00:00

EVENING, SEPTEMBER ll, 1847.

In the Basin—Ajax, Geyser, Retribution, and
Rocket.

In Dock—Leander, Prince Regent, Orestes, Frolic,
Sappho, and Rifleman.

PORTSMOUTH DOCKYARD BATTALION.

Two companies of the infantry of the dockyard
battalion went out for ball practice at target last
night for the first time. Their skill and attention
must be judged of by their performances. The tar-
gets were placed at 175 yards distance. The men
fired six rounds. One company put 253 shot, and
the other 247, into the target, out of which a highly
respectable number passed through the bull's eye. They
were obliged to change their ground to make room for
the artillery to fire their field-piece. The ground al.
together is very bad for this exercise, and it is very
much to be regretted that more convenience cannot
be obtained in this feature. This battalion are now
beceming very handy at their various duties as sol-
diers, and perform their various and numerous evolu•
tions in a highly creditable and encouraging manner.
Their officers set them a good example, and each man
seems desirous of showing his zeal in emulating it.
CHATHAM, SEPT. 10.—The Bonetta, 3 guns, sur-
veying-vessel, Commander Thomas S. Brock, from
the Mediterranean, was towed into harbour on the
Bth inst. by the African steam-tug, to be paid off,
when she will be immediately fitted for further ser-
vice. Last night, about eight o'clock, Corporal John
Chesham, of the Royal Marines, fell from the ship
into the river and was drowned. It is stated that a
waterman's boat came alongside for the purpose of
clandestinely getting the man ashore; but being ob-
served by the sentry on duty, the,waterman pushed off,
at the:time the corporal was descending to get into the
boat. The corporal was drunk at the time, and sank
directly. The drags were procured, and boats were
out and the crew were creeping for him for nearly
an hour without success.

The Oberon steam-packet is ordered to this port to
be fitted for service at sea.

Richard Taylor, rope maker, of 51 years' ser-
vice, is superannuated on a pension of 241. per
annum ; Jesse Champion, a sawyer, and Thomas
Bartlett are each superannuated on a pension of 201.
per annum.

THE FUNERAL OF SIR RICHARD
DOBSON, KNIGHT.
This distinguished and much lamented officer, Sir
Richard Dobson, Knight, M.D., F.R.S., &c., Knight
of St. Vladimir of Russia and also of Dannebrog of
Denmark, and Inspector of Hospitals and Fleets, was
this day (Thursday, the 9th instant,) buried with due
honours at St. Mary's Church, Chatham, in the pre-
sence of a large concourse of people. The body was
brought from London by a special steam-boat, accom-
panied by a distinguished circle of private friends as
mourners ; and the party having disembarked at the
Sun pier, the body was placed in a hearse drawn by
four horses, the friends following in four mourning
coaches with four horses each. At the church the
body was met by the Rev. G. E. Nash and the Rev.
H. T. Stimpson, and the following distinguished offi-
cers of the Royal Marine Corps in full dress uniform,
viz. :—Colenel John Wright, K.H., Commandant of
the Royal Marines; Colonel Charles Menzies, K.H.,
Second in Command of the Battalion ; Dr. W. Rae,
Deputy Inspector of Hospitals and Fleets, and Chief
Medical Officer of Melville Hospital; Dr. Warden,
Senior Surgeon of the Navy ; Captain Alexander
Anderson and Captain P. Trant Payne, of the
Royal Marines. These six officers officiated as pall
bearers. There were also upwards of thirty offi-
cers of the Royal Marines in full dress uniform
stationed at the entrance of the church gates, and
on the approach of the body they formed into
open line for the corpse to pass through, and at the
close of the procession they closed and walked two
abreast into the church, when the funeral service was
impressively read by the Rev. G. E. Nash. The
body was at the conclusion removed to the family
vault. The deceased, owing to his distinguished
character in the service, was much respected by the
principal officers in the garrison. This gallant officer's
service commenced in May, 1795, at Haslar Hospital,
and in October, 1796, he was appointed to the Tickler,
and in succession to the Arrow, Sans Pareil, Prince
of Wales, Virginie, Swift, and Lively ; and in 1809
he was appointed to the Trusty Hospital-ship, sta-
tioned in Gillingham reach of the river Medway,
where he had charge of upwards of 1,500 prisoners
of war of all nations for five years. At the conclu-
sion of this service he received the above orders of
knighthood from the Emperor of Russia and King of
Denmark, and also two magnificent diamond rings of
the value of 1,000/. ; and in 1814 he was appointed
surgeon of the Chatham Division of the Royal Ma-
rines; and upon his appointment to Greenwich Hos-
pital in 1824 he was presented by the officers of the
Royal Marines with a valuable service of plate. He
continued as chief medical officer and surgeon of
Greenwich Hospital until June, 1844, when he re-
tired on full pay. From the time of his entering the
service to his retirement was forty-nine years and
one month, during which he was forty-eight years in
active service.

BANK OF
(From last ni,
An Amount, pursuant to the Act
the Week ending on Saturday, I

ENGLAND.
ight's Gazette.)
7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for
the 4th day of September, 1847.
,EPARTMENT.

188118 Di
X.
Notes issued .• .. • • • • 22,396,545

Government debt .. 11,015,100
Other securities .. .. 2,984,900
Gold coin and bullion 7,373,815
Silver bullion ..... • 1,023,030

L 22,396,845

I Z 22,396,845
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
. 1847.

Dated the 9th day of September,

BANKING D]
X.
Proprietors' capital" 14,553,000
Rest .... .. .. .. .. • • 3,986,593
Public deposits (in-
eluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav-

ILTAIRTMEN T.

Government secnri-

ties (including Dead
Weight Annuity) • • 11,636,340
Other securities • • 17,808,119
Notes • . .. .. • • • • • • • • 4,189,830
Gold and silver coin.. 662,092

ings-banks, and Di-
vidend accounts) • • 7,722,704
Other deposits ••• • • • 6,791,373
Seven day and other
bills • • • • • • • • •. • • • • 842,711

433,896,381

I X 33,896,381
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
1847.

Dated the 9th day of September:

NOVEL MODE OF SWINDLING.—Perhaps one of the
most singular cases of swindling ever heard of was per-
petrated at Birmingham a day or two ago. A fellow
calling himself M. Halbert took apartments at Mrs.
Anderson's, in New-street, in that town, a short time
since ; having fairly installed himself, he paid a visit to
Mr. Perkins, a jeweller, in Caroline-street, and after re-
presenting himself as the agent of a Hamburgh house,
made selection of jewels to the value of 40/. ; Mr. Per-
kins himself shortly afterwards conveyed the jewels to
his customer's apartments, and after a little chat, Hal-
bert begged the jeweller to make out a duplicate invoice
of the goods, at the same time he deposited the jewels in
a closet within the apartment in which they were sitting;
after this he begged that Mr. Perkins would stay and
take a glass of wine with him, and he left the room in
order to procure it ; not returning within a reasonable
time the jeweller rang the bell, aral made inquiry after
his host ; the answer was that he lad left the house for
some time. This gave rise to suspicions which were soo❑
discovered to be well grounded ; the closet in which
Halbert had deposited the jewels had also a door which
opened from without the apartment in which they had
been sitting; of this circumstance the swindler had taken
advantage. After leaving the room, he by this means
possessed himself of the jewels, and quietly decamped,
He has not since been heard of.

PNEUMATIC PROCESS FOR SINKING PILES, &C.—
This process, for which Dr. Potts, of Buckingham-
street, some time back obtained patents, and also the
patronage of the Lords of the Admiralty and the
Trinity Board, is of such importance in all cases where
submarine foundations are to be formed, that everybody
interested in scientific pursuits, and the success of those
who have devoted their talents and labours to useful im-
provements, will be desirous of knowing something of
the principle and manner of the invention. It is simply
the application of the pneumatic process to the sinking
of tubular iron piles. A hollow iron pile is placed upon
the surface through which it is required to be sunk; by
means of an air pump it is rendered a vacuum. This
being effected, the sand, shingle, soil, water, &c., rush
into it from the bottom, and as they rush in the pile de-
scends by its own weight into the cavity left by their
ascent. The sand, shingle, soil, and water are then dis-
charged from the pile by an apparatus for pumping ; a
fresh vacuum is formed, and the pile sinks further and
further. A series of these piles are sunk, which may be
filled with chalk, wood, or concrete, as the case may
be, and tied together by bolts and nuts by some similar
contrivance, and the foundation of a sea wall, or the
foundation of a lighthouse, pier, or breakwater, effec-
tually formed. The process has been tried in the Goodwin
Sands, and has been found to answer admirably. The
rapidity with which the piles are sunk is very sur-
prising. More is done in an hour by the air pump and
a hollow iron tube than can be performed in a day, or
even in a week, by the common method of driving a
' wooden pile with the weight called the " monkey." The
invention is equally applicable to foundations for rail-
ways and bridges, and, indeed, in all places where
wooden piles are required. The public are very much
indebted to the inventor of this novel system for the aid
he has afforded to practical science and engineering.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT DELASOLE QUARRIES, CORN-
WALL—FOUR LIVES LOST. On Monday morning last
a few of the men who work on the rubbish in the higher
Delabole quarry (T. K. Avery's) commenced working
about five, A.M., soon after which time a large quantity
of rubbish gave way and fell into the pit where they
were employed, and killed tour of the men, two of
whom are now underneath the immense heap. The
other two bodies were taken up sadly mutilated ; one
other (the fifth) was taken up with both thighs and both
arms fractured, and much bruised about the head and
trunk, and but slender hopes are entertained of his
recovery. If it had fallen at seven o'clock scores of
lives must have been sacrificed.
The Earl of Durham has arrived at Montreal, on
a visit to his Excellency the Governor-General and the
Countess of Elgin. The Noble Earl returns from North
America in the spring of next, year. The Countess of
Elgin'swhoeraeltrhec Ae,idaysegrieraotm Canada.ly impro%• ed when the last ac-
counts
TEMPLE CIIURCLI.—The Rev. Dr. Warren, of
Manchester, is appointed to preach at this church to-
morrow afternoon,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
Francis Thomas Griffiths was brought up for final
examination upon the charge of having forged a
Lheque in the name of Mr. West, jeweller, of Lud-
gate-street, for 1151. 10s. The prisoner was also
charged with having committed robberies in the house
of Mr. West, by whom he had been employed. The
following is the additional evidence as to the for-
r
gey.
A clerk in the Eastern Counties Railway Com-
pany's service stated that he knew the handwriting of
the prisoner, who had been previously a clerk in that
company, that he had examined the forged cheque,
and the writing on the back of a 501. note which had
been received in payment of it, and believed that both
were in the prisoner's handwriting.
Messrs. Bush and Mullens, solicitors to the Com-
mittee of Bankers, then brought forward the charge
of robbery, which it appeared was detected by the
officer while employed in investigating the case of
forgery.
Michael Haydon (City police) stated that on the
3d of September he took the prisoner into custody on
the charge of forgery, at Nos. 21 and 22, Cavendish-
,treat, lloxton New Town, and found upon his finger
an emerald ring. Huggin (City police), who accom-
panied Hay don, found in the prisoner's bed-room a
sold watch and Albert chain, and three diamond
studs. The prisoner pressed him not to take away
the watch, as it belonged to a friend who lodged in
the next street. The whole of the property was
taken, together with the prisoner, to the station-
house.

Mr. West said the prisoner had been in his service
at the latter end of the year 1845. The watch was
witness's property. In the inside was his writing,
and the number corresponded with that in his stock-
book. He never sold the article, and he missed it
while the prisoner was in his service. The value to
him was 131. The diamond studs were also his pro-
perty. He had missed them in 1845 while the pri-
soner was with him, and their value to him was 9/. 10s.
The prisoner was aware that they were missed, for a
great noise had been made about them. He also swore
to the emerald ring, and produced the workman who
manufactured that trinket and the diamond studs.
Committed for trial.
George Ainies, the driver of omnibus No. 2,189,
was charged with having acted in the disgraceful
manner stated in the following evidence :
Mr. Cloves, coal-merchant, of No. 19, Earl-street,
Blackfriars, said that some days ago, as he was driv-
ing a four-wheeled chaise along Cheapside, the de-
fendant endeavoured to get before him, and upon be-
ing expostulated with answered in the most insolent
manner. Sometimes the defendant locked the wheel
of the chaise, and at length the witness was obliged to
save himself from being dashed upon the pavement by
allowing the omnibus to take the place of his
vehicle. Upon getting into the Poultry the omnibus
stopped to let down a passenger, and witness then
passed it, and got out of the chaise in order to take
the number of the driver's ticket. The defendant
would not comply with his request, and witness laid
his hand upon the rein of the near horse of the omni-
bus and said that he must have his number, where-
upon the fellow whipped him over the arm. By the
interference of a policeman the number of the badge
was ascertained.
The coachman of the complainant confirmed his
master's statement, and said that if it had not been for
the post at the end of King-street the chaise must
have been upset.
The con luctor of tha omnibus described the driver's
conduct as most unexceptionable, and perfectly gen-
tlemanlike all through.
The LORD MAYOR thanked the complainant for
having come forward upon such an occasion. He was
aware that the backwardness of gentlemen to take
the trouble to appear against offenders of the kind
encouraged the drivers and conductors of omnibuses
to inflict a great variety of annoyances upon passen-
gers. His Lordship then fined the defendant 30s. for
wanton driving, 3s. and costs for not having shown
his badge, and 3s. and costs for the assault.
GUILDHALL.
John Hughes, a brewer's clerk, was brought before
Mr. Alderman Wood for final examination, charged
with giving an untrue account, upon being questioned
by a pawnbroker, respecting some books he had offered
as a pledge. The orginal charge had merged into
one of assisting a bankrupt to conceal property be •
longing to his estate.
The books consisted of Church services in different
styles of rich binding, and to illustrated volumes,
treating of the antiquities of Devon and Cornwall.
These were published by the bankrupt, a country
bookseller, named Hannaford. The prisoner said he
had these books from the bankrupt, in reduction of a
debt, the day before he was stopped. The bankrupt
said he had given them to the prisoner a week before,
and that he had purchased them at a cheap price
since his bankruptcy. The town assignee declining
to prosecute, as he did not know that the books had
not been sold before the bankruptcy, and there were
no marks to show they were part of the stock of the
bankrupt, Mr. Alderman Wood directed the inspector
of police to go down to Exeter, where the bankrupt
then was, and see whether the official assignee, or
Commissioner, would examine the bankrupt upon the
subject of concealing these books, or prosecute him
and his brother-in-law, the prisoner.
Inspector Boyd now reported to the Alderman that
the bankrupt's assets were very small, and the cre-
ditors were afraid they would all be swallowed up if
any proceedings were taken against the bankrupt.
The Commissioner certified to the magistrate that he
had examined the bankrupt, who alleged that he
transferred the books to Hughes in November, more
than a month before his bankruptcy, in payment of a
debt. The Commissioner believed the books were
so transferred in November, hut doubted if there was
a bond fide right; and he therefore claimed the books,
as having been delivered by way of fraudulent pre
ference, but declined proceeding against either Han-
naford or Hughes for fraudulently concealing part of
the bankrupt's estate.
Mr. Alderman WOOD said if the parties were not
so far off he would compel them to attend and prose-
cute. Creditors were plundered to such a cruel extent
that whenever an opportunity of prosecuting a fraudu-
lent bankrupt occurred it should be pursued. Of what
use were Commissioners and assignees if they were
not to protect the creditors ? This affair ought to be
made known to the Lord Chancellor. The complaint
of the Commissioners used to be that the magistrates
would afford them no help in pursuing fraudulent
bankruptcies. Now the complaint seemed to be the
other way, that the magistrates could obtain no as-
sistance from the Commissioners in a case of pal-
pable fraud. He was obliged to discharge the priso-
ner. The conduct of the pawnbroker, Mr. Atten-
borough, in questioning the prisoner, and calling in
the police, was exceedingly creditable to him.
The prisoner was discharged.
Ralph Harrison, of the firm of Harrison and Co.,
shipping merchants, Finsbury Chambers, was again
examined.
The evidence in one case was completed, and they
were committed upon that. It was a charge of ob-
taining two looking-glasses, value 61., to fit up the
counting-house, and selling them to a broker next
day for 31.
Mr. Nobler stated that he appeared on behalf of
Mr. Wagstaff, a broker in New North-street, from
whose premises the prisoners had carried off a freezing
machine and a knife-cleaning machine, two iron jacks
for raising heavy weights, and a ream of paper. His
client had advanced a sum of money on the deposit of
those things by the prisoners, and he was content to
give them up on being repaid his advance, but cer-
tainly not without. It did not appear that they had
been stolen or fraudulently obtained; and if the par-
ties had delivered their goods on credit the prisoners
could legally dispose of them.
Inspector Martin said the person to whom the jacks
belonged was willing to repay the 51. the broker had
advanced on them. They had been so fortunate as to
stop the rest of the goods before delivery. The goods
were of the value of 34/.
A clerk from Mr. Waterlow, the stationer in
Birchin-lane, claimed the ream of paper. The pri-
soners were swindlers, and this was a portion of the
goods Mr. Waterlow had delivered.
Mr, Alderman WOOD said the first question was,
had any false representations been made in order to
obtain credit, or had the possession been obtained
while the owner never intended to part with them ex-
cept for immediate payment?
The prisoner Harrison said credit was clearly given
in this case. A civil remedy had been resorted to.
There was a three months' running account.
Mr. Alderman WOOD remarked that they bad had
running accounts with a great many other people.
He had a letter before him from two young beginners
in business, hosiers at Leicester. They had received
a letter from the firm requiring samples of hosiery to
be sent up, but they were wise enough to require a
reference, and to inquire about it when one was given,
and thus they saved their goods.
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case.
Mr. Alderman WOOD therefore said he had no
power to make an order for the restitution of the
goods.
Mr. Page, a paperhanger in Bishopsgate-street.
related an attempt made upon him to obtain paper-
hangings to the amount of 131., but his man brought
the paper back, according to his instructions, when
they found they could not get the money.
The prisoners were remanded until the next day on
two other charges.

faun FISHERIES.—A very spirited and interesting
enterprise is now on font at Vatentia, for exik,ring the
deep sea fishery on that coast. Mr. Whalley hue arrived
in the bay in a yacht, from Plymouth, and is now em-
ployed in a survey, with the view of ascertaining the
locality of the cod bank, which is said to be close to the
mouth of the harbour.-ekinierich Chronicle.