The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-22 00:00:00

GROUP VIII.

The Select Committee appointed to consider the
merits of the Bills comprised in this group, re-assembled
at the usual hour this morning, Mr. Young in the chair.
SOUTH DEVON (AMENDMENTS AND EX-

assistant to the Master-Attendant of this dockyard, died
on Friday, the 18th inst., aged eighty-two. lie vi as an
officer of the Queen Charlotte in Howe's action of the
Ist of June, 1794; was Master of the Glory (Admiral
Stirling's flag-ship) in Sir Robert Calder's action, 1805,
and was actively employed for a period of upwards of
thirty-seven years. He was considered a most valuable
war officer, and was universally respected.
The Diligence naval transport arrived here last even-
ing, from Woolwich.
To-morrow the Deputy-Adjutant-General of the Royal
Marines makes his annual inspection of this division. A
grand field•day at Fort Cumberland will be included in
the day's events.
WooLwicrt, JUNE 21.—The Garland steam-vessel,
Captain Smithett, is placed under orders to proceed to
Ostend to convey his Majesty the King of the Belgians
to England. It is expected his Majesty will embark on
Wednesday, and land at Woolwich in the course of the
afternoon of that day. It is gratifying to learn that the
health of King Leopold of Belgium is greatly improved
within the last week, and that he is now able to travel
without any apprehension of danger from the fatigue he
may have to endure.

THE WESTMINSTER ELECTION.
-MEETING OF MR. C. LUSIIINGTON'S COM-
MITTEE.

On Friday night, at eight o'clock, a meeting of the
general committee conducting the election of Mr. C.
Lushington, was held at the Crown and Anchor, Strand,
at which the question of a friendly ballot was taken into
consideration, to ascertain the position of the two can-
didates, Mr. C. Lushington and Mr. C. Cochrane, and
on the usual business ; H. G. Robinson, Esq., of Half-
Moon-street, in the chair.

Mr. G. HuccErr, the secretary, produced the result
of the canvass for the parish of St. Paul, Covent-
garden, which shows the numbers to be 92 for General
Sir De Lacy Evaas ; 76 for Mr. C. Lushington ; and
28 for Mr. C. Cochrane. A return which, he stated was
highly favourable.
Mr. Plt(_,UT then having observed, that since the last
meeting of the committee three meetings had been held,
in St. Margaret and St. John's, in St. Martin's, and St.
Paul's, said that great progress had been made in the
canvass, which it was highly necessary should be corn-
pleted.—(Hear, hear.) He remarked that they had that
evening a highly important matter to be brought before
the committee. He alluded to a proposition which had
been made by Mr. C. Lushington. that some means
should be adopted in order to ascertain the opinion of the
constituency in reference to the candidates ; and
there was a proposition on his part (that
having been made at the meeting held in the
parishes of St. Margaret's and St. John's, and which had
since been renewed in a letter, which he had forwarded
to Mr. Huggett, that a friendly ballot should be had
recourse to, In order thi.4l, it, might be decided who had
the majority of promises, his (Mr. C. Lushington's)
desire being not to divide the Liberal interest.—(Hear.)
The sub-committee had entered into a consideration of
the question, but it was one of so much importance that
they thought it their duty to submit it to the general
committee.—(Hear.) Mr. Prout proceeded to read the
letter of Mr. C. Lushington, and stated that there were
many reasons for declininc, any communication on the
subject, either with Mr. C. Cochrane or his committee.
—(Hear.) In the first place, they did not know of any
committee to which any appeal could be made.—
(Hear.) It was absolutely necessary to know who were
the persons they had to deal with.—(Hear.) He was
unable to mention any name of any standing belonging
to Mr. C. Cochrane's committee. The names of the
gentlemen forming Mr. C. Lushington's committee had
been printed and were before the world. They were
all honourable men, and of high character.—(Hear.)
There was, however, another question, and that is the
character of Mr. C. Cochrane, and it was a question whether
if they entered into a communication with him they
would not either be bringing themselves down to a level
with him or elevate him to the standard they held in
society, and whether they would not be degrading the
constituency of Westminster in the opinion of all the
other boroughs of the kingdom.—(Hear.) A document
had been prepared by the sub-committee, which he would
lay before the general committee. Mr. Prout then read
the document, which, after introducing the reasons why
the subject had been proposed, stated why it could not
be entertained. It then referred to the 'history of Mr.
C. Cochrane, whose real name was stated to be Charles
Sutton, otherwise Don Juan De Vega, the Spanish
minstrel, and then Charles Cochrane. _

Mr. ILTTERICK said, that unless they wanted to dis-
grace themselves in the eyes of the kingdom, after the
exposé that had been just made in the document now
read, it was impossible for the committee to listen to
the propositon for a friendly ballot.—(Loud cries of
" Hear.") How could Westminster, which bad always
been the most prominent for being represented by men
of high character and enlightened understanding, allow
themselves to be represented by a person who stands
before the world in the position of Mr. C. Cochrane?
Mr. CADOGAN observed, that if they agreed to any
friendly ballot, they would not only disgrace Mr. Lush-
ington, but themselves and the constituency of West-
minster.—(Hear.) They knew nothing of Mr. C. Coch-
rane's committee, who, it would appear, were afraid to
hare their names before the world.

Mr. POUNCY thought they should look at the question
dispassionately, without regard to the merits or demerits
of any other candidate; their object was to secure the
return of Sir De Lacy Evans and Sir. Lushington, and
he thought—although from the absence of any known
committee composed of gentlemen of independence and
respectability on the part of Mr. Cochrane, they were
unable at present to propose any arrangements for the
ballot—still if it subsequently appeared that Mr. Coch-
rane really had among his supporters gentlemen whose
known character would be a guarantee for the fair con
duct of the ballot, gentlemen in whom the constituency
would have confidence, he did not think it would then
be advisable to decline making such a proposition.
The CHAIRMAN said he thought that the document
read stated that one of the reasons was, that Mr.
Cochrane had no committee at all, and when the period
arrived that he had got a respectable one, Mr. Pouncy's
observations would be entitled to every consideration
from the committee.

Mr. TYRRELL and Mr. GEEFIN addressed the chair,
when

Mr. CADOGAN moved, and Mr. KETTRICK seconded
the following resolution:—" That the document now read
be referred back to the sub-committee for the purpose of
receiving and publishing it."
The resolution was unanimously agreed to.
Measures were then adopted to complete the canvass,
after which thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the
rreettng seperated at a late hour.

CENTRAL: CRIMINAL COURT.
THIRD COURT.—(Before Mr. Commissioner BuLLocx.

and Alderman MOON, &c.)

LIBEL.-THE QUEEN ON THE PROSECUTION OF GEORGE

TRUWHITT V. DENT.

Mr. BALLANTINE, counsel for the prosecution in this
case, moved to estreat the recognizances of the defen-
dant, who had not surrendered to take his trial upon an
indictment wnich charged him with publishing and pro-
pagating certain libellous matter reflecting upon the cha-
racter of the prosecutor, Mr. George Truwhitt, a
highly respectable solicitor. The Learned Counsel fur-
ther moved for a fresh warrant for the apprehension of
the defendant.
The Court granted both applications.
Selina Allen was indicted for stealing a quantity of
wearing apparel, a set of knives and forks, and a watch,
the property of George Robert Macnally and George
Medially, to the latter of whom she was described as
servant.
It was clearly shown in evidence that the prisoner and
another woman, not in custody, had at various times,
commencing in March, 1846, pawned the articles in
question. Tho prosecutor swore that it was without his
knowledge or sanction.
In her defence, the prisoner handed to the Court a
written document, in which she admitted that she had
pawned the articles, but disclaimed any felonious intent.
She said she had done it to relieve another's distress.
She also stated that she had lived with the prosecutor
for eight years as his wife.
Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK called the prosecutor
back, and on being questioned he admitted that such was
the case. _ _

The Learned COMMISSIONER left it to the jury to say
whether, under such circumstances, there was an implied
authority in the prisoner to pledge the articles. It had
been carried on a long time, and it was strange that the
prosecutor had not before missed the articles ; if he had
been aware of it, and had never complained, the prisoner
ought to be acquitted.
The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
John Witham:, aged 17, a drover, was indicted for
and convicted of burglariously breaking and entering
the dwelling-house of James Johns, and stealing there-
from some bed furniture, value 10s.
In addition to two former convictions for felony, the
prisoner had been many times summarily convicted for
larceny; he had been many times in N. ewgate, and he
was well known to the police as an associate of the most
notorious thieves at the east end.
Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK sentenced him to be
transported for seven years.
Mary Gordon, aged 39, was convicted of stealing 29
shillings from the person of James Barber.
In 1841 the prisoner was convicted of larceny, and
also in 1845. Since then she had been tried for stealing
a gold watch and appendages from the person, and had
been several times in custody on charges of felony.
A sister of the prisoner was in Court, and she stated
that the prisoner was the widow of a sergeant in the 7th
Fusiliers, and had two sons in the band of the 14th Re-
giment of infantry. Since the death of her husband she
had taken tb drinking, and from that to worse.
She
had neglected many good opportunities for abandoning
her immoral life, and might have done well if she would.
Mr. Commissioner 13tmLocx said the prisoner was a
person who must not be allowed to remain in this
country.
Sentence—Seven years' transportation.

EDINBURGH AND NORTHERN RAILWAY.—The
operations on this railway are being carried on with the
utmost vigour, and expectations are entertained of its
being partially ready for traffic about the end of July.
On that portion of the line more immediately in connexion
with the ferries, extending between Burntisland and
Kirkcaldy, a great number of workmen are employed in
bringing it to completion, towards which it is very far
advanced, a large portion of the permanent line being
already laid. The line stretching along the sea-shore,
on an elevated embankment, commands a magnificent
view of the Firth and of the opposite coast, and should
the construction of the carriages afford any facilities for
travellers enjoying the splendid prospect, it will no
doubt become a favourite route. It is confidently anti-
cipated that the railway will be complete between Burnt-
island and Cuplr by the end of July. At present there
are 8,873 workmen employed upon the works—of whom
794 are masons, 190 joiners, 140 smiths, 274 miners, 634
carters, and- 6,861 labourers ; 5,680 are Scotch, 94
pgl h, 044 3,144 Irbil.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-11017SE.
A young woman, whose name appeared upon the jus-
tice-room list as Ann Mills, was brought before Alder-
man Gibbs upon the charge of bigamy.
Thomas Blake said, that having been given to under-
stand that, whilst he was necessarily absent from home,
the prisoner, who was his wife, had married a policeman,
he investigated the matter, found it to be a correct
report, and caused her to be apprehended.
The clerk of the parochial church of St. Edund the
King and Martyr, in Lombard-street, produced the
marriage register, in which an entry appeared that John
Cooke, bachelor and policeman, of 8, King-court, 'ills
married' to Ann Mills, spinster, on the sth of March,
1846, of the same place. Ann Mills stated on the occa-
sion that her father, Henry Mills, was a labourer.
Thomas Birch, policeman 563, stated that he svag
present at the marriage on the sth of March, 1846,
between the policeman and the prisoner, Ann Mills.
John Perkins, a weaver, stated that he was preaent at
the marria of Thomas Blake with the prisoner on the
29th of Sceptember, 1834, at Stepney Old Church, in
Stepney-green. The prisoner had been frequently at
witness's house since that time, and her husband, Thornas
Blake, was present in the justice-room, and had just
identified her.
The prisoner said, she did not wish to say
upon the subject of the charge.
Alderman Gums asked Blake, the first husband of the
prisoner, whether the policeman Cooke knew that she
was a married woman when he married her? Blske---
I cannot positively say that he did. When I saw her
on Saturday she at first told me he did, and afterwards
she told me that he did not. anything
Alderman Gum—Where did Cooke live? Blake--'
He lodged in my house before I got into the difficultf
that caused my ab-ence.
Alderman GIBBS—What was that difficulty? Blake
—I was taken into custody about some wine which bt.),-
longed to Mr. Day, and I was tried at the Central Cri-
minal Court, and while I was in confinement Cooke mar-
ried my wife.
Alderman GIBBS—By whom were you taken into oils-
tody? Blake—By Cooke.
Alderman GIBBS —ls Cooke here?
The policeman was called, but did not answer.
Inspector Todhunter said, the moment it was knn
to the police authorities that an imputation of chow
kind was cast upon one of the force, the person accused
was of course required to make an explanation. I"
however, the man took no trouble to clear his character,
he was informed that he was no longer one of the body,
and he left the force on Saturday.
Blake said that Cooke was in Possession of his
which remained in the house after his corninitt3l,thir
Newgate; and hoped that the the magistrate would order
man GIBBS said he could not
that they should be delivered up to him. goods,
Alde, of
the kind, as the sheriffs were entitled to the property
a convicted felon.
The prisoner was committed for trial.
give any order of

LAMBETH.
Mr. Wood, a pawnbroker, carrying on business in S•
John-street, Clerkenwell, appeared before Mr. Ell 4
in compliance to a summons taken out by a young lilt
named Louisa Nutman, in which he was charged witd
detaining a gold watch that had been illegally pain
at his shop.
The.hearing of the case occupied the magistrate fot•
some time, but the short facts were these. On the otht
of April last, the watch belonging to the complain"
was left at the shop of a watchmaker, named ThclEnas
Kemp, then residing at 58, Oakley-street, Lambeth,
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be repaired. Soon after Kemp absconded, taking went"‘!"
him, or previously disposing of, upwards of t
and on
watches, which had been left with him for repair,
the 10th of May Mr. Nutman, the brother of the com-
plainant, received a letter from Mrs. Kemp, in vy,,b!eh
was enclosed the duplicate of his sister's watch, wu'c
subse-
was pledged at the shop of Mr. Wood, for 51.
quently called at the shop of Mr. Wood, and upon paa
r
ing Is. 3d. interest, and 4d. for a fresh ticket, he w_csi
shown the watch, which he identified as his sister's, and
the shopman made a fresh ticket in his own name'd
application was subsequently made at this court. an
warrant was granted against Kemp, but he has manage"
to elude the vigilance of Sergeant Goff, an active officer,
who holds it.
Mr. Humphreys attended on the part of th
ant, and raised several legal and other points agains,t the
proceeding. He also road, from the Pawnbrokers
zctte, the particulars of an application made only the Wl..
before last to Mr. Hardwick, at Marlborough-street, 1":0
a summons against a pawnbroker for detaining tte
watches under precisely similar circumstances as in the
present case, and that magistrate refused to grant itf
e defend-
the person pawning had not been proceeded against.
Mr. ELLIOTT, however, was of op conformity
that the 1)1.0
ceedings in the present case were in strict
with the law ; that the case had been clearly estabih
fished,
wac t°
and ordered the defendant to deliver up the
Miss Nutman.

MARYLEBONE.
George Williams, who had only on the same Willi?
been liberated from Tuthill-fields prisonern whicohbies
had been incarcerated for six months, psuant t
sentence, for a robbery of an extensive nature at
Paddington terminus of the Great Western Railway
brought np by Mr. Collard, superintendent of the To,
pany's police, and placed at the bar before Mr. BiliV
son, charged with having committed another robbery be
the same station, previous to the felony for which
was tried and punished.
Mr. Justins, from the firm of Maples. Stevens, la
Co., Old Jewry, attended for the prosecution.
The Learned Gentleman detailed the facts of the,cs:9l.:
and called the following witnesses in support of the
legation.
Stephen Christian, a sailor, deposed, that on the 1111
of November last he came up to- London from nri'"
and that on arriving at his destination he missed WI
box, containing wearing apparel, books, money "of
papers. He had since seen the box in the possession
Mr. Collard.
John Creed, a coffee•shop keeper, living at re
ley-street, Paddington, said that about six weeks beef
re
the prisoner lodged at his house for two
nights; he brought with him upon the first occasiont.
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box, and alleged that he had lost the key thereof, ai_nt:
same time requesting that witness would accomme"
him with something which would force it open. He
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him a screwdriver, and the prisoner, after thanking` Dr
for his kindness, went up stairs. He went out twice
bundles, bundles, and afterwards in his room was found the hht.7te
which had been rifled of all it had contained, wf itr
sh
exception of a few papers bearing the namteatci)onp
withoe -
cutor, who had made an application at the s
regard to his loss.
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It will be remembered (the particulars having sr
peared in the papers) that in the former case of robber),
the prisoner was brought to justice through the instru-
mentality of an omnibus conductor, who, for his fore'
sight and vigilance, had, as stated by Mr. Justins '?
the magistrate, been rewarded by the company with 5"
Mr. Justins also said, that with a view to the further
mice of the ends of justice the company had paid till
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prosecutor liberally for some weeks past; so that instel':"
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nothing, was a second time committed for trial.
Two men, named Tread and Hui)h, were finally e•-t¢;
mined on the charge of having stolen articles of plate,tliff
property of Mr. Butterfield, a gentleman residing b 115,;
lington, and with whom the first named prisoner ha'
formerly lived as servant.
and the
Evidence in support of the charge was given ;
prisoners, who had undergone two previous examinfl
tions, were committed for trial.

POTATO DISEASE IN PORTUGAL.—We have be"
favoured with a letter from Vigo, dated June 8, frolos
which we take the following :—" A few days ago
Cintra, celebrated for its potatoes, the disease Made Jt3
appearance again, and I am sorry to say the erg
fals°
there is ruined. It has affected the price in
bon from 20 to 26 vintins per aroba." We
lieve that this is the first appearance of le
potato disease in Portugal, noticed in the public journals.
But from a statement of a most intelligent gentlernsoj
lately resident in Portugal, we learn that the disease bad
appeared in the northern provinces of that Kingdom
1846, although not to any serious extent.—Dublits
Evening Post.

BIRTHS.
On the 18th inst., at Hyde-park-gate South, the Rife
of
Charles R. Harford, jun., Esq., of a son.
On the 18th inst., at the Lorn-road, Brixton, the 'rife of
Mr. James Robinson, of a daughter.
On the 19th. inst., at West-green, Tottenham, Mrs. Yr'
Nevill, of a son.
On the 19th inst., at Farnham, Surrey, the wife of Alfred
Stevens, Es., of a son.
On the 17th ult., at Port-au-Prince, Hayti, the wife ofJohll
Newman Tweedy, Esq., Swedish and Norwegian lice-
Consul, of a son.
On the 18th inst., at Camberwell, the wife of Henry
Esq., of a daughter.
On the 19th inst., in Great George-street, Westminster'
the wife of the late G. B. Barlow, Esq. of a son.
On the 19th inst., at Kentish-town,, the Lady of J. NeQille
Warren, Esq., of a son.
On the 19th inst., at Farnham, the wife of S• G. Slow
Esq., of a son.
Mrs. Frederl
On the 19th inst., in Hyde-park-square,
Lewes Austen, of a daughter. •
On the 19th inst., Mrs. Paton, of Grandholm, of a daughter
—_,..
On the 18th inst., at Bentinck-street, Manchester-BV'
Mrs. James Benham, of a son.
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MARRIED. • 1.6
On the 17th inst., at Wyndham, Isle of Bute, Francis
Grix White, Esq., to Cecilia Catherine Charlotte, s„e•c°,,ari,
daughter of the late Sir Daniel Keyte Sandford, D.C.L.,

DIED.
On the 20th inst., after a protracted illness, Miss .E,'",-„reb
Ann Roper, of Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury, s,n—
regretted.
On the 15th inst., at the Isle of Wight, Mary Ann, the It'
maining daughter of the late Mr. P. O'Ryan. aeri'
On the 16th inst., at Bath, the wife of Major Fre
Brownlow.
On the 16th inst., at Calais, Henry Augustus Dalton, 944
late Lieutenant 3d Regiment (Buffs).
On the 17th inst., in Upper Seymour-street, Porgy
P
square, Harris Dunsford, Esq., M.D., aged 39.
On the 17th inst., at Ryde, Isle of Wight, G.

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