The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-11 00:00:00

THAMES.

William Peele, a musician and pianoforte maker,
aged 32, w.ts brought before Mr. Sacker, who presided
in the absence of Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing
a silver watch and appendages, two silver table spoons,
a pair of silver sugar tongs, and two shawls, in all
value 101., the property of his father, Mr. Dennis
Peele, a gentleman of high respectability, residing at
No. 232, High-street, Wapping.
Mr. SfiCRER said this was a most painful case, and
as the father and step-mother of the prisoner intended
to prosecute, he must commit him for trial ' • but, as
the case was not yet complete, he would for the
present be remanded till Saturday.

CLERICENWELL.
Mr. Henry Delaney, civil engineer, of Cumming-
street, Pentonville, appeared before Mr. Combe,
pursuant to his recognizance, charged by Mrs. Jane
Rose, of No. 6, Mount Pleasant, with having violently
assaulted her.

Mr. Humphries attended for the defendant.
The particulars of the case have already been fully
detailed in the newspapers.
Mr. COM ikE said he would sand the case before a
jury if Mr. Rose pressed for such a course.
Mr. Rose suggested that he only wished the sur-
geon's bill should be paid.
Mr. Humphries said that the story of prosecutrix
was improbable. A person of his client's respectability
waajncapable of the conduct attributed to him, and
feeling his innocence of the charge, neither himself
nor his friends would yield to any compromise of the
case.

Mr. Delaney was then ordered to find one respect-
able housekeeper as his bail to appear at the ses,ions
to answer the charge, which he did, and he was
liberated, when he left the court with a host of friends.

MARYLEBONE VESTRY.—At the meeting of the
Maryhbone Vestry, on Saturday, the report of the corn.
rnittee appointed to answer the allegations which had
been preferred against the Vestry by the Almshouse.
Board of Management, was brought under consideration.
It is necessary to state, in order that the question may
be understood, that in the year 1833, there having been
II dispute between the Vestry and the Imperial Gas
Company as to the performance of the contract by the
latter, a fine of 500/. was inflicted by the Vestry on the
company. A cheqns for that amount was paid by the
company, and a few mouths back it was discovered that
the cheve, which had b..en placed by the Vestry of 183:3
to the paving and lighting account, was made out in
favour of the MArylebone Almshouses. Bence the
charge of misappropriation made by the Almshouses
Board of Management, and the demand that the
Vestry should hand over to them the sum of 500/
Mr. Churchwarden Manatee presided. Tha report
which was read at the previous meeting, and ordered
to be printed, was then brought up. It was an exceed.
ingly volumnious document, extending over 16 closely
printed pages of foolscap. It completely exonerated the
Vestry from all blame, and after giving the fade of the
case at:great length, it concluded as follows :—" These
facts are convincing proofs that the appropriation made
was right, and any other would have been illegal. The
Vestry Committee strongly condemn the report of the
Almshouses Board of the 20th of October, 1849, con-
taining, as it did, a tissue of unwarrantable charges
against the Vestry and its officers. This would not have
occurred it that Board had at the outset requested a
joint committee, or examined the minutes and evidence
laid before the Vestry in this report. The committee
conclude by recommending the almshouse charity to the
continued support of its present subscribers, and hope
that this groundless claim may not injure their charity,
and the committee desire that the present directors may
be animated by the same good motives which actuated
these who, in 1832, laid the foundation of the society."
Mr. Bridgman, as the chairman of the committee, in
the absence of Mr. Garnett, the original chairman, from
ill-health, moved the adoption of the report, which after
some discussion was egret d to by a majority of 59 to 1.
THE iVEATHER.—The weather during the week
has been again varied: rains, snow, sleet, frost, and
storms of wind have prevailed. Yesterday the skies as-
sumed a brighter and more agreeab!o aspect; but the air
was slightly colder than on Saturday. At Douglas, on
Friday, a tremendous sea prevailed at the mouth of the
bay, and occasionally the steamer King Orry, whilst
entering the harbour in the trough of the sea, could not
be seen from the pier-head. A similar storm has pre-
vailed on the east coast of Scotland, and an Aberdeen
steamer was twice driven bach to port by its violence.—
Liverpool Albion.
BRUTAL ATTACK—CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC.—
On the night of Tuesday last, or early on Wednesday
morning, as a gentleman was passing down Gloucester-
,quare, nearly opposite Hyde Park, he was suddenly
attacked by a ruffianly-looking man, wearing a fur cap
and a great coat, who pinioned his arms, thrust his hand
against his mouth, and then rifled his pockets. The
gentleman immediately raised an alarm, but there not
being a policeman near the spot the scoundrel got off.
A SOMNAMBULIST.—About five o'clock on Saturday
morning last one of the workmen iu the employ of Mr.
Evans. carver, of Little Paradise, Bedminster, and who
resides in the house, whilst in a state of somnambulism,
rose from his bed, and after throwing about the furni.
ture in the room alarmed the neighbourhood by several
loud cries of "Murder !" lle then jumped out of the
window, a height of 12 or 14 feet, and, strange to say,
alighted without in the least iejaiinr himself. lle then
clambered over an out house, and after passing over
several gardens and enclosures, scaling several palisade.
in hit way, arrived at the boundary-wall of Mill lane,
which is situate about 100 yards from Little Paradise.
On getting into the lane, however, the exertion attendant

upon his climbing over the wall awoke him, and Mr.
Evans, who had gone in search of him, met the poor
fellow in a state of nudity on Bt.dwins!er-causeway,
greatly prostrated by cold and fatigue. Mr. Evans,
however, conveyed him home, and having administered
some brandy to him, he soon recovered. The somnam-
bulist etates that ho was under the impression that he
was about to be murdered, and was endeavouring to
escape from the supposed assassin.—Bri.tul Afercury.
Our readers will learn with pleasure that the de-
gree of LL.D. has be on conferred by the University of
Glasgow on the Rev. W. H. Stowell, Theological Pro-
lessor of Rotherham College.—Sheffield Independent.
HUNGARIAN EMIGRANTS TO THE UNITED STATES.
—A party of forty Hungarian officers have arrived at
the port of Leith per steamers from Hamburgh, for a
passage via Glasgow to New York, being about to emi-
grate to the United States of America.