The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-12 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS

(THIS DAY.)

T

iatge huihher 01 '...tuod upon the list

for hearing.
GOODLAND, APPELLANT, JARDINE., RESPONDENT.
This was an appeal against a conviction by the re-
spondent, whereby the appd!ant was sentenced to one
month's imprisonment, on a clu.m-e of stealing a dog.
After hearing counsel on bozh sides, the Bench decided
upon ordering, the conviction to be quashed.
The Court then proceeded to hear parish appeal, in
none of which the slightest portion of public interest
occurred.

MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.)
William Russell, a bootmaker, residing in Cheapside,
was placed before Mr. Bingham, charged with furiously
driving and knocking down two men, whereby their
lives were endangered.
Mr. Denis Barlow, 51, Wigmore-street, stated that
about half-prst ten o'clock on Saturday night he was
walking along Oxford-street, when his attention was
called to the prisoner, who was driving a horse and gig
at a rapid rate. Witness watched him for a few minutes,
and saw him run in contact with a cab. He then ap-
peared to have lost all control over the animal, which
dashed along faster than before. Witness pursued the
prisoner, and subsequently saw him knock down two
men who were crossing the road. The men were so
severely injured that they were taken to Middlesex
Hospital, where they are now lying in a precarious
state. The prisonerwas eventually stopped near Thomas-
street, and taken to the station.
Mr. George Frost, No. 9, Queen Charlotte-row, New-
road, said he was in an omnibus in Oxford street on the
night in question, and saw the prisoner flogging his
horse, which was proceeding at a rapid rate ; he sub-
sequently saw him run over two men, who were picked
up in an insensible state.
Mr. C. Dobson proved seeing the prisoner flogging
his horse previous to the two men being knocked down.
Witness saw him run over an old lady. He afterwards
assisted in conveying him to the station.
The constable who received charge of the prisoner
produced two certificates from the surgeon at Middlesex
Hospital, which certified that the two men were in a very
dangerous state from injuries received by being run over.
The constable added that the prisoner did not appear to'
be in liquor.
Mr. BINGHAM said, under those circumstances he
must remand the prisoner till a future day, in order to
see the result of the injuries received by the men.
Mr. Robinson, who attended for the prisoner, applied
to have him admitted to bail.
Mr. BINGHAM said he had no objection to do so, pro-
vided that good and substantial bail of two housekeepers
in 1001. each, and the prisoner in the like sum, was
offered for his (the prisoner's) appearance on Tuesday
week. Bail was immediately offered and accepted.

THAMES.—(THIS DAY.)
They Solomons was charged with having stolen a
quantity of gin from the premises of Mr. Purton, pro-
prietor of the Bedford Arms Tavern, Commercial-road.
Mr. Parton stated that for a considerable time past he
had missed large quanties of gin from a vat in his cellar,
for the disappearance of which he could in no way ac-
count, till, the day before yesterday, he noticed that a
small trap-door in the flooring, between his tap-room
and the cellar, just large enough to admit of a man pass-
ing his arm down it, and which he had secured by pass•
ing three iron bolts and a staple underneath, had been
forced, thus showing the mode in which the gin had been
abstracted. Suspicion fell upon the prisoner, who
had been noticed to be very fond of being in the tap-
room when no other person was there. Ile came in on
Saturday evening, called for half a pint of beer, and took
it into the tap-room with the newspaper. There was
no other person in the taproom. Witness immediately
concealed himself behind a door commanding a view of
his cellar, and shortly after saw the prisoner put his arm
down the aperture and dip some gin out of the cask. His
potman also saw the transaction. Witness immediately
sent for the police and gave him into custody. Mr.
Purton added that he had missed as much as ten gAllons
at the time from his gin vat.
This evidence was corroborated by the potman and
police-constable K 83, who had examined the premises,
and produced the trap-door and bolts in question. He
also found a bottle containing gin on the prisoner.
Solomons asserted that he was innocent, and had pur-
chased the gin found on him.
He was fully committed for trial.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
By the John Brewer, arrived at Plymouth, we have
received Cape papers to the 12:h of May ; but they
contain no news of importance.
The following are extracts from the South African
Commercial Advertiser of May 12th :
" There is no news from the frontier. The landing
of supplies at the mouth of the Buffalo River will pro-
baby enable the troops and burghers to operate with
effect on the refractory chiefs on and beyond the Kei.
On neither side of the border are many complaints
heard, though thefts of oxen are occasionally reported.
The Lieutenant-Governor has taken up his residence in
Graham's Town, and entered on the discharge of his
official duties.
" Some confusion seems to have arisen respecting the
issue of rations, &c., to the provisional levies, or others,
except her Majesty's regular forces. There are three
great officers on the frontier at present—the Governor
and Commander-in Chief, the Lieutenant-General Com-
manding, and the Lieutenant-Governor. If their pro-
vinces are not well defined, the only safety for the colony
will be found in one swallowing up the other two. Re-
laxation of authority has been the bane of this war from

the beginning. -
"By the report of the committee of Commercial Ex-
change it appears that the imports of last year exceeded
those. of the preceding' year by 53,491/. ; to which is to
be added specie, as good an import as any, 159,3691.
The total increase therefore is 212,8601. The value of
the exports is less than that of the preceding year by
29,882/. 13s. 6d.
" The determination of the Secretary for the Colonies
not to take any steps for the prosecution of the undertak-
ing for rendering Table Bay more safe and commodious
for shipping and trade, by the construction of a break-
water, has been received here with very general dis-
satisfaction. The undertaking had been for many years
under consideration at the Cape."

LICENSES TO DEAL IN GAME.—On Saturday the
annual sessions to grant licenses to persons to deal in
game in the city of London, was appointed to be held at
the Guildhall, on the 18th instant.
SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY.—Yesterday afternoon the
magnificent and stupendous steam-ship Washington,
Captain Hewitt, belonging to the Ocean Steam Naviga-
tion Company, New York, left our river for that port.
She had on board 140 passengers; the mails (made up
to Friday night), and nearly 500 tons of merchandise
principally manufactured silks, muslins, &c., for the
United States market. A greater portion was imported
from Havre to Southampton, and a great number of her
passengers were also from France. This afternoon,
however, at half-past three o'clock, we were much sur-
prised to see her steaming up the river, and on pro-
ceeding on board to ascertain the cause of her unex-
pected re appearance, found before the pilot left her
yesterday that the coal being anthracite, and supposed
to be similar to the anthracite of the United States,
clinkered and burned out (Ale set of grate bars. A trial
was made by burning antracite and bitumenous together,
but the trial proved unsatisfactory, the fire continued to
burn the bars. Under these circumstances it was deemed
prudent not to proceed on the voyage, and the ship
arrived at Southampton as before stated, to get rid of
the authracite and take a suppl) of the other coal. It
is expected it will take at _least two days to accomplish
this. The Washington is advertised to leave New York
for England on the.lsth of August, but previous to her
leaving New York, it is intended to alter her machinery.
We sincerely regret to have the melancholy duty
of recording the death of Mrs. Quillinan, wife of Edward
Quillinan,.Esq., and only daughter of the venerable Poet
Laureate, Wordsworth. She expired at Itydal Mount,
the poet's residence, at one o'clock on Friday morning,
after many weeks' suffering from pulmonary consump-
tion. Mr. and Mrs. Quillinan had been in Portugal last
year, and it was hoped that she had quite recovered her
health, but she never rallied from the effects of a cold
caught in a short journey in the north incautiously made
last winter. Rydal Mount, that happy retirement which
so many have seen, and so many more have thought of,
is now the abode of bereaved parents and a bereaved
husband, sorrowing over the loss of one of the brightest
and kindliest spirits that ever gladdened a home.
BARBAROUS MURDER NEAR HAREWOOD.—A most
diabolical murder was committed at Weeton, near Hare-
wood, on Monday morning last, by a man named Francis
Britton, his victim being his own child, a little girl about
three years old, named Maria Britton. It appears the
murderer had been in confinment as a lunatic for some
weeks, and on Saturday evening last he returned home.
On the following Monday morning early a person named
William Bright, who lodged in the house, and slept up
stairs, heard a heavy tread in the room below, which
was occupied by Britton, his wife, and child. Shortly
after Bright heard a heavy stroke and a moan, and im-
mediately went down stairs, when he saw Britton hit
the child three times with the poker. Ile held the poker
in both hands, and hit the deceased on the forehead as
she lay in bed. Bright immediately seized Britton, and
handed him over to the custody of the constables. The
poor child's head was awfully mangled, and blood and
brains were scattered on the floor and walls of the cot-
tage. It appeared the wretch had
taken the opportunity
of committing the dreadful act during the temporary ab-
sence of his wife. An inquest was held on the body of the
child on Wednesday last before Mr. Lee, coroner,
ner,when
a verdict of " Wilful murder " against Francis Britton
was returned.—Derbyshire Courier.
FETE AT THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, REGENT'S
PARK.—A promenade musicale, the last this season, took
place at the gardens of the Zoological Society in the
Regent's Park, on Saturday. An orchestra, selected
from the three bands of the household infantry and the
juvenile band of the Caledonian Asylum, performed a
variety of overtures, new waltzes, and polkas, and the
attendance of company was numerous and brilliant.
CHEAP TRAVELLING.—A new company started this
day for the conveyance of passengers from Hungerford-
market to Paddington at one penny each person, in
oppo:ition to the twopenny company.
The day now named as that on which the dissolu-
tion of Parliament will take place is Thursday, the 22d
inst.—John Bull.
Lord John Russell has offered Mr. Sheridan
Knowles, from the royal bounty, 100/. a year.—Sunday
paper.
THE LATE THUNDER-STORM.—The provincial pa-
pers, received on Saturday and yesterday, teem with
accounts of injuries inflicted on property in almost every
part of the country, by the disastrous thunder-storm
which raged on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning
last. Ilappily, however, no further loss of life on the
Occasion has been received,