The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-13 00:00:00

NEW ZEALAND.

A dispatch, of which the following is a copy. was
received yesterday by Colonel Wakefield, the principal
agent of the New Zealand Company. It will relieve
many long-existing anxieties :
" Wellington, New Zealand, Dec. 21, 1846.
" Sir,—The detention of the Ralph Bernal allows me the
satisfaction of briefly acquainting you, for the information of
the Court of Directors, that the suspense in which the
company's claims to land have remained during the whole of
the year now drawing to a close, has been terminated by the
arrival here of Governor Grey on a visit, the object of which
is the assumption by his Excellency of measures for bringing
the adjustment of the question to a conclusion. The dis-
turbed state of the native tribes at the Bay of Islands and
in this neighbourhood has, throughout the above period,
prevented the Governor from himself personally directing
the steps necessary to the attainment of this desirable end.
" For the purpose, also, of obviating the inconvenience and
difficulties presented, by the great distance between. the seat
of Government and the company's establishments, to the
satisfactory framing and settlement of the Crown grants to
the company, the Attorney-General has been directed to
meet his Excellency here ; and he may be expected to ar-
rive in a few days.
"The Governor, with a view to the complete subjection
of Rangiaiata and the disaffected natives under his orders
who are posted on the coast near Manawatu, and of the re-
fractory chiefs at Wanganui, who occasionally disturb the
peace of the settlement there, brought with him in the Driver
steam-ship a reinforcement of troops. Her Majesty's ship
Racehorse was to leave Auckland with an additional force a
few days ago, and the frigate Castor is to return to this port
from Hobart Town next month.

" A detachment of 150 men of the 58th Regiment, accom-
panied by a small force of artillerymen, with two guns, has
been conveyed to Wanganui in her Majesty's ship Calliope,
and there posted, with orders to take up a commanding posi•
tion, and to build a fort on an eminence commanding and
protecting the town of Petre.
" These preliminary steps, under the circumstances of the
detention of Rauparalia and the two other chiefs, appre-
hended at Porerua, and of the failure of Rangiaiata to collect
a force sufficient to enable him to renew his hostile proceed-
ings, will now become only precautions against further out-
break, and, in the opinion of all, facilitate the peaceable ac-
quisition of the clie.ricts immediately required.
" I have received ..ince his Excellency's arrival an assur-
ance from him that he has sangaine hopes of settling, with-
out delay, the claims of the company, by the measures he
proposes to adopt during his present stay in the south.—l
have the honour to be, Sir, Sm.
" W. WAKEFIELD, Principal Agent.
" To the Secretary of the New Zealand
Company, &c."

PALACE COURT.--(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. BaHicr.)
This morning Mr. Best was sworn in as one of the four
counsel of the Palace Court, in the room of Mr. Beaden,
who has been appointed a magistrate at the Hammersmith
Police-court.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
OLD COURT.
(Before Baron ALDERSON. )
PRACTISING AS AN APOTHECARY WITHOUT A LICENSE.-
Michael Sweetnanz was placed at the bar, charged with
having practised the business of an apothecary, at No. 50,
John-street, Clerkenwell, without being duly licensed.
The prisoner pleaded guilty.
Mr. l3ALLAripnvir, who appeared for the prisoner, stated
that the present proceedings were instituted against the pri-
soner by the Apothecaries' Company, who had, no doubt, a
right to adopt that course, but there was no imputation on
the prisoner of having practised his business immorally.
Baron ALDERSON—And I hope not unskilfully. .
Mr. BALLANTYNE—There is not the slightest imputation
of that kind.

Mr. CLARKSON, who attended for the Apothecaries' Com-
. pony, stated .that the present was the first prosecution in-
stituted by tho company,who felt bound to protect themselves.
Mr. BALLANTYNE stated that his client had gone through
the routine of qualification to practise as an apothecary,
and would have obtained his license but for pecuniary diffi-
culties in which he was involved, but that he would now
do so.

The prisoner was bound in security of 2001. himself, and
two securities of 50/. each, to appear and receive judgment,
should it be the intention of the Apothecaries' Company to
persevere in a course, which it was understood they would
not adopt if the prisoner took out his license, or discontinued
practising, if he did not obtain such qualification.
Nicholas Kerp, Alfred Wilbreum, and Joseph Alexander,
who were severally convicted yesterday, the two former of
forgery, and the latter of larceny, arising out of the same
judgment.
Baron were brought up yesterday for
Baron ALDERSON—I have ordered you all to be brought
up together, because I am perfectly satisfied that you were
all engaged in the same occurrence. You, Kerp, and you,
Wilbream, were found guilty of committing forgery, but at
the same time I believe you are only instruments of more
artful persons than yourselves, a band who are too success-
fully pillaging London. 51y practice since the abolition of
the capital punishment for your offence has been to inflict
the severest punishment that the law allows, to protect the
public. The sentence of the Court is that each of you be sen-
tenced to fifteen years' transportation. You, Alexander,
have been convicted of larceny only ; your sentence cannot
exceed, but must extend to, transportation. You are sen-
tenced to seven years' transportation.

MARLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY.)
Caroline Jones, a young woman of questionable character,
was placed before Mr. Hardwick, charged with stealing two
sovereigns and a half, the :moneys of Robert Penny, cabinet
maker, 39, Windmill-street, Ha market.
It appeared that on the previous night the prosecutor was
walking along Charles-street, when the prisoner accosted
him with a request that he would stand a drop of something
to drink. The request was made in such a winning manner
that the prosecutor at once consented, and adjourned to the
nearest public-house, where they partook of several glasses
of ale. After leaving the house the prosecutor was induced
to accompany the prisoner to her residence, where he passed
the night; but previous to his going to bed he took the pre-
caution to hide his money in one of his boots, which he
placed underneath the bed. This morning he was awoke by
hearing the prisoner moving stealthily about the room, and
attempting to unlock the door. He immediately jumped out
of bed, and on feeling in his boot missed the two sovereigns
and a half. He taxed the prisoner with robbing him, which
she stoutly denied. The prosecutor then sent fora constable
and gave her in charge. On the prisoner's arrival at the
station she was searched by the female searcher, who found
the money in one of her hands.
The prisoner, in defence, said the prosecutor gave her the
money for favours conferred. She positively denied the
charge of stealing it, and had not the least doubt but what
he had forgot making her a present of the money, as he was
very drunk at the time.
The prisoner was fully committed to take her trial at the
Middlesex Sessions.

POTATOES NEW AND CHXAY.—Last week new
potatoes were sold in Lancaster market at threepence per
pound.