The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-07 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENt

PAlice,oi tn. M 240 proltcA two samples of oati, one
taken frwil the stock of Mr. Bowerman, and the other
from the premises of the prisoner, which appeared the

same.
Mr. Bowerman confirmed the testimony proviously
g',Yen raspt_cting the rec:",i)t of the hay rend the discovery
of its loss.

West, the policeman, depuscd to going to the prisoner'6
premises, and finding a quantity of hay, straw, and tern,
part of which was produced in court. While inspecting
the premises the prisoner came up, and as soon as he
learned that there was an inquiry going on went away.

Mr. PAYNE addressed the jury on behalf of the Fri
soner. _ _

The jury returned a verdict of Guilty ; and he was
sentenced to seven years' transportation.

lIIARLBRO'-STREET--(THIS DAY).
Allied Bags, a very respectably dressed young man,
was brought up on a charge of attempting to pick two
ladies' pockets.
John Godward, police-constable 34 E, said he was
going down Berners-street to Oxford-street last night,
between four and five o'clock, when two ladies, who gave
him their addresses, pointed out the prisoner, and said he
had igen attempting their pockets. He (the constable)
followed the young man across Q ..rd-street, and took
him into custody between Bern. eet and the Pan-
.
thant.
Mr. Bags, the father of the • , tail the policeman
was drunk, and incapable of doing his duty, and the
tatement was false.
The prisoner said he wit: going home last night, and
on his way down Wells-street he saw the policeman
Godward stagger, which made him look at him. The
policeman saw him. Ile (the prisoner) walked on till 117
came to Oxford-street, and he saw the policeman stagger
qgain. Prisoner then went to his home, 19, Broad-
street, Golden-square, where he had just rung the bell,
when the policeman came up and laid hold of him. His
younger brother had just opened the door when the
policeman dragged him away.
Policeman (in answer to Mr. HARDWICK)—The state-
ment is false ; it was near the Pantheon when I took
him—between Wardour- street and the Pantheon. I did
not take:him at his own house.
John Bags, the prisoner's brother, a child six years
of age, said he was in the first-floor room and heard the
bell, and went and opened the door. He saw his brother
Alfred there, and a policeman with him, who took him
away.
The mother confirmed the child's statement. She
heard the bell ; she did not recollect if the child had
said anything about the policeman, but he told her of
his brother, and she imagined he had forgotten some-
thing and gone away.
Mr. HARDWICK (to Inspector Baker, of the C division)
—Was the policeman drunk ? Inspector Baker—l did
not notice that he was.
The prisoner said he was so drunk that he could not
find out the Vine-street station.
Policeman—l missed my way, and inquired at this
court
The prisoner said he did inquire at this court, but
instead of taking him to Vine-street station, he took
him along Argyll-place, across Regent-street, iato Han-
over-street, and then inquired again. From this he took
him down Albemarle-street into Piccadilly, to Burling-
ton-house, where he inquired of the waterman for the
station of the C division. He inquired subsequently of
several persons, till he got behind the County Fire-
office, then into the Quadrant again, then into Glass-
house-street, where somebody/showed him Vine-street.
The policeman—lt's false. I went into several streets
seeking for the 'address of the prisoner, until I said I
would not go any further.
Mr. Hannwrcx---That's a new version. You did not
tell us tkat before. (To Leicester, the under-gaoler)—
Did you see this constable call 'here last night ?
Leicester—Yes ; and I told him to go down Carnaby-
street. But when I looked again I saw the constable
going down Argyll-place. I expressed my astonishment
to some one near at the man's stupidity.
Mr. Heanwicx—After you called here, what then ?
Policeman—l went down Argyll-place, and missed my
turning, and the prisoner took me into Hanover-street.
Mr. HARDWICK—Took you ? Why, he was your
prisoner. Policeman—The prisoner said he knew where
the station n as, and would ,show rue it.
Mr. HARDWICK—That's a third version, which we did
not have before. Where did you come from when you
called at this Court ? Policeman—From Broad. street.
Mr. HARDWICK—What were you doing there ? Po-
liceman—The prisoner gave me his address as No. 16,
Broad-street, and I calle there.
Mr. HARDWICK—Who answered the door ? Police-
man—A woman, who said the prisoner did not live there.
Mr. HARDWICK ordered the prisoner to be put back,
while one of the officers went to inquire at No. 16.
Leicester, on returning, said that he was told by the
parties in the house that no policeman had called at the
house last night, and if any woman had answered the
door it must have been known, for all the women were
in the house this morning who were in the house the
whole of yesterday. The bell had not been rung ail
afternoon or evening.
Police-sergeant 10 E came in at this moment, and in-
formed the magistrate that policeman 34 E brought a
charge immediately after to the station-house of the E
division, and was detained for being drunk.
When this was heard it closed the case. The pri-
soner was immediately discharged.
Mr. HARDWICK said, if the father of the boy meant
to lodge any complaint against the policeman, Inspector
Baker would receive it. He handed over the addresses
which the policeman had given in as those of the persons
who gave the young man into custody, and ordered the
sergeant to inquire whether any such persons lived at
these addresses, and whether they gave any person into
custody?
Inspector Baker said, the impression left on his
memory was, that when the constable brought in the
charge, he said he had not got their addresses; but he
came and said he had got them afterwards.

based at an expense of 1,182,000/. It appeared, from
reeirn made to the house of Commons, that the
ameunt of light dues paid by British and foreign vessels
in the foreign trade was 43,7001., whereas the amount
of light dues paid by B:i':isn vessels employed in the
coasting trade delouet.el to the large sum of 303,0001.
This was most unfair to that portion of Biltish vessels
employed in Ile coasting trade, which was
always considered as the nursery of seamen
Ile- the British navy ; and, unless some of
these oppressive charges were removed the coasting
trade would be ruined, for it would not he able to com-
pete with the recently-increasing number of the rail-
ways of the country. The Honourable Member went
on to say that it was the duty of the Government to
support the light-houses. France and the United
Stites paid all the expenses themselves, and why
should not this country do the same ?—(Loud cheers.)
He did not wish to cast any reflection upo❑ the Elder
brothers of the corporation;of the Trinity House, and, in
conclusion, called upon those present to unite in forming
an agitation which should a waken the Government to a
sense of its duty. Nothing but agitation had ever been
effectual in removing abuses, and nothing; but a strong
and vigorous opposition would be successful in removing
the present grievance.— (Cheers.)
Mr. FORSTI3R, M P., moved the first resolution :
" That an association be formed, to he called the Asso-
ciation of Shipowners for the Abolition of the Light
Dues,' for the purpose of adopting such measures as
might he deemed requisite to further the interests of the
association, and to obtain the e'oelition of the unjust
and oppressive duee"
Mi. PHILIPS, who represented a large shipping; interest
in the United States, seconded the resolution, which was
carried unanimously.
Mr. MercHELL, who was (bleated by the merchants
of Leith to attend the meeting on their behalf, snored
the second resolution, appointing a committee to carry
out the objects of the Association.
Mr. WILLIAMS, from Ireland, seconded the resolution.
He represented the Dublin Steam-packet Company, and
as an instance of the unfair mode of levying the dues,
he would state that the company which he represented
Paid between 5,0001. and 6,0001. per year under that head.
Between Dublin and Liverpool there were but four lights,
and the sum paid by that one company was more than
sufficient to pay the expense of the whole of the lights.
Mr. BURRELL, of Plymouth, supported the resolution.

The resolution was carried unanimously.
On the motion of Mr. MOFFATT, a memorial to the
Board of Trade, praying :relief from these dues, was
then agreed upon.
A vote of thanks was then given to the Chairman, and
the meeting broke up.

WORCESTER, WARWICK, AND
RUGBY RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.)
A meeting of shareholders in this line was held this
afternoon, at the London Tavern, to consider the pro-
priety of requiring the directors, under Lord Dalhousie's
Act, to call a general meeting of the shareholders for
the settlement of the affairs of the company.
Mr. SPACEMAN, who was called to the chair, said that
he and his friend Mr. Samuel represented several thousand
shares belonging to parties in different parts of the coun-
try, and who wore willing to concur in any steps that the
meeting might decide upon taking. He considered the last
meeting of the shareholders a nullity, inasmuch as the
directors introduced 4,240 shares which had been pre-
viously paid off and cancelled. The effect of this pro-
ceeding was to neutralise the votes of those present. If
those 4,240 shares were deducted from the number of
shares represented, the votes given on that occasion were
not sufficient to constitute a meeting. The share-
holders, therefore, under the Act, could call
upon the directors to hold another meeting
to decide either upon desolving the company in the ordi-
nary way, or doing so by an act of bankruptcy. 'With-
out Zaking such step, the shareholders would be de-
prived of all their deposits. They would recollect the
assertion of Mr. Ward, M.P., the chairman, that, in
order to relieve himself and the directors of all liability,
the whole of the claims against the company, and those
previously disputed, would be discharged in order that
there might be no creditor to support a fiat in bankruptcy.
The course he (Mr. Spackman) suggested they should
pursue under these circumstance was to sign a requisition
calling upon the directors to hold another meeting, and
if they refused that, they, the shareholders, should call a
meeting for them, at which the dissolution and bank-
ruptcy should be discussed. In the event of their not
being able to obtain a satisfactory statement of their
affairs, they would then petition the House of Commons
for a Committee of inquiry, more especially with regard
to the conduct of some of their own members connected
with the company. That petition would also show the
defective state of the present law with regard to joint-
stock companies, and pray for its amendment.
Mr. DIXoN then proposed, and Mr. GooLD seconded,
a resolution to the effect that a requisition be sent to the
directors calling upon them to convene another meeting,
which was unanimously passed, and the meeting sepa-
rated.

The family of the Right Hon. Sir George Clerk,
Burt., has been greatly alarmed at the serious illness of
Lady Clerk. By letters received in town from Penny-
cuick, we are glad to find that her Ladyship is out of
danger, and when sufficiently recovered will accompany
her family to join the Right Hon. Baronet in Park-street.
COURT NEWS TROM THE PACIFIC.—Wm. Miller,
Esq., her Britannic Majesty's Consul-General, had an
audience of the King of the Sandwich Islands, on
Thursday, the 20th inst., at noon, in regard to the in-
terests of certain British subjects on these islands. The
Consul-General took occasion to renew the assurance of
his Government of their determination scrupulously to
adhere to their engagement to respect the independence
of his Majesty as sovereign, and of the deep interest that
they took in his prosperity. These assurances were
highly gratifying to the King.—Polynesian, Aug. 22,1846.
EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE OF A LADY OF FOR-
TUNE.—Yesterday morning an inquiry took place be-
fore Wm. Carter, E•q., at the Princess Charlotte,
Albany-road, Camberwell, as to the death of Mrs.
thela
largo
fortune of
Sarah Gregory, aged GO. Mrs. Martha Burgess stated
00.
who She wasleft
a that the deceased resided at 1, Albany-place, Albany-
road. Mrs.
or
rsiStnihietheed,uoeaf
education
John's
Wood, vird
children, and the witness was left her executrix. Upon
the death of Mrs. Smithe they removed to 1, Albany-
road, ar.d on the 31st cf December she went no to her
room, and found her lying on a sofa and vomiting. She
asked her what was the matter, and she replied, " I have
taken arsenic. This is the worst thing I ever did."
Her mind had been singularly altered of late, and she
said, when witness went up to her, she had taken a
great deal; and upon the medical man arriving with
the stomach pump, she said, " Oh! it is too late now."
She said it was too much for her to do to distribute and
attend to the money and children; and the obligations
of the will witness considered had turned her brain.
The deceased was under the impression that everything
they had for dinner was too expensive. She would say
at a common dinner, " Why, can we afford this, Martha?"
when, in fact, she was the trustee for the children of
great property, and possessing good property herself.
Verdict, " Temporary insanity.',
THE ROYAL STAG HOUNDS.—The frost having en-

tirely broken up, and the snow which had fallen in the
vicinity of Ascot having disappeared, rendering the
country again in a fit state for the enjoyments of the
chase, her Majesty's staghounds met, for the first time
since the 22d ult., on Tuesday last, at Winkfield-row, a
short distance from the kennel. The deer Woodman,
upon being uncarted on Tuesday, at Brock Hill, took
away to Winkfield, doubling back to the church, where
it was headed at Warfield-grove, and thence doubling
round to hawthorn-hill and Bray-common, it made for
Binfield Church, by the Stag and Hounds, and was taken
in the stable of the Windmill, at Oakingham, after a
very good run of upwards of an hour. The meet to day
(Thursday) will take place at Salt-hill, and on Saturday
at Bedfont Tollgate.
ALLEGED CURIOUS DISCOVERY AT BLACKPOOL.—
On Wednesday last we copied from the Preston Guardian
a paragraph stating that a bottle containing a letter had
been found in the belly of a cod fish taken off Blackpool.
That journal, however, now states that the letter and
story were fabricated by some persons at Blackpool, for
the purpose of deception.—Manchester Guardian.

REPEAL OF THE WINDOW DUTlES.—Yesterday a
very numerous meeting of delegates and deputations
from the various metropolitan parishes, was held in the
Court .house, Marylebone, for the purpose of devising
the best means of forcing upon the attention of the pre-
sent Government, in proposing their financial schemes
in the ensuing session of Parliament, the necessity of
carrying out a total and immediate repeal of the window
duties. Mr. John Williams, of the Regent's-circus, oc-
cupied the chair. After some discussion, a resolution
was agreed to to the effect—" That a meeting be con-
vened for the ensuing week, to which the Members for
the borough of Marylebone, the city of Westminster,
and Lord Duncan, the Member for Bath, be invited, to
consider the propriety of appointing a deputation to the
Government urging the necessity of an immediate and
total repeal of the obnoxious window tax."

Accounts have been received from Bombay, which
mention the serious illness of Lieutenant-General Sir
Thomas M'Mahon, Commander-in-Chief at that Presi-
dency. It is understood that in the event of the gallant
officer resigning the appointment, his successor in office
will be Sir Charles Napier.

ADVANCE IN THE PRICE OF SPIRITS.—Owing to
the high and increasing price charged by the principal
metropolitan distillers, the licensed victuallers generally
have given notice that within a short space of time they
will be compelled to advance the price of gin' whisky,
and rum to the extent of about threepence per pint, or
one penny per quartern.
TROTTING MATCH AT MITCHAM.—The two-mile
match for 251. a-side, between Jem Crow, the property
of Mr. M‘Donald, and Peggy, came off yesterday, across
Mitcham-common. Jem Crow, although he gave the
little mare 300 yards start, was the favourite, from his
well-known performances. The ponies, harnessed to
light match carts, were started at a little after four. For
the first half-mile Jem Crow did not get much of the
advantage he had given; in the middle of the distance
he had somewhat pulled ahead, but by no means enough
to alarm those who stood on little Peggy. Eventually,
Peggy went in an easy winner by a couple of hundred
yards. The road was dreadfully heavy. The time was
a second or two under eight minutes.
A YOUTH DROWNED IN THE SIGHT OF HIS
FRlENDS.—Yesterday an inquest was held by Mr. W.
Carter, at the Bull Inn, Barnes, Surrey, on the body of
William Vaughan, aged sixteen. On Thursday morning
he was on board a barge moored off Barnes, and for
amusement had been washing the deck with a mop. He
dipped the last dip to finish his work, but the mop
slipped from his hand, and in trying to regain the hold
of it he overbalanced himself and fell into the river.
Unfortunately there was no boat attached to the barge,
but there was a pair of sculls, which they threw towards
him. From the force of the tide and his powerless state
he could not reach them, and he was drowned. The
body was not found for two days afterwards. Verdict—
" Accidentally droned."

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDson, WEDNELAY.—ife; Majesty and Prince
Albert took their usual early walk tills morning.
Their Royal Highuess the Princ,3 of Wa!es, the
Princess Royal, and Cie Pfines _1 i!e, took poney
creise this foki,noon, vroamiLl ornund
The Royal dinner 71,y tl.e
will include her Royal Highness the Duellesx :;f Kent,
their Excellencies Mons. and Madame Van de Weyer,
his Excellency the Baron de Brunnow, the 1,.01y in
Waiting of the Duchess Of Kent, the Baroness de Speth,
and Sir Robert and Lady Peel.
The band of the Scots Fuselier Guards will attend
during dinner. Her Majesty's private band afterxards
attend iu the Castle.

The Dean of Westminster had an interview with
Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street.

Sir taward Codrington had an interview with the
Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson yesterday, at the office of
the Board of Trade.
Dispatches were receivel yesterday at thl, Colonial-
office, from the Governor of Gibraltar.