The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-14 00:00:00

TRIESTE.

Letters from Trieste announce that on the 3d inst.
Pirano was bombarded by the Italian fleet during
three-quarters of an hour. The batteries returncd
the fire, and the squadron stood out to sea after losing
some men.

IRELAND.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

DUBLIN, TIIUASDAY•

Last evening Messrs. T. F. M'Gee and Hollywood
were arrested upon a charge of sedition, uttered by
them in speeches delivered at Round Wood, in the
county of Wicklow, on the 2d inst. Bail was ac-
cepted.

DUBLIN FUNDS, TDURSDAY.—Three per Cent.
Consols, 87-,13. 87; Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent.
Stock, 874 e.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS DAY.)
-2 The House: sat to-day to hear appeals. The Peers
present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord
Campbell, and the Earl of Mountcashel.

THE NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY COMPANY V. HORNE.

The counsel on behalf of the appellant in this appeal
were heard this morning, and their Lordships, without
hearing counsel for the respondents, ordered the judg-
ment of the court below to be affirmed, with costs.
Appeal dismissed with costs.
FULHAM V. M`CARTHY.

The arguments in this appeal from the decision of the
Lord Chancellor of Ireland were then commenced, and
occupied his Lordships the whole morning.

ROLLS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
KNIGHT V. MAJORIBANKS.
The further arguments in this part-heard case occu-
pied the Court the whole day.

Nothing of any interest occurred in any of the Vice-
Chancellors' Courts.

BOW-STREET.--(THIS DAY.)
Richard Wilsden Morris, late secretary to the Medical,
Legal, and General Mutual Life Assurance Company,
was brought up on a warrant charging him with know-
ingly uttering a forged receipt for 3L 2s. 6d. He was
further charged with five similar forgeries.
Mr. Humphreys prosecuted on behalf of the company.
Mr. T. Webb Green, barrister-at-law, and one of the
directors of the Medical and Legal Mutual Life Assu-
rance Company, said, that in February last the prisoner
was secretary to that company. At that time some
arrears of the interest on the capital of the
company were due, and it was the custom
for the shareholders to call at the office, and obtain from
the prisoner a printed form of receipt, filled up by the
prisoner, signed by the shareholder himself, and at-
tested by the prisoner. This receipt when thus completely
filled up would become a "pass" to the bankers (Messrs.
Praed and Co., of the Strand) to pay the money. He now
produced a receipt purporting to be signed by Mr.
Chalmers, one of the shareholders, for 31. 23. 6d. interest
on capital due to him in February last. That was
written on Gee of the printed forms, and was filled up,
signed, and attested, to the best of his belief, in the pri-
soner's handwriting. He now produced a ledger (kept
by the prisoner), in page 37 of which he found
an account of 138/. 16s. 6d. arrears of inte-
rest, due in February, and paid when applied
for in that and the succeeding months. lie bad
examined that account with the prisoner in April last,
and he then told the prisoner that he had not vouchers
for the whole of that sum, and gave him a written list
of those persons in whose names entries were made, but
whose vouchers he had not received. In the course of a
few days the prisoner produced vouchers referring to the
accounts of those shareholders, and gave them to him.
Among the number were the five which he now produced,
They were written on the printed forms spoken• of
above, and, like that of Mr. Chalmers, were, to the best
of his belief, filled up, signed, and attested in the hand-
writing of the prisoner.

A clerk, from the office of Messrs. Praed and Co.,
proved that the amount of the receipt, purporting to be
signed by Mr. Chalmers, was paid at their bank in Feb.
last.

It having been intimated that a remand would be
necessary, in order to complete the evidence on the six
charges,
Mr. JARDINE observed that the evidence in the case
of Mr. Chalmers was quite sufficient to justify a remand,
and accordingly the prisoner, who, being undefended,
declined to cross-examine the witnesses, or make snY_,
statement, was remanded to this day week. He appliea
to be admitted to bail, and, this being refused, burst DAD
tears, and was removed from the court, crying bitterly.

CLERKENWELL.-( THIS DAY.)
FILLAGING A CRICKET GROUND.- Willi= Thomas
and John Wood, lads about sixteen years of age, were
charged before Mr. Hammond with stealing a coat, the
property of George Haile*, from the cricket-ground of
the Brunswick Arms tavern. It appeared that the pro-
secutor wns one in a match played yesterday in these
grounds, and that the play had not been left off at half-
past seven o'clock, when one of the gentlemen saw some
lads, running from the direction of the marquee, ill
which the coats of the cricketers had been deposited•
Observing that more than one of the runaways had 0
coat on his arm, he gave the alarm to his friends, and. as
he himself stated, "instinctively" led the pursuit. The
boys were first; the pursuers, tired from their day's
sport, and as the light was fading, the thieves (excePt
Thomas) all escaped, and with them three new coats•
The prisoners would have got clear off had not We
gentlemen accidentally crossing the fields from the Cale"
donian schools intercepted them, and turned the chase'
Thomas turned in amongst the brick kilns, and after
some search was caught upon the top of one of the stacks
with Mr. Hailer's coat in his possession. Wood Wes
afterwards found hiding in the ditch of an adjoinieb
field.

The prisoners in their defence said that they bad
gone in the evening together across the fields for a walk'
and as they came near the Brecknock Arms, they PI
some boys running away with " a lot of coats WI,
things " in their arms, several of which they we"'
dropping as they ran. One of them let fall At% Heald°
coat, and Thomas took it up. Whereupon some urea
who were looking on told him to " be off with it," 813 a
he took their advice.
The MAGISTRATE did not think there was sufficign
evidence against Wood as an accessory, and accordingd,
discharged him, observing that the case was suspicious
as regarded him, and cautioning him against bad COllv.
pany.
Thomas was fully committed.

THE SHERIFFS ELECT.—Mr. Boueefield and gr.
Mills, who were on Midsummer-day elected sheriff*
have declined to serve in the office. Mr. Bourefield
paid the fine, upwards of 600/. Mr. Mills, it is said'
disputed the validity of the fine, and will be 10°i.
ceeded against by the City Solicitor for the amount.
Common Hall will be held in a few days for the elect"
of two other persons to serve in the office. The finer,
such cases are appropriated to the improvement of t3'
City.
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LONDON JOINT STOCK BANR.—The twenty-secv-
a
half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterdoP
at the offices, Princes•street, Sir R. Jenkins in the chair'
The report, as read by the secretary, stated that the _i
profit of the bank for the half year ending 30th Jo°
was 33,4901. 3s. Bd., out of which 18,0001. had been or
propriated for the :payment of the divid‘nd, 6 per eell7
the balance profit to be held over for disposal to the e,?o,
of the year. The statement of accounts showed the O
bilities of the company to be 3,029,7631. Is. 5d., and the
assets to leave a balance in hand of 29,2501. BY tio
profit and loss account, it appeared that the balance
favour of the company was 72,882/. 4s. 9d. The roll
was adopted, the usual vote of thanks passed, and 1
meeting ended.
ket
AMERICAN HOPS.—The American line of pac-30
ship Independence, from New York, has brought 08
bales of hops as a portion of her general cargo, ,t,4
growth of the United States of America. There 144
been some previous arrivals of hops from the I.l'to,
States during the past spring, of the last year's groer., ii
which were, as is, we believe, the case in the present /0•
stance, imported on account of an eminent brewing es
blishment in the metropolis.

BIRTHS. 0.111
At Kingston, Canada, on the 14th ult., the lady of Cat
W. N. Fowell, RN., of a daughter.
of A 01'
On the sth inst., at Mitcham, Mrs. F. A. Tipple, - tite
On the 7th inst., the wife of Mr. T. White, of Dowg
wharf, of a daughter. 13e7
On the 9th inst, the wife of Mr. Barton, Hall-place,
ley, of a daughter.
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MAKRIED. 0
On the 11th inst., at St. James's Church, Westm° 0
Burton Borough, Esq., of Hulland, county of DerbYL,l.
Elizabeth Charlotte, only daughter of Capt f. Roberts, ple
On the 11th inst., at the parish church, Tor, W. G„1
Esq., of Oswalds, Torquay, late of the 26th Regini_,e't;i'
Mary, widow of the late Sir J. E. Honeywood, 131"
Evington, Kent. lcle°
On the 11th inst., at St. Michael's, Stockwell, Johrt,,e toe'
son of E. Charleton, Esq., of Grove House, North 1311,40,
to Mary, youngest daughter of the late N. Lowther;
of Islington ; and at the same time, W. Lowther, ter'
Grove-lane, Camberwell, to Sarah, eldest daughter °
above-named E. Charleton, Esq.

DIED. DX"
At Ellon Castle, Aberdeenshire, on the 7th ins"'
Gordon, of Ellon, aged 61.
0r
On the Bth inst., aged 79, Marshall, Esq., Of 0
terrace, Clapham-road.
ire", Mill
On the 9th inst., at Morden Rectory, Surrey, ."-it./41-
Sophia, only daughter of the late Captain W. Flint,
On the 9th inst., John F. Parker, Esq., of NO
Greenwich. ged 48,
On the 10th inst., at Lyth-hill, Shrewsbury'
Anne, wife of J. Loxdale, Esq.
51'
On the 11th inst., at Peckham, S. Travers, Eq.,
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Middlesex, Friday, July 14,1e48.