The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-05 00:00:00

CLERKENWELL-(THIS DAY.)

Thomas 1?othwell was charged before Mr. Coombe.
with wilfully destroying the lists of voters, posted sc.
cording to the Act of Parliament on the doors of Henry-
street Chapel, Bedford-place.
Mr. Buncombe, on the part of the overseers of St.
Andrew, Holborn, stated that it was necessary to take
strong measures to put an end to the destruction of those
documents, as the overseers were bound, under heavy
penalties, to keep them posted on the doors of ever/
chapel in the parish. Last week no less than five of :the
books, although carefully fastened to the doors with
nails, were torn away. 'The overseers had gone to ,the
expense of paying a man to watch, and the result was
that the prisoner was caught in the act of destroying one
of the books,
The prisoner protested that he had no mischievous in-
tention, and he thought there was no harm in tearing
out a few leaves, as the books were stuck upon the out"
side of the door. He was curious to know what they
were about, and being no scholar, and unable to read. SC
all, he meant to ask a friend to read to him. He el'
pressed great regret fur his folly.
The MAGISTRATE, having lectured him for his childish
mischievousness, ordered him to pay a fine of 'lO5.

BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF 14oNDori.—The ordinary
meeting was held lest evening, at the Society's Room',
20, Bedford-street, Strand; J. Reynolds, Esq., ia 'the
chair. Some valuable donations to the library were sly
nounced, and new members were elected. A paper-w4s
read from Mr. S. P. Woodward, being "Notes odn:tbg
Flora of Gloucestershire." Specimens of opera rater,
rupta and arobanche pecredis, two new British, p
were presented Mr. G. S. Gibson.
WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, FRIDAY..--W e ha"
an average supply of wheat, and only moderate c f °the',
grain. At a decline of Is. to 2s. per quarter on whegis'
we have a fair demand. Oats and shelling f ally OP:
port the prices of last week. Beans are ls. pe r quartet
higher.
We hear it stated that some near relatives; of fist"
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Smith O'Brien either have taken or are about to I.".'"f
out a commission of lunacy to inquire into the state
that gentleman's mind for some time past.
DEvoNroRT REGATTA.—Th,e Devonport rowing
regatta took place on Thursday (their Lordships, on nE;
plication from Admiral Sir J ohn Louis, granted t_e
people of the yard a half ho' ,iday.) The prizes re
well-contested. The first pe aes in the six-oared Vg_
were won by dockyard lab& Jrers ; also the first pig?o
for pinnaces was won by tit( seamen riggers of the dlo,
art ; the second and thiri I by breakwater men.
was the most interesting 11 ice, ten boats having started.
The day's proceedings ppeared to give satistacOo_d
The sport commenced al lout elervn o'clock, and cloys
after aim in the evening.

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per dozen;
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