The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-26 00:00:00

THE SUN,

o'clock while they went to dinner, and the tool: were
stolen; and on the same night the prisoner was seen
in the act of disposing of some of the saws when he was
taken into caste dy. The other articles had been pledged
by the prisoner.
In defence the prisoner said that he pnrcliasel them.
The jury found him Guilty, and the Court sentenced
him to six months' hard Inhour a Brixton.
Mary Shield, 33, pleaded Gulty to an indictment
charging her with sterling three pairs of worsted stock-
ings belonging to the county of Surrey.
The prisoner was confined in llorsemonger-lane gaol
a month ago, in default of finding bail for en assault.
She was generally employed in knitting stockings for
the gaol, and during the time she secreted the worsted
on her person, and knitted the stockings while in her
cell. On the morning of the 26th ult. her time expired,
and as she was about to be discharged the turnkey found
the stockings secreted under her shawl.
The COURTS enterced her to three months' hard labour
at Brixton.

WORSHIP-STREET.—(THIS DAY).
FORGERY UPON THE BANE 01 ENGLAND.—Thomas
Hunt was this morning brought before Mr. Cumbe, the
sitting magistrate, charged with having in his possession
and offering for solo three 5/. notes, purporting to be of
the Bank of England.
A man named Potter, barman to Mr. Riches, proprie-
tor of the White Horse wine vaults, No. 64, High-
street, Shoreditch, deposed that the prisoner, in com-
pany of another, came to his master's, house,
and after having drunk two or three pots f porter,
the prisoner, addressing witness, said, "If you
will come outside of the door, I shall be enabled to show
you something to your advantage." Witness followed
the prisoner as he desired, and on their gaining the rear
of the premises, the prisoner, pulling out the three notes
now produced, numbered as follows, viz , 2,434, 0,520,
and 3,029, said, " You shall have those for 41. a piece.
Witness suspecting something wrong, spoke to his
master, and the two men somewhat alarmed, left the
premises. The prisoner, on whom the notes were found,
was captured by Sergeants Dowling and Eames, of the
EI division; the other man has escaped.
The prisoner, when remanded, said he had picked the
notes up in the streets.

MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.)
William Hanks, a well-known smasher, was lbrought
before Mr. Bingham, charged with having uttered a
counterfeit shilling.
Mr. William Birdman, landlord of the Hampshire
Hog, Berwick-street, said last night about ten o'clock
the prisoner crme into his house and called for a half-
pint of porter, in payment for which he tendered the
coin produced. Witness on looking at the prisoner, re-
cognised him as having aw mpted to pass a counterfeit
shilling on the Saturday previous, and on examining the
coin offered last night detect, d it as bring a counterfeit.
Witness was proceeding round the bar fur the purpose
of giving the prisoner into custody when he immediately
ran out of the house followed by witness, who after a
sharp run succeeded in coming up with the prisoner in
Poland-street, and gave him in charge to a constable
who at that moment came up.
Catherine Knotts, the daughter of Mr. Knotts, of
Walker's• court, identified the prisoner as the man who
attempted to pass a base shilling about ten minutes pre-
vious to his going to the house of last witness.
The prisoner, in defence, stoutly denied having been
in the neighbourhood last night. He therefore could not
be accused of uttering the base coin.
Constable 150 C, proved that he saw the prisoner
coming out of Mr. Knott's shop at the time mentioned
by Miss Knott. Witness knew the prisoner as an old
offender.
The prisoner, who persisted in his statement, was fully
committed.

OVERLAND MAIL

INDIA AND CHINA.

(From the Times.)

We have received, in anticipation of the overland
mail, Bombay papers of the 15th September, Cal-
cutta 7th September, and Hong-Kong of the 23d
August, from which we extract the following intel-
ligence :

A considerable force is now assembled at Moul-
tan, and by the last advices was ready to
commence the siege of that fort. Moolraj, it is
said, has resolved to sell his life, and there is
no doubt that he has some devoted followers, who
will stand by him to the last. Various reports of
the strength of Moultan have been circulated, the
truth of which will now soon be put to the test.
That it is thought by no means despicable by those at
last sent to reduce it is evident from the deliberation
with which they are proceeding, and the power that
they are preparing to bring against it. By
the Delhi Gazette of the 6th we learn that
Moolraj is making great exertions to seduce the
sepoys of the East India Company. That piper
says—" Endeavours to seduce the sepoys of our
own regiments are amongst the attempts made,
his instruments being deserters from the British
army, who promise high pay and other advan-
tages. Two of these came to a sepoy of the 51st
Native Infantry, who appeared to agree to take ser-
vice with the Dewan on 15 rupees a month. After.
a while be induced the decoys to go with him to
his tent, and then quietly slipped away to report
to the officer of his company what had occurred.
The two men were forthwith apprehended, and
Moolraj's purwannahs found on their persons.
Several heads of cattle, and among them some
camels and an elephant of General Whish, had
been captured by the Dewan's foraging parties.
The two remaining companies of the 82d Foot
(under Captain Piggott) had arrived in safety at
Kurrumpoor, but found, on reaching that place,
that the whole of the carriage cattle had been
taken on with the regiment. The latest letters
from Moultan are dated the 29th of August. The
force continued comparatively inactive, and we re-
gret to learn that supplies were beginning to be
so scarce that it was seriously proposed to com-
mence on the store taken down
,by the commis-
sariat. It seemed to be the general opinion that
the train would not reach before the 4th, but we
should think it would hardly take eight days to do
from four to five ordinary marches, for they left the
Ghat on the 28th. A wing of the 51st Native Infan-
try had been sent to escort the guns. A heavy
shower of rain had fallen on the 25th, and consider-
ably cooled the temperature. It seems to be thought
that bad management had caused the great mortality
and sickness in her Majesty's 32d Foot, as all the
other troops were in good health, comparatively
speaking, and there was no sickness among the native
troops. But we will no venture on an opinion with-
out more facts; we merely give that which is pre-
valent in the camp."
In Bombay there was some improvement in busi-
ness, and a large number of shares having been
taken up in the proposed Railway Company (Great
Indian Peninsular), as many as 30,000, great hopes
are entertained that this important undertaking will
soon be gone on with. A second general meeting of
the Bombay Steam Navigation Company was held
immediately after last mail left, and their affairs,
not in an over-flourishing condition, discussed in a
very friendly spirit. Since then, Mr. Richmond,
of the late firm of Richmond and Co., has been
appointed manager of the concern, an officer
much wanted, and it is expected that Mr.
Richmond will do much to retrieve the fortunes of
the company, whose stock has been long quoted
at more than 50 per cent. discount. The Right
Honourable the Governor remains in the Deccan,
where, lately, the weather is described as having
been extremely pleasant. His Lordship is expected
at Bombay about the 15th proximo. His Excellency
the Commander-in-Chief is also in the Deccan, now
engaged on a tour of inspection. The judges of the
Supreme Court have been sitting at term these three
weeks, the cases being numerous, and some of them
important. A steamer owned by natives is about to
be regularly put on the line between Bombay and the
Persian Gulf. The trade on this line, heretofore prin-
cipally carried on in small craft, called buglows, is
very great, and good judges are of opinion that it
would support several steamers if well conducted.
Calcutta suggests nothing to one's mind but the
everlasting Union Bank affair. The Bank makes
no progress, except in difficulty and entangle-
ment. It was understood that the leading men
among the resident shareholders have applied to
Government for a special Act to wind up the con-
cern, and that the proposition is favourably enter-
tained, but that difficulties very apparent may still
prevent the application of this remedy. The Bombay
Commercial Bank is still without its four lacs of
rupees, lost in that quarter, and a special agent is re-
tained in Calcutta to look after the amount. '
Madras seldom supplies us with much news of
interest. One item it does supply on this occasion,
of a very painful nature. That is the removal
in custody of an assistant-surgeon, Mr. Daubeny,
from Rhotagherry to the Presidency, charged with
murder. _ _ _

The latest advices from Ceylon, received in Cal-
cutta, indicate the speedy suppression of the insur-
rection. It will, however, have cost , money in the
transportation of troops, the destruction of pro-
perty, and the necessary preparations against future
disturbance.
From Hyderabad the last accounts were that since
General Fraser's return to the Residency he has
almost ostentatiously declined any interference in the
affairs of the Nizam's Government, so much so that
it was surmised to be the intention to leave affairs to
take their own course until impending ruin should
make the interference of the paramount state un-
avoidable.
There are no accounts of importance from the
eastern settlements. In the China Seas an English
schooner has been captured by her Majesty's ship
Childers, on a charge of piracy.