The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-21 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron RoLPx.)

Samuel Smith Mickelburgh, a young mgn of respect-
able appearance, surrendered to take his trial, upon
three indictments, for embezzling and secreting money
the property of his employer, William Henry Fleming.
The prisoner pleaded not guilty to all the charges, and
the case that was gone into was one imputing to the pri-
soner the receipt of three several sums of 21. 2e., 21. Bs.,
and 11. Ss., in the months of March and June of the pre-
sent year.
Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Ballantine prosecuted. The
defence was conducted by Mr. Huddlestone, in the ab-
sence of Mr. Bodkin, who was with him, but who was
prevented by severe illness from attending.
Mr. CLARICON, in opening the case, said that the pro-
secutor was a brewer, at Camberwell, and the prisoner
had been for several years in his service as clerk, and
in that capacity used to receive money en behalf of
his employer. He was discharged from the ser-
vice without, however, at that time there being
any imputation upon his honesty. On the 3d Oc-
tober, and very soon afterwards, upon an examination
of the accounts, the prosecutor was induced to send for
the prisoner, and in his presence the books were
examined, and various deficiences were discovered, of
which the prisoner could give no explanation, and he
was requested to obtain the assistance of a solicitor, and
come the next day and have a fall investigation. This
was on the 27th October, and on that night the brewery
took fire and was almost entirely consumed, two of the
books, which would have been very material upon the
present inquiry, being destroyed in the conflagration.
The prisoner was taken into custody on suspicion of
having caused the fire, but he thought it right to in-
form them that, upon inquiry, there did not appear to be
the slightest foundation for that charge, and he called
upon the jury to dismiss it entirely from their minds,
and not allow the circumstance of the destruction of the
brewery by fire in any way to prejudice the prisoner
upon this inquiry. The Learned Counsel proceeded to
state that the books which escaped would abundantly
make out the present charge against the prisoner, and
he was afraid that when they had heard the evidence
they would have no alternative but to return a verdict of
guilty.
Mr. W. H. Fleming deposed that he was a brewer
at Camberwell; and on the Ist October last he had
premises on Camberwell-green. At that time the pri-
soner was his clerk, and had been so for several years
previous. It was his duty to receive money in the
counting-house from customers, and also from the dray-
men, and to keep a day-book, cash-book, and ledger,
and to enter all moneys he received in the day-book
and cash-book—immediately they were paid in the
former, and at the close of the day in the latter. Wit-
ness was in the habit of looking over these books and
balancidg them every week; and if he found them to
correspond he put his initials to them; and the ledger
was subsequently posted from the day-book. The pri-
soner left witness's service on the day he mentioned, and
before he left he balanced the cash-book with him, but
he made no mention of any other sums of money than
those stated in it. After the prisoner had left witness
made a more minute examination of the books, and
drew up an abstract of the different sums that ap-
peared to have been received by the prisoner, and which
he showed to the prisoner, and called his attend el to.
He sent for the prisoner specially for that purpose on
the 27th October, and called his attention to three,
amongst other items, referring to different sums of 21 83.,
21. 25., and 1/. 83., which appeared by the ledger to have
been paid, but of which sums no mention was made in
either the cash or day book. The two first items ap-
peared by the ledger to have been paid in March, and
the third in June. The prisoner appeared very con-
fused, and said he could nut make out how the sums
were posted in the ledger without being in the d book,
and there must be some mistake. Witness then asked
him whether the cash in the cash-book always agre,d
with the day-book, and he said it did, and then himself
looked through the day-book, and the result of the in-
vestigation was, that witness told him he had robbed him
of the money, and it was a very serious charge. Wit-
nesi'e brother, who is an attorney, was present, and he
told the prisoner he did not wish him to commit himself,
but if he would appoint a solicitor to meet him on the
following reoreing the books should be fully in-
spected. The prisoner then wrote a letter to his so-
licitor, and he heard him afterwards say that he had
destroyed this letter. The prisoner left, and witness,
locked up the counting-house, and all the books were
plsced in the prisoner's presence in the iron sate. About
one o'clock, on the following morning, he received infor-
mation which led him to his brewery, and he found it
in flames, and the premises, including the place where
the book; were kept, were almost entirely destroyed.
Some of the books were entirely se msumed, and among
them were the cash and day books. The ledger was
only partially burned. The remains of this book were
produced, and the witness said it containe d entries in
the prisoner's handwriting of the receipt of 2/. Bs., on
account of a customer named Bagshaw, another sum of
2/. 2s. from a customer n ineJd Dullond, and a third item
of 1/ 83. on the Ist of June, to the credit of a third cus-
tomer named Barron. The witness said he was certain
that neither of these items appeared in the cash-book
or the day- book, and that he particularly called the pri-
soner's attention to the fact on the day before the fire,
and also asked him to look over the books to see if the
entries had been made by mistake on any other days.
The witness then referred to the draymen's book and
also to the receipts of the customers, all of which were
signed and receipted by the pris men
Cross-examined-- Prisoner had been in his service
eight years, and he had given him notice to quit in
March, but lie stayed on until October. A disagree-
ment t )ok place between them on the 2d of October. Oa

that day witness had ben to Croydon, and when he re-

turned he found an exciseman, named Lewis, on the pre-
mises, aid witness thought he had no business there, but
he did not swear at the prisoner, nor did he remember
telling him he would not have his friend there. In conse-
quence of something said by the prisoner, he told him ho
had better leave his service, and directed him to come
the next morning to settle his accounts ; but he swore
positively ho did not tell him that, if he found a shil.
ling wrong, he would transport him. Would swear
he did not tell the prisoner that, if his " pals " wanted
him, they were to come to him after he had finished
with him. The prisoner came to the counting-house
the next morning and made up his books and paid
over the balance, and witness gave him a cheque for
261. for salary that was due, and a month's salary in
advance ; and when the prisoner went away he said
that if any errors were discovered in his accounts,
he should be glad to attend and rectify them. He
met the prisoner a few days afterwards, and he asked
him to give him a character to enable him to take a si-
tuation at Messrs. Combe and Delafield's. At this time
witness had discovered irregularities in the accounts,
and he gave the prisoner an evasive answer, telling him
he would consider of it. Ile went to find the prisoner,
on the 26th of October, at Mr. Turnley's brewery, to re-
quest him to come to the brewery the next day to show
him the state of the accounts, but he did not recollect
whether he shook hands with him. He was not aware

that the prisoner was managing this brewery ; but he
told him that he had brewed some ale, which witness
tasted, and told him it was very good. He did not say
a word to the prisoner about the embezzlement on this
occasion, for if he had he should not have expected him
to come the next day. Did not remember hearing his
brother ask the prisoner what he meant to do respect-
ing the errors, and he did not say so to witness's know-
ledge. I saw the prisoner at the fire, but did not observe
him in the act of endeavouring to rescue the horses, or
that he was very wet, and had been exerting himself, to
extinguish the fire. The moment witness saw him he gave
him in charge to Inspector Campbell, for settinc, fire to
the premises, and that charge was investigated' on the
following morning, before the magistrates, and he was
discharged, but was immediately accused of embezzle-
ment, and remanded upon that charge. A portion of the
premises of the iprisoner's father-in-law, which abutted
upon witness's brewery, was burned by the fire. Wit-
ness was insured. Some suggestion was made that the
origin of the fire should be inquired into by the Coroner,
and witness's brother, who acted as his solicitor, was
agreeable to this being done, but it was not carried out.
He would swear that he never said to a person named
Depledge that the brewery was a -- expensive con-
cern, and he wished it was burned down. Witness
never received money himself and directed the prisoner
to give a receipt for it. He knew a public-house called
the Fleece. He held the lease of the house. The prie
soner had lent 501. to the former landlord, bat witness
had paid him that amount when he died, and he was not
in any way indebted to the prisoner. The amount of the
dealings of the brewery would be from 12,0001. to
15,0001. a year, and a great portion of that amount
would pass through the prisoner's hands.
Re-examined—Witness was insured in the Kent Fire-
office for 1,4001. for his house and buildings, and in the
Phoenix for 2,6001. for stock, &c. The claim upon the
latter was 3,0001., and upon the former 1,3001., and the
full amount of both insurances had been paid. Every
opportunity was given to the prisoner to examine the
books, but he never gave any explanation regarding the
items referred to.
_ Catherine Hunt, in the service of Mr. Dollond, of
Camberwell, proved that on the 16th of March, in this
Mgr' shee paid the prisoner two guineas on account of
gave millneg, for beer purchased by her master, and
"Mrs. Jane Etaigrsheceipt for the amount, which she
produced•
the
prisoner
also produced a receipt for 21. Bs.
given by
amount of 11. 83. to thpeprt°v
Another witness d the payment of the third
r on the Ist of March.
prisoner on the Ist of Jane, and
he produced dßuALcediatNhTeirxecEesiniaganwby him on the occasion.
)tlire case for the pro-
uto.riluddlestone, Mr.
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secution, but at the request oleos
put into the
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Fleming, the brother of the pros
whatco oc-
witness-box, and in answer to questions was
confirmed the account given by his brotlieurtof
curred in the omnting-house on the 27th
and he also said ,that a suggestion was made on behalf
of the prisoner by his attorney, that there should be an
examination of the accounts, but no such examination
took place.
Inspector Campbell deposed that while he was taking
the prisoner to the station-house, he said that he thought
Mr. Fleming had been actuated by vindictiveness in
charging him with arson, and that he believed it was in
consequence of his having discovered some errors in the
accounts which he should have been able to rectify. It
also appeared that upon the examination of some wit-
nesses on behalf of the prisoner, the charge of arson
was at once dismissed by the magistrate.
Mr. HIIDDLESTONE made a most earnest appeal to the
jury on behalf of the prisoner, lie complained of the
' circumstance that had been again introduced, that the
prisoner was guilty of the crime of firing the brewery
in order to screen his guilt, when it must be apparent to
every one who heard the case that there was not the

have shown that the defalcation was merely the result of
error and mistake, and he submitted to the jury that in
transactions which, according to the statement of the
prosecutor, amounted to so much as twelve or fifteen
thousand pounds a year, some mistakes might very
easily occur, and he reminded the jury that the whole
of the sums alleged to have been embezzled by the three

indictmentsseparate
amount to more than 201. He also contended that it
was quite clear the prosecutor in the first instance only
looked upon the matter in the light of a civil transaction,
and that he had no idea of treating it as a criminal
charge, until he found ha had got himself into a diffi-
culty by his hasty proceeding in giving prisoner into
custody upon so serious a charge as arson, without any
justification.
A number of highly-respectable witnesses gave the
prisoner an excellent character for honesty and in-
tegrity.
Mr. Baron ROLFE summed up the case, and the jury,
after deliberating for some time in the box, expressed a
wish to retire. They were absent nearly three-quarters
of an hour, when they returned into court and gave a
verdict of Guilty, but recommended the prisoner to
mercy on account of his previous good character.
Sarah Waters, 32, was indicted for the wilful murder
of her female illegitimate infant, by leaving it exposed
in the open air, and so causing its death. There were
other counts, varying the form of the charge.
Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Clerk conducted the prosecu-
tion, instructed by Mr. Hayward, for the Treasury; Mr.
Clarkson defended tho prisoner.
Mr. BALLANTINE, in opening the case, said, that by
some of the counts in the indictment, the 'prisoner was
charged with causing the death of her infant by admi-
nistering some deleterious drug to it, but the jury would
dismiss these counts from their consideration, as it was
clear that the death was the result of exposure to the
cold, and that the child was so exposed by the act of the
prisoner, and the only question in the case was, the in-
tent of the prisoner at the time she deserted her infant.
The evidence he should lay before them, he said, he be-
lieved, would establish the following facts :—The pri-
soner, who is an unmarried woman, was lodging, on the
21st November at a house in Plummer's-buildings,
Commercial-road, and on that day she was delivered of
the infant in question. On the following morning, to
the surprise of the persons in the house, she was observed
to be dressed, and in the act of leaving the house with
her infant, and notwithstanding the remonstrances of
the persons about her, she persisted in doing so, and left
the house, saying that she was going to take the child
out to nurse. The prisoner returned home the same night
without the infant, and on her being asked what she had
done with it, she said that she had placed it out to nurse,
and that she was to pay ss. per week for it. She
afterwards made other statements, which excited sus-
picion, and information was given to the police, but no-
thing was heard of the child until the following morning,
when the infant was discovered in a dung-hole, in Bel-
grave-mews East, quite dead, the death evidently
having been occasioned by the exposure to the incle-
mency of the weather during the night. 'rho Learned
Counsel said that upon these facts the only question for
the jury to consider was, with what intent the prisoner
had deserted the infant, and whether the offence she had
committed amounted to murder, or only to the milder
offence of manslaughter. The law with regard to the
subject was perfectly clear. It was undoubtedly the
duty of the mother to protect and nourish her child, and
if she failed to do so, and it should appear that she
placed it in a concealed position, where death was
likely to follow, and with the expectation that such
would be the result, the offence would amount to the
crime of murder. If however, it should be the opi-
nion of the jury that the intention when the child
was exposed was not to cause its death, but that
it might be found by some one, and taken care
of, in that case, although a highly criminal act would
have been committed, it would not amount to murder,
but to the less serious offence of manslaughter. He said
ho thought it right to state that the place where the pri-
soner deposited the infant was in a public mews, to
which grooms and persons belonging to the stables
were constantly in the habit of resorting, and the pri-
soner might reasonably have imagined that the child
wool f be discovered, and she had all along stated that it
was her intention that the child should be found, and
disclaimed all idea of destroying it. He concluded by
stating that it certainly was not a far-fetched supposi-
tion, under the circumstances, to imagine that the child
must really have been discovered, and it would be for
the jury to say, after they had heard the evidence lie
should lay before them, whether they ought not charit-
ably come to the conclusion that the prisoner was not
guilty of the dreadful crime of wilful murder, and exer-
cise the power which they possessed by the law, of find-
ing her guilty only of the offence of manslaughter.
Evidence was then adduced which made out the state
of facts asirepresented by the Learned Counsel; and it
was clearly established that the mews in question was a
public thoroughfare, where it might very reasonably be
supposed that the child would have been discovered, and
that the prisoner, from the moment of her apprehension,
continued to declare that this was her object, and that
she expected some one of the grooms employed in the
mews would discover the child and take it home to his
wife.

Mr. CLARKSON, at the close of the case for the prose-
cution, put it to his Lord'hip whether there was suffi-
cient evidence to go to the jury to support the charge
of mur ler. He would not attempt, he said, to struggle
against a verdict of manslaughter.
Baron ROLFE said, he apprehended the jury would
hardly considerthe charge of murder had been supported,
but he could not tell what view the jury would take of
the case. He should tell them that before they came to
that conclusion, they must be satisfied that the prisoner
actually intended to destroy the child, or that the act
imputed to her was one which would inevitably cause
that result. If they should be of opinion that her object
was to relieve herself from the burden of maintaining
the infant, and that she placed it where she thought it
would be found by some person who would take care
of it, the offence would not be murder but manslaughter.
Mr. CLARKSON then briefly addressed the jury for the
prisoner, and urged that it was quite clear from all the
circumstances of the case, that she had no intention to
destroy the life of her child, but that her object was to
provide that support and succour for it, which her own
miserable position rendered it impossil)le for her to
afford it.

Baron ROLFE having briefly summed up,
The jury immediately found the prisoner Guilty of
manslaughter.—Sentence was deferred.
Jane Pullen, 41, widow, was indicted for the man-
slaughter of her daughter, Anne Pullen, by strangling
and suffocating her, by tying her by the neck with a
rope to a bedstead.

Mr. Huddlestone prosecuted, Mr. Snow defended the
prisoner.

- The facts of this case lay in a very brief compass. The
prisoner who, it appeared, was a hard-working industrious
woman, occupied the second-floor room of a house in
Princes-street, Fitzroy- square, with the deceased, a girl
14 years of age. On the morning of the 24th November,
the prisoner had gone out to work at six o'clock, and had
directed her to do some portion of needlework, and when
she returned home at eleven o'clock she found the work
was not done, and the deceased accounted for it by say-
ing that she had fallen asleep. Upon this, it appeared,
that the prisoner tied a rope round her neck, and then
attached it to the top of the bedstead, tying the end in
such a position as that the deceased could not reach it,
and she left her in that state until nearly eleven o'clock
at night, when upon her entering the room, she found
the unfortunate child quite dead, evidently from strangu-
lation. The prisoner gave an alarm, and evinced the
utmost regret for what had happened, and when the
landlord went into the room, she at once admitted that
it was by her act that her daughter's death had been oc-
casioned, and gave an explanation of the reasons which
had induced her to punish her in such a manner, stating
that she had gone to sleep instead of doing her work,
and she tied her up to the bed-post to prevent her from
going to sleep again, and placed her work on a chair
by her. It appeared that the prisoner's general conduct
towards the deceased was characterised by kindness and
humanity, and it appeared pretty apparent from the
evidence that the prisoner, in acting as she did, was not
actuated by any criminal intention, but she merely de-
sired to punish her daughter for her idle conduct.
Mr. Sfs-ow, in addressing the jury for the prisoner,
after remarking upon the painful and melancholy nature
of the cue, said he should submit that the prisoner had
not used, in the first instance, any more coercion towards
the deceased than the law justified a parent in making
use of to a child; and although a fatal result had ensued,
he was of opinion the jury would hardly feel themselves
called upon to find the prisoner guilty of manslaughter,
under such circumstances as appeared in this case.
Mr. Baron ROLPE summed up, and in the course of
his observations to the jury he said that undoubtedly
the law gave a parent the right to inflict proper and rea-
sonable punishment upon a child, but he trusted the age
was gone by when parents were to be allowed to have
recourse to what seemed to him a most barbarous mode
of punishment. With regard to the cause of death, upon
which some observations had been made in the course of
the case, it was his duty to inform them that whether the
death were _occasioned by apoplexy brought on by
strangling, or by actual suffocation, made no difference,
as each result was clearly attributable to the act of the
prisoner.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty, but recommended
her to mercy on account of her character.
The Learned JUDGE, in passing sentence, told the pri-
soner that she might have adopted many other means to
correct her child, rather than resorting to the horrible
expedient that had led to such a fatal result, and which
he considered evinced a total absence of proper feeling
on her part. He would, however, give effect to the re-
commendation of the jury, who probably thought it was
more an act of ignorance than wilful cruelty, and under
all the circumstances the sentence upon her would be im-
prisonment and hard labour for one year.

last was addressed, " Mr. Donohue, Ballyadora, Mayo,
Ireland," in which were enclosed a half .sovereign and
two shillings marked, which he also handed to the
officer, after putting a post-office stamp upon each.
The letters should have reached the General Post-office,
in the Clapham bag, if his directions had been properly
carried out ; but when it arrived they could not be
found, upon which he proceeded with the officer and
Mr. Cole, inspector of letter carriers, and saw the pri-
soner, about seven o'clock, and having asked him if he
had assisted in making up the bag at five o'clock, he
replied that he had not; but Baldwin, the change-taker,
said, in his presence, that he had ; upon which wit-
ness demanded to see what money he had about him,
and when the officer searched him there were twelve
sovereigns found, among which were the several marked
coins produced, a portion of which were discovered
at No. 1, Ebenezer-row, Manor-street, Clapham, where
he lodged.
Peake, the officer, proved that be found a great quan-
tity of papers and letters at the prisoner's lodgings,
among which were bank receipts in the Three per Cent.
Consols for the sum of 4751., all of which were in the
prisoner's name, his salary during the eight years he was
in the establishment being 16s. a week. He also found
the envelopes belonging to the letters in question, and a
letter addressed to a servant in. Cambridgeshire, sup-
posed to contain one guinea.
The prisoner declined saying anything in his defence,
and upon the application of Mr. Peacock, he was or-
dered to be reprimanded.
THE INDEVATIGABLE JOSEPEI Any AGAIN I Mr.
HENRY said he would avail himself of the opportunity to
mention a circumstance which had caused him no small
degree of perplexity. He had lately received letters
from different persons in various quarters representing
that Joseph Ady had again commenced his annoyances
by informing them that he was in a pos tion to commu-
nicate to them some thing to their advantage upon the
receipt of a certain remittance, which surprised him
very much, being under the impression that Ady had
still been confined in Tothill•fields Prison.

Mr. Peacock replied, that Ady had been convicted
more than once at this court, at the suit of the Post-
master-General, and sent to prison for his extortionate
practices, until lately, when he memorialised the Lords
of the Treasury or the Secretary of State, expressing his
contrition, and stating that confinement was making
serious inroads upon his health. The document was
backed by the visiting justices, and the circumstance
being submitted to the consideration of the Postmaster-
General, he was upon the faith of such representations
allowed his liberty. The very next day he had the
effrontery to send him (Mr. Peacock) a letter, for which
he had to pay 2d. postaike, offering to put him in posses-
sion of something to his advantage, if he would only
remit him by the earliest convenience the sum of 11. Is.,
and there having lately passed through the Pest-office
several such letters to different individuals making the
same flattering offers, the Postmaster- General finds it
necessary to again institute proceedings against him and
compel him to abandon for the remainder of his days
such nefarious practices.
CHARITY.—A gentleman handed to the magistrate the
sum of 204 from the Goldsmiths' Company, being dou-
ble the amount of their annual donation.
MARYLEBONE.

EXTENSIVE RODETRY 017 PLATE, JEWELLERY, he...—
Yesterday Nathaniel Hobbs was placed at the bar before
Mr. Broughton, on a charge of having been concerned
in stealing property to the amount of more than 501. in
plate and jewellery, from the private residence of Mr.
J. Rockley, 3, Grove-end-place, St. John's Wood.
The evidence was gone into at great length, and it
appeared that the prosecutor, who is the proprietor of
the well-known New Hummums Hotel, Covent-garden,
quitted his house above alluded to every morning with
his wife, leaving the care of the premises to Mary Anne
Millett, the heusekt eper, and her niece, Heater Stride,
the cook. On Welnesday, the 13th inst., Millett, who
h A been upon terms of intimacy with the prisoner, re-
ceived from him a letter, requesting that she would go
out with him that afternoon, and at three o'clock she
and her niece quitted home with the prisoner in a cab;
the vehicle was pulled up at the Nightingale pub-
publ.c-house, Lisson-grove, where the prisoner alighted,
and in the course of a few moments he again took his
seat. They went on to the Colosseum, where they 0-
mained for some time, and on their (the females') return
it was discovered that the house had been broken open,
and a quantity of valuable plate and jewellery abstracted
from drawers, &c., in different apartments. Information
of the robbery was, without loss of time, communicated
to Mr. Rockley, and the prisoner was ultimately cap-
tured by police-constables Tomlin, an officer of the S
division, No. 250. None of the stolen articles have yet
been met with.

Totnlin expressed an opinion that if a little more time
were allowed him in the investigation of the affair he
should, in all probability, be enabled to get up other im-
portant and more conclusive evidence, not only as to the
prisoner's guilty knowledge, but also that of other par-
ties, whose names it was not in the present stage of the
prcceedings prudent to disclose.

Tho prisoner, who asserted his innocence, was re-
manded till next Wednesday; but was toll that he was
at liberty to put in bail for his re-appearance on that
day, himself in 501. and two sureties in 30/. each. Not
being prepared with the required sureties he was locked
up by the gaoler.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, IVEDNESDAY.—An investigation took
place this morning at the Admiralty-house, before
Admiral the Hon. Sir Bladen Capel, :K.C.8., the
Commander-in-Chief, into the circumstances of the
Sharpshooter, iron steam-schooner, getting ashore off
Worthing on Thursday last, the pilot hiving refused
to keep the certificate given him on board, in conse-
quence of its setting forth that he ran the ship
ashore. The commander, master (second), pilot,
gunner, the man at
,the wheel at the time, and
the quartermaster, were each examined to-day,
in the Secretary's-office, by the Commander-in-
Chief; and it appeared that the pilot (Joseph Bur-
nett) took charge of the vessel at Spithead on Wed-
nesday last, fur Brighton. At ten o'clock that night
the commander ordered the vessel to be hove to until
towards daylight next morning, to get into Brighton.
At two o'clock A.M., on Thursday, the pilot sent the
officer of the watch below to ask the commander for
permission to make sail, which was granted ; and
sail was made, with but little wind at S.S.E., and the
ebb making strong. The watch was called at four
A.M., the vessel then getting well in towards the west
part of Shoreham. The master, as well as the pilot,
was on deck at the time. At a quarter past four the
pilot asked the master to "stay ship," as she was
getting well in, being rather awkward to handle
without steam. The master said, " It's time enough
yet, pilot, till five o'clock, as I want to get my decks
cleaned." The pilot then gave up charge. Just
before five the pilot again went to the master, and
said, " Sir, you had better tack ship, as you are
getting well in." The master said that he had done
so, and would take charge of the ship ; and told the
pilot that he had better go below ; but this the-
pilot did not do, but kept on deck. When the
vessel got near the ground the master then wanted
the pilot to take charge again, which he did, and
gave orders to get canvass on her, which was done,
when, in about twenty minutes after, she struck on
one of the outer banks to the eastward of Worthing,
and " sewed" a foot, but at about half-past nine
o'clock she came off with a hawser and kedge, and
proceeded to the Downs. The pilot then had the en-
tire charge again, by the commander's orders, and
she brought up safely in the Downs on Friday, at 12
o'clock. The pilot remained in charge until Sunday
afternoon, when a young gentleman was sent to tell
him the master wanted him, and he went on deck,
where a certificate was given him to go ashore at
Deal on his way homewards, with the commander in
his gig. The pilot stated the master had mistaken
the lights of Worthing for those of Brighton; the
result was the vessel went ashore, the pilot, as he
states, having previously given up the responsibility.
No leads were hove at any time during the passage.
The pilot is a Trinity pilot, and navigated a French
screw-yacht from this port for Treport some few
years singe with the French Royal family on board,
and has some of the best testimonials and certificates
of ability that could be granted a man of his pur-
suits. The Sharpshooter will be docked to-morrow.
Two more cases of cholera have occurred since
Monday night in the Hashemy convict ship, which
has been this afternoon removed from Spithead to the
quarantine-ground at the Motherbank, where she
now remains with the yellow flag flying. Two me-
dical men have been sent from London to-day to
render additional aid. Messrs. Garratt and Gibbon,
the agents to Lloyd's at this port, are indefatigable
in their exertions to render, aid and to afford as much
relief as possible, but their kindness is frustrated in
a great measure by the mystery and closeness pre-
served by the officials. As near as could be ascer-
tained up to this time (i p.m.), about thirty cases of
sickness are on board, several with cholera, others
with diarrhoea aid bowel complaints. In the three
fatal cases, death ensued a few hours after attack.
Although the; bodies! have been dead some time,
one as long as since Monday night, the three remain
on board uninterred.

The Myrtle steam-vessel, Mr. Balliston, Acting-
Master, Commanding, conveyed Captain H. D. Chads,
C. 8., to Cowes this evening, that officer being in-
vited to dine with her Majesty and the Prince Con-
sort at Osborne.
The Court will leave Osborne to-morrow morning
at ten o'clock for Windsor.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BOW-STREET.
at the Clapham district, was placed at the bar before
Yesterday W. Makepiece, a letter •carrier, employed
Mr. Henry, charged with stealing three letters contain-
ing sums of money, the property of the Postmaster-
General.
Mr. Peacock, solicitor to the Post-office, conducted
the prosecution ; and Mr. Stringer, a solicitor, appeared
for the prisoner.
Mr. Walter Sculthorpe, a president in the London
&strict, stated that in conseqnence of numerous com-
plaints being made to the authorities respecting missing
lutters, containing property, from the Clapham district,
he caused the three h vers produced to be written, one
of which was addressed, " Garnam, widow, care
of Mr. Woolley, power-loom manufacturer, Dundee,"
enclosing in it a sovereign and two fourpenny pieces,
which he had grievously marked. He sealed the letter,
and handed it to Peak; the officer, between twelve and
one o'clock. The second was addressed, "Mrs. Leigh-
ton,hag, Lincolnshire," in which he
enclosed a half-sovereign and a shilling, also marked ;
and
sealed it, delivered it to the officer. Thu
livzihn-street, Spalding,
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Wind, E.N.E., strong breezes, and 'lark cloudy
iveather.

FIELD-HALL.

There being no other witnesses to examine,

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consumption. The cotton market was firm, with an ac-
tive demand. The wool market was also firm. Meck-
lenburg fl-eces have gone at 131 to 141 bco., and fine at
151 to 171 bco.; Silesian, at 181 to 321 bco. Several
parcels of short lambs-wool have been purchased at
to 12. The corn market had become more active, owing
to the favourable news from England. The business
doing in exchanges was trifling. Bills of both long and
short date, on London, were in demand, at 13 9 and 13
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slightest foundation for the charge, which was imme-
diately dismissed by the magistrate. lie urged that the
production of the cash. book and the day-hook would
have been must important for the prisoner, as they might

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 1848,

THE ASSASSINATIONS AT STAN-

WYMONDITAM, DEC. 20. —The protracted inquiry be-
fore the coroner's jury was resumed by Mr. Press, yes-
terday, at the King's Head, in this town.

At a former meeting of the jury it was suggested that
the coroner should on this occasion proceed with the
jury to Stanfield•hall for the purpose of taking the de-
positions of Mrs. Jermy and her domestic (Eliza
Chestney), but it being announced that they had not
sufficiently recovered for such an ordeal—although we
are happy to announce that they are progressing to the
satisfaction of the family's medical attendants—it was de-
termined not to risk any change that might possibly arise
by their examination. The proposition was therefore
abandoned.

The CORONER stated that he had received several
communications, suggesting means of discovering the fire-
arms which were employed in the perpetration of the
murders, and among them one recommending the use of
clairvoyance. He, however, observed, that he had no
faith in that art.

Hows, the police-officer in the Norfolk constabulary,
produced seven letters which he found in a desk at the
dwelling at Potash-farm, occupied by Mr. Rush, written
to J. Rush, jun., by the accused, James Blomfield Rush,
and dated trom different parts of London. Their con-
tents Here scarely of any importance in throwing any
new light on the mystery attached to the case, but they
confirm the ill-feeling towards the deceased, Mr. Isaac
Jermy, by Rush. In one of the epistles, referring to the
proceedings which Mr. Jermy had taken against him, he
writes, " I have at last got Jermy in a fix; he is a rogue
and a villain." Again, he says, "I am getting ready
for Mr. Jermy."
Mr. John Witherford, superintendent of the Norfolk
constabulary, was next examined, and deposed to the
same facts as on the examination of the accused at Nor-
wich Castle, respecting the discovery of a tin box and
some papers under the flooring of a closet in the dining-
room of Potash-farm on the 2d instant.
_ _

Mr. J. S. Cann, solicitor at Wymondham, and clerk to
the magistrates, was sworn, and went into a lengthened
detail of his search of Potash-farm on the 2d instant, and
the finding and nature of the forged documents—all of
which was given at some length in our notice of the exa-
mination of Rush at Norwich Castle on Friday.
The forged documents were produced, and the writing
which Emily Sandford has admitted to have executed,
excited considerable interest by its masterly style of en-
grossing. They were drawn up quite in legal phraseo-
logy, there is no doubt, by Rush.
Mr. Cann added that five small keys were found in the
tin box. He did not know whether they opened any of
the cupboards of Stanfield•hall.

The CORONER said this was a very important fact to
learn, for, supposing Rush to have been the murderer, a
motive would present itself that he went there with the
keys, with a view of placing the duplicate copies of the
agreement in some part of the Hall, and in the event
of being hereafter suspected, he would turn round and
inquire why they accused him—he was on good terms
with Mr. Jermy. He had got the agreements signed by
Mr. Jermy, and copies would be fbund in his possession
at the Hall.

Mr. William Glasspool, a juror, residing at Wymond-
ham, said about ten years ago he was clerk to James
Blomtleld Rush, and was well acquainted with his hand-
writing. The letters produced by Hows were in his
writing.
The CORONER then proposed to proceed to the Bride-
well with the jury to take the testimony of Emily Sand-
ford. He said he was precluded from taking reporters
with him into the prison, but should be happy, on his
return, to detail such facts of her evidence as might ise
important.

'The Coroner and jury accordingly proceeded to the
Bridewell, and being seated in the board-room, Miss
Emily Sandford was introduced by Mrs. Bryan, in whose
custody she still remained. The Coroner explained to
her the occasion of their second visit, and then went
through a lengthened examination, which lasted nearly
three hours.

The Coroner and jury having returned to the inquest-
room, the Foreman suggested to the Coroner the pro.
priety of reading the additional statement of Emily Sand-
ford, which was done. Her evidence in respect to
the forged documents was exactly the same as she
gave at the Castle, and which has already been pub-
lished. The following very important facts were,
however, elicited from her, which have not as yet been
disclosed to the public.—He (the accused) went out five
or six nights previous to the murder, to look atter poachers.
I never saw him go out. He told me always to keep
in an adjoining room. On the Monday evening, the
night before the murder, he was out about two hours.
When he returned he went straight to his room. I dal
not see him come in; he told me to keep to my room.
On Tuesday, 28th ult. (the night of the assassination), I
went to bed about half-past 9 o'clock. In the middle of
the night, or early on the following morning, I wa►s awoke
by a rapping at my door. I heard another rap, and I aske
" Who is there?" Rush answered, " Open your door,
I wish to bid you good night." I got out of bed and un-
fastened the door. I returned to my bed, and Rush then
came in; he was undressed. He leant against the bed,
and I saw that he was trembling considerably. He said,
"If you hear any inquiries in the morning, you must
mind and say that I was only out 10 minutes." Noticing
that he continued trembling, I said, "For God's sake
what is the matter? what have you done?" He said,
"You must recollect and be firm, and say I was out only
10 minutes." I again asked him, " What is the matter?"
He said, "Nothing; but you may hear of something in
the morning." When he went out on the previous even-
ing I saw there was no fire in the room. After he had
returned I saw one had been kindled.

The CORON—EIt proceeded to notice briefly the main
points of the evidence, and explain the law as it referred
to the case.

The jury retired fur about a quarter of an hour. On
their return to the inquest-room, the foreman (Mr. Pos-
tle) announced the unanimous verdict of the jury to be—
" That the deceased, Mr. Isaac Jermy and Mr. Isaac
Jermy Jermy, were wilfully murdered by James Blom-
field Rush."

The necessary documents were then signed by the
jurymen for the prisoner's trial at the next assizes at
Norwich on the charge of murder.
It appears that notwithstanding the strictest search
no trace has yet been discovered of the firearms with
which the murders were committed.

The condition of Mrs. Jermy and her maid, Eliza
Chestney, is, we are happy to state, satisfactory. Mrs.
Jermy is fast recovering, and Eliza Chestney may bo
said to be going on in the same favourable way.
Just previous to the dispatch of our parcel we re-
cetved private information of more disclosures of a most
important character having been communicated to the
authorities, which we understand will lead to another
examination of the accused.

THE LATE HURRICANE.
GREENOCK, DEC. 15.—The weather has been very
coarse to-day in this quarter. In the morning it was
rather calm, the wind being from S.S.E. As the day
advanced, it began to rain heavily, the wind going gra-
dually round to S.W. Between three and four P.M. it
began to blow very hard ; and at five P.M. the wind had
freshened into a tremendous gale. The tide, at four
P.m., was higher than it has been for several years, the
water flowing over the quays, and at one or two places
rendering them quite impassable on foot. Several
steamers are lying at the quay, and it is unlikely they
will venture out to sea until the storm is somewhat
abated. Amongst them is the Vanguard, Dublin
steamer. The gusts of wind are becoming stronger,
and there is every probability of our having a terrible
night, so that considerable anxiety will be felt for intel-
ligence from sea.
DEc. 16.—Last night we had the severest storm that
has been felt in this district for the last half-dozen years;
the gusts of wind being sometimes so violent as to
render it almost impossible to keep one's feet. Slates
and chimney-cans were flying in all directions, so
that it was extremely dangerous to walk the streets. At
the steam-boat quay a number of steamers had to re-
main all the evening, and, owing to the limited room for
berthage, great contusion prevailed. The screw-steamer
Fire Queen, which left this for Ayr in the forenoon,
had gut down as far as Ardrossan, when she was obliged
to put back, and arrived at four o'clock. Several vessels
lying at the Tail of the Bank were blown over to
within a very short distance of the opposite shore. In
Gourock the gable of a newly-built house was blown
down, but we understand no person was hurt. In
Gouroek Bay, where a number of vessels outward-bound
were lying at anchor, a smack was driven ashore, and
several of the vessels were driven from theirmoorings,
the American barque Elijah Swift being carried nearly
overto
wind a
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there waiting
a fair ,
Alexander Johmaton, Halyards, Ste. We have been in-
formed that Dunoan Quay was completely demolished by
the force of the storm.

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The Atnsterdatn Bourse report, of the 17th in-
stant, mentions a considerable improvement f,o have t&:en
piece in the Nation/1,1 Securities, owing to the receipt of
the rise on the Paris Bourse. Belgian Stock were
1i e-
wise higher, and Skanish firm.

INDIA.

We have been favoured with the following letter
from an officer attached to Major Edwardes's bri-
gade:—

- Camp Sooraj Roond, Moultan, Oct. 26, 1848.
Having seen many erroneous accounts relating to
the proceedings of Lieutenant Edwardes's army, I
am induced to think a few facts will not be unaccept-
able to the public. The circumstances connected
with the military operations of this force, and the
causes whereby it was brought together, would
furnish matter for many lengthy letters. But it is
not my purpose to enter into detail. I desire only to
give a succinct account of some of the leading occur-
rences.

It will be remembered that in the month of April
last two British officers were barbarously murdered
at Moultan, and that immediately after De wan Mool•
raj took up arms against the Government. It was
proposed to send troops against the rebel at once, but
the authorities did not think it safe in consequence of
the heat. Moolraj had therefore some months given him
to raise an army, to strengthen himself ta it bin the fort,
and to put himself in a condition to cope with the
British. He did not neglect so favourable an oppor-
tunity, neither did he forget to assure his followers
that the British were not in a condition to advance
upon Moultan. He hastened to collect military
stores, and to draw together troops by raising the
country in every direction, and in this he was but too
successful, for in a few weeks he had a large and
well-appointed army at his command.
There can be no question, had not Moolraj met
with defeat at this time, that the whole of the Pun-
jaub would have been in a blaze, and all the richest
districts of Moultan would have fallen into the hands
of the enemy. But happily Edwardes was in the
country, on the right bank of the Indus, opposite.
Leiah, with two guns, 300 horse, four companies of
foot, and one disaffected Seikh regiment. Edwardes
crossed to Leiah, and commenced collecting the re-
venue; whereupon Moolraj sent 10,000 men and ten
guns to attack him. Edwardes was necessarily
obliged to retreat, and take up his old ground on
the right bank of the Indus, securing all
the boats ; at the same time he wrote to
General Cortlandt (Nizam of the district in Bunnoo),
to rcome to his assistance, which he did in six days,
with six guns, one regiment of foot, and a hundred
horse. At Derafatty Khan, Edwardes added in ten
days two thousand men to his force, and Cortlandt
moved towards Sungur, with six guns, two regiments
of foot, and a few' horse, Edwardes remaining to
prevent the enemy from crossing the river at Leiah,
or Lyah. On the day Cortlandt marched down the
right bank of the Indus, towards Sungur, the enemy
made a corresponding movement on the left bank,
and encamped opposite to Cortlandt, at Soottan Kot.
Next day, Edwardes dropped down the river in boats,
and joined General Cortlandt. In this way Edwardes
and Cortlandt reached Dera Ghazee Khan, where a
small friendly force was quartered, the enemy, as
before, encamping on the opposite bank. On the
march to Dera Ghazee Khan, Edwardes raised four
thousand men, his whole force amounting to seven
thousand.

Three thousand Bahawulpoor troops now crossed
the Ghenad, at Ooch, to draw off the enemy, so as to
allow Edwardes to cross the Indus, and the main
force (Bahawulpoor) crossed the Sutlej towards
Moultan.

Fearing for the safety of Moultan, the enemy fell
back and took up his ground on the left bank of the
Chenab, distant from the city about eighteen miles,
and between it and the Bahawulpoor troops. Ed-
wardes was thus enabled to cross the Indus, and on
the night of the 17th of June with great difficulty he
passed 1,000 men over the Chenab.
Early in the morning of the 18th Edwardes has.
tened to cross the Chenab himself, but, before he had
reached the opposite bank, the enemy commenced the
battle of Canary, by attacking the Bahawulpoor army.
Edwardes soon joined his men, and took up his
ground on the left of the line. At seven A M., the
whole of the Bahawulpoor and the enemy's
guns were engaged, and a well-directed fire was
kept up for six hours, when the enemy ad-
vanced, pouring in grape and musketry which
compelled the Bahawulpoor forces to tall back, and
withdraw their guns. Ed wardes's small force was
consequently (3,000 men) left to maintain its ground
between the two armies, and the enemy immediately
brought all his guns and infantry against it. Ed-
wardes had the greatest difficulty in keeping his mei,
from advancing, but by riding up and down the line,
and constantly assuring the native officers that the
guns were being brought up, and by ordering the
men to lie down, he succeeded in holding his position
until nearly three r.m., when, finding that all must
be lost in a quarter of an hour if something were
not done, he collected the few horse he had (about
one hunlred), and made a headlong charge into
the enemy. For a few minutes they were chocked
or rather surprised; and the remaining horse
had scarcely returned to their ranks, when
one of General Cortlandt's regiments, with six guns,
came up. No time, as may be supposed, was lost in
bringing them to bear; no gun discharged, that did
not make dreadful havoc amongst the enemy—
Edwardes himself pointing some of the guns, and
riding everywhere to encourage the men. It was
soon apparent that the enemy's fire began to dimi-
nish ; and Edwardes, thinking this a favourable
moment, ordered the whole of his men to charge ;
and then began one of the fiercest hand-to-hand
fights, short-lived it is true, for the enemy were soon
completely routed and driven off the field, leaving
eight guns and the whole of their baggage in the
hands of the victors. For want of cavalry the pur-
suit could not be carried far, but the enemy did not
attempt to make head again, but retreated upon
Moultan with all the haste he could make, whither
Edwardes and Cortlandt followed him.

On the 29th of June the allies encamped near
Sooraj Roond (about three miles from Moulton), to
the west of a large deep canal. The enemy had taken
up his ground within two miles of the city, and to
the east of the same canal, defending the bridges (two)
with his remaining guns. Early on the morning of
the ad July, Edwardes moved towards Tibbee (on the
north-west of the fort), and Moolraj marched in the
same direction to prevent Edwardes attacking the city.
The allies were, therefore, about to encamp at Tib-
bee, when the enemy crossed the canal and offered
them battle. Lieutenant Lake, commanding the
Behawulpoor troops, and forming the left of the army,
immediately marched to secure some high ground
in his front, General Cortlandt, forming the
centre, marched on the enemy's flank, and Edwardes
moved to the left, threatening the enemy's rear. The
battle of Sedosam commenced by Lake opening his
guns at grape distance, the enemy returning his fire
with great spirit, which was kept up for some time.
When Cortlandt and Edwardes got into position, the
battle became general, and lasted for six hours.
The enemy fought with desperation, and although
compelled to retreat early in the day, they took a. d-
vantage of every favourable position, and did not fella-
quish it without a struggle. About four r.M., orders
being given for the whole line to advance, and a
shower of grape being thrown in, the enemy were
routed in every direction, and driven into Moultan,
leaving two guns, and numbers of killed and
wounded on the field.

FOREIGN FUNDS.
BELGIAN FUNDS.—Baussaxs, Dae. Is.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent ••••• • • • .. ...
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent ........
Loan of Thirty Millions, FourperCent.•
Ditto Three per Cent .••••. • . • • ........
Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto ......
... 84%
Ditt0,ditt0,1842.......• •• • • .......... 84%
Ditto, 1836.. .......... .............. 70
Ditto, 1838 ...... ,„ „ „
Ditto of the City, 1832 .. .......... . , . 113%
Ditto, 1843 ...................... • • 81
Bank of 8e1gium...... 65
Isoue of 1841 ,„ • • ...... 97%
Exchange on London, 15.50.
LIAIIBURGH FUNDS, Dac._l6.

Bills. Money.
Hanoverian New Loan, 5 per Cent. • • 103% 101
Bank Shares •• • ••••••••••• • • • • • • • • •
Anglo-Russian Loan -••••••• • • • • • •• 98%
Ditto, Hamb. Certificate;s per Cent • •
Ditto let series Inscription. •••••• • • • • •
Ditto, 3d and 4th series .... ••..•• • • • •
Ditto, in Certificate, 5 per Cent. ••• • • •
New 5 per Cent., Hope and Co• • •
Ditto Stleglitz ••-•••• • • • • • ••••• • • • • 80
Spanish New 5 per Cent • • • • • • • • • . •• 8%
Ditto 3 per Cent ••••• • • • • • •• 17%
Anglo-Swedish Loan .. • • ........ •• .. 96
Ditto, 1846..... ....... ••• • • •• ~
Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 2% per Cent • .
Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent......
Ditto 3 per Cent• . • • • • • . • .......
Norwegian Loan, 1848 .• ..... ...„ 95 95
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent ...... It:
National Bank Shares • • • • • • • • • • .•