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

THE SUN, LONDON,

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dersfield and Sheff.) 43
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killen -
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Matlock... 4
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West London
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Blaenarvon Iron & Coal 50
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BrazilianCocaes&Cuisba 30
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LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G.-(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, DEC. 21.—Wind this day at noon E., mode-
rate breeze, and fine clear frosty weather. Pressure of
the wind 41113 per foot. Barometer, 30.42. Thermo-
meter, 34.
WIND AND WEATHER, THIS DAY, 9 A.m.
Colo Lester S.E., fine.
Gosport N.N.E., frosty.
Lowestoft E S.E., frosty.
Portsmouth
Southampton
Yarmouth . .... E., fine and frosty.

WEXFORD, DEC. 19.—The Ernalia, Demiton, from
Constantinople, was on shore on Banncro Bay yester-
day and went to pieces, and not the Aspasia, as reported.
PLYMOUTH' DEC. 20.—Wind N.E.—Sld. L'Union,
Guadeloupe; Alfen, New York, with most of the out-
ward bound. The Foam, late of London, has arrived
here from tho Cape de Verds, under charge of an officer
of her Majesty's ship Racer.
PENZANCE, DEC. 19.—A gaff, with part of the main-
sail attached, identified by the maker's name on it,
" Jennings, St. Ives," to have belonged to the James
Wearne, has been brought in here.
FISHGUARD, DEC. 18.—The Royal George barque, of
Milford, foundered in Broad Sound 17th inst.; crew
drowned.
LOWESTOFT, DEC. 20.—Wind E., strong.—The Al-
bion has been got off the Carton Sand, after throwing
part of her cargo overboard, and discharging a;portion
of remainder.
SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 20.—Sld Washirgton..steamer,
New York.
DARTMOUTH, DEC. 20.—Wind E.—Arrd. Rhyn,
Brandlight, Cuba. Sld. Fairy Queen, Algoa Bay; He-
lene, Havannah.
WATERFORD, DEC. 19.—The Jenne Vincent, from
Bordeaux to Cork, reported on shore in Tranmore Bay,
has entirely broken up; crew saved. The Little Queen,
of Youghal, in running in the harbour, between Creden
Head and W oodborough, was abandoned by the crew,
and has become a total wreck.
KINSALE, DEC. 18.—The Berenice, of and from;Havre
to Genoa, was stranded yesterday on Ganethtown
Strand, Conrtmasbery Bay, and bas become a total
wreck; four of the crew drowned.
DINGLE, DEC. 18.—A vessel was stranded on Jack
Island,: and is now high and dry.
CLYDE, DEC. 18.—Arrd. Rowallan, Bolton, Porto
Rico. S'll. Pollock, New Orleans; Actaeon, ditto, 19th,
Christian, Jamaica; Helen, Newfoundland.
OFF THE WIGHT.—FIott, Havighorst, Porto Plata, for
Bremen.

LIVERPOOL, DEC. 20.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. Masonic,
Harthorn, Savannah; Louisiana, Barstow, New York;
China, Attridge, Quebec. Sid. Aden, Hong Kong;
Crossede, Calcutta; Judith, Lima; Astarti, Buenos
Ayres; Liverpool, Rio Janeiro; Ann, Maranham; Ma-
truchia, Demerara; Arena, Jamaica; Porten, Vera Cruz;
Laetitia, Akbar, Parthenon, Princess Royal, Monument,
William Pirie, Achilles, Alice Wilson, and Kentucky,
all for New Orleans; Virginia, Mobile; Challenge, Wil-
mington; John Marshall, Alexandria, United States;
Gondor, Lotus, and Caledonia, Savannah; George, St.
Thomas; North Carolina, Charleston; Oxford, New
York. The Minton, reported under the head of Kinsale,
18th Dec., as wrecked near Oysterhaven, is supposed to
be the Milton, from Palermo to this port. The Musco-
nomo, from Baltimore (discharged) took fire this morn-
ing in the Albert Dock, which was extinguished with
trifling damage.
ST. IVES, DEC. 19.—The Welcome Return' off and
for Falmouth, from Wales, got in contact with a vessel,
name unknown, off the Landscnd, and ran into this port
in a sinking state; mate missing.
BE LEAST, DEC. 19.—The James Clark, of this port,
Sligo to Liverpool, drove on shore at Larne, is expected
off. The Elizabeth, of this port, is also on shore, but is
expected off. The James, of this port, on shore 15th
inst., has been got off. The Ruby, of this port, drove on
shore at Larne, 15th inst., is expected off. The Edward
and James, Liverpool to Glenarin, drove on shore in the
gale, 15th inst., but is expected off: The Liberator,
Liverpool to Westport, has put into Donaghadee, with
cargo shifted, &e. The Francis and Mary, of White-
haven, for Dublin, put in here, 16th inst., with loss of
bowsprit and other damage, having been in contact with
the Perseverance of Maryport, which received consider-
able damage.
MARGATE, DEC. 20.—Wind E., strong breeze.—The
schooner Sophia, on the Foreness Rock, makes but little
water ; cargo discharging.
HARWICH, DEC. 20.—Wind S.E., strong.—The barque
Gaz-311e, of Bremen, Hamburgh to Dublin, has just put
in here very leaky, pumps choked, and part of cargo
thrown overboard in a heavy gale off the Texel. Must
discharge. The barque Sylph, of Shields, is on shore on
the Pye Sands.
DEAL, DEC. 20.—Wind N.E., strong.—Arrd from
the river and sld. Duke of Norfolk Jamaica. Arrd.
Pollux, Batavia; Isabella, China, for London; Cairo,
Hogg, Jamaica.
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 20.—Wind E., fresh breeze and
fine.—Arrd. George Wilkinson, Brown, Quebec, for
London; Samuel, Dixon, London. Sid. Victoria, New
York. Off port, Douglas, Montreal, for London.
FALMOUTS, DEC. 20.—Wind E., moderate breeze and
cloudy.—Sld. Jupiter, Santa Martha; Mary and Ellen,
Boston; Lady Flora, Cape and Madras.
PENZANCE.—Wind N.N.E., fresh breeze and fine.—
Arrd. The Josephine, from Nantes, and last from
St. Ives.

SCILLY, DEC. 18.—Wind S.W., strong gale.—Off port,
Cicero, of Whitehaven, from Trinidad; captain and
steward dead.

BIDEFORD, DEC. 20.—Arrd. Secret, Quebec; The
Kathleen, of St. Andrews, New Brunswick; Cardiff, for
Quebec, has put in here from stress of weather. The
Vandalia, Nuwport, for Boston, has put in with cargo
Shifted.

HITEItAVEN, DEC, 20.—Wind, ►S.—Sld. British
Queen, Antigua.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

NEVITGATE AND LEADENIIALL.
These markets were heavily supplied with each kind
of Meat, yet the general demand, owing to the favour-
able change in the weather, was firm at extreme curren-
cies. Beef, from 2s 10d to 3s 8d; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 6d;
Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d; and Pork, 3s 10d to 4s ad
per 81bs, by the carcase.
MEAT MARKETS.
SOUTHALL, DEC. 20. —For most kinds of prime
stock, the supply of which was seasonably good, we had
a steady but by no means a brisk demand, at fully last
week's quotations, and at which good clearances were
effected. Beef, from 3s 6d to 45 4d; Mutton, 4s to 55;
Veal, 4s to 4s Sd; and Pork, 4s to 4s 6d perBlbs, to sink
the offal.
ROXFoRD, DEC. 20.—Prime Beasts, Sheep, and Pigs
moved off steadily at very full prices. Otherwise the
demand was in a sluggish state. Beef, from 3s 6d to
4s 4d; Mutton, 3s 8d to 53 ; Veal, 4s to 45 8d; and
Pork, 4s 2d to 4s 6d per Sibs,. Suckling Calves, 18s
to 245; and quarter old store Pigs, 16s to 21s each.
HAILSHAM, DEC. 20.—Our market was well supplied
with meat for Christmas consumption. Generally speak-
ing the demand was firm, at moderately high prices.
Beef, from 3s ad to 4s 8d; Mutton, 4s to ss; Veal 46 2d
to 4s 6d; and Pork, 4s to 4s 10d per Sibs.
ARUNDEL, DEC. 19.—We had a steady trade to-day,
on the following terms :—Beef, from 4s to 4s 8d; Mutton,
45 4d to ss; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d; and Pork, 45. to 4s Sd
per Bibs.
CHICHESTER, DEC. 6.—Beasts and Sheep sold at full
prices. Other kinds of stock were rather dull in sale.
Beef, from 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 4s to 5s 2d ; Veal,
4s 2d to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 8d per 81bs. Suck-
ling Calves, 18s to 24s ; and quarter-old Store Pigs 16s
to 21s each.
HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 3/ 13s; Clover
ditto, 3/ 103 to 41 14s ; and Straw, 11 2s to 11 99 per
load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 10s to 3/ 15s ;
Clover ditto, 8/ lOs to 41 12s; and Straw, 11 3s to
1/ 103 per load. Supply but moerate, and trade rather
dull.
WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 21 83 to 31 13s ;
Clover ditto, 3/ 10s to 41 13s; and Straw, 112 s to 11 8s
per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations.

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended Dec. 21, 1848, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors in the different Cities and Timms in Ragland and Wales
per Imperial Quarter.
I WIREAT. I BARLET.I OATS. 1 RTE. I BEANS. I PEAS.
PRICE • . I 47s Ge. I 315 4d I 18511 d 29s Ed 134 s 3d 38s ld

DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.
WHEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. I RYE. I BEANS. PEAS.
7s Od 2s Od 3s 0.1 2s Od 2s Od 2s Od

CRIMINAL COURT:-(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.

ARSON.—Henry Cook, 26, pleaded Guilty to an in-
dictment charging him with setting fire to an outhouse
and other premises, at Plumstead, in Kent, and was
sentenced by Mr. Commissioner Bullock to seven years'
transportation.
(Before Mr. Baron ROLFE.)
THE GOLD DUST ROBBERY.—Thomas Powell, 22, a
mariner; Guildford Hyde Waits, 24, a sailor; and James
Lewis, 54, also a sailor, were indicted with stealing, on
the 11th of August last, nine packages of gold dust, con•
taining 1,700 ounces, of the value of 7,0001., the pro-
perty of Andrew Swanzy and others, in a vessel called
The Lemuel, on the high seas, within the jurisdiction of
the Admiralty of England.
Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Clarke conducted the prose-
cution, and Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Parry defended the
prisoners.
Mr. BALLANTINE stated the case for the prosecution
to the jury, and from his statement it appeared that the
prisoner Powell was chief mate, and Watts and Lewis
were seamen on board the Lemuel ; that Captain
Vickerman, the commander of that brig, had received
for delivery in England several packages of gold dust
from merchants in Africa, and that the three prisoners
had, in the absence of the captain, in consequence of
illness, broken into the place in which the property was
deposited, stolen the packages and other property, and
escaped in the gig of the vessel to a part of the coast ;
that one of the packages was the property of Mr.
Swanzy, an African merchant, who immediately went
in pursuit, and captured the thieves amongst many of
the natives, who had taken possession of the gold dust.
Air. Swanzy was fortunate enough to recover the whole
of the gold dust with the exception of about five

ouncs.
The Learned Counsel then called the following wit-
nesses:—
Mr. Goodman, the clerk at the Mansion-house, who
produced a box of gold dust that he had received from
one of the superintendents of the Thames Police.
George Viekerman, was master of the brig Lemuel,
of Bristol, which anchored in the roads of Elmina on the
27th of July in the present year. On arriving there he
caused notice to be given to several of the merchants of
the Gold Coast, Western Africa, that he intended sailing
for England on the Sth of August, and that all gold

freight should be delivered to him on or before that day,
and he received from several partiss e:ght b xes and pack•
ages, stated by them to contain gold dust, one of which
was from Mr. Andrew Swanzy, a me:mil:int residing at
Annamaboe, to be conveyed as freight to England. That
parcel contained 150 ounces, and was directed to Messrs.
Foster and Smith, London. As he received them he
placed them in the corner of his bed-room, in Elmina,
to which he was then confined by iilness, but he did not
leave the room while any part of the property was there.
On the 9th be delivered eight of the packages to his
second mate, Thomas Price, to take on board and de-
posit them in the state-room. Next ,fay he delivered one
other package to Price to depcsit in the same place, being
too ill to go himself; and he received the key of the
room. On the 11th he received from Price the following
letter:—

" Sir,—l am sorry to inform you of what occurred
this morning. The mate, Watts, and old Lewis went
away this morning at about half-past three o'clock,
taking with them all the gold, two chronometers,
cabin-dial, fire-arms, cutlasses, &c. They went in one
of their own boats, in which the mate cal-le to me to
wish me good-bye. I then roused all hands, but they
had all things ready in the boat. They went to sea, and
I have had the ensign hoisted, union down all the morn-
ing. I could not let you know before. They have
broke all the lockers. I hope you will be able to come
on board.— I remain your obedient,

" T. PRICE."
Witness then applied to the Governor of Elmina for offi-
cers of police to accompany him on board the ship,
where they found the panel of the starboard state-room
burst in, both lockers broken open, and that all the
boxes of gold dust, the value of which was about 7,0001.,
the whole weight being 1,760 ounces, were missing. He
also missed a small box o Lich had contained two watches,
from the same locker. and his two chronometers from
the library, and other articles, amongst which were four
cutlasses. Price, the second mate, gave him a portion
of the box which had contained the watches. The three
prisoners, who had been on board till he left the ship,
were all absent, but without his permission, neither had
they any authority to go to a place called Corman-
tine, nor had he told any one of them that any-
thing had been forgotten there, nor had they authority
to take any portion of the gold dust or the other articles
to which he had referred, from the ship. He also missed
the boat called the " captain's gig" from the vessel,
They had no permission to take that boat. In three
days after the robbery he went to Cape Cuast Castle,
near Elmins, and found the three prisoners in custody
there; and he also saw there his two chronometers and
other property of his own, and the gold dust in bulk,
which was not in the state in which he had received it.
The gig had been brought up to Cape Coast from An-
namaboe. When the prisoners were examined at Cape
Coast Castle he heard Powell say before the magistrates
that he was so drunk that he did not know what he had
done; and he heard the others say that they were drunk.
Powell also said, upon going into the cabin, that he had
taken the gold dust.

The witness underwent a short cross-examination by
Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Parry, but his evidence in chief
was not shaken by it.

Thomas Price, the second officer on board the Lemuel,
was entrusted, on the 10th of August last, by Bicker-
man with nine boxes of gold dust, which he locked up
safe in the state cabin, and saw them safe on the night
of the 10th. He was called up in the night by Powell,
to wish him goodbye. Powell was then on the quarter
deck, and witness asked him where he was going? He
made no answer ; and by the time witness got to
the gangway Powell was in the boat, and Watts and
Lewis with him. He saw in the boat the boxes he had
locked up. Witness then called to the people on board,
.and afterwards called to Powell, and said " You are
very foolish, for you will be caught;" to which he re-
plied, " We have begun with it, and we will go through
with it." Heard one of the prisoners say they had no
water on board, but it was no use to go back after it.
Witness had no boat to go after them; and on going
doe n to the locker and state room he found it broken
open, the panels of the state-room broken in, and the
property gone. He then wrote to the captain, and he
came on board about nine o'clock the next morning.
Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON—CouId not say
that Powell was thoroughly drunk, but he had been
drunk a good portion of the time.
Benjamin Catchpole examined by Mr. CLanicsorr—l
am master of the brig Tweed, of London. On the 11th
of August my brig was lying off the Gold Coast. The
Lemuel was lying at Elmina, and I was 24 or 25 miles
off. At about eleven o'clock the watch gave me
information, and I went upon deck and found Powell and
Watts on board my vessel. The gig of the Lemuel was
1 ying alongside, and the prisoner Lewis was in the gig. I
asked the chief mate into my cabin, but before he went
down he said he was bound to Cormantine,which was about
two and a half miles or three miles from where I was
lying. When he came to the cabin, be said all the
things had been left behind at Cormantine, and he had
been sent for them. Ile thought of leaving in about an
hour to go, but as the sea was very heavy I persuaded
his to stop till the morning. He did not appear other-
wise than sober; but I did not exactly like his manner.
It was not as if he was in liquor. They stopped till
about six in the morning. I observed a bag of some-
thing in the boat, which I took for clothing and provi-
sions. Having observed when they left the ship that
they pulled in shore, and as they got in they edged
away to go in a different direction from Cormantine, my
suspicions were excited, and I lowered one of my boats
to pursue them ; but upon second thoughts I went to
Mr. Swanzy, and told him what I suspected, and steps
were taken to follow the prisoners, and I saw them in
custody of Mr. Swanzy about the middle of the same day.
Mr. Andrew Swanzy, examined by Mr. BALLANTINE,
said, I am commandant, and also a merchant, residing
at the Annamaboe Fort, on the Gold Coast, Africa. On
the 12th of August I received a communication from
Captain Catchpole, and in consequence I ordered my
canoe to be manned, and went with him on board the
Tweed, and sent a man to the masthead to lock out for
the gig of the Lemuel, but it could not be seen. I then
pursued in the direction Captain Catchpole informed me
they had taken, keeping a distance from the shore, so as
to see on shore and out to sea • and about half-past
eleven I got sight of a boat, with the aid of my teles-
cope, close to the serf—as near as she could be with safety,
and I immediately had my boat pulled to her, and found
it was the gig of the Lemuel, and that Powell and
Lewis were in the gig, lying on their oars. When I
got within about forty yards of the boat, t hey pulled in
shore towards the beach, and I did so also, and landed
about forty yards from the gig, which was then lying
close to the water's edge. Powell and Lewis were
standing close by, and immediately afterwards Watts
appeared with a great number of the natives. Some of
the natives had possession of a large clothes bag, and
one had two boxes containing chronometers in his hand,
and two or three of the others had cutlasses in their
possession, which they gave up directly upon being
ordered by me so to do. I said to the prisoners, " You
are my prisoners;" and one of them, I cannot say
which, said the bag contained valuable property;
and Watts said that the mate's jacket had fallen
into the hands of the natives, and that there
was a small quantity of gold dust in it. I after-
wards got the jacket, but not the gold dust. I tied up
the bag, and gave it into the charge of canoe men. I
also found a small trunk, containing fish-hooks, &c. I
took the prisoners and property on board the canoe, to
the Fort of Annamaboe, and next day I took them to
Cape Coast Castle, where they were examined before a
magistrate. I found amongst the other property three
packages of gold dust, of 50 oz. each, which I sent to the
Lemuel, and which I had valued at about 590/. They had
my seal upon them, and had not been broken. I produced
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The box, which had been produced by Mr. Goodman,
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the clerk at the Mansion-house, was then opened by
Forrester, and Mr. Swanzy identified several of the
packages of gold dust contained in it as his property.
This closed the case for the prosecution.
Mr. CLARKSON, who was counsel for the prisoner
Powell, did not feel himself justified in saying anything
to the jury on his behalf.
Mr. PARRY then addressed the jury for the other two
prisoners, contending that they had acted under the
orders of Powell, that he alone was the guilty party, and
that had they disobeyed his orders he might have put
them in irons immediately, he being at the time, in con-
sequence of the absence and illness of the captain, master
of the vessel.

Several witnesses gave Powell a good character.
Mr. Baron ROLFE summed up.
The jury found all the prisoners Guilty; and
Mr. Baron ROLFE sentenced them all to seven years
transportation.
Lewis, on leaving the dock, declared, in a most ener-
getic manner, that he was as innocent as a lamb.
THE EMBEZZLEMENT AND ARSON AT THE CAM-
BERWELL BREWERY.—SamueI Smith Mickleburg, who
was convicted yesterday of embezzling the money of his
master, Mr. Fleming, the brewer of Camberwell, was
then placed in the dock to receive the sentence of the
Court, the Learned Judge not having sentenced him
yesterday.
Mr. Baron ROLFE, after a feeling address to the pri-
soner, sentenced him to seven years' transportation.

NEW COUR7.
(Before the RECORDER.)
William Richards and John Arhwright, one a labourer,
and the other a grocer, were indicted for unlawfully
conspiring together to obtain from Louis Mandell the
sum of 201., with intent to cheat him thereof.
The prosecutor, a Scotch sailor came to town on the
th instant, for the first time, and while he was admiring
the architectural beauties of Buckingham Palace, the
first prisoner entered into conversation with him, and
seeing that the prosecutor was a stranger in the metro-
polis, he invited him to go and see the Wellington sta-
tue. Subsequently they adjourned to a public-house, and
whilst they were there the second prisoner came
in and asked tho way to Chancery •lane, adding that a
brother had left him an estate in Demerara, and as he
had Lorrowed 100/. to commence a law-suit for the re-
covery of the property, he was going to see a lawyer
about it. Richards advised him, if he had possession of
the 100/., to have nothing to do with lawyers; and, turn-
ing to the prosecutor, he said, " There is a friend of
mine, who has just come from tho West Indies; perhaps
he can tell you something about the estate." Ark-
wright, after congratulating himself upon being so for-
tunate iu meeting with a person who knew something of
the West Indies, described the property v‘hich had been
left him as a slave estate, which excited the
suspicions of the prosecutor as to the character of his
companions, and his suspicions were confirmed upon
A: kwright expressing his determination to take
Richards's advice, and have nothing to do with the
lawyers. But then, what was he to do with tho 1001.?
Richards suggested that he had better lend his friend the
prosecutor 50/. of it, at 51. per cent. interest. Ile had no
objection, he said, to do this, but before he advanced the
cash he required that the prosecutor should satisfy him
that he was a man of substance by producing 201. The
prosecutor replied that he had not so much with him,