The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-15 00:00:00

MARLBRW-STREET-(THIS DAY

Margan t Mackay. a young woman of decent appear-
ance, was charged with the following robbery .
Madame L. Crewe, of No. 20, Grafton-street, Fitzroy-
square, stated that the prisoner had been in her serbice
about a fortnight, having received with her an excellent
character from a lady with whom she had lived for six
months. On Monday evening last she absconded from
the house, and it was then discovered that she had taken
away with her two shawls, a new pair of stays, a silver
table-spoon, and two tea-spoons. A half-sovereign had
been missed by prosecutrix a day or two before.
Police-sergeant No. 7 of the F division stated that he
accompanied the prosecutrix to the house of the pri-
soner's mother, in Queen-street, Seven Dials. The pri-
soner was there, and on his asking her about the spoons,
the mother handed him the tea-spoons, and afterward-
gave to him a duplicate of a silver table-spoon. The
prosecutrix's stays were found on the prisoner's person.
James Gray, shopman to Mr. William Brown, of No.
4, Ryder's-court, Leicester-square, pawnbroker, state:
that the prisoner pawned the table-spoon at his em-
ployer's shop for 6s.
The prisoner, who was very anxious to speak, was
then called upon for her defence.
She stated that the prosecutrix had given her permis-
sion to wear the stays, and on Monday last she sent het
to pawn the spoon as she was short of money; the tea
spoons were only German metal, and were refused to b.
taken in pledge. She obtained the 6s. on the table-
spoon, but on her way back she lost the money through
a hole in her pocket. She therefore did not then return
to her mistress, intending to make up the money as soon
as she possibly could. As to any other property she
knew nothing about it.
Mr. MALTBY asked the prosecutrix if it was true that
she had sent the prisoner to pawn the spoons ? Th
prosecutrix said she had done so.
Mr. MALTBY—Do you perfectly understand my ques-
tion ? Prosecutrix—l do. I certainly gave her per-
mission to pawn the spoons.
Mr. Mwrav—The prisoner is discharged.
Prosecutrix (very indignantly)—But she had no right
to wear my stays ; she ought to be punished for that.
I think the magistrate does not well to me to discharge
the prisoner.—The parties then left the court.

STEPNEY FAIR.—The amusements at this fair ter-
minated for the first day at twelve o'clock on Monday night,
when every booth, show, and house of public entertainment
was cleared by the police acting under the immediate direr.
Lions of Mr. Marquard, the superintendent, and Mr. Horn,
inspector of the K division. The conduct of the multitude
who visited the fair during the day was exceedingly good.
The utmost good humour prevailed, and there were no out-
rages, assaults, or accidents of any description. The people
dispersed in the most orderly manner when Mr. Marquard
closed the fair. The largest exhibition in the fair was
Wombwell's menagerie, which was visited by 10,000 per-
sons. the crowds were so great in some of the dancing
booths that the people were unable to dance at all. There
are no fewer than 100 swings, ups-and downs, and round-
abouts in the fair. Ginger-bread stalls are in profusion, and
altogether it outshines any Bartholomew fair in the olden
time. Mr. Marquard, an old and intelligent police olli.-er,
has estimated the numbers who visited the fair on Monday
on the lowest calculation, at 200,000.

COMPARATIVE STATE OF THE MERCANTILE NAVIES
OF EUROPE.—At the annual meeting of the Seamen's
r Hos-
pital Society, held last week, the report
cigatxe-ed
otl n the
board the
Grampus following,
statement of the number of patients a
Grampus and Dreadnought from March, 1821 to Januar •
1846, which in some measure gives a criterion of 3,
the average
trade of each nation whom they represent to London :---The
total number was 51,406, of which 2,709 belonged to her Ma-
jesty's navy, 1,797 to the East'lndia Company's service, and
46,900 to merchant vessels of different nations. Of these
there were 30,346 Englishmen, 6,264 Scotchmen, 4,775 Ii ish-
men, 1,574 Swedes and Norwegians, 969 Prussians, 926
Americans, 904 West Indians, 786 East Indians, 682 Germans,
652 Russians, 632 British Americans,43s Italians and Maltese,
398 Portuguese, 298 Africans, 196 Frenchmen, 176 South Sea
Islanders, 116 born at sea; 28 Chinese, 26 New Zealanders,
26 Greeks, 20 inhabitants of New South Wales, and 12 Turks.
MEETING OF THE CREDITORS OF MESSRS. STOCK-
DALE AND SON.—On Tuesday last a meeting of the creditors
of this firm was helti at the Clarendon Rooms, Hugh Hornby,
Esq., in the chair. By a statement of the affairs, it appeared
that the liabilities exceeded 314,4141., to meet which there
was about 114,000/. (exclusive of the separate estates of the
partners), which would allow of a dividend of 6s. Bd. or 7s. in
the pound. It was resolved that all claims on the estate
under 50/. should be paid in full ; and that in consideration
of Mr. Stockdale's great age, his household furniture, &c.
should be returned to him. The private estate of Mr. John
Stockdale, including property in several ships, will, it is ex.
pected, be separately adjusted, and the debts paid in full.
Losses on important speculations and foreign business were
the sole cause of the insolvency of the firm.— Lireipool Times.
MEHESIET ALL—The Augsburg Gazette states that
the Pacha has again expressed his intention to retire from
office, and to entrust the Government to Abbas Pacha, his
grandson, to whom, however, will be added the assistance of
a council.
The Duke of Beaufort has, it is stated, requested the
whole of his regiment, the Royal Gloucestershire Yeomanry
Cavalry, to let their mustachios grow for the permanent duty,
which will commence the 16th of May next.
A North Carolina Judge has decided that speaking
or bowing three times to a girl is equivalent to an engage-
ment, and enough to sustain an action for breach of promise.
To-morrow is the one. hundredth anniversary of the
battle of Culloden.