The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-01 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.
(Before the RECOIIDER.)

Sarah Cooper, a young girl, was indicted with steal-
ing a large quantity of shirt-fronts, galloons, straps, and
a great number of other articles, the property of her
master.

From the statement of Mr. PAYNE, who was counsel
for the prosecution, it appeared that the prosecutor.
Richard Thomas Swaine, was a haberdasher and trim-
ming dealer, who had sold part of his stock, but retained
the other part in his possession. The prisoner bad been
in his service, and the prosecutor having discovered that
a great portion of his stock was missing, inquired of the
prisoner, on the ith of October, if she knew anything
about it, to which she replied that she did not.
Shortly afterwards she went up stairs, and the prose•
cutor hearing the unlocking of boxes, his suspicions
were aroused. He kept a watch upon the prisoner, and
saw a bundle fall from the window of the prisoner's
room. The prisoner afterwards came down stairs, and
he saw her hide the bundle in the garden.
Upon the prosecutor asking what was in the
bundle, the prisoner said they were her own things,
but upon being desired to open the bundle she refused,
and a policeman was sent for. Before he arrived, how-.
eve!, the prisoner opened the bundle and a great num-
ber of articles belonging to the prosecutor were found
in it. The prisoner's box was ultimately searched, and
a great many articles belonging to the prosecutor were
found there also.

Several witnesses were called, who proved the facts
stated by the Learned Counsel, and
The RECORDER having summed up,
The jury convicted the prisoner.
Mary Cooper, the mother, Mary Cooper, the younger
sister, and William Cooper, the brother of the prisoner,
who had just been convicted, were then indicted for re-
ceiving several of the articles she had been convicted
of stealing, and which had been proved to be the pro-
perty of the prosecutor.
Several witnesses, among whom was the prosecutor,
were called to prove the charge, but they failed to do
so, and

The jury Acquitted all the prisoners on this charge.
Mary Cooper, the younger, was then indicted alone
with receiving the stolen goods.
The jury convicted the prisoner on the charge, and
The RECORDER sentenced Sarah Cooper to nine
months' imprisonment and hard labour, and Mary
Cooper to six months' imprisonment.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
WORCESTER AUTUMN MEETING.

The following match has been made for to•morrow:—
Mr. Gray's• Cardinal's Niece, 4 yrs, lOst, agst Mr.
W. Darius's Maynooth, 6 yrs, 9st 71b. Two miles. 50/.

BETTING -AT MAN C iIESTER.-TUEBDAY.

WORCESTER STEEPLE CHASE.-7 to 1 agst Miss
Burns (taken) 7 to 1 agst Peter Simple (taken)
—8 to 1 agst Proceed (taken)-8 to 1 agst Royston
Gower (taken.)
CHESTER CUP (ENTER OR NOT).-1,000 to 15 agst
War Eagle (taken) 1,000 to 15 agst Fugleman
(taken) 1,000 to 15 agst Great Western (taken)-
1,000 to 12 agst Burgundy filly (taken).
DERBY.-5 to 1 agst The Flying Dutchman-7 to 1
agst Tadmor-12 to 1 agst Honeycomb (taken)-15 to 1
agst Uriel and Escalade (taken)-16 to 1 agst Oster-
ley (taken)-35 to 1 agst Escalade (taken).
NEWMARKET COURSING MEETING—TUESDAY.
The Derby.
Mr. Bennett's Wildboy beat Mr. Gillett's Gulliver.
Mr. Fyson's Field-Marshal beat Mr. Dobede's Desperate.
Mr. Leader's Louis Philippe beat Mr. Finch's Cossack.
Lord Stradbroke's Maize beat Mr. Leader's Lightfoot.
Mr. Buckworth's Bairn beat Lord Stradbroke's Miller.
Mr. Fyson's Fearnought beat Mr. Osbaldeston's Othello.
Mr. Buckworth's Baron beat Mr. King's Rex.
Mr. Bennett's Willie beat Mr. Dobede's Dreamer.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.

The following have been scratched :—Hie-over,
Matthew, Linkboy, Abd-el•Kader, Aziel, Rockingham,
Blue Devils, Repealer, and Modesty.

THE HOP DUTY.

An Account of the Duty on Hops of the growth of the
year 1848, for the undermentioned districts, dis-
tinguishing the Old from the New Duty.
Districts. Duty.
Essex ... ~. ... ... .C 1,058 18 4i
Hants ...
...
... ... 15,273 2 6

Hereford ... 22,292 13 11

Lincoln ... ... 1,821 13 11

Oxford ... 20 15 94
139 14 9
Surrey ... •••

£40,606 18 6/

Old Duty at ld. 12-20 per p0und...22,237 10 3,1 16-20
New Duty at id. 8- 20 ... ...16,436 8 6 420
Additional Duty of 5 per cent., per
Act 3 Vic., c. 17 ... ... 1,932 19 8k

A 40,606 18 6k

The returns from the remainder of the districts will
be published as soon as received.
S. S. LYNE, Accountant-General.
Excise Office, London, Oct. 31, 1848.

ACCIDENT ON TILE LONDON AND

NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.

Yesterday an accident, attended with most lamentable
consequences. occurred to the Caledonian express down
train, which left the Euston station at five minutes past
nine o'clock, A.M. The engine ran off the line at the
curve about halt a mile south of the Weedon station,
drawing four carriages along with it; two other car-
riages and the guard's brake remained on the rails. The
driver, Eaton, and the firemen were severely scalded,
but fortunately none of the passengers were hurt, ex-
cept two, who were slightly scratched. The carriages
were very much damaged. By the exertions of the
railway people the engine and carriages were removed,
and the traffic proceeded as usual, the passengers being
forwarded on their journey by the trains that v. ere kept
waiting in consequence of the accident.
We have also received the following letter from the
secretary of the London and North-Western Company:
" Electric Telegraph Office, four, Dr., Oct. 31,1848.
"I beg to inform you that the engine of the Cale-
donian express, down this day, No. 167, E. Eaton
driver, ran off the line at the curve about half a mile
south of Weedon station. _

" Four of the carriages were drawn off the rails, the
two last, with the guard's break, remained on.
" The carriages were damaged very much, but none
of the passengers were injured, except two, who re-
ceir•ed slight scratches.

" The driver and fireman were scalded severely.
" I amusing every exertion to have the engines and
carriages removed.
" The traffic proceeds as usual.
" I will report fully when I have collected all the par-
ticulars.

" The above is the copy of a report received at this
office from the locomotive superintendent at Wolverton.
" CHARLES STE WAR f, Secretary to the
London and North-W estern Railway Company.
" Office, Euston Station, Oct. 31."

COURT.CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, TUESDAY.
The Queen held a Privy Council this afternoon at
the Castle. It was attended by his Royal Highness
Prince Albert, the Marquis of Lansdowne (Lord
President) ; the Lord Chancellor; Lord John Rus-
sell (First Lord of the Treasury); Sir George Grey
(Socretary of State for the Home Department);
Viscount Palmerston (Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs); the Earl of Auckland (First Lord of the
Admiralty) ; Lord Campbell (Chancellor of the
Duchy of Lancaster) ; and the ;Duke of Norfolk
(Master of the Horse).
At the Council, Parliament was ordered to be
further prorogued from Thursday, the 2d of Novem-
ber, unto the 19th of December.
The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the
Council in Waiting.
Her Majesty was attended by the Lord in Waiting
and the Vice-Chamberlain.

The Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Auckland, Vis-
count Palmerston, Lord Campbell, and Sir George
Grey, travelled from town to attend the Council by a
special train on the Great Western Railway. The
Marquis of Lansdowne joined his colleagues at the
Slough Station, having arrived from his seat, Bowood
Park, Wilts.
Lord John Russell arrived at the Castle, from his
residence, Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park.

After the Council the Privy Councillors partook of
a dejeuner, and took their departure from the Castle
at half-past three o'clock.
The Queen and Prince Albert walked this morn-
ing on the Eastern Terrace and Slopes.
The Royal Family took their accustomed airings.
Prince Albert went out shooting this morning,
accompanied by his Serene Highness the Prince Vic-
tor of Hohenlohe Langenburg. His Royal Highness
was attended by General Bowles, Captain the Hon.
J. Denman, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. B.
Phipps, and Colonel Seymour.
The Queen's private band performed yesterday
evening, in the Castle, the following pieces :
Overture—" La Calife de Bagdad" Boildieu.
Selection—" Il Corsaro"
Coro—" Nel Silenzio" Crociato) Meyerbeer.
Finale—Sinfonia, No. 1

The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will
include ber Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her
Serene Highness the Princess of Hohenlohe Langen-
burg, their Serene Highnesses the Princess Eliza and
Prince Victor of Hohenlohe Langenburg, the Earl
and Countess of Clarendon, Lady Anna Maria Daw-
son, Baroness de Speth, the Provost of Eton, and Sir
George Cou per.

The Band of the Coldstream Guards attend during
dinner, and will perform the following pieces :
Overture, "Del Alcade de la Vega" Onslow.
Quadrille, " The Queen of the May"
Grand Fantasia from " Moise in Egitto"
A Spanish Chaunt.

Waltz, " The Garland"
Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended.

FRATERNITY.
Dream of the past, can it be
That thou art all Fraternity?
No: from a more than mortal voice,
I have the accent and rejoice,
And deem the promise as the sun,
When all the nations shall be one.

Before old Time much longer roll
Believe, the Russian and the Pole,
Celt, Saxon, German, and the Dane;
Jews, Moors, and sons of ancient Spain,
Italians, Austrians, all shall bo
Linked in thy band Fraternity.
Then hail I thou universal good,
All hail ! thou general brotherhood,
Type of that great and mighty change
When mortals to a wider range
Of thought and feeling soar on high,
Brothers in one eternity.

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.
CHRONICLE. It is with no common pleasure that
we refer to our announcement of yesterday's proceedings
in the Senate of Cambridge. The University has, by a
single effort, taken the ground from under the feet of its
adversaries. They accused it of insensibility to the
progress of events, insensibility to the advance of knoe -
ledge, and, above all, insensibility to its plainest duties.
Each of these reproaches will in future be an impossi-
bility. It has given way, indeed, and has, perhaps,
yielded something of its convictions; but it has con•
ceded nothing to external compulsion. At no period
was it easier for it to manifest with impunity an
unenlightened and impracticable Conservatism. An
attack has just been made on it, in the
form of a requisition addressed to the Prime
Minister for its reform, and the Minister was known
to have declared himself unequal to a struggle with the
academical bodies. The University, however, wisely
selected, for the modification of its polity, a moment when
no charge could be effected that did not flow immediately
from its free will. Its tactic, if the mere discharge of its
duty can be called so, has been unexceptionable; its ex-
terior defences may at some future time be weaker than
at present, but its moral claim to be exempt from fo-
reign control, will, in consequence of the movement it
has made, be infinitely stronger. And not only has it
shown that it understands the times, but that it appre-
ciates the onward march of knowledge, and will, when
the proper period arrives. be ready to engraft;
on its educational system, . every science that
is full-grown or reasonably developed. It is
impossible for any candid person to read the
catalogue of subjects henceforth to be studied at Cam-
bridge, and assert, that any one of the sciences men-
tioned has been recognized a single year too late. Some
of them, indeed, are hardly yet sufficiently advancesi to
constitute the intellectual food of unformed minds.
Above all, the University yesterday declared that, in
spite of obstacles never fairly allowed for out of the
academical precincts, it will really educate in future all
its students alike: that it will in future strictly and
sternly discipline them, at the cost of disgusting and re.
polling the very many who do and will consider college
a school of life and manners, far more than of the intel-
lect. The number of votes proves that the resident
members .of the University must have mustered all
their strength. Our readers will understand that
it, is generally matter of delicacy with the non-
resident voters to leave purely academical questions to
the decision of the residents. We presume that this
was the case yesterday in great measure, though of
course it could not have been so altogether. We have
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fidencethe greater.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.—WO learn
from competent authority that the directors are prepar-
ing a very full statement of the financial position of the
company, for distribution among their proprietors. We
have reason for stating that the document will be of no
less a favourable character, than the statement of ac-
counts recently published by the directors of the London
and North Western Railway Company.
THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN, GREAT
WESTERN, AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COMPA.•
NIES.—The representatives of the above companies met
again yesterday, and continued in conference fora con-
siderable time. We believe that, up to the present time
nothing has taken place calculated to disturb the friendly
disposition which has hitherto been manifested by the
respective parties.

SouTu '.DEVON Rernwsz.—The shareholders in
this company have presented a memorial to the chair-
man and directors, urging a complete revision in the
management and the strictest pecuniary economy; look-'
ing at the great expenditure of capital in the construe- /
tion of the line, the enormous sums spent in the abortive;
experiment of working by atmospheric traction, the de- t
preciated value of the shares, and the suspension of in- t
terest, not only on the original capital, but also on the;
preference shares—these matters, they think, warrant
the most searching inquiry, with a view to reducing the ;,
legal, engineering, and directoral expenses. The chair-
man has acknowledged the receipt of the memorial, and I
intimates in reply that considerable reductions have been/.
made, and that further reductions will be carried out to
the utmost extent practicable.
RECTORY OF BISHOP WEARMOUTH.--R is generally,
reported at Sunderland that the Rev. John Patrick Eden,
2.1. A., perpetual curate of Bishop Auckland (son-in-law;
to Lord Brougham), will be preferred by the Bishop of
Durham, the patron, to the very important and valuable!
rectory of Bishop Wearmouth, now vacant by the
death of the Hon. and Rev. Dr. Wellesley. It is.
expected that this very extensive and wealthy rectory,!
which is of the gross yearly value of at least 4,2001.,i
will be constituted into several district rectories, among
which will be the present curacies of St. Thomas,l
Bishop Wearmouth, Deptford, Hylton, and Ryhope,,
with an augmentation of income to the respective incinn.4
bents. It is likewise thought that the rectory of Sun .1
derland will be augmented in value from the funds oil
Bishop Wearmouth rectory—a proceeding which will
be only strict justice, for when Sunderland was separated
from Wearmouth, and made an independent rectory in
1701, it obtained the heaviest portion of the parochial;
duties without any income to support the rector except!
the fees. In this case the just claim of Sunderland!
cannot well be overlooked. To promote this arrange-!
merit, a meeting of the ancient vestry of Sunder-,
land was held on Wednesday, at which it was agreed to,
memorialise the bishop of the diocese to take advantage!
of the present vacancy in the rectory of Bishop Wear-.
mouth to make, either from that or from some other,
source, additional provision for the spiritual require-.
meats of the sister parish. The memorial referred to'
embodies the feelings of the entire town and district,
and expresses a hope that his Lordship will be able to,
attend to its prayer.
THE LATE MELANCHOLY SUICIDE CIF CAPTAIN
SWlNY.—Yesterday Mr. Bedford and a highly respect-
able jury assembled at the Exeter-hall Hotel, in the:
Strand, to investigate the circumstances attending the,
death of Henry Swyny, aged 35, late a half-pay captain
in her Majesty's 63d Regiment of Foot, who committedi
suicide by throwing himself upon his sword, on the'