The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-05 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS,

These sessions commenced on Tuesday before Mr. Sergeant
Adams, the Assistant Judge, and the usual bench of magis-
trates. The calender is a very heavy one for these sessions,
containing the names of no less than 126 prisoners, of which
number 102 are charged with felony, and the remainder with
assaults, misdeameanours,
The grand jury having been sworn, the Learned Judge
delivered his charge to them, but there was nothing in it
that called for a report.
Edward Betteson, aged 16, and John Robert Durnford,
aged 13, were convicted on the clearest evidence of stealing
a wooden box value one shilling, the property of Thomas
Maltwood. Each of these juvenile offenders protested his
own innocence and endeavoured to prejudice the case of his
companion by telling the Court that he had been "in
trouble" five or six times before. The latter part of their
respective stories turned out to be true as regarded both of
them; but while the first was telling his tale, the other
coolly advised him to take care what he was about; and as
that did not stop his mouth, when it came to his turn to ad-
dress the Court, he acknowledged the compliment that had
been paid him by stating all he knew of his companion. They
were both sentenced to six months' imprisonment in the
House of Correction.

The other cases tried during the day were of no public in,
terest.

THE NASSAU BALLOON.—The Nassau balloon, which
ascended from Cremorne-gardens on Monday evening, in the presence
of several thousand spectators, after passing over the metropolis,
made its way towards Essex, and came down without accident on
the farm of James Charton, at Hlgham-hill, near Walthamstow, at
half past eight o'clock. The aeronauts, Mr. Charles Green, Mr.
Burton, Mr. E. Landells, the well-known engraver on wood, Mr.
Van Buren, Mr. Williams, Mr. Spencer, and five other gentlemen,
were treated with great hospitality by Mr. Charton, and having
procured post-horses, returned to Cremorne•gardens shortly after
eleven o'clock, where they were received with the congratulations
of a large number of pereons who had awaited their return from
their aerial trip.

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The lioness at the Surrey Zoological Gardens, which
whelped one cub during the storm of Saturday, is doing well. The
cub is a very fine one, and appears healthy. The lioness having as
yet no milk, the cub has been fed by means of a " baby's bottle,"
and a Newfoundland bitch is appointed as wet-nurse.
THE MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, AUG. 4.—The Gibraltar
mail-packet Pacha, Captain Burney, arrived here at five o'clock P.M.
this day; and landed the Peninsular and other mails, which will be
forwarded to London by one o'clock A.M. to-morrow tram. )ter
dates are—Gibraltar, July 26; Cadiz, July 27; Lisbon, July _3(2:
Oporto, July 31 ; Vigo and Cpranna, Aug. 1 ; she has a
lull
and 30 passengers.

TRANSFER or ractlatt. •
HOLBORN, A ira. 4,
ST. ANDP.F.W, 110LBJRN.—Blue Posts, Southampton-
buildings, Edward Haylock to Louisa Howell ; Globe, Liquor-
pond-street, William Joseph Blake to Isaac Lipscombe;
Kent Arms, Brownlow-street, Louisa Fancy to Charles
Wvnne Davies; Sun, Gray's Inn-lane, John Francis Tiffin
to John Champion; White Hart, Brook's-market, Timothy
Mason to Henry Frost.
ST. GILES-IN- TIIE-FlELDS.—Bedford Head, Tottenham-
court-road, Richard Lambert to Walter Wallace; White
Horse, Short's-gardens, Amelia Furzman to Robert Gle-
niwer.
BLOOMSBURY.—King's Head, Museum-street, to Rebecca
Fellows, widow of John Fellows, the late occupier.
ROLLS LIRE RTY.—White Swan, White's-alley, Mary Davis
to Henry Knight.
SA FIRON-lIILL LIBERTY. Nag's Head, Leather-lane,
Lewis Keller to Peter de Caux.
DUCHY LlBERTY.—Cheshire Cheese, Little Essex-street,
John Isaac Griffiths to Edward Dowley ; Savoy Palace,
Savoy-street, Edward Gibson to William Howell.
ST. JOHN, HAMPSTEAD.—Load of Hay, Haverstock-hill,
to Susannah Howard, widow of Robert Howard, the late
occupier; Bell, Kilburn, Samuel Upperton to Thomas Fall.
DDI NGTON.—Running Horse, Harrow -road, John White,
to William Carruthers and H. M. Kemshead.
A gentleman made application fur the transfer of the li-
cense of a house, the goodwill of which he had purchased
for SOOL He stated that he had paid the consideration
money, but the vendor had not attended to make the
transfer.
I:he Magistrates said they had no power to assist Lim, and
advised that parties should not pay away their money with-
out first having the licence properly trau-ferred.
Iu a charge against a licensed victualler, for having on
his premises measures holding less than the proper quan-
tity, the defence was, that the pots got so badly used out
of the house, that it was impossible to keep them of proper
capacity; and Mr. Duncombe maintained that to justify
the Bench in inflicting a penalty, it must be shown that the
measures had been actually in use, as the words in the
21st section of the Act were, "Every person who shall use
any weight or measure," &c., and that simple possession
would merely subject the person to the loss of the article.
The Magistrates, however, considered that under the 28th
section, it was not necessary that use should be proved, and
fined the defendant 30s.

VERDICT OF THE INQUEST AT

HOUNSLOW.

We have received from the Coroner's office the following
copy of the verdict at llounslow, it being au authorised
transcript, with the intimation that " the Jury at the inquest
are very anxious it should be reprinted." We readily com-
ply with the request (though we see no material alteration
of our report) because the verdict cannot be too often read by
the publics :
" That the deceased soldier, Frederick John White, died
on the 11th of July, 1846, from the mortal effects of a se-
vere and cruel flogging of 150 lashes, which he received
on the 15th of June, 1846, at the Cavalry Barracks on
Hounslow heath, at Heston ; that the said flogging was
inflicted upon his back and neck under the sen-
tence of a District Court-martial, composed of officers
of the 7th Regiment of Hussars, held on the 10th of
June previous, duly constituted for his trial. That the said
Court-martial was authorised by law to pass the said severe
and cruel sentence; that the flogging was inflicted upon
him by two farriers, in the presence of John James Whyte,
the Lieutenant-Colonel, and James Low Warren, the sur-
geon of the said regiment ; and that so, and by means of
the said flogging, the death of the said Frederick John
White was caused.

" In returning this verdict, the jury cannot refrain from ex-
pressing their horror and disgust at the existence of any law
amongst the statutes or regulations of this realm, which
permits the revolting punishment offlogging to be inflicted
upon British soldiers; and at the same time the jury implore
every man in the kingdom to join, band and heart, in for-
warding petitions to the Legislature, praying, in the most
urgent terms, for the abolition of every law, order, and re-
gulation, which permits the disgraceful practice of flogging
to remain one moment longer a slur upon the humanity and
fair name of the people of this country."

WORLD'S TEMPERANCE CON-

VENTION.

At the instance of the National Temperance Society,
about 250 delegates from different parts of Great Britain
and America assembled to-day in the City of London
Literary Institution, Aldersgate-street, for the purpose
of ascertaining the state of the temperance cause in all
parts of the globe, to receive suggestions as to the most
effectual method of extending the temperance reforma-
tion, and to effect the formation of a Temperance Uaion
throughout the world. The sitting in the morning was
occupied with the preliminary arrangements for the
regulation of the proceedings. Several interesting state-
ments were also made respecting the progress of the
movement in America, Edinburgh, and other places.
The afternoon sitting was taken up with the reading of
a paper by a gentleman from America, in which a
variety of facts were enumerated against the usage of
spirituous liquors.
A long and somewhat disorderly discussion ensued,
after which the meeting adjourned.

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.
,From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)
TUESDAY, AUG 4.

STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEE.
The following resolution was reported from the above Com-
mittee:—

That, in the case of the Cork and Waterford Railway 8111,
the standing orders ought to be dispensed with : —That the parties be
permitted to proceed with their Bill, on amending the section by re-
ferrlig the datum horizontal line to the soilitc of the keystone of the
centre arch of Patrick's Bridge, and on obtaining the consent of the
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to their crossing the Glaumiro
Channel ; and that the Committee on the 11111 do examine, in the
first place, how far such order has been complied with, and do report
the same to the house on the report of the Bill."
Resolution agreed to.

DUBLIN AND SANDYMOUNT RAILWAY BILL.
Sir George Cletk reported froin the Select Committee on Group 70
of Railway Bills, to whom several petitions against the Bills com-
prised In the said group were referred, that, fn the case of the Dublin
and Sandymount Itallwaylllll, they had heard counsel in support or
the petition, and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill, and
had examined the allegations contained in the prearnbel-of the Bill,
but the saint had not been proved to their satisfaction.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, AUGUST 4.
STOCK EXCIIANGE.—TOO sales aro—Bristol and Exeter, New, 10%
—Bristol and South Wales Junction, Gs. 3.l.—Bristol and Glouces-
tor, 52!4—Caledonian, 15 F; —Ditto, New, I%—Manchester and
Leeds Extension, 3% p. —North Staffordshire, 41,4 p.—Taff vale,
New, 114.