The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-22 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

Two clear cases of fraud were selected from the others,
and on those the prisoner was fully committed for trial.
The Magistrates have received half a sovereign for
the unfortunate Miss Ducrow, and also a sovereign from
a lady, for the same purpose, which the latter requested
might be acknowledged as from the " Truth."

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE
OF TUESDAY.
DOWNING-STREET, Nov. 21, 1848.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Major-GQneral
Sir Robert William Gardiner, Knight Commander of the
Most Hon. Order of the Bath, to be Governor and Com-
mander in Chief in and over the city and garrison of
G►braltar.

Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Philip
D. Souper, Esq., to be Registrar of the Court of First
Instance for the island of Mauritius.

Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint James
Stewart, Esq., to be Deputy Queen's Advocate for the
Island of Ceylon.

Her Maje;ty has also been pleased to appoint Edward
Palmer, Esq., to be her Majesty's Solicitor-General for
Prince Edward Island.

(Her Majesty has further been pleased to place the
Turks and Caicos Islands, under the supervision of the
Governor of Jamaica, arid to appoint Frederick Henry
Alexander Furth, Esq.. to:be President of the Council of
Government of the said islands.
DOWNING-STREET, Nor. 21.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders
for the appointment of Paul Edmund de Strzelecki, Esq.,
to be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the
Third Class or Companions of the Most Honourable
Order of the Bath,

FOREIGN-OFFICE, Nov. 18.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. John
Taggart as Consul at Demerara for her Majesty the
Queen of Portugal and the Algarves.
OFFICE OP ORDNANCE, Nov. 20.
Royal Regiment of Artillery—First Lieutenant Adol-
phus Frederick Connell to be Second Captain, ♦ice
Thorndike, resigned, Nuv. 16 ; Staff Serjeant George
Clarke to be Quarter-muter ; Staff Sergeant William
M'Kowan to be Quarter-master, Nov. 1.
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Buteshire.
Captain James Dudley Crichton Stuart to bo Deputy
Lieutenant ; Thomas Dunlop Douglas, Esq., to be De-
puty Lieutenant ; Major George Douglas, to be Deputy
Lieutenant; David Robertson Souter, Esq., to be Do-
puty Lieutenant, Oct. 30.
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of tho County

Palatine of Lancaster.
Lancashire Hussars—Fred;•rick Sewallis Gerard,
Gent., to be Lieutenant, Nov. 16.
Erratum in the " Gazette" of 7th July, 1848.
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire.
The Queen's Own Regiment of Worcestershiro Yeo-
manry Cavalry—William Francis Taylor (and not Wil-
liam Taylor), Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Woodroffe,
deceased, July I.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
Michaelmas Term.—Twelfth Victoria.
Saturday, the 18th day of November, A.D. 1843.
This Court will hold sittings on Friday, the Ist
day of December next, and on every succeeding
day until and including Friday, the Bth day
of the same month (Sunday, the 3d day of
December next excepted), 'and will proceed in dispos-
ing of the business then pending in the New Trial
Paper, the Demurrer Paper, and the Paper of Special
Cases, and also of the Motions appointed to come on
with Causes in the New Trial and Demurrer Papers.
By the Court.

Read in open Court—E. Bennett.
WHITEHALL, Nov. 13.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Thomas Browett,
of Coventry, i❑ the county of Warwick, Gent., to be a
Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.
WHITEHALL, Nov. 16.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed John Wildman
Thomas Lea, Gent., of Bewdley, in the county of Wor-
cester, to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court
of Chancery.

BANKRUPTS.
Martin Nunn, child bed linen warehouseman, Re-
gant's-circus, Oxford-street, to surrender Dec. 2, at
half-past one, and Jan. 6, at twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Guildhall-cham-
bers; Reed, Langford, and Marsden, Friday-street,
Cheapside.

Robert Wynne, grocer, Brentford, :Dec. 5, at eleven,
and Jan. 2, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry;
Sturmy and Simpson, Wellington-street, London-bridge.
Francis Keates, draper, Waterl6o-road, Dec. 1, at
eleven, and Jan. 8, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Graham, official assi,vnee, Coleman-street; Edmunds,
Worthing; Rolfe and Edmunds, Gray's Inn.
William Henry Walsham, builder, Chapel-street,
Clerken well, Nor. 29 and Dec. 28, at one, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-
street; Fesenmeyer. Bedford-row.
Samuel Mark Half hide, linen draper, Cheshunt, Hert-
fordshire, Nov. 29 and Jan. 5, at two, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basingball•
street; Jones, Size-lane, City.
Alfred Powell, engineer, Little Hay, Staffordshire,
Dec. 2 and 30, at twelve, at the Birmingham District
Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham; Powell,
Birmingham.
John Butler, builder, Botolph-lane, Nov. 29, at half.
past one, and Jan. 5, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Caunan, official assignee, _Birchin-lame ; Cross, Surrey-
street, Strand. %
William Wall, cattle dealer, Bridenbury, Hereford-
shire, Nov. 29 and Dec. 30, at twelve, at the Birming-
ham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birming-
ham; Parker, Birmingham.
Deg Manington, tobacconist, Brighton, Sussex,
1)e 2, at half-past twelve, and Jun. 13, at half-past one,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee.
Basingliall-street ; Rosser and Tamplin, Feuchurch-
n. 13,. at one,
street; D,,inpster and Woods, Brighton.
and Henry ejnar y Rogers, draper, Southampton, Dee. 1, at eleven,
official assigned, Sambrook-court, atsinghall-
lett, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Fol-
lett,
Williams, Guildhall-chamband Turner,
Frederick ; Sole
Aldermanbury.
Frederick Both Stacy, law stiti •
oner Albion-place,
Blackfriars-bridge, Nov. 30 and Jan 2,at the
Edwards, at eleven,
Court of Bankruptcy. Ed
official assignee Fre-
derick's-place, Old Jewry; Lawrence and
new's, Old
Jewry-chambers.
Richard Rogers and William Rogers, tallow chandlers,
Trowbridge, Wilts, Dec. 7 and Jan. 2, at twelve, at the
Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol;
Blake, Blackfriars-road; Gillard and Flook, Bristol.
Joseph Harvey, artists colourman, Catherine-street,

William Griffin, alias Charles Watson, alias Henry
Edward Barker, was finally examined before Mr.
Elliott, on various charges of obtaining goods by false
pretenceo

Front the evidence adduced during the hearing of the
case, it appeared that in some instances the prisoner
obtained goods by recommendations in his own hand.
writing, and in ot hers by a reference to a Mr. John
Turner, of 40, Bromley-street, Commercial-road East.
This person, who represented himself to one or two of
the prosecutors as surveyor of the district, had his studio
so arranged with a number of maps and drawings on the
table and floor, as to throw the persons applying to
him completely off their guard; and as for his re-
commendations of the prisoner, they were of the
most flattering descr:ption, and generally terminated in
congratulatingthe parties en finding so excellent a customer
as Mr. Barker, Mr. Watson, or whatever the same might
be. On one occasion the inquirer, not satisfied with the
representations of Turner, requested a reference as to
his (Turner's) own respectability, when he unhesitat-
ingly referred to the firm of Messrs. Downing and Wal-
ton, Tokenhouse-yard. An application was made to
these parties, and the character they gave of Turner was
as unexceptionable as that given by him to the prisoner;
but as soon as the latter was apprehended, the Mese'''.
Downing and Walton and Mr. John Turner were found