The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-14 00:00:00

TRIESTE.

Letters from Trieste announce that on the 3d inst.
Pirano was bombarded by the Italian fleet during
three-quarters of an hour. The batteries returned
the fire, and the squadron stood out to sea after losing
some men.

IRELAND.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

DUBLIN, THURSDAY.

Last evening Messrs. T. F. M'Gee and Hollywood
were arrested upon a charge of sedition, uttered by
them in speeches delivered at Round Wood, in the
county of Wicklow, on the 2d inst. Bail was ac-
cepted.

DUBLIN FUNDS, THURSDAY.—Three per Cent.
Consols, 87i 87; Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent.
Stock, 87i

HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS DAY.)
7, The House: sat to-day to hear appeals. The Peers
present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord
Campbell, and the Earl of Mountcashel.

THE NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY COMPANY V. HORNE.
The counsel on behalf of the appellant in this appeal
were heard this morning, and their Lordships, without
hearing counsel for the respondents, ordered the judg-
ment of the court below to be affirmed, with costs.
Appeal dismissed with costs.
FULHAM V. VCARTHY.

The arguments in this appeal from the decision of the
Lord Chancellor of Ireland were then commenced, and
occupied his Lordships the whole morning.

ROLLS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
KNIGHT V. MAJORIBANKS.
The further arguments in this part-heard case occu-
pied the Court the whole day.

Nothing of any interest occurred in any of the Vice-
Chancellors' Courts.

BOW-STREET.-{THIS DAY.)
Richard IV dsden Morris, late secretary to the Medical,
Legal, and General Mutual Life Assurance Company,
was brought up on a warrant charging him with know-
ingly uttering a forged receipt for 31. 2s. 6d. He was
further charged with five similar forgeries.
Mr. Humphreys prosecuted on behalf of the company.
Mr. T. Webb Green, barrister-at-law, and one of the
directors of the Medical and Legal Mutual Life Assu-
rance Company, said-, that in February last the prisoner
was secretary to that company. At that time some
arrears of the interest on the capital of the
company were due, and it was the custom
for the shareholders to call at the office, and obtain from
the prisoner a printed form of receipt, filled up by the
prisoner, signed by the shareholder himself, and at-
tested by the prisoner. This receipt when thus completely
filled up would become a "pass" to the bankers (Messrs.
Praed and Co., of the Strand) to pay the money. He now
produced a receipt purporting to be signed by Mr.
Chalmers, one of the shareholders, for 3/. 2s. 6d. interest
on capital due to him in February last. That was
written on one of the printed forms, and was filled up,
signed, and attested, to the best of his belief, in the pri-
soner's handwriting. He now produced a ledger (kept
by the prisoner), in page 37 of which he found
an account of 1381. 16s. 6d. arrears of inte-
rest, due in February, and paid when applied
for in that and the succeeding months. fie had
examined that account with the prisoner in April last,
and he then told the prisoner that he had not vouchers
for the whole of that sum, and gave him a written list
of those persons in whose names entries were made, but
whose vouchers he had not received. In the course of a
few days the prisoner produced vouchers referring to the
accounts of those shareholders, and gave them to him.
Among the number were the five which he now produced,
They were written on the printed forms spoken of
above, and, like that of Mr. Chalmers, were, to the best
of his belief, filled up, signed, and attested in the hand-
writing of the prisoner.

A clerk, from the office of Messrs. Praed and Co..
proved that the amount of the receipt, purporting to be
signed by Mr. Chalmers, was paid at their bank in Feb.
last.

It having been intimated that a remand would be
necessary, in order to complete the evidence on the six
charges,
Mr. JARDINE observed that the evidence in the case
of Mr. Chalmers was quite sufficient to justify a remand,
and accordingly the prisoner, who, being undefended,
declined to cross•examine the witnesses, or make all
statement, was remanded to this day week. He applied
to be admitted to bail, and, this being refused, burst into
tears, and was removed from the court, crying bitterly.

CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DAY.)
PILLAGING A CRICKET GROUND.— William Thomas
and John Wood, lads about sixteen years of age, were
charged before Mr. Hammond with stealing a coat, the
property of George Hailes, from the cricket-ground of
the Brunswick Arms tavern. It appeared that the pro-
secutor was one in a match played yesterday in these
grounds, and that the play had not been left off at half-
past seven o'clock, when one of the gentlemen saw some
lads, running from the direction of the marquee, is
which the coats of the cricketers had been deposited.
Observing that more than one of the runaways bad a
coat on his arm, he gave the alarm to his friends, and. as
he himself stated, " instinctively" led the pursuit. The
boys were first; the pursuers, tired from their day's
sport, and as the light was fading, the thieves (except
Thomas) all escaped, and with them three new coats•
The prisoners would have got clear off bad not two
gentlemen accidentally crossing the fields from the Cale•
donian schools intercepted them, and turned the chase.
Thomas turned in amongst the brick kilns, and after
some search was caught upon the top of one of the stacks
with Mr. Hailes's coat in 'his possession. Wood was
afterwards
_found hiding in the ditch of an adjoining
field.

The prisoners in their defence said that they had
gone in the evening together across the fields for a walk,
and as they came near the Brecknock Arms, they me 6
some boys running away with " a lot of coats and
things " in their arms, several of which they were
dropping as they ran. One of them let fall Mr. Hallos a
coat, and Thomas took it up. Whereupon some men
who were looking on told him to " be off with it," and
he took their advice.
The MAGISTRATE did not think there was sufficient
evidence against Wood as an accessory, and accorditigll
discharged him, observing that the case was suspicious
as regarded him, and cautioning him against bad cow
pany.
Thomas was fully committed.

THE SHERIFFS ELECT.—Mr. Dousefield and Mr'
Mills, who were on Midsummer-day elected sheriff'',
have declined to serve in the office. Mr. Bow!wield has
paid the fine, upwards of 6001. Mr. Mills, it is said,
disputed the validity of the fine, and will be pro-
ceeded against by the City Solicitor for the amount. A
Common Hall will be held in a few days for the election
of two other persons to serve in the office. The fines fie
such cases are appropriated to the improvement of the
City.
LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK..—The twenty-second
half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday,
at the offices, Princes-street, Sir R. Jenkins in the chair.
The report, as read by the secretary, stated that the net
profit of the bank for the half year ending 30th June
was 33,4901. 3s. Bd., out of which 18,0001. had been ar
propriated for the :payment of the dividend, 6 per cent-,
the balance profit to be held over for disposal to the end
of the year. The statement of accounts showed the lia-
bilities of the company to be 3,029,7631. Is. 5d., and the
assets to leave a balance in hand of 29,2501. By the
profit and loss account, it appeared that the balance in
favour of the company was 72,882 L 4s. 9d. The report
was adopted, the usual vote of thanks passed, and the
meeting ended.
AMERICAN Hors.—The American line of packet
ship Independence, from New York, has brought 30
bales of hops as a portion of her general cargo, the
growth of the United States of America. There have
been some previous arrivals of hops from the Unite:
States during the past spring, of the last year's growo'
which were, as is, we believe, the case in the present In
stance, imported on account of an eminent brewing est*.
blishment in the metropolis.

BIRTS.
At Kingston, Canada, on he 14th ult., the lady of WO
W. N. Fowell, R.N., of a daughter.
On the sth inst., at Mitcham, Mrs. F. A. Tipple, of IRO'
On the 7th inst., the wife of Mr. T. White, of Dowe
wharf, of a daughter.
On the 9th inst, the wife of Mr. Barton, Hall-place, 13°4
ley, of a daughter.

MARRIED.
On the 11th inst., at St. James's Church, Westminster;
Burton Borough, Esq., of Hulland, county of Derby'
14.
Elizabeth Charlotte, only daughter of Capt G. Roberts, B. k
On the 11th inst., at the parish church; Tor, W. Clae,c;
Esq., of Oswalds, Torquay, late of the 26th Regiment. of
Mary, widow of the late Sir J. E. Honeywood, Bat.'

Evinton, Kent.
On the llth inst., at St. Michael's, Stockwell, John, 0--
West
son of E. Charleton, Esq., of Grove House, North Brixtolit
to Mary, youngest daughter of the late N. Lowther,
of Islington ; and at the same time, W. Lowther, Esslhe
Grove-lane, Camberwell, to. Sarah, eldest daughter 0
above-named E. Charleton, Esq.

DIED.
At Ellen Castle, Aberdeenshire, on the 7th inst., st., Sr°

Gordon, of Ellon, aged 61.
On the Bth inst., aged 79, N. Marshall, Esq., of Oxford'
terrace, Clapnam-road. Ange
On the 9th inst., at Morden Rectory, Surrey, Man',
Sophia, only daughter of the late Captain W. Flint,
On the 9th inst., John F. Parker, Esq., of Royal '-
Greenwich. 481
On the 10th inst., at Lyth-hill, ShrewsburYl aged
Anne, wife of J. Loadale, Esq. 57.
On the 11th inst., at Peckham, S. Travers, Esq-. ag-

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Igicidleees, Friday, July 14, 1848.