The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-20 00:00:00

The claim was as folkiTs:—
E,rimated value of lease
Value of fixtures

Claim for loss of trade estimated upon a prtitit
of 13,3511. 12s. for 2 years acid 10 months to
April, 1846...
Loss on sale of 11,6001. stock in trade
Loss on sale of horses, carts, &c
For solicitors' contracts and surveyors'
charges

The jury were absent nearly an hour, and on
£•26,36.2 11 0
return it
Was auin,u• ced, that the learned gentlemen had profited by
their absence to make an arrangement by which the claim-
ants were, to receive 13,000/. in full compensation for all
claims, which sum was afterwards divided thus, 8,000/. for
the leasehold, and 5,0001. for compensation, loss of sale of
stock, and every other expense.
The whole of the purchases for these improvements have
beeen now completed, and it was arranged in court that
Messrs. Wood and Tomlin should deliver up possession of
their premises on the 3d of October, so that the Imperial
Assurance Company, who have purchased the ground of
the Corporation, may commence the erection of the splendid
building which is intended to ocoupy as well -the site of
Messrs. Wood and Tomlinson's premises as the ground on
which the houses numbered 1,2, 3, and 4, in Old 14road-
street, now stand. The carriage-road and footway at the
confluence of Threadneedle-street and Old Broad-street
will by this arrangement be widened 20 feet,
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otfhe
new
building will be set back in line with the 1
Com-
merce, both in the front and rear.
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the cost of this great improvement, _
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the public, will not exceed 2 ,
applicable to the improvements of the City.

The Bishop of Bath and Wells consecrated a new
church, at Eastover, Bridgwater, on Monday last, In presence of a
large number of the clergy. The church is dedicated to St. John, and
the Rev. J. C. Collins, M.A., has been appointed to the incumbency.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.

Benjamin Alexander Ford, 27, a well-dressed young man,
was arraigned upon seven indictments, charging him with
feloniously uttering forged cheques
dfoerfrathaed.payment of dif-
ferent sums of money, with intent to
The prisoner, who cried bitterly while he was at the bar,
pleaded guilty to the whole of
.the charges,as
application of Mr. Ballantine, judgmentand,
postponed.upon the
w
Cranford Lee Bartlett, 32, was indicted for
stealing a large
quantity of valuable books and engravings, the property of
George Ackerman, and others, his employers.
The
prisoner appeared in a most agonised state of mind.
He wept most piteously, and before Mr. Straight, the Clerk
of the Arraigns, had finished reading the indictments, he fell
upon the floor of the dock, and it required the exertions of
two of the turnkeys to restore him. lie at length sobbed
out the words, " I 'am guilty of all, and implore for mercy."
Mr. HUGHES, who was instructed for the prosecution, said
that the prisoner bad been nine years in the service of the
firm, and he had always conducted himself well until the pre-
sent occa,ion. He was, upon this ground, instructed to re
commend the prisoner to the merciful consideration of the
Court.
Mr. CLARKSON said lie appeared fur the prisoner, who, ever
since this unfortunate transaction, had been almost in a cate
of despair. He was aware that this formed no ground of
excuse, but he begged the Cuurt to take into consideration
the recOmme.idation of the prosecutor. He believed it bad
been ascertained that the prisoner was about to get mulled,
and that he had taken the property is question in ordi rto
provide an e:tablishment, and no charge or complaint had
ever before been made against him.
The COMMON SERGEANT, addressing the prisoner, said that
taking into consideration the recommendation of the pose.
cutor and the misery he himself appeared to have suffered the
sentence would be much less than it otherw bare would k