The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-21 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

Eight tradespeople, residing in Southampton-
street, Camberwell, whose shops had been broken into
and plundered by the Chartist rioters on that day
week, attended before Mr. Elliott, with Mr. Hooke,
their solicitor, and entered into the required recog-
nizances to prosecute the parties in custody fur rob-
bery, and also went through other forms to enable
them to proceed against the county of Surrey for
Abeir losses.

3fargeret Revell, alias Mayall, alias Ford, with
'half a dozen other aliases, was charged with making
her way into the breakfast-room of Mr. Ilackblack,
.a gentleman residing at Deninark-hill, Brixton,
,for
the purpose of committing a felony.
From the evidence it appeared that about three
,o'clock on Saturday afternoon, the prisoner made her
way through the garden and various passages into the
parlour of the prosecutor, and was in the act of col-
lecting the valuables together, when the carriage
drove to the front door with some member of the•
family, anal the servants, in attending to them, dis-
covered the prisoner, and gave her into custody. At
the time, the prisoner said the ran into the house for
the purpose of concealing herself from her husband;
who she saw approach her, and who she feared would
ill-use her.
The prisoner was fully committed for trial.
THAMES.

William Elton Rainbow, an elderly man, was
brought before Mr. Yardley, charged'with hawking
spirits without a license, by which he had rendered
himself liable to a very heavy penalty.
Mr. R. Oliver, officer of Excise, put in the Act
of Parliament applicable to the offence, and called
James Clark, a police-constable, No. 56 11, who
stated that on Sunday morning, shortly before twelve
o'clock, he saw the defendant in Grace's alley,
Wells-greet, opposite the Sailors' Home, with four
mariners near him, one of whom was quarrelling
with him. The defendant lied just poured out the
remains of some rum or " jig• stuff" out of a small
stone bottle, into a glass, which the sailor had drank
off. The prisoner pulled a bag of silver out of his
pocket, and said the sailor had given him a had
shilling in payment for some liquor, which the other
denied. He then took the prisoner into custody.
There were the remains of some rum in the stone
bottle.

The prisoner, in defence, said he was going to see
his nephew on board ship in the river, and had a
small quantity of rum in a bottle, which he intended
to treat him wi
th. He met the sailors near the Home,
who said they should like to Dave a.drop of liquor if

they could by any means obtain it. He said, if they
were dying for a drop he would let them have the
contents of the bottle. There was not quite a quar-
tern of it, and after he had divided it among them,
one of the sailors gave him a shilling, and said,
" Will that satisfy you ?" He told him it would not,
and that it was a counterfeit one, and while he was
talking to them the policeman made his appearance.
Mr. YARDLEY—WeII, this is a very trifling offence,
but it is ;against the letter of the law, and lam
obliged to convict him. I dare say that what he says
is likely to be true. This case will be represented to
the Board of Excise, no doubt.
Oliver said that would be done immediately.
Mr. YARDLEY—And the Commissioners will, no
doubt, mitigate the penalty.
Oliver—l can't say, Sir, indeed. I will report
your sentiments to my superior, and it will be repre-
sented to the Commissioners.
Mr. YARDLET—I dare say what he says is true. I
will inflict a nominal heavy penalty. It will be re-
presented to the Commissioners of the Excise, and
no doubt the fine will be mitigated. I convict the
prisoner in the penalty of 251., or imprisonment and
hard labour for three calendar months. I don't think
it is the practice of the prisoner to hawk spirits. I
repeat, there is some appearance of truth in what
he says.
Oliver promised to report what the Magistrate said
to the Commissioners immediately.
The prisoner, who is a tailor by trade, and acts as
a kind of porter among the sailors, was then com-
mitted.

Mr. John Barber, the registrar of coal-whippers,
attended the court with fifty of that body, who
wished to be sworn in as special constables, when
Mr. YARDLEY observed that he and his colleague
had already sworn in upwards of 1,500 of the regis-
tered coal•whippers, and it was understood there
would be no occasion to swear in any more, unless
there was likely to be a renewal of the late disgrace-
ful disturbances, in which no one took part but idle
and disorderly persons and thieves. Now he did not
think there was any probability of a renewal of the
disturbances. _ _

Mr. Barber thought so too ; but it was the wish
of Mr. C. Green, the chairman, and his brother com-
missioners appointed to carry the Coal-whippers' Act
into execution, that the whole of the registered men
should be sworn in as special constables. Many were
necessarily absent at their employment on the river
when the magistrates attended at the Coal-whippers'
Office, and they wished to appear unanimous on the
subject, and continue to be sworn in daily as their
engagements enabled them to attend.
Mr. YARDLEY said there was sufficient evidence of
the unanimity before, and that the manner in which
the registered coal-whippers had come forward to
offer their services to protect property,: and assist in
preserving, the public:peace, west highly creditable to
them. He would gladly administer the oath to the
coal-whippers present, if they wished to be sworn in
as special constables.'
The coal-whippers—lf you please, Sir, we wish to
be sworn in.

Mr. YARDLEY—And you came forward volun-
tarily and without any restraint, I hope ?
The coal-whippers—Yes, Sir. Yes, all voluntarily.
The coal-whippers where then sworn in to act as
special constables for the parish of St. Paul, Shad-
well, and were all supplied with staves and armlets,
with the letters R. C. W. inscribed thereon, to be
worn as a distinguishing badge if their services should
be called in requisition,

SOUTH-EASTERN CONTINENTAL

STEAM-PACKET COMPANY.

At the half-yearly meeting of this company, held yes-
terday, at one o'clock, at the London-bridge Hotel (Mr.
Macgregor in the chair), a dividend of Bs. per share out
of the earnings of the half-year, free of income-tax, was
declared. The total increase of traffic for the half-year
over the corresponding period of last year was 1,998.
Since the breaking out of the revolution in France the
traffic had only diminished to the extent of 141 from
Folkstone to Boulogne, which might be accounted for on
other than political grounds ; whilst it had materially
increased from Boulogne to Folkstone. As the Ostend
boats had proved unprofitable during the winter season
they had been discontinued, but wov:d be run again at
the commencement of the summer season.

GREAT WESTERN OF BENGAL
RAILWAY.

An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders
of this company was held yesterday, at the London
Tavern, for the purpose of considering and agreeing to
a Bill which has been introduced into Parliament in the
present session, authorising the dissolution of the com-
pany and the conversion of its bhares into shares of the
East Indian Railway Company, and the payment of its
capital to the last-named company for purposes specified
in the Bill.

The chear was taken at two o'clock by D. NPLeod,
Esq., chairman of the company.
The CHAIRMAN stated that since the last meeting of
the company it had been found necessary to complete
their arrangements for the amalgamation of the com-
pany with the East Indian Railway Company, and as the
Bill now before Parliament needed the assent of the
shareholders before it would be further proceeded with,
the present meeting was called.
A resolution authorising the directors to proceed with
the Bill was agreed to unanimously, and the meeting
broke up. er

LONDONDERRY and ENNISKILLEN

RAILWAY COMPANY.
A special general meeting of the shareholders of this com-
pany was held yesterday, at the Guildhall Coffee-house,
for the purpose of taking into consideration the draft of
a Bill now pending in Parliament, for the purpose of au-
thorising the abandonment of that portion of the line of the
railway which lies between the towns of Omagh and En-
niskillen, to reduce the capital of the company, to extin-
guish the shares which had been declared forfeited, to
divide such reduced capital into sharesof 20/.and 51. each,
and to create preference shares, and also to merge and
re-issue such of the divided shares as might hereafter be
forfeited, and to amend the Acts relating to the railway.
J. G. Frith, Esq , took the chair shortly after twelve
o'clock.
The draft of the proposed Bill having been read, and
the solicitor of the company having shortly stated the
objects it had in view;
After some short discussion the draft of the Bill was
agreed to, and the meeting adjourned.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
DERBY.

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
S. Holmes said that Mr. Whittaker, clerk to Mr. Strutt's
agent, instructed him to do all he could to induce voters
to support Mr. Strutt, and on the night before the election
he heard Mr. Hawkridge, one of the acting committee,
urge many persons who attended the committee to bring
up voters without reserve. On the morning of the election
he saw Mr. Stansbury, jun., of Derby, and a large num-
ber-of the electors, drinking, at the Freeman's Arms.
11e-spoke to Stansbury, and asked him how he was going
to vote, but Stansbury said he should not vote at all un-
less he were paid for it. On the Monday following
the election, an elector named Roberts was paid 31. los.
by Mr. HaWkridge, one of Mr. Strutt's most influential
committeemen. On the same day he received instruc-
tions from the same gentleman to give notice to the
freemen that the money would be paid on the following
day. He gave the notice accordingly; and on Mon.
day following the election the freemen waited
upon Mr. Whittaker, another committeeman, who
paid them in turn, taking the money from a bag lying
by his side. He paid Clark, the voter already mentioned,
255. A number of 101. householders also received 255.
at the seine time, and witness believed upwards of 200
electors were paid in the tame way. Most of the free-
men were old and poor, residing in almshouses, and this
system of placing them on fictitious committees had
long prevailed at Derby.
The Committee adjourned at four o'clock till eleven
o'clock to-morrow.