The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-11 00:00:00

THE HEROIC SPANIARD BERNARDINO CAMP

The LORD ➢IAYoR informed the Court that he had
received a letter of thanks from Captain Bernardino
Camp, who had saved the lives of seventy-nine persons,
and to whom the Court had unanimously voted ti testi-
monial of their admiration. The letter, which was read,
was as follow•s:

" To the Corporation of the City of London.
" Nobody can better than a great and generous people
appreciate the efforts and sacrifices which men can make
on behalf of their fellow-beings. No greater proof of
this fact could be adduced than the silver salver which I
have received in the name of the said city, and a s a tes-
timonial of gratitude for having saved, when acting as
captain or the Spanish brig Emilio, the lives of s !..venty-
nine persons, part of the crew and passengers of the Bri-
tish steamer Tweed, in the month of February last year,
ship-wrecked on the Alacron Rocks.
" For this present I hereby beg :lto offer my most
grateful acknowledgments to the City of London, re-
presented by its worthy Corporation, together with the
assurance that I have accepted this gift forwarded to me
with that pride which its possession is calculated to in-
spire, and as a token that my efforts, on behalf' of the
unfortunate, have been deemed worthy of eternal remem-
brance by the inhabitants of a city which, in every re-
spEct, is justly considered to be the first in the world.
(Signed) " BERNARDINO CASIP.
" Barcelona, Oct. 15, 1848."
The Court received the communication with cheers,
and ordered that it should be entered on the minutes.
THE CITY POLICE.
Deputy PEACOCK brought up the annual report of the
Police Committee relative to the force. It stated that
the committee were of opinion that the 567 men of which
the force was constituted needed no addition to their
number, but were perfectly capable of performing the
required duties.—Agreed to and ordered accordingly.
VAGRANTS AND THE POOR-LAW.
Deputy PEACOCK then said he had a report to present
to the Court upon a subject of vital interest to Caeir con-
stituency. Appended to it were the reports of the City
Solicitor and Reznembrancer, to which he claimed the
particular attention of the members.—(Hear, hear.)
The reports were received with strong testimonies of
approbation.

- Mr. LOTT then moved that the sum of 2001. be granted
in behalf of the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners'
Benevolent Society, by which, he said, a vast amount of
good was done.

- The motion was unanimously agreed to, as was a grant
of 501., upon the motion of Mr. LOTT, to the Birkbeck
School.

Some discussion took place upon the subject of the
allowances for the mayorality for the ensuing year, but
the report, which recommended that they should be con-
tinued at the usual amount, was unanimously agreed to.
After the transaction of some business of no public in-
terest, the Court adjourned.

THE FEMALE SWINDLERS.
Ott Monday last, the three Whitehouses, whose exa-
mination at Birkenhead and at Manchester, on several
charges of swindling, we noticed on Saturday, were again
brought up at the Borough Court, having been remanded
from Friday. Several debts, in addition to those men-
tioned in our last, were proved as having been contra cted
by the prisoners, and never liquidated. Mr. Preston,
boot and shoemaker, proved a debt of ft 103. ed. for
boots and shoes; Mr. Hayman, a butcher, a sum not
stated, for meat furnished on several occasions ; Mrs.
Sandford, beer-retailer, 7s. sd. for ale and beer ; Mrs
Hodgson, Stanley-street, Bs. Bd. for drapery; Mr. Coo-
per, Red Bank, a sum not stated for stationery; Mrs.
Norbury, Red Bank, 11 7s. sd. for a mantle, and other
articles; Mr. Slack, greengrocer, 9s. 4d. for milk,, pota-
toes, &c.; and Mr. Bullen, Broughton-lane, 15s. 64. for
provisions. In connexion with the prisoners leaving. their
lodgings, in Dale-street. Mrs. Buxton stated that on the
day they left the mother sent her little boy for some
beer, and persuaded her (Mrs. Buxton) to have cerise at
the same time, urging that as she was rather unwell it
would do her good. Witness accordingly consented, and
the lad was directed to bring the beer for her, at the
time he procured some for his mother. Shortly after
she bad drunk some of the beer she felt very sleepy,
and in a few minutes was fast asleep on the sofa; the
servant girl, who also drank a portion, fell down from a
chair, and slept as soundly as her mistress. When they
awoke, which was not until several hours had elapsed,
the servant was sent to put the shutters up in the par-
lour, when she discovered that the family had left.. The
candles were burning in the sockets. and the eandl esticks
were nearly spoiled. The towel which was found in the I
possession of the prisoners at Chester was again pro-
duced, and identified by both Mrs. Buxton and hex ser-
vant, from some peculiarity in the hemming-.. Mr.
Maule commented severely on the conduct of the pri-
soners who, he said, were evidently as well acquairred as
himself with the nature of the criminal law, and hs&d very
dexterously managed to evade it. A more extensiNe and
successful instance of decided swindling had not come
before the court for some years.—Mr. Beswick stated
that a case of passing a counterfeit half-crown coald be
proved against the daughter, and he had reason to be-
lieve that others of a similar nature might also be dis-
covered.—Mr. Maude said he should deem it his duty to
give every facility to the police to make any inquiries
that might bring the prisoners to justice.—The pi isoners
were then remanded to Monday next.-161sttchester
Guardian.

CHEAP GAS IN THE CITY.—The ranialmntary
Committee upon the gas question, appointed by the City
Commission of Sewers, have determined to proceed at
once to Parliament, for the purpose of obtain'ing the
necessary powers to lay down mains, and, if requ;isite, to
manufacture gas, so that it may be supplied to the citi-
zens at from 3s. 6d. to 4s. per thousand cubic feet, in-
stead of the enormous rates now levied by the gas com-
panies.

REPRESENTATION OF LEOMINSTER,--LEOMINSTER,
FRIDAY, DEC. B.—The resignation of Mr. Henry Bark-
ly, who has been appointed to a Colonial Governorship,
was formally announced to the electors of the borough
this morning, and although so short a time has elapsed
since the appointment ef the late Member became pub-
licly known, there are already three candidates in the
field, and rumour somewhat confidently states, that
others will arrive before the day of nomination. Mr. J.
G. Phillimore, Barrister-at-Law, came into th.e town
this morning, and having collected his friends around
him, immediately commenced his canvass. Mr. F. Peel
(Sir Robert Peel's son) has been most active since
Tuesday list, but the electors, in the majority of cases,
decline to promise their votes until they ascertain more
certainly what other gentlemen are likely to solicit
them. Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, Bart., who is also a
candidate, has issued an address, in which he declares
himself iu favour of retrenchment of the national expen-
diture, an extension of direct taxation, and z emedial
measures for Ireland, but against an ondowment of the 1
Roman Catholic clergy.
PLEASANT WAY OF PRIIVENTING CIIOLERA..--Dr.
Downing prescribes a very pleasant dietary as a pre-
ventative of cholera. Egg, chop, chicken, at breakfast;
mutton, beef, eggs, tripe, rabbit, mince veal, light pud-
dings, at dinner; plain seed cake at tea; if luncheon or
supper be required, then a chop or a few oysters; and
at intervals during the day, wine and grog at discrotion.
Very comfortable fare—if you can get it. a