The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-26 00:00:00

THV, - §-114,

LON DON,

INDIA AND CHINA

(From the Times.)

Mary Shield, 3, pleaded Gu'ity to an indictment
charging her with stealing three pairs of worsted stock-
ings belonging to the county of Sart ey.
The prisoner WtAS coLtined in Horsemonger-lano gaol
a month ago, in default of finding bail for an assault.
She was generally employed in knitting stockings fur
the gaol, and during the time she s,,,ercted the worsted
on her person, and knitted the stockings while in her
eel'. On the morning of the 26th ult. her time expired,
and as she was about to be discharged the turnkey found
the stockings secreted under her shawl.
The COURTS entenced her to three months' hard labour
at Brixton.

WORSHIP-STREET.-(THIS DAY

FORGERY UPON THE BANK CF ENGLAND.—Thotnas
Hunt was this morning brought before Mr. Combe, the
sitting magistrate, charged with having in his possession
and offering for sale three 5/. notes, purporting to be of
the Bank of England.

A man named Potter, barman to Mr. Riches, proprie-
tor of the White Horse wine vaults, No. 64, High-
street, Shoreditch, deposed that the prisoner, in com-
pany of another, carne to his master's, house,
and after having drunk two or three pots of porter,
the prisoner, addressing witness, said, "If you
will come outside of the door, I shall be enabled to show
you something to your advantage." Witness followed
the prisoner as he desired, and on their gaining the rear
of the premises, the prisoner, pulling out the three notes
now produced, numbered as follows, viz., 2,434, 0,520,
and 3,029, said, " You shall have those for 41. a piece.
'Witness suspecting something wrong, spoke to hip,
master, and the two men somewhat alarmed, left the
premises. The prisoner, on whom the notes were found,
was captured by Sergeants Dowling and Eames, of the
H division; the other man has escaped.
The prisoner, when remanded, said he had picked the
notes up in the streets.

MARLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY.)
William Hanks, a well-known smasher, was lbrought
before Mr. Bingham, charged with having uttered a
counterfeit shilling.
Mr. William Birdman, landlord of the Hampshire
Hog, Berwick-street, said last night about ten o'clock
the prisoner came into his house and called for a half-
pint of porter, in payment for which he tendered the
coin produced. Witness on looking at the prisoner, re-
cognised him as having att( mpted to pass a counterfeit
shilling on the Saturday previous, and on examining the
coin offered last night detected it as being a counterfeit.
Witness was proceeding round the bar for the purpose
of giving the prisoner into custody when he immediately
ran out of the house followed by witness, who after a
sharp run succeeded in coming up with the prisoner in
Poland-street, and gave him in charge to a constable
who at that moment came up.
Catherine Knotts, the daughter of Mr. Knotts, of
Walker's• court, identified the prisoner as the man who
attempted to pass a base shilling about ten minutes pre-
vious to his going to the house of last witness.

The prisoner, in defence, stoutly denied having been
in the neighbourhood last night. He therefore could not
be accused of uttering the base coin.
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Constable 150 C,—proved that ho saw the prisoner
coming out of Mr. Knott's shop at the time mentioned
by Miss Knott. Witness knew the prisoner as an old
offender.

The prisoner, who persisted in his statement, was fully
committed.

LYCE UM T EIEATRE.

Illy Father did so before me, is the title of a one-
act drollery which was produced here last evening,
for the debut, at this theatre, of Mr. John Reeve, the
son of the John Reeve, "glorious" John of the
_,ls.delphi—and as the father did, even so will do the
son—mellow down into one of the richest and most
unctions humorists that ever set an audience in a
roar. He appeared in some of his father's' charac-
ters some two years since at one of the minor
theatres, and although at that time raw and inex-
perienced, and evidently unused to the stage, the taste
he then gave us of his quality was sufficient to prove
that he was "a chip of the old block." Since then
lie has been practising hard in the country, and last
night he entered upon his first regular metropolitan
engagement. He is very young, and his physical
frame is as yet scarcely developed, but he is built
upon the scantling of his father, has the same merry
twinkle of the eye, the same rich comic expression
of feature, the same fat chuckle of self-satisfaction,
the same musical ear, the same clear voice, and the
same agility of limb that his father had before him.
When he appeared last night in the garb of John
Trot. the cabman, who indulges in all sorts cf vaga-
ries.because his father did so before him, he was wel-
comed by repeated shouts of cheering which were
divers times renewed, and which lasted several
minutes. After a short dialogue with the lady's maid
(Miss K. Fitzwiliiam) of the Countess, in whose
drawing-room the scene is laid, and which gives time
to Mr. John Reeve to collect himself and to become
better acquainted with his audience, he sings a medley
song, descriptive of the humours of a Greenwich fair,
in the course of which he imitates a tightrope dancer,
a wild-beast showman, and a great circus-rider gal-
lopping round the circle, in a style that was worthy of
his father in his best days. It was indeed John
Reeve redivivus. Mr. John Reeve not only did as
his father had done before him, but he did it as
well as his father had done before him—he was re-
warded with an encore, as his father had been before
him—and he very judiciously, as his father had done
before him, repeated only the last portion of his per-
formance. Mr. John Reeve has a musical voice, and
sings well in tune, he illustrates his song with an
infinite degree of grotesque humour, and is far and
away the best comic singer we have at present on
the stage—a John Parry in action. The occa-
sion of the visit of the Cabman to the man-
sion of the Countess is to restore to her Lady-
ship a favourite paroquet which she has lost,
and as the price of its restoration he demands a kiss,
which, after much trouble, he obtains, and restores
the paroquet, who, much to the lady's annoyance,
screams out on every occasion, " Who kissed the
cabman ?" Mrs. Yates, no doubt out of respect to
the memory of her old friend the father, condescended
to appear in this part, in order to assist at the debut
of the son, with the success of which she must be
highly gratified, and more especially as it is a success
well and legitimately earned—one which will last,
and which will at no distant period, place Mr. John
Reeve in the same rank among our comic actors as
" his father held before him." At the conclusion
Mr. John Reeve, Mrs. Yates, and Miss K. Fitz-
williatn were called before the curtain, and enthu-
siastically greeted. The house was crammed to
suffocation.

Madras seldom supplies us with much news of
interest. One item it does supply on this occasion,
of a very painful nature. That is the removal
in custody of an assistant-surgeon, Mr. Daubeny,
from Khotagherry to the Presidency, charged with
murder.

The latest advices from Ceylon, received in Cal-
cutta, indicate the speedy suppression of the insur-
rection. It will, however, have cost ,money in the
transportation of troops, the destruction of pro-
perty, and the necessary preparations against future
disturbance.

From Hyderabad the last accounts were that since
General Eraser's return to the Residency he has
almost ostentatiously declined any interference in the
affairs of the Nizsm's Government, so much so that
it was surmised to be the intention to leave affairs to
take their ow❑ course until impending ruin should
make the interference of the paramount state un-
avoidable.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.
The Queen and Prince Albert took walking exer-
cise this morning in the grounds adjacent to the Castle.
The Royal Family took their accustomed airings.
Her Serene Highness the Princess of Hohenlohe
Langenburg visited her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Kent at Frogmore this forenoon.
Prince Albert enjoyed, the sport of shooting this
morning, his Royal Highness was accompanied by Sir
Robert Peel, and attended by the Earl of Listowel,
Captain the Hon. J. Denman, and Colonel Seymour.
The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening,
will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent,
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, her
Serene Highness the Princess of Hohenlohe Langen-
burg, the Lord Chancellor and Lady Cottenhans,
Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Lady Caroline Murray,
Baroness de Speth, Viscount and Viscountess Har-
dinge, the Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady Peel, Sir
George Couper, and Jr.i Glover.
The band of the 2d Life Guards attend during
dinner. Her Majesty's private band will afterwards
attend in the Castle.

There are no accounts of importance from the
eastern settlements. In the China Seas an English
schooner has been captured by her Majesty's ship
Childers, on a charge of piracy.

NEWMARKET RACES.
(THIS DAY.)
(BY ELECTRIC) TrLEGRAPH.)

Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for two and three yrs

old. T.Y.C.

Grist
Whitttono

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A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at
the Foreign Office. It was attended by Lord John
Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lans-
downe, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey, Viscount
Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, the Earl of Auckland, the Right llon.
Labouchere, Lord Campbell, the Marquis of Clanri-
carde, and the Earl of Carlisle.
The Council sat three hours.

Sweepstakes for two yrs old. T.Y.C.

The Peeress and Emerald colt ran a dead heat.

Handicap for 2 yrs old. D.M.

Kissaway
Goodwood

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Mr. Purdy had an interview with Earl Grey yes-
terday. Mr. J. A. Jackson had also an interview
yesterday with his Lordship at the Colonial Office.
Mr. Ilodges had an interview with Lord John
Russell yesterday at his official residence in Down-
ing-street.
Viscount Jocelyn had an interview with Sir George
Grey yesterday at the Home Office.

CHART OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1848, 13Y
CHARLES E. BERNARD, C•E.—We have here upon
a single sheet, properly methudised and arranged for
reference, the whole of the provisions of the Publie
Health Act of last session. Mr. Bernard is entitled
to the thanks of all those to whom time is an object,
as by means of his chart any of the provisions of the
Act may be ascertained at a glance, thus obviating
the necessity of turning over the leaves of the Act
itself and searching for a quarter of an hour, perhaps,
for the provision required. This chart should form
part of the " paper hangings" of the office of every
solicitor, architect, civil engineer, and builder.
On Tuesday evening a large party of the National
Guards visited the Colosseum, Regent's-park. They
appeared to be highly delighted with the " Panorama of
Paris," and were observed to be pointing out to each
other the different localities of the events, in which, per-
hap, many of them had been actors. An interesting
incident occurred during the course of the evening: the
band of music, in compliment to them, played some of
the French national airs, and upon these being con-
cluded, they unanimously requested " God save the
Queen." they stood uncovered, and at its termination
applauded loudly, crying " Vive la Reiner They
afterwards retired highly gratified with their reception.

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'clock while they w,rit to dinner, ;:rd the tools were ; _ -..• 7- -N-1
stolen; and on the same night the pris(mer was seeu 1 C” LiAND MAIL
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in the act of disposing of some of the saws VI hen
taken into cask dy. The other articles had been pledged
by the prisoner.
In defence the prisoner said that ho purchased them.
The jury found him Guiby, a-ui the Court sentenced
him to six months' hard labour at Brixton.

We have received, in anticipation of the overland
mail, Bombay papers of the 15th September, Cal-
cutta 7th September, and Hong-Kong of the 23d
August, from which we extract the following intel-
ligence :

A considerable force is now assembled at Moul-
tan, and by the last advices was ready to
commence the siege of that fort. Moolraj, it is
said, has resolved to sell his life, and there is
no doubt that he has some devoted followers, who
will stand by him to the last. Various reports of
the strength of Moultan have been circulated, the
truth of which will now soon be put to the test.
That it is thought by no means despicable by those at
last sent to reduce it is evident from the deliberation
with which they are proceeding, and the power that
they are preparing to bring against it. By
the Delhi Gazelle of the 6th we learn that
Moolraj is making great exertions to seduce the
sepoys of the East India Company. That paper
says—"Endeavours to seduce the sepoys of our
own regiments are amongst the attempts made,
his instruments being deserters from the British
army, who promise high pay and other advan-
tages. Two of these came to a sepoy of the 51st
Native Infantry, who appeared to agree to take ser-
vice with the Dewan on 15 rupees a month. After
a while he induced the decoys to go with him to
his tent, and then quietly slipped away to report
to the officer of his company what had occurred.
The two men were forthwith apprehended, and
Moolraj's purwannahs found on their persons.
Several heads of cattle, and among them some
camels and an elephant of General Whish, had
been captured by the Dewan's foraging parties,
The two remaining companies of the 32d Foot
(under Captain Piggott) had arrived in safety at
Kurrumpoor, but found, on reaching that place,
that the whole of the carriage cattle had been
taken on with the regiment. The latest letters
from Moultan are dated the 29th of August. The
force continued comparatively inactive, and we re-
gret to learn that supplies were beginning to be
so scarce that it was seriously proposed to com-
mence on the store taken down
.by the commis.
sariat. It seemed to be the general opinion that
the train would not reach before the 4th, but we
should think it would hardly take eight days to do
from four to five ordinary marches, for they left the
Ghat on the 28th. A wing of the 51st Native Infan-
cry had been sent to escort the guns. A heavy
shower of rain had fallen on the 25th, and consider-
ably cooled the temperature. It seems to be thought
that bad management had caused the great mortality
and sickness in her Majesty's 32d Foot, as all the
other troops were in good health, comparatively
speaking, and there was no sickness among the native
troops. But we will no venture on an opinion with-
out more facts; we merely give that which is pre-
valent in the camp."
In Bombay there was some improvement in busi-
ness, and a large number of shares having been
taken up in the proposed Railway Company (Great
Indian Peninsular), as many as 30,000, great hopes
are entertained that this important undertaking will
soon be gone on with. A second general meeting of
the Bombay Steam Navigation Company was held
immediately after last mail left, and their affairs,
not in an over-flourishing condition, discussed in a
very friendly spirit. Since then, Mr. Richmond,
of the late firm of Richmond and Co., has been
appointed manager of the concern, an officer
much wanted, and it is expected that Mr.
Richmond will do much to retrieve the fortunes of
the company, whose stock has been long quoted
at more than 50 per cent. discount. The Right
Honourable the Governor remains in the Deccan,
where, lately, the weather is described as having
been extremely pleasant. His Lordship is expected
at Bombay about the 15th proximo. His Excellency
the Commander-in-Chief is also in the Deccan, now
engaged on a tour of inspection. The judges of the
Supreme Court have been sitting at term these three
weeks, the cases being numerous, and some of them
important. A steamer owned by natives is about to
be regularly put on the line between Bombay and the
Persian Gulf. The trade on this line, heretofore prin-
cipally carried on in small craft, called buglows, is
very great, and good judges are of opinion that it
would support several steamers if well conducted.
Calcutta suggests nothing to one's mind but the
everlasting Union Bank affair. The Bank makes
no progress, except in difficulty and entangle-
ment. It was understood that the leading men
among the resident shareholders have applied to
Government for a special Act to wind up the con-
cern, and that the proposition is favourably enter-
tained, but that difficulties very apparent may still
prevent the application of this remedy. The Bombay
Commercial Bank is still without its four lacs of
rupees, lost in that quarter, and a special agent is re-
tained in Calcutta to look after the amount.