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

" GEMS" FROM THE HUE AND CRY.

Joseph White, a tailor's apprentice, who absconded
from his master, at Phibsborough road, taking with
him 71. 155., is said to have worn " a cord trousers,
and also a pair of black cloth trousers, a striped shirt
shoes !"

Some of the E division of police found straying at
Crumlin " a red cow, with white back and belly."
ANNAGH.—Mary M•Donnell stands charged " with
having deserted her illegitimate Diale chill two months
in a potato field." Her" hair cut short behind her hazle
eyes."

- One of two cows stolen from James Com, of Lislea, is
described as "red colour, with a white back and fiat ribs
on the hind quarter."
James Smith, of Dungarvan, lost a cow of a " pale
yellow colour, having on the back a white stripe and very
broad horns ! !"

CLARE.—Edward Torpey, of Cloughaheen, lost a
black horse with a white head. The Hue and Cry
states that " the thief will give v. reward of U. on re-
ference to him ! !"

CORR.—Michael limmigan, of blonree-abbey, lost a
horse with" one hind leg white which had a long switch
tail!!"

DUBLIN.—An ass, the property of Isaac Field, Esq.,
was stolen from Bray; the animal is said to be " very
gentle and willing ! !"
GALWAY.—John Kilkenny, of Ballynaulty, lost a
" yellow cow with a black mouth six years old ! 1'
KILDARE.—Peter Rafter, of Rathangan, lost " a red
cow within five days of giving a calf nine or ten years old!"
LIMERICK.—A cow found straying, supposed to be
stolen at Drumadda, is described " long straight horns
turned up ! !"
QUEEN'S COUNTY.—Peter Phelan, of Rushall, lost
three heifers, one of which is &berthed us having " pale
red short looped horns, one of them white, and another
with horns tops black !"
TIPPERARY.—Litera scripta :nand. The following is
given in full. Here it is:—
" Description of a woman, Dam* unknown, who stands
charged with having on the 26th November, at Bally-
henry, in the barony of Ikerren, parish of Bournea, en-
tered the dwelling house of Thonxas Sweeney, and threat-
ened to blow the contents of a. pistol through James
Hendy,who lived in the next house to said Sweeney, but who
happened to be from home at the time. He is twenty-three
years of age, five feet nine inches high, stout make, fair
complexion, fair hair, grey eyes; wore a felt hat, blue
body coat, dark trousers, striped vest: is a native of the
county Tipperary !"
The above advertisement is mpeated word for word
from the Hue and Cry of Saturday, December 2, 1848.
—Freeman's Journal.

ALLEGED MURDEL—Some persons were drinking
on Tuesday night at BadmintorA, Gloucestershire, when
a quarrel arose, and some time afterwards one of the
party, named J. Watts, was :found dead and covered
with blood in the tavern-yard. Another of the drinkers,
named Hobbs, was taken into, custody, and a verdict
of wilful murder has since b ee.n returned by a jury.
Hobbs is now in gaol awaiting .trial on the capital charge.
A murder has been committed near Pershore,
Worcestershire. The victim lien young woman named
Staight, who was returning h once, when some person
killed her, it is supposed, by blows on the head. A man
of bad character, who had been heard to threaten de-
ceased, hes been taken into cuswdy.