The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-12 00:00:00

GROUP XXVII.

This Committee reassembled this morning at the usual hour; Sir
C. Lemon in the chair.

SOUTH MIDLAND.

Mr. Upton, a corn-factor from Bedford, was the first witness ex-
amined this morning. His evidence proved the benefit which the
proposed scheme would confer on the town of Bedford and the (.Is-
trict generally. He thought this line preferable to the competing
wile, inasmuch as it was so constructed as to be more easily con-
nected with any southern communication to London.
The engineering evidence was then gone into.
Mr. Liddell, engineer of the line, examined by Mr. MecauLaY,
described the course of the line, and stated that it was laid
out with a view to the accommodation of the district generally. Wit-
ness then detailed the curves, gradients, tunnels, cuttings, and em-
bankments of the two schemes, the result d the coutc.arlson being
greatly in favour of the South Midland line as regards the construc-
tion of the works and the consequent saving of expense. He con-
firmed the evidence of Mr. Stephenson, which we have already re-
ported.
The cross-examination of this witness occupied the remainder of
the day, and the Committee adjourned till twelve to-morrow.

STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES.
HOUSE OF LORDS.
This Committee reassembled this morning at the customary hour.
The Bret Bill called on was the
WILTS, SOMERSET, AND SOUTHAMPTON,
the standing orders in which case were not allowed to be dispensed
with.

WARWICK AND WORCESTER.
Not allowed to proceed.
LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM (NEWPORT PAGNEL
BRANCHES)

Standing orders not dispensed with.
PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR PIER.

Allowed to proceed.
BIDEFORD AND TAVISTOCK.

Not allowed to proceed.
WEST RIDING UNION (No. 2).

Allowed to proceed.

GREAT WESTERN and WYCOMBE
RAILWAY,
SPECIAL MEETING (Tills DAY.)
A special meeting of the proprietors, shareholders, and scripholders
of this Company took place this day at the offices of the Company,
449, West Strand, in pursuance of the sessional orders of both
Houses of Parliament. Robert Wheeler, Esq., in the Chair.
The CHAIRMAN stated the objects of the meeting, and said that
the capital of the company was 150,000/., divided into 10,000 shares,
at 151, a share, s 5 that the number of shares present to constitute
a meeting should be between three and four thousand ; but he had
much pleasure in stating that four thousand two hundred and two
of these were placed at his disposal by their proprietorge to vote for
a continuance of the scheme.—(;leer, hear.)
The SECRETARY having read the report, which atatad the prosper.
ous condition of the Company, resolutions in favour of proceeding
with the JAM were put, and carried unanimously. "
A vote of thanks to the Chairman was then put and carried, and
the meeting broke up.
The number of shares represented at the meeting amounted to
five thousand.

GREAT WESTERN and UXBRIDGE
RAILWAY.-(THIS I)AY.)
A special meeting of the shareholders, proprietors, and scrip-
lio:ders of tins Company took place at the Company's offices, 449,
West Strand, to take into consideration whether or not it would be
advisable to proceed with their Bill at present betbre Parliament--
the sessional order of both Ilouses requirink that such meeeting
should be held, in order to take the sense of the proprietors upon the
subject. - •

The Szcarrani haying read the advertieeineut calling the meeting
toptlntr,

The CHAIRMAN (Robert Wheeler, Esq., of Wycombe, and deputy-.
chairman of Ihe Company) addressed the meeting, and briefly ex-
plained to them why it had become necessary to call the meeting
together. Their Erie was only three miles in length, and its esti-
mate) cost was 45,0007., and on a careful examination of the
surplus traffic, the directors were of opinion that nine percent. would
be realised upon the capital of the Company. In consequence of the
opposition of the London and Oxford Railway their expenses had
been considerably increased ; but although lie could nut plcdze him-
self to the exact amount of the liabilities of the Company,
they were estimated at about sixteen shillings a share.—(Hear, hear )
The capital of the Company was 50,0001., divided into 3,354 shares,
and he had entrusted to his ears 1,220 shares, which amounted to
more than was requisite legally to constitute the meeting.—(Hear.)
The SECRETARY having read the report of the Board of Directors,
which set forth the prospects of the Company as most satisfactory,
resolutions in favour of continuing the scheme, and of proceeding
with the Bill, were carried unanimously by the meeting.
The usual vote of thanks hiving been given to the Chairman, and
responded to, the meeting separated.

CRIMINAL COURT-7-(THIS DAY.)

OLD COUlit
(Before the RECORDER and Mr. Alderman 'ITCHES.)
STEALING OATS.—Thomas Save and Thomas Crane, the first et
carman and the latter a groom, were charged with stealing a sack
and three bushels of oats, the property of Mr. Hanson, the !ate em-
ployer of the first mentioned prisoner.
The prisoner Savell was defended by Mr. Payne; the prisoner
Crane by Mr. Ballantine.

After evidence had been received, and Counsel had spoken,
The RECORDER summed up, and the jury returned a verdict of
Guilty

Sentenced to imprisonment for three months in the louse of Cor-
rection, and to be kept to hard labour.
ROBBERY FROM THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—John Tapson,
aged 23, a plasterer, and John Beard (the latter of whom had been
out on bail), were indicted for stealing a portmanteau, a gown, a
pelisse, it watch, and other articles, the property of the Great
Western Railway.

Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Bodkin were for the prosecution ; Mr. pal'
'entitle and Mr. Parry for the prison 4 rs.
Mr. CLARKSON opened the case, and detailed the circumstances
connected with it, which will be fully understood by a reference to
the evidence adduced. The following witnesses were then called
David Williams said that he lived at Brcnth, Brecknockshire, and
on the 31st of March last they were passengers by the train, which
reached the station at Paddington at half-past eight. He had a port-
manteau on the luggage box, addressed " Miss Williams, passenger."
That portmanteau had gone. The contents were principally articles
of dress belonging to his daughter, and might amount to 151.
Sarah Williams said that she accompanied her lather to London,
and she had a portmanteau on the luggage box, which was found to
be gone on arriving at the station.

Mary Elizabeth Wetherden was residing with her father in Palace
New-road, Lambeth. She knew the prisoner Tapson in Cornwall.
Their acquaintance was very slight. On the 19th March he called
at her father's to give information of her friends in the country, and he
asked if they had a spare bed with which they could accommodate
him. On March 31st the prisoner said that he would take her little
brother to meet two cousins of witness's who were expected by rail-
way, and he should bring them home. She had not expected these
relatives. Her cousins were named May. She (witness) went out
on the same evening, and did not return till a quarter past ten, and
she found Mr. Beard down stairs, and in a quarter of an hour Tap-
son came down. He said that his key would not fit the box, and he
would be obliged to cut it open. Beard asked whether his (Tapson's)
friends had sent him any cream? Beard said, when he was going
away, that he would endeavour to get Tapson into the Old Bailey to
hear the trials—(Laughter)----on the next day.
Cross-examined by Mr. BALLANTINE—She had never seen Beard
before, and the only other time she saw him was when he was in
custody. Beard did not go up stairs at all ;
he said, " I wish Tapson
would make haste, for I'm in a hurry to go."

Edwin Wetherden, a boy of eight years old, had gono out on the
morning of the 31st with the prisoner Tapson. The prisoner took
him to the Ship public-house, where he changed his coat, and he
afterwards took him to Covent-garden Market, were Tapson hired
cab and called upon Mr. Beard, who came away with them.
They then went to a beer shop, and afterwards to the
Great Western Railway. Witness got sick from the
beer he had had in the beer shop. Ile remembered
the train coming in, and Beard calling out several times
" May." Mr. Tapson was up higher picking out the portmanteau•
Mr. Beard and Mr. Tapson were in sight of eaeh ether. Hu
(witness) was with Tapson, who told him to take hold of the
portmanteau a little way. Mr. Tapson took the portmanteau
out of one of the railway carriages. It was put into
the cab, and they drove to the Nen Inn, in the Edgeware-road,
where they drank something. They then drove to Lambeth, to his
father's house, where the cabman gave the portmanteau to the ser-
vant, and she put it outside the kitchen door. Mr. Tapson after-
wards took the portmanteau up stairs.
Elizabeth Curtis, servant to Mr. Wetherden, corroborated the fact
that Tapson had returned at night in a cab, bringing a portmanteau
with him.

Joseph David, constable at the Great Western Railway, saw the
prisoners on the platform on the evening of the 31st, accompanied bi
a little boy.

Wm. Ayres, shopman to Mr. Poiles, pawnbroker, in Westminster-
road—The prisoner Tapson, on the Ist April, brought a satin dress,
valued at 81., a pelisse, &c., and asked 16s. on the u, Witness asked
him where he lived ? He said at Gravesend, and that a female lllOl
given them to him a fortnight ago. When asked why he had
come up from Gravesend to pawn them, he said that. he
had slept the night before in Red Lion-street, and that he had tll_,et
day accompanied a friend to Charing-cross, and had just stellPeu
over the bridge. Witness told him that he would be justified in de-
taining the things ; and he sent the boy out for a policeman. The
prisoner then left, saying something about "law." He returned
again at half-past nine at night, and was given into custody.
Police-constable L 52—Took the prisoner Tapson into custody
lie said he had got the dresses from Miss Cato, St. John's-woOd•
lie could not say more particularly where she lived. lie found ett..
searching him 21. and odd monies, and some duplicates. He fennel
some papers in his pocket with the address of Mr. Wetherden
and Mr. Beard, and on going to the first-named gentle;
man's residence he found a portmanteau, which 111"
been cut open and rifled, with the exception of one scarf. He after%
wards went to Mr. Beard's, in Basinghall-street, and took him into
custody.

Robert Wetherden corroborated the evidence of his daughter, and
a shopman to Messrs. Whist'er, pawnbrokers, Strand, proved w"
pledging of several articles of female dress with his emploYer.
for 6s.

Joseph Collard, Superintendent of the Great Western Railway I!'t
lice, was examined at considerable length by Mr. Clarkson, and Dis
evidence was confirmatory of the previous witnesses. A stateinet'
of the evidence taken before the magistrate was put in, and sing'''
larly enough the prisoner Tapson there admitted that he had tat!n
the portmanteau, but on opening It, did not know what to do witu
the contents.

Mr. Parry and Mr. Ballantine having replied, the Recorder stun-
med up, and the jury retired, but had not delivered their verdict
when our report left.

NE iii C(,URT.
(Before the COMMON SERGEANT and Alderman FAZEmtoTHEIL)
John Rogers, aged 20, remanded from last ses: ion was indicted (Or
feloniously breaking into and entering a building within the eurttialTO
of the dwelling-house of John Hillyer, and stealing one live fold,
value one shilling.

The young man was surprised as he was leaving the outhouse by A
young woman, who called her brother. Several skeleton keys were
found on the prisoner, and, on looking Into the building, the fowl ill
question was seen lying dead on the floor, and its head wrung off.
Mr. BALLANTINE, in his defence of the prisoner, contended that
the fowl was not alive as stated in the indictment, that there was no
evidence that the fowl had been stolen alive.

The COMMON SERGEANT observed, that the objection was taken on
a point of law, which would be perfectly satisfied if the fowl had only
been removed a single foot and then killed. It was next to impas-
sible that one could wring off a fowl's head while it sat on the perch.
and it was at least unusual far fowls to wring their own heads off.
Mr. BALLANTINE said the point was, whether the fowl had Melt
stolen alive. It might have been on the floor as the young telle
entered, and if it had been killed without being lifted from the Ma,
the jury must acquit the prisoner.
The COMMON SERGEANT said it was for the jury to determine the
probability of the tbwl being killed as the Counsel represented.
The prisoner was Sound Guilty, and as this was not the first con-
viction, he was sentenced to ten years' transportation.
William Gay and William APlntosh, two young men, were indicted
for stealing two asses. Gay gleaded guilty.
John Brown said, he had two asses on Wimbledon Common abeT!!
the 6th of April last, and missed them on the 7th ; but saw thee, in
keeping of a policeman the same day.
The constable stated, that he met the two prisoners in Brixton,
leading the donkeys ; and, on accosting them, Gay said they were
his, and M'lntosh that he had been with Gay to bring the
donkeys home.
The COMMON-SERGEINT directed the jury to emit M'lntosh. for
there was no evidence before them that he knew the donkeys Were
not the property of Gay.
When the jury had found M'lntosh not guilty, Gay's story's
_..
then heard. It appeared that he had failed in establishing a WON.'"
as a pork-butcher, and that whets he was in a state of comparntife.
destitution he met with Wlntosh on the day in question, and Ile`
before.
The Common SERGEANT had no doubt that the prisoner M'lntoSl4
who had been convicted several times before, had induced Gay W
commit the theft, and then to tell the story he had, in order to sale.
M'lntosh being transported. As the evidence was, the jury conic
come to no other verdict than they had already given.
In consideration of Gay's position he was sentenced only to four
months' imprisonment and hard labour.
Benjamin Yorman and John Paterson were placed at the bar, JO'
dieted for stealing a chest of tea, value 121., the property of John
Willian S. Strurt, carman to the prosecutor, stated that he cane'
at the French Horn public house, Crutched-friars, on the Ist of MAP
and left a chest of tea under the care of the prisoner Norman, wit°
was officiating at that time as pot-boy, until he returned. When he
had loaded with some other articles, he returned to the French ROM
where he was told that a man had called and taken away the chest,
and that Norman, who had absconded, helped him away with it.
John Scott, a porter, was in the tap of the French Horn on the 17.
t
of May, about one o'clock, when a man whose face he did not se:
came in and said he was sent for a chest of tea for John Eve
Norman replied," I have one here," and assisted to place the chic'
e
on his shoulder. After the man had gone, the• hoet,,,;
said, Harry, do you know that man ?" N 0,,, was the
prisoner's reply, upon which the hostler remarked UPOn
the folly of giving away the chest to a stranger, and wane!a
agreed with him. In a short time the man returned with the chat
on his shoulder and called out to the potboy, " Norman, where sham
I take it to?" " Oh, just outside to the cart there," said Norman.
The hostler corroborated the last witness.
Norman said he was employed by the carman to send up the cheat
to him and employed Paterson.
The jury, after consultation, could not agree, and retired. After
half an hour's absence they returned, with a verdict of Not Guilty t"
reference to each of the pris mers.
The Court did not appear to expect the verdict which was returned.

Intelligence has been received at Manchester Souse,
announcing the decease of the Marquise Davoure, mother •f the
Countess de St. Aulaire, who expired a few days since, at the ad-
vanced age of 81.

GOODWIN AND WILLIAIII9.—These well-known men
rowed a match yesterday for 20 sovs., from Putney-bridge to Mort-
lake. Alter a smart contest, the former drew ahead, and made F
triumphant finale of a clear six-boats' length.
CHELTENHAM COLLEGE.--Sir James L. Lushingtont
. .

one of the vice-presidents of this institution, has expressed his'l-idea-
tion of presenting the College with a cadetship, to he given to the
best pupil in the modern department.
near this city, from diseased seed. The
egSrt.M.fail,
haisihltargmgarer brought
d,us a sample of new pota-
toes,Y
potatoes are perfectly sound and cleadn, without any trace of the
original blight ; and what he thus tried an experiment has most
agreeably undeceived him. —Limerick Chronicle.
DEATH or BOLOGNA.—We have to r€cord the death
of Bologna, of theatrical celebrity. Lately he Was in the company of
the Theatre Royal Adelphi, Glasgow, but within the lest eight or tea
months, the decline of years became visible, and he
rest.
FATAL FIGHT ON A SUNDAY.--A fight
his gradually sunk to
Sunday last, in a field near the Marley t
when one of them fell a corpse °'
took place on
the Railway,;;o
t j
ub
se
ttm
a•se between tworece
received
navies,,, ebsi,
0, , unnelon the South Devon
W lionTelegraph. ant agonist.—Devon,ff

BIRTHS. On the 11th inst., the wife of Mr. John Rhoades, of a son and lit ;
ir
On the 9th inst., in Eaton-place the °'
sono,nstthile til-b4
Still-born.
, Hon. Mrs. G. E. Anson,
inst., at Stockwell, Mrs. Winterbottom,
°l. On the 4th hist., at Soutlisea, the wife of Dr.
Charles dila.uSegbottetr:°‘
a daughter, prematurely born.
On the 6th inst., the lady of Robert Gee, Esq., of Hollywood, Stockport, Cheshire, of a son.
On the 7th inst., at Marlborough, the wife of the Rev. John'
Brackenbury, of a son.
On the Bth Inst., at the Avenue, Streatham, the wife of IC'
Sidgwick, Esq., of a daughter.
On the Bth inst., at liomerton, the wife of Abraham De Some'
Esq., of a son.
On the Bth inst., Mrs. John Rawlings, of a boy.
William Forsyth, Esq., of
St.ofa Andrew's-place, Regent's-park, tilt:,los
On the 9th inst., at St. John's-wood, the wife of T. Henry 10
jun., Esq., of a (laughter.

MARRIED.
On the 2d inst., at St. Mark's, Kennington, Thomas Sankey, of
of Islington, to MCI
Mary Ann, eldest daughter of John Cater, E'" -
North Brixton
to
On the 7th inst., John I). Jones, Esq., of Queen's-road, Dolo'°,lo
Louisa Frederica, eldest daughter of Moritz Schmack, Esq., o'l,
same place.

DIED.
~vifo Of
On the 17th of March, at Chuprah, Bengal, Anne Jane,
W. M. 'Aron], Esq., lion. Company's Civil Service.
On the 16th ult., at Fort William Inverness-shira, 311,8 Cameron
Culchenna, sister of the lute Sir J. Cameron, K.C.U., aged 79.
On the sth inst., Mr. E. it. Hodson, surgeon, of Burton-npen
Trent.
On the 6th lust., Mr. De Ville, lamp manufacturer, Strand, aged _72•
B I
On the 7th inst., at Weston, near
]lath, Miss Jane Upton, aged 78•
On the Bth inst., Mr. Thomas Lytle, of Park-place, Sevenoaka• _
On the Bth inst., Sarah Anti, the second daughter of Mr. Georg.
Ellis, of Cumming-street, Pentonvitle.
On the Bth inst., in Portland-place, Islington, Ann, the wife of J.
White, Esq.
On the Bth inst., at Sunbury, Middlesex, Mary, wife of JOllll
Mitchison, Esq , aged 64.
On the 9th in t.,
Broad-street, Golden-square.
Henry, son of Mr. Wadsworth, surgeon, .

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