The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-04 00:00:00

CLERKEN WILL.-(THIS DAY.)

Holding was charged with robbing his sister-
in-law, Anna Holding, of half-a-crown, and two dupli-
cates, one being that of her wedding-ring, and with
violently assaulting her in the commission of the robbery.
The prosecutrix said she resided in a small cottage in
l'ocock's-fields, and about one o'clock on Monday the
prisoner came in, and after saying a few words, caught
her by the throat and attempted to put his hand in her
pocket. She screamed out loudly, upon which he
knocked her down, when he took the money and dupli-
cates from her pocket and ran away.
Several witnesses were called by the prosecutrix to
support her statement, but although all said they heard
her scream, none saw either the prisoner or any person
else near the spot ; and it was also shown that there
existed a very bitter family quarrel, her husband having
ran away from her a short time ago.
Mr. COMBE said it was a most singular charge alto-
gether, but with such contradictory evidence he could
not do otherwise than order him to be discharged.

'Fhe Conde de Montemolin, accompanied by Lord
John Manners, M.P., the Marquis of Barbancois, the
Marquis of Villafranca, General Don Juan de Monte-
negro, and Mr. Borthwich, M.P., visited Westminster
Abbey, the Temple, and Lincoln's Inn, on Wednesday.
LONDON MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.--OH Wednes-
day evening the quarterly meeting was held in the large
theatre of the institution, at Southampton-buildings,
Chancery-lane, where the chair was taken by Mr. Valen-
tine. A letter was handed in, accompanying a purse
containing the proceeds of an amateur theatrical benefit,
which had taken place at the Olympic Theatre, the per-
formers being the members of the elocution class. A
resolution was proposed that the money should not be
received, as derived from sources inconsistent with the
objects of the institution. After a long and stormy dis-
cussion, a division took place, in which there proved to
be a trifling majority in favour of receiving the money,
which is to be appropriated to the reduction of the debt
of the institution.

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this charity was held at the board-room of the institu-
tion; G. Lee, Esq, presiding. The usual financial and
medical report of the quarter, read by William J. Nixon,
Esq., the honorary secretary, was of a highly satisfac-
tory nature, it having shown a considerable decrease of
the previously prevalent diseases. -At the conclusion of
the business of the court, Henry Lang, Esq., the solicitor
to the hospital, tendered his resignation of those duties,
which was accepted, and the office declared vacant.
A VESSEL SUNK.—Between seven and eight o'clock
on Wednesday evening the crew of the schooner Lynx
lying off Fresh Wharf, were suddenly alamed by a rush'
of water into the starboard side of the vessel. They
rushed on deck, when it was found that the pressure of
the vessels in the outside tier had forced a large wooden
fender through her side. The means tried to stop the
leak proved ineffectual, and the vessel filled and sunk in
half completely an hour. She was thrown so
on her
broadside that her masts and rigging formed a complete
bridge over the other vessels.
EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS IN WOOLWICR.—The
lower part of the town of Woolwich, lying Le tween the
steam-boat piers and the Royal Asenal ,icch has so
long excited
the surprise of visitors on account of its
is about to be pulled down, and a
mean appearance,
spacious new street,
communicating with Beresford-
to allow visitors to pass in a direct
street, erected, so as
line to the Royal Arsen Arsenal. Spacious wharfs and
dwelling-houses will be erected along the bank of the
river.
11 BATH.—The requisition
THE REPRESENTATION OF .•..A
to Lord Ashley has received upwards of one thousand
signatures.—Bath Chronicle.
The Society of Friends have entered into a sub-
scription of 2,0001. in Dublin to relieve the wants of the
poor in Ireland, and the same body in England have also
subscribed 20,0001. for the like purpose.
The Bestwall and S wineham estates of 296 acres,
close to the town of Wareham, were yesterday' sold by
Mr. Robins, at the Auction Mart, to the Earl of Eldon,
for 12,700 guineas. These estates were for many years
possessed by the late Sir Claude Scott, Bart. Two
renters's hares in Drury-lane Theatre were also sold,
producing 66 guineas each.
CAPTAIN AIANBV.--We are informed by a friend
of Captain Manby, who writes, in reply to a statement
in The Sun of yesterday, that he received a letter from
him on Wednesday, dated Dec. 1, from Great Yarmouth,
in which he mentioned that he enjoyed good health, and
has just entered into his 83d Captain
year.Manby,
moreover, was net in the royal navy. He was gazetted
with the rank of Captain in the army, when he was ap-
pointed Barrack-master of Yarmouth.
ATROCITIES IN THE EAST.—It is tt d
sa e in a letter
from Constantinople of the 12th ultimo, that Bederkan
Bey, the chief of the Kurds, after his massacre of the
Nestorians, sent three hundred of the heads of Christians,
which he had cut off, to the Pacha of Mossoul, informing
him that if this present did not please him, he would
also send him the heads of three hundred Turks. The
Pacha had done all in his power to deter the Bey from
his work of pillage and massacre, but in vain. It was be-
lieved, however, at Constantinople, that the Sultan would
supply the L'acha with the means of curbing the career
of this monster.

Seventeen men were committed for trial by the
magistrates at Warrington, on Wednesday, on a charge
of conspiring to intimidate Messrs. Jones and Pott and
the workmen in their employment. The conspirators
were members of a trade union, and the charge arose out
of their attempting to prevent Messrs. Jones and Pott
from getting any workmen, because those gentlemen had
taken adult apprentices into their employment.