The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-24 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.-(THIS DAY.)

Lewis Pelham, alias Simpson, and Henry Knowles, were
charged before Mr. Seeker with bLing engaged in an
illicit distillery, in Charles-street, Biaekfriars-road.
Pergeter, an officer of Excise, stated that, having re-
ceived information that a private distillery, on an extensive
scale, was in fiill operation at a house in the above street,
he went there the preceding afternoon, and by stratagem
obtained entrance, accompanied by another officer. They
discovered both the prisoners in the apartment in which
the distillation was going forward, and the still contained
20 gallons of spirits, besides tubs containing 500 gallons
of wash.

Pelham admitted that he rented the premises of a man
named Rogers ; and the other prisoner said he was en-
gaged by the former as a day labourer to attend the fires.
When the latter, however, was brought into the
presence of the magistrate he contended that as he was
not actually found aiding and assisting in the illegal
proceedings he was not therefore liable under the Act
of Parliament to any punishment. He was informed
that his presence in the still-room justified his being
treated as an accomplice in the offence, a fact with
which he seemed to be quite surprised. In the course of
the examination it was stated that the revenue was
defrauded of a ccnviderable sum by the above defend-
ants, both of whom were fined 301, each, and in default
of payment were committed for three months.

The Count de Montemolin and General Cabrera
arrived in London on Saturday, via Dover. his Royal
Highness is residing for the present at the Brunswick
Hotel, Hanover-square, and leads a very retired life,
though he is supposed to be concerting measures for
carrying out the declaration contained in his address to
the Spanish people.
The company we enumerated last week, with the
exception of Lord Brougham, are still at Lowther
Castle. The Learned Lord left by railway for Carlisle
on Wednesday forenoon, and reached Brougham Hall
the same evening. On Friday evening, Mr. Mills, who
was expected for some days previously, arrived in the
harbour in his splendid yacht, and immediately joined
the distinguished party at the castle, where he is still a
visitor. On Saturday, the Hon. Colonel Lowther and
Mr. Lowther also arrived at the castle.—Cumberland
Pacquet.
General Baron Munchausen has left Mivart's
Hotel for Hanover.

THE VISCOUNTESS HARDINGE.—We are happy to
state that this lady continues to improve in a satisfac-
tory manner. Sir -Walter James arrived in town last
evening, as did Dr. M'Cann, of Parliament-street, her
Ladyship's medical adviser, in the early part of the day,
but he will return again shortly.
The Emperor of Russia has just issued an order
exempting artists and pupils belonging to the Imperial
Academy of the Fine Arts, who may wish to visit foreign
countries for improvement, from the payment of the
usual dues charged on passports, provided that they pro-
duce a certificate from the academy stating that they
possess a proper degree of talent. This measure is one
of some importance, for the duties imposed on passports
under the present system is very heavy, and goes on
increasing for every six months that the party remains
out of Russia.

A MELANCHOLY WEDDlNG.—Yesterday an inquest
was held before W. Baker, Esq., at Clay Hall, Old Ford,
Bow, on the body of Elizabeth Johns. The deceased,
who was tw-cnty years of age, was married on Sunday
last at Poplar, and after spending the day with her
husband, returned with him to her father's house, and
was taken very ill immediately afterwards, so much so
that her husband slept on the floor. She continued to
get worse, and expired on Tuesday morning, about two
o'clock. There were no marks of violence on the body,
nor did she complain of anything but a severe pain in
her chest. Some of the jury thought a post mortem
examination ought to be made, and the inquiry was then
adjourned for that purpose.
Mr. Green, the son of the famous English aeronaut,
made an ascent at Berlin on Saturday last, accompanied
by Baron d'Ohsson, the Swedish Minister. After re-
maining up for upwards of an hour, they safely descended
at about three leagues and a half from the capital.
DEATH IN A STATION-HOUSE.—On Monday after-
noon Mr. Mills held an inquest at the Elephant and
Castle, Camden-town, on the body of Sarah Harman,
aged 38, the wife of a painter and glazier. Sergeant
Shaw, 4 S division, deposed that on Saturday night
last he was on duty at the Phcenix- street station-house,
Somers-town. About half-past eleven o'clock the de-
ceased was brought in on a stretcher by some con-
stables. She appeared at the time insensibly drunk, and
was charged on the police-sheet with having been found
drunk and incapable of taking care of herself. She was
placed in a cell with the door open to give her air, but no
surgeon was sent for. Shortly after one o'clock she was
taken out of the cell to make room for another charge,
and then a great change was observed in her,
and she appeared to breath with great diffi-
culty. Medical aid was sent for, -and in about
twenty minutes the surgeon pronounced her
dead. It was his impression that deceased was
labouring under the effects of intoxication. Mr. George
Verey, the landlord of the Wheatsheaf, said on Satur-
day night deceased came to his house, and as she came
towards the bar he observed her stagger, and thought
she was intoxicated. She asked for a pint of beer,
and he had scarcely served her when she fell back-
wards, but was saved by a mason standing near her.
He carried her out of the house and left her in the
care of the police, believing her to be drunk. James
Harman, son of the deceased, proved that his mother
went out to get the supper beer shortly before eleven
o'clock. She was then perfectly sober. She had been
ill some time, and was frequently seized with swimming
in the head, and dizziness, which would make her
stagger. Mr. T. Cooper, surgeon to St. Pancras work-
house, proved that he had opened the body, and found
that one:of the vessels of the head had given way, and
there was considerable effusion of blood over the brain,
the effect of natural causes, and not drunkenness. The
Coroner cautioned the police to be more careful in such
cases. The jury returned a verdict of "Death from
natural causes."

THE BILL AGAINST CAPTAIN RICIIARDSON IG-
NORED BY THE GRAND JURY.-At a late hour yester-
day evening, after the judges had left the Central
Criminal Court, it was intimated that the grand jury
had ignored the bill, charging Captain Richardson, on
two counts, with fraud and forgery. The grand jury
examined a great number of witnesses, and it was under
stood that they stated as their reason for ignoring the
bill, that after looking at the whole of the evidence
which had been laid before them, the majority of them
were of opinion that the words " ten pounds" had never
been written in the cheque, and, therefore, no forgery
had been effected. They were, at the same time, satis-
fied that Captain Richardson had, by some means. ;-,1).
tained the signatures of his two co-trustees *;.• a blank
cheque, and, as he was authosed by a :esolution of the
company to draw cheques, no frai had been committed;
entertaining, as the majorsof the body did this view,
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they had no other cnrse to adopt than to ignore the
bill.

TUN LATE DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT THE CROYDON
T~nIIINUS.—At an early hour yesterday morning, Mr.
Wilkinson, the chairman of the Croydon Company, ac-
companied by Mr. Curling, one of his co-directors, were
on the spot, instituting most searching inquiries into the
origin of the disaster. Nothing satisfactory, however,
was arrived at. Mr. Rudge, the traffic superintendent,
resumed the company's inquiry in the course of the after-
noon, and from what transpired the cause is left in much
i mystery. That t broke out in the lamp-room there is
no doubt. The trimmer states that after the departure
of the last train on the previous night, and at the con-
clusion of the day's business, he is positive that he left
it in perfect security, and took the precaution of remov-
ing a handful of waste which had collected in the course
of the evening. The watchman asserts that he visited
it as late as two o'clock, and neither saw nor smelt any-
thing that would lead him to suppose that a fire was
kindling. We were informed by one of the officials
that the estimated loss was 3,5001., and that the property
was uninsured. There has been no stoppage to the
traffic on the line, and a great number of workmen are
busily employed in repairing the damage which has been
done. We are happy to say that there has been no loss
of life, nor accident to any individual engaged on the line.
GREAT FOOT-RACE FOR ONE HUNDRED POUNDS.—
The running match between Westhall, the celebrated
runner of London, and Eastham, of Manchester, which
was to contest 250 yards of road for 1001., was decided
at Manchester on Tuesday, and after a splitting race,
Westhall won by ten yards. The London fancy came off
large winners.
TROTTING.—The referee in the late matoh between
Messrs. Jenks and Broome's horses, and which termi-
nated in a dispute, has decided in favour of the former,
who has received the stakes, viz., 50/. This degisiog will
govern all bets on the race.