The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-30 00:00:00

quashing the indictment,
Mr. Justice TORRENS detailed the circumstances with
regard to the sending up bills of indictment against Mr.
Duffy to the city and county grand jury; and having
alluded to the law applicable to the case, and tho argu-
ments used by Mr. Duffy's counsel, his Lordship stated
that himself and his Learned Brother were of opinion
that the prosecutor had not complied with the provisions
of the statute, and that, therefore, the prisoner could not
be removed out of the custody of the city sheriff. Ten
(lays' notice of the intention to change the venue from
the city to the county should have been given; and that
not having been done, the effect is that the prisoner
could not be called upon to abide his trial now.
Mr. Justice CRAMPTON next deliverid his judgment,
which was to the same effect, that the trial of Mr. Duffy
could not be proceeded with till the next Commission, to
be held in January.

TIE QUEEN V. O'DOREATT.
Monday, at ten o'clock, was fixed for the trial of Mr.
O'Doherty (one of the proprietors of the Tribune), for
the third time.

THE CONVICTED CONFEDERATES.
This morning, Michael Moran, John Joseph Moran,
and James M'Cormack, the first convicted of having
stabbed, and the two latter of having assaulted John
Byrne, a policeman in this city, in July last, were called
up for sentence.

.Mr. Justice CRAMPTON having dwelt at some length
upon the circumstances of the case, and the heinous-
ness of the offence, sentenced Michael Moran to .be
transported for fifteen years, and the others to be im-
prisoned for nine months each, with hard labour.

SPECIAL COMMISSION.
It is supposed that a Special Commission to try Duffy
will be sought for by the Attorney-General.

THE STATE PRISONERS.
We understand, says the Evening Post, that writs of
error having been allowed by the Attorney-General, in
the cases of the State prisoners recently convicted at
Clonmel, warrants respiting the capital punishment
during pleasure will bo transmitted to the high sheriff.
We are enabled to state that the Lord-Lieutenant had,

previous to his departure, intimated his pleasure to this
effect, and had allowed an assurance to be conveyed to
those most interested in learning the fate of Mr. O'Brien
that the extreme penalty of the law would'not be carried
into effect. The official notificatidn'ef a'reipite has only
been delayed until the writs of error had been regularly
allowed.

THE LATE DESTRUCTIVE FIRE

AT CAMBERWELL.
The following is a copy of the official report of the
damage done at this fire (a brief report of which ap-
peared in The Sun of Saturday) :--
"A house belonging to Messrs. Fleming, the
brewers; the upper part empty, and the lower part
used as offices—burned down. Insurance unknown.
" Mr. IL Dance (private).—Premises burned down
and contents consumed. Uninsured.

" Messrs. Fleming, ale and porter brewers.—Brew-
house burned out; plant, &c., consumed, and count-
ing-house destroyed. Insurance unknown at present.
Mr. T. Leff, No. 22, Camberwell-green, ham
and beef dealer.—Back windows of dwelling-house
burned out, open sheds destroyed, and furniture
with rest of building seyerely damaged by water and
removal. Insured in the Phconix Fire-office.

" Mr. T. Green, butcher, No. 23, Camberwell.
green.—Back front of premises severely scorched and
furniture damaged by removal. Insured in the Phoe-
nix Fire-office.

" Mr. George Godfrey, tobacconist, No. 27, Cam-
berwell-green.—Considerable damage to furniture,
&c., by hasty removal. Insured in the Royal Ex-
change-office.
"Mr. William Lakin, licensed victualler, the Red
Cap Tavern, corner of Camberwell-green.—Part of
the roof of club room destroyed, the contents and bar
fittings seriously injured by fire and removal. Insured
'in the Licensed Victuallers' Fire-office.
"The cause of fire unknown. The fire was extin-
guished by firemen, with the engines of the London
establishment, %Vest of England, County, and Parish."

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