The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-17 00:00:00

CLERKENIVELL.-(THIS DAY.)

Isabella Hart was charged with stealing a roll of
Orleans cloth, from the shop of Mr. Ilibbett, draper and
silk-mercer, in Leather-lane. _ _ _

The prosecutor's shopman stated, that last night the
prisoner rushed into the shop, and snatched the roll of
cloth from a shelf. Two other females, observed lurking
about the shop for some time, ran off with the prisoner.
After a sharp run, the shopman came up with them, and
secured the prisoner ; the others escaping.
The prisoner was fully committed for trial.
A female named Mary Ann Connor, and three ruffianly
looking men, named Grant, Nicholls, and Connor, were
charged with robbing Mr. John Hawkins, of Albany-
place, Regent's-park, in a house in Chenies-row, King's-
cross.

It appeared that the prosecutor, who had only recently
arrived in London, met the female prisoner in the New.
road, by whom he was inveigled into the house in
Cheines-row, which the police described as a most in-
famous and dangerous locality. Finding out the
character of the place where he was, Mr. Hawkins en-
deavoured to make his escape, when he was stopped by
the three male prisoners, and the female in the hall who
tried his pockets, and made him give up what money he
had about him.
The constable, who took the prisoners into custody,
about four o'clock that morning, gave an account of the
circumstances under which they were arrested in the
sleeping-rooms of the house, which is too revolting for
publication.

Mr. COO3IBE said he bad no doubt as to the character
of the prisoners, as the evidence of the police showed
that ; however he thought the proof in support of the
robbery was not sufficiently strong to induce a jury to
convict. He should, therefore, discharge them for the
present, but if again charged for the same offence they
might depend upon it that transportation for life would
be their fate.

Mr. and Mrs. Buckingham have returned to London
from their tour in Italy and the Tyrol.
MR. DEMPSTER'S BAI,LAD SOIREE.—Mr. Demp-
ster, from the United States, gave his first musical en-
tertainment—or, as he has more happily termed it,
" ballad soiree"—at the Princee's Concert Room, last
evening. There was a full and highly intelligent
audi-
once, among whom we noticed the American Minister,
and several distinguished literary persons. With two
exceptions, the pieces which Mr. Dempster sang were
his own compositions, which were given is such a simple
and beautiful style that the audience were at once capti-
vated. Mr. Dempster's voice is a pure, sweet, and
powerful tenor, and is managed with refined cultivation
and perfect taste. He is among the best ballad singers
wo ever heard. He was warmly welcomed, and several
of his pieces were loudly encored. We are convinced
that Mr. Dempster's entertainments will become highly
popular.

- CHEAPNESS OF POULTRY AND GAME IN THE
METROPOLlS.—Notwithstanding the high prices of pro-
visions
L soldo n daotn4sa.ta unusuallyhalroews
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abtei3nsg.
generally, yet poultry and game is now selling n
each ; and fowls at 3s. a couple. Yesterday there was
a large arrival in London of live ducks and geese for
the poultry markets at Christmas.
DEATH BY DROWNING.—At about half-past two
yesterday afternoon as the son of Mr. Alexander Park,
of Highgate-hill, was amusing himself by sliding on the
ice covering:a piece of water at the back of his father's
residence, he incautiously ventured on a piece newly
formed over an aperture made for cattle to drink from.
The shrieks of the poor little fellow were distinctly
heard, but before assistance could arrive he had sunk
and drifted underneath the ice. All attempts to restore
animation proved fruitless. About the same hour Mr.
John Wild, of the Blackfriars-road, had a most narrow
1 was the amount of
escape in the Serpentine while skating, having very in-
cautiously run upon the spot marked " dangerous ;" a
very
TRlNlTYunpleasant
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CAMBRIDGE.—It is understoodr
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grand commemorative festival of Trinity College, on
Tuesday,
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company will proceed to the hall, where dinner is ex-
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SHOCKING ACCIDENT ON THE BOLTON RAILWAY.--
Yesterday the express train, which leaves Fleetwood at
nine o'clock, got off the rails about five miles from Man-
chester.running and the engine, about 40 or 50
yards along the side of the cutting in which the acci-
dent happened, fell over on to the line, and a first class
carriage was thrown over and smashed, All the pas-
sengers escaped without material injury, but the engine-
driver was killed, and the stoker had one leg cut off, and
' a portion of the foot of the other 1,..g.
Mr. Eaton, M.P. for Cambridgeshire, has returned
to his residence in Chesham- place, from Malta, somewhat
i improved, though by no MOW convalescent.