The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-23 00:00:00

THE SU5 -` LO NOON, TUESDA L V t'' rt,i IN 6 SEPTEMBER. 23 si

LINES LEASED AT FIXED RE NTALS.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day).

BANKRUPTCY COURT.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
IN RE RYDER.

This bankrupt was described as of Old Broad-street,
merchant, and to-day came up for his certificate. The
balance sheet shows—Debtor to creditors, unsecured,
17,1211 Bs. Bd. ; ditto, secured, 34,516!..; liabilities on
bills and charters, 11,3541. Assets—good debts, 51. lis.
63.; property, 2291.; venture in indigo, 2401. ; consign-
ments after paying advances, 6,8521. ; ditto, held by
creditors, 34,3931.

Mr. Bagley appeared for the assignees, and said that
the bankrupt had come before the Court on his own
petition, but the assets in hand only amounted to 160/ ,
and nc, returns of sales on the assignments had yet been
obtained.

Mr. Linklater appeared for the official assignees, and
it was ultimately arranged that an adjournment should
be taken for six months.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(Tbis Day.)

SOUTHWARK.

A JIIVEITILII SHOPLIDTER.—OaroIine Armstrong, a
little girl about twelve years of age, was brought before
Mr. Combs, charged with stealing some biscuits from
the shop of Mr. F. J. Dell, in the Arcade, in the incline
of the Scuth•Eastern Railway, London bridge.
Frederick Wyatt, an officer in the employment of the
railway company, said that between 11 and 12 on the
previous -day he saw the prisoners and another girl in
the Arcade. Having some suspicion as to their inten.
tions he watched them, and after a short time the other
girl entered Mr. Dell's shop and took some biscuits off
the counter, which she brought out and handed to the
prisoner. The latter had a large pinafore on, under
which she put the biscuits, and as she was about to walk
away he seized hold of her and took her into custody.
The other female made her escape. On searching the
prisoner he found that she had under her pinafore a
large pocket which contained the biscuit, a quantity of
apples and cakes, all of which witness bad no doubt she
had stolen from shops in the neighbourhood. Although
so young, he believed her to be a systematic thief.
Mr. Combe asked whether he knew anything about
her or her parents!
Wyatt replied that he had seen her with other girls
loitering about the Arcade, and frequent complaints had
lately been made of property being stolen from the shops.
That was the chief reason which induced him to watch
her, as he believed her to be one of the thieves. After
locking her up witness went to look after her mother,
and he believed that she actually sent the child out to
thieve, and she received the stolen property.
Mr. Combe asked whether the mother was in
court I Wyatt replied that she was not. He told, her
to be in attendance that morning, but she had purposely
kept out of the way. He had been to her house, but she
was nowhere to be found. Witness here exhibited the
capacious pocket for his worship's inspection.
Mr. Combe asked the child what she had to say in
answer to the charge !
She replied, crying, that she did not steal the things;
another girl took them and gave them to her. Her
mother did not know of her having anything.
Mr. Combe said that although so young there could
be no doubt she was an expert thief, and most likely
instructed by her mother, who lay in wait to receive
whatever she stole. Had the mother been pre,ent he
should have severely punished her, as a child so young
could not commit such robberies without her being cog-
nisant of it. Under all the circumstances, be should
sentence her to one month in Wandsworth House of
Correction.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, SEPT. 22.

The thanks of the Lord-Lieutenant to the re-
cently disembodied Irish Militia has been conveyed
in the following circular, just issued :
Adjutant-General's Office, Dublin, Sept. 19, 1856.

GENERAL ORDEB.—The General Commanding has
great satisfaction in conveying to the heads of del:4ft-
mews under his command the expression of " the
marked thanks of his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant,
which he desires may be communicated to them at the
close of the disembodiment of militia, for the admirable
manner in which that force has been organised and re-
gulated." His Excellency observes—" That the mag-
nitude and importance of this duty will be appreciated,
when it is remembered that one levy of more than 20,000
was drawn rapidly from the population, and placed
under officers many of whom were themselves new to
arms ; that this large body was for a time;superadded to
the ordinary force of the country, and brought into
contact, under circumstances which might have led to
various jealousies with the troops, the police, and the
people ; that, again, the regular troops were withdrawn
to meet the urgency of the war, and the good order and
discipline of these new regiments became conspicuoua in
the garrisons and stations confided to them ; that to the
various officers of the staff every credit is due for the
energy and skill with which they mast,red their in-
creased duties ; that without pretending to enumerate
all, his Excellency would specially advert to the deputy
adjutant-general, to whom the discipline and order of
the militia must be largely indebted, and, to the deputy
quartermaster-general and the commanding royal en-
gineer, by whose exertions temporary barracks have
been provided, the new camp at the Curragh has beer
erected, and the necessity of resorting to billets has sel-
dom occurred." While the general commanding com-
municates this approbation of his Excellency, he cannot
but mention that the duties of the military authorities
were greatly facilitated by the exertions, zeal, and atteh-
tion of the officers in command of militia regiments, and
the influence exercised by the officers serving under
them.--By command of the general commanding in
Ireland.

R. B. Woon, D.A.G.

The Dowager Marchioness of Londonderry en-
tertained 255 of the tenantry of her Antrim estates
at dinner, in the market-house of Carniough, on
Thursday. Her ladyship's son, Lord Adolphus
Vane Tempest, occupied the chair, and among
those present were the Protestant, Presbyterian,
and Roman Catholic clergymen, and several of the
local gentry. The Dowager Marchioness sat on
the right of the chairman, and on the toast of
health having been given by the vice-chairman, her
ladyship rose and spoke in the following terms :
I wish, my friends, I could at all convey to you the
gratification I feel at the kind and affectionate manner
in which you have drunk my health. My fondest wish
is to live in the hearts of my tenantry ; and it is a
great pleasure to me to feel that you are willing to give
me that place which I am so anxious to occupy. Permit
me to take this opportunity to say a few words to you;
and in the first instance, I am desirous to tell you how
glad I am to see you all again ; and now that I have
built a room in which I can receive you, I hope that,
while God spares me, these meetings may be annual.
(Cheers.) I have always had a strong conviction, which
experience is daily confirming, that the employer and
employed should be brought together, and that good
must result from the communion of interests and ex-
change of ideas when those parties meet. I am sure
you will all regret the absence of Lord Antrim to-day,
who had promised me to be present. I regret to say a
letter from Lady Antrim, this morning, informs me he is
prevented by indisposition. The presence and support,
on this occasion, of so honourable a relative, would
have been a great gratification to . me, and I am sure
would have been a great pleasure to you all. (Cheers.)
In his absence, I wish to offer my best thanks to
Sir E. Macnaghten, and also to the gentlemen who
have so honourably attended this little humble gather-
ing. (Cheers.) I must now congratulate you on the
improvements of Ireland generally, and this district
particularly. (blear, hear.) The works that have
been undertaken here and in the neighbourhood, aid the
large sums of money spent both by Government and by
individuals, have entirely changed the face of the coun-
try. Poverty has disappeared, and this poor little vil-
lage is rapidly growing into a small thriving town. I
wish I could speak as strongly as to the advance of
agriculture, but, alas 1 it is still in a very primitive state;
and, although I believe many of you are making great
exertions, much, very much, is still to be done. Mr.
Andrews, who is here to-day, and who has known this
locality for above 20 years, will, I doubt not, kindly give
you some valuable advice on this head, and I recom
mend you to treasure up whatever you may gather from
his acknowledged experiende. (Cheers.) It is fortunate
for both you and I that I possess a good agent in Mr.
Wilson, and I really believe be conscientiously endea-
vours to do his duty by all parties. I regret to find that
my attempt to get up a flower show has not been so
successful as I could have hoped, and I am told I ought
to look after pig-sties before gardens. (Laughter and
cheers) On the other baud, I am glad some little emula-
tion has been shown in competing for the premiums for
the best farms. (Cheers.) I hope in another year the
whole scheme may work better, and eventually produce
good. It is always a great matter to make a beginning
—time, patience, and energy must complete the result.
Paul may plant, and Apollos may water, but we must
not forget that it is God that gives the increase. We can
only do our best to ask for a blessing on our endeavours.
I think it right to say that on going over the townlands
the greatest improvement I have seen is in Drumcrow,
where John INUCarroll and John Watt are most ener-
getic. (Cheers.) In Legnamorry Alexander WlNfullan
is a pattern of industry. The O'Neills, in Ball% mae.al-
drick, the O'Loone, George Hasty, and Patrick O'Boyle,
are all exerting themselves. It might be invidious to go
on, but I think these few are deserving of the praise and
notice given. In general, I found industrial people and
contented spirits ; and I can only hope they will improve
their condition in the future as much as they have done
in the past ; and, once more, let me repeat my thanks
for the attachment you profess, and the warmth of feel-
ing you have shown. _ _

-The proceedings were altogether very novel and
interesting.

THE LAND TRANSPORT CORPS.

Last night a general meeting of the late members
of the Land Transport Corps was held at the Eight
Bells Tavern, Ironmonger-row, St. Luke's, for the
purpose of considering the reply of Col. M‘Murdo,
Director-General of the Laud Transport, to a
memorial presented to him, upon resolutions agreed
to at a general meeting on the 31 inst., and pre-
sented on the Bth. _ _

Serjeant Reardon, who has acted throughout
the differences between the corps and the Govern-
ment, presided.
Before going into the general business of the
meeting he called upon Quartermaster-Serjeant
Austin, the secretary, to state the substance of the
memorial, and to read the reply of Col. M'Murdo.
Mr. AUSTIN then read the memorial, which
merely referred to the terms upon which the corps
were engaged, and also the reply of Col. M‘Murdo,
to the following effect :