The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-24 00:00:00

i4ORSHIP-S7RERT.

A young man, named Joseph Samuel, surrendered
to his bail tir further examination, before Mr.
Arnold, charged with an assault of an aggravated de-
scription upon the person of his mother's servant,
Elizabeth Davey, 15 years of age.
Mr. Wontner conducted the prosecution, and Mr.
Clarkson, barrister, appeared fur the defence.

It having been intimated by the magistrate that he
proposed at present to extend the bail for a week, for
the purpose of having the notes of the evidence re-
duced to regular depositions, preparatory to the de,.
fendant'a committal upon the charge,
Mr. Clarkson rose and said, that he should avail
himself of that opprtunity to call the magistrate's
attention to a report of the former proceedings, which
had appeared in one of the papers, and which was
written in a manner calculated to be of serious detri-
ment to the character and interests of the defendant.
It was only justice to the gentlemen employed to
furnish reports of the cases occurring at the different
courts to say, that they were in the habit almost in-
variably of discharging their duties with perfect fair-
ness and impartiality ; but in this instance he had to
complain that only that portion of the evidence which
went to aggravate the case against his client had been
inserted in the publication in question, and that it was
altogether a most uufair and oue-aided report of the
proceedings.
Mr. ARNOLD said that he bad himself noticed the
report to which the Learned Gentleman referred, and
that he fully concurred in his observations respecting it.
After a brief discussion as to the propriety of in-
troducing info the depositions the evidence given by
the mother of the accused at the first examination,
the same bail was formally extended for the final ap-
pearance of the defendant on Wednesday next.
A man named Thomas M'Arthy, described as a
costermonger, was charged with an infamous assault
upon a little girl, named Agnes Nayson, six years of
age.
Evidence was given against the prisoner by the
complainant and another little girl of the same age,
but the details were wholly unfit for publication.
The prisoner, who denied the charge, MB ordered
to be remanded for a week.
LAMBETH.

The court was much crowded by persons to prefer
charges against a young woman, named Mary Wilson,
who has bean in custody for sonic days, and who was
brought before Mr. Elliott for final examination.

Tae prisoner has been for some months carrying
on a most successful system of plunder by stripping
the children of respectable tradesmen of their cloth-8,
and by various promises and representations coaxing
them out of parcels and such property as they might
be entrusted with; and the police, atter a long and a
sharp look-out, ultimately succeeded in securing her.
As many as twenty charges could be clearly esta-
blished against her ; but Mr. Elliott deeming four
cases selected from the number sufficient to answer
the ends of public justice, the depositions were taken
in them, and the prisoner fully committed for trial.

THE ROBBERY AT THE WALTHAM' ABBEY
G(IVERNAILNT POWDER-WORKS.
WALTRAM, APRIL 22.—The tour men charged with
being concerned in the daring robbery effected on the
night of the Bth instant, at the Storekeeper's office of the
Royal Powder-works, near this town, were brought up
for re-examination this day, before the bench of ma-
gistrates, who, on this occasion, sat in the newly-erected
County Court.

Mr. Charles Preston, chairman of the bench, presided,
and among the other magistrates present were Mr. Juhn
Griffiths, Mr. John Speed Davis, Mr. John Parnell, and
Mr. Richard Arabia.

The prisoners were brought from Ilford gaol, in the
custody of the governor of the prison at an early hour.
At twelve o'clock they were brought betore the bench.
The court. from the moment the doors were opened, was
densely crowded.
The prisoners answered to their names ai George
Rowe, John Cornish, Charles Ere, and Jesse Griffiths.
Mr. Prentice, a barrister, instructed by Mr. Clarke, so•
licitor to the Board of Ordnance, appeared for the pro-
secution. Mr. Parnell, the barrister, appeared for the
prisoner Charles Eve ; Howe was defended by Mr. John
Wnk"ling, solicitor, of Clerken well ; Corni,h by Mr.
Sidney Smith, of 13srnarci's lan ; and Griffiths by Mr.
Massey, of Edmonton.
Mr. Prentice briefly stated the case for the prosecu-
tion, and said that he proposed to charge Cornish and
Eve with the robbery, Griffiths as an accessory before
and aft‘r the fact, and Rowe with receiving the goods,
knowing them to have been stolen.
t haen morning iron ehe ,s,
ft
The first witness called was Mr. Henry Topping.
He said—l am the storekeeper at the Waltham Abbey
Royal Gunpowdir Works.y office.
Th There
eOn is
in a closet adjoining my
the Bth instant I 'placed iu that chest eighteen 201.
notes, and 961. 18s. 2d. in gold, silver, and copper
moneys. There were nearly as many half-sovereigns
as oToreigus in the geld annoy, There was, besides,

1851.

about 121. in gold and silver of my own money in
the chest. The whole of the other m mey was the
properly of the BoArd of Or wince. I 1-ft my office
between 11311" past one and half-past two o'clock on the
Bth. The m .ney was sate then. I first heard of the
robbery about half-past six on the foliovring morning. I
found the office door open, and the chest presenting all
the appearance of having been forc.d open by gun-
powder. The numbers of the stolen not.s we from
96 364 to 96.379, and 74,314 and 74,322. I know
Cornish and Eve. Tney were termed miti-in.u. I be-
Leve that Captain Tulloh can speak more positively as
to this.

John Barker examinel—l am office-keeper and mes-
senger at the Royal Gunpowder Works. I remember
having locked the door of the outer office on the evening
of the Bth instant, shout 20 minutes past 5 o'clock. I
put the key in my pocket, and went into my garden, which
adjoins the office. From this place I should have a
view of the office, but not of the door. I afterwards
came home to my cottage, near the entrance-gate, and
hung up the key as usual. I locked the ou er door
and one inner door, and I saw LILA the other inner door
was shut. I went to the office next morning about ten
minutes past six o'clock. The outer doer was un-
locked. On entering, I found the shutter of the lobby
open, and the window flung up; this window was b--
fore I got to the firs; inner door. l'he inner door bad
been forced open, and was in splinters. I saw that the
next inner door had al,o been woken open, and then I
came away. I went and asked the master mixer, John
Fleming, to come and look. He c Imo. and I then locked
the outer door, and went for Mr. Topping, who came
with other gentlemen. I know Cornish and Eve. They
were mixing-house men and watchmen, and would, in
turn, be on duty as night watchmen. Their rounds on
Sunday and on holiday nights would be where this
office was.

William Lane was next called. After the oath had
been administered,
Mr. Griffiths, addressing the witness from the bench,
said in his capacity as a msgistrsre. he had understood
that he had been tbreateneo, in the event of his giving
any information as to the robbery. The bench were
desirous he should understand that he might rely upon
them for protection, and they hoped the witness would
not be afraid to speak the truth.
The witness thanked the msgistrete, and proceeded to
make the following extraordinar. statem-nt:—
I mu a gunsmith employed at Eufi -hi-lock, and reside
at Waltham Aubey. I know the tour prisoners. I re-
member being at Rowe's public-house on the evening
atter the robbery, about eight o'clock. Griffi Ass was
there when I went in. He called me out of the tap-
room, and we went together outside of the door into
the yard. He said, " Bill, I suppose yeti have heard of
whet was dune last night?" ' What?" I said. lie re-
plied, " The robbery at tie Powder Mills." I said, "Yes."
He said, " Cornish and Eve are the two that done it." I
said, " How do :sou know?" He replied, "I fetched the
tools from Frank Harvey's field, and gave them to Cor-
nish." Frank Harvey's field is just below the Compasses.
Griffiths added, " I had to be in it, but I was shoved
out of it." We retured into the house. Rowe was there.
He said tome, " What has Jess been saying to you?" I
said, " Nothing." He then said, " What have you been
saying to Jess?" 1 replied, " Nothing." Rowe, then,
making use of an oath, said, " -- your eyes, I will
make you as right as myself if I get hold of the notes."
I said, " Hold your tongue, you can tell me another
time." Nothing else took place that night. Charles
Colverd, Edward Speller, Charles Eve, and his brother,
Joseph Eve, were present at the time. I can't say that
these persons heard what Rowe said to me. Griffils. I
think, did. On the Thursday evening I again went to
Rowe's house about sewn or eight o'clock. When I
went in Cornish nal Rowe were in the tap-room by
themselves. I was there about an hour; nothing took
place during that time, but as I It ft the house Rowe ful-
lowed me out and said, "Cornish wants me to go to
London and see what I can get for the notes." He said,
" I shall go up in the morning with King the horse
dealer." He told me here were eighteen 201. notes. On
the following day I was at the Compasses from halt-past
four to five. I saw Rowe then. He said, "I have been
to London, and I can get 15/. for each of the 201. notes.
which will make 2701." lie added, "I have net got the
notes yet, but I expect Cornish will come down with
them to-night; he promised me he would." I atoppe.
there till about eight o'cleck I then went out, and said
to Rowe, "Has he beeh?" He said, "Yes; but he does
not like to let me have the notes, for fear I should stick
to the lot." He added that Cornish had said, "It would
be a pretty thing if he stuck to the lot, and did us all
out of them." Rowe said he had told Cornish that if he
was afraid to let him have the whole of the notes, to let
him have half, and he would get the money for them
first. About ten o'clock on the same night Rowe
came to my house and asked me to lend him
my stick. I asked him, " Have you got the notes?"
He said, "Yes." He added, "I have a great mind
to go off to-night. I shall get there before they get to
bed." .On the Saturday, about six o'clock in the even-
ing, Rowe came to my house, and beckoned me out. He
ass s, " Here's a pretty thing, I can only get rid of two
of those notes out of the eighteen," I asked " Whs ?"
He said, " Because they had not got the banker's signs,.
'tire on them." I did net understand whet he meant.
lie s tid he had got 301. for the two notes he bad'ehang-d.
and that be should stick to. He said be should return
the other notes to Cornish. I have seen Rowe since the
Saturday. Oe the Tuesday following I was attacked by
sf,s-ph Eve ill the m .rket-place tor accusing him of be-
ing in the robbery. I asked him " Who said so?" He
told me John Cornish. I said I had not; I never knew
nothing about it, and of course I c,uld not say nothing.
On Tuesday night I saw Rowe end told him of the cir-
cumstances. He ssid, " Never mind what he says; take
no notice of it. If anybody asks you anything ebout the
robbery you know nothing abut it." He then tack me
into his house, end said, " -- your eyes. have a glass
of brandy ;" and he gave me one. On the Sunday after
the robbery I went into Rowe's taproom. R ave was
there, and some other gentleman.—(Laughter.) I said
to Rowe,' Where is nay shillelagh?" Ile called we on
one side, and said, "You fool, why don't you mind
what you say—that is a detective police."
After .nice other unimuortent evidence,
Mr. Prentice asked the Bench to grant a remand.
Mr. Parnell and the o her legal gentlemen strove hard
to get their respective clients admitted to bail, but the
Bench unanimously refused the application, and decided
on remanding the prisoners until Tue-day next.

FATAL IRISH AFFRAY.
On Saturdaday an inquiry was commenced before
Mr. Jahn Wood, the coroner of York, into the cir-
cumst tnces attending the death of James Flannery,
an Irishman, who died that morning in consequence
of the savage treatment he had received at the
hands of some other Irishmen on the Thursday be-
fore. In the neighbourhood of York, chicory is
cultivated to a very large extent by the farmers,
and ()wing to the Irish being employed to a consi-
derable extent by them for the lust tew years, an
extraordinary number of the peasantry of the sister
c 'entry have located themselves within the walls of
the city. The result has been frequent disturbances
in Bedern and Longclose-lane, where they chiefly
reside, and it was in the latter street that the fatal
occurrence we bare now to describe took place.
Flannery was more than 50 years of age, a widower,
and the father of eight children, the eldest of whom
is upwards of 20 years of age. Same of them are
married, and the families resided together in one
house. Some ill-feeling had b-en created between the
husband of one of Flannery't daughters and a man
named Donellin, who had called in question her
chastity. Three brothers of the Dunellin
named Michael, James, and Henry, created a dis•
turbance in the street, it is supposed, in consequence
of what had previously occurred between the parties
in question, and the female was standing at the
end of a passage, when James Donellin went up
to her and struck her in the face. Tile father of the
girl, hearing the noise, went out for the purpose
of separating the parties, when James Donellin
struck him over the head with a brush and
broke the handle, and Michael Donellin threw a large
stone at his forehead which knocked him down. He
was also beaten in a brutal manner whilst on the
ground. He was taken up bleedi.g profusely from
a wound in the forehead, and on Mr. Mann. a sur-
geon, being sent fur, he fund that the skull was
severely fractured. Flannery was quite insensible at
the time, but having rallied, Mr. Price, a magistrate,
tha same afternoon, took his depositions in writing.
His statement was to the effect that Michael Donel-
lin, without any provocation, struck him on the head
with a stone, and that James hit him on the head
with a stick or piece of wood, whereupon he
became insensible, and he knew no more or what
took place. He did not implicat.o Henry Donellin,
against whom the evidence appears to be only slight,
although he was shown to he among the parties, had
struck the deceased wimh his fist, end shortly before
the affray bad used threatening language. The un.,
fortunate man Flannery became delirious on Friday,
and he expired on the following morning. Tne three
Donellins were apprehended soon after the affray had
happened, taken before the magistrates the same day,
and were remmded. The coroners investigation was
adjourned in order that a post mortenz examination of
the body might be made. On Monday evening the
inquiry was resumed b:fore the coroner. After
several witnesses had been examined, the jury re-
turned a verdict of manslaughter against Michael
Donellin, and also against James Donellin, for having
aided and abetted his brother.

SHIP NEWS.NOTICES TO MARINERS.
LIGHTS AT IHE APPROACHES TO TOULON.
Mariners ere in+ormed that on and after the IA of
April three n«w lights will be di-played during the
nighttime at the approaches to Toulon:-
19T.—LIGHT OF BASCAS POINT.
A white light varied tv.ry three minutes by red
flashes, preceded and followed by short fielipses, upon
the pap of the point of Cape sl,eas, in let. 43 legs. 4
mins 4 sties., long. 3 degs. 36 mine. 28 sece. E. Elevation
ab ,ve the ground, 11 n,, ties; range. 12 miles.
2D —LIGHT ON THE LARGE TOWER.
A fixed light upon the Lavg© Tower t the entrant tit
of the lesser roadstead of Toulon, in lat. 43 dep. 6 minx.
10 secs., long. 3 degs. 35 mine., 20 secs. E. Elevation,
16 metres; range, 9 miles.
3D.—LIGHT OF THE GRAND RIBAND.

A fixed light upon the - of the Grand Ribani to
the N. of the smqll pass of liyeres road.tend. in lat. 43
degs. 1 win. 3 see,,., long. 3 dogs. 48 mins. 23 sees. E
Elevation above the ground, 12 metres; range, 10 miles:
elevation ahove the sea 34 tnetreh; range, 10 miles.
HOY SOUND .LIGHTHOUSES:

Two lighthouses have been built upon th© Una of

Grammy, in Hoy &ming, opposite Stromness, in 0400'
the !ight3 of vvi.lch 13, exhi ted on and after tbe
night ot the 15!.n of Nisiy nex,, trona sunset till sunrise,

GRAVESEND, APIL 23.--Wind, W., fine. Celouttl;
Arrived—Barham, and Charlatte, from
Camillus, from DurnerarA; Thomas Harrison, from
Alexandria; Mary Lyon, from Cad,z; William Wallsof•
fro' Bombay; Columbus, from Madras; Lard rotre'
and Marion, 'mom the Mauritius; Phcenician, Sea Quee*
New EU3Pr3::
and General WilAhire, from Sydney;
from Trinidad; Sunbeam, from Messina; Bellow,' :fro:
Denmark; L Atm from Barbadoes; Madeira Pet, V..„();
St. Michael's; Lively, Concordia, and Celerity, "rT,
Guernsey; Salaette, from Bahia; City of London, frz°,,
Dunkirk; Lady Katharine Barham, from J2ra.af."-e;
Happy Return. and Ballinacurra, from Liibon,irr°7oe:
from Oport,,; Salvator, from Naples; Albion, from le;
lrigne; Batavia, from Rotterdam; Mary, from Sevl
Princu Albert, from Dieppe. Edgar,
• Sailed—Ora, and John Bull, for Hamburgh;
for Algoa Bay; Phceaix and Bullfinch, for 1413inorerl.
Falcon and Independence, for New York; Henry Ctfi.of
a.en, for Grenada; Hupe, for Montreal; Aurorsto
H obart-town; Belisaire, for Martinique; Jane ,A;'„g•ps
arsine, for Quebec; Water witch, fur Malia•'
Padili, for Palermo; Alice, fur Ibrails; La Poule,l,.
Cherbourg; Melina. Nicholas. Jantlea, Grertruitla
mertina, and Jylland, fur the Baltic; Aftwood, Igtigneet ;
and Rainbow, for Ho, ierdarn • Kal'ib 1 for Barbadoe
int. Can ada; Dunki • ' wilber
rquol i , for H avre; Li.e.
force, fur Hjortii,g; Triton, tor Ostend; Lion, for
P..

SEABORNE MAILS.
[N signifies that the malls are sent from the Oeneal rogt4ll.l
by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.]
_______—..---".

uy cue mant—ana 51 by the morning—dispatch.]
When made up in From what 00
PLACES. General Post-office port die- dus.
London. patched.
m
America (by Brit. pkt )N April 25 .. Liverpool ••
America (by U.S. pkt.) N April 29 Liverpool • 'ra
America (by U S. pkt.) 61 May 7 .. Southampt. 3
Africa ( West coast).. N 14th of the month Plymouth 40 0
Alexandria* ........ N 19th & 30th of mo. Dover • • n',o/
Belgium • . .. • • N Daily ;over • •
Brazil .. . M 9th of the month Southarnpt. Mai is
Buenos Ayres • • .. bi 9th of the month Southampt- i
California(viaChares) M 17th of month Southampt. .rAv,
Cape of Good Rope N 14th of month Plymouth.•
„aid 0
Constantinople* .. N 17th 17th 27th of mo Dover • •
Central America .. MI id & 17th of mon t'Southampt. Ap 01.3*
Channel Isles N Mon., wed., & Fri.!Southampt•
Chili .. M 17th of the month 'SouthantPt• ZicedSW
France .. M& N, Twice daily ~ .. Dover • • 0,
Greece* • • N 7 th 17th 27th of mo Dover • 'April
llamburgh N,Tuesday & Friday London •• `",;‘:lllu9s,'
Llolland .. • . Wednes. & Satur. London •• „, 40"
Honduras . N,l7th of the mouth; Southampt. wow
Ireland .. •.M & N Twice daily .. 'Holyhead •• 1,v1„,.0 46
India (via Bouthamp.) M 20th of the month'Southampt• 1
India (via Marseilles) N 7th& 24th of month Dover • •
Mediterranean (via • IS
Southampton) • • M 20th of the month Southampt. so". 1
editorrAnean (via •
• *sll
M
Marseilles) N 7th&24thofmonh Dover
exico .. M2d of the month.t. SoutharaPt•
a,
‘ladeira • • • • .. M 9th of the month Southampt.
,„,.(1 96
IS
Malta* .. f 7th,17th,19th,27th
e & 30th of month Dover ...r-
Napless .. • • N sth 15th 25th of mo Dover •• a„.°11,,
Papal States* .. N sth 15th 25th of mo Dover • • 46
reninsular M 7th 17th 27th of mo Southampt. 20
Peru .. .. M 17th of the month Southampt. AP%,
Tuscany* N sth 15th 25th of mo Dover • • ).1.,4,1
50
West Indies M 17th of the month Southampt.
West Indies (except I
31a1Havanna & Nassau) M 2d of the month ..ISouthampt•
* The mails to those countries thus marked Mare cOnYti
French packet v.e Marseilles
Cram:maze.— Malls to and from California, via the 'Unite-
are now despatched and due by every American packet.

THE CoUNTRY MARKET'S.
1,01
LEEDS, APRIL 22.—We had only a small arrival of 170
reported, there was a good show of samples fret°
, er
below, which bad all made their passage ; the trade nu $Ol
tremely low, yet there was great firmness with holder', 01
Friday's rates were maintained. Barley steady. In Ditil
other articles no alteration.
i.ll
NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, APRIL 20 —The lillwr,4
of beasts about IC.O head less than last Tuesday ; qualitl TO
good. Trade slow at former rates, with a bad clearance.,,rir
number of sheep and lambs the same as last week. All de7oo
130101
Lions a slow sale at drooping rates, and part unsold. ,
92 I—corresponding week last year, 836 ; sheep an°, to 0
4,301 corresponding week last year, 4,420. Beef, 4
6d per stone ; sheep, 4id to e*d per lb.
.„ket /1:,
NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET, APRIL 22.—Our rm.. mix
mains about the same, without variation in price. 31700
I barley rather less inquired for. Flour a slow sale. D
articles no change.
oi.
EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, APRIL 22.-There /; ~,,80,
the meal market to-day 13 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 00
imperial, which sold thus:-5 at 1/ Its Od and 8 st, port
average price of the whole 11 les 4d 7-12ths. 1 98D":/
which sold at 238. 4 sacks pot-barley, which 'KM thto
2 at 25s 6d, 1 at 245, and 1 at 218 Od.
, 2.1
EDINBURGH HAY AND. STRAW MARKET, APR--I, 22
001
Oat Oat straw, from Si Od to 9s 6d per kemple of 16 stones OO
wheat ditto, 8s Od to as Od ; barley ditto, 78 Cd t°'
Hay, from 10d to Is per stone.
DALKIITH MEAL MARKET, APRIL 14. 1%0;
Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs. First ,econd nt 60
imperial .. ... ... 31s Od 29s 91 .':'_, Oa
Barley meal, per ditto ... 19s Od 18s 6d "--", 04
1 1
Peasemeal ... ... ... —s Od —.a Od ''' Oil

Pot barley ... ---
...
•• ...

—s Od

—; Od

-8 Od I —s Od I ...1