The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-18 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Masters' Assistants—John Phillips and W. W. Vine,
to the Fisgard, flag- ship, at Wool e ich; John E. Price,
to:the Victory, flag-ship, Porte mouth.
Gunner—Charles Quin (acting), to the Caradoc steam-
packet, Woolwich.
Penelope, 16, steam frigate. Captain Lyster, with the
red pendant of Commodore Bruce, was tried on Wed.
nesday outside the Nab. Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas
Cochrane, K C. 13., Mr. Murray, principal engineer of
Portsmouth yard, and various other persons, were on
board. Her engines performed very well, but some new
apparatus appears to have rendered her stoppage and
back-turn rather uncertain. Sometimes she was a mi-
nute and more before a back-turn could be got. Somo
slight alteration will therefore be necessary. She will
not be paid and proceed to the Coast until about Mon-
day. Some alteration is also to be made in her capstan
—a patent one. It holds well with the links of the
chain ; but when it comes to a shakle, it slips. Her
tender, the screw gun-vessel Teazer, is basing some
slight defects in her engines made good.
The Turkish frigate and brig will leave Portsmouth
llarbour to-morrow, and proceed shortly to the Medi-
terranean.
Prince Regent, 90, Captain Harris, was taken out of
the basin at Portsmouth yesterday morning.
At midnight last night o
last i' odaiLs3at oxyLe. , TII lIRSDAY. —The eas
Aterly.twsinhtilf
the ads at
mildthe
S.W.,
weather. we have now moderate breeze's, with fine

THE FRIII.I GANG—
COMMITTAL OF
ISA ACS THE CAPTAIN.
TUNBRIDGE WELL LEY
st TIIIHISDAY.—J ohn Isaacs, the
captain of the desperate
hand ,
of burglars, was appre-
hended at Promo, in
Somersetshire, on Friday
last, and
before the magistrates at Tunbridge W 11
was brought
d with the burglary - 6 g
-esterclav, charge at the house of the
3misses Farncombe, near Uckfield, in December last. It
will be recollected that this robbery was perpetrated by
eight persons, amongst whom were the prisoner James
Hamilton, the approver. The other six were all trans-
ported at the last assizes. The prisoner is also charged
with the burglary at Mrs. Staner's, at Kidtord, near
Petworth. This robbery was effected on the 3d of Juse
last by Jones and Harwood, who were hung on Tuesday
last, Samuel Harwood, who was also charged with the
murder of Mr. Holiest; John Smith (transported for
life for the Uckfield robbery), the prisoner Isaacs, and
James Hamilton, the approver. Hamilton stated that
he met the prisoner at Farnham-common last spring,
when he arranged the robbery; he then went to Guild-
ford to fetch other men to help. On his return he
brought back with him Samuel Harwood, James Jon
(Burbidge), and Levi Harwood; that they then .-
•
pro-
ceeded
to Mrs. Staner's, and forcibly obtained her money'
go 9zThe Magistrate, after hearing sufficient evide
to taken
the prisoner with the charge, fully committed him
his trial at the next assizes, and in the
rcourseMerton
of tho
to
evening the prisoner was conveyed by jg,
Lewes gaol.
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rope.rty of.some iron
MADAME GRISI AND M. DE
of separation the celebrated singer
wife shoumld
IliciErricsr.a7dßbyerthheusdbeaendd
M. do Meley he was to have the P
works at Chitiery ; but as therelated
that!&fiing trom the
spvaays
Lim
year
as as she
rough th anad actions
a i -
h remain on
this income
the stage. For some time pa
isotsnitpg shotohled
as not been
Thursday last, b
'°nreYolution of February:sptirosuoioots,f.tlaiat she was no longer
paid, and M. de Melchr
against his wife for thee rrears, amounting to 27,500 f. The
counsel pleaded that . ,
year, and offered, in
denied the truth of the statement made
lieu of the arrears due, ._ _ um of 10,000 f. The abed her
to
epraiyn
shoe
lraprgr est essss itiotraoirapiaa y
a, s
ed means of Madame Grisi, and entered into
saesltfoorthbol.
a detail of the sums received by her at different theatres,
&e. lle mentioned, among other things, that when in
Russia ,he bad received very valuable presents in jewels.
an,' in particular a wreath for the head, valued at SO,IXO
rubles (able7ll2:lof.), 'which had been purchased by sub-
scription, the Emperor himself haying subscribed .10,000
rubles. Ile stated also, in reply to the advocate of Madame
(Irisi, who, after having alluded to the abandonment of the
Italian Opera by the aristocracy in consequence of the re-
volution, had described the attempt of his client to find a
compensation in London as unfortunate, that site had notle
been a loser to the extent pretended. OA the
declared that she had realised large sums, and. had received
assistance at the
~ , .in for her se
not less than '0 0001 England contrary! i
defendant to
musical festival . The Court condemned th
pay the whole turn claimed by M. do Meld.
TEE HIRE DOG AND A
CURIOUS ANECDOTE.--AJ.EB
LARK. —A gentleman in Scholes has a
clog,.of the bull and
terrier breed, which displayed
escapeabout the room, the sa-
of a lark that had got
last week. On noticing the h ucsagacity one morning
out of its cage, and seeing it dying
cious animal captured the bird. The dog did not hurt a
single feather of the bird. Thed end took it up stairs to his
master, who was then in m_l? dog
and lark are still em-
' panions and, it
is to be hoped, will long continue so.—
Wigan Times.