The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-12 00:00:00

A certificate was handed up to the bench from the
house-surgeon of the London Hospital, describing the
nature of the injuries the complainant had sustained,
and it was stated that the man had ever since remained
an inmate of that establishment, which he had only been
permitted to leave that day to give evidence in support of
the charge.
When called upon for her defence, the wife, who did
not exhibit the slightest sympathy for the suffering her
husband was enduring through her misconduct, coolly
denied the charge, and said that her husband's eye must
have been struck with a street-door key which the
woman who was with her had in her hand at the' time,
and that the blow must have been inflicted accidentally
in the course of a sharp struggle which had taken place
between them on the complainant discovering her in a
public-house.
Mr. HAMMILL severely commented upon the unna-
tural and unfeeling conduct displayed throughout by the
wife, and ordered her to pay the highest penalty he could
impose, namely bL, or in default to stand committed to
the House of Correction for two months.
The penalty was not paid, and the prisoner was there-
fore removed in the van.
CL ERKEN WELL.
John and Ann Reynolds, man and wife, furskin
dressers, of 133, Petticoat-lane, were charged by Mr.
Frederick Frontal, furskin dresser, of 1, St. John's-
place, Clerkenwell, with having received 1,000 squirrel
skins and 400 squirrel tails.
It appeared that for some time past the prosecutor had
missed considerable property from his stock, when he
gave information to Fisher, 127, and Archer, 217 G, in-
telligent officers, through whose instrumentality the
robberies were traced to two errand boys in his employ,
who confessed that they had sold the stolen property to
the prisoners, whose house being searched the whole of
the property was found. The errand bojs were ad-
mitted Queen's evidence.
SOUTH IVA RK.

Robert Randall and Michael Cavanagh, two expert
young thieves under 12 years of age, were brought be-
fore Mr. Seeker for further examination, charged with
stealing a horse, cart, and harness, the property of Mr.
Phillips, a fruiterer, in the borough-road, Southwark.
They were also charged with stealing another horse and
cart, containing a valuable carpet, the property of Mr.
Lane, carpet manufacturer, in the Walworth-road.
It appeared from the evidence of police-constable
James Tyrell, 180 L, that on Wednesday last Mr. Phil-
lips had occasion to leave the horse and cart in Great
Marylebone-street while he was transacting some busi-
ness at a customer's, and on his emerging from the shop
ho discovered that his horse and cart were stolen, lie
gave information to the police, and on the same evening
the prisoners were taken into custody with the horse and
cart in their possession. They had sold the harness and
everything that the cart contained, which was after-
wards found and identified by Mr. Phillips. It being
suspected that the prisoners belonged to an organized
gang of young. thieves, Mr. Seeker remanded them until
Saturday, to give the constable an opportunity of making
inquiries.
Police-constable 180 L said, that since the last exami-
nation he had discovered that the prisoners had stolen a
horse and cart containing a valuable carpet, the property
of Mr. Lane, a carpet manufacturer in the Walworth-
road; he found the carpet at Mrs. Moorcroft's, a corn-
dealer in the Bermondsey New-road, to whom it had
been sold by Randall. He had, however, not been able
to find the horse and cart.

Mr. Lane stated, that on the morning of the 14th ult.
he left his horse and cart, containing the carpet, in Al-
bemarle-street, Piccadilly, and heard nothing respecting
it until the previous day, when the constable called upon
him and told him that he had found the carpet at Mrs.
Moorcroft's, in the Bermondsey New-road. The carpet
was quite new, and he valued it at 8L
Mrs. Moorcroft here stepped forward and, having
been cautioned by the magistrate, voluntarily stated
that, on the 14th of last month, Randall and another lad
drove up to her door in a horse and cart and offered the
carpet for sale. Randall produced a note from her
daughter, requesting her to purchase it if it was all
right. Randall told her that his father had sent him
with it—consequently, under those circumstances she
purchased it.
Mr. SEcaEn—What did you give for the carpet?
Mrs. Moorcroft—l gave 3s. for it; that was all they
asked.

Mr. SECKER—Why, this is a new Brussels carpet,
and sworn to be worth 8L You must have known it
was stolen. I intend to commit the prisoners for
robbery, and I shall certainly commit you for receiving
stolen property.
Mrs. Moorcroft was accordingly taken into custody,
and remanded with the lads until Thursday next.

ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON.—Oa Friday the mem-
bers of this club held their annual general meeting at the
Thatched House Tavern, St. James's-street. The commo-
dore, the Earl of Wilton, occupied the chair. A considerable
number of members attended, including the Duke of
Nee castle, the Marquis of Conyngham, Viscount Exmouth,
the Right Hon. Milner Gibson, Captain Sir George B.
Pechell, M.P. , Mr. J. Maxse, Mr. Spencer De Horsey,
Colonel Markham, and Mr. G. Bentinck. The following
gentlemen were elected members:—Joseph Parker, Esq.,
cutter, Magician, 62 tons; the Rev. ltobert P. Hartopp,
cutter, Syren, 68 tons; Lieutenent-Colonel Joshua Smith,
schooner, Leda, 120 tons; Sir W. P. Carew and E. Hulse,
Esq., schooner, Gem, 125 tons; T. Hodges, Esq., M.P.,
cutter, Laolia, 75 tons. Six gentlemen were elected hono-
rary members. It was stated that the funds of the club were
rapidly increasing, and that a very considerable balance' at
present remained in the treasurer's hands. It was announced
that the Queen's Cup for large cutters of 105 tons, eto ,
would be sailed for on the 18th of August. its
Highness Prince Albert had given a cup, which Royal.
would be
sailed for on the 20th of August. by large class schooners.
The committee had apportioned the sum of 1001. for yachts
of all nations, belonging to clubs; the course to be rou-nde thes
Isle of Wight. It was expected that the season would be a
very brilliant one.
HOLYHEAD AND KINGSTOWN PACKETS.—From
return printed by order of the House of Commons, it ap-
pears that her Majesty's mail steatn-packets Banshee,' Cara-
doc, Fire Queen, and Llewellyn, ma e 124 passages btween
Holyhead andiKingstown during tha month of March, 1850,
and the average length of the passages 4 hours 201 A min.
The three contract mail steam-packets, Eblana, Llewellyn,
and St. Columba, made 126 trips in March, 1851, occupying
on an average 4 hours 42 1-3 min. in the passage. The
of
shortest passage made by any her Majesty's mail steam-
packets was by the Banshee, which crossed in 3 hours 87 min.
The shortest trip made in March, 1851, by the contract mail
steam-packets was made by the Llewellyn in 4 hours 13 min.
STATE OF TRADE.—MANCHESTER, . MANCHESTER, MAY 8
Very little alteration has
taken place in the
market since
Tuesday. Although on the whole,
perhaps, rather more bu-
siness has been done, the market exhibits the same dulness
and depression to-day as it did last week. Where sales have
been effected they have been merely to supply immediate
and pressing wants, and have been generally executed at
prices in favour of the buyer. No material decline has
taken place, except in the case of some parties whose wants
oblige them to press their stocks on the market with more
eagerness. There is a large stroke of business doing .in the
mills, and production goes on largely, whilst the principal
accumulations of stock are confined to the iths printing
cloths, principally of the lower qualities. Of 9-Bths print-
ing cloths a good many have gone off in shirting lengths.
Madapollants and domestics are also comparatively plentiful
in stock. Generally speaking, however, stocks continue
light.
A NumEuous FAMILY.—Mr. Samuel Fear, of
Mark, near Bristol, has in his possession a duck which lately
sat upon 30 eggs, and is now surrounded by a brood of 29
young ones, which are all well, and likely to arrive at ma-
ture duekttood.

The ALDERMAN asked Gray what he had to say ?
Gray said—A " gent" as meets me every Saturday pays
me two-pence for every painting.—(Laughter.) I have
been at it a month. I tell the " gent " every time
how many I have painte4, and where I have painted
them.
Alderman WILSON—WeII, Allen, what have you to
say? Allea—l assist Gray. I carry the paint pot, and
he pays mo 2s. 6d. a night, but I have not got anything
yet. I went to work between twelve o'clock at night and
three in the moraing.
Alderman WlLsoN—Gray, did you not know that you
did wrong? Gray—The " gout " as employed me said
there was no harm in it, as there was nothing about
Chartists.—(Laughter.)
Alderman WILSON—You should have selected proper
places, instead of public or private buildings.
Gray—l always takes the worst places, your Worship,
that I can find.—(Laughter.) I never did chalking
before.

Al& man WiLioN—What do you earn in your pre-
sent profession? Gray—Sometimes ls. 6d., sometimes
2s. per night, and occasionally non; as I do not always
get paid.
Alderman WILSON—If you get only 25., how can you
pay 2s. fid. per night? Gray—l dont know, your Wor-
ship, but Ido pay it. lam obliged to pay my assistants
well.—(Laughter.) We do it in the night because the
children smear it in the day.—(Laughter.)
Alderman WILSON—WeII, you must go and clean tho
bridge, or I will send you to prison.
They were taken away accordingly by the constable
to perform that duty in return for obtaining their dis-
charge.

WORSHIP-STREET.
Hannah Swaine, a coarse-featured, masculine woman,
was brought before Mr. Hammill, upon a warrant ob-
tained against her by her husband, charged with having
attacked him with such outrageous violence as to de-
stroy the sight of one of his eyes.
The unfortunate husband, whose head was enveloped
in bandages. and who appeared to be suffering under ex-
treme pain, stated that he had been married for several
years to the prisoner, by whom he had six children, bat
that in consequence of her ungovernable temper and
drunken habits his life had been rendered a complete
misery to him. The whole of Tuesday he had been at
his work Refit late in the evening, when he returned
home faint for want of his tea, but instead of its being
ready for him he found that his wife had gone out,
leaving his children without any one to take care of
them, and crying for victuals. Suspecting, from simi-
lar conduct on her part on previous occasions, that he
should find her in some public-house, he went round to
the houses in the neighbourhood, and at length dis-
covered her standing at the bar of one of them,
drinking with another woman of- the same depraved
propensities, and in a state of perfect intoxication.
He reproached her for her scandalous conduct, and
asked her to return home and look after the children,
but, instead of doing so, she loaded him with the most
scurrilous epithets, and then turning fiercely upon
him, dealt him such a terrible blow upon the right eye
with some instrument she had in her hand that the blood
instantly streamed down his face, he became partially
stunned, and felt that his eyesight was gone. He was
saved from falling by several of the bystanders, who ran
forward and caught him and led him into the street, but
on seeing the nature of the injuries he had sustained
they took him to the shop of a neighbouring surgeon,
who directed his immediate removal to the Loudon Hos-
pital, and there it was ascertained that the sight of the
injured eye was so much impaired from inflammation
and sympathetic action that" it was much to be feared
he might in a short time, without extreme care, be totally
blind.