The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-05 00:00:00

SECONDARIES'. 'T/IIS DA-Y.)
There w (Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.)
ere no oases in the list fur to-day, and the
arned Secondary sat to hear excuses by persons
„aiwicg to be exempt; from serving on juriee. Iu
13_ ease it was sworn that the party was a com-
m. %1 traveller, and not in town more than a day or
'we in a month.
The SECONDARY--Thtt was no excuse, he was liable
.oserve on the jury.
In the second
gcase, the party summoned claimed ex-
"cption on tho round that he was a foreigner, and not
naturalised,
b The Learned SECONDARY said that exemption could
le claimed as regarded this Court, although it was hard
Pp the " natives." The name would, therefore, be
r,.nsfered to the list of foreign jurymen at the Central
vl.,.lrcical Court
at the
third Case the party called carried on business
hisuradford. He also carried on trade in London in
,rlwe name, through an agent.
Learned SECONDARY said that the principal was
6,7 e to serve, and the agent also, if he received any
"'Wf,the profit, but
©o
if only a mere servant.
roou elerk in this case was excused, and ea
new Same
Ordered for the next jury.

BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
e
Joh
wrri ffiih, William Thomas, and Alfred Mackenzie
-er
pert oh arg,'d with stealing a quantity of books, the pro-
-1,41 of Mr. Dugdale, publisher, of Holy well-street,
tale°-*"
bitter,,nmmit prints, 81.. ed on Vt ednesday last for exposing for
ird2ce co
nt
kie°rge Beckley, solicitor, conducted the prose-
and several witnesses were called to establish the
1„:1,Fe; but it appeared that Griffith was a bookbinder
metro for Mr. Dugdale, and that he had given infer-
whi_°,° to the Society for the Suppression of Vice,
prowl led to the seizure on Tuesday of Mr. Dugdale's
thePftertY• Thomas and Mackenzie were employed by
greedin making the seizure, and Griffith handed
eeti;efi"atthem the books in question, which he had re-
title - ir°ll3 Mr- Dugdale to bind, and which had, subse-
p to the seizure, been taken back to Dugdale's shop.
bee.% prisoner Griffith said it was all done for spite,
of Th'.l_o ha had informed against Dugdale. ,
e MAGISTRATE, after commenting on the conduct
!edy an °litie officer for taking the prisoners into cu!-
It I, der the circumstances without a warrant, said
mdl: clear that no case of felony had been made out,
a should therefore dischart,!e the prisoners.
SIART
—ll-grohßO'-STREEI—(THIS DAY.)
was 'ulr.—Mary Ann Jackson, a woman of thete7tn,
iteTticeihfesatecred at the bar before Mr. Bingham charged
.wi h
the ort a parse containing a sovereign and some silver,
4i-°P42rstaYuLf.e.Charles Cail, engineer, Castle-street,
the Dr P,resecutor stated that about twelve o'clock 01E1
tin's..jelLells night the prisoner accosted him in St. Mar-
i* 41Le, and he afterwards took her home to his lodg-
-1)0, ,r-le undressed himself, and placed his trousers on
With 't,a; the room. The prisoner refused to go to bed
bit; sub and wanted to go away. This excited
raisB4Platens, and he took his trousers in his hand and
front thhis Purse, containing a sovereign and some silver,
sheinn a ipocket. He accused her of the theft, which
eh.:lltlY denied. He then took her out and gave ber
ee
Produ g.4;t Connell, the searcher at the police-station,
sone ,e.O the Purse which she found secreted on the .
Person,
The Prosecutor identified the purse as his property.
1440 Pris°ner, who offered no defence, was fully com-
a or trial:
A
eLp
WELL.—(THIS DAY)
/)
Ig. man, who gave the name of John Smith, but
tit,ti lea' name is John Storey, was placed at the bar,
11. geek e' with burglary in the dwelling-house of Mr. W
It
Et ke- reared that the pg, risoner had been seized with a
Aso tug' walking walking in the street yesterday morning, and
41,t4ista-1:11,4 a police-constable to the workhouse. The
'sell -6 °ad received information that a burglary had
eedine°rarnitted at the house of the prosecutor the pre
h-
hiQt g evening, and, suspecting the prisoner, searched
N:ilst in a state of insensibility at the workhouse,
liergonPartion of the missing articles were found on
Ijits a On leaving the workhouse this morning,he
but 11-,-Q 4 into custody, and charged with the robbery,
resides made no reply. The prosecutor is a builder, and
The at 28, Aldenham-street, St. Pancras.
taittea .° Pri
for trial.soner, who made no defence, was fully com-

To aft THE EYE.
Ta Y what wond'rous skill, what happy care,
,r,4gtht the bold eye the blaze of day to bear,
44). fluid space, with piercing ken to pry,
a o
/.measure earth, and comprehend the sky;
but to tell, what every moment shows,
All i7-eayen no bounds in power or bounty knows,
41
hen it works, all good when it bestows.
IF 4 w
fo homage paid, forgive the vagrant Muse
r her theme some lighter dress she choose.
go envulgar gentry gather to a crowd,
yollte all intent, some soothing, and some loud;
' sk the cause, and wait for a reply :
03 t aea to
one they answer Ask my eye.
111, Call this rude ; but call it what you will,
141 as it is, there's meaning in it still.
u e ,b
ttra shall prove it—Brougham looks you through,
et seems to look at every one but you.
whge sarcastic, mean, malignant, shy,
k BaYs the vulgar maxim ?—Ask his eye.
ea liyely Vestris darts from place to place,
a with laborious ease from grace to grace,
gcalla forth glance by glance, or charm by charm;
Ijote3 she design our bosoms to alarm?
b 8 she conclude that all who gaze must die?
moss Pride inspire her purpose ? Ask her eye.
m 11 the great scholar, slow, precise, and sour,
-.ere human clockwork, speaks one word an hour,
oc'res his grave silence modesty imply ;
it Scorn's keen language?—Ask his eye.
c flatterer swears he lives upon your smile,
81:4111rnself yours, and makes you his the while;
His
Would you know if what he speaks he feels,
s tYs Will tell you what his heart conceals.
TheiW raiser's heir bedecks the funeral show
It:ltsh all the sad formalities of woe ;
11„41,iittl the corpse himself a mourner creeps,
Cot is it grief, or is it joy, that weeps?
Trsult his eye, 'twill there perhaps appear,
'Twat hopes and pleasures swim in ev'ry tear.
Th"ete endless work to prove, that through mankind
speaking eye explains the secret mind,
It 111.4 You the bad detect, the good descry,
ask and virtuous toil, examine, try,
4. Where you will—but never miss the eye.

C. J. S.

EXPERIMENTS OF A STEAM-BOAT
' t MODEL.
k
gibitc,s,i-r'.ay a continuation of the experiments were ex-
tico °nthe serpentine in the presence of several nau-
let ti°l44l6cientific persons for the purpose of further test-
dig Power and advantages of Vint's submerged pad-
the v:eels• These wheels are propelled the depth of
aide nlael a little above the keel, and are placed on each
these— the quarters of this model. The diameter of
eord. weeela may be made to increase or diminish ac-
low:,,hg to the breadth of the vessel and the power al-
ipeCt to drive them. From the experiments with 4i-
-14,41:9 Idtlle-vvheels with 5 floats, the speed obtained as
i 4 c, could be ascertained was about 5 knots. There
%toti vibration whatever whL n at work, and it glides
Ihfelf°l the water with great facility, causing little or no
the 6 These wheels by being placed in welts similar to
6sas,c;(3.lv may be shipped or unshipped with the greatest
t.vivit,;llu the aperture may be closed by mechanical con-
tree frl of a simple nature, so that the vessel becomes
• 144;3", any obstruction. It may be fitted to any ship
Pieces suited to the form of the vessel to contain
DeriLt•
.°Pelling power. The whole of the propelling ap•
fverkVi„is below the water line, consequently protected
sue all exterior injuries. The experiments were quite
themselves
and the scientific gentb-men present expressed
-"es greatly pleased with the results.

vhe f ANN ILICKS..--THE DUKE.
j
°llOwing has been addressed by the Duke of
140,4`ngton to the secretary of the West and Northie °II Anti-Enclosure Societies, of which Mrs. Hicks

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ti "
Walmer Castle, Sept. 1, 1851..
kont. M. the Duke of Wellington presents his capli
that t° Mr. Griffiths. In answer to his
application
Hicks
411-(1 hthe Duke of Wellington should assist Mrs.
164 et' husband to fill an appointment of gatekeeper in
and e*Park under the ranger, he begs leave to decline,
toelryithout expectation that he will make such appoint-
eat:* Re likewise begs leave to decline to grant a li-
the 10 his capacity of ranger to Mrs. Hicks or to her
e411(1 to construct house, hut, or stand, or stall, within
doeltecinct of Hyde-park.' The Duke of Wellington
Qt,imnot think it necessary to notice the directions of Mr.
of .44.-iths
h upon the performance by the Duke of the duties
Boa" office. He has no control over the acts of the
I 141 of Woods and Forests.
0 Mr. Henry Dowell Griffiths."

°lir re
IL
-utia VALUE OF A TOOT—We need not remind
we, aders that Tuesday was " the twelfth." About two
ek that morning, Mr. Denton, druggist, Southowram,
b sensedrou from his bed by a singular ruse. A man, whom
ten.
a, knew, came to the door and knocked him up, pre.
tans-I'g to be in great pain from toothache. So down stairs
to 'ge Mr. Denton, and let in the patient, who had resolved
ho.,,,Undergo a minute's extra pain for entire ease. No sooner,
wa;;ever, had he got in, than he confessed that his object
te get some gunpowder, percussion caps, and matches,
of "t to loose a tooth ; and that he had adopted the plea
ht‘eothaoh, Only because he knew that Mr. Denten would
p, ye!' quit a comfortable bed for the sake of selling a little
Cello ier, though he might be induced to do so to relieve a
fenW'ereature's pain. On this avowal, Mr. Denton told the
clw that as he had got up to draw a tooth, draw a tooth
theeWnul before he let him have a grain of powder ; and, as
1,1„ e,PPlicant is a drunken fellow, told him he did not stand
'`" in need of his teeth. The fellow at first hesitated t o uraha '" se
" Powder at the price of a tooth ; but after deli-
berati.,"_tg a
while, the love of powder predominated, and he
"
to deliberate w ich tooth he could spare best. At
order
iu;tOue
'e, decided that the fartest toothis
pulle headd was of
and actually sub pitted to have it out,
btai in
iaat that he might on the required powder, caps, and
Ralifaa Guardian.
CuRIOUS PACT.--At a meeting of the board of
Lt,asectors of the Bristol and Exeter Railway, on Thursday
; there was exhibited a piece of elm timber about 28
tr,„,",_leog and 17 to 18 inches wide, being part of an elm,
the which had been sawn through for use in some part of
tak
icoli n the
stati Worksof the company, now proceeding within the
piece being divided,
th:et-c'n ups bird, was discovered completely imbedded in
_l3er timber a a nest, with th.e
quantity of feathers was also found in the
ructiture which held the ntst the aperture was about 14
1.°13.g and about 6 inches in diameter, Burrouuded by
"m 4 tAliabol... Western kurninary.