The Sun.
London, England, 1851-03-04 00:00:00

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MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
Them (THIS DAY.)
tithe arch General Sessions commenced this morning
tont • 468i0n-house Clerkenwell-green. The calendar
,rkas, the Lames of 86 persons.
.joak-e grand jury having been sworn,
th,tr: Macdonald pleaded not guilty to an indictment
keg, him with stealing a purse and two half-sove
lip",,ittoo pr. perty of Jane Turner.
J4:?tealf appeared for the prisoner. _
vkikin Turner said, on the 27th of last month she was
hied with her sister when the prisoner came up and
Ittae her to buy some oranges. She refused and at the
Iliedtil4,_,o she felt the prisoner's hand in her pocket.
k,e,„!'thad the prisoner and gave him into custody.
Th-i 0 Howard corroborated this testimony.
kr. ,_1,417 at once found him Guilty.
tottriete'eargeaut Alums said that the prisoner had been
14e „" twice before from that court, and it was t r
tlie nmse to deal summarily with him. The sentence
Portal therefore was that the prisoner be trans-
Tt, ue.Yend the seas 'or seven years.
14:tin Prisoner, on hearing the sentence, dropped on his
4ottvlolently. ed for mercy, and was taken out howling
MoxT
"SIO-----N-HOUSE.—(THIS DAY.)
PeZ4l4v (MT THE LONDON JOINT-STOCK BANK.—
,ucas Horrochs, a man of highly respectable ap-
Ll 4) c,..e1 was brought up this morning before the Lord
charge o uttering a bill of exchange know-
,l? be false.
11,4301i,":,,tZ11 appeared on b.-half of the London Joint-
" etre..)l—`, ta whom the bill lied been paid, and stated
Ilatet ....Instances of the case, from which it appeared
tt becember last the prisoner, who lives
tlehester entered into partnership wit
Ittlie..4stot Ko'eber as general merchants, agreeing
I°l4. 3'4 time to furnish all the capital for the pre-
'ea ar,74eoordingly an account was opened at the L.on-
Ithith"4lt Stock Bank, in the name of the firm, into°tebt
Prisoner id 5001. in cash, and two bills o
'44-b° for the sums of 4001. and 20/. respectively.
114444 bill for 4001., purported to be drawn by a firm intillest3tig„ll on a firm in Dundee, and the prisoner re-
d" bank officials to make inquiries as to
it-iteefil"4?ballitY of these firms, as probably other
114.. " came sort would have to pass through
ws.
b„ 4th Subsequently, in the month of February, he
lin°llth he bank to request that the bill might be
teeloritf?tward for dis-coanting, which. induced the
rift ~,‘43 make some inquiries relating to the bill,
;.44;44 then discovered that the signatures of both
irib,_°!thlettilfd"oeptor wore false, and that the bill was a
by-"leral.-°,gerY• Measures were taken to arrest the
°°4o 1-11‘1 Yesterday he was discovered in Manchesterl-
bllcktecittothe directors, and refusing to give any exp anat
Pto L. the bin, he was given into custody and brough
4-'4l t
ft Ira ' Elet as night.
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entirel exonerated the prisoner's partner
-4
Issub st •
utowlede•eY of the guilty nature of the trans-
O -4° that gentleman was one of the witnesses
cs antlate the charge.
L..!ope,`lP, culled on, the prisoner said he should take
b7q.,•ki,course of pleading guilty to the charge, as he
to all the endeavours which he had been
te'lt I.t° withdraw the bill, and could now
.perceive
bpielt:hwaa the victim of cunning, temptation, and
‘bt h" which neither he nor any other person could
41,,5e to the proper parties.
timdsd, 4''R)) tikvon ordered the prisoner to be re-
' 0011474!
of the ev Wednesday
idence.
week, in order to give time for
ph* Iv
"STREET.-(THIS DAY.)
..(1 .oriiin
k anoo,_ g two young men, named John Butter-
kiltestf "n Reid, were charged with stealing a piece
eltet r4al the larder, at Lord Palmerston's town re-
bl°' 4, Carlton-gardens.
Citsr44u,bers were seen together this morning near
tr,4l3t 'e4a• Butterfield was carrying a
he
army and when he saw a tabletpolice-con
st 7 Pane' into some gardens and ran off. The
ekOat'tLwbere apprehended, and the parcel was found
kotLikkl.ettitil in°ll.hi Lordship's service identified the
qtai-•"„anid it his
hangig in the larder yesterday
He save Butterfield on the area steps this
afterwards missed the bacon.
44131 NE fully committed the prisoners for trial.

Pp
b`„el di„AITERS' PENSION SOCIETY.
I_lll-bo„t' --Y the annual general meeting, and twenty-
-16 ItTllci4,s'n of the above institution, took place ath the
4,Yern, Frederick Shephard, Esq., in the
pensioners
Whittingham Pension, seven
the
ei11141,-'u, in addition to the forty-eight now on
I) %18c,-Ilent, from list of twenty-four candidates.
‘‘`j.lll4lloll. , a the close of the ballot, having
31111nljti'N?'td th:suactcessful candidates, expressed syn!-
‘!viot, encouragement to those who had failed on this
)
y, then read the report,
Ntp.,:Atis secretar-
It congratulated the
16+ on'rldnimously adopted.
takin baying keen honouredl b •• Frederick Peel,
tc(11 had g the chair at the. ast, anniversary festival,
Iti4'tfi 64 re:anted in producing subscriptions and do-
'lliitilsl'nd the usual average, ounting to no
Otry _ 3.314 Bs. 6d.,
Governorandincludingthaemhartsrnompaenysuomf
litNtiftunttlt. a! from the
committee C
tt tr4°44tra Vt4bP'elarand.atteTnicred the anniversary diner,
drinegnreert,
e In Itlture that employers,
.by their attend-
littv.°ll,l,i'l give more aid to the exertions of
etbree c409n271-.
ty1,1‘51., give
and life subscriptions
'•n'arly the same as last y ear. Notwithstanding
kNtlth'illerease of pensioners and amonnt. of pensions,
1111'111D1Y/31P of accounts due the previous year, had
t necessary-a4 to draw 601. from the funds, yet
t;V att; I. had been added to the funded stock, which
jtel 0411ted to 5,6641. Bs. sd. During the year seven
and two women, had died, one of
haa',.-ve sten the funds. The total re-
-161, ..15:5 1,172/. Ss. 9d., and the gross expenditure
llici , leaving a balance 0t4.5 1. 14s. 91d.
t" appointment of the committee, treasurer,
LittZ-11)1, &cf,rthe year ensuing, thanks were
etitrileag-
'itil awarded to the chairman, ~and the me

A It TT ur
deto,44--- TT AY TRAFFIC RETURN.
0,-, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.—
tZ' 17341)—Traffic for the week ending March 1
qZengers
... £5,715 4 10
. 1,914 16 0

co Total £7,630 010
rte'Ponding week last year... 7,464 19 1
kthp
COITNTI S JUNCTION AND SOUTHEND
Nlit'4ol4‘l,74eSterd' ay :meeting was held before Master Sir
lits'`.''°i'he, to arrange the list of contributories. u Theon
livDtsketls divided into five parts, and the one taken t
4'144 t c'eeasion contained the names of forty-ei6h.
gth Of those his Honour, after inves-
etir.titre facts of each. case separately, fixed the greatd
tpt„Al contributories; a few were struck off, atn.
1011%-rs were adjourned. The first part of the cone rei _
klisoe'clltettobraces the names of twenty-one member f
‘lt6 ee of management, and may be looked upon as
etst4 siteleted. fourteen being finally " settled," and the
kktilltion efr expunged or their cases postponed. At the
Nitagir te' proceedings Mr. Ewart, the ie_
tliOln,"7"4ted that as regarded tbe remaining classes
at
ib-lee' he would as respected two of them, submitda_
kfthllof Meeting to the'Master one case out of each, the. e
.;,f's% wonld govern the other cases in those lists,
:11cf 1,148 pe,,,e all of a similar nature. The fifth class consisted
Ltik,"l, tl;',s()na to whom shares had ibeen allotted, but by.
tLlN'te b-7.'ePosit had been paid. The official manager said
tels,t,vicl4;°Posed to strike out all the names in this class, as
th. would not warrant their being retained.. The
``aoms` that 1, ' ced in the course indicated
-e =tiny acquiesced
Manager.
S:tl,-ttmr'lsi',v,‘lllADlNG, AND BASINGSTOKE RAILWAY.*
n'pee, ts. the proceedings relative to the application of Mr.
tjort°'`ket manager, that the Master should make
I,,''N°ll,'see-a„;.`ng the Messrs. Cox, stockbrokers, of Throg-f
~,Nosd4aarre:`, on the list of contributories as transferees o
L'klt ;I_4l and upon the deposit of which they had ob
ntts os °'" of 6,3001. from the company, were resumed.
1) 4 4"ng M•
°l4kes Daniel in support of the application, and
letOst ~11 the tof tlie 111essrs. Cox, his Honour said
1,,,"•-114„; k-uttj,lll,lle to Put those gentlemen on the list as trans-
'uttt,hlght ;',l4at, very considerable doubt on the case,
ty of right to feelingafford to the official manager an op-
bring the matter before the Court.
741Pk-1•Elt FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY.—Last
iltjtl44S 11t
nrneeting took place at the King's Arms llotel ,
'fur the purpose of explaining the objects and
Nit (in the this society. Mr. George Wilson took the
fit,ttt f?tabsenee of Air. Hindley, M.P., who wtas
14, „ being present), and pointed out the grea be
,ociety was intended to confer upon. the wort%
fr•
-a'
kY' enabling them to exercise the right of he
• of -neuise• 11Ir. G. E. Dennes stated that th
• 17arrslembers of the society was now increased teo 890,ur_
flog th; ,11 shares. The society, he observed, bad p
thq 1,,,413' acres of land at Moulsey, near llampton Court,
tl'llsrsl3llll,l had been divided into 212 allotments, vary-
/th
414,e from 29/ to 401. The committee were more-
tsereatY for other estates situated in the various coun-
tlit'atio4-,inonbers of the society resided. After these ex-_
kit'liclicitt rssolution, in accordance with the objects of
/vas Passed, and several new subscribers were
vk
to 1,14 by It?' WARD.—The aldermanic gown rendered
Ritkeesubject d‘ecease of Sir John Pirie, Bart., bids fair to
a sharp contest. The struggle is entirely
'Art th ‘Qe acid.. Nicol, the late sheriff, and Mr. John Carter,
\‘'lli,;ltion, boWeyer, of Mr. Jacob. Emmanuel Good-
-1.1`1.; i 4 as sheriff two or three years since.
At
tlblanisti:4lcloured that an independent Member of
110 i 8 about to give notice of motion for an address
4ellteni3,ll.,.,,that the Attorney-General may be directed to
,I)tb.,,trthi • Wiseman for a misdemeanour in the acceptance
'ltpt:tate 41')iscopal see erected in this country by a foreign
,end otherwise acting upon the Pope's brief of
Ciibe ptifa' 'as, in the objectionable parts not required for
),"°lics,--eti°ll of the spiritual wants of the English Roman
tt:"ltAr
1%. th, a— ,S4I'PERS AND MINERS. WooLwicit,
b;;;Yrie sergeant, five corporals, and twenty privates
na--"citypc° of the Ordnance corps, under the command of
ka •lC,'tf, at "}, Praser, Royal Engineers, embarked at Roff
~a,l,f•Past k, A.M., on Saturday last, for
lace,Anot'ha to assistooc at the Crystal Palace in Hyde
er detachment is expected to arrive at
-eolaee in the course of the present week, from
We 4.t,
Priva4,l,,„"*".s.' W OOLWICEI, MARCH
of this division arrived at the Dockyard
bsi e forth Kent Railway on Saturday afternoon
Paid off from the Prince Regent, 90, at Ports-
shehe drums and fifes of the corps were in waiting
P to the Royal Marine barracks.
/„.111- SERVED LAWYERS IN THE ISLE OF
The (.1
.a.l 88—, ooD OLD TIMES.—In Sir George Carey's
hi, ,by 1603, an attorne • coming to settle in the island
isla with a) ound of cndles handing at
l!ghted, with bells pahout his legs,
hunted out of
ebt''tetuseivrlasnmeh as our ancestors livedthere so quietly
hlocker, "long never tempted to go to London nor Win-
14di" es whgeeY seldom or never went out of the island, inas-
teollt4 vov, theY went to London, thinking it an East
kot le rirk ge, they always made their wills, supposing some
and t° Oka, Prevail.—lfoody's dotes and Essays of