The Sun.
London, England, 1851-01-08 00:00:00

The band of the Royal Horse Guards was in at-
tendance during dinner yesterday evening, and per-
formed the following selection :
Overture
Waltz, " Tony"
Charivari
Quadrille, " Massaniello"
Polka, " Jetty Treffz" Bohlmen.
Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended
in the Castle, and played the following pieces :
Overture, "Ahnenschatz"
Duo, "Le Songe d'un Nuit d'Ete Thomas.
Adagio and Polonaise, " Grass au das
Vaterland" • I , Wittermann.
Selection, "Robert le Diable"

NEW COURT.
,„ (Before the RECORDER and Alderman Gass.)
;F4O case of public interest, calling for a report, came
tried .the
Court this morning. Moat of the charges
.
°fired In the early part of the morning were trivial
epees of felony or misdemeanour.

THIRD COURT.
(Before the Comfort SERGEANT and Alderman
LAWRENCE.)
11°13FERY BY A SERVANT.—A young woman, named
in Baker, aged 20, a spinster, was convicted of steal-
tee three dresses, one scarf, and other articles, value 201.,
as property of Mrs. Anna Maria Agnes bickens,.of
sevoolwich. The prisoner had been in the service of the
eosecatrix but for some misconduct she was discharged
44C1 returned home to her friends in Derbyshire. After
left._ the p!osecutrix missed her property an on
in "K Information to the police it was traced toothed
who had it concealed in her box.
.0440011 AT sentenced her to six months' imprisonment.
diPen'''°llaElly FROM THE PERSON. Emily Dean, 19,
ter and Eliza Miller, 25, a married woman, were
indict Is
the , Dean for stealing a watch and chain, value 21.,
sin Property of Frederick Grant, and Miller with felo-
0813' receiving the same, well knowing them to have
e!nh stolen, Dean pleaded guilty; Miller, not guilty.
.Lhe Prosecutor met the former prisoner one night last
ih4411.111 in York-street, Westminster, and went home with
She managed to absstract his watch and chain from his
thel'et, and then decamped; but information was given to
poe P°lieca and the property was ultimately traced to the
ihssession of Miller. When she was arrested she said
hae,,had sold the watch for 75.; but though she admitted
it sltig received it from Dean, she never imagined that
';W been dishonestly come by.
;:laatictjury convieted Miller cf the charge of receiv-
el , lie COURT sentenced Dean to twelve, and Miller to
tht months' imprisonment.
4 RECittLAR JEREMY DIDDLER.— Paul Felix, de-
ytibed as a clerk, was indicted for unlawfully obtaining
ls,faise pretences, of William Weaver, the sum of
sad- 6d • of Charles Samuel Charles, the sum of 235.;
to,°f George Brodie the sum of 275. 6d., with intent
,enaeat them respectively of the said moneys.
,1,1610 prisoner pleaded not guilty.
stli` e prisoner had represented himself to the prose-
the ets as an officer in the Court of Chancery, and told
sunth that be wanted to find out a family named Jack-
ie the' who were the heirs to property which had been left
name trust of the Lord Chancellor by a person of the
e "the, who formerly resided at Springfield, near to
es, ,
fs 'in', in America. Weaver informed him that his
hes
,Was a Jackson, and the prisoner at once said, " You
thu'lnoett.r petition, then; the property is worth more.
est. B°o4 and no doubt your wife is one of the parties
'epeollslecl to it." Weaver, however, did not know how to
reli'eu in, the way of petitioning, but the prisoner soon
theed hills on that score by undertaking to manage
4ensthtter, and in a day or two afterwards he called
0,,`:,,11 Weaver with a paper which he called a petition,
obtained ss. 6d. to pay the fees of filing. A week
stec? subsequently he waited upon Weaver again, and
the anueing a second paper, which he represented to be
oho sWer of the Lord Chancellor, he put the poor man,
bppn i 3 a simple insffensive shoemaker, living. in the
ells -ugh, in great glee, and declared to his wife, the
e,ted heiress the petition was in a fair way to sue-
`um Weaver Wrave; and his family treated the prisoner to a
later',hotis repast, but on a third occasion he brought with
besht`le unsatisfactory information that the petition had
Stki" tilst by another Jackon, who had put in twelve pleas,
each plea would involve a further expenditure of
stet: 154* Weaver's suspicion now began to be aroused,
thou efore throwing any more money away, he be-
fri,,Aht himself that it would be as well to consult a
et,"'' who was in the police force. This friend saw the
grit at once, and, through his instrumentality, the
wat'llor ultimate] found his way into custody, when it
kivo'lscovered thaty
he had been carry ing on an eaten-
DeenlYstena of fraud, by exciting the hopes. of indigent
tsit7,er and inducing them to aivance him money to
Poes'fute Chancery proceedings for their benefit. A
‘lstipss-ehk, named Browlie, a gas-lighter, was so far
wfalt-CY the prospects he held out to him of future
Alsoece that he freely paid whatever he demanded, and
,4fal sastleh implicit confidence in his sta'ement, that a
111 17eieh he produced, had been engraved, with the
`tulti-e arras, underadcree of the Court of Chancery.
Nee needless to a.dd that no petition had been
uth,t either of these poor men, nor had any
ou Ch either
preceedings been taken in their names
ep their behalf; but it may be as well to state that
thrse thrte prisoner found out that his trick was seen
bsi g",,,,he changed his character from that of an officer
"'else s''gh Court of Chancery of Great Britain and
the to that of a commission agent, a calling which
4ty himielf explained consisted in "undertaking
ipThe "job that fell in his way."
elPri'c'her, whose countenance wore a sly and leer-
viteartkassion, which would seem to have become ba-
ts ell.° him, produced a couple of papers in answer to
I‘PilieChree, which were signed by the prosecutors, and by
17,`„esatieged he must be held harmless for every-
taese' uad done. He then entered into a rambling
liP is nt about the unclaimed treasures that are locked
teetinuerthe,
„, Court of Chancery, and mimicking the
,Viksieb et an advocate, he conjured the jury not to con-
„cif' a raibdemeanour upon the faith of evidence
aft
all only made out a case of civil wrong.
4'4 be Protested in a whining tone of voice,. wh%s
foseel.s4 to
; }lira under false pretences, but as part of 11411eall'°11 for helping the prosecutor to recover money
tips Nis e said actually does exist in the coffers of the
etrGheral, and which ho had hitherto believed
their 713? Pught to be the heritage of the prosecutors or
ayalies.
Th:JurY, after a short consultation, found him Guilty.
de rPet.ssone.r made a last appeal to the Court for
. tad._ Peating his former declaration, that the offence
eritei'°ranaitted was more the result of ignorance than
The r'r,l intention,`l.lBol%l;47l3 senteced him to twelve months' im-

A deputation, consisting of Mr. William Burton,
Clerk to the Commissioners of St. Leonard ; Mr. J.
M. Clabon, agent for the West Hastings Improve-
ment Bill ; and Mr. P. Barnes, had an interview
with Lord Seymour yesterday, at the office of her
Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and Forests, in
Whitehall-place, on the subject of the application of
the Health of Towns Act to Hastings.
Lord and Lady John Russell left their residence,
Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park, yesterday, for
Windsor Castle.

Dispatches from the Governors of Canada and the
other North American colonies, and also from the
Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, were received
yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Dispatches were sent off last evening from the
Colonial-office, for the Governors of Ceylon and Hong
Kong.

STATE OF TRADE.—MANCHESTER, JAN. 7.—We
are this morning in possession of the letters per the America,
with dates from New York to the 24th ult. The advices
hence per the Africa, 7th ult., showing the strong proba-
bility of peace being maintained on the continent, and an
advancing cotton market, had stimulated the demand for
cotton, and rates had considerably advanced, say, from the
lowest point, 3/4c. to lc. per lb., Uplands being most favourably
affected. The receipts into the ports are, 690,000 bales,
against 748,000 bales last season ; the exports to Great Bri-
tain, 219,000 bales, against ,93,C00 bales; and the stock,
350,000 bales against 400,000 bales. There is a
disposition to lower the estimates of the ultimate
yield on the part of some who, only last mail were
seeking to exaggerate it, and whose motives we have
all along questioned and exposed. From New York we are
advised, "We anticipate much higher prices in the early
spring, believinc, the question of the crop will gradually nar-
row down to 2,000,000—t0° 2,100,000 bales." From Mobile
they write, the 14th ult. :—"The crop• is now about all
picked out, and probably seven-eighths of it is hauled to the
river landing ready for shipment, and we hear the yield is
not so great as was estimated a few weeks since, so that a
good many persons are reducing their estimates. We con-
sider that 2,250,000 bales are perfectly safe for outside
figures, and should not be surprised if they turned out consi-
derably less." We have a strong and healthy feeling to-day,
and, stocks being low, producers, whether of cloth or yarn,
are quite firm in their demands. It is yet, however, too early
in the year for regular operations to commence.
APPREHENSION OF THE UCKFIELD BURGLARS.-
-

In a paragraph which appeared in our paper a few days ago,
it was erroneously stated that the residence of Misses
Farnscombe was in the neighbourhood of Fximley. Down-
lands is near Uckfield, abdut seven miles from Lewes, in the
opposite direction to Brighton. Six of the burglars have
been apprehended. The apprehension of three of them was
accidental, and took place on the evening of the burglary on
another charge. The names of these men are John Hamil-
ton, John Smith, and James Smith. They were at a vil-
lage called Groombridge, where Hamilton gave John Smith
into custody on a charge of having taken a sovereign from
him. In the meantime the police of the Tunbridge Wells
district having received intelligence of a burglary committed
at a Mr. Kenward's, at Hadfield, and thinking the whole
party suspicious characters, proceeded to search them, and
found upon them a 5/. note of the Lewes Bank, a coat, um-
brella, and mask. These were taken to Downlands, and the
coat and umbrella were at once recognized by the butler
and housekeeper of the Misses Farnscombe. Two more,
named Hillyer and Morgan, were captured, after a desperate
resistance, by the Guildford police in a beer-shop in that
town, and several of the articles stolen from the house at
Downlands found upon them. Another 'lien, named Joseph
Carter, was taken at Woking, on whose person was also
found part of the stolen property, and a pistol loaded with
slugs. Morgan has been identified by the butler as the man
who kmocked him down with the pistol, and Carter as the
man who kept guard over him.

THE GREAT FALLS OF NIAGARA.—OH Tuesday
evening last our citizens were startled on hearing a loud and
terrific noise, resembling, as near as we can describe it, the
heavy booming of artillery in quick succession, which shook
the earth around us very sensibly. Part of le Horse-shoe
Fall on the Canada side had fallen, carrying away about ten
rods of the rock in length, by four in width. The canal
boat, which had been lodged for the last few months on the
brink of the rock which has fallen, and which has excited
the admiration of all who beheld it, was also carried over
with the rock. It is now in the whirlpool, two miles down
the river, dancing attendance on the freaks of that great
maelstrom. The crash occurred about :.even o'clock in the
evening, and it is indeed providential that it fell at such an
hour and at this season of the year. Had it been in the
summer, when so many thousands of strangers are here, there
undoubtedly would have been persons crushed to death ; for
it is precisely the spot whence so many contemplate the
grandeur of nature and behold the waters of the mighty
cataract above them rushing terrifically over their heads that
is now filled with huge masses of rock which have fallen
from above. The loss of this portion of the rock has not in
the least diminished in appearance the view of the Falls, but
has, in cur opinion, added to the scene, which looks grander
and more sublime, if possible, than ever.—.Siagara Falls Iris,
Dec. 14.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE WEST INDIA DOCK AND
BLICILWALL JUNCTION RAILWAY.—An accident of a fatal
character took place on this line on Monday night, near the
viaduct crossing the Great Northern Railway, at Maiden-
lane. A poor man named Henry Harris, aged 35, residing
at Alpha-cottages, Maiden-lane, was employed on the line as
watchman, and about half-past ten o'clock he left his post for
the purpose of going home to get his supper. Whilst pro-
ceeding along the line, which at this spot is on a consider-
able incline, he was knocked down by. a pilot-engine, which
passed over his body and mutilated it in a frightful manner.
The skull was dreadfully fractured, and death must have
been instantaneous. The night was rather foggy, and from
the circumstance of the engine being without carriages, and
the spot being an incline, it is believed that it made so little
noise that the unfortunate man was not at all aware of its
close proximity to him, and that his back was turned towards
it when he was struck. The deceased has left a widow and
four young children. Mr: Wakley held an inquest on the
body, at the Fortune of War, Maiden-lane, yesterday after-
noon, and a verdict of "Accidental Death" was recorded.

IDEIfESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
thstrige?ll4/ gorsman pleaded not guilty to an indictment
the 97th of last month,
\tcji.(lhuld bretnaswt-iPtL.I stealdingt,hoenr articles, the property of
11;:alld Sleek eri,naa ano
German.
`l4e,t' wile of the prosecutor stated that
hon. the day in • I°4 sh ,Dish ,_ e returned home and saw a lig tin the room,
1, itit,-,‘" had left locked. As soon as she attempted to di back
the had
the light was put out. Oa going
gets be-
lit'd t4l,eit 1.60111 she saw 'the prisoner trying to get
‘rtiece door. When he was gone she missed the-
t4ll4l i4B iecilsuestio.n, and went to the prisoner's house,
i after waistcoat found the gold ring and pins,
la ti wards gave him into custody. She had known
fp i'le Week?.
la a
4,4 40t mefenee the prisoner said he was drunk, and
'h, . rilvare that he bad gone into the house.
il '4ol\iry returned a verdict of Guilty, and
.a.
rl4l' i C°lle'r sentenced him to three months' hard I
4e the House of Correction.
A I,
"i 9 l'l b'
-"MY-STREET.—(THISDAY.)
,'::1-'EMINLY AMUSEMENT.—FIue medical students,
1,,,ert4; the Lames of 'George Jackson, Charles Grew,
t'4l h..."arnes, Henry Watson, and Hnry Aledhurst,
,44011ght before Mr. Hardwick, the three former
tiltittt wwith being drunk and riotous, and the two
•,c4„ 'setters with attempting to rescue them from
kvoli-,VY of the police.
Ni 14,84 181 C, stated that about three o'clock this
INht)? -toe he was on duty in the Haymarket, when be
N defendants turned out of the Saloon. They
wellt to the Black Horse, at the corner
hof
ti°ot tili•atreet, and commenced knocking at t e
ltitttli tE:„`t,_llo great violence. . Witness went up to them
thsiv lite(' them to desist and go quietly away, but
140d'l1 tte first-namedprisoners, who were very drunk,
/ - r ee and took them
t „ .t, e then procured assistance .
tt„i411,.1-'3', and on the way to the station the other
,44(,;17 earae up and attempted with some force to
11‘qt% 'e from custody. In the scuffle th f e
prisoner
14 (*llk
l'Ills(1.11 Btrrn
uck him on the breast, but the blow did not
defe
Lames, denied the
tf le rs,-eee, Jackson, Grew, and ,:y111:4' drunkenness, and the other two prisoners said
deg obey no resistance whatever to the officers, and in
tl,4t, p ration thereof called Mr. Bonnet, medical stu-
-44114 he4idinsat No. 18, Cecil-street, Strand,a who stated
IN4WII hole friend of the
.defendants, and witnessed.
, o.e t
ta, 4 IN., ransaction. The three first-named prisoners
1 Poi.tro7hfeeetl sober, and the others offered no resist-
tta N„ e
Dto '4l hertheptil',ea_ same -
tvitn,,sses were celed, who endeavoured
latql, uenslable 324 A, who assisted in conveying the, ;114 to the station roved that Jackson, Grew, and pt, kpe_ ectdedly the worse for hq
44
Were
d ' ' P . 110 r.
4;14 , °I. Whall C division who took the charge, also
tilm was
*
each WII3 the fact.

JERSEY.—Judge d'Avranche, we regret to have to
announce, died on Tuesday evening last, after a long and
severe illness. The late judge had been 42 years on the
Jersey bench. Mr. Marett was a man of talent and learn-
ing. He was formerly an advocate of the Royal Court, and
after his election to the judgeship he acted as lieutenant-
bailiff both to the late Sir Thomas le Breton (father of the
present bailiff) and to the late Sir John de Youlle.—British
Press, Jan. 3.

THE 1848 HOP DUTY.—We are happy to state
that the duty has been pretty generally paid, but we hear
that some parties are still defaulters. After the various inti-
mations which we have ventured to give as to the possible
result of non-payment, and the way in which the duty has
been since paid by most, we must suppose that such non-
payment has resulted from inability. We still urge de-
faulters to snake a new effort to meet this liability, as we
have reason to believe that after Thursday next (Jan. 9) the
collector at Maidstone will not receive any further duties (11
this account, the collection of which will then pass into the
hands of the solicitor to the Board of Excise, who will im-
mediately issue process.:—Maidstone Gazette.
EXHIBITION OF 1851.—PROTECTION OF ARTICLES
OF INVENTION FROM PlRACY.—Exhibitors will be glad to
learn that her Majesty's Government intend to bring in a Bill
for the purpose of protecting from piracy inventions, &c., not
already protected by the Designs Act of last year.

FOREIGN PLAYING CARDS.—An importation having
taken place from llamburgh of a parcel of foreign manufac-
tured playing cards, which were on examination found to
have not the proper descriptive marks as required by law,
they were detained by the officers of the revenue, for the
directions of the authorities in the matter. The cards were
officially reported as being for exportation only, and were
intended for immediate shipment to the Indies, but under
the circumstances, the parties requested that the forfeiture
of the cards which had been incurred by the infraction of
the law, might be waived in this instance, and permission
given for them to be returned to the port of shipment,
which on consideration of the matter, although the cards
were strictly and legally liable to forfeiture under the 33d
section of the act of 9th Geo. IV., cap. 18 for not having the
maker's name and place of residence on the cards, and also
on the wrapper, has been granted on payment of a small
fine to the Croivn.

THE LATE MR. GEORGE DRUAIMOND..—The coro-
ner, Mr. Bedford, held an inquest yesterday on the body of
the lamented deceased, when on the evidence of Lieutenant
E. A. Drummond, R.N., cousin of the deceased, and Dr.
Synnett, the jury returned a verdict of "Natural Death from
disease of the heart."

It is rumoured in fashionable circles that Viscount
Hinton is about to be married to a Somersetshire lady of
great personal attractions.-- Western Flying Post.
LORD DALMENY.--It is gratifying to state that the
health of this Noble Lord continues to improve, the latest
accounts from Dalmeny Park representing him to be still
progressing favourably, and giving hopes of his speedy resto-
ration to good health.

Mr. CLARKSON said he had further to request. on the Mr. HARDWICK said the effendants had -.,cted rery
Part of the accused, that when his trial took place he 10/di:silly in denying the charge, ea;el fined thcm 7t. each. should be tried before one of the juUges of a super icr The money was iminediu:ely pain.
court.
Mr. Justice PATTESON said his brother Talfourd and
himself thought under the circumstances the trial should
be postponed, en the other party consenting to the res-
piting the r.:cognizancee. '1 he indictment could only
have been found on the Monday, and the Court thcught
it right that there should be an opportunity granted to
the defendant's counsel of seeing what it contained, and to
the accused himself of consulting with his counsel. There
was at present very great difficulty in the accused consult-
ing wi h his counsel, for the; bdng seen in the streets
might endanger bis life; and to hurry the trial on to-
morrow would hardly be consistent with the proper
course of justice. The Court therefore thought it right
that the trial should be postponed until next session.
The Court should like to secure the appearance of the
other defendant, but she not having been apprehended,
.the Court had not the power to order such security to
be given for her appearance to take ber trial.
The case was accordingly postponed until next
session.
ROBBERY.— William Thompson, aged 26, described as
a cabman, was indicted for a robbery on Adolphus Du-
and stealing from him a watch and chain.
Mr. Payne prosccuted, and the prisoner tins defen led
by Mr. Cockle.
that appeared that on the night of the 18th December
Wheprosecutor was walking along Upper Norton-street,
trrn he saw three men standing in a door-way, appa-
tly for shelter from the rain. As he was passing
hem they pounced upon him, and the prisoner placed
14
eething round his throat and gagged him, and stole
:i.watch and chain. They then ran away, and the pri-
_rer, on being pursued, threw the watch and chain into
a Brea• lie had not proceeded very far when he
'vas apprehended. The other two men effl.cted their
Mr. sicape.
COCK.I.E addressed the jury for the prisoner,
Mr. Justice PATTESON summed up, and
.:.horted for The jury found a verdict of Guilty, whereupon
Justice PA.TTESON sentenced the prisoner to be
*4-4aap life.

SPURTING INTELLIGENCE.
BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TUESDAY.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.-15 to agst Sir John,
100 to 6 asst Peter Simple (t), 100 to 6 agst Vainhope,
100 to 5 offered agst any other.
CHESTER CIIP.-500 to 15 offered on the field.
DERRY.-7 to 1 agst Prime Minister (taken to a
pony), 325 to 25 egst Newminster (0.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, JAN. 7.
The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert
took their usual morning walk.
The Royal Family took walking and pony exercise
in the Slopes and Windsor Park.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
went out hunting this morning. His Ro3 al High-
ness was attended by Msjor• General Wemyss and
Lieut.• Colonel F. 11. Seymour.
Lord and Lady John Russell and the Speaker and
Mrs. Shaw Lefevre are expected to arrive at the Castle
to-day, on a visit to the Queen and the Prince.
The Royal dinner party at the Castle this evening
will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge,
the Duchess of Sutherland and Lady C. Leveson
Gower, Lord and Lady John Russell, Lady Fanny
Howard, Baroness de Sped], the Right Hon. the
Speaker and Mrs. Shaw Lefevre, and Colonel the
Hon. Charles Grey.
The band of the Coldstream Guards will attend
during dinner. The Queen's private band will after-
wards attend in the Castle.