The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-10 00:00:00

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POLICA INTELLIGENCE.-April 9.

MANSION-HOUSE. —Abraham Carvalho, a
Portuguese, was brought before the Lord Mayor
charged with stealing a packet of portemounaies,
of the value of 255., from the premises of Mr. Jules
A. Halle, general dealer, 10, Cooper's-row, Tower-
hill.

Mr. Hopwood appeared for the prosecution.
The prosecutor said—On Wednesday evening
last I saw the prisoner, who called at the ware-
house and said he wanted to buy goods, for which
the Portuguese Society for the Protection of Jews
would pay. Ha said that the society had given
him my address, and told hint to apply to me for
goods. Ido not think there is such a society in
existence as the one he alluded to. Ho made a
selection of articles consisting chiefly of portemon-
naies, and was told to call the next day. In xt
saw him this morning, when he handed me a letter,
and said, " This is from the Portuguese Society."
The very first words of the letter convinced me it
was a forgery. I told him at once that I did not
believe the letter came from the society, upon which
he snatched it out of my hands, thrust it into his
mouth, and in two bites swallowed it. (A. laugh.)
The purport of the letter was that it was not con-
venient for the bearer to pay that day for the goods
he had selected, but that he would do so next
week. I then gave him into custody.
Thomas Offord, a youth in the employment of
the prosecutor, said—l was at the warehouse yes-
terday when the. prisonercalled and asked for the
invoice. I told him that none of the gentlemen
had come yet. He asked me for a glass of water,
which I fetched him, and he drank it. He asked
for a second glass, which I also fetched. After
drinking this he said he was going to get another
breakfast, and would return at 10 o'clock. He then
went away. Previous to his calling I saw lying on
the counter the sample portemonnaie produced,
with a parcel containing 11 others.
James Anderson—l am in the employment of
the prosecutor. I first saw the prisoner on Wed-
nesday evening, when he selected a number of goods
amounting to 271. lls. 7d., a list of which I pro-
duce. The portemonnaies stolen are worth 255.
When I went to the premises at nine o'clock yester-
day morning I missed the packet of portemonnaies
which had been shown to the prisoner, and which
I had seen safe when I left. He called again to-
day. I saw him speaking to my master, who was
reading a letter. He soddenly snatched the letter
out of my master's hands, and chewed it up.
(Laughter. )
The evidence was interpreted to the prisoner,
who pretended he did not understand the English
language, although it was well known to the wit-
nesses, as well as to many others in court, that he
was perfectly acquainted with it.
The prisoner was remanded.

BOW-STREET.—No less than five cab-drivers
were severally charged with being drunk while in
charge of their respective vehicles ore Thursday
night.
In consideration of the very trying weather,
Mr Henry let them off with the rpitigatei fine of
10s. each.

Mr. William Clark, the landlord of the Alma
coffee-shop, in Castle-street, Leicester-square, ap-
peared to an adjourned summons charging him
with having sold beer, wine, and spirits without a
license.

The charge rested on the evidence of two excise
expectants, named Frank Sissons and Alexander
Geo. Smith, who stated that on the 26th day of
January they went to the defendant's house, and,
after partaking of some kidneys and coffee, or-
dered a bottle of pale ale, which was supplied
from a cupboard behind the bar countr. On the
30th January they went again, and had kidneys
and coffee as before. Sissons then had a glass of
gin and water, and Smith a glass of sherry and
water, which the waiter served from the same cup-
board, and after that they had another glass each,
with which defendant served them. Smith paid
for all the refreshments.

The witnesses were cross-examined at some
length by defendant's counsel, Mr. Pearce, who
elicited from Sissous a reluctant admission that he
had been at the Alma twice since he had laid the
information, and that on one occasion he accepted
au invitation to dinner.

Mr. Henry—Did you think that consistent with
your duty ?
Witness—l did not think it was any harm. I
never meant to keep the appointment, and I did
not dine with him though I said I would.
A number of witnesses were then called for the
defence. Edward Knill, the waiter, said on the
25th he went to the neighbouring public house, the
Round Table, to fetch the bottle of ale ordered by
the witnesses, who paid him is. beforehand ; and
that on the 30th he also fetched from the Punch-
bowl the first grog and negus. Another waiter
named Shepherd said that on the latter occasion he
fetched from the Punchbowl the second grog and
negus ordered of Mr. Clark. Mr. Jones, an en-
graver, at Kennington, deposed that on the 25th
he was present when the order for the ale was
given, and saw Knill leave the house and return
with the bottle. Mr. Charles Pavey, clerk
to his uncle, a proctor, gave similar evidence as to
the 30th ; and Mr. Augustus Lindsay, an ivory
deposed that he was at the Punchbowl
Shepherd purchased the second grog and
negus, and as he was going to the Alma lie fol-
Shepherd, and saw the refreshments handed
Upon this evidence the case bad been adjourned
in order that inquiry might be made as to the cha-
racter of the several witnesses for the defence, and
also that Mr. Henry might himself visit the pre-
tlwoohweell Sissonsd and Smith.
turner,
pre-
mises, so as to be able to form an opinion whether
persons sitting in the position described by the
C. own witnesses could see the cupboard from which
they alleged that the liquors were taken.
Mr. Pearce now said that he had seen Mr.
Wellsby (counsel for the Excise), who would not
be able to attend, but had authoris,2d. him (Mr.
Pearce) to say that he was willing to take the
magistrate's opinion on the evidence as it stood.
The Solicitor to the Excise said that he had no
evidence to offer touching the character of the
witnesses.

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to the det-nce if it is not true. And if his evidence
and that of Jones be true, the charge is answered.
I am placed in the position of a jury, and if I have
any doubt I cannot convict. The evidence of the
expectant is open to very considerable comment.
He was highly censurable in going to see defendant
and agreeing to dine with him. For what object
did ho do that ? I can draw but one conclusi
that ho was laying a sort of trap for some offer to
be made to him. I should have considerable diffi-
culty in convicting on the testimony of such a
witnesA. Then with regard to the evidence as to
the gin and sherry being brought from the cup-
board, I have been to view the place, and am satis-
fied that they could not see either cupboard if they
were si ting at the second table. If they sat at the
table nearest the do,r they might see the one cup-
board, but whoever went there would have his back
to them so that they could not see what he took
from the cupboard. The witnesses for the defence
say that the waiters went out to buy the articles at
the pub!ichouse, and on the whole I am disposed
to think that is the truth. At all events have
too much doubt to convict, and I shall therefore
dismiss the summons. At the same time I must
reheat the opinion I have alrea,l37 intimated, of the
extreme impropriety of the expectant visiting the
defendant in the manner he states.
The summons was then dismissed.

WORSIIIP-STREET.—Mary Ann Ryan, a
comely young Irishwoman in an advanced
state of pregnancy and with a sickly-looking infant
in her arms, applied for relief from the poor-box.
The applicant stated that she was the widow

of a soldier who had formerly served for nine years
in the 4th Light Dragoons, with which he had
been engaged through the whole of the Crimean
campaign, and had taken part in the memorable
charge of Balaclava, from which he escaped without
a wound. Having been subsequently seized with
a severe pulmonary complaint, resulting from his
arduous duties and trying privations, he was dis-
charged from the service and invalided home with-
out the slightest provision, as he had not been
sufficiently long in the army to entitle him to a
pension. Soon after his return to England ha
partially recovered his health, although he still
suffered from the insiduous disease he had con-
tracted during the war, and having no means of sub-
sistence for himself and family, he again offered him-
self for military duty, and (cording to the statement
of the applicant) the usual medical inspection was
so carelessly performed that he was passed as a
sound man, and was ordered to join the 3d Buffs,
which was stationed at Shorncliff. T'ne applicant
was not allowed to accompany him to his quarters,
but he had only been a short time there when she
accidentally ascertained that he was lying danger-
ously ill in the hospital. She instantly hastened
down to Shorncliffe, when she found her husband
in a dying state, and she was allowed to remain with
him until a few days after her arrival, when he died
in her arass. Her forlorn condition excited much
commiseration amongst the officers of the regiment,
who afforded her some temporary assistance, and
having been advised to apply for some permanent
relief from the Patriotic Fund, she had since done
so, but her application was rejected in the absence
of the necessary conclusive proof that the disease
which proved fatal to her husband had resulted
from his service iu the Crimea, although such was
undoubtedly the fact. She was now without the
slightest means of support for her sick and starving
family.
Mr. Hammill expressed his commiseration for
the distressed condition of the poor woman, and
ordered her to be presented with a small sum from
the poor-box fund, which he was sorry to say was
at such a low ebb at present that he was only
enabled to relieve her immediate exigencies.

LAMBETH.—AIice Ann Lambert, a tawdrily-
dressed girl of nineteen years of age, and who has
been twice before in custody and twice committed
to prison for a similar offence, was placed at the
bar before the Hon. G. C. Norton, on a charge of
robbing her father, a poor hard-working man, of
seven pounds and a pair of trousers.
The father slid he had with much difficulty got
the money together for the purposs of paying the
prisoner's passage to Scotland, and also providing
her with some necessaries, a lady having promised
to take her to that country, and get her out of her
vicious course of life. On Monday morning she
got up at an early hour and carried away his best
trousers, in the pocket of which were the seven
pounds he before mentioned, and he did not see
her again until the evening before, when he found
her in custody at the station house. The constable
then informed him that he had taken her from the
description he had received, and she had then
but a few shillings on her. _ .

Mr. Norton (co the prisoner)—ls it true that you
robbed your father in this cruel manner ?
Prisoner, carelessly—Yes, it's true enough.
Mr. Norton—Then what have you done with the
money ?
Prisoner—l spent it.
Mr. Norton—Where did you spend it?
Prisoner—l went to Greenwich on Monday
morning and spent five pounds there.
Mr. Norton—How did you spend it ?
Prisoner—ln the clothes I have on.
Cook (the gaoler)—The clothes she has on are
not worth five shillings.
Mr. Norton—Well, a more cruel robbery than
this has not come under my notice for some time,
and I shall remand the prisoner for a week, for the
attendance of the pawnbroker with whom she has
pawned the trousers of her father.
The prisoner, who treated the matter with the
utmost indifference, was remanded accordingly.

From the London Gazette of Last Ni;ht.

ST. JAMES'S PALACE, APRIL 8.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales was confirmed
upon Thursday, the Ist inst., at Windsor Castle, in the
private chapel, by his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury,
and in the presence of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal
Highness the Prince Consort, and the rest of the Royal
family.
At the Court at Windsor. the 6th day. of April, 1858,
present, the Queen's most Excellent Majesty in Council.
This day the Right Hon. Richard John, Earl of Donough-
more, and the Right Hon. John Robert Mowbray, were,
by her Majesty's command, sworn of her Majesty's most
Honourable Privy Council, and took their respective places
at the Board accordingly. .

-Aer Majesty having
been pleased to appoint the Right
Hon. William Philip, Earl of Sefton, to bo Lord Lieu-
tenant and Custos Rotulorum of the county of Lancaster,
and the Right Hon. Thomas Charles, Lord Sudeley, to be
Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the county of
Montgomery, they this day took the oaths appointed to be
taken thereupon, instead of the oaths of allegiance and
supremacy.

Her Majesty in Council was this day pleased to appoint
the Lord President of the Council, the Lord Keeper of the
Psivy Seal, the Right Hon. the Earl of Derby, First Lord
Commissioner of her Majesty's Treasury, the Rigiit Hon.
Henry Edward Stanley (commonly called Lord Stanley),
and tho Right Hon. Spencer Horatio Walpole, two of her
Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State ; the Right Hon.
Sir John Somerset Pakington, Bart., First Lord Commis-
sioner of the Admiralty ; the Right Hon. Benjamin Dis-
raeli, Chancellor and Under Treasurer of her Majesty's
Exchequer; the Right Hon. Joseph Warner Henley, Pre-
sident of the Committee of Council for Trade; the Right
Hon. ThomassHenry Sutton Sotheron-Estcourt, President
of the Poor-law Board ; and the Right Hon. Charles
Bowyer Adderley (Vice-Prosident), to be a Committee of
Council to super intend the application of any sums toted by
Parliament for the purpose of Promoting Public Educa-
tion.
Her Majesty in Council was this day pleased to appoint
the Right Hon. Richard John, Earl of Donoaghmore, to be
President of the Committee of Council appointed for' the
consideration of all matters relating to Trade and Foreig❑
Plantations, in the absence of the President of the said
Committee for the time being.
WINDSOR CASTLE, APRIL 7.

This day had audience of her Majesty ;
The Count de Persigny, Ambassador from his Majesty
the Emperor of the French, to deliver his letter of recall :
To which audience he was introduced by the Earl of
Malmesbury, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, APRIL 8.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of M. Achille
Bischoff as Consul at Melbourne for the Swiss Con-
federation.

DOWNING-STREET, Arum 9.
Tho Queen has been pleased to appoint Major-General
Sir John Gaspard Le Marchant, Knt., to be Governor and
Commander-in-Chief in and over the Island of Malta and
its dependencies.

WHITEHALL, APRIL 9.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Goldwin Smith,
Esq., M.A., Barrister-at-Law, to be Professor of Modern
History in the University of Oxford, in the room of
Henry Halford Vaughan, Esq., M.A., resigned.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS LIEUTENANT.

Ist or Royal East Middlesex Regiment of ALlitia—
Howard James Barton, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Worthy,
resigned.
Ist Regiment of Ying's Own Staffordshire Militia—
Ensign. Charles John Mott to be Lieutenant, vice Talbot,
resigned.
3d Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia—
Colonel Charles Begot, Lieutenant-Colonel, Commandant,
to be Honorary Colonel.

Warwickshire Militia —lst Regiment —Ensign Henry
John Yeatman to be Lieutenant, vice W. D. Lloyd
Sparrow, resigned.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for
the Week ending on Wednesday, the 7th day of April, 1858.
MDT DEPARTMENT.

Notcs issued . . 31,9).1,545

Government deb;.... 11,015,100
Other securities 3,459,900
Gold coin and bullion 17,519,545
Silver bullion ...•

£31,994,515

£31,994,545
:. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier

Dated the Bth day of April, 185

ZANKING D
Proprietors' capital 14,553,000
Rest
Public deposits (in-
cluding E tchcquer,
Commisslo ers of
National Debt, Say-

IPARTMENT.

(lovernment securities

(includ.f.DeaclWeight
Annuity) -•
Other Securities • 16,620,0 4
Notes ...... • •
Gold an" Silver Coin 791,853

ing,' Banks, and
Divid:nd Accounts) 6,988,072
Other depisit3 ...... 13,733,5 5
Seven Day and other
Bills ..... •.. 815,817

£39,215,010
N
Dated the Bth day of April, 1858.

£39,215,040
4 MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.
The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from the returns made in the week onding April
6, 1858, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or
payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great
Britain : e.
From the British Possessions in America 27 5A
Muscovado, the produce of the
Muscovado, the produce of the East India 2B 2
83,
Average of the above descliptions.