The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-17 00:00:00

011IGNEL.

Mr. Salter, for the plaintiff, said that this was an un-
defmded action brought by the plaintiff, a respectable
young lady of Wandswortb, against the defendant, the
only son of the keeper of a large hotel at Southend.
Plaintiff and defendant met at a party at Southend, and
the defendant paid the young lady such attention that
she gave him permission to write and visit her, of course,
with the consent of her parents. Matters progressed SO
favourably that in September last the banns were pub-
lished, and every preparation made for tho consumma-
tion of the desired end. The 21st of September was
named as the wedding day, bat, at defendant's desire,
the affair was put off fora week. At the expiration of
that time, however, defendant not making his appear-
ance, plaintiff's mother went to Southend, and saw de-
fendant's mother, who said she knew her son was find
of plaintiff, but of course it was his own business. Plain-
tiff had been very ill ever since. Defendant was only son
of the keeper of a large hotel at Southend, and the
damages was laid at 1,0001. No reason whatever had
been assigned by defendant even to the present time, and
all the expostulations made by plaintiff and her friends
were met by excuses. •

W. Tucker said—He was a master painter at
Clapham, and his daughter Jessy, the plaintiff,
was his youngest child. By witness' permission
defendant paid his addresses to Miss Tucker, and she
went down to the hotel at Southend and remained there
for a short time. Def -ndant had never assigned any
reason for breaking off the match. Plaintiff's mother
proved going down to Southend to expoAutate with de-
fendant. Defendant's mother raid they were very com-
fortably off, and the couple might have been very happy
together.

The learned Secondary said it was for the jury to say
what the damages should be, always bearing in mind that
there was no doubt evidence as to defendant's means.
The jury having consulted for a short time found a ver-
dict fur plaintiff, damages 501.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

WATCH ROBBERY.—Catberine Sullivar, a low-look-
ing prostitute, previously convicted at this court, was
placed at the bar before Mr. Beadon, charged with steal-
ing a gold watch, of the value of seven guineas, from
the person of Mr. Nicholas Walter Trevinnick, engineer,
of Kew-bridge, Brentford.
The prosecutor, who seemed rather reluctant to pro-
ceed with the case, Paid that on the previous evening
about 10 o'clock he was in Piccadilly, when the prisoner
came up and molested him. She began tumbling about
his waistcoat pocket, and took out his watch. It was
broken from the chain. He then seized held of her,
and immediately heard a smash on the pavement. He
did not know what it was, for he was very drunk, but a
policeman picked up sensethinz which turned out to bo
his watch. The watch aprdd aced was his property.
The chain was lef: round his neck.
The prisoner said she was guilty.

Mr. Beadon committed her for six months with hard
abonr.

LLOYD'S SILIPPING.—(This Day.)

Lospow, March 17.-Wind this day at noon, W. ;
light breeze and cloudy. •
SWANSEA, March 16.—Wind W.—Arrived —Ann
Fisher, from Coquimbo. Sailed—George William, for
Singapore.
CARDIFF, March 15.—Wind N. W.—Sailed—lsaac
James, for Hong Kong.
QUEENSTOWN, March 15.—Wind N. W.—Arrived
Adriatic, from Callao.
HULL, March 16.—Wind W.—Arrived—Maria Gus-
tav, from St. Malo.
COWES, March 16.—Wind W.—Arrived—Oscar Vaal,
from Bombay.
TORBAY, March 16.—Wind N. W.—Arrived —Leguna,
from London for Monte Video ; Argus, from Shields for
Monte Video.
PLYMOUTH, March 16—Wind W.S.W.--Arrived—
White Cloud, from Ho.vaunah for Falmouth Sailed—
Agincourt, for Port Phillip.
PORTSMOUTH, March 16.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—
Kingfisher, from Callao ; Granger, from London for Cape
Town.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTIIAMPION, Wednesday Morning.
Wind N.W., fine.
Arrived.—Aurora, (s.), from Dublin.
Sailed.—Courier, (s.), for Rheerness ; Aurora, (s.), Lon.
don ; Atalanta, (s.), Jersey ; Carolinda, Cherbourg.
LIVEReOOL, Wednesday Morning.

Wind N.W.
Arrived.—Boo, from Bombay.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning,
Wind W. ; tido first hour's 11,0 d ; fin'
Arrived, 16th—Ropublie, from New York.
Arrived, 17th—Washington, from New Orleans.
lfith—E. Thomson, for Galatz.
Sailed, 17th—Sir R. reel, steamer, for Dunkirk ; Triton,
steamer, Calais; Rose Gaspany, Trieste; Oliver Jordan,
Sydney ; Flora, steamer, Rotterdam.
DEAL, Wednesday Morning.

Wind N.W.,
Passed in tow—lvanhoe from Bombay, for London ;
Helen Christiana, for Valencia ; Princess Royal, Genoa ;
Luther, Algoa Bay
; Danube Valencia—all from London.
Passed—Sclevanske, from 'Shields, for Genoa; Mrva,
from London, for Constantinople.
Passed, March 16.—London (three mast schooner), from
St. Michael's, for London; Bradore, schooner, from Mes-
sina, for London.

S weedside, (es), from London, for Madras; the
Maid of Judah, Stirlingshire, Thomas Blyth, with several
others, outward bound.

A Cabinet Council was bed yesterday at the official
residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer in Downing
street. The Ministers present were—the Earl '1 Derby,
the Lord Chancellor, the marquis of Salkbury, the Earl
of Hardwicke, the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, Mr. Secretary
Walpole, the Earl of Malinesbury, Lord Stanley, Gen.
Peel, Sir John Pakington the Earl of Ellenborough,
the Right Hon. J. W. Henley, and Lord John Manners.
Hen MAJESTY'S
.THEATRE.—The announced short
series of extra " farewtll performances" commenced
last evening .with "La Treeless," in which Madlle.
Piecolomini and Signor Giuglini sustained their
celebrated characters of Violetta and Alfredo with
the usual success. The house was crowded to the ceil-
ing. On Friday next Signor Giuglini takes his first
" benefit" in London. Tke opera is to be "La Zingara"
(The Bohemian Girl), in which the admirable tenor will
personate Tha'ldous, and Mdlle. Spezia, for the first
time, Arline.
.SUICIDE IN THE THAMES.—Yeaterday morning just at
the period of high water, a female' unknown, precipi-
tated herself into the Thames, by ca
em-
bankment below Vauxhall Bridge. An alarm was
raised, and b )ats put off, but she sunk before they could
leaping from the
reach her. The body was not recovered, A cambric
handkerchief, marked "E. F. Young," was picked up
close to the spot where she Was Standing. 1
SUICIDE OF A SOMNAMBULIst—A woman, residing at 1
Bordeaux, committed suicide a few days ago in a manner
very unusual with females—by discharging a loaded
pistol at her breast. lii, was at first supposed that she
had committed the act from d
`.lBappointment in love, but
it was afterwards found that want was the cause. She
bad for some years supported herself by giving consulta-
tions as a somnambulist, but those resources failing she
preferred death to seeking work to gain her livelihood.
COURT OF ALDERMEN.—At a Court of Aldermen
yesterday Alderman Wire moved that it be the duty of
the Town Clerk to make inquiries whether any mem-
bers of the court, or of the Court of Common Council,
have become disqualified under the 9th section of the 12 '
and 13
and that he from time to time lay,
the nd
names of such
members before the court. Alder-
man Humphery seconded the motion. The act is to
the effect that anyone
4oconvicted be
offradnieq,dnoarlifibeed forcome
bankrupt or insolvent, ~ shall
te case of Alderman Cubit,,
h Ilumphery then nall,cl the
the office of alderman or common councillor. Alder-
man
S Sidney
ewho bad been recently convicted cf i, misdemeanour for
erecting a pier in the river, after he bad obtained the
permission of the corporation to do so. They contended
that it would be utterly ah'urd tosuppose that ~uch a
andth e
court Alderman
t n
attentionoyf
case came within the meaning of c:e act. After Sir P.
Leurie had spoken to the same effect, Alderman Cubitt
came in and explained that he had erected the pier at
the Isle of Dogs without the elighteie- idea that the cor-
poration
• had not the power of graetieg him a license to
do 10. The motion was carried unanimously.