The Sun.
London, England, 1835-11-30 00:00:00

HATTON.GARDEN.

Sarah Baines and Lucy To:»nbc were committed for trial
on the charge of shop-lifting. The prisoners entered the shop
of Mr. Green, in Judd-street, and while making some
trifling purchases Toombe was observed to secret some va-
luable table-covers under her shawl. She was stopped, and
both prisoners were given into custody.
Mary Wadden was charged with having stolen a num-
' ber of watches and other property, while left in charge of

Clements, an officer of this establishment, sPili'wben he
went to the auction rooms he saw Mr. Griraston,ivho, on
learning his object, gave him every facili.,y, and made not
the least objection to his looking over the stock. Mr. Ridg-
way selected sonic of the property, and as witness was about
to pack it up, Mr. Havers said he 'ar,st put his seal on it,
and know where it was going. Witless answered that Mr.
Havers would have an opportunA7 of knowing, as it would
be necessary for him to accomlia-ay the parcel, and state to
the Magistrates how it came-.or, the premises.
Mr. Acton, as solicitor fac'the firm, begged to state that
the property came for sak in the usual way. MesSrs.
Grimston and Havers ILYA-advanced money on the pro-
perty, and the firm were quite prepared to state every par-
ticular connected with, -the transaction, and. to afford Mr.
Ridgwav every pro.:4!
Mr. bYEß—According to Mr. Ridgway's statement, you
withheld some tee'lful communication.

Mr. Acton--It was withheld with no view of defeating
inquiry. In the business which Messrs. Grimston and
Havers carry on there are so many inquiries, that it is -ne-
cessary to know their object before an answer•can be given.
There vas not the slightest secrecy in the matter, for a ea.
'talogue was sent to Mr. Ridgway, and the books were
placed openly on the shelves.
Mr. Ridgway—l did not see the catalogue.
Mr. Acton—We can prove it was sent. Now, with
respect to these books, we have no objection to communi-
cate the name of the individual who sent them in. It was
-Mr. Cooper, a very respectable man, a dealer in books.
Avis, another officer, said, when he went to make inquiry
at Messrs. Grimstons for Mr. Ridgway, one of the partners
asked him if Mr. Ridgway had sworn to the property ? and
on being answered in the negative, told him to leave the
place, and take the proper legal steps. -
Mr. DYER—I am of opinion, that every person conduct-
ing a public business ought to
.!:;ive the utmost facility in
such cases.

Mr. Acton—The person who stoie the property is know❑
to Mr. Ridgway now. As soon as the robbery was disco-
vered he ran out of the house without his coat or bat.
Mr. 1):r.--,.Well, all you have now to do is to give Mr.
Ridgway all the assistance in your power.
Mr. Acton—Most certainly we will do so.
Mr. Havers—l beg to say a word on the subject of having
at first nvithheld the name of the person who sent in the
books.'' -The business of a book auctioneer requires some
delicacy with respect to such disclosures. We receive
books for sale from some of the first publishers and booksel-
lers, and we make proportionate advances. It will, tl:e;e-
fore, be easily understood why we feel some degree of re-
luctance in making known the names of those from whona
we receive property.
The matter here closed.

Clements produced a quantity of other books which he
had found in the shop of Mr. Christi Mudie, booksel-
ler, Prince's-street. The books, the officer said, were im-
mediately shown to him by Mr. Mudie, as soon as he Ina
made his business known, and. everything was done by Mr.
Mudic to assist the inquiry. -
Mr. Mudic told the .13.4neh that he had bought the pro-
perty of a man who rcpres,mted himself to be a bookbinder,
who said he worked for Mr. lti&rway and had received_
the „,books in question ns payment for his labour. The mats
produced another book, published by Mr. Wright, of the
Haymarket, whiclA he said he became possessed of in a
simhlar way.. _Mr. Mudie baying also promised to render
every assistance to bring the real offender to justice, the
parties retired.

Two mates of the Rodney, 92, who hare recently
passed an examination of the most creditable character for

proficiency of scientific attainments in the mathematical in-

struction afforded by the
.Excellent, in this harbour have
quitted the naval service, on a mm al conviction that the art
of war is contrary to the Christian religion.—Hampshire
Telegraph.
QuicK TRAVELLING.—We understand that the
seven o'clock train from Liverpool to this town, on Thurs-
day morning, performed its journey of thirty miles in one
hour and four minutes, ineluding the stoppage at Newton.
—Manchester Guardian.

TUIIN-OUT OF IRON-MOULDERS AT OLD II AM.
—There has been a general turn-out of the moulders.em-
ployed by the different iron-founders at (Ildhaun, under cir-
cumstances which appear to indicate that that class of men
arc at present in very prosperous circumstances. We un-

derstand that the regular wages paid by all the founders
were 3')s. per week for 56 hours' work ; but the men de-
manded an advance to 345., which being refused by their
masters, they have all turned out ; and the foundries aro
at present at a stand.—Manchester Guardian.
STEAM NAVIGATION OF THE ATLANTIC.—
It was stated, in a paragraph which we copied from a New
York paper, that a company liad been formed in that city,
for trying the experiment of navigating the Atlantic by
steam-vessels, and that Captain N:Cobb, of the Columbus,
now in this port, had undertaken the task of superin-
tending the construction of the first steamer. We DOW
understand from the best authority that a steamer to navi-
gate the Atlantic is actually building at New York. She
will be 900 tons burthen, and 210 feet in length. She will,
it is expected, be launched in the month of June next. As
soon as she is fitted up, she will make a trip, under the
command of Captain Cobb, to New Orleans, for the pur-
pose of trying her capabilities as to speed and safety. Re-
turning to New York, she will sail about the middle ofinty
for Liverpool, and will, it is expected, make the passage in,
ten to twelve days. Should the experiment succeed, steaul
will cause as great a revolution in the navigation of the
Atlantic as it has already caused in the navigation, of the
English and Irish seas.--Liverpool. Mercury.
Last Wednesday night 6,400 white fish were taken
at two hauls of the seine from Lake Ontalio. near 'Welling-
ton, Hillier 7 Prince Edward District. The men caught
3,400 at one haul, and 3,000 the next. As the white fish
are among the moct valuable of the finny tribes; these
draughts of fishes may serve to show that we have ample
treasure in the waters as well as in the lands and forests of
our country.—Upper Canada Paper.

An English gentleman, at present residing it Italy,
and whose connections in the literary circles of acs native
country arc of the very high,st kind, has 'just published
a work of fiction entitled " Malvagna,"of which the theme
is extremely curious and striking. Ile has laid the theme
of his story in the island of and has demonstrated.
that the actual events constunly arising in that country,
even in the present day, arc as fitted for romance as those
which were attributed to it in the wild inventions of former
writers. Mrs. Radcliffe's " Sicilian Story " was purely
ideal, and grafted on the supposed capabilities of the scenery
and society of the is!and for tales of mystery. The author
of " Malvagna" derives the wonders of his plot from - a
personal observation of events occurring only a few years
ago. It. is long since we have had a -story of deep, ro-
mantic interest. The grander woodi of fable Sr, Tate
been neglected, r • it,
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