The Sun.
London, England, 1832-08-28 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

Yesterday, William Cleaver, a young man of respect-
able appearance, was brought before Mr. MURRAY, on
the alleged charge of stealing a watch and its appendages
from William Aberdown, under the following rather sin-
gular circumstances.
The complainant stated, that in the early part of life he
and the prisoner were schoolfellows, and having met acci-
dentally a few days ago, they resumed their acquaintance.
The prisoner, who lives in Uxbridge-street, Walworth, in-
vited him to come to his house, and after having had tea,
they proceeded into town together, and, in the course of
their rambles, called at several houses, at each of which
they had refreshment, in the shape of brandy, rum, and
gin and water, besides sundry potations of ale and beer to
qualify the epirits. When they had taken what he (com-
plainant) considered quite enough, they re-crossed Black-
friars-bridge, and Mr. Cleaver having pressed him to pass
the night at his house, as it was then getting late, lie ac-
cepted the invitation, and accordingly accompanied him
home. When they reached the house in Uxbridge-street,
the prisoner introduced him to his housekeeper, a
" nice-looking young woman," and as there was
only one bed and bedstead in the house he was invited
to take share of the same, which he as readily accepted,
the " housekeeper" having retired thither previously to
the arrangement. When the gentlemen went up stair.,
the " housekeeper" was either asleep or pretended to be
asleep, and the complainant, according to an invariable
rule, commenced winding up his watch, and placed it in
his trousers' fob-pocket. He and his old 'choo fellow
then got into bed without disturbing the housekeeper, and
complainant had not been long there before he fell asleep,
but was awakened in the night by hearing one of his bed-
fell ,wa getting up. Having ascertained that it was his
schoolfellow, who complained of !sickness, owing to the mix-
ture of liquors he had taken, the cause of his illness did not
create any surprise at the time in the mind of complainant,
who, on the other hand, felt some astonishment at being
left so long alone with the housekeeper. Neither of these
circumstances, however, would have made much impres-
sion on his memory, had it not bee❑ for the fact of miss-
ing his watch when be got up the next morning, when the
circumstance of his schoolfellow getting out of bed in the
night, and leaving him and his housekeeper there to-
gether, at once recurred to his mind, and induced him to
suspect that it was a ruse, to get possession of his watch ;
and that while alpient from the room he was engaged in
concealing it. The complainant made some noise in the
house about the loss of his watch ; but eventually called
in a policeman, who ransacked the place from top to
bottom, but found nothing to lead to a suspicion that it
was concealed there.

The prisoner said, that it was true he and the young
man who had accused him of stealing his watch were at
one time schoolfellows together, and on that account he
had invited him home under the circumstances already
stated. As to the charge on which he was brought there,
he could declare that there was no foundation for it, as
they were both very much intoxicated, and had taken
liquor over the bars of several public-houses between
Charing-cross and the eastern end of Fleet-street. They
were, in fact, so drunk, that the one did not know what
the other did, otherwise he (prisoner) should not have had
the folly to invite his schoolfellow to lie three in a bed,
and one of the three a female, for whom he had a great
reg ird.

The MAGISTRATE discharged the accused, observing
that it w,is a case of mere suspicion, and that no jury
would convict under such circumstances.

In the case of the boy Sinclair, the following special
report has been made :—" Covent-Garden Division, Aug.
24.—Special Report.—Police Constable James Higgins
reports, that on the 20th instant, being at Camberwell
fair, according to orders received, he took into custody
Edward Sinclair and James Rickets, on a charge of
attempting to pick the pockets of Monsieur Goffe.—
The gentleman appeared before the Magistrate on the
following day, and, on his evidence, together with
that of Police Constable Tipper, 152, F. and Hig-
gins, 35, F. they were committed by Mr. Cham-
bers, the Sitting Magistrate at Union Hall, for one
month each to Brixton. On the 23d instant, the parents
of Sinclair appeared before the same Magistrate, and ap-
plied for his discharge, stating that the evidence given
against their son was false, inasmuch as he never was in
custody before. On such application from the said
Sinclair, police-constable Higgins had notice to attend be-
fore Mr. Chambers this day, the 24th, to have the case
properly investigated. He did attend, and the result was
as follows :—The Magistrate had a perfect recollection of
the case in question ; and remembered speaking to the
prosecutor (who was a foreigner) in the French, who ex-
plained to the Magistrate that he distinctly felt the
prisoner's hand in his (the prosecutor's) pocket, and
that the police constable took him (Sinclair) into custody,
wi h hie hand in his (the gentleman's) pocket. The
Magistrate, after given them a full and impartial hearing,
stated in the public office that he was perfectly satisfied
with the police constable's conduct on this occasion, and
gave him great credit for the manner in which he acted.
The Magistrates also told him, that should his character be
called in question, he would give Higgin's a letter to the
Commissioners, stating his good conduct on the occasion.
Signed, J. S. Thomas, superintendant."

QUARTERLY RETURN OF RUNAWAY
CONVICTS -A list from the police-office, Hobart Town,
is now to be seen posed in all the police offices in London.
It contains a description of all the convicts that have es-
caped, and the number does not amount to less than one
hundred and sixty. In looking at this list two rather
curious circumstances are observable. Of the whole num-
ber there are but two persons of the height of five feet ten.
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eight; so that crime, in this case, seems to be more corn.
DAVIS, a na-
tive is the passion thieves and convicts have for
native of
marking their persons. A description of one or two will
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on the back of his right hand ; on his breast the figure of a
woman, with a heart and darts. THOMAS Atisx LI, a
Ilussorah merchant, and native of Sreitc i, ilo d' I has
got on
the right arm—T, a rose, sun and 1 moon, and J. L., with
a mermaid ; on the left arm he has a man, woman, ano-
ther woman, T. blarney, J. Eke, a woman again, an an-
chor, E. R., a sun, S. J., three hearts and four darts !

PRICE OF
The price of Store Candles, in t
Candles, per doz. 7s. Od. to Bs. Pd.

CANDLES.

COAL MAR

Per Ton. s. d.
A dai r's 18 0
Bcnshain Main ---. 17 6
Garestield l7 3
Hulywell ..--- 18 0
Kenton West 19 0
Ord's Itedhugh 17 0
Pitt's South Moor-- 17 3
Pontop Windsor 18 3
Shipcote 17 6
St. Lawrence Mail-1.w.... 19 0
South 16 0
.._ 19 0
ro w 17 6
Willington ----- Ii) 3
Walls End Bell & Brown 19 3
Ditto Bell, Robson, & Co. 18 6
Ditto Bewicke and Co.— 20 3
Ditto Burraton 19 3
Wall, End Callerton 17 9
Wall: End Gosforth—.. 20 3
Walls End Gosforth Pa-

tent 21 3
Walls End Heaton-- 19 9
Walls End Hotspur-- IS 9
Walls End Hilda 19 3
Ditto Killingworth --. 19 6
Walls End Newbiggen ~, 16 6
Walls End Newmaren..... 19 3
Ditto Northumberland.. 19 3
Ships arrived slug

,he retail shops, is as follows :
. I Moulds, per 41ozen-9s. 6d.

KET.-Aug. 27.

Per Ton. s. d.
Walls End Riddell's ..... 19 9
Ditto Perkins and Co 19 3
Walls End Walker...—. 19 6
Lambton's Primrose...—. 20 0
Walls End lietton ......... 21 0
Walls End Lambton 21 0
W. E. Russell's Hetton., 21 0
Ditto Russell's Lyon's... 19 3
Walls End stewart's...... 21 3
Walls End Cleveland..,. 17 9
Walls End G0rd0a........ 19 3
Norwood's Hett0n........ 18 0
Walls End Tees 21 3
Cowpen 211 0
Cul rn
Denby 18 0

Graidola 20 0
Hartley 21 0
Llangennech Pemberton 20 U
New Flockton, Milne,
and C0...,......_.- 180

W. E. Preston Grange._ 18 6
Silkstone Field and C 0... 18 0
South Hetton Seam.-- 17 0
South Togston -- 17 0
Warde's 20 0
Greenwich 16 6
Pontop Trader 18 0
Tan ti el d Trader 18 6
last market-day, 82.

On Sunday afternoon week, a glass bottle was
picked up, on the sands, about three miles south of Flook-
burgh, by Mr. JOHN LAWRENCE. It is supposed to have
been left by that day's tide, as it was found in the water-
mark. The bottle contained a small piece of paper on
which was written, with lead pencil, the following
words :—" I was drowned July 24th. T. Buitx." From
the appearance of the writirg it seems to have been done
in a very great hurry, as the year of our Lord was omitted,
but from the new appearance of the cork, it does not seem
to have been in the water more than two or three weeks.
—Kendal Chronicle.

SLOW DEATH.—Snakes eat lizards, and ge-
nerally gorge the head of the lizard and its fore feet first, in
which case you see the tail and binder legs projecting out
of the snake's mouth ; but it sometimes happens that the
snake seizes the lizard by the tail ; when its head, with its
bright eyes, will be seen peeping out of the destroyer's
mouth, quite alive, and struggling bard, but in vain, to
get away. It is well known how slow the serpent tribe
swallow their food ; and as the lizard is very tenacious of
life, its lower extremities are pretty well digested before
the head and upper parts are dead, or nearly swallowed.
—Loudon's Magazine of Natural History.
THE OTTER TRAINED TO CATCH FISH.
—We passed to my surprise a row of no less than nine
or ten large and very beautiful otters, tethered with straw
collars, and long strings, to bamboo stakes on the bink.
Some were swimming about at the full extent of their
strings, or lying half in and half out of the water; others
were rolling themselves in the sun on the sand banks, ut-
tering a shrill whistling noise as if in play. I was told
that most of the fishermen in this neighbourhood kept one
or more of these animals, who were almost as tame as
dogs, and of great use in fishing, sometimes driving the
shoals into the nets, sometimes bringing out the larger fish
with their teeth. I was much pleased and interested with
the sight. It has always been a fancy of mine, that the
poor creatures whom we waste and persecute to death for
no cause, but the gratification of our cruelty, might, by
reasonable treatment, be made the sources of abundant
amusement and advantage to us. The simple Hindoo
shows here a better taste and judgment than half the
otter-hunting and badger-baiting gentry of England.--'
Heber's Journal.

MONMOUTH CAP.--The Presteign otter
hounds visited Monmouth Cap on Monday, the 6th inst.
Theio followingnomv,andanon mo
foundrnin a
gtheyveryfine
turned outdog
ootntert, hever
Awhich,
after an excellent hunt, was killed in gallant style. On
the morning of the Sth inst. they turned out on the river
Kinvy, and immediately came on the drag of an otter,
o hich, after a hunt of three hours and a half, was killed.
On Thursday, the 9th, in the Housby, a river with a fine
gravel bottom fur trout fishing, the dogs killed a large
otter. On Friday, the 10th, the pack were turned out
on the river Doyne, and soon found and killed a dog otter
proceeding a little further up, they put down a bitch
otter, which, after a hunt of five hours, was killed in ad'
utirable style. On Saturday, the sportsmen retired home
with the pack, which is certainly proved to be one of the
best in the kingdom. On the 15th inst. these excellent
hounds were turned out on the river Arrow : they 80(0
came on the drag of an otter, which they continued for
three miles, and after a bunt of five hours, he was killed.
The animal proved to be a remarkably fine dog otter, which
weiglied22ll,s.--From the Hereford Times Correspondent.

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of John
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BIRTHS.
Thomas Selwin, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 24th inst. the Lady Garvagh, of a son. 1 hn
On the 27th inst. at the Bridge.house, Southwark, Mrs. -°
Newman of a daughter.
On the 27th inst. the lady of Charles Lewis, Esq., of Bernard
street, Russell-square, of a son.
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MAR ill
On the `2sth July, at Chichester, byRIED.
the Rev. George Lop e
Fraser, Captain Fraser, R.N , of Ashling House, eldest sn"of
the late Major-General Fraser, to Mary Elizabeth, young
daughter of the late Charles ii. Fraser, Esq., of Brighton. „,acc,
At St. Paul's, Islington, S. P. Arnold, Esq., of Barossa
ect
to Sarah Ann, eldest daughter of B. Smith, Esq., Fro'
Cottage, Shacklewell.
On the 125th inst. at Bath, John Baruh Lousada, Esq., tn,:rar,6s:
phena Jael, eldest daughter of Simon Barrow, Esq., of
down-grove.

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