The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-16 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.-(THIS DAY.)

James Lansdowne was brought before Mr. A'Beckett
charged will breaking into a dwelling-house in Harrow-
street, Southwark, and stealing a copper boiler.
Delany Palm, constable 100 Al, said that about seven
o'clock last evening he saw the prisoner and another
man loitering about some empty houses in Harrow-
street. He watched and saw them try several doors,
but perceiv.ing that witness was looking after them they
ran away, About five minutes afterwards he
passed one of the houses in Harrow-street, when
he heard a cracking noise, which induced him to
go to the rear. When he got there he
fund that the door was open, and on entering he en-
countered the prisoner, and pulled Lim out of the house,
when anoener constable came up and secured him.
Witness sea rched him, and found a bunch of skeleton
keys on hi x,, and close by where he first encountered
him he to u.nd a copper boiler placed in a basket ready
to be rem owed. The boiler had Lem taken from the
back kitch en. After they had conveyed the prisoner to
the police—station, witness and his brother constable
searched the prisoner's lodgings, and discovered a splen-
did roulette table, balls, dice, and all the implements used
in a gambling- house.
James Thomson, a Fainter, said he was at work la t
evening in the house, in Harrow-street, and left every-
thing safe a; five o'clock. The copper was then fixed
in the back k itches.

Mr. A'BEcKETT asked who the gambling apparatus
belonged to ? The prisoner replied him: elf and a man
named Hill, but they had not used them for some time.
As for the housebreaking, he found the door open and
went in.
Mr. ATEC'KETT committed him fa. trial.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

ROUSE OF LORDS.

(THIS DAY.)
Parliament was again prorogued to-day to Thurs-
day, the 31st of the present month, when it will meet
for the dispatch of business.
Shortly after two o'clock the Lord Chancellor,
the Marquis of Breadalbane, and Lord Campbell took
their seats b elow the Throne, robed as Lords Commis-
sioners, for the purpose of proroguing Parliament.
On their _Lordships taking their seats, Mr. Pul-
man, the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod,
was commanded by them to summon the Commons
to the bar to hear the Commission for proroguing
the Parliament read.
Shortly afterwards Mr. Henry Ley, attended by
several of the officers of the House of Commons, ap-
peared at the bar. The only Member present that
we noticed was Sir B. Hall, who looked ex-
tremely ill.
The commission for proroguing the Parliament
having been read by Mr. Shaw Lefevere, the clerk
at the table,
The Loan CHANCELLOR, in her Majesty's name,
and by her Majesty's command, prorogued the
Parliament to Thursday, the 31st instant, to
be then and there holden for the dispatch of public
business.

Several ladies were present.
Since the last prorogation the two frescoes of "Jus-
tice," and " Henry V. subtnitting to Chief-Justice Gas-
coigoe," have been finished, and considerably increase
the effective appearance of the House. Added to
which, the new reporters' gallery, which projects
considerably farther than the old one into the House,
has been completed, and to our notion, instead of de-
teriorating, adds to the effect of the interior of the
building.
Besides the Commissioners there was not a Peer
present.

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, TUESDAY.

The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert
drove to Frogmore this morning. The Hon. Miss
Cavendish, Colonel Hon. R. Boyle, Lord Charles
Fitzroy, Colonel F. 11. Seymour, and Mr. Birch,
were in attendance upon her Majesty and his Royal
Highness.
Prince Albert, with the gentlemen in attendance,
enjoyed the diversion of skating on the ornamental
water in Frogmore grounds.
Her Majesty and her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Kent were present.
Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Royal and
the Princess Alice took walking exercise in the Slopes
and Windsor Park.
The royal dinner party this evening included
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady
Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, the Marchioness
of Normanby, and Colonel lion. C. B. and Mrs.
Phipps.

Mr. Maurice Cross (Dublin), Secretary to the
Commissioners of National Education in Ireland, had
an interview with the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere
yesterday at the office of the Board of Trade.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Mary
'ood arrived in Downing-street yesterday evening
from their residence, Hickleton Hall, near Doncaster.
The Judicial C immittee of the Privy Council, be-
fore whom the appeal, " Gorham v. the Bishop of
Exeter," was argued, bad a private meeting yesterday
at the Privy Council-office. There were present
Lord Campbell, the Master of the Rolls, the Vice-
Chancellor Knight Bruce, Mr. Baron Parke, the
Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, and the Judge
of the Admiralty Court. The Archbishops of C anter-
bury and York and the Bishop of London we::e also
present.

®THE GENERAL POLLUTION OF RIVERS.—It IS not
twenty years since sea-going vessels sent only up to
Vauxhall at ebb tide for sea store; and the Thames
water was accounted the best in the world for the pur-
pose. Now the state of the river renders it barely eli-
gible at Twickenham. As the community has increased,
so have habitations; and the smallest tributary of the
Thames is, according to its volume, hardly less. vitiated
than the great confluent torrent. From first to last no
care hath up to this day been taken to preserve for the
people the purity of that elemenr, which was er,dently
intended by the Creator to be the healing nutrir.tent of
his creatures. To preserve the quality of the m ain trunk,
it is first necessary to guard the tributary cond,uii.s; and
this cannot be done without diverting from tLte natural
fall (the course of rivers) all pollutions of witat kind
soever, nor without enacting municipal laws for; 0.0 regu-
lation of all sewage au4 draivage.—ilailden