The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-18 00:00:00

THE £7OO. ROBBERY.

It is satisfactory to mention, that the police have
succeeded in getting a trace to the perpetrators of the
extensive theft, which we briefly noticed in yester-
day's publication, as having taken place in Edin -
burgh, on Tuesday evening. The party who was
robbed is a Mr. Gordon, from Glenlivat, who, we be-
lieve, had been attending Hallow Fair that day. After
returning from the market, he was standing near the
mouth of the White Hart Inn-close, Grassmarket,
when he felt himself jostled by two females, who
brushed past him, and very shortly thereafter, he dis-
covered that he was minus a pocket-book containing
7001. in bank-notes, most of them large. The police
were instantly apprised of the occurrence, and used
every endeavour to discover the thieves—information
being transmitted by telegraph to Glasgow the same
evening. Nothing, however, was discovered of them
that night, but the Edinburgh officers ascertained
through some channel, that two females answering
the description of the suspected parties, had left for
Glasgow per the eight o'clock train, yesterday morn-
ing, having with them a small cocker dog. There
being still time to intercept them before getting
beyond the Queen-street terminus here, a second tele-
graphic dispatch was instantly transmitted to the au-
thorities here, conveying the information stated above.
Assistant-Superintendent Mackay, with other of the
detective officers, at once repaired to the terminus of
the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, and had not
long to wait when the train arrived, bringing with it
its usual quota of passengers. As these were passing
out of the gate, two young ladies, rather showily
dressed, attracted the attention of the parties on the
watch, one of whom was endeavouring to conceal
under her shawl a lap-dog she was carrying. She
was, moreover, recognized as an old friend, having
been previously convicted, and both damsels
were accordingly escorted to the Central-office, where
they were searched, notwitnstanding their protesta-
tions that they had little or no money on them. The
reverse, however, was found to be the case, about 401.
being found concealed on their persons. Under these
circumstances, it was resolved to transfer the sus-
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the police in Argyle-street were so much annoyed by
the conduct of a tipsy fellow there that, although he
appeared respectable and was genteelly dressed, they
took him into custody for protection. When being
searched at the Central-office, as is always done
previous to locking parties up, a pocket-book was
found on his person containing, ,besides a number of
miscellaneous documents, a deposit receipt with the
Union Bank for 230/., and the sum of 301. in small
notes. The receipt, it was ascertained, had, from its
date, only been obtained that day. The document
referred to also declared the fact, that he was in cor-
respondence with some of the most notorious of our
Glasgow thieves ; and this, coupled with the circum-
stance that he was on familiar terms with one of the
girls who was apprehended at the railway station yes-
terday, seems to afford pretty conclusive suspicion as
to his connexion with the robbery, and of the money
found on his person being a portion of the spoil. The
name of the party is John Main ; he is from England.
—North British Mail.

BURGLARIES and ATTEMPT atMURDER.

The town of Chapel en le Frith, Derbyshire, was
early on the morning of Tuesday, the sth instant, the
scene of a series of burglaries, which, for boldness of
design and audacity of execution, are seldom equalled,
but which, fortunately for the unfortunate victims,
were not in any case attended with much pecuniary
loss. Not the slightest trace of the depredators could
be found the next morning ; but, about half-past seven
o'clock at night, Mr. Thomas Shepley, currier, went
down to his " shippon," which adjoins the lower
,end
of the churchyard, for the purpose of milking ; wnen
he came to unlock the door he found that the lock
had been broken off, and on eatering the " shippon"
he found three strange men therein. They asked him
rather civilly whether he would allow them to remain
on the hay loft all night. He told them he did not
know ; it was rather unpleasant to have strangers
amongst the cattle and hay duri▪
ng the night, but he
would consider of it while he mi▪ lked, for which pur-
pose he sat himself down beside a cow, when one of
the ruffians punched the lantern out of his hand. lie
immediately jumped up and seized one of them, a
scuffle ensued, and some of the villains produced a
jemmy, or short crow-bar, and struck Mr. Shepley a
violent blow on the head, which stunned him greatly,
but he had sufficient energy left to wrest the crow-
leer from the ruffians grasp, when they all three
made off in different directions, leaving their victims
on the spot bleeding profusely. His cries had, how-
ever, attracted some neighbours to his assistance, and
the news having spread with great rapidity that a
fellow-townsmen had been thus brutally maltreated,
the whole neighhourhcod was up in arms, despite the
midnight aarkness, scouring the country in all direc-
tions, and searching every nook or place likely to
prove a receptacle for such dastardly villians. The
search was for a long time abortive, but information
was given that two strange characters were in hiding
in old forge at Town-end, and off the whole corps of
volunteer thief-catchers ran, and after a struggle suc-
ceeded in capturing the two itrangerp, And lodging

PRESENTATION OF THE DAHOMAN
PRINCESS TO 1 THQUEEN.
It was stated in the papers, a short time since, that
Captain Forbes, of her Majesty's ship Bonetta, had
brought with him to this country a young African
Princess, presented to him by the King of Dahomey,
and that her Majesty, having been informed of the
circumstance, had graciously signified her intention of
taking charge of the child. Her Majesty having ap-
pointed Saturday last for the presentation of the
Princess, Captain Forbes, accompanied by bis interest-
ing charge, attended at Windsor Castle for that pur-
pose, when the young Princess, who is not more than
8 years of age, was presented to the Queen and the
Prince Consort, in the presence of the Prince of Wales,
the Princess Royal, and other members of the royal
family, and several of the royal household. The cir-
cumstances connected with the possession of the black
Princess by Captain Forbes are curious. It appears
that the gallant captain (who is son of Captain
Forbes, of Winkfield-place, near Windsor) had been
engaged in negotiating a treaty with the King of
Dahomey (whose territories are situated in the inte-
rior of Africa), having for its object the putting a
termination to the export of slaves from that king-
dom. This interesting child, considered to be of high
rank, had been captured by the King from a neigh-
bouring ruler, with whom he had been at war, and
had been detained as a close prisoner, not having been
disposed of (as is the custom of his Dahoman Majesty
with captives of inferior rank) to the Portuguese and
Brazilian slave dealers. She had been closely con-
fined for nearly two years, when she:was presented.(as
a mark of the highest respect and as an especial favour)
to Captain Forbes by the King. After the formal pre-
sentation of the little !Princess to her Majesty at
Windsor, she returned with Captain Forbes to Wink-
field-place, where she will remain until the necessary
arrangements are made for her future education under
the auspices of her Majesty. Since her arrival in this
country she has made considerable progress in the
study of the English language, and manifests great
musical talent, and intelligence of no common order-
Her hair is short, black, and curling, strongly indicae
tive of her African birth ; while her features ar..
pleasing and :handsome, and her manners and con
duct most mild and affectionate to all about he:.

STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH
AUSTRALIA.

The following letter has been addressed to the
Chancellor of the Exchequer by the Association
for the Promotion of Steam Communication with
Australia :

TO THE BIGHT HON. THE CHANCELLOR OF THE

EXCHEQUER.

Sir,—l am instructed by the Committee of the
Association to enalose-' for your information an ex-
tract from the .Maitland Mercury, an Australian
newspaper, recently transmitted to them, containing
the notice of a motion which was about to be made
in the Legislative Council of New South Wales, on
the subject of steam communication.
The tenor of the proposed resolution is regarded by
the committee as but another evidence of that deep
feeling of discontent which has been long anticipated,
and represented to you as the result of the delay which
has been allowed to prevail in the completion of ar-
rangements for carrying out a measure involving
large colonial as well as imperial interests—a measure
so repeatedly promised, but so long withheld.
The committee would now respectfully remind you
of the important fact that the Australian mail packet
service was, early in the year 1848, discontinued, upon
the express ground that the Lords of the Amiralty
were then actually making arrangements to supply
its place by steam communication. The Australian
colonies have, in consequence, been ever since exposed
to all the injury and inconvenience arising from the
want of means of certain communication with
Great Britain at stated periods : and they have,
moreover, been deprived of the valuable privilege of
transmitting and receiving newspapers free of post•
age ; so that the committee are informed the charge
on London journals amounts to more thanhalftheir
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The committee feel it ought to be scarcely neces-
sary to press circumstances so injurious to the Aus-
traliaU colonies further upon your notice. It is their
duty, however, to place prominently before you this
fact of the discontinuanice of the Australian sailing
packets in 1848; and to state their expectation that
the pledge then ,given by the Executive, that steam-
vessels would be immediately substituted, will be
now promptly carried out.
The committee finally submit that it must be con-
sidered a great hardship upon the community more
immediately affected, that the pledge to which they
allude should remain so long unredeemed, notwith-
standing the fact that they have contributed to
the imperial postal revenue a sum more than suffi-
cient to defray the expense of the service in question,
and twice as much as the inhabitants of the West
Indian islands, to whom steam communication was
conceded ten years ago.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
(Signed) T. SAUNDERS, Secretary.
6, Charing cross, Nov. 13.

-
THE AUTHOR OF " ROCKINGHAM."—Great in-
terest has been excited by the announcement of a new novel
entitled "Love and Ambition," from the pen of the author
of " Rockingham." On the appearance of that remarkable
work, it was attributed, it will be remembered, to a well-
known and distinguished nobleman, a relation of Lord
Foley, and a diplomatist of the highest rank. The author-
ship will probably be now avowed, as the FACCOSS of " Rock-
ingham" has been placed beyond a doubt. "That work
abounds (remarks the Quarterly Review) in interest, and w
should be at a loss to name another recent novel that shows
anything like the same power of painting strong prlsslon• It
is a book which, from internal evidence, must have been
written by a person constantly mingling in the highest Eng-
lish society.

(From the Weekly Dispatch.)
Mr. Editor,—ln my former letters on the above
subject, I gave the substance of the Report made by
the Commissioners appointed by the Government to
inquire into the matter, together with somikextracts
from the evidence on which that report was founded.
I have now to request the attention of your readers
to the plan proposed by Mr. Bunning for the en-
largement of the present market, or rather its partial
removal from its present site. With the particulars
of this plan, I believe the public in general are but
little acquainted. The parties who are clamouring
for the abolition of the cattle market in Smithfield,
have carefully avoided all allusion to it, perhaps
,from
a conviction that its adoption would remedy to the
greatest possible extent all the evils of which they
complain. That only one great metropolitan cattle
market can exist, is admitted by all parties, and that
it should be as near as possible to the railway termini,
the bridges, especially Blackfriars, &c. Bearing this
in mind, Mr. Bunning has suggested a plan by which
all, or nearly all, the inconveniences attendant upon
tbe existing state of the live and dead meat market,
together with those inseparably connected with the
manner in which the slaughtering of cattle is at pre-
sent conducted, will be effectually remedied, quite as
effectually, at all events, as by the removal of the
cattle market either to Islington or any other spot on
the outskirts of the metropolis. With regard to the
expense likely to be attendant on the adoption of the
plan of Mr. Bunning, the Civic authorities have caused
estimates to be prepared, and, being perfectly satis-
fied as to tbe practicability and utility of it, they are
willing to raise the necessary funds for the purpose of
carrying it our, and I think that, when the public in
general thoroughly understand what that plan is, and
are made fully acquainted with its advantages, they
will no longer join in the clamour of interested par-
ties for the total abolition of Smithfield-market. By
the plan of Mr. Banning, it is proposed to clear eight
acres and a quarter, extending westward and north-
ward, from the present site of Smithfield, upon an in-
clined plane of one in the ;hundred—the bullocks on
the south side, and the sheep in pens on the north side,
upon a regular hanging level, one entrance to be pro-
vided at the south-east side. A new street is intended to
be cut from Holborn-hill to Long-lane, and it would
be a very desirable thing to do when the market should
be removed from this space. By this arrangement, the
cattle will be entirely taken out of the thoroughfares,
and enclosed; in fact, the market could, be locked up.
Cattle coming down Long-lane would enter the
market at this point immediately opposite St.
Bartholomew's Hospital ; and they would go
down the inclined plane to the tier, and the
sheep also. There will be another entrance from St.
John-street, and also an entrance from Cow Cross•
street, one from Turnmill.street, one from the centre,
and one at the extreme southern point, so that the
cattle and sheep having to pass over Blackfriars-
bridge, and which they do in considerable numbers,
would go in this direction through Farringdon-street.
On the upper level will be provided space on one side
for the pig market, and on the other side for the calf
market. From one side round by the east to the
other side, there will be a series of arches thirty-two
, feet in depth, the light coming into them from the
area; these will be formed into layers for the cattle
unsold on the Monday's market, so that instead of
driving them any distance from the market, and re-
turning again, they would remain there till the next
market-day to be sold ; those layers it is proposed to
ventilate by means of a disc driving the air through
the whole of the cells by underground drains. There
would be no difficulty in that, because the air could
be blown out immediately through all the openings ;
then at the base of the cattle market it is proposed
to put the dead meat market. The plan shows the
various entrances, the houses surrounding the market,
and the shops in the interior. Attached to these
markets it is proposed to arrange slaughter-houses
upon this spot. It is considered that about 1,000
bullocks and about 5,000 sheep a week are
slaughtered at the present moment, and the
plan provides for that number. Well venti-
lated slaughter-houses could be arranged on this site
to any extent, without displacing valuable property.
Such is the plan proposed by Mr. Bunning, and which
has been approved of by the Markets Improvement
Committee. It appears to me that, by the adoption
of this plan, all the alleged evils connected with the
existing market will be removed, with the exception
of driving cattle through the streets, and that, it is ad-
mitted by all parties, even by the Commissioners
themselves, cannot be remedied altogether, but may
be very considerably mitigated by the closing of the
market at an earlier hour than at present, the Act of
Parliament now in force declaring that it shall be kept
open until three o'clock in the afternoon. With re-
ference to the proposed regulations of the new market,
it is proposed that no public thoroughfares shall be
permitted within the market, by which regulation the
whole area will be devoted uninterruptedly to the pur-
poses of the market, and the thoroughfares and foot-
ways adjacent rendered free from danger and annoy-
ance by the market traffic. The market is intended
to be enclosed, and will, therefore, be capable of being
shut up at any hour, as may be found requisite,
to regulate the passing of cattle through the public
streets. The different parts of the market are to be com-
modiously arranged, the cattle being in one part, the
sheep in another, the pigs and calves in a third, and all
seen at one view. The dead meat market, now cramped in
the small space occupied by Newgate-market, and
being the cause of the obstructions in the great
thoroughfare of Newgate-street, will be placed close to
the live meat-market, in a locality where it may be
enlarged to any necessary extent. Slaughter-houses,
capable of proper and easy control and inspection, and
also of extension, if necessary, will be in the imme-
diate vicinity, as they should be, of the live and dead
meat-markets, whereby the three kinds of business
will be carried on less expensively, and the streets less
encumbered with cattle, and carts passing and re.
passing through the same. A great improvement
in the adjoining approaches will be effected, as
well as a new line of communication made both east-
ward and westward ; and lastly, it is proposed to levy
a regulation toll, which will effectually oblige both
buyer and seller to close their transactions at an early
hour, leaving the streets free from interruption during
the hours of general business. With reference to this
plan of Mr. Bunning, the two Commissioners who
dissent from the report of the other five say, that,
after having carefully examined and considered it,
and inspected the models, &c., they appear to be con-
ceived in a liberal and comprehensive spirit, and.pre-
pared with a sincere view of removing the existing
evils, and framed with much practical skill and in-
genuity in their arrangements, after a deliberation
and a careful consideration of the circumstances of
the case. In their opinion the adoption of the plan
would effect a great public improvement and decided
amelioration in the approaches to both the proposed
markets, in the accommodation for the 'sale of the
live animals in Smithfield, and the dead meat, as well
as improved facilities for the traffic and trade of Lon-
don generally, and they, therefore, advise its adop-
tion, &c. With regard to the space that will be
afforded by the proposed plan, it may be observed that
it will provide accommodation for a greater number of
cattle than had been suggested by parties who are con-
nected with the trade as likely under any ordinary cir-
cumstances, to be brought for sale, while the area pro-
posed to be used for the market is nearly double the
extent of the present market area, and it is capable of
' much greater extension, if necessary, at any future
time. What are termed " ring droves," and to which
so many objections have been made, will be abolished
altogether, as the proposed site will allow of sufficient
space for tying all the cattle to rails. At the present
time only 2,750 can be tied to rails, but the proposed
alteration will provide accommodation for 5,000,
which is the maximum number exposed in Smith-
field. The accommodation for sheep also, on the
new plan, will be sufficient for the largest number
that ever has been brought to Smithfield for sale.
Another advantage is, that the area of the market
will be more compact than it is at present, and will
not at all interfere with the public roads, and the ,
principal inconveniences of the present market, which
it is admitted are caused by a want of space, will be
altogether obviated. CENSORIUS.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
THE GRAND NATIONAL CONCERTS.
THIS EVENING.
Macfarren's Serenata, The SLEEPER AWAKENED.
Haroun Alraschido, Mr. Frant ; Abell Hassan, Mr. Sims
Reeves ; Zulieka, Madlle. Angri. Slaves, Guards, &c., by the Chorus
of the Establishment.
Labitzky's Great National Quadrille of all Nations, with Four Bands
and Double Chorus, comprising 262 Performers.
Band of the Ist Life Guards, Band of the Grenadier Guards, Band
of the Beets Fusilier Guards, and a Corps of British Military Side
Drums. The English morns, and Choir of the Berlin Chapel Royal.
Angri. Frank Bodda. and Sims Reeves ; Moligue, Piatti, Baumann,
Barret, Richardson, Franc, Maycock,Arban, and Miss Goddard.
Musical Director, Composer, and Conductor—M. Balta.
Conductor of La Musique de Danse—Herr Labitzky.
Conductor of the Choristers of the Berlin Ckapel Royal—Herr
Neidhardt.
Bromenade (admitting to the Half-Circles, Gallery} 1 6
and Pit Stalls) ..
The Doors open at Half-past Seven, and the Concerts will com-
mence at Eight, and terminate about Eleven.
Boxes and Stalls to be had at the Box-office, where Programmes
of the performance may be obtained.
Mr. Thomas Masters of the Polytechnic Institution, the Colosenm,
and Royal Botanic and Zoological Gardens, will supply the Refresh-
ments and Wines, &c., &c.
Correct Books of the Serenata, countersigned by the Hon. Secre-
tary, to be had only in the Theatre. All others are fraudulent and
incorrect.

RECALL OF THE BERLIN CHOIR.
The Directors regret to announce that, in consequence of the dis-
turbed state of Prussia, the Choir of his Majesty's Chapel Royal have
been ordered to return forthwith. Two of the Choristers being offi-
cers, and several of them soldiers, no excuse can avail, and their re-
giments being under orders to march, they and most anxious to re-
turn to their native country an rejoin their corps. tinder these cir-
cumstances, the Directors are compelled to announce the Six Fare-
well Performances of the celebrated Choir. They will, during the
week, select the choicest morceaux from their repertoire, and, on Sa-
turday evening next, make their last appearance in England.

THEATRE ROYAL, P...47Z MARKET.
M. B. Webster, Sole "Lessee and Manager, Old Brampton.
MR. MACREADY.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed JULIES C.ESA.R. linens, Mr. Macready.
To be followed by THE ROUGH DIAMOND.
To conclude with MRS. WHITE. Peter White, Mr. H. Bedford.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII.
Under the direction of Madame Celeste.
THIS
Will be performed a new and original Drama, entitled JESSIE
GRAY: Characters by Messrs. Hughes, Boyce, 0. Smith, P. Bed-
ford, Madame Celeste, and Miss K. Fitzwilliam.
After which a new Farce called THE SCHOOL FOR TIGERS ;
or, The Shilling Hop. Captain Kitetlyer, Mr. Boyce ; Major Stiff,
Mr. Worsen; Air. Panels, Mr. Wright; Alexander Panels, Miss
C ha Alin.
To conclude wish a Terpsichorian Burlesque called ESMERALDA.
Characters by Messsrs. 0. smith, Wright, P. Bedford ; Madame
Celeste, Miss Woolgar. and M 133 K. Fitzwilliam.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
tinder the Management of Mr. C. Xeakt and Mr. Keeley.
THIS EYENI NG,
Wilt be performed an entirely new Play called VIE TEMPLAR.
Characters by Messrs. Ryder, Fisher, BPRoit, Addison, Vining, Cath-
cai t, Everett, C. Kean ; and Mrs. C. Kean.
Attfir which BETBY BAKER ; or, "Too Attentive by Half."
cnarncters by Messrs. J. Viuiug, Keeley, Mrs. Keeley, and Miss
Murray.
To conclude with TWICE KILLED.
Private Homes, fee., to be had of all the Booksellers, and of Mr.
Massingham ; of whoa' also *tees may Le taken at the Box-office,
Oxford-:dreet, front Eleven till Four o'cloz.