The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-04 00:00:00

CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY

A young woman named Emnul Smith was placed a
the bar, More Mr. Twyrwhitt, charg, a with stealing a
coat, a waistcoat, and two pair of sheets (rum the house
in which she lodged, and with having pledged them wish
two different pawnbrokers.
The prosecutor, James Matthews, stated that the
prisoner was a lodger in his house, in Ann-street,
Pentonville, and that he saw the articles in question safe
in an unlocked drawer, in a front room which he occu-
pied, on Sunday last. Yesterday afternoon he found
they had disappeared, and as his suspicions attached to
the prisoner, he taxed her with the theft, when she
acknowledged she had taken them, and she produced the
pawnbrokers' duplicates, and he accordingly gave her
into custody.
The articles were produced by the pawnbrokers, who
stated they had been brought to them by the prisoner.
She made no answer to the charge, and was committed
to take her trial at the next sessions.
Ann Smith, a stout and by no means bad-looking
damsel of the pay& was charged by James Parmenter, an
Italian image maker, with skating a silver watch, a gold
chain, and 2s. Gd.

The prosecutor, it appeared, was passing through
Holborn last night, about twelve o'clock, when his atten-
tion was directed to the prisoner, whose charms over-
came the sensitiveness of his amorous disposition. He
ventured to accost her, and with a winning smile, pecu-
liar to his countrymen, soon pierced the heart, as he
supposed, of the hesitating lady. Though scarcely able
to speak our vulgar English, an acquaintance immedi-
ately sprung up between them, for love makes itself un-
derstood despite of all obstacles, and he prevailed on her
to allow him to accompany her home. The place of her
domicile was a questionable court somewhere in
Gray's Inn-read, but for any thing be knew, it
might have been the most fashionable house in the
neighbourhood. They retired to rest, but while the gay
Lothario was reposing in the arms of Morpheus his lady-
love took advantage of the opportunity to disappear
with all his valuables. When daylight broke, and the un-
fortunate gentleman rose from his slumbers, he was as
much astonished as he was indignant at the deception
practised upon him. He gave information to the police
of the circumstance, and they soon traced her out, but
she bad nothing upon her but 23.
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sintghere was no direct co uTnht oPt
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occurrence,t prosecutor gave
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evi-
dence against the prisoner she was discharged.

THE WRECK OF THE ROYAL
ADELAIDE STEAMER.

CORRESPONDENCE AND PARTICULARS RECEIVED
THIS DAY._
_

Up to twelve o'clock to-day, the secretary at Lloyd's
had not received intelligence of the finding any of the
bodies of the unhappy sufferers by the foundering of this
ill-fated steamer, excepting the two that had been landed
at Margate previously mentioned.
The manager of the City of Dublin Steam Naviga-
tion Company arrived at Margate last night from
London to proceed to the wreck, and to obtain accu-
rate information of her position on the sands, and the
probability of any portion cf her being saved. The
gale cf wind that has been blowing the who'e of this
night and this morning leads to a supposition that not a
vestige will be found, her remains having either been
swept away by the tremendous seas or have been swal-
owed up in the sands.
Mr. Hartley, the agent of the company, has handed
us copies of two letters he received this morning, which
will be found to contain further details on the sad sub-
ject of the wreck. Particulars the second will be
observed was sent by the chief boatman of the Coast
Guard station at St. Nicholas station, to the company's
agent at Plymouth.
London and ,Southampton, Dublin, Belfast, Liverpool
and Falmouth Steam-packet 'Office, Vauxhall-
street, Plymouth. April 3, 1850.
Dear; Sir,—l regret exceedingly that the dispatch of
an answer to your favour of the Ist, should have been
omitted by yesterday's post, and I hope this will reach
you in time to be of use. Yuu will see by the enclosed
list that only few persons left this port by the ill-fated
Adelaide ; but I should think her consaengors from Cork
to London must have been from 150 to 200. I have no
means of ascertaining, with any degree of certainty,
what the number war, as I get no li,t from Cork, and
take no account of those who land here. I send you a
letter I have this moening received from Margate, which
may give you a few particulars, to enable you to obtain
further information from the same writer.
I am, sir, &c.,
ROBERT CLARK.
T. Hartley, Esq., Leadenhall-street, London.
Gentlemen,—l beg to acquaint you of a melancholy
catastrophe that happened at our station on Saturday
night, about 10 45 p.m. We observed two rockets and
a large red light in the direction of the Tongue Sand,
outside of the Queen's Channel, and we observed the
red light again at eleven, and at 11 38, when we never
saw it afterwards. The wind blowing hard from the
S.E., and a heavy sea running, particularly on the sands.
At daylight we saw the remains of a large wreck lying
close to the Tongue beacon. Unfortunately the sea was
running so high at the time that we could not launch our
boat. But one of the Margate loggers, coming
through the Queen's Channel, fell in with two dead
bodies, each having a life-preserver on, with
blue clothes; one appeared to be the mate and the other
the engineer. To-day (Monday) the wreck has been
surrounded with boats, and it has been my duty to
examine them. I have gleaned what information I could,
but lam afraid it is a bad job. She is a large steamer,
and there is nothing left of her besides her machinery
and bow, and one side, and the only thing that they
found that leads to her identity is a large lantern marked
"Royal Adelaide." Her cargo and light gear must
have driven on the Essex coast, as nut a vestige is to be
seen in the Queen's Channel. As the wind was
blowing so long from the east, the Margate boat-
not on the look out ; neither did
any of the pilots see anything of it, and the Tongue
light-vessel filed signals of distress. Ido not think
there was a craft of any sort riding in the Queen's
Channel at sunset, so what became of the poor souls on
board Heaven knows. If any person wishes any infor-
mation concerning the unfortunate seamen, I shall feel
happy to supply all I can obtain. I am constantly boarding
the boats to glean something respecting the remainder of
the crew. I have examined somecopper and brass handles,
but with the exception of the lantern can find nothing
that leads to her name, but there are a great many boat;
put cff from Margate through the other channel.
I am, Sir, yours, JOHN HICKS, Commanding Boat-
man, Coast Guard Station, St. Nicholas, Margate.
OFFICIAL RETURN OF THE CREW DROWNED.
The annexed return of the unfortunate crew of the
Royal Adelaide was received this morning by the secre-
tary of the Company from Liverpool. It appears nearly
the whole of them belonged to that port, and many have
left large families to mourn their melancholy fate.
Wm. Gowler, chief mate; George North, second mate;
William Scott, third mate; William Reilly, chief engi-
neer; William Crook, second engineer; Charles Cock-
land, fireman; John Delany, ditto; Thomas Williams,
ditto; John Doyle, ditto;
William Beller, ditto; James
Moore, ditto; Patrick Carey, coal trimmer; Michael
Wolfe, ditto; William
Seayen, sailor; Francis Neico,
ditto; John Stamper,
ditto; Robert Tozer, ditto; Jo-
seph Morgan, ditto ; Ambrose Turner, carpenter;
H
Thomas Butter, boy; Henry Hillier, stets are; Sarah
Garetty, stewardess.

The ]loyal
Adelaide steamer was insured in several
offices; her loss and cargo is reported to exceed 30,0001.

THE LATE MURDERS AT JUNIPER GREEN.—We
understand that Pearson,
who, there can be no doubt, in-
humanly murdered Dr. Wilson and Lis mother at Juniper
Green on the 24th ult., was removed from the Calton Gaol
here to the Penitentiary at Perth on Friday last. His re-
moval took place on a certificate signed by two medical
practitioners, in terms of the Act, that he was labouring
under insanity. He will, therefore, be lodged in that part of
the Perth Penitentiary which is devoted to the reception of
lunatics. He will, notwithstanding of this, be brought to
trial in the usual course.—Scotsman.

A MAN BURNED TO DBATIT.--ou Saturday
evening Mr. Kemp, aged 83, residing in Ihaton Old Town,
while sitting before the tire, was seized with a lit (it is
supposed), and fell on to the grate. When he was dis-
covered the left side of his face was completely burnt off.
There was no one present at the time.

The regrets of a feeling heart may harmonize with
a contemplation of nature and an enjoyment of the fine arts;
but frivolity, under whatever form it appears, deprives atten-
tion of its power, thought of its originality, and sentiment of
its depth.—Eliza Cook's Journal.

THE EDUCATION QUESTION.-A large and in-
fluential meeting of the inhabitants of Manchester was held
in the Town Hall, on Tuesday, convened by the Mayor, in
.9 merchants and
compliance with a requisition signed by 50
manufacturers, for the purpose of considering the propriety
of petitioning Parliament in favour of a national system of
education upon a purely secular basis. John Potter, Esq.
the Mayor, occupied the chair, and the hall was crewded at
an early period of the morning; indeed, for sevzral hours
before the opening of the doors, they were literally besieged
by the friends and opponents of the Lancashire Public School
system. So great was the crowd that a very small portion
of the people in attendance could be accommodated in the
hall, and a second meating, embracing from 2,000 to 3,060
people, was constituted outside. Upwards of an hour having
been spent amidst indescribable uproar and confusion, the
Rev. Francis Tucker proposed the adoption of a petition in
favour of a national secular system of education. The Rev.
J. J. Taylor seconded the proposition. The Rev. Canon
Stowell moved an amendment in favour of the introduction
of the religious element; but after a long and very stormy
meeting the petition was adopted.