The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-13 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

In the Court of Queen's Bench, the trial of Mr. Barnard 11
Gregory, for an alleged libel on the Duke of Brunswick, was
ordered to be postponed till the sittings after Hilary Term.
At the Central Criminal (New) Court, Henry Dawkins,
aged 30, was indicted for stealing a quantity of worsted fringe,
the property of Alan Swainson, his master, and George Bux-
ton for feloniously receiving part of the same, knowing it to
have been stolen. On being placed at the bar they expressed
a wish to withdraw their plea of Not Guilty, and confess
themselves Guilty. The Common Sergeant said Dawkins
had acted wisely in pleading guilty, as there were four other
indictments against him; but as it was, he felt the Court was
bound to transport him for seven years. With regard to
Buxton, he had been shown to take a slight part in the
felony, and he should sentence him to be imprisoned, and
kept to hard labour for six calendar months.
William Brown, 19, Edward Worley, 25. James Wolaston,
28, were convicted of stealing 100 lbs. of lead, the property of
Joseph Edwards. Some of the prisoners' witnesses (who sub-
sequently turned out to be reputed thieves) came forward to
prove
at alibi, which failed. They were all transported for
seven years.
Eliza Johnson, a respectable-looking young woman, was
indicted for stealing two diamond pins, the property of T.
Baker, valued in the calendar at 121. She was found guilty ;
and the Common Sergeant, taking the mitigating circum-
stances into consideration, ordered her to be imprisoned for
four months.
At Guildhall, John Malone, City policeman, 673, was
charged with drunkenness, neglect of duty, and insubordi-
nation. Inspector Hodgson stated the nature of the charge,
and said the Commissioner of Police. had directed that the
prisoner should be brought before the magistrate. Mr.
Alderman Wood, after conferring with Mr. Alderman
John Johnson, said they considered the charges of intoxica-
tion and insubordination, proved. The resistance to the
orders,of his superiors was a very serious offence, and the
public would lose their confidence in the force if such mis-
conduct were not duly punished. They, therefore, com-
mitted the prisoner to the House of Correction for one month;
and to be kept to bard labour.
Elizabeth Harris, and her husband, Francis, were indicted,
the former for stealing, and the latter for receiving, a coat
and eight table-cloths, value 51., and other articles, the pro-
perty of William Todd. They were also detained on two
other charges, committed under similar circumstances, in the
county of Surrey. From the evidence of the witnesses, the
jury found them both guilty. The other cases were not gone
into. The female prisoner was sentenced to four months' im-
prisonment and hard labour; and the sentence of the male
prisoner was postponed for inquiries to be made.
IttISCI3LIALNEOI7B.

The grand fancybazaar, which was on Tuesday opened by
his Royal Highness Prince Albert, in the spacious gardens of
the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, in aid of the building fund of
the new Hospital for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest,
now erecting at Brompton, was continued open throughout
yesterday. The attendance was most numerous, but from the
price of admission having been altered from half-a-crown to
one shilling, the company was not so select as on the previous
day. It is calculated, that on Tuesday no less than between
700 and 800 carriages of different descriptions set down at the
gates of the gardens during the day ; and it is stated that the
proceeds of the day realised from 1,6001. to 1,7001.
The corner-stone of the tower of the intended new building
at Eton College will be laid by his Royal Highness Prince
Albert, on Thursday, the 20th inst„ with great ceremony.
His Royal Highness will afterwards be entertained at a mag-
i nificent banquet, in the College hall, at which will be present
the heads of the College, the whole of the King's scholars, the
Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, and about one hundred
and fifty Noblemen and others connected with the Commit-
tee for carrying out this great work. A dinner will be given
to the poor of Eton.
Incendiary fires still continue in Suffolk and Norfolk, and
the Bury Post of yesterday has a list of six fresh ones.
last An
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vesselsbeofen deta hateind arrivedalong
g t within Channel owing to the contrary winds. No fewer than 100
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vessels are at present discharging their cargoes at the London
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Docks, and all the other docks and quays are pressed with
business in proportion.
The annual examination of the Girls' School, in the Bo-
rough-road, took place yesterday, when a large company as-
sembled in the large and convenient school-room of the So-
ciety; Lord Ebrington presided. The questions proposed to
them by the Chairman and by the Bishop of Norwich were
most searching, and the answers of the children elicited
general applause. At the close Lord Ebrington and the
Bishop successively addressed the company, and expressed
the high gratification-they had experienced.