The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-14 00:00:00

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Z.AINT AND POLICZ.
In the Common Pleas an action was brought by M 7 a 8
Such, the daughter of a builder residing in Foundling
terrace, Gray's Inn-road, against the defendant, Samuel'
Cobham, jun., carrying on business as an oilman, in Bow-
lane, Cheapside, for breach of promise of marriage. The
defendant admitted that he had made the promise and
broken it, but put a plea upon the record to the effect
that after he made the promise the plaintiff became a dis-
reputable woman. She had borne a child to the defen-
dant. The jury, after a short consultation, returned for
the plaintiff, Damages 1001.
Edward Taylor, cab-driver, was fined at the Mansion-
house los. and 3s. costs, for " crawling " in Fleet-street
and the nesghbourhood. He refused to pay the fine,
and preferred seven days' imprisonment ; but on the
Lord Mayor telling him that it could not be less than a
month, the 13s. were paid.
At Clerkenwell James Kent was charged with having
assaulted police constable Newman, C 2, and Harris, 50
E. It appeared that on Tuesday morning, at about on
o'clock, L tie prisoner and others sallied forth from a beer-
shop in High-street, St. Giles's, made use of foul lan-
guage, and on th: interference of the police, they were
resisted and dreadfully maltreated. Both officers were
left on the ground insensible, but other officers secured
the prisoner. Newman and Harris were so much injured
that they required medical aid, and were excused from
duty. Mr. Combe sentenced him to one month's impri-
sonment for the assault on Newman, aid Harris might
have a warrant for the assault upon him, to be heard et
the expiration of the month.
Baron Moritz Vander Pforte appeared again before
Mr. Hardwick at Marlborough-street, to clear himself
from the charge of having obtained from Mons. Deneu-
lain 21. by means of a fraudulent cheque. Two German
witnesses stated that the Baron belonged to one of the
first families in Saxony, and that his character for ho-
nesty had never been impeached. The Baron said he
could easily prove at this moment he was in possession
of three estates ; two in Saxony and one in Prussia.
The Prussian estate he had sold, but he had not re-
ceived the whole of the proceeds yet. Mr. Hardwick con-
sidered that as far as the question of respectability was
concerned, the Baron had satisfactorily established his
claim to be considered the person whom he represented
himself to he, and dismissed the charge.

COMILT-rAssxonranzai.
The Earl of Ellenborough has arrived in town from
Southam House, Gloucestershire.
The Duke of Richlieu has left town on a visit to the
Earl and Countess of Malmesbury, at Heron Court, near
Christchurch.
The Duchess of Grafton and Lady Louisa Fitzroy
have left town for Wakefield Lodge, the Duke's seat in
Northamptonshire.
The Duke of Norfolk arrived in St. James's-square on
Tuesday evening from Arundel Castle, Sussex. We
understand that his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam-
bridge and a distinguished party will assemble at Arun-
del Castle in the ensuing week.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury have
abandoned their contemplated visit to Paris this winter,
and will most likely remain at Tottenham Park until
January, when the Noble Marquis and Marchioness in-
tend to go to Brighton for a short period.
The Countess of Jersey, Ladies Clementina and Adele.
Villiers, intend to prolong their sojourn a week longer at
Brighton.
The Dowager Countess of Pembroke has arrived in
to„-ti from Wilton House, near Salisbury.
Ear, and Countess Bruce come to town next week
from s,„-Inache Lodge, near Marlborough, and are about
to depart for Fr gnal Lodge, on a visit to Viscount and
.°
Viscountess Syt,"eY.
The Countess of
avan and her infant son were, ac-
cording to the last leti..c.rs from Caen, in Normandy, both
going on favourably.
The Dowager Countess Craven has arrived at Bath,
from her seat near Newbury.
Sir John Cam Hobhouse has Arrived in town from
Chantry Park.
Sir Charles Lamb and Lady MontgoWery, who have
been some months at Eglinton Castle and Lady Jane
Hamilton's seat in Ayrshire, have arrived at their seat
in Sussex.
Lord and Lady Grimston have left Gorhambury on a
visit to Viscount and Viscountess Folkestone, at Long-
ford Castle, near Salisbury.

DEISCMAN3IOI7II.
It is stated that there will be a new Philharmonic So-
ciety next season, and that it will embody among its
members men of rank, position, and talent, who have
hitherto kept aloof from joining similar institutions.
The new society, it is said, is to hold its concerts at the
Italian Opera House, and the following names are al-
ready spoken of as a portion of the new society :
Cramer, Mendelsshon, Benedict, Costa, Sivori, Thal-
berg, Leopold de Meyer, Berlioz, Auber, Balfe, Stern-
dale Bennett, Macfarren, Smart, and C. Horsley.
A Government agent has recently been at Yarmouth
inspecting various localities for a lunatic asylum for both
officers and privates in the army. It is said that the
Royal Naval Hospital has been selected for that pur-
pose, and that ere long sixty or seventy will be imnateit
of that fine building.
At a committee of the Dreadnought Seaman's Hospi-
tal Society, held on Friday last, a vote of thanks was
unanimously passed to Monsieur Augu, editor of the
Cherbourg Journal, for his zealous advocacy of the prin-
ciples of this universal charity. The inhabitants of
Cherbourg extol in high terms the British philanthropic
institution, founded and directed by naval officers and
merchants of the City of London, and would cordially
hail the establishment of similar asylums for " the sick
wounded seamen of all nations," at the great mercantile
ports of Havre, Bordeaux, and Marseilles.
The Manchester Guardian cautions the public against
the designs of a woman who calls herself Mrs. Burn, or
Bourne, and who has been levying contributions in va-
rious parts of the neighbourhood, under the pretext of
collecting subscriptions for a forthcoming work of a re-
-I,',:ious character, which she alleges to have been written
11.7. daughter, and from which she professes to show
extracts. She had been very successful in her enter-
prises in the neighbourhood of Bury.
Workmen midbusily employed in repairing and
embellishing the exterior of the Admiralty House,
Whitehall. The te2.egraphic department at the
top of the building has been repaired and painted..
The walls in the rear, faci.ng the Park, have been
cleaned and restored to their original state; the bricks are
of a bright red, and the corners and parapets are pointed
off with stone. The doorways, which have hitherto
been plain, leading into the gardens, will be ornamented
with stone mouldings, and, in short, the whole of tke
building will be rescued from its dingy state.
Upwards of 350 retired veterans from her Majesty's
land forces assembled on Tuesday, at Woolwich, for the•
purpose of being enrolled and formed into companies.
Colonel Tulloch, the chief officer of the corps of pen-
sioners, Captain Forbes, inspecting staff officer, and the
surgeon, attended to examine and finally pass the men,
and they appeared a very efficient body, many of the?
most respectably dressed in plain clothes and wearing their
medals, having been present at the battle of Waterloo.
A soldier in the Regimental Hospital in Westminster
sent ,to the Rev. Mr. Smith, belonging to the Horse-
ferry-road chapel, requesting him to call and
give him spiritual consolation. Mr. Smith lost no.
time in complying with the sick man's request, but
on making application at the gate he was refused
admission. The Reverend Gentleman forthwith wrote
to the Duke of Wellington on the subject. The Noble
Duke, to his credit be it spoken, answered Mr. Smith's
letter, and informed him that he had given instructions
for his admission ; and further, that he should send e.
circular to all Regimental Hospitals to admit clergymen
of all persuasions, when the sick requested their aid.
The Bishop of Norwich has announced his intention
to ,:;pld a general ordination at Norwich, on the 26th of
Jantial7
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A. Correspondent, en oyster merchant, informs us
the art:cle in which he deals as in the
that there is as much difference in the capacity of the
barrels containing
size of quart bottles. This hint may be useful to pur-
chasers.
R THE LABOURING
BATHS AND WASHHOUSES
CLASSES.—The Chairman of the ,St. Pancras vestry
yesterday laid before the vestry a coa'munication front
the Committee appointed at the recent .
Egyptian Hall, Mansion House, calling meeting at the
ui,;on them to
give their co-operation, in conjunction with the clergy
and influential inhabitants of the parish, to the eatabbsb-
ment of a bath and washhouse for the labouring' elites°
in that locality. Mr. Douglas regretted that the Yes%
had no power to appropriate the parochial funds to An
a purpose. The only way in which they could aid so
pellent and benevolent an object would be, to form then'
sei;-es into a Committee, subscribe themselves, and en'
deavou: to raise subscriptions throughout the parish to
carry the plan into effect. Mr. APGill said, the plan.
had, it appearet... worked admirably in Liverpool atA
other great provineial towns, and in a poor and populonel
parish like that, no doubt but great benefit would roult;
in such an establishmen: to the labouring classes. Lle
should be most happy to jPin the gentlemen of the Yea'
try in the formation of a Committee, and also to sub:
scribe towards so excellent an objeet.—(Haar, hear.)
Vestryman said, that one such establishment would be
of no service in so extensive a pariah as St- Pancras
Mr. Douglas said, that one would test the Principle;,_ant,
if it answered, a number of establishment: adecluacr„.,—
the wants of the locality would speedily follow'. Ak`ion,—,
mittee was ultimately formed to co-operate wits;
the
neral Committee.
FIRE AT EXETER.-011 Wednesday, about Ili%
o'clock, a fire broke out in the wareroom of Mr: Whit,
marsh, bookseller, of this city, which consumed neant
2,000 volumes of old books, some of them being rare ATIU"
valuable. The West of England fire engine the
promptly in attendance, quickly followed by those ni "
exer-
Sun and Norwich offices. Owing to the efficient
tions of the firemen, the destruction was confined to thei
room in which the fire originated, but a great numb the
works were destroyed. The goods were insured in tit
Norwich Union Fire-office. The origin of the fire-
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supposed to be accidental. On Thursday night a firms.
room in the Three Tuns Inn, adjoining Mr. Virtitrnarateb:
house, was on fire, but was speedily extinguished, aa
the destruction of the bed, &c.— Western Luminary. last
NOBLE AMUSEMENT.— Il
The Duke of Rutland.,tw.
,-,ek had a shooting party at Cheveley Park, near e
nd
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mantLet. On Tuesday the four guns out were the Do"
of Rovland, the Hon. Col. Anson, Mr. S. Stanley',
atia
Mr. Farh..°, and in the four hours they were in
ni _le, 0
preserves n
bagged no less than 734 head .
of g
namely, 285 pheasants, 33 partridges, 336 hares, soa.
rabbits.