The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-27 00:00:00

CLERKENWELL.

SINGING SEDITIOUS SONGS.--,Tohn Henry Sullivan, aged
28, described as a ballad-singer, living at No. 2, Queen-
street, Southwark, was brought before Mr. Knox, at
Clerkenwell, charged with causing a crowd of persons to
assemble and obstruct the public thoroughfare of
Leather-lane, St. Andrew's, by singing seditious sos, to
the annoyance of the inhabitants and passengers. —E viuence
having been given to establish the charge, the prisoner
said he did not know there was anything wrong about the
song, as there was nothing about Fenianism in it. —Mr.
Knox. remanded the prisoner for a week, in order that the
police might make inquiries concerning him.

WESTMINSTER.
WILFUL DAMAGE AT CREMORNE GARDENS.—At the
Westminster Police-court John Smith was charged with
wilfully damaging the fence at Cremorne Gardens. A
police-constable proved having seen the prisoner tear up a
fence. Prisoner said that a nail caught in his coat and
tore it, and he pulled up the fence in a moment of irrita,
tion. Mr. Ingham sentenced him to pay a fine of 10s.
penalty, or 14 days' imprisonment.—Two boys were also
charged with breaking down a summer-house. They were
caught by a constable who was set to watch. The father
paying the amount of the damage, &c., the prisoners were
released.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
The January session of the Central Criminal Court was
opened this morning by the Lord Mayor, the Recorder,
Alderman Sirß. Carden' Alderman Sir 'B. S. Phillips,
Alderman and Sheriff Stone, Mr. Sheriff M'Arthur, the
under-sheriffs (Messrs. Davidson and Roche), &c., &c.
The first edition of the calendar contains the names of 83
prisoners. Of this number 20 are committed from the
City of London, 4G from Middlesex, 2 from Essex, 3 from
Kent, and 12 from the county of Surrey. The offences are
thus classified : Arson 4, concealing bankrupt's estate 1,
bigamy 1, burglary 11, uttering counterfeit coin 23, em-
bezzlement 4, feloniously casting corrosive fluid 1, forcible
entry 1, forgery 2, horse stealing 3, housebreaking and lar-
ceny 2, larceny from the person, &c., 2, stealing a post
letter 1, misdemeanour 13, murder 2, receiving stolen
goods 1, rape 1, robbery 5, and feloniously wounding 1.
—The Recorder, in charging the grand jury, said
the first case to which he would refer was an
indictment for wilful murder against James Con-
ning, a seaman, and they would be under the
disadvantage of not seeing the witnesses on whose
evidence the crime was to be made out. The depositions
were taken before a consul at a foreign port, and if the
witnesses were not in this country the depositions would
be taken as evidence. It appeared that the deceased and
a companion bad been on shore and returned drunk, some
quarrelling taking place after they came on-board, which
resulted in 'the prrsoner stabbing the deceased. The
statement he made was that he did so in self-de-
fence, and under the whole circumstances he (the
Recorder) did not think the crime would amount to
more than manslaughter. There was also a charge of
murder against an Italian named Morelli. In this case
there was no pretence that the prisoner's own life was in
danger, but it might be considered whether, the crime
being committed in the heat of blood, there was sufficient
evidence to support the capital charge. The learned
Recorder next alluded to a charge against a woman by the
name of Eliza Collins, for the murder of her child by
leaving it exposed in a field, and stated that the question
for the jury to consider was whether there was
any intention that the child should die. There was
a charge preferred under extraordinary circumstances
against Thomas Wagstaffe and his wife. The charge was to
the effect that the parents caused the death of their child
by neglect, and it appeared they were members of a sect
who called themselves " The Peculiar People." One of
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THE LATE CHMILES KEAN.—In accordance with
the wishes of the late Mr. Charles Kean, the funeral,
which will take place at Keydell on Thursday next, will
be of a strictly private character. Mrs. Charles Kean has
received from the Queen a letter which expresses in the
most gracious terms the sympathy awakened in her Ma-
jesty's mind by the terrible loss Mrs. Kean has sustained.
ACCIDENT TO MR. CHARLES WARNER.—On Mon-
day night last Mr. Charles Warner, when acting in the
farce "Honey Dove's Troubles," met with a singular and
serious accident. In the character he represents Mr. War-
ner has to drink a glass of wine, and among the bottles on
the table had been placed ono containing a strong spirit
used in lighting the gas. This mistake was nearly proving
fatal to Mr. Charles Warner, who was immediately pre-
vented from proceeding with his part. The curtain fell,
and the performer was taken to the hospital. He is now
out of danger, but, as may be imagined, is suffering severely
from the effects of the poisonous spirit so incautious)
Placed pli the tahle.--,Era.