The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-28 00:00:00

CERTIFICATES GRANTED.

J. Ryan, Mark-lane, City, and Manor-lane, Bar.
mondsey, manufacturing chemists, certificate of the sc.
cond clam

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

W. N. Winter and J. Catchpolo, White Horse-yard,
Coleman-street, liverymen and jobmasters—Sarah Se-
nior and IL Senior, Burnley, Lancashire, tea dealers—
J. Glover and R. Tetley, Bradford, Yorkshire, worsted-
spinners—W. B. Come and W. 11. Whitehead, Man-
chester, brokers and commission agents—P. Wyatt and
J. T. Newberry, Barnsbury-villas, Liverpool-road, Is-
lington, surgeons—D. Cope, sen., and D. Cope, jun.,
Birmingham, platers and manufacturers of German sil-
ver ware—J. Dickson and T. Swift, jun., Hanley, Staf-
fordshire, mercers and drapers—W. Hodgson and R. W,
Wilson, Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, stone ware and terra
cotta manufacturers—J. Merrill and R. T. Merrill, Pud-
ding-lane, Botolph-lane, City, ship and insurance
brokers—J. Powell, M. Wright, and S. Haddock, Brigh-
ton, dress and mantle makers—C. Shapland, J. Fry, and
F. Fry (so far as regards C. Shapland), Bristol and
elsewhere, coal-miners—Elizabeth Ann Lowndes, Mary
Vah Lowndes, Emma Lowndes, Sophia Ann Lowndee,
and Eliza Lowndes, Haymarket, military camp equipage
warehousemen—J. Gash and H. Pearson, Rhodeswell,
Stepney, builders—J. Moore, jun., and R. thrbyshire,
Manchester, coal-merchants—J. Barber and R. W.
Craig, Manchester, engravers and calico-printers—W.
Holloway and R. Roberts, Frith-street, S )ho, whitsters
and hosiers' laundrymen—S. Walker, Eleanor Wilks,
Sarah Walker, and G. Cardwell, Whitley, and Heck-
mondwike, scribbling millers--J. Borman and G. Heiron
Leadenhall-street, tailors.

INSOLVENT PETITIONERS.
Robert Hughes, Carnarvon, coach painter.
Thomas Edwards, Lanvabon, Glamorganshire, car-
penter.
John Davies, Swansea, licensed victualler.
George Frier, New Town, Westbromwich, Staffordshire,
brewer.
William Lark, Great Yarmouth, cooper.
Thomas Burton, Birmingham, plumber.
Matthew Banks, Handsworth, Staffordshire, plumber.
Thomas Smith, L'eds, butcher.
SCOTCHSEQUESTRATIONS.
J. Stewart, jun., Glasgow, flasher, to meet Dec. 31
and Jan. 21, at twelve, within the Waterloo Tavern,
Glasgow.

W. Kent, Ilelens,burgh, Dumbarton, joiner, to meet
Jan. 1 and Jan. 22, at eleven, within the Tontine Hotel,
flelenshurgh.

G. M‘Leod, Glasgow, druggist, to meet Jan. 2 and
Jan. 23, at one, within the Eagle Inn, Glasgow.
D. Raekie, Ferry-Port-on-Craig, grocer, to meet Jan.
2 and Jan. 24, at eleven, within the Scotscraig Inn,
Ferry-Port-on. Craig.

PRICE OF SUGAR.
The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from returns made in the week ending Dec. 24,
1850, exclusive of Customs Duties paid or payable thereon
on the importation thereof into Great Britain:—
From the British possessions in America 295. 3d. per cwt.
From the Mauritius ... 275. 24d. ~
From .he East Indies 4Ad.
Average price of the three foregoing de-
scriptions of sugar, jointly, computed as
above, and exclusive of duty 28s.
By authority of Parliament,
HENRY BICKN xrA., Clerk of the Grocers' Company.
Grocers'-hall, Dec. 27.

RAILWAY IN TELLIGEN CE.
LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN.
It appears that the directors of this company hove de-
termined not to give way in any respect to the engine-
drivers and firemen on the line. The recant agitation
with regard to the apprehended " strike" will be sup-
pressed as speedily as possible, by giving notice to those
men who are not disposed to conform to the regulations
of the company to quit their service. It is stated on good
authority that the directors have had more than ample
assistance offered them from the locomotive depart-
ments of several railway companies to carry on the
traffic in case the threatened strike should be carried
into effect. It is also stated that a large number of
engine-drivers are at present out of employment, and
would be glad of an engagement. The respectable en-
gine-drivers on the London and North-Western Railway
are anxious to retain their situations, and there is a
general opinion among them that it is better for those
who are not disposed to abide by the regulations of the
company that they should leave the service quietly and
seek employment elsewhere before their characters are
damaged by unruly conduct, and leave those in the ser-
vice who wish to remain undisturbed. It is very clear
from the proceedings at the late meetings of the drivers
that the meta on the southern division are by no means
disposed to make common cause with the men in the
northern division against a regulation which is expected
to work advantageously for all parties.
With regard to the alleged intended amalgamation of
the northern and southern divisions, there appears to
be no foundation for it, because it is stated that the
southern division is already too large for one manage-
ment, and therefore there is no intention of amalgama-
ting it with the northern division.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Thomas Lane, an Irishman, was charged with stab
Bing another Irishman, named M'Carthy, with a clasp
knife.

From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner and
a number of his countrymen went into the Nag's Head
pablic-house, in Compton-street, to have some porter. A
querrel ensued, which ended in a fight.
A witness, named Kingston, saw the prisoner take two
quart pots from the table, fill them with boiling water
from the copper in the tap .room, and throw the scalding
contents over the persons present. He then drew from
his pocket a clasp-knife and stabbed Kingston. After-
wards he stabbed another man named M'Certhy in the
face and body. M'Carthy was taken to the Middlesex
Hospital, where h© was at present lying. The other
man's wounds were of a slighter nature.
Police-constable Redman said the wounds of M'Curthy
were three in number, and of a serious character.
The prisoner said he knew nothing about the matter.
He was remanded until Friday.
William Ahorn, an Irish labourer, was charged with
having kicked out the eye of James Fleming.
The complainant said:that the prisoner, who lied bean
drinking,- began to be very quarrelsome in Cambridge-
court, and offered to fight with anybody and everybody.
Complainant got him into the house where he lodged,
and the prisoner walked up two or three stairs, and then,
turning suddenly round, aimed a dreadful kick at his
face, which split his nose and drove the eye completely
from the socket. Complainant screamed with agony,
and the defendant was then secured. Complainant was
taken to Middlesex Hospital with his eye hanging on his
cheek. His wounds were dressed, and he was informed
he would most likely never recover the sight of that eye.
The prisoner said he was drunk, otherwise he should
not have injured the man who was doing good to him.
Remanded till Friday.
WANDS WORTH.
After the disposal of the ordinary night charges,
Edward Amos, a man about twenty-eight years of age,
was brought from the House of Detention, Clerken-
well, and placed in the dock before Mr. Beadon, on
a remanded charge from the Marylebone Police-
court, on his own confession of setting fire to certain
warehouses and workshops belonging to Captain Thomas
Ross, and situate in the vicinity of Clapham-common,
on the evening of Friday, the 20th inst.
The first witness examined was Richard Young, a
police-constable of the D division, to whom the prisoner
surrendered himself, and who recapitulated the testimony
which he gave at the Marylebone Police-court.
Captain Thomas Ross sworn—The damage done was
considerably more than 1,000/.; the buildings destroyed,
although temporary, being very extensive, covered with
slate roofing, and containing large quantities of ma•
hogany, cedar, and other expensive woods, besides a vast
number of flooring-boards, and every description of ma-
terial required for fifteen or sixteen first rate houses.
There was also a pile of deals near the buildings des-
troyed. The prisoner was at work on the premises for some
weeks, under my contractor, Mr. John Wood. He was not
discharged; he left of his own accord. Some weeks
since he came to me and said, " I'm about being sent off
those premises, and I don't see why I should be put out
of work. You are getting some holdings' made, and
will you give me so much a hundred to make them?" I
said, " My good fellow, I don't see why you should be
driven away, you shall do them at the price." He went
away, and I did not see him again. I said to the priso-
ner, wfaen I saw him at the station, " You could have
had no motive to injure me." The prisoner made no
reply, but as I was coming away he said, Now, sir, I've
done this act, and I am ready to give you all the satis-
faction in my power." The prisornr then accounted to
Captain Ross for the way in which he had disposed of
his time during the evening in question. He said that
ho found the workshop door open. He made some other
remarks, one of which was that he supposed he should
❑ot g: .t more than seven years. He also said he had
remained in the building until he was very cold. He
did not know what came over him, but he ultimately
conclud,d hewould do it, and did do it.
By Mr. BEADON—IIe did not in any of his converse.
tiers show any hostile feeling to me. Witness ascer-
tained that all the facts the prisoner had mentioned
were true.
The prisoner had nn questions to ask the prosecutor.
John Wood said he was contractor for part of the
work. The prisoner worked for him up to three weeks
since. He was not discharged, but he told him ho
would be if he did not marry his sister. They had never
quarrelled, but ho had spoken strongly to him about his
sister.
Captain Ross here said he had omitted a part of the
prisoner's statement to him. He was very angry towards
the Woods. He said he would have his revenge, and
wished they'd been there to be burnt.
Mr. BE DON said this was the most important evidence
yet given.
Caroline Weed was next examined—She had known
the prisoner some time, and had had a child by him,
which was three years old. He had promised to marry
her. He had said he would have his revenge on her
brother on the Wednesday previous to the fire.
Alfred Wood proved that he saw the prisoner write,
and the threatening letter produced as sent to Mr. Chris-
topher Ross, was in his handwriting.
The letter was produced by Inspector Coleman, but
the contents have already been made public.
The prisoner was then formally committed, but will
be brought up on Monday for the depositions to be
completed.