The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-17 00:00:00

TO THE EDI7'OR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—At the time I dispatched the letters, which ap-
pear in this morning's papers, I had the assurance of
the mother, and another member of Miss Clara Webster's
family, that she was entirely out of danger ; but I
deeply regret to say, their expectations were too san-
guine, for she died this morning.
I will only add, on this distressing subject, that the
benefit announced for this unfortunate artiste will be
given on Monday next, for her family.
I have the honour to remain, Sir,
Your
,obedient servant,
J. COOPER, Stage Manager.
Theatre Royal Drury-lane, Eleven o'clock A.DI.,
Dec. 17, 1844.

[We understand Miss Webster died at three o'clock
this morning, and that her death, till within a few hours
of the melancholy event, was totally unexpected. At
seven o'clock on the previous evening she took tea with
her friends, appeared cheerful and out of all danger. A
remarkable change, howe►er, took place towards mid-
night, and she afterwards became delirious. The result
was totally unexpected by the surgeon who attended her,
as there were no external injuries which could excite
alarm for her safety, and the probable cause of her
death is, therefore, the shock received by the system from
terror.]

CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
The Lord Chancellor sat in Lincoln's Inn Hall to-day,
and heard appeals, none of which were of the slightest
importance, unless to the parties concerned.

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY )
The Vice-Chancellor of England took causes to-day,
bat no case involving any point of public interest came
before his Honour. The Court will rise, for the Christ-
mas vacation, on Saturday.
(Before Sir J. K. Baum)
uncu V. WALKER.
_ _

In this case a demurrer was put in by a witness
against being examined. The objections made by him
were stated at greater length than the Court considered
necessary, and his Honour now ordered an affidavit to be
prepared, stating specifically what those objections were;
the affidavit to be produced in court on Friday next.

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in London.)
MANGNALL V. 31 `ALPIN.
The Court was again occupied the whole morning
with this case; and a great number of witnesses from
Bolton, Glasgow, and other manufacturing towns, were
examined for the plaintiff, to establish that, until Brid-
son's invention (the plaintiff's patent), the diagonal or
elastic finish was given to muslin goods by hand only.
The plaintiff's case had net concluded when we went to
press. . . .

The special jury in the next cause, Gibbs (the Lord
Mayor) v. Flight, were directed to attend to-morrow
morning.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before the RECORDER and Mr. Alderman WOOD.)
James Johnson, who had been remanded from last
session ott a charge of burglary, was placed at the bar.
The prisoner was defended by Mr. lorry.
The case was fully proved, and he was sentenced to
transportation for ten years.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
(Before the ASSISTANT JUDISE and a full Bench of
Magistrates.)
. The second December session for the county of Mid-
dlesex commenced this morning at the Court-house,
Clerkenwell-green.
The calendar contained the names of 49 prisoners, of
which 46 were charged with felony, the remaining three
being misdemeanants. None of the offences charged to
the several prisoners presented any features beyond the
ordinary run of cases.
THE Casa or MRS. TYRWHITT.—After the grand
jury had retired to their room, during a conversation
which passed between the bench and the bar, several of
the Learned Counsel commented in rather forcible terms
upon certain strictures which had appeared in some of
the daily newspapers, with respect to the charge of the
Learned Judge to the jury in summing up the evidence
adduced in the case of Mrs. Tyrwhitt, who, it will be
in the recollection of our readers, was tried for an al-
leged robbery at the Soho Bazaar, in Oxford-street, and
acquitted of the charge.
Mr. PAYNE, in allusion to a series of letters which ap-
peared in one of the morning journals, said that nothing
in his opinion could be more self-evident than that every
one of those letters, although with apparently different
signatures, were one and all emanations from the same
person.
The Learned ASSISTANT JUDGE said he felt quite in-
different as to any remarks which might bo made upon
him elsewhere.

FORTUNE-TZLLING.—A repulsive-looking woman,
named Keziali Marten, aged 33 years, was indicted for
stealing a shawl, the property of Sarah White.
This case presented the usual features of gullibility on
the one side, and of artful and cunning deception upon
the other. The prosecutrix, a remarkable pretty and
interesting-looking girl, about 17 years of age, was in
the service of a gentleman named Moore, who resided in
the neighbourhood of Old Brentford, and on the 2d of
the present month the prisoner went to Mr. Moore's
house, and was brought by the prosccutrix into the
kitchen. The prisoner, after going through the usual
cant and legerdemain with cards, which is one of the
principal items of the stock in trade of such imposters,
demanded some money. The poor simple girl replied
that she had only 2d. about hEr, which she gave to the
prisoner, who then said if the prosecutrix would have
half-a.crown for her in five days she would come back at
the end of that time and ensure her a most respectable
and " likely" young man as a husband, with a large pro-
perty. At this time the shawl was lying upon a chair
in the kitchen, and was missed almost immediately after
the departure of the prisoner.
Mr. O'BnIEN began a very lengthened address for the
defence, by stating his belief that his humble client
would have as much justice done to her as the aristocrat
who was decked with diamonds, and he hoped this prin-
ciple would ever pervade British Courts of justice.
Two verry respectable-looking persons gave the pri-
soner an excellent character fur honesty and good conduct.
The jury, after a short consultation, returned a ver-
dict of Guilty.

The LEARNED JUDGE said he feared the prisoner was
one of those artful and thieving imposters who roamed
the country, living upon the creduli'y of young and
foolish females. tae should respite judgment until the
police made further inquiries as to her means of getting
a livelihood, and if his first surmise were right, he should'
most assuredly inflict a severe punishment upon her.