The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-29 00:00:00

THAMES POLICE.

Returned to the Bank of San Fernando for Reals.
the October loan
To the clergy
To reproductive expenses, justice, &c 12,094,945

81,004,603
The following table shows the application of the loan
of 50,060,000 reals received by the Bank, together with
the balance due by the Bank on the previous month's re-
ceipts, amounting altogether to 52,044,785 reals :
Beals. Beals,

One month's payment to the
Queen
One month's payment to the
Infante Don Francisco

2,333,333

William Leverick, a sergeant in the same division POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
of police, deposed that between two and three o'clock
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
on the morning of the fire, he was on Farnbury- FELONY.— Wm. Popjoy was charged with having
common. It was shortly after the alarm had been stolen 150 yards of Orleans clotk from the premises of
given ; and he met the prisoner coming towards him Messrs. Garrard and Co., linendrapers, Leicester-
in a direction from London. The prisoner accosted square.
him, and said, " Sergeant, are you going to the fire ?" Charles Thomas, a porter in the employ of Mr. Bray,
Witness asked him where the fire was, and he replied
ironmonger: Cranbourne•street, said he was passing
that it was just through the village. through Leicester-square yesterday, when he saw the
He then asked
him what the fire was, and he replied in a hay-stack. prisoner take up a parcel of goods which was standing
inside the doorway of the prosecutor's shop. Suspecting
'Witness asked him one or two other questions, and
that the prisoner had no authority to remove the pro-
he at length said, " 'Tis no use your going any fur- perty, he went into the shop, and on mentioning what he
ther. lam the man who set it on fire.' Witness asked had seen, was informed that the prisoner had committed
him why he had done it, and he said his ob- a robbery. The prisoner was immediately pursued, and
ject was to be sent out of the country, the property was found in his possession.
lle then asked him how he had fired the stack, and Mr. Garrard identified the property.
he replied with a lucifer match. Witness then told The prisoner, ls7ho is %ye?: youngdf man, appeared so
much affectedhis whilestor making
not usntreneencenaes to induce a
him that, after what he had stated, it was his duty to
g said he was a
take him into custody, and he accordingly did so, and
had beeny paid off aboutu a .
. and month ago from the
locked him up in the station-house • and shortly after-sailor,
belief
' Childers, vessel of war, and then he had 100/, in his pos-
session. Having spent all but 251. he came to London
wards he sent one of the constables to take charge of
him. On the same day, in the presence of a consta- by the train on Wednesday last with that sum in his
ble, he asked the prisoner whether he recollected
pocket. Being a stranger in London he was unfor-
what he had said to him in the morning, and he re- tunately persuaded by a loose woman to accompany her
Plied that he did, and it was quite true. When the home. In the morning he found himself stripped of
prisoner was in the station-house he gave the name every farthing of his money, and all his stock of linen,
Of John 'Wilson, but afterwards, when before the except what he then had on. Feeg himself quite
magistrates, he said this was not his real name, and reckless he thought the best course
forlin him to take would
that his right name was Rowland Howell. be to do something that would ensure his being trans-
Mr. Justice WILLIAMS asked the prisoner whether Ported, and it was with this view that he had laid hold of
he wished to put any questions to this witness ? the first thing within his reach.
The prisoner replied that he should wish him to be The prisoner was fully committed,
asked, whether the magistrate before whom he was UNION-HALL.
examined Miss Elizabeth Forbes. , of Camden-villa,
examined did not entertain a belief that he was in- Peckham, wasy summoned for refusing to deliver up the
possession of a casket of jewels and some articles of
sane ; and request him (the sergeant), in consequence
household furniture, the property of Mr. W. C. Richards,
of that belief, to make inquiries in London respect-
ing him ? of Langton-place. Vassall-road, Camberwell.
The sergeant said the magistrate certainly did en- The
complainant stated that a short time since he was
tertain that opinion, and requested him to make some in partnership with Mr. Forbes, at which period he was
inquiry, and he had ascertained that the prisoner had paying his addresses to his daughter, and they were to
been before charged with some offence, but was ac- have been married, the banns having been put up for Seterirteen CLUB CATTLE SHOIV.—On Wednesday
quitted on the ground of insanity. that purpose. In August last the complainant, having was the last day on which entries were made for the
Mr. Justice Wiereems—What was it induced the occasion to leave town for Paris, gave Mrs. Forbes 18L, forthcoming show at Baker-street, and these, particu-
magistrate to believe that the prisoner was not in his his
purchase some furniture for the house intended for larly for implements, were more numerous than on any
right mind? 'Witness—From his appearance while bride, and while in Paris his mother gave him a casket previous occasion. Amongst the names of entries for
he was under examination, and his conduct at the of jewels to present to his wife on his wedding day. On stock, was that of his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
his return from Paris he found the furniture had been who last year exhibited some pigs which were commended
time he was apprehended.
Mr. Justice WILLIAMS—State to the Court the the
bought acrreeably to his wishes, and having exhibited by the judges,but who this year has entered into compe-
'7jewel's to :Miss Forbes she as much pleased with
ACCIDENT titioisin the cattle class. The tarpauling to cover the
whole of what occurred.
ohesihrobwritloliaanycoyu,
nagndlardevq,uheesrtecdohusitinn.to
Clentmhpeiraihnaavnet them area, for the accommodation of the cattle, has been corn-
ACCIDENT FROM THE INCAUTIOUS USE OF FIRE- Witness—When I first met him he appeared very Itt
could pleted, and is well arranged with the new ventilators,
ARMS. On Wednesday afternoon a dreadful accident oc- much excited, and not like a man in his right mind i not refuse so reasonable a request, but circumstances which have proved of such comfort to visitors onntilators,
the pri-
gon board a fishing-smack lying off Billingsgate, ,He was flourishing a large hedge-stake about, and at
havites since occarr,d to break off the match between vions oecasbsn of the show being held at, this Bazaar.
to a lad named John Carrier, aged 16, belonging to the first I thou ht he was going to strike me, but he did them since
of course applied for the restitution of the jewels The last day for taking in implements is to morrow
not attempt to do so. When he got to the station- and also the furniture, but he met with a refusal, and was week, and stock is to be taken in on Saturday week.
vessel. The poor fellow, it appears, had been cleaning
a fowling-piece, and had broken a piece of wood
house, he put the stick down in a er,rner, find sail therefore compellt dto have r.ecourse to the pr,-sent pro- The extent of accommodation in the carriage, depart-
which he used for the purpose in the barrel, in order
," I don't think I shall want you any more." The ' ceedinies to compel her ! deliver un hi.,: prop' rry. b: tr of the aallery , lia.. been much eidere, ,on u,,,connt of
to remove which he poured some powder into the 1 .
witness added that he was fearful the prisoner would ' The defendant's solicitor said that the jewels and th. rest additional number of implem. ?Its which have
gun, and then foolishly dropped on to it a hot cinder. 1
also the money for the furniture were the seonteneoes le. e -nte,ed for exhibition.
attempt to commit some violence upon himself; and he . - . . . , , ' •
~ ~, .
gift of the complainant on hi eheet, st:d he tht re
,;31t,r r. ka! 1110,1,1/4, . (!,imbrid
he explosion which took place shattered his right hand
~teee
to pieces, and dreadfully lacerated the arm. He was therefore placed a constable to watch him.
i not see that it e ti, t•I IV, ill', ly on eer pert te deliver "P attended by Baron lineseutee, lea town yesterday
conveyed to Guy's Hospital, and was immediately at- 1 The prisoner, who was an eXceedingliivell-ipoken i the possession, although the match was broken off be- morning for Paultons, Hants, to honour Air. Sloane I
tended by Mr. Edward Cock,.whoperformed amputation and apparently intelligent 111411, here observed that he twain the parties. The solicitor then proceeded to cross. Stanley with II VW.
at the illifitjOiLlts n 9 iftd, ii 111 411 44 WU Qi rtn9TOTY•

291,666

2,624,999

To the Senate ~
To the Congress

29,593
52,041

81,634

Minister of State
Privileged obligations
Active class

500,000
130,000

630,000

Minister of War.

Ordinary privileged obliga-
tions
Extraordinary obligations
Privileged obligations
Passive class

28,358,485
140,686
44,270
1,052,016

29,595,457

Minister of Marine.
Privileged obligations
Active class

2,120,000
230,000

2,350,000

Minister of Finance.
Coast guard
Land protective force against
smuggling
Active class of employ6s—in
the departments of Finance,
Interior, Grace, and Justice
Ordinary expenses of the above
departments
Passive class (or pensions)
Madrid
Sundry obligations

787,401

2,602,396

8,548,757

1,013,479

600,000
569,467

Minister of Interior.
Prisons
Police force, and sundry pri-
vileged payments
Roads
Charitable fund

1,170,271

911,124

100,000
60,000

Total

52,044,985

Times,

Captain Hew Burn, the master of the ship Himalaya,
in the South West India Dock, was brought before Mr.
Billantine, charged under the 3d and 6th William IV.,
c. 19, sec. 45, commonly called Sir James Graham's Act,
with having " wilfully and wrongfully abandoned" a sea-
man named George Robert Rowe, one of his crew, at
Port Nelson, New Zealand.
Mr. Bisgood, solicitor, of Carey-street, stated the case
on the part of the father and friends of the seaman, who,
he said, were highly respectable, and sought redress for
one of the most grievous injuries that could be inflicted.
The seaman, Rowe, contrary to the advice of his father,
who was in a situation to maintain him in comfort, joined
the ship in August, 1843, and she sailed on the 25th of
that month on a voyage to New Zealand and other places,
and was to recivo 2/. 10s. per month, his name being
entered on the articles. The ship had recently re-
turned without the young man, and on application to
the captain respecting him, he gave no satisfactory rea-
sons for his abandonment, and was unable to produce
any certificate of the functionaries at Nelson that the
seaman had disappeared or deserted, and could not be
brought back, which he was bound to obtain by the
42d section of the Act. The 42d section declared that,
with the exception of entering into his Majesty's naval
service, "no person of the crew shall be discharged,
either with or without his consent, at any place
abroad, unless with the sanction of a public func-
tionary, where such functionary can be found." If it
was proposed to discharge any of the crew at any of her
Majesty's colonies or plantations, the master was bound
to obtain " the previous sanction in writing of the go-
vernor, lieutenant-governor, secretary, or other officer,
appointed by the Government there." There were other
clauses in the Act for the protection of seamen, and to
guard against their being abandoned during a voyage at
the caprice of the commander, while the clause impos-
ing a punishment of fine and imprisonment, the 45th,
recited that " great mischiefs have arisen from masters
of merchant ships leaving seamen in foreign parts, who
have been thus reduced to distress, and thereby tempted
to become pirates, and otherwise misconduct themselves."
The youth wrongfully left behind at Nelson might, at
this time, be suffering all the horrors of starvation, or,
perhaps, he was no more, and he called upon the Magis-
trate to put the law in force and send the case to the
sessions.

Mr. BALLANTINE said the defendant ought to have
sent a boat for the youth, and that he had violated the
Act of Parliament. lie ordered him to And bail, him-
self in 80/, and two sureties in 401. each, to answer the
charge at the sessions.

CRUELTY TO A SEA APPRENTICE.—Yesterday Capt.
Archer Whaley Owen, the master of the ship Fairy
Queen, appeared before Mr. Ballantine, to answer a
charge of assaulting Edwin Davis, an apprentice, on the
high seas, in a very brutal manner.
The complainant, a well-behaved and intelligent lad,
stated, that on the 22d of June last he was ordered to
wash the carpenter's shirts, and when he had done so
the captain said they were not washed clean enough.
He made answer that he had not shipped as an appren-
tice to wash shirts ; on which the captain ordered him
on the poop, and rope's-ended him across his back and
shoulders until the blood came. He had nothing on but
his flannel shirt and his blue shirt at the time, and his
back was sore for four or five days afterwards. He was
repeatedly flogged before and after that ; and upon the
12th of July he cut some lanyards from the rowlocks of
the gig in mistake, and the chief mate was ordered to
flog him, and he was flogged with a nine-thread rope in
a most unmerciful manner.
James Cobblestone, a seaman on board the Fairy
Queen, said he had been at sea fourteen years, and never
saw so much rope's-ending in his life as on board the
Fairy Queen. tie saw Davis unmercifully flogged by
the captain and mate. The poor boy rolled about while
the mate was flogging him, and he " paid " him as hard
as he was able. The weals and bruises were as thick as
his thumb, and were fore and aft, and athwart his breast
and his back. He took upon himself to remonstrate
with the captain, and say it was improper usage for the
boy, and that he ought to obtain redress for the ill- usage,
on which the captain said he knew who he had got to
deal with, and reported that Mr. Ballantine, the Thames
police magistrate, was a particular friend of his.
Mr. BALLANTINE—I shall send you before a jury.
You will find bail, yourself in 401., and two sureties of
201. each, to answer the charge at the sessions.

RECEIPTS OF THE BANK OF SAN

FERNANDO.
The Madrid Gazette of the 9th instant, con-
tains the account of the receipts of the Bank of San
Fernando for October. The total amount fixed by the
Minister of Finance was 60,000,000 reals vellon, and the
total received is 56,163,877, leaving a difference of
3,836,123 reals, or about 39,0001. However, with the
receipts of the lotteries and mines, the total is 57,769,925
against an advance of 50,000,000, leaving the Govern-
ment creditor with the bank on the month of about
78,0001. sterling. Of the provinces 27 have paid in more
than was required of them, amounting together to
1,800,428 reals. Amongst these Madrid appeared for
the trifling sum of 24,317 reals ; but even this Is re-
markable, as Madrid has hitherto been always in arrear.
Nineteen provinces are in arrear for a total of 5,636,551
reels. Amongst these Barcelona figures for 1,383,558,
which must be attributed to the results of the war. Se-
ville, Cordova, and Granada, are among the next largest
in arrear. The total amount received by the Govern-
ment for October is officially announced as 81,004,603
reals, or above 820,0001., while the total amount of the
budget of receipts as presented by Calatrava in 1843
was only 69,097,918 reals for the year. The distribution
of this sum is as follows :