The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-20 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

(THIS DAY.)
Thomas Wright, a shabbily-dressed young man,
was charged with feloniously assaulting Mrs. Mary
Taylor, a respectable married woman, putting her in
fear, and robbing her of an umbrella and shawl.
The prosecutrix stated that she was residing with
her husband and family, at No. 8, Queen-street, Soho-
square. Last night, between ten and eleven o'clock,
as she was passing along Sutton-street, Oxford-
street, she was accosted by the prisoner, who states
that he was a gentleman's groom out of place, and in
great distress. Out of charity she gave him the price
of a pint of beer. He then joined another man, v% ho
was waiting for him at a short distance. She (pro-
secutrix) walked on, but had not proceeded a dozen
yards, when the prisoner came up behind her and
attempted to snatch her umbrella out of her hand.
She, however, firmly graspedit, although he struggled
violently with her to wrest it from her. He then
struck her a tremendous blow with his clenched fist,
and knocked her down and took the umbrella from
her. As she was attempting to get up, the prisoner
forcibly tore her shawl off her shoulders, and set off
running with it, on which she screamed " Murder"
and " Stop thief!"

Police-constable No. 94 of the F division stated
that he saw the prisoner running, and, hearing the
cries of the prosecutrix, he stopped and secured him.
At a few yards from him, in the direction in which he
had been running, he (witness) found the shawl
which the prosecutrix had been robbed of.
Mr. HARDWICK asked if the prisoner was known
to the police ? The constable said he had frequently
seen him in the company of known and convicted
thieves.

The prisoner asserted that prosecutrix had accosted
him in the street ; and, while standinc, talking to her,
he felt her hand in his pocket, and, "uf course,
knocked her down."

The worthy MAGISTRATE, of course, paid not the
slightest attention to the defence, but committed the
prisoner to Newgate, for trial.

UNION-HALL.—(THIS DAY.)
Thomas TVoodeoch, a well-dressed young man, was
charged before Mr. Cottenham with robbing several
houses under the following circumstances :--
A nights since he engaged a bed at a public-
house in the vicinity of this Court, and when the
family retired to rest, he got up and groped his way
into the room of a gentleman sleeping on the same
floor. The gentleman being so fast asleep did not
hear the noise, and the prisoner succeeded in taking
a whole suit of clothes with which he
got away, leaving an old pair of boots behind him.
On another occasion he took lodgings for the night in
the house of a poor widow, and as in the former case
he got up in the middle of the night, went down
stairs and robbed the parlours of a great variety of
articles, amongst which were gowns, and other
things, and then let himself out of the house. Two
other charges of a similar description being adduced
against the prisoner, he was committed.

THE KING or THE FRENCIL—On Friday the King,
attended by General Gourgaud, Colonel de Chabannes,
the Count de Strada, and two orderly officers, went at
three o'clock to Versailles, and remained there till six,
when his Majesty returned to St. Cloud. On Saturday
his Majesty took a long airing in the park of St. Cloud,
and in the evening the company of the Theatre Franeais
performed before the Royal Family the Ecole des Vied-
lards and Faute de s'entendre. " The King," says the
Constitutionnel, " is expected in a few days to go to the
Chateau de Bizy, and to return by Dreux. On the 25th
there is to be another representation at St. Cloud, the
performers in which will be the pupils of the Conserva-
toire do Musique. Afterwards the court will go to
Fontainebleau, where the young Duchess d'Aumale will
be received by her new family."
FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—Last night an in-
quest was taken before Mr. Payne, at Guy's Hospital,
on view of the body of W. Thomas Hollidge, aged
twelve years, in the employment of Mr. Phillipps,
farmer, Norwood, who was run over by a steam engire,
the property of the London and Dover Railway Com-
pany. It appeared from the evidence, that about half-
past six o'clock, a man named Wooker, a gardener, was
walking along the side of the Croydon Railway, between
the Jolly Sailor and Annerloy stations, when a steam
engine, which was going slowly to London, passed him.
Shortly after he found the deceased lying on the ground,
between the up-rails. He was taken to his father's
house, which was in the neighbourhood, when a surgeon
was called in. Deceased was bleeding from his head
and mouth. He was prescribed for by the medical gen-
tleman, and then placed in a railway carriage, and taken
by an engine to the terminus at London-bridge, from
whence ho was removed to Guy's Hospital. Deceased,
it was stated, was going to Penge, to his work, and that
he was in the habit of walking between the rails. The
driver of a steam-engine (which had a white light in
front) and which was going at a rate of from ten to
twelve miles an hour, said he did not see deceased, nor
was he aware of the accident until about eleven o'clock.
Deceased had a very extensive fracture of the skull and
other injuries, Ho died the same evening. Verdict—
" That the deceased died from a fracture of the skull,
but how that was occasioned there was no evidence."
OPENING OF THE GRESHAM CLUB HOUSE.--The
neat building recently erected at the corner of St.
Swithin's-lane and King William-street, City, known as
the Gresham Club House, was opened last night for the
accommodation of the members. The suite of rooms are
fitted up in a most chaste style, the whole being well
lighted,

" Q. Concerning ministers, parishioners, &c. ?
"A. The churchwardens present that one Michael
Gibbs, a parishioner, the late churchwarden, visl_,
chosen senior churchwarden of the parish in the year
1825, and that he has continued to hold such office
until Easter last, and that prior to his being so cbosen
there was a wholesome custom in this parish that the
senior churchwarden should make up and pass hie
accounts of his receipts and payments on account ot
the parish, in each and every year, before auditors
duly chosen from the parishioners for that purpose'
That, upon the said Michael Gibbs being so chose!),
auditors were duly appointed, before whom it Iv°
the duty of the said Michael Gibbs to have passed
his accounts as such senior churchwarden at the en
of his year of office. That tho said Michael Gibbs
did not perform his duty in that behalf, and although
he has been in receipt of the parish. moneys from the
year 1825 up to the present time, he did not render
at the end of his first year of office, nor has he ren:
dered from year to year, nor at any time, until Ole'
an information, at the instance of her Majesty's Ara
torney-General had been filed against him in the
High Court of Chancery, any account of his said re'
ceipts and payments, as such senior churchwarden'
And the churchwardens further present that 018
neglect of the said Michael Gibbs to render any' ne'
count of the receipt and application by him of thf
moneys of the said parish has been productive of much
strife and disturbance in the said parish, and of moth
injury to the parishioners.
" Q. Concerning churchwardens and sidesmen ? b
"A. The churchwardens further present that much
disturbance and interruption has been caused to then
in the due discharge of the duties of their office by
the before-named Michael Gibbs, and one Thom"'
Whittaker, who have wrongfully claimed, and bey°
intruded themselves into the office of churchwarden*
under the pretence of their having been chosen at
pretended vestry meeting, held on the 12th day
April last, which said pretended vestry meeting vile
held illegally, and against the express consent of w
Rector, at the private house of the said Michael Gibbs.„'
the parishioners of the said parish being excluded ill:
such pretended vestry meeting; and the chains
wardens further present, that they are unable to make
due payment of the salaries due to the lecturer'
parish-clerk, organist, sexton, and other officers of P,W
church, or to provide for the proper and becoming Pefii
formance of public worship, in consequence of the sal
,
Michael Gibbs, under colour of being senior chulvfe
warden of the parish, continuing to receive all
parish moneys, but in breach of an agreement in On
behalf, made by him in the matter of the said infer'
mation that he would apply such moneys to the Pi!
poses of the parish, retaining the same in his own
possession, and neglecting and refusing to apply O.
same for le repair and upholding of the church, and
providing for the service therein.

(Signed) " THOS. FLIGHT,
Churehwarden3. 0
W. F. ROCK,

The Official Dr. Phillimore received this present'
ment, and, after perusing it, assured the church:
wardens that he would take care that it was notifie4
to the proper authorities.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY•)

CORN-EXCHANGE WEDNESDAY
We have bad a full average supply of English Whe.sist
while the demand for that article was in a very elugg?,,
state, at barely previous figures. The holders of Foreig;
Wheat were firm, and realised full currencies in et'
instance. Making Barley was quite as dear; but grind
and distilling sorts were a dull sale. The Malt trade llnd
heavy, yet prices were supported. Oats, Beans, Peas were were quite as dear as on Monday.
ARRIVALS.
Wheat. Earley. Oats.
Eng1i5h.......... 0,600 qrs. 6,010 qrs. 820
1ri5h..........„.. - - 19,120 qrs.
F0reign.......... 1w,0)202.A1t36,4:81.201.al
o.paErs.i.l:77o .....-",
The supply of Meat on sale here was:but moderate;
yet the demand ruled heavy at late rater. Beef, fro,
2s 4d to 3s 6d ; Mutton. 2s 6d to 3s 8d ; Veal, 3s to 4e'
and Pork, 2s 4d to 3s 10d per 81bs, by the carcass.

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FLANDERS MAIL.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
BRUSSELS, Nov. 17 —The King presided to'dlll
in a Council of Ministers.
Their Royal llighaesses the Duke and Duchess
Saxe-Coburg arrived at the Palace this afternoon ft
five o'clock.
A dreadful accident has happened at Turnhout,
st
the funeral of M. de Nef, Deputy of that district°t.
As the funeral was to be with all the honours due
his rank, a great number of persons were attracted to
it, among these were fifty who stationed themselves lea,
gallery, built on the outside of a neighbouring Wino
mill. This gallery not being constructed to suPPeio
so great a weight, suddenly gave way, and the 10°4
were precipitated to the ground from a height of
feet. Pour persons are already dead, above twee
others have received very serious injuries, 0124
having their legs or arms broken, and it is feared 01'
several of them will not recover.

BELGIAN FUNDS.—BeueseLe, Nov. 17.
Actna Debt, 2% per Cent., .................
Rothschild's Loan, Five per
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent. 984
Three per
Thirty seven Millions, ditto ........«.«.. 7°78
_

Loan of City, 1843, Four per Cent. 1
Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per Cent. -7,,
Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent .............. 5,1;

—.Brussels Papers. No '.TB.

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CONFORMITY TO THE RUBRlC.—Yesterday (Fete;
day), a meeting of the whole chapter of 0,1,-rif
Cathedral, consisting of the Dean, Chance"- of
Canons, and Prebendaries, with the Archdeacon.lig
the Diocese, was held of the Chapter House, of,ocjra
been convened by the special request of the
Bishop, for the purpose of aiding his Lordship ui
their deliberations on the propriety of a reghoet
conformity to the Rubric by the clergy througd et
the diocese of Exeter. The meeting was private, elinest
its close the Lord Bishop returned to Bishopstowe, e~tiug
Torquay. We have since been told that the yeesod
consisted of the Lord Bishop, the Dean, six Csrous.',,g a
eleven Prebendaries. On the question of apPrej.,,/:ded,
more strict obedience to the Rubric the Chaptert—
and the approval was carried by twelve votes to s'-`'ortlf
understand that the results of the meeting will 6--
be published.— Woolmer's Exeter Gazette.
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ThE ROYAL EXCHANGE.—The raising and P-, oeu
of the statue of Sir Richard Whittington, the fav'e the
Lord Mayor of London, yesterday afternoon, i° the
niche on the west side of the southern entrance t
ost.
new Royal Exchange, attracted considerable int;ider
The drapery of the figure is the costume of au e 0
man, the left hand resting on a mace. It has WO The
cuted by Mr. Carew, the sculptor, and cost 4501.
~iche
statue of Sir Thomas Gresham will be placed in the.„"ese-
on the eastern side of the entrance, facing Bartholere ; it
lane, The tesselated pavement is a complete fa„ilube had
has been removed, and ornamental asphalt will
down in its place. • urner
The National of Sunday states, that " a e cross
man wheelwright, named Barry, decorated with the
of July, as one of the combatants of ' the three bora
days' of July, 1830, had sought for employwenure AnY'
the last six months without being able to Pr°cich ocor
owing to a rheumatic affection of the joints, vvh Reduced
sionally deprived him of the use of his limbs. Thues-
to despair, he resolved to commit suicide, and "au roma
pay he was found asphisie (suffocated) in the 158.
which he occupied in the Rue Montmartre,efiiivno, the
Barry was only 48 years of age. It was after s ~"eriod
last article of furniture he possessed that be Put a r
to sufferirefs." SERIm.,OovsOUS ACCIDENT AT THE NEW CO" ed 112
IPswicx.—Last Thursday, William Roberts:ebfroto
years, who was waiting upon the plasterers, of of
scaffold twenty feet high, and caused concu
brain ; he now lies in a hopeless state at the lion'
Bury Journal.

ST. STEPHEN'S, WALBROOK.
(THIS DAY.)
The Visitation for the 'Archdeaconry of London
was held this morning in Ai? Church of St. Se-
pulchre, before the Worshipful Dr. Robert J. Philli-
more, the Official.

The churchwardens of the various parishes in the.
City attended and made the usual presentments, and
judging from the dispatch with which their doew
ments were received and registered, and the absence
of remark on their contents, it would appear that•
with the exception of the unfortunate parish of St.
Stephen's, Walbrook, to which so much attention
has of late been directed, a general system of good
management and regularity in parochial maters pre'
vails throughout the City.
The only presentment which called for any remarks
was one presented by Messrs. Flight and Rock, the
churchwardens, whom the parishioners of St. Ste'
phen's, Walbrook have chosen to that office.
These gentlemen having been duly summoned,
presented to the Official the following report of the,
lamentable state of the church, and of the affairs 01
the parish generally
" A bill of presentment made and exhibited hl
the Churchwardens of the parish of St. Stephen,
Walbrook, London, before the Worshipful Robert
John Phillhnore, Doctor of Laws, Official, in, and
throughout the whole Archdeaconry of London, 10'
fully constituted, the 20th day of November,
" We, the Churchwardens aforesaid, having dull
considered our duty, present,
" Question—First, concerning churches and chapel%
with the furniture and ornaments ?
"Answer—The parish church, with its furniture
ornaments, is in a state of much dilapidation and
decay, and unfit for the becoming performance of the,
services of the church, which state of dilapidation and
decay has from year to year increased, as appears hi
the presentments made yearly by the late church'
wardens, Michael Gibbs and Wm. Edward Eddison,
and by the churchwardens of the united perish of
St. Benet Sherehog.
" Q. Concerning churchyards, glebes, and tithes?
" A. All well.

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