The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-08 00:00:00

BANKING DE]

Proprietors' capita 114,553,000
Rest
Public deposits (in-
chiding Exche-
quer, Savings-
banks, Commis-
sioners of National
Debt, and divi-

dend accounts) 2,852,124
Other deposits 8,713,690
Seven day and other
bills..

...... 1,085,065

230,502,8231
M. MA'
Dated the 6th day of Februa

GIiNTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.

THE Ruisur MunDEn.—Yesterday morning was ap-
pointed for the trial of Charles Lamb, for the murder of a
vouth at Ruislip eight years ago, and upon the Learned
Judges, Mr. Baron Parke, and Mr. Justice Cresswell, taking
their seats on the bench at ten o'clock, the prisoner was
placed at the bar.
After some consultation between the Judges and the
Counsel, the trial was postponed till ten o'clock to-morrow
(Saturday) morning.
George Hawkins, 22, engineer, and Henry Crawconr, sur-
geon (the latter of whom surrendered to take his trial) were
indicted for a burglary in the dwelling-house of James
Starke, and stealing a time-piece, and other articles his pro-
perty.
Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Payne defended the prisoners.
The circumstances of this case will be fresh in the recol-

lection of our readers, and the only point of interest connected
with it, was the respectability of the defendant Crawcour,
and the defence set up for him notwithstanding the positive
testimony of one of the witnesses as to his identity, that he
was entirely innocent of any share in the transaction. The
fact of the robbery was distinctly made out, and a boy named
Cummings swore that he was standing opposite the house of
the prosecutor on the night of the robbery, and that he saw
Crawcour come to the door with a lighted candle in his hand,
and observed him let out two other persons from the house.
The witness said he had known the prisoner Crawcour for
some time, and was positive as to his identity.
Mr. CLARKSON, on behalf of the prisoner Crawcour, called
several respectable witnesses, who clearly proved, from the
fact of his being at another place from half-past two o'clock
until half-past nine on the night of the robbery, that it was
utterly impossible he could have been at the prosecutor's
house as deposed to by the boy Cummings. Another witness,
a toll-gate keeper, also proved that he saw Cummings riding
on the box of a cab, and on his asking him what he was
about he said he " had got a case with the police," and that
the " swell" inside the cab was the thief. This witness told
Cummings he must be mistaken, for Crawcour was a very
respectable man ; upon which Cummings asked him whether,
as he had already sworn to him, he had not better " stick
to it."

The churchwardens of the parish in which Mr. Crawcour
lived, and a number of other respectable witnesses, gave that
prisoner a high character for honesty and integrity.
Mr. Baron PARKE interposed and asked the jury if they
were not satisfied with the evidence that had been already
adduced, as to the character of the accused.

The jury said they were quite satisfied upon this point.
His LORDSHIP then summed up, and the jury immediately
returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
George Cockett, 31, coachman, was charged upon the Coro-
ner's inquisition with the manslaughter of Joseph Terry.
Mr. PArNE appeared for the prosecution, and in his address
to the jury he said that the grand jury had thrown out the
bill that was preferred against the prisoner, but as the Coro-
ner's jury had returned a verdict of manslaughter, it was
necessary that this should be disposed of.
Witnesses were then examined, from whose evidence
it appeared that the prisoner was at Shooter's-hill, driving
a hackney-cab towards London, on the night of the
occurrence, when he came up to a waggon, driven
by the deceased, and as the horses were in the
middle of the road, he attempted to pass on the
near side, but the horses suddenly swerved towards
him, ran against the cab, and threw it in the path.
At this time the prisoner had not seen the driver of the
waggon, but shortly afterwards he was found lying upon the
road, having been evidently run over either by the cab or his
own waggon. There was not the slightest proof that the
prisoner was in any way instrumental in causing the death
of the deceased.

Mr. Justice CRESSWELL stopped the case, and expressed
his opinion that there was no evidence in support of the
charge.
The jury accordingly returned a verdict of Not Guilty.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
CLERKENWELL.
Mr. John James Sehledel, a merchant, living in Har-
rington-street, Hampstead, was charged with threaten-
ing murder Miss Schledel, the daughter of Mr. George
Pfeiller .Schledel, a gentleman residing at 39, Ossulston-
street, Somers-town.
Mr. Schledel deposed that the prisoner was his ne-
phel, and that on the previous night he went to the
door of No. lit Parkington-street, Islington, belonging
to a gentleman named Evans, where his daughter was
staying, and knocked loudly for admission. He was re-
fused, and witness coming up at the time, directed him
to go away. The prisoner refused, and his violent
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he would murder witness's daughter, and witness felt
confident that if he had got in he would have mur-
dered her.
Mr. COMBE—But you have stated on the police-sheet
that he assaulted you.
Mr. Schledel—So he did; he knocked me down When
I interfered, but I will not press that charge.
. Miss Sehledel, a pretty-looking girl of eighteen, de-
posed that the prisoner had threatened to dash her
brains out ou the prerious day with a poker.

Mr. Comm—Can you assign no reason ? Miss
Schledel—He has been paying his addresses to me, and
because I did not receive him as favourably as he de-
sired, he threatened to knock my brains out, and to kill
himself, and I am afraid he will carry his threat into exe-
cution.

Mr. CoMBE—Oh, then you are afraid he will destroy
himself ? Miss Schledel—l am afraid he will kill me
first. He wishes to marry me.
Mr. ComnE—And you don't wish to marry him ?
Miss Schledel—Oh 1 I don't know but that at some fu-
ture time, if he altered his conduct.

Mr. CONDE (to the prisoner)—Now there is an en-
couragement for you to behave properly. The prisoner,
who had previously looked very pensive, brightened up
at this ; but the lady immediately said, " Oh ! no, no--
I don't wish to marry him ; lam in danger of my life
from him ; he is out of his mind," _ _

Mr. CoMBE—Then you swear you consider your life
in danger from him ? Miss Schledel—l do, positively.
Mr. COMBE—Then you must find bail, sir.
The prisoner said he had been paying his addresses to
the young lady for the last two years, and the only ob-
struction to the match was her father.

Mr. CONDE cut short the statement which the pri-
soner was about to make, by telling him he must go to
prison if he did not find bail.
Sergeant North, N 11,1 said a knife had been found on
the prisoner.
Mr. COMBE, after a private consultation with the pri-
soner's friends, committed him in default of bail, ordered
the knife to be withheld, and that the prisoner be closely
watched whilst he remained in the cells attached to the
Court.

A young thief, named Davis, who has been repeat-
edly convicted, was charged with stealing a Blenheim
spaniel, the property of Mr. Gobbey, a tradesman,
living in Vine-street, Hatton-garden.
The offence was clearly proved, and the prisoner fined
in the amount of 81., or three months' imprisonment.—
Committed.

DARING BURGLARY and VIOLENT
ASSAULT IN EDINBURGH.

Tuesday night one of the most daring and atrocious
cases of burglary and assault that have occurred here
for a long time past, was perpetrated in the house and
on the person of Miss Belaney, a lady about sixty years
of age, who had been for some time living by herself in
a house in Buccleuch-place. The facts of the case, so
far as they have been yet ascertained, are as follow:
About half-past eight in the evening Miss Belaney
was in a bed-room of her house, on the kitchen
flat, when she heard a noise, which she at
first supposed to proceed from one of her neighbour's
houses, but, on listening with more attention, she found
proceeded from one of the upper rooms of the house.
She was hastening to the kitchen for the purpose of
turning off the gas, when sh? was met in the passage by
a man, who, with some heavy instrument or poker,
struck her over the head, and felled her to the ground.
While lying in this defenceless position, the fellow, with
the same instrument, inflicted several severe blows on
her head, probably with the intention of murdering her.
Miss Belaney, mustering all her strength, endeavoured
to free herself from the villain's grasp, and in doing
so, called out " Murder," on which the man, fearful of
the alarm being communicated to persons in the
street, or in the adjoining houses, made a precipitate
retreat through the bed-room, and then leaped out at a
window which opened into a garden behind the house.
The unfortunate lady having in a few minutes recovered
herself sufficiently to walk, unlocked the kitchen door in
the area, and called out for assistance. Some persons
who happened to be passing immediately entered the
house, and found her lying in the passage, deluged with
blood, and indeed almost lifeless. She was immediately
carried into a bed-room, and information of the circum-
stances conveyed to the police.
The attempt at robbery was evidently premeditated,
and executed with the greatest coolness and deliberation.
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life
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In the course of their search, the police found behind the
koniteehoefn dthooosre
heavily loaded with lead. In the garden behind, a man's
boot was also found ; and from the possibility which
exist; of the shoes and other articles being identified, to-
gether with certain other indications which the police
are understood to have obtained, a sanguine hope is
entertained that the perpetrators will speedily be appre-
hended.—Caledonian Mercury.

STATE- of AFFAIRS at OTAHEITE.

(From the Liverpool Times of Tuesday.)
We had yesterday an interview with the Rev. Mr..
Howe, one of the missionaries of the London Mis-
sionary Society, who has just arrived in Liverpool, di-
rect from Otaheite, which island he left on the 27th of
August, and from him we have learnt the following
particulars of the present state of that and of the other
islands of the Society Group :
The whole population of Otaheite, and the other
islands claimed by the French, were in arms against
them, and they were masters of nothing beyond what
they occupied in Otaheite itself. They could not move
a mile from Papeiti without being attacked by the natives.
who were determined to resist to the last. The total
French force consiged of about 1,000 men, and of the
natives there were, either in Otaheite or the adjoining
islands, from 4,000 to 5,000 determined men in arms,
resolved to resist them to the last. Already fr0m.,200
to 250 of the French had fallen in attacking the strong
position taken by the natives, of whom about 100 had
also lost -their liver— Itoncumr. taxa roGused. tor ham.
anything to do with the French. She had joined her
subjects in one of the adjoining islands, and was deter-
mined either to live or die a queen.:

CLASS LAW MAKING.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—Tbe infamous " class" law making must be ex-
posed to the utmost. I take the opportunity of noticing
two other tricks of the aristocracy. The first, as re-
spects the window duty. The greater the number of
windows a nobleman or gentleman has (though he is the
party who can the better afford to pay), he pays less in
proportion to those in different stations in life, with a
lesser number of windows. The second, as respects
stamp duty upon conveyances and mortgages of real
property. The larger purchaser and mortgagor (who
can the better afford), pays less duty, in proportion, to
the smaller purchaser and mortgagor. The more the
public are enlightened upon " class" law making, the
more they (except those who have made those infamous
laws) are surprised and disgusted. The aristocracy have
placed themselves awkwardly at last.
Feb. 4, 1845.

EXPOSITOR.

COURSE OF EXCHA
Amsterdam CF. 12 8
Ditto, at sight l2 6
Rotterdam 2U. 12 8i
Antwerp
Hamburgh M.B. 13 14
Altona l3 14
Paris, 3 days' sight 25 80
Ditto, 3 months 26 0
Marseilles 26 5
Bourdeaux 26 10
Frankfort on Maine 122

STGE.-(YESTERDA Y.:
Gibra1tar..........,.
Leghorn 31
Genoa ..... ..... 26 10
Venice .... ....... 47
Naples .............. 391
Palermo, per oz 1181
Lisbon 531
Oporto
Rio Janeiro .. 23s)
Bahia 24
Buenos Ayies
NewYork.b.:2tlyssight
pnior.4 BULLION, pima
Foreign Cc 4 bars....+:3 17 9
Portuga: Gold Coin 3 17 5
New D0ti1.00n5..... 0 0 0
New DolLus 0 4 9A
Silver in tars 0 4 1

Petersburgh, 3 Lis 37
Berlin 7
.M Vienna, effec. fl 3 10
....

Trieste, ditto
Madrid 36
Cadiz
Bilbao 36

Barcelona 36
- ---

Seville ...

FLANDERS MAIL.

BRUSSELS, FEB. 3.—A letter from St. Petersburgh of the
20th January, says, " Her Majesty the Empress attended
Divine service in the palace the day before yesterday, on oc-
casion of the celebration of the anniversary of the birthday
of her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands." The fact
proves that the reports spread by the German papers of the
pretended indisposition of the Empress, are unfounded.
The accounts from the interior of Russia give a very
melancholy picture of the situation of the Russians in the
Caucacus. A German journal affirms, that in less than two
years they have lost all the fruits of their efforts during six
successive campaigns. In the spring they will have to con-
tend with all the tribes which have hitherto remained
neutral. It is affirmed that the Army of Operations will be
increased to the number of 120,000 or 130,000 men.
VIENNA, JAN. 18.—Prince Ferdinand of Saxe Coburg is
not yet quite out of danger, though his disorder has taken
a favourable turn.

A few days ago a young man was arrested here for having
made repeated attempts to force his way into the Imperial
box at the theatre, and to present himself to the Imperial
family. As far as yet appears, his intellects are disordered,
and he has a fixed notion that he is a hitherto unknown
member of the Imperial family.
Accounts from Gray unanimously deplore the great loss
that threatens the poor of that city, by the intended de-
parture of the eldest branch of the royal family of France,
who have resolved to remove in May to Frohsdorf near
Wienac Neustadt, and there to fix his permanent abode.

BELGIAN FUNDS.—Baussus, FEE. 3.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent.. • . 98%
Ditto Three per Cent
Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto ••• • • • 77
Ditto, ditto, 1840. 103%
Ditto, ditto, 1844 .
Ditto of the City, 1843 • • • • • ..... • • • • • • 103
Ditto, 1832 .. •. • • ...... ••••••• • • • • • • •
Bank ofßelgium ••.•• • • • • ..... .• ••• • . • 607
-Brussels Papers. Feb. 4.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VoNNA, JAN. 26.
5 per Cent. Metalliques• • • • • • • • • .
4 per Cent. ditto • • • • • • • • • • ••• •• • • • •• . • • • 181%
3 per Cent. ditto 78
Loan, 1834
Ditto, 1839 129%
Bank Shares .
Esterhazy's Loan ........ ... ••••• • .• •. 56%
RAILWAYS.
The Northern, or Ferdinand .. 183
Gloggnitz . :133
Milanl-
-4kUgSruelne Zeitung, Jan. 31. 4

[ADVERTISEMENT.]—A POOR MAN'S LIVE SAVED
BY HOLLOWAY'S PlLLS.—Jeremiah Laughlin, a porter
about the quays of Dublin, was afflicted for years with
shortness of breath, spitting of phlegm, night perspira-
tions, and general weakness of body, a want of appetite,
sick head-aches, besides suffering much from the liver.
This man was in the second stage of consumi don, and
not expected to live three months, when he commenced
the use of Holloway's wonderful Pills, and, by their
means alone, he is now as strong, as hale, and as well as
ever he was in his life.—Sold (also Holloway s Oint-
ment) at the Establishment of Professor idolloway,
244, Strand (where advice may be had gratis), and by
almost all respectable vendors of medicine throughout
the civilised world.

In the Court of Common Pleas, Dublin, on Mon•
day, a verdict for 150/. damages was returned against
Mr. Barrett the proprietor of the Pilot newspaper, for
the publication of a libel on Mr. Long, a coachmaker in
Dublin, and aci decant member of the old Dublin Cor-
poration.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
ROUSE OF COMMONS, Feb. 7.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour.
RAILWAYS.

Several petitions were presented in favour of some of
the intended lines, but they were mentioned in so low a
tone that we were unable to catch their names.
LANCASTER AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.

Mr. KEMBLE presented a petition in favour of the
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway.
KENDAL AND WINDERMERE RAILWAY.
The Hof. MEMBER also presented a petition in fa-
vour of this line.
ATTORNEYS' CERTIFICATE DUTY.

Mr. CHRISTOPHER presentQd two petitions from
the attorneys practising in the neighbourhood of Burton-
on-Humber and Hull, praying that certain fees might be
abolished by the House.
MEDICAL REFORM BILL

The Hon. C. P. VILLIERS presented a petition from
the surgeons and apothecaries of Wolverhampton against
this measure.
POOR-LAWS.
Sir JOHN EASTHOPE presented a petition from the
Corporation of the Borough of Leicester, in council as-
sembled, with reference to the Bill about to be
brought in to consolidate and amend the law regu-
lating the law of settlement for the poor. He
said that, perhaps, he would best discharge his duty
in reference to this petition, by stating that it came from
a very large meeting of the borough, and the subject it
treated on appeared to have been very deliberately and
carefully considered. He knew he could not enter fur-
ther upon the merits of the subject without founding a
motion upon it, and therefore he would content himself
with the observations he had made, and present the
petition.
CHESTER AND BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY.
Mr. TOLLEMACHE presented a petition in favour
of the Chester and Birkenhead Railway Extension Bill.
—Ordered to lie on the table.
NOTICES OF MOTION.
Lord EBRINGTON gave notice that, on Monday next,
he should present a petition from the Rev. Dr. Car-
withen, Rector of Stoke, in the diocese of Exeter, pray-
ing that the statute of 2d and 3d of Edward VI., cap. 1,
and of 2d Elizabeth, cap. 2, might be repealed, and that
the House would cause to be made a calm and temperate
revision of the Book of Common Prayer and of the
Canons of the Church of England.
The NOBLE LORD also gave notice that, on Tuesday
next, he should move for leave to bring in a Bill
to limit the exemption from turnpike tolls of carriages
carrying her Majesty's mails.