The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-14 00:00:00

DARING ATTEMPT AT BURGLARY.

About nine o'clock on Friday evening, while Mr.
Squire and Mr. Howells, stewards of Mr. Ward, of
Northwood-house, near West Cowes, were in the office,
they heard a noise on the outside, and supposing some
persons going to the house had taken the wrong road,
Mr. Howells went out, when they made a quick retreat.
His suspicions being created that all was not right, he
went back for a candle and to inform Mr. Squire ; on
their searching they found that a daring attempt had
been made to enter the house and that the parties had
forced the door in, splitting the door-post into which
the lock shot. It appeared that a crow-bar had been
forced in at the top of the door to open it that way, but
failing, they forced the lock, which being a Tory strong
one great strength must have been applied. It is sup-
posed that the thieves were well acquainted with the
house as the door opened into a lumber room (where no
one was likely to be) which adjoins the office, in which
they expected a rich booty from the amount of rents
paid during the week, and would no doubt have ob—
tained it but from Mr. Squire and Mr. Howells not=
having left the office, a very uncommon thing, as they
both reside at a distance. At the hour chosen all the
servants were at a distant part of the house, being in the
hall at supper. Several persons were seen in the park
about the time, particularly three in one party and five
in another. A great many persons had been at the
house during the day; there were also twenty French
painters and decorators at work in it, but all had then
left. This with the visits of the Parkhurst prison boys,
who if they cannot get out of the island, manage to
room over it, has made a great inquiry for iron safes
before but little used here, burglary being unknown.

Mr. Clay has emancipated his personal servant,
Charles. The deed of emancipation is as follows :
" Know all men by these presents, thut I, Henry Clay,
of Ashland, for and in consideration of the fidelity, at-
tachment, and services of Charles Dupoy (the son of
Aaron, commonly called Charles, and Charlotte), and
of my esteem and regard for him, do hereby liberate and
emancipate the said Charles Dupey, from this day, from
all obligation of service to me, or my representatives,
investing him, as far as any act of mine can invest him,
with all the rights and privileges of a freeman.
"In testimony whereof I have hitherto set my hand
and affixed my seal, this 9:1 day of December, in the
year of our Lord, 1844. 11. CLAY. (Seal.)
" Sealed and delivered in the presence of
Thomas H. Clay."
Five years since Charles travelled through Canada
with Mr. Clay, and declined all solicitations to leave•
him. Mr. Clay has waited until the election was
over, to avoid, as far as possible, the imputations of
base-minded men.—New York Herald.

THE LAW OFFICERS OF THE Cnows.--The fol-
lowing has been received by us, from a source likely to
be well informed, as arrangements which have been
made for important changes in the present law officers of
the Crown. We present them to our readers as we have
received them, without pledging ourselves to the accu-
racy of the entire list. We have reason to believe, how.
ever, that a few days, perhaps hours, will show that the
event will verify the greater part of our statement :
Lord Chancellor, Mr. Pemberton Leigh (with a peerage),
vice Lord Lyndhurst. Sir Frederick Thesiger, Chief
Justice of the Common Pleas, vice Sir N. Tindal, who
retires. Mr. Fitzroy Kelly, Attorney-General, vice Sir
W. Follett, whose impaired health forbids the hope of
his being able to resume his official or professional avo-
cations. The lion. Mr. Wortley, Solicitor-General, in
the place of Sir F. Thesiger, elevated to the bench as
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. We abstain from
comment on these changes until their having been ar-
ranged receives confirmation. One, at least, will startle
both the profession and the public. Blandness of man-
ners, though associated with personal virtues, are not
sufficient to qualify a barrister for a judge. Acknow-
ledged superiority of legal knowledge will alone inspire
confidence in his expositions of the law, and cause respect
to be paid to his decisions.—Evening paper.
SIR W. FOLLETT.—WC have been favoured with
the perusal of a letter from Naples, dated the 30th of
December, from which we learn that the Attorney-Ge-
neral and Lady Follett had arrived in that capital from
Rome. We are gratified to be assured on the same au
thentic information that the Learned Gentleman's health
was wonderfully improved, partly, no doubt, by relaxa-
tion from his professional avocations, as well as byth.
jug to the arrangements then made, to embark at b Q
change of climate and scene. Sir William was, si_
apo,co r,dels
on board the Government steamer ordered toconvoy
himself and suite to this country about
the 15th inst., so
dt
latest.
that he may be expected home in about three weeks at