The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-29 00:00:00

iamr AND POLICE.

George Jessop, a journeyman painTerlTYarmouth, was
charged at the Guildhall, with stealing some silver spoons
and other articles, the property of James Gage Last, an inn-
keeper at Yarmouth. The prisoner had, in fact, carried off
the innkeeper's wife, a good-looking young woman, who
was also placed at the bar. He was committed for trial, and
Mrs. Last returned home with her husband..

A respectable looking young man, about twenty-five years
of age, who gave the name of George Page, but refused to
give his address, was charged at the same office, with bur-
glariously breaking into the house of Constantine Geralo-
pulo, a Greek merchant, residing at No. 15, North-buildings,
Finsbury, at two o'clock yesterday morning, and stealing
some trifling articles. He was committed.

William fisher, describing himself as a porter, was charged
with having• broken and entered some wine-vaults in Hun-
gerford-market, and stealing therefrom a pipe of port wine,
value 801., belonging to Mr. John Wright, wine-merchant
and hotel-keeper, 142, Strand, his employer. He was com-
mitted for trial.

Mr. 'William Burt, many years rate-collector for the united
Parishes of St. Margaret and St. John, 'Westminster, was
charged, at Queen. square, with embezzling upwards of 6001.,
the moneys of the Governors of the Poor. Prisoner, who
had absconded some weeks ago, and for whose apprehension
a large reward had been offered, was captured on Thursday
evening, in a lane leading from Highfield to Greenhithe,
Kent, by Mr. Taylor, an Inspector of the B division. Evi-
dence of the defalcation was given, and the prisoner was re-
manded for a week.

William Colson Simmons and Richard Duke, both of them
respectable inhabitants of Highgate, were charged at Mary-
lebone with having been concerned in stealing a cow, the
property of H. Aslett, North-hill, Highgate, Several wit-

n
. were
esses examined for the defence, and their evidence was
of such a nature as to convince the magistrate that the charge
of felony could not be maintained. The prisoners, who re-
ceived good
ccharacters, were
AI discharged.
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The Princesi Augusta of Cambridge, who was united to
the Hereditary Grand-Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in June
last, is expected to arrive in England in the course of the en-
suing week, upon a visit to her Majesty and her illustrious
parents.
The Earl and Countess of Ripon have left town on a visit
to the Right Hon. S. Lushington, in Kent.
Viscount Lifford and family embarked on Thursday morn-
ing, on board the steamer Soho, at- Blackwall pier, for
Antwerp.
Viscount and Viscountess Maynard gave a dinner in
Grosvenor-square, to the Earl of Liverpool and Viscountess
Milton, Earl and Countess Delawarr and Lady Mary West,
Marquis of Granby, &c.
Lord Rokeby, after a lengthened tour in the East, has ar-
rived at Montagu House.
Lady Peel and family, who have been at Drayton Manor
since Monday last, will come to town early in the next week.
Lord and Lady Carew and family have left town for Har-
rogate.
The Earl of Burlington and Lord Cavendish left Belgrave-
square early in the week, for Compton-place, Eastbourne,
where a family party have assembled.
The Countess of Zetland has left town for Upleatham Hall,
Yorkshire, for the season. Tlie Noble Earl departed on
Saturday last.
The Countess of Westmoreland has arrived from Berlin,
and is staying with the Earl and Countess of Harrington, at
their residence in Saville-row. The Noble Earl is shortly
expected from the Prussian capital on leave of absence, and
will remain about six weeks in this country before his Lord-
ship returns to resume his diplomatic duties as ambassador
at the Court of Berlin.

The Earl and Countess of Brownlow!s dinner-party last
evening, at their residence in Belgrave-square, was to the
Earl of Normanton, Marquis of Winchester, Earl and Countess
of Powis and Lady Lucy Herbert, Viscount Northland, Lord
G-oderich, Sir Watkin W. Wynn, Sir William and Hon. Lady
Middleton.