The Sun.
London, England, 1828-04-10 00:00:00

LONDON SESSIONS, APRIL 9.

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Mr. CLARKSON appealed upon 'the part of IVis•
Burgess, who keeps Wine Rooms in Fleet-street,
against a conviction for having, Without /license,
suffered to be drunk upon his premises sortie Sherri.
The Learned Counsel contended, that the
.convic"
tion must be quashed, on account of an error in
the conviction, it having been stated that the
defendant was only guilty of one offence, whereas he
was guilty of two offences—one of having retailed,
and the other of having suffered wine to be drunk on
his premises without a license.
Mr. ALLEY contended, that by the terms of the
Act, the conviction could not be set aside for want
of any form of words.
The RECORDER, having heard the arguMents of
Counsel upon the point, said, that the conviction was
not sustainable, as it comprehended two 'separate
offences, and it could not be ascertained on which
the appellant was guilty.
Aldermen Perring, Thorpe, and Fairbrother, at
once declared that the conviction aught not to be
quashed.
The Court then consulted, and the RECORDER
stated, that he altered his previous opinion, upon
finding that the conviction had been grounded upon
more Statutes than one. He then pronounced that
the conviction was confirmed.

ROBBERY OF DR. MARSH'S LIBRARY,

BY A DIVINITY STUDENT.

HEAD-OFFICE, Dunut.i.—The Provost of Trinity
College and several other members of the Univer-
sity, attended at this office, to witness the proceed-
ings at an extraordinary investigation appointed for
hearing this day. At the instance of the Rev. Mr.
Craddock, librarian of Dr. Marsh's, in Bride-street,
summonses had been issued on Friday evening to
Mr. —, of Bishop-street,. and two booksellers,
who had purchased from Mr. —an ancient and
valuable manuscript, and several volumes, which
had been stolen from the University library.
At the appointed hour, the booksellers were is+
attendance, but the delinquent was not forthcoming.
It appeared that he was a student of the University,
and a candidate for Holy Orders. The anxiety he
had manifested for the propagation of saintly doc-
trines and the promotion of the new Reformation,
gained for him the especial favour of a certain high
dignitary of the Established Church, who introdu-
ced him to Marsh's library. In consequence of such
distinguished patronage, Mr. had access to
the library during the hours when less favoured
students were excluded. The slightest suspicion
could not be entertained against a gentleman who
had been brought forward under such auspices, and
. Mr. frequently visited the library when there
was no intruder to disturb his saintly meditations.
In proportion to the number of his visits, was there
a deficiency of volumes in the library. The literary
havoc still continued, and the pious and zealous
librarian was unable to discover the cause : but at
length a rare and valuable manuscript of St. Chry-
sostome was purloined, and a most particular inquiry
instituted, when it was ascertained that Mr. --
was the author of all the depredations. He was in
the habit of coming to the library, attired in a large
travelling cloak, under which he concealed the books
as he departed. He sold the relic of St. Chrysos-
tome for five shillings, although its value, as stated
by the librarian, was 500/. ; he had sold 26 volumes
to ene bookseller for .2/. The stolen property was
produced, and identified by the Rev. Mr. Craddock,
who preferred informations against-Mr. —. We
understand that he has absconded.—Dublin Morn-
ing Register.

GENERAL STUBBS.---.TO those who took any
interest in the gallant defence of Oporto about 1 4 or lb
months ago, it may be interesting to learn, that. General Sir
T. Swan is an Englishman,--that he entered the Bi-itisb
service as an ensign in 1793 Oa the 50th Regiment),--
that he continued in our service till 1799, when thiregi-
ment in which he served quitted Portugal, in which be
had been stationed,—that having married a Portuggele
lady, he then entered the Portuguese nerviee.--thet he dis-
tinguished himself during the Peninsular war, and shatfar
his services he has obtained not only an English cross, but
Portuguese and Spanish orders of distinction.

EXTRAORDINARY FECUNDITY.--The -fol-
lowing extraordinary increase of stock took place on the
farm of Mr. Mowa, of Gembling, near Driffield, on the
night of Friday last, the 4th instant : a cow producedthree
calves, and, on the same night, four ewes dropped three
lambs each ! being an offspring of fifteen individuals,
from fiye females in one night. This fact is probably
without a precedent in the annals of breeding.—Hull
Packet.

TLALPUXAHUA MINING COMPANY,-...A9
adjourned Meeting of the Proprietors of Shares in the above
adventure was held at the Company's Office, in Old Broad-
street, to take into further consideration the propriety of
continuing or discontinuing the works at Tlalpuxahui.
JoHN SMITH, Esq. took the Chair, and, after some re-
marks, put the following Resolution :—" That the Direc-
tors be requested to carry on the affairs of the Company
with as much economy as Passible ;" which, after some ob-
servations, was carried. A discussion arose on a proposal
that the Company's shares--1,600 in number—be subdi-
vided into 4,000, in order to render the calls more easy to
those who hold a great number of shares; a Resolution to
the effect passed. Another, for forfeiting shares not paid
np, was negative/. The meeting then adjourned.

BIRTIIii.
At Eitham, on the Bth instant, the lady of J. H. Latham,
Esq., of a daughter.
On tho 6th net., at Royle, in Lancashire, the lady of
the Rev. Robert Mosley Master, of a son.
On the 9th inst., in Devonshire-plave, the lady of Money
Wigram, Esq., of a son.
On the sth inst., at Brighton, the lady of T. James,
Esq., of a daughter.
O■ the 3d inst., at Brussels, the lady of Joseph Green
Wilkinson, Esq., of a son.

MARRIED.
On the 9th instant, at Burton-upon-Trent, by the Rev.
Joseph Clay, A.M., the Rev. Hastings Robinson, Rector
of Great Warley, in the county of Essex, and eldest son of
the late Rev. R. G. Robinson, Vicar of Harborne, in the
county of Warwick, to Margaret Ann, eldes► daughter of
the late Joseph Clay, Esq., of Burton.

On the Ott► inst., Mr. Henry Chapman, of Greenfield-
street, Commercial-road, to Miss Esther Locke Harris, of
Nailsworth.

On the 7th inst., at Knaresborough, Wm. Wainman,
Esq., of Wood Hayes, Cheshire, second son of the late
William Wainman, Esq., of Carhead, Yorkshire, to Jane,
daughter of Thomas Atkinson, Esq., Upper Montagu-
street, Montagu-square, London.