The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-27 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.---(THIS DAY.)

A respectable-looking boy named Henry Caldwell; who
was dressed in a blouse, was charged before Mr. Hall
with wilfully breaking a small branch from one of the trees
in the gardens of Lincoln's Inn-fields.
The officer who has charge of the gardens said, he saw the
defendant yesterday afternoon climb over the railings and
break the branch in question, and upon the witness coming
up to the spot the defendant threw the branch from' him and
ran away. He was, however, pursued, and taken into custody.
The defendant said he merely plucked a little may, in
doing which he thought there was no harm.
Mr. HALL said, that although the damage in this parti-
cular instance was but small, yet the practice of breaking
the trees in the square was very general, and in the course of
the year great damage was sustained. This sort of thing
never happened in France, for the people there would pass an
ornamental tree in a public thoroughfare a hundred times
and not think of touching it. In England, however, it was
different, for the people seemed to think that they had a right
to destroy anything they pleased. He knew tat the inhabi-
tants of the different squares in London were put annually to
great expense, in consequence of the depredations committed
upon the trees. Persons had no more right to take a branch
from one of these trees than they had to go into one if tke
houses and steal a piece of plate.
The prisoner was fined ss.

UNION HALL.-(THIS DAY.).
Elizabeth Whitburn, a young woman recently in the service
of Mr. Stadely, of Alfred-place, North Brixton, was charged
before Mr. Trail, with robbing her master of a gold_ watch,
a diamond brooch, and other articles of jewellery, to the
amount of upwirds of 1001.
' Mr. Studely stated that the prisoner had only been in his
service about three weeks, and that on Friday last, after he
left home, she broke open the wardrobe in his bed-room, from
which she took the articles above mentioned, together with
several more, amounting in value to 100/. Soon after her
departure from the house the robbery was discovered, and a
hammer with which she broke open the wardrobe was found
in the room.

A policeman stated, that having received information of
the robbery he had been in search of the prisoner, and at
length traced her to a public-house in the Tower, called the
Stone Kitchen. On searching her he found the diamond
brooch and a ring, with 13s. in silver. Amongst the property
stolen were two 5/. notes, and an old guinea of the reign of
Charles 11., none of which wer found in her possession.
The prisoner, who merely said that no person was con-
cerned with her in the robbery, was remanded till Friday.

CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.)
William Duke was charged with the following brutal con-
duct, in company with two others not in custody :
On Saturday night, about twelve o'clock, a pobr man,
named George Rogers, and his wife, were- returning home
along Claremont-place ; both were under _ the influence of
liquor. The prisoner and two others came up and knocked
the woman down. The husband remonstrated, -upon which
the prisoner knocked him down, and his forehead corning in
collision with the kerb-stone, received a severe wound, from
which he bled a great deal. The prisoner ran away, but was
stopped by police-constable 60 G, in Thanet-street, Burton-
crescent. When brought to the station-house the prisoner
confessed his guilt, and hoped the complainant would be
lenient to him.

The prisoner called two witnesses, but they Contradicted
one another most grossly in their testimony', and very little
truth came from either.

The MAGISTRATE sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of
11., or a commensurate term of imprisonment.

MADEMOISELLE ROSSINI, THE
LADY VIOLINIST. _
Since the year 1756, when Mademoisselle Schamling (after-
wards the celebrated Madame Mara), delighted the dilettanti
of Vienna, Paris. and London, by her performiinces ort the
violin, the world has seen no celebrated lady violinist, ' This,
perhaps, may be attributed to an idea which many l adies
may perhaps entertain that the violin is an awkward in.stru-
ment for a lady. Mademoiselle Rossini, however, proven. -that
this is not the case. In her hands the violin is the. -most
graceful of instruments. We had the pleasure of 'being
present at her private rehearsal concert on Saturday,
at the Adelphi Theatre, and were highly delight ed and
equally astonished at her performances. There is about her
playing a firmness and precision of touch,- and a. freodom
of bowing which we should not have expected- in a lady.
Her purity and correctness of tone is truly_ wonderfr d. In
the grand Scotch Fantasia, she introduced the beautify .1 air of
"Auld Robin Gray," and gave it with an expressive pathos
—a thrilling tenderness of tone that reminded us strr ,ugly of
the pathetic and tender expression of Miss Stepher Ls's voice
in the same ballad. She was admirably suppo rt ed by the
members of the Collini family, one of wb ern Miss
Emma Collini gave us Bishop's Echo Scia, in the
most exquisite manner. This young lady posis asses one
of the most delightful voices we have ever heard, and will
at no distant day secure to herself a high positio n in her
profession, if she bestow the necessary study and z pplication
to its cultivation. Her sister, Miss Victoria Collini„ performed
one of Corelli's sonatas on the violincello, and bid a fair to be-
come as perfect a violincellist as Mademoiselle Rossini is a
violinist. If we mistake not, the performance of ' Mademoi-
selle Rossini will make the violin a popular instrur lent among
ladies. Madame Mara attributed her success as i ; -vocalist to
her practice as a violinist. "If I had a (laughter,"
said Madame Mara, " whom I wished to become a singer, I
would have her taught the violin. Neither the-human.
voice nor any fixed instrument can teach a pupil the minute
divisions of a note so accurately as the vihrati pus of the
string of the violin." The Great Wizard of the North has
exhibited more than his usual tact in engaging the ,0e very ta-
lented young ladies ; mid if this great musical trer It, in addi-
tion to his own '" ambidextrous prestidigitations' ," does not
secure him overflowing houses every night, there las no taste
extant.

OPENING OF THE WEST LONDON RAILWP .—This
nlorning at nine o'clock, the portion of the We et London
Railway from Kensington Station to its junction t v Tith the
Great. Western Railway near the Harrow road, v /as opened
for passenger trains which will continue to run 4 sv ery half
hour during this day and to-morrow.
THE OSTEND ROWING MATCH. The Ostend
Gazette says that the second Match between t- be English
rower and those of Ostend, will take place on Mc aday (this
afternoon). Tie English rower may use the sa pe boat- as
before. He may, however, choose another, which the Ostand
men have a right to refuse. We therefore bell, tve that the
Englishman will keep his first boat, which is so I
~ight. The
Ostend boatmen will use a new boat, made for s oars, but
only four are to be used ; this seems to us to be a disad-
vantage for our men. It is true this boat is much lighter
than the one they had before ; yet, with all i advantages,
we do not think it equal to the English boat.
EARL GREY.—We grieve to state t'
ant the vener-
able Earl is again suffering under severe illy„
members of the family have, in conseo• -6.1' wld
sev
ar'
Howick.—Newcastle Chronicle. ,puce„

moCstornermuasrrkoaNb
lOeFfeaPtOuLrels;ocfthePprr
traordinary confusion which prevaßeilsTs:llEatsiting°° neiletlatChseeireSol:
litical parties of the day. There is, in fact, nr:, polilif,,
well-defined, self-dependent, distinctly-marke'iostse'-o;
party in existence ! Look at Toryism, for 'if 01
It hovers on the confines of democraef,titotioti,
" something more." Lord Ashley, the ens as Vtivp
Tory, is supported in Parliament by Mr. The ant' to
combe, the Chartist Parliamentary leader,Lorobtsto,
Hook, an apostle of the new school of High Cr, josb,s'
plays second fiddle, at public meetings, to 1111_; iitotiv
Hobson, an ardent disciple of the " New lif°''d bre°lo
doctrines of Robert Owen. The confusion AP leg t
lateup ofdpeboalitteicalonpartthiees wT•eerne
Hmoosutrsaypare The ofapparent
Bill. 'O6OO of
Ministry were 'opposed by a combitiotiel,ojel
Whigs and Tories ; and supported by a e°°,40119,, it‘
" Radicals" and Free-traders. Lord John .P1.1„,-4 01,00
Howick, Lord Palmerston, Mr. MacaulaY9, 71 tbe:slll
lights of the late Whig Cabinet, were found, °Tort' P„bt,
of the ,c Constitutional Conservatives," led hi '''-„ 131103
ley, while Messrs. Hume, Roebuck, Gisboro'vegro'
Gibson, Phillips, and Villiers, were foiled 1, is „oli;
speaking in defence of the Ministry ! Not found tber rot
gc. ies ,
servatism" at a discount in England ; but a ,otare i. it
tical creeds are also greatly shorn of their olges '°lool
late years. Whiggery is extinct • no one sitclic°ooo
e now ; indeed it is difficult to say what it is. of 51
rid
is also broken up, and its ranks are in a statggo ape
inextricable confusion. The Chartists have 10140, e 6 der
their best men from their councils ; and ,fr. Ot'sove
transferred their worship to such men ar..„ge te, we
and Busfield Ferrand. The Complete Sto'S'aiee"oot;
ment is also arrested, and, at the present Too or oee
existeuscoot; Lyle
cannot exactly say whether it is in
Allparties are broken up ; all parties are *here 1" e
Sir Robert Peel retains office chiefly because ' ,ot
body else to take it.—Leeds Times. Selle;•4
y ,nnseq brsg,
STEAM-BOATS ON THE THAMES.--in --, 000-1 ir ,
the melancholy accident which happened near -"t 11110.04
last Sunday week, by the upsetting of a boning o bell°
children, and the constant practice of the caPing
,4 0.4
boats running to Greenwich and Woolwich
the lives ea Drio
days taking more passengers than is safe for tneuen wino ,
holiday makers, the following notice has 1)0,0 t I,l)ts
order of the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, `ertay act pi
strictly enforced. Policemen were placed Yltdie otb,a 14%
don-bridge Wharf; the Old Shades-pier, an gut t,oOP- far`
in Thames-street, with strict orders to Prev the -ctiOd;
from being too fully laden, and to prevenoticb 00_0 fi,,,
that is always experienced by the public thr to ti1.....,t0 trito
days.
iy
pieTrsh,eanstdefarmom-bonautan
tition of the different Steam-boat Compaaie9inatesfie eitie
everY
hour, to Greenwich ; and that as little oonfes' r 00 coo
gweirfll onuird-
iravo , .. .„
may take place since the order of the Lornem-:.r.i,gesPilt,e,
1.- . e on, 0
number of steamers will be in readiness i--- to.;; rf:b il3,
—Whereas numerous accidents, attendellurieet.-0,1,010
with loss practice have recently occurred one Ming le "1"
from the pof carrying in the boats glgert4, ti. etelo
river more than a proper number of Passnoies Aogei,ll is'
Mayor deems it necessary to caution all latr„re ityriber ':.er
market ever.to; ,
cs,er,
boats, watermen, and others, that any 1" oy 0,101 Do
of the by-laws of the Court of Aldermen, ot, on, ' 411 re,
behaviour on the part of those navigatpb.,,blic;,irig ,„s
ten in ,
nor
iooto
Thames, tending to endanger the lives of Viejo ji
ilarol:frior
punished with the utmost severity*, to Vie
laW.l'i
ceived orders to prevent any infraction of , leric. 41,0
of the Lord Mayor, S. R. Goon:J.or, Chiet `'' 11./)-fof
House, May 24." 0,-E ..,tieoosi
HER MAJESTY'S BIRTHDAY A_T_III subsatiroi.o
inhabitants of Esher entered into a er
"biden oftebirtj' II
the purpose of giving a dinner to the chi Majestyo Aisio
to the Big. so`.
school of that village, to celebrate her
on Friday last. At two o'clock cii!idrel. cafo'sh, tli;iorf
upwards of 160 dined upon the Veen. "* 0,10 ""jk te' lii,4
whole of the arrangements were supernte sitile
Mr. Harben, the vicar, and Edwin
band was in attendance during the day, din
hi...0,70e.0
scobPn i, ti. 1,1, I, by
there was a splendid display of fireworks (I'lo Quince ooh
the children were singing "God •Save ' he frl fe
arid t svo. **/
conclusion of the dinner, her Majesty --. and ea
by the green in a pony carriage and Pair' , I) V. 1.,
00' a
cheered. Forum if; fl 4iii
HUMAN (-1,...re g fro
market' ' • Rock is a cabe-. A. ~e•
Pair ~ne Tarpeian fis.itly, 1,,,,er
1 ...ze Of the Caesars a rope walk.
icsworth 'Joe the. -r7
' Lord Morpeth arrived at nto6 f S •
-.LORY.—The Roman ode- ,
.oral I _,:,,i, the fire had made OA 00 PP' 9
..vet' ati wi,
I Castle Howard, on Wednesday afternftvf' held °
ancestor.---Ca
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