The Sun.
London, England, 1828-10-28 00:00:00

TIIE IMPROVED SILK HATS.

This important article of manufacture having been so
much deteriorated by persons attempting to imitate Hats
of established qualities, at laver prices than even the wages
paid, has induced us to' state, that such is the confidence
our Friends have bad in our Goods, that our demands have
been larger this, by some hundred dozens, than any year
since their introduction.

No. I.—The Extra super quality en real se.
Beaver or Leghorn, weightifive ounces
No. 2.—Qualities usually sold as the beet
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No. 3.—Good durable tinslities Ss. to Its.

N.B. The Shapes are fully equal to superfine Beaver
Hats, being finished on the same Blocks.—The Colours
are warranted permanent.
ROBERT FRANKS AND CO.'S SYSTEM.

They sell at low fixed prices, for Cash only, such
Goods as can be warranted to Purchasers, and return all
Money where their Goods do not give satisfaction.
They publish Monthly Lists of Prices, and gi..e the
Public the advantage of every reduction in the price of
Materials and Labour.

EDINBURGH.
6, S.;tith St. Andrew-street.

The distinguished Patronage which R. FRANKS and
CO. have for many years received from the Nobility and
Gentry resident in England, and also numerous applica-
tions from Noblemen ana Gentlemen in Scotland, have in-
duced them to open, in connection with their House in
London, premises in Edinburgh, the entire superintendence
of which Establishment will be under our Mr. A.
STUART, who, from his knowledge of the trade in that
Capital, will be careful that every attention is paid to
Orders; and from the arrangements we have there formed,
and the facilities we have in getting supplies from our Ma-
nufactory in London, we do with confidence look forward
for that encouragement which is so liberally granted to
those whose productions correspond with their pretensions,
and our Patrons may rely that the utmost exertions will be
used to merit a continuance of their support.
WHOLESALE DEPARTMENT.
Redcross-street, London.
Merchants, Shippers, and Country Dealers, will be sup-
plied upon the most advantageous terms ; and Dealers who
buy for Cash will find ate important saving. • • '
CAPS.

Every description of Cloth, For, Leather, Oilskin, and
Cantolet Caps.•
ROBERT FRANKS and CO., Patentees and Manu-
facturers of Improved Hats, 140, Regent-street, and 62,
Redcross-street, London; and 6, South St. Andrew-street,
Edinburgh.

The present Duke of NORFOLK has in his
service a female, who is a methodist. Some time since
one of the upper servants at Arundel complained to the
Duke that she was too religious, and that she lost toe
much time in going to her chapel. The Duke asked where
she went to ; and was answered, to Bury. " What,"
said he, " a woman walk four miles to a place of worship?
it is too fiti; I desire that in future the boy may drive her
every Sunday in the gig. She is right in worshipping
the Almighty, where and how she thinks best."—Edin.
burgh Advertizer.

Sophia.,Slamp Sullon Cooke, alias Saunders, alias
Sutto7i Cooke, aged 38, stood indicted from the last
Sessions, with William Barrel!, alias Godfrey, with
feloniously stealing a pianoforte, value 36 guineas,
the property of George, Rathrnacher. The female
prisoner stood further indicted for unlawfully pawn-
ing a harp, the property of Thomas Dodd. During
the interval since the last .Sessions, she has given
birth to a child. Hence she appeared in a very
feeble state. She has the appearance of a Creole,
and was respectably attired. Her 'dress was sus-
mounted by a large. plaid cloak.
Mr. ADOLPHUS stated the case for the prosecution ;
he called the folloWing.witnesses :
Mr. G. Bathmacher„ of No. 6, Charles-street,
Soho-square, pianoforte-maker—ln July the mate
prisoner called several times at his factory ; he first
came about a harp, and afterwards, on the 25th of
that month, he.came to inquire the expense of hire
for a cottage piano, as, the harp made the lady's
finger ache. I told him 265. a month %as my charge,
and he said,he. would call again, The -next darhe
came witha-i'ard of Mrs. Cooke's, with a reference to
Pani; of Curzon-street, May-fair. He said that'
Mrs. Sutton wished it to be delivered that even-
ing, as she was going to have a party. Witness
sent his wife to Mrs. Paul;
.and being satisfied with
what that lady said, sent the pianoforte. He saw
the piano that morning at a pawnbroker's ia.Hounds-
ditch, for the first time since he pared with it.
Mary Paul--I live in Curzon-street, May-fair. ,A
Mrs. Sutton lived with me, and was a very respect-
able woman. The woman at the bar is not the
same. I never saw her till I saw her at Bow-street.

George Rathmacher, the son of the prosecutor,
proved taking the piano to Queen's-elms on the 26th
of July. The•female prisoner was the person who
received it. I went there on that day month, and
the prisoner was gone. Captain Pettingall, the pro-
prietor of the house, was there. I saw the piano
this morning.

Captain Francis Pettingall.—l am the proprietor
of the house where the female prisoner lived at
Chelsea. Barrett, the other prisoner, applied for it,
and gave me a reference to "Messrs. Alloys alnico.,
of Liverpool-street, Broad-street, London." I went
there, and saw a gentleman whom I supposed was
the person referred to. I told him what I called for.
He said he had received a letter from Mrs. Sutton,
from Bath, stating that she was coming to town for
the benefit of her health, and to consult her physi-
cian, and she said that a reference would be neces-
sary. He said she ;was a respectable. lady, and I
think he said she was a West Indian. Upon these
and other representations, I let the house to Barrett
a few days afterwards. The agreement was first
signed by my son and Barrett, and Mrs. Sutton
signed it some time afterwards. She appeared to be
the mistress of the house, and the woman who was
just called in with the child was her housekeeper
and companion. I sat an hour one day and conversed.
with Mrs. Sutton, who requested me to wait for my
rent until the Ist of May. I never received a shil-
ling. She loft the house on the 12th of August.
Two days after this, I went to Liverpeol-street, and
found that Messrs. Alloys had absconded. I have
no doubt but the writing► on the card sent to the
prosecutor is her hand-writing.

The agreement between Captain Pettingall's son
and Mrs. Sutton was put in and read, by which it
appeared that the house was let for 140 guineas per
annum, to be paid quarterly.
By Mr. MILLER —The house was let furnished.
Every thing stated in that agreement has not been
carried into effect, because she never paid the rent.
A piano belonging to my daughter was left on the
premises for the accommodation of Mrs. Sutton,
who was said by Barrett to be very " musieal ;" but
I knew nothing of her talents in that way, although
Ido in another. lam aware that Mrs. Suttou has
lain in•of a child since she has been in prison.
Mr. C. Put LTA PS—Then that was a gaol delivery.
(Loud laughter.)
Thomas Woolstonholme—On the Ist of August
the prisoner Barrett, whom I always understood was
named Godfrey, called on me to know whether I
would take in a cottage pianoforte. lam a pawn-
broker, and live in Houndsditch. He brought it
there, and asked 15/. upon it, which I lent him. I
have the iNstrument now.

Ihe prisoners being called upon for their defence,
The piisoner Sutton alias Cooke, put in a long
written defence, which commenced by complaining
.of the prejudice excited against her by the irritating
reports in the public press, which had called her a
swindler. She stated, that when the instrument was
sent, she lodged in town, and was not present when
it was brought.

The prisoner Barrett admitted that he both or-
dered and pledged the pianoforte afterwards, but he
denied that he had either been a principal or an ac-
cessory to the commission of a felony.
The Jury consulted for a short time, and then re-
turned a verdict of Guilty against both the prisoners.
Mr. sergeant ARABIN was about to pass-sen-
tence, when the male prisoner requested judgment
to be respited until he could adduce evidence in his
favour.

The Court refused to grant the request, and after
commenting upon the heinous offence of which the
prisoners had been convicted, sentenced them to be
transported for the term of seven years.

CoßßETT.,Alluding to the number of his
works, observes—" It' such young men wish to know the
grand secret relative to the performance of such wondrous
labour, it is told to them in a few words : be abstinent, be
sober, go to had at eight o'clock and get up at four, the last
two being still of more importance than the two former.
A full half of all that I have ever written has been written
before ten o'clock in the day ; so that I have had as much •
laisure as any man I ever knew any thing of. If young
men will but set about the thing in earnest, let them not
fear of success; they will soon find that it is disagreeable
to sit up or rise late. Literary coxcombs talk of consum-
ing the midnight oil ! No oil, and a very small portion of
candles, have I ever consumed ; and I am quite convinced
that no writing is so good as that which conies from under
the light of the sun." •

THE MANCHESTER MAIL.--On Sunday
morning last the Manchester Mail did not arrive here un-
til a considerable period after its usual time. It had been
three hours beyond its usual time in reaching Manchester
from London on Saturday evenin4 : the cause we under-,
stand was, that the horses ran away with the vehicle from
Iledburn, the coachman not being able to cuntroul them,
and after going some distance the reins of the leaders were
broken in the attempt to stop them, and the coach being
driven against some pallisades at the side ti the road
was overturned. The coachman, we believe, was hurt,
but not very seriously, and all the passengers happily es-
caped without material injury. This, unluckily, was not
the last of the Mail's misfortunes. When near the toll-bar,
at the foot of Botchergate, coming into this city, the
coachman's whip having got entangled with thoail of one
of the horses, the animal became restive, and kicked and
plunged until it broke the splinter bar. The passengers
dismounted, and the coach was drawn into the town by a
number of boys, whom the accident had attracted .to the
spot. On Wednesday morning the Manchester Mail ar-
rived here at half-past five, about 50 minutes earlier than
usual, having, by additional speed, gained this time. The
Mail is to continue to run at the accelerated speed ; and if
it be found to answer, the Mail from London to Manches-
ter will be put upon the same speed, as also the direst
London Mail, in order. that the additional time thus gained
may be given to Glasgow and Edinbiugh• At present,
though the Mail arrivtin 50 minute 4 earlier than usual, it
is not despatched to Scotland inure than 15 minutes before
its former time.— Carlisle Journal.

This was an action for an asSaulf.. The parties
were builders, residing at Uxbridge; and the defendant
having conceived that the plaintiff had done Some
thing to injure him in his business, and had ascribed
the writing of an anonymous letter to him, overtook
him on his way to. his cottage at Hillingdon on the
25th of March last, and then assaulted him by hold-
ing up his whip in a threatening attitude.—:Verdict
for the plaintiff—Damages, 40s.