The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-14 00:00:00

Saw AND POLION.

William Howe was convicted at Bury St. Edmunds'
of having maliciously set fire to a stack of straw, the
property of John Darrant. Mr. Justice Williams de-
terred passing sentence. The prisoner was an agricul-
tural labourer, and at the time of the commission of the
offence he resided with his mother in a cottage near Mr.
Darrant's farm.
At Derby, Mr. Justice Patteson sentenced a man
named Booth, who was twice convicted of burglary, to
be- transported for life. The prisoner, who throughout
the proceedings had seemed totally indifferent- to what
was going on, upon hearing the sentence, said, " Then,
it I die to-morrow, my Lord, my time's up."
Mr. Baron Gurney sentenced the ex-Liverpool land-
ing waiter, Joseph M'Caugbie, to two months' impri-
sonment for shooting Mr. Arkle, the surperintendent
landing surveyor at Liverpool Docks. Th prisoner had
been reported to Mr. Arkle as drunk on duty, and was
dismissed in consequence, and in revenge he had at-
tempted to shoot the gentleman.
At York William Thompson, alias Luke Thompson,
alias Blueskin, was charged with having, on the 22d of
January, 1843, feloniously shot at Thomas Carr, of Hall
Moor, near York, with intent to murder, disable,. or do
him some grievous bodily harm. In this .case, a man
named Mason, who, it new turns out, is perfectly inno-
cent, had been convicted of the offence, and sentenced to
transportation. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and
lie was sentenced to twenty years' .transportation. Mr.
Justice Coleridge, in passing sentence, intimated that
immediate steps would be taken for the recel of the in-
nocent convict Mason, and that Government, in all like-
lihood, would award him compensation.
Oaing to the great number of prisoners for trial at
these assizes, it was found impossible that Mr. Justice
Celeridge could get through the business in time for
ope;iing the commission at Durham, Mr. Justice Cress-
, a ell has accordingly arrived at York to assist in the trial
of the prisoners.
A big fellow named liAlingsworth, who is foreman to
Mr. Jackson, the contractor for building the Royal Ex-
change, was charged at the Mansion House by Mr. At-
kins, a gentleman who resides in the neighbourhOod of
Cornhill, with having committed an assault upon him by
spattering him with a brush dipped in mortar and water.
Hollingsworth said that he was responsible for keeping
the place at which the men worked in front of the Royal
Exchange free from a mob of boys by whom they were
constantly interfered with. He found that the use of a
stick or a whip made them grumble, and therefore he
used the brush dipped in water, which he found efficacious.
It was proved beyond the shadow of a doubt, in answer to
questions asked by the Lord Mayor of the defendant
himself, arising from the defence, that the assault was
quite unprovoked and unwarrantable, and his Lordship
called upon Hollingsworth to give ,his own security to
the amount of 401., to appear to answer at the sessions.
Mr. Atkins, however, consented to accept an apology
upon the paymont of the costs by the defendant, who
made the apology in a-most ungracious manner, and was
discharged.

At QUeen-square the business of the Court principally
consisted of charges against beggars and applications for
relief. Of the former of these, three were committed as
incorrigible vagrants, whilst the ca.(-s wf real distress
were so lagilerolln that upwards ut 4/. was given, in
►arious sums, for their relief.

c:Oll.lFL'3: rrassuzolicavazzi;.
The Black Eagle Strain-vessel, Master Commander
S. B. C,•ok, is to leave Woohrich for Dover on Monday.
to remain in re:idlers: to embark their Royal High-
nesses the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg and Gotha
and members of their suite, and convey the royal party
to Ostend, on their return to the Continent.
The Duke and Duchess of Bedford are still at Woburn
Abbey, where the Noble Duke and Duchess have bees'
receiving a succession of visitants. The Marquis of
l'avistock is passing thr winter at the Noble Duke's
mansion in 13t lgrave,quare.
Earl and Countess Cowper have arrived at Earl De
Grey's residence, St. James's-square, from the Marine-
parade, Brighton, where they have been passing some
weeks, and after staying a few hours at the Noble Earl's
mansion in Stanhope•street, they proceeded to Pas-
senger, Harts, for the Christmas recess.

The nobility and gentry's ball took place at the Town
Hall, Windsor, on Thursday evening, when a large party
assembled, including several of the stewards. who were
the Earl of Norbury, Viscount Seshani, Colonel Mon-
crietre, J. J. Bulkeley, Esq., li. Seymour, Esq., Colonel
Richardson (Blues), and Colonel St. Quintin (17th Lan-
cers), Lord W. Lennox, Lord A. St. Maur, Mr. Bailey
(Royal Horse Guards), several officers of the 1-7th Lan-
cers, Colonel C. and Mrs. Martin, Milton place, Lady
and Miss Linwood, Sir Henry and Lady Caulfield, &c.
Thu party did not break up until four in the morning.
Lind and Lady Francis Egerton intend to pass the
CNristiaas holiday-a at Hatchford, near Cobham.
Copley, sister to Lady Howick, is staying at her Lady -
ship's mansion in Ile; rave-square.
The Right Hon. Edward Ellice, E. Ellice, Es 4., M.P.,
Nim Ellice, Aliips E. Bali Our, and C. Ellice, Esq., have
arrived at their seat, in Lilo-mess Aire for the aetv:ral.
Ott their departure from Fort Augustus for Inverness,
the assembled multitude on the pier gave the party- till ee
:warty eheers..

Tlie lion. W. F. S. Ponsouby, and J. R. Philips,
M.P., have been paying visits to their constituents at
Poole.

watbolimitui.xelautims.
The Dublin Monitor says a rescript has been lately re-
ceived by Dr. Crolly, Archbishop of Armagh, from the
Pope, which directs " the prel.tes and clergy of this
country to abstain from all political agitation—to attend
exclusively to their religious duties —to inculcate uni-
versal peace and charity, as the bond of Christian per-
fection; but, above all, to recommend, by word and ex.
ample, honour and submission to the ruling powers. The
Holy Father proclaims this as the genuine doctrine of
the Catholic Church ut all times and under all circum-
stances."

The Rev. Theobald Mathew, acknowledging a re-
mittance from the Rev. L. Murphy, Dublin, writes—
'• There is not the most: distant danger of mi again in-
volving myself. The profuse distribution of cards and
medals throughout the kingdom will not be necessary in
future, and I shall be thus relieved from the risk of in-
curring debts."
The Windsor Military Steeple Chase is now fixed to
come off on the 25th March next. The line of country
selected is within a mile and fir half of Windsor, in a very
different direction to that of the two former years, being
in the neighbourhood of Dedworth•green. The sport
will be confined to one day, and there will be three chases.
The first a military chase ; the second a 51 sweepstakes,
and the third a hack chase of 11. each.

Information has been;ecei;ed at the head Metropoli-
tan Police Station, of a robbery of regimental plate har-
ing taken place on Monday night, at Dudhope barracks,
Scotland, where the 60th Rifle Regiment are at present
quartered. The following articles of silver plate, which
were the Property of the officers, have been stolen :7-37
dinner forks, 33 dessert ditto, 2i table spoons, 17 dessert
spoons, 11 tea-spoons, thiee sauce ladles, a soup ladle, a
fish .lice, four salt-cellars, a quantity of gravy and, salt
spoons, two scollop-skells, two silver waiters, and a pair
of sugar tour. All the articles are skimped with •