The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-02 00:00:00

&ALIN' AND POMICII,

In the Bankruptcy Court, the examination of H. C.
Balne, late a grocer at Poole, was adjourned sine die.
Mr. Commissioner Fane refused to grant the bankrupt
his protection. The caie of John Brokenshire, the man
who endeavoured to hoax his creditors into a belief that
he had been drowned at Weston-Super-Mere, was again
before the Insolvent Court and again adjourned
At Monmouth, John Pritchard, was indicted for
breaking into the dwelling-house of George Reynolds, at
Abergavenny, on the 7th of December, and stealing
♦arious articles of grocery therein. He was found
guilty, and sentenced to three months' imprisonment,
the prosecutor recommending him to mercy.
William Pilling, the manager of the Warrington
Branch of the Liverpool and Manchester District Bank,
was tried at Liverpool on a charge of robbing the bank,
and of embezzling money. He was acquitted on both
charges.
At the Mansion-house yesterday, Elias Bonfield, fore-
man in a mercantile house, in Tower-street, was charged
with having assaulted Captain Lewis, of the 2d Regiment
of Guards, and one of the privates of the same regiment.
The defendant refused to stand aside to let the Bank
picquet pass, and when touched by one of the men,
assaulted the man and also the officer, who attempted to
remonstrate with him. lie was held to bail upon both
charges.

James Keefe, a tailor, was committed for six weeks,
from Bow-street, for dog-stealing.
At Marlhorough-street :qr. B. C. Willis, of 52, Quad-
rant, was charged before Mr. Maltby, with having stolen
tR o bills of exchange for 500/. and 600 L, the property of
Mr. Hearn, of 9, Pall-mall East. The particulars which
came out in evidence prove that a certain gang of bill-
swindlers, most of a hom have over and over again been
at the bar of different police-courts, are, notwithstand •
ing the publicity given to their fraudulent practices, at
present in full activity, and are carrying on their
schemes in various parts of the town under differ-
ent names. By some means or other the bills
in question, which were held by Mr. Hearn, as
he stated, for a bona fide consideration, had been
obtained from the drawer Mr. Mytten, without con-
sideration, in fact, stolen from him, and he had em-
Ployed Mr. Willis to get them back. The case was
adjourned till Tuesday, the defendant being permitted
to go at large on bail.
James Herbert, a Journeyman shoemaker, charged
with cutting and William with a
shoemaker's hammer in so serious a manner that his
life is still in danger, was committed from the Lambeth
Police-court.
At Greenwich, yesterday, Elizabeth George, servant
to a widow lady named Melhuish, residing at No. 1,
Park-row, Blackheath, was charged with embezzling
several sums entrusted to her for the payment of the
tradesmen's bills. After the evidence adduced, the pri-
soner said she had certainly used the moneys given by
her mistress to pay the weekly accounts, but would wil-
lingly make it all good if her mistress would allow time
for that purpose. She was fully committed to Newgate
for trial.

William Copsey was fully committed from the Thames-
office, on a charge of highway robbery, attended with
violence.

COURT-FASHIONABLE.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, as
Director of the Ancient Concerts, will entertain the
Duke of Wellington, the Archbishop of York, the Earl
of Cawdor, and a distinguished circle at dinner this
evening, at Cambridge House.
Marchioness of Wellesley and Miss Mactavish have ar-
rived at her Ladyship's residence at Rutland Gate, from
Paris, after a sojourn of nine months in that capital.
The Earl of Carlisle continues in improved health at
Castle Howard, Yorkshire,
whore a family circle is as-
sembled during the holidays.
7: he Countess of Cardigan has hastily left this country
for Rome, her Ladyship having received information
from Italy of the serious illness of her sister, Mrs. Hubert
de Burgh, who, when the last letters were dispatched
from Rome, was alarmingly indisposed.
The Earl and Countess of Puwis and the Lsdies Her-
bert are expected to arrive at the family mansion, in
Berkeley-square, early in the ensuing week, from Wal-
cott Hall, the Noble Earl's seat in Shropshire.
The Lord Chancellor and Lady Lyndhurst have ar-
rived in town for the r eason. Lady Ly ndhurst would
have joined the eitcle assembled at Belveir Castle during
the visit of the Duchess of Cambridge and the Heredi-
tary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess oc Nleck!enbur h
Strelitz to the Duke of Rutland, but for the indisposition
(if Miss Copley, the Noble and Learned Lord's sister.
His Lordship gives his customary dejeuner to the judges
and law officers on the commencement of Easter term,
on Monday week.
Earl Fortescue, Viscount Ebrington, Sir Charles
Shaw, Montague Gore, Esq., M.P., and a numerous
party of the local neighbouring gentry and clergy, at-
tended a meeting of the newly-established Barnstaple
Literary and Scientific Institution last week, to adopt
measures for its immediate opening.

T0Z15CE1.7.8.211130178.
The first meeting for the spring season of the Horti-
cultural Society was held on Tuesday afternoon at the
rooms in Regent-street, R. W. Barchard, Esq., in the
chair. There was a very good collection of flowers, the
prominent of which were rewarded with prizes. Amongst
some interesting varieties were violet and mignonette
trees, which had by cultivation assumed a shrubby ap-
pearance, with some hyacinths and fine blown camellias.
Some rare plants were also exhibited from the Royal
Botanic Gardens at Kew. The prizes awarded were
silver Banksian medals to Mr. Loddige, of Hackney, for
orchidaceons plants ; the Duke of rlborough for a
Providence pine apple, weighing 81b. loz. ; and Mr.
Henderson, of Pine Apple-place, for heaths and,a fine
White azalea.
The gentlemen belonging to the Arundel Yacht Club
have just announced their intention of opening the season
by a sail down the Thames, on Saturday, the 26th of the
Present month. The yachts are to assemble at Green-
wich, at four o'clock in the afternoon, proceeding only
as far as Erith on the first day, returning again early in
the following week.
A meeting of the City of London Association of Gene-
ral Practitioners was held at Radley's Hotel on Tuesday
evening, for the purpose of expressing their confidence in
the Committee of the National Association of General
Practitioners. Resolutions condemnatory of the Medical
Bill were also agreed to, and the meeting separated.
Mr. O'Connell, it is said, may be expected in London
early next week,
The pensioners of the Royal Navy and the Royal
Marines, in the Woolwich district, have received notice
that they are to appear before Captain John Forbes,
the officer employed in the organisation and payment of
the out-pensioners of Chelsea Hospital, for the purpose
of being enrolled, and to be paid monthly in the same
Manner as the pensioners of the ordnance corps,
cavalry, and line regiments. The first monthly pay-
ment of the Chelsea pensioners, in the Woolwich din--
lion, commences 'it Captain Forbes's office, in the Royal
Artillery Barracks, to-day, April 2, commencing with
the °Milan«) troops, and the other regiments, according
to their seniority.
The season of the Philharmonic society began on Mon-
day evening. Sir Henry Bishop has been appointed per-
Manent conductor. The concert was excellent and was
well attended. Mr. Swinton, the violinist, v% ho made
such a favourable impression on the musical public last
season, performed Spuhr's concerto in D in a finished
and masterly style.
The boiler of the steam. boat Victoria exploded on Sa-
turday evening, while she was eng4ged in towing a vessel
into the harbour at Shields. The force of the steam,
which was fortunately upwards, severely scalded John
Thompson, the engine man, who was standing on dick,
but no other person was injured.