The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-09 00:00:00

BOTV-STREET.

On Wednesday a young man, dressed in the extreme of fashion,
who gave his name as Louis Legardc, but who has been known
under the different appellations of Romereno and Boissonarde,
under which last he was a short time since brought up for forging
the name of the Comte de Jarnac, for the purpose of obtaining
Opera tickets, was placed before Mr. Twyford, charged with felony
at the house of Mr. Rodman, 95, Strand.

It appeared that the prisoner, who represented himself as highly
connected in Paris, and also with several respectable mercantile
houses in the City, took lodgings at Mr. Bodman's house, and con.
tinued to reside there for some time unsuspected, until a silver
cream-jug, a valuable opera-glass, and other articles suddenly
disappeared. Suspicion fell upon the prisoner, and these
suspicions were increased upon Mr. Alfred Ormonde, the popular
lecturer, wh• had been lodging in the house, applying
for some trunks that had been left in the care of Mr.
Bodman. The trunks were found emptied of their valuable
contents, and as they hid been placed in a room adjoining the one
occupied by the prisoner, he was Immediately given in charge for
the robbery. As no part of the property was found about him he
was discharged ; but officer Pocock, of the detective force, feeling
certain he was on the right scent, watched the movements of the
prisoner, and dodged him to the shop of Mr. Walsh, pawnbroker,
in the Strand. Upon inquiry it was found that a part of the pro-
perty lost by Mr. Ormonde had been pledged at different times by
the prisoner at that establishment. The Frenchman finding him-
self in danger took to his heels forthwith, but the officer, "more
swift of foot, outran his purpose," and haring secured his prey,
placed him before Mr. Twyford.

Mr. TWTFOILD was on the point of committing the prisoner for
trial at the ensuing session of the Criminal Court, when
Mr. Ormonde stated it would be quite impossible for him to
attend, as he was engaged to lecture the whole of next week at
the Town-hall, Birmingham.

Under these circumstances the prisoner was remanded for a
fortnight.

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THE WINE TRADE.—We understand that Mr.
Dixon, the chairman of the \Vine and Spirit Association of Liver-
pool, who made application in January to the Lords of the Trea-
sury on behalf of the trade for an increase in the allowances for
the natural wastage of wines in bond, and also again in the begin.
ping of last month, for a revision of the order, and a still greater
increase in the allowances on the different sized casks In the bonded
warehouses or vaults of extra security at the outports, to both of
which representations their Lordships returned a favourable reply,
after consideration of the reports and opinions of the revenue
officers on the matter, has recently made a further application to
their Lordships, praying that the wines which were delivered in
the interim between the date of the first and that of the second
order, may have the benefit of the increased allowances sanctioned
by the latter order; in other words, treating such wines retro.
spectively, in a manner somewhat similar to the recent Treasury
order with respect to the return of the sanctioned Allowance on
duty paid sugar In bond. Their Lordships have rejected the
application, as being contrary to the principle and established prac-
tice observed in cases of the kind, and have directed that the in.
creased allowance is to take place from the date of the latter ostler
sanctioning the same. We understand also that a memorial has
been made to the Lords of the Treasury by a numbs rof wine-
merchants its one of the great cities in the west of Englsind, we be.
here Exeter, letting forth that neither of the two orders issued
provides any allowance for casks under a certain size ; that Sicilian
or Marsala wine, of which so large a quantity is now imported and
consumed in this country, is generally brought in very small casks;
and praying that the order may be further amended, so a, s to in.
elude casks of the size alluded to. The memorial is at present under
the consideration of their Lordships, and from the spirit and inten.
Lion of the former orders on the matter, it is not improbatile that
the request will be conceded.

SOUTHWARK LITERARY INSTITUTION.-Mr. I{enry
Smith (from America) gave his first vocal entertainment
on Monday evening, in presence of a highly-respectabie.
and delighted audience. The following pieces m ere
rapturously encored:—" The Old Arm Chair," " The
Dream of the Reveller," " The Ship on Fire," " The
Gambler's Wife," and " I'm Afloat." Mr. Smith an-
nounced, that from the flattering manner of his reception„
he would again have the pleasure of appearing befo ,cet
the ladies and gentlemen ofSouthwark.