The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-26 00:00:00

X.ALINT difilgD POLICIA.

In the case of Robert Howland in the Bankruptcy
Court Sir C. F. Williams suspended the grant of the
bankrupt's certificate for eighteen months. The bank-
rupt had been a valuer and auctioneer, and in that capa-
city had obtained possession of property to a consider-
able amount, and never accounted to the owners for the
proceeds.
The trial of Captain Jennings, charged with slave-
trading, has been again postponed at the request of the
prosecutor in consequence of the absence of a material
witness. Cooper and Weston, the two men who robbed
a house in the Waterloo-road, under the pretence that
they were police-officers come to search it under a war-
rant, were convicted at the Central Criminll Court be-
fore the Recorder, but judgment was not pronounced.
Amelia Smith, aged 23, and Eleanor Stanton, 43, were
convicted in the New Court for feloniously taking and
detaining a male child, aged eight weeks, with intent to
defraud the parents of the possession of the said child,
and were each sentenced to be transported for seven years.
A young man named William Chivers, a native of
Aberdeen, was charged at the Guildhall with collecting
charitable contributions by false pretences. The pri-
soner had represe,,ted himself as a draper's assistant out
of employ, who had just come up from Aberdeen in
search of a situation, anti collections had been made for
him by the assistants in several shops. His statement,
upon enquiry being made, turned out to be false, and he
was given into custody. M. Alderman Hughes re-
manded the prisoner till Saturday, to see if any further
charges would be preferred against hit":-
At Clerkenwell, John Baker, propriett," and driver of
weLster, river
an omnibus, badge 4,018, and William
of another Islington omnibus, badge 7,836, clial).:ed with
furious driving and endangering the lives of her Majt:stY's
subjects, were fined 31. each and costs.
Caroline Berry and Elizabeth Phasey, charged with
having been concerned in stealing a quantity of jewellery,
&c., the property of John Goldie, Esq., 39, Baker-street,
Portman-square, was fully committed from Marylebone.
At Worship-street Elizabeth Ford, a girl 16 years of
age, was charged with having attempted to commit sui-
cide at a house of ill-fame in a notorious locality, called
the Vinegar-ground, City-road. The unfortunate crea-
ture stated that her father was a typefounder, living at
Pentonville. That about 14 months ago she had been
seduced and deserted, and that she was in such a horrible
state of disease and misery, that she had taken poison to
put an end to her sufferings. It appeared that the poison
had been removed by the stomach-pump, and the magis-
trate directed that she should be sent to St. Thomas's
Hospital.
Wm. Saunders and Mathew Crowley, charged with
endangering the lives of her Majesty's subjects, by
furiously driving in the parish of Charlton, Kent, were
each fined 40s. and costs at Woolwich.
A boy named John Jackson, charged with steal-
ing a flute and a silver snuff-box from the shop of Mr.
John Clay, a surgeon, of No. 85, Jubilee-street, Stepney,
was fully committed from the Thames Police-court. Mr.
Clay caught the prisoner as he was leaving the shop with
the flute sticking out of his pocket.
At the Uxbridge Petty Sessions, Mr. John Coles, pro-
prietor and driver of the Theme (Oxon) and London
omnibus, appeared before Messrs. Dagnall, Clark, and
Mills, the sitting magistrates, to answer a summons,
charging him with cruelty to a horse. The defendant
had driven the horse while it had a raw place on its
shoulder. He was fined 20s.

The Grand Dowager Duchess Stephanie of Baden is
I expected to pay her announced visit to the Marquis and
' Aiu:chioness of Douglas early in the ensuing year. The
Marquis and his illustrious consort are enjoying the
society of are select friends at Brodrick Castle, Isle of
Arran, where great improvements are in progress.
The Duke and Duche.:
s of Buccleuch and family are
passing the autumn at Dallies: h Palace, where his Grace
is expected to remain until Om; reassembling of the
Cabinet next month. .
The Marchioness of Westminster, who been slightly
indisposed at Grosvenor House, h better.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Londonde,:v and
suite are at present residing at Mountstewart, Na,w-
townards, and Lord Castlereagh is expected there in s
few days.
Lord and Lady Sidney are entertaining a select circle
at their seat, Frognal, near Footscray, Kent, among
whom are the Countess Cadogan and Lady Honoria
Cadogan.
Earl Fortescue and Viscount Ebrington have been on
a visit to the Hon. and Rev. Canon Fortescue, brother to
the Noble Earl, at Worcester, during the last few days.
Baron Koller has arrived at Chandos House, having
been appointed Austrian Charge d'Affaires pending the
arrival of Count Dretrichsen, the Minister Plenipoten-
tiary from that Court.