The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-03 00:00:00

THE INDIA MAILS.

ALEXANDRIA, AUGUST 19.—The —ieninsular and
Oriental Company's steamer Oriental arrived here this
morning from Malta and England, with 76 passengers
for India, who proceed this evening on their way to
Cairo and Suez.

Telegraphic intelligence has been received that an
English steamer from Bombay arrived at Suez on the
17th instant, in 27 days, with 80 passengers. Should
the steamer have arrived at Suez on the morning of the
17th, there is a chance of the mails reaching Alexan-
dria in the course of the night or to-morrow morning,
in which case the French steamer, which is to leave for
Marseilles early to-morrow, will probably defer her de-
parture until the afternoon, to enable the Indian corres-
pondence to be forwarded by this opportunity ; but
should the mails not be heard of at all to-morrow, the
French steamer must leave before sunset, and the Indian
news will reach Europe only by the English steamer,
that is, about three days later.
AUGUST 20, SEVEN A.3l,—lntelligence has been re-
ceived this morning from Can.), that it was not the
Bombay steamer, but the Bentinck, from Calcutta, that
arrived at Suez on the 17th inst. with 86 passengers. It
was an error committed by the telegraph in announcing
that the Bombay steamer had arrived. The Oriental will
consequently be detained four or five days longer before
leaving for England. Lord Ellenborough was to leave
Calcutta on the 28th of July by the Nemesis, and could
not be expected to reach Suez before tho end of this
month, as the monsoons have been very severe. The
Semiramis, from Bombay, had not reached Aden on the
10th, when the Bentinck left, consequently the Bombay
mails cannot reach Suez before the 21st or 22d. Captain
Kellock, of the Bentinck, has brought rather important
news from Aden, where it appears that a strong army of
35,000 Arabs is collecting for the purpose of attacking
the place.
The mails of the Bentinck have net yet reached
Alexandria; the above news has been received by expres'.
The French steamer Caire sails immediately.

PORTUGAL.

We have received letters from Lisbon to the 27th ult.

Senhor Don Luis Gonzalez Bravo, on being presented
to the Queen of Portugal. on the 22d ult., in his capacity
of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of
her Catholic Majesty at the Court of Lisbon, delivered a
speech characteristic enough of the man. There are
references in this fulsome address to a desire, on the
part of the Spanish sovereign (the modest General Nar-
vaez), for more extensive relations with Portugal, and to
reciprocity of interest between the two countries, which
" Providence," through the interpreter of its works and
will (Gonzales Bravo), it is declared, " created sisters."
A report was current, that the Envoy Extraordinary
was the bearer of a communication to the Portuguese
Ministry, from his own Government, offering to place an
army of 40,000 men at the disposal of the Portuguese
sovereign, and stating the readiness of the Spanish
Government to send the troops into Portugal. It ap-
pears that the Secretary of the Spanish Legation was
dispatched in all haste to Madrid, on the 24th ultimo,
two days after the audience of the Spanish Ambassador
with her Majesty. The similarity of the characters of
Narvaez and Cabral, and the identity of their political
views and objects, might prepare people far any event
which might give occupation to men of restless minds,
reckless of consequences—bold and indiscreet—who have
risen to power, in turbulent times, by means of bayonets,
and know no other way of maintaining their power ex-
cept by military force.
The dismissals and resignations of persons holding
judicial offices continue. The Crown Procurador, or
Attorney-General, the first law officer of the Crown, has
resigned his office, on the grounds of the illegality of
the decree of the Ist of August. The law officer next
to him in rank has followed his example. The whole of
the Judges of the Relacao of Oporto, it is said, with one
exception, have protested against the late measure as a
violation of the Constitution. The Marquez de Niza has
also protested against the late decree. The money diffi-
culties continued on the increase, the civil employs .s and
pensioners of the Government being now nearly three
months in arrears, with few exceptions.

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
IVOR SHIP-S7'R E ET.
Yesterday a middle-aged um of respectable appear-
ance, named Francis Crocker, was placed at the bar
before Mr. Broughton, charged with obtaining under
false and fraudulent pretences the sum of 1.55. and a
gold wedding-ring from a young unmarried woman
named Mary Judd, in the employment of Messrs.
Bunyan and Co., wholesale seed merchants in the
City-road.
It will be unnecessary to repeat the unfortunate
prosecutrix's statement, the substance of which has
been already inserted in our paper, further than to
say, that she was cowtecl by a tradesman named Abel,
carrying on business near Aldermanbury, who, after
fixing the day for the marriage, anti presenting her
with the wedding-ring, deserted her and married an-
other woman ; and the prosecutrix employed the pri-
soner, who represented himself as a solicitor, in prac-
tice at No. 4, Thatched-house-row, Lower-road,
Islington, and Roll's-yard, Chancery. lane, to bring
an action for breach of promise of marriage. In this
character he obtained the sum of 15s. from her to pay
for a writ he told her he had served Abel with, and
then the wedding-ring as security fur his costs. All
this the prosecutrix having sworn to, the prisoner was
taken into custody by

Holland, one of the warrant-officers, who went to
his house yesterday morning and demanded the ring;
the prisoner said a friend had it, but on being pressed
acknowledged that he had pledged it, and on being
brought to this Court and searched, a quantity of
duplicates were found upon him, one of which was for
the ring in question, together with a letter directed to
the prosecutrix, couched in these terms :—" Mary
Judd has this day deposited in my hands the gold
wedding-ring enclosed, which I promise to return on
payment of money advanced by me, and expenses in-
curred in prosecuting an action against Mr. Abel."
On breaking this letter open and looking for " the
ring enclosed" a base metal ring, bent into every
imaginable shape, and not worth even a farthing,
tumbled out:
Frederick Fox, shoptnan to Messrs. Pickford and
Co., pawnbroksrs in Old-street, produced the prose-
cutrix's ring, which was pledged at their shop by the
prisoner on the 13th ult. for 4s.
The prisoner, in defence, denied that he had ever
represented himself as a solicitor. He had been em-
ployed, he said, for 30 years insolicitors' offices, in
one of which he had served as articled clerk. He
was last at Mr. Abbott's in Chancery-lane, but left
him in 1841, and had since then acted as reporter,
and been employed by Mr. Gurney. He had been
lately involved in difficulties, in consequence of living
with a lady who was of such extravagant habits that
she had completely ruined him. He had intended to
carry this business out for the prosecutrix, and had
employed Mr. Hutson, a solicitor near Finsbury-
square, to transact it for him, but he was sorry to
say that that gentleman had not done his duty by him.
Ile had paid Mr. Hutson the 15s. in question, but
had no proof; unfortunately, that he had done so.
Holland said he had been to Mr. Hutson's offices,
and seen that gentleman's clerk, who told him that
the prisoner had certainly been there to give instruc-
tions, as he said, for a writ to be issued, but he had
not paid them a shilling, and, so far from their firm
intending to carry the action on, they had told the
prisoner that the letters sent to Miss Judd by Mr.
Abel were not sufficient to support an action. Mr. BROUGHTON said he was clearly of opinion
that the prisoner had obtained the property in ques-
tion by a false and fraudulent representation, and he
had no hesitation whatever in committing him for

trial; but as the depositions could not be then► taken
he would accept bail for his future appearance, and
that must be, himself in 1001., and two responsible
sureties in 501. each.
CLERKENIVELL.

Inspector Miens, of the S division, came forward
yesterday and stated to the Magistrate, that there
was a charge of a very serious nature on the police-
sheet, respecting which he sought his Worship's advice.
Mr. John Stephens Murphy, an Irish gentleman, be,
longing to a mercantile house in the City, awl
residing at No. 53, Spencer-street, Northampton-
square, was charged with causing the death of James
Rogers, and injuring three other persons, viz. :—John
Hill, Thomas Bignall, and Elizabeth Bignall, whose
life is despaired of.

Mr. COMBE asked where the prisoner was ? The
Inspector stated that Mr. Murphy was lying at his
own residence dangerously ill. Prom the statement
of those who witnessed the transaction, and who were
then in Court, the facts of the case appeared to be
these :—The deceased, John James Rogers, was a
carter in the employment of Mr. Upton, of
Highgate, and lived in North-street, Highgate.
Thomas and Elizabeth Bignall were aunt and uncle
of the deceased, and John Hill his cousin. On the
previous (Sunday) evening between eight and nine
o'clock, the Bignalls and Hill, who lived in Hill-
street, Wellington-street, Blackfriars-road, had been
visiting Mrs. Rogers, wife of the &cased, who has
just been confined of her fifth child, and were return-
ing home along the Holloway-road, when they saw a
one-horse phaeton, in which Mr. Murphy was coming
down Holloway-hill at full speed ; they endeavoured
to avoid it, and ran towards the side of the road, but
the vehicle turned into that side of the road, and
before they could leave it came into collision with
them. They were all knocked down. The deceased
was caught in the springs and dragged into the road,
and the wheels of the right side of the vehicle pased
over his head, producing a compound fractur2 of the
skull. Elizabeth Bignall's arm was broken, and the
wheel's passing over her breast, severe internal in-
juries were the consequence. Thomas Bignall's col-
lar-bone was broken, and he was otherwise much in-
jured. Hill's wounds are not dangerous. At the
moment of the collision, Mr. Murphy was thrown out
of•the vehicle. lie was rendered insensible by the
fall, and his head was dreadfully cut and contused.
The vehicle was broken in several places. The suf-
ferers were conveyed to the Whittington and Cat,
Highgate, and Dr. Moger, of Highgate, was imme-
diately sent tor. Up:m his arrival, Rogers was found
to be in a dying state, and he did not survive more
than a few minutes. Mrs. Bignall was for a long
time insensible, and it was feared would not live
through the night. Everything was done for the un-
fortunate survivors. Mr. Murphy was in the course
of the night removed to his own residence, where he
lies under the care of Dr. Matthews. Bignall is toll-
collector on the Southwark-bridge.
Certificates regarding the condition of the sufferers
from the medical gentlemen were produced. They
described the condition of the Bignalls as very dan-
gerous.

Mr. CoMna inquired of Mr. Murphy was in cus-
tody ? The inspector replied, that he was under the
surveillance of the police, and that he would he able
to attend that Court on Wednesday next.
Mr. COMBS said, he could not at present interfere.
The police inspector must exercise his own discretion.