The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-17 00:00:00

EASTERN NEWS.

Our accounts from Constantinople come down to the
27th ult. inclusive.
The Divan continued to be still almost exclusively
occupied with the Syrian question. On the 17th (as we
have already announced) Selim Bey sailed for Beyrout,
with instructions to inquire into the real state of affairs
in the Lebanon, and adopt, in concert with Mustapha
Nam, the measures best calculated to conciliate the in-
terests of all parties. On the 23d, a note was presented
by the Russian Ambassador to the Reis Effendi,in which
his Government remonstrated against the policy pursued
by the Porte towards Syria, and especially against its
refusal to recal Omar Pacha from the Lebanon. The
differences existing between Turkey and Greece do not
appear to have been yet entirely settled. On the 25th
the Divan held a grand council, at which the prelimi-
naries of a definitive arrangement were agreed upon, and
the activity displayed by the Porte on this occasion in-
duced a belief that the affair would be speedily and sa-
tisfactorily terminated.
In the evening of the 24th ult. a violent quarrel arose
between some sailors of the British steamer Stromboli
and those of the Russian steamer Syllax, on the quay
of Galata. Several of the combatants were seriously
wounded. _ _

A flotilla, composed of a corvette, two brigs, and two
cu tters, was preparing to put to sea on a cruise through
the _Archipelago and along the coasts lately infested by
pirate/.
The Smyrna journals of the 27th of April state, that
the Aussvian schooner Aurora brought into that port on
the 26th an lonian vessel, the San Spiridion, Captain
Petala, who had rendered himself guilty of an act of
barratry. lie had sailed from Odessa with a cargo of
corn for Leghorn, but, instead of proceeding directly to
his destination, he stopped among the islands of the
Grecian Archipelago, where he disposed, at a miserable
price, of a considerable portion of the cargo. Tie was ar-
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Accounts from Canes of the 20th ult., announced that
all was quiet in Candia.
The Turkish flotilla, mentioned in our Constantinople
letter as on the point of putting to sea, had actually
sailed, and was met off Chesme on the 26th. It would
roceed first to Scio and thence to Psara, to instal the
:mates appointed by the Porte.
pry etters from Salonica of the 23d ult. state, that the
Su
lrao had not accepted the resignatio_n. of Pasha
Three Greek vessels had been freighted in
oft riarsbOur for the conveyance to Syria of I,dsoofATlbtfiti
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Bouzi. Mr. Charles Blunt, the English Consul, left
Salonica for Smyrna on the 23d. Macedonia and
Albania continued to enjoy the most perfect tranquillity,
and all the attempts at disturbance lately made at the
instigation of Russian agents had completely failed.
Our intelligence from Athens, received via Smyrna,
only came down to the 20th ult. A dispute had arisen at
Nauplia between the staff of a regiment of artillery in
garrison there, supported by part of the population, and
the Bavarian Colonel Hutz. This circumstance, though
trifling in appearance, would, it.was thought, occasion a
modification of the Greek Cabinet, the total expulsion of
the Bavarians from the service, which was agitated in
Council, having produced a most angry debate. The,
northern frontier was still infested with banditti ; but
the inhabitants of the adjoining villages having sided
with the military bad succeeded in driving them back
on the Ottoman territory. The French naval division,
under the orders of Admiral Lasusse, and consisting of
the two ships Inflexible and Santi Petri, and the brig La
Fleche, cast anchor at Salamis on the 14th ult.
Our private correspondence from Alexandria, of the
26th ult., announces the arrival of several distinguished
travellers in that city from Upper Egypt ; amongst
others, Count Pahlen and Captain Basil Hall. Letters
had been received at Alexandria from Suez, stating that
a revolution had broken out amongst the Nedsches
against Chaled Bey, who was compelled to fly into the
province of Lachsa.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.
DOINGS IN THE FLEET.*— Wm. Chrh, sen., and W,n.
Clark,jun., two most respectable-looking individuals, were
charged, the former with feloniously breaking into and
entering the apartments of Mr. Southend, on the Bth of
March last, and stealing therefrom two 101. notes, and
other property, and the latter with receiving the. same,
well knowing them to have been stolen.
Mr. Prendergast and Mr, Payne appeared for the pro-
secution, and Mr. Clarkson and Mr, Bodkin conducted
the defence.
Mr. PHENDERGAST, in addressing the Jury, stated,
that this was rather a remarkable case, and was well
worthy of their attention. Mr. Southend, the prosecu-
tor, occupied a room, No 10, in a gallery of the Fleet
prison, called the Coffee-gallery, The elder prisoner
had a room in the same gallery, exactly opposite the
prosecutor's room, and from an acquaintance which
sprung up between them, the prisoners had free access
to the prosecutor's room, and must have been aware that
he had some property deposited in a certain place in that
room. The gates of the Fleet prison were closed at
nine o'clock every night, after which hour no one is
permitted to enter or leave the prison. On the Bth March,
shortly after nine o'clock, the prosecutor left his room for
the purpose of visiting the apartments of another prisoner,
and at that time his property was quite safe, On re-
turning to his room, the prosecutor perceived that his
writing-desk, which contained his property, was gone
He then proposed that an instant search should be
made throughout the prison; the elder prisoner, however,
remarked that such a course, he thought, would be very
premature, troublesome, and inconvenient. The idea of
a search was accordingly abandoned, but other precau-
tions were taken for the recovery of the property; and
amongst others, information was given to the Bank of the
number of the missing notes, and Roe, the officer, was
employed to trace them. One of the notes was traced
to a pawnbroker, named King, in Holborn, and
the assistant of that pawnbroker, who would
be called, accounted for the possession of the
note by stating that on the 12th of March a coat was
pledged at his shop, and on the 18th it was taken out, and
in payment for it the 101. note was received. The young
man described the appearance of the person who pledged
and afterwards redeemed the coat very minutely, and
that description answered the appearance of the younger
prisoner. He also very particularly described the coat,
which, it appeared, was. a very extraordinary coat, and
of no common kind whatever. Roe, the officer, after-
wards came across the younger prisoner, and asked him
if he had pledged a coat with Mr. King, in Holborn, and
the prisoner said he had not; he then said, "But who
are you that ask me these questions ?" Roe told him
who he was, and he then said he should answer no more
questions. search was afterwards made in the elder
prisoner's box, and the identical coat was found in it.
These were briefly the facts of the case, and he should
now proceed to call his witnesses.
Robert Southend, a tall, gentlemanly-looking man,
who, together with his legal adviser, and the elder pri-
soner, was brought up by habeas, in custody of the tip-
staves of the Fleet, was then called and examined by Mr.
PAYNE.—Up to Bth March last, and for some time pre-
vious, I was a prisoner in the Fleet prison. I occupied
No. 10 in the Coffee-gallery, and the prisoner kept what
is called a whistling shop in the prison—a place where
you can get anything to drink. He had general access
to my room, and no one else had. On the Bth March, I
left my room, about a quarter past nine in the evening.
Previous to that time, I had heard the prisoner talking
about cashing bills, and I said to him that if I knew he
cashed bills I would have employed him, as I had had one
done lately ; he asked to what amount, and I said, 661.
I asked him what per centage he charged, and he said,
50 per cent. I replied, that I bad mine done foz the
regular per centage. When I left my room there were
in my writing-desk two 10/. notes and other property,
documents and correspondence, which I very much
prized. As I was going up-stairs I met the elder pri-
soner near my room. He held a sugar basin in his hand,
which he said he was taking to No. 11 in the upper
gallery. Prisoner asked me where I was going. I
said, to a friend's in the upper gallery. He asked,
how long I should be ? I said, about half-an-
hour. There was no one ehie in the gallery at the
time. It is not above 50 or 60 yards from the pri-
soner's room to the place where I met him. I returned
about ten o'clock to my room. I found the lock had beoi%
wrenched off the door. On entering the room I found
that my writing-case was gone. That was all that was
taken. I had seen money in the writing-desk that very
morning. I placed three 101. notes there. I knew the
numbers of the three 10/. notes. My sister brought me
the notes with other money. These notes came into my
possession about the 23d of February. The notes were
numbered 81,203.4-5. When I found the state of my
premises I went to the turnkeys and reported the fact,
and it was cried. I went into Clarke's room. He
was present when a general search was proposed.
A general search was suggested by two gentlemen who
offered to throw open their rooms. Upon that proposi-
tion being made, Clarke said he thought it was rather
premature. Clarke's room was not searched that night.
I saw Clarke the next day. I saw a coat produced then.
Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON—CIarke seemed
very active in trying to discover the property. I never
offered to bet ten to one that I would convict the pri-
soner. The prisoner is a very popular man in the
prison, because he can wash any dryness in the throat
away ; and so I am considered a great persecutor in
bringing forward this charge. I will swear I never said
I would bet ten to one that I would convict the prisoner.
A bet, you know, is not concluded till it is " Done,
done."—(Laughter.) I very much regretted, it when
I heard that there was any suspicion against him.
Mr. CLARKSON—Did you ever say that if you convicted
the prisoner you would stand a dinner, and as much
champagne as they could drink ? Witness—l positively
say I never said anything of the sort.
Thomas Hawker deposed that he was a tailor. He
was in the Fleet between 9 and 10 in the evening en the
Bth of March. Mr. Southend's room-door was open.
Witness had a pair of trousers to repair, which he took
home on the night in question. He saw that the lock
had been broken off the door. He went to the room of
Mr. Clarke, and saW his (Clarke's) wife. Witness asked
her, where Mr. Southend was; but she could not tell.
Witness was a prisoner in the Fleet.
Cross examined by Mr. BODKIN—Has been an inmate
of the Fleet for twelve months. Witness was never
suspected of the robbery.
Thomas Parkes deposed that on the Bth March last
he occupied the room No. 13, Coffee-gallery in the
Fleet. Remembered an alarm being given on that night.
Remembers a suggestion made to have the room searched,
when Mr. Clarke said it would be premature. There was
consequently no seareh made.
Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON— Never heard Mr.
Southend offer to make a bet upon this case.
Charles Bawty, a clerk in the accountants' office of the
Bank of England, produced, the, note 81,304, he also
produced the note 81,303, which was paid into the Bank
on the 11th March.

Harriet Southend deposed that she received a 10/.
note in March last from her brother, Mr. Southend.
Witness sent it to be changed a few days after she re-
ceived it. She had paid her brother several notes, and
he returned her one, the one in question.
Ann M‘Niery, the servant to the last witness, deposed
that she changed a note for her mistress at No. 4, Mary -
lebone-street, a public-house, kept by Mr. Watkins.
Philip Rose deposed that he was assistant to Mr. King,
of Holborn. He took in a coat in pledge, but he could
not say who brought it. The coat was pawned for 11.10 s.
and witness examined it very carefully.
Cross-examined---Can't say how many coats we had
in pawn when this one was left. Thinks the younger
prisoner was not the person who pawned it.
James Aldridge, another clerk, deposed that a person
very much resembling the younger prisoner redeemed
the coat on the 18th of March, and he tendered in pay-
ment a 101. note.

John Roe, an officer at the Mansion-house, deposed
that he made a search on the Ist of April in the Fleet.
Mr. Southend was present, with Mr. Clarke. He did
not find anything that had been stolen. He afterwards
traced one of the notes in question to Mr. King, the
pawnbroker of Holborn. He afterwards saw the younger
prisoner At a shop in St. Paul's Churchyard. The wit-
ness Aldridge was then with him. Aldridge described
the young man who pledged the coat, which tallied with
the appearance of the prisoner.
Cross-examined by Mr. BODKIN—He traced the other
10/. note to a Mr. Barnard. Mr. Barnard was examined
before the Magistrate, but he did not recognise the pri-
soner. The younger prisoner came to-day voluntarily
to be placed upon his trial. He was not bound in his
own recognisances.
This was the case for the prosecution.
Mr. BODKIN addressed the Jury for the defence, and
called the following witnesses :
Eliza March deposed that she was in the employment
of Messrs. Smith and Lapouli. Knew the younger pri-
soner at the bar. He was in the same house, and had
been there for six years. On the 18th March last saw
the prisoner at the warehouse ; he was there during the
whole of that day. There is a porter at the warehouse
of the name of Hardiman. He was sent out with goods.
The younger prisoner was in the warehouse at the time.
He gave the porter several parcels for the West end of
the town. He gave him a shilling for his dinner ; that
was about one o'clock. The prisoner, Clarke, slept at
the house on the Bth of March ; when he went out at
night he had to be in at half past ten. Sometimes the
shop was not shut up till ten o'clock. The prisoner bad
no business at the Fleet on the 18th of March, and he was
required at the warehouse, as they were busy at the time.
He could not be away without being missed.
James Aldridge recalled, said that the' coat was re-