The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-06 00:00:00

charged with improper conduct in one of the dress
boxes of the Haymarket Theatre.
A gentleman, named Hope, stated that last evening
he was in the dress circle, accompanied by his lady. He
was in the box next but ",one to the stage ; the prisoner
was in the next box to the stage. A gentleman named
Robinson, and his lady, were also in that box. About
eight o'clock Mr. Robinson had occasion to go out for a
short period, and witness noticed that the prisoner then
fixed his eyes upon the lady in a very ungentlemanly
manner, and as if he wished to stare her out of counte-
nance. In a short time afterwards witness saw the pri-
soner expose himself, and commit a nuisance in the box.
He removed the lady, and gave the prisoner into custody.
Several other witnesses gave similar testimony.
The prisoner, in his defence, said that he was so much
intoxicated that be had not the slightest recollection of
what had passed. He was sure he had no intention of
insulting any person, especially a lady, and could pro-
duce persons of the highest respectability to speak to his
moral character. It was extremely improbable that a
person in his station of life should so misconduct himself.
He had been four years a member of Oxford University,
and never had his character been in the slightest degree
blemished.

Mr. MALTBY said he regretted that the charge had
been so clearly proved, that no favourable view of the
case could be taken to the prisoner's advantage. He
should, therefore, making no distinction as to the station
or society of the prisoner, convict him of the offence
charged, and commit him to hard labour in the House of
Correction for three months.

The prisoner, on hearing his sentence, seemed deeply
affected.

CLERKENWELL.

On Tuesday police constable 10 G, reported to Mr.
Combe that an unfortunate man, named William Walker,
well-known about town as a vagrant, and called " Silly
Billy," was apprehended on Monday night last, in Wake-
field-street, Regent-squere, for being drunk, and causing
a mob of persons to assemble ; and yesterday morning,
on proceeding to his cell, he was found quite dead. The
dceeased was charged at this Court the day before with
being drunk, when he was in a most horrid state of filth;
he was paralysed, and had been in custody three or four
times in the course of last week. He was 26 years of
age, and a most incorrigible drunkard. His body lies
for a Coroner's Inquest.
Richard Balmer, badge 759, in the employ 'of Mr.
Lee, cab-proprietor, of High Holborn, appeared to a
summons, to answer the charge of Mr. W. Wade, builder,
of No. 1, Amwell-street, Clerkenwell, for having at-
tempted to exact more than his legal fare, assaulting him,
and insolence.

It appeared from the complainant's evidence that on
Wednesday last a gentleman, a lodger in his house, was
in haste to reach the Birmingham Railway, and witness
sent his son for a cabiiolet, but remaining away longer
than was expected the gentleman hired a cab accident-
ally passing by. The defendant shortly after arrived
with his vehicle, when witness, in consideration of his
having been called from his stand, tendered hint Bd., on
which he demanded a shilling, and forcing himself into
the passage, refused to leave unless he was paid a shil.
ling, and behaved himself in a most insolent manner, to
the annoyance of his family, and caused a mob to as-
semble round the house. He was eventually ejected, and
witness took out a summons.

Mr. Comrtt—l shall convict you in the penalty of 40s.
and costs, and in default of payment one month s impri-
sonment in the House of Correction, with hard labour.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING

LONDON, JAN. s.—Wind this day at noon N.
DEAL, JAN. 4.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. from the River
and sld. London, New Zealand ; Isabella, Hobart Town ;
Julius Czesar, Bombay ; Richmond Hill, Berbice ; Cod-
rington, Antigua ; Switzerland, New York.
. . _

RAMSGATE, JAN. 4.—Arrd. Republican, Calab, for
Yarmouth, with loss of bulwarks, &c., having been
ashore on the French Coast ; Monticello, Lawton, New

Orleans.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 4.—Wind N.N.E. to E.N.E.—
Sd. Sw4zerland, New York; her Majesty's steamer Ma-
gwra, Woolwich.

PLYMOUTH, JAN. 4.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. T. Coutts,
London, for the Cape and Singapore. Off—Toronto, Att-
wool, New York; her Majesty's ship Conway, China.
FALMOUTH, JAN. 3.—Wind E. to E.S.E., strong
breezes.—Arrd. Racer, Hallin, Cephalonia; Spring, Car-
diff for London, leaky. Her Majesty's ship Lynx, Lis-
bon, sailed 19th ult. with mails. Sailed Thames steamer
and Tay steamer, Barbadoes; Tagus steamer, Vigo, &c.
OFF PENZANCE, JAN. 3.—Thomas Lowry, Graham,
China, sld. Aug. 30 ; St. Helena, Nov. 22.
BRISTOL, JAN. 3.—Sld. Adelaide, Tobago.
.DUBLIN, JAN. 2.—Sld. Kingston, Demerara.
CORK, JAN, 2.—Arrd. "Virginia, New Orleans. Sld.
Atholl (transport), Jamaica ; Xarifa, Barbadoes; Ed.
ward Thorne, New Orleans ; Boyne (transport), Malta.
SUNDERLAND, JAN. 3.—Arrd. Adahline, Quebec ;
William Rippon Storey, Richebucto.
HULL, JAN. 4.-,—Wind N.E.—Sid. Froja, Odessa ;
Mary, Leghorn.
LIVERPOOL, JAN. 4.—Wind N.E.— Arrd. Leila, Rig-
gings, New Orleans ; Seaflower, Campbell, Newfound-
land. Sid. Britannia steamer, Boston ; Chicora, New
York ; North Pole, Africa. _ _

HARWICH, JAN. 4. —The Pettingell, from Boti
logne to Hamburgh, has put back with buws stove,
having been in contact with a smack.
ST. HELENA, Nov. 22.—The Juno steamer, from
London to Sydney, New South Wales, was fallen in
with off the Cape, with loss of rudder, having been struck
by a sea, endeavouring to get into Simons Bad-, by the
Crusader, arrived here from Calcutta.

VESSELS SPOKEN Win!. Trident of Hamburgh,
outward bound, Nov. 19, lat. 20, lon. 40 ; Alert, Co-
penhagen, for West Indies, Nov. 21, out 56 days, by the
Janet Gibson, arrived off Swanage ; Garrick, Liverpool
to New York, and Sesquehannah, ditto, to Philadelphia,
25th ult., lat. 47, lon 28, by the Thomas Mellor, ar-
rived at Liverpool. Velocity, Newfoundland to Oporto,
12th ult., lat. 42, lon. 11 ; linmase, Liverpool to Bom-
bay, 15th ult., lat. 42, lon. 11 ; Galetea (Hamburgh,
No. 24) 22d ult., lat. 45, long. 11, by the Diligence ar-
rived at Liverpool. Mary Dick, of Dysart, 28th ult,
125 miles S.S.W. of the Lizard ; Governor M'Lean,
London to Cape Coast Castle, 80 ditto ; Cecilia, out 53
days from Galway, 19th Nov., lat. 1 N., lon. 21. W., by
by the Berkshire, arrived in the Downs.
EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

Arrivals.—H.M.S. Conway, Bethune, from China, at
Plymouth, sailed July 17, Batavia Sept. 6, Cape Nov. 1,
and St. Helena Nov. 17 ; Berkshire, Norris, from Bom-
bay, in the Downs, sailed Aug. 25, St. Helena Nov. 6.
Arrivals at St. Helena.—Helen Thompson, Wilson,
Nov. 8, from Calcutta, and sailed 11th to London ;
Wetherall, Hall, Bth, from Singapore, and sailed 11th
to Liverpool ; H.M.B. Water Witch, Watson, Bth, from
Cabenda ; a Brazilian brig, Mr. Stardee in charge,
I I th, Prize to the Water Witch, and sailed 13th to
Ascension ; Eclipse, Whitmarsh, 12th, from Sumatra,
and sailed 14th to Salem ; Claudine, Brewer, 15th, from
Madras, and Cape Bengalee ; Trainet, 15th, from Cal-
cutta to Marseilles ; Candahar, Ridley, 15th, from
Bombay and Cape, to London ; Andromache,
Barnes, 17th, from the Cape to Rio ; Fortitude, Hutton,
17th, from Lombock and the Cape, passed for Cowes.
Departure from St. Helena.—Reform, Miller, Nov. 9,
to Ascension and the Cape of Good Mope.
Arrivals in Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope.—Chatham,
Oppenheim, Oct. 23, from London to Sydney ; Sove-
reign, Archer, from River Fortitude ; Hutton, 25th,
from Lombock and Mauritius ; Cape Packet, Lambe,
26th, from London ; Wellington, Kenrick, 27th, from
Portsmouth and Madeira.

Departures from Table Bay.—Dream, Squire, Oct.
22, for Mauritius ; Bolivar, Fenwick, 23d, London ;
Margaret, Scarborough, 24th, Sydney; Bristolian,Thotnas,
24th, Sydney ; Jim Crow, Geere, 26th, Algoa Bay.
Arrivals in Table Bay (Cape of Good Hope).—Susan-
nah Collins, White, Oct. 25th, and Artemis, Goulding,
26th, from Liverpool:
Arrival in Simon's Bay.—Her Majesty's ship Fan-
tome, Butterfield, Oct. 26th, from St. Helena.

Arrivals at Lombock previous to the 22d of August.—
Frederick Keith, Toby, from Sydney and Batavia
Byker, Christie, from ditto.

Arrivals at Batavia.—Concord, Spavin, Aug. 29th,
from Boston; Hilda, Hall, from Manilla; Neptune,
Carleron, from Bourbon; Rubens, from Bourbon; Navi-
gator, Bridges, 30th, from Liverpool; Alexandre, An-
drieux, Sept. Ist, from Bourbon; Columbus, 3d, from
Hamburgh ; Egmond, from Samarang; Argo, Billing,
4th, Sydney; and SourabayaMargaretha, Barcham, 6th,
London; Gonda Suzanna,Muldez:, Bth, Amsterdam.

Departures from Batavia. Thule, Coleman, Aug.
28th, to North America; Psyche, Somerville, Sept. 3d,
to Singapore.
Arrival in the Straits of Sunda.—Robert Henderson,
M'Farlane, Aug. 31st, from Liverpool.
Arrival at Sourabaya.—John Bartlett, Bartlett, Aug.
24th, from Sydney.

MURDER IN IRELAND.—We believe prompt
measures have been taken to bring to justice the perpe-
trators of a murder committed in the county of Down,
upon the person of a Roman Catholic, in which, we
deeply lament to say, Protestants are the accused parties,
many of whom are at this moment in custody. Mr.
Brew, J. P., has received the thanks of his Excellency
the Lord-Lieutenant for the activity and discretion dis-
played by him in effecting the arrest of the parties im-
plicated.—Dublin Mail.

DEATH OP THE BISHOP OF OSSORY.—The
Right Rev. Dr. Fowler, Bishop of Ossory, Ferns, and
Leighlin, against whom a commission of lunacy was re-
cently taken out, expired at the Palace, Kilkenny, on
Friday evening. The deceased Prelate was in the 76th
year of his age, and was consecrated Bishop of Ossory in
May, 1818. Dr. Fowler, previously to the melancholy
visitation with which he was afflicted, was distinguished
in a pre-eminent degree for his princely acts of carity.
Possessed of an ample private fortune, it is well known
that for a long period he devoted the revenues of his see
to the exclusive use of the poor and friendless throughout
his diocese. The names of Dr. Elrington, Regius Pro-
fessor of Divinity, and the Very Rev. Robert Daly,
Dean of St. Patrick's, are mentioned as the probable
candidates for the vacant Bishopric.
That's what I call a finished sermon," re-
marked a man, as he was coming out of church. " Yes,
finished at last," replied his neighbour, " though I began
to think it never would be."

FIRE IN THE LONDON DOCK.-011 Tuesday
morning, about six o'clock, a fire broke out on board the
schooner Lady Ann, lying alongside the north quay of
the London Dock. Mr. Clement, the principal of the
dock police, saw the smoke issuing from the forecastle,
and immediately collected the Thames police and land
policemen of the II division in the dock, and they soon
broke through a bulkhead into the forecastle, where the
fire was raging, and by means of buckets of water thrown
on the flames, he fire was got under without doing much
damage. The fire it; supposed to have been caused by
the ignition of a box of lucifer matches which a boy
who slept in the forecastle placed under his bed to keep
them dry. The boy narrowly escaped with his life.