The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-15 00:00:00

CLERKENWELL.

A boy named Williams, about 11 years of age,
was charged with selling prints in the street.
The constable 41 E, produced five little Christmas
pieces, which he said he found on him, he saw the
prisoner addressing a lady coming out of her house in
Euston-square. He took him into custody.
The prisoner an innocent intelligent-looking child,
said his mother lived in Westminster. She had given
him a few pence in the morning to purchase prints in
St. Paul's Church-yard, he paid sd. for seven of them.
Mr. GREENWOOD said the prints were very nicely
coloured and executed, and he did not think they
could be sold so cheap.
One of the officers of the Court said they were sold
at that rate.

The prisoner begged of his Worship not to punish
him, as he sold the prints for the support of a widow
mother. He had done no harm, and hoped his Worship
would not punish him.
Mr. GiMENWOOD said he considered it but as an
excuse for begging, and he would punish the prisoner
for that offence. He would send him to the House
of Correction for fourteen days.
A poor lad, about 14, with scarcely as much gar-
ments on him as screened his nudity, was charged
with begging.
Police constable 41, said, he saw the boy begging
in Great James. street.

Mr. GREENWOOD;—I suppose he put on these gar-
ments for the purpose of exciting compassion ?
Constable Dodd—Oh, I suppose so, your Worship.
Prisoner—Your Worship, let the constable come
with me to my room and see whether I have any
other garments or not. I have not indeed, Sir. I
wish I had.

Mr. GREENWOOD--You must go to the House of
Correction for 21 days.

MARYpEBONE.
James Callaghan, Joseph Cody, and Richard Price,
three well-known thieves, were charged with enter-
ing an uninhabited house near Hendon, and stealing
therefrom a quantity of lead. On evidence to that
effect being given by the police, they were committed
to the House of Correction for three months.
A respectably-dressed man, named John Pearce,
was charged with embezzling the sum of 41. 145., the
property of a Female Provident Society. It appeared
that the prisoner had been engaged to act as secre-
tary to the Society, and had for a considerable time
back been suspected of peculating small sums from
the funds ; but as the books were almost wholly in
his own power, it was not till lately that the
case could be clearly brought home to him. The
books were then taken from him, and the above defi-
ciency being found he was given into custody. The
members of the Society had no wish to prosecute if
the prisoner or his friends (who are highly respect-
able) would make good the amount taken.
The prisoner said some of his friends were in Court
prepared to do so, and Mr. RAWLINSON saying this
would be the better way for all parties, the money
was paid, and the prisoner discharged.

WATER MONOPOLIES.—We are truly gratified to
perceive, by an advertisement in another column,'
that the Licensed Victuallers are taking active mea=
sures to defeat the scheme of extortion against them-
selves and the public generally, attempted by the
Companies at present entrusted with the supply of
water to the southern divisions of the -metropolis. A
meeting is to be held at the London-bridge Hotel on
Friday next, under the auspices of Mr. Vousley, sen. ;
and as its object. is purely one of self-protection, it
cannot fail to elicit the warmest support of all inte-
rested in the pure and cheap supply of that great
essential of life, water, to the inhabitants of the
boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark and their neigh-
bouring localities.—Advertiser.
So great is the reduction which has taken place in
the price of wheat, that on Saturday • last the guar-
dians of the Boston Union entered into a contract for
the supply of good thirds bread for the ensuing quar-
ter of 4id. per 41b, loaf; only a few months ago the
contract price was lid. the 41b. loaf.—BostonHerald
ON THE EN ARGED TONSZ.L AND ELONGATED
UVULA, sir JAMES YEARSLEY, ESQ. (CHURCHILL,
PRINCES-STREET, Sollo.)--The author of this work is
already favourably known by his researches into the
nature, causes, and treatment of deafness. Out of
these investigations has arisen the work before us,
which we are induced to notice on account of the
novel and important views which it developes. In
this publication Mr. Yearsley has ably pointed out
the intimate connexion which exists between certain
morbid conditions of the throat and ear, and several
imperfections of the voice and speech. After describ-
ing the anatomy and physiology of the tonsils, uvula,
&c., Mr. Yearsley asks the important question,
" whether the mortality of scarletina is not increased
by the presence of enlarged tonsils?" This point
may be easily solved by the profession, for, Mr.
Yearsley has established that these enlargements may
be excised, even when in a state of active inflamma-
tion,vhv
with little or no hemorrhage resulting.
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and elongation of the uvula give
which simulate in an extraordinary
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stages of consumption.
the incessant irritation which such adcondition of the
throat is likely to produce, may develope organic l
disease of the lungs inrr he pearsuotnhscirheharesdliataidrildmypvrnedim-
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posed to this malady.
por
tant rules for the excision of the uvula. He clearly
shows that this is not an operation carelessly or heed-
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At the same time, he proves
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when circumstances indicate the
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necessity for the excision of the uvula, the operation
may be had recourse to without danger or inconve-
nience to the patient. Singers will find much to in-
terest them in this work. It is shown that the voice
may be increased both in compass and quality by the
removal of the uvula. Mr. Yearsley's great experi-
ence in the treatment of the diseases of the throat and
affections of the voice entitles all he says in connexion
with these subjects to much attention and considera-
tione--Times