The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-17 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MOND-AY MORNING, FEBRUARY 16 1M45.

The prisoners. on being called upon, said they were
sorry for what they had done.
They were remanded till Saturday next, to give time
for tracing their system of imposition, which it is be-
lieved has been practised very extensively.

LAMBETH.
As Mr. Norton was about to leave the bench, a feeble-
looking old man, named Alexander Elder, entered the
witness-box, and applied to the Magistrate for his in-
terference to have him admitted into Newington work-
house. From the poor man's statement it appeared that
he had carried en business for some years in Aylesbury-
street, Clerkenwell, as a master baker, and that on the
death of his wife in 1816, himself and his four children
became possessed of 5,0001., in which his wife had pre-
viously a life-interest- One of his children died a minor,
and two of the others got their shares of the money left,
and a portion remained for his third child, who was a
daughter. The last child had been made a ward in
Chancery ; and by the trickery of two or three design-
ing persons she had been plundered of every penny ; and
not only this, but the applicant, in endeavouring to pro-
tect her, had been incarcerated fifteen years, six years
and upwards in the King's Bench, and nearly nine in
Horsemonger-lane. On Monday fortnight he obtained
his discharge, but so accustomed had he become to the
walls of a prison that, when walking about in the public
streets, he was seized with a giddiness, and was in
momentary dread of falling head foremost.
Mr. NoaToN inquired what he wanted done for him,
and he replied that he had been to the Clerkenwell
workhouse, in which parish be had a legal settlement,
but they refused to take him in without a regular pass;
and the parish of Newington had also some objection to
take him in, as they thought Clerkenwell ought to do
so without the necessary pass.
Mr. NORTON directed one of the summoning officers
to accompany him to Newington, and to request that the
applicant might be taken in and passed in the regular
way.

QUEEN. SQUARE.
On Thursday, shortly before the closing of the Court, Henry Peacock
Gray, of Caroline.street, Coleshill-street, Pimlico, horse dealer, was
breught up before Mr. Burrell, in custody of a City officer, on charge
of obtaining by false pretences from Thomas Reynolds, of Enfield,
corn-chandler, two horses, twenty quarters of oats, and two quarters
of beans, with intent to cheat him of the same. Mr. Steele, of Lin-
coln's Inn-fields, and Mr. Lucena, of Gray's Inn, appeared as so-
licitors for the prosecution, and Mr. Depree, of Lawrence-lane, for
the prisoner. The prosecutor stated, that on the 9th of January last,
prisoner, whom he had previously known, in consequence of dealings
with his fattier, Mr. William Gray, of 130, Oxford-street, called upon
prosecutor at Enfield, in company with a lame gentleman, whom he
introduced as his brother-in-law, but whom prosecutor afterwards
ascertained to be Harman Milton ; that prisoner d'd not mention
this person's name, if he had done so, prosecutor would have been
upon his guard immediately, and he believed prisoner was aware
thereof, and expressly concealed the name. That prisoner requested
to know whether prosecutor had got any horses lie could sell him,
adding, that lie had married and gone into business on his own ac-
count for some time past ; that his godfather, Mr. Peacock, of Wel-
wyn, Herts, had advanced him a cheque for 2,0001., and he was to
apply for more, as he found his business required it ; that he had
purchased 40 horses, and paid for them all, and had already placed ,
several pairs of them on excellent jobs, with noblemen and gentle-
men, and that Sir Sebastian Smith had four splendid horses of his,
it
paying 90 guineas per pair for them ; and that he, prisoner, was
then enjoying a first-rate business. Prosecutor further stated, that
prisoner's brother-in-law verified most of the assertions of prisoner,
and congratulated prosecutor that prisoner had conic down, for that
much good business might he done between them. Prosecutor, on
these representations, agreed to sell prisoner two horses, 20 quarters
of oats, and two quarters of beans, and on the next day, by prisoner's ,
directions, sent the horses to prisoner's stables, in a mews, situate
in Caroline-street, Eaton-square, where they were taken in by
prisoner and Harman Milton, and that some few days afterwards
the oats and beans were delivered at the same place ; that
shortly afterwards prosecutor discovered the lame man, whom
Prisoner had introduced as his brother-in-law, to be Hanna'
Milton, who had been charged at this office by one Mr.
Kinkead, with fraud and conspiracy, practised at prisoner's stables,
and indicted for the offence, together with William Milton, his
brother, and a person calling himself Sir Edward Barry ; that upon
hearing these particulars, prosecutor made further inquiries about
prisoner of his stepmother (Mrs. Wni. Gray) ; also at the stables in
Caroline-street, and in the neighbourhood, from which prosecutor be-
lieved that the representations of prisoner and Harman Milton were
a tissue of falsehoods, and that the prosecutor could prove such if
prisoner were remanded for a short time ; that prosecutor then ap-
plied to Mr. Burrell, the magistrate at this Court, for advice, who
gave prosecutor the assistance of two constables ; and, under Mr.
Burrell's advice, they went to prisoner's stables, and got the two
horses away, but prisoner was not there, or to be found during the
period of the three days that prosecutor watched the premises, in the
hopes of apprehending him ; that prisoner was in Tuesday's Gazette
as a bankrupt on lus own declaration, without the intervention of any
creditor, and that prosecutor had been summoned to attend this

morning before Commissioner Shepherd to be examined ; that prose-
cutor took a constable with him, and prisoner making his appear-
a .ce, prosecutor immediately gave him into custody, and was after-
wards examined by prisoner's solicitor before the Commissioner in
prisoner's presence—the examination being conducted in a private
room with closed doors, and no creditor being allowed to be present.
Mr. Steele sand Mr. Dupree each addressed the magistrate, and the
former denounced the bankruptcy as part of the fraud, and the ems-
mination under it as a hole-and-corner meeting, got up by the pri-,,
soner for the purpose of intimidating the prosecutor, in consequence
of prisoner having learnt that prosecutor was in search of him on a
criminal charge. Mr. Burrell remanded the prisoner for a week, and -
issued summonses for the attendance of witnesses to prove the false-
hood of the prisoner's statement to the prosecutor. Ultimately, by
the consent of Mr. Steele, prisoner was liberated on his father, Mr.
William Gray, becoming bail in 2001. for the prisoner's appearance
next Thursday. . _

Miss Osborne, whose case has been so frequently before the
public, appeared on Saturday at the above police-court.
Mr. Clarkson was enge.ged for the defence, and on the en.
trance of the lady impugned, accompanied by her relatives, the
Learned Counsel said that he did not think it necessary to call
witnesses, as he assumed that the Magistrate had already decided
upon sending the case before another tribunal.
Mr. BURRELL said that he had so decided.
Mr. Clarkson—ln that case he begged through the medium of
the press to say that as an impression had gone abroad, that his
client had with the sanction of her family committed these acts, he
was authorised to say that the young lady's education and
her morals had been looked to with a most scrupulous attention ;
and that, despite of certain eccentricities, she was as well con-
ducted as any young lady in her station.
Recognizances were taken for her appearance at the Sessions,
and she left the Court in charge o; her friends.

FRIG

,EATH

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
ROYALTY AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT.
The term for which Osborne House was taken is nearly
expired, and while all were thinking that from the expen-•
sive alterations made in the house last season that her Ma-
jesty proposed purchasing it. and even the Barton estate
also, notice is given that the house aid not be required by the:
Queen after the Ist of May next. Part of the linen, &c., ha's
been packed up and sent off already.
Some think that this has been done only to obtain
estate at a cheaper rate, others that Norris is to be the Roy. •
residence, while others point to Brighton.
THE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON.
This great national nursery for seamen will be greatly in-
creased this season : there are more splendid yachts bnildiniC
now than at any former period.
RELIEVE THE DISTRESSED.
The poor at this inclement season have a very serious;
ground of complaint against many of their more affluent
neighbours. In West COwes thew have been relieved nearkr
every week—every poor widow, all persons with large
families requiring aid, the aged and sick, have, unasked, r
ceived coals. bread, and potatoes, from a fund which oril Pl-
nated with about twelve tradesmen at a convivial meeting;
they agreed to subscribe sixpence a-week each. From tiis
trifling foundation hundreds have been relieved; the sub-
scribers have increased, and the fund has been aided hi
casual donations. Two hundred families of the poor aria
aged have been furnished with coals this week. There Is
not a town or village in England that should be with° at
such a society ;—if people knew the distress that prevras
there would not be half the privations felt.
The accumulations of the summer will surprise the do Ora
as much as it will benefit the recipients. From the Com'es
"Compassionate Fund" more than one hundred pounds lugs
been distributedl this winter to the poor in this little to.vrn.
Let other towns follow so good an example.

LATEST PRICES OF SHARES
IN RAILWAYS, BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND

OTHEit COMPANIES' STOCK.
From the Official List,

PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING.

LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14.

RAILWAYS.

Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per I of rald. Price.
Annum. Slare.
----- -
X 5. d. ,Z s. d.
Aberdeen............- - 2 0 0 2%
Birmingham & Gloster 31. be. per sh. 100 0 0 100 0 0 1321%
Ditto, New, iss. 71 dis. 155. 25 0 0 17 10 0 33
Brighton,Lews,&Hast. -- 50 0 0 5 0 0 7%
Bristol and Exeter .. • • 21.16 e. per sh. 160 0 0 70 0 0 83%
Ditto and Gloucester - 50 0 0 30 0 0 59
Caledonian ••••• • • • • • - 50 0 0 50 0 714
Cambridge and Lincoln • - 25 0 0 110 0 34t
Chatham & Prtsmouth - 20 0 0 1 0 0
Cheater and Holyhead - 50 0 0 50 0 8
Chichester & Brighton -3%
Churnet Valley ..• •. • • - 20 0 0 20 0 8%
Cornwall .. • ... •.• • -.- - 30 0 5
Direct Northern •• • • - 50 0 0 210 0 2%
Direct Norwich .. - 20 0 0 10 0 14
Piss, Beccles, & Yrmth - 25 0 0 110 0 1%
Dublin & Belfast June. - 50 0 0 210 0 5%
Ditto mid Galway • • - - 210 0 2%
Eastern Counties ..... 4s. per Bh. 25 0 0 25 0 0 17Ni,
Do., Perpetual, No.l 51. per ct. 613 4 313 4 1 pm.
Ditto, ditto, No. 3.• • - - 0 13 4 % pm.
Eastern Union ••.• • • • - 50 0 0 10 0 0 19
Edinburgh & Glaggow 21. ss. p. gh. 50 0 0 50 0 0 64
Ditto, Quarter Shares 118. 3d. p. sh. 12 10 0 12 10 0 16%
Ely and Bedford .•• • • - 25 0 0 10 0 1%
Grand Connection •• • • - 50 0 0 210 0
Grand Junction ••• • •• 101. per ct. 100 0 0 100 0 0 224%
Ditto, Half Shares • • 101. per ct. 5.0 0 0 50 0 0 112%
Ditto, Quarter Shares 101. per ct. 25 0 0 25 0 0
Gt. Southern &Western - 50 0 0 5 0 0 12
Great North of England 3/. ss. 100 0 0 100 0 0 180
Ditto, New.• .••• • • • - 40 0 0 5 0 0 36
Great Western
Ditto, Half Shares • • 71. percent. ]5O 0 0 50 0 0 00:4
Ditto, Fifths.. ••• • • • 71. per cent. 20 0 0 20 0 0 40
Guilford Junction. •• • • - 50 0 0 35 0 0
Harwich ••••••. • • • • • • - 20 0 0 1 0 0 2
Hull and Selby ...
Ditto, Quarter Shares - 12 10 0 12 10 0 17%
Kendal & Windermere - 25 0 0 110 0
Lancaster and Carlisle - 50 0 0 15 0 0 29
Leeds and Bradford. • • - 50 0 0 5 0 0 21%
Liverpool & Manchestr 10/. per ct. 100 0 0 100 0 0
Ditto, Half Shares lOl. per ct. 50 0 0 50 0 0
Ditto, Quarter Shares 101. per ct. 25 0 0 25 0 0
London & Birmingham 101. per ct. -- - Stock. 240
Ditto, New Thirds lO/. per ct. 32 0 0 2 0 0 44
Ditto, New 1,4 Shares 101. per et. 15 0 0 2 0 0 30
London and Blackwell - 16 13 4 - 7Y.
London and Brighton.. 31. Os. per ch. 50 0 0 50 0 0 56%
Ditto, Loan Notes.. 51. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 131/,,
Londoi. and Greenwich - 12 15 4 - 11
Ditto, Pref. or Priv 5/. per cent. is : 7 2 - 24%
Londoo and S. Western 31.55. per sh. 41 6 10 - 80
Do., New Cons. Bths - 40 0 0 6 0 0 25%
Ditto, New ••.• • • • • - 50 0 0 210 0 125
Condon and Croydon • • 105. per oh. 13 15 9 - 185
Ditto, Guarutd. sp. c. - 90 0 40 0 417,
London and York•• •• • - 50- 0 0 210 0 7
Lynn and Ely .... • • - 25 0 0 210 0 5
Manchester and Leeds 41.75, 6d. p. a. 100 0 0 70 0 0 138
Ditto, Half Shares • • 11.175.6 d. p. a. 50 0 0 30 0 0 61
Ditto, Quarter Shares 45. 25 0 0 2 0 0 141
Ditto, Sixteenths .• • - 65 0 1 5 0 51,
_ Manchestr & Binning. 2/. per share 40 0 0 40 0 65
Ditto, Quarter Shares - 10 0 0 2 0 0 111
Midland - Stock. 1251
' Ditto, Fifths .••• • • • - - 20 0 31
Ditto, Bi-m. & Derby 21.130. per sh, - Stock. 90!
r Newcastle & Berwick - 25 0 0 110 0 17
) New cstle & Darl. June. 6s. 25 0 0 24 0 0 71
North British •••• • • • • - - 710 0 141
' Northern and Eastern . 21. ss. 50 0 0 45 0 0 611
P Ditto, Scrip, 155.5/. d. 155. 50 0 0 25 0 0 46
) Ditto, Quarter Shares - 12 10 0 12 10 0 16
t North Kent..........- - 215 0 3]
Norwich and Brandon . - 20 0 0 10 0 0 16
' Ditto, New • . ..... .. - 10 0 0 17:0 0 31
• I'ortsmouth Direct .. • • - 50 0 0 210 0 2
E, Preston and Wyre •. • . - 50 0 0 50 0 0
Richinnd &W. E June. - 20 0 0 1 0 0 3
DRugby - - 1 0 4
t Ditto, 2d Pref., 1842 - 25 0 0 25 0 0
✓ Sheffield and Lincoln . • - 25 0 0 1 5 0 1
, Sheffield & Manchestr 51. per cent. 100 0 0 82 10 0
Ditto, Quarter Shares - 25 0 0 8 0 0 13
e Shrws.,Wolv.,Dud.,Bir - 50 0 0 210 0 6
South Devon • - 50 0 0 10 0 0 16
South-Eastern & Dovr 11. ls. 33 2 4 - 48
,•
s Ditto, New iss.lBl.dis - 50 0 0 8 0 0 23
South Wales .•••• • • • • - - 2 10 0 5
n Stevenson's Prtsmouth - - 210 0 2
11 Thames and Medway.. - 19 5 8 - 10
1 Trent Valley ••••• • • • . - 20 0 0 2 0 0 19
Yarmouth & Norwich - 20 0 0 20 0 0 26
; Ditto, New.........- 20 0 0 8 0 0 16
York & North Midland 101. per ct. 50 0 0 50 0 0 103
d Ditto, Half Shares • • 10/. per ct. 25 0 0 25 0 0 51
,r 1 - - Do., Scarbro' Branch - 20 0 0 44
'''' Ditto, Selby Scrip • • - 20 0 0 67
n Ditto, Extension .. • • - 25 0 0 1 5 0 , 12
It Boulogne and Amiens. - 20 0 0 2 0 0 1 t
Gt. Northern of France - 20 0 0 4 0 0 t
le
Orleans nod Vierzon • • - 20 0 0 2 0 0 12
le Orleans & Bourdeaux - 20 0 0 2 0 0 i
Paris and Lyons - 20 0 0 2 0 0 1
I-
-
Paris and Strasbourg • • - 20 0 0 2 0 0 ',
Paris and Orleans ,20 0 0 20 0 0 4
L', Paris and Rouen ... •• • 2/. 20 0 0 20 0 0 41
le lt,:.uen and Havre •• • • - 20 0 0 12 0 0 31

29
21%

14%
51,4
65
1114
125%
3}
90X,

14i
61%
46
16• X
3%
16► A
3%

23M
5%
2%,
101,4
19
26M
164
103%
51%

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.
DEPARTURE OF FOREIGN MAILS.
The next mails for Malta, Greece, lonian Islan't
Egypt, Ceylon, India, and China, via Southampton, will
be dispatched hence on Thursday morning next.
The next mail for Ceylon, India, and China, via MO'
seilles, will be dispatched hence on the evening of Mon-
day. the 24th instant.
WEST INDIES, &C.—Forth steamer, for this mown. gts

mail.
AMERICA.—The next mails will be taken by the Cagy'
bria, and will be made up on the evening of March 3-
NEW SOUTH WALES.—The ship Peruvian is adrer.
tised for the mails of the 28th instant.
LoNDoN, FEB. 15.—Wind, N.W., fresh breeze and fi,,„,fle•
. DEAL, FEB. 14, P.M.—Wind N.N.W., ;
Young, Romford, and Mary Ridley, Shearer, Calcutta; I'll "J
Faversham, Welsh, Madras ; Unicorn, Mullins, Mauritius;
John Brown, Thornhill, Ichaboe; Grace Darling, Modeifa.
Put back, Anna, Robertson, for Madras. The Lady never
sham, from Madras, got ashore last night in the Cockle us•
came off with loss of rudder, and has anchored in the Dt,'Wnd
PENZANCE, FEB. 13.—W fresh.--A&,,
S.S.W. to S.W. fresh.,.
Theresa, Virtue, Guadaloupe, for Havre, with loss of sails,
LIVERPOOL, JAN. 14.—Wind N.W., fresh.—Arrd.;lled,
wood, late Kerr, China; Hope, Clark, and Mary WV :4,
Plemer, Ichaboe ; Sheridan, New York ; Trewarths, the
with damage, having been in contact off Tuskar with
Titania, bound to Smyrna, since put into Waterford.
r;d.
u Sir R. A. Ferguson, Rhode, from Clyde to Malta, been 'a
off Tuskar, 11th inst., two men drowned, having e—
contact with the Hopewell, bound to Maranham, since put
back. oar'
GREENOCK, FEB. 13.—A ship, name unknown, Ira- Aden
tially dismasted, Dec. 1, off Agulhas Bank, during a 511-
squall, in sight of the Athol, arrived in the Clyde.
KINGSTOWN, FEB. 13.—A barque belonging to Live shoe,
and a French brig, had been condemned and sold at Ichs
previous to the sailing of the Isabella, arrived here. ato
THURSO, FEB. 11.—The Josephine, of Limekiln, hen
Shields, has put back leaky, and must discharge. bcr
HULL, FEB. 14.—The Hornet, Shiels, from i'diddlesesd
rough to Yarmouth, was dismasted, off Flamborough 11,0 y;
sth instant, and subsequently wrecked on Sand Nall ed
saved. The Rotherham, ashore on Saltcoats, has disc
her cargo in ood condition. n
ALMOUTH,g FEB. 13.—Wind S.S.W., fresh gales, a-T,ater,
weather.—Off, Victoria, Storey, Valparaiso; Phcenix, '—
Buenos Ayres, and sailed for Antwerp. freab
DEAL, FEB. 13.—Wind S.W. by W. and W.S.N, es;
breeze and squally.—Arrd. Amelia, Martin, Buenos ',,?;fced
Conmaguid, Sprague, New York, for Hull, 31 days' exPeZorso
very severe weather. Put back, Madagascar, for wiog
and Calcutta ; Ellen Boyson, New Orleans. It gbhblo 1.0
very strong, with every prospect of a stormy n
snow squalls are ve severe. leW
IC.INGSTOWN, FEB. 12.—Arrd. Isabella, Strickland, gip,
boe for Preston. A barque, supposed from North
Am
is in the Bay. $S'
WATERFORD, FEB. 12.—Wind S.W.—Sld. Mers' sgs
vannah. Arrd. Titania, Liverpool, with considerable claal
having been in contact off Tuskar.
314'
CORE, FEB. 11.—Wind N., light.—Arrd. Blonde, wsrd
Ichaboe, in 55 days; Ireland, Moreton, Lusitania, F_l„boe;
Mary Holland, Plemer, and Spruce, Clarke, all frota
Sarah Henrietta, Chintie, Cuba.

2%
44%
42%
30%

MARKET NEWS.-(SATURD-'"
COVENT-GA.3IO)EN. d ir°
The supply of Vegetables being small the denialloceti
somewhat active at very full prices. All kinds of Frul
a slow inquiry at late rates.
011 r
The supplies of most kinds of produce were bu oto.
rate, yet the general demand was inactive at bare*
tionary prices.
I.4YOATNI A. rg D LEAD A 30' Adt 11)01
There was a large supply of both Game and Pouilott°°'
the general demand was heavy at late rates.—Prime,
Veal and Pork sold freely, other kinds of Meat 510w1,2.0;
quotations. Beef from 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 2s 8d toe'
Veal, 4s 4d to 5s 6d; and Pork, 3s to 4s 6d per 81bs•
NEWPORT. other
Prime Meat is in steady request. at full prices; bu-
.„41
wise the trade is dull. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 6d; 3111-40°'°`'
8d to 3s 8d ; Veal, 4s 4d to 5s 6d ; and Pork, 36 .„t
per Bibs.