The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-19 00:00:00

GREENWICH.

DISCOVERY Or WATCIIES.-Philip B inhh-tm, who
described himself as a watchmaker, carrying on business
at No. 5, Union-street, Bishopsgate-strect, was charged
before Mr. Grove with being drunk and with assaulting
police-constable Stewart.
Sergeant Harvey, 4 R, deposed that on Saturday even-
ing his attention was drawn to the prisoner by Mr.
Larkan, proprietor of the Gloucester Coffee-house, Park-
street, Greenwich, who had the prisoner's child, about
three years of age, in his arms, endeavouring to protect
it from the prisoner's violence,' he being in a state of
maddened intoxication. Witness endeavoured to per-
suade him to go home quietly, which he refused to do,
and witness was at length obliged to call for the assist-
ance of Stewart to take him into custody. Oa search-
ing hue at the station-house fifteen duplicates, relat-
ing to gold and silver watches, were found upon
him, for eight gold watches, five silver watches, a
bracket clock, a gold chain and seal, pledged for various
sums, amounting in the whole to about fifty pounds, and
pawned in the vicinities of Finsbury-square, Old-street,
and Minories. llaving ascertained the prisoner's ad-
dress, witness sent the child home by a police-constable.
Some of the watches were pledged in the prisoner's own
name and the rest in the name of Fielder.
Police-constable Stewart deposed that he was called
by last witness to assist in taking the prisoner into cus-
tody, and, on his attempting to do so, he was kicked
several times in a most violent manner about his legs by
the prisoner.
The prisoner, upon being called upon for his defence,
said that he was drunk at the time.

Mr. GROVE said—But what account do you give of
the watches ?—The prisoner replied, that he had had
the watches entrusted to him, and that he had pawned
them.

Mr. GROVE—Then, on your own showing, you are
liable to three months' imprisonment on each case of
pawning, and I shall certainly not part with you until
the police•constables have had ample time to make in-
quiries in order to ascertain whether they are not the
produce of some robbery, and for such purpose I shall
remand you until Saturday next.
A WOMAN MISSING.—Mr. Moze,-one of the members
of the Greenwich board of guardians, applied to the
sitting magistrate (Mr. Grove) for his advice under the
following circumstances Mize said that a poor
man who rents a cottage of him at East Green-
wich, named Jarl, had missed his wife since Wednes-
day last, on which day she left home to attend the
funeral of a deceased friend at Ratherhithe. Finding
that she did not return home that night he became un-
easy. On the following day he went to his friend's
house at Rotherhithe, where he learned that she had left
on the previous evening in the company of two of the
p,arty, one of-whim was a um,. That individual he-had
sinceibeeii informed did-not return home that night, and
when he did so the next morning his face was scratched
and otherwise injured. Applicant believes that if some-
thing serious had not happened to the p man's wife
she would have returned home to her family. From the
very unsatisfactory staterreat made by the person whose
face bore murk 4 ~f violence, his tenant's Sears are that
she has been murderei and afterwards thrown into the
Surrey Can
Mr. Inspector Douglas said that notice had been left,
at the station, and the most prompt steps had been taken
to ascertain what had been the fate of the poor woman.
Mr. GROVB expressed great hopes that, from the
activity of the police, assisted, as he trusted, by the
publicity of the circumstances in the papers, the tate of
the unhappy man'a wife would not long remain a mystery.
Mr. Moze thanked the magistrate and retired.

FLANDERS and HAMBURGH MAIL.

BRUSSELS, AUG. 14.—M. Nothombe, who was erro-
neously stated to have set out for Berlin, took his oath
to the King on Tuesday, in the quality of Envoy Extraor-
dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of his Majesty at
Berlin. _

It seems that the apprehensions that were entertained
fur the crops of potatoes begin to be allayed. Yesterday
in the market of Brussels, while the price of corn experi-
enced a further rise, the price of potatoes, which last week
was a few francs per sack of 100 kilogrammes, fell to 4f.
50 centimes, and at the close of the market to 4 francs.
But it seems by accounts from Roulers, that the sickly
appearance of the potato plants continue to cause touch
uneasiness. There will be good crops they say of rye,
wheat, oats, and beans, if tho rain should cease within a
few days.
All the steamers of the royal English navy have left
the roads of Antwerp, except the Victoria and Albert,
which will wait till her Majesty's return.
The Monileur publ.shes a royal decree, of the 30th of
July, at the instance of M. Dechamps, Minister of
Works,Pub-
which completes the organisation of the Post-
e consists of eighteen articles, the most curious,
cl It
but the least gallant, Of which is as follows :—" Women
are nit admissible to employment in the administration
of the Post office."

THE WEATHER.—During the past week a favour-
, and the glass is now rising
steadily. .
Reaping
s
in various parts of the country,
saabd, changeould thh the tnaekh weather abg at pehleuer begun
continue,
there is every prospect
that the harvest will soon become general. We are informed
that the appearance of the crops everywhere is truly magnifi-
cent. Grain of all kinds covers the earth with a luxuriance
scarcely ever equalled, while of turnips, swedes, potatoes, &c.,
the present year is perhaps unparalleled in their abundance.
Nevertheless it must be acknowledged that the season is of a
most critical nature—a great quantity of the wheat crop is
much beaten down, and will inevitably be spoiled should there
be more wet weather. On the contrary, should dry weather
continue, the wheat harvest will yet be most propitious. In
quality, under no circumstances, can the produce of 184 b be
equal to that of 1841, nor will the yield of fhur from a given
quantity of corn be either so good or so large; but the acre-
age produce in bushels will, we think, be far greater, for
where ,two stalks grew last year, at least three are growing
and cheapness, will go far to mitigate the harm that may have
been done to the wheat. Welshman.
now. Potatoes are an excessive crop, and, by their plenty

THE WEATHER AND THE CROFS.---Unless the wea•
ther clears up. and that very speedily, the corn crops, especially
those of wheat and barley, will be seriously damaged. During
the last ten days we have experienced bat very little sunshine.
We have had much heavy ram, attended, at intervals, with a
heavy moist atmosphere. The crops, generally speaking, are
very backward. In
many localities they are laid, and evi-
dently damaged. We trust that we may be favoured with
bright dry weather, for otherwise it is awful to contemplate
the results.— Carnarvon Herald.
GLASGOW.—THE WEATHER.--This week the
weather has been more favourable to the progress of the crops.
and we have no doubt, notwithstanding the humid state of the
atmosphere previously, that the harvest will be general in a
week or two, though the crop may not be so heavy as last year.
Various fields of corn have been cut down already throughout
the country, and Irish reapers are arriving in great numbers at
the Broornielaw. Yesterday was a beautiful day, the sun
shining out strong, with a fine drying breeze.—Scotch Re-
"'Ter's Gazette.

THE IVEATIIER AND THE CROPS.—Yesterday was
fair throughout, and on the whole was a tolerable harvest-day.
In the afternoon a change of wind from the west to the north
brought a corresponding change in the atmosphere ; but as the
atmosphere was clear, dry, and breezy, it may probably indi-
cate the commencement of good weather. A few patches of
barley on early spots have been cut, and some samples were ex-
hibited in our market on Wednesday. The crops, however,
have made little or no progress for the last fourteen days ; and
although a favourable change of weather would now bring them
forward with great rapidity, until the change occur no one can
hazard a guess as to when the harvest will be generally com-
menced. The heavy rain of Sunday has lodged a large portion
of the crop, which is thereby in greater danger than ever; and
it is now quite certain that the harvest can only be a favourable
one by an immediate and decided change in the weather. The
markets are rising steadily
and rapidly ; and it is almost safe to
predicate that, except under circumstances more favourable
than we are warranted at so late a period of the year to look
for, the present prices are almost certain to be maintained.
How much higher the markets may go depends altogether on
the weather which may follow.— Scotsman of Saturday.
THE AFRICAN ROSCIUS.—The statement which has
appeared in most of the London and provincial papers, that
Mr. Aldridge, the African Roscius, was killed in the neigh-
bourhood of Llanidloes, by his carriage: falling over a precipice
120 feet high, is false, that gentleman having performed at
Neath on Wednesday evening last before a highly respectable
audience. We suspected the authenticity of the paragraph
when we first read it. —Cambrian.
Hot. INTEL-MCI:NM—The weather continues un-
favourable for the hops. The burr has made no progress dur-
ing the past week, which has been marked by blights, high
winds, and heavy rains. Certainly something has progressed,
and that is the vermin. The winds have " whipped" the
bine; and as the growth is now arriving at a precarious state
we may safely say that, unless settled fine weather speedily
come, there will be a failure. The duty has very greatly re-
ceded since last week ; it now ranges from 172,0001. to 175,0001.
General accounts state that the burr hangs back ; but that, on
the whole, the grounds look well, and only want fine weather
to realise the expectations of a good crop.—Dover Chronicle,