The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-03 00:00:00

DIVIDENDS.

Dec. 23, J. T. Maund, Birmingham, laceman—Dec. 23, E.
M. Marks, Mortimer-street, Cavendish-square, and Stanhope-
street, Regent's-park, upholsterer—Dec. 23, T. W. Wells,
Devonshire-street, Portland-place, merchant—Dec. 23, A.
Bower, Basford, Staffordshire, and of Manchester, banker—
Dec. 23, J. Schofield, Greenacre's-moor, and Oldham, grocer
—Dec. 23, J. Sugden, Springfield and Hudderstiold, fancy
cloth manufacturer—Dec. 23, T. Boddy, Leeds, mahogany
and timber merchant—Dec. 23, H. Warburton, Manchester,
joiner and builder—Dec. 23, Sir R. Graham, J. and J. Rail-
ton, and J. Young, London and Manchester, merchants.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

Calvert and Procter, Bradford, smiths.—C. Husband and
Co., Kingston-upon Hull, shipbrokers.—P. Neuens and L.
Fonseca, Bread-street, perfumers.—Haines, Ward, and SOn,
West Bromwich, Staffordshire, general agents; as far as re-
gards G. Haines.—Thomas and Pritchard, Oxton and Rock-
ferry, Cheshire, joiners.—B. Baker and F. Martin, Alderman-
bury, commission agents.—J. Morris and W. Gray, Man-
chester, sharebrekers.—Bullen and Higuett, Liverpool, to-
bacco manufacturers.—Oak Farm Iron and Coal Company,
Oak Farm, Staffordshire; as far as regards Sir J. R. Glynne,
Lord Lvttelton, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, and C.
Towns6end.--T. Haigh and Co., Sheffield, brass casters.—
Yates and Co., Great Bolton, grocers.—England and Hella-
well, Huddersfield, attorneys.—J. Riches and H. N. Deering,
Carey-street, Lincoln's Inn, law stationers.—Bowman and
l'aine, Tallington, Lincolnshire, millers.—J. Bloor and R. A.
Hackett, Tutbury, Staffordshire, tanners.—T. and W. H.
Griffin, Holvwell-street, Shoreditch, wine-merchants.—Ash-
worth and 'Cartwright, Manchester, manufacturers.—Perry
and Powis, Stoke-upon-Trent, ironmongers.—W. Cripps, A.
Large, W. Wright, and W. Lottimer, New York and Not-
tingham.—Slack, Willifer, and Slack, Manchester, filtering
machine manufacturers. _ _

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CERTIFICATE to be granted, unless cause be shown to the
contrary on the day of meeting.
Dec. 23, B. Hernby, Hoylake, Cheshire, innkeeper.
CERTIFICATES to be granted by the Court of Review, un-
less cause be shown to the contrary on or before Dec. 23.
J. Giles, Headless-Brass, near Redditch, Worcestershire,
publican.—R. Buckler, Portsea, grocer.--J. C. Kemp, Liver-
pool, merchant.—M. Murphy, :Shrewsbury, haberdasher.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.

Andrew Fraser, late of Inverness, grocer, Dec. 6 and 26, at
12 o'clock, at the chambers of Mr. Belford, Inverness.
D. Young, Dunkeld, merchant, Dec. 8 and 29, at 1 o'clock,
at the chambers of Mr. Seaton, Dunkeld.

Charles James Baneks, Edinburgh and Glasgow, iron-.
monger and ship-broker, Dec. 8 and Jan. 8, at 2 o'clock, at
the Royal Exchange Coffee-house, Edinburgh.
Thomas Trench, Edinburgh, !wood merchant, Dec. 8 and
29, at 2 o'clock, at the chambers of Mr. Peddie, Edinburgh.

SURREY SESSIONS.
(Before Mr. PUCKLE and a full Bench of Magistrates.)
STREET ROBBERY.—Ann Callaghan, aged 22, stood in-
dicted for feloniously stealing from the person of Mr. Thomas
Walkins a valuable silver watch, his property.
The prosecutor stated that on the night of the 18th of the
last month, between the hours of ten and eleven o'clock,
while passing along the Borough-road, he was accosted by
the prisoner, who followed him to the Surrey Theatre, when
she came in front of him, and giving a sort of twich round
close to his person, ran away and joined a man, who stood
about twenty yards off. Her manner and the fact of her
running away caused his suspicion and induced him to
examine his pocket, when he found that his watch was
gone. Two policemen came up at the instant, and he in-
formed them of what had taken place. The police and he
instantly went in pursuit of the prisoner and the man,
and soon came up with them, when the prisoner denied all
knowledge of the watch, and declared she had never seen
him. Both she and the man were, however, taken to the
station-house, and upon being searched the watch was found
in her bosom.
The prisoner made no defence, but merely threw herself
upon the mercy of the Court.
The CHAIRMAN briefly summed up, and the jury, without
hesitation, found the prisoner Guilty.
The CHAIRMAN called constable 84 M into the box,
and asked him if the prisoner was known to him, or the
police ?
The witness replied that she was. That she had been
summarily convicted and sent to Brixton for robbing a man
of his watch. That she was the associate of the worst de-
scription of thieves in the district, and that the man who
had been taken with her was an expert and well-known
thief.
The CHAIRMAN sentenced the prisoner to ten years' trans-
portation, and she was removed from the bar, bellowing at
the top of her voice, and uttering the most frightful oaths
against the chairman, prosecutor, &c. As her voice became
sufficiently faint, the chairman called Mr. Welkin, the pro-
secutor, into the box, who, in reply to his questions, said he
had told the inspector that the prisoner had joined the man
who had been taken with her a short distance from where
she had committed the robbery, and they both ran away to-
gether. The Chairman, upon hearing this, observed that in
his opinion the evidence was sufficiently strong to show a
participation in the robbery, and he was utterly at a loss to
understand why the inspector should have, under the cir-
cumstances, and snore particularly as he was known to the
police as a practised thief, taken it upon himself to discharge
him, and not take him before a magistrate to let him deal
with the case. He, the Chairman, was of opinion that the
man should still be taken up and brought before the magis-
trate, and the constable would have the sanction of the
Court in doing so.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.

Charles Crook, who was lately committed for having, in
conjunction with a person named Habbijam, stolen a number
of 51. Bank of England notes, and changing them at various
places (the same being stolen or lost) , was brought up, for
the ninth time, before Alderman Wood.
The particulars of the case are these :—A Miss Byfield
came into the City for the purpose of getting a cheque cashed,
which lie did, and received the change, principally in 5/.
notes. She made a few purchases on the way home, and on
her arrival there missed her money. On the same and next
day it speared that Crook and Habbijam had changed them
at a number of public-houses in the neighbourhood of Lam-
beth. Crook alone was taken into custody, and afterwards,
on account of his confession, Habbijam was also apprehended.
Previous to the latter's apprehension, Crook had sent to his
father and brother, to request them to call on Habbijam, and
a person named Ridger, residing in Lion-street, Old Kent-
road, and tell them he was in custody, which they did; and
Mr. Games, solicitor, was employed to defend him (Crook)
by Habbijam. After a number of investigations had taken
place Crook was committed, arid Habbijam held to bail, him-
self in 2001. and two sureties of 1001. each. On being called
last week at Guildhall he was not forthcoming, and, after
some discussion, it was found that Habbijam was bound to
appear at the Old Bailey, and not at Guildhall.
Mr. Hubbard, for the prosecutrix, now stated that, accord-
ing to the suggestion of the worthy Alderman at the last ex-
amination, an indictment had been preferred against Habbi-
jam. When the details were laid before Mr. Clarkson, he
applied at the Central Criminal Court for Crook to be admitted
as evidence against Habbijam, which application was imme-
diately granted. Habbijam was then called, and not an-
swering, his recognisances were estreated, leaving the case
open for the purpose of giving the officers an opportunity
of finding Habbijam. There was at present but very little
chance of apprehending Habbijam, in consequence of his dis-
posing of everything he owned and absconding. He could
now prove that Habbijam was a returned convict, having
been transported for life some years ago for issuing forged
notes, and had only come back to this country about four
years since.
Alderman WOOD said he did not think it was quite so long.
Mr. Hubbard, in continuation, said that the exertions
which had been used would be of great benefit to the public,
as they had been enabled to break up a regular establish-
menl of first-rate thieves, He now wished to mention what
he considered as a most serious affair. It appeared that
when Crook was first taken into custody he immediately sent
to his family, asking them to go to Habbijam and Ridger, of
the Old Kent •road, and let them know he was in prison.
They called first on Habbijam, who went with them to Mr.
Games, the solicitor, and to Ridger. While at the latter
place Mrs. Ridger put her head out of the window, and said
words to the effect that if they wanted to know anything
about the notes Habbijam knew all about them, and could
give them information. The most extraordinary thing was,
that this woman, who might have given material evidence,
was, within three days of the circumstance above-men-
tioned, dead and buried, and the husband had absconded,
leaving not the slightest trace of where he was to be found.
Under these circumstances, there was a case of strong sus-
picion that the poor woman had met with foul play.
Alderman Woon—But the proper mode would be, I think,
to communicate with the coroner on the subject.
Mr. Hubbard said he wished to remark that during the
inquiries being made, they had discovered, as part of the
systvm of rubberiest earried en, new feature, which was to
dress a young chill, about twelve or fourteen years of age,
genteelly, and place him near the banking-houses, to watch
when any parties came out, to follow them, and when they
attempted to purchase anything, after giving the informa-
tionlnecessary to his companions, he went up by the side of
the individuals and lifted theirpockets while they were emp-
tied. Miss Byfield. when she was making her purchases,
now recollected that a genteel youth of this description stood
by her side.
Alderman WOOD said it reminded him of the old system
of the crow in Elizabeth's time, when the figure of a woman
was placed in a room with a number of bells and pockets,
and the pupils were obliged to take various articles out with-
out making the bells sound. This had been practised in the
City within the last six months.
Mr. Hubbard said that he now intended to ask that Crook
should be liberated on bail to appear at the next sessions,
and if Habbijam was not apprehended before to appear at the
following sessions.
Alderman Woori said that as he had been admitted as evi-
dence against Habbijam at the Central Criminal Court, he
ought to be admitted to bail, which should be himself in 200/.
and two sureties of 1001. each. At the same time he thought
Mr. Hubbard ought to communicate with the coroner re-
specting the death of Mrs. Ridger.
Mr. Hubbard said be thought that would be the best
Course. _

The required bail being forthcoming, Crook was liberated,
MARLBORO UGH-STREET.

John Hume, No. 10, Norfolk-street, described in the police-
sheet as a gentleman, was brought before Mr. Maltby,
charged with having assaulted police-sergeant Park, E 5.
The constable said he saw the defendant knock down a
woman in Tottenham-court-road, about twelve o'clock the
previous night. Ile went up and asked the woman if she
was desirous of giving her unmanly asssailant into custody.
The woman replied in the affirmative, and witness proceeded
to lay hold of the defendant, when the defendant kicked him
more than once, and caused great pain and injury.
The defendant denied that he had intended to kick the
constable in the manner described. He only put up his
knee to push the constable from him.
Mr. MALTBY sent the defendant to hard labour for one
month.

A man, assuming the name of Warner, but whose real
name is Edwards, was charged with obtaining money from
Earl Bowe under false pretences.
A footman, in Lord Howe's establishment, said the de-
fendant called at his Lordship's house in South Audley-
street, stating that his name was Warner, and that he called
for an answer to a paper, which he had left a day or two
previously for his Lordship. The paper was a begging peti-
tion, which his Lordship had ascertained to be signed with
fictitious signatures, and acting under the advice of his
Solicitor, Mr. Thyme, hie Idordehip directed that a polio..