The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-02 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

The hearing of the adjourned examination of James Gibbs, the
money scrivener, late of Jermyn-street, by Mr. Commissioner
Holroyd, in the Court of Bankruptcy, has been postponed to
Monday.

The Chief Judge of the Court of Review has decided in the case
exparte Clark re Harris, that the banker; of a friendly society
cannot be considered as officers of the society ; and that, there-
fore, the society must, in the event of the bankers becoming bank.
rupts, come in like other creditors, inasmuch as the provisions of
the Act 10 Geo. IV., giving friendly societies, in the event of the
bankruptcy of their officers, a right to be paid in full before other
creditors, does not apply to the bankers.
At Bow.street, Mr. J. G. Mayer, a furrier, residing at 58, Ox.
ford.street, was charged with assaulting his brother-in-law, Mr. E.
Maclean, a frame and print shop keeper, near the Strand Theatre,
169, Strand. It appeared that the defendant had knocked at the
door of prosecutor's house late at night, and that on the prosecutor
appearing defendant had struck him several blows over the head
with a thick stick, t.ndinfficted severe punishment on him. The
defendant's solicitor did not deny the assault, but begged that his
client might be admitted to bail, alleging that he had received
great provocati m, as the prosecutor was the seducer of his only
daughter. The magistrate, however, refused, and the prisoner
was committed for trial,
John Murphy, one of the swell mob, charged with attempting
to pick pockets in the saloon, at White Conduit.house, at a meet.
log at the T..vern on Tuesday night last against the Endowment of
Maynooth College, was committed to the House of Correction for
three months, with hard labour, from the Clerkenwell Police-court.
At Worship-street, Henry Webb was remanded on several
charges of swindling, and on one of forgery. It ap-
peared that a decently-dressed woman had called at va-
rious shops in Spitalfields, and ordered certain articles which
she was aware were not generally kept in stock. Shortly
afterwards the prisoner made his appearance, representing
himself as the town traveller of some welt-known firm which dealt
in those articles. Having received an order, he lost no time in
executing it, and received the money for the goods on delivery. Of
course the articles furnished were worthless; none of the firma
knew anything of the prisoner. On another occasion he forged the
name of a firm to a receipt. He was remanded.
COURT s azomaisx.E.
The Queen will have a concert at Buckingham Palace on Mon.
day next.
The Queen Dowager has Issued cards of invitation for a grand
soiree and concert at Marlborough House, on Monday next, the
sth May.
The Duchess of Kent intends to give a grand ball at Clarence
House, St. James's, on Friday, the 9th.
The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch have issued cards for a
grand dinner at Montague House, on the 9th inst.
The French Ambassador gave a magnificent banquet on Wednesday
at the French Embassy, in honour of the fete of the King of the
French, to most of the Foreign Ministers and the principal mem-
bers of the Government. The only toasts given were that of his
Maje ty Louis Philippe, and that of our gracious Sovereign Queen
Victoria.
The Archbishop of York gave a grand banquet at his mansion in
Grosveiior_square, to the directors of the Concerts of Ancient
Music, the Archbishop being the director for the evening. The
Duchess of Kent and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge honoured
the Archbishop with their presence upon the occasion.
Lady Brougham had a soiree at her Ladyship's mansion in
Grafton-street, which was attended, among others, by the following
members of the fashionable world :—Prince Edward of Saxe
Weimar, the French Ambassador and the Duke de Broglie, the
Spanish Ambassador, the Austrian Ambassador and the Countess
Dictrichaten, the Russian Nlinister, the Sardinian Minister, the
Hanoverian Minister, the Dutch Minister, the American Minister
and Mrs. and Miss Everett, the Bavarian Minister, the Duke of
Richmond, &c.
The meeting at Almack's, which was the last of the first sub-
scription, was very numerously attended. The rezond subscription
commences on Wednesday.
MlSCELLitamous.

The debate in the House of Lords on the subject of the admis-
sion of the public to the condemned sermon in Newgate, has caused
some stir in the City. The Sheriffs take upon themselves the en-
tire responsibility of what has occurred, and are ready to justify all
they have done whenever they may be called upon.
The Bill introduced by the Duke of Richmond into the House
of Lords, on Tuesday night, on the subject of spirit licences in
Scotland, granted to the keepers of turnpike.gates, is entitled a
Bill " for repealing so much of an Act passed in the first and
second year of the reign of his late Majesty King William the
Fourch, entitled An Act for amending and making more effectual
the Laws concerning Turnpike roads in Scotland,' as relates to the
powers of Justices to grant licences to Tacksmen of Tolls, &c."
The Bill was presented by the Noble Duke, and read a first time.
No day has yet been fixed for the next stage of this Bill.
From a return issued by order of the House of Lords,
it appears that the amount of the bank.notes in circulation in
Scotland, in 1842, was, on an average, 2,820,726/. The average
of 1843 was 2,731.770/. ; and of 1844, 2,950,7041. Some months
the amount exceeds 3,500;0001. ; but the averages of the years
were as above stated.
Miss Davenport is suffering from a severe and dangerous attack
of bronchitis, and it is feared th at it will be sotne time before she
is enabled to resume her professional duties.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer acknowledges the receipt of
101., sent by some person unknown, in a note dated the 30th of
April.
On Tuesday morning, as a man in the employ of Mr. Bryant,
master carman, was loading his waggon with bags of sugar, at the
back of B warehouse, in the St. Katharine's Docks, two of the
bags, while in the act of being lowered from the loophole, slipped
from the sling, and falling, broke the poor fellow's leg. He was
instantly removed, in a state of great suffering, to the London
Hospital.
A too often successful trick is now playing off in and about Lon-
don by a seafaring-looking man, who, finding from gossiping neigh.
boors, any one who has dear relatives abroad, immediately goes to
him, and pretending that he has just arrived from that country, re-
presents that he was charged with a box or some other small package
from the distant relative, which was detained on landing at Liverpool
by the Custom.house, on account of some duties on cargo, and
stating that he is about to return to that place to rejoin his ship,
proffers his services to pay the charges, if the party will only ad-
vance him the money. And as most persons are anxions to have
any memorial from a dear friend abroad, the impostor succeeds,
in many instances, in obtaining money and causing great disap-
pointment.

FROM A CORRESPONDENT.-- We believe that we
can state with almost a certainty, that there is no foundation for
the patagraph which appeared in the Globe of last night, and
copied into some of the morning papers to.day, respecting it being
the intention of Earl Lonsdale, the Earl of Liverpool, and the
Marquis of Exeter to resign office, in consequence of not agreeing
with the increased grant to Maynooth. We understand no such
intimation has been given by the Noblemen alluded W.—Herald.
PEEBLES-SHIRE ELECTION.—the election 1, T P,e-
blee.sl.ire is fixed to take place at Peebles, on Monday next, the sth
inst. There is not to be any opposition to Mr. Mackenzie, on the
part of the Conservatives. The Liberals applied to Sir James
Forrest, late provost of Edinburgh (who it will be remembered,
allowed her Majesty on her first visit to Scotland to steal a march
upon him by reclining too long on his pillow one morning), to be-
'come a candidate ; but Sir James, it seems, declined to exchange
the privacy of domestic life for the dubious honours of a county re-
presentative.— Herald.
THE FINE ARTS.—On Wed .esday, the fifth and last
day's sale of Mr. Henry Rice's collection of pictures and drawings
took place at Messrs. Christie and Manson's. Lot No. 894,
Cellini presenting a censer to the Pope," an original painting
by Sir David Wilkie, which was presented to Mr. Rice, was, after
a spirited competition, knocked down for 705 guineas.
LIABILITIES OF AN EDITOR.—Lord Denman has
laid down the law recently, that an editor has no right to insert
any paragraph before he has ascertained " that the assertion made
in it is absolutely true." So then, in the case of the late disco-
veries made by the Earl of Rosse's telescope, an editor ought to
have proceeded to the different planets mentioned before he inserted
any statement respecting them. According to Lord Denman, the
Man in the Moon and Orion would both recover swinging da-
mages from almost every editor in the United Kingdom for the
reflections cast by the Earl's telescope on their characters as planets.
—Punch.

SUICIDE OF THE CAPTAIN OF A DANISH SHIP.--
Wednesday the captain of the Danish brig Betsy, whose name is at
present unknown, committed suicide by cutting his throat while in
a warm bath, at the bath establishment in Tower-street.
TURN-OUT IN THE GLASS TRADE.—TiIe workmen
at the principal glass-bottle manufactory at Warrington have turned
out for an advance of wages. They at present receive more than
twice the usual rate of wages paid to artisans in this country, but
they hope to obtain more now and the duty has been taken off all
kinds of glass. As the proprietors of the glass.werks in question
have a six months' stock of bottles on hand, they care very little
how long the men stay out, except for the sake of the inferior class
of workmen, such as cr -te-makers, who are dependent on the
progress of the manufacture for their daily bread.—Liverpool
Times.

EXTENSIVE CONFLAGRATION.-200 ACRE 4 OF
PLANTATION CONSUAIRD.—One of the largest fires that has been
known to occur in Cornwall for many years happened on Friday,
about noon, in the parish of Boconner, in that county, adjacent
to the park of the Hon. G. Fortescue. It originated amongst some
loose furze on a large heath. By the falling of a quantity of burn-
ing peat, and owing to the dried condition of the furze, the flames
spread with great rapidity in all directions. The surrounding
domains being evidently in great danger, about 250 labourers were
engaged to stop the fire. They immediately attempted to check
its career by cutting down the shrubs, but this they speedily found
was of no avail, for before they could remove it it Ignited. The
conflagration is described to have been one of an awful character;
and at one time great fears were entertained for the safety of
Broodock Church and the park. Atter it had raged for several
hours, destroying near 200 acres of plantation, it was subdued by
digging a deep trench. The property belonged to thg Hon. 0.
Fortescue.