The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-09 00:00:00

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CLERKEN WELL.—(TH IS DAY.)
The Secretary of the Friendly Brothers' Society,
held in Seeker-street, Clerkenvvell, applied for a war-
rant against one of their members for embezzlement.
The Secretary stated that the funds of the Society;
having been very low, the Committee came to a de-
termination to take the Standard Theatre, City-road,
for one night, and have a benefit in aid of their funds.
The benefit was had, but a member embezzled the
proceeds of it, and it was for this embezzlement he
sought the warrant.

CoMBE—Was it a musical or a theatrical per-
formance ? The Secretary replied, a theatrical one.
Mr. COMBE—Then the Standard Theatre is not
licensed for theatrical representations. You have acted
illegally by engaging it for such a purpose, and, as
you have done so, the Magistrate cannot assist you.
The Secretary—We apply for the warrant under
the 25th clause of the 10th of George IV., which
imposes a penalty of 201. on any member embezzling
any portion of the funds. Our law enables us to raise
the funds by extraordinary means, when the usual
ones fail.

Mr. Comm—But your rules will not empower you
to pick pockets. When they arc contrary to law,
you cannot expect the law will enforce them, or that
your complaints will be recognised. I cannot assist
you, and I advise you to be very cautious about your
benefits in future.

John Blond was charged with stealing ten books,
value:l/. I Os., the property of Mr. Blanche, bookseller,
in Theobald's-road.—The prisoner was committed.

THE FOG ON THE RIVER.
Yesterday the business on the river was almost at a
stand-still, owing to the dense fog that prevailed both
above and below bridge. The small steamers plying
between London-bridge and Chelsea were laid up all
day. Three of the 'Watermen's steamers left Wool-
wich early in the morning, but only one found her
way through the mist to the Adelphi pier; and it was
a work of great peril to bring her under the bridges
at all. The others brought up at Greenwich. One of
the old Company's steamers left Greenwich in the
morning, hut, in trying to make the pier at Wapping
she got athwart hawse of a tier of shipping for up-
wards of an hour, in a very awkward position. The
Harlequin stfamer, for Boulogne, and the Belfast, for
Calais, left the pool at three o'clock in the morning,
and, after many hairbreadth escapes from col-
lision with other vessels, the former got as fur
as Erith, and the other to the Lower Hope, near
Gravesend, where they were heard of at four o'clock
in the. afternoon. The Wilberforce was advertised to
leave her moorings off the Tower at ten o'clock, but
it was not until one o'clock in the afternoon when the
fug had cleared off a little that she was able to get
under way. She reached Gravesend last night, after
a long and tedious passage, • and brought up there.
The City of Canterbury, Captain Large, for Herne
Bay, to the surprise of every person on the river, left
London-bridge wharf at nine o'clock, and went down
the river item foremost. She was at the Blackwall
wharf at one o'clock, and her further progress after
that time is unknown. The Ramona, from Yarmouth,
which place she left at eleven on Wednes6ay, did not
reach London till yesterday afternoon at three, and
came up through the fog much better than was ex-
pected. The Jolliffe, from Calais, came up about the
same time, having made her passage in the usual time.
12 hours. The Giraffe, which was to have left Rotter-

n at seven on Wednesday morning, had not passed
3ravesend during the day, and it is most probable
she is detained on some part of the coast. The Vivid,
from Hull, got upon the Gm-ill-ea Sands, near the
Nore, on, Wednesday, during a dense sea fog,
where shot remained eight hours. She arrived at
London-bridge wharf on Wednesday night at nine
o'clock. The Royal Adelaide, Captain Allison, left
St. Katherine's wharf at five o'clock on Wednesday
evening. The fog was then rather heavy, but hopes
were entertained by her skilful pilot, Mr. Allen, that
she would be enabled to get down to Gravesend, but
the fog became so thick on reaching Limehouse, that
the pilot determined not to risk the safety of this
large steam-ship any longer, and her ancrrr was
let go. The Royal Adelaide is bound to Leith, and
remains :at Limehouse for the present. The foreign
steam-ships Antwerpen, from Antwerp, and the
Batavier, from Rotterdam, were both due on Wed-
nesday at St. Katherine's, and had not arrived there
at nine last night, nor was there any probability of
their during so during the night. It was reported in
the early part of the day that the Antwerpen was
ashore on the coast of Holland, but it is right to state
the report was not traced to any authentic source. A
large ship bound to Sydney, with emigrants and an
extensive cargo, was to have been hauled out of the
St. Katherine Docks yesterday, but could not proceed,
and the only vessel that did get under way from the
dock was the Quebec New York packet-ship with the
emigrants. She was towed down the river by the
City of London steamer, and brought up before reach-
ing Gravesend. At night the fog was unusually
heavy, and there was not a vessel of any description
stirring on the river. On inquiry at the offices of the
General Steam Navigation Company, it was ascer-
tamed that five of their first-class steam ships were
expected, and that there was no probability of their
coining up during the night. There were several col-
lisions on the river during the day, but none were at-
tended with serious results. A boatman was drowned
off Rotherhithe, in the afternoon, by coming in con-
tact with a coal brig, while rowing across the stream.

OPERATIONS FOR RAISING THE APOLLO AND
WATER WlTCll.—Captain Fisher, harbour-master of
the port of London, a short time ago received instruc-
tions to survey, and see how far it was practicable to
remove, the hull of the Apollo steam-boat, the pro-
perty of the General Steam _Navigation Company,
and gunk some time since near Grays, on the Essex
shore. The examination has now been made prepa-
ratory to the commencement of operations for raising
the vessel, when it was found that as she lay upon
hard ground, there would probably be little difficulty
in recovering her entire, and without having re-
course to explosions. From the experience Captain
Fisher has had in raising the Vesper and other vessels,
he is inclined to think that, with the assistance
of the Government lighters, and should the Apollo
hold together, the operations will not occupy much
time. The vessel contains fifteen large anchors and
chain cables, which it will be necessary to raise
before attempts are made to remove the hull. The
Water Witch, which was sunk soon afterwards near
the same place, has also been surveyed, and found in
a very weak condition, the timbers in many parts
having yielded and become injured by the action of
the water. The vessels have obstructed greatly the
free navigation of the river at that part. The Cor-
poration of the City have employed Captain Fisher in
the undertaking, and it has been determined to com-
mence the work of raising both vessels when the
weather becomes favourable for the purpose.
Marquis Pnuluni, son of the Noble and Gallant
High Admiral of the Austrian navy, left Mivart's
Hotel yesterday, for Portsmouth, to join the Austrian
frigate Bellone, stationed at Spithead.

BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
A young man named Thomas Carter, who ap-
peared at the bar with a frightful gasp in his head,
w s charged with assaulting a police-officer in the
station-house.

Win. Bight, 87 F, stated that he: was on duty last
night in the Strand, when he heard a loud noise, and
on proceeding to the spot he found the prisoner lying
on the pavement, with his head cut and bleeding
profusely. He conveyed him to the station-house,
and a surgeon was sent for to dress his
head. The prisoner then became so violent
that five officers were taken from their duty to
hold him. He turned round and seized wit-
ness by the arm with his mouth, and bit his arm com-
pletely through, nearly taking a piece out. lie was
ultimately conveyed to a separate cell.
The prisoner in his defence said that he recol-
lected nothing that happened. He supposed .he was
drunk, and fell dawn, and cut his head.
Mr. iTAnniNE ordered him to be put back, and he
would consider in the course of the day what punish-
ment to inflict.

MARYLEBONE.—(THIS DAY).
Wth. Wood, a wretched-looking man, whose rags
searcely covered his person, was placed at the bar
charged with begging at several houses in Cavendish-
square this morning.
When asked where he belonged to he said that he
had come up from Burton-upon-Trent in search of
work, and had been in London about seven weeks ; ho
bad a little money and a good stock of clothes when
he came, hut the first was soon expended, and he had
parted with the others by piecemeal, and must now
beg, steal, or starve. He only required a little as-
sistance to get back to his own place.
Mr. LONG thought his a fit case for the attention of
the Mendicity Society, and, giving him one of their
relief tickets, said that they would examine into his
statements, and, if true, relieve him.
He then left, expressing his thanks to the Magis-
trate for his advice and assistance.
Robert Harris, a country farmer, whose "fair round
belly" was in striking contrast with the appearance of
the last prisoner, was charged with being helplessly
drunk in the shrubberies of Cambridge-square yes-
terday evening.
The worthy farmer admitted the truth of the state-
ment, saying that he had come up to see the cattle-
show, and, meeting there with other agriculturists,
had adjourned to a tavern, and after drinking some
time, and speaking of the prospects of the country,
he had wandered out, and somehow got into the en-
closed part of the square. He was obliged to the
police for the trouble they had taken, and would pay
them anything in moderation for the same.
He was fined 55., and seemed astonished that he
had got off so easily.