The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-04 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
Powrsmoirrii, APRIL 4.—The Talbot, 28, Captain
Robert F. Stopford arrived last evening from the Medi-
terranean, having left Constantinople on the 13th Feb.,
touching at Athens and Suda on her passage to Malta,
and left that place on the 2nd March, six days after the
Wasp, which vessel she met off Cape de Gatt, and left
at Gibraltar on the 21st March, having passed that place
without communicating. Strange to say, although the
Wasp was considered in the Mediterranean to be a very
fast sailing vessel, and had, a few weeks before leaving
for England a trial with the Aigle and Snake, both of
which vessels she completely beat, yet the old donkey
fri?•ate Talbot, of 500 tons and 28 guns, so thoroughly
beat the Wasp, not only in overtaking her on the pas-
sage, but tin a two day's working breeze off Malaga,
the Wasp was at least twelve miles dead to leeward, and
had it not been for an easterly wind springing up, it is
doubtful if the Wasp would have been in sight on the
Talbot's passing Gibraltar. Nearly four years ago, the
Talbot had a trial with the Dido, when she so completely
beat the Dido, a vessel of notoriety for sailing, as to be
acknowledged by her Captain. Mr. Beer, the carpenter
of the Talbot, died the day before the ship passed
Gibraltar. Tke Talbot is ordered to Sheerness to be
paid off.

' The Tagus arrived at Southampton this morning, and
her letters and despatches were forwarded to London, by
the nine o'clock train. Her dates of departure are as
follows :—Gibraltar, 24th ult. ; Cadiz, the 25th ; Lis-
bon, 28th, and Oporto and Vigo, the 29th. She brought
twenty passengers.
The Lyra packet, Lieutenant Collier, arrived at Fal-
mouth on Sunday, from Mexico, with 280,000 dollars on
freight. A conducta from the city of Mexico arrived at
Vera Cruz on the 25th of January, with about 1,000,000
dollars, the greater portion whereof is expected to be
brought to this country by the Crane packet, Lieutenant
Hill, which was to sail for England from Vera Cruz on
or about the 9th of February, so that she may be hourly
looked for. The Lyra left at Havannah the royal mail
steam-vessels Forth, Solway, and Medina ; the latter
was destined to leave about the Ist of March, on her
homeward route. Her Majesty's steamer Hydra was also
lying at the Havannah. _ _ _

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Tile Alfred, 50, Commodore Purvis, sailed on Sunday
for Rio Janeiro, taking despatches to Rear-Admiral
Thomas, and supernumeraries for the squadron. Com-
manders Stopford and Haymes, to join the Pearl and
Fantome, went out passengers.
The ingdove, 16, Commander Sir W. Daniel, went
out of harbour, and was paid advance yesterday.
The Candahar, convict-ship, sailed to-day for New
South Wales.

Tne Jaseur, sailed from Gibraltar for Tangiers, on
the 16th March.

The President, arrived at Callao, from Islay, on the
14th December.

The Charybdis, arrived at Surinam, from Jamaica, on
the 10th January.
The Eve, arrived at Cork, from Monte Video, spoke,
on the 11th of March, in lat. 31 36, lon. 37, her Ma-
jesty's ship Wirspite, from Portsmouth to New York,
with his Excellency Lord .Ashburton on board. The
Warspite had been 25 days at sea, and was likely to
have a long passage.
The Tortoise store-ship, Mr. Wood, Master, reached
the Cape of Good Hope on the 25th of December, from
Plymouth, on her way to Van Dieman's Land and New
Zealand.

The Albatross, 16, was launched from this Dockyard
on Monday, and is preparing to be commissioned.
The Hecla and Blazer, steam-vessels, were paid off at
Woolwich on Thursday ; the Gorgon was to be paid off
to-day. The Geyser is still in the basin at Woolwich
waiting for her armament.

The-Cormorant, a new steam frigate, was launched
from Sheerness Dock-yard, on Tuesday, and is to be got
ready with all possible expedition.
The Penelope, 42, at Chatham, is ordered to be cut in
two, lengthened 15 feet, and fitted as a steam frigate,
with very powerful engines; and if found not to answer,
will be used as a troop ship.
We stated last week the number of troops conveyed by
the Atholl (paid off last week) during the last four years;
we now subjoin the number she conveyed during the
previous five years and a half, when under the command
of Mr. Karley, viz., 489 officers; 9,692 non-commissioned
officers and privates; 1,306 women; 2,347 children; and
398 seamen and marines belonging to the navy. Total,
14,322, averaging 2,604 a-year for the five years-and-a-
-h al f.

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 4, 1842.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION HOUSE.

Herbert Godwin, the City policeman who charged an
old woman, a vender of marine stores, named Sarah
Lewis, on Saturday week, with having purchased stolen
property, and whom the old woman subsequently charged
with having robbed her of a cloak and a time-piece,
and two shillings, was on Saturday brought up for final
examination.
Mr. Wontner, a solicitor, who attended for the pri-
soner, said he was instructed to state that the prisoner
had been informed by Reynolds, who, as had been ad-
mitted, was in the habit of giving information to the
police, that some stolen pewter pots were on Mrs.
Lewis's premises, and that, upon going to the shop, he
found the information to be correct, and took possession
of the property ; that Reynolds suggested there might
be other stolen property in the house, and the prisoner
certainly, with great impropriety, allowed Reynolds to
take away the cloak, upon the assurance, by that person,
that he could find the owner of it ; that Reynolds kept
out of the way, knowing there was a charge against
l im. There was no doubt but the good character which
had been given the prisoner was sufficient to show that
there could be no connivance between them. He then
exhibited a most excellent written character, upon which
the prisoner had obtained admission into the City force.
Alderman GIBBS said he would not make any obser-
vation calculated to prejudice the case, but it was cer-
tainly his duty to commit the prisoner for trial.
GUILDHALL.

Mr. Livingston, a warehouseman in Wood-street, at-
tended before Mr. Alderman Hooper, on a summons for
having, in violation of good faith as an agent to Mr.
Whitton, a manufacturer of canvas at Dundee, disposed
of his goods in exchange for doubtful bills of exchange,
well knowing them to be so.
Mr. Clarkson attended for the prosecution, and Mr.
Payne for the defendant.'
Mr. CLARKSON proceeded to explain his charge. Mr.
Whitton was a manufacturer at Dundee, and, in July
1841, he entered into an arrangement with Mr. Living-
ston to sell goods, for which he was to receive a commis-
sion of 2i per cent. He was to take bills at four months,
subject to Mr. Whitton's approval, or cash, allowing 2i
per cent. for ready money. Goods to the amount of
1,362/. were forwarded to London, in payment for which
only bills had been remitted, and finding several of these
were acceptances of Messrs. Milton and Macey, of the
Commercial-road, Limehouse, Mr. Whitton desired his
agent to part with no more goods for their bills. The
charge was, that subsequently to this notice, the agent took
another 1001. bill of that sort. Upon applying to Messrs.
Milton, they denied the genuineness of the acceptances
shown to them, but admitted they had accepted one bill
When the agent was desired to explain how he came by
the bills, he said he had received them from a Mr. Wil-
kinson in payment for the canvas, and that Messrs. Mil-
ton were a responsible firm, carrying on a business em-
ploying sometimes seventy hands. Of the other bills
only one had become due, and that had not been paid,
the parties to it declaring it had been altered after it had
left their hands. Messrs. Milton had been summoned
to give evidence on this charge, but they had not at-
tended, and he should, therefore, be obliged to apply for
an adjournment, to compel them to appear. If it could
be shown, on the other side, that the bills were of value,
that would be an answer to the charge. His client had
been deprived of goods to the amount of 1;2001, and had
not received a shilling, and the circumstances indicated
that Mr. Livingston had recklessly connected himself
with some persons who had divided Mr. Whitton's goods
amongst them.
Mr. Whitton was then examined to prove the facts as
already stated ; after which Mr. Payne contended that
all that had been shown was, that the goods had been
sold and the principal did not like the bills. If he had
recklessly disposed of the goods that would not bring him
within the statute, which referred only to factors pawn-
ing goods. As to Messrs. Milton, they had for some
time carried on an extensive business, and Wilkinson
was their manager.
Mr. CLARKSON admitted he was not within the scope
of the statute ; but he hoped, on obtaining further evi-
donce, to make out a tangible case against some person.
All he could now ask was that Mr. Livingston would
undertake to appear at the end of a fortnight.
Mr. Livingston said he was anxious to clear his cha-
racter from suspicion, and he would readily undertake
to appear. The hearing was then adjourned.
BOW-STREEr.
ATTEMPTED StrlcipE.—A respectably attired, good-
looking young man, named James Comptuse, who de-
scribed himself as a watchmaker, residing in East-street,
Red Lion-square, was charged with attempting to commit
suicide, by throwing himself over the.parepet of Water-
loo Bridge.
Mr. Christopher stated that he was passing over
Waterloo Bridge last evening, between nine and ten
o'clock, when he observed the prisoner coming towards
him on the other side of the way ; he then saw him go
into a recess and get over the parapet. Witness imme-
diately ran across to the place where he was, and seized
him by the collar, and another person coming up at the
time, with his assistance, witness pulled the prisoner
back. If he had been a minute later, he had not the
least doubt but he should have been too late to save the
prisoner from self-destruction. At that time the prisoner
said nothing to account for his conduct. He was not tipsy.
The prisoner said, that he was walking along, when
all on a sudden he was seized with an involuntary im-
pulse to jump down. Something came over him which
he could not describe.
The father of the prisoner, a most respectable-looking
man, here came forward and said he could not think
that his son would attempt such an act.
Mr. TWYFORD gave the prisoner over into the hands
of his father.
ANOTHER ATTEMPTED SUICIDE..'—AII intelligent-
looking man, probably about seven-and-twenty years of
age, named May, was next charged with attempting to
commit self-destruction under the following circum-
stances :

Police-constable, F 91, said, that about half-past twelve
o'clock last night he was on duty in Clare-street when
he saw the prisoner in the act of taking some sugar of
lead. He had seen the prisoner's wife just before that, and
she had told him that hehad threatened to poison himself.
when the prisoner applied the paper of poison to his
mouth. Witness endeavoured to knock it out of his
hand, and he succeeded in making him drop a consider-
able portion of it. He then took him to the hospital,
where, however, he was not detained long ; the report
from that institution being that the prisoner had been
drinking, and had taken a little sugar of lean, but not
enough seriously to injure him. He had been locked up

since.
The prisoner, when called on for his defence, said,
smilingly,- that "he was very sorry for his last night's
conduct; he had been drinking, and had had a few words
with his wife."
Mr. Twvrorto—Well, I am very glad to see you
f.miling, and you seem to be very happy that you were
prevented from committing the foolish act you contem-
plated. I hardly know how to deal with such a case ;
some magistrates think it proper to commit such persons.
The prisoner's father, however, here came forward,
and, as in the previous case, into his hands was the
foolish young man delivered.
These cases excite a great deal of disgust in the
breasts of all well-feeling people, who know that in nine
cases out of ten, they are only attempted with no more
serious object in view than to work upon the feelings of
some poor, weak female, or unfortunate parent. No act
can betray greater cowardice than, by unnatual means,
to attempt to escape from the trials and troubles of this
life, to which " all flesh is heir."

A country girl, about 20 years of age, named Ann
Dunn, was charged with stealing a male child three
weeks old, the son of a porter in Covent-garden Market,
named Dawes. The particulars of the case have ap-
peared in The Sun. '
The mother of the child stated that on the evening of
the 20th of March she and her husband went into the
Sugar Loaf public-house, in King-street, Drury-lane ;
they sat in the tap-room. The prisoner came in soon
after, accompanied by a soldier. They all drank toge-
ther, and the prisoner took a great deal of notice of wit-
ness's child, and occasionally nursed it. Witness left
the tap-room for a few minutes, leaving the infant in the
prisoner's arms. On her return, she found that the pri-
soner had left the house and taken the child with her.
Witness saw no more of her until Saturday, when both
she and the child were brought to this Court.
Mrs. Jane Hayward stated that she resided at
Croydon. On Tuesday evening she saw the prisoner
at Croydon, sitting on the shaft of a cart and crying,
apparently in great distress. Witness put some
questions to her, in answer to which she stated that
the child was her own, and that she had just left
Lambeth workhouse with it, because the guardians
wanted to keep the child there and send her out to wet
nurse. She afterwards admitted that the child was not hers,
and, in consequence of the prevaricating accounts she
gave of it, witness gave information to the police, having
previously taken prisoner to the Anchor public-house,
where she gave her some refreshment. -The policeman,
who apprehended her, said she had admitted that the child
was not her own, and said, that a woman had left it in her
possession at a public-house in King-street, Drury-lane.
The mother of the child left it with her in the tap room, 1
saying, aim she would return in a few minutes. That
sh.l did not return, and that she (prisoner) being alarmed
and not knowing what to do, took it to her mother to ask
her advice. Her mother advised her to take it back to
London, and endeavour to find out its parents ; and she
was on her return to London, for that purpose, when she
was apprehended. When seen by the witness, Mrs.
Hayward, she had sat down on the shaft of a cart to rest
herself, being very tired. She had no intention of steal-
ing the child, and had taken every care of it ever since
she had had it. She was fully committed for trial.
UNION-HALL. . . .

2 Ulnas Murray was charged with committing a vio-
lent Assault On his wife, who was supported into Court
owing. to the nature of the injuries she received.
The complainant stated that when she returned home
on the preceding afternoon, she was attacked by her hus-
band, who knocked her down, and while she was on the
floor kicked her in the body. She further stated that he
was in the habit of ill-using her, and that he often
threatened to be her murderer, declaring that he would
serve her as the late Mr. Burdon of Easteheap was served.
The defendant said that he was drunk, and did not
know what he was about at the time.

Mr. Corruici;;;;;:dju- aged him to enter into his own
recognizance in 401., and find two sureties of 201. ear•h.
to keep the peace for 12 months. The defendant was
locked up in default of not finding the required sureties.
Ellen Walkingshaw, a woman of the town, was
charged with robbing Thomas Walter, of a purse con-
taining 11 sovereigns, and Hew y Goodwin, the proprie-
to of a house of 411-fame, and his wife Mary, were
charged with being concerned in the offence.
Walkingshaw said that she was not the person, and
that the complainant had mistaken her. The other
rrisoners, however, contradicted the assertion, and said
th at Walkingshaw brought in the complainant to their
home, and on hearing her screams they went up, and
thinking the complainant was ill-using her, held him