The Sun. — 1854-10-23 (London, England)

CRIMINAL COURT--(THIS DAY.)  LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY  The above Court resumed its sittings this morning before the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, the Right Hon. the Recorder, Aldermen Hunter, Sir C. Marshall, and Kennedy, Mr. Sheriff Crosley, Mr. Sheriff Muggeridge, Mr. Under-sheriff Crosley, Mr. Under-sheriff Farrer, &c., &c. There are 109 prisoners for trial. The Recorder, in his charge to the Grand Jury, congratulated them upon the fact, that the calendar for the present session did not contain a single charge of murder, and that, with a few exceptions, the cases were of the ordinary description, and not likely to present any legal difficulties in the consideration of them. There was one case of manslaughter, in which a woman was charged with killing a child ; and it appeared that, in a transport of jealousy, she bad made a violent blow at a woman who had the child in her arms, but missed her and struck the child, and the blow caused its death. Under these circumstances, the prisoner was guilty of an illegal act in striking at the woman—and such was the consequence. If the facts were made out to their satisfaction, it would be their duty to find a bill for a manslaughter. There was another case, of a very painful and peculiar character, where a gentleman of station and family, and a clergyman of the Church of England, was charged with shooting at a very valuable member of the bar of that Court, and upon the floor of the Court, and in the presence of those who were now addressing them. He believed the only questioa that could arise was as to the state of mind of the unfortunate gentleman at the time the act was *ernmitted, but with that the grand jury had nothing to do, and the only course they could take was to find the bill. There was also a charge against a Roman Catholic clergyman, a gentleman of position and education, of having infringed the provisions of the Dissenters' Marriages Act, which required that no marriage of that character should take place except in the presence of the registrar and in the chapel. In the case in question it was alleged that the marriage was solemnised in the vestry, and that the registrar was not present, and if these facts were made out it would be their duty to return a true bill. His lordship concluded by referring to the charge of sending diseased meat for sale to the London market, and he remarked that although there might be some doubt as to the intent of the parties in the present instance, yet as the question involved was one of considerable importance to the public, he thought it would be better that they should find a bill in order 'hat the matter might be fully inquired into. The grand jury then retired.  LONDON, Oct. 23.—Wind this day at Noon, N.W. and fine, clear weather. FORTSMAUTII, Oct. 22.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived— Pauline, from Newcastle, for Lisbon ; Fear Not, Cacn ; Cocyte (French war steamer), to Baltic,ru and left for Ch and erbourg Saluda, Yenghal ; Cy, Opor ; John Mary, Cardiff, with loss of boats, &c., having been struck by a heavy sea, Oct. 18 ; Konig, from Shiel is, for Lisbon. Put back—Morayshire, Black Sea, having sailed on the 210Fint OFF AnaArrs, Oct. 22.—Geelong, from China. FALMOUTH, Oct. 22.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Satelite, from Akyab ; Henry Bell, Catania ; Devonshire (s), from London, and left for Dablin ; Queen of the Chase, Liverpool, for St. Michael's. Sailed—Revenge, for Terceira. Off port—Lavinia, from Moulmain. PENZANCIE, Oct. 21.—Wind, variable. Irrived—Orro, front Quebec. Sailed —tewart, for St. Michael's. PADIFTOW, Oct. 21. SWind, W. Arrived— Sacsuso, from Callao. COWES, Oct. 22.—Wind, W. Arrived—Hermann (s), from New York, and sailed next day for Bremen. Sailed —Main, for Antwerp. MILFORD, Oct. 21.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Carbet, 1 from Whitehaven, for Dublin, with loss of utainboona, &o. ; i AJeukio, Q 418.0,