The Sun. — 1847-02-12 (London, England)

CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DAY.) Two pugilists, named Smith and Smirke, were charged with a murderous assault on police-constable Warner, 141 G. On Monday morning the prisoners were pelting snow-balls in Gray's Inn-road, when the constable interfered, as several persons were struck by the snow-balls, upon which the prisoners fell upon and maltreated him in a frigh,tful manner, by beating and kicking him about the head, and bad it not been for the timely arrival of several other consta.'iles, the consequences would have probably been fatal. Aswas, the the constable was in such a dangerous state from ti.. 1juries he received that he was unable to leave the hospittot Mr. COMBE decided upon committing them for trial, but remanded them until the medical gentleman should be ills; condition to pronounce Warner out of danger.  CALEDONIAN SOCIETY'S ANNUAL BALL, This assembly took place last night, at the Queen's Concert Rooms, Hanover-square, where a very numerous and highly respectable company attended. At one time of the evening there were upwards of six hundred persons in the rooms The dresses were of all nations, but that of the Highlands predominated. Those whose costumes were most admired were Captain Charles Forbes, James Davidson, Charles Davidson, George Bain, D. Brown, 'G. Hepburn, and Mr. Mouatt, jun. The members of the society were all in the garb, and with the members of the committee of management were most attentive to the comforts of their friends and visitors. The rooms were tastefully hung with the different clan tartans, shields, and spears. Mr. Leigh acted si master of the ceremonies, and Mr. Guineas, with hit excellent band, played the most favourite airsMr. Angus Mac Kay, her Majesty's piper, attended by the assistant band-master to the boys of the Caledonian Asylum, played choice Strathspeys and reels, and the favourite reel of Tulloch was smartly danced byfour gentlemen in the Highland garb. The refreshment department was admirably arranged, and everybody seemed to have enjoyed delightful evening. The active and attentive treasurer, Mr. Boucher, was, as usual, very efficient in tho performance of his duties. The Total Abstinence Society of Liverpool adopted a new plan of obtaining an audience for their lectures on Tuesday, having offered soup tickets to those who should attend. By this means a goodly concourse assenibled to hear the advantages to be derived from total abstinence; and at the close of the speeches 433 soup tickets were distributedViscount Melbourne entertained Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston and a select party to dinner on Wednesday, at his Lordship's residence in South-street. We read in a letter from Alexandria, Jan, 24 :-" Since my last letter, announcing the appearance of the cholera in the Hezas and its ravages, we have received other news. On the departure from Aden of the English steamer that town enjoyed perfect health, although i',B suburbs were infected. From Cairo, under date of the 20th ult., we learn that the Viceroy, in opposition to the advice of the physician Clot-Bey, bad ordered the cordon to be closed at Suez and Cosseir, in order to prevent the return of the great caravan of pilgrims into Egypt, and bad sent provisions and tents to Akaba, where the caravan was directed to stop. Similar precautions had been taken at Cosseir and Suez for the _ pilgrims arriving by sea. By these measures the run noped to prevent the cholera from entering Egypt. It appears, however, that after having made a great number of victims, the fell disease had completely ceased. The pilgrims that have already arrived at Alexandria say, that when,, about to perform the usual ceremonies at the tomb of the Prophet, a dreadful wind arose, which continued several days, and caused many persons to die of the disease. The Pacha of D.unascas and the Mollah of Mecca were amonmt the dead. The authorities had ordered the public criers to recommend the pilgrims to depart from Mecca, and they all immediately abandoned the place. It is stated that Geda. had not been visited by the pestilence."