The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-03 00:00:00

not a club on the eve of a great race but would be affected
by the act of Parliament, not omitting the Gresham
where there was always to be found a "sprinkling of
alderman." The intention of the Legislature, by the
preamble cf the act, was to put down certain betting
houses kept for the profit of the cccupiers. The act
stated, "whereas a kind of gaming," it did not say
all because the makers of the acoount were many of
them great gamblers themselves, and the subsequent
words of the third section stated, " that any person who,
being the owner or occupier of any house, office, room,
or other place, shall open, keep, or use the same for
the purposes hereinbefore mentioned, or either of
them, and shall knowingly, wilfully, and unlawfully
permit the same to be kept open, or used by
any person, i&e." This he (11r. Parry) con-
tended did not apply to the casual using
of the room, which would be a straining a penal statute
but to a permanent usury, and that it must be shown
that the occupier kept the place open for the purpose of
betting himself, or "betting with the resorters thereto."
Mr. Cooper had never made a het, or derived any profit
from betting, neither had he any lists of horses in his
room. He hoped the bench would dismiss the case,
as not coming within the act.

Mr. Alderman Finnis, hawing retired to consider his
judgment, came into Court, and said he was of opinion
the charge came within the act, and he fined the defen-
dant 51.

Mr. Parry gave notice of appeal.
There were four other similar cases for hearing.

BOW-STREET.

LETTER STEALING.—A respectably attired young Mao,
who gave the name of Henry Wilson, was placed at the
bar charged with stealing a letter containing money from
the General Post-office.

From the evidence it appeared that this morning, from
information received, the prisoner, who filled the office
of sorter in the Inland-office of the General Post-office,
was desired to attend at the private room of Mr. Boydon,
the inspector of letter-carders, and was there charged
with stealing a letter containing money. The prisoner
did not deny the charge, but said he did not know the
letter contained money. The prisoner was this morning
occupied in sorting letters for the fifth division, and
Russell-square was in that division. [The letter stolen
bore the following address :—" Mr. C. Snewing, Russell-
square, London."] He ultimately received the
letter from the prisoner, which he now produced,
and it was precisely in the same state as when he
got it from him. The seal had not been broken.
The witness was here direc'ed to open the let-
ter, and it was found to contain a sovereign wrapped in
wool, and placed in a card. The letter ought to have
been despatched in the ordinary course of business this
morning at half-past eiglit.
Peake deposed he took the prisoner into custody this
morning at the General Post-office about eight o'clock,
and told him that be was charged with stealing a letter
addressed to Mr. Snewing. Upon which he said he
knew nothing about it. Upon asking him if he (Peake)
was to understand that be did not know the letter was
in his pocket, the prisoner answered yes.
The prisoner was fully committed for trial.