The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-15 00:00:00

THE SUNS, LONDON, MON RA Y EVEN i Nt3r OCTOBER 15t1855

1,1NE3 I,,ASI±.D s 1X NA) F,NTAL,.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

jumped over into the compartment, and handled him
very roughly. Witness and Richards got over and pre- !
vented them from committing any fuither injury, and I
on the arrival at the London-bridge Terminus he took
them into custody. The prisoners were extremely vio-
lent, and were with difficulty restrained.
In answer to the charge, *the prisoners said they bad
drank a little beer before they left Sydenham among
their fellow-labourers, several of whom were about to
leave for the Crimea, but they did net intend to insult
or injure any one.

RAILWAYS.

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to,onft
this day.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque.)
IN RE ROBERT NICOL.

This was an adjourned examination meeting. The
bankrupt was described as of Liol-lane, Tower-street,
and now a prisoner in White Cross-street prison, mer-
chant.
The bankrnpt passed.

IN RE MILLER AND HOOK.
This was a meeting for adjourned examination.
The bankrupts were described as of Newport, Ilia of
Wight, hard waretnen.
The bankrupts passed.

Mr. A'Beckett said that their conduct was very dis-
graceful, and he should fine each of them 305., or twenty-
one days' imprisonment, with hard labour.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS—(This Day.)

(Before the Assistant-Judge.)
These sessions commenced this day at the Guildhall,
Westminster.

A young man named Steed, a ticket-of-leave man, was
this morning placed at the bar, charged with stealing a
gold watch from the person of Mr. Jenkins, a piano-
forte maker, living in the neighbourhood of Tottenham-
court-road.

From the evidence of the prosecutor it appeared that
about three weeks ago he was proceeding toward his
residence at about half-past six o'clock in the evening,
when he was accosted by the prisoner and another person.
The prisoner seiz3d his gold watch, of the value of 201.,
and made off with it. He bad not the slightest doubt
but that the prisoner at the bar was the man.
William Sawyer stated that he saw the prisoner ask-
ing the prosecutor some questions, on the evening in
question, near London-street. He distinctly saw the
prisoner take the watch from the pocket of the pro-
secutor.

Mr. Sleigh, who Rppezred for the prisoner, said he
thought it would be needlessly occupying the time of
the court if he were to make any observations. He
could not struggle against the facts that had just been
stated in evidence.

The Assistant-Judge said he found that there were no
less than nine former convictions against the prisoner.
The first was in 1850, when he was then 13 years of
age, and now he was again before him at the age of 18.
He thought the present system of treating convicted pri-
soners was utterly wrong. Under all the circumstances
he should sentence the prisoner to four years' penal
servitude.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

MANSION.HOUSE.

A STBANGS CASE.—STEALIN4 A PUBLICAN'S SIGN-
BC/AD.—Two men, named Payne and Porter, the former
dressed as a gentleman's servant, were charged with
stealing a sign-board, the property of Mr. Goodson,
licensed victualler, the Burton Coffee-house, Freemasons'
court, Cheapside.

. _
Police-constable 473. stated that last night, about half-
past nine o'clock, he saw Payne in Laurence-lane with a
dog cart and horse, and shortly after both the prisoners
lift a large sign-board into the cart. He went at once
and charged Pa) ne with stealing it. On searcbing the
cart he found a quart pot in it belonging to Mr. Adams,
of the Shakespeare Head, Wych-street, Strand. He
took the prisoners into custody, with the assistance of
Police-constable 452.

Police-constable 452 stated that when he took Payne
into custody, he was very drunk, and assaulted him and
another policeman. Porter was a respectable man,
whom he had kno,vn for five years ; he believed he
worked at Mr. Clay's, the printer.
Mr. Goodson stated that the sign board in question
was his property, and stood against the wall in the
court which communicated with Laurence-lane.

The policeman stated that the dog cart belonged to a
gentleman named Hurst, of Leadenhall-street, wko, with
a friend and the prisoner, had used the deg-cart that
night.

Mr. Hurst was called, but was oblivious as to how
the dog-cart got into Laurence-lane. He could only ao•
count for the circumstance occurring from " stupid
folly." They were all the worse for liquor, and he had
no knowledge of their having called at the Shakespeare,
in Wy-ch-street.

Porter said he was returning tohis home, when he was
asked to assist the prisoner Payne, and he had but just
put his hand to the board when he was taken into cus-
tody. He was afraid he should lose his situation.
The Lord Mayor in discharging Porter said he left
the court without any imputation on his character, and
regretted what had occurred to him through the folly of
the other prisoner, his master and his friend. Payne he
fined 10s. for the assault on the police, and ordered the
sign board and post to be given up to the owners.
The fine was paid by Mr. Hurst, and the parties left
the court.