The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-09 00:00:00

1862.

Central Criminal Court--This Day.

A common jury wa s sworn, and the Court proceeded
with the trial of cases standing over from last session.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

MARLBOROUGH STREET.

ALLEGED ROBBERY IN A CAB.—Margaret Mills, an
unfortunate, was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing
from the person of Mr. James O'Brien, of 25, Newman-
street, Oxford-street, a leather bag containing £27105. in
gold.

The prosecutor said that about twelve the previous night
he met the prisoner in Oxford-street, and get into a cab
and went with her as far as Holborn-hill, when they got
out and got into another cab, telling the driver to proceed
to the Marble Arch. On reaching Marylebone-lane, the
prisoner got out and wanted to get away, and this caused
him to suspect something, and putting his hand into his
trowsers' pocket he missed a leather bag containing £27 10s,
which he felt was safe in his pocket when he first met the
prisoner. Ho then called a constable and gave the prisoner

in charge.
Mr Knox asked the prosecutor whether he was quite
sober.

The prosecutor said he had been to two publichouses, and
at one he had some stout and ale, and at tho other some
brandy.

The prisoner said she did not remember anything, as she
had been driuking. She did not take the
,prosecutor's
money.

Job Elliott, 355 D, said the prosecutor was the worse for
drink, but the prisoner was quite sober. The prosecutor
charged the prisoner with stealing his bag and money, and
said she had run down a court.
Mr Knox asked what money was found on the prisoner,
and the constable said only Bs. Bd.
The prisoner said the prosecutor gm her that, which he
did not deny.

Mr Knox said it was just possible the prosecutor might
have dropped the bag in the cab. He could not detain the
prisoner on the evidence, but he would advise the prose-
cutor to go to the Lost Property Office at Scotland-yard p
and give information that the cabman might, if s.sible)
be traced. The prosecutor had lost his money by his own
folly, but the police would try and help him to recover it.
Barns, the gaoler, said the prisoner could be found at
any time if she was wanted.
The prisoner was then discharged.
VIOLENT ASSAULT ON A WM.—Henry Vincent, of 8,
Husband-street, a sweep, was charged with violently as-
saulting his wife Mary, by striking her on the head with a

he was calltd to No.
Loosley, 46 C, said that at one o'clock yesterday morning
prisoner's wife smothered with blood, and unable to see,
8, Husband-street, where he found the
He took her to the Middlesex Hospital, where she had her
head dressed. She was unable to attend that morning.
In answer to Mr. Rnox, the constable said the wife told
him that her husband cut her head open with a can, while
the prisoner said it was done with his fist. The poor woman,
who was very ill, told Lim that she did not like to appear
against the prisoner, who had assaulted her before, as, if he
were sent to prison, she would have to go to the workhouse.
He believed the wife was frightened to appear.
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The prisoner said he bad bsen out drinking comfortably
his wife, and he did not know what caused them to
fall out, bat he believed she threw some water on him.
Mr. xnox remanded the PriBolVrt
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THAMES.
ROIMERT AND DIIIJNICRNNESs ON BOARD SHIP.—
Thomas Powell, a labourer, was brought before Mr. Paget,
charged with stealing sherry
and ale on board the ship
Regina, in the East India Dock, and being drunk on board
The case was a very extraordinary one. Yesterday
(Sunda3) evening. half-past 8 o'clock, a dock watchman,
named Martin, saw a woman, a man, and 4 ohildren coming
along the west quay of the East India dock. They were
all drunk, and reeling about. One of the children fell
down and was senseless for some time. The party were
aertC:slihwltifeg,e' and one of the women turned
the man his brother, and the
were his offspring. Clarke, a dock con.
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stable,went on board the ehiP,in the dock, and fonnd prisoner
lying under the cabin table dead drunk. On searching the
lazarette under the cabin a chisel was found on the top of a
in bottles, and there was a bottle of sherry
cask of sherry
with the neck
off, on the top of another cask containing
missing from another. The
place was in great confusion, and the cabin smelt of sherry
cbaostktl,esanodf ale,nine There were 7 bottles of ale gone out of one
bottles
of sherry
and ale, The prisoner had been on board the Regina at
work for some time, and he was left on board yesterday in
the absence of the captain and mates to take care of the
ship and stores, The
chisel found in the lasarette was
taken from the third mate's bunk,
Mr. Paget sentenced the prisoner 0 one months' im-
prisonment and hard labour.

SHIPPING.-TRIS DAY.

111' MAGNETIC TELIGRAPR.

Ystad—Agnes Fraser,
GRAVEIEND Monday Morning.
Arrived, May B—Visserio, from Worcum—Roland, from
DEAL, Monday Morning.
AnAdrsruivneddTriaeynt,o_r, zvoimaittNinVo,rcfruomm.
from Seville—Omen, from Dantsic.
Anchored—Adelaide, from Bahia, for Bremen—Xolus,
from Philadelphia, for Rotterdam.
Passed—Conclops for Bombay—Jane, for Algoa Bay—
Candidata, for Barbadoes—all from London—Austrian
gunboat ilieehunci, from Gravesend, for the Downs, after
pairing,

SACRED ITARNONIO SOCIETY, EXETER HALL.—
!Lindelas treat choral work, "Israel in Egypt," will be
performed for the last time this season on Friday next, the
13th inst. Madame Parepa•
Miss Banks, Madame Sainton-
Dolby, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr, Weiss, and Mr. Santley will
be the principal vocalists.
COLLEGE OF PRECEPTORS....at a meeting of the
Council of ithis Corporation on Saturday, the 7th inst., the
following gentlemen were elected members :—Mr. J. Aids
ridge, Kingston, Yeovil Mr. J. S. Bruce, Falkland
House, Finchley; Mons. P. J. Jaeckel, the College,
ton, M. -.,
Worthing ; Mr. J. Lan ' British and Foreign
k;
School Society ; Mr. H. Ne vini`3l3'
Wordaley, Stourbridge ;
Rev. J. W. Tapper, Wood G.,een, Tottenham ; Dr. T. E.
Watson, Eagle Hall, Southgate',

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53561 to 58s ud to 40s3d to 43862 to 418 3d to
—s Od —8 Oct —8 Od
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7,700 76,015 115,171 75,Q9 71,558
1 611 104 20 279 645
93,('5' 116,530 93,467 78,272 83,761
54s 3d 578 3d 46s Oct 44s 3d 41s ed
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The May Sessions of the Central Criminal Court com-
menced this morning at the Sessions House, Old Bailey,
before the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, and other civic
authorities. The calendar consists of a list of 84 prisoners
for trial. The Grand Jury having been sworn,
The Reccrder, in delivering his charge, said be was
happy to inform them that the calendar did Rot contain a
very large list of prisoners for trial; and that none of
the cases were of a very serious nature. There was a case

in which a man had been committed for trial for unlaw-
fully wounding, but since that the person who had been
wounded had died, and the case would be presented before
them as one of manslaughter; and if they were satisfied
that the death was occasioned by the wound, it would be
their duty to return a true bill. There was also
another case of manslaughter, in which a person who prat•
tised and represented himsel as a surgeon, not being, duly
qualified, was charged with having caused the death of the
deceased for want of proper knowledge and skill, and gross
ignorance. It appeared that he had operated on the deceased
for a ease of the hip joint, from the effects of which
he died. If they were satisfied that the prisoner was not a
practical and proFerly qualified surgeon, and death ensued
from his want of skill, it would be their duty to return a true
bill. Having referred to a ease in which a person was
charged with an attempt at rape en a young girl, the Re-
corder said the only other case he thought it necessary to
make any observation on was :a case in which two boys
were charged with arson in setting fire to chattels in a dwel-
ling house. It appeared the prisoners had put some lighted
paper in the letter box at the prosecutor's house, and set
fire to a number of letters. When the fire was
discovered it was found that the lighted paper put into the
box was part of an old newspaper, the other portions of which
had been traced to have been in possession of the prisoner.
The jury would have all the facts before them, and if the
evidence showed a prima facie case against the prisoner, it
would be their duty to send the case for further enquiry
before the petit jury. There was no other case in which it
would be necessary to make any observations, and he wouli
therefore at once dismiss them to their duties.
The Grand Jury having retired,