The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-28 00:00:00

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—Durkam, July 26.

The Judges of this tt,stze arrived here on Saturday,
and opened the commission. Yesterday their Lordships'
attended Divine service at the cathedral.
The calendar is light, both as respects the number of
prisoners and the description of the offences. There
is one charge of murder of an infant, four charges of
rape, three of highway roi bery, three of perjury, and
the rest are ordinary larcenies.
The cause list contains an entry of 12 causes, none
of which are causes of moment.

CROWN COURT.(Before Lord Chief Justice

CAMPBELL
Thomas Grant, Thomas Brown. and Andrew Colhoun,
were indicted or a highway robbery near Gateshead, on
the 12th of July inst., and stealing from the person of
George Paley ss. in silver, a hat, a pair of shoes, and
two handkerchiefs. _ _

Mr. Heath conducted the prosecution, Mr. Otter de-
fended Colhoun, and Mr. Overend the prisoner Grant.
Brown was undefended.
It appeared that on the 11th of July last the prose-
cutor, George Paley, had been to Newcastle, and was
returning borne at past twelve o'clock at night to Dun-
stan, which is near to Gateshead. He was accompanied
by another man, named Turnbull. They passed seven
men on the road near Gateshead, four of whom passed
them again. On geting to an archway which passes
over the railroad, the four men rushed upon the prose-
cutor, knocked him down, jumped upon him, and stran-
gled him with his neckcloth until he became insensible.
On coming to himself, he found himself laid on the rail-
way, without his hat and shoes, and his pockets rifled of
his handkerchief and ss. in silver money. The three
men who followed them also set upon Turnbull, whom
they knocked down and jumped upon, and robbed in a.
similar manner. The prosecutor, Paley, spoke posi-
tively to the prisoners Grant and Brown, the night
being light. Soon after seven men passed a policeman
coming from that direction, and on passing him they
dropped a pair of shoes, which the policeman picked up.
He identified all the prisoners. There was a man named
Caldwell standing with him at the time. The shoes picked
up turned out to be the prosecutor's. Othc,r witnesses
spoke to having seen the prisoners Grant and Brown
near the place where the robbery was committed, in com-
pany with others.
For the defence of Colhoun and Grant an alibi was
set up by their respective counsel.
As against Colhoun, the Learned Counsel for the pro-
secution, in reply, thought the case very slight, and
offered to withdraw the prosecution, but bis L)rdsbip
said he had better proceed with it.
His LORDSHIP having summed up the evidence,
The jury foundothe prisoners Grunt and Brown guilty,
and acquitted Colhoun.
The prisoners, on being called upon before passing
sentence, threw themselves on their knees in the dock
and implored mercy.
His LORDSHIP said this offence of highway robber y
with violence, committed by a number of persons banded
together, was very prevalent in the north, and it was
necessary to make an example to deter others from the
commission of this crime. The sentence of the Court
was, that they be each transported for fifteen years.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, July 24•
(Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, Assistant-Judge, and a
Bench of Magistrates at the Guildhall, Westminster.)
Charles Adeney, aged 26, pleaded guilty to two indict-
ments, charging hits with embezzling moneys amount-
ing to 61. I4s. 10d. and 181. Os. Bd., which he bad re.
ceived for and on account and in the name of Henry
George Bohn, his master and employer.
Mr. Clarkson appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Metcalfe for the defence.
The prisoner entered the service of Mr. Bohn, the
well known bookseller in York-street, Covent-garden,
on the 29th of December last, as oolltctor of debts, at a
salary of 80/, and his duty was to pay over daily the
moneys he received to the cashier. In pursuance of his
occupation he received the sums laid in the indictment
from customers of Mr. Bohn, but never accounted for
them. He left early in April on a plea of illness, and
then these transactions were discovered. He was not
apprehended till the 9th of July.
Mr. CLAnKeorr said that he did not wish to press the
charge severely against the prisoner, but, as he had con-
fessed his guilt, would leave the matter in the hands of
the Court.

Mr. METCALFE said that by his advice the prisoner
had pleaded .‘ Guilty," for there was no answer to the
charge. He had a wife in very delicate health and two
or three children, of whom he was the solo support.
Ilia friends, he might state, were extremely respectable,
but he (sir. Metcalfe) did not consider it necessary for
him to drag them betore the public. He then called,
Mr. W. H. Dodd, a•bookselier, who stated that the
prisoner was formerly his apprentice. He left his ser-
vice in 1848, and set up in business for himself.
The aSISTAI4T-JUDGE inquired of Mr. Bohn if he
had received a character with him?
Mr. Bohn explained that he employed him, knowing
that he had been in business on his own account, and
proper security was to be given by him, which was not,
however, entered into when he left.
Mr. CLARKSON observed that the prisoner communi-
cated to Mr. BAn, through his attorney, when the ac-
counts were sent in, and through his information about
601 out of the .80/ he had received was accounted for.
The ASSISTANT•JUDGE said that, as he had pleaded
guilty, the Court had every inclination to deal merci-
fully with him; but the offence he was guilty of was one
of a most serious nature, and it would not do for the
public to think that persons employed like him in confi-
dential situations could get off with hardly any punish.
'melt because the prosecutor came forward in a kindly
spirit, and because the prisoner himself at the last mo-
ment made what reparation he could by confessing his
guilt' lie then sentenced him to imprisonment with
bard labour for 12 mouths.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
LA:IIIMM
William Downe, a well-dressed middle-aged mar, con-
nected with a notorious gang of sharpers, was brought
before Mr. Elliott, charged with stealing 151. from Thomas
Hiller, a greengrocer, residing at la, Prince's-terrace,
Caledonian-road, Islington; also with swindling him out
of ten sovereigns, under the following extraordinary cir-
cumstances:—
Prosecutor said—On Saturday morning last I first
saw the prisoner. He came to my shop with two
other men, and wanted some oysters. I told him I had
none, when he and -his companions tossed for some gold.
The prisoner appeared the worse for liquor, when I in-
terfered and said I would nit allow any tossing. The
other two men then wanted to back me, 501. to 201.,
against the prisoner to throw a quoit fifteen yards, when
the prisoner put down a sovereign and wanted me to
cave: it. I refused to do anything of the kind. They
then all walked out of the shop, but suspecting that the
other men might dupe the prisoner, I followed them, and
after walking a short distance I rctu'ncd home. Yester-
day, at twelve o'clock, the prisoner came to my shop
,gain, and aekad whether ho was there on Saturday
last. I told him that he had been, and that I thou;ht
he was drunk and foolish. He then t xelaimed, "I have
lost my cane, have you seen or got it?" I replied, " No;
you took it away; Ho then seemed very much dis-
tressed at the loss, saying that ho would not mind giving
101. for its recovery, as it had been given to him by his
father. I believed him to be a gentleman, as he told me
that ho had km coma from Reading to receive 2,0001,,
which his aunt had left him; that he intended to stop in
London another week, and he did not care if he spent all
that, as he had plenty more money at home. Before the
prisoner came into my shop on Monday another man
came•in and asked the rent of some adj,,ining houses.
He also asked me whether I kept a horse and cart, and
Was willing to remove a quantity of pictures from round
the corner to Finsbury. I told him that I could do Si,,
when he reqiested me to put the horses in and he would
soon come back. He then left my shop, and when the
prisoner entered. The other man shortly afterwards
returned, and said he was sorry he could not have the
things removed that day, as he had just received a
letter from a friend on the subj-ct. The prisoner then
got off his seat, and went towards the other man, when
they had some gin. The prisoner then said that he
would stand a bottle of wine if the other man would go
with him. The latter said he would go with him any-
where and stand anything, as he had nothing else to do.
The man then went away, and the prisoner asked me
to drive him a little way round, as the horse and cart
were at the door. -.I consented, and the prisoner wanted
me to go up the Richtnord-road, but we went straight
along, and overtook the other man, who jumped into the
cart,' aod then drove to White Conduit-house, where
they alighted, and the prisoner called for ginger-beer
and brandy, and cold gin and water. I left the room,
and on my return I asked what I was to have. Each of
them offered their liquor to me, and I drank the re-
mainder of the gin and water, and the ginger beer
and brandy. They all got into the cart and I took
the reins, but soon became insensible, and did not
know where they drove to. I recovered a little, and
public-house atad gave me a bottle they stopped at a
of ginger beer,. but I can't say the name of the public-
house. We went into the skittleground, when the
prisoner proposed- a game at " lour cornerr." I said I
did not understand the game, and that I could not stand
up to play. The other man put up the pins, and myself
and prisoner had a game for some gold, and I believe I
won it. They brought me out of the public •house,
but we had to walk nearly 300 yards before I saw my
,cart. I then got in with the prisoner, and the other
one left us. I drove about a mile further, when we
stopped at another public-house, when the other man met