The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-15 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS_ (THIS DAY.

Mr. Serjeant Adams, Assistant-Judge, and a full
bench of magistrates, sat this morning at the Sessions-
house, Clerkenwell-green, to hear bail and appeal cases,
of which there were seven set down in the paper for
hearing.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY AN ENGINEER.
William, Bolton, who was found guilty yesterday of
stealing 16 working tools, and other articles, of the value
of 101., the property of Mr. Joseph Boulton, his em-
ployer, the particulars of which were reported in The
Sun of yesterday, was this morning brought up for
judgment.
The learned Assistant-Judge, in passing sentence, said
that he had given this case the greatest consideration,
for the purpose of finding something slight, so that he
might pass a lighter sentence than it was now his inten-
tion to do. lie had no doubt but that he had been
carrying on a wholesale system of robbery, and, not
content with that, had the wickedness to charge the son
of the prosecutor with the theft. Not satisfied with that,
he had brought witnesses into that court, who had com-
mitted corrupt perjury, and he (the learned judge) had
considerable doubt whether Culter was not an accom-
plice. The sentence of the Court, therefore, was that
the prisoner be transported for the term of seven years.
Samuel Slatter and George Matson were indicted with
stealing a quantity of mutton and beef, the property of
Philip Sharp, his master.
Mr. Byerly Thomson appeared for the prosecution,
and Mr. Metcalfe and Mr. Rebton for the defence.
On the 2d December the prosecutor was in his parlour
at the back of his shop, and saw Slatter take down some
mutton, and take it to the slaughter-house. He went
there, and saw Slatter and Matson together, and found
in a tub the mutton, some beef, some pork, and other
articles. The prosecutor stated that he kept two shops,
and had been robbed to a very large amount.
Mr. Rebton and Mr. Metcalfe having addressed the
jury for their respective clients, the learned judge
summed up, and the jury returned a verdict of guilty
against Slatter, and not guilty against Matson.
The Assistant-Judge sentenced Slatter to nine calendar
months' imprisonment, with hard labour.

LOAD PAL3fERSTON, who usually enjoys such
con-
finedexcel-
to his room, by, it is stated, gout. His lordship did
not p
much regret to say, to be
--3 own dinner party, or Lady Pal-
nleontahepaelatrh, either continues,
at
his
Pal-
merston's reception on Saturday evening ; and as time
elapses,
as to whether considerable anxiety and curiosity are expressed
ether the noble viscount will have recovered so far
as to be enabled to take part in the discussion of, or to vote
in, the division on the budget. Gout is a complaint with
which many of our most eminent statesmen have been
afflicted—none more so than the great Earl of Chatham.
With him, gout was, however, sometimes assumed to
relieve himself from royal or parliamentary embarrass-
ments.—Daily News.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE GREAT NORTHERN TER-
MlNUS.—Yesterday, as
train, consisting of an engine and six carriages was on the
from
eve of starting theliing's.eross terminus, and while
it was gently moving the four o'clock p.m. passenger
into the station, the buffer struck
John Caten, who was clearing the road between the rails
of bricks and other impediments. The poor fellow, who
was more stunned than injured by the blow, cried "mur-
der, and endeavoured to make his escape, but becoming
confused, instead of getting out of the way ran under the
carriages, the wheels of
which passed over him, nearly
severing hisl
severing his hand, and otherwise dreadfully mutilating him.
H
and several children.
who w sa
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leftto t
ah thew iddeoawd
house. Deceased,
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.
—On Monday afternoon a fatal accident took place during
the progress of the three o'clock down train on the South-
Western Railway. As the down train, which leaves the
Waterloo station at three o'clock, was proceeding at its
usual pace, between Basingstoke and Andover-road sta-
tions, when it had reached near Oakley-park Bridge a man
was observed on the up line. The engine-driver instantly
blew the whistle, and made every effort to shut off the
steam ; but it was, unfortunately, out of his power to pre-
vent the fatal accident. The engine and train passed over
the body of the unfortunate man, which was cut to pieces.
His name is Thompson, and it appears that ho was in the
employment of the Telegraph Company, and resided at
Basingstoke.
' SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER RAILWAY.—A meeting
of shareholders of this company was held in the' Royal
Hotel, Chester, yesterday (Tuesday), Mr. W. Gordon Thom-
son in the chair, when the following resolution was adopted :
—" That, inasmuch as certain important legal questions
affecting the position and interests of the shareholders are
still pending, the daily expected.
.judgments on which the
committee are advised will be such as shall greatly facili-
tate their movements in endeavouring to secure for the
proprietors 4{ per cent., which has been deferred by the 1
improper opposition of the directors, resolved—that the
meeting do adjourn to the Ist day of February, 1853,"