The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-25 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT

James Slukc, the first mate of the ship Rosalie, sur-
rendered to take his trial upon an indictment charging
him with the manslaughter of a seaman on board the
same vessel, named James Norman.

The indictment charged that the death of the de-
ceased was occasioned by his being struck, and cast and
thrown upon the deck of the vessel.
Mr. Clarkson defended the prisoner.
Edward Hannah deposed that he was a seaman on
board the Rosalie, of which vessel the prisoner was the
mate. The deceased was a seaman on board the same
vessel, and occasionally acted as cook. On the 30th
May the vessel was on a voyage from Liverpool to Rio, and
they were on that day just under the line. The pri-
soner gave the deceased some directions with regard to
the management of one of the sails, and the deceased
swore, and neglected to fulfil them, and the prisoner in
consequence went up to him and struck him in the
breast, and the deceased tried to strike him in return.
The prisoner then struck the deceased several times
upon the breast and side with his fist, and the deceased
fell upon the deck upon his face, and lay. He died
almost immediately.
Other witnesses were examined, from whose evi-
dence it appeared that the prisoner bore an excellent
character for humanity and gond conduct, and that he
was greatly shocked when he heard of the death of the
deceased.

Mr. Baron MauLE summed up, and the Jury re-
turned a verdict of Guilty, coupled with a strong re-
commendation to mercy.
The Court sentenced the prisoner to six months' im-
prisonment.

NEW COURT.
(Before the COMMON SERGEANT.)
John Phillips, aged 22, was convicted of stealing 20
skeins of silk, value 3s. 4d., the property of Richard
Thomas Swaine.

The prisoner, who is the brother of a man tried last
Session under the name of Freegrove, was sentenced to
transportation for seven years. They were members of
a regular gang.
Henry Daniel Risbed, aged 19, was convicted of
stealing two shawls, value 205., from a public-house in
Fulham, at which he slept one night, and sentenced to
six months' imprisonment, three weeks to be solitary.
2U'ary Foley, aged 17, was indicted for stealing one
shawl, value .55., the property of William Cotterell.
The prosecutor stated, that the prisoner, with another
woman, came to his shop to purchase a bonnet, and
shortly after they left he missed a shawl which
had been layinr, on the counter. He ran
after them, and found them pawning it at a shop
in Tottenham-court-road. I said to the man in
the shop (proceeded the prosecutor)—" That's
my shawl."—(A laugh.) " he said, " there's
the gals and here's the shawl." Says I, " Sand for a
policeman." Says he, " I've no von to send." Says I,
" Send that tall youth there."—(Laughter.) Says he,
"Ve have summut else to do." " Vell,"
says I, " Then I'll take 'em to the station-house
myself ; so I puts the shawl under my arm, and
takes a gal in each hand.—(Laughter.) Ven I got
to the corner of Hanway-court, they pitched into me."—
(Great laughter.)
The COMMON SERGEANT—What do you mean by
pitching into you ?
Prosecutor—Vollopped me—l could'nt manage 'em,
and the shawl too, no how.—( Continued laughter.)
Vell, I at last gets the prisoner at the bar to the station-
house, at St. Giles.

The COMMON SERGEANT—Then the other got away ?
Prosecutor—Lord bless you, my Lord, I vos obliged
to let her go, or I should have got my eyes tore out.—
( Laughter.)

The Jury found the prisoner guilty ; and as it ap-
peared she had been convicted before, the Court sen-
tenced her to be transported beyond the seas for the
term of seven years.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HO USE.

" A SERGEANT IN DISGUISE."—ATTEMPTED IMPO-
SITION.—Yesterday Wm. Chapman was brought before
the Lord Mayor under the following circumstances :

Charles Chamberlain stated that he came from Yar-
mouth on Tuesday by the steam-packet, having sent his
portmanteau by Deacon and Co.'s van. On arriving
in London he went with a friend to a public-house,
where they had some conversation about sending for the
portmanteau. The prisoner joined in the conversation,
and said he considered them to be suspicious characters,
and would watch them. He said he was a sergeant of
the City police in disguise, and followed them about the
streets, causing great annoyance until given in charge.
Chapman, in answer to questions by the Lord Mayor,
said that he resided in Weymouth-street, Kent-road,
where he keeps a broker's shop.
Policeman Bird, 224, said the prisoner came up to
him in the street and called his attention to Mr. Cham-
berlain and his friend, stating that there was something
suspicious about them. Shortly afterwards he was
called into the King's Head, Pudding-lane, to quell a
disturbance. The prisoner there had accused them of
stealing the portmanteau. He told witness that he was
a sergeant in disguise.

The prisoner was remanded in order that some inquiry
might be made into his character.

BOW- STREET.

A costermonger named Lacy, was charged by James
Hughes, a dog-fancier, with stealing a miserable little
cur•dog. The complainant said he missed the animal
about two years back, and although he made every
inquiry after it, he could get no tidings of it until Wed-
nesday, when he was obliged to pay a sovereign for the
information.

The prisoner said he had no doubt that the dog be-
longed to the complainant, but if he was compelled to
give him up, he would expect to be paid for the keep.
Mr. HALL—Surely you could not think of making
any charge for supporting such a diminutive creature
as that.

Prisoner—Small as it appears, that there hanimal has
cost me sixpence for cat's meat every blessed week it
was in my possession. .

Mr. HALL—That may be, but you ought to make
some allowance for the pleasure you enjoyed with such
an engaging companion.
Prisoner—l never inwited him ; but as he ran into
my place, I thought it a pity to drive him out, he used
to fri,k about so merrily every morning, on his hearing
" cat's inee" cried at the door.
The complainant said he demanded his property
twelve months ago, and it was denied to him.
Mr. HALL said he could make no order on the subject,
as it did not appear the dog had been stolen, and if it
even had, there was ample time within the lapse of two
years to recover it.