The Sun.
London, England, 1837-02-03 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.
At ten o'clock Mr. Justice PATTESON and Mr. Justice WIL-
LIAMS took their seats on the bench.-- Kelly, a person
of gentlemanly appearance, was capitally indicted for shooting
'at Richard Bourke, a police constable, with intent to kill and
murder him.
Mr. Adolphus conducted the case for the prosecution, and
Mr. Phillips the defence. A greit number of gentlemen were
called, whose evidence corroborated the statement of Mr.
Phillips. Mr. Justice PATTESON summed up, and the Jury
acquitted the prisoner.

EIV COURT.
TRIAL oF Ma. Zoucn. Richard Zouch (a descendant of
the once noble and ancient family of De-la- Zouch) was in-
dicted for stealing two pairs of boots, value 405., the property
of Thomas liowtell and partner, and another count charged
the boots as the property of William Morgan. Messrs. Phil-
lips and Clarkson ( who were instructed by the solicitor of the
Earl of Loasdale) appeared for the defence ; and the ease ex-
cited intense interest on account of the alleged eccentricity of
the prisoner.

Thomas Bowtell is a bo( tither, at No. 19, Strand. On the
7th of December the prisoner came to his shop and ordered
two pairs of boots, when he wrote the following address in the
order-book, " Mr. Zouch, at Mr. Abbott's, No. 10, Market-
place, Oxford-street." He sent Wm. Morgan with the boots
the next morning, and told him it' be did not bring them back,
or the money, he ( Morgan) should pay for them, and he had
done so. The witness added that the prisoner sent Morgan
to the Earl of Lonsdale for the money.
Mr. PHILLIPS said the Earl allowed the young man a pen-
sion of 801. a year, and that being paid by instalments, the
prisoner might have supposed that something had been flue.
Elizabeth Abbott, of Market-street, stated that the prisoner
took an apartment at her house for a fortnight, and she took
the boots in from Morgan, and took them to the prisoner: The
prisoner did not return to the lodgings after that day, and he
left nothing in her apartment but a tooth-brush.
Mr. John Kittle deposed that he is house-porter and steward
to Lord Lonsdale, No. 12, Charles-street. His Lordship
allows the prisoner 255. a week, and he has no anthority to
draw. for more. Witness pays the allowance, but cannot satisfy
other demands without a special order from his Lordship.
Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON--.The prisoner is defended
at the expense of his Lordship. Sometimes the prisoner has
not applied for his money for seven weeks at a time. The pri-
soner is very eccentric in his habits, and has sometimes given
more receipts than he received money for. He might have
imagined that there was an arrear due. Has paid extra sums
beyond the stipulated allowance on several occasions. Tavern,
tailors', and other bills had been paid by his Lordship's orders
on several occasions. Witness told Morgan he would be paid,
and he was surprised after that to find the prisoner in custody.
The Jury, under the direction of the Court, acquitted the
prisoner.

Thomas Brooks and Samuel Pearson were indicted for
stealing a quantity of wool, on the 24th of January, the pro-
perty of Messrs. Christy and Co., hat-manufacturers, to
whom Brooks was a servant, front their factory, in 13er-
mondsey. Brooks was not put on his defence, but the case
of Pearson went to the Jury, whr.) acquitted both prisoners.
The prisoner Brooks was again put to the bar separately,
and tried for committing a similar offence on the 25th of
January, he being the servant of Messrs. Christy, the prose-
cutors. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty.
It was proved that in August, 1835, the prisoner was con-
♦icted at Croydon Assizes of felony, and underwent nine
months' imprisonment and hard labour. Mr. Bodkin said
there was a further indictment against the prisoner for stealing
a quantity of other articles, but he should not offer any evi-
dence against the prisoner.
The RECORDER told the prisoner that the judgment was,.
that he be transported beyond the seas for the term of seven
years.