The Sun.
London, England, 1839-09-13 00:00:00

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SURREY SESSI9NS-THURSD4Y.

SENTENCE ON THOMAS, THE SURGEON.

F N. g.—Thomas, a report of whose trial appeared in
()qr journal of Tuesday, was brought up, at the desire of
the Court, frora Horseinoliger-lane Gaol, and placed in
the dock, when the Chairman addressed him to the follow-
ing affect :—" Frederick Nicholas Somers Thorns, you
e now standing at that bar !o receive the sentence of this
Court for an offence of which you have been convicted,
after a patient investigation, which lasted several hours, and
in which the Jury came to a verdict that you are guilty.
I shall not detain you by making any observations, as ob-
servations enough have been already made in your former
case. The sentence of this Court is that you be trans.
ported for seven years."
The prisoner, whose appearance was-very wretched, was
then led away from the duck by the gaoler.
Thomas is 45 years of age.
John James Webb, aged 37, was convicted and sentenced
to six months' imprisonment and hard labour, for fraudu-
lently obtaining a shawl, a dress, silk handkerchief, a
quantity of flannel, and other articles, from the shop of
Moses:s. Davis, in the Waterloo-road, in the name of a
lady named Page, from whom he had no authority to pro-
cure them.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-- HOUSE.

STEALING A WATCH.-Elizabeth M'Kay wag brought
before the LORD MAYOR, under the following circum-
stances:—

Mr. Corey, of Limehouse, said that about half past ten on
Wednesday night he was walking near the India house,when
he was accosted by the prisoner, who turned down Billiter-
street with him. Shortly afterwards he missed his watch,
and charged the prisoner with having taken it. She de-
d having done so, and was given into custody ; but, on
being searched at the station-house it gas not found. He
did not observe anything suspicious in the conduct of the
prisoner after missing the watch.
The prisoner denied all knowledge of the transaction,
and said that she was a stranger in London, having come
from Dundee in search of her husband.
She was remanded.
POCICET- PICEIN6 NEAR THE NIONUMENT.—The light-
Ligered gentry have been pretty fully employed in the
neighbourhood of the Monument since the late deplorable
occurrence. Two cases were brought before the LORD
N.IATOR yesterday. John Harding, for attempting to
pick the pocket of a gentleman of a handkerchief, was
committed for three months. Charles Smith was charged
stealing a sovereign and some silver from the person
of Mary Fidler, of Reading. An individual named
Goner saw the prisoner take his band from the pocket of
the prosecutor, and on being given into custody a sovereign
was found in his mouth and some silver iu his pockets. He
was committed for trial.

Ninny FISTING.—BayIey Armitage was charged with
fishing in the night of the 6th August.
Thomas Webb stated that about three o'clock on the
morning of the 6th August he saw the defendant, with two
other persons, landing fish near Twickenham. They had
a boat and a drag net.
Defendant—l am as innocent as a child. The nets
don't belong to me. They are my son's.
Mr. Hobler—He is the master, then, and you have left
cff trade Laughter.) You have committed two of-
ferthes, because you have no right to fish by night or use a
drag.
'fie LORD MAyoa—Tbe last time you were here, only
a fdrinight ago, you were convicted and fined 50,. We
cannot allow you to set the law at defiance.
Defendant—l have formerly caught a great number of
fish, but there are now scarcely any to be caught.
The LORD MAYOR—How can there be any when nets
are used at that time in the morning? But if there be no
fish why are you out at night?' Defendant—There are
only a few roach and dace.

The Loan MAYOR--The net is condemned, and you
are fined 51., and I shall take care the law is put in force.
You are robbing your brethren, and doing all the harm you
can to the fishing.
Defendant—There is not a fisherman who does not do
the same .as myself, but I am unlucky.
The LORD MAYOR—By night ? Defendant—Yes.
The LORD MAYOR-What dees the Water-bailiff say.
TheNster-bailiff—We look after them as well as we can.
The Loan MAYOR—If you have not force and strength
enough yeti must have more, and if every fisherman does
this I will have every fisherman here and fine him. If the
times require any alteration ip the laws regarding fishing,
I will hear you ; but wt `Se laws remain as they are,
you shall not take advantage of them. So long as I pre-
vent gentlemen from fishing on Sunday, it is but fair I
should prevent you from fishing by night. I will not save
the Sunday fish for you to steal at night.
Ferdinand Wanaz alias Frederick Frey, who was about
a month 'ago brought before the Lord Mayor, by David
Forrester' charged with having defrauded the banking-
bongo of Messrs. Forcart of 3,000 francs by means of fic-
titious Bills of Exchange, and with having committed a
variety of felonies, was again put to the bar.
A gentleman from the house of Liardet, Meyer, and Co.,
of St. Helen's-place, who caused the apprehension of the
prisoner, in consequence of communications from Messrs.
Forcart's house, was in attendance, and wished for the
further detention of the prisoner in custody, in order that
every opportunity might be rendered of accomplishing the
ends of justice.
The Loan MAYOR said that he had received the follow-
ing• letter from the authorities of Basle, in Switzerland, on
the-subject of the prisoner's detention since the case had
been last brought forward : _ _

(Translated from the German.)
" The Burgomasters and .Senate of the Canton and City
of Basle,, in Switzerland, to the Right Hon. the Lord
Mayor of London.
"My Lord—We are Informed by our Director of
Police that, through the vigilance of the London Police,
the latter have succeeded in capturing an individual named
Ferdinand Wanaz, of Orllesdorf, in the canton of Thur-
gau, who has been guilty of felonious actions at this place
under the assumed name of Fr. Frey, and defrauded the
banking house of J. Morian Forcart, in this city, of about
3,000 Swiss francs, by means of false bills of exchange and
et'-ier document

" We return your Lordship thanks for the assistance
rendered to our Director of Police in furthering the ends
of justice, and requesting you to continue the detention of the
prisoner, Ferdinand Wanks, in secure custody, we have to
apprise you at the same time that the Government of our
associate confederated Canton of Thurgau, in whose terri-
tory he it alleged to have also committed serious offences,
has already taken suitable measures, and in particular has
applied to the British Ambassador accredited to the Con-
federation, in order, through the official intervention and
mediation of the said Ambassador, to procure the delivering
up of this delinquent to Switzerland, and moreover to the
au'horities of the Canton of Thurgau.
On (air part we have supported the application of the
Thurgau Government by a letter which we forwarded this
day to the British Ambassador i❑ Switzerland, and with the
present we allow ourselves to recommend the said appli-
cation to your Lordship's said acquiescence.
Meanwhile we improve this occasion to present to your
Lordship the assurance of our perfect esteem.
In the name of the Burgomasters and Senate,
The Acting Burgomaster, K. BA RK HOULT.
The Secretary of State for the same, KRULL,
Registrar.
The Lost' MAYOR said that he bad detained the prisoner
fir a considerable time, in the expectation that evidence
mold ho produced sho Aing that he had committed an
offtnce in England. Pe could take no cognizance of the
alle ed offence in Smitzf.rland, and wished to know what
course those oho had caused the prisoner to be apprehended
chose to adopt.
Upon the part of the authorities of Switzerland, it was
stated that application had been made to the Secretary of
Sate to allow the prisoner. for the 'frauds committed upon
their Government, to be conveyed in safe custody to Swit-
zerland, and that Mr. Fox Maule had replied that the
the British Government could not deliver up any foreigner
accused of any crime but murder to any foreign authority.
The LORD MAIOR asked whether there was any further
charge against the prisoner.
The reply from those who originally appeared against
the prisoner was, that there appeared to be no charge as
to any offence committed in England, and as to the
offences committed on the Continent, the prisoner ad-
milted his guilt.
The agents of the Swiss authorities requested that the
papers which had been taken from the prisoner should be
handed to them. The papers belonged to the Swiss Go-
vernment.

The LORD MAYOR—I shall give no order at all in this
business. As you do not produce any evidence against
the prisoner, I shalt say nothing at all about the papers.
I have nothing to do with any offence he may have com-
mitted out of this country, but am prepared to hear evi-
dence me to any offence against the English laws.

Mr. Wontner, the solicitor to the prisoner, said that if
the Lord Mayor suggested that his client should give up
the papers which belonged to the Government of Switzer-
land, no objection would be made.
The Loan MAYOR—I will not attend to any proposition
that aeetas to be like a compromise, but will, if no charge
bwi brought. discharge the prisoner, and all his papers along
th hilly
140 Person then appearing to give evidence against the
prisoner, bis Lordship said there is no charge against you,
and are discharged.
The prisoner then left the bar, and the policeman, with
a Swiss police officer, as was reported, at his heels. Mr.
Wo toner, Lis solicitor, however, followed closely, for the
purpose of advising his client to resist any attempt to ap-
prehend him for any offence not committed in England.