The Sun.
London, England, 1837-09-13 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS-TUESDAY.

John Ellington, a youth, and Elizabeth, his mother, were
indicted, the former for stealing a quantity of clothes, the
property of a labouring man at Kingston, and the latter as
the receiver, knowing them to have been stolen.
The Jury found both the prisoners Guilty, but recom-
mended them to mercy, the boy on the ground of his youth,
and the mother owing to her previously good character.
The CHAIRMAN said that the Court was always anxious
and willing to pay every attention to the recommendations
of the Jury, but in this instance the mother had exhibited
such profligacy of conduct in encouraging her own son in
a robbery that it was absolutely necessary for the ends of
justice that an example should be made of her ; and for
that purpose the sentence of the Court was that the mother
be transported for seven years, and that the youth her son
be committed for 14 days to Brixton, to remain for that
period in solitary confinement, and to be once privately
whipped.
Mr. GASELEE made application to the Court to grant
warrants for the apprehension of seven men, named Coombs,
Durden, Aston, Lewis, Barlow, Hamblin, and Connor,
charged with keeping a common gambling-house in this
district.—The application was granted.
Thomas Pearson, a well-dressed young man, was in-
dicted for stealing a chest of tea, the property of W.
Struker, a tea•dealer, in Budge-row. . .

The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, and be was son-
tenced to six months' imprisonment in Guildford Gaol.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HO USE.

The LORD MAYOR said that he had good reason to be-
lieve that the conversation which took place a few days ago
in the Justice-room on the long-established practice of ex-
torting twopence for the carriage of parcels had produced
a very good effect. He had not only received the assurances
of commercial men to that effect, but he had been favoured
with a letter from one of those who, he had no doubt, had
been long deriving a wicked benefit from impositions of the
kind ; and observed, that if the gentlemen who were in the
habit of extorting the twopences objected to his sentiments
and adjudication, it was for them to appeal, and not for
thole who complained of being cheated.
A warehouieman, who stated that he received parcels
occasionally from the country, said that the public were
under the greatest obligations to the Lord Mayor for the
change which had been caused by the tone in which his
Lordship had attacked the system of extortion which had
been so long acted upon. He knew that a firm resistance
was determined upon on the part of people in trade.
The LORD MAYOR—I have already stated the course
which I consider it would be most prudent to adopt. Let
every case within my jurisdiction be brought before me,
and I shall not consider it beneath the dignity of chief
magistrate to call the offenders by their right names, as
well as to give them the full benefit of the law.
The bookkeeper of the White Bear, in Basinghall-strea,
was summoned on Monday by Messrs. Currie, the bankers,
of Cornhill, before the Lord Mayor.
Mr. John Lawford, clerk at Messrs. Currie's, stated that
a parcel was brought on Saturday to the banking-house by
a man who said he had brought it from the White Bear, in
Basinghall-street, aid demanded eightpence perter,,ge. The
ticket on which the porterage was charged was from the
Bell and Crowe Inn, Holborn.

Mr. Gilbert, who appeared for the book-keeper, stated
that the parcel arrived by the Dover coach, which put up
at the Bell and Crown, and at no other inn, and that of
course the regulations of the Act directed that the
porterage should be charged from the place at which the
coach stopped.
The LORD MAYOR—I dismiss the complaint against
you on this explanation.
Mr. Gilbert—Has your Lordship any power to order us
the expences? We have had a great deal of trouble.
The LORD MAYOR—I shall not order any thing of the
kind. There was probable cause of complaint, and you owe
the inconvenience to which you have been put to your own
ticket, which made it appear as if the parcel was sent from
the White Bear.

A pretty little girl, the daughter of a chair-stuffer, was
put to the bar charged by her mother, who appeared to be
in deep affliction, with having purposed to run away with
a Smithfield drover, named Bill Griggers.
The mother said that she had a large family of children,
all of whom were exceedingly affectionate and obedient,
except Susan, who was between sixteen and seventeen
years of age, and who degraded herself by associating with
the drover.

The LORD MAYOR (to the girl)—lt is quite evident
that his object is to destroy, and afterwards laugh at you.
I hope you will consider the deplorable condition of your
poor parents, and shun the fellow. I shall( ord,r his
number to be taken, and deal with him in such a man-
ner as will make him remember what he has been about.
I shall certainly look after the fellow. In the meantime
the obstinate and mean-spirited girl shall be locked up by
herself in the Compter.
A young man named Melkinson was charged with having
followed Mr. Booker, one of the parish officers of Bishops-
gate, from place to place for money.
The parish officer said that at his request the defendant
had been dismissed from the bar on Saturday, when charged
with having, as a pauper, behaved in a most annoying manner
to the authorities.

The LORD MAYOR—Let him be well worked at the mill
in Bridewell. I shall go myself to see that he has plenty o,
what he does not like.

Committed for 21 days to hard labour.

BOW- STREET.

CHARGE OF FELoxy.---Ilamphrey Taylor was brought
up on suspicion of having stolen a quantity of smith's tools,
the property of Charles Leabridge, of 129, Great Wilda-
street.

Mr. TWYFORD said as there was no evidence to satisfy
him that the prisoner had taken the tools, he must be dis-
charged for the present. He would, however, be liable to
be apprehended again if the charge could be brought home
to him.