The Sun.
London, England, 1837-01-02 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COU
THIS DAY.

The January Sessions of this Court were opened U., day
before the Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR, the RECORDER,
and Mr. Serjeant ARABIN.
The Grand Jury having been sworn, the IlEcc anEn
addressed them. He said it would not be neceFsary that
he should trespass at any length upon their time, couider-
ing the limited state of the calendar compared with for tiler
sessions, and the cases upon it not presenting any ditliuulty,
which their experience would not enable them to incet.
He wished, however, to make a few observations applicable
to some of the cases. He noticed on the caleirda,• the
name of a prisoner, Richard Thomson, against whom a bill
of indictment would probably be preferred, chargng him
with a misdemeanor in attempting to induce by mea:is of
bribery John Phillipps to give false evidence on a triad. On
looking into the depositions, it appeared to him (tire. Re-
corder) that the crime of subornation of perjury coull not.
be sustained, the party having resisted the effort to bribe
him, and the offence, therefore, not having been comiloted;
but fortunately for the interests of society and the (lee ad-
ministration of justice, the charge might be so framed that
the Court could take cognizance of it, and upon conviction
inflict a severe punishment. It would be the duty of the
Grand Jury to investigate the circumstances as they may be
presented to them on oath, and if necessary to put them in a
course of further investigation. He was anxious also to call
their attention to the case of John Ryan, who was charged
with a felonious assault upon Thomas Jackson with intent
to rob him. This gentleman, it appeared, was driving
from Acton towards London, was several times stopi-,ed on
his way, and was finally laid hold of by the prisoner who climbed
up at the back of the phaeton, but from whose grasp Mr.
Jackson fortunately extricated himself. It would be for
the Grand Jury to say, upon looking into the facts, what
was the intention of the prisoner, and if his conduct could
fairly be set down to any other motive than that of rubbery.
He trusted if the party charged had really atterriptea the
capital felony, though unsuccssfully, yet he might not wholly
escape punishment. There was also a charge respecting an
unnatural offence, committed on Blackheath, resting en-
tirely on circumstances which they should minutely inquire
into, in order that if the ends of justice required it, the
prisoner might be put upon his trial ; and if there appeared
no probability of a conviction, the Court and the public might
' be spared going into the disgusting and filthy details. The
Recorder next adverted to the case of forgery of a bill of ex-
change for 1,0001., but as the prisoner was not then within_ the
' precincts of the gaol of Newgate, though likely to br, soon
there, he should not mention his name. The question 'lnvolved
a grave consideration in law, and would probably be submitted
for the opinion of the judges. It had been decided thint acce-
rating the maturity of a bill of exchange was a fraudulent al-
teration of a genuine instrument, and as such constitut,d the
crime of forgery. In his (the Recorder's) opinion, any posh
ponement of the date would likewise constitute the oflence,
because circumstances might so happen that a postponement
would be equally injurious to the acceptor, as the acceleration
of the date at which it was made payable. It did not arpear
to him necessary to observe further upon the cases in the, ca-
lendar, and he would conclude by recommending them to iri-
quire diligently into the details of the evidence submitted on
each bill of indictment, and where the evidence of the p...ose-
cutor was not in itself sufficient, he advised them to e7.arnine
the policeman and other witnesses, thct so in all cases t'ee ends
of justice may be fully attained.

LONGFORD ELECTION.

(FROM CDR LONGFORD CORRESPONDENT.,)
Third Day—Total polled . 1,106
Total—Majority for White
.. 92
Third Day—Polled for White ... ....... 172
Fox „,, B7

(FROM OUR DUBLIN CCRRESPONDEN T. )
DUBLIN, DEC. 31.—The triumla of the good cause: announced
in my last communication, was not .tremature. The glorious ma-
jority of 93, by which Mr. White las been returned for Longferd
County, confirms my account of the effects produced' in this city
by the small majority of siz on Wednesday last. All Eory hopes
are blasted—they relied upon their union and money for sue,ess iu
this contest ; but the result shows tnu time has come whey the spi-
rit of a nation is proof against bribery and corruption. 'There is:
at this mement a re-action amo. g LH parties in Ireland totaßy
-different from that contemplate& o) some of our contemporaries
during the last two months. The Whig or Liberal party, re
convinced that pure Toryism is odious to the people, and can r.ever
again raise its head here—when they iuid th.V. 'nil country 'where
Protestant electors were free and unrestrained by their lan .11ords,
they have enlisted under the banners of Reform. On ti .e other
hand, the Tories are taught by the contest in Longford. t nal; fear,
coercion, and persecution can no longer avail with the Irish
tenantry, who now know their rights, and knowing will defend.
them. In fact, it is useless for the landlords to think of voercing
the people against the popular current ; if they persevere in doing
so, mischief must accrue to themselves. As to their b opeF; from
other circumstances, they will turn out equally fallacious. Sir
Robert Peel will never again attempt to govern the country on
Tory principles, and Lord Lyndhurst has not character enough to
supply the want of such a Premier. I shall never publish what
may have been communicated to me, under the Impression of its
not being likely to meet the public eye, though known to a few
friends. Otherwise, I could state a fact respecting the Right Hot..
Baronet, proving that his political views as to the mode of carry-
ing on jhe Government are totally dissonant from that of his party ;
and in his late attempt to conduct the Government he felt that he
was trying an experiment only, the result of which could r.ot be
prejudicial to his personal character. This Tamworth Mr nifesto
and subsequent conduct as Leader in the Commons, corr Aorate
this part of my statement. The proof, however, of his tanticipa-
tions of the catastrophe which befell his Cabinet, and kns endea-
vours to avert it by a totally different course from that which he was
forced to pursue, is not generally known. Whether or not the
opening of Parliament may throw some light on th o subject, it
would, perhaps, be presumptuous to assert ; but you. may rest as-
sured of this, that a very small portion indeed of cd Sir Robert's
political sentiments csincide with those of t'ne party with
whom he is still united ; and his character is a guarantee that he-
will not again act contrary to his own convictions,
Satis una superque
Vidimus excidia.

He will never risk a second defeat at the head of such formes as
he commanded at the opening of the Parliamentary canwii, pi is
1835 ; and without that squad, awkward as it may be, Toy yism
cannot raise its head in any part of the empire.

" BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY," No. 1., affords: a
promising sample of this new comic periodical work. its
aim is to amuse : grave disquisitions and politics arc to be
eschewed, and fun, facetiw, and comic humour are to be the
staple commodities ; an occasional dash of serious s. snti-
ment, however, will vary the mirth, and give it more zest
by the contrast. Plates, too, come in aid of the writimp:
George Cruickshank furnishes a drollery ; Mr. Lover r iak es
his first appearance as a comic sketcher ; and a ! jigki,y-
finished engraving of George Colman—a good lik, ene&s—
illustrates a Memoir—by Theodore Hook, Esq.- --of the
promoter of Broad Grins. Boz—the inexhaustible Boa—
is the Editor ; and he contributes a broadly lninio,,ous
sketch of" The Public Life of Mr. Tulrumble"—a Cow 3try
Mayor, who affects the great man, and apes in most b adi-
crous fashion the inaugural splendour of his lordly brot her,
the Mayor Metropolitan. Captain Marryat tells on a of
his laughable sea-stories in his best manner. Father P rout
relieves the prose by a few of his classical parodies, an d an
English " Song of the Month," that those will relish who
cannot enjoy his Latin lyrics. A couple. of Irish tales
humorously told, some smart and clever rhymes 0, i the
" Monstre Balloon," a ballad by the witty anti .or of
" Headlong Hall," a droll paper on " Kyan's Patent ,"
:and
" Metropolitan Men of Science" on " Italian Adve ntul re,"
by the author of " Hajji Baba," together with a cap.! tal
ballad and a characteristic illustration by Lover, corepi lets
this amusing budget.—Spectator.

Temperature of the weather, taken from the TM er-
mometer at the door-way of Messrs. Swain and. C.o.'s,
93, Fleet-street, each day at noon.

1835-6. DEGS.
December 27
28
- 29 44
- 30 4B
---- 31
January... 1
---- 2

1836-7. DF
December 27
- 28
29 6
- 30
- 31 -
January... 1
2

A gentleman who left Sheffield by the Hope cor of
Sunday week reports the coach did not complete its j' ney
till Saturday afternoon.
ADELPIII THEATRE.—We understand tll-it the
gentleman who on Monday next gives an imitation of. Mr.
O'Connell at this Theatre, bears an amazing resembi since
to the great Agitator in person, voice, and manner. The
piece in which he is to appear has for its subject : the
bustling incidents of an election—and has been w; itten
by the Author of the successful farce called The (;,' ;weer
Subject, recently played at the Adelphi.
We hear that, at a quarterly meeting of the r
.ews-
paper subscribers at Wiviliscombe, it was unanimou. Jr re-
solved to discontinue a Sunday paper which has disting aished
itself by scurrilities against the past liberal rneasu r of
Government, apparently directed to destroy the union
amongst Reformers, and prevent the progress of refo rnt s in
the next Session of Parliament. It might be invi(l:ou sto
publish names ; but the word " scurrilities" will serve the
same purpose to any one who sees the paper.-•--.3/o,
Advertiser.

There are three Duchesses of Roxburgh no'w
viz., 1. Mary, widow of William, the fourth Duke, now
married to the Hon, John Tollemaclie ; 2. Harriet. widow
of James, the 1 '-'1 n*PSF.n+ nut; r. -
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