The Sun.
London, England, 1839-04-17 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

Edward Williams, and George Donald Baynton, his
son-in-law, were indicted for a conspiracy to defraud, and
with obtaining money under false pretences from different
pawnbrokers. It appeared that the prisoners had, in vari-
ous instances, brought rolls of flannel to pledge at various
pawnbrokers, with false marks on them. In one instance
the piece of flannel was marked as containing 138 yards ;
on this the pawnbroker made an advance, and when he
afterwards measured the piece, it was found to contain only
90 yards.
Mr. C. PIIILLIPPS, for the defence, contended that there
could be no fraud as even admitting what the pawnbrokers
had stated to be true, the money they hadjadvanced upon
the flannel did not amount to its full value ; and that,
therefore, unless the prisoners had redeemed the goods,
they, and not the pawnbrokers, would suffer the loss.
Several witnesses, one of whom has known Williams for
forty, and Baynton for fifteen, years, gave the prisoners an
excellent character.

The RECORDER summed up, and the Jury found the pri-
soners Guilty.
The RECORDER sentenced Williams to three months arid
Baynton to one months' imprisonment, each with hard
labour.

Mary Rhoda Jones was charged with obtaining ss. by
fahe pretences of lisleanor Mary Elizabeth Locker.
Mr. BODKIN conducted the prosecution, which was in-
stituted by the Society for the Suppression of Mendicity.
Mrs. Locker, who was examined on the Bench, said she
was the wife of one of the Commissioners of Greenwich
Hospital. Prisoner called on her on 31st December last,
and represented that her husband had been transported,
that she wished to join him, that the owners of the ship
Mary Ann, lying at Gravesend, had consented to take her
out to Hobart Town at a reduced rate of passage, that her
two children were already on board, and that she was en-
deavouring to raise money to pay her passage; in con-
firmation of the story she produced the card of the
agent of the ship, on which was written—" Mrs.
Jones and her children shottld have their passage out for
351. Believing her story, witness gave the prisoner ss.
Mr. Gordon, agent for the Mary Ann, deposed that the
ship had sailed in November ; the prisoner called on him
in September, and in consequence of her story, he con-
sented to let her have her passage out for 35/. instead of
701., the usual rate, and at her request gave her the card
produced, which was the cne alluded to in Mrs. Locker's
evidence.

Alice Young—Prisoner and her two children had lived
in the same house with witness, from September last—
they were never absent a day. Prisoner was living as the
wife of a man named Thompson—had }maid her huAband
was transported.

W. Horseman, the officer of the Mendicity Society, had
known the prisoner for some years.
Mr. PAYNE &fended the prisoner, and commented se
verely on the Mendicity Society having called Horseman,
who knew nothing of the case.
The Jury, without troubling the Recorder to sum up,
found the prisoner Guilty.
The prisoner put in a written appeal for mercy, which
was read by the clerk. She was sentenced to three months'
imprisonment and hard labour. She had been convicted
frequently before.

Mr. Low has just republished his List of Divi-
sions in the House of Commons, showing the Ministerial,
Conservative, and Radical Members, with the places re-
presented by each Member. We extract the following
Summary and Analysis :

SUMMARY.

English Nlinisterialists 229
Scotch Ditto
Irish Ditto

331
English Conservatives 2l
Scotch Ditto 9O
kish Ditto 34
314
English (Doubtful) lO
Irish Ditto 1
_ 11
Vacant—Ayrshire 1 1
Tyrone County I 1
--

ANALYSIS.
Ministerial Conserv. Doubtful. T 1
English County Members 4l ... 110 ... 7 ••• 158
---- UniverEitics .. 0 ... 4 .•• 0 ••. 4
- -- Cities and Boroughs 188 ••• 147 ..• 3 —• 338
Scotch County lO ... 18 ••• 0 ••• 28
--- Cities and Boroughs 23 ••• 1 ... 0 ... 24
Irish County 44 ... 19 ••• 0 ••• 63
--- Universities
---- Cities and Boroughs 25 ••• 13 .. . 1 ... 39
Total 131 314 11 636
Vaeant—Ayreshire & Tyrone ..................

LORD JOHN RUSSELL.—We regret to learn
that this Noble Lord was taken suddenly faint last night,
just as the house closed. Mr. AV Cann, surgeon, was im,
mediately sent for, and we are happy to state that his Lord-
ship soon recovered, and went home in his carriage.-
2lforning Herald.
The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort will return
to taw, from Newmarket, this evening, for the purpose of
being present at the solemnisation of the marriage of the
Marquis of Douro and Lady Elizabeth Hay.
THE MARCHIONESS OF LONDONDERRY......
Her Ladyship's health is so much improved, that the bill.
letins have been discontinued from Wynyard to Holder.
ness House during the last ten days. The family, how.
over, are not e:Tected in town for tbe s!,a&on until the
econq weekin May, lay which thee it is expected her
Ladyship will be able to travel. Lord Seaham, the Mar.
chioness's eldest son, is completing his education under a
beneficed clergyman in the Isle of Wight.