The Sun.
London, England, 1839-04-10 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COLTRT.-(THIS DAY.)

Thomas Loch was indieted for a burglary in the dwell-
ing-house of James White, in Sweeting's-rents, Corn-
Lill, and stealing several articles of plate, and 93 cheroots,
on the 3d of April. •
The prosecutor's house had been entered by means
of lifting a grating, and the articles in question stolen
therefrom. The policeman who took the prisoner into
custody, found him in bed with his elder brother, and the
articles in question were concealed in some clothes, which
the prisoner afterwards put on. The prisoner denied to
the policeman all knowledge of the robbery.
Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE, in summing up, put it to the
jury whether this could be considered a forcible entry, and
also whether there was proof that it took place between
nine at night and six in the morning, both of which were
necessary to constitute the crime of burglary.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
James Jefferies was indicted for a burglary in the dwel-
ling-house of Henry Bond, and stealing one hook and va-
rious other articles, his property, on the Ist March.
Mr. CLARKSON stated the case to the Jury.
The prosecutor's house, which is in Bermondsey,
was entered by cutting a pane of glass in one of
the windows, and lifting up the sash, and the articles
in question were stolen. The prisoner had given a
Testament to a person named Noakes to :pawn for him on
the day after the robbery. Other articles had been
pawned by the prisoner himself, and the policeman who
took him into custody found various articles on him, all of
which were identified by the prosecutor's wife. The shoes
of the prisoner were likewise found to correspond with
certain footmarks at the back of the prosecutor's house.
The prisoner in his defence said he had bought the
articles of a sailor. _ .

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up, and ihe Jury found
theprisoner Guilty.—He, was sentenced by Mr. Justice

Coltman to be transported for ten years.
Catherine Denny was indicted for feloniously cutting
and wounding Bridget Santry, with intent to do her some
grievous bodily harm. The prosecutrix lodged in the
prisoner's house, in the neighbourhood of Rotherhithe ;
and on the Ist of March, whilst in her own room, the pro-
secutrix heard the prisoner making use of abusive language
respecting her son, and on her way down stairs the
knocked at the prisoner's door to remonstrate with
her ; and after some altercation the prisoner seized
her, and stabbed her with a knife in the head ;
she put up her left hand to defend herself, and
received a cut in consequence, and also a cut in the face.
She is at present under medical attendance in consequence
of those injuries.
On the cross-examination of the prosecutrix by Mr. C.
PHILLIPS, it appeared that this took place at seven o'clock
in the morning, at which time the prisoner's husband was
up stairs with the prosecutrix and her husband drinking
gin. The policeman who took the prisoner into custody,
stated that she was streaming with blood from a wound in
her forehead, and that she said she had stabbed the prose-
cutrix in self-defence, who had burst into her room and
attacked her.
Mr. C. PHILLIPS, in defending the prisoner, said that the
prosecutrix had first of all attacked the prisoner and
wounded her with a poker, the mark of which was yet vi-
sible, and that the prisoner had employed the knife with
which she was preparing her husband's breakfast in self-
defence, and contended that the witnesses for the prosecu•
tion were unworthy of credence, their evidence having been
contradicted by that of the policeman. The prisoner re-
ceived a good.character for humanity.
Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE summed up, and the Jury found
the prisoner Not Guilty.
THE ALLEGED MAN SLAUGHTER AT HAY ES. —ln the
course of the morning the Grand Jury returned a true bill
against Francis Hastings hurst ft,r manslaughter.
Mr. C. PHILLIPS applied to the Court to fix some day
for the trial of the prisoner Medhurst, and suggested Sa-
turday next.
Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE—Let it stand for Saturday.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

TTVELYE O'OCLOCK.

LINERPooL COTTON MARKET, TUESDAT.—The demand
for Cotton continues to be to a fair extent. The sales are
4,000 bags, chiefly Americans, and full prices hare been
obtained.

The arrivals this morning are the French mail and ship
Letters from Berbice and Honduras.

The exportation of the precious metals from the port of
London fur the week ending Saturday hat, consisted, ac-
cording to the official returns, of 15,000 ounces of gold
bars, 15,070 ounces of gold coin, 462,000 ounces of
silver coin, and 65,297 ounces of silver bars.

The Bank having reduced the price of silver, the de-
mand for that metal by the exporters of bullion has greatly
increased ; this has•caused some bustle and activity in that
&pertinent. The gold now in the Bank may be applied
for other purposes than for exportation, as at the present
period silver has the preference,
It is expected here by the merchants 9nl the Mexican
trade, as peace with the French has been re-established and
the ports again open to commerce, that business will be re-
sumed in that country with redoubled vigour, and that
numerous orders will be sent to our various manufacturers
for goods,and that specie,which had been collected to a large
amount for commercial and other purposes, will be sent to
England.
We have no arrivals this morning of consequence, the
papers and letters by the New York packet arrived off
Holyhead, which sailed on the 13th ult., may be expected in
town in the course of this afternoon-
We hare the satisfaction to observe that in the course of
yesterday there was reported at the Custom House the ar-
rival of 8,878 quarters of wheat from Dantzic, and various
ports in the Baltic, being the first arrival from the Baltic
since the ports have been opened. A number of vessels
are expected with wheat.