The Sun.
London, England, 1837-10-11 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

Benjamin Lapping, a man of respectable appearance,
and who has hitherto borne an excellent character for
honesty, was brought before Mr. TRAILL, charged with
stealing a bag containing 411., the property of George
Edward Noone, landlord of the Griffin public-house, in
Church-street, Newington.
The prisoner declined saying anything, merely observing
that he should reserve his defence until his trial, when he
trusted that he should be in a condition to prove his inno-
cence of the alleged charge.—He was committed for trial.

WuArm, MURDER.—The greatest sensation has
prevailei during the last few days in Newcastle, Gates-
head, Sze., owing to a young man, named Lee, having met
his death under circumstances of a most brutal and revolt-
ing character. The deceased, who lived in Gallowgate,
Newcastle, had been spending the evening in Gateshead
and having remained out beyond his accustomed hour had
taken refuge in a glass-house belonging to Mr. Price. where
being somewhat intoxicated, he had fallen asleep. He had
previously been in company with three persons, of the names
of Errington, Brown, and Wardman (the parties charged
with his murder), who it seems had followed him into Mr.
Price's works, and having placed a quantity of straw about
his body barbarously set fire to it, not only by means of a
straw rope, which they made and greased for the purpose,
but also by placing :a quantity of red hot cinders on his
breast. Having perpetrated this brutal and cowardly act
they decamped, and the deceased, aroused by the pain oc-
casioned by the flames, ran out of the manufactory, crying
" Fire, fire !" This soon brought several persons to his
assistance, who speedily extinguished the fire, and by whom
he was removed to the infirmary, where he lingered until
Monday evening in the greatest agony, when he expired.
A coroner's inquest was held on the following day, and by
adjournment on Wednesday, when a verdict of " Wilful
Murder " was returned against the three individuals men-
tioned above, who were immediately committed, on the co-
roner's warrant, to take their trials for the offence. The
deceased being a member of the Northumberland and New-
on duty, tic was buten with limitary tiououi a Ili Ot. An- i
drew's churchyard op Thursday.—Durham Gazette.

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WESTMINSTER COURT OF x.
QUESTS.

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Yesterday a tall, staid-looking individual, y'clePt Abbot,
cognomenxas summoonfeßdibreyh,afosrebtowoohnqausai,:eter,::, caring the app.roi:ptreidariedt?.e.,
by the plaintiff to the youngest son s.lfh°EittiiniigaAatb•adbnitn'resen?b"
mond edition of " Animated Nature"
ling an apple dumpling terminating in a c,.:IrlY head of hair.di
The schoolmaster, who was one " full oil wise: sa/weroanra
modern instances," " taught the young ide.3" „nipa B:
far from the madding world's ignoble strife, - at;
, I eve,
street, Leicester-square, where, " from morn to tie their
lie inculcated the mysteries of " Wlsingham" inte
juvenile pericraniums, and instructed the uninitiated:l3°
to " break Priscian's head with the least possible violation
of the rules of politeness."
The defendant admitted that he had sent his son to "rte
cbmeinaivneedy acwaeluietstkelsesionhfesdiuddclieccation," but added that, from the ee°l-
-
tsehssisognnr,neuad.tbiilelvhneehisicesn,itelhi:e:egwi_ts'
Schoolmaster 600,
Sir ! What right have you is think ? I don't
net there for
believe

you can think r You're a .
Defendant—Sir, it is generally the rule-----• Sir ;
Schoolmaster (interrupting him)—Rule 1---Y es' o'v id
but I'll let you know this is an exception, for, as
says in his " Metamorphoses"--,
COMMISSIONER-4 am very sorry,
rupt your classical quotation, but allow me to observe Oa;
it is necessary to hear both sides, and, as the case BPPegb
to be fully made out, I shall award the sum claimed Y
Mr. Birch.
Here, as the Clerk was making out the ordor
Mr, Birch, to int.erd_
fendant happened to bethink himself of a set-off
and shoes which he had sold to him, and for which !le
had never paid. This so altered the complexion of
~ineci
case that the Commissioners found themselves coulPe.ll,e,,
for boots
do.e-ts
to dismiss it, and the schoolmaster finding himself " abrot laof
after exhausting his classical interjections, in one volley
wonder, withdrew " a wiser and a sadder man?'