The Sun.
London, England, 1839-05-16 00:00:00

IN TELL IGENCE.

HOUSE OF LORDS-MAT i 5.
SHORE AND OTHERS V THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL

Air. K. 13au.cE addressed their Lordships up to two
o'clock, on behAlf of the respondents in this Appeal. and
in .upport q•I the Deur e,• t:f the Court below Ti'o Leart,d
C.,otr, c-ot tuded her. 'he la,rd Chaneeto: vv,s
oi:ligu.! to j• av, to 'l,l,nd •C bowl. Cou•o•Tl, the !a,
o0(1,tler,11;ott of t e ease wa, a.ijour:“. d sine die

CETaAL Cii Ai. C :URT.
(YESTERDAY.)

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NA IV COURT.

Henry Williams. a well-dtes,ed youth, was indicted for
s,e,,linex silk tr,.ntik.•rcnief on the 24th of April, the pro-
peny of Jut C--ris•ian Smith from his person.
The pro, eu7or Stat..l th h.• was pis sing
~ser Eirnige with his wife wh.•n he felt a su,iden
tug at his pocket, and instantly missed his handkerchief.
The prisoner was near him with a handkerchief in his hand,
which he appeared to put into the back part of his trousers.
The prisoner was delivered over to the policeman.
Cross-examined by Mr. C. JONES—My name is Just
Christian Smith ; sometimes I am called " Jesse," and my
wife called me so that evening. When the prisoner was
searched at the station-house the handkerchief was not
found upon him. Several persons were passing at the
time of my loss. A gentleman interfered, and said unless
I vas quit,! sure I had better not give the prisoner into
••ustody. I gave that person in charge as an accomplice,
and attempting to rescue the thief. That person turned
out to be a respectable housekeeper and a stranger to the
prisoner, and he was discharged on Monday morning. He
had since sent me a lawyer's letter, and threatened an
action for false imprisonment. I never told the prisoner's
friends that I could make a flaw in the indictment, and
thereby ensure his acquittal. I never said I would
make it up if they would pay 11. 13s. 4d which were the
costs claimed in the threatened action. I have since seen
the handkerchief:in the possession of the Governor of the
Compter, where the prisoner was confined. He is not
here with it to-day.
Mary Smith was called• to confirm her husband. In her
cross-examination she said her husband offered to let the
priSoher go if he would restore the handkerchief, but he
deelared he had not got it. She understood that.the pri-
soner's friends had importuned her husband to settle the
matter.

ii;.JONES, in his address to the Jury, remarked upon
the fact of the handkerchief not being produced, there
being no proof that it was taken from the prisoner.
The Jury, considering the case not proven, returned a
verdict of acquittal.
;The COMMON SERGEANT told the 'prisoner that he was,
very fortunate as he had been convicted before.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.

Yesterday the thirteen members of the Democratic As-
sociation, who were remanded on Saturday last on a charge
of being found in a house in Shipyard, Temple-bar, for
certain seditious and treasonable purposes, were brought
up.for final examination. Sir F. Roe, after conferring
with Mr. Wooller, who appeared for the defence, went to
the office of the Home Secretary, and on his return the
prisoners were placed at the bar.
Mr. R, COBBETT, the barrister, appeared on behalf of
the prisoner Ireland.
Sir F. ROE informed Mr. Cobbett that he had received
a letter which had been sent to Superiutendent
Massy respecting his client, but as it was anony-
mous he should take no notice of its contents, nor should
it prejudice his case, but with the consent of the
Learned Counsel it should be handed over to Mr. Taylor,
the prisoner's employer. As to the whole of the party,
since they were brought before him on Saturday, he had
taken considerable pains in looking over the mass of papers
which had been found upon them when they were taken
into custody,. and subsequently having had communication
with their legal advisers, he was enabled to make, up his
mind what course to pursue, which he hoped would be
attended with happy results. He had seen by the papers
then before him, that an Association had existed, of which
it appeared ten of them bad been members, and
it so closely touched upon being an illegal as-
sociation, they were in danger of being led into
considerable trouble, Associationa,of a-.similar kind had on
other' Occasions been' put down by the laws, as the mem-
bers might have been led to commit illegal acts ; and he put
it to their good sense whether they ought to render them-
selves liable to a prosecution, as be intended in the present
instance to discharge them all. Such as excused themselves
by say ing they had no knowledge of arms being in the room,
he would remind that they were responsible in common
with others for any violence which might have been com-
mitted, and the papers which had been found sufficiently
showed the proceedings of the Association to be of a sedi-
tious tendency. Some of them might suppose they were
acting rightly; but' they might at the same time be led to
the commission of illegal acts by more designing men then
themselves. He hoped they would be more cautious in
future, in consequence of
_the lenient course he was about
to adopt by taking bail for their good conduct, and all re-
turn to their lawful pursuits, as their conduct in future
should be closely watched.

Mr. WooLca-observed that the prisoner Ward was ap-
prehended in the street, and he considered no bail would
be required for him.
Sir F. ROE said he was happy to have received
such a favourable account from the employer of Ire-
land, who. had acted-as • Treasurer, and as the bail
of one householder in 30L .for their good behavi-
our for the next six months, was not large,' he hoped
they would all return to their:industrinus and sober habits.
As t6the prisoner Waddingtbn, .he was so poor he could
not procure bail, and. as he had reason; from a
former occurrence, to consider him a weak and foolish man,
he might he discharged, but the banners and other things
which were taken should be detained.

Superintendent Massy produced sixteen pence, which
were the only funds he could find the Association to be
in possession of, and he applied to know what was to be
done with it.

Sir F. Roe desired he would hand it over for the benefit
of the poor of the parish, in which the prisoners were
apprehended.
In the subsequent part of the day, the entire of the
prisoners were bailed by their friends, and they were all
discharged.

SAINTS AND SINNERS, OR SUN

DAY SMOKING!

At Hatton Garden Police-office, James Hill, tobacconist,
of White Conduit-fields; was summoned before Mr. Be-
nett, by the parish officers of Islington, charged with hav-
ing exercised his wordly calling on the sabbath-day.
Abrahams, a constable, proved that on Sunday afternoon,
about five o'clock, he was passing by the defendant's shop,
when he saw him serve some tobacco.
Mr. Oldershaw, solicitor for the parish, said that all the
parish required was that the defendant should keep his
shutters up and close his door on the Lord's day.
The defendant said if he was to do so he would be
ruined, and he might as well sell his business altogether.
His shop was near White Conduit House Tavern, and his
principal custom was on Sundays. That tavern could sell
tobacco and cigars on Sundays, and he did not see why he
should be selected for persecution when his neighbours
were allowed to•keep open with impunity.
' Mr. Oldershaw said that the defendant had had an inter-
view with the Committee fur the observance of the Sab-
bah, who thought it was a hard case, but they pressed
that his goods might not be exposed to public view.
Defendant—l must take down one of my shutters.
Mr. BENETV said he was friendly to a liberal view in
such cases. The law was on all on the side of the parish;
hut as, public-houses could sell their tobacco on Sundays,
he thought that some allowance ought to be made for the
persons in the Mendota's trade. He, as a magistrate,
could not propose, but he would recommend the case for
consideration, and that the defendant should merely pay
the costs.

The defendant expressed his determination to keep his
shop open on Sundays, and resist the parish prosecutions,
,s the profits of his business on that day alone would enable
him to pay the fine.
Mr. Benett said he must convict him, and with the con-
currence of Mr. Oldershaw he was ordered to pay the
ersts, and the case was left for the consideration of the
committee. •

Mr. Wm. Hollingsworth, bootmaker, of Camden-street,
lilington, yip's next charged under similar circumstances.
The defenriar,t said that he was determined to keep open
:;is shop on Sundays. The.parish prosecuted for the sake
of the fines.

Mr. Mailett said that the parish gave their moiety of
he penalty to the poor-box.
The case being proved, he was convicted in the penalty
if ss. and costs.

Several other shopkeepers were summoned who also
expressed their determination to keep their shops open.
Some of them were convicted, whilst others were merely
ordered to pay the costs.

A Lco ttot,.—Wed nesday night, Mr. Law, a
,emperance advocate, delivered a lecture on temperance, in
the Secession Church, Abbey Close. IP this lecture, al-
cohol was brought to trial, when the heart, the liver, the
brain, the mouth, and other organs were cited as witness
against him, and all of them certainly gave him a very bad
character. Mr. Law summed up, and though he seemed
disposed to give the culprit Law, and it may be justice, be
had evidently very little mercy in store for him. The jury,
with only five recusant voices, pronounced a verdict of
guilty, whereupon the prisoner at the bar was placed. not
at the stake, but in a saucer: a match was applied to him,
and he Vanished in a blue flame.—Paisley Advertiser.
Madame Sala's long -announced concert took
place on Monday morning at WillWs ft,oms. and was at.
te..ded by a very large and numerous audience. In conse-
quence of a rehearsal of one of the Ancient Concerts, a
number of the sirwers we,e unable to attend early, and the
programme was necessarily somewhPt boulev6rse. How-
ever none of the pr.)mised treats were withheld, and the
audience were evidently gratified. Miss P. Horton's
" Where the bee sucks," was deservedly encored ; Mr. and
\Warne fildlfe repeatedly charmed all present. Several
other more or less eel brated shivers contributed to the
am. semetrt'of the company. Altiertazzi was as b autiful,
and sang as charmingly as ever ; but if we were asked
which ~f the many singers pleased us most, we should say
unhesitatingly Madame Stockhausen, in her simple but af-
fecting German air. The chaste purity of this lady's style,
and the un,ff,,c ed sweetness of her tones, must ever insure
her he prefer Two of tho,se who seil in vocal music
an
f.xpres,ioo of tit— softer and inon• agr,eahle feelings of our

• nature..
VVillialn Gray, tnaster.,ol..the Pentland Skerry
diag Boat, stationed at the siLtnal stAff'
hail-c, iti the ishriel of South Ronaldsay, a very resree:-
able Man' in his s :here, who had attained the age of
eighty-ft-ur, and hi= vOfe of eit2hty' thr,e ears, both diwi
on the roornina of the-Ist of May eurr.•nt, the ime at six,
and the oth rPt s-vuti oirlock Af• w days prier to this.
M “rice who had also b corm, curl with lo•
lig'ttiinose boat died at the
,ad'..ant., a: .2c „i , •
years.-,:-Seotch•Paper.