The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-12 00:00:00

CEN TRAL CR.

llT—This day.

(Before Mr. Baron Channell and Mr. Justice Montague

Smith.)
PRIVATE LUNATIC ASYLUMS.

Sophia Leander was brought up to receive judgment.
She had been found guilty at a previous session for keeping
more than two lunatics in an unlicensed private asylum.
Baron Channell said that Baron Martin, who tried the
case, had been anxious to deal leniently with the prisoner,
and had allowed two or three sessions to elapse without
passing sentence, in the hope that the defendant might see
fit to obey the law. The _ defendant would be sentenced
to one month's imprisonment, without hard labour, and to
pay a fine of £5O to the Queen.
PELIZZIONI'S CASE—THE SAFFRON-HILL
MURDER.

Serafino Pelizzioni, who was some time since convicted
of what was popularly known as the Saffron-hill murder,
and sentenced to death and respited, was arraigned on an
indictment charging him with unlawfully and maliciously
wounding Alfred Rebbeck, a potboy, at the Golden Anchor
public-house, Saffron-hill, on the 2Gth of December last.
The prosecution was directed by the Home Secretary in
consequence of Gregorio Mogni having since the conviction
of Pelizzioni been tried and convicted of manslaughter.
When the indictment was read to the prisoner he was
asked whether he would elect to be tried by an English jury
or by a mixed jury of Englishmen and foreigners, he said
he would prefer a mixed jury.
Sergeant Ballantine, who defended the prisoner, said
he had been informed that no foreign jury had been sum-
moned, although it was arranged on Monday that the trial
should take place to-day.
Baron Channel said that as far as his experience went
it was always the practice to summon a foreign jury when-
ever a foreigner was to be tried.

Seegeant Ballantine, on the part of the prisoner, said he
should elect that the case should be tried by an English
jury.

Baron Channel and Justice Smith agreed that they could
not take the learned sergeant's admission in a criminal case.
He must consult with his client.

The whole of the matter was then explained to the pri-
soner, who shook his head and appeared dissatisfied. Mr.
Hemp, the clerk of the court, then put the question to him
again, and the prisoner said he should prefer a mixed jury.
Another long conversation took place, and at length the
prisoner said he would be tried by an English jury.
The case is expected to occupy at least two days.

NEW COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Shee,)
THE ACCIDENT IN THE BLACKHEATH TUNNEL.

James Jones surrendered to an indictment charging him
with the manslaughter of John Cummings and four others,
on the 14th of December, in the Blackheath Tunnel.

After hearing the evidence for the prosecution the judge
decided that the prosecution could not be maintained, and
that there seemed to have been a great deal of irregularity
on the part of the company.

The defendant-was then discharged, the jury remarking
that the company were much to blame for not having
skilled persons to act at signal stations.

THIRD COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)
THE BURGLARY AT MR. WALKER'S.

William Jeffery, 27, carpenter ; Thomas Brewerton, 27,
confectioner ; Thomas Caseley,r,23, sign-writer ; and David
Roberts, 41, silk weaver ; together with Martha Jeffery,
Ann Caseley, and Louisa Brewerton, were indicted for
feloniously breaking and entering the shop of John Walker
and stealing 400 watches, 150 chains, divers brooches,
rings, &c., value £6,000, and the sum of £7O in money.

The evidence was merely a repetition of that offered
at the Mansion-house during the examination of the wit-
nesses. The case was so fully reported in The Sun on each
of those occasions that a republication of it would be
but needless repetition.

The prisoners were all defended by counsel, except
Caseley, who acted for himself. He cross-examined the
police much in the same style as he did at the Mansion-
house, but he did not materially alter the effect of the
evidence given against him.

The prisoners Price, alias Scotty, Hurley, and Wilkin-
son, were not included in the indictment relative to Mr.
Walker's robbery. They will be tried with the others for
the burglary at Mr. Johnson's, Mr. Abraham's, or Mr.
Bennock's.

The case was proceeding when we went to press.

Extensive Robbery of Bank of England

Notes,

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This morning Detective Sergeant Webb, of the City
police, apprehended a porter named Samuelson, in the em-
ploy of the Bank of England, on a charge of stealing a case
pocket-book, containing a large quantity of bank notes.
Samuelson has been in the service of the Bank for 30
years. In October last, a clerk in the dividend department
of the Bank of England had occasion to leave his desk for
a few minutes—the case containing the notes was lying on
the desk, but on his return it was not to be found. The
authorities instituted a mos diligent inquiry into the affair,
but nothing was elicited to point out the guilty part. The
case contained 2 notes for £lOO, 4 for £5O, 16 for £lO, and
38 for £5.

The numbers were at once printed and circulated
through the country, and the notes were ordered to be
stopped. Nothing further was heard of the robbery until
a few days ago, when two of the £lO notes came into the
bank from parties at Hull who had cashed them. The
circumstance was made known to the police, and an officer
was instructed to proceed to Hull, and the result of his
inquiry led to his returning to the Bank of England and
apprehending Samuelson, who was identified as the per-
son who presented the notes in question. On Webb
searching Samuelson he discovered the whole of the re-
mainder of the stolen notes concealed on him.

MARKE TS --This Day.

MARK-LANE.

Fresh up to our market, to-day, the arrivals of English
wheat were very moderate, both from Essex and Kent.
The condition of the produce was but middling, and the
trade ruled heavy, at Monday's decline in prices of is. to
2s. per quarter.
Only a moderate supply of foreign wheat was on the
stands. The trade, however, was very dull for all quali-
ties, and the rates currant were about is. per quarter below
the late highest point.

Floating cargoes of grain were in slcw request, at late
rates.

The barley trade ruled firm, at fully previous quota•

tions. The supply of English produce on sale was small
—of foreign, moderate.
Malt changed hands to a very moderate extent, at late
rates.

The supply of oats on sale was very moderate. The
trade for all descriptions ruled firm, and prices had an
upward tendency.
Beans and peas were very firm, at fully the rates current
on Monday. The market was scantily supplied with both
articles.

For flour there was a fair demand, at full prices.
The Corn Exchauge will be closed on Friday next.

ARRIVALS THIS 'WEEK.
Wheat.Barley.lialt. Oats. Flour.
English and Scotch 1,180 1,370 .1,590 2,810 370
Irish —
Foreign
—.brim

COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF GRAIN for the
Week ending April 8, 1865 :—Wheat, qrs., 75,137; average
38s 9d barley, 31,291; 29s sd—oats, 4,483 ; 21e Bd.
Corresponding week in 1864 :—Wheat, 67,152 ; 408 2d—
barley, 29,434 ; 31s Od—oats, 9,903 ; 19s. 2d.