The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-08 00:00:00

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LAW---THIS DAY.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

Lord Citief Justice Erle, on taking his seat this morn-
ing, announced that the case of Tyschlinski v. Maltby, for
which a special jury was summoned, had been withdrawn.

CRIMINAL COURL.THIS DAY.

OLD COURT.
POST-OFFICE ROBBERY.

John Scotti ng, a letter-carrier, pleaded guilty to an in-
dictment charging him with stealing a letter containing two
letters, each containing the half of a £lO note.
The case was an aggravated one, the prisoner having, on
getting the first half of the note into his possession, written
a letter to the sender representing that the first portion had
arrived safe, and requesting the other part of the note to be
sent forthwith.

The Recorder sentenced the pri,3oner to five years' penal
servitude.

Thomas Knott, letter-carrier, was charged with stealing
a letter containing half a sovereign.
The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to three
years' penal servitude.

ASSAULTING A POLICEMAN.
Henry Bellmore was indicted for feloniously wounding
Henry Smith with intent to do him some bodily harm.
From the evidence it appeared that, on the morning of
the 16th of May, the prosecutor, a police-constable, was on
duty near George-street, Richmond, when his attention
was attracted by a loud disturbance. He proceeded in the
direction from whence the sound proceeded, and on coming
to the entrance to a small court he turned on his lamp and
found the prisoner. He asked what induced him to create
the disturbance, when he commenced a violent attack on
the constable, who drew his truncheon to protect himself.
This the prisoner succeeded in wrenching from his grasp, and
on getting it into his possession he beat the constable with such
severity that he fell to the ground insensible, in which state
he was discovered by some of the other witnesses some time
after. The constable retained no recollection of the pri-
soner, and from certain information the police were sent to
the Garibaldi beer-shop to secure the prisoner, but he hear-
ing the police were after him, managed to escape capture,
but the constables discovered the prisoner's residence, and
they proceeded thither and discovered him in bed. On
being told of the charge he resisted being taken into cus-
tody on the ground that the police were nct armed with a
warrant for his apprehension.

The prisoner made a long rambling statement in his de-
fence.
The Recorder having summed up,
The jury found the prisoner guilty of unlawfully wound-

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Sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment with hard labour.

NEW COURT.

The common sergeant was occupied the whole of the
morning in disposing of Mint prosecutions, none of which
possessed the slightest interest.

POLICE-THIS DAY.

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.

ALLEGED MISTAKEN IDENTITY.—SINGULAR CA.3IL--
Arthur Foster, of 10, Berkeley-street, clerk, a young man
respectably connected, was charged with stealing a gold
watch and chain of the value of £l5, the property of Teresa
Cohn, a German girl, living at 22, Old Compton-street,
Soho.

Mr. Edwaid Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street,
appeared for the defence.

The prosecutrix said that she met the prisoner on Wed-
nesday last at the Holborn Casino, and he accompanied her
home and passed the night with her. While with her she
had seen a pocket-book in his possession containing the
portrait of a gentleman, and two duplicates relating to
rings. In the morning the prisoner left, and after he was
gone she missed the gold watch and chain of the value of
£l5. Last night she met him in Coventry-street and gave
him in charge, when he denied all knowledge of her. She
told the police to see whether he had not a yellow pocket-
book with the portrait of a gentleman and two duplicates
in it, and also a small black pencil with a gold point, and
on the police searching him they found all the articles.
Watson, 299 A, placed the articles before the prosecutrix,
and she identified all the articles as those she saw.

A young girl, servant at 22, Old Compton-street, said
she was positive she had seen the prisoner in her mistress's
room.

Watson, 299 A, said the prosecutrix gave the prisoner in
charge last night in Coventry-street, and the prisoner denied
all knowledge of her. After taking him to the station he
went for the servant girl, and she, on seeing the prisoner
with five others, at once said she believed he was the man.
The prisoner was then charged, and on his searching the
prisoner the prosecutrix told him (Watson) to feel in the
prisoner's coat pocket, and he would find a pocketbook,
which he did. She then said he would find a portrait of a
gentleman, and also two duplicates relating to two rings.
He found them, but one of the duplicates was for a pin. He
had made inquiries, and found that the prisoner lodged at
10, Berkeley-street, and also at 20, Little Queen-street. He
also found on the prisoner a bag which the prosecutrix said
he would find.

Mr. Lewis addressed the magistrate, and said he should
be able to show that the prosecutrix was mistaken altoge-
ther as to the prisoner, and that on the night in question
the prisoner had not left his father's house. He should
hereafter be able to prove an alibi.

Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner, offering to take two
sureties of £5O each for the prisoner's reappearance.

WESTMINSTER.

POCKETPICKING BY A FEMALE AT THE INTERNATIONAL
EXHIBITION. Mary Toberald, a respectably-dressed
female, with an infant in her arms, was charged, before
Mr. Arnold, with stealing a purse, in which were a 20 and
a 10• franc gold piece, with other coin, from the person of
Madame Irictoire Beauvais, residing at 27, Newman-
street,

It appeared, from the evidence, that on the previous
afternoon, about five o'clock, the complainant, who had
come to this country with a party of excursionists to see
the Exhibition, was in one of the annexes, when the pri-
soner, who was carrying an infant, went in front of her,
and was observed by complainant's brother, who saw her
trying complainant's pocket. After the prisoner left com-
plainant was .asked if she had lost anything. She felt
in her pocket, and missed her purse. The prisoner
was charged with having taken it, when a police-constable
was called up. Upon his arrival the purse was picked up
at the prisoner's feet.

Police-constable 112 X, who had the prisoner in custody,
produced the purse.
The complainant identified it as that which was in her
pocket, and said that it contained a 2s. and a 10 franc piece,
with some silver coins, and some other articles.
The prisoner, not being known, was remanded for in-
quiries to be made about her, and the purse with its con-
tents were returned to the complainant.

MARKETS---THIS DAY.

HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD.—OId meadow hay, £1 16s to £5 Os Od ; new
do., £1 16s to Os; old clover, £3 lOs to £6 Os Od ; and
straw, £1 168 to £2 2s per load. All good and prime stuffs
moved off steadila, at extreme rates.

4WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £1 163 to £5 Os; new
do., £1 16s to £4 Os; cloves do., £3 108 to £6 Os ; and
straw, £1 16s to £2 2s per load. A steady demand.

CUMBERLAND.--Old meadow hay, £1 16s to £5 Os; new
do., £1 16s to £4 Os; 014 clover, £3 lOs to £6 Os; and
straw, £1 16s to £2 2s per load. Trade steady.

COLONIAL.

TEA.—There has been only a limited amount of business
transacted, but prices generally are well sustained for good
and fine descriptions.
SUGAR.—The market has been drill, prices, however,
have remained steady. In the refined descriptions a fair
amount of business has been done at full prices.
COFFER—For the superior qualities of colonial there has
been more inquiry, and quotations in most instances show
a slight advance.
RICE —A rather large amount of business has been done
at fully previous rates.
SALTPETRE.--Business has been inactive, and the few
dealings recorded were chiefly at about former prices.
TALLOW .—The market has continued Moderately active
and prices are steady, P.Y.C. on the spot being quoted
475,, and last three months, 495. per cwt.

Yesterday the MIDDLESEX. CORONERSHIP.—.
poll-
ing commenced for the central district, at 8 o'clock, and at
the final close, at 4 o'clock, Dr. Lankester was understood
to have bean elected by a majority of from sto 18. In the
early part of the day Mr. C. E. Lewis had, according to the
the returns from his committee, a majority. At 2 o'clock
the committee of Mr. C. E. Lewis made the return—Lewis,
894; Lankester, 806; majority for Lewis, 88. From 2
o'clock to the close of the poll no satisfactory account could
be obtained. About 2,200 freeholders voted. Both candi-
dates have demanded a scrutiny, which the sheriffs of Lon-
don and Middlesex will proceed with this day (Tuesday),
and the official state of the poll will be declared on Wed-
nesday, before 2 o'clock. The committee of Dr. Lankester
claim a majority of 18, but the supporters of Mr. Lewis
consider that it is not more than five. The expenses of this
contest have been considerable on both sides, and as far as
the central district is concerned the election may be consi-
dered in favour of the medical profession. On Monday
next the question will be decided for the western district
whether a medical or legal gentleman should hold the office
of coroner. . _

In a financial sense the accounts from New York
must be regarded as increasingly unfavourable, the ex-
change having reached 120 and the premium on gold 91
per cent. These movements, however, are merely such as
might have been expected, considering the large issues of
Government paper and the balance of indebtedness due
from America to Europe. The amount of this balance is
considerably increased by the dividends due the Ist instant
on the mass of American securities in the hands of Euro-
pean holders. Here, the prices of American securities con-
tinue to show a downward tendency, the English public
being still disposed to realise.

CHARGE OF LIBEL AGAINST A.
.REPORTER.-(THIS DAY.)

Mr. Andrew Gray, a reporter, appeared at Bow-street
this morning, before Mr. Conic, on a summons charging
him with having, on the Bth of June, unlawfully, wickedly,
and maliciously published a certain false, scandalous libel,
containing divers false, scandalous, and malicious matters
and things of and concerning Henry Richard Phillips.
Mr. Metcalfe, the barrister, appeared for Mr. Phillips,
and, in opening the case, said the libel complained of ap-
peared in the Weekly Times newspaper on the Bth of June,
and the learned gentleman then proceeded to narrate the
facts connected with the recent inquiry which took place
a short time ago at a coroner's inquest, held at Kensal-
green, in consequence of certain scandalous rumours in
circulation against Mr. Phillips, the result of which was
a decision that there was not the slightest foundation for
the charges made against his client. An application had
been made to the proprietors of the Weekly Times respect-
ing the libel, which appeared in their newspaper, headed
"Alleged Murder by a Gentleman," and they furnished
the name of the defendant as the person who had provided
the manuscript of the article.

Mr. Metcalfe then read the article, which he said had been
written in the regular penny-a-line style, and calculated to
inflame the public mind.

Mr. Corrie—A "sensation" paragraph?

Mr. Metcalfe said that was so, and having concluded read-
ing the article in question, said a more false and scandal-
ous charge, viz., that his client, Mr. Richard Phillips, had
poisoned his wife and hastily buried her body to prevent
discovery," could not be invented. He believed it would
be said that there was no malice, and that the defendant
was sorry, but as in consequence of the article Mr.
Phillips's life had been jeopardized, the defendant must
take the whole responsibility of his own act. He should,
therefore, ask that the defendant might be fully committed
to take his trial.

Mr. Robert Palmer, sub-editor of the Weekly Times,
said—l have seen the paragraph referred to in that news-
paper of that day, headed " Alleged Murder by a Gentle-
man." I produce the manuscript. It was furnished by
Mr. Gray. It is in his handwriting, and signed by him.
I altered the heading of the article from "Allegation' of
Murder, &c., to "Alleged" Murder, &c. I also
made some other alterations, but they were merely
verbal. He brought the copy to me on a Friday
night he said it was a very extraordinary case, and he was
well aware of all the details. He said it had created a
great sensation. He did not say where he had got the
facts. He impressed upon me that it was a correct report
and that he knew the details.

Cross-examined—l have known the defendant for six or
seven years. I have always taken his copy when it came
in time. I did not look through the copy. He said I
might rely on it. We have been threatened with an action
for libel. I gave up the name of the defendant because it
was applied for. It is usual to give up the rames of
persons under such circumstances. I have been
sub •editor for eight years, and the present is the only
instance in which the name of the writer of an article has
been applied for. lam certain it is tha usual practice in
newspaper offices to give up the names of persons furnish-
ing certain articles.

By Mr. Metcalfe—lf any other person than an accre-
dited reporter had furnished the copy of the article in
question, I should not have inserted it.
Mr. Beard addressed the bench for defendant, and urged
that the object of Mr. Phillips would be accomplished
without prosecuting the defendant, who had for 15 years
been engaged as a reported on the London Press.
Mr. Metcalfe persisted in asking for a committal.
Mr. Conic then committed the defendant, but admitted
him to bail, in his own recognisances of £lOO, to appear at
the next session of the Central Criminal Court.

DEATH OF GENERAL STERNE.

(From the Dublin Freeman.)

In our obituary column of this day will be found the
announcement of the demise of this venerable and distin-
guished soldier, whose days ended in the Four Courts
Marshalsea, Thomas-street, at the termination of 36 years'
imprisonment. His career was a sad and an eventful one,
and, closing as it did, after a protracted durance of more
than half the lifetime of ordinary men, it is invested with a
kind of melancholy interest. Peter Baker Demsterville
Sterne was a descendent of Laurence Sterne, and entered
the army at an early age in the service of the Mexican Go •
vernment. He rose till he arrived at the rank of General,
after having seen much active service. He returned to this
country in or about the year 1824, full of hope and ambi-
tion, and being a man of high attainments and fine per-
sonal appearance, his society was much courted. An action
was taken against him, in which a verdict was obtained by
his opponent, and for the damages and costs of this action
he was imprisoned in the year 1826. On entering the pri-
son, a fine-looking man, in the prime of life, he was under
the impression that the term of his confinement would not
extend beyond a few days. But days and years rolled on,
and he still remained a prisoner. Debtors of all classes came
to the prison and were discharged or died, but he remained,
and hope deferred made the heart sick of the general. Those
who had been imprisoned for debt years before, and who
were again imprisoned, found the " general" in his old quar-
ters, pursuing his old simple habits, and going through the
daily routine of prison life. After fifteen years' confinement
he found that all belonging to him were dead and gone, and
if he left the place in which he had so long resided he would
be a perfect stranger in the world in his old age, and that
all he knew or cared for were within his prison, for which
he formed a kind of regard. For these reasons he never
sought for his release, but continued to reside amongst
those whose misfortunes, follies, vices, or extravagances
made his immediate neighbours. He grew old in his prison
home, and those who visited it were often struck with the
imposing appearance of the old gentleman, with his long
silvery hair and beard, who always observed the courteous
though distant politeness of one who thoroughly respected
himself. This respect he imparted to others, and was highly
esteemed by all who came in contact with him. He was an
infallible authority on every event that occurred within the
prison for nearly half a century, and in his circumscribed
perambulations he would from time to time give consola-
tion to some unfortunates, by telling of his own trials or
those of others whom he had known in the prison, His
bedroom was a curiosity, all hung round with newspapers,
and the hangings of his bed were composed of old journals,
in which were recorded circumstances referring to men
and things long passed away and forgotten. The poor old
prisoner peacefully closed his long and hidden life on Sa-
turday, after illustrating a strange and romantic chapter in
the history of real life.