The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-12 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS—Sept, 11.

The September sessions for criminal business were con-
tinued to-day at Clerkenwell before Mr. Serjeant Dowling,
sitting for the Assistant-Judge ; Mr. J. Payne, Deputy
Assistant-Judge ; Sir James Tyler, Dr. Jervis, Mr. Good-
hart, Mr. Tewart, and Mr. W. P. Bodkin, justices.
Mary Holden, 22, was charged with stealing several sums
of money belonging to Henry Harris, her master.
Mr. Sleigh prosecuted; Mr. Daly defended the prisoner.
The wife of the prosecutor lived at 49, Duke-street, Man-
chester-square, and she had a sum of money in a chest in
the back parlour, of which the housekeeper kept the key.
There was another key of the chest in a wardrobe, and
money having been lost she accused the prisoner of taking
the key and so gaining access to the chest. The wardrobe
was found locked and the prisoner denied the charge.
The jury found a verdict of not guilty.
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John Kollett, captain of a barge, was indicted for steal-
ing a quantity of lead, the property of Messrs. Cubitt's,
builders.

Mr. Richard Harris prosecuted; Mr. Montagu Williams
defended.

It appears that the prisoner was the principal person on
board the barge in question, and that the key of the fore-
hold in which the lead was found was kept in the cabin, to
which others had access besides himself. Three men were
on board at the time, but as soon as the lead was discovered
made their escape, although Kollett ordered that no one
should leave the barge.

There was no evidence to show that Kollett knew any.
thing of the load being in the hold, and a verdict of not
guilty was taken.

(Before Mr. Payno.)

William Thompson and William Welch were charged
with attempting to break into the house of Mr. James
Mapleson.
Mr. Collins prosecuted; Mr. Horry defended Welch.

The prosecutor, the lessee of her Majesty's Theatre, re-
sides at 3, Park-village East, and on the night of the 2d of
September the prosecutor's brother-in-law was aroused by
some noise at his window. He jumped up and struck at
the prisoner Welch through the window. The prisoners
at that time escaped, but were subsequently apprehended
at some distance from the house, Welch without hat or
boots. The premises were searched, and a pair of boots and
two hats were found on the lawn. Welch, on being taken
to the station, immediately claimed the boots as his own,
and they were given to him.
The jury found the prisoners guilty.
There were ten previous convictions proved against
Welch.

The Deputy Assistant-Judge sentenced them each to
,wo years' hard labour.

Robert M‘Lean, a sailor, was indicted for unlawfully and
maliciously wounding John Wright.
Mr. Richard Harris conducted the prosecution ; Mr.
Collins defended the prisoner.

It appeared that M'Lean, his brother, and a woman were
in the Royal Pavilion publichouse, hVauxhall-road, on the
night of the 26th of August, when a dispute arose respect-
ing the breaking of a drinking glass. The potboy of the
house accused prisoner's brother of having done it ; the
landlord and barman'proceeded to clear the house, and it
seemed that after the prisoner was outside the act was com-
mitted with which he was charged. There was a struggle
to get in again, andthe prisoner struck at the barman, soon
after which the latter found that he was wounded. The
defence was that the wound was of so slight a nature that
any edged instrument, as the door latch or the buckle of
the prisoner's belt, might have inflicted it.

Mr. Antonini, the house-surgeon of Westminster Hospi-
tal, said the wound might have been occasioned by any
sharp instrument, and was a mere scratch.
The jury, after deliberation, found the prisoner guilty of
a common assault, and he was sentenced to a fine of .£3.
The next sessions commence on the 25th inst.

A GRAND BAPTISM IN HAIVAII.—On Tuesday,
the 13th of June, the young daughter of the Bishop of
Honolulu was baptised in the Honolulu temporary cathe-
dral at Peloula, which was very well attended. The god-
fathers were his Majesty the Icing, and Captain Hanham,
of the yacht Themis, from England ; and the godmothers
were her Majesty Queen Emma, her Excellency the Gover-
ness of the Island of Hawaii, Mrs. Hanham, and Miss Edith
Staley. Her Majesty Queen Emma being absent on her
visit to England, Mrs. Synge had the honour of being her
sponsor on the occasion. The Lord Chamberlain, attended
by Colonel Prendergast, the Hon. Kamakau, and the Hon.
Makalina, appeared as his Majesty's sponsors, having the
honour, by his Majesty's special will and command, to give
the child the name " Kaholomoana," signifying the depar-
ture of the Queen to Europe, the child herself being born
the very day of her departure. There were present, we
noticed, his Excellency the Minister of the Interior, the
Lord Chancellor, and many other distinguished persons.
The bishop, assisted by his clergy, performed the service.
—John Bull. •

THE MATE OF A VESSEL BURNT TO DEATH.—
Early on Friday morning a fire was discovered in
the after cabin of the brigantine William, a collier lying at
the Commercial Wharf, West Cowes. The crew were im-
mediately roused, and the vessel, being on the outside, was
soon hauled off into the river. The flames were subdued
in about half an hour, when the cabin was entered, and it
was then found that the mate, James Penf old, had been
burnt to death. An inquest was held the same day, when

it appeared that he returned on board between twelve and
one o'clock on Friday morning partially intoxicated. He
asked some of the crew who were on deck for tobacco, but
they did not give him any, and he went below, where they
observed that he wanted the candle and some supper.
There is little doubt that he accidentally set fire to his
cabin, as shortly afterwards smoke came up the hatchway.
The sailors attempted to descend in search of him, but
were driven back by the smoke. A verdict of accidental
death was returned.
CAPTURE OF THE REV. MR. MORTON.—The Rev.
Mr. Morton, lately one of Ignatius's 46 monks," and
who, under pretence of being a regularly ordained clergy-
man, obtained the post of curate of St. Martin's, Worcester,
and who whilst in Worcester was unmasked, was appre-
hended on Saturday night in Birkenhead. When he left
Worcester the delinquent took away with him a gold
watch and chain, which he had obtained by fraud from
Mr. Slterratt, goldsmith, of Worcester, and upon that
charge he was apprehended. Yesterday Police-constableWhitehouse, of the Worcester police, was despatched to
Birkenhead to receive the prisoner, who will be brought
before the Worcester magistrates to-morrow. A reward of
£5 had been offered for the apprehension of the prisoner.
—Birtning4am Gazette of Monday,