The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-21 00:00:00

NEWMAN V. NEWMAN-JUDGMENT.

In this case also the court gave sentence, and pro-
nounced for the will.
BAILY V. BAILY AND DELLA ROCCA.

In this case Mrs. Baily had appealed against the
decision of the court to the House of Lords, but had
since withdrawn her appeal.
Sir C. Cresswell therefore made the decree nisi
absolute.
CROWTHER Ir. CROWTHER AND M'DONALD.
The question of costs had been reserved, and Sir
C. Cresswell now decided that he could not condemn
111'llonald under the circumstances of the case. Ti.e
petition was tried and reported a few days ago.
JEWELL V. JEWELL.
The court pronounced a decree nisi with costs.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, May 20.

(Before the Assistant-Judge.)

John Healey, 36, tailor, was indicted for stealing
a watch, value 120, the property of Henry Cran-
brook.

Mr. Cooper prosecuted, Mr. Bosley defended.
The prosecutor was in Tichberne-street with his
sister-in-law, on returning from a walk in the Park.
Two men pressed against him, and feeling his watch-
guard fall, he turned round and seized the prisoner,
who had pushed him nearest where he wore his
watch. The prisoner said that "on his honour" he
was a respectable tradesman from Manchester, and
could not do such a thing. The watch was not found.

The jury found him guilty, and Lockyer, the
prison officer, proved that, instead of his being a
respectable tradesman from Manchester, he was a
most notorious thief, known by the nickname of
" Happy Joe," and the aliases of Andrews, Wilshaw,
Parker, &c., and had been convicted six times of
felony.
llHis Lordship said there was but one course to
take, and the sentence was that he be kept in penal
servitude ten years.
Eliza Smith, 24, barmaid, was indicted for steal-
' ing the sum of £5 2s. and three bottles, the money
and property of Edward Thomas Davis, her master.
She pleaded guilty.
Mr. Cooper prosecuted, Mr. F. H. Lewis defended.
The prosecutor was the proprietor of the Fortune
of War Tavern, Maiden-lane, and the prisoner had
been in his service as barmaid. As soon as
she entered upon her situation the takings fell
off; and, in consequence of her having purchased
a new silk dress, and asked the cook not to men-
tion it, suspicion was excited and she was detected.
A good deal of loose money and new clothes were
found in her boxes, which she had not in her pos-
session when she took the place. It was suggested
that th© reason of the prisoner committing the pil-
fering was an inordinate love of finery.
His Lordship sentenced the prisoner to three
months' hard labour, and expressed his hope that
she would never be in such a position again. Mrs.
Davis said the things which the prisoner took with
her when she was engaged should be given back to
her, but by order of the Court the money and the
new clothes purchased with the stolen money were
to be given to Mrs. Davis.
An old man, named James Carter, was found
Guilty of stealing a pint pot, value 25., the pro-
perty of James Dance. This was an ordinary case
of stealing publicans' pots, but the prisoner had
been convicted, as proved by Sergeant Potter, D,
and Lockyer, the gaol officer, of the same sort of
offence 15 times.

His Lordship said the offence of pot-stealing was
one of a very mischievous character, and such of-
fenders must be punished severely. The prisoner
had been convicted over and over again, and had
already served three years' penal servitude. The
Court, therefore, now sentenced him to four years'
penal servitude, as a warning to others.
George Barnes, 32, a carman, was arraigned on a
charge of embezzling 4s. 6d., the money of John
Chandler and others, his masters.

The prisoner said ho was only committed on
Saturday, and was then too late to have writing
materials to write to his friends, who did not know
where he was. He was told he could have them
on Monday, but on Monday he was told he could
not have them until next Saturday; and though
the chaplain had said he could have them before
then, the warder said ho could not allow it without
the order of the governor, which, the prisoner said,
was refused.

The governor was sent for by the learned Judge,
and stated that there was evidently a mistake, as he
duly entered in his book all such applications, and
had it been made to him it would have appeared in
the book. It did not.
The prisoner persisted that the warder told him
he could not have the pen, ink, and paper until
Saturday next but by order of the governor.
The learned Judge said he would postpone the
trial until next session, and in the meantime the
governor would inquire into the matter, and inform
the Court upon the subject.
Mary Ann Atkins, 24, a prostitute, was indicted
for stealing a £5 note and £4 in gold from the per-
son of an old man named Jeremiah Webster.
Mr. Way prosecuted ; Mr. Collins appeared for
the prisoner.
This was a robbery committed upon the prosecu-
tor by the prisoner and a soldier on Constitution-
hill. The prisoner picked the prosecutor's pocket
and passed the purse to the soldier. This was seen
by a messenger named Wells, who said, if the money
of which the old man said he had been robbed were
not returned he would fetch the picket and have
him locked up. The prisoner then said, " Ding it,
Jack," and the note was thrown down, the soldier
got away, and Wells picked the note up. The gold
was not found.

The prisoner was found Guilty, and several pre-
vious convictions were proved against her.
The learned Judge sentenced her to four years'
penal servitude, and said he only regretted that the

soldier, whom the prisoner called "Jack," could not
be found.

Arthur Walters, 17, and Japes Bryant, 31,
hawkers, were indieed for stealing a tabiecover end
other articles, the property of Fraser Henshaw.
The prisoners went about the suburbs of the me-
tropolis carrying baskets, as hawkers, calling at
gentlemen's houses on the pretence of having goods
to sell, but really to steal anything they could lay
hands upon. From the house of the prosecutor
they took a tablecover, a paper-knife and seal. They
were watched by police-constable 79 S., who was on
duty near the prosecutor's house, Nu. 18, New
Finchley-r.)ad, St. John's wood, and he saw them
change caps after they left the house, and found in
their possession the articles in question.
They were found Guilty, and it was proved that
they had but just returned from penal servitude.
They were now sentenced to penal servitude for
four years.
James Swipe, 21, and George Thornton, 34, were
indicted for stealing an iron safe and the sum of
£3, the property and money of George Young, the
landlord of the Beckford's Head publiellouse, Old•
street, St. Luke's.
Mr. Collins prosecuted ; Mr. F. H. Lewis de-
fended the prisoner Snape.
The evidence being insufficient to make out the
charge against the prisoners, though the robbery
had been committed by somebody, the jury found
them not guilty.
Frank Boutts, 19, was convicted on Monday of
embezzling £l, and other sums, the moneys of
James Mills, his master, pawnbroker, of 15, Edge-
ware.road, and also for stealing a ring and the sum
of £6l4s.

Mr. Sleigh prosecuted, and said that the ring
and the money had been given by the prisoner (who
was a mere stripling) to a young woman, older
than himself, whom he had been courting, and who
was in service at an establishment in Stafford-
street, where he had been employed.
He was sentenced to six months' hard labour.
The young woman, on hearing that the prisoner
was employed at a pawnbroker's, went and gave up
what she had received from him.
Benjamin Shepherd, 26, labourer, was convicted
of a brutal assault upon John Howell, police con-
stable 494 N, by giving him a kick on his knee
while he was in the execution of his duty. He
pleaded guilty.

It appeared that the constable had to interpose in
a fight outside the Red Lion publichouse, Church-
street, Stoke Newington, in which the prisoner was
taking part, and he, using frightful oaths, threat-
ened to do for him, and made an endeavour to kick
him in the stomach, but the constable's knee caught
the blow, and he fell nearly senseless. A piece
of flesh was cut out. The officer had not been able
to do duty since, and was still suffering great pain.
The prisoner threatened what he meant to do by
kicking.
His lordship said it was a most abominable and
aggravated offence, and sentenced the prisoner to
be kept in penal servitude for three years.
Alfred Miles was convicted, on his own con-
fession, of stealing seven gold and turquoise
buttons, the property of Messrs. Debenham and
Storr, the auctioneers. The prisoner was detected
by Ackrill, an officer of the F division, who was on
duty in plain clothes, in the auction-rooms, and
detected him cutting the buttons off a lady's dress.
In his possession were found 20 pearl buttons and
seven gold ones set with turquoise. He was re-
manded for judgment, as his friends wore prepared
to send him to New Zealand.

SECOND COURT.
(Before Mr. Payne.)
Daniel Barton, 21, a -tall, muscular young man,
was indicted for unlawfully and maliciously inflict-
ing grievous bodily harm upon William Scott and
George Dudley, and for assaulting Thomas
O'Connor and Richard Lillicrap, two police••con-
stables, in the execution of their duty.
Mr. Langford prosecuted ; Mr. Pater defended.
Mr. Nicholls, of 10, Pentonville-road, a printer,
stated that on the night of Monday, the 28th of
April, he found the prisoner in the area of his
house, and as he had no business there he ordered
him off. In half an hour he retcred, and was then
given in charge to police-constable 409 A, Lillicrap,
and was very violent, and kicked at the officer at
the lower part of his person.
Lillicrap said he found the prisoner in the front
garden of Mr. Nicholls's house, and took him into
custody. When he got him into the street he
threatened a serious injury to him, and said,
" What ; you take me ;" and then kicked him. He
tripped prisoner, and a struggle took place on the
ground, they got up and had another struggle and
again fell, when the prisoner carried, out his threat,
and witness fainted for a minute or two. Assistance
came up and prisoner was taken to the station,
kicking and fighting at every body on the way. He
bad not been off duty in consequence, but had en-
dured great pain up to now, _ _ _

William Scott, 138 N, stated that he went to the
assistance of the last witness, and found the pri-
soner on the ground, held down by several persons;
he was resisting violently. The prisoner said if
they would let him get up he would go quietly;
they did so, but no sooner had he got on his feet
than he gave witness a kick on the knee, which cut
out a piece of flesh as big as a florin. They had by
force to take his boots off. On the way to the station
he pulled witness down over him, and then again
began kicking in a brutal manner. He was at last
taken on a stretcher.

The other constable corroborated this evidence,
and Dr. Billinghurst, of 5, Church-row, Islington,
gave evids nce as to the injuries the kicks had caused.
The prisoner's defence was, that he had been
drinking three days and did not know w hat he was
about. He had never been under charge before and
never would be again, he hoped, as he was an honest
and hardworking man.
The jury found him Guilty, and
The learned fudge said, that with every disposi-
tion to deal with a young man in the flower of life,
who had never before been guilty of any felony or
other offence in a lenient manner, yet it was his
duty to teach those who committed these vile and
savage outrages, by way of example, that the excuse
of drinking did not exonerate them from punish-
ment. The sentence upon him was nine months'
hard labour.

Charles Costa, a ship's cook, was indica ed for ob-
taining by false pretences, from Sarah Baker, the
sum of Bs., and also for fraudulently obtaining by
fraud from other persons goods and money.
He pleaded Guilty.
The prisoner went to different persons who had
relatives at sea, and, by representing that he had
come home from where they were in chaige of pro-
perty on which there were expenses due, but which
he could not pay, obtained sums of money. When
asked the name of his ship he could not recollect it.
He had been previously convicted and had not been
to sea for 12 months.

The Court sentenced him to three years' penal
servitude.

A great number of cases of larceny from the per-
son and ordinary larceny were disposed of.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. _May 20.

MANSION HOUSE.—James George Rossi, a
respectably dressed man of 28, was placed at the bar
before Alderman Rose accused of being concerned
in a forgery.

The circumstances were peculiar. On April 14
the prisoner went to the shop of Mr. Howard, a
salesman in Leadenhall-market, and wished to pay
his account. A clerk there named Parker, whom he
addressed, asked his name. He replied " Nix," at
the same time running over a few of the items in
his bill, and stating the amount to be £1 18s. The
clerk referred to a ledger, and found an unpaid ac-
count against a Mr. Nix for that sum. The prisoner
then tendered in payment a check for £ll, pur-
porting to be drawn by Henry Dawson upon Chas.
Price and Co., bankers in King William-street, and
payable to Mr. Rossi or bearer. At first the shop-
MPII objected to change the check, but the prisoner
having said that Mr. Howard, whom he had known
for many years, would have changed it if he had
been in the way, and that he wanted the money
particularly that night, Parker yielded, and gave
him the difference—l 9 2s. "Never mind the 25.,"
said the prisoner, returning that sum, "the account
has been owing a long time." He then left the
shop without taking a receipt.
Mr. H. J. Wood, cashier in the hank of Sir Chas.
Price and Co., proved that the check was written
upon one of their forms, but that, they never had an
account in the name of Henry Dawson.
Mr. Samuel Nix, a gentleman residing at Black-
heath-park, said he dealt with Mr. Howard for
some years. He did not owe him a farthing. If
any account had been standing in his name in Mr.
Howard's books he certainly should not have autho-
rised any one to pay it. He did not knowl the pri-
soner.
The evidence of Thomas Horton Upjohn, a clerk
to Mr. Howard, threw new light on the transac-
tion. He said there was an unsettled account of
£1 18s. in the name of Nix in his master's ledger.
The goods were supplied to the prisoner about two
himl-,
years ago. When the prisoner first came to the
shop he said to witness, " You have been in the
MrN ilc
servedv tpoultry;poultry, use me as
well."
habit of
Witnessserying
then
also on different occasions afterwards, for which the
prisoner paid. Subsequently he had other things,
for which he did not pay, but gave the name of
Nix, though without an address, in order to their
being booked, the Witness believing
Mr. Nix's family. he was one of
Anthony Wilson Monger, a detective police offi-
cer, said, about half-past ten o'clock on Monday
night he went to a house in Crawford ltreet, Oxford-

street, and found the prisoner about to sit down to
supper with ten other people in a room on the first
fic,)r. Tle hed known tEle prisoner for many years.
Witness, rlCre.-;sing him, said, "James, how are
?" The prisoner replied, " Monger, I -know
what you want." On witness stating the charge
against him the prisoner admitted he had uttered
the check, but without knowing it to have been
forged. As there were several other cheeks of the
same kind in circulation, witness, after a caution,
asked him where he got it. Ile blandly replied,
You must excusn me, Mr. Monger, I would rather
not tell you; I gave value for the check, and I
shall explain the circumstances to my solicitor to-
morrow." At the police-station the prisoner gave
the name of James George Rossi.
For the prisoner Mr. Maynard cross•examined
the witnesses, but without eliciting any essential
circumstance in his favour.

The prisoner behaved with some effrontery during
the examination. He looked Mr. Nix, whose name
he had assumed, full in the face with a defiant air
when that gentleman said, in the witness-box, he
did not, know him. 011 receiving the usual caution
from the bench, the prisoner said he would leave
his defence to his solicitor.

Alderman Ros© committed him to Newgate for
trial.

STA TI? OF TRA DE.

MANCHESTER, May 20.—The inactivity and de-
spondency occasioned in this market for some days
past by the advices from America continue without
mitigation. The opinion is gaining ground with
respect to American affairs that this is the begin-
ning of the end, and that an increased supply of
cotton may be looked upon as certain. As to the
quantity likely to come forward no one is in a po-
sition to form the slightest idea,and theuncertainty
on this point is a ground for caution both among
buyers and sellers. In the cloth market there has
been a little more anxiety to sell, which causes
prices to be very irregular, but, as a rule, manufac-
turers are moderately firm. The Indian advices are
more encouraging, and but for the apprehensions of
consequences likely to arise out of a speedy settle-
ment of the American question we should have had
a good deal of business. As it is buyers "do not see
their way ;" they are desirous to wait the advices
of the next mail, and then the next; and business
is paralysed. What little is doing is chiefly to make
up small assorted orders and more of a retail than
wholesale character. Prices are in favour of buyers,
but it is next to impossible to give quotations, since
no offers large enough to test prices have been made.
There is quite as little doing in yarns as in cloths.
In these, as in the fabrics they are to make, sellers
would make concessions, but there is no encourage-
ment froin buyers, who coldly abstain from busi-
ness, and there are no offers worth naming for
any kind of twist whatever. The Cotton Supply
Association are still pursuing experiments as to
the extent to which cotton grown in India can
be made available for the.purposes of spinners and
manufacturers. To-day they have had on view
samples of 70's twist spun from Broach cotton, and
also of 80's spun from cotton grown in Madras, and
the finest yarn yet attempted from Indian staples.
The latter is an exceeding fine and satisfactory
description of yarn, and it is intended to have it
woven into muslins, for which it seems well adap-
ted. Both kinds of yarn compare well with samples
from American cotton. These samples were shown
on the Exchange to-day, and were regarded gene-
rally as very successful experiments, and a good
deal admired. They were spun by Mr. Kirkpatrick,
of Ty. ldesley.
LEEDS, 20T11.—There has not been much acti-
vity in the cloth halls this morning, yet withal
there was nearly an average amount of business
done. Rather more white heavy goods were sold
than at late markets, as also plain and fancy goods
for autumn and winter wear. As to prices, those
of cloths and those of wool keep nearly alike steady.
Any change that is noticeable is chiefly some con-
cession to effect a sale, and the amount is not such
as to indicate that there is in general a lowering of
rates.

ROCHDALE, 19Ta.—The flannel trade con-
tinues in much the same state of activity as lately
reported. To•day's market has not been very brisk,
and the bulk of the purchases were for the home
trade, the foreign and colonial demand both being
very quiet. For Llneashire and Welsh flannels of
medium stoutness there is an improved demand,
while fancies still move off well. Yorkshire goods
are still dull of sale, but there is a little more doing
than for the last few weeks. The local wool trade
is somewhat inactive, but prices are steady. The
same may be said as to the prices of flannels.

COUN2RY MA RA L S.

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NEWCASTLE-UNDER -LYME-MONDAY.

A moderate show of wheat to-day, for which the demand
ruled heavy at a further reduction in prices. White made
60s to 655; red, 56s to 608 per 36 stone. Barley scarce,
and a sluggish trade, at lower rates. Oats slow. Beans
steady.