The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-10 00:00:00

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Mellor.)
POST. OFFICE PROSECUTION.
John Cooke, letthteerpsroorpteerrt,ywoaf h
s indicted letter
Gcontaining coin, 'was engaged in preparing letters for deli..
e
The ner aprisoner Postmaster-
General.
c
very in the East Central-office, and it was alleged by one
of the officers of the Post-office who had, for cer-
tain reasons, been set on to watch the letter sorters,
that the prisoner went out of his way to remove a
heap of letters, and during the time he
was
so
engaged he was seen to secret a letter in his coat pocket.
The letter, bearing the St. Colomb post-mark of the 11th of
March, was found on the prisoner's person, and when he
was accused of the robbery he at once denied it, and said
that some one who had an ill-feeling towards him had put
the letter into his pocket. On the prisoner's residence being
searched a large sum of money was discovered, and he
accounted for the possession of it by stating that he had
earned it in Australia previous to his entering the service
of the Post-office. On his return to England he said he
was anxious to purchase a house, and in order to preserve
the money he had already amassed he took the first situa-
tion offered, viz., a sorter in the Post-office.

Sergeant Ballantine made a very strong appeal to the
jury in favour of the prisoner, and a great number of per-
sons were called who gave the prisoner a very high charac-
ter for honesty.

The learned judge having summed up the evidence, the
jury found the prisoner guilty, but recommended him to
mercy on the ground of his previous good character.
The learned judge sentenced,him to four years' penal ser-
vitude.

CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER AGAINST A SURGEON.
Frederick Robinson, surgeon, was indicted for killing and
slaying Elizabeth Craze. _

Mr. Clark appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Sleigh
defended the prisoner.

The first witness examined was

Jane Nicholay, residing at 6, Farnham-place, Ser-
mon's-lane, who said I am a midwife. I knew the
deceased woman Craze. I first saw her on the 4th of March,
in her house at 114, Eastfield-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields.
The child was born about half-past twelve the same Right.
Sarah Skeles was present. After the birth I found it ne-
cessary to send for medical aid, and Dr. Robinson, the
parish surgeon, was sent for. After some delay, he arrived,
se he had, refused in the first instance to attend without an
order. I got the order, and then he came about half-past
two. I told Dr. Robinson of the condition of deceased,
and soon after he had commenced to treat the woman, she
commenced to scream in a most alarming manner. I saw
him wind some of what I considered to be the intestines
three times round his hand, and then I exclaimed, " Oh,
Dr. Robinson." He called for a pair of scissors, and sepa-
rated them from deceased. He directed Mrs. Skeles to throw
that which he had cut away down the water closet. Skeles
went out of the room to do so, but did not, as the Dr.
was washing his hands. Previous to his leaving he
said it was all right, but that the woman would die.
After he left the woman began to sink. Skeles went with
Dr. Robinson to get a draught for the deceased.
I went to Dr. Robinson a short time after to tell him the
condition of the woman, and then I told him that Skeles
had said it was not the afterbirth that he had taken away,
and he said, " Oh, bosh." He said he would come and see
the woman again. While I was at his dispensary he asked
me to put away what he called the placenta. I refused.
On a second occasion he asked me if I had destroyed
"that," and I told him I had not, and that I
should not do so. He said, " Oh, very well, let me
know how the woman is doing to-day.' The poor woman
died in about 36 hours after the operation.

The witness was subjected to a long cross-examination
to show that she administered a quantity of ergot of rye
improperly to the deceased. She admitted that 10 grains
would be a proper dose, but the quantity she gave the
deceased was a teaspoonful. She also denied that she told
Dr. Robinson, on the occasion that she went for him, that

if he did not make haste the woman would die. A police-
man was standing near her when she was speaking to Dr.
Robinson, but she did not know whether he heard what she
said. She was certain that the deceased Nit oman must have
heard him say that she must die.
The case was proceeding when we went to press.
NEW COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Wilde.)
THE RUSSIAN BANK NOTE FORGERY.

Chlom Reichberg, Abraham Rosenberg, and Koffman
Weber were this morning indicted for assisting the pri-
soners who were convicted yesterday in conspiring to pro-
cure certain plates and other materials for the manufacture
of fictitious rouble notes of the Bank of Rtiss;a.
The facts connected with the case have so often been
before the public that it is unnecessary to repeat them.
The jury found all the prisoners guilty.
Josephson and Harwitz were then placed with the other
prisoners for sentence.

Mr. Justice Wilde sentenced Reichberg and Rosenberg
to 8 years, and Horwitz, Josephson, ani Weber to 6 years'
penal servitude.

THIRD COURT.
(Before the Common Sergeant.)

BURGLARY.

James Barrett was indicted for feloniously and burgle-
riously breaking and entering a dwelling •house, in com-
pany with three others, and stealing therefrom 40 yards of
calico, of the value of £3, the property of Richard Crouch.
The jury, without the slightest hesitation, found the
prisoner guilty.

The Common Sergeant, previous to passing sentence,
asked if anything was known of the prisoner.
One of the warders of the gaol said the prisoner had been
convicted a great number of times during the last three or
four years. He then read a list of about twelve terms of im-
prisonment which the prisoner had undergone, mentioning,
at the conclusion, that he once had been discharged from
custody by the Grand Jury ignoring the indictment that
had been preferred against him.
The Common Sergeant said the prisoner was a most dan-
wgeoruoluds,taka welltake
carp h
a s expensivee
shouid
no
t 7eonfutrothethr trouble for somee country. He
time to coma. He therefore ordered him to be kept in penal
servitude for the period of seven years.

During the time the judge was addressing the prisoner,
ha appeared quite indifferent to the observations, and turn-
ing round to Lockyer, the officer who stood near, said,
" This is all owing to your talking."
FOURTH COURT.

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The jury found him guilty, but recommended him to
mercy on account of his previous good character.
The Recorder sentenced him to six Months' imprison-
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account4,p °lB.-o—f the Japanese The Salut Public
of LTynoEnslgAiPvAesNtEhSeEfoAllMowßiAngSS
although. their eountenances are
Am-
bassadors :—" The great event of the day is the arrival
here of the Ambassadors of Japan. The embassy is com-
tthheenco.osmepislelxariogrex sallow, and the
com-
posed of five ambassadors, 12 officers, and some servants.
The chief is a man of about 50 years of age. They have an
intelligent physiognomy,
tnotveryhiek,
the prepossessing;
eyes
obliand flat, the lips
qu e ,
head large. Their hair, of a jet black, is raised up on the
head, which gives the younger portion of them a rather
feminine appearance when seen from behind. Several of
them have the head completely shaved, but none have the
slightest appearance of a beard on the face. They are gene-
rally dressed simply in garments of dark colours, and
with little ornament. They wear a silk tunic, trousers,
of white muslin, and sandals of yellow leather. They all
wear in their waistbelt a dagger more or less richly chased,
according to their rank or dignity. They have on their
heads a kind of Chinese hat in straw, those of the Ambas-
sadors being gilded on the inside. The Japanese are very
sober. They usually drink liqueurs and rice water ; and
as regards food the prefer boiled poultry, They sit at table,
use knives and forks, and season everything they eat with
pepper and spice. They are remarkably clean in their
manner of eating, as well as in their daily habits. They
do not appear to be at all annoyed at the curiosity which
they excite. They appeared astonished at the princely
luxury of the hotel at which they have alighted, and where
they occupy the splendid apartments on the first floor. In
the evening every part was lighted up in the most brilliant
manner, and an immense crowd collected in front of the
house."