The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-28 00:00:00

FALMOUTH DOCKS.

The report of the directors states that arrangements were
now in progress for disposing of a large portion of the
£130,000 5 per cent. preference shares, which would pro-
vide for the completion of the outer basin and entrance
channel, the laying out of the eastern ground for shipbuild-
ing, foundries, and other purposes, the introduction of hy-
draulic power to the wharves, for the rapid discharge and
loading of cargoes, the erection of additional warehouses for
goods, and enable the company to offer every facility for
general traffic, and to accommodate steamboat companies.
Notwithstanding the want of funds during the past half-
year the directors had carried out important portions of the
works. The dredging of the entrance channel and outer
basin had been carried on with vigour, 54,000 cubic yards
had been removed during the past half-year. Several thou-
sand tons of china clay had been shipped in the half-year.
The two graving docks had been extensively used, three
vessels in each having been undergoing repairs at th 3 same
time. The balance of profits to the 30th of June, 1864,
amounted to £3,394. The profit for the half-year ending
the 31st of December last amounted to £1,822 against £1,161
for the same half of 1863, showing an increase of £661.
The profit for the same half of 1862 amounted to £712, and
for the same half of 1861 to £528. The capital account
showed that £162,500 had been expended.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—Feb. 27.

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The February session of the Central Criminal Court
commenced this morning, at ten o'clock, before the Right
Hon. the Lord Mayor (Alderman Hale), the Recorder,
Russell Gurney, Esq., Q.C., Alderman Rose, M.P., Alder-
man Lawrence, Alderman Mechi, Alderman Allen, and
Alderman Gibbons, Alderman and Sheriff Dakin, Alderman
and Sheriff Besley, the Under-sheriffs, Messrs. Nicholson
and Do Jersey, &c.
The first edition of the calendar contains the names of
109 prisoners, 81 males, and 22 females, and six prisoners
who are out on bail.
The Recorder, in his charge to the grand jury, remarked
upon the leading cases which were to be submitted to their
consideration. The first was a remarkable charge of mur-
der, which had been preferred against an Italian named
Gregorio Mogul, who was said to have stabbed Michael
Harrington, on the 26th Decomber last, in a brawl at a
public-house on. Saffron-hill—a crime of which another
man had already been convicted, and for which he had
been sentenced. The other cases referred to by the Re-
corder were : that of the woman Anne Smith, who would
be tried on a charge of having thrown a man out of the
window of a brothel, by which his death was caused ; a
charge of manslaughter against a man for the wilful neglect
of his child, whereby its death was caused ; the charge of
manslaughter against Jonas and Lancaster, the signalman
and guard who-were implicated in the Blackheath Tunnel
accident, and several minor cases.

The grand jury then retired, and the court proceeded to
dispose of the business of the session.

CHARGE OF PERJURY.

James Edwards surrendered to take his trial for wilful
and corrupt perjury.
Mr. Sleigh, Mr. Bland, Mr. Besley, and Mr. Nicholson,
conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Metcalfe and Mr. Collins
appeared for the defendant.
This case stood over from the last session. The prose-
cutor was the Rev. Henry Hooper, who resides at Oaklands
House, Kingsdown, Kent, and the offence imputed to the
defendant was that he had sworn falsely that he had per-
sonally served the copy of a writ upon the prosecutor, and
had afterwards deliberately reiterated the false testimony.
Mr. Metcalfe, at the close of the case for the prosecution,
took a technical objection, contending that there had been
no legal proof that a judgment had been obtained against
the prosecutor, and that this was a material averment, and
that the defendant was consequently entitled to an
acquittal.

The point was argued at some length, and Mr. Sleigh
eventually asked that the enquiry might be adjourned to
afford an opportunity to supply the necessary evidence.
The Recorder, having made some inquiries, said he was
at all times unwilling to allow a case to go off upon a tech-
nical point, and he would readily have adjourned this trial
for a short time if he thought it likely that the necessary
evidence could be obtained. As he did not think that this
could be done, it was his duty to direct the jury to acquit
the defendant on the ground that the prosecution had
failed to establish a mutual averment contained in their
indictment.

The jury consequently returned a verdict of not guilty,

THE CHARGE OF LIBEL AGAINST CAPTAIN COLEBORNE.

In the early part of the day an application was made by
Captain Coleborne to postpone the trial of the charge of
libel preferred against him by Mr. James Phineas Davis to
the next session. The ground of the application was
that he had changed his solicitor, and that he had not.had
sufficient time to procure the attendance of the
necessary witnesses to establish his plea of justification
Mr. Giffard, Q.C., who was retained for the prosecution,
opposed the application, and urged that an affidavit ought,
at all events, to be made, stating what evidence it was
intended to bring forward, before the trial was postponed.
The matter stood over, and shortly before the rising of
the Court tho application was renewed, and an affidavit

was put in.
The Recorder, after reading the contents, said he thought
the grounds set forth in it were sufficient to justify the
postponement of the trial.
Mr. Giffard suggested that if that course were taken the
defendant should be called upon to plead.
Mr. Wontner, jun., the defendant's attorney, said there
could be no objection to that.
ROBBERY WITII VIOLENCE.

Samuel Coster, Wm. Hurley, Jane Tyler, and Mary Anne
Smith were tried upon an indictment charging them with
a robbery with violence.
The prosecutor, an aged man upwards of 80 years, named
Mark Reynolds, was employed by Messrs. Rickett and Co.,
the coal merchants, at one of their wharves, and it was
the custom to take the money received at that wharf dur-
ing the day to the principal establishment, and the-prose-
cutor was employed to take it. On the evening of the 21st
December the money was made up as usual, to the amount

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of £63 Bs. 6d., which was placed in a bag and fastened to
an umbrella, and slung over the prosecutor's
One of the lads saw him part of the way, and, it appeered'
had no sooner left him than the old man was set upon by
two men, one of whom put a cloth spread with treacle
over his face, put his knee in his back, and threw l'lre
down, and the two then proceeded to unburden him of we
teler-
bag of cash which he was carrying, and which was
ably heavy, £3 of the money being in copper, The leen
got away at the time, but it appeared that the ph
had had some time back worked at the wharf, and the pre;
shoulder.
secutor, as he got up, saw him running away. The clar
which was attached to the bag got round Coster s leg'
cuter
and while he was disengaging it the Pr°se
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caught his side face and recognised him.
peared that all the prisoners were seen together,
and there was some evidence that the bag was Paseedf:
one of the female prisoners. Mary Anne Smith Wee
first who was apprehended, and when told the charge she
said she had £3105., Hurley had £3 lOs , and Coster se"
Jane Tyler had the remainder, and that she would tars
Queen's evidence and tell the whole truth. When
was apprehended he said he was there, but he bad nothill
to do with the affair, nor did he believe the other rase hafor
The jury returned a verdict of guilty against Geeterr•
stealing the money, and the two female prisoners fo
ceiving. The prisoner Hurley was acquitted. penll4
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The prisoner Coster was sentenced to five yew' , •,„
servitude, and the prisoners Tyler and Smith Were "in.
tented to twelve months' imprisonment with hard lebe—.

THE SAFFRON-HILL MURDER. be
The prosecution against the prisoner Gregorio re,
conducted by Sergeant Ballantine, who is sPecisllL-
tained, Mr. Ribton, and Mr. F. H. Lewis. The Pris_them-- 11
is understood, will be defended by Mr. Montague
It should be stated that Gregorio is the Christian 115''e
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the prisoner, and that his surname is Mogni•
nesses for the prosecution went before the grand ju
yards
afternoon, and they came into court shortly after
with a true bill for manslaughter, ignoring the bill
wilful murder. It is not yet known positively what
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course will be taken, but it is understood that the case wig
come on for trial on Thursday morning befor Dir• u
Byles.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.—READING, Feb. 27.

. (Before Mr. Baron Pigott.)
THE ROBBERY AT WINDSOR CASTLE. mil'
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William Wilson, 38, upholsterer, was indicted_for:p-, oA
ing four quilts, the property of her, Majesty the ctut,
the 2d of January last. which
There was a second count in the indictragulw, 100
alleged that he stole on the Ist of January two clurvro,
yards of quilting, and 1001bs. weight of silk, also
perty of the Queen. 11 sot d
George Hammond was charged with stealing °-,,e ,n clo
crimson silk bed furniture, one pair of embroidered 'lO
curtains,
and three pieces of valiance, the propertY
Queen, at Windsor, on Jan. 18.
Mr. Powell, Q.C., and Mr. Harrington appeared t° prose
cutTe, and Mr. Sawyer appeared for Hammond. Prir
cipaihe prisoner Wilson pleaded guilty, and gave tiis god
evidence adduced against Hammond. It °Prerod•
that Hammond had been in her Majesty's service at 18; of
sor Castle for the past eight years, and held the rat
foreman of the porters. Wilson was the head oPlicaste:ths,
the Castle, where he had been employed for three 10-01..
but was under notice to quit when the robberY 9 scs he
mitted. Towards the close of last year Wilson -011°'c'astle
stated, instructed to overhaul the stores at Wialdsft°l. eet/
by Mr. Seabrook, of the Lord Chamberlain's der-ffe so°
and
nhe was to have four porters to assist hire. siiimea
Hammond, who, on the 24th Dec., suggested ut °
that the stores contained some articles which to ''"'" OP
ledge had been there for years, and that they 010! tad it
dispose of them. Wilson said he would think of itY- lot
was afterwards agreed that, as Wilson knew Londe° The
he should send the things there to be disposed cif,'
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a i-
rticles named in the charge were packed up, and the
soners contrived to remove them from the Castle. a too
wrote the direction for the parcel, which Ilarara°ll„pt
to
to the Great Western Railway station, and it W
au ctasion() ers,
London. Wilson wrote to Messrs. Oxenhavi at 00
of Oxford-street, requesting them to sell the things thing
of their earliest sales ; but that firm, suspecting ies at
was wrong, communicated with the police autlicl`li pas
Scotland-yard, and the result of the inquiries e
the apprehension of the prisoners. e%cePt''
Mr. Sawyer contended, in an able speech, tha,ie coSe
ing Wilson's statement, there was nothing in the P-d.
to show a guilty knowledge on the part of Ham
The jury acquitted Hammond.
Sentence was deferred in Wilson's case.
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Ricken and Robert Furze to fight a prize fight at P
Heath, on the 24th of January last.
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Mr. Seeker appeared for the prosecution. aid
The prisoners pleaded guilty, and were disc ;ci of
their own recognisances to keep the peace for rel
two

'ears.