The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-28 00:00:00

MURDER.

The grand jury have returned a true bill against John
Quigley for the wilful murder of Henry Beckett.
A true bill has also been returned against Walter Crane
for felony.

NEW COURT.
(Before the Common Sergeant.)

COINING

Cornelius Barrett and Joseph Golbourn were indicted
with having in their possession a mould for the manufac-
turing of counterfeit coin.

From the evidence of Brennan, the officer attached to the
Mint, it appears that on the 15th of the present month,
from circumstances that had come to his knowledge, he, in
company with several officers, proceeded to the residence
of the prisoners in Wilmot-place, Flower and Dean-street;
and on arriving at the door of their apartments, he found it
barred. lie demanded admittance, when he found the first-
named prisoner sitting in front of the fire, and all the appear-
ance of coining having been carried on. On attempting to
convey the prisoners to the police-court, a violent resistance
was made, but ultimately both were secured.

The jury found both prisoners guilty.
The Common Sergeant sentenced both prisoners to five
years' penal servitude. Both had evidently expected a more
severe sentence, and before leaving the dock Barrett said,
" Thank ye, my lord."

POLICE 2NTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

PICKING A LADY'S POCKET.—John Connett, alias
M'llonald, a shoemaker, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt
with picking the pocket of a lady named Purdy, the wife of
Mr. George Purdy, of 21, Southampton-street, Bloomsbury
square.

Mrs. Caroline Purdy, said she was in Oxford-street the
previous afternoon, just outside the Pantheon Bazaar,
where there was a large crowd collected, and a great num-
ber of carriages. Tho prisoner pushed against her and the
child who was with her, and on looking down she found
her pocket turned inside out. and her purse, containing two
sovereigns and some silver, was gone. The prisoner ran
among the carriages and tried to get away. She cried,
" Stop thief," and the prisoner did the same, but a person
pursued and captured him.
Edwin Stoyer Pearce, of Cirencester-place, proved hear-
ing a cry of " Stop thief," and capturing the prisoner, who
was trying to escape through the carriages.
Fitzgerald, 53 E, proved receiving the prisoner from
the last witness, and the purse from a person who picked
it up. _ _

Sergeant Glass asked for a remand, which was ordered.
AN ABSCONDING ERRAND BOY.—John Hill, a lad in
the employ of Messrs. earring and another, tin ware manu-
facturers, of Rupert-street, was charged with stealing the
sum of £2 10s. from his employers.

The prisoner had the money given him to make a pur-
chase, and absconded with it.
A constable said the boy told him his father and mother
hed tempted him to it.
Mr. Tyrwhitt asked the boy if ho wished to say any-
thing.
Tho boy said he did not know what to say. He was 17
years of ago. lie wished the case settled by the magi-
strate.
Prosecutor said he had a character with the boy.
Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner for three months,
remarking that it ought to be six.

The Senior Wrangler at Cambridge, Mr. Barker.
is a native of Aberdeen, and was educated there. " These
hard-headed Scotchmen," says the local Independent,
"come up to college as far advanced in their studies as the
second year men." The same paper mourns over the tame-
ness of Friday's proceedings :—" This is degree day for the
honour men, but how unlike the degree days of times gone
by ! Last year was an exception, on account of the pre-
sence in the senate of the Prince of Wales, but taking the
last few years, how completely all interest in the honour
list and degree day seems to have passed away ! Formerly,
both town and university were in a state of excitement for
some time previously-, and when degree day arrived the
senate house was filled with anxious and animated specta-
tors ; but now very few seems to care about the list, those
only who are personally concerned take any interest in it,
and the proceedings in the senate attract little more notice
than an ordinary congregation. Tho change is not pleasant,
and we believe it is not productive of advantage to the
students."
GRANITE.—A German savant, Herr BerlPpsch,
h
eulogium on granite, which ought to be
following
Aberdeen friends :—" Granite is a sym-
bolic
in common with marble is the historic
s
among beasts
t the lion ranks as king, being tho
gtr(a)santtie. yeuiAbnhfs fosgs t ltono
an
representative of noble qualities and physical power—as
amongst plants the oak presents a picture of firmness and
endurance, of proud contempt of storm and weather—so
granite represents all that is unconquerable and unchange-
able in the kingdom of dead inorganic matter ; it is, in the
narrow material sense, a substance of eternal duration,"