The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-14 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 14, 1854.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY).

OLD COURT,
(Before Mr. Justice Coleridge.)

Mary Anne Alice Seago, 30, was indicted for the wil-
:ul murder of her son, William Seago.

The prisoner appeared in a very weak and pitiable
condition, and was hardly able to stand when she was
placed at the bar.

Mr. Parry applied to his lordship to postpone tha trial
to the next session. He said that the woman who stood
at the bar was in a very destitute condition, and he was
only instructed on her behalf through the humanity of
the Sheriffs. He had only received the depositions on
Monday, and consequently there had not been sufficient
time for the necessary inquiries tope made on behalf of
the prisoner. _ .

Mr. Payne, who appeared for the prosecution, said he
did not think he ought to oppose •the application, and
the trial was consequently postponed.
Edward Benjamin Vidler pleaded guilty to a charge
of uttering a forged order.

This prisoner, it will be recollected, had upon a former
occasion been convicted of the offence of forgery, and
sentenced to 10 years' transportation, but was released
a short time back under the newly established ticket-of-
leave system, and it appeared that almost the first use
he made of his liberty was to commit the offence to
which he had now pleaded guilty.
Sentence deferred.

In the case of a person named Spooner, who had been
held to bail to answer a charge of secreting post letters,
Mr. Bodkin said that the matter had been referred to
the Attorney-General, and he considered that the de-
fenndant had been sufficiently punished, and he was
therefore instructed not to offer any evidence in support
of the charge. _ _ _

John Charlton, 35, a respectable looking man, was
indicted for uttering a forged 51. Bank of England note.
Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Bodkin conducted the prose-

cution.

The guilt of the prisoner was clearly established, and
his nefarious proceedings appeared to have been carried
on with a good deal of ingenuity. It seemed that be re-
presented himself as the steward of a vessel, and that it
was his custom to frequent public•houses by the river
side,' until he had established a sort of acquaintance with
the persons about the establishments, and by this means
he succeeded in getting rid of no less than five forged
notes within a very short period.

The prisoner, when called upon for his defence, de-
clared he was not aware that the notes were forgeries at
the time he uttered them.

The jury found the prisoner guilty.
The prisoner, who had pleaded guilty to another charge
of the same kind, was sentenced to be kept to hard
labour for one month upon one indictment, and to be
transported for 14 years upon the second.
Charlotte Charlton, 29, was indicted for having unlaw-
fully in her possession three forged 51. Bank of England
notes, without a lawful excuse.

The prisoner, it appeared, was the wife of the man
who had just been convicted, and it seemed that upon
his being taken into custody the officers proceeded to
the lodging he occupied with the prisoner, who was his
wife. She was informed that her husband was in cus-
tody upon a charge of uttering a forged 101. note, and
it was observed that she at the time had something
in her hand, and she was about to place this
on the fire when her hand was seized, and it
was found to contain three forged five-pound notes.
The prisoner upon this offered the officers a genuine 51.
note, and asked them to throw the forged ones into the
fire.

The prisoner, in her defence, declared that she was
quite ignorant of her husband's proceedings, and that
on the day in question she found the forged notes acci-
dentally between two boxes.
The Jury acquitted the prisoner.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)

EXTENSIVE MINING FAILURE. -IN RE HODESSERSHAM.

The bankrupt was described as of Bermondsey, and
had dealt extensively in mining shares. To-day was
appointed for hie last examination. The debts were
stated at 25,0491. To ditto bolding security, 8,9001. ;
liabilities, 4,0961. Assets—Cash, 90/. ; good debts,
145/. ; mining shares, valued at 2,7851. The bankrupt's
losses on shares exceeded 10,000/.
The bankrupt passed.

SHARE MARKETS.

(THIS DAY.)

BRITISH RAILWAYS.

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.)
DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
The High Treason (Ireland) Bill was read the second
time.