The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-11 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Prince Albert, attended by the Marquis of Abercorn,
Viscount Torrington, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey,
Colonel Wylde, and Captain the Hon. Dudley do Ros,
left the palace at half-past two o'clock in the afternoon
for St. Paul's Cathedral, to attend the Bicentenary Fes.
tival of the Sons of the Clergy. His Royal Highness
was afterwards present at the annual dinner in aid of
the funds of the corporation, given in Merchant Taylor's
Hall, Threadneedle street.

Her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Arthur, and at-
tended by the Hon. Caroline Cavendish, drove out in
the afternoon.

The Princesses Helena and Louisa took a drive in an
open carriage and four.
The Queen, attended by the Viscountess Jocelyn, the
Hon. Caroline Cavendish, the Hon. Flora' Macdonald,
Lord Rivera, and Colonel Bouverie, honoured the per-
formance of the French Plays lazt evening with her
presence.

- Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
by Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Baroness de Speth, Sir
George Couper, and Lord James Murray, honoured the
performance of the Cologne Choral Union, in the Han-
over-square Rooms, with her presence yesterday after-
noon.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Lord James Murray,
honoured the performance of the French Plays with her
presence last evening.
A deputation from the General Shipowners' Society on
the subject of the Marine Shipping Bill had an inter-
view with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell and Lord Stanley
of Alderly yesterday, at the Board of Trade. The depu-
tation consisted of Mr. Duncan Dunbar, Mr. Anthony
Ridley, Mr. William Drew, and Mr. Bonar (secretary).
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstone
had a dinner party yesterday, at the official residence in
Downing street. The company consisted of the French
Ambassador and *Madame Walewski, the Duchess of
Sutherland, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of
Dalkeith, the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, the Earl
and Countess of Shelburne, Lord Robert Grosvenor, the
Bishop of New Zealand, the Right Hon. Sidney Her-
bert, the Right Hon. E. Ellice, the Hon. and Rev. G.
Wellesley, Mr. E. Denison, M.P., and Mr. Byng, M.P.
In the evening Mrs. Gladstone had a numerous even-
ing assembly.

Miss Greenfield (the Black Swan) accompanied by
Sir George Smart, had the honourof singing some of her
national songs to her Majesty yesterday, at Buckingham
Palace.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY).

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Cresswell.)

henry Fricks, 24, a German, described as a tobacconist,
was indicted for uttering a forged 101. Bank of England
note, with intent to defraud.

Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Bayley prosecuted. The prisoner
had no counsel.

By the request of the prisoner, this trial took place be-
fore a jury composed one half of foreigners. It appeared
that, on the 19th April, the prisoner went to the Abbey
Arms Tavern, St. John's Wood, and had some refreshment,
for which he tendered in payment a forged 101. note. The
fraudulent character of the instrument was discovered, and
a policeman was sent for, who asked the prisoner where he
got the note from, and he at first said he had received it at
the hotel where he was staying, but he afterwards altered
his tale, and asserted that he had received the forged note
in payment for cigars from a person who was a stranger.
There was no proof of any other uttering of forged notes,
as is usual in cases of this description, but in addition to
the contradictory statements made by the prisoner, was it
proved that while the officer was conveying him to the
police station, he jerked himself from him and ran off and
attempted to make his escape.

The jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict
of guilty.

kr. Justice Cresswell said he quite concurred in the
verdict, and there was no doubt from what had occurred
on the previous day, that the prisoner h3.d not only been
guilty of this offence himself, but that he had induced an
innocent young woman to leave her friends in the first
plane to associate with him as his mistress, and that he
had afterwards made use of her for the purpose of carrying
on this nefarious traffic. He then sentenced the prisoner
to be transported for fifteen years.
Eleanor Baker, who was convicted yeste7day of a similar
offence was brought up for judgment, and sentenced to be
imprisoned for twelve mouths.
Turner, who had pleaded guilty to the indict-
ment of the same kind was also brought up, and he was
sentenced to one months' implisoutnent for the first
offence, and to be transported for 15 years for the second.
Rebece2Turton, 32, was placed at the bar to plead to an
indictment, charging her with the wilful murder of her
husband, Thomas Turton.

Mr. Sleigh, who appeared for the prisoner, suggested that
the prisoner was not in a condition of mind to take her
trial, or to understand what was going on, and he called
Mr. M'Murdo, the surgeon of Newgate, and his assistant,
Mr. Wilders, both of whom stated that the pi'lsoner was
now, insane, and laboured under various delusions.

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The jury returned a verdict to the effect that the pri-
soner was not in a fit state of mind to take her trial, and
she was ordered to be detained in safe custody during her
Majesty's pleasure.