The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-28 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—Nov; 27.

Samuel Harrison, 36, was indicted for feloniously in-
' citing and procuring one Alfred Tilly to steal a quantity
of silk, the property of his master.
The jury found the prisoner guilty, and the learned
judge having observed upon the aggravated nature of
his crime, sentenced him to eight years' penal servitude.
Upon the application of Mr. Ballantine, the trial of
Charles Maltby, who stands charged with fraud in con-
nection with Joseph Windle Cole, who was convicted
and sentenced to four years' penal servitude at the Sep-
tem'aer session, was postponed to the December session.
Thomas William O'Keefe was placed at the bar to re-
ceive the judgment of the court.
It will be recollected that the prisoner was convicted
at the September session of this court of obtaining a
very considerable sum of money from a lady named
Priscilla East, with whom he had become connected,
and whom he had promised to marry, he being at the
time, as it turned out, a married man with a family.
Sentence was respited upon the understanding that the
prisoner would endeavour to make some atonement for
his offence, by restoring a portion of the money of which
he bad so disgracefully defrauded the prosecutrix.
The prisoner now addressed the court, and asked for
further time, and said that if it were granted he believed
he should be able by the next session to make a more
satisfactory offer than he could at present.
The Recorder inquired of the prisoner whether he was
able at this time to guarantee any amount of money to
the prosecntrix
The prisoner said he was unable to do so at that mo-
ment, but he should be able to do so by the next
session.

The Recorder said he mast understand that the court did
not make any conditions with him. Under the peculiarcir-
cumstances of the case, he htd felt that, as the prisoner
had deprived this lady of a considerable sum of money,
if he had repaid any considerable portion of it, that fact
would be taken into consideration in mitigation of
punishment. If the whole, however, were restored it
was impossible to pass over an offence of such a descrip-
tion without some punishment. As he must remain in
custody, therefore, he had no objection to postpone
passing sentence to the next session.

NEW COURT.
(Before the Common Sergeant.)
Sarah Smith., otherwise Jane Kart, was indicted for
concealing the birth of her child.
Mr. Lilley prosecuted, and Mr. Sleigh defended.
It appeared that the prisoner had lived in the service of
a lady named Butler, of Claverton-terrace, Pimlico, from
the 22d July until the time of the present occurrence.
After she had been some few weeks in that lady's service
she was taxed with being pregnant, but upon that and
two other occasions denied that she was so ; but at the
end of September she admitted the fact to Mrs. Butler,
and said that she meant to go to a married sister's
house, at Finchley, and there be confined. She said
that she could safely stay with her (Mrs. Butler) until
the end of November, and that lady agreed that she
should remain for some time. Upon Friday the 13th of
October the prisoner did her work as usual ; but about 12
o'clock that night she came to her mistress, and said that
she had fallen down against the scullery steps, and hurt
herself, and wished to go away, but Mrs. Butler ob-
jected, not thinking her safe to be left alone. The
prisoner, however, insisted upon going. Mrs. Butler
then ordered a cab, and said she would accompany
prisoner, who then said she would go to a sister in the
Haymarket, and directed the cabman to go to Panton-
street. The cabman knocked, and some one who an.
swered the door told prisoner that she could not see her
sister that night, as she had gone to bed. She then told
the cabhaa; to drive to Green-street, where she got out