The Sun.
London, England, 1838-12-20 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

DISCHARGF, BY PROCLAMATION.—At the opening of the
Court, the Grand Jury having been discharged, the following
prisoners were brought up and liberated by proclamation their
bills having been ignored—John Slaney, Moses Martin, Ro-
bert Halliwell, Jane Lovell, Jane Brown, Eliza Smith, John
Walkins, and Charlotte Palmer.

COMMITTAL OF A FALSE WITNESS TO NEVVGATE FOR PER-
JURY.-Joseph Kelly, a little bny twelve years old, was in-
dicted for stealing a bag containing Gibs. of coffee, the pro-
perty of Samuel Grimmett.
It appeared that the prisoner was in company with two
other boys, who went to the prosecutor's shop to buy some
sweetmeats, when one of them stole the coffee, and put it into
a basket carried by the prisoner, who was pursued and over-
taken with it in his possession.
The prisoner told the Court that he did not know it was
stolen.

COMMON SERGEANT—Have you any witnesses

Prisoner—Yes, Sir.
Michael Donovan then came forth and stated—l have known
the prisoner all his life ; he has worked for me at times during
the last five years, and down to within the last three months.
lam quite sure of that. [lad he been convicted before, I
must have known of it; such a thing could never have happened.
COMMON SERGEANT—You are quite sure of all this?
itness—Yes.
COMMON SERGEANT—Then come into the body of the Court
a little while.

The Jury having returned a verdict of Guilty, he was again
charged upon a second indictment, and evidence was adduced
to prove, that on the 2d of last April the prisoner was con-
victed of breaking into the dwelling-house of a Mr. Sons, and
stealing goods and chattels therein ; upon which, on account
of his tender age, he was ordered to be kept to hard labour for
three months.

He was declared Guilty upon this indictment.

COMMON SERGEANT-01'', Mr. Donovan, what say you to
this? You have most deliberately sworn that the prisoner
worked for you down to within the last three months, when
you find he was in prison from the beginning of April to the
end of June—you have committed wilful perjury—walk into
the dock, Sir. The trembling witness was them conducted
to Newgate.
The Learned Judge said it would be a waste of words to
address the prisoner, who had, perhaps, been led into crime
by such fellows as the man who had appeared to give him a
character. The judgment of the Court was that be be trans-
ported for Seven Years.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

DEAL, DEC. 19. —Wind S. S. W., moderate.—Came down
from the River and remain the Emeline, Cromantic, for Bar-
badoes ; Tomlinson, Wallace, Constantinople. Arrived and
proceeded for the River, the King William, Thomas, from the
Cape of Good Hope; Gowlands, Mitchel, Swansea; Roue,
Duckes, Bordeaux, spoke the brig Albion, M'Donald, from
London to Cadiz—reported the Start Point E. S., distant
97 miles, three days out; Britannia, Quebec.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 19.—Wind S. S. W., fine.—Sailed the
Friends, Brown, for Waterford; Ry hope, Patterson, Seaham ;
Cato, Palmer, ditto.
PLYMOUTH, Dac. 18.—Wind E. to S. S. W.—Arrived the
General Foy, Sables, from D'ollers ; St. Pierre, Nantes ;
Daniel, Morreau, ditto; Duraud, Breseke, ditto; Freres
Unis, Cular, ditto ; Emily, Moyer, ditto ; Victoria, Macher,
ditto; L'Anne Marie, Rose, Marans ; Sussex, Roses, Pernie;
Providence, Brown, Quebec.

FALMOUTH, DEC. 18.—Wind S. S.E. to S.E., moderate
breezes.—Arrived the Eleventh of July, Pedersen, from
Longsounds ; Devonshire steamer, Mills, London ; City of
Limerick steamer, Moffat, London ; Nancy, Kelly, Youghal.
Sailed the Turk, Paulo, for St. Michael's.

LIVERPOOL, DEC. 19. Wind S. S. E., light breezes and
thick weather.—Arrived the Brenda, Simpson, from Halifax:
Thetis, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Edward, Dantzic ;
Ouriesh, Harrison, Rotterdam ; Agenora, Rattray, Quebec ;
Scio, Teasda!e, Hamburg; Leopold 1., Peinske, Antwerp;
Capula, Cardiff; Sally, Harris, Newport ; Gipsy steamer,
Waterford; Falcon, Belfast; Shamrock, Dublin ; Hibernia,
ditto ; Gramule, Drogheda. Sailed the Colombio. Pent-
reith, for Savannsh ; Victoria, Brown, Hayti ; Cognac Packet,
Todhunter, Pernambuco; Ellen Clare, Robe►t, Genoa; In-
du,try, Alkmaar ; John Lilley, Turner, Africa.
COWES, Die. 19.—Arrived Rio Janeiro packet, Surinam.
BRISTOL, Dm. 19.—Arrived the Pensimento, Felix
Salator, from St. Übe's ; Jean, Joseph, Nantes. Sailed the
St. Vincent, Gree, for Jamaica.

GLOUCESTER, DEC. 19. —Arrived the Jupiter, Wyburg.
CARDIFF, DEC. 18. —SAiled the Patriot, Nichols, for
Constantinople.

MILFORD: DEC. 18.—Sailed Barbadoes, Forrest, London.
DUBLIN, Dac 17.—Arrived the Richard and Ann, Wey,
from London.

Coax, Die. 17.—Arrivcd the Lady Mary, M'Foor, from
Richcbucto ; put back Woodland Castle, Gibraltar.
LIMERICK, DEC. 17.—Arrived the Richmond Lass, Alla-
ham, from St. John's, New 13,unswick.

HULL, DEC. 19 —Wind W. S.W.—Arrived the Gipsey
Patrick, from Rotterdam.

RAMSGATE, DEC. 19. —Arrived the Fanny and Emanuel,
Rossignac, from London ' • Jean, Melamie, from ditto. Sailed
the Sphere, Nesson, for Gottenburgh; Minerva, Hamburgh ;
Jane, Darby, Rotterdam.
CHATHAM.—Arrived the Good Hope, from Rotterdam.
DEAL, DEC. 19.—The vessel which was reported yesterday
as being on the Goodwin, and firing guns for assistance, proved
to be the ship Maccassar, Captain Struben, from Rotterdam
to Batavia ; she was assisted off by the Deal boatmen, with
the loss of an anchor and cable, and brought into the Downs
this morning.
NEWHAVEN, DEC. 18.—The Dido, Scarborough, of Jersey,
was brought into this port yesterday, on fire, when her decks
were cut open, and the fire extinguished.
SHOREHAM, DEC. 19.—A large cask of oil, branded on the
head, " Hall and Asmont, Sydney ;" and marked "carriage
paid to Liverpool," on the same head, has been picked up and
brought here.

The Mary Pring, from the River St. John, New South
Wales, to the Clyde, was on shore on Beach Point, Gut of
Cunzo, 17th ult., but expected to be got off.
The Alicia, Currie, from Newfoundland to Halifax, was
wrecked near Torbay, 6th ult.—crew saved.
The Marie, Hendrick, from Rotterdam for Liverpool, after
being on the Goodwin, got off without assistance, or apparent
damage.—Arrived off Margate.