The Sun.
London, England, 1836-09-26 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.

Wm. Withers was indicted for unlawfully having in his pos-
session seventeen gilt sixpences, with intent to pass thou as half
sovereigns. Man=
The prisoner was a tradesman residing at Wycombe. On
the 13th of September he was proceeding up Great Surrey -
street, when he met with two prostitutes whom he accompanied
home. He there showed a quantity of what appeared to be
half sovereigns, throwing them from one hand to another. He
gave them one a piece and then went off suddenly. They sus-
pected the money was not good, and one was sent out to follow
him. She saw him a few doors off and challenged him with
passing bad money, at the same time showing the two pieces in
her hand. He made a snatch at them and got hold of one.
She called a policeman and gave him into custody, when she
observed him throw away a brown paper parcel. It was picked
up by a policeman and found to contain seventeen sixpences so
gilt as to resemble half sovereigns.
The Jury found the prisoner guilty, but strongly recom-
mended him to mercy, on account of his feeble state of health
and his previous good character.
The COURT sentenced him to six months' imprisonment,
without hard labour.

All the other cases tried this morning were Mint cases, and
were possessed of no public interest.

NEW COURT.

John Jackson, 26, was indicted for stealing a shawl, value
55., from the shop of Ann Worms, linen draper, of 164, White-
chapel-road.
The prisoner was obliged to be supported to the bar, and
appeared to be labouring under severe indisposition. The
case was fully proved, and the Learned Sergeant, in conside-
ration of his state of health, ordered him to be discharged, for
the purpose of being sent to the hospital.
James Campbell was indicted for attempting to commit a
capital assault upon Sarah Eardley.
The prosecutrix was called upon her recognizances, but did
not appear, and the prisoner was of course acquitted.
Dunstan Corner was indicted for assaulting Thomas Ken-
nedy upon the high seas, within the jurisdiction of the High
Court of Admiralty.
The prisoner is the mate of a vessel trading to the West
Indies, and the prosecutor was the carpenter. On the 28th
December last the vessel was lying in Morant Bay, Jamaica,
and a dispute having taken place between the prisoner and
prosecutor, the latter struck him several blows, knocked him
down, and his right arm having got entangled between an iron
stancheon and the galley, the prisoner pulled him up forcibly,
and broke his arm. He was seven weeks lying very ill, from
the severe treatment he received. The prisoner was drunk all
the time the vessel was lying in Morant Bay.
Mr. PAYNE addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner,
and called three or four witnesses, who gave him a good
character.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty.

The Learned SERGEANT, after remarking upon the enormity
of the assault, sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of 1001. to
the King, and to be imprisoned until the fine was paid. He
regretted that the defendant had not taken the advice that had
been offered him to settle the matter with the prosecutor, and
if a memorial addressed to the Lords of the Treasury was pre-
pared, he would himself present it, and endeavour to get for
the prosecutor some portion, if not the whole of the fine.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

UNION-HALL.

An overgrown Irishman bearing the appropriate cognomen
of Siitren, was this morning brought before Mr. WEDGEWOOD,
charged with assaulting a diminutive nymph of the pave,
named Phcabe Webb.

Miss Webb, whose dexter hand was plentifully bedizened
with rings, stated that on Sunday morning, about half-past
one o'clock, she was in Blackman-street, when the prisoner,
who was rather amorously inclined, came up to her, put his
hands round her waist, and otherwise treated her very impro-
perly. She told him he was a great Irish brute, and desired
him to go about his business. This he would not do, and
witness then told him if he did not she would give him in
charge. He then struck her a violent blow in the face, which
broke one of her teeth, and she gave him in charge.
The prisoner, who said he was sorry for what he had done,
was fined 405., and in default of payment, ordered to be com-
mitted to Brixton for three weeks.

John White was charged with assaulting a policeman in the
execution of his duty.
Willey, a Policeman 170 M, stated that he was on duty in
Kent-street at an early hour this morning, when the prisoner's
brother, half-naked, came up and asked him, for God's sake,
to come to his father's house immediately, or his brother
would kill his father. Witness went, and took the prisoner,
who was most boisterous, into custody. As they were going
to the station-house the prisoner by some means managed to
get hold of witness's staff, with which he struck him on the
head, and injured him very much.
Mr. WEDGEWOOD ordered the prisoner to be fined M., and,
in default, to be committed to the House of Correction and
hard labour for three months.