The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-23 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

(Before the RECORDER and Mr. Alderman MUSGROVE.)
Joshua Simmons, 31, a dealer in all sorts of things in
Field-lane, Holborn, was indicted with stealing, on the
26th of July last 40 yards of doeskin, value 51. 10s., the
property of Joseph Bartrum and Co., who are large
woolien-drapers on Holborn-hill.
Mr. Ryland and Mr. Laurie prosecuted for the City,
and Mr. Clarkson defended the prisoner.
From the statements of counsel, and the evidence ad-
duced, it appeared that on Thursday, the 26th of
July 14A, the day of the memorable rain and
hail storm in London, two of the City police in plain
clothes saw the prisoner on Holborn-hill, abcut half past
three lock, with a bag on his back, they asked what
he had got there, and he said some stuff fur making
trousers, which he had bought of a person in the street,
whorl he said he did not know. lle was asked what he
gave for it. He refused to say, stating he would answer
no more questions. He was then taken into
custody by ono of tho officers, while the other
Went to search his house. The prisoner afterwards
effected his escape, ar.d upon being retaken by the
officer he struck him severely in the head, and nearly
knocked his eye out.
Some of the partners in Mr. Bartruna's stated that
they had missed property like that produced from their
house in Holborn, and that they believed it was theirs.
Alr. CLARKSON addressed the jury for the prisoner,
and called several witnesses, one of whom swore that
wthe Property alleged to have been stolen by the prisoner
...a1 offered to him for sale by a person he did not know,
and the others gave the prisoner a good character.

IVIIDDLESLX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. WITHAM.)
-Elizabeth Harris and Eliza Montgomery were indicted
I.9re stetaing a diamond breast-pin of the value of 51. from
Person of Mr. Alfred Day. At half-past one o'clock,
Thursd,,
9th .
throuvh
- the inst., the prosecutor was passing
wctue% Bath street, when the two prisoners (young
• 1 one of them with a baby in arms, accosted him
pearl a
soliciting' alms, and persisted in their solicitations for
not_ nauchifrequented,
hundred yards. In Richmond-street, which is
Harris caught Lim by neckcloth,
_4, 5 he felt her take the pin out of the breast of his
111.1
elm He ..-Le seized her arms and called out for the police.
rt'w her pass the pin to Montgomery, and the police
cum•ag up on the instant, they were both taken into
444,d3". The pin was not found.
," jury found them both guilty.
zefore the passing of sentence, Mr. Horry, who de.
'ended the prisoners obtained leave to call a witness in
favour of Harris's character, who gave her a most excel-
It "e• But the officer of the court stated that she
was Convicted here before, about two years ago.
meatey were sentenced each to six months' imprison-
, with hard labour.

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COURT CIRCULAR.

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This
BALMORAL, AUG. 20.
f.
panied a ternoon her Majesty aad the Prince, accom-
Yrine by the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, the
liiel4!ice, and Prince Alfred, took a drive.
this „emug be no addition to the Royal dinner party

Sir Francis Baeng has returned', to town.

the , 741 MET THEATRE.—'fIie transplantation of
a,tivcphi company to the " little theatre in the Hay-
adv"t" has been so successful that we perceive by the
len eirtisement they will continue there yet nine nights
dspecial the performances this evening being under the
acial patronage of her Royal Highness the Duchess of
401tViridge. The old Adelphi farourites evidently lose
'N.l.lng by migrating westwards.
Ikt-411NICIPAL HOSPITALITIES.--We hear that the
i:o4Yaor of Manchester has invited Sir James Duke, the
.MaYor of London, to an entertainment to be
4,lvu In the town-hall some time during the next month,
.I'4 that Sir James has accepted the invitation. We are
t° see this interchange of hospitality between the
th„lefjnagistrates of the two large; t town communities in
bal. united Kingdom. Sir James Duke i 3 at present, we
1, I've, in Edinburgh where ho was presented by the
day°li Prow, with of that city, on Wednes-
-1 -1,, the freedom
hi2hi,;llt. Sir James's mercantile career has been a
ti"; '•Y honourable one, and notwithstanding the difficul-
pre thrown in his
way
in its earlier period by his having
jadv4i°slY embarked in naval pursuits, his persevering
strY and high integrity won their way to wealth and
e:iutation, to the Irghest municipal hemours that any
„Is't Citizen
4nabcan attain, and to the senatorial dignity of a
tiger of the British Legislature. This is a man whom
4 and their communities, corporations and their chief
*64%rlttes, may Well honour.—Planchester Guardian.