The Sun.
London, England, 1838-08-28 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COURT-MONDAY

James Whitehouse, aged 25, was indicted for stealing a
gelding of the value of 201., the property of George William
Lennox, Esq. It appeared from the evidence that the pri.
soner stole the horse from a paddock.
Mr. Justice COLERIDGE summed up the evidence.
The Jury without hesitation found the prisoner Guilty.
John 11PRue, aged 32, described in the calendar as a la-
bourer, was indicted for rape upon and feloniously assaulting
Ann Riley, she being under ten years of age.
The Jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict find-
ing the prisoner guilty of assault only.--This trial occupied
the Court upwards of six hours.
John Chambers, aged 20, was indicted for, and found
Guilty of, feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-
house of John Miller, and stealing a shawl, his property.
Thomas Davis, aged 23, and Eliza Davis, aged 28,
married, were indicted, the male prisoner for stealing in the
dwelling-house of Sir Stephen Richard Glynne, Bart., two
silver candlesticks and a napkin, value 61. lAnd upwards, his
property, and one table-cloth, value 11. 10s., the property of
Lady Mary Glynne ; the female prisoner for feloniously re-
ceiving the same, well knowing them to have been stolen.
It appeared that the male prisoner had been in the service
of the prosecutors, and having access to the place where the
property in question was kept, he took advantage of his situa-
tion to carry away the articles mentioned in the indictment,
which were pawned by the female prisoner, Eliza Davis.
The Learned JUDGE, in summing up the evidence, observed
that if the female prisoner was married to Thomas Davis, the
indictment, under the humane provisions of the Statute appli-
cable to such cases, could not be sustained.
The jury found Thomas Davis guilty, and acquitted the
female prisoner.
Joseph Gard, aged 18, and George Read, aged 21, were
indicted for burglariously breaking out of the dwelling-house
of James Methuen, after having stolen two coats and other ar-
ticles of wearing apparel, and about 2s. in copper moneys.
The prisoners were convicted upon clear evidence, and
The COMMON SERGEANT then sentenced them to be trans-
ported beyond seas for the term of ten years.
TM GRAND Jußy.—ln the course of the day the following
return was presented to the Court :
" Bills presented to the grand jury dining the August
session, 376.
" Witnesses examined thereupon: first day, 139; second
day, 299 ; third day, 400 ; fourth day, 282 ; fifth day, 228;
in all, 1,348."

W COURT.
John M' Cormach, William Sloane, and George Smith,
labourers, were charged with stealing a silver teapot of the
value of 5/., six silver tea spoons, and various other articles of
considerable value, from the Adelaide steam-vessel, on the
river Thames, the property of the captain cf the said vessel.
A second count stated the property to belong to a lady of the
name of Coltsworth.
The jury, under the direction of the Court, acquitted
Smith, but returned, after some consultation, a verdict of
guilty as to the other two prisoners, accompanied by a recom-
mendation to mercy on account of the good character they had
received.
The two prisoners convicted were then sentenced to be im-
prisoned and kept to hard labour for six calender months.
The prisoner Smith was again indicted for stealing two
ounces of tobacco, from a cask on board the same vessel.
Verdict—Guilty.
The Learned JUDGIt sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned
for one calendar month.
Ann Davis, aged 25, was indicted for stealing a silver
watch, a shirt, and a waistcoat, the property of David Evans.
Mr. PHILLIPS appeared for the p:isoner.
The prosecutor deposed that he was butler to Sir Benjamin
Hall, Bart., Marylebone, and on the evening of the 30th of
July, meeting the prisoner in the street, he took the liberty to
ask her very politely to go with him and have " a drop of
summut." Miss Davis had not the least objection to drink
gin with him, and they accordingly went together in search of
a house where they might quietly drink their " drop o' summut,"
and having found the place they wished, and drunk the
" summut," the lady grew particularly fond of the gentle-
man's society, and the gentleman now saw that his compa-
nion was possessed of charms which he had not before disco-
' vered, and he invited her to his master's house, and supplied
her with a very comfortable bed—in fact his own; but the
fickle fair one, as soon as the drowsy god had sealed the
eyes of her too confiding Davii, bolted with one shirt, the
'property of the said David, likewise with that gentleman's
" silver watch."
The Jury found the prisoner guilty.
Mr. Ser,:.Tearit ARAIIIN sentenced her to be transported be-
yond the seas for the term of seven years.
The prosecutor was refused his expenses.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

G UILDHALL.

Win. Jenkins was brought before Mr. Alderman Venables,
charged with felony.
Mr. Robert Wyutt, Surgeon, of Rutland.place, Charter-
house-square, stated that, about half-past eight last night, as
he was turning into Smithfield he missed a silk-handkerchief
from his pcekct. On turning round he savr the prisoner en-
deavouring to conceal the handkerchief in the breast of his
coat, but on a watchman coming up he dropped it on the
ground. He was then taken into custody.
The prisoner, in his defence, said he had just found the
handkerchief on the ground.

He was committed for trial.
Charles Yard was brought up on suspicion of having picked
the pocket of a person, named George Pitt, in the neighbour-
hood of Berwick-street, on Sunday afternoon, whilst they were
drinking together. —He was remanded till to-morrow.