The Sun.
London, England, 1831-10-24 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

John Middleton was indicted for stealing a carding ma-
chine and other articles belonging to it, the property of
Joseph Millingea his master, and Marco Stultz was put
to the bar, charged with receiving the same, well knowing
them to have been stolen. The case was stated to the Jury
by Mr. PHILLIPS, with whom were Mr. CLARKSOI4, and
Mr. BonKIN.

The prosecutor deposed that be had a wadding manu-
factory in Spitalfields, of which the prisoner Middleton
had been a manager for three years. In July last he
missed the machine in question, and when he spoke to the
prisoner about it, he told him that he had sold it to a man
named Snape for 3/. 10s., but as he had not got paid for
it, he had not yet entered it in the books.
In the meantime, the prosecutor got further information
on the subject, and on the Ist of August went to the pri-
soner Stultz's house in Spicer-street, Spitalfields, where
he saw his machine in full work. He then took both pri-
soners into custody. Stultz told him that ke had given
Snape 10/. fur the machine.
Cross-examined by Mr. Anonpuus—ls a diamond mer-
chant as well as a wadding merchant; never said to any
one that Middleton was a partner : on his oath he never
said so to any one. Had been in three places in the three
years; bad to leave because his machinery had taken fire.
--(This witness and Mr. Adolphus quarrelled several times
so that the Court bad to interfere.) _

Jeremiah Leonard proved that he, Snape, and others,
removed the machine by orders front Middleton. After-
wards saw and recognized it at tvork at Stultz's.
Burrel was clerk tc Mr. Millingeu. When Mid-
dleton sold the machine he ought to have told him of it, in
order to get it entered in the books; he did not do so till the
day after Mr. islillingen spoke about the machine being away.
William Snape—ln May last Middleton gave him the
machine to repair, for which he was to give him ss. In
a few days after he called, and told MC; he should book it
to me as if I had bought it for 3/. 10s. ; when it was
finished I was ordered to take it to Stultz's house, which I
did. Remembered the day on which the prisoners were
taken into custody. Saw Stoltz on that day, but could
nut recollect whether be said any thing about the machine.
The witnetil, was here much pressed on this question, and
after being threatened with being sent into Newgate, he
said that he remembered Stultz said " Be sure I gave yo❑
101. for the machine."
The CO3IMON SEHJEANT here interfered and put it to
the Jury whether they wished the case to go any further,
Mr. PitiLLirs said that after so strong an opinion from
the bench against him, lie would offer no more evidence ;
but his Lordship hail the depositions taken before the Ma-
gistrate, and would see what sort of witness this was.
The JUDGE then directed an acquittal, and told Snape
that he left the Court completely disgraced.

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CONJUGAL AFFECTION.--A worthy citizen
residing near Sheffield, after straying one morning two
miles from home, in consequence of the fineness of the
weather was struck on the sudden at the thought of the
awful distance between him and his cara sposa. He was
fast returning home when he was overtaken by a friend in a
gig, who asked him if he would ride. " No, I thank you,
(said Mr. A.) but you will do me a great kindness if you
will just step over to Mrs. A. and tell her that you have
seen me, and that I am quite well." Tie affectionate
message was, it is almost needless to add, delivered with
all due punctuality, and in a few minutes after friend A.
returned home satisfied with his pedestrian achievement.