The Sun.
London, England, 1838-01-30 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COURT-('PHIS DAY).

OLD COURT.
(Before the RCCOADEII and Alderman Sir C. MAasitaLL.)_

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Several cases of larceny were disposed of this moping, none of which
possessed any public interest. _

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()no prisoier, O! being convicted, earnestly besought the Court to
send him out of the country. lie had no friends, he salt:, here, but in
Van Diemen's Land his father and mother and three sisters—t•vo of
them married—wero already located.

The ItECtoitinit said a prisoner cool(' not Le allowed to choose his

own punishment, and sentenced him to six months' imprisonment in the
House of Correction. Afer the prisoner was ranoved the Recorder
observed, it was lamentable that a belief should be prevalent that Van
Dieman's Land was such a desirable place to be sent to.

NEW COURT.
(J-3eibre the COMMON SERGEINT.)

Leartrui Guy was indicted for stealing half-a-crown, the property of
his master, Thomas gratwick.

It appeared from the evidence adduced that Mr. Gratwick, entertain_

log suspicions of the honesty of the prisoner, got ono of his friends to
mark some half-crowns, with which he went to the prosecutor's shop and
made some purchases- One of the half_crowns so marked was found in
the possession of the prisoner,

The Jury found him guilty, but recommended him to mercy, in con.
sequence of the excellent character which he received from several most
respectable persons.

_ll.oanEnr PLATE.—Alfred Parnell was indicted for stealing

hirteen spoons, value 61., the property of Thomas Kettle, his master.

Ti.e prosecutor deposed that he carried on the business of linen_
draper at Coggeshall, in Essex. Being in want a shopman, he put an
a,:veitisement in the pap rs in October last to that effect. The prisoner
presented himself as a candidate for the situation, and produced a letter
of recommendation from a person named Holmes, who, he stated, re-
sided at Brentford, in which his character was described as most ex.
cellent. Mr. Kettle received him into his service, and made no appli-
cation to Mr. Holmes to ascertain whether or not the letter was
genuine. When he had been about ten days residing with him, the
prisoner stated that his mother was taken ill, and that he should be
obliged to leave him. His wages were accordingly paid him, and
after his departure it was found that the spoons, which had been kept
in a drawer in Mr. Kettle's bed-room, had been stolen, and that the
recommendation which he had produced as that of Mr. Holmes, was no
less than his own character of himself.

A woman of the name of Nixon deposed to having seen the property
in the possession of the prisoner, and on her evidence he was convicted.
It appears that at the last Sessions the prisoner was evidence against
Nixon's husband, who was convicted of a robbery, and sentenced to
transportation for seven years. The prisoner himself had succeeded in
getting into nine or ten places by means of false characters, in all of
which he had committed robberies. Mr. Sergeant Arabin observed to
him, when he appeared as evidence on Nixon's trial, that he would
eventually succeed in getting himself sent out of the country, a pro_
phecy which seems likely to be verified, as the Court on the present
occasion intimated as much to him.