The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-01 00:00:00

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A dirty piece of paper hexing been handed up to the
Court,
The COMMON SERGEANT ejaculated—Ah, ab! thtrt's
no meeting an Irihman! He can get a character for
hirtFelF, his family, atio for anythitig else, if it is wanted.
Tt e young one, I think, has he, Is imprisoned before.
The policeman who had charge of them said he had
for fourteen days.
The COMMON SERGEANT—WeII now, Pat, what is the
use of whipping you? You have got beyond that.
Patrick—No, sir. I beg fur mercy, and I'll never do
it :gin.
The COMMON SERGEANT—Dont you think you ought
to g.) abroad, eh, Pat? _Dont you think you,ought to
be transported, eh? Patrick—No, sir.
The CoMMOM SERGEANT—As for you, Martin, you
must be imprisoned in the House of Correction, and
kept to bard labour for two months. As for you,_ Pat, I
do not know what to do with you. You will be here
again before long.
Patrick—l will never crrre again.
The COMMON SERGEANT—I can't believe yen, but for
the sake ef your father, I'll give you another chance.
The sentence upon you is that you be imprisoned three
months, and kept to hard labour.
A middle-aged man, named Greene, a marine store
dealer, carrying on business • in Toole -street, in the
Borough, was indioted for stealing two trowels, the pro-
perty of a bricklayer's labourer.
On the ith of Novtmber the prisoner was met by a
policeman near to the Lambeth police-court, with a bag
under his arm. The officer asked him what he had got
there? He replied, " All right!" but the officer was
doubtful of this, and insisted upon searching the bag.
The prisoner allowed him to do se, when be found that
it contained six trowels, two of which were afterwards
identified by the prosecutor to be his property The
prosecutor said there was no distinctive mark upon them,
but he had had them so long in use that he could swear
they were his.
Mr. WOOLLET addressed the jury for the prisoner,
insisting that the identification was not sufficient to
justity a conviction.

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The CONDION SERGEANT charged the jury, that on the
sth of November the prosecutor misses two trowels.
Soon afterwards the prisoner is met by a policeman with
a bag under his arm. " Hobos!" says the policeman,
" what have you got there?" " All right," says the pri-
soner. "Is it," says the policeman, " I:,t me see the
inside of the bag;" then he sees it and finds six• trowels.
" Ah, where did you get these from?" says the police-
mar. " I bought them of a man whose gone to Austra-
lia," mays the prisoner. But, gentlemen, two of them
are identified by the prosecutor, who has had them a
long time in use.
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Mr. WooLLET—The fact of use is hardly sufficient to
enable a man to identify property.
The COMMON SERGEANT-Oh, is it not though!
The prosecutor swears they are his. Is that not
enough? That's the man who shot at me last night.
Is not that enough? Well, the prosecutor says as
much of these trowels. I swear that this is my wig.
I know it because I have worn it a thousand times. A
woman swears this is my petticoat. I know it, because
I have worn it repeatedly. That is enough, eh? Well,
so it is here. Gentlemen, consider your verdict.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
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The COMMON SERGEANT—h he n? The police-
man said a quantity of stolen property had been found
on his premises.
The COMMON SERGEANT—Ab, ah ! there it is you
see. The sentence upon you is that you be imprisoned
Eighteen months in the House of Correction, with hard
labour.

Prisoner—Well, my Lord, do you call this justice?
The police magistrate offered to send me to prison fur a
month if I would say I was guilty, but as I knew I wes
not, I preferred coming to the Old Bailey for justice.
This is a got•up case, say Lord.
Mr. WooLLET said the magistrate gave the prisoner
the alternative of bending him to gaol for a month, for
having possession of the stolen property, or of commit-
ing him fur trial, and the prisoner preferred the latter
alternative.

MC COMMON SE3GEA2:T—The magistrate was a foo,
;hen. Remove the prisoner.
The prisoner was then removed.

THE GAS QUESTION.
TO 711 E EDITOR OF 713 E SUN.
SIR, —Will you publish the following letter, ad-
dressed:to the Hon. the Commissioners of Sewers for
the City of London:—
" Gentlemen,On Monday, the 3d December,
instant, you will be called upon to decide whether
you will promote contest between rival gas com•
panies in the city of London. The following sugges-
tions are respectfully submitted for consideration :
" 1. Is there any object in promoting the competi
tien beyond the reduction of price to the consumer ?
"2. Will not the trade of the whole City be in•
terrupted, and the cost of the pavement be greatly
increased ?

" 3. Are not nearly one-half of the ratepayers not
consumers of gas, and will not they have to contribute
to the increased burden of the rate, and loss of trade
by interruption?
"4. What has hitherto been the result of all con-
tests between gas companies ? Has the consumer
derived any permanent reduction of the price ? Have
not such contests rt quired two capitals to perform the
office of one ; and huve not the public eventually had
to pay for such contests in a long continued high
price of gas ?
"6, Do not the citizen gas consumers obtain their
gas 17i per cent. below the price charged in other
parts of the metropolis, where there is competition,
without having sustained the annoyance, loss, and
inconvenience of contest ?

" 6. What will be the additional cost to the com-
missioners in the repair of the pavements resulting
from a contest ? The late Mr. Acton made a report
on the subject, by order of your Court. So did your
late surveyor, Mr. Kilsey ; and it is presumed that
you will also seek the advice of your present sur-
veyor.

7. The attempt to lay pipes by night was the
law for some years, but you were advised to incur
the risk of disregarding the same, which your con-
tractors did for years, and ultimately you procured
the repeal of the law.
"8. Is it true that the new company, who are
without capital, manufactory, station, or pipes, can
manufacture and supply gas at 45., and obtain a
profit of 101. per cent.? Similar assertions have
been made by the promoters of several companies now
in existence, which have not been realized.

" I am, Gentlemen, your most obedient servant,
Dec. 1, 1849." " A CITIZEN."

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