The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-29 00:00:00

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.

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(Sittings at Nisi Prins before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE
and a Common Jury.)
UXTABLE V. WENHAM,
This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a tailor re-
siding in the Strand, against the defendant, who is a pub-
lican residing at Poplar, to recover damages for an assault
alleged to have been committed on the 6th of June last.
It appeared from the evidence, that in May last a person
of the name of Nicholls hired a four-horse coach
for the purpose of conveying persons to Epsom races.
Both the plaintiff and the defendant formed part of the
company that patronised the four-horse coach. Each
party, as is usual on the " Derby Day," brought their (MR
provisions, VISiOnS and as there was no lack of the good things
of this life, the day was passed in the greatest merri-
sthreeePti,a iLhtoifin,doen h
laniddigne,
g
ment. The party la the four-horse coach, more for-
tunate Ohm Iv_ ,
guy others on the day in iinestißron, ar-
rWilvieedn till: e pslaafienttyi ffa was
tKings e t dNoVI‘n i•ii i.
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on terra firma, began to make infigiTio4 nhant his prod
basket, which containetl a tll4 c.lp,th a bottle with some
wine in it, and a tili-io ; bnt as the basket happened to be
at tile b9.4ym Rf the boot, it could not he conveniently got
put without removing all the suporineunibent articles. The
driver upon this tnicl the plaintiff, that if he had no objec-

tion he, the driver, would leave the basket at the hotne of
the defendant, where it would be taken care of. This
was agreed to, and in about three weeks afterwards
the pra'ntiff called upon Nicholls, the driver, for his
basket, and they both went to the house of the de-
fendant. On making enquiry there the basket was non
inventus, and the wife of the defendant told them that her
husband would shortly return, and then the basket would
be forthcoming. The defendantappeared to be very imper-
tinent, and when at length the basket was produced the
plaintiff examined it, and finding it was empty, said that it
was no better than a robbery, and that either the de-
fendant
or Nicholls had committed the robbery. The de-
fendant, upon this, struck the plaintiff, and the presen
action was the consequence.
The Jury fonnd a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 20
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.ANTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.
• The RECORDER, assisted by Alderman Sir Chapman
• Marshall, proceeded this morning with the trial of prisoners.
Susan Elsam, a girl about twelve years of age, was in-
dicted for having stolen, on Saturday, the 29th of October
last, a squirrel tippet and another article, the property of
her master, Samuel John Gottrick.
It appeared in evidence that the prisoner was employed
by the prosecutor as an errand girl, and the latter having
reason to suspect her honesty placed a watch upon her
conduct on the day in question, when she was found in the
act of stealing the articles.—She was found Guilty.
The RECORDER, in passing sentence, said there was too
much reason to fear that the prisoner was the instrument
of persons still more depraved than Ivrselr, and that her
mother encouraged her to the commission of the crime of
which she was found guilty. Had the mother been con-
victed of the offence, which there was too much reason to
suppose she had committed, it would be the duty of the
Court to deal heavily with her ; and he doubted much but
they should order a prosecution to be instituted against her
for receiving stolen goods. The prisoner then
at the bar
should be made an example of, and so sentenced that her
punishment would deter all other girls in a similar employ-
ment from the commission of such crimes. The Court
would therefore order that she be transported for a term of
seven years, but a communication would be made to the
Secretary of State, to the effect that she ought not to be
sent beyond the seas, but detained in the House of Correc-
tion only so long as might be necessary for reclaiming her
evil ways.
Charles Mahoney was found guilty of stealing a pair of
braces, the property of Daniel Desmond. He was sen-
tenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for twelve
calendar months.

Thomas Ward and John Sweeny, the former 18, the
latter 16 years of age, were charged with having stolen a
handkerchief from the person of Thomas Addison. They
were found guilty ; and the Recorder, in passing sentence,
said this species of offence was so frequent, that the Court
had made a rule to transport all such offenders, especially
where, as in the present case, the parties were before in
custody, and who were over 18 years of age. Ward was
therefore ordered to be transported for seven years, and
Sweeny to be imprisoned for• twelve calendar months, and
kept to hard labour.

Win. Thomas was indicted for stealing some printed
cotton, the property of William Brown.
He was found Guilty.
John Roberts was charged with having stolen, on the
9th of November, a handkerchief from the person of Thos.
Barbour.
A policeman named Childs proved having seen the pri-
soner picking Mr. Barbour's pocket.
Roberts, in his defence, charged the witness with being
himself the guilty party, but the indictment having been
sustained to the satisfaction of the jury, a verdict was accor-
dingly returned.