The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-30 00:00:00

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)

(Before the Lonn CHIEF JUSTICE and a Commo- -
nuir,n4y v. IJUICKMASTER. Jury.)
This was an action for an assault
several others entered the bous^
ean, in Shoe-lane, Flo,'
night. They ha''
porter.

The plaintiff and
of the defendant, a publi-
._.,-Ftreet, about twelve o'clock at
morne gin ; and on one of them asking for
the bar-maid refusing to serve anything but
.prits at that hour of the night, the party complained and
made a noise ; on which the defendant, who was up-stairs,
and undressinp,-to go to bed, came down in his shirt, and
after some altercation the party.vas ejected from the house.
It was alleged by the plaintiff and his companions that the
defendant committed an assault on the plaintiff ; and on the
other hand, it was stated in evidence on the • other side,
that so far from the blows being all on one side, the defen-
dant received more than his fair share of them.

The Jury found a verdict for the defendant.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.
Mr. Serjeant Arabin, assisted by Sir Peter Laurie, sat
this morning, at nine o'clock, and disposed of one or two
cases of larceny. Shortly after the Right Hon. the Lord
Mayor, accompanied by Mr. Justice Vaughan- and Mr.
Baron Bolland, took their places on the Bench, and pro-

ceeded with the trial of prisoners.
BURGLARY,—•Ja)IIcs Laphant and Thomas Mead were
indicted for a burglary in the dwelling-house of Mary Pot-
tinger, and stealing therefrom seven spoons and other pro-

perty.
Mary Pettinger—l reside in the parish of St. Sepulchre.
I keep a public house in Fox and Nott-street. I went to
bed at twelve o'clock on the night of the 7th inst. ; my fa-
mily consists of a son and daughter. I saw the prisoners
in my house that night ; they came in at half-past eleven
o'clock for some beer ; they did not remain. I was the
last person in the house ; the doors and windows were fast-
ened, locked, and bolted ; the till is kept in the bar ; it was
locked that night ; there were from two to five shillings in
it. I was disturbed by the calling of the watch at four
o'clock in the morning. I went down stairs, and I found
the bar-door open, and the lock of the till also forced ; the
money was taken out of it. I lost seven tea-spoons ; the
bolt of the door was loosened. I think the prisoners came
in by a side window, which I found open on coming down
stairs ; there were also taken a pair of sugar-tongs, two
shawls, and other articles.
A servant girl of the prosecutrix's deposed to the state
of the house on th• night of the robbery.

The police inspector proved, that having reason to sus-
pect the prisoners he placed a watch upon them, and found
them in bcd, at about half-past four o'clock on the morning
of the Sth inst.. The articles stolen from Mrs. Pettinger
were in the possession of the prisoners. They denied hav-
ing been at her house that night.
Mr. PHILLIPPS addressed the Jury on behalf of the pri-
soners. He contended that there was no proof ; at all
events there was considerable doubt as to the commission
of the burglary, which was a much more serious offence
than the other charge in the indictment. He also said the
possession of the stolen goods by Mead should not involve
the other prisoner in the consequences of the crime.
The prisoners were found guilty of the full charge laid in
the indictment.

Jane Alexander and Jane Tyer were placed at the bar
charged with having on the Bth instant burglariously en-
tered the apartments of Lieutenant Berney Varlow, at
Woolwich, and stealing therefrom several articles.
Bernew Varlow.—l am a Lieutenant in the Royal
Marines ; I was quartered at Woolwich at the time of the
commission of the offence which I now prosecute ; there
were no other officers in the house at the time. On
Tuesday, the Bth of November, I left my quarters at
about a quarter before six in the afternoon, and was absent
Ott my return 1 was miormed by a ser-
geant that a robbery had been committed in my rooms. I
saw several articles afterwards at the guard-house, which
were my property, and safe when I left my rooms.
Cross-examined by Mr. Pllmarrs—'Tyer had been in
the habit of calling at my quarters. Alexander was there
twice. I know the former about three years, the latter
about a month previous to this occurrence ;
they were in
my rooms a few days before it. One remained half an
hour, the other two hours. We had some drink. Tyer
was in the habit of sitting and drinking for several hours to-
gether with me, sometimes wine, sometimes spirits and water.
We were on intimate terms.
Charles Haves—l am a set jeant in the Royal Marines.
On the Bth of November I went to the quarters of my
Lieutenant at about ten o'clock. I found the prisoner
Tyer in the, area of the house next to it, lying on her back
and very drunk. There were three table-cloths and a pair
of trowsers near her. The door of the Lieutenant's quar-
ters were open, also his private door. I saw a basket in-
side on the table with a pillow case in it. I locked the
door, and on Mr. Varlow's return, I gave him the key. I
detained the prisoner Tyer in the guard room ; the other
informed me of the transaction ; she went back with me
to the Lieutenant's quarters.
Edward Lappidge, a private in the Royal Marines, and
servant of the prosecutor's, proved that on the evening of
the robbery the prisoners came to his master's apartments,
saying they had met Mr. Varlow in the street, who desired
them to go to his rooms and get some liquor. The witness
refused to give them any, upon which they went away.
The articles which were afterwards stolen were then in the
Lieutenant's quarters, and the witness locked the door.
The watchman, who apprehended the prisoners, stated
that Tyer, upon being asked before the Magistrate how
she entered the prosecutor's apartments, said she found the
key under the door, and opened it herself. A shawl, be-
longing to Tyer, was found in the room.
Charles S. Wardell—l am a Police Inspector of Wool-
wich parish. I apprehended Jane Alexander for being con-
cerned in the robbery at Lieutenant Varlow's with Jane
Tyer ; she said she was present previous to its occurrence.
I searched her, and found a prayer-book, and a box, con-
taining a ring and some moon stones. I also searched
Tyer. Three pocket-handkerchiefs fell from beneath her
gown.
Cross-examined.—Alexander told me, that after the ser-
vant had locked the door she went away, and on her return
she found the articles lying beside Jane Tyer.
The several articles were identified by Mr. Varlow as
his property.
Mr. I'mwres addressed the Jury on behalf of the.pri-
soners, after which
Mr. Baron BOLLANb summed up the evidence.
The Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.