The Sun.
London, England, 1838-01-05 00:00:00

TO TIFE EDITOR OF THE :SUN.
SlR—Your report in last evening's paper represents Mr.
Crawford, M. P. to have been present, and to have taken a
conspicuous part in the proceedings of the meeting held
yesterday at the Crown and Anchor, at which Mr. Hume
presided. lam the only individual to which this de-
scription applies, and I was not there. As that meeting
is the last place where those who know me would expect to
hear of me, I request you will give the earliest correction of
the mis-statement by the publication of this note.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
WILLIAM CRAWFORD.
71, Broad-street, City, Jan. 5, 1838.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(TIIIM DAY.)

OLD COURT.

So dark was the Court this morning owing to the density of the fog.
that lights were required even at midday.

UTTERING FORGED BANK NOTES —Joseph Howard was indicted
and found guilty of having feloniously uttered four five.pound bank.
notes, knowing them to have been forged, with intent to defraud the
Governor and Company of the Bank of England.

Mr. Matrix, Counsel for the Bank, conducted the prosesu ion, Mr.
PRENDERGAST defended. The case occupied nearly the whole of the
morning. The particulars were not of any public interest.

POSSESSING FORGED BANE NOTES.—Mary Ann Jones was arrrigned
on an indictment charging her with having in her possession a 10/. and
a 5/. bank-note, knowing them to have been forged.
Mr. MAULS, as in the former case, conducted the prosecution.
Mr. PHILLIPS, for the prisoner, made an objection that the words of
the Act of Parliament " any person have in his possession," did not
include females.

Mr. Baron ALDERSON thought the objection did not hold, for the
words " any person" included male or female; and the word " his"
was only bad grammar.
A Juryman expressed a similar opinion.
➢ir. PHILLIPS (with some warmth)—Upon my word !—this is most
extraordinary. I may as well not defend the prisoner at all. This is a
matter with which, Sir, you have nothing to do—you aro to decide upon
facts, and not on points of law.

Mr. Baron ALDERSON observed that the statutes respecting high
treason only mentioned the " King ;" but there could be no doubt that
if any person compassed the death of our most Gracious Queen, he
would he indictable under those statutes.

Mr. l'iliwps—Beeause they respect the wearers of the Crown ge-
nerally.

Mr. Baron ALDERSON expressed an opinion in which he was

Confirmed by Mr. Justice Wit. Llama and Mr. Justice COLTMAN, that
any statute containing only the words " his" or " him," in the absence
of any thing in the context, requiring a contrary interpretation, would
include females as well as males.

porter left. There were several other cases of a similar nature which
would occupy the entire day.
The case then proceeded, and the prisoner was found Not Guilty.

NEW COURT.

The Court was occupied the whole morning with Mint cases. The
Learned Common Sergeant, previous to the trials commencing, stated
to the jury, in order that they might well consider their ♦erdicts, that
he was determined in every case of conviction, to award the whole term
of punishment provided by the statute, in order if possible to put an
end to this species of crime, which was so injurious to society in gene-
ral, especially the lower orders.
The following prisoners were convicted of uttering counterfeit coin,
or having it in their possession with intent to utter it :—John Mack, 2
years' imprisonment; Jane Reeves, 1 year ; Samuel Richardson, 2
years; Ann Barrett, 1 year; Ann Coleman, '2 years; and Edward
Reading and John Moody were sentenced to a similar term of impri-
sonment. In every case the sentence was accompanied with hard labour.

Edward Kemp, charged with having in his possession four counter.
feit half-crowns, was acquitted.

MANSION-HOUSE.--(THIS DAY.)

Mr. Pierce, the landlord of the Black Lion, Bishopsgate.atreet, ap.
peared to a summons issued against him on the complaint of Mr. Cohen.
The complainant said he resided at Shacklewell. On Sunday last a
parcel directed to him arrived by the Carmarthen coach, at time Bolt In
Tun. It was directed to be forwarded by coach to the Flower Pot, but
by some means it got into Mr. Pierce's b:)oking-office, and was not de-
livered at his house till Monday, at half.past eleven o'clock, when the
family had all retired.

Mr. Pierce said the parcel came to him about one o'clock on Sunday.
He saw by the direction that it was game, and it smelled badly ; but he
had paid (Is. 10d. on it, which, with this charge, made 7s. He tried
to send it down by the coach, but the coachman would not pay him, on
the ground that he had not time to stop for money at various places ; he
therefore kept it till Monday, when he sent it by the carrier.
The Lose Maron said Mr. Pierce had rendered himself liable for the
non-delivery of the parcel in time, by taking it in and charging his
booking—that was adopting the transaction. However, as the original
fault lay with the people of the Bolt-in-Tun, Mr. Cohen might have a
summons against them if he pleased.
The Porter at the Bolt-in-Tun appeared and said he had delivered
the parcel at Mr. Pierce's within two hours of its arrival. They always
left their parcels at his house. At last, he said, he believed he had
not seen the direction, or he might as well and as easily have left at the
Flower Pot.

Mr. Cohen said the parcel contained two turkeys and a haunch of
Welsh mutton, which was spoiled. He had also been grossly abused
by the carrier,
The Loan MAYOR said the case was not regularly before him. After
explaining at considerable length the law of the case, he recommended
the parties to retire and settle with Mr. Cohen, as probably they might
have to settle with his solicitor. The parties retired.