The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-24 00:00:00

smiths' Company were down here, and I had better put
them all out of the way. I thereupon hid them. I
buried them in the garden. The same day Mr. Warren
came back to me, and said he thought they had better
be melted, as there might be some among them like
those in stock. They were then melted by me—they
were the same patterns that I had buried in the garden.
Mr. Warren then said it would be well to put away the
books; that I had better fold them up and seal them,
and give them to a friend to keep, or else let him hold
them for me. I sealed up four of my modern books, and
gave them to him, and some old books, which were of
no use. I burnt. I was shortly afterwards sent for to
Mr. Warren's house, and was asked into his sitting-
room, where I saw him alone. He then said, respecting
the spoons, that they were the only things he cared about.
He also asked ice if I remembered the spoons that I
hammered out the bowls for. I told him that I did, and
he said those were the only things that there would be
any trouble about, or words to that effect. I then said
if they were shown to me I could not say but that I had
seen them before. He then said they were drawing up
a memorial to the board to try to get the fines eased, and
in the course of the conversation he said that there was
an old hall mark on the spoon.
Upon cross-examination the witness said he could not
say positively whether the bowl produced was that ham-
mered by him or not. It was on the Bth or 9th that
Mr. Warren called on him.

Herbert Sawyer Cousins, the elder, working silver-
smith, of Bath, deposed that he had worked for the pri-
soners in their business for six or seven years. Received
from one or the other of them, but he could not say
which, an order to make a service spoon similar to that
produced. No spoon was brought but two silver skewers
were brought, and at the same time, or about the same
time, he received two small figures of apostles. The
figure on the head of the spoon produced was one of
them, or at least was very like it, only that it was not
then gilt. Did not make the bowls, they were brought
to him by a man since dead, named Merrifield. The
skewer had the hall mark on it. When the spoons were
completed witness sent them home to Messrs.
Warren and Fuller's. About ten days ago
Mr. Warren came to him and asked him if he
had the patterns then in his possession, but did not
say what patterns. Witness replied that he had, upcn
which Mr. Warren said the gentleman bad been down
and had taken some things away, and he had better
destroy them. Mr. Warren then asked if he had any
books of account, and, upon his replying " yes," said
" Then you had better put them out of the way." In
consequence of this witness melted the patterns and burnt
his books.

The witness was cross•examined by Mr. Stone, but
nothing materially bearing on the case was elicited.
This being the whole of the evidence, Mr. Prideaux,
for the Goldsmiths' Company, submitted that he had
made out a charge of felony, and called upon the magis-
trate to commit.

Mr. Stone, for the defence, insisted that there had
been no felony within the statute made out.
The Magistrates, after a short deliberation, committed
both prisoners, and refused to receive bail for their ap-
pearance.

The streets around the Guildhall remained crowded
for a long time, and a great excitement prevailed.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE
OF TUESDAY.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN. 23, 1849.

The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Hon.
George Sulyarde Stafford Jerningham, now Secretary to
her Majesty's Legation at Madrid, to be Secretary to her
Majesty's Embassy to the Ottoman Porte.
DOWNING•STREET, JAN. 23.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Daniel Blair,
Esq., Doctor of Medicine, to be Surgeon. General for
the colony of British Guiana.
Her Majesty has been pleased to appoint George
Marsh, Esq., to be Resident Magistrate at Mossel Bay,
in the settlement of the Cape of Good Hope.
COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
HILARY TERM, 12 Vic.—JAN. 23.

This Court will hold sittings on Monday and
Tuesday, the sth and 6th days of February next,
and also on Thursday, the Bth day of the same
month, and on every succeeding day (Sundays
excepted), until and including Wednesday, the
28th day of the same month ; and will at such
sittings proceed in disposing of the business then pending
in the Paper of New Trials, in the Paper of Demurrers,
in the Paper of Special Cases, and motions appointed to
be brought on with any case in the New Trial Paper or
Demurrer Paper, and also in giving judgment in all
matters then standing for judgment.

F. J. PoLLocx.
J. PARKE.
E. H. ALDERSON.
Read in open court, T. J. PLATT.
E. BENNETT.
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
HILARY TERM, 12 VIC.—JAN. 22.
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This Court will, on Thursday the Ist, Friday the 2d,
Thursday the Bth, Friday the 9th, Saturday the 10th,
and Monday the 12th days of February next, hold sit-
tings, and will proceed in disposing of the business in
the Crown Paper, Special Paper, and New Trial Paper;
and will also hold a sitting, on Thursday the Ist day
of March next, and give judgment in cases previously
argued. By the Court.