The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-29 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 29. 1849.

take off 2s. sd. for discount? Witness—We always
take discount for cash.
Mr. BALLANTINE—The manufacturer values the
property at 131. Pray, do you often buy things in
this way, Mr. Hampton ? Witness—Not very often.
I bought this of Jones because I had known him fur
two years, and was aware that he was in the habit of
having n job lots."
By Mr. PAYNE—Janes asked me 2s. 9d. or 3s. a
yard for the tabaret in the first instance, and I told
him to take it away, and he did so. We afterwards
had some further dealing for it, and he agreed to take
what I offered.

The RECORDER here gave directions that in the
allowance of expenses to the witnesses Mr. Hampton
should not be included.
Mr. BALLANTINE remarked that his conduct had
been most improper and was well deserving the cen-
sure cast upon it by the Court, and he at the same
time time ob-erved, that in a robbery of a most ex-
tensive character brought before that Court a few
sessions back a similar facility appeared to have been
given by persons in an apparent station of respecta-
bility for the disposal of the stolen property.
The RECORDER said, that in this instance there
appeared to be very little distinction between the case
of Jones and that of the witness Hampton.
Mr. Hampton declared he had given the full value
of the article.
The RECORDER said he had no business to have
bought it at all under the circumstances.
This being the case for the prosecution,
Mr. METCALFE submitted that there was nothing
to go to the jury against Lucas, for whom ap-
peared. He was not proved to have made a single
false statement, and the stolen property had never
been shown to be in his posses:ion.
The RECORDER said, that the case was certainly, in
a legal point of view, very slight against that prisoner;
and he at the same time observed, that although a
great deal of pains had been taken to get up the pro-
secution, he was rather surprised that all the interme-
diate parties should have been placed at the bar, and
that the person who eventually purchased the property
should have been made a witness.

Mr. BALLANTINE had no hesitation in saying that
if he had been consulted originally, he should have
advised a different course, and should certainly have
directed the indictment of the person in Leicester-
square, and should have asked a jury to say whether
the purchasing of property at such a totally inade-
quate price was not evidence of a guilty knowledge on
the part of the purchaser that the property had been
stolen.

Mr. Prendergast, Mr. M'Mahon, and Mr. Payne
then addressed the jury for their several clients, the
counsel for the receivers contending that there was no
proof of any guilty knowledge, particularly relying
upon the fact that they had told no falsehoods, but
had each truly represented how he became possessed
of the property.
The RECORDER then summed up, and
The jury, after deliberating a short time in the box,
expressed a wish to retire. They were absent nearly
an hour, and on their return into court gave a verdict
of Guilty against Povey, and Acquitted all the other
prisoners. The jury at the same time expressed their
opinion that there had been a great want of prudence
on the part of the witness Hampton in purchasing the
property.
The RECORDER said, he quite agreed in the opinion
expressed by the jury. It really was a fearful thing
for the public that persons keeping shops, and in re-
spectable positions, should give such facilities for the
disposal of stolen property.
Mr. Hampton begged to be allowed again to state
that the article was damaged, and he considered he
had given the full value for it when he paid 15d. a
yard.
'The RECORDER (with warmth)—Then why did
you ask 33 9d. for the same article, and represent it as
very cheap ? The more you stir in the matter in the
more unfavourable light your conduct appears. You
will not have your expenses, and I recommend you to
consider it good advice not to be connected with
such a transaction again, and to be more prudent in
future.

The prisoner Povey was then sentenced to be trans-
ported for seven years.

- Martin Hanseil who was convicted on Monday of
misdemeanour and having attempted to extort money
by undertaking not to publish libellous matter con-
cerning a gentleman named Bevan in the Satirist
newspaper, was brought up for judgment.
It was intimated to the Court, prior to sentence
being pronounced that the prisoner was in a danegrous
state from consumption, and that a long confinement
would, in all probability prove fatal.
The RECORDER, in passing sentence, said that the
defendant had been convicted of the offence of en-
deavouring to extort money by refraining to
publish scandalous matter in the newspaper of which
he was the proprietor ; and, upon a careful considera-
tion of all the facts, he felt bound to say that he entirely
agreed in the verdict that had been pronounced by
the jury. He found, upon inquiry, that the woman
Mills, who was included in the indictment with him,
and who had, no doubt, been the instrument of putting
him forward, had been sentenced to six months' im-
prisonment, and taking into consideration, his superior
position in life, and his advantage in point of educ i-
tion over that person, he did not see how it was
possible to pass upon him a more lenient sentence
than the one she had received. He then ordered the
defendant to be imprisoned for six months, and at
the same time observed that he had no doubt
he would receive every medical attention which
his condition required, and that the Secretary of
State would also interfere if the state of his health,
resulting from confinement, should render such a step
necessary.

NEW COURT.
(Before Mr. BULLOCK )
Thomas Langston, 33, a smith ; John Low, 18, and
Charles Low, 22, also smiths, were indicted for steal-
ing a tea-pot, a spade, 120 keys, a quantity of iron,
and articles of ironmongery, the property of Arthur
Williams, their master.
Mr. Clarkson prosecuted, and Mr. Ribton and Mr.
Cockle severally appeared for the prisoners.
Although the prisoners were separately tried upon
different indictments, the whole of the cases arose out
of one transaction, which was this :—The prosecutor,
an ironmonger, carrying on business at Hammer-
smith, in the early part of the present year, took the
business, which is a very extensive one, of a Mr.
Wright, a great number of whose previous servants
he continued in his employment, hut in the middle of
July, finding that he was being robbed, be gave in-
formation to the police, who upon searching the
various places of residence in the occupation of the
prisoners, a quantity of his property was found, of
which they could not give any satisfactory account as
to how it came into their possession.
The jury found them Guilty, and having been
strongly recommended to mercy, they were sentenced,
Langston to four months, and the two Lows to three
months' imprisonment and hard labour.
Henry and George Alfred Norris, the two brothers
who were yesterday found guilty of defrauding a
number of pawnbrokers, were this morning brought
up and sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment.
This finished the business of the session, and the
Court adjourned until Monday, the 17th of September.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSIOIV-HOUSE.

The following letter was received by the Lord
Mayor in the course of the day :
"No. 5, Church court, Clement's-lane, Aug. 27.
"My Lord,—l think it my duty to inform your
Lordship that Manning, who is now being sought for
by the police, was at my office inquiring the charge
for a passage per the Constant for himself and his
wife. This was just before the discovery of the
murder took place. I need not add I have seen
nothing of him since, but there is a probability of his
hanging about Plymouth, to which port the ship is
now on her journey, and he stated that he wished to
join her there.
" He did not give me his name, but I have a per-
fect recollection of him, and have made it my busi-
ness to go over to the Town-hall and read again the
description of his person, which is correct, and I have
no doubt in my mind of his being the same person.
" I have the honour to he,
"Your Lordship's most obedient servant,
" H. HORNEMAN.
" To the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor."
His Lordship immediately sent the communication
to the magistrate at the police court at which the
woman accused of being accessory to the murder of
O'Connor has been examined.
Joseph Powell, alias Bright, was brought before
his Lordship, charged as having been included in an
indictment upon which his brother was tried some
time ago, and convicted and sentenced to be trans-
ported for seven years.
Heddington, the officer, stated that a true bill had
been found against the prisoner and his brother in
the Central Criminal Court Sessionin the month of
July, 1848, for robbery, and that Robert Powell, the
brother of the prisoner, had been tried, found guilty,
and transported ; that on, Saturday witness appre-
hended the prisoner in Great Carter-lane, and that
the prisoner made a desperate resistance and did all
in his power to disable the police, and bit and
kicked those who laid hands upon him ; that the
prisoner denied his real name, and threatened to dis-
patch the officer, seized him by the throat, and cut
away from him by means of a penknife, and was at
length secured by a grocer, who threw a rope over
him and crippled his legs.
The prisoner said that Heddington mistook him for
another person, and laid violent hands upon him
without provocation ; tbat his name was Jack Bright
instead of Joseph Powell; and that it was almost
time for him to stand upon his defence when he was
roughly handled.
The LORD MAYOR said he would send tke prisoner
to the Central Criminal Court, in order that it might
in ascertained whether he was the party who had