The Sun.
London, England, 1836-12-09 00:00:00

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)

(Before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE and a Common Jury at
Guildhall.)
JACKSON V. WATKINS.

This was an action brought by the proprietors of Fresh
Wharf against the defendant, the pilot on board a vessel
called the Teazer, to recover compensatio*r injuries done
by that vessel to a crane belonging to the Wharf. The
Teazer, the Helen, and several other vessels were
lying off Fresh Wharf, having discharged their cargoes.
It being necessary to get the Helen out from the tier,
the Pearl steamer was employed for that purpose.
As the Helen lay within side of the Teazer, it was
found necessary that the head-rope or bow-rope of the
latter vessel should be slackened to allow the Helen to
float over it. This was accordingly done, and the Helen
got clear of her moorings. Either through neglecting to
fasten the head-rope of the Teazer, or from some other
cause, she drifted astern with the next flood tide, and ran
against Fresh Wharf, where the alleged injuries to the
crane took place. The plaintiff alleged that this arose from
want of due caution on the part of the pilot of the Teazer,
in not taking care that the slackened head•rope was again
made fast after the Helen had been got out ; and, on the
other hand, it was contended, on the part of the defendant,
that all proper and necessary precautions were taken that
it was in their power to take. The case had not concluded
up to a late hour.

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

(Before A. CONANT, Esq., and a Bench of Magistrates.)
A young lad named Andrew Welch was convicted of
stealing threo glass bottles, the property of William Wolfe
Bonney.
It appeared in evidence that the prisoner, accompanied
by another young lad, entered the area of the prosecutor's
house, and there stole the bottles which were subsequently
found in his possession, when making sale of them to a
person who deals in such articles.
One of the Jury in delivering in:the verdict, said the ends
of justice could not be attained by the conviction of such
offenders, while those who induced them to commit thefts
were suffered to remain unpunished. He had himself seen
a bill which was thrown down into the area of the house,
stating the willingness of the party whose name was men-
tioned in it, to purchase any article from a pin to the lead
on the roof of his dwelling, and if it were not conve-
nient for the servants to go out, the property would be sent
for. This it was which held out an inducement to the
commission of such crimes as that laid to the charge of
Welch, and he hoped means would be taken to correct
the evil.
The CHAIRMAN concurred in the opinion express:-.:d by
one of the Jury, and would endeavour to give effect to his
recommendation. The sentence of the Court upon the
prisoner was that he be confined three weeks in the House
of Correction, and once well whipped.
Elizabeth larlin was indicted for stealing a half-crown
and a shilling, the moneys of William George.
-The prosecutor stated that on the night of the sth of
November he was returning home from Down-street, Pic-
cadilly, at about one o'clock, rather intoxicated, and oppo-
site the Horse Guards he met the prisoner, with whom he
had some conversation, and then went in her company to a
gin-shop to have some drink. On coming out he had in
his pocket a half-crown and a shilling, which immediately
after was stolen from him. The exact sum was found in
the possession of the prisoner by a policeman to whom she
was given in charge.
Martin, in her defence, stated that the money was her
own, and that George had paid away all his silver for drink
for some girls whom he treated at the public-house named
by him.
The Jury found a verdict of Guilty, and the Court sen-
tenced the prisoner to one month's imprisonment in the
House of Correction.
Mary Payne was convicted of stealing a watch from
the person of Thomas Poulter, at Pimlico, on the night of
the 3d of November. She was sentenced to be imprisoned
for six months in the House of Correction.