The Sun.
London, England, 1838-09-13 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS-WEDNESDAY.

The application made by Stockdale, to which we alluded
yesterday, was to have the expenses to'which he had been put
by an indictment which he had laid, and which was to have
been tried at these Sessions, remitted. He went into a long
statement relative to the nature of the indictment and the sub-
sequent withdrawal of it owing to the Attorney-General ; and
added, that the proceeding not having come on in that Court,
he contended that the meney he had expended in the shape of
expenses ought to be returned to him again. He sued in
forma pauperis.
The CHAIRMAN, in reply to the application, said that the
Court could make no order on the subject ; that whatever
money the applicant had paid in the course of the proceeding
he adopted, the Clerk of the Court was entitled to as his fees.
The applicant said that he should apply to another tribunal
on the subject.
PROSECUTION UNDER THE NEW REGISTRATION ACT,—Mary
TVallace was indicted for making a false statement to the
registrar of births and deaths of Christ Church district rela-
tive to the decease of a woman named Murphy, who expired in
another parish.
The prisoner on being arraigned pleaded Guilty to the in-
dictment, and said that at the time she made the statement to
the registrar she was not aware that she was committing an
offence against the laws.
Mr. CHAMBERS, counsel for the prosecution, said that it
was instituted by the Registrar-General of Births and Deaths,
who did not in the present case call upon the Court to inflict a
heavy sentence upon the prisoner, but for such a one as would
deter others from attempting to commit a similar offence with
impunity. This was the second proceeding of this nature
since the passing of the Act, under which persons found guilty
of the offence, rendered themselves amenable to the punish-
ment awarded to perjury. The Learned Counsel, after having
eulogised the benefits likely to result from the passinc, of such
an Act, then proceeded to state that the prisoner called at the
office of the registrar of births and deaths for Christ Church,
and stated that a woman named Murphy had died in that
parish. As the prisoner's statement was not believed inquiry
was instituted, and it was satisfactorily ascertained that the
woman alleged to have died in Christ Church in point of fact
had expired in a different parish, viz , that of St, George's,
Southwark. It was suspected that the object of the prisoner
in procuring the insertion of the false entry in the register
of deaths of the above parish was for the purpose of
saving double burial fees. Whatever might have been her
anticipations, added the Learned Counsel, it was necessary to
convince the accused that she had committed an offence for
which she was liable to a most severe punishment. It was owing
to the prisoner's supposed ignorance that she was doing wrong
at the time that induced the Registrar-General not to press for
a severe sentence in this instance.

The COURT having consulted for a short time, the prisoner
was adjudged to pay a nominal fine, and to find two sureties
for her appearance in case she should be called up for judg-
ment at a future period.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

HATTON-GARDEN.

Marley, the driver of a cabriolet, No. 379, was charged
with being drunk and furious driving, so as to endanger the
lives of passengers.
Mr. ROGIRS convicted him in the penalty of 103.
Henry Blewit and James Dale were finally examined,
charged by James Thomson, the Scotch giant, with having
robbed him of various articles of wearing apparel, value 20s.
The prosecutor's gigantic appearance, being six feet nine
i►►ches and upwards in height, and muscular in proportion,
attracted much attention and curiosity. It appeared
that he slept in the same room with the prisoners, who stole
the property early in the morning, while he was asleep, on
Wednesday, the sth inst., and they were ultimately appre-
hen.ded with part of the property in their possession.
George Strutt, a mere dwarf, who keeps the house where
the prosecutor was robbed, proved taking the prisoners into
custody with Sergeant Clarke, of G division—the former
asked the prosecutor a question ; and it formed a ludicrous pic-
ture to see him looking up whilst Thomson looked down upon
him like a Lilliputian.
_ _ _

The, prisoners said they committed the robbery through
hunger. They were fully committed for trial.
Duke, the officer, introduced to Mr. Rogers, the principal
turnkey of the Giltspur-street Compter, who was followed
by a host of cabriolet drivers, to consult with his Worship, under
the following singular circumstances:—

Duke staled that a gentleman of great respectability resi-
ding in the city was at present incarcerated in the Compter
for numerous cabriolet fares, and his friends having been com -
municated with, they were ready to answer all demands upon
him for the purpose of procuring his liberation. It appeared
that the prisoner had a peculiar fancy for riding about in such
vehicles, and there was scarce a cabman in London that he
had not attempted to bilk, and he had been summoned to every
police office in London by them, and he at length got himself
into prison. In some instances he had rode about in cabs du-
ring the whole of the day, and borrowed money of the drivers,
whom he after Wards refused to pay.
The cabmen in attendance had claims upon him, and they
merely wished Mr. Rogers to consent to their being paid, as
the friends of the gentleman only required that. There were
upwards of 30 cabmen who had claims upon him.
Mr. ROGERS directed the clerk to make out an account of
the sums due, and it being handed to the turnkey, he quitted
the office.