The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-14 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
• OMNIBUS RACING.
Edward Moulder, the driver of a Fulham omnibus,
was indicted was for assaulting James Denby, jun., the con-
., duefor of one of his father's omnibusses from Putney.
.„ 4t appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor and
some of the passengers, that on the 14th May the prose-
cutor's bus started from Putney at a quarter to two
o'clock. They were overtaken by that driven by the
priioner, which passed and dodged them along the
road. The prosecutor went upwards of a mile out of
the direct road, in order - to escape, if possible, but
On coining into the road again they found the Ful-
;,., ham omnibus waiting for them, and the same system of
annoyance was-continued. On the arrival of the
.busses at the Regent-circus. the prisoner nearly run
his pole through the omnibus of the prosecutor. He
followed them down the Haymarket at such a pace and
so near the first omnibus, that the passengers all got as
, far as possible from the door, being afraid the prisoner
would run his pole through the omnibus. On the arrival
at Charing-cross the prisoner again drew his horses
Leross the door of the rival omnibus, so as to

prevent any one from either going' in or coming out.
• rho prosecutor attempted to seize the reins of the horses,
when the prisoner commenced whipping him with the
thong of his whip ; it broke off, and the prosecutor being
irritated,: attempted to get him off his box, but the pri-
oner then took the butt end of his whip, which had a
heavy brass ferule, and struck him over the head; it cut
thrf-'ll6 .the hat, and stunned the prosecutor, who was
carried off to the hospital. He was for a week
under medical treatment in consequence of
the 'injuries he had received. The Jury found him
Guilty, and the Chairman said it was of no use to inu-pose a fine upon persOns connected with omnibusses, for
they were paid out of a:common fund. He trusted the
punishment he was about to inflict would become known
to the fraternity to which he belonged, and at last put
. an end to such disgraceful and wanton conduct. The sen-
tence of the Court was that the prisoner be imprisoned
for three months.
Janes Norris as
I:l9ward a found guilty of assaultingr Henry
• barman, in the employment of Thomas Drake,
ltvnelan.dl,ord of te Coopers' Arms, Strutton-ground,
,v,,,S,Lintister. On the evening of the 15th of August
last the prisoner, accompanied by two men and two wo-
rn"; entered the house and asked for a pot of stout.
The prosecutor, seeing that he was drunk, refused to
serve either him or the patty; upon that refusal the pri-
soner seized a pint pot, took aim, and threw it with such force
that had it taken effect on the barman's head as was in-
t tended, it would inevitably have killed him, however,
lie stooped, and it passed over him; such was the force
4, with which it was thrown, that it broke off a beer pipe.
at twenty feet distance.
The CuaiumAN said—Considering that the pri-
soner had already been imprisoned for one month,
he would sentence him to be confined for six weeks
longer, and as he had uttered various threats against
the prosecutor and his master ; he must then enter into
his own' recognizances in 201. to keep the peace towards
all her Majesty's subjects for 12 months.
THE KING OF TIIE BILL-STlCKERS.—Alexander Scott
was indicted for assaulting Wm. Green.
The prosecutor deposed that he was a bill-sticker,
and so also was the defendant. He had so
Much business that he was usually called the
"King of the Profession.(Loud laughter.) He had
issued a bill, in which he: called himself " An External
Paper-hanger." He rented the hoard in Trafalgar-
square for his business. On the evening of the 3d inst.
he had occasion to stand up for a few minutes against
the hoard. The prisoner came up, and without the
least provocation struck him on the face with such vio-
lence, that his shirt front was completely covered with
blood.
In his cross-examination he admitted, that although he
was of a peculiarly mild temper, he had been fined five
times for assaults.
A Witness called on the part of the defendant, swore
that the prosecutor was engaged in cutting down the
prisoner's bill, and when challenged with the fact he
struck Scott a backhanded blow on the mouth, on which
Scott struck him in return.
The Jury found a verdict of Not Guilty.
During the trial, the prisoner said his father and
grandfather had followed the " profession " since 1745,
and one of them was tried for sticking up Lord George
Gordon's proclamation in 1780.

SURREY SESSIONS-(THIS DAY.)

(Before Mr. PUCKLE and a Bench of Magistrates.)
Jane Williams was indicted for feloniously stealing, at
Litnibeth, on 26th August last, a quantity of lace the pro-
perty of Wm. Kingston. It appeared from the evidence that
the prisoner entered the shop of the prosecutors who is a
draper, and requested to be shown some remnants of
lace, and while the shopman was serving her, she took
the opportunity of secreting three cards of lace under-
neath her shawl, where they were found when she was
searched.

Mr. Honnv addressed the Jury for the prisoner, who
received a good character.

The Jury found her Guilty, and she was sentenced to
six months imprisonment with hard labour.

GUILDHALL.-(THIS DAY.).

Sarah Mole, a well-known character at this' office,
was placed at the bar before Sir PETER LAURIE, charged
with breaking seven squares of glass, the property of Mr.
Wm. Fryer,
The complainant stated that he carried on business
as a tobacconist, at 14, Smithfield-bars. About two months
ago the prisoner was sentenced to two months imprison-
ment fur the same offence, when she said the moment
she came out she would break them again ; and yester-
day she kept her promise, for she lingered about his
door, and although closely watched by the police, she
managed in less than a quarter of a minute to break the
seven squares of glass.
Sir I'. LAURIE said he would sentence the prisoner to
one month's imprisonment.
Mr. Fryer said there was another person present
Whose windows the prisoner broke so as to put him to
the expense of 30s. The punishment was totally ina-
dequate, and he hoped the Alderman would do some-
thing to protect the public against such a character.
Sir P. LAURIE said that an imprisonment of one
month was found to be a greater punishment than of two
months. Such was the opinion of the Governor of the
gaol. lie regretted that the law di I not allow him to
punish the prisoner as she deserved.
Mr. Lark appeared to prefer a complaint for over-
charging the carriage of a parcel from Canterbury to
London, against. Mr. Stainsbury, the extensive carrier.
The complainant stated that on the 6th of September
a parcel, weighing 131 b., was forwarded to him from
Canterbury by one of the defendant's vans, with a ticket
charging is. 6d. for carriage. Considering the charge
exorbitant, he went to the waggon-office, where he met
a person whom he supposes to be Mr. Stainsbury, who
told him the charge was proper. On inquiry at Canter-
bury he found that .the parcel was booked for Is., and
upon its arrival in London an additional 6d. was put on.
In a few days after he received a parcel from the same
place, weighing 631 b., for which he was only charged Is.
As he was in the habit of sending a large number of
parcels to the country, he considered it necessary to
bring the matter forward, both for his own and for the
protection of the public.

A person in the employ of Mr. Stainshury, who ap-
peared to answer the summons, said that his master con-
sidered himself entitled to put on the additional charge
of 6d. as a carrier, if he thought such ought to be the
amount of carriage.
Sir PETER LAURIE said there was no law of which he
was aware, empowering a Magistrate to interfere with
carriers in cases like the present, but he considered that
an employer ought to be bound by the acts of his ser-
vants, and where is. was charged in Canterbury, he
thought the addition of 6d. in London savoured a little
of extortion. He could not interfere as a Magistrate,
but. his advice to the defendant would be to settle the
matter.

BOW-STREET—(THIS DAY.)
Wm. Fagan, a tall athletic Irishman, was placed at
the bar before Mr. Hall, charged with breaking and da-
maging several plants, the property of Mr. Goodson, of
Coovantgarden.
The prisoner it appeared was a reaper, and had just
arrived from the country he had got drunk, and had
chosen a bed of flowers in Covent-garden Market, there-
by causing damage to the said flowers to the amount of 6s.
This being proved,
The MAGISTRATE ordered him to pay the amount of
the damage.
The prisoner declared he had not a farthing in the
world.
The MAGISTRATE told him if he could not pay the
4419unt, lie must be locked up.
The prisoner said he could not pay it, and he was taken
;way. In a short time he came back, and said he had
accidentally" found Gs. in his pocket.—(Laughter.)
HALL—llave you any more money about- you ?
ri:soner—No, your Honor's wortship; I was quite sur-
Pribed I had that.—(Laughter.)
ttsAlr. lIALL—I do not want any more from you, but, I
"Illk you must have some more about you.
Piisoner (laughing—Well, your honor's wortship, I've
tot :2s. more, but,by the blessed truth, that's
(Ltitikliter.)'
')irt HALL said it was astonishing to find the ingenuity
bBoaYed by persons of the prisoner's class in hiding
rrlt*y. .The prisoner had been searched in the station-
.:"e.,"atitino money was found upon him ; and now he
hecidentally" found some money in his pocket. But,
h"bvc,r,' as the amount of the damage had been paid, the
Prisoner might be discharged.
441 The prisoner then left the Court, apparently highly
Ibled.

•
THE HON. JOHN STUART WORTLEL—
Thts -•
gentlemim was set down in the Post of Saturday
lustsone of the Secretaries of the Board of Controul
-"et the new Ministry ; and in consequence no small
stir took place among the Leeds Tories, who were sum-
r°lled to' meet by circulars, which are said (but we
,°l)o.falsely) to have been prepared on Sunday, in ex-
retittion of another election for the West Riding. It
r,urnt out,. however, that the Hon. Gentleman has re-
ie'vOd'no office ; and of course the peace of the Riding
Abtlikely to be disturbed.:—Leeds Mercury
Ts. —The three-cornered cocked hat was
"Orr in France, in the last century, of such a size, that
served as a parasol in fine weather, an umbrella in case
of r‘iin, and a sort of state canopy on occasions of
Ceremony.
CURIOUS COINCIDENCE.—On the 28th of
August, the landlords of England made her Majesty a
present of a Tory Premier, and on the same day the
'eueen received from South America a present of a tiger !
LORD FURTESCUE'S RETURN.—His Lord-
Z 3441 and his amiable, Countess have been obliged to put
back
stress.of weather, and the steamer in which they
w" sail,''*itli his Lordship on board, now lies at the
ooden jetty in Kingstown harbour.—Dublin Mail.