The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-15 00:00:00

CENTRAL URIMINAL COURT.

The second sessions of the above Court for the pre-
sent Mayoralty commenced yesterday before :he Right
lion. the Lord Kiyor, the Recorder, Mr. Sergeant
Arabic), the Sheriffs, Under-Sheriffs, and others of the
C.ty authorities.
The RECORDER having briefly addressed the Grand
Jury, they retired to their room. The several panels
of the petty jurors were then sworn.
One person, summoned from Essex, claimed an ex-
emption.
RECORDER-Why do you object to serve on the
jury? Applicant—Why (scratching his.head), because
Ibeno " scholard." I can't either read or write.

RECORDER—I. don't know that that is any legs'
ground of an exemption from serving on a jury. What
business are you ? Applicant—l be a cowkeeper.—

(Llughter.)
RECORDER—WeII, you are able to keep a score, an't
you ? Applicant—Oh, ces, Ibe able to keep more nor
a score, I've got twenty-one cows.—(Roars of laughter.)
RECORDER—I didn't mean your number of cows ;
what I meant was, that you were able to keep your milk
score ? Applicant—Oh !-I knows what you mean.
I've nothing to do with that. I only looks after the
cows.—( Laughter.)
RECORDER.--Well, as you state your own qualifica-
tions to serve the office of juror so lowly, wo will see
what can be done for you.
The applicant was then told that he must remain
in Court, but that his services would not be required
unless it was found to be absolutely necessary.
IVilliani Stewartson, 17, was indicted for stealing a
5/. Wink of England note, several sovereigns, and a
quantity of silver, the prqperty of Edward Stewart-
son, his father.
The prosecutor stated that the prisoner was his
sob, and lived wi h hint at his residence, St. An-
drew's-bill, Doctors'-commons. The prisoner slept in
the same room with him, and on the 3d December,
in the morning, he found the prisoner had left his
house, and that he had taken his keys from his trowsers
pocket and opened his bureau, and that the money men-
tioned ill the indictment had been stolen.

A tired Shepherd deposed that he knew the prisoner,
and on the night of the sth December, he met him at
the Surrey Theatre, and followed him out, and asked
him how his father was, and he replied that he was very

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veil. Witness then told him that he had heard of the
robbery, and that his father was behind him with an
officer, and the prisoner replied that he did not care
either for his father or the officer. The officer then
seized him, when he immediately drew a pistol from
his pocket and attempted to fire it off, but it was
taken from him, and another, found to be loaded.
Oa his being searched another loaded pistol was found
in his possession. The prisoner, on his being taken
to the station-house, admitted that he had taken the
money from kis father.
Henry lose, a policeman, proved that he took
charge of the prisoner, and, at the corner of Farring-
don-stract, he slipped from him, and ran away. He
WilS pursued and stopped, and witness had hold of his
collar, when he immediately pulled a pistol from his
pocket, and held it towards witness, and said, " Now,"
and pulled the trigger. The pistol missed fire, and
witness secured him ;
and, on searching him, he toned.
another loaded pistol, a flask
money,siat, and a number of percussion
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caps. Both the pistols were loaded up to the muzzle.
Pearce, the shopman to a gon-
e sold the pistols produced to the
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prisoner for 21. 165.
The prisoner, in his defence, denied the robbery.
The RECORDER, having summed up the evidence, the
Jury returned a verdict of Guilty, They at the same
tune espressed their opinion that it was very wrong of
the witness Pearce to sell pistols to such a boy as the
prisrohne RerwEitchooßuptEiß toldi inquiring who they were for.e
prisoner that he had been
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convicted of a most heinous crime, and he was well
aware that it was not the first time that he had made
his appearance in a Court of Justice, and that he had
already suffered a year's imprisonment upon a conviction
for felony, the charge being brought against him by his
own father, who was on the present occasion compelled
r.g,in to come forward to prosecute him. There was no
hope of his reformation in this country, and he had set
so terrible an example of early depravity, that he could
not come to the conclusion that any part of the full
period or transportation awarded by the Legi.lature
ought to be reduced. 'rile prisoner was then ordered
to be transported for 15 years.
In the course of the day, upon the application of Mr.
Molphin, the rccognizances of the Earl of Cardigan
an,l Captain Douglas, and their sureties, were respited
until the next Session.