The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-27 00:00:00

that the Bishops objected to the Maynooth grant—
that the plan imposed upon others the hardship of
paying for what they did not approve. Now, inde-
pendently of my objections in point of conscience, I con-
sider my claim of exemption upon the argument of the
possession of funds in the united parishes worthy of
consideration, although I certainly prefer going upon
the higher grounds. The subject is associated with
many other questions, but it is identified with the educa-
tion question. We hear people [talk of the necessity of
religious education, but religion is not a thing which
depends upon education—it is dependent upon faith,
which is not to be taught.
The LORD MAYOR—It has been frequently observed
to those who object to the laws by which the country they
reside in is regulated, that they are at perfect liberty
to remove to some place better adapted to their taste. I
admit that you are perfectly justified in asserting your
conscientious scruples ; but I am bound as a magistrate
to enforce the law at my own peril, and I cannot make
your case an exception.
Defendant—l have within the last thirty years been
put to the expense of 5001. for what I never make use
of, and what never has been of the slightest service to
me. The Church has scarcely left me an article of fur-
niture of any advantage to me. I hope her ministers
will, upon this occasion, seize upon looking-glasses and
such things as are not indispensable, and that they will
leave me my bed and bed-clothes and a table and
chairs.
The LORD MAYOR—Depend upon it you will not be
subjected to any annoyance which you will not bring
upon yourself.
The defendant, who is, we understand, a gentleman of
high respectability, then retired, and a warrant was made
out against his goods and chattels.
Thomas Fitzgibbon, a labouring man, was brought up
charged upon suspicion of having caused the death of
Peter Doyle.
It appeared from the evidence of a woman who lodged
in the house in which the prisoner and his wife resided,
that the deceased and Fitzgibbon and Mrs. Fitzgibbon
had been drunk, and quarrelling and fighting on the
landing-place, and that the deceased was heard to fall
down two flights of stairs ; that he and the prisoner
fought afterwards ; and that it was necessary to convey
the deceased to the hospital, where he died.
Remanded till Friday.
GUILDHALL.

Charles Thompson, aged 24, a person of respectable
appearance, was brought before Mr. Alderman Moon,
charged with stealing two books from the shop-window
of Mr. Noble, a bookseller in Fleet•street.
Mr. Noble stated that he did not wish to press the
charge, as he believed the crime was committed through
poverty, and on account of the prisoner's previous re-
spectability.
Mr. Alderman MOON said he would consider of that
when he had heard the circumstances.
Mr. Humphrey, a law-writer, on Bread-street hill,
stated that on passing through Fleet-street he saw the
prisoner secrete the books under his coat and walk away.
Witness followed him into Fetter-lane before he met
with a policeman. Witness pointed him out to the
officer. and saw him stopped.
Walter Tyler, City policeman, No. 373, said that upon
asking the prisoner if he had not a book under his coat,
he replied he had ; he had Shakspere's works, which
had been lent to him by a friend in the Strand. He
produced the volume from under his coat. Witness told
him he thought he could take him to the shop from
which he had just stolen it. The prisoner assured him
what he said was perfectly right, but witness would not
take his word for that, and conveyed him to the station,
where a second book called the " Gift," was found in his
pocket, as well as some duplicates relating to books.
Mr. Noble identified the two books.
Mr. Alderman Moox asked the prisoner if he wished
to make any statement ?
The prisoner said he was in great distress.
The ALDERMAN asked him what trade he followed ?
The prisoner said he was not of any trade, but he had
been in business, and he put in letters to show his former
respectability.
Mr. Alderman MOON asked if he had followed any
occupation recently.
The prisoner said he had not.
The ALDERMAN said, he could not yield to Mr. Noble's
recommendation, for it would end in his turning the pri-
soner loose in a short time to prey upon the public again.
The prisoner's previous position was rather an aggra-
vation of his crime, for as a man of intelligence he
knew that he need not have resorted to stealing because
he was destitute. Those who had the means made con-
tributions as poor-rates to prevent any unemployed mem-
ber of society from being driven to stealing. He felt
himself bound to commit the prisoner to trial. The
prisoner might hand his papers to the judge and show
what probability there was that he would be removed
from the state of necessity in which he had lately been.
He was committed for trial.
Captain Spence, of the 89th Foot, who had been
charged on the preceding day with stealing four cigars,
and who appeared to be in a state of insanity, was
brought up and delivered to his friends to be immediately
conveyed back to the regiment, which is lying at Dover.
He had come to London on leave of absence for a fort-
night, and had exhibited some eccentricities that left
little doubt of the state of his mind.
BO W-STREET.

A middle-aged man, named Harry Hal-hien, was
placed at the bar before Mr. Henry, under the following
circumstances:—
The charge sheet represented the prisoner as having
been taken in custody on suspicion of being an accessory
to the murder of the infant child of a woman named
Cleveland, keeping a house of ill-fame in Upper Wel
lington-street, but:the charge was not signed.
Mr. HENRY inquired what was the nature of the
charge, and by whom it was instituted?
Mr. Mosely, who attended to watch the case on behalf
of the parish authorities of the Strand Union, observed
that the prisoner had been brought to Bow-street by
the direction of Mr. Bedford, the coroner of Westmin-
ster, before whom an inquest had been held on the body
of the deceased child of a Mrs. Cleveland. A medical
gentleman, it appeared, had made certain statements to
the coronerrespecting an interview which he had had with
the prisoner, whose remarks induced him to suspect
that he was an accessory to the child's death. The pri-
soner consequently attended the adjourned inquest, and
desired to be examined upon the subject; but the coroner
advised him not to criminate himself, and, on his then
declining to make any statement, ordered a constable in
attendance to take him before the magistrate at Bow-
street. Mr. Mosely reminded his Worship that another
party, who had refused his name, had been remanded by
Mr. Jardine on a similar charge. He (Mr. Mosely) had
no instructions in the matter, but merely wished to ex •
plain how the prisoner came before his Worship.
Mr. HENRY asked if anybody was present to give evi-
dence against the prisoner ? Mr. Lawson (the medical
gentleman above adverted to) said that he was prepared
to repeat the statements he had already made before the
coroner ; but they did not go to prove that the
prisoner was actually concerned in the murder of the
child.
Mr. HENRY desired the constable to produce his autho-
rity for taking the prisoner into custody.
The constable had no authority but the verbal direc-
tions of the coroner.
Mr. HENRY assured the constable that they gavo him
no authority whatever, unless accompanied by a war-
rant; and his Worship expressed his surprise that the
charge was taken by the inspector.
The prisoner was then discharged.
SOUTHWARK.

Robert Gorden, late engineer of the Universal Gas-
light Company, was brought before Mr. Cottingham on
e following charge:—
Mr. Buckton, Secretary of the London and Brighton
Railway Company, stated that, being indebted to the
Universal Gaslight Company in the sum of 1151., fir
supplying gas, he was authorised by the managing
director to transmit a letter of advice to the
socretary of that company relative to the payment
of the money. The following day, the 14th instant,
the prisoner called and represented himself as the engi-
neer of the gas company, and when witness put some
questions to him his replies were so satisfactory, saying
that he was in the habit of collecting money for the
concern, that witness was induced to hand hun over a
cheque for 1151., the amount of their account. Owing
however, to something that transpired in a short time
afterwards, payment of the cheque was stopped at the
bankers upon whom it was drawn. The witness added,
that when he expressed his surprise to the accused that
he had not brought the letter of advice which he (the
witness) had written relative to the settlement of the
account to the gas company, his answer was that he had
(begotten it; and he afterwards sent it to the Brighton

Railway-office.
Mr. John Greenaway stated, that he is secretary to
the Universal Gaslight Company, of which the prisoner
had been an engineer since August last, at a salary of
3001. per annum; that on the 13th instant, he (witness)
received a letter of advice from the secretary of the
London and Brighton Railway Company, relative to a
' sum of 1151. due to the gas company, and appointing a
day on which the sum would be paid. On Friday, the
14th instant, witness discovered that the prisoner had
received a cheque for the amount from Mr. Buckton,
although he was not authorised by the co
onedmpany
the so to do;
and, when he was subsequently questi on sub-
ject, he admitted that he did get the cheque as described;
and and when he was further interrogated on the point, he
secretary of by peepingof the Brighton Rail-
said that he obtained his information relative to the pay..
sss.ec
In reply to Mr. Cottingham, the witness lwme
ate
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tness said that on
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the companye
the 19th inst. the Universal Gas Companywould be in-
debted to the prisoner 110/., part of his salary; that the
prisoner called at the witness's office on the day after he
,
received the cheque, admitted the fact of his having
ceived it, also admitted that he had peeped into the !eject:
of advice, and added that he acted throughout the busi-
pess under legal advice.
Mr. Edward Boulter, managing director of the Uni-
versal Gaslight Company, stated that the prisoner had
no authority to receive moneys, but there was a balance
of salary of 1101. due to the prisoner, which would
have been paid, but he had no authority to receive 115/.
due by the Brighton Railway Company for gas. The
prisoner had, subsequently to the transaction, sent a
amountingth atthoe
b wasu prepared to
41., to the
pay over letter describing that he had obtained the cheque in
about order to have htahveebhailsance
, salary,and
I company.
Mr. Parry, on the part of the prisoner, contended that
he had not been guilty of any offence
cri-
minal court ; that the facts were, amenable in a
which he was engineer, was indebted to him; that he
the
Company' of
could not obtain the money; and that
ceived a cheque for 115/. due to his debtors, he went and re-
paid himself out of it, handing them and would have
payment had not been stoppe over the balance, if
Mr. COTTINGHAM said, that although
ii,,t,
in.iiilied
in
obtaining
the amount of his salary by
the prisoner was
such means as those desCr'ibed
company was indebted to hi yet ii appeared that the
a jury would not Convict m, and as he was of opinion
• instead of sending the prisoner