The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-08 00:00:00

SUE RE 1 SESSIONS.

George Stone, convicted of having in his possession
eight counterfeit hali-crowns, was sentenced to twelve
months' imprisonment, with hard labour.
Several prisoners charged with larcenies pleaded
guilty, and were sentenced to various terms of imprison-
ment. Among them Edward Byrne, aged 15, for
stealing two loaves of bread from the shop of Mr. Henry
Emsden, at Cheam, was sentenced to solitary confine-
ment for seven days, and to be once privately whipped.
Wm. Matthews, 20 years of age, was indicted for steal-
ing a shirt at Wonersh, from John Cobbett. The
shirt had been put out with other clothes to dry, and had
been stolen. It was found in possession of the prisoner,
who said, in his defence, that he had bought it of a
tramp on the road.—Verdict, Guilty.
The prisoner was also indicted for stealing a number
of carpenter's tools, at Compton, on the Bth' Dec. last.
William Hurst, a wheelwright, stated that on the
day named he was at work at a farm-houee in Compton,
and left the tools in a shed at night. The next morn-
ing they were not to be found. Witness identified several
of the tools.
Mr. Slamer, landlord of the Blind Man at Farnham,
said that he and his ostler, had bought most of the
articles produced of a party, of whom the prisoner
was one.
W. Hollington, the inspector of police at Guildford,
having heard of Mr. Hurst's loss, had reason to suspect
the prisoner. He followed the prisoner and two others
from Guildford to Farnham, keeping them in sight as
much as possible. He occasionally lost sight of them.
On inquiry at Farnham he learned that the tools had
been sold as described by the last witness. On his ap-
prehension the prisoner declared that he and his com-
panions had found them in a turnip field ; but witness
was positive that throughout the whole of the way
between the two towns none of the party entered any
Add of that kind.
Verdict—Not Guilty.
Hollington being recalled, stated that the prisoner was
known to be connected with two men whom he had ap-
prehended for a highway robber), committed with
violence.—Sentence, three months' imprisonment, with
hard labour, and to be once privately whipped.
John Moore, aged 38, for stealing a handkerchief from
Mr. Culcheth, landlord of the Masons' Arms, Croydon,
on Christmas-day, was sentenced to six months' impri-
sonment at Brixton, with.hard labour.
William Laurence was indicted for stealing, from Mr.
Bowerman, butcher, of Bermondsey, • twelve trusses of
hay, four trusses of straw, and three bushels of oats, on
the 18th of December. Mr. Charnock prosecuted. The
prisoner was described as being a butcher's porter.
John Fluck said that he delivered 36 trusses of hay
at the premises of Mr. Bowerman, in Cottage-row, Ber
niondsey, on the 17th December. He could recognise
the trusses, because instead of adopting the usual mode of
tying the two bands different ways, one being tucked to
the right and the other to the left, witness always
tucked both his bands to the left.

Cross-examined—Had not the slightest doubt but
that the hay he had seen at the station-house was the
bay delivered by him to Mr. Bowerman.
Thomas Towers, a person in Mr. Bowerman's em-
ployment, had received the hay from the last witness,
and stowed it away in the loft. On the day after the
hay was delivered his attention was called by Ms master
to a truss of hay lying in the mi,ldle of the public road.
That he immediately recognised as being part of the hay
he received from Pluck. On going into the loft with
Mr. Bowerman he missed twelve trusses of hay, three
trusses of straw, and a quantity of oats.
Policeman M 240 produced two samples of oats, one
taken from the stock of Mr. Bowerman, and the other
from the premises of the prisoner, which appeared the
431110.
Mr. Bowerman confirmed the testimony previously
given respecting the receipt of the hay and the discovery
of its loss. _ _

West, the policeman, deposed to going to the prisoner's
premises, and finding a quantity of hay, straw, and corn,
part of which was

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the premises the prisoner came up, and as soon as he
learned that there was an inquiry going on went away.
Mr. PAYNE addressed the jury on behalf of the pri-
soner.

The jury returned a verdict of Guilty ; and he was
sentenced to seven years' transporation.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Allied Bays, a very respectably dressed young man,
was brought up on a charge of attempting to pick two
ladies' pcckets.
J. God ward, police-constable 34 E, said he was going
down Berners-sfrer t to Oxford-street on Wednesday
night, between 4 and 5 o'clock, when two ladies, who gave
him their addresses, pointed out the prisoner, and said he
had been attempting their pocket-4. He (the constable)
followed the young ma❑ across Oxford• street, and took
him Litt, custody between Berners•street and the Pan-
theon.
Mr. Bags, the father of the boy, said the policeman
was drunk, and incapable of doing his duty, and the
statement was false.
The prison} r said he was going home on Wednesday
night, and on his way down Wells-street he saw the
Policeman stagger, which made him look at him. The
policeman saw him. He (the prisoner) walked on till he
came to Oxford street, and he saw the policeman stagger
again. Prisoner then went to his home, 19, Broad-
street, Golden-square, where he had just rung the bell,
when the policeman came up and laid hold of him. His
younger brother had just opened the door when the
policeman dragged him away.
Policeman (in answer to Mr. HARDWICK)—The state-
ment is false ; it was near the Pantheon when I took
him—between tvardour•street and the Pantheon. I did
not take him at his own house.
John Bags, the prisoner's brother, a child six years
of age, said he was in the first-floor room and heard the
bell, and went and opened the door. He saw his brother
Allred there, and a policeman with him, who took him
away. _

The mother confirmed the child's statement. She
heard the bell ; she did not recollect if the child had
said anything about the policeman, but he told her of
his brother, and she imagined he had forgotten some-
thine. and gone away.
Mr. HARDWIC (to Inspector Baker. of tie C division)
—Was the policeman drunk ? Inspector Baker—l did
not notice that he was.
The prisoner said he was so drunk that he could not
find out the Vine-street station.
Policeman—l missed my way, and inquired at this
court
The prisoner said he did inquire at this court, but
instead of taking him to Vine-street station, he took
him along Argyll place, across Regent-street, into Han-
over-street, ond then inquired again. From this he took
him down Albemai le-street into Piccadilly, to Burling-
ton-house, where he inquired of the waterman for the
station of the C division. He inquired subsequently of
several persons, till he got behind the County Fire-
office, then into the Quadrant again, then into Glass-
house-street, where somebodyishowed him Vine-street.
The policeman—lt's false. I went into several streets
seeking for the address of the prisoner, until I said I
would not go any further.
Mr. lannwicx---That's a new version. You did not
tell us tint before. (To Leicester, the under-gaoler)—
Did you see this constable call here last night ?
Leicester—Yes ; and I told him to go down Carnaby-
street. But when I looked again I saw the constable
going down Argyll-place. I expressed my astonishment
to some one near at the man's stupidity.
Mr. HARDWICK—Af ter you called here, what then ?
Policeman—l went down Argyll-place, and missed my
turning, and the prisoner took me into Hanover-street.
Mr.HARDWICK—TOOk you ? Why, he was your
prisoner. Policeman—The prisoner said he knew where
the station was, and would show me it.
Mr. fLtanwicK—That's a third version, which we did
not have before. Where did you come from when you
called at this Court ? Policeman—From Broad street.
Mr. HARDWICK—What were you doing there ? Po-
liceman—The prisoner gave me his address as. No. 16,
Broad-street, and I called there.
Mr. HARDWICK—Who answered the door ? Police-
man—A woman, who said the prisoner did not live there.
Mr. HARDWICK ordered the prisoner to be put back,
while one of the officers went to inquire at No. 16.
Leicester, on returning, said that he was told by the
parties in the house that no policeman had called at the
house last night, and if any woman had answered the
door it must have been known, for all the women were
in the house that morning who were in the house the
whole of Wednesday. The bell had not been rung all
afternoon or evening.
Police-sergeant 10 E came in at this moment, and in-
formed the magistrate that policeman 34 E brought a
charge immediately after to the station-house of the E
division, and was detained for being drunk.
When this was heard it closed the case. The pri-
soner was immediately discharged.
Mr. HARDWICK said, if the father of the boy meant
to lodge any complaint against the policeman, Inspector
Baker would receive it. He handed over the addresses
which the policeman had given in as those of the persons
who gave the young man into custody, and ordered the
sergeant to inquire whether any such persons lived at
these addresses, and whether they gave any person into
custody?
Inspector Baker said, the impression left on his
memory was, that when the constable brought in the
charge, he said he had not got their addresses; but he
came and said he had got them afterwards.