The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-17 00:00:00

able to read and write imperfectly. The number ol
youths under sixteen years of age for trial arss tsstiv_:*sl
Considerable difficu ty occurred in formin; the,P_.jr‘
jury, a number o' the gentlemen saran:toiled nre,..,
claimed exemption from serving on the grand jury, D wn,'
Government officers. A grand jury basica; bee° '.
length formed,
dwelt l'heoLn ttahreniendustftsilsistyssoTfaNgTraJndtm.;.uErtieisn
cases like those coming before this Court. With rfe;r:he
to the Bill which became law 3 short time Soo,e °el,.
better administration cot: justice towards juvend i'o',a
dors, he would not comment at length,
aasddarestritgantslnirecivi
say his own experience in that Court, whbeurta goal's- veto
continually coming back again for of 1 3 e
him the inutility—or more than inutility--
mentary principie. the Wt
James Renter, who ;lad been convicted at
~_A lic
sessions for stealing a gold pencil-case, was call"
for judgment, when him °
judgment, sht. leiu.
The Learned ASSISTANT JUDGE sentenced
six months' imprisonment, with hard labour.
,•ad other Wm.
Win. Scott was indicted for stealing 31., an
monies from the person of James Ricketts r vier'
It appeared that the prosecutor and the prissone,
observed
together in a public-house, when the latter wa °ad 500 a
with his hand in lavish ocket of the prosecutor, Be 0.
afterwards he was ing money all ;shout the n °
bourhood. whined out
The prisoner blubbered like a child, and
the 3
that if the jury found him guilty he hoped
would be merciful to him. number °f
A verdict of Guilty was returned, when a
3,,„, lae
previous convictions being proved against him, f
, f,,,. ,-
Learned Judge sentenced him to be transport
ea for
Learned
years. a you cat-
Prisoner—Thank you, my Lord, that is a" '
do.
.You did show me mercy twe b"
Wzllianz Fitzgerald was indicted for stealing hitt, the
of iron, value 10s., the property of Messrs• ell
builders, of' Gray's Inn-lane ne Works
The prosecutors are engaged in erecting the --wstatioe,
at the London and North-Western itailwaY -ea by
as obsery _A as
i Euston-square. When the prisoner w stioaeu
the foreman carrying the iron, and when clue bialbi
given to
,c, the
to where he got it from, he said it was
a man to carry to another of the entrances 1 ,
station. ; pielithi
He was found Guilty, and sentenced to
six
imprisonment with hard labour.
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BOW-STREET.—(THIS vAth: larilid
A well-dressed young man, who hadpgaislsylinnhs,glirelitioliose;
of John Jones at the station, but who now 5". otilii-
name was Robert Holt, was charged with assa
butcher-boy named George Meade. tbreegh
_ The complainant said that he was
Southamton-row, Holborn this morning,
cidentally knocked against the prisoner, who whit: in ijr
at the superscription of a letter which h"-Ticibe,,,P.,"'
hand, and walking onwards at the same time' best bias
loner soner seized him by the collar and began
most unmercifully with a thick walking-stick'••de of the
Two witnesses who were on the opposite st sto tb
e
street at the time corroborated the statement $
assault. a frit°
The prisoner said that he had been asked b Sand ar°
to leave the letter at a house in the street, jaisaat
the coals satoe
looking at the superscription, when
thrust his face against him to look at it, et,cti not re'
be ow
stool
to
time saying something to him which
member. When he dropped the letter, he att)areelillie
pick it up, and the prisoner caught bold of a Pt- ye
prop Th'e ad
held in his hand, saying that it was his
was so provoked, that he certainly did strike open
100
s, but
with the walking-stick. A person who was
all the time would prove the truth of his s_tait,ehretebe.ty..!ebii
he did not wish to call him lest his name rang in biro,
lished, and whatever " scrape" he might
he did not wish to bring another into it. , asps
Mr. JARDINE considered it avery uhiaati6ab-oeil-ert .4,e
Even it the facts were as stated ny eonig' ,be 17°.{'
oughtHe would fine him U. The fine was paid.
nAY)
mARLBRO'-sTREET_(TIIIS `--01 befae
George Blenton, a well look• g 1 d, was Place • h fir
Mr. Bingham, charged with hirelings concern° "'it cl ter
other lad named Bear (who is already corn Nee 215'
trial), in robbing Mr. ' James H erman Watts' IC
Regents'- street. * pi °(
The prisoner and the lad Bear were in the '31345 dpi
the prosecutor, up to the 25th f J
sit3ciegiroLcLiti
they absconded, having previously robbed
player of upwards of fifteen pounds in notes
Or'.
The particulars of the case have already OP r,
this journal on the 9th instant. seea"
theTdheeppbrsiistioennesr
whaevriengtakbeenen,
an been by thseruq, soar
mitted for trial. robbitl
George Mackay was charged on suPsrpisiocnioenr elfsc"arreal;
Mr. Thomas Bignold, of the Feathers-tavern, id gearste
street, Fitzroy-square, of a silver watch and g,,as. f
a quantity of wearing apparel, and three sover,,,,e24,tbok
The prosecutor stated that on the night of t''' t OP
June last he retired to rest about twelve o'cloc, as oral;
.time his property was safe. He got up the aelbiresei,j;
ing at seven o'clock, and on proceeding to dresaered t",,i,
was surprised to find that some person had ,entale Baia
room and taken away all his wearing apparel, saig 1
information to the police, who had' been uneensceed 1,11,
their efforts to detect the thief, but could not eei`"
last evening, when, from information they ha- re
they took the prisoner into custody. the
iat s
John Kightley, 17, Fitzro • Market, prefeds seeearif
girt'
prisoner and another man leave the Feather; , . ert',
the morning of the robbery. The prisoner h tlePenee°;
bundle under his arm, which he endeavoured t°,.asecat°
On hearing of the rubbery he informed the 11'..
of what lie had seen. et, Vsthai
Mr. William Crombie, coffee-house keeper, the 51)`i
place, New-road, said that on the morning eTicere`',.
of June, the prisoner came into his house anuure-tatfes"
the duplicate of a watch, in payment for a u-„e
which he refused to let him have on those teral:a.id t`c
Mr. Charles Paine, landlord of the Featbers,raoos''
prisoner was in the constant habit of using hisieas ia°
and he saw him in the tap-room the night Pill be er
till b kir
the robbery. He had not seen him since oho
him in custody
dyattolif the robbery,estation
.T
ashwePriaclae d
nied all knowledge remaaels . r)
, Dikl,:b
WORSHIP-STREET —(THIS —lt `cite
a Mary Shea was charged with a desperate at Shea, t•i:
hucsboapnpder upon lichen Rider, and Bar:bacillary
tID Pet
,vas also charged with a similar a.scia:r 0 P
John Diable, who has been living with Rider bat
blit
husband.
Helen Rider deposed that she was a single re,
ew,opivs.as,t,
.ert:
lived with Diable as his wife, at No. 18, Prtinhe PA'fr
Shoreditch. At about nine o'clock last iligu'ia-adia,""d
ceived that the female prisoner, who is her '-ttila`'S3
was wasting the water in the butt. She ex:Pc)astie owi*s
fmwroiatmlhieihnpeurrsolueyepeoddnoiniingt,gas site was convinced the Pr's`sec'd
wsinth inhererdw re vrernt tsrnre:ricirdePolieeort:
that she would teach witness better she "we fisove f
her -" ears washing. gp.
, and on turning towards the' stairs the P90111°,;
who had in her hand a chopper, similar to that used
frs
cutting wood, gave witness such a blow with it ;Vitae:a
top of the head as to cause a dreadful wound' fain
faint
ontrived to reach her room, but very Vies"' al t
from the loss of blood and effect of the wound] said .3
The House-surgeon of the London Bonita` ,0 ca
ll°
she had received such injuries as were likely h``'
.I,
erysipelas, which would probably produce de3ht..o. tln
John Diable said that he arrived home et,a,--tlife 440
past ten o'clock last night, when he found he
e'lara°4",j
already described. Ile went down stairs for the:o 'of
of fetching a police-constable, and in the Palsi-oidedei,
some words with the male prisoner, who steer "A,.soe'Act
the backh. room door, and who, on witness turn` 13170 11%0
&wsisityhe les a tremendous blow upon the back ot ,'„," to t'
some sharp instrument, and which te11e,d,,.17 41,0
ground and rendered h'
The House surgeon 1111 for a time inSenSitlgt 1)/'
had also sustainedgaeosneroifoutshewohnonsdp.ital said t ,to
Police sergeant 13 II said that the choPPel aralladildee°tlle
could nowhere be found, although he had
most diligent search after .
The prisoners denied the charge altogether,' °ln 641.deilri
Mr. ARNOLD remanded them for one we tune,
l'
to ascertain how the complainants, by that '
have got on.

D IV
SOUTHWARK. (THIS '1"-- 11'11
Martha Berry, a young_ woman,—
,empting to destroy herself in one of t"" Der
rear of this court. the pris? 0
It appeared
was that, on the receding nigllt' I' en, d'lrr
conveyed to the station-house,being f'
0 u
..,.$ loe ,t sbe
state of intoxicationin
in the street. She,-,h-e ig",," re
in one of the cells, and inthe eol- 11
b ' e
wasch,a,,rgce(elliVot tho
course , whic the
was discovered suspended by her garter,' lied to the
tied round her neck, and the other end f°e!ed o°,l to
ironrei gratings. She was cut down and car enable
re►erve-room and recovered sufficiently to ve en
be brought up to this court. libe
i„ been
The policeman said the prisoner had °lli' sent
rated from gaol on theedprevious day. not to 1),,,e st i
The prisoner b for God's sake, "_ and t"_.,ore
to gaol again, to begged, for
bread and water' take v.'
was the delight of getting out that made her k the
liquor than she ought to have done. .erl°° 3
havee., 00.
Mr. COTTINGHAM said that he could the re'
offence—that low diet likelyW hntilcl, tbge-
beneficial effect in such wasFasee, nd he 5..-
di4l. 111
fore, adjudge her to be imprisoned dafour f°ureell
the House of Correction.

complishedyb
Horse Artill
sively devoteedyr
ROYAL HORSEA Alla. 16'
rd°:rs:s-e-lrelf::
..-I.RTILLERT.--WOOTVICIff be O,C"'
—The duty
ptoartthofe eraocehheotf
stehrevisceve ertit:
of the Rocket Troop is in future Icif SoPil
y, and Captain Blake's troop,
elate_perltv
stationed at Woolwich is laced' the row ai
service at the • , now p on abed frO
the garrison different home stations, and re,arc",be cote.
mand of
fscon at five o'clock A.M. to-day, unaer " relieve
Major Macbapta'in Blake, en route to Leeds, t.o. Alse'
an s troop at that station. gar`reiteye
bean's troo e
Majorßl p proceeds to Newcastle-on-Tyeet to blip to
oomfield's troop, which proceeds te Du being
reliev
relievedCapain Teesdale's troop, and the latter on
will return to head-quarters at Woolvvieltie of
THE WOOD PAVEMENT.— Yesterday the vi:rse to
the
7ood pavement from Northumberland 111 to
t°
St.
.Charing__ cross Hospital; was removed and carrie
with
t Martin's workhouse it • b • and
; is being r
cc'
granite. dellt"
SHOCKING ACCIDENT. —Yesterday an rred t°
attended
with very shocking circumstances, occu .ser,
m a an named David Murphy, aged 40 years,a tan.
tanner, in
in the service of Mr. Hackblock, an extensiva, en
`Willow-walk, Bermondsey. It seems that be vi-soe
gaged on the top of a stack- of tan, when he bY (-3, bf
whichmeans fell from the height of 50 feet to the groun _ of
he su,tained an extensive injury of the bone Pro,
thepelvis,-
which was most seriously' lacerated
rtidaell
He also received other injuries, and very slight Goy'il
are given of his recovery. He was removed to ocor,
Hospital, where he was put under the care a gr.
lug, the 1190 e-surgeon,