The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-18 00:00:00

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The jury round the prisoner Guilty, and
The COMMON L'SERCEANT Setitenet:(l Mtn to seven years'
transportation, observing that he belonged to the finest
corps in the world, and that he had disgraced it.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
Renshaw was indicted for stealing a purse,
containing a sovereign, a half•crown, and a shilling, the
property of James Lockhart, Esq. The prosecution was
instituted at the instance of the London and North-
Western Railway Company.
Mr. PRENDERGAST, who appeared for the railway
company, stated the facts, from which it appeared that
on Saturday morning last, about eleven o'clock, the pro-
secutor was waiting outside the door of the ticket office
at the Euston-square station, when he felt a twitch at
his skirt coat pocket, in which he had placed his purse a
few minutes before. He turned round and saw the pri-
soner standing close behind him. On finding that his
purse had been taken, he seized the prisoner, as he was
the only person who could possibly have robbed him.
Between the spot where Mr. Lockhart's pocket was
picked and the place where he laid hold of him, a
young gentleman, named Henry Donaldson Nichol-
son, was standing with his mother, waiting to
get their tickets. This young gentleman was a
a scholar of Westminster School, and the son of a highly
respectable clergyman of the Church of England, and
his character must be above suspicion, and in about five
minutes after the robbery was committed he put his
hand into the outside pocket of his great coat which was
very wide and open at the top, and there fonnd the pro-
secutor's purse. The prisoner in going away from
where he first stood to where he was taken must have
passed him, and it was very easy for the prisoner when
he found himself accused of the robbery to have dropped
the purse into his pocket. The Learned Counsel saki,
this was a usual trick with the more expert swell-mobs-
men, and he recollected one case which occurred at a
meeting at the Freemasons' Tavern, where Mr. Pownall,
the chairman of their bench of magistrates, had his
pocket picket, and the purse was found in the pocket of
Mr. Puckle, another Middlesex magistrate.
Mr. Lockhart and young Mr. Nicholson having con-
firmed the statement of the Learned Counsel, a railway
constable deposed to having seen the prisoner frequently
before lingering about the station without having any
apparent business.
The jury retired, and after a long consultation brought
in a verdict of Not Guilty.
As the prisoner was leaving the dock,
The Learned JUDGE said—Go along, sir, you have had
a narrow escape. You had better look sharp for the
future. I know a little more about you than the jury.
The prisoner winked knowingly, and made a low bow
to the judge.

MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.)
FRACAS' AT THE OPERA.—Mr. George Carnaby, a
gentleman residing at No. 21, Bermondsey-square, wss
charged before Mr. Bingham with assaulting Mr. Henry
Littler, and tearing his coat.
The complainant, who is a gentleman of property, re-
siding at Waltham Abbey, stated that on the previous
night, about eleven o'clock, he was in the pit of the
Opera House, in the Hay-market. At the conclusion
of the opera, he tock a seat upon one of the benches,
having previously been standing. He had no sooner
taken his seat than the defendant came up to him. and,
in an imperious tone, desired him to leave it. He re-
fused to quit the seat, when the defendant laid hold of
him by the collar of his coat, and attempted to pull him
out. In the struggle that ensued, the defendant tore his
(complainant's) coat in such a manner as to render the
garment totally useless. With the assistance of a gen-
tleman who was sitting close to them, complainant gave
him into custody.
The defendant, in reply to the charge, said that after
the opera was over he had occasion to leave his scat for
a short time, and on his return he was surprised to find
it occupied by complainant, whom in a polite manner he
requested to leave the seat. He refused to do so, and
behaved in a very jeering manner towards him. Such
conduct certainly annoyed him, and in the excitement of
the moment he laid hold of complainant's coat collar
which in the struggle got torn.
Mr. William Hills, 5, Ilarleyford-place, Kennington,
said that on the preceding night he was in the pit of the
Opera House, in company with defendant. After the
opera was concluded he (defendant) had occasion to leave
his seat, and during his absence complainant requested
permission to sit, which was granted upon his (com-
plainant's) consenting to give it up on defendant's re-
turn. Complainant subsequently refused to do so, when
a struggle took place, which ended in complainant's coat
being torn and defendant being given into custody.
Mr. BINGHAM said that complainant was rather too
hasty in taking possession of the vacant seat. He should
have waited for a few minutes in order to enable the
original possessor to return, when if he did not he might
take the seat, without outraging the courtesy generally
adopted amongst the frequenters of the opera. The
defendant, who no doubt felt much annoyed, had acted
with a deal of indiscretion and undue haste in laying
hold of complainant's coat collar, and he (Mr. Bingham)
thought under all the circumstances of the case, that the
matter should proceed no further, and that if defendant
paid for the damage done to the coat, he had no doubt,
complainant would be satisfied.
The complainant at once consented to abide by the
Magistrate's decision, and the defendant having paid for
the damage done to the torn garment, the parties
thanked the Magistrate, and left the court.

Castellan-aand then the exquisitely delicious air,
‘.l)eh ! vieni non tardar," which, for sonic unaccountable
reason, Grisi has recently chosen to omit whenever
she has appeared as Susannah, althoutrh it is one
of the most exquisite morceaux of the opera.
It was deliciously given by Jenny Lind, in the true
Mozartian spirit, and was rapturously encored
Staudigl's Figaro is, without exception, the very best
on the stage. Witty, sarcastic, full of life and spirit,
he is forced to exhibit, as himself says, more sci-
ence, talent, acuteness, and diplomacy to earn a
subsistence, than would have sufficed to govern a
kingdom. Mozart entered thoroughly into the
spirit of Figaro, and has interpreted it in the most
expressive and joyous music to be found in the whole
range of the lyrical drama, and Staudigl thoroughly
appreciates Mozart, and thoroughly enjoys inter-
preting him. His "Se vuol ballare" was
superb, and his " Non piu andrai " per-
fection. It is needless to say it was
rapturously encored. Lablache's Bartolo was glo-
rious, he gave "La Vendetta" magnificently. Ma-
dame Castellan was exceedingly interesting as the
Countess, and sung the music of the part with exqui-
site taste and feeling. Coletti acted the Count admi-
rably ; he was, however, unfortunately suffering from
a severe horseness (for which apology was made)
which occasionally marred his vocal efforts. The
choruses were excellently given, and the orchestra
was all that could be desired. Among those present
we observed the Duchess of Somerset, the Earl of
Liverpool, his Excellency the Russian Minister and
Mdlle. Olga de Lechner, Madame de Martchenho,
the Baroness de Matzoff and Mdlle. d'Ouprelle, the
Viscount Canterbury, the Prince Troubetskoi, Lord
Brabazon, Lord Rokeby, Lady Curtis, Lady Mey-
rick, Lady Lawley, Lady Walker, Sir Frederick
french, Baron Nicolay, M. C. de Koudriaffsky, Sir
Alexander Woodford, General the Hon. A. P. Upton,
Hon. General Cavendish, Colonel Wildman, Colonel
Dickson, Colonel Meyrick, Major Buckley, Mr. and
Mrs. Hubert de Burgh, Mr. Barry Baldwin, M.P.,
Mr. and Mrs. Maberley, Captain Smith, Captain
Watson, Mr. Parnther, Mr. Sandford, Sir George
Wombwell, &c.