The Sun.
London, England, 1823-08-27 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,

CRUELTY TQ ANIMALS.
ROw..STßEET.—Yesterday Silus Stephens, 'the driver of
wagon, appeared on a summons, to answer for an, offence
against an Act of Parliament, generally called Mr. Martin's
Act, in wantonly and cruelly ill treating a horse.
The complaint against the defendant was instanced by Mr.
Martin himself, who it appears was driving in his gig through
Covent-Garden, and saw the defendant, who had the charge
of a team of horses, whipping one of them as he conceived in a
cruel and unnecessary manner ; the defendant seemed infu-
riated, and the whipping was so violent that Mr. Martin heard
the lashes before he came in sight of the cause of them.
Mr. Martin's groom, who was with him in the chaise, corro•
borated his master's statement as to cruel and unnecessary seve•
rity with which the horse was beaten.
The defence set up was, that the horse was wrung in the
withers, and would not stand still. The defendant, who was
unloading the cart, had got out twice to steady the horse, and,
on its being restive a third time, got out and gave it several
cuts with a whip, but in no respects answering the description
given by Mr. Martin. They were inflicted with a view to make
the horse stand still, and with moderation suitable to that pur.
Pon. _ _

Mr. MINSIIULL said, that he thought the present case did
not come within the Act, as the words expressed therein were,
" Whoever shall wantonly and, cruelly beat, &c." Now it
appeared that the punishment the horse had experienced was
in under the idea of its being necessary ; and as there ins
some reason to believe that it was necessary, the charge of the
wanton infliction of the same must fall to the ground, and it
would consequently not come within the meaning of the Act.
The treatment of the horse was sworn to by the witnesses as
cruel, and if the words in the Act had been wanton or cruel,
instead of wanton and cruel, he should have felt no difficulty*
but as it was, he thought a conviction could not be had.
Mr. Martin, at considerable length, contended for a convieg
tion, but Mr. Minshull said he was not authorised to convict
under the circumstances.

Mr. Martin seemed to lose all fintesrance at this decision,.
and passionately exclaimed, " Time has been, that when the
brains were out the man would die."

Mr. MINSLIULL,in a very dignified manner, replied, "Never
mind about my brains, Mr. Martin. I shall not lose my tem.
per because you do so."__ _ _

Mr. Martin.—" I really think that you should be relieved
from the labour of your situation."
Mr. MlN'snui.r..—" I dismiss this case."

The defendant bowed and retired, ancr. fir. Martin in an in'
conceivable rage, said, " I shall certainly move that all persons
who have been convicted for offences under this Act be par.
cloned." He soon after left the Office.

ROBBERY AT BENSLEYS THE PRINTERS.
Ustort-HALL.A man named Beeman, who has been for
some time in the employment of Messrs. Bensley, printers in
Bolt-court, and a bookseller named Cahuac, who resides in the
Borough, were brought before L. B. ALLEN, Esq.; the former
charged with having committed a robbery, and the latter with
having knowingly purchased the stolen property.
Messrs. Bensley have been for some tune engaged in printing
" Dr. Lingard's History of England," for Mr. 3lawman of
Ludgate-hill, and were to strike off 1000 copies. About 400
copies had been delivered to Mr. Mawman, when it reached the
ears of Mr. Benjamin Bensley that copies were to be had at
Cahuac's shop at 21. 10s. each, whereas the price at the trade
sale was 31. Convinced that such a reduction in the price of,
the work could not have been afibrded by any one who be-
came possessed of it in the usual manner Mr. Bensley caused
an examination to be made in his premises with respect to that
particular book, and soon learned that ten copies were missing ;
and from certain circumstances, he judged that they must have
been stolen by some person who had constant employment in
the establishment. Beeman was, after some further Investigation
into the circumstances of the robbery, taken into custody. He
denied that he knew any thing about the plundered copies;
but the evidence which follows was produced by Mr. Bensley
to prove that he was the principal, and that Cahuac knowingly'
purchased the stolen property. Mr, Bensley suspected that he
must have been robbed to a considerable amount ; but he could
not at present form an estimate, his business being so extensive'
and diversified.

Mr. Cooper, a resr.ctable bookseller at Whitefriars, stated
that some days ago he purchased at Cahuac's shop in Black-
man-street six copies of" Lingard's History of England," at
21.105. a copy,, and gave to Cahuac a bill at four months for
the whole sum, upon his promise that the six sets should be,
delivered in due time. Five copies were only received by wit-
rest with a list of deficiencies in • witness's hand-writing, but the
thhulmtttwhoreoefsettsheol
themwere very' imperfect, ikneTte.rfeect,ahauaned
tooofkcohunenkeinheie
to Mr. Cahuac's shop, and mentioned to hint that they under-.
Mr. Mawr:lan's clerk stated, that he and Mr. Bensley went
stood he had been selling " Lingard's History of England"
dmile7tirsciencies were never supplied.
considerably under the trade price. Cahuac replied that he
had sold two copies; but upon being told that his dealing with
Mr. Cooper about the six copies was no secret, he admitted that
he had sold that number of copies to Mr. Cooper at the sum
specified. Witness recollected that Caitlin had been present at Mr. Mawinan's trade sale; that he had made.no. purchase
of " Lingard's History of England" there, and that he was
acquainted with the trade price.
Beusley caused the lodgings of Beeman to be searched
by an officer, who in a short time put his hand upon the identi-
ca list of deficiencies of the History of England, which list Mr.
ICooper had delivered to Cahuac, and which it was presumed
Cahuac had transmitted to Beeman for the purpose of having
them corrected.
Mr. Bensley stated, that in looking over Cahuac's shop he'
found two Pronouncing Dictionaries, which had been printed
by him, and he had no doubt were stolen from his premises.
31r. ANDREWS, who attended for Caltuac, asked Mr. Maw-
man's clerk whether he could swear that those copies which
Mr. Cooper had purchased of Cahuac were not part of the 400
copies which had been sold at the trade sale ?
The reply was, that he could not swear they were not part,
of the 400 copies, but he presumed not.
Mr. ANDREWS then contended that the evidence did not
bring home the robbery to Beeman, and of course Celiac was
not chargeable with any offence. Besides, there had been no
proof of dealing between Cahuac and Beeman.
Mr. ALLEN adjourned the case, which excited much inte-
rest amongst the trade, till to-morrow (this day).

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BIRTHS.
On the 19th of July, at Corfu, the Lady ofillajor Crowe, 32d
Regiment, of a son.
On the 25th inst., the Lady of Mr. Robert F. Newman, or
Sion College•gardens, of a daughter.

MARRIED. •
On Thursday last, at Workington, in Cumberland, by the'
Rev. P. Howe, Thomas, only son of Thomas Fishburn, Ent.,
of Whitby, Yorkshire, to Mary, eldest daughter of Benjamin
Thompson, Esq., of the same place.
On the 19th inst., at Ayleford, b the Rev. John Eveleigh,'
MA.,
Henry Fage Belson, Esq. R.N., to Anne Harwood,
eldest daughter of the Rev. Wm. Evelcigh, Vicar of Ayles-
fonl and Lamberhurst.

DIED..
ear 4)f
Doing, Esq"
his age, William, the eldest son of Cholmeley.
On Sunday the 24th inst., at Hastings, in the 13th Y
of Ayot, St. Lawranee, in the County of lierts: t,
On the 18th inst., in the 611th year of her +wet
n Surey,
wife of Thomas Arnott, Esq., of Acre-lane; Brod°—' infant
On Monday night, in Clarges-street, William, the
son of the Rev. Charles R. Fawnshawe. „tr woim
On Thursday, the 21st inst., Mary, the wife °I DI r. Ford, of Nine Elms, Battersea. Margate

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