The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-30 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

(Before the RECORDER, Alderman FlucnEs, &c.)
James Marshall and Elizabeth, his wife, who were re-
'mauled from last session, were indicted for stealing
divers articles from a dwelling-house where they were
servants, and George Nicholls was charged with felo-
niously receiving part of the said articles.
The RECORDER summed up with his usual minute-
neas, and favourably as to the charge against Mr.
Nicholls, on whose behalf many respectable persons tes-
tified to his excellent character.

The jury consulted for a short time, and then returned
verdict of Guilty against James Marshall, and Ac-
quitted his wife and Mr. Nicholls.
The CounT sentenced the convict to hard labour for
three calendar months.

(Bef° THIRD COURT.
re Mr. Commissioner BULLOCI and Alderman

Gears
~.. HUNTER.)
hraie itobson was convicted, upon clear evidence, of
Peoru :Vd;Pciivireller's shop window, and stealing there-
Sejanaltesencaeditt,ooaiin2' m&oe•nths' hard labour.
watch and chain' Jr, was indicted for stealing a mold
and, three diamond and pearl rings, and a
silver watch
or ard, value 201., the
Lovell, a surgeon, property of Mr.
, in Clara ,
master ; and j sLreet
, sen., was indicted for re-
ante, 0,7).30n, Clare-market, his
ceiving the property feloniously.
It appeared that the younger prisoner had been in the
Nervice of Mr. Lovell,
days' as errand boy; but he
suddenly disappeared one
aftohardthbaeteint
'neg, after he
cleaning the bedroom windows, and shortly
quantity
was found that a drawer had b
If :prisoner's
of jewellery, that had been placed thmeitind
court
tn ito the police,
presence just before. Information was '
and Thompson, 62 F, proceeded to 0.-
prinsothe seven_
dia's, where he apprehended the younger
ing ascertained that he was there by a welln:or.'4llav-
scheme, the officer learned that the elder prisoner had
been seen in possession of a silver watch, and a young
fellow "off the Dials," named Crisp, stated to-day that
'the prisoner deputed him to sell a silver guard chain.
He so:d that chain to a coal- higgler, in whose possession
it was found.
Mrs. Lovell believed that to be the stolen chain.
The elder prisoner was seen in possession of a seal
similar to one stolen.
The jury Acquitted the father, and found the son
Guilty. Sentence on the latter seven years' transpor-
tation.

MILITARY MONUMENT. Mr. Richardson, the
sculptor, is engaged on two marble monuments, ordered
by the officers of the 16th Lancers and the 31st Regi-
ment or Foot, to commemorate—in the nave of Canter-
bury C athedral—those of their brethren who fell in the
recant actions on the Stale'
Mr. FrenCh, M.P., had Georg ;e Gray, yesterday, an interview with Sir
at the Home-office.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.

Joseph Collis, a man about forty years of age, was
brought before Sir Peter Laurie, charged with defraud-
ing some tradesmen by ordering goods to be sent home
with him, and then tricking the porter out of the pos-
session of them.
James Dallimore stated that the prisoner came into
the ironmongery warehouse, 62, St. Martin's.le-Grand,
and said he wanted two copper tea-kettles, on approba •
tion, for a house in Bartholomew-close, and he stipulated
for an allowance if they were approved. A bill was
made out, 225., in case they suited, and the porter was
sent with them to bring back either the kettles or the
money.
The prisoner asked if he mentioned any name or
house.
The witness believed he mentioned some name, but
not the house.
To show the pretence was false, it would be necessary
to call the person whose name had been used, and the
prisoner seemed gratified with the answer.
George Read stated that he was sent with the kettles.
When the prisoner came to a wine-vaults in Duke-street,
Smithfield, he took the kettles and told him to wait at
the door till he came out. The prisoner did not return,
and he found he had gone off with the kettles by the
back door in Bartholomew-close.
The prisoner said he was willing to give all the infor-
mation in his power, so that the property might be re-
claimed—he had not sold it.

A second charge was made of obtaining possession of
1/. worth of glass and crockery, the property of Mrs.
Elizabeth Cheshire, a wholesale earthenware dealer,
in York road, City-road.
Sir P. LAURIE remanded the prisoner until Thursday.
Thomas Welch and Robert Jones, two fellows of the
vagrant class, were charged with wilfully breaking two
panes of glass, value 145., at Spratt's Alton ale-house, in
Fleet-street.

Sir P. LAURIE adjudged them to be imprisoned four-
teen days.
Mr. Spratt complained of the insufficiency of the
punishment and of the grievous losses the shop-keepers
were constantly suffering in this way.
Sir PETER LAURIE said he was mistaken in supposing
a longer imprisonment would have been dreaded by
such men. Fourteen days was the longest time the law
permitted men to be kept on low diet in prison ; and
the prisoners would have thanked him sincerely if be
had committed them instead for a month, because that
would have secured them the full diet. They would
have rejoiced if he had given them two months' impri-

sonmerit. The great folly of the day was making the

prisoners and prisons more comfortable, and making
imprisonment the punishment for all crimes. Prisons
must now cover acres. There must be airing grounds,
and there must be warmth, air, and light in every
place. Since prisons had been made more comfortable,
and thieves had heard the Government would not trans-
port any more criminals, crime had increased by one-
third. He recommended Mr. Spratt and his fellow-
sufferers by window breakers to get up a petition to
Parliament, and entrust it to Mr. Pearson, the City
solicitor, for presentation.