The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-12 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

110111 E CIRCUIT.—CITELMSFORD. lihncri 11.
Sythie, Thurley, 21 , and William Marley, 23, brothers,
were indicted for a burglary in the dwelling-house of
William Prior, and stealing a watch, his property.
Mr. Knox conducted the prosecution; Mr. Ryland the
defence.

It app'ared, from the evidence adduced, that the pro-
secutor was a labouring man, residing at Great flellin-
bury, and in the month of September he and his wife It ft
their c3ttsge to go ti work, and when they returned they
found some one had broken into it, and had stolen two
pounds in money and en ancient silver watch. The pi i-
Sonora were labourers living in the same neighbourhood,
and they were seen near the prosecutor's house on the
day after the robbery, and shortly afterwards the prisoner
Sydney offered the watch for sale to a watchmaker at
Bishop's Stortford. One of the Essex constabulary, ac-
companied by another man, attempted to take the prisoners
into custody, but they made a most violet,t resistance, and
one of them bit the constable severely on the hand, and
they both made their escape, and were not taken for a con-
siderable time afterwards.

The Jury found the prisoner Sydney Guilty, and ac-
quitted the other prisoner.
Lord DEN?.IAN sentenced the prisoner to nine months'
imprisonment and bard labour.
Thomas Cumbers, John Cumbers, and James Ives,
labourers, were c:)nvicted cf breaking into an out-house
belonging to Christopher Thomas Tower, Esq., the late
High Sticriff of Essex, and stealing two guinea.-11wls, his
property.
The prisoners were sentenced to twelve months' im-
prisonment, and as they nacre leaving the bar they said
they cNi,hed they had been transported.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION. H O USE.
Thomas Thomas, a well-dressed man, was cherged with
havi.g robbed an old gentleman, of the name of Stone, of
401. in Bank of England notes, and a check for 131. 8;. 6d.,
at the gate of the Corn Exchange in Mark-lane.
The prosecutor, who is a man of athletic appearance,
s'ated that about three o'clock on Monday, as ho was lerv-
ing the Corn Exchange, at which he had been transacting-
busire;s, there was a crowd of people at the gate, some of
whom were endeavouring to get in, lie observed one
man who pressed very ctt,sely upon him,. and it irnmedi•
attly occurred to him that I c might Le in dangerous com-
pany. Ile, therefore, f7lt ii, his pocket, and he missed
his pocket-book, which contained the property mentioned
a,,ove. Ile then seized the person who premed upon him
by the c filar, and at that moment saw that person pals
something behind his hack to the prisoner, who endeavoured
to make off. Witness, howeve-, let go the first 1,110-,v and
seized tl:e pi iloncr, who struggled with him, and when ho
callel for t.e police celled as lustily as an injured man
for assis'anc. In the struggle tile prisoner dropped
something behind his bank, which proved to be the pocket-
book in the notes and check were deposited.
Tice se is evidently a g tog of well-dressed thiev,:s con-
, erned, kr the moment he had been deprived of his
packet-book they made way for him to go out, but having
inisscd 4 ho was deter -Lined to OSO his best exertions far
its rezcvery. _ . .

A solicit-er's clerk appeared for the prisoner; and crose-
examined V.° pros:Tutu-, who stived, is addition, that be
observed the person he first seiz,d beckon to the prisoner
and deliver the bouk to him.

Thorn;_s Rjc, a millwtiOit, who was passing, deposed
that he Ea Ar the prosecutor and the prisoner scuffling to-
r at tin glte of tho Corn Exchange. The latter
dropped a pocke'-hook, which was i:nmaliatcly taken up
and givn to a policeman who came up.
•Ni'nitt r liobi►,s, a biker, said that ho Loud the cry of
"police," and saw
.the prosecutor bolding the prisoner,
and ti.e -to,.kc'-hcok dropped from the hand of the latter,

Ahlecinan WiLsors asked the prisoner who he was ?
Prisoner—l hope our Lordship will excuse my not say-
ing or what I azr. lam innocent of robbery. and
I 'would no on any aceou.:t that my friends, who are highly
respectable, knew of the disgri.ceful situation in which I am.
Aldtrinan WILSON—Very well. You shall go to New_
gate for trial. The case is as clear as possible. Does
the vrasecutor thick he will recollect the face of tho thief
he first Lid hell of?
The 'prosecutor replied that he should know him, and
was determined to collar -him whenever he should ace him.
Inspector Bradley said that a robbery on the Corn Ex-
change was ritzy unusual. Nothing of the kind had taken
place for years there.
The pliioncr was committed fur trial.
Sarah Elten was charged with Laving had in her Fos-
sessi,n Gibs. of tobacco on which the duty had not been
paid. The penalty, according to Act of Psrliament, for
haviug i i possession more than 6lbs. is 100/. or imprison-
ment for twelve calendar months; and the Solicitor for
the Customs sued for the whole amount, as the prisoner is
a notorious smugg!er, and had but lately been ciEseharged
from prison, where she had been confined for a similar
offence.
The woman, who said that a person had made her a
present of the bit of tobacco for domestic purposes, was
then convicted in the full penalty.
The Solicitor for the Customs said that the labours of
the smugglers had been suspended by the severe weather,
but that it was expected the contraband trade would be
pushed with vigour immediately. It was therefore the
intention of the Board to press every case to the full extent
of the law.—Committed.

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS.

The following are the results of " A Table of Mortality
in the Metropolis, showing the Number of Deaths from
all Causes Registered, in the week ending Saturday. the
Gth March, 1841." The Table is issued from the Office
of the Registrar-General:—

Weekly

CAUSES OF DEATH.

Total. A"rage
1838-9-40.

Epidemic, Endemic, anetesktdsl:C...o.n. Contagious i5ea5e16...179.2331902°, 4 " •
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses. ..••• 180 AM
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration•
Diseases of the Heart and ************************** ................... 331: 26618
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other
Organs of Digestion 6O
Diseases of the Kidneys &c.... ........ ...... 4 4
Childhed, Diseases of the' Uterus, Ice. ......... 16
and Muscles ... 11 9
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, 6
1
of the Skin, ........... .............. 0
Diseases of Uncertain Seat....- .................. 125 103
Old Age, er Natural DecaY ......
Deaths byViolence, o reliw
Week.
ees.. et. .1
rt.
the
c e..A
Deaths,
5 .36r .
w 3 8
.e 9
9:22
;51 y
Causes not specified :•••••••"
in
age
Deaths from all causes-. ........ 1079
...
....
211116393
Dea.t.h.s
145
210
11
Esc
eNWououenrtstrttht erhparDiDni AverageDi itspsrtitrisrictiWiretetitecssi

Total ......... 1079 926
It is stated that under the term Metropolis aro com-
prised the 32 districts herein mentioned, which include the
City.of London within and without the walls, the City and
Liberties of Westminster, the out parishes within the
bills of mortality—and the parishes of St. Marylebone ;
N gton •
St. Pancras ; Kensington ; Fulham ; Hammersmith
(ChaPeirY) ; St. Luke, Chelsea; Paddington; St. Mary,
Stoke •
%
ewin St. Leonard, Bromley; St. Mary-le.
bow Greenwich ; St. Nicholas and St.
Camberwell
Paul', Deptford; and Woolwich. The population as enu-
merated in 1831 was 1,594,890. The weekly average for
1838, 1839, 1840, was obtained by dividing the deaths in
the three years by 156.
General Register-office, March 11, 1841.

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the pieces of quartz together under water:
A GENERAL INVITATION.—The Boston
post (America) tells a story of a down-east Militia Cap-
tain, who, on receiving a note from a lady, requesting
.. the pleasure of his company," understood it as a com-
pliment to those under his command, and marched. the
whole of them to the lady's house.
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