The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-16 00:00:00

BO W-STREET.

The prisoner bowed to the Court, and the Jury retired
from the bar.

SENTENCES AND SESSIONAL RESULTS.
Transportation for Life—J. Buchannan, George Childs,
after six months' hard labour, for returning from transpor-
tation.

Transportation for Fifteen Years—Charles Knight,
Emma Harting.
Transportation for Fourteen Years—A. R. Povis, W.
Povis (his father), James Redburn, Edwin Mirehouse,
William Isaac Bodd, Ann Power, Thomas Prior, William
Smith.
Transportation far Ten Years—Henry Sandford, Isaac
Sparkes, John Baker, Daniel Collins, Richard Ainter,
James Brown, Benjamin Thorpe, 13. Carter, Henry
Broker, Henry Jelf.
Transportation for Seven Years—James Smith, James
Brown, T. Donovan, Alexander Calvert, W. Jane.,
Thomas Dodd, Thomas Miles, Edward Barns, 0. Brown,'
J. Denny, Edward Armstrong.
Imprisonment and Hard Labour for Two Years—Eliza-
betlf Davis and Christopher Richard (her son).
For Eigham Lahlytteen onths—Robert Stock, J. Wilson, J.
Haley, Willion.
For One Year—John Alshorn, George Frenby,
Jones, J. Green, W. Stannard, Thomas Bradstock (fo
perjury), H. Worrall, J. Green,W. Hammond, J. Fielder.
For Ten Months 7
Stephen Godfrey
For Nine Month;—Obadiah Shillingworth,
Barker, J. Rolfe.
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Salisbury, Will'
For Six Months—Edward lam 'White,
John Davis, Ellen Downee, J. Miller, Edward Westall,
For:Eight'Months—Joseph Brown.
Henry Bridger, John Tolhurst, Joseph Drummond, Ado!.
phus Mellins, Thomas Smith, Joseph Cooper,. Charles
Rees, John Mullins, John
For Four Months—Charles Anderson.
Leonard,Wyma NJO-.llKr, ijoliyecke, ES.arßahrown. Jane Jones, Mary Rose.

A great number of other prisoners were sentence'
other terms of imprisonment, varying from three
to three days.
A great number were acquitted; ''

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A fashionably-attired young man, who gave his name
as Samuel Bate, was put forNard, charged with having
violently assaulted a young woman as she was passing
along the Strand.
It appeared from the evidence of the complainant that
she was, with her husband, going along the Strand, on
their way home, when the prisoner came up to her and
made use of some abusive language, and on her remon-
strating with him he struck her, and she called for a po-
liceman, but he refuied to take the prisoner into custody,
as he did not see the assault committed, but advised the
complainant to walk on and he would fullow her, and if he
again assaulted her he would take him into custody. They
bad not proceeded far before the prisoner returned to the
complainant, and, without the slightest provocation, struck
her violently on the head and knocked her down, and then
kicked her. The policeman then came up, and after a
severe struggle, during which the prisoner struck the
officer a severe blow in the mouth, he was taken to the
station-house.
The pol'ce constable corroborated this evidence, and
the prisoner, being called upon for his defence, denied the
charge, and wished to be remanded that he might send for
a solicitor, and also some friends, who would prove that he
was not there at all.
After some hesitation the Magistrate consented to his
being remanded till Saturday next.
MORE POST-OFFICE ROBBERIES.—James Roose, a
young min of respectable appearance, was charged
before Mr. TWYFORD with stealing, whilst on duty in
the employ of the General Post-office, a letter con-
taining a sovereign, the p-operty of Airs. Ann Lance-
field.

Mr, Peacock attended on the part of the prosecution.
John Forbes stated, that he was a messenger belong..
ing to the General Post-office ; that he was on duty
on Wednesday morning in the inland-office, and that
the prisoner was engaged in the same office. It was
than eight o'clock, and he was sitting close to him
(witness), occupied in the examination of postage
stamps, fixed upon letters, which had arrived by.the
morning mails. Towards the close of the work, there
was a small packet of letters left on the table where the
prisoner was sitting. Witness ``reached over" to take
these letters, for the
purpose of putting the date stamps
upon them, it being part of his duty to do so. He then per-
ceived what he conceived t,o be the corner of a letter
" standing out" from under the inkstand, which he
moved a little, and observed that it was a movy letter,
and that it bore two postage stamps. Witness waa
somewhat surprised at seeing a money letter placed in
such a position, but he made no remark ; and in about
five minutes he observed the prisoner move the ink-
stand several times, and afterwards go to the " Scotch
division" of the office. At this moment his (witness'y)
duty called him to another part of the office.
11Z: couldhnnever, still see the table on whit,`, the inkstand Was
placed, and he saw the
and afterwards. con; Pr'..oner take up the inkstand,
c towards the door leading down
ai
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room,red
stairs. The pt•
~,oner passed close by him, and witness
then perce:ived that he was concealing something, which
this witness gave infortLation.
tsotibllehaoildetintegr,thbeyipi. means of the inkstand. He
D'eened the door, and went down stairs into the wash-
stand in his hand. Upon
. The letter was h 1 dand the witness identified
tato('
it as being that wb: auce ,
the prisoners hand at
the time in au, 'eh he saw in
,t Mrs. Lance-
field, 32, 7' 1 ..,Etion. It leas addressed,
,_
Wilt• 4: elix-terrace, Islington, London, '
i'.l ..tiatn Blot deposed that he was a clerk in the
to Mr. William B!ott,
...land office of the General Post-office. The prisoner
was employed in the same office, and was on duty this
morning at eight o'clock. Witness was also on duty at
the, same time, and in consequence of a communication
e•D judgulent upon he received from the last witness he went down stairs

f followed by him (Forbes). He saw the prisoner in
the washing-room, and, taking hold of his arm, said he
wished to speak to him up stairs. Witness then led him up
into the superintending president's office,where he saw Mr.
Benjamin Vandergucht, the president on duty. He (wit-
ness) then told the prisoner that he had received in-
formation of his having put a letter into his pocket, an,i
asked him whether he had done so or not. The pri-
soner hesitated a moment, and said, " lam sorry to
say it is too true." Thereupon he took from his left-
hand trousers pocket a letter which he gave to Mr.
Vandergucht. The letter bore the Edinburgh post
stamp, and was dated 12th April. In the regular
course of business the letter would arrive at the General
Post-office on Wednesday morning, and was one of the let-
ters which the prisoner was employed in examining. After
the prisoner had left the table the letter in question
ought to have been stamped with the inland-office
dating stamp. It bore no London stamp, and conse-
sequently could not have reached the stamping-table.
Mr. Benjamin Vandergucht said he was one of the
presidents of the inland office, and was present when
the prisoner was taken into custody. Witness asked
him how he could do such a thing. He replied that
he went to Greenwich fair on the previous night and
got drunk. He did not know what he had been about.
Mrs. Ann Lancefield, wife of Alfred Lancefield,
stated that she resided in Felix-terrace, Islington, and
that her husband was a land surveyor. The letter
produced was addressed to her. It was from her mo-
ther in Edinburgh, and contained a sovereign.
Tile prisoner said nothing in his defence, and was
committed to Newgate for trial.
He was then charged with having in his possession
another letter, which had contained money, and had
arrived at the General Post-office in the regular
course.

Mr. Peacock stated that he expected to be enabled
at a future period to produce more evidence ; and the
prisoner was consequently remanded till Wednesday
next.