The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-01 00:00:00

MORN

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plaintiff in mistake for the real debtor, algild took him to
he Buropgh. Compter, where he was /confined for a
mg time.
After several ivitn2sses had been called in support of
e Learned Gentleman's statement,
Mr. THOMAS addressed the Jury for the, defence, who,
ifter a short consultation, returned -a verdi'ct for -the de-
fendant, 20s. dam ages.

INSOLVENT DEBTOR'S COURT, Oct. 30.
IN RE SAMUEL MAYNARD.
The insolvent on applying to be discharred was op-
posed by Mr. Cooke, on the part of Mr. .M`William,
one of the Magistrates for Middlesex. It appeared the
insolvent bad, along with several others, taken posses-
sion of certain premises, of which the opposing creditor
was the bead landlord, and which were in Chancery,
and put him to enormous expenses by litigation when
he sought to recover possession.
After a lengthened icvestigation the Learned Cots-
sussioNtn ordered him to bo remanded for six manthe
from the date of his vesting order.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT..
INCITING TO THE COMMISSION OF FELONY,—JOhM
Johnson, .140 20, was indicted for inciting Edward
Jones to commit afelony, on 29th August last.
Mr. CLARKSON, in stating the case to the Jury, said
that during the last Sessions Edward Jones had beets
convicted of a burglary in the house of Mr. Drake,_ in
Camden Town. Janie bad been endeavouring to in-
duce Cole, Mr. Drake's eervant,to assist in committing a
burglary in his master's house ; Cole.' }ad gives
information to the police, and they vvere. set to watch
in the house. The prisoner Johnson, before the bur-
glary, joined Jones and Cole, and they went to the
house of Cole's master. Cole lifted the latch, Johnson
went in, and was seized by the police, and Jones went
in and took a basket of plate, when he was also seized.
Jones and the prisoner were subsequently tried at the
last Sessions, and as Johnson was in custody
at the time that Jones had taken the plate basket he
could not be considered as in a condition to commit the
robbery. He was therefore acquitted, but detained to
take his trial on the present indictment. The Learned
Counsel then called witnesses to prove the case.
Mr. Baron GURNEY summed up, and said if the
Jury believed that Joneg had committed the burglary,
and that the prisoner had been counselling the robbery
• tin...hand—of which the fact of his presence in Mr.
Drake'e 'rouse might be condered, tolerable proof—
tsernrast convict him, As he,was in dy at the
time Jones took the plate he could net he considered as
a principal.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty'.
A previous conviction having been proved against him,
he was sentenced to transportation for life.
It appears that the prisoner (whose age appears
nearer thirty than twenty) and Jones, are brothers, and
that their real name is Bleck.
Richard Eustace, and Mary Ann Hazard, were tried
for the murder of William Hazard, the husband of the
female prisoner, at Deptford, on the 15th of September
last. All the particulars have already appeared in The
Sun. After a lengthened investigation, the Judge de-
clared there was no evidence against the prisoners, and
the J.ury accordingly returned a verdict of 6. Not guilty."
NEW COURT.
John Richardson, an old nian apparently between
GO and 70 years of age, was indic.ted for having in
assaulted a number of little giels of the Finsbury
Charity School, all of whom were ucder
the age of
eleven years. The defendant surrendered, baying been
out on bail.
Mr. Chambers conducted the prosecution,. and Mr.
Phillips appeared for the defendant.
A number of witnesses were examined, when the
JUDGE summed up, and the Jury brought in a verdict
of guilty. The prisor.cr was sentenced to be impri-
soned for 18 months in the Penitentiary.
Henry James, George James, Wm. Leyon, John James
Rivett, and James Cook, who were indicted last sessions
forconspiring together to kill Henry Hipkins by drown-
ing him, and on other counts with conspiring to prevent
his winning a prize wherry, and also for a common as-
sault, and. who were found guilty of the last two counts
rofvhe indictment, were brought up to receive the judg-
ment of the Court, when Mr. Charnock put in a long
affidavit in mitigation of punishment.
The RECORDER, after remarking on the necessity of
-putting a stop to such practices as those of which the
prisoners had been found guilty, sentenced Henry James
to pay a fine of 205., and to enter into recognizances to
keep the peace for twelve months, and the other defend-
ants to pay a fine of ss. each.

POLICE INTELLI6ENCE.

TRAY-ES-OFFICE.
Mr. Samuel Nash, the landlord of the Black Horse
public-house, in High-street, Poplar, appeared before
Mr. Ballantine to answer an information exhibited by
Inspector May of the K division, which charged the de
fendant with having his house open for other purposes
than the reception of travellers, before one o'clock on
Sunday last, and supplying beer and other refreshments.
Mr. Buncombe, the solicitor, appeared for the defendant.
Thomas Holmes, a police sergeant, No. 12 K, stated
that in consequence of repeated complaints against the
Black Horse—
ir. objected to the policeman commencing
his evidence with a statement which was quite unfounded,
and tending to prejudice the case.
Holmes proceeded—He went to the house at twenty
minutes past ten on Sunday morning last, and knocked
at the back door, which was closed, and could not get in.
After waiting there a short time he went to the front
&or and knocked, but no answer was returned. Soon
afterwards a man appeared and knocked at the window,
which was opened by the landlord, who took a card
from him, and shut down the window again.
Ile knocked at the front door several times after that,
and Mr. 'Nash came to it, and asked who was there ?
He replied " Sergeant of Police," and the door was
opened. When he entered the house he said to Nash,
" You knew who it was very well," and Nash asked him
what he meant. He inquired if the house was cleared,
and the defendant said it was all clear, except a few per-
sons who were lodgers. He walked into the tap-room,
and there saw nine persons, one of whom was smoking.
He found a quart pot stowed away in a corner of one of
the seats. There was another person in the passage, and
one in the bar, making eleven together. He called Nash
out of the bar, and said, " How do you account for these
people ?" Nash replied they arc all lodgers of mine. He
said to Nash, " I must report this to Mr. May, and I hope
when I come again you won't keep me so long at the
door." Nash replied to this that he would not let witness
in again, and if he had known who it was he should not
have opened the door at all.
Mr. Duncombe—What paper is that you are looking
at? Holmes—lt is the charge sheet.
The Police Sergeant here handed a charge sheet to
May, and proceeded to say that he left the house, and a
policeman went in and counted the people.
In answer to questions by Mr. BALLANTINE, Holmes
said the pecple in the house appeared like sailors and rig-
gers. He did not know any of them (except one man he
had seen about.
Mr. BALLANTINE—You may see me about. Did you
ascertain whether the beer machine was on or not ?
Holmes—No, I did not, sir.
The witness was then subjected to a long cross-ex-
amination by Mr. Duncombe. He said he was not in
disguise ; he only had a plain coat on over his uniform ;
he did not consider that a disguise. He was told by
Mr. May to go in disguise because the house had been
so frequently complained of. He did not say at either
door he wanted something to drink. There were two
tap-rooms, he believed. He would not swear the place
where he saw the nine people was not a kitchen. He
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it had been cleaned and turned bottom upwards to dry
in the corner.
Mr. Duncombe—So you could see one quart pot in the
corner, and could not see twelve coffee-cups and saucers
on the table ? Witness—l did not look for coffee-cups-
Mr. Duncombe—l know it. You were looking for
pewter pots. Of course you showed this pot to the
policeman? Holmes—No, I did not at all.
Mr. Duncombe—What you brought the policeman
there to see what was going on, and did not show Wm the
quart pot! Holmes—No ; I did not.
Mr. Duncombe—Will you swear any one was smok-
ing ? Holmes—Yes ; I have sworn it. tak-
Mr. Duncombe—Now, take care. Holmes—I am
ing care.
Mr. Duncombe—Was you at the front door long ?
Holmes—Yea I was, and was laughed
at winleore before
Mr. Duncombe—You will be laughed ,4
I you leave this Court. Holmes— don't care
Shall
for that.—(The witness answered the so
im-
pudently throughout,)
Mr. Duncombe—Yes, you will IliCitor very
'll be laughed at more, for
I have witnesses to prove what yea-
have denied.
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Mr. BALLANTINE asked the pol lc- rgcant a few l
Black Horse was a at ge house
questions, and he said the B
beds were made up.
but he could not tell how many. e
ou know that many sailors
Mr. Duncombe—Don't
are always lodging there ? Holmes—No, I don t.who said he counted
was called,
A policeman, 50 K, he ony knew one of 4.1,
people in the hous, —ern,
the e
Jar. Mr.l Nash said they were
whom lie had seen in Po d
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his lodgers. Can you say they
Mr. BALLANTINE— were not
lodgers ? Policeman—No
, I cannot.
an'
Mr. BALLANTINE—Did see of them drinking
beer or liquors, or supplied with any ? Policeman—No,
Sir, I did not.
Mr. BALLANTINE— This case is dismissed.
Mr. Buncombe appeared about to speak, when the
magistrate said—l have dismissed the summons, the
!ase is done with.

THE HARVEST AND THE POTATOE
_Every week of the present month has made the wind-
ing vp of the harvest, and the prospects of the country,
more unfavourable and gloomy. The corn crops in some
of the northern and hilly districts have been quite
ruined ; and, owing to the excessive quantity of rain,
the potatoes in many parts of England and Ireland have
rotted in the ground, so as very seriously to diminish
the quantity of food for the people. The price of corn
is consequently on the advance, and the ports would soon
be opened again for the admission of corn at the lowest
duty, if it were not that the bad quality of much of the
new wheat keeps down the averages. Trade continues
to be in a wretchedly-depressed state
in Yorkshire and
Lancashire ; and there is a prospect of a winter of most
severe suffering, if not of terror.—Leeds Mercury.