The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-05 00:00:00

(Before Mr. Sergeant GAZZLEE. f
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TRE ABINGDON MALT ROBBLI: Y.—The circumstan.ne °
robbery are doubtless in the recollection of our readers', years
several principal feature in them was the fact that for
,Ver3,
past Richard Jones, a confidential servant of Miss Disrlol
Spenlove, the owner of the Abbey Brewery at Abingugo,
been plundering his mistress of malt and hops, whichoW
to one Blagrove, who disposed of them to brewers st,' ne„
core'
An investigation took place before the magistrates, ivu`',,,bes',
mined for trial upwards of twenty persons, amongst
were three brewers of Oxford, charged as receivers. a
The prisoners were this day put on their trial, lylisa
pleaded Not Guilty with the exception of Jones, who
along admitted his guilt, and now confessed it in forrn.
The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Carrington 5°
J. Williams; and the prisoners were severally deferde
Mr. Selfe, Mr. Skinner, Mr. Pigot, and Mr. litiddlesto96el
Four distinct prosecutions against several of the prisoilen
(some as principals, and others as accessories) having ther
from insufficient evidence, it was intimated that no 1-$iA
cases would be proceeded with, and that a verdict
Guilty might be taken on behalf of the other prisoners.
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Mr. Justice Maule disposel of eight or nine trifling 11 tifo
and misdemeanours in the other Court, and rose about
o'clock.
One case only remains to be tried, which comes on yso 0,
pointment to. morrow morning before Mr. Justice
L.if ,
and in which Mr. Sergeant Talfourd is retained on beo'
the prisoners.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE..
WORSHIP-STREET.
Catherine Faller, a well-known utterer of base 10
charged as follows: f, ifo
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, linen,.
Harriet Stiff, daughter of persons of that nisol-,.'i5000'
drapers, of John's-row, Finsbury, stated that the Nioc,ko
came into the shop yesterday afternoon, at about five °jars':
and purchased a pair of socks at 5d., for which she !e"
and
a good half-crown. Witness gave her two good shillorv. bat
a penny in exchange. The prisoner took up the nlen-,' ow
immediately afterwards replaced it upon the count.,,,loia
said that one of the shillings was a bad one. Witne'lwe its thoroughly convinced that the prisoner had put it t—rrivs'
place of a good shilling, took possession of it until the.,sto al!
of a police-constable. Witness had no sooner given I" boo'
constable than the prisoner tried to snatch it oat of il!r time
Mr. ARNOLD remanded the prisoner, in order to gqipt.
for the attendance of Mr. Powell, the solicitor for the
CLEI?KEN WELL. l • 1g
John Robinson was charged with attempting to Pc
pockets at Sadler's Wells Theatre last night. hills 11d
It appeared from the evidence of a seller of play
osat.
a police constable of the theatre, that the former saw him
side the theatre doors, before they had opened%ith
the pockets of several persons, and the latter saw 111-
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his hand in the pocket of a lady in the boxes.
The prisoner was remanded.

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On the 26th ult., at Denmark-hiMIRTH
11, Camberwell, Mrs. Ve •
a daughter.
O , the Ist inst., at Streatham Rectory, the wife of the Bey'' J• It.
Nichol!, of a daughter. the lady of
On the Ist inst., at Adelaide-crescent, Hove, Brighton, I
John C. Turner, Esq., M.D., efa son. L
gro•
On the 2d Inst., at York-terrace, Camberwell New -road,
A. Bevan, of a son.
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MARRIED. y 8' L''
At St. James's Church, Clerkenwell, Captain G. F. hey,
,trAJJ,
Bombay Army, to Illary Anne, only child of the /Ate John .
Esq., of Worcester.
On the 2. inst., Edward Jay, Esq., of Bath, to Anne, daughter Of
the late Abraham Harman, Esq., of Walworth.

On Tuesday last, Mr. John BDIED.
ird, of No. 52, Hatton-garden, in ha
75th year, highly respected by his numerous acquaintaiin,
litany years Secretary to the Society of Patrons of the Metropoll'""
Charity Schools. al R
On the 22d tilt., at Newcastle, Staffordshire, 11fajor-Gener- •
Yates, of the Madras Army, aged 69. cos.
On the 24th ult., in Paris, Thomas Coxhead Marsh, Esq., aged _bet
On the 26th ult., at Cowley-road, North Brixton, Captain Ity
Gilbert Livingstone Macdonald, of the 52d Light Infantry, aged 14,.
On the 26th ult., at Bath, Maria Agnes, the wife of the
Walter John Partridge. est
On the 27th ult., in Great Marlborough-street, MAO y-. °ung
daughter of William Hunter, Esq.
reOaknethaeg2ed7t7hoult., in Gloucester-place, Camden-town, Mr. Robert
On the 28th ult., at Purbrook-park, Hants, Mary Anne, the wife of
John Deverell, Esq. ASO
On the 28th ult., at Winkton, Hampshire, Edmund YeaM
Walcott Simpson, Lieutenant-Colonel Royai Ilorso ArtillorY•

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sented to the sale to that person, and therefore, even if tbif.,
was such a usage existing in Southampton as that reij
on by the plaintiff, vet it could not avail here, as there
the express assent of the plaintiff to the sale to Mack*
Mr. CROWDER having replied,
Mr. Justice CRESSWELL left it to the jury to 2an
whether the defendant agreed to by the scrip for him,:
and, secondly, if they did not, whether they thoughtroTi
was such a known usage in Southampton between theniff i
as would make the defendant responsible to the INa„I
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the sale of the scrip; for even if they thought this, still
were to consider whether the plaintiff had not axe
the sale to Mackay; and, if so, they would find their 1."--
for the defendant.
The jury, after a short consideration, found their verdict
the defendant generally.
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This was the only case of any interest tried during
day, and lasted till a late hour.
CROWN COURT.—( Before Mr. Justice Wit.l.los,')ti
James Board was charged with having,
nuary last, burglariously broken and entered the orct
house of the guardians of the poor of the parish of St.,iubi
Southamptoo, and stolen therefrom six pounds "reign
ib
pork and other articles. There was a secood count_ b,
indictment, laying the burglary to be committed in
ing within the curtileg.! of the sai dwelling. • one 0
en the
Mr. Saunders conducted the prosecution; the pits
undefended.
It appeared from the evidence adduced on the Par of tr.
-t
to
prosecution that there was a bread room attache' r
workhouse and adjoining it, in which bread and othexl,erdo
visions were kept. There had been an iron grating
in.ntie.
the wall of this room, but shortly before the 7th of" lA.,
it had been stolen therefrom, upon which the hole wa';e.
up with bricks and mortar which was not dry at tbc,,tipig
the present robbery. The room was duly locked on t"e it fi
of the 7th of January, but on the following morning TO
discovered that the bricks with which the hole in theeo
had been stopped up, haul been removed, and an 8-it It%
made large enough to admit the person of a man';,,,leso
also found that. a quantity of salt pork, beef, and ni; 'tFr
of breed had been stolen. On inquiry being made,ascertained that the prisoner had been seen on the rTsto
of the robbery jumping over a wall of the deanery, so goof
200 yards from the workhouse. Ile was then seen t
down and pick up something heavy, and carry i,tnr, tut
Traces of wet salt were found at this place, leading tr'beol
wall to the bread-room, and also from the wall to a
in the neighbourhood, and on a policeman who was inthet6
the search entering the house, lie found the prisoner 40,
and also a large piece of beef in the cupboard.
who lived in the house was called, and stated that `t-bit bt
was brought there by the prisoner, who had seiu,,,olol
brought it from on board ship. It was also proved t"Ilt bi
were some foot-tracks found at the place where the slf tbl
been traced, which corresponded with the shoes worn
prisoner at the time of his apprehension. jori:
Mr. Justice WILLIAMS, in summing up the case to "filtlio:
told them that perhaps it was not sufficiently made °—
a burglary had been committed, but still that they 4
convict the prisoner of the larceny if they: thong
evidence sufficient. tr
The jury, however, to the surprise of the whole Cod'
tamed a verdict of Not Guilty.

MIDLAND ClRCUlT.—Northan;pton, Marc
GIBBONS V. BATTERIBT.
This was an action for a li4el, and a special jury es'se•setol
plaintiff; being a grocor and confectioner, and also a WiropSie
spirit merchant, in Stamford, and UP. defendant the P elm
tor of the Lincolnshire Chronicle, in which an article aPPcipt.
in September last reflecting on the manner in whie,„ll.srdictt`g
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ing-room in the plaintiff's house was conducted.
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the plaintiDamages 2001. sslP
With this case finished the business of the 4:Neratuforsol
assizes, the lightest assize that has been known her-
time.

HOME CIE C (HT.—Hertford, March 310141,1
The commission for this county was opened 01,05
by Chief Justice Wilde, and this morning business "01
ceeded with in both Courts, Lord Chief Justice Dean' col'
siding on the Civil side, and Sir T. Wilde in the 4
Court. The business is very light, as, althouChdoed,A
causes are on the list, a great many of them are tin for sr' 0
On the criminal side there are eighteen prisoners 01?
but, with the exception of a charge of child-murde_,r, 0 (l'W
charges are of the ordinary description. The bus t 0
to
posed of to-day did not possess any feature of interest
public.

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OXFORD ClRCUlT.—.Reading, llfarci`rapor
CIVIL SIDE.--(Before Mr. Justice MAULS and a '-
Jury.)
„meelf,'
'WINGS V. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY
This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a 1549-nts,'
Reading, to recover compensation from the defended ..
injuries done to a phaeton, through the negligent 3eadiii:
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cure way in which the approaches to the station at OAPi,/
were kept on the 12th last September. Mr.
where'
arrived at the station at ten o'clock in the evening,ctorial
in accordanca with a previous arrangement, the sot
horse, and coachman of the plaintiff had been sent Oof
his arrival. Ile took his seat in the hinder Tartarre,
phaeton, the coachman driving upon the box. "Ille
then proceeded along the road leading from t"e2nita%
into Friar-street; the horse, described as a lively "whisu•
was startled at something supposed to be the 00
of the engine, proceeded on its journey, darted I% pre
and came in contact with a log of timber, corked
jetted about twelve feet from the fence, which Ited
the boundary of the road. The carriage 110,11 seitt,i°,
into the air, the coachman was thrown from "" lescloP"
the ground. Mr. Hardy kept hie place until the vebicrofsl
in contact with the large gates belonging to the 00'
company, and which lead from Friar-street to the ,„o.s
The effect of the concussion was to shiver the carrg
atoms, to injure the horse, and to throw out Mr. 11.!";61,00
inflict a permanent injury to the joint of one of hi'ompa'
The Learned Counsel contended that the railway c
having dedicated a space of their ground leaditt:ifeeri!
street from the station to form a road, were bound °e
reasonably secure and free from obstructions, so that Po
gers to and from the railway might proceed in safety 1104
The jury found a verdict tor the plaintiff—Damages 2.04.
the amount of injury done to the carriage.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice 111.4W1,5ged
Henry James Page having been put to the bar, c4"-r-isl
with uttering a counterfeit sixpenny piece, and no 0,1%10
appearing fur the prosecution, his Lordship inquired ,8
cause, and was told that the solicitor for the Mint balif,/
declined to conduct the prosecution, and the 7th Ge%beir
c 64, sec. 22, which gave prosecutors and witn"ses
costs in misdemeanours; not applying to a misderneano:rP
eno
the present, the prosecutor did not like to go CO the e
of preparing a brief and feeing counsel.
Mr. Justice MauLE—The fiction of law in criminal Ca"
is, that the judge is counsel for the prisoner; but h.enr_e, and
doer' ;bp
sought not only to upset and to reverse that
make counsel for the prosecution, but to throw the, net
burden of the prosecution on me, and leave me to no7dili•
the best case I can against the prisoner by a careful/In% 1
gent perusal of the depositions. But 1 will not dfdelposi*
will be counsel for the prisoner, and let these (the
Lions) be handed to some counsel learned in the law. he prri
Mr. Scotland, who examined the witnessess for,. otb
secution, said it appeared that the prisoner On t'ene some
last month offered the coin in question in payment ""dintev
who iniale lb it,
small articles of food, first to a baker,
after the prisoner had quitted the shop ran after hiluh°lo too
and returned it on the ground that it was bad; and, t"eolice:
grocer, who did net discover that it was bad until %Pi ;
man came to inquire whether the prisoner had V
ntbe:
counterfeit sixpence. The conduct of the prisoner nisistea°
respects, as far as appeared from the evidence, was cclynd
with a belief on his part that the coin was a Be"
There was no scientific evidence that it was bad.
Mr. Gray addressed the jury for the prisoner. dietai
The jury, after a short consultation, returned a yef
Not Guilty.