The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-18 00:00:00

ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

The MASTER of the ROLLS continued the hearing
of motions to-day, but no case to justify a report came
before his Lordship during the morning.

VICE-CHANCERY.-'PHIS (DAY )

Unopposed petitions and short causes occupied the
Court the whole morning-.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.).

OLD COURT.

(Before Mr. Justice PATTESON.)
THE FORGERY ON THE RUSSIAN BANK.—Jules
Rault, who was last evening acquitted on the charge of
having a copper-plate on which was engraved, in the
Russian language, a note for the payment of money of
the country called Russia, was this morning again placed
at the bir, on a charge of feloniously having in his pos-
session two several papers, on which were printed in the
Russian language part of a note for the payment of
money of the country called Russia.
The prisoner had yesterday pleaded not guitly ; on
being placed at the bar this morning, his Counsel,
Mr. CHAMBERS, requested that the Court would al-
low him to retract his plea of not guilty, and to plead
guilty.
The:Col:nu granted the application, and the prisoner
pleaded guilty accordingly.
Judgment was respited, it being uuderstood that the
prisoner had promised to furnish information as to other
parties concerned in the transaction.
Paul Mazeauz, and George Ramuz, who had last
night been tried with the prisoner Rault, and convicted
of feloniously having in their possession a copper-plate, on
which was engraven in the Russian language a note for
the payment of money of the country called Rus-
sia, were then placed at the bar to receive sentence.
Mr. Justice PATTESON said that the case had been
clearly proved against them, and that no one who had
heard the evidence could entertain a doubt but that
they were perfectly aware of the nature of the plate in
their possession. It was their duty as respectable trades-
men to have ascertained that the person employing
them had proper authority to cause the plate to be en-
graved. Had they done so, they would easily have as-
certained that they were dcing wrong. Any one who
was at all acquainted with the law would have informed
them that they were committing an offence in causing
such a note to be engraved without the authority of the
Emperor of Russia. The Court, however, believed they
were not fully aware of the offence which they were
committing. They were not the persons who were to
be benefited by the forgery—they were paid for what
they did. They had, it appeared borne a good character
up to the period of this transaction. The Court had
caused inquiries to be made about them, and it ap-
peared that the one had a mother depending upon
him for support, and the other had a family.
He trusted that the lenient course which it was

intended to adopt towards them would be fully carrying
out the recommendation of the Jury. By law the
Court might, in their discretion, transport them for
fourteen years or sentence them to imprisonment for a
term not exceeding three years, nor less than one. He
believed the purposes of justice would be fully answered
by adopting the more lenient course. The sentence of
the Court therefore was, that they be severally impri-
soned for one year without hard labour.

Summerhaiss, convicted of house-breaking was
sentenced to 10 years transportation.
HORSE STEALlNG.—ll'illianz Glen and Richard Hale
were indicted for stealing a mare, the property of S. Cox.
The mare in question was stolen from the prosecutor
on the 28th of November last, and was clearly traced
to the possession of the prisoners.
The Jury found them Guilty, and they were severally
sentenced to ten years' transportation.
COINING. .Henry Hughes and John 111‘Guire,
convicted of coining shillings, were placed at the bar to
receive sentence.
Mr. Justice PATTESON said that it appeared that
Hughes had before been concerned in various offences,
and that he was altogether a person of bad character; he
must be sent out of the country. The sentence of the
Court upon him was, that he be transported beyond
the seas for a term of ten years. With regard
to M'Guire, he had received a good character, and al-
though it was by no means uncommon for persons to come
forward and give prisoners a good character who were
undeserving of it,—yet in this instance he believed that
up to the last three months, the prisoner had been de-
serving of it,—since that period however he had fallen
into bad company. With a view however of giving him
an opportunity of reforming, and bearing in mind the
recommendation of the Jury, the Court would pass a
lenient sentence upon him, which was that he be im-
pri.oned for 12 months and kept to hard labour.