The Sun.
London, England, 1840-11-20 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS.

These Sessions commenced on Thursday before Mr.
Waleshy and a Bench of Magistrates, at the Guildhall,
W estminster. The calendar contained the names of
twenty-nine prisoners, twenty of whom were charged
felony.
CONVICTION felony.
CONVICTION OF STANLEY, TILE AMERICAN MEDI-
CAL STUDENT.—Marcus Cicero Stanley, aged 22, a
well-dressed person, was convicted for stealing two
sovereigns and two shillings, the mone}s of Mr. George
Catlin.
The prisoner pleaded Not Guilty, and was defended
by Mr. C. Phillips.
The prosecutor repeated the statement he made be-
fore the Magistrate at Marlborough-street, a few days
ago, which appeared in The Sun.
The policeman having given evidence of the detec-
tion of the prisoner,
Mr. Phillips appealed to the Jury, reviewed the evi-
dence, and urged the probability of the prisoner's de-
Ifence, contending that one important feature in the
I case was, that he was not tempted to commit any
offence, as he had about 31. 10e. of Ilia own in hi.;
pocket when apprehended.
The CHAIRMAN summed up, and
The Jury, after consulting together, returned a verdict
of Guilty, the Foreman adding that they strongly re-
commended him to mercy.
The CHAIRMAN asked upon what ground ?
The Foreman replied on account of his youth and
inexperience, and his previous good character.
The CHAIRMAN said there had been no evidence
given of his character, and he thought the prisoner
could not be said to be young and inexperienced at 22
years of age.
Mr. Catlin, in answer to the Court, observed that the
prisoner resided in Golder.-square, and he told him that
it was his intention to go to Paris to finish his medical
education.
The CHAIRMAN—Is he a medical student ?

Mr. Catlin replied in the affirmative, and added that
he was not aware that the prisoner had been walking
the metropolitan hospitals.
The prisoner hei e remarked that he put Mr Catlin's
two guineas in a pocket separate from his own money,
and that when he was accosted by the policeman, he
called him an " impertinent feller, and threatened to
mash him mouth," but when he said he was a peace
officer, '6 me drop my arms directly." The other money
was not taken from him until he arrived at the station-
house, lie did not care for punishment, but for his
integrity to be assailed was worse than being trans-
ported or going to the devil. Ho did not like his cha-
racter to be branded as a felon and his family disgraced.
The prisoner spoke in a regular siag-song Yaill,:ee tone.
The CHAERNIAN said that after a tong and painful in-
vestigation the Jury had found him guilty,• and the
Court were of opinion that there was no extenuating
circumstance in his favour. However, the Jury had
thought proper to recommend him to mercy, and the
sentence of the Court was that he he imprisoned and
kept to hard labour for six months in the House of
Correction, six weeks of the term solitary.
The prisoner was then removed.
THE ROBBERY OF CAPT. HARVEY TUCKETT.—John
Nolen, aged 19, was indicted for stealing from the per-
son of Captain Harvey Garnett Phipps Tuckett, a gold
snuff-box, value 51., his property.
Captain Tuckett was proceeding with a friend along
Cockspur-street, when he was informed that his pocket
had been picked, and his attention was directed to the

prisoner, who was running away as fast as his legs would
carry him. The Captain pursued and overtook the