The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-13 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.
(Befuro Mr. Baron GURNEY.)
PERIURY AT TIIE LATE ELECTION FOR BRIDGEMASrER.
Thomas Bradstoch, aged 22, a very respectably dressed
young man, was placed at the Bar, charged with having
committed wi fill and corrupt perjury at the late Election
for Bridgemaster, in the City of London, ma the 20th Ja-
nuary last.
Mr. Adolphtr, Mr. Ryland, Mr. Brooke, and Mr.
Gurney appeared for the prosecution, which was inst:-
toed by the City authorities, and Mr. Ballantine for the
dere:lee;
It appeared that during the month of January last an
electi in took place in the City of London for the office of
Bridgemaster, on which occasion Mr. Gibbs and Mr.
Ledger were candidates. The defendant on tbe morn-
ing of the 20th of January went up to poll for Mr.
Gibbs, and on that occasion swore that he was a
liveryman of the City of London of the Drapers'
Company, and had Leen so far more than twelve months,
and that he resided at No. 4, Newport-terrace, Sidney-
strre
ktilu.end It appeared that when he first went up
to poll, his name wag etntered Blacklock, but a person pre-
sent recognised him, and then be polled as Thomas Brad-
stoel:. The officers of the DrapFro' Company proved
that the defendant will not a Liver;.!nin of that Company,
anti that ne themes Bradetock had been s 2 for the list
forty yehn, thd el,rhs In the Gharnberlain:b Office
proved that the defendant Way hat a freeman of the City
of London; and a person having the care of the hou,,e
No, 4, Newport-terrace, Sidney•street, Mile-end, proved
that the defendrint did not reside there, and had not re.
sided there in January last.
Mr. BALLANTINE took several objcnicri3 to the suf-
ficiency of that pi ouf, which were, however, otartded,

Mr.- Baron GOENEY summed up, and the Jury found
the defendant Guilty.
Mr. BALLANTINE then moved in arrest of judgment, on
the ground that the indictment stated the oath to have
been taken before William Jacks, the poll clerk, and that
he, not beinc, the presiding officer, had no competent juri.l.
diction to administer such oath, and that, therefore, judg,
ment must be arrested.
M,. Baron GURNEY overruled the objecti9n, and the
prisoner was removed is custody. He was subsequently
brought up and sentenced to be imprisoned for twelve
calendar months, and kept to hard labour, and to be fined
one Ehillin
Charles Knight, 22, and John Taylor, 18, were in-
dicted for steal ng a geldilg, value 6/., the property of
William Pryor.
Mr. CLARKSON appeared for the prisoners.
It appeared that the prosecutor lives at Battersea,
and on the sth of March he turned out the horse in
question upon Battersea-marsh, and it was missed the
nrxt morning. On the day after the horse was stolen
the prisoner Knight took the stolen horse with another
to a horse slaughterer's, and sold them for 505., and at
the same time said that he was directed by his master to
see them both killed, and he said he would call again in
a short time for that purpose; but he did not do so.
The prisoner Taylor was in charge of the horses while
Knight was bargaining for their sale.
The Jury acquitted Taylor, and found the prisoner
Knight Guilty.
The prisoner Knight was then indicted for stealing
the second horse referred to in the former indictment,
and which, it appeared, had been stolen from the same
neighbourhood, ut the time the other horse was
stolen.

The Jury found the prisoner Guilty.
There was a third indictment against the same pri,

goner, for stealing another horse, but it was not pro-
ceeded with,

The prisoner was sentenced to be transported for
15 )ears.

In the course of the day an application was made to
the Common Sergeant, who succeeded Mr. Baron
GLE:t.'y upon the Bench, by Mr. Payne, for the dis-
t of the recognizances of a gentleman named
vit;io had been charged with a capital offence
upon a female named Hall.
application was grounded upon an- affidavit,
which stared that the Grand Jury had ignored the bill,
but that the defendant, if the case had gone to trial.
would have been able to establish the groundlessness of
the charge made against him. The affidavit also de-
tailed various facts reflecting upon the character of the
prosecutriz. _ _

The COMMON SERGEANT ordered the recognizances
to be discharged. _

Einnia Hailing, who was convicted on Thursday of
feloniously attempting to suffocate her child, and upon
whom judgment was rc)pited, was brought up to receive
the sentence of the Court, and
Mr. Baron GURNEY said that the law compelled him
to pass a sentence of fifteen years' transportation upon
her, but he said he should make a recommendation in
the proper quarter, that the period should be reduced
t.') ten years.