The Sun.
London, England, 1840-01-09 00:00:00

OLD COURT.

(Before Mr. Baron GURNEY, Mr. Justice COLERIDGE,
and Mr..Tustice ER6KINEO
Three young men, named _Brown, Grahnm, and Hol-
liday, were convicted of coining, and sentenced by Mr.
Baron GURNEY to fifteen years' transportation.
Julia Smith and Henry .11•C'are were indicted for
having in their possession a mould for coining penny
pieces. _ _

It appeared from the evidence for the prosecution
that the prisoners were living together as man and wife,
at No. 5, New-way, Westminster. In consequence of
a little boy named William M'Cave, the son of the pri-
soners, attempting to pass a counterfeit penny, tht
lodgings of the prisoners were searched by a policeman
named and there he found two moulds for
coining penny pieces, and various counterfeit penny
pieces of lead or pewter, and also a quantity of blue
vitriol, or sulphate of copper, which being precipitated
upon the counterfeit pieces, gives them the appearance
of the genuine.
Smith in her defence said that she had obtained the
pieces of a boy, believing them to be genuine.
111‘Cave said that he had separated from the other
prisoner, with whom he had formerly cohabited, and
knew nothing of the transaction, although he was in the
habiting of vis,ting her.
In his defence he called a witness named Viinables,
who stated he knew M'Cave, who had recently been re-
siding with his father. He further stated that when
the prisoner wos first apprehended the policeman came
to the witness and asked him if he could give any evi-
dence against the prisoner, as if he could it would be
better pay than for felony, as he would have five shil-
lings a day. The policeman asked him if he would not
stand something, and although he had very little money
he gave one policeman a quartern of gin, and the other
a pint of beer.
The policeman M'Elleny, being recalled, said, he dill
not recollect saying anything about the five shillings, but
he would not swear that he had not. He admitted
having gone into a gin-shop and drank with the witness.
The prisoner M'Cave's father being called, said, that
his son at the time of this transaction, was living at
home with him.
Mr. Justice COLERIDGE, in summing up, commented
upon the manner in which M'Elleny had answered the
questions put to him by the prisoner M'Cave, and also
upon the fact of his having gone into a gin-shop to
drink with Venables, after having satisfied himself that
Venables's evidence would be of no importance. If the
Jury entertained any doubt as to the fact of Al‘Cave
being in occupation of the apartment at the time, they
would give him the benefit of it.
The Jury acquitted the prisoner M'Cave, and found
Julia Smith, Guilty.
Mr. Justice COLERIDGE sentenced her to two years'
imprisonment and hard labour in the House of Cor-
rection.

(Before Mr. Sergeant ARABIN,)
ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—Anne Brown, aged 22,
was indicted for stealing four rings, one necklace, and
other articles, value 30/., the property of James Holder,
her master.

The can having been proved, the Jury returned a
verdict of Guilty, and she was sentenced to be trans-
ported for fifteen years.
CUTTING AND MAIMING.—EIIen Johnson, aged 24,
was :indicted for feloniously cutting and wounding
Charles Kingsbury, with intent to do him some grievous
bodily harm. She pleaded Not Guilty.
Charles Kingsbury keeps a public-house in Kent-
street, Borough. On December 25, between eight and
nine in the evening, prisoner came into his house. She
was quarrelling with.a man named Walker. Witness
separated them. She began quarrelling again, and wit-
ness put her out of the house. When he had carried
her outside the door she stabbed him in the arm. Wit-
ness had not struck her at all. He then gave her in
charge to a policeman.
Reuben Walker corroborated the prosecutor's testi-
mony, and stated that he saw the prisoner draw a small
penknife from her bosom while the prosecutor was eject-
ing her from the taproom.
The policeman who took the prisoner into custody
produced the coat and shirt of the prosecutor, the sleeve
of which seemed saturated with blood.

The surgeon who attended the prosecutor described
the nature of the wound.

The prisoner, in her defence, said she was so tipsy she
had no recollection of what had occurred ; and she was
very sorry she should have injured, the prosecutor.
Mr. Justice ERSKINE having gone through the evi-
dence, the Jury found the prisoner guilty of an assault.
Mr. Justice ERSKINE in passing sentence said, that
had the Jury convicted the prisoner of the more serious
offence laid to her charge he should have felt it his
duty to sentence her to transportation, as the offence of
stabbing with sharp instruments was so much on the
increase in this country. As it was, he &it it his duty
to pass a severe sentence on her, as it was e‘ident she
had this instrument in her possession ready to stab be-
fore any provocation had been given her by the prose-
cutor. The sentence of the Court was that she be im-
prisoned in the House of Correction, and kept to hard
labour, for twelve calendar months. _

A Person named Hoseason appeared at the bar to
plead to an indictment for misdemeanour.
The indictment charged him with committing an as-
saul• upon Robert William Henry Brown, the Warden
of the Fleet Prison. He was also charged with assault.
ing divers other persons, and there were a number of
counts in the indictment varying the form of the charge.
'The defendant pleaded not guilty.

Mr. BALLANTINE said he was instructed on behalf
of the prisoner, that he wished to traverse until the
next Session, and in the meantime the prisoner would
be entitled to his liberation on bail.
Mr. CLARKSON said he appeared for the prosecu-
tors, and the Court would see from the indictment that
the charge was of a serious character. He had to
apply that the Court should order the defendant to be
sent to Newgate, and that he should be called upon to
give good bail, with 48 hours' notice.
The COURT, after a brief consultation, directed that
the defendant should enter into his own recognizance in
'2001., and find two sureties in 75/. each, and to give 48
hours' notice.

The defendant was then placed in the custody of
Mr. Cope, the Governor of Newgate.

NEW COURT.
(Before the COMMON SERJEANT.)
James Turner, an ex-policeman, lately acting in the
capacity of a broker's man, was indicted for stealing six
printed books, a broach, and other trifling articles, the
property of John Bowes Bey. A broker, named Gingle,
was employed to levy a distress in the house of the pro-
secutor, and the prisoner was put in as his man. After
the distress was paid out the property named in the
indictment was missed. Information was given to the
former comrades of the prisoner, who went and searched
his rooms in Gingle's house, and the books, &c., were
there found. Verdict—Guilty.

The Learned JUDGE said it was highly necessary that
those who were employed under the powers of the
law should be honest, and he found it to be his duty to
make an example of the prisoner. The sentence of the
Court was—That he be transported for the term of
seven years.
Elizabeth Morgan and Ann Perry, were indicted for
stealing a tea-pot, a shift, a number of small pieces of
ribbon, and a few artificial flowers, the property of Wm.
Best Capper.
The prosecutor resided in the Waterloo-road, where
his wife carried on the business of a milliner. Being in
want of a servant they put a bill in the window, and in
consequence the prisoner Morgan called, and' mention-
ing the name of a friend of his, said she had a niece
coining out of Moemoutbshire, would he take her ?
He said he would willingly, but he was ill off in the
meantime. She said she bad no objection to come till
her neice arrived ; he was very glad of it, and she came
on the same day. She frequently got drunk ;on the
27th December she was in that state when a shift be-
longing to Mrs. Capper dropped from her person. A