The Sun.
London, England, 1840-07-07 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS D.UY)

fs Before the I-ZreonnEu.)
James Durrant, an aged roan, Mary, his wife, Jame
GiLsorz, a labourer, Charles Cl/2ambPrlain, broker, and
6'corye Critic/deli, a cabman, were indicted fur a conspiracy
to obtain forcible possession of some houses and other pio-
perty.

Mr. RYLAND srid that he had communicated with 010
defendants, and be had felt it his duty to inform them that
although they imagined they had some legal title to the
property in question, it was not of a character to juatify
them in the comae they had puraued. They would, there-
fore, with the exception of Mary Durrant, against whom
he believed no evidence would be offered, with the consent
of the Court, retract their plea of Not Guilty and plead
Guilty, and they would undertake that no further act of
violence should be committed.

Mr. CLArticsoe said he consented to the proposition Oa
this condition. The Learned Counsel proceeded to state
that the property in question was held by trustees under
the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury, and the Cefendant
Durrant, who was the principal defendant, had no title
whatever to the property. He had, on the present eves;
Lion, thought fit to proceed to the eitraordinaty step o'
putting distresses into the different tenants' houses, and
the other defendants were his agents in that proceeding,
He was indicted under similar circumstances in 1824, and
he then admitted in writing that he had no rght or title
whatever to the property. The prosecutors had no desire
to punish these parties, and their only object was to pre-
serve the peace, and prevent a recurrence of such violent
proceedings.
The RECORDER said it was a very serious charge, and
unless it was to be distinctly understood that such a pro.
ceeding would not again be attempted, the Court would
feel it to be its duty to pass a severe sentence, for it never.
could be permitted that parties, under the sanction of an
right, real or imaginary, should take the law into their
own hands in this manner. If they bad any title to
the property, they should assert it in the proper legal
manner.

Mr. CLARKSON said that it would, perhaps, be advisable
than. tile defendants, with the exception of Mary Durrant•
shculd enter into recognizances to appear and receive the
judgment of the Court, in case their future proceedings
,hould render such a step necessary.
The Court then directed that the defendants sbOuld
enter into their own recognizances in 1001. each, to tip•
i ear and receive the judgment of the Court ; and the
Recorder toles them, that if the prosecutors found it neces.
nary to call them up fur judgment, a severe sentence would
he inflicted upon them.

Tile defendants entered into the required recagnizauce,
arid were discharged horn custody.

MARLBoReUGH STREET.

(THIS DAY.)

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY AND EXTRAORDINATY
Join Davis, the landlord of the Crown public-house,
in Cranhcurne-passage, Leicester-square, and John Co!*
Tins, a butcher, in an extensive way of bus.qeic, were
placed at the bar Wore Mr. LONG, the presiding Magil•
trate, on the following charge.
Mr. Lewis, the solicitor, attended on the part of th°
prosecution ; and Mr. Phillips and Mr. Chambers 0
counsel for the accused.

It appeared that on Sunday afternoon last, Mr. Gilbert
Claude Atzard, a French gentleman of fortune, at present
staying at No. 71, Berner's-street, Oxford-street, pro'
cceded to Gravesend by one of the steam-boats from Lori'
don.bridge, having in his possession a pocketbook'
containing eleven notes of the Bank of France for
1,000 francs, as well as one for 500 francs. He SO
they were all safe about half an hour before land'
ing. He reached Gravesend about two o'clock in the
afternoon, and, in leaving the vessel, agroat rush was Mad°,
by some very fashionably-dressed persons on board, and
Mr. Alzard received a violent blow on the side. He bad'
however, no idea at the time of being robbed. In &boil
half an hour he missed the pocket-book and its content'.
At an early hour yesterday morning information of the rob'.
bery was given to most of the foreign money changers la
London, but the numbers of the notes had not been ascot'
to led, and in about two hours afterwards four of the note°
for 1,000 francs each, we. e changed at the shrip of Mcssro'
S2lim and Dean, of Coventry-street, Haymarket, bitt
the parties were not stopped, as the numbers of the note°
were unknown. Between two and three o'clock yester-
day afternoon, the prisoner entered the shop of Mr:,
William Smart, of Princes-street, Leicester-square.'kt
refiner, and, producing one of the stolen notes for I,(r,
francs, asked for change, and gave his name co"
address as John Sevats, No. 9, Nassau-street, Sabo'
Mr. Smart told him that a gentleman residing in Bernell-
street, had been rebbed of some notes of that amount, sal
under the circumstances, he could have no objection t°,
Mr. Smart forwarding the change to the address be it°
given. The prisoner Davis then said that was not isisftvt°
address, but it was that of the party who bad se°
him with the note—he, himself, he said, was a respet'
able publi!an living in the neighbourhood ; and tb°l3
asked Mr. Smart if he would give up the note to the
parson who had sent him with it. Mr. Smart said eel.'
t drily if he was satisfi, d that everything was correct'
Davis then went away, and in an hour returned,wecore'
paoi.erl by Vie prison r Collings, whom he represented 11,1
the party who had sent him with the note.
lings sad he was willing to accompany Mr. Smart t°
the gentleman who bad lost the notes; and at this 01°.
•nt Ledbitter, the officer, to whom information had bce°
given, entered the shop and took charge of the prisoner.
Mr, Lewis said he should not proceed further with tb°
ease at present, but should pray for a remand of the po'
senor until a future day,
Mr. CHANIBERS subioitted to the worthy Magistrate°
consideration that it was a case where bail should bt od#
milted,

After a lengthened consultation Mr. LoNo said: 13.
tak" ba.l for the appearance of the prisoners to.
morrow week, to answer any charge that might be pre•
fcrred rgainst them, them elves in 2001. each, and
sureties each in 1001. Notice of bail was iminediatelf

glven.