The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-02 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT,

(OLD COURT.)
TAE CASE OF TUE EARL OF CARDIGAN AND
CAPTAIN DOUGLAS.—Mr. Adolphus applied to the
Court to respite the recogniaances of the Earl of Car-
digan until the next session of the Court. It was ne-
cessary that he should make this application in point of
form, on the first day of the session, but he had reason
to believe that, in a few days, the cause would be re-
moved by certiorari altogether from this Court, and he
should then apply to discharge the rccognizances.
The RECORDER granted the application.
Mr. BODKIN then made an application of a similar
character on behalf of Captain John Douglas, to
which the Court acceded, and the recognizances were
accordingly ordered to stand respited.
Edward Brown, aged 17, was indicted for a bnrglay
in the dwelling-house of John Martinelli, and stealing
some wearing apparel and four sovereigns.
This robbery was of the description that have re-
cently become very frequent, and against which the
public would do well, as far as may be, to be upon
their guard. The prosecutor and his family went out
in the evening of the 25th of January, leaving no one
in the house, and the prisoner, who had been watching
about, obtained access to the premises by means of a
skeleton key, and took away a- quantity of porta-
ble property of a valuable description. He
was fortunately, however, stopped as he was leaving
the house by one of the inmates, who happened, acci-
dentally, to return, and was given into custody with
the stolen property in his possession.
Verdict, Guilty—Sentence, ten years' transportation.
Richard Sedgwicle, 18, was indicted for stealing a
watch, the property of Louisa Johnson.
It appeared from the evidence and from information
given to the Court, that the prisoner's friends arc re-
spectable persons, living at Hull, but his habits were
very bad, and they got him a ship. He ran away, how-
ever, and came to London, where upon his promises of
amendment, he was placed to board and lodge with the
prosecutrix until another ship could be obtained for
him, and he took the opportunity one day during her ab-
sence, to steal the watch in question from her work-box,
and the same night be placed it in the hands of a girl of
the town with whom he had become acquainted. When
ho was taken into custody he gave information where the
watch had been placed, and it was given up by the
party.

The prisoner said nothing in his defence and the Jury
found him Guilty.
The RECORDER sentenced him to be imprisoned, and
kept to hard labour for twelve calendar months.

George Ilettat, alias Whiffing, aged 19, was con-
victed of stealing a quantity of kerseymere from the
shop of a tailor named Brown.

The prisoner was tried for felony in this Court on the
19th October last, and sentenced to three months im-
prisonment, that period expired on the 18th January, and
he was set at large, and he committed this offence with-
in twenty-four hours afterwards.

The COURT sentenced him to be transportad for ten
years.

The prisoner, as he left the bar, exclaimed that he
hoped ho should be hung before that time expired.
The Court after disposing of some trifling cases of
felony, adjourned at five o'clock.