The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-01 00:00:00

COURT OF ALDERMEN.
On Tuesday, after the Lord Mayor and Aldermen re-
turned from the hustings, after tho commencement of
the proceedings of the Common Hall on the election for
the Mayoralty, a Court of Aldermen was held.

THE NEW MAYORALTY.
The Sheriffs appeared at the bar to announce to the
Court that the Livery had returned to that Court Alder-
man Thomas Wood and Alderman Sir George Carroll
as fit and proper persons to fill the office of Lord Mayor
of the City of London, and that a poll had been de-
manded on the part of Alderman Hooper.
Some conversation took place between the members of
the Court, which was very numerously attended, on the
necessity of demanding a poll on the parts of Aldermen
Wood and Sir George Carroll.
Alderman HOOPER beggedkto be allowed to state that
his name had been proposed at the election without his
knowledge or concurrence. It seemed that the gentleman
who demanded the poll for him had a right to exercise
his privilege as a Liveryman in that way, and that the
individual whose name was used had no option—either
acquiescence or rejection. All he could say was, that
while he looked forward with pleasure to the honour of
filling the high office of chief magistrate in due course,
he had by no means any wish to anticipate the time by
a single hour.

Alderman WOOD assured the Court that it was very
far from his wish to go the poll. He would not have
demanded a poll, whatever might have been the result of
-the show of hands. The observations which had passed
in the Court on the preceding day, as to the propriety of
postponing his candidateship for the office until next year,
had considerable weight with him, inasmuch as they
manifested the intention of the Court, however favour-
ably the Livery might think proper to decide respecting
his claims. He again declared that he by no means
wished to go to the poll, and he regretted very much
that any step had been taken to render that course
necessary.
Some of the members hoped that means could be
adopted to prevent the inconvenient and expensive alter-
native; but it was stated officially, that the poll having
been regularly demanded, it must proceed.
The matter of the mayoralty having been disposed of,
several subjects came before the Court for discussion.
In the first place, Alderman HUMPHERY replied to some
animadversions of the Morning Chronicle on his magis-
terial conduct in an affiliation case at Guildhall, and
denied that there was the least ground for the charge of
levity which had been made against him.
On the motion of Sir PETER LAURIE, Sir C. S. Hunter,
the father of the City, was excused future attendance
upon the several rotas comprehending the laborious
duties of the office of Alderman, and there was a unani-
mous expression of the wish of the Court to have the
advice and instruction of the worthy and highly re-
spected Baronet upon all important occasions connected
with their duties.
THE LORD MAYOR'S VISIT TO OXFORD.
The next matter that came before the Court was the
recent visit of the Lord Mayor to Oxford, and the ques-
tion of payment for the excursion.
Alderman WILSON moved, that the Chamberlain be
instructed to pay to Mr. Saunders, the water bailiff, the
sum of 6231. ss. 9d., for the liquidation of the expenses,
for the view of the western district of the river Thames,
taken by the Lord Mayor.
Sir P. LAURIE objected to the motion, and thought
the Chamberlain ought not to pay the amount after the
opinions expressed by the Common Council.
Alderman H.UMPIIRRY moved an amendment, to the
effect that each gentleman who accompanied the expe-
dition beyond Staines should pay his own share of the
expenses incurred beyond that boundary of the civic
jurisdiction.

Sir P. LAURIE seconded the amendment.
Alderman COPELAND spoke strongly against the
amendment, and

The Loup MAYOR decided that it could not be put,
inasmuch as the members would not compel each other
to pay their share of the expenses, and the original ques-
tion was carried by a majority of 4 to 1.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
SENTENCES AND SESSIONAL RESULTS.
Subjoined are the sentences which were passed upon
the prisoners, at the termination of, and during the
sessions, to which is appended other adjudications and
results :

BANISHMENT.
The undernamed were sentenced to be transported
beyond the sea for the terms set against their respective
names :

For Life—Martin Ryan, for rape.
Fifteen years—Mary Ann Joy, James Adams, Win.
Brown, W. Mardon.
Ten Years—George Fitzherbert, W. Barnett, W. lla-
therton, E. Evans, G. Davis, 11. Carston, M. Downey,
W. Jealous, F. Gibbons.

Seven Years—Mary O'Brien, Catherine Wilson, Jane
Keene, Elizabeth Munday, Louisa C. Arney, Catherine
Connor, Jane Smith, G. Prince, H. D. Hyde, S. Allen,
J. Brown, J. Draper, G. State, J. Jones, G. Knight, J.
Lucas, G. White, G. Moore, J. Jackson, J. Hammond,
J. Johnson, J. Freebody, W. Fitzmaurice, S. Turner, G.
Brown, W. Curtis, G. Wood, W. Thomas, W. Taylor,
J. Edwin, W. Denham.
IMPRISONMENT, &C.
The following were sentenced to be confined to hard
labour in the houses of correction for the counties where
their several offences were committed :
Two Years—J. Smith.
Eighteen Months—W. Simpson, T. Brown.
Fifteen Months—G. Norris, W. Norris.

Ono Year—Margaret Foord, Jane Ellington, Mary
Evans, C. Hunter, J. Pearce, G. Wright, H. Page, G.
Marshall, T. James, J. M. Lewis, J. Pulbroak, J. Simp-
son„T. White, A. ones, D. Rees, T. Davis, J. Smith,
G. Marsh, G. Kemp, J. Dryer, J. Matthews, J.
Molloy.
Nino Months—C. Watson, J. Donohue, J. Thompson,
J. Williams, Ann Wales, H. Allen, J. Drury, J.
Abbey, J. Fisk, C. Waters, G. Medins, J. Roberts,
11. Walters.

Eight Months—G. Fisher, W. Tibbey, J. Burgoyne,
J. Fleming.
Six Months—E. Rickards, Ellen M'Auliffe, Jane
Smith, Mary A. Mitchell, Mary A. Sullivan, Julia Day,
Ann Harper, J. Duggan, J. Donohue, W. Lerner, J.
Hilliard, J. J. Knight, R. Talbot, J. Bradford, J.
M'Donald, C. Johnson, J. Seymour, G. Stepney, W.
Haynes, A. W. Pearson, W. Palmer, J. Terry, W.
Wilson, J. Burton, J. Whatman, J. Brown, D. Gran, G.
Brown, J. Glory, J. Tracey, J. Cooper, L. Cohen, H.
Smith, R. Smith, R. Crane, J. Seymour, J. Morgan, 11.
Tucker, R. Fry, J. Watts, W. Jacobs, J. Smart, N.
Logan, J. King.
Five Months—W. Bray.
Four Months—Elizabeth Richards, Eliza Miller,
Mary A. Richardson, Catherine Smith, Anne Smith, R.
Block, J. Searle, T. Bentlett, J. Phillips, G. Smith, J.
Coffan, W. Murphy, J. llaslam, R. Crimming, T. Kel-
luher, T. Kennedy, J. Killone, J. Brown, J. Smith.
Three Months—Catherine M'Craw, Elizabeth Ryan,
J. Sheehan, A. M'Henry, J. Elsworthy, T.,o'Donneil,
J. Hackett, E. Macklen, R. Elliott, H. Somers, J. Wil.
Hams, E. Woodall, J. Copeland, J. Knowles, W. Brown,
T. Barn, J. Lyons, W. Bowler, J. Cook, C. Kelly, H.
Clark, R. Bray, C. Ginby.
Acquittals—The undernamed were declared " Not
Guilty" by the petit jury :—Mary Smith, Mary Cope-
land, Charlotte Astell Arney, Julia Arney, Emma Arney,
Jane Smith, Charlotte Stevens, Mary Sullivan, Margaret
Sharon, Anne Wilson, Emily Wilcox, Ann Sheridan,
Isabella Gould, Catherine Gorman, Mary Robinson,
Mary Crowlin, Mary Fisher, T. Manchester, J. H. Silvey,
Catherine Gorman, Sarah Hudson, W. Arnold, E. Morgan,
G. Bechell, T. Bullard, E. Tucker, J. Bunce, A. Bray,
J. Thompson, E. Unwin, R. Dillon, D. Stammers, A.
M'Neill, F. Watkins, W. B. Faulkner, S. Allen, C. East,
J. Evans, W. Clare, J. Gardner, G. Gardner, R.
Tweedy, J. Wellham, E. Edwin, W. Styles, W. Col-
lins, R. Wiley, W. Kippell, J. Dinores, T. W. Col-
lingwerth.
Discharged by Proclamation—Captain W. Richardson,
Catherine Plumeridge, Maria Cook, Alice M'Lean.
Minor Sentences and Adjudications—lmprisoned for
two months, 5 ; six weeks, 3 ; one month, 9 ; three
weeks, 2 ; fourteen days and under, 19 ; convicted and
judgments respited, 5 ; remanded and traversed, 6 ;
privately whipped and discharged, 1; called on recogni-
zances, 6 ; recognizances estreated, 2 ; surrendered in
court, 11; pleaded guilty, 41; admitted to bail, 3.
Adjournment of the Court—The Court at its rising
adjourned to Monday the 27th of October inst.
There were altogether 288 prisoners disposed of during
the sessions, who were committed from the following
districts:—London, 41 ; Middlesex, 174 ; Surrey, 57 ;
Kent, 9; Essex, 7.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANS lON-HOUSE.
George Moorcombe was brought before the Lord Mayor
and Alderman Farebrother, in the custody of John For-
rester, the officer, charged with having forged a letter of
character in the name of Mr. Verschoyle, for the pur-
pose of imposing upon Sir J. W. Hogg, the chairman of
the East India Company.
Sir J. W. Hogg said, that on the 21st of September
the prisoner applied to him at the East India House for
the situation of lady's footman in his family, and stated
that he had recently quitted the service of Mr. Robert
Verschoyle, who would give him a good character ; that
Mr. Verschoyle was
at Brighton, and had desired that
any letter upon the subject of character should be ad-
dressed to him at the post-office there. The witness
wrote accordingly to the gentleman, touching the charac-
ter of the prisoner, and received the following answer:—
" Sir,—ln answer to your inquiries respecting George I
Moorcombe, I beg to say he lived in my establishment
as lady's footman for fifteen months ; during that period
I always found him sober, honest, willing, and obliging,
particularly quiet, and attentive in waiting at table, and
also attends a carriage very well. George Moorcombe
left me at his own request, and I can with confidence say
he is a Devonshire man.
" Trusting I have satisfactorily answered all your in-
quiries respecting George Moorcombe, never having any
fault to find with him,—l remain, Sir, yours obediently,
" Brighton, Sept 22,1846." " R. VERSCHOYLE.
Having suspected from the style of the epistle that
Mr. Verschoyle had had nothing to do with the com-
position, witness caused inquiry to be made at the
town residence of Mr. Verschoyle, who, he learned, was
not at Brighton, and from whom he received the follow-
ing information :

" Maidenhead, Sept. 25.
" Dear Sir,--Prior to your letter of this day, I have
tilt had any thing from you, and, therefore, the letter
you received is a forgery. I have not been in Brighton
this year. _

" A man of the name of George Moorcombe did live
with mo as footman for two or three months, when he
was dismissed. I am very glad that your suspicions
were aroused, and that you escaped having him in your
establishment.—Yours, very faithfully,
" ROBERT VERSCIIOYLE.
" Sir J. Waiogg."