The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-09 00:00:00

IV Eiv COURT.

George Ma tin, IS, was convicted of stealing twenty
yards of woollen cloth, value 141., the property of
Joseph Haynes, his master. The prisoner asked the
ju 'go if he would transport him, but the Common Ser-
ge.znt declined, and sentenced him to be imprisoned for
twelve calendar months.

Henry Clarion, 16, was indicted for stealing two
pairs of .can&esticks and a teapot, value 10s., the p..0-perty
perty of Richard Elsam; and Mary Gibson Freeyrove
was indicted for receiving the SatllP, well knowing them
to have been stolen. The jury found them both Guilty,
and sentenced Claxton to six months' impriserttnent, and
Freegrove to eighteen months, with hard labour. •
George Samuel Abraham', 58, a broker, was indicted
or feloniously stealing a piece of silver, one ring, one
brooch, and various other articles, value 71., the property
of William Collins.
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The Jury found the prisoner Guilty.
It was afterwards ascertained that the prisoner had
collected the sum of 9GI. from the various brewers and
licensed victuallers in the metropolis, stating the object
as on behalf of the prosecutor, not a farthing of which
he handed over, but appropriated it to his own use.
The COMMON SERGEANT sentenced the prisoner to be
transported beyond the seas for seven years.

IVilliam Ward, a pot boy, 19, and Thomas Bennett, 28,
were indicted for burglari,,naly breaking and entering
the dwelling-house of Mr. T. ('ole, residing at Green-
wich, and stealing therein a coat and other apparel, a
quantity of silver and other coins, his property.
It was proved by several witnesses that the, pri-
soners were seen together on the night of the 4th instant,
when Ward was in possession of a coat, which he hinted
was not come honestly by.
Other property was traced to 11?nnett.
The Cosl3luN SERGEANT told the jury to dismiss from
their minds the charge of burglary; of the larceny there
was no doubt.—Guilty.
A former conviction having been proved against
Bennett, he was sentenced to be transported for ten
years, and Ward to be imprisoned in .Maidsthe Gaol
fora period of twelve calendar months.

William Smaley, 35, a returned transport, was con-
victel of stealing an iron grating, value 405., the pro-
perty of Robert Goodman and another, and was again
sentenced to be transported for the term of ten years.
Matthew Gibson, 23, and Richard Fozall, were found
Guilty of stealing four live tame fowls, the property of
James Gardner. The prisoners belonged to a noto-
rious gang of thieves who infest the neighbourhood of
Camberwell and Brixton, and who hive for the last
twelve months male sad havoc: among the poultry yards
of the above place?. _ _ _

Mary Rather, 37, was indicted for stealing fifteen
sovereigns, the goods and moneys of Ann Rowarth, in
her dwelling-house. The jury acquitted the prisoner.
SHOCKING DEPRAVITY.—Elizabeth Buckley, 15, Ann
Bennett, 14, Mary Ann Maley, 14, Catherine Ginivan,
13, Catherine Smith, 14, were indicted for committing a
burglary in the dwelling-house of John Andrews, and
stealing eleven pairs of boots and twenty-four pairs of
shoes, value 125., his property ; and Mary Ann Ryan,
for receiving the same, well knowing the same to have
been stolen.
The particulars of this case was of that. nature that
left no doubt of the guilt of the prisoners. The principal
witness being the prisoner Smith, who was admitted
evidence against the others. It seems that thefive first-
named prisoners were connected with a gang of juvenile
thieves and prostitutes, who were to be seen loiter-
ing about the avenues of Covent-garden Market
during the night, and having committed the
robbery, they repaired with the fruits of their enterprise
to the house of the prisoner Ryan, who became a t eady
purcharT at the price of 9d. for every dozen pairs, and
which they afterwards divided amongst them. The
prisoner Smith, upon being taken into custody by
Pocock, the policeman, made a full disclosure of the
whop matter, which led to the apprehension of the
prisoners. They all pleaded guilty, Ryan. excepted,
and the jury found her Guilty.
The LEARNED JUDGE then sentenced the juvenile
prisoners each to three months' imprisonment, and Ryan
to twelve months' imprisonment.
THIRD COURT.

Elizabeth Haggett, 21, and Mary Haggett, 48, were in-
dicted, the former for stealing a silver spoon and a da-
mask cloth, value 2L 103 , the property of George Par-
kinson, her master, and the latter with receiving the
same, knowing it to have been stoler.
The evidence was very conclusive, and the jury found
them both Guilty.
Sentence, four months imprisonment each.
John Hawkins, 18, and Alfred Herring, 19, wet e in•
dicted for stealing two coats, value 40a., the property of
James England, a set of harness, value 51., the property
of William Woodthorpe Williams, and a coat, value 125.,
the property of Richard Scriven.
The jury found them both guilty, and, being well
known characters, the Learned Judge remarked that it
would not be safe to allow such characters to remain in
this country, and transported them both for the term of
seven years.
Discharge by Proclamation.—The following prisoners
were discharged, the bills against them being ignored:—
Ann Boyle., George Smith, R. W. llvyward, Thomas
Chamberlain, R. 0. Herbert. Thos. Wright, Thos. Har-
wood, Thomas Allen, Dan. M'Carthy, George Holleman,
George Sanders, Thos. Laws, Ann Wright,
,and Thomas
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Baylis.

Attempts have been made to introduce the vine into
Oceania. Some of the finest plants of Burgundy have been
put into the ground, and spread their branches and put forth
leaves with extraordinary vigour, but bore neither fruit nor
blossom. At the end of last summer, however, a few plants
carefully cultivated in the island of Tonga produced grapes,
much larger anul liner than those in France, but the flavour
WAS rather ditftrent. The result has occasioned great joy in
04 little colony.--French paper.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
On Saturday, Catherine Park, an elderly female, stated
to be of independent property, was brought before Mr.
Hardwicke, charged with having stolen a silver pencil-
ease from a stand in the Pantheon Bazaar, belonging to
Mr. Plumb, silversmith, 194, Oxford-street. The
evidence was to this effect:—
Mrs. Plumb said the prisoner came to her stand on
Thursday afternoon and examined some of the articles, -
in particular a tray, in which was a number of pencil-
cases. She heard something drop on the floor, as if one
of the pencil-cases had fallen or been thrown down, and
immediately afterwards she saw the prisoner stoop down
and pick up something with which site walked awnY
Witness looked at the tray and missed a silver patent
pencil-case, worth about ss. ed. Witness immediately
went after the prisoner end stopped her jest
as she was about to leave the Pantheon, and accused her
of having robbed her stand. The prisoner dean d that
she had taken anything, hut in her hand was 'mind the
meising pencil ease. The prisoner was
given into
custodycand locked up in the station house.
Tee prisoner, in defence, said she ltd not steal the
pencil-ruse. She saw it on the ground, and she placed •
it up. She was fully committed.
The sister of the prisoner came into Court, and, ad-
dressing Mr. Hardwick, said she had just heard, to her
greet sorrow, of the situation of her sister, whose she -
sence from home the previous night had caused the
utmost alarm. It was hardly to be believed that her
sister could have intended to commit the offence for
which she had been sent to prison. Her sister was 13(1
of sound mind, and that could be proved by undoubted
evidence. The trustees of their property would pr°v;
that her, ister had been confined in a lunatic asylum ; an
she could also bring forward witnesses to prove that her
:ister was not fit to be trusted alone, for on the very day
when the alleged robbery took place sha had conducted
herself in a way which showed that she was not in 11°P
session of her proper senses. he
Mr. HARDWICKE said, under these circumstances,
would accept bail for the accused. lie should recome
mend the friends of the accused at the trial to be Pte. e
pared with evidence of 11,r insanity.
WESTMINSTER.
On Saturday, William Forster, a poor, halfssteeve_e''
miserable-looking boy, about sixteen years of age, we":
charged with wilfully breaking a pane of glass at ow
Margaret's workhouse.
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Squib, a pauper, maintained in the workhouse, ele,,
designated by the appellasien of " superintendent of re
nightly lodgers," said that the boy applied for adasissee,le;
o re the pvams evening, when ha was refused. Ar
remaining upwards of two hours at the door, the boy
threw a stone at the glass of the lamp, and broke
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observing directly he had done so, "new you'll Is'
me in."
Mr. CLIVE—Why did not you take him in? s.sbre.
pauper—l took those in that I thought wanted it 0°
I was so full. t°
Mr. CLIVE, to the defendant—What have you g° ro,
say? Buy—l waited there for more than two luta
and he wouldn't admit me. I asked him very often,
he said I might lie down and die for what he cared.
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Mr. CLIVE, addressing the superintendent paup
Did you turn away many who applied ? Superintende°
pauper—Yes, eight or ten. Jet'
Mr. CLivE —ls this often the case with you ? en'
intendent pauper?—Yes, every night. the
Mr. CLIVE—Is there any other place provided 110,
parish to receive them ? Superintendent P auPer"
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I tell them to 6o away if I'm full, aryl they go where
like. c uh
In answer to further inquiries as to how many of 5
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casual nightly lodgers there was accommodation Were
the workhouse, the witness said, " that if they I'
stewed away pretty tight, about twenty."
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Mr. CLIVE—Did you give the accused any je;
Witness—No, we only give food to those we take
there's no food for the others. the
Mr. CLIVE—Are there any authorities NO ter,
workhouse in attendance ? Mr. Elliott, the Vies;
stood forward and said that there was so much jos
about that they were efraid to press the people to° clog
together (intending to imply, we presume, that
nightly lodgers are admitted than heretofore). .0
Mr. CLIVE—HOW is it that further accommodatiois,
not provided ? Mr. Elliott—The Poor-law C°l:s
sioners are going to erect asylums. be°
•Mr. CLIVE—The supposition is that everybody vr
destitute is relieved. The test of the necessity Ot•1 11 ria
sort of the applicant is found in admitting and reT, ° pot
him to do a certain portion of work; but if you d
imes
admit him you ccnnot tell. Steps ought to 110,0 floc
immediately to correct such an abuse as this. I "ies%
mean to say that the boy is at all justified in 1311 S
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the windows, but I shall give him a very slight 111)0
went. He is committed for three days. lie '
consequently liberated on Monday morning. t he
The poor boy, when locked up, complained
had not tasted food of any description pence Tht°,oBl
He was immediately, by order of Mr.W. Taylor, the
clerk, provided with some.
LAMBETH. • ion 0
On Saturday Inspector Collier, of the P divls efel
police, addressing Mr. Norton said that, seel 003
Games, who was engaged professionally on behs'yied
person named Munton, charged with cutting his ecir
throat, present, he felt it to be his duty to m ention a oil,
cumstance of a distressing character, which occorreeetsa
the evening before, and e hich was intimately eon°, test,
with that extraordinary case. The inspector steetseerieci:
on Munton's examination beforo Mr. Henry, the P eto
pal witness against him was Mrs. Susan VeeeYB' 0
mother-in-law, who lived in his house. Mrs. yes hear
her examination before Mr. Henry, stated that, orireetel
ing a loud noise, she rushed down from her owl' feel
and, on reaching the bottom of the stairs, she„;tte",
her son in-law, Munton, standing naked, and 'erle°'
over with blood from head to foot. In the front: Po eel
she found her daughter lying on the floor, with', fel
wound in her throat A razor, deeply stained wit." ,yere,
by her side, and her person, as well as the floor, C' doe
with blood. She instantly exclaimed, " Who bra, it
it ?" and her daughter, pointing at her bush"' con
plied, "He has." The old woman and her sue) oe'
tinned to live at the house of Munton, and nothing! Pa sPe
cular happened until the day before (Friday), "'life o°'
complained of illness, and, accompanied by 11,e eq
went to the shop of a surgeon named young, ter
nington-lane, and that gentleman having achnin'el sb"
something to her which she said gave her relie7o,o,
returned home. Her son left her at one o'clock stse
apparently much better, but on returning home be t*e
o'clock he found her quite dead and cold, On teeli'eis
cumstance being made known to him, Inspector sei 0
he at once felt it to be his duty to acquaint the Pot tcf
officers, and also to forward word to the Coronet:o ba
district, that an inquest might be holden upon t" (leo
of the deceased, and the circumstances of her
properly investigated. eectli
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Mr. NORTON thought the inspector had acted PC° eoier
right. Quite enough had been stated by Mr•
satisfy him that it was a proper case for $
vestigation. 1013 i Do
Mr. Games, on the part of his client, Mree,j,e• el
said he was most anxious lest any prejudice P'eiVe
attached to his unfortunate case by the death 4/100
lady, and that the whole of the circumstances a!eugi°'
upon her death should undergo the most sever' ce
vestigation.
Mr. Collier said that this should be done, Iteb(la(4oe,fr.
that, by the direction of his superintendent, h° eedey,
Howett, a surgeon, to see the body of the dWe r
that morning, and it was most remarkable that lip 1°
though life had been but a short time extinct,
rapid state of decomposition. 0 5
Mr. NORTON observed that this fact forme
tional reason why a strict investigation into tide 0,
of death should take place. e°
Mr. Games complained of the conduct of a Peeed
stable, Steadman, 151 P in dogging about a P'"
whose behalf he had made the application. n,
It appeared that on the day before, Steadraauee cr
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rectiou of his superintendent, as he states, c°„heeeeo
following about to every place, a well knowney'a floc
named William Smith, but who is better kn°” COel 04
cognomen of " Billy-go.firster," and the latter
ite ittorel
get rid of him until he met a well-known pheeeeter ape
gig, and having related to the latter the ch rhitt, "0011,
object of his tormentor, the playman inviteoc,,teiel
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seat in his vehicle. Yesterday morning. Poste lee
sought out his man, and again commenced htsroille
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be, Mr. Games, considering such a system of sue °
not only illegal, but unconstitutional, requested ,50
ship's order to suppress it. of es
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Inspector Collier admitted that, at the " se
superintendent, be certainly had directed Stealer fthe (13
constable, to keep the party alluded to tiro collet
watch but at the same time to avoid coming 1 oece'
with him. teorit).
Mr. NORTON observed that he had no nu' cooP.
her
the prerogative of the police, but when 11 vis'ree
was made against any member of the fore:o $ oticter
duty to hear it. The present, he thought, ee ch°reere
complaint, for, whatever might have been tleve t°, the
of the party, he did not think the means reeoloce oitoee
legal, as they were likely to lead to a Poe act
peace, and he should, therefore, reconnect.`d
discontinued. flee wit'",eter.
The parties withdrew from the court, sal.' t ,iOl9
declaration of his worship's opinion, but in a sh°sreeeed; ese
they returned into court, when Mr. Garnei;oopoil:ig,:eatclo,
complained that, notwithstanding the strr
pressed by his worship so short a time coda('
man in a disguise still continued the sat CO'
wards his client. Jest theeer
Mr. NORTON thought with Mr. Gain"! th°
missioners would not be justified in issuitiniginer thcis eon'
have a person dogged about in the
in: they 1,4,„ id Pet.
complainant was, and he did not thnee,auee eneers °
so. He again suggested that the save"' eiiesioe
eesti°s
discontinued until the opinion of the C°l:s
r OP a eot
Police was taken. pe
Mr. Games observed that unless the Pr° osb
Gat .o•cs"
of his worship was followed, he (gr• seeeees
be accountable for the consequences- _ trot l' tires,
The constable Steadman seemed tone ,evere_oooo.:..
tion of the lelagistrate very lightlP. of the
said he was acting under the direct
that Pere
Robinson, sionev, and that even at one bias to r
Robinson, his superintendent, directed
in following his man.

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returning
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hweliwieasrsteyat-tlaacnkee,
dbubty.athsrleieortinaenis,tawnicl: tbrtrubcrxelitqkdoottlle;er:
hammer and kicked h►m about the bead and,_. li of aof oc
wise severely wounding him, and robbed Pcl.ol,„s lett leild hotel
Tshhorcekeinmgenst,atievitlliiiaatmhley:teacsm,sem•celY e i/-
half sovereign, and- Is. Gd. in silver.
ablii to-gYr°o7d6ls:(l:t
Jackson, were apprehended on SSaatnuTder,ll4l.°3-12'es-3-t'nroatuti,:el)(ir ilitict:
an examination on Monday, before Jerediar,,rd3 t
~nd f,
Belper, but although no do.ibt exists 1!, ,ye'otiti,,Zdetv"
Mr. Byard was unable to swear toteiru.stAy.
have therefore been discharged
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