The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-04 00:00:00

Wall's End, &c.

Hato' ... l7s 03

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.
(Before the RECORDER.)
Charles Watson, aged 22, pleaded Guilty to stealing
a carpet bag from a carrier's cart in Cheapside, which,
with the contents, was valued at 51. ss.
The prisoner was not known to the police.
Ile was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, with
hard labour in the House of Correction.
James May, aged 24, a trimmer employed in the
foundry of Sir John Rennie and Mr. John Rennie, jun.,
in Holland- street, Blackfriars, was indicted for stealing,
on the evening of the Bth of March, 361bs. of metal,
value 305., and a piece of copper pipe, value Is. 4d. Ile
was stopred with the metal upon him.
The prisoner, who received a good character from
persons who had known him for many years, said this
was his first offence, and that he could not account for
its commission. _ _ _

The case was clearly proved, and the jury found him
Guilty.
It seemed, from the statement of the fireman, that
metal had been frequently missed of late, but that no
suspicion had previously attached to the prisoner. His
wages were 12s. a week, and he was a married man.
More than 300 were employed by the firm.
The RECORDER said in consequence of the good
character the prisoner had received, he should have felt
disposed to pass a more lenient sentence than the one he
was about to pronounce; but where a large number of
men were employed, each of whom might be unjustly
suspected, and where a foreman was accountable for the
quantity of metal in his possession, it was incumbent
upon him to make an example. Tho sentence was that
he be imprisoned in the House of Correction for six
months, and kept at hard labour.
Thomas Myers, a young man, was indicted for
stealing, on the 26th of February last, several brass
articles of the value of 21. 3s. from the window of Mr.
Knight, a plumber, in Rotherhithe.
The prisoner and another youth were seen by a boy to
break a pane of glass in the shop window, to purloin the
articles in question, and to run away.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and he was
sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment with hard
labour.

N E 1V COURT.
(Before the COMMON SZRGRANT and Mr. Alderman

FAREBROTHER.)
The Court was occupied the whole morning with
Mint prosecutions, none of which possessed any circum-
stances of the slightest interest.

SOUTHWARK..-(THIS DAY.)
In the course of the morning, several respectable shop-
keepers, residing in the district of this Court, attended
for the purpose of being sworn in as special constables,
to preserve the peace on Monday next, in consequence
of the Chartistmeeting on Kennington Common.

ELECTION COMMITTEE.
(TIIIS DAY.)
BODMIN.

The Bodmin Election Committee re-assembled this
morning; Mr. Hamilton in the chair.
At the sitting of the Committee some laughter was
excited by an announcement on the part of Sir Edward
Faliner, that he had received a note from an individual
named Dighton, stating that he had taken a pen-and.ink
likeness of him as he appeared in the Committee, and
requesting the favour of a " short sitting." The other
members of the Committee and the Counsel had received
similar notes. The price asked was two guineas each.
The Committee proceeded with the petition, and the
whole of the morning was taken up with evidence of
treating.

GLASGOW, APRIL I.—The price of Scotch pig-iron
delivered here may be quoted to-day at 424. 6d. for No.
1, and 425. for No. 3, per ton, cash, in fourteen days.
Our Iron market has manifested a gloomier aspect this
week than it has done for a considerable time past. The
unsettled state of continental affairs continues to mar
exports and keep the market depressed. houses on the
continent who bought largely last year, for shipment,
this spring have instructed their agents here to delay
shipping, and in some instances to :sell their contracts.
These circumstances depress prices and prevent buyers
from operating unless from immediate wants.