The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-30 00:00:00

The Committee divided, when there appeared—
For the amentinieLt
Against it

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Majority .
The House then resumed, and the Bill was reported.
The Spirits, Dealers in (Ireland), Bill, the British
Spirits Warehousing Bill, and the Distilling from Sugar
Bill, were severally reported, and ordered to be read a
third time this day.
The Slave Trade (Equator) Bill was read a third
time and passed.
The Committee on the Copper and lead duties was,
on the suggestion of Lord G. BENTINCK, who stated
that nothing should induce him to allow that stage to
pass at such an hour (nearly half-past three A.m.), post-
poned.
The House adjourned at Half-past Three o'clock, hav-
ing sat from twelve at noon.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
THIRD COURT.
(Before Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK.)
James Golwell, a very gentlemanly-looking young
man, surrendered in court to take his trial upon an in-
dictment for misdemeanour, charging him with having
attempted to commit an infamous crime upon John
Williams.
Mr. Parry defended the prisoner.
The prosecutor, a middle-aged man, now gave the
name of Macdonald instead of the one named in the in-
dictment, and which he had given before the magistrate.
The Learned COMMISSIONER asked him why he had
given the name different, and which was his real one?—
He said Macdonald, and the other name was his mother's.
The COMMISSIONER said—Then the case must fall to
the ground.

Arr. PARRY sail the reason he had given his right
name now was, because for the defence they had got a
host of evidence as to who he was. He was one of those
scoundrels who went about preferring charges of this
nature for the purpose of extortion. They had several
police inspectors to prove he had made several
charges of a similar kind, and abundant other
evidence of the fact. He begged to assure the court
that the charge was wholly without foundation, and that
his client was a highly respectable young married man.
The defendant wished to know how he was to pro-
ceed against such a man, and wipe the stain from his
character?

Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK—You leave this court
without the least blemish attached to your character.
Shortly aft.'r the case was over the fellow who had
prepared the charge came into Court., and in a very im-
pudent tone requested to know of Mr. Under-Sheriff
Wire why he was not to have his expenses for attend-
ance during the week?
The UNDER-SHERIFF indignantly told him he should
not, and ordered him to be turned out of court, which
was speedily and not very ceremoniously effected.
William Simpson, aged 50, was iiadicted for stealing a
quantity of galvanized iron piping, the property of the
directors of the Eastern Counties 11:silway.
It appeared that the property .1s as seen safe at the
Stratford Station a few days before the 4th of July, upon
which day the prisoner was taken iaito custody near the
spot with it in his possession.
The jury found him Guilty, and several previous con-
victions having been proved, he was transported for
seven years.
Henry Little Wake, aged 28, described as a labourer,
was indicted for feloniously forgim g and uttering a bill
for the payment of 10,000 rupees, tiiith intent to defraud
John Hunt and others.
The prisoner, who is a very gentlemanly-looking man,
of military appearance, pleaded g u ilty.
Mr. CLARKSON said that the prisoner was a young
man whose family was of the high est respectability, and
he had been a lieutenant in the ;army in India. The
manner in which the forgery had been committed was
this:—The prisoner was well acquainted with several
generals and officers in India, tal:d by that means had
become aware of the manner th ey adopted in making
payable orders. He had gone to .the prosecutors, who
are the well known firm of Sto.r. r and Mortimer, the
silversmiths, and ordered plate to the amount of 8001.,
for which he tendered the instruw.e nt in question in pay-
ment. The prosecutors only let hi an have a ring before
they made the inquiries which lc.o & to the discovery of
theEforgery.
It was urged, in mitigation, t: 'let the prisoner had
shown the greatest contrition for the offence, and had
not, in tact, obtained any prupert y except the ring.
Mr. Commission BULLOCK sai d he would take time
to consider the sentence, and v% .ould respite the judg-
ment until next session.

Several cases of burglary wer e tried in this court
during the day, but none of them, presented any feature
of sufficient interest to warrant a report. The prisoners
convicted for these offences wer e William Jones and
James Taylor, who were sentenc, 2d to ten and seven
years' transportation, William J ames Hewson, and
William Coe, both of whom were transported for seven
years. In the other cases tried th a prisoners were ac-
quitted.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HU USE.
Murfit Meeks, was brought bet ore the Lord Mayor
upon the charge of having decal aped from Cambriage-
shire with a sum of money which bad been collected for
the support of the poor.
The prisoner, it appeared, had I e,en wandering penny-
less, and in great distress of mi, ad, on Monday night
about the streets of London. At :length he walked up
to a policeman and stated that he, had absconded from
Chesterton, in Cambridgeshire, vti th 481. which he had
collected us assistant-overseer, a n d wished to be taken
into custody. The policeman, ups a hearing the matter
circumstantially stated, then cotl sidered that he was
perfectly justified in apprehendi: g the miserable man,
and lodged him in the station-hoc Jie.
In answer to questions from the Lord Mayor, the
prisoner said he had disappeared !rrom Chesterton on the
11th of March, with the proper ty Of the Chesterton
Umion. Ile had made larger co Elections without yield
ing to the temptation.
.'remanded till Thursday.
GUILDHAL..L.
A man named Charles Chanel I was brought before
Alderman Lawrence for having d riven a horse with a
sore shoulder.
The facts of the case were that t he prisoner was driv-
ing his horse and cart, when the animal stumbled and
fell, in consequence of which the Li arness shifted and re-
moved the scab from an old sore , leaving a raw spot,
about the size of half-a-crown. ' 1 'he constable William
Markwick, 370, immediately mad ra the discovery, and at
once took the prisoner into cuss oody, and conveyed the
horse and cart to the green-yard.
Alderman LAWRENCE asked when the prisoner was
taken into custody? The officer replied that morning,
a few hours previous.
Alderman LAWRENCE—If it was so short a time, why
take them to the green. yard, to ascur an expense which
could be settled here? Markw ick—l only obeyed the
orders which are given to all cot stables.
Alderman LAWRENCE—Is the . bruise at the green-yard
now ? Officer—Yes.
Alderman LAWRENCE—Then o and fetch it here,
and let me see it.. I do not and .erstaud why officers
should at once convey a horse to t ,e green-yard, to in-
volve the parties in expenses, w' c ,en the alleged crime
was committed while the Magistr. Lte was sitting, or only
a short time before.
The officer, accordingly, went to the green-yard and
brought the horse for the Alder man's inspection close
to the window, when there appeared a raw small patch
on the back, which the saddle a could cover, and which
might have been caused by the h orse falling.
Alderman LAWRENCE said he slid not see any reason
for taking the prisoner into cu s tody. It appeared to
him the accident of the removal .if the scab by the fall-
ing of the animal was very prof :ble, and therefore he
should discharge him. His or 1.1 y surprise was that he
was at all detained in custody.
The prisoner thanked the Aldo orman, arid wished to
know it he was to have his mom y hack which was in
the possession of the policeman v 'rho had searched him?
Alderman LAWRENCE asked wb at right the officer had
to search a man, and detain his t as a common pick-
pocket, when he had committed OA fly an ordinary offence
for which he could have been su t amoned?
The constable said he was o lbliged to search every
prisoner, and keep all that he foe end on them.
Chaney wished to know it' ho a ras to be subject to pay
the green yard fees.
Alderman LAWRENCE said he should not, and imme-
diately made an order to that effer rt.
William BO IV-STRE ET.
Stennett, aged 60, who has been for the last
twenty years a letter carrier at Barnet and the neigh-
bourhood, was placed at' the bt before Mr. Henry,
charged with stealing a letter, co: staining cash, the pro-
perty of the Postmaster-General.
Mr. Walter Robinson Sculthor p e, one of the presi-
dents of the London district of tl r e Post-office, stated,
that in consequence of numerous- complaints recently
made from Barnet and its neighbor arhood, he caused a
letter to be written on Saturday las t, addressed, " Mrs.
Otway, monthly nurse, at Mr. Na: rrody's, Under Hill,
Barnett," in which he enclosed a half-sovereign, two
fourpenny pieces, and four postage stamps, which were
wrapped in one piece of paper, atl fl of which be had
previously marked in the presen c :e of an inspector of
letter-carriers. It was then about ; half-past one o'clock
in the afternoon, and having subs equently seen it in the
office, he retained it until Mont lay morning, when he
tied it up with the letters about to be dispatched to Bar-
net, and put the bundle into the post-bag, which was
also sealed and tied, and dispatc tb.ed at half-past nine
o'clock. He then went to Barnet with Peake the officer.
The prisoner should have deli% rered the letter about
half-past twelve o'clock, and wi mess subsequently as-
certained that it had not been delivered. They then
went in search of the prisoner, end having met him
about two o'clock on Barnet-eomi eon, riding in his pony
chaise, and informed him who the r were, they asked him
if he had seen such a letter, and 1 is replied that he had
not. Witness immediately desired him to get out of his
chaise, that it might be searched.. and upon the officer
proceeding to search him, he took ti •om his pocket some
money and postage stamps, which, t Ton witness examin-
ing, he instantly identified as the sa me he had placed in
the letter. The money in his po.fs ession was next ex-
amined, and the identical hall-sovers ign was found, which
had also been enclosed in the letuen , and which the pri-
soner said he had received from a ,awnbroker in Barret
on Saturday. The fourpenny pi ices were also found
upon him. On making a further search, the prisoner
took from his pocket some paper, and handing it to the
officer, said, " That's the letter; d ) forgive me." He was
then given into custody.
The prisoner, being called on fc r his defence, said, "I
cannot say that I did not do it." He was then com-
mitted to Newgate for trial.

CLEI?KE LV.i LL .
A poor boy, about 14 years of E ,ge, was placed at the
bar, charged with standing with a stall of vegetables,
&c., in Leather-lane.
Mr. COMBE inquired whether tilt prisoner caused any
obstruction ?