The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-04 00:00:00

NE ll' COURT.

(Before Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK and Alderman

HUGHES HUGHES.)
Charles Simpson, a respectable young man, aged
24, was indicted for stealing a carpet and a quantity
of books from chambers in Clement's Inn, and Charles
Palms, a bookseller in Union. street, Spitalfields,
surrendered to answer a charge of receiving a por-
tion of the books, well knowing them to have been
stolen.

Proof was given of the property stolen being that
of a gentleman named Hems worth.
There was nothing against Mr. Palmer beyond the
fact of the books being found in his possession (and
it was shown he had rendered every facility for their
restoration),
so the jury relieved Mr. Payne from
addressing them, and acquitted Mr. Palmer.
,Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK summed up, and the
jury.
after twenty minutes' consultation, found Sirup-
.ion Guilty.
Formal evidence was then given of the prisoner
7;aving been convicted in 1842 of felony.
The Learned JUDGE sentenced the prisoner to be
kept to hard labour for twelve calendar months.

ROCHESTER QUARTER SESSIONS
At the Rochester Quarter Sessions, on Saturday
last, held before J. Lspinasse, Esq., Recorder, among
e
the pri,oners for trial was one Edward Darling, at,
agricultural labourer, 20 years of age, chargedoorge
with
'stealing a drake, value 25., the property of
Harris, of Frinsbury, of which he was found Guilty,
and proof having been adduced of two former con-
% ietions, the Learned Recorder told the prisoner that
!te considered him a far too dangerous person to be
,uillred to remain in this country, and sentenced him
to WI years transportation.
On the sentence being pronounced the prisoner
uttered a loud cry and fell heavily on the floor ; end
at the same moment a loud cry was heard from ano-
ther part of the court, from a widowed mother, who
exclaimed in an agony of despair, "Ohl my boy, my
boy," and in this state both mother and son were
carried out of court.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.

lienry Hayes, a waiter at the Gresham Tavern, i
Wood-street, was brought before Sir Chapman Mar?.
shall, charged with robbing his employer.
Devereux, a City policeman, who does not wear the
police clothing, stated that he saw the prisoner walk-
ing through New Broad-street, about half-past
'eleven on Sunday night. lie was carrying a bag, and
:his manner induced witness to ask him what he had
Mere. The prisoner replied, "Nothing." Witness
caught hold of the bag at the moment the prisoner was
golog to let it drop. The prisoner started off. Wit-
.tess laid down the bag and overtook him, upon which

the prisoner said, " I will square" it with you," and
put a sixpence into his hand. Witness took him into
custody, and at the station found on him a card of the
Gresham Tavern. The prisoner then told the inspector
that he was a waiter there, and was taking home a
little beer. The bag, 11,)wever, contained a slice of
butter, about half a pound of sugar, three drinking
glasses, a bottle of Reading sauce, a bottle of ale, a
bottle of stout, and a small bottle of gin.
Johanna Bailey, the barmaid at the tavern, stated
that the prisoner had been in the service of her mis-
tress only three days. He did not lodge in the house.
He went home on Sunday night a few minutes before
he was stopped. She saw him go out with the bag.
He had his supper before he went. He had no right
to help himself to the liquors in the bar, and he did
not purchase the gin, ale, stout, or Reading sauce.
She could identify the largest of the glasses as one of
a pair, and one was now missing. She knew some
of the ale glasses were missing, but could not tell
how many. One of four bottles of Reading sauce,
that used to stand in the window, was also missing.
The value of all the property produced was about
eight shillings.
Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL asked if the prisoner's
lodging had been searched.
The officer said it had, but he found no suspicious
property there.
Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL asked the prisoner if he
wished to explain how these articles came into his
possession,

The prisoner replied he had nothing to say.
Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL said he must send such
a case of plundering an employer, as soon as he was
admitted into the house, to the sessions.
The prisoner was committed.
WESTMINSTER.

Elira Bastings, a miserable-looking young woman,
the sister of George M'Koy, who is at present in
Newgate, under sentence of death, for the murder of
Mr. Bellchambers, was charged with attempting to
commit suicide.

James Buchanan, a policeman of the B division,
stated that, between two or three that morning, he
saw the defendant, who was intoxicated, attempting
to get on the parapet of Westtninster•bridge. He
desired her to go away, when she went a few paces,
and then made a second attempt to get to the water.
She had thrown a portion of her clothing into the
Thames, when he secured her, and took her to the
station.

Mr. BRoDERIP inquired whether sho wished to say
anything ?
The poor creature hung down her head, and made
no reply.

Mr: bonagan, an Inspector of the B divisior, hav-
ing informed the Magistrate that she was M‘lioy's
sister, and appeared to be in a very distressed state
of mind,
_ _ _

Alr. EIiODERIP observed that he should remand
the unfortunate creature for a day, and directed the
police to endeavour to ascertain whether she had any
friends who would take charge of her.
Edward and Charles Tierney, two powerful young
men, were charged with violently assaulting the
police.
A policeman of the B division, named Milleman,
was passing through Tothill-street on Saturday-
night, when observing the defendant Edward striking
at every one who approached him, he took him into
custody. The fellow, who was drunk, made a vio-
lent resistance, and repeatedly assaulted the officers,
as did also the defendant Charles. Another constable,
named \Vadhouse, came up, when he was so much
injured by the defendant Charles, that he has since
been unfit for duty.
The defendants made no answer to the charge.
Mr. BRODBRIP committed the defendant Charles
for a month ; the other for fourteen days.