The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-09 00:00:00

young women, were indicted for breaking into the dwelling-
house of Robert Cox, and stealing 24 silver spoons, value
351., his property.
Mr. Robinson prosecuted, and Messrs. Payne and Huddle-
stone defended the prisoners.
It appeared from the evidence, that on the 13th of June
the servant of the prosecutor, who resides in Albany-road,
Camberwell, was walking in the garden, when she observed
the prisoner Love come out of the house with the plate basket
on her arm. She asked her what she had got, and she re-
plied, " Nothing," and at the same moment the other pri-
soner came up and said it was all right. The servant said
she thought it was all wrong, and they had got the plate-
basket, and the prisoners then forced themselves away; but,
upon her giving an alarm, they were pursusd and taken into
custody.
Thejury found the prisoners guilty of stealing the pro-
perty, and negatived the charge of breaking into the house.
The moment the verdict was announced a terrible outcry
arose in the gallery, and an elderly well-dressed woman
began, in almost the same breath, and with the utmost volu-
bility, to utter imprecations upon the witnesses and beg for
mercy from the Court, and it was with great difficulty that
she was removed.
Evidence was then given to show that the prisoner Love
had been before convicted for felony.
Both the prisoners impeded the business of the Court for a
considerable time by their frantic cries, and when silence was
at length obtained, the Court sentenced Love to be trans-
ported for seven years ; and the other prisoner, who appeared
to have been drawn into the offence by her companion, was
sentenced to hard labour for nine months.
William Graham, the commander of the ship Grainge, was
indicted for assaulting Thomas Singleton and. James Barn,
upon the high seas, and within the jurisdiction of the Admi-
ralty of England.
Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Evans defended the prisoner.
The circumstances under which this charge arose have
been detailed within the last few days in the police reports,
and it will, therefore, be unnecessary to repeat them at length
on the present occasion. The complainants both deposed to
various acts of violence being committed upon them by the
defendant while the vessel was off the Cape and other portions
of the homeward voyage, and their evidence was confirmed
by some others of the crew.
Mr. BALLANTINE, on behalf of the defendant, said he did
not deny that some punishment had been indicted upon the
complainants, but he said that they had brought it upon
themselves by their own insubordinate conduct and their in-
solence to the captain.
Some of the seamen engaged on board the vessel were
called on behalf of the defendant, and they deposed that
on various occasions the complainants bad disobeyed the
orders of the captain, and had behaved in an insolent
manner to him.
The jury. after deliberating for half an hour, returned a
verdict of Not Guilty.
The defendant was then arraigned upon another indict-
ment, charging him with assaulting the black cook on board
the vessel.
In this case the jury returned a verdict, finding the de-
fendant Guilty of a common assault.
The Consiox SERGEANT said the Court was aware of the
great responsibility that was thrown upon the commander
of a vessel, and it was always anxious to extend the -fullest
protection to a person placed in that situation. At the same
time it was equally necessary that the persons under their
control should be protected from any undue exercise of
authority or violence ; and in this case it appeared to him
perfectly clear that excessive chastisement had been inflicted
upon the _poor men ; and, however painful it was to the
Court to pass a sentence of imprisonment upon a person in
the defendant's position, he felt that he had no alternative
but to take such a step as a warning to other persons in the
defendant's position, not to abuse the trust reposed in them,
and treat with cruelty those who were placed under their
control. He then sentenced the defendant to be confined for
six months in the Milbank Prison.
THIRD COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON, &c.)
William Woolfe was indicted upon three counts :—First,
with intending to assault a constable when in the discharge
of his duty ; second, with intent to inflict grievous bodily
harm ; third, with, by unlawful interference, effecting the
escape of a prisoner from lawful custody.
Mr. Clark was counsel for the prosecution, and stated the
case to the jury at considerable length, glancing at the lead-
ing facts.
It appeared by the evidence, that on Tuesday, the 2d of
June, Wm. Ching, the prosecutor, who is sergeant in the
D division, went with Inspector Thornton, 109, to a mews
in Marylebone, in order to quell a disturbance. A man of
the name of Pickley, who had been fighting with the pri-
soner, was taken into custody, whom the prisoner tried to
rescue, and urged others to aid him. The prisoner succeeded
in getting Pickley away, but he was soon recaptured. The
prisoner then renewed his threats, and told Ching he would
either rescue him again or have his (Ching's) life ; and he
attempted to fulfil his threat by hurling a brick-bat at his
head, the force of the blow rendered him senseless, and
Pickley again escaped.
Mr. Randall Vickers, the surgeon of the D division of me-
tropolition police, deposed that he examined the head of the
prosecutor ; there was a lacerated wound on the top of the
cranium, two and a half inches long, and the bone was laid
bare ; there were also other wounds on the head and face
which were likely to be of serious consequence, but for
timely and proper treatment.
The Learned JUDGE said that the evidence was not suffi-
ciently strong to warrant a conviction on the first count ;
with respect to the second count the evidence was very
strong, for it was proved that grievous bodily harm was done
by the prisoner ; and that he was guilty on the third count
there could be no doubt, for the man Pickley had got away
from his captors through the intervention of the prisoner at
the bar.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty on the second and
third counts, acquitting him on the first.
Mr. CLARK informed his Lordship that Woolfo hid been
three or four times convicted of assaults, and in 1844 he
was found guilty of a sanguinary assault on a constable of
the name of Kay, who died shortly afterwards.
llis LORDSHIP said the case was one of a very serious de-
scription. Such outrages were getting very common, but the
Court would try to stop the evil by making an example of
the prisoner. After some very impressive remarks his Lord-
ship directed that the prisoner be transported and be sent
beyond the seas for ten years.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.

Ann Sarah Grundy, a young woman about twenty years
of age, rather smartly attired, was charged with intending to
drown herself at Blackfriars-bridge.
The officer said she went down the steps about two o'clock
the preceding day, andsuspecting her object, he followed and
questioned her. Being satisfied of her intention, he took her
to the station, where in the course of the night she made an
attempt to strangle herself.
Some duplicates and a tally-shop account showed that
she was struggling with pecuniary difficulties, and it was
stated that she had made an attempt to poison herself a few
days ago.
Mr. Alderman IItiNTER said it was not necessary to in-
quire into her private affairs. She might send for:any friends
who would be likely to take charge of her, hut he could not
trust her with her liberty at present. She must be detained
for a day or two, that she might reflect upon the guilt of the
crime she had contemplated, and that the chaplain of the
prison might reason with her on the subject —She was re-
manded tilt Friday.