The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-15 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

Mr. Richard Passingham, an elderly person, de-
scribed as the landlord of the Adam and Eve public-
house, at lioxton Old Town, was placed at the bar

before Mr. Hammill, charged witli having assaulted
a girl named Elizabeth Sayers, 14 years of age, the
daughter of a policeman of the N division, with intent
to commit a capital offence.
Mr. HAMMILL having heard the evidence, which
is unfit for publication, said he considered it a proper
case for the decision of a jury, and h e should there-
fore order the prisoner to be committed fur crial upon
the charge of aggravated assault, but would consent
to take bail for his appearance at the sessions, which
he should fix at the prisoner himself in 1001. and two
responsible sureties in 50/. each.
Tr.e depositions of the witnesses were then partly
taken by Mr. Vine, the chief clerk, and the required
bail put in for the attendance of the prisoner the next
day in order to their being completed.

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SOU 7 HIVARK.
Richard Douglas, a man of gentlemanlike appear-
ance, residing at Chelsea, was charged on the police-
sheet with stealing a quantity of plate, linen, a horse,
and dog-cart, the property of Mr. Aaron Smith, of
Camden-cottages, Camden-town.

'1 he complainant stated, that about 18 months ago
the prisoner introduced himself to him at the Jeru-
salem Coffee-house, and described himself as a man
possessing property at Ash, in Kent. He went on to
embarrassed in his circum-
stances just at that particular time respecting a bill of
exchange of 1501., adding that he wanted an advance
artscbTerune:lhecl:ao,idhtsatii
property,i
natl.',
i:gdd,
as,nsht.
eo,
accordingly t
ie c e
toh rei
tingly
carried
bill
yal
say that he was rather
to that amount of complainant, and offering to give
him a bill of sale of the property in his house at Ash
as security for the repayment of the money. On that
enoroftesdaclharged hini
occasion the prisoner
ainiennatnioinnedthvearrieonuesipctirocfunmonstsaindecre!
ghe had a shooting box in the coun-
rroifed inii)
that he
description of his finances was of
ioauthufirctbth,aeahis
to impress complainant with the
lie was what
uhnederrteoporkesetnotesdbayhitmhoselpftoto. belief that
exchange by endorsing
another bill himself to the same amount, and handing
it over to the parties who held the bill of exchange.
'effect, but when the
latter bill becanteiheeonpduitilleties,it was dishonoured, and
complainant had to pay the 1501., the prisoner giving
property at Ash, in which
linen,.horse, and dog-cart,
nowimthinsgteainlitnog.
his Subse-
quently
nfinuunea(fitil the preceding evening,
cqwhiNou'i ehmmeri ncephtalelaynihnubeemit: t the
went bill
i idl "'of" 3:01 Ash,e and, on inspecting
the property at the
_prisoner's residence, discovered
that the horse and other articles were gone, and also
:e r and
him, although
he
e had
not he e had
m into custody.
The complainant here handed in the bill of sale
ea thatvned
r suc-
ceededhh he was
since
in finding
beenn
immediatelyo not
looking h
hint
Iga v e h i
given to him by the prisoner, and amongst the items
were these which he now charged him with stealing.
Mr. COTTINGHAM—Then you now charge him with
stealing assigned over to you
by
Complainant—Precisely so
the bitlhle ofpr aaolpolty which he
; the articles I consi-
dered as my own, although he took them off his own
premises.
A barrister, who attended for the prisoner, said
that he would be enabled to show that this proceed-
ing against his client was dons for the purpose of
placing him in the hands of the civil power, and
getting him arrested before he left the precincts of
the court.
The MAGISTRATE said that if he was aware of
such being the fact, he would discountenance any
a man into cus-
act of the kind, for it would be monstrous indeed to
atodlloywonpraacothicaresgeofotfhfeelkind—toelgivefor the purpose of
getting him arrested for a debt.
The complainant disclaimed anything of the kind,
and declared that he was not aware the bailiffs were
waiting for the prisoner--at all events, if they were,
it was not by his instructions.
The barrister then proceeded to cross-examine the
complainant, who, in answer to the questions, said
that he was living on his property ; that he had been
formerly captain of a merchantman, but since he
had retired from a seafaring life he was in the habit
of discounting bills ; that the prisoner called on him
rafter the bill was dishonoured, at which period a Mr.
Wells was complainant's attorney. He (complainant)
did house at Ash,
1 proceed to prisonor's
the bill of sale he had previously taken from him
with the property on the premises, and then found
the articles were stolen. He added, that he believed
that there was a writ of execution out against the
accused ; that having heard the prisoner had come
into the possession of property at Chester, and was
absent from Ash, he (complainant) certainly did look
after hit, at the former place on finding he had de-
prived him of the principal portion of the property
enumerated in the bill of sale.
The complainant admitted that ho sent down a
bailiff to arrest the prisoner at Chester.
Mr. COTTINGIIAM said, that after that admission,
it was evident the complainant had pursued a civil
remedy in the first instance, and therefore he (the
magistrate) should comply with the application made
on behalf of the accused, and at once admit him to
bail to answer the charge, by entering into his own
recognizance in the sum of Ma to appear there on
Monday next.
The accused, having entered into the required re-