The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-09 00:00:00

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MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(Before Sergeant Arams and a bench of Magistrates )
Yesterday, James Ward was indicted for stealing two
chairs, of the value of 3s. each, the property of an Irish.
man named Dennis Macarthy.
The case seemed perfectly clear, and after the evi-
dence for the prosecution had closed, the foreman of the
jery delivered, as for himself and fellows, a verdict of
Guilty; whereupon
The JUDGE immediately proceeded to sentence the
prisoner to hard labour for three months in the House of
Correction at Westminster. Before, however, ho was
removed from the dock,
A juryman rose and informed die Court that the ver-
dict which the foreman had just returned was one of his
own, and not one to which the jury, as a body, had
agreed.
The JUDGE said the case was, then, one of difference
in opinion. He should, therefore, direct the jury to be
locked up until they had agreed.
An officer was sworn, in the usual manner, to keep
the jury; and in the course of about an hour they re-
turned into court, when the foreman delivered a second
verdict, which, he said, was now liot Guilty.
The JUDSE, who was evidently surprised at this result
said that, in his opinion, the first verdict was the most
correct. Thet, however, was not his affair; but he 11Ii-
der..t3Tid that at least eight of the jury had surrendered
their convictions to the opinions of the remaining four.
The prisoner was ordered to be discharged, the Judge
telling hire he was a very lucky fellow to have been
tried by such a jury.
A woman of respectable appearance, named Maria
Elizabeth Thacker, was indicted for having stolen 35.,
the moneys of Jane Wilks, from her person.
It was stated that the prosecutrix lived at Simms'
Cottages, Brewer's green, Westminster, and that on the
2I st ult. she went into a neighbours house to see the
family. In this house were assembled the prisoner, a
Mrs. Egerton, and several other married women, all of
whom were occupied in drinking rum. A glass was
given to the prosecutrix, as she said, and whilst she was
drinking from it the prisoner stole the money from her
pocket.
4 child named Charlotte Egerton, daughter of the
Mrs. Egerton already mentioned, appeared from the de-
positions to have stated before the magistrates that she
saw the robbery committed, and that the prisoner had
given her threepence not to say anything about it. Now,
however, she stated that all the evidence she had given
before the magistrates was false, and that Mrs. Wilks
had induced her to make the false statement by the pro-
mise of a reward.
On the other hand it was rejoined, that the, prisoner
had threatened the child for making a false charge
lagainst her in the first instance.
Mr. O'Baxesi, who appeared for the defence, said that
I a more disgraceful case than this had never been inves-
tigated in any court of justice. The prosecutrix had, in
point
of fact, by a promise to give her threepence,
induced the child to commit perjury against a woman
of respectable character ; and, he contended, that under
all the circumstances the jury could not safely convict.
The JUDGE said it was impossible to rely upon the
child's testimony.
and A
the v verdict r
Judgedict of
cautioned Not Guilty,
the
The question then was, whether the
jury belie%ed the evidence of the prosecutrix.
wpraissonimerma
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being returned,
again
1 associated with gossiping rum-drinking old women.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
A professional gentleman applied to Mr. Bingham to
assist a client to recover the money he had paid to pur-
chase a horse, or to give him possession of the horse.
His client saw an advertisement in the papers for a horse
to be sold, which he thought would suit him. He came
up from Hertfordshire, and went to the stables where the
horse was to be seen, and finally agreed to become the
purchaser for 36 guineas. In payment of the horse he
gave 18 guineas in cash, and a note of hand at a short
date for the remainder. As he could not leave town that
night, he left the horse at the stables of the seller; but,
on applying to have the animal given up to him next
day, he was refused, and from that day to the present
he had not been able to get any satisfaction. Seeing an
advertisement in yesterday's paper for a horse to be sold,
and exactly describing the horse he had bought, he was
convinced it was the ssme, and authorised an application
to a magistrate on the subject. He wished to know
whether the magistrate would direct a police-constable
to go to the stable, and demand to have the horse
given up.
Mr. BINGHAN said he had no objection to try what an
officer might effect in the way of persuasion, but as the
matter involved a question of credit, it was out of his
jurisdiction. Besides, he could not deal with a case of
property of the value of 364 Had the horse been under
151. he would have applied the powers he possessed as
well as he could to assist the applicant, but he feared
the horse dealer was too cunning for the applicant's
client in the present instarce.
MARY LEBONE.
Lord William Lennox attended to substantiate a
charge against two sailors, named Farmer and Preston.
It appeared from the evidence that on the previous day
the prisoners were outrageously drunk in Oxford-street,
and conducting themselves in such an extraordinary way
as to lead to a reasonable supposition that, unless they
were securel and properly taken care of, they would
either be robbed of all they possessed, or do mischief to
other persons or their property; his Lordship, who wit-
nessed their vagaries, followed them as far as Cam-
bridge. street, when he called the attention of a constable
to them, and they were then taken to the station-house;
he pursued this course with the view principally of caus-
ing the prisoners to be kept out of harm's way, as it was
clear they knew not what they were doing; they wk re
throwing papers and other things about in all directions,
and one of them was near putting his head through a
pane of plate glass in a shop window.
The Magistrate discharged the prisoners, who ad-
mitted having been " three sheets in the wind," and gave
them to understand, that but for the interference of his
Lordship, they would in all probability have got into
much more serious trouble.
WORSHIP-STREET.
MURDEROUS ATTACZ.—Sarah Fairly, the wife of a
bricklayer, was charged before Mr. Hammill, with
having attempted to strangle a young married woman,
named Emma Gaze, who was unable to leave the hospi-
tal from the injuries she had sustained.
It appeared from the evidence that the father of the
injured woman, a tradesman in Fuller-street, Bethnal-
, green, was apprised on the preceding night that his
daughter; who resided in the same house with the pri-
soner, in an adjoining street, was being murdered, and
instantly hastened, witn his son and other relatives, to
her assistance. On reaching the house, which was sur-
rounded by a large crowd of persons, attracted by screams
of " murder," they forced open the door and made their
way into an upper room, where they found the woman
Game lying with her infant upon the floor, held down by
the prisoner, who was kneeling upon her chest, and
grasping her throat tightly with both her hands. At the
moment they entered the woman was in strong convul-
sions, with her head twisted on one side, and evidently
upon the point: of strangulation. They succeeded by a
violent effort in dragging off her assailant, and having
raised the object of her brutality, who was in a senseless
condition into a chair, a surgeon was promptly sent for,who
directed her instant removal to the London Hospital.
The prisoner, in the meantime, endeavoured to effect her
escape, and, on their attempting to secure her, she made
an indiscriminate attack upon them, in which she was
joined by her husband, and fought with such fury,
that it was only by the combined efforts of the whole of
them that she was ultimately overpowered, and given
into custody.
Upon being asked by the magistrate if they could as-
sign any reason for such a ferocious attack, one of the
witnesses replied that it solely arose from the fact of the
young woman having been compelled to take out a war-
rant against her on account of some previous violence on
the part of the prisoner, and which was appointed for
hearing on Monday next.
A certificate from Mr. Gowland, the house surgeon of
the London Hospital, was put in, which described the
injured woman as suffering from severe contusions,
which would prevent her attendance to give evidence for
some time.
Upon being called upon for her defence, the prisoner
gave a general denial to all that had been alleged against
her, and was ordered to be remanded for a week.
SOUTHWARK.
Yesterday Horatnjee Framjee a native of Bombay,
dressed in the costume of his country, applied to Mr.
Cottingham for his advice and assistance under the ful-
lowing circumstances:—
The applicant, who spoke the English language flu-
ently, stated that he had been in the service of Lieut.-
General Sir Maurice O'Connell, Governor of Sydney,
New South Wales, in the capacity of head cook, and at
his decease accompanied Lady O'Connell to this country.
It was by his own particular desire that her Ladyship
allowed him to come to England, where he had hopes of
obtaining employment, as he was an expert hand at
making curry and chutnee, and other ingredients con-
nected with cookery, which were much used in this
country, as well as in India. Since his arrival, how-
ever, he had utterly failed in getting employment, and
was, therefore, reduced to a state bordering on starva-
tion, and as he had no claim upon any parish, he could
neither get back to his country or obtain the shelter of a
workhouse. He hero produced strong letters of recom-
mendation from eminent persons abroad and amonsst
them from Sir Charles Edward Grey, formerly Chief
Justice of Calcutta, but now Governor of one of the
West India islands, Lady O'Connell, &c., which spoke of
him in the most favourable terms as a skilful, honest, in-
dustrious man .at his business. He added that he had
experienced the most humane and benevolent conduct at
the hands of the respected lady he had mentioned, but
that as she did nut require a person in his capacity on
her establishment, and being an utter stranger here, he
ran the risk of perishing for want if he remained longer
without employment.
In reply to Mr. COTTINGNIM, the applicant said that
he had applied to get a passage out to Sydney or Bom-
bay, at either of which places he would be enabled to
gain a respectable livelihood, but he had failed in his
applications. He then described that he was a proficient
in the manufacture of wines, liqueurs, and other articles,
and considered that if he was known here that his ser-
vices would be invaluable to any person who employed
him; but the fact of his being an oriental, and in a
strange land, precluded him from being engaged in the
capacity which he had already filled to the perfect satis-
faction of all those distinguished persons by whom he
was employed in India and New South Wales; and that
he had only been seven weeks in England.
Mr. COTTINGMAX said the recommendations he pro-
duced were of the most flattering description, and
evinced that he was a deserving man in his sphere of
life. It was certainly a most deplorable case, but he
could not help thinking Lady O'Connell had acted inju-
diciously in bringing the applicant to this country from
so distant a part of the globe, not knowing how he was
to get baCk again in the event of his not succeeding in
obtaining employment, although it was at his particu-
lar desire she sanctioned it. . However, as the case at
present stood, the applicant, being an entire stranger,
and having no claims upon any parish, he (the magis-
trate) would take care, at all events, that he should not
starve ; and although the means at his disposal were at
present circumscribed, owing to the number of other
poor objects assisted from the poor-box,: yet he should
feel it incumbent on him to assist a man in his situation
from the same source until something could be done for
him, and that when his unfortunate case was known he
was confident that the liberality of Englishmen would be
exercised in his favour, and that he would either be
found employment here or be sent back again to his own
country. The magistrate then desired the poor fellowhto
call at the court again in a few days, for which e ex-
pressed his gratitude.

A LANCASHIRE CANNIBAL.—EarIy on Sunday
morning last a police-officer of the C division obserwat
for
a man, having the appearance of an excavator, busome-
sily
engaged searching in a field, off Store-street,
thing which he appeared to have lost. The officer went
up to and questioned the man, who at first seemed re.
markably taciturn, and indisposed to answer questions,
but at last he gathered that the fellow he was addressing
had that morning been engaged in an up-and-down fight,
Lancashire fashion, and that he was looking for one of
his ears, which his antagonist had bit off ! Commise-
rating the poor wretch, the policeman assisted him to
look for his ear, which, after a while, he found, when
the officer strongly advised him to appear at the Borough
Court next morning, to apPIY for a warrant against the
brute who had so maimed him. " Noe, nos," rejoined
the fellow, coolly depositing his stray ear in his waistcoat
pocket, aw'st do now't at soart; it war a fair gradely
stand-up battle, un aw want Rother law nor warrant."—
Manchester Courier.
EXTEN&IvE
SALES OF FREEHOLD ESTATES.—
On Tuesday Slessrs. Daniel Smith and Son submitted to
public sale, at the Auction Mart, three extensive and
valuable freehold properties. The first was the estate of
Pool Hall, in the parishes of Llanvetherine and Llan-
gattock-Liegoed, about five miles from the town of
Abergavenny. It comprised about 1,110 acres, divided
into tour excellent farms. The estate which was stated
to be situate amidst magnikent mountain and wooded
r,.
scenery, embracing the Skyrid, or Holy Mountain, the
Hill, and the Black Mountains, was understood to
be bought in for 23,0001. The second lot was the
Westhide Court Estate, comprising a comfortable resi-
dence, two capital farms, ten labourers' cottages, with
beautiful woodlands stored with thriving young timber
and underwood, and some valuable stone quarries, the
whole covering about 815 acres cf land. The estate is
ihs. within five miles of the city of Hereford. The bid-
(ngs reached 33,8001., at which sum the estate was un-
di erstood to be bought in. The third lot offered was the
freehold
villa residence, known as Brook Lodge, in the
parish of Sunning-hill, skirting the Royal Park, at Wind-
sor, near Virginia Water. It included a neat cottage
1,
6ge,.and about twenty acres of valuable meadow land.
Theo biddings in this ca,e reached 2,4001. but the pro-
perty was also understood to be bought in.
!Tv IMPROVEMENTS.—The Commissioners have
obtained possession of nearly the whole of the houses
STthe north-east side of Dowgate-hill and on the east
*de of Cannon-street, extending to Turnwheel-lane, the
whole of which are forthwith to be demolished to widen
the thoroughfare of Cannon-street, and form a new street
from
the end of Walbrook into Queen-street, Southwark-
bridge.