The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-14 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT
SENTENCES.
The following is a correct list of the sentences passed
41-tring the last session:—
.Death, and left for execution—George John Howson,
for the murder in Coldbath,fields House of Correction.
Sentence oi death recorded—Wm. Swain, Mary Tobin.
TRANSPORTATION.
Twenty Yoars—John Clarke, James Henry
Bradbury.
Fifteen Years—James Love.
Ten Tears—Charles Buck, Richard Welch, William
Ohells, Richard Brown, Charles Chapman.
0— Seven Years—Charles. Hicks, Joseph Gobbett, Fre-
&rickHoward, Robert Roberts, Edwin Smith, George
Wright, William Gay, alias Henry Phillips, Henry
Benham, Henry Caswell, George White, William Nor-
ton, Castries Soloman, Thomas Scott, Bridget M y ahone
Johny,
• ill:am Jackson, alias Smith, alias Cook,
Henry
▪ alias William Jones, Thomas Leather, Joseph
White,Benjamin Rawlings, Bevan Labon, John Dean,
George Lee, Henry Nicholls, James Stuart, Thomas
John Turner, Thomas William Parrington, Charles
William Roberts, William
Fisher, Thomas Johnson,
Peacock.

IMPRISONMENT.
Two Years—Charles Swan, William Girdleston, John
gelly, Joseph Francis Fussell, and three months, to
enter into his own recognizances in 1001, and find two
suetieseach to keep the peace tor five years
J roseph Williams, and one week, own recognizances in
1001., and two sureties in 501. to keep the peace for three
years ; Charles Ernest Jones, and one week, bail him-
self in 3001., and two sureties in 150/. to keep the peace
for five years ; Alexander Sharp, and two months, with
bwil himself in 100/., and two in 501., and keep the peace
for three years ; William John Vernon, and bail himself
in 100/, and two in 50/., to keep the peace for three
years ; Francis Looney, and two months, with bail him-
self in 100/, and two in 501., to keep the peace for three
years.
Eighteen Months—Daniel Keefe.
Twelve Months—John Smart, Richard Aldrige,
Luke Keefe, Joseph Saville, John Smith, Joseph Collis,
john Mortimer, John Brown alias Benjamin Locker,
Jaoes Heath, John West, John Harris, Jonathan Case,
Chat•les Bear& William Davis, George Burgess, James
Cannon. •
Nine Months—John Atkins, John Smith, Caroline
Smith, Thomas William Jones, Robert Smedly, John
Daley.
Six Months—Thomas Franklin, Mary Niles'N Philip
Clog, Sarah Johnson, Mary Ann Brown, —anah,
Jam es Richard Taylor, William Hartley, Daniel Daley,
Frederick Allen, William Lovel, William Reeve, Sarah
Withal-as, Thomas Cannon, Thomas Jenkins, John San-
derson, John Mack.
Four Itonths—Sophia Harley Webb, Richard
, William Robe, George
Holt, Catherine Ganey, Elizabeth
',Tanner, Elizabeth Rabinson.
Three Months—Richard Edwards, James Branton,
Jnoeph Wilkinson, William M'Kew, William Dixon, and
to be whipped, John Atkinson, Oliver Chapman,
Will; am Aldis, Robert Downing, Richard Frith, Samuel
ralmor.
Daniel
Two Months —John Oliver, John Falkner,
Bush, Diehard Reeder.
One Month—Thomas Wooding, Wm,
Tait.
'To be Imprisoned in Newgate for Terms varying from
Thriee Days to One Month—Sarah Rice, Emma Hart,
ilenry Nixon, Thomas Skinner, William Moss, and to
be whipped, Elizabeth Caps, George Whitehead, Robert
Slaughter, Edward Scarborough, Eliza Cawood, George
James, and to be whipped.
Remanded until next Session—George Day (bailed),
Samuel Watchman.
Judgment Respited—Alfred Bishop, Ann FueL
Acquittals—Abraham Simmonds, John Saunders,
Charles Perkins, John James (ordered to be detained),
Ellen Baynes, Jane Pearson, Joseph Brian, James Brian,
William Mann, Daniel Oliver, Sarah Poole. Eliza West,
William Matthew Aston, James Hinton, John Welch,
Senn, Johnson, Charles Dag, Mary Ann Wood, Henry
Clarke, Peter Williams, Edward Worby, John Walker,
Ellen Merritt, Patrick Collins, John Jones, Thomas
Stevenson, Ann Grey.
Bills not Fond—PrisonersDischarged by Proclama-
tion—Thomasu Reynolds, Charles Fry, Maria Todd,
Francis Godfrey.
The Court sits again on the 25th of August.

- -
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HO USE.
George Jones, a person dressed like a porter, was
brought up, charged with having presented a forged
order for quicksilver at the warehouse of Messrs. Drew.
Hayward, and Barrow,: of Bush-lane, wholesale drug-
gists.
The prisoner called at the warehouse on the 7th inst.,
and presented the order to one of the servants of the
establishment. It purported to be the order of Messrs.
Browning, of St. John-street, with whom the house had
done business. The forgery was suspected, and the pri-
soner was desired to call again at three o'clock, when
the quicksilver should be ready. Tho prisoner then
went off to Messrs. Browning and mentioned that be
bad been einplayed by one of their men to apply for the
quicksilver, and had been promised by him sixpence for
calling; but a Messrs. Drew and Co. had refused to let
him have the article, he would be obliged by the trifle
of money for which he had performed the message. One
of the firm gave the prisoner into (las tody instead of
giving him the money.
The prisoner was remanded till this day.
BOW-STREET.
A woman named Mary Filer was placed at the bar be-
fore Mobbery,r. Hall charged with being concerned in a Post-
office r of 391.75. ld., uuder the following circum-
stances:—
On the Ist of July Mr. Grainger, a merchant, in
rwiling•lane, transmitted through the Yost-office a
cheque for 391. 7s. ld., payable to Mr. Ponsonby, of
Souttisvick-road, Paddington. On the Bth it was found
that the letter never reached its destination, but on ap-
plication at the bank it appeared that the cheque had
been presented by the firm of Moses and Son, and duly
cashed. Messrs. Moses were next applied to, and they
stated tat on the 4th instant two men, who gave the
names o Marshall and Spring, ordered some clothing of
them, and tendeved the cheque in payment of the re-
quired deposit, upon which, atter sending to ascertain
the genuineness of the cheque, they paid the dif-
feeence in the amount. It was arranged that the
goods shossid be called for on the following
Thursday. Accordingly, on that day a boy,
named Cremer, came to the shop for the goods,
which were delivered to him; but, by previous arrange-
ment, he was follewed and taken into custody. The
boy then explained that his aunt, the prisoner at the bar,
requested him to go with her to show her the Duke of
York's Monument, in St. James's Park, that morning ;
that she there met and conversed with a postman, and
afterwards sent him to Moses and Sons, to inquire for a
parcel, giving him a shilling for his trouble. The aunt
was -then apprehended, but she declined stating what
sho knew upon the subject. Meanwhile, it having
been ascertained that her nephew was a postman, and
that he had absconded, a reward of 201. is offered for his
apprehension.
The prisoner was remanded for further examination.
John Thomas Witchell, a letter-carrier in the Post-
office, was' charged with stealing a letter, containing a
shilling, two duplicates, and two penny stamps.
He was detected while concealing the letter in a me-
morandura book. and was accordingly watched.
Re was also remanded.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
James Grieves, alias Penson, alias Barenger, was
brought before Mr. Bingham for final examination,
charged with having obtained goods from various parties
by false and fraudulent pretences.
William Tytherleigh said—l live at Stalbridge, Der-
setshire. I deal in butter and other goods. On the
26th of May last I received through the post a letter,
signed George Penson, and containing a request for my
terms for goods. I looked into the London Directory,
and finding the name of George Penson, cheesemonger,
88, Berwick-street, I supposed the letter came from the
sense party. I wrote an offer of contract to supply him
with butter. On the 25th May I received an order for
butter, and on the following day I sent 3501b5. of butter,
worth 16/. ls. directed, as requested, to the Boar and
Castle, Oxford-street. The next day I sent to the
place 601bs. more butter, but as I did not receive a re-
mittance, as promised, I made inquiries, and was in-
formed that no such person lived at Berwick-street.
William Archer, a stationer, of No. 88, Berwick-
street, said about six weeks ago, the prisoner, who was
a stranger, came into my shop and asked if I had any
objection to take in his letters, as the person next door,
who had done so, had left. nsent ed, and the pri-
soner wrote on a piece of paper Gco
eorge Peuson, cheese_
monger, High-street, Woolwich. I was to have a shit.
, ling a week for taking in his letters. I received six let-
ters, five of which were given to the prisoner. The
three letters received by last witness, I believe to be in
the prisoner's hand-writing.
Hugh Lavington, carrier, 69, Old Bailey, proved that
a woman brought several orders. Some goods sent from
, Mr. Tytherleigh, were delivered in consequence o
nert t was
orders. Witness was not sure that the priso
the man who was seen with the woman after the order
for delivery was brought.
Edward Stone, a commercial traveller, proved that he
bad been twice to Woolwich, and could find no such
,person as George Penson, of High-street, Woolwich,
there.
George Ham, police.constable, proved that be found
two
tickets on the prisoner which had come on the pack-
. eges in which the butter had been sent.
Mr. Brickwell, Overthorpe,magistrate, a proved that
he received letters and orders
for butter fro the pri-
soner. He sent four or five parcels of butter
before
he
found out the fraud.
A gentleman from Messrs. Makinson and Sanders,
, Temple, attended for the prosecution, and produced
numerous letters which the prisoner had sent to the
parties who had been defrauded, and from Others who
' The , did not come forward to prosecute letters were
written in such a plausible; business-like way as to dis-
arm suspicion.
There was a case of forgery, • but it was not gone into,
Mr. Bingham suggesting that it would be competent for
, •
the parties to bring forward evidence at another time if
they chose to proceed against the prisoner.
The prisoner, who is a respectable, elderly man of
quiet, grave appearance, admitted that he had received
goods in several instances; but he said there were some
, parts of the evidence not correct.
He was fully co SOUTHWARK
• George Pearson, a very powerful young man, and re-
turned transport, was brought before Mr. Seeker,
charged with attempting to stab a policeman.
Serieant Dorrig, M division, stated that, having re-
ceived information that the prisoner was at large, after
having_ been-sentenced to twenty years' transportation,
two years ago, for highway robbery, he (the Serjeant)
,proceeded with a policeman to a fair held on some ruins
in the Mint, where he was likely to be found. They,
bowetet," did'not succeed in their search, and at a later
Period of the evening they entered a house, it receptacle