The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-23 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL OCTOBER SESSIONS.

At the sesions just commenced Mr. Henderson, the
Recorder, made the following observation to the grand
jury on party processions in that town on her Ma-
jesty's visit. After alluding to certain recent im-
provements in the criminal law, he said—There is a
case (of which I have seen the depositions) arising out
of the processioo on the 14th of July last. I think
every well-regulated minded man, whey it is consi-
dered that life was lost on that occasion, must regret
that any such processions should ever take place. For
my part, I think it would be far better that no pro-
cessions of that description should take place for the
future. I understand the object is to commemorate a
great victory, which I may say completed a revolu-
tion in this country, which has been attended with
the most happy consequences to the rights and liber-
ties of all. But one cannot but remember that
it is the commemoration of a victory which many
persons regard as a triumph over their countrymen
and over their religion ; and, this being the case, any
offensive display should be avoided. It should be
avoided because it is calculated to irritate, and to
lead, as it has done in this case, to breaches of the
peace. Therefore I should say that after the lapse of
a century and a half, when all are enjoying the
benefits of that revolution, it is not fitting that that
particular battle and struggle should be brought
forward in public, seeing that it may excite parties
who feel as if they were insulted by such display.
An Englishman may exult in the victory of
Waterloo, but he would never think, where there was
a large body of Frenchmen, of making a public dis-
play of that exultation. Not that his patriotic feeling
would be less, but he would feel the propriety of for-
bearance in such a case. I therefore hope those par-
ties who direct this matter will see the propriety of
abstaining in future from such displays. There are
some processions which stand on a different footing.
I confess I am glad to see the Welshman with his
leek in his hat on St. David's day, or the Irishman
with his shamrock on St. Patrick's day ; it is a feel-
ing of nationality, and may be desirable to stimulate
exertion, which may possibly be of some benefit. An
Irishman may be justly proud of his beautiful country,
and a Welshman of his mountains and the tradi-
tions of his country ; and, therefore, I say
the assembling of themselves together on such
occssiona stands on a different footing ; but I
doubt whether processions where Irishmen are col-
lected, as they are in this town, in such large numbers,
is the most proper way of exhibiting their feelings on
that day. It frequently causes much anxiety to
those charged with the preservation of the peace. But
this being the case, it would be far better that some
other mode of celebrating these days should be
selected. I should also mention another obvious
mischief—the great interruption to the traffic and
commerce of a large town like this, from having large
bodies of people collected in the streets. I should,
therefore, hope that those who have more influence
than I have would discountenance processions of
this kind ; because they really excite great anxiety,
and involve serious evils on almost every occasion
when they take place. Having adverted to these
topics, I cannot but congratulate you on the occa-
sion in which this town lately poured forth its
thousands, and tens of thousands, for a very dif-
ferent purpose. I cannot but think it is most for-
tunate and most creditable to the town to know that
no fault—and, I believe, no serious accident—occurred
on that occasion ; and although circumstances were in
some degree adverse, and the weather unpropitious,
yet it served to test the gracious feeling of her Ma-
i esty, who omitted nothing that was possible to gratify
the loyalty of her subjects. But, on the other hand,
it seemed that no adverse circumstances could damp
the ardour of the people, or restrain their acclama-
tions on that occasion. It was something more than
mere curiosity that assembled them ; I consiier it to
have been a strong proof of their attachment to the
monarchy so happily established in this country. We
have seen in other countries kings dethroned, revolu-
tions agitated, and changes brought about by tumult
and bloodshed, but not lo in this country. We have
witnessed great changes, and gone through great
political excitement, but happily without at all effect-
ing the security and steadiness of our government ;
and one great reason is, the attachment which the
people have to our established form of government,
together with their confidence in the monarchy, and,
above all, confidence in their Sovereign, who they
well know will seek their welfare, and in every
change take that course best calculated to secure
their interest under any circumstances that may arise.
(The Recorder concluded by dismissing the grand
jury to their duties.)

AN OLD, BUT SUCCESSFUL, HORSE

THICK.

On Saturday morning last, at about eleven o'clock,
a successful horse trick was played upon Captain Ro-
bert Mussel], of Wells, whose vessel is now at this
port discharging coals. It seems that the worthy son
of Ocean was wandering over the quays at the time
stated, when a respectably dressed person hauled along-
side, and after putting several ordinary questions,
said, " I sent my servant into the town yesterday to
bay a horse for me. He said he was to give 21/, for
it, but I think he is about doing me. I have to buy
it for a gentleman. Hoiloa, here comes my master
now," added he, as another well-dressed man came
up, as if by mere accident. The trio after a time
went to the Bull Inn, where the second man laid
on the table twenty-one sovereigns, and shoved
them over to the first man, who said " that won't
do, I must receive the money of a stranger."
He then asked the captain if he had 211.? when
he said "No, but I can get it," on which the captain
immediately went out and got 211. The three then
retired to the Sea Horse Inn, where the captain was
told if he would lend the first man 211. for a few mi-
nutes he should receive 221. for it. The captain
then went out with the man who had not shown any
money, in order that he might see the horse at
the Coach and Horses. When opposite Alex-
ander's bank the captain said to the man, "I know
nothing of horse-dealing—take the 211. and get the
horse, and I'll go back to your friend and get the 221.
for it." Oa his return to the inn the man who had
displayed the 21 sovereigns had " hooked it," when
the captain ran towards the Coach and Horses, but
found that the fellow to whom he had entrusted his mo-
ney had also hoisted all sail and got away. The poor fel-
low felt that the wind had been taken out of his sheets
completely, and mournfully made his way to the station-
house, where the facts were revealed. A horse was
found at the Coach and Horses Inn, which has been
valued at about 41. Immediate exertions were made
by Police-constable Robinson to detect the fellows;
hut notwithstanding the utmost activity the pirates
got away with their spoil. The affair has created
the utmost merriment amongst the captains on the
quay, who are thoroughly rejoiced that it was not a
Suffolk man who was thus taken in. The poor fellow
played most anxiously into the rascal's hand, in order to
save the sovereign. He exclaimed to the victimiser
" Come, make haste, take the 214 ; there's another
gentleman at the inn waiting to pay me 221., and I
shall lose money and horse too if I don't make haste."
An extraordinary desire to obtain the one sove-
reign blinded his weather eye as to the fate of the
larger sum he had advanced. Having seen the Sea
Horse the confiding captain though: it unnecessary to
see the land animal ; had he, however, hut hinted the
matter to the attentive host, Mr. Worby would
quickly have saved him from these land sharks.-
12swich Express.

"SAM THE RUNNER'S" VISIT TO TUE
GREAT EXHIBITION.

There are very few persons in Gloucestershire that
know anything of Earl Fitzhardinge's fox-hunting
establishment who do nut knew something of " Sam the
Runner." In fact, so constant and unremitting has been
his attendance in the hunting field for many years past,
that (without being in tho service of his Lordship) his
presence on those occasions seems as indispensable and
necessary almost as that of the hounds. Some time
niece Sam, like the rest of the world, was smitten with
a desire to see the Great Exhibition, and for this pur-
pose he travelled to London. How he went I do not
know, but most likely he walked there. Behold him,
then, one fine afternoon in his scarlet hunting•coat,
whitedo hat, and leathern inexpressibles, knocking at the
‘.
Wor of Lord Fitzhardinge's dwelling in Spring-gardens.
aa the Earl at home?" he asked of the servant who
answered to his knock. " He was at home, but was
engaged,,a and Sam had better call egain." " No; he
arrived in tria, and wished particularly to S
hnitna,Jut a,
w and aid thank the servant to tell him that Sam'l
Cornock, of Nibley, , near Berkeley, was there." The
servant hesitated moment,
and then did as ho
was
desired. He returned
almost immediately, and re-
quested Mr. Sam'', Cur ocakn, of Nibley, near Berkeley.
to walk in. In he went,n
Lordship.
was ushered, hat in hand
into the presence of his
my
it.lirp... , " Well, Sam," ex-
claimed"
,Wiondn,isbauitd
ISam,
thought. •‘W hla,dt
the Earl. " Well,
you see, my Lord,
brings you to town, Sam?"
I've come up to see. the Expedl' y
first call and tell your Lordship I was her
see, but where are you going to Stay wheile ' Ah, I
here?" " I don't know, my Lord," mTio:o, areh
give you something to eat,"
.. Then
your quarter, ;you can have a bed ; and
now go down
s
said
the Earl, at the same time tcssing him a sovereign.
ants to
and tell the serve'
Nov, baying " made good his footing, " as he called it,
Sam proceeded
to writ upon some more of his aristo-
cratic friends ; the Dukes of Beaufort, Bedford, and
Sutherland, Lord Adolphus Fifeselareeee, &c., Sce., &c.
Sam found himself
quite t lion, and fed and feasted ac-
cordingly; dining one day at ono duke's, the next day
at another's, taking tea at the house of a third; indeed,
he Says, his greatest difficulty was to arrange his nu-
merous invitations, the he might ive them all a turn.
ile went e
to Asle--1—
j slay-house where ho saw the Duke of
Wellington. ..ps you?" said the
Duke. " yes 0 you are Sammy, are y . .
best bow. "lir" Grace," replied Sam, making his
you run with te Duke of Beaufort told me about you;
your Grace." to hounds, don't you?" " Yes, I do,
Sam was so elatedere a a sovereign for you, Sammy."
Grace three cheers 92kat he took his hat and gave his
the Queen; he was lzhuntiag fashion. Sam also saw
I stand at some spot she tuna
bY Lrd At Fitzelarenee to
—the currine went 510_,4_ going top ass in her carriage
slowly by, and her Majesty looked

out and smiled at Sam, as he stood up between two
life-guardsmen, with drawn swords. Sam took off his
chapeau and cheered most lustily, till the Royal party
was out of view. Sam said Lord Adolphus Fitzelarenee
afterwards told him that her Majesty wished to see him,
that she might know if he waa like a caricature that the
Duke of Beaufort had given her. A day or two before
Sam left the Duke of Beaufort said to him, " You must
dine here to-day, Sam." I am much obliged to your
Grace for the invitation," he replied, " but I am sorry
to say that I cannot accept of it, as I am engaged to
dine at Apsley-house." Sam went back well lined in
purse and person, and is now following the hounds as
usual.—Bristol Times.

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON, THURSDAY

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Oct. 22.
(Before Mr. Commissioner HOLROYD.)
IN RE WILLIAMS.

The bankrupt, William Williams, was a contractor
of Ashford. This was the certificate meeting. The
balance-sheet, from the 31st of December, 1846, to
the 9th of July, 1851, shows the following :—Cre-
ditors, unsecured, 3,486/. ; mortgages, interest, and
ground-rent, 3,455/. ; surplus Dec. 31, 1846, 6,580/. ;
profits, 1 685/. ; household furniture, 1591.; property
mortgaged, ♦alue estimated at 4,580/. ; Williams and
Betts, being capital transferred to them, 4,8271. ; in-
terest on mortgages, 1,045/. ; losses, 3,6401. ; trade
expenses, 35/. ; domestic, 9051.
Mr. LA.WRANCE, who appeared for the assignees,
offered no opposition. He said that it appeared at the
commencement of the balance-sheet the bankrupt had
a surplus of 6,5001., which consisted of a working
plant, which was transferred to the new firm ; his
partner, Mr. Betts, had also a capital. The firm of
which the bankrupt was a member were contractors.
Mr. Betts was the largest creditor by far, and he
made no complaint. The working plant was well
worth the money to the bankrupt if he had been al-
lowed to realise it himself. The losses arose from a
Government contract to make extensive works at the
harbour at Harwich, but the difficulties were so great
that the partner, a gentleman of very great experi-
ence, insisted upon the works being discontinued, in-
stead of going on for an indefinite period, involving
many more thousand pounds. The result was, that
as the contract turned out so unfortunate, the bank-
rupt found himself in these difficulties. His draw•
ings out had been very reasonable.
The COMMISSIONER—There is not a satisfactory
statement in the official assignee's report as to the
books, but under all the circumstances the bankrupt
is entitled to a cerficate of the second class.

Jackson eventually declined to give up the name of
that person.
In his cross-examination the witness said that Falk-
ner, who was in bad health, had occupied Ivy Cottage
three months before this transaction. He had gone
with a horse and chaise to bring Falkner's wife from
Kingston gaol, on the expiration of her imprisonment
for the assault upon the officers at the time when her
husband had made his escape at Ivy Cottage. Falk-
ner accompanied him on that occasion.
John Gunn, sergeant in the police, G 8, said that
after the first examination he had gone to Jackson's,
and upon entering into conversation with him that
person said, " I suppose you came about Falkner's
business." His reply to this remark was, " I un-
derstand he bought the goods of you." Jackson
thereupon added, " I suppose Falkner told you so."
The witness said " No; I don't care so much about
the selling, but what I want you to tell me is, who
the thief is on Mr. Simpson's premises." Jackson re-
plied, " I did sell it to him, but as to the other ques-
tion, I shall think about it." A day was appointed
for him to see Jackson again, but on the 21st of June
he met him by chance in Leather-lane, when he
asked him if he had considered the matter. Jackson
said, " If Falkner comes it on me it will be all the
worse for him; but as he has not, why should I bother
about the other poor devil ?"
Mr. PARRY, on behalf of Falkner, admitted that
his client had been guilty of egregious folly in telling
a wilful untruth, by at first denying that he had sold
the foil to Usher, and then in keeping out of the way;
but he submitted that his conduct subsequently was
an ample atonement for those acts of foolishness.
At the time that Falkner had efficted his escape
from the officers he had been for some period
in very ill health, and therefore it was by no
means improbable but that his subsequent conceal-
ment had been the result of fear and timidity. When
that feeling, however, had subsided, the prisoner had
come forward like an honest man to meet the charge,
and had not merely challenged Jackson to tell the
truth, but had brought forward evidence to corrobo-
rate his own statement upon the subject. It was im-
possible to doubt that Falkner's original denial of
having sold the foil to Usher had been the result of
Jackson's threat when applied to by him to confirm
his statement of the fact.

Mr. BALLANTINE then made an eloquent address in
favour of Jackson.

The Learned JUDGE summed up the evidence with
great minuteness.

The jury consulted for twenty minutes, and then
returned a verdict of Not Guilty, as to both prisoners
upon the count charging them with the theft, but
they found Jackson Guilty of receiving the foil know-
ing it to have been stolen, and Acquitted Falkner on
that count.

The Learned JUDGE said he fully concurred in this
verdict, and he hoped it would be a warning to Falk-
ner not again to purchase goods i❑ an unfinished
state without making the inquiry. With respect to
Jackson, he entertained not the least doubt but that
he well knew the person from whom he had received
the foil, and that he was a workman ; nor did he doubt
that he had bad other transactions with the same man.
What the Learned Counsel for that prisoner had said
was perfectly true, namely, that if his client were
found guilty, such a vercict would send him out of
the country, and most certainly it would do so ; for
that Court would in all cases where receivers were
convicted, visit them with transportation, for the re-
ceivers were the great abettors of crime and produced
more than one-half of the thefts which were com-
mitted. The sentence upon the prisoner was, trans-
portation for ten years.
The trial occupied the whole of the day, and the
court was most uncomfortably crowded from the com-
mencement until its termination.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Thomas Robert Mellish, manager, and James
Douglas, clerk, to the Patent Silvering Glass Com-
pany, in Berners-stree, were brought up on a second
charge of conspiring together to defraud the com-
pany. The previous charge against the prisoners, on
which they stand committed, was for forging and
uttering certain receipts for money with intent to de-
fraud the company.
The case yesterday took the form of a charge of
conspiracy against both prisoners, it being alleged
that they had for a length of time acted in concert
in charging a higher amount of wages to the corn-
pally than the actual amounts received by the work-
men. Mellish, as manager, bad the hiring of the
workmen and the settling of the rate of wages they
were to receive ; Douglas, as Mellish's clerk, bad the
paying of the workmen, the money being given to
him by the cashier on production of the wages-book.
Mellish had constant access to the book, and, as it
was subsequently discovered that the rate of wages
to the workmen was entered in the book at a higher
figure than the sums actually received by them, a
charge of conspiracy was made against both in con-
sequence of the largeness of the amount fraudulently
abstracted from the company, exceeding 3,0001., it
being inferred that Mellish, from his position us ma-
nager, must have been cognizant of what was going
on, notwithstanding Douglas had declared himself to
be the only guilty party.
Charles Case, silver mounter, in the employ of the
company, said he was engaged at the wages of 225. a
week. He was ill for seven weeks this year, during
which period he was away from work, receiving no
wages. In the wages-book a sum amounting to 71.
was entered, as if paid to him during the time of his
illness. He had not received any such sum.
Benjami❑ Dean, the cashier, proved that he paid
the prisoner Douglas the amount entered in the
wages-book as having been received by the last
witness.

Samuel Perry, another workman, had been hired
by Mellish at 20s. a week. Afterwards got a rise to
225. On the 22d of August last saw the wages book
open, and noticed that he was down as receiving 245.
a-week. Gave information to his employers, which
led to an investigation, and the subsequent apprehen-
sion of the prisoners.
Mr. Dean proved that he paid Douglas at the rate
of 243. a week for the last witness.
The prisoners reserved their defence and were fully
committed on this charge.
Eliza Cochrane was charged on suspicion of having
been concerned with her husband in stealing 300 sove-
reigns, one 201. bank-note, six 51. notes, 800 francs
in French money, and three notes of 100 francs each,
the property of Mr. P. Duvelleray, fan maker, 167.
Regent street.
The prosecutor said the prisoner's husband was in
his employ as porter. On Tuesday evening he ab-
sconded, and immediately afterwards the property
above enumerated was missed. The prisoner's lodg-
ings were searched, and some small articles belonging
to him were found.
Police-constable Jarman, C 34, said he went to the
prisoner's lodgings yesterday, and found her with her
boxes packed up, and herself dressed ready to go out.
She told him her husband had gone out, and would be
back in half an hour. She said her husband desired
her to pack up, as his uncle was ill, and they must go
into the country directly. Witness waited half an
hour, and then took the prisoner to the station-house,
as there were articles of property in the lodgings iden-
tified by the prosecutor.
The prisoner said, all she knew was that her hus-
band told her to pack up everything by the time he
came home.—Remanded.
WORSHIP-STREET.
Richard Morgan and William George Stewart, and
a middle-aged woman named Eliza Roberta, the two
former well known to the police as practised utterers
of base coin, were placed at the bar before Mr. D'Eyn-
court upon numerous charges of the same description.
The female prisoner's plan of operations was appa-
rently confined to defrauding surgeons, upon one of
whom, a Mr. Sweetman, a surgeon in St. John-street,
she called, and after purchasing a powder or pills,
tendered base money in payment. The fraudulent
coin was detected, and the prisoner transferred to
Clerkenwell Police-court, but as neither the Mint nor
the magistrates like to commit or prosecute for a
single offence, which may possibly be purely accidental,
she was discharged withont punishment, and a few
days afterwards favoured Mr. Baker, a surgeon in
Dorchester-place, New North-road, with a visit of a
similar character, and again passed counterfeit coin
upon him also. In this case she was likewise de-
tected and given into custody, and, the spurious coin
having been fortunately preserved by the officer in
the first charge, although she had been temporarily
liberated upon it, she was now committed upon both
charges.
Morgan and Stewart appeared to act upon much
the same plan, though somewhat different from the
woman's ' • Morgan called at a wine-merchant's ware-
house on Oxford-terrace, Mile-end, and, ordering a
quantity of refined spirits,tendered a base five-shillin,
piece in payment. The coin was pronounced to be
bed by the merchant's clerk, Mr. Joy, but the pri-
soner, with much effrontery, declared it to be good,
and demanded his full change. Finding that he was
likely, however, to be intrusted to the care of an
officer if he stopped, he suddenly sneaked out and
took rapidly to his heels, and was next heard of at the
house of a baker in Whitechapel, of whom ho had or-
dered a loaf, and tendered bad money in payment.
Green anti Macintosh, constables of the II division,
produced both the fraudulent coins, and Morgan and
Stewart, who had pursued so precisely the same
course as to excite some suspicion that they acted in
concert, and the latter with so much apparent since-
rity and ingenious indignation at such practises that
he nearly escaped detection in one instance, were
jointly committed to Newgate for trial upon four
other charges.