The Sun.
London, England, 1834-09-17 00:00:00

honourable to Lord Brougham's consistent advocacy of
the people, and of the people's rights—of cheap know-
ledge and extended education, to be passed over in
silence :

The people," said he, " are getting knowledge cheap,
and' the booksellers have attacked Lord Althorp and me, and,
by making books cheap, we have brought all the booksellers
on our backs. They abuse us as much as they can for making
books cheap—they say we should make them,dear and choice.
They quarrel with us—we don't quarrel with them. There is
a storm brewing, which, I foresee, will end in a serene sky—
time will show. Let them go on in their way, and we will go
on in ours. We shall not prevent them by personal abuse ;
but there is a little bird whispers in my ear that a day is com-
ing when the newspapers will not make men's opinions for
them. Some people say, that my opinions oa this subject are
visionary and speculative, but there is nothing speculative
and visionary in the difference between 71d. and ad. The
same little bird whispers that a few months, perhaps, will show
if there be." _ _

Aye, aye—and the sooner the better, both for the
people—for the Government, and for all independent
and truth-telling newspapers. But of this hereafter.
It is enough in the meantime to know that the stamp
duty is to be reduced at least one-half, if not wholly
abolished.—Morning Advertiser.

SURREY ADJOURNED SESSIONS.

THE CAMBERWELL GANG OF THIEVES.

- All -the following offenders were part of a newly orga-
nized gang, consisting principally of juvenile delinquents, who
infested Camberwell Fair last month, when numerous de-
predations were committed :
Robart Lambert, alias Lambeth, aged 19, was indicted,
on the oath of Josiah Stone and another, with feloniously
taking from his person a handkerchief, his property.
The case was clearly proved, and the jury pronounced
a verdict of Guilty.
The CHAIRMAN (R. Hedger, Esq.), after making in-
quiries, said it appeared the prisoner was not known. The.
sentence was that he be kept to hard labour at Brixton for
three months, and be once privately whipped.
James Hennessey, aged only ten, and Jeremiah Dono-
van, aged only nine years, were charged on the oaths of
Henry Batt and another, with feloniously stealing from his
person at Camberwell a silk handkerchief; his property.
Verdict—Henessey, Guilty ; Donovan, Acquitted. Sen-
tence upon the convict, solitary confinement and to be pri-
vately whipped.
William Jackson, aged 13, and Alfred Campbell, aged 13,
were convicted of the same offence at the same place, and
were sentenced to the same punishment as in the last case.
Eliza Young, aged 20, and _Mary Jackson, aged 19, were
also found guilty of the like offence, and were sentenced to
six months' imprisonment and hard labour at Brixton.
SENTENCES.-All the trials having been gone through,
the following judgments were recorded
To be Transported for Life—James Preston alias Dennis
M'Carthy, and James Thompkins.
Far Fourteen Years—Henry Nicholls, William Osborne,
Thomas Salisbury, Lewis Jones, C. Forrest, and J. Morris.
Seven Years—Mary Ashley, the elder, Henry Hath-
way, Henry Robinson, Susannah Newman, John Richards.
Forty-seven other convicts were sentenced to terms of
imprisonment varying from one year to -seven days, and
many juvenile delinquents were ordered to be privately
whipped and kept in solitary confinement ; ten were ac-
quitted ; ' five were discharged by proclamation ; against
four prisoners true bills were not found.

BRIGHTON BENCH OF MAGISTRATES.

Yesterday morning John Williams was put to the bar,
charged with a robbery at the Bedford Hotel.
Mrs. Emilia Goddefroy missed from her sitting-room at
the Bedford on Monday morning a writing-desk, containing
jewels and money, and her suspicions fell on the prisoner at
the bar, who was absent at the time ; in consequence of
which she sent for Mr. Cooper, the landlord, who imme-
diately communicated the intelligence to the police.
Chief officer Soloman and superintendent Wise, from in-
formation they had received, went in pursuit of the prisoner,
whom they knew, and on their arrival at Worthing they
learned there the prisoner had taken a scat inside of the
Times coach to London about an hour previously. The
officers lost no time in continuing their pursuit, and about
two miles on the other side of Horsham they overtook the
Times coach, which contained the prisoner, and having
secured him and the stolen prpoerty, amounting to about
1,0001. (and not 4 or .5,0001., as stated in our paper of
yesterday by mistake), they returned to Brighton with him
in the evening.
The prisoner, when called upon for his defence, said
nothing.
Mr. Goddefroy being now at his residence in London,
80, Coleman-street, the prisoner was remanded till next
Monday.
An affair has recently occurred here which has created
considerable sensation. A Committee was appointed some
time ago to investigate the duties of their several officers,
and their mode of keeping accounts ; for this purpose they
employed an accountant from London, who, on partially
going through the accounts, discovered that several entries
had been irregularly made. This was communicated to the
Committee at a late meeting, and the assistant overseer,
Mr. Harper, was asked to account for it, when he admitted
that he had received sums amounting to about 2001., for
which he had not accounted. The result of this was, that
the clerk to the Directors and Guardians, and the Assistant
Overseers, were desired to give up the books, papers, &c.,
and were subsequently apprehended on a charge of defraud-
ing the parish. Their examination was to have taken place
on Saturday, at which time the public were informed that
bail could be accepted. They were then bailed out, to
answer any charge that might be preferred against them by
the Directors and Guardians when called upon.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

John Smith, a young man of respectable appearance, was
charged with robbing his employer, Mr. Clark, of the Mi-
nories, of Irish linens and other property to the amount of
more than 2001.

George Simms stated that a few days since the prisoner
came to him, and said he wanted witness to pawn some
goods which were his own property.
A pawnbroker produced some Irish linens proved to have
been pawned by the last witness, and Mr. Clark identified
them as his property.
The Loin) MAyon remanded the prisoner to this day
week.

Robert Stodhart, a person of very respectable app
was charged. by Louisa York with tearing an acceptance
drawn for 271. les. earance,

1 Mrs. York stated that the prisoner called at.her house in
, Wormwood-street yesterday morning, during the absence
of her husband, and inquired if she had not got a bill of
exchange drawn by a person named Rogers, an accepted
by Stodhart ? She replied that she would look ; and on
opeain the desk immediately found one, which the prisoner
snatched out of her bands and tore to:pieces.
It-zppeared from the evidence of several witnesses that
Rogers had persuaded the prisoner to accept t.us bill, and
g yen it to Mr. York 'as a security for a debt.
The LORD MATon told the- prisoner that he must pay
the amount of the money due 'to Mr. York, or otherwise it
would le his (the Lord Mayor's) duty to commit him for
trial on a charge of stealing the bill.
The prisoner said he N.l-38,n0t-prepared to pay the money,
and he was remanded until Friday.
• Geo. Holder was charged with robbery under the. follow-
ing circumstances : _ .

Mr. J. Britton, a packer in Basinghall-street, st ited that
the prisoner had been in his employment since February
last. Of late a great deal of confusion had taken place in
consequence of defects in the weight and measurement of
goods entrusted to the witness. Suspicion fell more parti-
cularly upon the prisoner than upon anybody else, and a
watch was'set upon him. An officer who was sent far
searched the prisoner, and found round his body a quantity
of cloth wrapped, and also some cloth in his bat.

_
The LORD MANOR—This is a robbery the more dange-
rous as the reputatip of the packer is likely to be de-
stroyed by it.
Mr. Britton had felt the effects of it in his business. Very
lately he had lost a most excellent customer on account of
the conduct of this man, in whom- he had placed the most
unbounded confidence. The mischief which had been done
to him within the last month had been most serious. The
pieces cut off are of trifling value to the thief, for they were
sold to a set of brokers who were ready to purchase without
making any inquiry, and gave little for them.
Mr. Hobler said there was a dangerous animal called a
piece-broker, who dealt in things of the kind, and there was
a ready market in every low street. It would be of service
to get hold of some of these scoundrels. Some years ago
a piece-broker in Bedfordbury, he remembered, was tried
and convicted for an offence of the kind, and the Sheriff
came in and seized his property, amounting to several thou-
sands of pounds, the broker having been so well assured of
an acquittal as to make no provision against a visit from our
Lord the King.
Mr. Britton--I had so much reliance upon this man that
I told a customer, who complained of him as not having
acted honestly, that I would place him as a watch over my
premises.
The Loan MAYOR,—Prisoner, what have you to say?
Prisoner—Say, my Lord ! Why I am very sorry, your
Lordship.
The prisoner was fully committed for trial.
Mr. Britton—The conduct of this man has done great
mischief to my credit and reputation.

The Lon]) MAYOR—That injury cannot last beyond this
day. You may depend upon it justice will ho done to you.
The foreman of the builder of the banking-house of Sir