The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-09 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY')

OLD COURT.
(Before the Commorr-SERGEANT.)
FORGERY —Joseph Lucas Horrocks, aged 46, described:l
a merchant, pleaded guilty to an indict ment charging for
with feloniously uttering a forged bill of exchange
4-tel. 9s. 7d., with intent to defraud William Miller Chris
ti
and others, and was sentenced to be transported for 14 Ye,iirg:
FELONY.—A young man named James Bond, describeao
a chemist, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him W
er
stealing a bill of exchange value 208/. 14s. 6d., and oth.,,
property of George William Acton, and was sentenced 14.
10 years' transportation.
(Before Mr. Justice EALE and Mr. Baron MAaTcc).„,l
FORGERY.—A respectable-looking middle aged Per7o
named Smith, was put forward on a charge of forgery, 11*.os
Mr. CLARKSON applied to have the trial postponed on :to
ground that a material and necessary witness to substaetls
the charge was dangerously ill, and unable to attend.
Mr. HUDDLESTONE, who appeared for the prisoners
the case had already been postponed three sessio
and as the prisoner was most anxious to take his trial Wel'
diately, he must resist the application. $l4
Mr. Justice ERLE, in the face of the allegation on the Ps
of the prosecution, had no alternative but to postpone "

case.
e► ti°
Mr. HUDDLESTONE hoped, under these circumstance
Cour; would admit his client to bail. de
Mr. Justice ERLE said ho would consider of that, en-
cide to-morrow.
Aoile%
v
POST-OFFICE ROBBERIES.—A respectably-attire. .7
man, named Burk, pleaded guilty to an indictment, char o,
him with stealing a post-letter containing a watch, the •
perty of the Postmaster-General. The prisoner had beeed
clerk in the Post-office. He was sentenced to be trans Port
for twelve years.
Another clerk in the Post-office, named Smith, plead 4
guilty to a similar offence, and was sentenced to be tr*"
ported for ten years.
John Reynolds, aged 48, described as a labourer, woof •
dicted for stealing a Post-office letter containing partsgd
watch, the property of the Postmaster-General. 8e-
been a carrier.

The COURT sentenced him to ten years' transportatioe-oa
James Cook, aged 24, described as a postman, Plea if
guilty to an indictment charging him with having feloe,,,°;l-
destroyed three post-office letters, the property of the tor
master-General ; but he added that he destroyed the lee oo
while in a state of intoxication; and this appearing to b
ois
from the depositions, the Court (sentenced him only t°
months' imprisonment, with hard labour.

MR. SAPID, THE SINGER.

•
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. ,ir
Stn,—By your paper of last evening I see that this gaol
tleman, who was once the primo Lenore of Covent Garda', of
afterwards a private teacher of music, is now in a starlis
complete destitution in a garret at Edgeware-road• tc
unexpected inform .tion surprises me and grieves me, if.ble
was only some few years ago that I engaged this respect :0;
man to give my children lessons in music at my own
and in bearing this testimony to the propriety and al'iticti
with which he performed his engagements, you would Into
oblige me if you would be the medium or conveying to beg
one guinea, and I am sure he will thank The Sun for Ma'
known his case.—Yours, obediently,

DALETII'

Cheltenham, April 8, 1851.
[Acknowledging with all earnestness the prompt libelri t 1
of
of our correspondent, we trust that many others of ,:01
readers will emulate his benevolence, and afford a pracP:4
sympathy by this means to a distinguished and Beset"'.
artist, now overwhelmed by misfortune.—ED. Sun.]

the
CAUTION TO PARENTS.—A few days ago, j 0
/be
neighbourhood of Leicester square, as two little girls ,440
tween eight and ten years of age) were proceeding tot 0
school, they were met by a female who interrogated the fete
to where they were going; one of them told her they werf
going to school. The woman then said "Do you pay °tile
week?" One of the children said " Yes, I have got of
money in my pocket." The woman then said, " 01Lotl.
dear, you had better let me tie it up in your pocket-n%na
kerchief, for as you go along you will see some bullocks Pio
be frightened, and lose your money." The chili tiilf
gave her the money for that purpose, bat the woman Oft
tied up a few coppers, taking care to abstract the silver' up
appears the same woman has been practising this trick er
several children.
CORNHILL WARD.—ELECTION OF A CO,- fir
COUNCILMAN. - Yesterday a wardmote of the wa'd of CA', to
hill, was held in the vestry-room of St. Michael's Churc"'so
elect a Common Councilman, in the room of Alder
.Al Carter, who was a Common Councilman of the ward. „561
man Carter having taken the chair, Mr. Atkins pr?rnti
and Mr. J. Wilson seconded the nomination of Mr. lifthe
Hoppe, solicitor, as a fit and proper person to represexpoi•
ward in the Common Council. The resolution wrq
mously agreed to, when Mr. Hoppe acknowledged the4lo.
of the ward. Mr. Deputy Harrison moved and Mr. P.rd.
dell seconded a vote of thanks to the chair, and the -
mote was dissolved.
$9
SUSPENSION OF A CLERGYMAN OF THE Et3TAEL'igO 1111
CHURCIL—A strong sensation has been excited in the 1-.
6iS,
of Gravesend in consequence of the suspension for II of
months of the Rev. Mr. Blew, minister of the chn.re the
St. John, by the Bishop of Rochester. The report Si the
district is that the Bishop was originally applied to 00 the
subject by Mr. Duval, churchwarden of the church of
toot
Most Holy Trinity, and subsequently a correspondence. top-
place between Lord Ashley, Mr. Duval, and the his
"
The result has been the suspension above mentioned' ted
appears that the church of St. John was originally ere_..cot
by subscription and let out at different times to ditto' re
clergymen, and that Mr. Blew ultimately became the Pia
prietor by purchase. The Rev. Gentleman had suceeede,
bringing a large congregation to the church, had form the
school, choristers, &c. The gravamen of his offence ls
having subscribed an address to Dr. Wiseman, got 1.113, 0t
certain clergymen of the High Church party, in yr"-IO
those whose names are attached regret the manner 0
which he has been received in England ; address h'lico
" your Eminence," express respect for his person and tits
as a "bishop of the church of God"; and state that Ad
" clamour of the many" in his case " is not to be regard of
as the unequivocal voice of religion and of the Church

England."' -- --
A yeti'
TUB CONVICTS HARWOOD AND JONES.—,.. tO
tion, signed by the whole of the jury, has been forwardeatio
Mr:Locke King, M.P. for East Surrey, for present% of
through the Home Secretary, praying for a commutati°oo
the sentence of death passed at the last assizes upon the tile
unfortunate men, Levi Harwood and Samuel Jones, for
00,
murder of Mr. Holiest, and who are now lying at 0° tlt
monger-lane Gaol for execution. It is founded upott ifWoostrong conviction in the minds of the jury that the shoa, pf
actually fired by the approver Hiram Smith, and o°'
either of the men now lying under sentence. dal
SOMNAMBULISM IN LIVERPOOL.—On WedneStreet
night a lady was discovered walking along St. Anne'oooo
in her night dress. She was fast asleep. Some gent'
passing by got a car and conveyed her home. —Live
Mercury.