The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-12 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

Nicholas Kesterisky,, 32, described as a dealer, and
Ellen Kesterisky, 35, his wife, were indicted for steal-
ing 24 pairs of trowsers, value 21., and other goods, tho
property of Catherine Evans.
The female prisoner pleaded guilty to having stolen
the goods, but exculpated her husband from being a party
to the robbery.
From the evidence taken against the male prisoner,
it appeared that the prosecutor was a dealer in the
Clothes Exchange, and was in the habit, when business
was, over in the evening, of locking up her property, in
what is called a locker, which was secured by a double
lock. On Friday evening, the 21st of March, she left
the locker, as u.ual, securely fastened, but, on return-
ing on the following morning, she found that it had been
broken open, and that two dozen pairs of trowsers had
been abstracted. The female prisoner was noticed
loitering about the market on the previous evening, and
the husband was taken into custody, on Saturday,
wl ile in the act of disposing of a portion of the stolen
property.
The male prisoner, who is a Pole, made a long ram-
bling defence, alleging that he had no knowledge what-
ever that his wife had come by the trowsers dishonestly.
The RECORDER having summed up,
The jury found him guilty of receiving the goods
knowing them to be stolen. •
A policeman said the prisoner bore a very good cha-
racter, and was one of the most hard-working men in
the parish; but that he had suffered a great deal in con-
sequence of the bad conduct of his wife, who was a native
of Ireland.
The RECORDER, in passing sentence, said it was very
likely that the male prisoner had been led into this act of
dishonesty by his wife; but he could not shut his eyes
to the fact that he must have known she had not the
means of buying 24 pairs of trowsers, and could not,
therefore, have obtained them in any honest way. How_
ever, taking into consideration the good character he had
received, he would make a great difference between the
two cases. The female prisoner was then sentenced to
imprisonment for three calendar months, and her hus-
band to 14 days' imprisonment.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—The Queen's box was
occupied on Thursday evening by Lady Caroline Bar-
rington, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, Mr. James Ellis,
Miss Ellis and party. Amongst the noble and distinguished
individuals also honouring the theatre with their presence
on this occasion were the following:—His Grace the Duke
of Wellington, the Prince and Princess Demidoff, the Duke
of Devonshire, his Excellency the Russian Minister, the
Baroness Brunow, Mdlle. de Brunow and party, the Mar-
quis and Marchioness of Salisbury, the Marquis of Clanri-
carde, the Marquis of Donegal, Marquis of Douglas and
Princess Mary of Baden, the Earl of Lonsdale, Earl of Fal-
mouth, Earl Mountcharles, Earl of Malmesbury, Earl Gifford,
Countess of Glengall and Lady M. Butler, the Earl of Aboyne,
Viscount Dupplin, Viscount Exmouth, Viscount Canterbury,
Lord Gardner, Lady Vincent, Lady Wetherell, Lady Warne-
ford, Lord Ward, the Baron and Baroness Von Stenz, Lord
Adolphus Fitzclarence, Lady Somerset and the Misses
Somerset, Lord Clarence Paget, Lord William Lennox,
Lady Talbot de Malahide, Lady Douglas, Hon. Fitzroy
Stanhope, Hon. R. C. Neville, Hon. Mrs. Norton, Hon. Miss
Gore, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Ward, Hon. Mr. Byng,
Hon. A. D. Willoughby, Hon. Mr. Talbot, Hon. Mr. de
Blacquiere, Hon. Arthur Cunningham, Hon. G. Cavendish,
Hon. Mr. Stuart Wortley, Lieut.-General Sir Alexander
Woodford, Bart., Lady, and the Misses Woodford; Sir H.
Webb, Bart., Sir William Clay, Bart., M.P., Lady Clay, and
Miss Clay; Sir George Armitage, Bart., Sir John Bayley,
and Lady Bayley; Sir George Wombell, Bart.; Sir Thomas
Barrett Leonard, Bart., and Lady Barrett Lennard ;
Sir John Majoribanks, Bart., Sir Robert Peel, Bart., Sir
Henry Elliott, Mr. Charles Cavendish, Mr. Stonor, Mr.
and Mrs. De Burgh and Miss Emily De Burg)), Mr. and
Mrs. Arabin, Mr. Abel Smith, M.P., Mr. Maclean,
Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cutler, the Russian Consul-General, Mr.
H. Pole, Mr. H. Esdaile, Mr. H. Broadley, M.P., Mr: O.
Morgan, M.P., Mr. W. Delafield, Mr. G. F. Webster, Mr.
Lindsay, Mr. Rickards, Mrs. Bellew and Miss Caroline Bel-
lew, Mr. Franks, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Spencer De Horsey,
and Miss De Horsey, Mr. Brereton Trelawney, Mr. Buckley,
Captain De Bathe, Captain Meyrick, Mr. Paul, Mr. C. J.
Palmer, Mr. Arbuthnot, Mr. Forde, Mr. Quintin Dick, M.P.,
Mr. Broadhurst, Mr. Broderip, Colonel Latimer, Colonel
Murray, Major Laughton, Mr. H. Seymour, Mrs. and the
Misses Leslie, Mrs. Noble, Mrs. Valance, &c.
FUNERAL OF THE LATE MARCHIONESS OF LANS-
DOWNE.—Yesterday, the mortal remains of the late Mar-
chioness of Lansdowne were removed from her late resi-
dence, Bowood Park, near Caln, Wiltshire, for its final rest-
ing place in the family mausoleum, a short distance from the
park. The inhabitants manifested their respect for the
memory of this lady by suspending business.), during the
greater part of the day ; several of the tenant! joined the
mournful cavalcade. An immense number of persons as-
sembled to witness the funeral, and the utmost decorum was
displayed during the whole of the impressive ceremony.
THE BISHOP OF LONDON _lt will be recollected
that the Bishop of London was so indisposed on Sunday last
as to ba unable to leave his Louse, and consequently did not
preach at St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, on that day, as
he had intended. We are now happy to learn that his Lord-
ship has entirely recovered from his illness, which arose from
an attack of influenza.
METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OF SEWERS. --A
monthly court of sewers was held yesterday at No. 1, Greek-
street, Soho, when the following Commissioners were pre_
sent :—Sir J. Burgoyne, in the chair; Sir Henry de la Bea;
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Hawes, Mr. , Hardwick,rdwick,
Dawson, and Mr. Lawes. Orders were given for the exe-
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western division of the Westminster Sewers district was
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confirmed. No appeals were made against the district rates
made on the 18th March last in the Finsbury division and
Counter's-creek district, and the rates were ordered by the
Court to be collected. At the next court it is p oposed to
consider the propriety of constructing 1,220 feet of sewer in
Ch arlton- street, Somers-town district, at an estimated cost
of 7931. An opportunity would also be given to persons to
appeal against the district rate on the western division of
the Westminster sewers. The court adjourned till the 2d of
May next.

DARING ROBBERY UNDER TUE SW:ITU-WESTERN
RAILWAY.—On Thursday night a gentleman who was going
down the South-Western Railway, proceeded from the York-
road along Vine-street, and ovbr the private footpath belong.
ing to the company for the purpose of getting to the booking.
offices, and had arrived at the middle of the archway when
he was pinioned by five men, and whilst one held his hand
over his mouth they took his watch and 121, in money; they
then gave him a violent blow in the face which nearly
stunned him, and got over the fence intoGranby-street,
MA Mae their escape.