The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-14 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS•

(THIS DAY.)
(Before the ASSISTANT-JUDGE at Westminster.)
Tee Learned Judge this day renewed the sttiogsou;
the session in the Sessions' Court, Mr. Witham.' got.
same time, taking part in the business in another co
Charles Swinbourne, aged 40, and Henry Swinbotoli;
aged 24, were indicted for stealing five pairs of shel!lato
other articles, value 155., the property of Wi` lee
Hooper. The case for the prosecution was that, Io;
nights ago, the prosecutor was coming towards Loelid
on the Brentford-road, driving a market cart, end exi.
to stop for a short time at Kew-bridge, where the ro
soners came out of a public-house and requested hi°
COW
Se give them a ride in his cart towards town. ---- eie
aented to do so, and took up Henry in the back of it,
cart and William on the driving-seat beside biros 10
Arriving at Hammersmith, the prisoners asked bild,e
have something to drink, which he refused. The prisap
who lived in Hammersmith, at an Alton ale-bousettuto
got out, and immediately ran away. The prosec.o
missed the parcel containing the shoes and other alio%
laid in the indictment. He then pursued the esriteef
and saw them both looking over a wall, and weem.,,sel.
were taken into custody by the police, the parcel allike
from the cart was found on the other side of the ivt,lo
The prisoners protested their innocence, and '6l
suggested for them that the prosecutor made the ellipf
out of spite, because they would not give him rho
e. the ride to Brentford. Their landlady, aafendmriteer:
highly respectable boot and shoe maker et 0.13—.104
smith, in whose employment the younger prisoneo
been for several years, gave both an excellent chstal:ir
But the jury found them Guilty, and they were
tenced each to four months' imprisonment. fell
James George Spencer, aged 16, was indicted ftn'peri
niously embezzling the sum of 12/. 12s. 6d., and 00-1011
other sums of money received by him for and 0,10011
of William Samuel Burton, his master; eau, ee sea
Hamlet Gritton was indicted as an accessary hele''"
101
after the fact. Another indictment, postponed frni;eilli
session, charged Gritton (who is 20 years of Bg.)then
having stolen a bank-note for 51., together low f eifi
sovereigns and other moneys, the property also
Burton.
Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Parry conducted the prosSennore
Mr. Payne and Mr. Prendergast defended the Priltell
The prosecutor is the solo proprietor of toll
ironmongery establishment in Oxford-street, n,"he
known as the firm of Rippon and Burton. 1000
soners are both clerks in the prosecutor's War,: Spec
Gritton being one of the delivering clerks, an7,„,eel°
cer one of those whose duty it was to receive "'" to
from the yeomen and hand it over ew"sraill
principal cashier. in the instances brought °h.)! Or
support of the indictment it would appear thet,t"'oeio
soners contrived to intercept the money Cla
hands) on its way to the cashier, and to destlo
cheques and counterfeits. They were alleged .001
have entered " paid" in the ledger opposite the 'h-f 110
accounts, so that the system of checks adopted ;#1 the
firm was completely frustrated, and it was 0134 i TO
periodical taking of stock that suspicion was raisno 00
vanmen engaged in the several cases enumerat7
indictment proved the facts of the particular
actions. ee raw
Mr. PAYNE and Mr. GIFFORD, for the prisoner"
several technical points, which were overuled.h, fit
Mr. BALLANTINE cross-examined 301110 Of oOOP.
nesses on the part of Spencer, but he elicited from
nothing materially beneficial to the prisoners.
(The trial had not concluded when our repot° laic)

BOW-STREET.--(THIS pAaIP'
George Bolder, a cabman, was charged betbreell
Henry with furious driving and misconduct in the "pin
Police-constable F 64 stated that about ticht)-toP,'
this morning he was on duty in Holborn, t 3 tOP
Chancery-lane, when ho saw the prisoner drive:" ors':
some cab at a furious rate, and whipping 11:hie tot'
dreadfully. Some of the cabmen standing ill "-d, iv''
endeavoured to stop him, but they did not sceece bit",
the prisoner drove up as far as Day and Martin eocuit?
ing warehouse, where he turned sharp round, °m OD;
an old man down, and returned to the rank near thit
dle-row. Here he lashed the horse to such a degir;i4e
the animal kicked the bottom of the cab out, and ofOotr
soner was dislodged from his seat. Some of the
cae`; I
cabmen tried to persuade him to get inside, se "he
them would undertake to drive him home; but t''',lo
bee' 00
senor, who was very drunk, said something big d,
ing the devil out of his horse, and jumped up 1.13,ace
again. The constable, however, with the aseternii,#l.l
another policeman, took the prisoner to the stetvi;
the cab was conveyed to the green-yard, where
since been chimed by Mr. Norris, the proprietor. op
The prisoner said the horse became untaseeg
and he was obliged to run the spirit out of bite' or 1"...a'
Mr. HENRY was convinced that the prisoc for,
drunk at the time he was arrested, and as the,,ferq
safety required that drunken cabmen should behPiio2,,'
punished when they misbehaved themselves 1c,t"0,,
he should send the prisoner to the House of Olaf it
for one calendar month, and suspend his licence
months more. toff'
The prisoner was accordingly removed in

WORSHIP-STREET.—(THIS P,,,44.6:1411111'
John Gilchrist was charged before Mr. p_r,o)Pete;
with assaulting a gentleman named Bertin, enu (-osl°`"
him of a transportable offence for the purpose 01
ing money. t fell;
The prisoner mot Mr. Bertin and a friend les•theyel;
in Old-street-road, and pushed against thou ih-001"-
On being remonstrated with ho turned furiousl9,;pir
prosecutor, and struck him a violent blow on the :fol:,
et the same time charging him with having atole°;oo7.
able mourning ring. The officer who heard the ~007,,
tion at once recognised prisoner as an old acclati.,l-to
and on their way to the station heard him 0111
prosecutor " Square it, square it." When beL00,
inspector he reiterated the charge of robbery. giP
Evidence was given of prisoner being one o'o fie
most notorious thieves in London. He offered Poe
fence, and was sent to the Huai.) of Correction for
teen days.
11011
NEW CITY OF LONDON CORPORA,
BILLh
cei.
Thefololof cwiomgnmaoren t
choeunalda f
have dtehteermßiinli rO
e
be brought into Parliament in the ensuing sesstos.,lo
" That every person who shall occupy pre 03 17,110
the city of London for the period of a year Pi
tee,
0
the Court
day, and shall pay scot and bear lot, shall be a otbil
man and a citizen, and shall be entitled to $e
benefits and privileges and be subject to all tb
ott#
ties thereof. tO (4" 111
" That every freeman and citizen be rate,. to
municipal, Parliamentary, or parochial re
t°
amount of not less than 101. o erS
" That all reference to the register of
or
Members of Parliament be repealed.
" That the roll of freemen and citizens be made
in the first week of October, to be revised iii!Al
Aldermen and Common Council, in wardn3oten'
first week ofNovember following, with a Prvfibe:
that due notice be given in each ward of timeloteir
and places where, such revision shall be aPP°. A
take place. the Vr
" That in the absence of the alderman
Mayor act in his stead. for
" That the qualifications for candid the el rh
Common Council be the same as those of Piorpeg
tors ; and that provisions be made to prevent, typoeiA
son being a candidate for the office of Aluen'oid
Common Councilman, who may not nay! pro b01)4,
debts in full, in the event of his having "1)30 c'
rnpt, insolvent, or having compounded WitP 'of
ditors. be tl3°letY
" That the qualifications for alderman thstd
the freemen and citizens as aforesaid, and, se'
aldermen be elected for a period not excee"'"" 4
years. (Pc'
,6 That the Act of 11th George 1., c. 18 -
Act), be further amended as folows : te
" That freemen occupiers bete ntitled to 1°
elections in Common Hall in addition to tfri
men.
gill
" That the poll at elections in Conlin° yl
limited to one day. aidatlier,
"That no person be eligible to be a oenribsta pi
elections in Common Hall for the offices of ' otice
lain and Bridgemaster, without seven days
his being a candidate.
" That all enactments of the present Elect
°P
inconsistent with the foregoing, be repeale'

i;,
GRAND FLOWER Snow.—The last dah",--te_,r'jle
of the season of the Islington Society was held Yr, Wilf°
at Mr. S. Barnes's, the Junction Arms, Strouds-v8,7
rooms.wa-, andrrh
ed
showr w ao
of
dlargeahl
dahlias
and w
as fir first
fashionablerate, COnfod PtFeecßot
tions which were of very novel designs attrac Alt
share of attention. A vine loaded with graPelcere,,i,
fine collection of fuchsias shown by Mr. Barnes,
et
maeusicghnaedchubiyredilar.s wwasillaiammosd.el
soefvaecraolttage and 11°WdeiVelle
the best show of dahlias in boxes ofpLixzeess,wheorte,7l:crfi'4lffyl
want of space, we have only room to give the Prl:oacrif,
the order in which they were placed. Messre,• rripdo
Chapman, Green, Lacock, Williams, Scott,
C
Appleby. The rooms were during the afternoon an Ge"
crowded to excess. and
[ADVERTISEMENT ] —Richard Atkinson °id k 1,71
Irish poplin manufacturers to the Queen, her 11l betitell fei
ness the Duchess of Kent, his Excellency the Lord ejfesi
&c., 31, College-green, Dublin.—Atkinson and "" of if,°
spectfully to acquaint the nobility and gent Y.., raj/
Britain, that they transmit specimens for inspecte''o fot'
free, and any poplins ordered are sent free of eNPer):Ol6)
don, Liverpool, Bristol, Plymouth, Falmouth,
from whence they are forwarded as addressed WI 01
delay, and at the risk of Atkinson and Co.
011.
THE GLASGOW STATUE OF THE;berSti
itiPi"010;;
mentioned in our last that Sir James Anderson,
tit Ifrof
Provost of Glasgow, had waited on Prince
rood Palace, with the view of inducing his 110Y9," ecat:o',,ol
to name the scnlptor that should be selected to e.-0
statue of the Queen which it is proposed to erect
in commemoration of her Majesty's visit to that c frej
Royal Highness, we understand, received the L°ri`eclilit
of Glasgow in the most affable manner, butio'tor f°,l4
undertake the responsibility of selecting a scu
execution of the statue—thereby, as we humbly ,"0 toA
ing a good taste somewhat awanting in those ici-L
request.— Scotsmen. 01. P. i, ,
THE LATE EARL OF DERBY'S MENituvill',J.
sale of the late Earl Derby's menagerie a° 011
Knowsley, near Liverpool, was brought to a clO5, receir
day, with the exception of a few lots. The OW
r,lOl
flij;‘
the six days do not exceed 6,0001.
MEETING OF CLERGY AT LIVERPOOL. 09 -00 A,
a meeting of several of the clergy of the tool of orrlO'
the Clarendon Rooms, for the purpose, we believe at et
ing a public protest against the Government gr 3
to the Catholic schoola of the neighbourhood.