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

MIDDLESEX SESSIONtI.
(THIS DAY.)
(Before the ASSISTANT-JUDGE at Wesitainstfr.),,
Tue Learned Judge this day renewed the sittle
the session in the Sessions' Court, Mr. Withain'ecO
same time, taking part in the business in atiothr,,,
Charles Swinbourne, aged 40, and Henry 5a.0,,,
aged 24, were indicted for stealing five pairs of sVv(isei'
other articles, value 155., the property of
Hooper. The case for the prosecution was tbs..t,;;
nights ago, the prosecutor was coming towards
on the Brentford-road, driving a market cart' s,bc,3[t'
to stop for a short time at Kew-bridge, where "bits
senors came out of a public-house and request r
give them a ride in his cart towards town. Ili:0ff:
rented to do so, and took up Henry in the bsc
cart and William on the driving-seat boide
e
Arriving at Hammersmith, the prisoners askekoet;
f'
have something to driek, which he refused. The Pr",-e,
who lived in Hammersmith, at an Alton ale'lltece:
got out, and immediately ran away. The rr—oic''
missed the parcel containing the shoes and otberol
laid in the indictment. He then pursued th,s
and saw them both looking over a wall, sea
were taken into custody by the police, the Parcel, ;I,
from the cart was found on the other side of In it I'
The prisoners protested their innocence,. or'h
suggested for them that the prosecutor maa°
out of spite, because they would not give hl sad naV
f,r the ride to Brentford. Their landladY,
t
hie.hly respectable boot and shoe maker 6v tot
smith, in whose employment the younger er's",,,riale'
been for several years, gave both an excellent Perft
But the jury found them Guilty, and they
tented each to four months' imprisonmerit• ford.
James George Spencer, aged 16, was indieteed did
piously embezzling the sum of Pi. 129. 6c1., 111/n ,cce°.
other sums of money received by him for od Od
of William Samuel Burton, his master; a" before 0
Hamlet Gritton was indicted as an accessary 0
yid
session,
after the fact. A
Gritton years of g.be
having stolen a bank-note for 51., together 011,1)1'
sovereigns and other moneys, the property 61s°
Burton.
Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Parry conducted the pr%isopor'.
Mr. Payne and Mr. Prendergast defended the Fbe r'r;
The prosecutor is the sole proprietor of
so r
ironmongery establishment in Oxford-scree, Thee,
known as the firm of Itippon and Burton' are
soners are both clerks in the prosecutor's dsf
Gritton being one of the delivering Cl
i°o:ov
cer one of those whose duty it was to receTto
from the vaumen, and baud it ovei roar'
principal cashier. In the instances brought 'cLthe fr
stscocil ,
support of the indictment it would appear ht
hands)soiiers ocnontirtisvewdatyo t
ointtehreceepatshthicer,rooneY ,trof
and allegede.
cheques and counterfeits. They were hoet
have entered " paid" in the ledger opposite ""d
accounts, so that the system of checks ado holy
firm was completely frustrated, and it was ciised,
periodical taking of stock that suspicion was raised
vanmen engaged in the several cases enumeral` r
indictment proved the facts of the rad°
actions. ;,oeers,
Mr. PAYNE and Mr. GIFFORD, for the pr.-,-
,of they
Mr. technical points, which were overaleL"
Mr. BALLANTINE cross-examined soured foul
fusses on the part of Spencer, but he elieit
nothing materially beneficial to the prisoners, t RIO
(The trial had not concluded when our report

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BOW-STREET.—(THIS 1" ''
d Via° e'
George
He - Bolder, a cabman, was charge- the Or,.
_nr.y with furious driving and misconduct in o oelo
Police•constable F 64 stated that about !woo 1',1,:
this morning he was on duty in Holborn, 5,1' ' al'
Chancery-lane, when he saw the prisoner. clro'he., 11,
some cab at a furious rate, and whiP.Pctiller
dreadfully. Some of the cabmen standing ced, ~
endeavoured to stop him, but they did no 3 'uclai bD;
the
prisoner drove up as far as Day and ISl3Artlittioct
inga warehouse, where he turned sharp rotteu'ar 13,;.,
dninold man dowu, and returned to the rank- 11:-,ree,';
the animal Here he lashed the horse to such a u„e'd Ilse',
soneareiwm'aasldtlokdegdetdhefrboomttohmisosfetaht.e easbomouettornicibeot
cabmen tried to persuade him to get inside and the f;.
them would undertake to drive him home: 1311:boll'I;
insognetrh,e
wdheveilwoaust
again. The constable, however, with the atiaoo,h;
another policeman, took the prisoner to tho rre iV
: the cab was conveyed to the green-yard, w'eor, ,
vootrhyisdrhuonrlaie,,saanidd something los-
sinTeeh been claimed by Mr. Norris, the proprietoigesl'''
prisoner said the horse became nett 0'
and hoe was obliged to run the spirit out of 11`faer b.
Mr. HENRY was convi d h the Pritl l'e":
drunk at the time he wasccaerrestted, and 115 - eefe,l'
safety required that drunken cabmen should ibi:4
jumped up I?stoce,,,
punished when they misbehaved themselves inooffeol'`.
he should send the prisoner to the House of
e° for
for t
one calendar month, and suspend his lie
months more. a tocIP
Th 9 prisoner was accordingly removed 10 C- ,
SwlllnnEarEgeTd TA Af
WPohnßSGitilclierPis;
with assaulting a gentleman named Bertia, 't of
him of a transportable offence .ose -
for the purr 010
ing money. A las. t ele,d"
The prisoner met Mr..Bertin and friers ",„- iokir
in Old-strect.r )ad, and pushed a tbe." lon
.--belorTeilirTZlicac
against 404 y
~04,
On being remonstrated with he turned illy the tcw„,,
prosecutor, and struck him ' a violent blow 00 IC
~103 ,id
at the same time • charging him with having et'. SCV
, do d
able mourning • ring. The officer who hear,' "„airP't,,'
tionat prisoner as an old 01%y to Lt
and onc© recognised
on their way to the station heard hire before
'
prosecutor " Square it, square it." When "et
'
inspector he reiterated the charge of robberY. 0 ii,,
Evidence was given of prisoner being red 1101
d ere'A
most notorious thieves in London. He P7
fet
fence, and was sent to the House of Correction
teen days. f i
ill
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NEW CITY OF LONDON CO.RPORf
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BILL.
The followingf the BilledlV
are the beads ° e
the Court of Comm() Council have determi .4tm
Commonfav-
be brought into Parliament in the ensuing 5e5" •ii
fast" That every person who shall occupy s,r
the city of London for the period of a
day,and
-
,_
man and '• a citizen, and shall be entitled to
benefits and privileges and be subject to all ,
cP
ties thereof.
" That 'eN ery freeman and citizen l-e rate te to
municipal, Parliam tparochial 01. ,1
en ary, or i,
amount of not less than 10/. cite°
" That all reference to hregister of 1
t e ps'
Members of Parliament b e repealed. 00
" That the roll of freemen and citizens eatbi
in the first week of October, to be revi 10,A
ate+ 'il•
Aldermen and Common Council, in wardin ld
first week of November following, 111 6 totl3Wilr
Wi . e 5 it
that due notice be given in each ward of tll'
00
•
te'
and places where,
such revision shrill be all
A II
take place.
"That in the absence of the alderman ''6
0 W
Mayor act in his stead. lot y
" That the qualifications for candid/It:sp efii
Common Council be the same es those °Le BPI r
ea" 110
rev,
„le

,ors ; and that provisions be made to A idern
son being a candidate for the office Of P"'
Common Councilman, who may not 138/8 01°
bee
debts in full, in the event of his having
ith
rnpt, insolvent, or having compounded vv.-
ditors. be * 1Y
bv, A
" That the qualifications for alderman tOot
the freemen and citizens r.,; aforesaid, dip 813- 10-
aldermen be elected for a period not excee ,40
yea" That
rs.
the Act of 11th George 1., 0.18 (P,O
Act), be further amended as follows fote'Pi
" That freemen occupiers be entitled t°t
be
elections in Common Hall in addition to
men. 0 flr
" That the poll at elections in Conlol°
limited to one day. cIiVJ
" That no person be eligible to be a '
elections in Common Hall for the offices ° pOr
lain and Bridgemaster, without seven Xs AO
his being a candidate.
allinoti
"oToshiaetteot w
enactmentsiththeforegoing, of the p resent
oEece
be rep,ttile
GRAND FLOWER Snow.—The ft. es 01117:$1:
13116ter
of the season of the Islington Society was 11,,e_cifaie't
at Mr. S. Barnes's, the Junction Arms-, Strout!'" 04)
way, and drew a large and fashionable couiPthe
rooms. The show of dahlias was first rate, and -tea !Ai
tions which were of very novel designs attreces,
share of attention. A vine loaded with OP
fine collection of fuchsias shown by Mr. BarneS:fer
much admired, as was a model of a cottage and fWgifepiy
designed by Mr. Williams. Several prizes Wert°
the best show of dahlias in boxes of sixes, bit"rievii
want of space, we have only room to give the Pi„sef,So
the order in which they were placed. Messrsrrib
Chapman, Green, Lacock, Williams, Scott, -2„,1
Appleby. The rooms were during the afternoon CO!
crowded to excess. $OlOO
[ADVERTISEMENT ]—Richard Atkinson 01.1„b
Irish poplin manufacturers to the Queen, her , fieo.1?„1
ness the Duchess of Kent, his Excellency the Lora co, Plirj
&c., 31, College-green, Dublin.—Atkinson and of r
spectfully to acquaint the nobility
Britain, that they transmit specimens for inspectin°ootL4o4
free, and any poplins ordered are sent free of exPe. Gipw
don, Liverpool, Bristol, Plymouth, Falmouth, '93140 1q
from whence they are forwarded as addressed
delay, and at the risk of Atkinson and Co.
do Stel
THE GLASGOW STATUE OF THE -.CS tv ify-e
mentioned in our last that Sir James Anderson,gt )4
Provost of Glasgow, had waited on Prince Albertt Oiger
rood Palace, with the view of inducing his nOilsec°Vo
to name the sculptor that should be selected to 6.0 OP'
statue of the Queen which it is proposed to erect iti,
in commemoration of her Majesty's visit to that cd
pod
Royal Highness, we understand, receive.' the li°rjeclOr
of Glasgow in the most affable manner, but tor 100'1
undertake the responsibility of selecting a sculPhio,
execution of the statue—thereby, as we humbly ,t"0119
le
ing a good taste somewhat awanting those WP
and gentryo pecofif
request.— Scotsman.
aglP.
THE LATE EARL OF DERBY'S MEN.au!—,-- irist,
sale of the late Earl Derby's menagerie an' 00
Knowsley, near Liverpool, was brought to a closc _ea/
day, with the exception of a few lots. The Ws 44
the six days do not exceed 6,C301. 00 firesf4
MEETING OF CLERGY AT LIVERPOOL."'"
a meeting of several of the clergy of the to'u of Orter
the Clarendon Rooms, for the purpose, we belkevetnt of
ing a public protest against the Government 04
to the Catholic schools of the neighbourhood.