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

GERMAN Y.

A royal decree of the Wurtemberg Government,
dated the 3d, relieves the troops of that country from
their oath of fidelity to the Constitution.
M. DE MANTEUFFBL, President of the Council of
Ministers in Prussia, has received a decoration from
the Sovereign PONTIFF.
Two members of the late National Assembly of
Germany, HENRY SIMON and ROESLER TON GELS,
were tried a few days ago, by the Criminal Court of
Breslaw, for high treason. Neither appeared. The
former was condemned to imprisonment with hard
labour for life; the latter to eight years' imprison-
ment with hard labour ; and both to tha loss of civil
rights.

SURREY SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
Daniel Murphy, a deaf and dumb lad, was indicted for
stealing a large plated candelabra, five plated candle-
sticks, a quantity of school children's dresses, and other
articles, the property of Mrs. Frances Dolan, from the
premises of Miss Brennan, Cupola House Academy,
New Kent-road.

It appeared, from the evidence, that the prisoner had
been brought up in the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, in the
New Kent-road, and apprenticed out in the usual way.
His master, however, absconded shortly afterwards,
and Miss Brennan kindly employed him about her
premises. In December last Mrs. Dolan left under her
care several boxes, containing plate, glass, and other pro-
perty, which was deposited in a loft over the coach-
house, where they remained safe until the early part of
August. On the 3d of that month Police-constable 261
M saw the prisoner in a generakdealer's in St. Andrew's-
road, offering three of the candlesticks for sale, and
suspecting they were stolen, he took the prisoner into
custody. He afterwards tcund at the general dealer's
the other candlesticks, and two decanters, which the
prisoner had also sold ; and being questioned about the
possession of them he said be picked them up in
a field on Wslvrorth-common. Putil.ci!y having been
given to the case in the newspapers, Miss
Brennan examined the coach lott, and found
three of the boxes broken open and robbed of the
contents. She identified the property, and informed
Mrs. Dolan what had occurred, when she attended
the police court also, and identified the articles found
by the constable.
The whole of the evidence was interpreted to the pri-
soner by Mr. Stealer, one of the gentlemen connected
with the Deaf and Dumb Asylum in the New Kent-
road, 'when he replied that he did not break the boxes
open. Another lad did so, and gave him a penny to go
and sell the article. He (Mr. Stanier) could hardly
believe his story, as he had made so many contradictory
statements. _

The CHAIRMAN asked whether the prisoner had his
proper fen4es. He appeared to undersaad him.
Mr. Stanier—He was ratbar weak in intellect, but he
knew very well what he was about. He considered
that he was entitled to some eywpathy for the manner
be had been treated by his master, and he believed he
was the tool of some designing thief.
The CHAIRMAN asked whether he could not be re-
admitted into the asylum?

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Mr. Starrier replied in the negative. The asylum was
only for educating such persons and placing them out.
The father of the pour lad here stepped forward, and
promt4r d to take care of him if the Court would pass a
lenient sentence on him.

The jury found him Guilty, but recommended him to
mercy.
The CHAIRMAN said no doubt he was the tool of some
designing thief, and as his father had promised to Like
care of him he should sentence him to seven days' soli-
tary confinement.