The Sun.
London, England, 1834-05-19 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.,

OLD COURT.

(Before Mr7;erieaTniAßAßlN.)
Jean Francois Boutard, a Frenchman, was indicted for
Francis
stealing on the 12th of May, in the dwelling-house of
Devignes, of No. 2, Golden-square, a case .of dia-
monds and other articles, to the value of 1,600/.
The prisoner (through the medium of an interpreter),
Veaded Guilty ; and he was sentenced to be transported
for life.
(Before the RECORDER.)
James Taylor was indicted for stealing a horse, value
121
•, a bridle and halter, the property of Charles Sexton,
the proprietor of a cabriolet.
Several witnesses were called to the prisoner's good cha-
racter.
The jury found him Guilty, but recommended him to
Mercy.
James Cooper was indicted for stealing a watch from the
dwelling house of David Hughes, a watch-maker, of Frith-
Street, Soho.
The prisoner in defence addressed the Court in a man-
licer which showed that he was possessed of a good educa-
'4°ll. He said he was greatly embarrassed in his circurn-
-24n ces, was without the common necessaries of life for
uunself and for his wife, who, to augment his sufferings was
,i_exPecting every moment to e brought to bed. On the
named in the indictmentb he bad been without food,
and accidentally met a friend, who gave him a glass of
liquor which took such an effect upon him that he did not
now what he did.
Several very respectable witnesses gave the prisoner a
14,st excellent character, and corroborated what he had
stated as to the great distress in which he and his wife
Were. Two of the witnesses were pawnbrokers, in whose
t!oploy he had been for some years, and who spoke in the
fthest terms of the general propriety of his conduct, and
Lneir extreme regret at seeing him in so degrading a situa-
tion as he was now placed in.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty, but strongly re-
'44timended him to mercy, in which recommendation the
Prosecutor joined.
The Con itT, under all the circumstances, sentenced him
the lowest punishment the law allowed, viz., one year's
hard labour.
-Robert Byfield was indicted for breaking and entering
the„ dwelling house of Stephen Williams, a cowkeeper at
konoreditch, and stealing 90 sovereigns and several other
articles,
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-T[llS DAY.

(FROM I:iA)YD'S.)
bRAL, MAY 18.—Arrived the Asia, White, from
?jelly ; Larkins, Campbell, from China ; Mary Ann, from
hldia ; Wm. Manning, from St. Kitts ; Thames, and John
Renwick, from Jamaica ; arrived and sailed from the
river the Castle Huntley, Johnson; Rose, Marquis; ,Mi-
nerva, Freehurst ; Duke of Sussex, Whitehead; Larkens,
Campbell; and Prince Regent, Ann,Ain,rom China; Hero of
laloun, Lady Raffles, and. Mary
_from Bombay.
PouTsmotrn, MAY 18.—Wind W. to S.W., fresh
breezes.—Arrived his Majesty's ship, Raleigh, from the
Mediterranean. Passed by, the Briton, Parker, from the
Cape of Good Hope ; sailed March 11, and from St. He-
lena 22d ult. _ _

PLYMOUTH, MAY 16 AND 17.—Wind S.W.—Arrived
the James Lawrie, Lees, from Sierra Leone. Off port,
the Mary Ann, Robinson, from Valparaiso.
FALMOUTH, MAY 16.—Wind variable, light breezes.
the W. to N.W., fresh breezes and squally.—Arrived
27th,
Nightingale packet, from Vera Cruz ; sailed March
.""ni and Havannah 17th ult. ; Rio packet, Dinah, from
'4IA a ; Royal William, Rogers, from Galipoli ; and
"1)0110, Sherradon, from Licata.
jOVVES, MAY 18.—Arrived the Antelope, Hemery,
"11',.,M Rio Janeiro ; and Speed, Knight, from Matanzas.
itorEalisEv, MAY 16.—Arrived the Samuel, Turner,
lorto ; and Frederick Wilkelen, Schalt, and Got-
etzen from Dantzic.
11:EasX1r, MAY 16.—Arrived the Concordia, Voss, from
; Sophia Maria, Limberg, from Gottenburg.
aal$TOL MAY 18.—Arrived the Fanny and Jane, Cha-
t% and Vielina, from
jitej'lnZPOßT, MAY 17.—Arrived the Fortuna, Barlo, from
tiGtERNOCIC, MAY 16.—Arrived the Port Glasgow,
blltehhison, from Tobago; Star, Nish, from St. Thomas's,
el, Nichol, from Trinidad; and George the Third,
dt, 0, from St. Kitts.
"MLL, MAY 17.—Arrived the Sprightly, Livington,
°13c,1 Charente and Despatch, Brown, from Cadiz.
ft °UIELDS, MAY 17.—Arrived the Sovereign, Ferguson,
(3131
LE ga.
111 1T Ri
MAY 16.—Arrived the Gipsy, Stephen, from
aiaga.
The

Deverin, from Honduras to Mobile, having got on
the
Triangles was abandoned by the crew. She was sub-
Itien.tlY carried to Honduras by some wreckers and sold,
Preosous to the 31st March.