The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-24 00:00:00

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A young man, named Joseph Samuel, surrendered
to his bail for further examination, before Mr.
Arnold, charged with an assault of an aggravated de-
scription upon the person of his mother's servant,
Elizabeth Davey, 15 years of age.
Mr. Wontner conducted the prosecution, and Mr.
Clarkson, barrister, appeared for the defence.
It having been intimated by the magistrate that he
proposed at present to extend the bail for a week, for
the purpose of having the notes of the evidence re-
duced to regular depositions, preparatory to the de,
fondant's committal upon the charge,
Mr. Clarkson rose and said, that he should avail
himselt of that opportunity to call the magistrate's
attention to a report of the former proceedings, which
had appeared in one of the papers, and which was
written in a manner calculated to be of serious detri-
ment to the character and interests of the defendant.
It was only justice to the gentlemen employed to
furnish reports of the cases occurring at the different
courts to say, that they were in the habit almost in-
variably of discharging their duties with perfect fair-
ness and impartiality- ; but in this instance he had to
complain that only that portion of the evidence which
went to aggravate the case against his client bad been
inserted in the publication in question, and that it was
altogether a most unfair and one-sided report of the
proceedings.
Mr. AarioLn said that be had himself noticed the
report to which the Learned Gentleman referred, and
that he fully concurred in his observations respecting it.
After a brief diseu‘sion as to the propriety of in-
troducing into the depositions the evidence given by
the mother of the accused at the first examination,
the same bail was formally extended for the final ap-
pearance of the defendant on Wednesday next.
A man named Thomas M'Arthy, described as a
costermonger, was charged with an infamous assault
upon a little girl, named Agnes Nayson, six years of
age.
Evidence was given against the prisoner by the
complainant and another little girl of the same age,
but the details were wholly unfit for publication.
The prisoner, who denied the charge, was ordered
to be remanded for a week.
LAMBETH.

The court was much crowded by persons to prefer
charges ag dust a young woman, named Mary TVilson,
who has been in custody for some days, and who was
brought before Mr. Elliott for final examination.

Tne prisoner has been for some months carrying
on a must successful system of plunder by stripping
the children of re,pectable tradesmen of their cloths,
and by various promises and representations coaxing
them out of parcels and such property as they might
be entrusted with ; and the police, atter a long and a
sharp look-out, ultimately succeeded in securing her.
As many as twenty charges could be clearly esta-
blished against her ; but Mr. Elliott deeming four
cases selected from the number sufficient to answer
the ends of public justice, the deposici,ns were taken
in them, and the prisoner fully committed fur trial.

THE ROBBERY AT THE WALTHAM ABBEY
GUVERNM ENT POWDER-WORKS.
WALTHAM, APRIL 22.—The four men charged with
being concerned in the daring robbery effected on the
night of the Bth instant, at the Storekeeper's office of the
Royal Powder-works, nt ar this town, were brought up
for re-examination this day, before the bench of ma-
gistrates. who, on this occasion, sat in the newly-erected
County Court.

Mr. Charles Preston, chairman of the bench, presided,
and among the other magistrates present were Mr. John
Griffiths, Mr. John Speed Davis, Mr. John Parnell, and
Mr. Richard Arabin.

The prisoners were brought from Ilford gaol, in the
custody of the governor of the prison at an early hour.
At twelve o'clock they were brought before the bench.
Th. engirt, from the moment the doors were opened, was
densely crowded.
'rtio prisoners answered to their 'tames as George
Rowe, John Cornish, Charles Ere, and Jesse Griffiths.
, Mr. Prentice, a barrister, instructed by Mr. Clarke, so-
licitor to the Board of Ordnance, iippeari d for the pro-
secution. Mr. Parnell, the barrister, appeared for the
prisoner Charles Eve ; Howe was defended by Mr. John
Welt-ling, solicitor, of Clerkenwell ; Corni h by Mr.
Sidney Srnith, of 11,rnarifs Inn ; and Griffiths by Mr.
Massey, of Edmonton.
Mr. Pieuiii e briefly stated the case for the prosecu-
tion, and eaid that he prep ised to charge Cornish and
Evo with the robbery. Griffitha as en accessory before
and afti r the fact, and Rowe with receiving the goods,
knowing them to have been stolen.
The first witness called was Mr. Henry Topping.
He said—l am the storekeeper at the Waltham Abbey
Royal Gunpowder Works. There is an iron chest
in a closet adjoining my office. On the morning Of
the Bth instant I placed in that chest eighteen 20/.
notes, and 961. 18s. 2d. in gold, silver, and eopper
moneys. There were nearly as many half-sovereigns
!mercies
gold mono. There we,4 bows,
he