The Sun.
London, England, 1835-04-17 00:00:00

NEGOTIATIONS WITH THIEVES.

The report of the evidence has been printed. It is of great
length. Mr. Williamson affirms positively that it was at the
suggestion of Vickery that he took 500 sovereigns in a bag,
for the thieves, to an attorney, giving. the latter a 501. note
for himself, inclosed in a letter, " as being a more genteel way
of doing it." Mr. Vickery positively denies this, but admits
an attempt at negotiation with Barnet Lepman, a dealer in
jewellery, but keeping no shop, and whom he first knew from
from his being in his custody as a passer of bad money, and
Lawrence Somers, a coffee-house keeper, in Aldgate. Hia
object, he said, was pure and disinterested, but wholly failed.
It is right to state that none of the statements are on oath ;
although Mr. Williamson bad offered to give his on oath, and
take all consequences. The report contained no recommen-
dation as to future proceedings, and there appearing some evi-
dent reluctance in the crowded Court to be the originator of
any substantive motion.
Sir W. CURTIS moved that they pass to the next notice of
motion.
Dr. ROBINSON said it was a matter in which the Court could
not act. The pension bad been granted for past services, and
could not be taken away. If anything wrong had been done
it was a misdemeanour, and the parties interested ought to be
prosecutors.
Mr. BROUGHTON agreed with Dr. Robinson.
Mr. LAURIE said the Committee, of which he was a mem-
ber, had unanimously agreed to a resolution declaring there
could be no moral doubt that Mr. Vickery was guilty of the
act of assisting in negotiating a compromise. They had not,
however, embodied this opinion in their published report, as
they wished the matter to come without prejudice before the
entire Magistracy.
Air. AI‘WILLIAm complained that a report so seriously
stigmatising Mr. Vickery, and consisting of statements not
taken on oath, should have been published, and vet the Com-
mittee now shrunk from proposing a definite course of proceed-
ing. He must say if the matter were to be passed, after pub-
lication, thus sub silentio Mr. Vickery had been hardly dealt
with.
Sir W. CURTIS moved that a case be submitted for the-opi-
nion of the Law Officers of the Crown.

Mr. LAURIE seconded the motion.
Several gentlemen spoke pro and con.
The question was put to the vote, when there appeared
For referring the matter to the Attorney-General 23
For passing it over
Majority for ulterior proceedings, if possible

THE SILENCE SYSTEM.
Sir PETER LAURIE inquired whether it was intended to en-
force the system of silence in the House of Correction ? If
so, it must be adopted in the City, for it had had the effect of
driving the greater number of offenders into the City prisons.
—( Laughter. )
Mr. HOARE believed it would be continued.
The Court then adjourned.

DINING IN A STORM AT SEA.—The table itself
screwed down, is first prepared, by laying along it two sand-
bags, which run its entire length I between those are placed
several smaller bags, like the rungs between the sides of a
ladder, and in the spaces thus formed are deposited the dishes.
You then take your seat at table, holding on as well as you
can ; when all is ready, the se: vast brings your plate and
knife and fork, and you eat, holding on at each roll, and take
a cut and a bit in the intervals. Despite all these precautions,
however, you sometimes find the dishes change places as if by
magic. A gentleman just above me was taken all aback, and
suddenly found himself sprawling on the deck with a lady,
one tureen of soup, one ditto of apple sauce, two small children,
a bed-steak pie, and a cruet-stand, all piled like a monument
over him.