The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-07 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COURT—This Day.

OLD COURT.
The May sessions of the Central Criminal Court com-
mencad this morning before the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, the
Recorder, and other civil officials.
Tho calendar contains the names of 71 persons for trial,
and the offences with which they stand charged are of a
more serious description than usual. Amongst the pri-
soners there are, for abduction, 2 ; arson, 2 ; burglary, 5 ;
child stealing, 1; forgery, 3; manslaughter, 2; murder,
1; rape, 1; wounding with intent to murder, 2 ; feloni-
ously demanding money, 1; embezzlement, 2 ; and the re-
mainder, although in the minor class, are many of them
very serious charges.
The Recorder having addressed the grand jury, referred
to several of the cases contained in the calendar, and in a
short time afterwards the trials commenced.
William Smith was indicted for feloniously uttering two
counterfeit shillings within ten days. The prisoner selected
public houses for committing the fraud. Both the spurious
coins were found to be from the same mould.

The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and
The Recorder sentenced the prisoner to 12 months' im.
prisonment with hard labour.

John Phillips was indicted for having in his possession
seven and a half counterfeit crowns.

The prisoner and another man went into an eating-
hogse in Westminster, and in payment of the articles he
tendered a bad half-crown. The fraud was discovered
and the prisoner ran away, and while he was trying to
elude capture he was seen to throw away a purse, which
on being picked up was found to contain seven half-
crowns all counterfeit. Two of the counterfeit half-
crowns in the purse were from the same mould as the one
uttered.

The prisoner, in defence, said he was as " innocent as a
child."

The jury found the prisoner guilty, and the learned
judge sentenced him to 18 months' imprisonment.

',mat INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ROBBERY BY A RANKER'S SERVANT.—George Bolston,
young man, servant to Mr. Charles Csesar Hopkinson,
banker, No. 3, Regent-street, was charged before Mr.
Tawhitt with stealing 30 silver forks, 35 silver spoons,
a PS, and other articles, of the value of £7O, the property
of his master.

Mr. Hopkinson said—The prisoner was in my service.
On returning home about eleven o'clock on the night of
Sunday, the 29th April, the prisoner was not at home. I
sat up some time for him, and as he did not come in I went
down to the pantry, and not finding the prisoner's clothes
.there I sent to my housekeeper for a list of the plate, and
I then missed a quantity as well as a gun, a powder flask
and shot pouch, and other articles. I also found one dupli-
cate relating to the plate. I then gave information to the
police, and on Saturday /vent with a sergeant to South-
ampton, where I gave the prisoner into custody.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—What is the amount of your loss ?
Prosecutor—Above £6O. The powder-flask and shot-
pouch produced are my property.

Sergeant Shellingford, 4 C—l accompanied the prosecu-
tor to Southampton, where I met the pa isoner in the
High-street. I told him that I was a police officer, and
that I should take himinto custody for stealing plate and
other articles from his master. He replied, "I am sorry for
it. I know I have done wrong. I pledged the gun at
Southampton for 305." I took him back to the hotel,
where he was staying, and found on him a duplicate re-
lating to the gun, which was pledged in the name of
" Bateman" at Mr. Emmanuel's, East-street, Southampton,
for 30s. On searching the prisoner's portmanteau, I found
in it a powder-flask and shot pouch.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—Where is the plate pledged ?
Sergeant Shellingford—All in London.
The prisoner, who put no questions to the witnesses,
said—l am guilty.
Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded him for the attendance of the
pawnbrokers.