The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-07 00:00:00

tion to mercy on account of their former characters,
having been returned, the prisoners were sentenced to
one year's imprisonment with hard labour—Wridgway
expressing a wish that he might be transported instead,
a request to which no attention was paid.
The Grand Jury came into Court about five o'clock
this afternoon with an ignored bill against Mr. Hassell
for the manslaughter of his wife—a decision which had
been awaited with much impatience during the day by a
very crowded audience.
It has been noticed as a curious and unusual circum-
stance thst out of a panel of 52 jurors summoned for
these assizes, 30 should be inhabitants of Kidderminster,
and the remaining 22 of Dudley, in which vicinity the
excitement on the subject of Mr. llassell's case has pre-
vailed to a very formidable extent against the accused.
and that not a single juror should have been selected
from the other parts of this populous and very straggling
county.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(Before the ASSISTANT-JUDGE.)
John Ste Pens, a very rf spectable-looking man, sur-
rendered on his bail to take his trial upon an indict-
ment charging him with an assault upon John Bunting,
on the 2d of Nov. last.
Mr. Ballantine appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Payne for the defence.
It appeared by the evidence that the prosecutor lost
some bets upon the result of the last Cmzarawiteh race,
and upon defendant caning on him for payment, the
assault complained of was committed.
The jury, after a short consultation, returned a ver-
dict of Guilty, and the Court sentenced the defendant to
pay a fine of 31. to the Queen.
George Hinton was indict, d for an assault upon John
Hinton on the 3d of November.
Mr. Haworth appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Ballantine for the defendant.
It appeared that the prosecutor is a member of the
Hon. Society of the Inner Temple, and also was con
netted with the cutlery trade. (The statement of this
fact caused considerable laughter.) The defendant car-
ried on business as a carpenter and builder in Leicester-
square, and was also the proprietor of the Leicester.
Chambers, in Leicester-square.
The Learned COUNSEL stated the facts of the case
which were briefly as follows :—The prosecutor went to
the Leicester Chambers on the day named in the indict-
ment, and inquired of the housekeeper if a person named
Smith lived there, to which she replied in the negative.
He immediately told her she was a liar, and used several
other most abusive epithets, upon which the defendant
came up to him, and ordered him to quit the premises,
and when he refused a scuffle ensued, the result of which
was that the prosecutor was put out into the street.
A number of witnesses having been called on both
sides in support of these facts,
'f he jury, without a moment's hesitation, returned a
verdict of Acquittal.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
GUILDHALL.
Edward Hoyden, in the -employ of Mr. Hesketh
Hughes, warehouseman, of Wood-street, Cheapside, was
charged with stealing a quantity of crape lisse.
The complainant stated that on Thursday morning, on
going to his place of business, he discovered that a lot of
crape lisse, of the value of two pounds, was missing.
Suspecting the prisoner, he spoke to him on the subject,
when he (Horden) confessed that he had pawned the
crape for five shillings, at the same time giving up the
ticket and the balance of the money in his possession.
His object fur giving him into custody was, that he
might be remanded for a few days, as there were a num-
ber of other things missing, which might be traced in the
meantime.
The prisoner said that he had only been in London
abont two months. Six or seven weeks back complainant
offered, as he was doing nothing, to take him at a re-
duced salary until he :could find a better situation. Ile
was to receive 12s. per week, but had not been regularly
paid after the first fortnight, sometimes receiving only
45., or ss. on Saturday evening, and at the present
tune there was a balance of over 30s. due to him.- It
was in consequence of being in great distress, owing to
Mr. Hughes's irregular mode of paying him, that he
pawned the crape.
Alderman WooD wished to know whether the pri-
soner's statement was correct.
Mr. Hughes said he believed there was about 11. ss.
clue to him, as he was not always able to pay the whole
amount. lie had heard that morning that Horden had
called last Monday on a customer of his and obtained
ten shillings in his (Mr. Hughes's) name.
The prisoner declared that he borrowed the money on
his own account, until he received the balance of his
salary, and had given an acknowledgment for it to
the party.
Alderman WOOD asked the prisoner if he had taken
anything else, or had any more tickets of property
about him ?
Horden said that he had not, nor would he have taken
the crape had Mr. Hughes paid him regularly.
Alderman WOOD said that in this case he should dis-
charge the prisoner, as it was evident the things were
taken to obtain necessaries. If employers wanted god
servants they must be good masters, for if those em-
ployed were not supplied the necessary means of exist-
ence, it must be expected that things of this sort would
take place. In the present instance, Mr. Hughes had
taken the prisoner into his service at a very low salary
—too small to expect him to dress in the usual style of
his class, and even that small sum was only given to
him a few shillings at a time. Mr. Hughes could expect
nothing else.
Mr. Hughes again asked to have him remanded to see
if the other things missing could be traced.
Alderman Wools refused to deal with the case, and
the prisoner was discharged.
GLERKENtVEL L.
Thursday an elderly wowan, named Davis, occupying
the upper part of a house in Store-street, Bedford-
square, appeared to a summons at the instance of Mrs.
Fentutn, formerly music-seller of the Strand, to show
cause why she detained a pianoforte.
It appeared that in the year 1842, Mr. Horncastle. the
vocalist, took apartments at the defendant's, and whilst
there, he hired a piano of Mrs. Fentum at 10:. per
month. He made some payments, but at the time of his
death, which took place about six weeks ago, he was in-
debted to Mrs. Fentum for the hire of the instrument a
considerable sum of money. She applied for the piano,
but the defendant refused to let her have it, on account
of arrears due to her by Mr. Horncastle for board and
lodging, and that her goods were about to be distraint d
by her landlord. She therefore detained the piano, un-
less Mrs. Fentum paid the arrears of the deceased. So-
licitors attended pro and con, and argued at great length
upon the case, when it was proposed by the magistrate
that the piano should be produced, but Miss Davis obsti•
nately declined acceding to this, and in order that some
arrangement might be entered into by the parties,' the
case was adjourned until yesterday, when the corn -
plainhet attended with her solicitor, but the defendant
appeared without her legal adviser, and said that since
the adjournment of the case, the landlord had
strained on the piano, tied she, consequently, could nut
produce it.
Mr. GREENWOOD, under the circumstances, could not
make any order, as the law required him to order the
party having possession of the property to return it, and
the distraint being wade, and the piano not being in the
possession of defendant, he must leave the complainant
to the civil remedy by action, or to have another sum-
mons. He, however, pronounced it to be a wicked pro-
ceeding, very much like fraud, on the part of Miss Davis,
who ought to pay Mrs. Fentum for the piano.
The case was dismissed.
HAMMERSMITH.
ROBBERIES OF PLATE AT THE RESIDENCE OF THE
DEAL: of RICHMOND, &c.—A man of respectable ap-
pearance, who gave the name of Benjamin Ewan, was
brought before Mr. G. Clive, charged with having sto-
len a massive silver teapot, the property of his Grace
the Duke of Richmond.
Inspector Morgan deposed that on the Ist of June
last, he was at the shop of Mr. James Aldous, pawn-
broker, of King-street, Hammersmith, when he saw a
silver teapot, of costly manufacture, which had been
pledged there. Immediately afterwards he saw in the
Government Police Gazette, that on the 25th of May,
there was stolen from the house of the Duke of Rich-
mond, No. 51, Portland-place, a large silver teapot,
which, from the description he got, ivory handle and
top, crest a lion, he recognised to be the same teapot
he had seen at Mr. Aldotts's. He had since endeavoured
to find the person by whom the teapot had been pledged,
but had not succeeded in doing so until that morning.
when being again in Mr. Aldous's shop, he saw 'the pri-
soner there. He told the prisoner he was the person
he wanted. The prisoner asked hurl what he wanted
him for, and he told him about the silver teapot. Mr.
Aldous's shopman then brought forward the teapot, and
the prisoner admitted having pledged it, he thought there
could-be no harm in his trying to sell it. The prisoner
also said the teapot had been given to him by a Mr.
Hughes, together with other articles, the duplicates re-
lating to which he then held in his hand. Witness, how-
ever, being convinced that the teapot was the property of
the nuke of Richmond, as it bore his crest, and he had
also seen the fellow to it at his Grace's residence in Port-
land-place, wished the prisoner to be remanded for a few
days, in order to get time to obtain further evidence.
Mr: CLIVE asked the prisoner if he had anything to
say why he should not be remanded ?—The prisoner ad-
mitted having pledged the teapot, which he said was
given him for that purpose by a Mr. Hughes, a gaining-
house keeper.
Mr. CLIVE said he must remand tho prisoner until
Tuesday next.
Inspector Morgan subsequently informed the worthy
Magistrate that he had, since the examination of the pri--
soner' ascertained that amongst the duplicates found
upon him was one relating to a number of silver dinner
forks, which were stolen on the 12th of February. last
from No. 8, Grosvenor-place, the town residence of R.
H. Cox, Esq., of Hillingdon-park, and Craig's-court,
Charing-cross, which additional charge would be brought
against the prisoner at his re-examination.
UNION-HALL.
Alexander Wilson, a notorious burglar, was charged
with breaking into the house of Moss Davis, a jeweller,
in Alfred-place, Waterloo-road, and stealing a watch.
Police sergeant 16 L stated that, between three and
four o'clock that morning, while passing the complain-
ant's house, his attention was called on hearing a noise
at the street-door within. lie listened and heard the
i bolts drawn buck, and the door was cautiously opened,
when the prisoner attempted to rush out into the road.
The sergeant, however, prevented this, and the prisoner
• retreated into the parlour, where, in the dark, they had
a severe struggle, during which the prisoner let a watch
fall on the fluor. By this time another policeman
came to the sergeant's assistance, and the prisoner,
upon whom was found a complete set of hoyse.-
breaking implements.. was then secured. It was sub-.
sequently ascertained the prisoner obtained access to the
house by getting over the wall of Zion Chapel, and
from thence into the yard of complainant's house, from