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London, England, 1850-04-11 00:00:00

and •Gd., and ai on twenty proiicu3 occasions he had
given sicuilar intinthtiors of tire, the presumption was
that Ile had ueet fire ;,) the prtinies ter the aaka of these
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v,,tries!,:es were called, whose evidence bore out
the statement of tt,e Learned Counsel.
Mr. PAYNE contended, on behalf ot the prisoner, that,
a 3 there was no intentinn to injure the owner of the pre-
inises, the only object of the prisoner being to get the
fees given by the turncock raid the tire brigade, there
was no proof of iucendlarism under the statute, which re-
quired there should ba some intent against the person
Whose property was destroyed. He also contended that
no evidence had been adduced which could positively fix
the prisoner as the person who set fire to the building.
There might be a strong case of suspicion against him;
but he had not been seen nearer the building than fifteen
yards, even if the evidence of the footmarks were ad-
mitted; s.nd it was possible that half a dozen parties
might have been engaged in the transaction, so extremely
inconclusive was the evidence.
Mr. Justice ERLE having summed up.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty.
There was another indictment against the prisoner,
but as the evidence in support ef it was not comple.e,
Mr. Ballantine agreed to a verdict acquittal.
The sentence or the Court upon the prisoner was de-
ferred.

Ik'EtV COURT.

(Before the RECONDER and Mr. Alderman FINN'S.)
TUE CASE OF EMMA SANDERSON.—Among the pti-
iTners who appeared in the dock at the sitting of the
Court for arraignment was t.mnia Sanderson, who is
charged with the wilful murder of her infant child by
strangulation. The t,risoner, who was supported iu the
dock by her husband, appeared in a most weak and dis-
tressing state, and totally unconscious of what was gonig
on about her.
Mr. M'Murdo, the surgeon of Newgate, and other me-
dical gentlemen, gave evidence to the effect that the pri-
soner was insane, and totally incapable of pleading t o
the indictment.
Under these circumstances she was not called upon
by the Court to plead, but ordered to be imprisoned
during her Majesty's pleasure.
Our readers will doubtless recollect that the prisoner
is the wife of a most respectable man who is the fore-
Man of a large boot and shoe warehouse in the City.
The prisoner and her husband lived most happily
together in Napier-street, Iloxton; she had had three
children by him, and the one she had strangled, who
was about six weeks old, had some mark upon it which
distressed her grealy, and she had been often heard to
say it would be hooted out of the parish. One
day she sent the servant out, and upon her return she
found the child with a cord round its throat, dead upon
the bed, and the prisoner attempting to strangle herself.
Sarah Davis, 37, a widow, pleaded Guilty to au in-
dictment charging her with stealing a shirt, one gown,
and other articles, the property cf Charles Benson Jack-
son, her master, and was sentenced to six months' impri-
sonment and hard labour.

Henry Wilson, 17, and John Feary, 16, were indicted
with stealing a coat, a pccket-book, and a 101. Bank of
England nit?, the property of Thomas Gardner, and
James Webb, 29, and William Graston, 26, were indicted
with feloniously receiving the coat, note, and pocket-
book, well knowing them to be stolen.
The jury convicted all the prisoners, and
The RECORDER sentenced Feary, Wilson, and Gras-
ton to six months' imprisonment and hard labour, and
Webb to seven years' transportation.

THIRD COURT.
(Before the Common•SergE ant Burzocx.)
RAPE.—Robert Skates, a youth 17 years of age, was
indicted for a rape on the person of Elizabeth Munday,
a child between 11 and 12 years. The facts are totally
Unfit for publication.
The jury Acquitted the prisoner.

MANSION-HOUSE—(THIS DAY.)
THE LATE DARING ROBBERY.—An old vagrant,
named James Brown, described as 50 years of age, well
known in the metropolis as a " sneak," was placed at the
bar before Mr. Alderman Gibbs, on the charge of being
Concerned in the extraordinary robbery of the General
Post-office letters at the corner of Gracechurch-street
on Monday morning.
Mr. Peacock, the solicitor to the General Post-office,
attended to prosecute.
Mr. Inspector Foaberry, of the City police, stated that
at. a little after six o'clock last night he was in
131shopsgate-street, when the prisoner addressed him and
stated that ho wished to give himself into custody,
as he was the person who stole the blue bag, containing
letters, on Monday morning, at the shop of Messrs.
Maine and Reed, at the corner of Leadenhall• street. He
saw the bag lying on the sill of the door. It was an
oldish-looking bag, and he crossed over the road to it.
Ile passed the door two or three times, and thinking
It contained old boots and shoes, and seeing nobody in
charge of it, he took it up and crossed over to the London
Tavern, down Threadneedle-street into Broad-street,
down behind the back of the Bank into Moorgate -
street, and along to the Finsbury-circus. He had
part of an old black bsg, which he put over
it. He then went into Long-alley, into a court
there, and then into a privy, when he opened
the bag, and he found it contained letters. He
opened a few of them, and found that some of them
contained halves of notes. One had 22 postage stamps
in it, and another some mustard. Finding what they
contained he became alarmed, wrapped them up in the
black bag, and wandered about all day. In the City-
road he picked up a stone, which he put in the bag, and
at night he went to London.bridge and threw it into the
river. At two o'clock this morning witness went with
the prisoner to the bridge, and he pointed out the second
recess on the right (west) side of the bridge as the spot
Where he threw the bag over. Prisoner added, " After
I threw it over I asked a man who was . passing
Over the bridge to take me into custody for com-
mitting a robbery, but the man refused, and went
on. At the station-house the prisoner was searched.
410 was asked what he had about him, and he pulled
from his pocket the half of a 101. note, No. '14,168, date
,41b February, 1848. Prisoner said that he did not
'Mow that he had it about him, but there were so
many in the letters that he supposed the half must have
Come from one of the letters. Twopence was found
Upon him.
Mr. Alderman GlBBS—Where have you been living?
how do you get your livelihood? Prisoner—l do nothing.
Mr. Alderman Ginns—Well, what answer have you
got to the charge. Prisoner (coolly)—I have got nothing
to say.
Alderman GIBBS—Then you are remanded till Thurs-
day next.

BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
An aged man, respectably dressed, was placed at the
bar before Mr. Hull, charged on suspicion with robbing
Messrs. Hoares, the bankers, of Fleet-street, of a gallon
of sperm oil.
From the evidence of several witnesses it appeared
that the prisoner was seen very drunk in Broad-street
last evening, carrying a large bottle, which a police-con-
stable thought contained unadulterated spirit. He con-
sequently stopped him, anti examined the bottle, which
contained upwards of a gallon of pure sperm oil. He
said that the lamp-trimmer at Messrs. Mares had given
it to him. The story appearing to be an unlikely one,
he was removed to the station. Upon inquiries being
made at the bank, the lamp-trimmer denied that he had
ever given him any oil, but, on the contrary, had refused
to allow him to loiter about the premises for some time
Past, He had been a hanger-on at the bask for the last
thirty years, being engaged to run messages, clean the
Passages, and such like trifling matters. He had at times
access to the oil-room, and a key was found upon him
which opened the oil-room door. The under lamp-trim-
naer distinctly denied ever having given him any oil, but
about this there seemed to hang a doubt.
Mr. HALL said that the lamp-trimmer would, no
doubt, now discover that there had been a very rapid
consumption of oil; and he also believed that the pri-
soner was telling the truth when he said that he had had
it given to him by those in command of the oil. He
Would, however, remand him, in order to ascertain what
the bank thought about the matter.
The prisoner said nothing, and was remanded to
Monday next.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
EPSOM SPRING MEETING.
EPSOM, WEDNESDAY NIGHT.—The following are the
arrivals up to six o'clock:—
FOR THE FLIT RACES.
Epsom Trial Stakes—Knight of Gwynne, Borneo,
Castanet, and br c by Sir Hercules out of Dark Susan.
The Two.year.old Stakes—Edward of York; ch c by
Velocipede out of Lady Geraldine, lantlae, Buckhound,
Jack Robinson.
The Great Metropolitan Stakes—Black Eagle, Raby,
Clarissa, Snowstorm, Quiver, Ellerslie, Backbiter, Eva,
._Mounseer, Ada Mary, Puffy, Lammermoor, Sir Gilbert,
Red Doe, Cheerful, Juggler, Lepidus, Damark, Sister to
Pillage, and Valentine.
Railway Stakes—Salute, Heroine, Sam Hood, Radul-
Ails, Franciscan, ch c by Gladiator out of Khorassan's
dam, Vice, Peasant Girl.
Surrey Hunt Stakes—Clairvoyance, ch g by Epirus,
dam by D'Egville, the Juggler, Christiana, Master Mur-
aY, Miss Nipper, Diligence, Peasant Girl.
Several others expected.
STEEPLECHASES, &C.
The Great Metropolitan Steeplechase—British Yeo-
man, Sir Peter Laurie, Proceed, Fugitive, Rachel, Thur-
carton, Leo, The Thrush, Skim, and Molly.
Aristocratic Steeplechase—Leo and b g by Laurel.
The Surrey Hunt Steeplechase—Zanga, Molly, and
Itecruit.
~The Scramble Steeplechase—Morris De,ley, Outcast,
ki.erbert Lacy, Cerberus. A great many others en route.
LATEST BETTING.
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
7 to 4 agst Cheerful 25 to 1 agst Snowstorm
10 to 1 agst Ada Mary 30 to 1 agst Ellerslie
12 to 1 apt Raby 30 to 1 agst Eva
16 to 1 agst Mounseer 30 to 1 agst Lepidus
16 to 1 apt Black Eagle 30 to 1 agst Lammermoor
16 to 1 agst Backbiter 33 to 1 agst Juggler
25 to 1 agst Sir Gilbert 33 to 1 agst Sis. to Pillage
TWO YRS OLD STAKES.
Even on Buckhound.
py, CROFTON PARK RACES.—WEDNESDAY.
.I•Le Farmers' Handicap of 50 sovs., with 5 for the se
cond. Heats, once round. Gentlemen riders.
Mr. Goodson's Whitefoot, 5 yrs, llst (Mr. El w es) 1 1
Ht.; T. Uelton's Midnight, list 71b (Mr. White) 2 2
ti; •IL Hawley's Catmos, 5 yrs. list (Mr. Noel) 0 3
rtr• J. Foster's; Tim Bobbin, 1 Ist (Mr. Park) ns) 0 dr
Mr. Spriggs' The Cull, llst 71b (Lord Cardross) dis
The ni W on easy.
llesdon Coplow Stakes of 15 soya. each, 5 fr, and
20 added. Once round.
Atkinson na bg, by Sleight of Hand (Mr. Clarke) 1
Mr. W. D. Bromley's King James, list 51b (Owner) 2
au% Noel's Paymaster, age, llst 121 b (Owner) 3
6 to 4 on Sleight of Hand gelding. Won easy by a length.