The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-19 00:00:00

THIS DAY'S NEWS,

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)
A young man, named John Bird, was brought up be-
fore Mr. Hall, charged with creating a disturbance in
the pit of the Strand Theatre last night, by shouting and
using bad language.
It appeared that in every scene of the play the pri-
soner shouted in a most vociferous manner, and when he
was remonstrated with by the persons round him, he
abused them, and used most violent language towards
them.

The prisoner, in his defence, said he was very much
amused at the piece that was being performed, and he
laughed heartily at it, and Decause he did so the people
in the pit cried " Turn him out," and this exasperated
him.

Mr. HALL said this was the first time that he had ever
heard of an objection being raised to a person laughing
in a theatre. If such objections were to be raised, only
tragedies ought to be performed, and that certainly was
not the order of the present day.—(A laugh.)
The officer said the prisoner was very riotous in his
behaviour.

Mr. HALL said these scenes in theatres were becoming
of too frequent occurrence, and therefore he should mark
this case with a severe fine. The prisoner must be fined
205., or be imprisoned ten days. The fine was paid.

MARYLEBONE.-(THIS DAY.)
FURIOUS DRlVlNG.—Richard Sercumb, who was
stated to be a painter, carrying on business in Bedford-
bury, was charged with driving a cart along Oxford-
street at a furious rate, and driving over two females,
one of whom was stated to be in imminent danger.
Mr. Francis Burr said he was passing along Oxford-
street, from Hyde-park-corner. At the corner of Duke-
street he heard a scream, and on turning round he saw
the defendant's cart, which was going at a rapid pace,
pass over one of the females. They were both knocked
down. He added that he immediately stopped the cart,
and had great difficulty in obtaining the assistance of
the police.

Hunter, 179 C, said the women appeared to be dread.
fully injured—one had her nose completely cut through.
They were removed to their residence, No. 26, Grafton-
street, at their request.
The defendant said he did all in his power to stop the
horse, and he could produce three witnesses to prove that
he was blameless.
Mr. RAWLIIISON said it was a serious charge, and in
the absence of a surgeon's certificate he should remand
him till Tuesday.

UNION-HALL.—(THIS DAY.)
Julia Murphy, a cook in the service of a lady named
Bonner, in Canterbury-place, Lambeth, was charged
with robbing her mistress of a gold chain, satin dress,
and several other articles.

From the complainant's statement it appeared that
the prisoner bad been in her service for some time, and
that on Monday she left without giving any notice of
her intention. The same afternoon it was discovered
that a chest of drawers had been forced open, out of
which a gold neck-chain, a- satin dress, and other arti-
cles were stolen. Suspicion having been excited
against the prisoner, she was traced to a lodging house
in the New-cut, and had just entered the house from
the theatre, dressed out in splendid style, and on being
questioned as to the cause of her leaving her situation
so abruptly, she gave an evasive answer. None of the
stolen property was found, which is supposed to be
pawned; and with a view of discove.iy, she was remanded

CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DAY.)
James Shannon was charged with stealing a silver
watch and a gold ring from a po( r Lascar, named John
Cotes.
The complainant had not be n long in this country,
and speaks English badly. It was gleaned from his
statement, however, that he has 1 een paying his addresses
to a Miss Mary Watson, and ti at at length his suit was
successful. On Saturday last lie spent all the money he
had accumulated for many months, in the purchase of
wedding ornaments. On that evening, after surveying
with admiring eyes their glittering treasure, they un-
fortunately quarrelled about the day on which they were
to be married, he fixing Monday next, and she the follow-
ing Monday. Words rose high, and the prisoner, who
was in the street, hearing the noise ran into the room,
and when he left, the jewellery disappeared likewise.
Mary, a pretty-looking black-eyed damsel, who was
inconsolable, from the loss of the ring, said it was all her
own fault that they quarrelled.
The prisoner was bound over in his own recognisanees
to answer the charge at a future period.

A NEW MEANS OF DISCOVERING SMUGGLING.—A
well-dressed man, of great rotundity of person, a few
days ago got into an omnibus at Lyons. A wasp settled
on his stomach, and was driven away ; it returned, and
was again sent off ; on its settling there a third time,
an obliging gentleman in front, desirous of ridding his
fellow-traveller of the annoyance, made a sudden at.
tempt to seize it, but took his measures so awkwardly,
that the stout gentleman all of a sudden became con-
tracted, and a quantity of brandy, contained in a blad-
der, with a view of defrauding the Octroi, flowed over
the omnibus. In the midst of the confusion eao.sed by
this unforeseen accident, the gentleman, no longerftout,
made off.

DONCASTER RACES.
DONCASTER, WEDNESDAY.
The settling took place this morning at the Sub-
scription Rooms, and, although a few balances stand
over, is admitted to have been unusually good—it
passed off without a murmur. A meeting of the
club was held at their rooms previous to the races,
and a resolution passed, that in future Doncaster
Races shall commence on Tuesday and terminate on
Saturday.
Match, 200, h ft, Bst 71b each, both two yrs old.
Red House in.—Lord Chesterfield's Brother to
E. 0. (Nat), beat Lord Glasgow's c by Bay Middle-
ton, out of Miss WThip, by a neck.-2 to lon Brother
to E. 0.
The Foal Stakes of 100 sovs each, h ft for three yrs
old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 31b. One mile and
a half.
Mr. Gully's Juvenal, br to Satirist...(J. Day, jun.) 1
Sir R. Bulkeley's Bebington.
Lord Westminster's Lancet
5 to 2 on Juvenal, who had it all her own way
from end to end.
The Municipal Stakes of 200 sovs each, h ft for two
yrs old. Red House in.
Lord G. Bentinck's b c Cowl, out of Crucifix(Nat) 1
Colonel Anson's Kedger. . ....
Lord Eglinton's Britannia, .... 3
Lord Glasgow's fby Sheet Anchor, out of Canada 4
5 to 4 agst Ledger, 6 to l agst Britannia, and 4 to
1 agst Cowl. Cowl made all the running, and won
by a neck.
The Great Yorkshire Handicap of 25 sovs each, 15 ft,
and 5 only if declared, with 200 added, the second
to receive 1001., the third to save his stake, and the
winner to pay 30 sovs towards expenses. St. Leger
Course. (92 Subs.)
Lord Eglinton's Pompey, 4 yrs, 7st 81b(J.Howlett) 1
Sir C. Monck's Glossy, 4 yrs, sst 41b
Lord Glasgow's Give-him-a-Name, 6 yrs, Est 121 b 3
The following also ran :—Colonel Anson's Par-
thian, 4 yrs, 7st 61b—Mr. Osbaldiston's Ashtead Pet,
3 yrs, sst 71b—Lord Miltoun's Scalteen, 5 yrs, 7st
71b—Mr. John Day's The Artful Dodger, 3 yrs, Est
81b—Mr. Johnstone's Rowena, 3 yrs, sst—Lord
Chesterfield's Cockfighter, 3 yrs, sst—Mr. Jaques's
Advice, 3 yrs, 4st 121b—Mr. Meiklam's Trueboy,
4 yrs, Bst 121b—Mr. Irwin's Mickey Free, 3yrs, 6st—
Mr. Mostyn's Milton, 3 yrs, 6st—Captain Boyd's Dog
Billy, 3 yrs, sst 101 b, and Mr. F. Walker's Ravens-
worth, 3 yrs, Est 61b.
2 to 1 agst Mickey Free, 7 to 1 agst Rowena, 8 to
1 agst Ashtead Pet, 10 to 1 agst Pompey, and 10 to 1
agst any other. Won by half a length. Give-him-a-
Name a good third, and Mickey Free fourth.

.CRIMINAL COURT,—{THIS DAY.)
OLD CO URT.
THE AUGUSTA.—SLAVE TRADE.
Thomas Jennings, a captain in the merchant service,
surrendered to his bail, and was placed at the bar
charged with a felony on the high seas, within the juris-
diction of the Admiralty of England. Our readers will
recollect that at a recent session of this Court Mr.
Zulueta, an eminent merchant of the City of London,
was put upon his trial at the instigation of Sir George
Stephen, an influential member of the Anti-Slavery So-
ciety, charged with being part owner of a vessel whose
fittings out proved her to be intended for the conveyance
and capture of slaves from the coast of Africa, Cuba,
and Brazil. Upon that charge, after much investigation,
he was fully acquitted. The presentdefendant, Captain
Jennings, was now indicted for being the captain of
that vessel, the Augusta, so fitted up for traffic :in
negroes. To this indictment the defendant pleaded au trefois
acquit, inasmuch as, for this very offence, he had been al-
ready tried before a mixed Commission at Sierra Leone,
and acquitted. To this plea the Crown demurred, on the
ground that the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England
was not to be interfered with by the decision of any
foreign Court. That demurrer now came on for argu-
ment.
;11r. Payne and Mr. Lush appeared on behalf of the
Crown, and Mr. M. D. Hill, Mr. Prendergast, and Mr.
Williams defended the prisoner.
The facts of the case were not at all gone into ; the
mere dry point of law, as to whether the trial at Sierra
Leone, and acquittal of the defendant, prevented any
further proceedings, being the only question before the
Court.
Mr. PAYNE and Mr. Lusn addressed the Court at some
length, on behalf of the Crown, contending that the
judgment of the Court in Sierra Leone was not binding
on the Courts in England, and that the offence for which
the prisoner was tried there was not the same as that for
which he was now about to be tried.
Mr. HILL, Mr. PRENDEGAST, and Mr. WILLIAMS, en
behalf of the defendant, contended that the indictment
was bad on the ground of the multiplicity of the counts
that it contained, and their indefinite character.
Mr. PAYNE replied, and
The Court took time to consider of their judgment
till to-morrow morning.