The Sun.
London, England, 1828-12-04 00:00:00

EXTENSIVE BURGLARY.

Robcrl Sherston, aged 24, was indicted for enter-
ing the dwelling-house of Elizabeth Ann Palmer,
and stealing therefrom several articles of plate and
other property to a very great amount, and Elizabeth
Gray, 44, Sophia Marshall, 19, and Thomas Cross-
ley, aged 73, fer receiving the same, well knowing
them to have been stolen.

On the prisoner .'Sherston being asked in the
usual manner whether he was guilty or not guilty,
he said, " I am guilty, my Lord."
Mr. Sedeant ARABIN strongly advised the prisoner
to withdraw his plea of Guilty, the charge was one
of that serious nature, that it could not possibly be
of any avail in preventing the extreme sentence of
the law being passed upon him, and in justice to the
other prisoners, who were charged as receivers, he
ought to take his trial.
The prisoner, after a little hesitation withdrew
his plea and pleaded " Not Guilty."

The prisoners were shortly aftenvard3 put upon
their trial.

Mr. BODKIN was stating the case for the prose-
cution at the time our Reporter !eft.

NEW COURT.
(Before the Commos SERGEANT.)

George Tomlinson was indicted for stealing a
copper, the property of Mr. Harvey, of Southamp-
ton-street, Bloomsbui y.
It appeared that the copper was left in the house
in question by Mr. Harvey, when he went into the
country, and taken from thence. It was found in
the possession of the prisoner, who said he was em-
ployed to carry it for a person whom he did not
know. Verdict—Not Guilty.
George Williams was indicted for stealing a boot,
the property of Ralph Wilcoxson, on the 4th of
November.

The prosecutor deposed, that he saw the boot on
the 3d, and missed it on the sth.
The officer deposed to finding the boot on the
person of the prisoner, who was brought to the
watch-house on the 4th of November iip.m another
charge.
The prisoner said that he was intoxicated, and
knew nothing of what happened on the day in
question.
The COMMON SERGEANT said, that it was
sometimes stated that when property was found
in the possession of any person immediately after
it was stolen, the law presumed that it had
been stolen by him unless he could give a proper
account of the manlier in which he came by it. He
did not know that the law presumed anything of the
sort, because such a presumption was the especial
province of the jury.—Verdict, Guilty.
Wm. Godfrey was indicted for stealing nice sets
of collar-buckles, the property of Messrs. De la Fon-
taigne and Higgins, on the 16th of October.
It appeared from the evidence that the things were
stolen from the premises, and some of the buckles
were found at the lodgings of the prisoner, who had
been an apprentice to the prosecutor. A key was
also found on the person of the prisoner, which
opened the street-door of the prosecutor, whose ser-
vant had twice seen him trying to open the door,
and he went away on being seen.
The prisoner said be bought the buckles produced
for hrlf-a crown, and that it was impossible to swear
to them after they were plated, so many were
made like them.—Verdict, Guilty.

I Before Mr. Sergeant Aaanix.)
William Davis was indicted for stealing a pair of
boots, the property of Aaron Teagle.
It appeared that Davis, in company with another
boy, went into the shop of the prosecutor, in
Warder-street, Soho, and looked at some boots,
after which they asked the boy in cure of the shop to
make a wax-end for them. The prisoner went into
the back shop with the boy, and while they were
there his companion stole the boots out of the front
shop and went off. Before his companion went off,
however, the prisoner said to him " Go to my bro-
ther Tom, and tell him not to go out until 1 come."
It was proved that the prisoner had no brother.
Some witnesses were called for the prisoner, who
gave him a character, and said that he has no mother,
and has been deserted by his father. Verdict—
Guilty, but recommended to mercy.
The prosecutor, when called for the purpose of
identifying the boots, was cross-examined by Mi. C.
Phillips.
Mr. ThumArs—Your name is Aaron Teagle ?
Witness—lt is.

Mr. PittLurs—You are, I believe, an Israelite ?
Witness—l don't know what countryman I am.
Mr. Pint.uPs—Oh ! you know what creed you
belong to ? Witness—Very likely—can't say.
Mr. Putnws—Aye; but it is necessary you
should say, for it may appear that you have no right
to give evidence. Perhaps you have no creed?
Witness—l think I have.

Mr. PHILLIPS—You think you have. And is
that all ? And have you no belief in a future state ?
Witness—Yes, I believe in a future state, but I am
not a Jew.

Mr. PHILLIPS—I don't care about that :it is your
own look out. But your name is Aaron, and it was
not u very unreasonable thing to suppose that you
were a Jcw.

The supposition that he was a Jew seemed to be
the spur which put Mr. Teagle on his mettle, and he
withdrew from the box, apparently not half pleased
that his godfather had not chosen for him a name
somewhat less rabbinical than that of Aaron.

FUNERAL OF CAPT. CANNING,
Yesterday morning, at 11 o'clock, the remains of the Rt.
Hon. Capt. Canning, R.N. eldest son,of the late Premier,
which had been brought to England from Madeira, where
he, unfortunately, lost his life in the manner which we
have before stated, were conveyed from Harcourt-house in a
hearse drawn by four horses, followed by four mourning-
coaches with four horses each, to Westminster Abbey,—
The cm pse was received at the western entrance to the
cloisters by the Very Rev. the Dean of Westminster (Dr.
Ireland), who commenced the burial-service while the coffin
was carried to, and lowered down into the grave prepared
for the deceased, at the partition gate, which intersects
the southern cloister, at the south-east corner. Among
the mourners we noticed some officers of the navy, the de-
ceased's brother first following as chief mourner. Owing
to the earliness of the interment hour, the usual hour being
1:2 "o'clock, there were very few strangers present.
We understand that a requisition is now in
course of signature in this town, and has been signed by a
great number of very respectable firms, for a public meet-
ing, to consider the propriety of taking some immediate
measures to prevent the issue or circulation of local notes,
of any amount or description, in the town.—Manchester
Guardian.

LADY DUNGANNoN.—Died, at Brynkinalt,
in North Wales, on the 22d of November, the Viscountess
Dungannon, the highly respected and amiable consort of
Lord Viscount Dungannon. Her Ladyship was the daughter
of Lord Southampton, of the noble family of Fitzroy, and
was niece of his Grace the late Duke of Grafton. Her
Ladyship's indisposition had been of long continuance, but
the immediate cause of its much-lamented termination was
a spasm of the heart, which suddenly occasioned her death,
to the great grief of her family and friends.

We regret to mention that Lady Affleck, the
mother of Lady Holland, ”.-hile taking an airing yester-
day, about two oThck in the afternoon, on the Marine
Parade, In an open fly-vehicle, attended by one servant,
the horse, from some cause or other, suddenly became res-
tive and overturned the carriage, from which her Lady-
ship was thrown with considerable violence; but we have
much pleasure in adding, that though contused, without
sustaining essential injury. The inquiries of the Nobility at
31, Steyne (Mr. Isted's), to learn the state of her Lsdyship,
were very numerous yesterday.—Brighton Guardian.

On Monday morning last, died at Parkers-
well-house, near Exeter, in the hSth year of her age, Mrs.
Gifford, mother of the late Lord Gifford, Master of the
Rolls, whose excellent character, as a most affectionate pa-
rent and sincere friend, will render her memory revered
and her loss deeply regretted' by her family and all who
had the pleasure of her acquaintance.

EARL WILTON.-While his Lordship was
engaged in the chase with his usual ardour, on Thursday
last, he met with an accident which might hare termi-
nated fatally. In riding a strange horse (the huntsman's)
at a post-and-rail fence, the animal once refused the leap,
but took it the second time, and, in an ineffectual attempt
to' clear it, threw a complete summerset andi fell, withthe
rider undermost, by which one or two of his Lordship's
ribs were broken. His Lordship soon recovered himself,
and was not, at first, aware of the extent of his injury.
His Lordship is now at Eaton Hall, and is attended by
Mr. George Harrison, of this city, the medical attendant of
the family.—Chester Courant.

The crew of the Gull Stream Floating Light
report that a brig sailing from Sunderland ran on the Good-
win Sand about ten o'clock on Thursday morning, during
a heavy squall from S. S.W. and soon after disappeared :
it is supposed the crew are drowned. A letter from Rams
gate, dated half-past nine at night, says :—" Three boats
are returned with from forty to fifty pieces and half pieces
of Cognac brandy. The vessel has parted and the wreck
is floating to sea."—Boston Gazette.
When the Diamond, Hamilton, was en her
passage from Quebec, a full grown rook came on board
and lit upon the jib-boom end. It was so remarkably
tame that it was taken off by one of the seamen with his
hand, and preserved alive, and brought to Whitehaven.
The vessel, by calculation, was at the time about eleven
hundred miles from any land.— Carlisle Patriot.