The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-11 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS.

Yesterday George Paul Fitt was indicted for defrauding
luaus Thomas Pearman 'of sums amounting to V. 12s. 6d.,
un various pretences, he at the same time acting as attorney
to that person.
From the evidence of the prosecutor and his wife it appeared
that their son had been in the county gaol for some weeks pre-
vious to the last Surrey assizes, on a felonious charge, and that
wishing to have professional assistance on his behalf, they em-
ployed the defendant to act, and supplied him with money to
retain Mr. Charnock, the barrister. This occurred a few
weeks previous to the assizes. On a subsequent occasion he
proceeded to the prosecutoes.residence at Thames Ditton, and
informed him that the charge against his son had assumed a
more serious aspect than had been at first anticipated, and that,
in consequence, Mr. Charnock had desired him to say that he
would require another Counsel to assist in conducting the de-
fence, as he could not possibly talk and write against three,
who had been retained for the prosecution. The latter words
the defendant particularly ascribed to the Learned Counsel
mentioned. Owing to such representation the defendant
received the sum of two guineas, though at the time the
prosecutor and his wife were suffering from great distress.
On another occasion the defendant said that he would require
the sum of 10s. 6d. for drawing up a petition to a society
which he said was established for the purpose of assisting poor
prisoners, and which he was confident would award the sum of
101. on presentation of the said petition by Mr. Charnock. He
obtained the sum of 10s. 6.1. under such pretence, and on
seeing the prosecutor and his wife a few days afterwards in-
formed them that the application was successful, and that he
would receive the 101. at the termination of the trial. The '
prosecutor, however, soon found that there had been no truth
whatever in any of the defendant's statements.
Mr. Charnock, who sat in the barristers' box, was sworn,
isnd stated that he received a brief on the occasion of the last
Surrey sessions on behalf of the pro motor's son, with the
sum of one guinea marked on it. He found that the bill sent
befare the grand jury was ignored, and the matter ended so.
'1 he brief passed through his clerk. He had no recollection of
ever seeine, the defendant then at the bar at all on the subject;
be certainty' never told him that three counsel were engaged for
the pro.eeutioe, and that he would require another gentleman
to assist bin ; and (Mr. Charnock) did not believe that any
such society existed in the county as the one referred to.
The defendant addressed a few remarks to the jury, and as-
sured them that he had acted properly throughout the trans-
re ion.
Soinc witnesses were examined, who gave him a good cha-
racter fur honesty, &c.
Ti:e jury immediately returned a verdict of Guilty, and
The CI-imam.% t.r, in passing sentence, observed that, after
tee, tying the proper sum for conducting the defence of the
pi,acutor's sun, the defendant thought proper, by gross misre-
presentations, to exact whet- amounts, winch he was informed
w,ire actually the proceeds of the sale of the poor man's very
hod. In juit'cis to the class to which the prosecutor belonged,
as well as to the public in general, he would pa=s the commen-
surate sentence of twelve months' imprisonment in Brixton
House of Correction, with hard labour.
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Ja..7.14 D3uglas Gordon. and Robert Owen Walton were in-
dicted for 4.btaining two half•sovereigns from a Mrs. Jane Cal-
vert of Ockley, Surrey, by means of false pretences.
The. case came on for hearing the previous day, when a ver-
dict. of Not Guilty was returned on tlae indictment preferred,
ow rq to stlrne legal omission.
A second bill w As sant before the grand jury, and a new in-
dietraent preferred; but on the case coming on for hearing this

looming,
Mr. Cisansocx, on the part of the prisoners, submitted
that the indictment was similar to the one preferred on the
p:evious day, and, conseciaruly, that no further proceedings
could tys !Tally adopted against the prisoners.
Mr. WALLINGER was beard on the part of the prosecution,
and a discat,ion, which last d several hours, ensued.
The COURT, however, overruled the obi, ct!on.
It appeared that in August last, the prisoner Walton went
to the house of Mrs. Calvert, and being then dressed in livery,
represented himself to be the ser:ant of the Hon. and Rev.
J. E. Boseawon, and p:oduced a letter, directed to Mrs.
Calvert, which recommended a supposrd object of charity to
her consideration, and which wns written as if coming from
2lrs. Itescawon. By means of this letter the prisoner Walton
ot,iitined two half-sovereigns. On being taken into custody,
the livery was found in Gordon's possession, and he had also
b,en seen in Walton's company.
The prisoners were found Guilty, sod were each sentenced
to six month►' imprisonment, with hard labour.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MAN SION-HOUSE.
Tna EITENSIVR DEPRXDATIONS BY PORTERS ON THEIR
T' LOYE as.— Edward Brazier and Joseph Hincks, porters,
late in the employ of Messrs. Fincham and Potts, wholesale
grocers, of Martin's-lane, Cannon-street ; and Robert Way-
wood, late in the employ of Messrs. Miller and Locock, whole-
vile grocers, of Queen-street-place ; and John Williams, a
retail grocer and tea-dealer of Whitmore-road, Horton, all of
whom were remanded from last Saturday, were all brought up
for re-examination before the Lord Mayor.
The three first-named prisoners were charged with having
jointly robbed Me>srs. Fincham and Potts of a parcel contain-
ing about 16lb. of tea, and one of about I lib. Williams was
charged with receiving the same, knowing it to be stolen.
All four prisoners were formerly in the employ of Messrs.
Fincham, and it would appear from the partial confessions of
same or the prisoners, that extensive and systematic plunder
has long been carried on, but it is only within these three weeks
that the deficiency of an unaccountable nature in the stock of
Messrs. Fincham induced the latter gentleman to consult Mr.
Inspector Waller, of the City police force, who directed
Russell and Cumbs, two of the detective, to keep a
watt* on the premises ; but it was not till Friday last that
tney succeeded in discovering Williams in the act of placing
the stolen property in a cart, which, with smaller parcels not
identified, as also the horse and cart, were taken possession of,
and the four "rhymers captured and conveyed to the police-
station.
Mr. Clarkson, the barrister, appeared on this occasion for the
prosecution ; Mr. Humphreys, as solicitor for Brazier, Mr.
Nobler for Hincks, and Mr. Pelham, for Williams.
The whole of the evidence was read over which was taken
on the former occasion. The chief additional evidence was
given by Mr. John Potts, of the firm of Fincham and Potts.
That gentleman stated that himself, Mr. Locock, and Mr.
Young, the solicitor, went. on the previous day to Giltspur-
street Compter, where Waywood, without any inducement
being held out to him, confessed that about half-past seven
o'clock on the morning of Friday last he called upon Hincks at
Messrs Fincham's warehouse, and asked him ( Hincks) to
" pat a little up," who accordingly weighed up the large bag
of about sixteen pounds weight, which was first put in a canvas
big, and conveyed by Waywood to his own house, and there
transferred into a large paper bag belonging to his employers,
-51"isrl- Miller and Co. (This was the parcel which the
alters saw Williams bring enclosed in a blue bag from the
direction of Waywoed's house, and place into his (William's)
start, where it was afterwards seized.)
After the case had lasted several hours, the Lord Mayor re-
manded the whole of the prisoners till Friday.
Previous to the above cases being gone into, a man named
Mtniet Cunningham was put to the bar with the above-named
John Williams, the former charged on suspicion of stealing
s .veral flasks of salad oil belonging to his employers, Messrs.
Vitchard, of Smithfield, and Williams was charged as the re-
ceiver.

The wt,e of Waywood, a prisoner in the above case, having
comiunnien,ed that Cunningham had brought the oil tohe
hone, from whence Williams had taken it away, the officers
made a further search at Williams's shop, and found eight flasks
ce" oil corresponding in number with those described, for which
no invoice could be produced.
A clerk from Messrs. Pritchard's attended to identify the
oil, but could not do so satisfactorily.
The Lotto i‘ls. von accordingly said, that although he felt
no moral doqt on the subject, there was not sufficient evi-
dence to warrant the detention of Ctinninghani, who was con-
sPgeontly discharged, Williams being detained on the former
ethane.