The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-21 00:00:00

SURREY SESSION S.-MONDAY.

'(Before Mr. PUCKLE and a Bench of Magistrates.)
The adjourned sessions were opened this day before
Mr. Puck!c. The calendar presented was exceedingly
light, containing in all 22 cases of felony, and 12 of
misdemeanour, being much below the average of pre-
vious years, both as regards the number and character
of offences.

James West, aged 40, It man of respectable appear-
once, was charged with feloniously stealing a blanket,
two sheets, ant 3 counterpane, the properly of Hannah
Croker.

Thecalendar described the prisoner as a man of su-
perior education. It appears that his family are in
most respectable circumstance, and that he was edu-
cated at one of the Universities. Some years since he
was ordained a clergyman of the Church of England,
but latterly he has led a very irregular life.
Mr. L9cke appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Charnock on behalf of the prisoner's friends.
From the statement of Mr. Locke, and the evidence
adduced in support of the charge, it appeared that in the
beginning of the last month, the prisoner and his wife
Tented two apartments from the prosecutrix, who kept
a house for lodgers, in Nunhead-lane, Peckham-rye, at
a sum o,i 7s. per week. The prisoner, who was at the
time _suffering from distress, was unable to pay the rent
itx the first week. He, however, gave the prosecutrix
three small sums, amounting to half a-crown. On the
15th of September (the prisoner and his wife having
been thirteen days in the house) the prosecutrix made
an excuse for entering the sleeping apartment, but she
had scarcely done so when the prisoner and his wife ran
out of the house and proceeded towards Peckham-rye.
Information was instantly given to the police, and both
were taken into custody. On the prisoner being asked
'why he was running away, he said that he had been
robbing ready•turnished lodgings, and that he intended
to release the articles on the receipt of some money which
he was expecting. On examining the room the prosecu-
trix found that the articles above described had been
taken away. They were traced to a neighbouring pawn-
broker's, and were found to have been pledged by the
prison' r, at different dates. The duplicates of the blanket
and counterpane were found on his person, and he ad-
mitted having sold those of the sheets. The prisoner
also said that he would release them when he received
smite money from his father.
The evidence having been gone through,
Mr. CIIARNOCK addressed the jury on the part of the
prisoner, and after alluding to the wretched state which
poverty and irregularity had reduced a person who
ought to be so respectable, expressed it as his opinion
that the intent of the prisoner on taking the articles was
not to steal them. He therefore hoped that the jury
would take the most merciful view of the case.

A verdict of Guilty was immediately returned.
Horsford, a Mendicity officer, then entered the wit-
ness-box, and stated that in 1837 and 1844, the prisoner
bad been charged with obtaining money through begging
letters, but on both occasions had been discharged.
During the present year, at Queen-square Police-court,
Ise was charged with illegally pawning some goods, and
received a month's imprisonment.
The CHAIRMAN, in passing sentence, observed, that if
those who had opportunities of being respectable, like
the prisoner, chose to degrade themselves, they must ex-
pect to be degraded. Although a clergyman, he (the
Chairman) would treat him in the same manner as he
would the meanest person brought before him. The
sentence, therefore, on the prisoner was, that he be im-
prisoned in the House of Correction for six months, and
kept to hard labour.

GRAVESEND BOROUGH
SESSIONS.

Yesterday, George Tomlinson, was charged, by Mrs.
Mary Chippenfield, with violently assaulting her on
Saturday night last.
It appeared from the evidence of the complainant,
'corroborated by that of a man of the name of William
Tarling, that the defendant (who was brought up on a
warrant), had, with two other men, entered the com-
plainant's kitchen on the night in question, and asked
whether he could be provided with a bed. Complainant
declined letting him have one, but acceded to the request
ref the other men to provide them with beds. The d!-
fendant began to abuse her, and she insisted on his
quitting the house, when, with a heavy stick, he had in
his hand (and which was produced in Court), he struck
Cher a stunning blow on the head, and then rushing to
the door, broke the latch, and ran off. He was subse-
quently taken on a warrant for the assault.
The defendant said that ho neither abused the com-
plainant, nor struck her.
The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Oakes) said that the assault,
being an aggravated one, the prisoner was fined 10s. and
ens ts.

Defendant—But suppose I have not a shilling?
Mr. OAKES—Then you will go to the House of Cor-
rection, with hard labour, for 14 days.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARYLEBONE.

1)r. Hare, M.D., residing at No. 9 ♦, Langham-place,
attended before Mr. Rawlinson, on a summons obtained
against him by Abraham Alliston, driver of the cab
2,261, for the recovery of 2s. 6d., alleged to be due to
bile., the said complainant.
The cabman► stated, that on Saturday, the 11th instant,
the touk up, in Southampton-row, the defendant, who
agreed to ;ire him ss. to take him, first, to Cunning-
lam-place, Si. John's-wood, afterwards to the Acacia-
road, and from thence to the Seven Sisters, Holloway.
lie eras conveyed to the several places named, and some
time after he had alighted at Ifolloway, he (the cabman)
was told that if he would take him to Langham-place he
would give him 6d. more. He was informed that that

wits not, sufficient, when, without any more being then
said, he got into the vehicle, and was conveyed to his
residence. On alighting he gave only 6d. in addition to
the 11., notwithstanding he was told that the fare back
from Holloway was 3s. He (the cabman) bad therefore
aummened him for the extra half-crown.
Dr. Hare, in answer to the charge, said that nothing
whatever was mentioned about 55., and that he had paid
Nery amply tho cabman, whom he had engaged by
time," and not " distance."
The cabman asserted that there was no understanding
at all regarding payment by " time," and he called a
witness (the waterman), who corroborated his state-
ment in that particular.
Mr. RAWLINSON decided the case by adjudging that
Dr. Hare should pay 2s. Gd , the fare claimed, together
with 33. for the cabman's two. attendances at the Court,
and an additional 2a., the expense of the summons,
making in the whole, 7s. 6d.
Colonel Henry Bathurst, 83, Glouees4 t at-
tended to prefer a charge against Williaml,_ , driver
and proprietor of alcab, for refusing to take a fare when
called upon to do so.
The Colonel stated that on Wednesday last his ser-
vant called defendant from the Paddington-street rank,
and on Ilia,4ittriug up to the door, he (the Colonel) and
two friers intered the vehicle, desiring to be taken to
the Z4,)ological.gardens, Regent's-park. Defendant then
• ed from box, and, opening the door, told them
lan
e and manner that as there wee© three
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