The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-23 00:00:00

MURRAY V. MURRAY.

The arguments in this appeal were resumed to-day,
but not having concluded at four o'clock, the further
consideration of the case was adjourned till Thursday.

COURT OF CHANCERY, March 22.
The Lord Chancellor took unopposed causes and
Lunatic petitions to-day.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
MANSION-HOUSE.
George Gumm, the young man who was some days ago
brought up on suspicion of having been concerned in the
robbery of the City of Bolougne steam vessel, belonging
to the Commercial Steam-packet Company, was put to
the bar, in the custody of Daniel Forrester, for re-exa-
mination. A great quantity of gold, and a number of
bank-notes, had been placed in the charge of Captain
Tune, who commanded the vessel, and several bags were
missed upon the arrival of the vessel at the Custom-
house. The Captain was brought, soon after the rob-
bery was discovered, to the Mansion-house, but, after a
very minute investigation, the Lord Mayor (Alderman
Humphery) dismissed the case, being decidedly of opi-
nion that Captain Tune, who had always been most
highly respected, knew nothing of the circum-
stances. After the last examination, a 101. note, which
proved to be one of the notes tliat had been stolen out
of the vessel, was traced to the prisoner.
Mr. Child appeared for the prosecution, and a solici-
tor appeared for the prisoner.
A cashier in the Bank of England produced a 5/. note,
No. 52,944, and dated 12th January, 1543, and a 51.
note, No. 14,673, and dated 12th June, 1843. These
notes had been paid in at the Bank.
Mr. Joseph Robinson, of St. Martin's-lane, deposed
that the notes produced were of those which had been
stolen on board the City of Boulogne steamer.
Henry Goldby, assistant to Mr. _News, a shopkeeper,
stated that on Saturday the 10th of February, the pri-
soner called at the shop and paid to him the 51. note,
No. 52,944, and wrote upon it before he received the
change the name and address of " G. Green, Board-road,
Kensington."
Frederick Baker, of No. 207, Fleet-street, tobacconist,‘
stated that the prisoner called at the shop on the sth of
March, and bought tobacco to the amount of 7s. 2d., and
presented the note No. 14,673, having written upon the
back of it " T. Thomas, Church-lane, Kensington."
In answer to a question from Mr. Child, Daniel For-
rester said he thought it probable that other notes be-
longing to the parcels which had been stolen would in a
few days be produced.
The prisoner was remanded till Wednesday.
Alderman HUNPIIERY took occasion to say that the
suspicion which had at first existed against Captain
Tune was altogether groundless.
A-gentleman sent 21. 2s. to the Mansion-house poor-
box, the contribution of a witness who had been
subpoenaed in a ease which had come on for trial. He
begged that it might be mentioned in the newspapers
that the contribution was the amount of his subpoena
and attendance, and that he expressed a wish that gen-
tlemen receiving money in a similar manner might be
induced to appropriate it to the poor.
CLERKENW ELL.

William Sands, a little urchin, apparently not more
than twelve years of age, was charged with the following
daring street robbery :
On Thursday evening Miss Wright, an elderly lady,
was passing along Charles-street, Hatton-garden, where
she resides. It was broad daylight, and the street was
full of people, when the prisoner ran up to her, and, seiz-
ing her reticule, which hung from her arm, pulled it
violently. lie did not break the string by the first jerk,
but with a second, more violent, became possessed of it
and ran away. The reticule contained some silver and
copper coin, and some other trifling articles. The pri-
soner was arrested on the following morning by a City
officer. Although so young, the police described him
as an old and dexterous thief. He was committed fur
trial.
Ellen Sullivan was charged with deserting her infant
child, by John Leary, the father of it.
It appeared the prisoner had been married, and that
she left her husband in Ireland, to earn her bread by
servitude in this country. She was in a situation in this
City when the prosecutor, who had known her in Ireland,
induced her to leave it, and they cohabited for a while
together, and lived in Spitalfields. A child, born about
six months ago, was the result of the adulterous inter-
course, and this child, or its:mother, the prosecutor refused
to contribute a farthing towards the support of. She
accordingly left the child in the prosecutor's residence in
Daddy's-rents, Islington, and was running away when
given into custody.
The case was referred to the authorities of Spital-
fields parish.
A lad, named Mountstevens, an apprentice to I,lr.
Fribben, a brushmaker, residing in Coppice-row, Clerk-
enwell, and John Wilson, a painter, were charged with
stealing a quantity of brushes, value 155., the property
of Mr. Fribben.
Mr. Duncombe appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Humphries for the prisoner Mountstevens.
Evidence was adduced which left no doubt of the
guilt of the prisoners. Wilson he been painting on
the prosecutor's premises when the brushes were stolen,
but it did not clearly appear whether or not Mountstevens
gave him the brushes on the premises, or at a distance
from them. Upon this,
Mr. GREENWOOD observed that there was a great de-
feet in the law in this respect. If a party were indicted
for stealing goods, and it turned out they were given to
him 100 yards from the premises, he would be acquitted
on the ground of having been a receiver, for which lie
I should have been indicted, and the prisoner, however
guilty, would escape, for lie could not be indicted a second
time for the same offence.—The prisoners were com-
mitted for trial.