The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-28 00:00:00

CENTRAL CitIMINAL COURT.

(Before Mr. Justice MAULE and Baron ROLFB.)
On Saturday, James Carruthers, who was on
Friday convicted of sending certain threatening
letters to MessrS. Coutts and Co., the" bankers, with
the intent to extort money from them, was brought
up for judgment, when. Mr. Justice Maule sentenced
him to be imprisoned for twelve calendar months.
' John Henderson, who pleaded guilty on Friday to
two indictments charging him with forgery on his
master, time proprietor of Morley's Hotel,. was also
brought up for judgment, and sentenced to two years'
impriconment on each indictment.

Abraham Myers Was indicted for feloniously cut.
ting and .11-Aim:lig Robert Clayard, a livery-stable
keeper, with intent to kill and murder him. There
were other counts in the indictment, charging the
prisoner's intent to be to do the prosecutor some
grievous bodily harm.

- Mr. CHARNOCK stated- the case on the part of the
prosecution, and afterwards called several witnesses,
from whose evidence it appeared that on the 24th
of .September the prosecutor went into the Crown
public-house, in Cranbourne-passage, and that the
prisoner entered shortly afterwards; that a quar-
rel took place between them, and the prosecutor,
having applied an offensive epithet to the prisoner,
they proceeded from words to blows, and during the
struggle that ensued the prisoner forced his thumb
into the prosecutor's mouth, and also attempted with
one of. his fingers to gouge out the prosecutor's eye.
They were, however, separated by some of the people
in the house, and the prisoner afterwards retired into
the parlour; the prosecutor followed, and they re-
mained there for nearly an hour without anything fur-
ther taking place between them. At the expiration of
that time, however, the prisoner went out for a few
minutes, and on his return the prosecutor said to him,
" Aby, let's have no more animosity," and offered to
shake hands with him. The prisoner, apparently
with the intention of accepting this offer, took hold of
the prosecutor's right hand with his left hand, and
then suddenly drawing a butcher's- knife from his
pocket, said, " I'll have your heart's blood," and in-
stantly stabbed the prosecutor with it in his breast.
The knife very fortunately struck against the prose-
cutor's ribs, or be must have been killed instantly.
The prisoner then made a second stab at the prose-
cutor, but the latter caught hold of the knife with his
hand, but in so doing was severely wounded, and his
thumb nearly cut off. The prisoner then threw down
the knife and ran away, but was immediately pur-
sued and taken into custody.
-The knife was produced. It was a large-sized
butcher's knife, with a very sharp point.
Mr. CLAItKSON made a long address to the jury on
behalf of the prisoner, in which he said he could not
attempt to justify his conduct, but urged in extenua-
tion the very great provocation he had received.
. Mr. Baron 4oLiE haying summed up the evidence,
the jury returned a verdict of guilty of assaulting the
prosecutor yvithintent to do him some grievous bodily
harm. .

The Learned JUDGE, in passing sentence, said the
crime of the prisoner was very much aggravated by
the circumstance of; his temper having had time to
cool after the provocation which,he had received, and
his afterwards going out and deliberately providing
himself with a knife, with which the wound on the
prosecutor was inflicted. The case was one that
called for severe 'punishment, aril therefore the sen-
tence of the'Court on the prisoner was, that he be
transported for fifteen years.
Herbert Holmes and Wm. Newman were indicted
for feloniously cutting and maiming Bayley, the
captain of the ship Cuba, on the high seas, and within
the jurisdiction- of the Admiralty.
It appeared that thevessel in question was off the
coast of Savanilla,, on the 31st of July last, engaged
in taking in her, cargo, when the cook got very
drunk, and interfered with the crew in such a way as
to prevent them performing their duty; at length the
captain ordered' the cook to be tied hand and foot
and put ender a sail which was .on the deck. The
prisoners deClared that their shipmate should not be
treated in such a manner, and Holuies drew a knife,
with which he attempted to hamstring the captain,
and although he failed. in his object, he inflicted a
severe wound in the calf of his leg.
The jury found Holmes Guilty, and Acquitted the
other prisoners
Mr. Justice MAuLE sentenced Holmes to be trans-
ported for fifteen years.
This trial terminated the session, and the Court
was adjourned to- Saturday, the 2d of November, on
which day the Learned Judges will meet and ar-
range the days for holding the sessions of the Court
for the ensuing year.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(SATURDAY.)
LAMBETH-STREET.

Messrs. Johnson and Lee, the proprietors of the
Royal Pavillion heatre, IVhitechapel road, attended
before Mr. Norton to answer the complaint of Mr.
John Sculthorp, colour merchant, of Brick-hill-lane,
Upper Thames-street, City.
The magistrate was occupied for a considerable
time, and until nearly six o'clock, in hearing the par-
ties pro and con., but the brief facts of the case were
these :—On the night of Thursday week, the benefit
of Mons. Plege, the celebrated French tight-rope
dancer, who had been engaged for some time before
at the Pavilion Theatre, was announced to take place
at that house, and by way of astonishing the natives,
as well as inducing additional attraction, the bills, in
addition to the performances, set forth that Mons.
Plege was to walk from the Mile-end gate to the
theatre upon stilts sixteen feet high. The even-
ing being exceedingly gloomy and dark, the Mon-
sieur on stilts was preceded by a blue light which
threw forth extraordinary brilliancy,"and brought to-
gether an immense concourse of persons. During
the performance of this feat Mr. Sculthorp was
driving down the Whitechapel-road in a phaeton ac-
companied by four friends, and his horse upon the
approach of the blue light became perfectably un-
manageable, upset the vehicle, and every person in it
was more or less injured, one gentleman so much so
that he is obliged still to keep his bed. The horse,
the harness, and vehicle, were also very much injured,
and upon Mr. Sculthorp making an application to
Messrs. Johnson and Lee, whom he considered liable
for the amount of damage—ll/. odd—he c.mceived
those gentlemen had not met him in that spirit which
as men of the world they ought, and ultimately he
appealed to Mr. Norton to afford him some redress for
the injury he had sustained.
Messrs. Johnson and Lee denied their liability, on
the ground that the accident occurred alone through
the carrying of the blue light by a person over whom
they had no control whatever.
Mr. Scuithorpe assured the magistrates that there
were other bills of the performance on the night in
question, in which the stilt-walking was made a pro-
minent feature. Besides, the lessees of the theatre
took two-thirds of the receipts of the theatre on the
night in question, and the Frenchman only received I
one-third, so that there was no doubt upon his mind
as to their liability to pay the whole of his damage,
or at all event, two-thirds of it.

Mr. Lee admitted that himself and his partner
were aware that Mons. Plege was about th walk on
stilts from the Mile-end-gate to the theatre, but with
respect to the bills alluded to they knew nothing
about them. The bill exhibited to his worship was
that alone authorised by them.
Mr. NORTON thought the exhibition in so public a
thoroughfare highly dangerous, and he was some-
what surprised that the police should have allowed it.
It was his opinion, under the circumstances, that 1
Messrs. Johnson and Lee were liable for the amount
of damage, and therefore recommended an amicable
arrangement with the complainant, who had,
throughout, acted with much kindness and forbearance.
Mr. Sculthorp said, as ha understood the French-
man had only received a third of 261. for his benefit,
he would reduce his demand to six guineas.
Messrs. Johnson and Lee thought the payment or
such a demand would forma dangerous precedent,
and it was ultitnr,,tely arranged that the case should
stand over, and a summons was issued for the appear-
ante of Mons. Plege on a future day,
UN/ ON-Wil 44:
Samuel 41ra4weg was charged with furious driving
and causing a serious accident to a horse.
The defendant was driving a caxt and sitting in front

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nf it, gallopping along Guildford-street, when a Ills:
driving another vi hide was run against, and his h° r 5,,,,
sustained such injury that the owner will be ebligea
have it killed.
Mr. TRAILL inflicted a fine of 40s. on the defeadsll4
besides adjudging him to pay 104 the value of the WWI
or in default to six weeks imprisonment.

MARKET NEWS.—(SATURDAY.)
COVENT-GARDEN. both
Although we had an unusually
.large supply o'r
Fruit and Vegetables, a very extensive business was trans:
acted at full prices :—Potatoes, from 2s 9d to 4s 9d per
cwt ; Turnips, 2s to 3s ; Carrots, 4s to 6s • Coleivort*
or Greens, 28 to 3s 3d ; and Leeks, is id to 23
dozen bunches • Common Plums, 2s to 3s 3d ; ARP.,
and Pears, 2s id to 4s ; Spinach, 8d to is 6d ; 0017 a
Is 6d to 2s 6d ; and French Beans, is 6d to 23',A
per half-sieve ; Pine Apples (English), 5s to 7e ,r,
Out-door English Grapes, 4d to 8d; Hothouse a 1,70
4s to 5s ; Foreign Grapes, 4d to 10d ; Filberts,,
ls; and Cobb Nuts, 8d to 10d per lb ; English Me
to 4s ; and Foreign ditto, is 6d to Ss each;
Cabbages, 2s to 5s 6d ; and White ditto, 8d to 25
_„it
dozen ; Horse Raddish, 2s to ss; Broccoli, is to 2s 6d; omr
Celery, 8d to 2s per bundle ; Mushrooms, 8d to 13,
punnet ; English Hazle Nuts, 4s to 5s per bushel'
English Walnuts, 8d to is 3d per 100.
zelE SAXE AND X.BADENNAT.S.
steady
The prinivst Beef and Mutton commanded a ete7f
inquiry at full prices- in other kinds of Mest
little was doing. Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; 31°"—Ati
2s 8d to 3s 3d; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; and Pork, 25 "0
to 3s 10d per 81bs by the carcase. We had a very lathe
supply of both Game and Poultry, owing to which Is
demand ruled heavy, at very moderate prices. SWIS,
sold at from is 9d to 3s ; Ducks, is 6d to 2s ; Geese,,l
to Os; Hares, 2s; Partridges, is 3d to is 6d; Phesenm
3s 6d; and Grouse, 2s each.

NEWPORT.
The trade with each kind of Meat wa ; inactive, at oca
quotations. Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 23:t0
to 3s 8d ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; and Pork, 2s 10°
4s per 81bs.
WRITECRAPEZ.
With the exception of prime Matto t selling steaost
at full prices, the general demand wis heavy, at n- 8d
quotations. Beef; from 2s 8d to 3s 6I ; Mutton. -45 64
to 35 8d ; Veal. 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; ald Pork, 25
to 3s 10d per 81bs. •
ICITNGEP.PORD. it
We had only moderate supplies of mpst articles•
the demand was extremely inactive, at late rates.

' BILLINGSGATE. . v
The demand for Fish was in a slu;gish state, Yew
have no material variation to notice in the quotation'"
BREAD.
tts
The prices of wheaten Bread in the Metropohmis
from 7d to 7id ; of household ditto, sii to 6id
loaf..

BIDE MARKET. 'fersF
Raw hides at per stone ofl4lb.—Best steers and he' ~
5s 4d to 5s 8d ; middling hides, 4s 8d to 59 od ;
ti
terior hides, 4s 2d to 4s 6d. Sheep and calf skitper skin.—Market calf, 6s 6d to 8s Od ; long W 0