The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-27 00:00:00

r who, they dechired, had "sold" them, for the sake of
the reward usually paid by the Mint for the detection
of offences of this description.
The jury 'convicted the prisoners, but recommended
th younger one to the mercy of the Court.
Mr. Baron GURNEY sentenced the male prisoner
and Elizabeth Jones to be transported for twelve years,
and Emma Brown was ordered to be kept to hard
labour for six months.
The prisoner Jones was very insolent when the
sentence was pronounced upon her, and she left the
bar declaring she had been " sold" by the police.
Thomas Corby was indicted for feloniously forging
an acceptance to a bill of exchange for 6/ with inter,
to defraud II"'
aatluln teranligi
The case was of rather a peculiar description. The
prosecutor is connected with a loan society, to which
application was made for a loan of 61. for a person
named Elliott, and the name of the proposed security
was given as John Scott. Application was made at
the place indicated as the residence of this person, and
the prisoner represented himself to be him, and signed
the promissory note as John Scott, upon which the
money was advanced. The real Scott was examined
r,s a witness, and he of course said that the si,patlye
to the bill was a forgery, but iii aNwer 4-t a que4tion
r?ilt by the prises-, he Omitted that he had told the
ho might use his name to obtain a loan,
although he understood that it was not to be done
without his knowledge. It was also proved that
Beott's wife hail received 31, of the rappay that was
advanced, from the Dripper, n the shape of rent.
The jury ypturned a verdict of Not Guilty.

POLICE INrrl",,,Ljui. ENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
GUILDHALL.
Wm. Berry, a boy, was placed at the bar before Alder-
man Brown, charged by Israel Lyons, 5, Great Alie-
ttreet, with felony.
complainant, a Jew retired from business, said
that his son kept a factory in Holborn, and the prisoner
at the bar was in his service. On last Wednesday he
went there, his son being out of town, and told the boy
to take to his house, Great Alie-street, a coat, waist-
coat, trowsers, two shirts, two silk handkerchiefs, and a
little bag with a valuable diamond pin. He (the pri-
soner) then went away, and had not been seen from that
time till the constable took him into custody.
Constable 215 said he observed the prisoner in Smith-
field with a lot of young thieves, and knowing that he
was wanted for 4‘ this job," be took him into custody.
Alderman BROWN—Remand him till Thursday, and
in the mean time make a search through the pawnbro,
kers' shops after the stolen articles,
James Flannigan, a Withheld drover, was charged
with wantoply ill-using a bullock, and refusing to show
his badge when required, both being offences punishable
by fine or imprisonment under the Police Act.
Mr. John Charlton, gentleman, of St. Margaret's
Bank, Rochester, saw the prisoner in that same morning
hulloek violently over the eyes and head with
the heavy knob of a bludgeon. He continued the violence
for a considerable time, and when witness interfered and
demanded to see his number, which was turned under,
math his arm, he refused to show it, He (witness) then
called a policeman, and gave him into custody.
Thp constable said the number could be partly seen,
and the badge might have slipped round in consequence
of the strap being loose.
The prisoner said he had only struck the bullock over
the horn, and WO po ißtpF4tion of injuring it.
Aidemati BROWN said that he had committed two
offences, but he should only deal with the one of cruelty,
as he thought it the most clearly proved. He would,
therefore, order the prisoner to pay a fine of 205., or go
fourteen days to the House of Correction.