The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-22 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS_.,P.'4'

(Before Mr. Commissioner Bum.ocst.)
This Court, which was adjured from Stitt:l42Y e/el2-
ing till this morning. met at ten o'clock for L4',9 purPOSI
of passing sentence on Capt. Gordon.
It will be remembered that h -..
re • and after-
Boner was for unmercifully flogging a bo),
wards pouring vitriol on his back. The jury utterly
charge against the pri-
disbelieved that part of the charge which referred to the
vitriol, and were further of opinion that a part of the
flogging the boy received was a well-merited punishment,
but the additional
dozen which were inflicted after some
time had elapsed from the commission of the offence*
nere unnecessary, and they therefore sonvicted.iiiin
o'o'6 "
the second count of the indictment, which chari(d
assault.
Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK seemed to think .that:o/
the
c
aesnet, waansdontheetrheafctrdeidsennotetnccaeldl fhorimantyoepxatyennt o 1 Pris
m
ne, c,
to the Queen.
The Counsel for the prosecution and defence nthoer
pressed their opinion that Capt. Gordon left ttla:dsiztsr:
quite clear of the very grave charge advanced:
him by the boy Scott xi

BOW-STREET.—(THIS Aix )
A ragged old man, who gets a scanty lining "i„-t in
self, his wife, and several children, by sellingt.'r;ljus•
the street, was charged by policeman E 129, w21,..„,t",.„- bf
ing an obstruction in the carriage-way in 1-401',..:7; for
standing there with his basket and exposing -un-
sale. iu
The policeman stated that he saw the prisoner.
rota
Holborn last evening selling fruit, and "after VI.
him
M several times" took him into custody ?
Mr. HALL asked witness if it was on. the feotwo
Witness replied that it was not.
—Then he was not causing any obstructifo;
The Chief Clerk observed that the charge ffas
:• - h
Mr.
the carriage-way." Punis
Mr. HALL said, that he was very unwilling t°, did
any person for selling fruit in the street when the" re-
not interfere with the passengers, as they ha",."-°r
to
source but to get an honest living in that manner,, nor
live by theft. It appeared that the prisoner or
in fact doing no harm, for he could create no seriPus
strTheucon in the crriage-wa. ti
policeman a
said that seyveral of the inhabitants had
made complaints to him. figen
Mr. HALL said, that he made it a rule not to --
If inba
statements of " complaints of inhabitants." -„ 0
tants came to this court to make their statement
oath, he (Mr. Hall) would be able to judge of erbaons-
juries they really sustained, but in making their c by
plaints to the police, they were generally influenned, per
mean and selfish motives, as such persons as the Pall).
took away a great part of their trade -He (yr.. •
should therefore discharge the prisoner, and w94'-anrey
commend him to be very careful to avoid creatieLgini
obstruction, and then no one could interfere with JP-. t
The prisoner was according discharged, and to's"
returned to him.

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CLERKENWELL.--(THIS
In The Sun of Saturday the case of a boy, nri—upr
Franks, appeared. The case was remanded for firirt•Tii,
inquiry. It will be recollected the prisoner said
father sent him out to beg. It turned out that such "te"
not the fact. Mr Franks, whoa ppeared in Court in the
afternoon, is a very respemb:e man. He.denied:tDuA,,
the prisoner had gone out to beg with his permission ,iv":
in truth, the boy had run away, and be did not kr,
whero he was. The prisoner was .consequently
ds-
charged. It is only right, in justice to Mr. Franks, tv
make this statem,nt.

MAIILBRW-STREET.-(THISDAir')
John illotc'an, a young m decently dresse'i, was
chiicged with the folinwing &rim!, bbcry
'Xill,am Wallis, shopziwi t r 11,55 r-s. HAges
Se..tt, of No. 2, New Blind-stri et, hosi,srs o,ver:
,titicd !hat on Saturday evening, he w.is sittint; at tr
in the prlotir, befunii the shop, h.- ht-. rd the &or isPer:"
and en rising up saw a man b lieved to he the pr
i•
standing in the shop behind a genet] on ah_l,
goods are placed for show. The man had in his ban"
pile of pieces of silk handkerchiefs, about eighteen inches
in height, which he had taken from a sideboard in &ha,
shop. As witness was going into the shop the pile o'
handkerchiefs broke in the centre, and fell strewed upon
the floor. The man ran into the street,
sued him, calling " Stop thief;" The man turned info
lStafford-street, and witness lost sight of him for a fear
seconds. On reaching Dover-street, he found the Pry
soner in custody. and witness pa.'
Mr. MALTBY—You believe the prisoner to be the Per-
son you saw in your employer's shop
Witness—l do. I have not the slightest doubt but
that he is the same man. The pile contained 20 or 25
pieces of handkerchiefs, of the vale of from 251 to 301
James Simmons, police constable No. 115 of the
division, stated, that while on duty in Dover-street. ha
Leard the cry of " Stop thief," and saw the prisoner
' come running out of Stafford-street. On reaching
dark part of the street, the prisoner crossed the WAY'
and walked leisurely in an opposite direction to that is
which he had been running. Witness took him into
custody, when he said ho had heard the cry of StoP
thief," and was running after the thief. No person ran
from Stafford-street before him.
The prisoner said he was quite innocent ; he was 3
respectable man, and the police knew nothing against his
character.
He was remanded until Wednesday next.

Lady Granville Somerset and family are at Nice,
and, owing to the delicate health of her eldest daughter her
Ladyship does not return till the spring.