The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-08 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

(Before the COMMON-SERGEANT and Alderman Sir C.
MARSHALL, &C.)
Ann Harley, a middle-aged female, was charged with
feloniously receiving, and in another count with steal-
ing, eight pair of shoes and four pair of boots from cer-
tain premises.
The evidence showed that the house in question had
been locked at three o'clock in the afternoon, and that it
was broken open, and property stolen from it, before
the hour of eight. The prisoner was observed coming
from that direction and carrying a bundle. She was de-
tained, and the boots and shoes charged in the indict-
ment found her. She stated that the property was her
own, and had been brought from home.
Mr. PAYNE, in a very ingenious defence, contended
that as the prisoner had been committed from Clerken-
well Police-court for the felonious receipt, it was alto-
gether unfair to insert the other count as an after-
thought, and in these circumstances he prayed the jury
to dismiss it altogether from their thoughts. There had
not been a tittle of evidence adduced to prove the
charge, and therefore he considered that the prisoner
should be discharged.
The COMMON SERGEANT, after examining the indict-
ment, said there was no pretence whatever for the charge
of feloniously receiving. He did not say that the prisoner
might not have been assisting to rob the premises, but
it was natural to infer that the person upon whom the
stolen property was found was the person most likely to
have done so, but that under the circumstances he
would leave it to the jury.
The jury found her Not Guilty.
Catherine Driscoll was charged with feloniously steal-
ing from Henry Hubbock, a sailor, the sum of 6s. 6d.
The sailor had got drunk, and the prisoner, to use
his own phrase, " had towed his hulk into port," and
there robbed him of the sum in question.
The case was clearly proved, and the young lady,
who bore not the most estimable of chat acters, was
transported for ten years.
Several cases of petty larcenies were then disposed of.
Elizabeth Wiffins was charged with unlawfully dis-
posing of the body of her dead child.
The prisoner had been an in-patient of St. George's
Hospital, and under treatment for a diseased limb. On
the 3d December the body of a deceased child was found
in a box by her bed-side, and it was discovered that she
was the mother. No evidence was adduced to show that
the child had been born alive.

The Learned Counsel for the defence contended that
there was no evidence to prove that there was any inten-
tion of permanently concealing the body of the infant.
The box was an open one ; it was close beside her bed,
and therefore the most natural course for the prisoner
t.nder these circumstances was, to place the body where
it had afterwards been found. There was nothing cri-
minal in this; and he trusted, therefore that the jury
would discharge her from her present painful position.
a—Not Guilty.
Sarah Seville was similarly charged, and also dis-
charged.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
MANSION-HOUSE.

Samuel Tyso, the coachman of Mr. Joseph Somes,
M.P. for Dartmouth, was summoned before the Lord
Mayor and Sir John Pine for having assaulted the
conductor of one of Hollingsworth's omnibuses, and
for having obstructed the driver in passing through
the City.

George J. Sandford, conductor of Hollingsworth's
Chelsea omnibus, stated that on last Thursday even-
ing, as he was following Mr. Hollingsworth, who
drove the omnibus, the defendant, who was driving a
carriage with ladies in it, obstructed the passage of
the former, and prevented it from going along through
the City when there was plenty of room. From
Temple-bar to Cheapside the obstruction was conti-
nued. The witness, by the direction of Mr. Hol-
lingsworth, got down to speak to the ladies in the
carriage, and civilly asked them their address, but
they refused to give it to him ; and when he asked
the defendant, that person whipped him, and cut a
piece out of his cheek. Witness took hold of the
horses, but not till he was struck by the coachman.
Hollingsworth stated that he was driver as well as
proprietor of the omnibus. As he was driving along
Fleet-street the defendant obstructed him several
times, and prevented him from passing, although there
was plenty of room. There were cabs, omnibuses,
and other vehicles going and coming. Witness re-
quested to be allowed to pass, but the defendant re-
!used, and at Ludgate-hill put his finger to his nose,
as much as to say how do you like it ? Witness
thought the coachman out of his mind, and when he
reached Cheapside told the conductor to go down and
ask the ladies for their address, intending to write to
the owner of the carriage on the subject. When the
conductor went forward to do as he was directed, the
defendant began to whip him.
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omnibus, and saw the defendant drive the carriage
right across the road to prevent Hollingsworth from
going along, although there was quite sufficient room.
Other witnesses testified to similar effect.
The defendant said that he offered no impediment
to the passing of the omnibus, and did all he could to
pass on, but there was no room at all, as the streets
were excessively crowded. The conductor got down
in Cheapside and took hold of the horses' heads, and
then he (defendant) certainly struck him with the
whip.
Somes's footman stated
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had done, and that he presented no impedi-
ment to the omnibus.

The LORD MAYOR, after having strictly examined
all the witnesses, said that the assault was clearly
proved, but he andC Sir John Pirie were not satisfied
with the evidence in proof of the obstruction.
The defendant was then bound in his own sureties
to appear at the sessions to answer for the assault.

Jc; iin Robinson and Alfred Wilson, two young