The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-08 00:00:00

SPIRIT of the. PUBLIC JOURNALS.
FROM THE ETENING PAYERS or TESTERD..”'s
GLOBE.—
Aristocratic amusements, even in ,
are sometimes apt to take rather an atrocious direction ;
but some paragraphs which have lately appeared in the
Irish papers would seem to indicate thin a recent that fashionable
pastime pastime in the sister country hasbeen,
stance, carried to an excess of almost unheard-of bar-
barity. When the account of a rumoured outrage in
King's County was copied into the Globe, a note
was added, expressing a strong hope that there
was no foundation for the statement put forth
in the Irish journal ; but it is 'clear, from
an article in the Dublin Evening Mail of Wed-
nesday, that an idiot boy has somehow met with
his death under circumstances that called for the holding
of an inquest. It is stated, in vindication of the charac-
ter of the gentlemen said to have been concerned in the
matter, that after an investigation by the Coroner's jury,
a verdict of "Died by the visitation of God" was agreed
upon, but we do not quite concur with our Dublin Con-
temporary in considering this conclusion altogether
satisfactory. There may have been cruel treatment
practised towards the unfortunate deceased without its
I having caused his death ; and we think a full report of
the proceedings which led to the verdict would have
been a better criterion of the merits of the case than a
mere statement of the result of the inquest. It is ad-
mitted, in the very paper that endeavours to exonerate
the " gentlemen" said to have been implicated, that
'the occurrence has produced a deep and unpopular
sensation," and we do not think the matter should
be suffered to drop until the public mind has been
thoroughly satisfied whether any outrage has or has
not Leen committed ; fur though the verdict, supp: s
sing the inquest to have been properly conducted, ac-
quits the parties of the crime of murder, it still leaves
them liable to the imputation of heartless cruelty. As
gentlemen, and as " officers," we should imagine, that
if they have ben blameless, they will be desirous of
vindicating themselves from suspicion in the most public
manner possible ; but if, on the other hand, they have
acted in such a manner as to have given any real founda-
tion for the charge brought against them, their position
in society should be an argument for exposing rather
than for screening them. In the few observations we
have made we must not be understood to prejudge the
case against the individuals whose reputation it affects ;
but we think the facts, whatever they may be ought to
be made known, in order to satisfy the public mind, that
outrages of a disgraceful nature cannot be committed
with impunity, either in England or in Ireland, by per-
sons occupying the station of gentlemen.
STANDARD.—We have more than once shown that
w e are no enemies to mechanical improvement in manu-
facturing enterprise ; but we must ever deny that
Great Britain owes her wealth or her power to either,
or that policy or justice can permit the sacrifice of
other interests to the interests of agriculture. Had
half the capital invested in manufactures since 1815
been invested in colonisation and maritime com-
merce, it is our firm conviction that the em-
pire would be richer, and no one will dispute more
powerful, than it is. Let men remember what two mil-
lions of Dutchmen were able to effect by maritime com-
merce, proceeding from a country without a single good
port, and unable to sustain itself, and then compute
what. England may do though without manufactures—
were manufactures lost. Let us look to what the United
States have done in less than half a century by agri-
culture alone, and then tell us, if they dare,
that the wealth and power of the British empire are ab-
solutely dependent upon manufactures. Let us again
guard ourselves ; we are no enemies to manufactures—
we propose no hostile movement against them ; we
merely, in resisting aggressor show as easily as we can
show, that the aggression proceeds upon grossly falla-
cious grounds when he assumes that manufactures are
essential to the being of England.
COURIER—We were curious to see how the revenue
returns would be treated by the Whig press, now that
their former patrons of the Treasury have fortunately no
longer the power of tampering with the national re-
sources and yearly bringing them more nearly to a con-
dition of bankruptcy and beggary ; and accordingly we
find that the surplus exhibited in the returns, both for
the whole year and the quarter just ended, as compared
with those for the previous year and quarter corre-
sponding, is sofar from gratifying to the patriotic journals
'of the ex-official tribe. They seem to be in no small
trepidation lest the State should be enabled to pay
its way and steer clear of the insolvency to which
the late officials _were rapidly reducing it ; and there-
fore dwell with much greater satisfaction upon the
last quarter's decrease in the Excise of 277,0001.,
than on the more cheering increase for the same
period of 414,0001. in the Customs ; or on the total
increase under the separate heads of revenue taken
together of 338,5001. for the quarter and 506,0001. for
the year. These honest, and now for the first time
most tender. hearted gentlemen, find out that under a
Conservative Government the falling off in the Excise is
a sure test of the severe distress and privations under
which the labouring population are suffering. The
discovery is made rather late in the day, it is true, for
unquestionable as to a great extent is its truth, it
was no less a truism under the Whig than now under a
Constitutional Administration. But there is this differ-
ence in the matter, that the general distress was aggra-
vated in the Whig time by the levy of additional im-
posts, the burden of which was rendered more intolerable
by the novel rigour with which the collecting screw was
then first ordered to be applied.

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Maule in passing sentence, that.during the time the pri-
soner had been in' Newgate, he had been greatly rnis-
ccnducting himself.
i LEAD STEALING. —James Holmes and Martin Kelly,
I were indicted for stealing 60 lbs. weight of lead, value
nine shillings, 'the property of iiiines Compton and
others, being fixed to a building.
A policeman, named Gifford, observed the prisoners
talking together near Kelly's house. When they saw
him they went away. He took Holmes into custody,
and found various quantities of lead in his possession
which had been stolen from the houses of the prose-
cutor, and of other persons situated near to Kelly's
house. ,Kelly was subsequently taken into custody.
Kelly received an excellent character from several
witnesses.
The Jury found both the prisoners Guilty.
They were again indicted for stealing 261bs. weight
of lead, the property of Thomas Hodges. The evi-
dence was similar to that given in the previous case,
and they were again convicted.
It appeared that Holmes had frequently before been'
convicted of stealing lead, and he was sentenced to
seven years' transportation for each offence. The pri-
soner Kelly was sentenced to six months' imprison-
ment with hard labour for each offence.
Mary Hill was indicted for stealing three shillings,
the property of Amelia
.Spiers, from her person.
The prosecutrix, who had recently come up to town
from Gloucester, met a man in Tottenham-court-road,
late on -Tuesday evening last, and was induced by him
to accompany him to a public-house. The prisoner
had previously joined the party, and they had some
rum. It appeared that they wandered abotit from
public-house: to public-house until a late hour, when
the man knocked at the door of a house of ill-fame,
and the prisoner told the prosecutrix she would wait
outside for ,her while she went in to warn herself.
She went in, but when she discovered the character
of the place she left, and the man also. The man
then went away, and left the prisoner and prosecutrix
together in the street. They continued together until
nearly two o'clock in the morning, when the prosecu-
trim accused the prisoner of having robbed her. The
-policeman who took her into custody had seen her
.fumbling about the prosecutrix's gown. When appre-
hended, the prisoner said she had no money, but when
searched at the station-house three shillings and other
monies were found on her.
The Jury found her Guilty, and she was sentenced to
three months' imprisonment with hard labour.
Mary Phillipps, aged 51, was indicted for stealing a
coat, the property of James Kenway.
The prosecutor is a silk mercer, residing in Norton
Folgate. On the Ist of this month the prosecutor's son
met the prisoner on the stairs of his father's house with
the coat under her apron. No person on the premises
knew anything of her, and she was immediately given
into custody.
Several witnesses gave the prisoner a good character.
The Jury found her Guilty, and she was sentenced to
two months' imprisonment with hard labour.
SEEING IN THE NEW YEAR.—James Harding, John
Bennett, and William Gibbs, were indicted for stealing a
breast pin, value 21., the property of Charles Evans Mar-
riott, from his person, on the Ist of January.
The prosecutor, who is an architect, had been on the
morning of the Ist of January in company with his
friend Mr. Cutler, a gentleman residing in Farring-
don-street, to see a friend of Mr. Cutler's home
in a cab to Newington. They left the gentleman
at Newington, and Mr. Marriott and Mr. Cutler
returned to town in the cab, and as the cabman had been
very civil, Mr. Marriott desired him to stop at the first
public-house, and they would give him something -to
drink. The cabman stopped at the Princess of Wales
public-house, in the London-road, where Mr. Marriott
ordered some stout for himself and Mr. Cutler, and a
glass of rum for the cabman. When they entered
the public-house, there were upwards of twenty
persons at the bar, among whom were the three
prisoners. When Mr. Marriott had paid for the
stout and rum, the persons present commenced
hustling them. Mr. Marriott swore that Gibbs threw
his arm across his (Marriott's) face, and Harding
snatched a breast-pin from his (Mr. Marriott's) breast.
Mr. Marriott seized his arm and held him for some time,
but he got away from him. Mr. Marriott called out that
he had been robbed, and desired that the door should be
shut. A man near the door, however, kept it open, and
the prisoners escaped.
Mr. Cutler corroborated Mr. Marriott' testimony,

and said Bennett had attempted to rob him (Mr. Cutler.)
A policeman about a quarter of an hour before had
seen all three of the prisoners at the bar of the Princess
of Wales,jsnd on receiving information from the prose-
cutor of what had occurred, he went to St. George's-
market, and there in front of the George public-house he
found several persons standing together, among whom
were the three prisoners, who were pointed out to him
by Mr. Marriott, and he took them into custody. Both
the prosecutor and Mr. Cutler were sober.
Mr. HORMY and Mr. CHARNOCK addressed the Jury
for the prisoners Bennett and Gibbs, and contended that
the whole was a mere public-house row, in the course of
which the pin had probably been lost.
The prisoner Harding said he had only been two
days in London, and was not in the public-house at
all that night, but was standing in St. George's Market,
when he was taken into custody, another person having
been previously spoken to by the prosecutor as the man
who robbed him, but let go by the policeman, on one
of his brother officers stating he was a respectable man.
The policeman, who was recalled, contradicted this
statement entirely.
Mr. Justice MauLE summed up, and the Jury found
the prisoners Not Guilty, observing, " We do not think
there is quite sufficient evidence to convict them."
The verdict seemed to excite great surprise in the Court.
William Jackson, 24, a well-dressed young man, was
indicted for stealing a silver watch, the property of Ellen
Best, from her person.
Mr. Phillips and Mr. Clarkson appeared for the prisoner.
From the evidence adduced, it appeared that the
prosecutrix was in the service of a gentleman residing
in Russell-square, and last Sunday evening, as she was
returning from chapel, while passing through Guild-
ford-street, she felt her watch pulled from her pocket.
She immediately turned round, and caught hold of a boy
who was standing close to her, and at the same moment
she observed the prisoner have some communication with
the boy, and directly afterwards he ran away. The pri-
soner was followed, and in his flight he was observed to
throw something over the inclosure in Brunswick-square.
He was eventually taken into custody, and, upon a search
being made in the inclosure, the stolen watch was found
lying upon the ground. When the prisoner was taken
into custody, a gold watch, several rings, and other
articles of jewellery, were found in his possession.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty.
Mr. Justice MAULE said there could be no doubt that
the prisoner was a practised thief ; and it was very ne-
cessary that the public should be protected from the de-
predations of such persons. He then sentenced the pri-
soner to be transported for ten years.
Some other cases of no public interest having been dis-
posed of, the Court adjourned until the 31s1 inst.

MONEY MARKET and CITY-NEW&

PROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY.
TIMES.—The intelligence from China and India,
published exclusively in the Times of this morning, ex-
cited the greatest interest in the City, and all the places
of commercial resort were occupied with it, almost to
the exclusion of every other topic. It was the more
gratifying to the merchants, as they had hardly ex-
pected that so rapid a progress could have been made
in the military operations against China ; and it need
scarcely be adverted to, what immense commercial inte-
rests are involved in that enterprise. It is almost un-
necessary to say, that not a syllable of news from the
same quarter transpired through any private channel in
the course of the day, so that even the great speculators
in tea, who have usually been so active on these occa-
sions, were indebted to the Times for all the information
they obtained. The market for this article, so import-
ant was the news, was quite paralyzed, so that little spe-
culation occurred.
We have had a much firmer market for the English
securities to-day, our intelligence from China being con-
sidered highly satisfactory. This was also the first day
for private transfer in the stocks, which hare been
closed for the January dividends, but business was not
exceedingly brisk. It was checked in a measure, we be-
lieve, by the withdrawal by the East India Company of
monies afloat in the market on the deposit of stock, which
caused a temporary scarcity. The fact that the divi-
dends were paid to-day on East India Stock, is quite suf-
ficient to account for this movement.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
. SECONDARIES' COURT; Jan. 7.
DROADRICIE V. ARNOLD.

NEW COURT.
John Jones, a young man of respectable appearance,
was -indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling-
house of Henry Squires, and stealing three sovereigns
and four shillings.
Mr. PHILLIPS defended the prisoner, and in the course
of his examination of the prosecutor elicited from him
that he could not swear that he lost three sovereigns,
but inferred it from there being found on the prisoner,
with other moneys, which he was able to identify.
The evidence on the part of the prosecution being con-
cluded, the Jury found the prisoner Guilty, and
The COURT sentenced him to 10 years' transportation.
The three sovereigns were handed over to the Sheriff.
Joseph Johnson was indicted for stealing a parcel from
a common stage waggon, from Abingdon to London, di-
rected to a firm in King William-street, City.
The examination of witnesses had not proceeded far
before the prisoner cut the matter short by admitting
that he stole the parcel, A verdict of Guilty was there-
fore recorded, and
The COURT sentenced him to three months' imprison-
ment and hard labour.
John Boyle was convicted of stealing a great coat on
the 28th of
.December, the property of William Sams-
bury, and sentenced to three months' imprisonment and
hard labour..
George Drake, aged 28, a shoemaker, was convicted
of stealing one shawl, 30 lbs. of beef, value 365., and
money,-*ilne. 2s. Lid., the property of Andrew William
Osborne.
The COURT sentenced him to six months' imprison-
ment and hard labour.
Eliza Warner, aged 23, was indicted for stealing five
Bank of England, notes for Si. each, 30 sovereigns and
other money, to the amount of 51, the property of Robert
Potts, from his person ; and George Randall, aged 28,
was charged with feloniously receiving part of the
money, well knowing it to have been stolen. He was
also charged with harbodring Eliza Warner, knowing
she had committed the above felony.
Mr. Clarkson stated the case to the Jury at consider-
able length, and Mr. Doane defended Randall.
The prosecutor stated that he was a-corporal major in
the 2d Life Guards. On the 6th of December he was quar-
tered at Knightsbridge, and on the evening of that day
he walked from thence to Brompton, where he met the
female prisoner. They went to the Two Brewers, where
he treated herand several other girls who were there.
He left there a. little before twelve o'clock, much the
CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. worse for liquor. The female prisoner took him to her
04D COURT. lodgings, where he undressed and went to bed, but
\
, • whether the female prisoner came to bed also he could
STEALLIG COALB.—James Irons and Sarah irons, father not say, as he fell asleep almost directly: Before he got
and daughter,were placed at the bar, charged into bed he took his notes and money (about 60/. in all)
with stealing a quantity of coals, the property of Wil-
ham Knight, of Regent's-square, from his fob; and put it for safety in a pooket in a belt Le
ore next his skin, and buttoned it up. Ile awoke about
had lived w
It appearedappeared from the evidence
as thatervant, an the female prisoner w
six in the morning, when he found that the prisoner and
s the his money were gone, as also his watch and his pocket-
where the female
prisoner hai gone down into the area of the house, handkerchief, which he: left in his cap. Had seen one of
emale prisoner had given him the coals in
question. They were caught in the fact, and immediate] the stolen 5L notes since, which he received from Cor-
y
given into cus
he saw the girl it was at Newbury, in Berkshire.tody. porta Dixon on the 30th of November. The next time
The RECORDER, in summing up said, that the secret
Cross-examined by Mr. Doane—The money was all
of the great consumption of coals in families was, the
his own. He was sure the 5/. note in Court was one of
open area• gate, through which servants supplied their
friends. two he received from Corporal Dixon. Witness usually
The Jury found the prisoners Guilty, and they were carried his money in the belt which he wore round his
waist, but on the day in question he had taken it out, as
each sentenced to three months' imprisonment, with hard
labour. he had to pay some private bills. He had paid 51. on
that day to a Mr. Burton. It was likely the female pri-
George Langley, aged 13, was indicted for embezzling soner might have seen him place the money in his belt.
and stealine, various sums of money, the property of
Mr. Arnold was one of the cashiers of Messrs. Cox
George John Poacher, his master. and Greenwood, the army ag On the 30th of No-
The prosecutor is a stationer, and the prisoner, who ents.
vember he paid two bank notes to Corporal Dixon, and I
entered the numbers and his name. The note now pro-
'
was in his employment as errand boy, had, on various
occasions, received different sums of money from cus- duced (No. 49,652) was one of them,
tomers on his master's account, for which he had never
accounted. Wm. Dixon was a Corporal in the 2d Life Guards.
He received two U. notes from the last witness us stated,
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, but recom-
and paid the note now produced to the prosecutor the
mended him to mercy, ;-1 which recommendation the
prosecutor joined, on account of the excellent character I same day. Wm. Woodman was a cabman. On the Bth of De-
borne by the prisoner's parents.
He was sentenced to be imprisoned for two months, cember he saw the male prisoner in Paddington; he hired
his cab, and told him to drive to William-street. Wit-
and kept to hard labour, and, to be once nri
whipped It appeared, from what fell from tel
va ness asked him if he meant William •street, Regent's-
. Air. Justice

This was an action to recover the sum of 21. 18s. 9d.,
for work done and performed.
Mr. C. Jones appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr.
Thomas for the defendant.

The ground of defence to the action was, that the
plaintiff was not in a position to sue, as he was not
the creditor. It was alleged, on the part of the de-
fendant, that the plaintiff's son was the creditor, and
that the plaintiff had been put forward as creditor in
order that the son might be admitted as a witness.
-Mr. THOMAS called two witnesses, who proved that
they were engaged by the plaintiff's son, who is a car-
rier, and keeps a waggon-yard. The father lived near,
and only came to the place about once a w;eek. The
name of the plaintiff's son was on all the waggons
and carts.

The Learned UNDER-SHERIFF, having summed up,
he Jury returned a verdict for the clefendent.

COURT OF BAIVKRUPTCY, Jana 7.
IN RE KERR, DANGHAM, AND HAINES.
The bankrupts, who were army agents, carrying on
business in Suffolk-street, passed their final examination.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Jan. 7.
IN RE JACOB COHEN.
The insolvent had been a general dealer and mer-
chant, trading between the Continent and Sunderland.
It appeared, from a lengthened examination, to which

he was subjected, that, in the spring of 1840, he bought
a large quantity of pottery from Messrs. Dixon, of Sun-
derland, and also some linen-drapery goods, which he
shipped to Rotterdam. There he sold the pottery to a
person named Smith, with whose place of residence in
that town he was unacquainted, for • one-third less than
what he paid for it in Ragland. Being unable to find
a market for the linen-drapery, he went to Friesland, and
sold it by auction. Whilst there, he met a person, to
whom he was indebted in the sum of 6,000 guilders, who
threatened to incarcerate him for five years, unless he
paid the debt. He paid away much of the proceeds of
his sales to this person, and then returned to England.
Mr. Commissioner BOWEN said it was a case requir-
ing searching inquiry, and he should therefore adjourn
it, that insolvent's special balance-sheet might be
amended, and to have the affidavit of Smith, the person
who bought the goods in Rotterdam, produced in Court