The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-20 00:00:00

NEW COURT.
(Before the COMMON SERGEANT.)
tUBEZZLEMENT.--.77t0M0.3, Porter, aged 17, was
indicted for embezzling and stealing 12s. 9id. of
. Joseph Shaw, his master. The case was clearly
_ , proved.- The jury found the prisoaer Guilty, he was
sentenced •to six months' imprisonment with hard
labour.
Charles Poole, aged 25, a potman, convicted of a
similar offence, and against whom there were two in-
dictments, was sentenced to nine months' imprison-
ment with hard labour.
LARCENY BY A SERVANT.—Arthur Wood, aged 42,
a journeyman baker, was indicted for stealing two
bushels of bread, value 165., the property of Robert
Xing, his master.
The prisoner, it appeared, had taken out 34 loaves
of bread to deliver to a customer named Marlow.
Marlow refused to receive the bread, and instead of
bringing the bread back to his master,. the prisoner
disposed of it to some one else, entering it at the same
time in his master's books to the account of Marlow.
Mr. PRENDERGAST addressed the Jury for the pri-
soner, and called several witnesses to character.
The JURY found him Guilty, but recommended him
to mercy.—He was sentenced to four months' impri-
sonment with hard labour.
SHOPLIFTING.—EIizabeth Norris, aged 16, who
had been previously convicted of felony, was charged
With shoplifting.—Convicted, and sentenced to seven
Years' transportation.
William French, 19, and William Smith, 32, con-
Victed of stealing 14 yards of calico from the shop of
Thomas Manshidge, were- severally sentenced to six
Months' imprisonment, with hard labour.

Patrick Noonan, aged 12, and John Lechlan, aged
17, were indicted for stealing six brushes, value
45. 6d., the property of John Anthony-Winsland.
The prosecutor had the brushes hanging at his
shop door, and a policeman saw Lechlan take them
IL, and hand .them to Noonan, on whom they were found.
The Jury found them Guilty, and
The ComstoN SERGEANT sentenced them severally
x, to three months' imprisonment, with hard labour, the
,last week of. the term to be passed in solitary eon-
fmement.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

uUILDHALL.—(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Wells, formerly of the Common Council, and
Mr. Williams, of Ludgate-hill, and Mr. Clements,
apPeared before Sir Peter Laurie this morning, to
vindicate their. characters as members of the Board of
Puardians of the WeSt LOridon Union, from asper-
sions which had been cast-upon them by Sir Peter
Laurie, in his Magisterial capacity.
One day last week, .a pauper of the name of John
Horner, who had been placed at the same bar about
twenty times before, was put forward, charged
with disorderly and violent conduct in the Union. The
Magistrate on that occasion dismissed the man, advising
the master to put him on low diet when he became
refractory. The man as he was leaving the bar said
that the master of the Union was continually abs:nt,
and the gatekeeper was continually drunk. Sir Peter
Laurie said he considered that the Union, both with
respect to the officers and the guardians was much to
be condemned. It was to vindicate the board from
this imputation that the three gentlemen above ap-
peared.

Sir PETER LAURIE said he would prove to their
satisfaction that this union was the worst regulated
in London. He had in his hand a return made to
him from the keeper of Bridewell, from which it ap-
Peared that from the West London Union, 359 pri-
soners had been committed in one year, while in the
same period, from the other unions, they did not ex-
ceed 100. He had been extremely lenient in his re-
marks upon the guardians, until one remark from the
master, which was when he recommended that the
men who were refractory should be put upon low
diet, that if he did so the others would feed him better
than before out of their own portions. "Now," con-
tinued. I, " that is very bad management. Why do
you not put them into solitary confinement ?"
Mr. Wells—We are nct allowed to do this—we
dare not do it.

Mr. Williams—This man, Horner considers you,
Sir Peter, his best friend as you always discharge
him. The other day when he came back he made the
whole Union refractory.
Sir PETER LAURIE—Bread and water is• the best
punishment.

Mr. Wells—Reports have gone the rounds of the
Papers, Sir Peter, of your having said that the guar-
diaOs were to blame, and that the officers were bad.
Sir. P. LAURIE—From investigation I have made
think the charge of drunkenness was unfounded, and
I find you have a very unthankful office to perform.
Mr. Wells—As your impression is removed, Sir
eter, that is all we want.
Sir P. LAURIE said he had been mistaken, and he
NV" sorry for the trouble he had given the guardians

CLERKENWELL.--(THIS DAY.)
bennis Denny was charsed as follows :-
1 appeared from the evidence& Inspector Penny
that this time twelve months the prisoner was taken
igto custody by police constable Chinks, 81. G, in
"raY's Inn-lane, for causing a riot; on that occasion
•(
• lie kicked the constable so violently as to break his
•
" and the fracture was of so compound a nature
that the: constable was crippled for life, and. is now on
4rlt the superannuated list, at a pension of 10s. a week.
41e was' tried for the crime at the Old Bailey, and
• sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment,which terminated
• a. weer; :igo. Last night, between.eleven and twelve
140*,clock;\ the prisoner was rioting with other disorderly
otw„.liersons in Gray's Inn-lane. • G 65 took him into
tio *Ol. study, but. he knocked .him down in a, moment :
.14fIrce other policeman came to his assistance, he lamed
(Inc of them by a kick on the knee, tore the coat off
lappther, and 'gave a third a black eye.
4alispector Penny said in all his experience he never
nlet so violent a ruffian. 'lt took eight men to con-
t: • •• 'vey him to the station.
Mr. COMM saki the prisoner would hardly cease
n&p,, his violence on the police until he killed one of them
1),,, and was hanged for it. He would sentence him to one
month's imprisonment and hard labour.

UNION HALL.—(THIS DAY.)
John King and. Edward Williams, Medical students,
ea
~ were charged with furiously driving and endangering
the lives of the passengers.
.(r/i_t! The, defendants were observed in the Brixton-rmd
Ina chaise, which they were driving at a most furious
rate. They ran the vehicle on the foot-path, to the
Feat danger of women and children, and afterwards
drove the chaise against a lamp-post, which it
• smashed, and both the defendants were thrown out,
bbi ',Fine, of whom (Williams) sustained some severe eon-
.. 4usions on the head and body. They were both tipsy.
Vt The defendants said that they had been dining out,
44:47.031. don their return the horse ran away with them,
► and they lost all control.
MAGISTRATE the defendants a severe lec-
,d2 The gave
• tare on the folly of their conduct, and adjudged them
`'i ,to pay the expenses attendant on the damage done to
..;-the lamp-post, amounting to 2/. 17s. 6d.
John Reeves and William Millar were charged with
horsewhipping the toll-collector in the Borough-road.
Last evening the defendants came up. to the above
gate in a chaise cart, and endeavoured to pass through