The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-23 00:00:00

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY.

TRIAL OP SMITH AND WISHART.
On Wednesday, Robert Smith, late teller in the GlaTow
and Ship Bank, and James Wishart, wine and spirit merchant,
Glasgow, were placed. at the bar under criminal lettersbearing
that the said Robert Smith and James Wishart' acting in con-
cert, did, at various times, between 11th day of October, 1838,
and 3d January, 1842 inclusive (the particular times being to
the public prosecutor unknown), wickedly and feloniously steal
large quantities of bank-notds, old, &c., amounting in all to
10,7151. os. Bd., or thereby, the property of the Glasgow
and Ship Banking Company—said sums being en-
trusted to Robert Smith as teller. That Robert
Smith, by false representations and fraudulent entries in the
books kept by him as teller, and by the use of false and falai •
cated slips or vouchers, and pretended bank-checks drawn by
said James Wishart, ar.d turnishrd by him to Smith, and of
temporary loans made by Wishart to Smith for the purpose of
concealing said acts of theft, or by other means, did contrive
to conceal the said acts of theft ; or that otherwise, as teller
aforesaid, entrusted wit money, and James Wishart, in know-
ledge of said trust, acting in concert together, did feloniously
embezzle and appropriate to the use of both, or one or other of
them, the said banknotes, &e.
The prisoners pleaded not guilty.
Several objections were taken by the counsel for the prison-
ers to the revelancy of the indictment, but these having; been
repelled by the Court, a Jury was empannelletl, and the case
proceeded. The evidence for the Crown and for the defence
occupied the whole day, and about nine o'clock the Court ad-
journed till next day.
On Thursday the Counsel for the Crown and the defence
having been heard, the Lord Justice Clerk recapitulated and
commented on the evidence. The proceedings occupied the
greater part of the day; and the Jury returned a verdict of
Not Proven in the case of Wisbart, but found Smith Guilty,
and he was sentenced to transportation for fourteen years.—
Rdinturgh Paper.

ROBBERY AT THE EXECUTION.—Amongst other
robberies committed at the execution was that of a young
female who had been standing in the crowd in Giltspur-street,
who had her pocket cut, and the money she had in it stolen.
On getting out of the crowd she felt the blood trickling down
her side, and, on examination, it was found that the first at-
tempt had failed, her clothes having bee❑ cut through and a
wound inflicted in her side. She kad several friends with her
at the time.

Spring-gardens, was broken
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY or A SILK WAREHOUSE.—
'au(' si;k goods stolen there
On Monday night last, the warehouse of Messrs. John Bartlett
premises occupied by Messrs.
when the robbery was discovered
htlohociu'ktteelliebo;ne, sc'ull"tu'tLeidnsgi'lla'indmeaperture through a hulk
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Briggs, manufacturer, of
morning, when
into Messrs: Barton's Black-
burnc6unting-
; and from this cellar, the door of whitji was found un_
-head beneath one
of the front windows, and immediately above the cellar stept-,..
From the counting-house the thieves had gained access to otlber
parts of the premises, and appear to have escaped with itl,oi',.
booty at a door leading from the packing-room into Siert,
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locks, and the thieves, having been unable to
Poo these, had
broken all three. We believe no tracts I ”6
la.e, ate, yet, been ob-
tained of the thieves.
The prize offered by the .4.‘eazi, •
title des Sciences
Morales et Politiques, for .best •
the '4' k the history of the
on
Bight 3 of Women to snceessiou, bo'' .
ii civilly and polit;cally, has
been awarded to M. EdouaA L.' .
is made of two other v- - ooula) e. Honourable mention
~. These awards will public' announced at a sitting r?
. ~, the Academy to be held on Saturday,
the 28th inst,