The Sun.
London, England, 1827-07-25 00:00:00

CROWN SIDE.

Joseph Duekers, a private of the 17th Lancers,
was charged with having stolen from the person of
William Caudell, a 51. Reading bank-note, on the
'l7th of May last..
From the evidence of Caudell, it appeared that on
the day in question, he was drinking at 'the 'Horse
and Groom public-house, White Waltham, when
the prisoner and two of his comrades came in ; they
drank together, and prisoner introduced himself as
the son of a widow residing in the neighbourhood,
and agreed to go in the direction of his alleged
house with the prosecutor, who, after paying his
reckoning, departed in company with him. Shortly
after, the prisoner, who it was supposed had seen
the 51. note at the time the prosecutor paid his
reckoning, availed himself of an opportunity to take
it from his pocket. The prosecutor at the time
was in a state of inebriety, but taxed him with the

robbery.
The Learned Judge.having recapitulated the evi-
dence, the jury found the prisoner Guilty.
Mr. Baron VAUGHAN, after remarking that it was
impossible for any One who had heard the trial to
have a doubt on the subject, sentenced the prisoner
to seven years' transportation.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT—NORTHAMPTON, JULY 23.
The commission Was opened here, on Saturday,
by Mr. Justice HOLROYD, and the business com-
menced before his Lordship, on the Civil Side, this
morning. The trials on the Crown Side, will com-
mence to-morrow. There are thirty-five prisoners

For trial...;

Lars', V. ISHAM, CLERK.
This was an action brought to recover the price
of a clock, of the value of 2/. 10s., sold to the de-
fendant in the early part of 1824. It appeared that
the defendant, who is a clergyman of the established
-church, residing at Boughton, about three miles
from this town, however, occasion for a clock,
and wishing to be as -economical in the purchase
of it as possible, went in search of a second-
hand one, and at length succeeded in finding one
in the shop of the plaintiff, who is a furniture
broker. He agreed to purchase it,upon the plaintiffas-
suring him that it was a good one, and would go
well. It was accordingly sent home to him, and,
by his direction, placed outside the female-servants'
bedroom-door, in the attics, where, in consequence
of the lowness of the ceiling, it could not stand up-
right until part of the head was knocked off. In a
few days afterwards the plaintiff received intimation
that the clock would not go. He sent a clock-
-1 maker to examine it, who found that the crutch
10.' touched the wall, and that that prevented it from
going.
The clock-maker set it right; it went, and
• e came away. In a few days more another mes-
i... sage arrived from the defendant—" the clock would
115 not go." The clock-maker was again despatched to
examine it, and found the clock down, because it
had not been wound up. He asked the maid-
servants why they had not wound it up ? and they
replied that they would sooner see it at the
devil; for that -with its clicking and its striking
it disturbed their rest at night. The clock-maker
then wound ft up, the clock went, and -the
clock-maker came away. In a few days af-
terwards the plaintiff once more received a mes-
sage from the defendant—" the cloak would not
go, ,and once more
,the clock-maker was despatched
to examine it. Upon. this. occasion, as upon the
first, he found that the.works. were impeded in con-
sequence of. the situation -iuto .which - it .had -been