The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-17 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COUft T.
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The sessions of the Central Criminal Court, for the month of
June, commenced yesterday before the Recorder, and the other
civic authorities. The grand jury, having been sworn, were briefly
addressed by the Recorder on the nature of their duties, after
which they retired to their room, and in the course of the morning
returned several true bills There are upwards of 230 prisoners
for trial, many of whom are charged with very serious offences.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BO IV-S TRE ET.
John Taylor, a respectably-dressed man, who stated that
he ws!s a cabinet-maker, residing at 7, Gillingham-street,
Vauxhall-road, was charged with having in his possession a
quantity of silver, without giving a satisfactory account of
how he obtained it.

Mr. James E. Seymour, a dealer in gold and silver, stated
that he resided at 33, Long-acre, and that on Friday evening,
about seven o'clock, the prisoner entered his shop and offered
for sale a quantity of broken up silver plate, weighing 360 z.
14dwts. He had been to witness's shop on a former occa
sion, and sold a quantity of property of a similar character
to the foreman, and, as witness suspected that it was the pro-
ceeds of a robbery, the prisoner was detained until an officer
arrived, who took him into custody.
The prisoner, in his defence, said, that he let part of his
house ready furnished; and about two years ago a foreigner
came and hired a bed-room, for which he paid down a so-
vereign. On the following morning, however, lie informed
the prisoner that he must be off to the Continent at once.
He added, that in all probability he would return in three
months, but if he did not, he gave him (prisoner) full per-
mission to dirpose of his goods, among which was the broken
plate iu question. He kept it two years, but as the gentle-
man did not return, he thought he would dispose of it. The
gentleman had told him if he was questioned about it he was
to say he bought it from a gentleman named John Johnson,
in Upper Seymour-street, Somers-town, and he would then
find no difficulty in getting rid of it. He had done so at
Mr. Seymour's, and, to his great surprise, was given into
custody,
Mr. JARDINE said it was a very suspicious case, and he
should remand the prisoner until inquiries should be made.
The prisoner applied to be admitted to bail for any
amount, but was refused.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Charles Hughes, a waiter at Morley's Hotel, was charged
with stealing some sugar and tea, and other articles belong-
ing to Mr. A. Morley, the proprietor of the hotel, and fur-
ther charged on suspicion of being concerned in robberies
which have recently occurred at the hotel, in which much
valuable property has been taken away. It appeared that
a number of portfolios and writing-cases belonging to the
various residents at the hotel, among them those of Lord
Lurgan, Si: Piers Mostyn, Mrs. Herne, Mr. Culley, &c.,
had been ripped open in one night, and sovereigns, seals,
miniatures, and other valuables abstracted to the value of
some hundreds of pounds. Police sergeant Whall, C divi-
sion, was called in, and he recognised the prisoner as a man
who had been in custody on suspicion of stealing plate from
the Burlington Hotel. A search took place, and a quantity
of tea, sugar, and other articles were found in the prisoner's
closet, which no doubt had been stolen. This, coupled with
the prisoner's previous suspicious character was considered
sufficient to warrant his being taken into custody on the
above charge.
Mr. HARDWICK decided on remanding the prisoner for a
week.