The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-16 00:00:00

STRAWBERRY HMI. SA!..E.
FIFTEENTH AND SIXTEEIVI-1

Press of rnal.er precludes us fru.n noticing more than a few
of the leading lots, which during those days' sale s have been
disposed of at Strawberry Hill. We subjoin the following :
Lot 10. A curious antique silver seal, extremely ancient ;
this remarkable relic once belonged to Hugh O'Neill, King of
Ulster-291. Bs. Farrow.

Lot 15. A curious 'spoon of English pebble, with two gold
handles, richly ,worked in foliage ; there were a dozen of these
spoons made by order of Catherine Lady Walpole as a present
to Queen Caroline, after whose death Horace Walpole met with
this and the handle of another in a toy-shop—.3l. 15s.
Lot 19. A tooth-pick case of gold, enamelled with cameos
and very beautiful ; a present from Lady Diana Beauclerc-
-11/. 11 s. Farrow.
Lot i>o. A circular-shaped gold snuff-box, engine-turned,
with the image, in wax, of Madame la Marquise du Deffaud's
dog Tonton, which she bequeathed. with the snuff-box and her
manuscripts, to Horace Walpole-141. 14s. Forster.
Lot 25. A circular white snuff-box, mounted in gold, with
a miniature portrait on the top of Madame de Sevigne, and at
the bottom the cydhers of Robertin Sevigne in marcasi es ; this
box, with the letter enclosed from Madame de Sevigne in the
Elysian Fields, was sent to Horace Walpole by Madame du
Defraud after his return from Paris in 1776 ; the letter is a
beautiful composition, and was considered peculiarly interest-
ing by the literati of the day-23/. 7s. Strong.
Lot 59. A truly interesting relic, one of the seven mourning
rings given after the death of Charles 1. ; it has the King's
head in miniature, behind a death's head, between the letters
C. R. the motto "Prepared be to follow me ;" presented to
Horace Walpole by Lady Murray Elliot-151. 153. Harvey.
Lot 60. A most extraordinary and very curious jewel, a golden
heart set with precious stones, and ornamented with emblema-
tic figures and Scotch mottoes, enamelled in the finest style;
it was made by order of the Lady Mary Douglas, mother of
Henry Lord barnley, in memory of her husband, Matthew
Stewart Earl of Lennox and Regent of Scotland-1361. 10s.
Hertz.

Lot 61. An extremely valuable and magnificent jewel, Lord
Burleigh's head, on onyx, by Valerio Vicentino, cut on the re-
verse of an antiquate intaglio of Caracallo ; appendant is the
head of Queen Elizabeth, on sardonyx, also by Vicentino ; it is
enriched with 53 fine brilliants and was presented to Horace
Walpole by his father, who purchased it of Sir Andrew Fon-
taine, vklioe design it was, being in allusion to Queen Caroline
and Sir Robert Walpole-841. Hertz.
Lot 03. A beautiful locket, in the shape of a heart, set with
fine brilliants, containing the hair of Sir Robert Walpole—
Ils. Forster.

Lot 64. A ditto, with the hair of Catherine Shorter, Sir Ro-
bert Walpole's first wife—lll. 11 s. Russell.
Lot 63. A curious antique watch, enamelled upon gold, with
beautiful paintings of the Virgin and Child, at different ages
—131.13 x. Jarman.

Lot 66. A splendid cabinet of rosewood, designed by Horace
Walpole, of most chaste and elegant form, richly carved, orna •
mented with ivory, and a rare specimen of art ; on the pedi-
ment are three statues is ivory, of Palladio, lnigo Jones, and
Filmingo, carved by Kerakovis, after the models of Rysbrock ;
in the pediment, the 'Walpole arsn‘ are displayed, supported by
a Cupid and a lion, with a relief of flowers, eagles' heads, with
festoons of flowers forming the base, all carved by Kerskovis ;
the d ,ors enriched with eighteen splendid carvings in ivory, by
Gibbons, Pozzo, and other celebrated artists. It is perfectly
unique, and, as a work of art, may be pronounced matchless-
-1•i61. Richard.

Lot 63. A small and interesting antique' bust, in bronze, of
Caligula, with silver eyes. This exquisite bronze is one of the
finest things in the collection, and shows the great art of the
ancients : it is evidently a portrait, and represents the Em-
peror at the beginning of his madness. It was found with
some other small busts at the first discovery of Herculaneum,
whilst digging a well for the Prince d'Elbesuf, who resided
many years afterwards at Florence, where i- was sold on his
return to France, and being purchased by Sir Horace Mann,
was by him presented to Lord Orford (vide Catalogue of Straw-
berry Hill)-481. 6s. Boone.
Lot 77. A magnificent missal, perfectly unique, an-1 most
beautifully illuminated ; it is enriched with splendid miniature
pictures by Raffaelle and his scholars, set in fine gold and
enamelled. This precious volume was executed expressly for
Claude, Queen of France, wife of Francis 1., and is supposed
to have afterwards belonged to the father of Thuantis (vide
vol. 1., page 142, of the French edition)-1151. 10s. Forster.
Lot 79. Henry the Eighth's dagger, a rare and beautiful
specimen of Turkish work; the blade is of the finest steel,
damascened with gold ; the case awl handle of chalcedony,
enriched with diamonds and a profusion of rubies-541. 12s.
Forster.

Lot 83. The renowned silver bell of Benvenuto Cetini, was
put up at 100 gu,neas, at which sum it remained in state quo,
till Mr, Robins, by his ingenuity and eloquence, contrived to
prevail upon some one to bid 201., when there was another
halt, end, after mounting to 254., it was finally bought in ;
the same laxity in bidding prevailed, when the Palter of Julio
Clovio was put up, and which was also bought in, at 441/
Lot 48. Queen A nn:i. BUllen's clock, of metal gilt, surmounted
by a lion, supporting a shield, on which, and on the sides of
the clock, are the ti_oyal Arms. One of the weights more
ornamented than the other; on that most richly decorated the
motto, " Dieu et mon Droit ;" below are the Royal initials
H. A., with true lover's knot, and an inscription, in reference
to her marriage with the King, " The most Happye." Pre-
sented to Horace Walpole by Lady Betty Germaine, from
which circumstance it is evident it formerly behmged to the
Arundel collection. One hundred and five guineas. Pur-
chased for her Majesty.
Lots 54 to 56. Six ebony chairs of the Elizabethan period, sold
for 16/.

Lot 57. Silver inkstand, used by Sir Robert Walpole, when
Prime Minister, having his arms and crest elaborately engraved;
purchased for Sir Robert Peel, the present Prime Minister of
England, at 365. per ounce, so that the cost of this article
(noticed and admired, while on view, by many persons in the
higher ranks of society) will be about 1851., a sum far ex-
ceeding the speculative amounts of many self-determined pur-
chasers.

Lot 67. The mahogany four-post bedstead in the Holbein cham-
ber, with its fluted pillars and grey cloth hangings and bases,
bound with rich velvet, and lined throughout with chick white
satin, canopy top, surmounted by a coronet, as the property of
the Earl of Orford, and on which the most illustrious of the visi-
tors to Strawberry-hill, in NI alpole's time, reposed, produced
only 21. 12s. 6d.
Lot 73. Cardinal Wolsey's red hat, authenticated from the fact
of its having been found in theweat wardrobe by Bishop Burn-t,
when Clerk of the Closet, and from his son. Thomas Burnet,
the Judge, it descended to the Countess Dowager of Albem,rle,
by whom it was presented to Horace Walpole. 211. Mr. C.
Kean, tragedian.
Lot 75. Monastic oak chair, with carved religious invocation,
Latin mottos, and the name of the maker or possessor of the
chair, " John Arthur, monk of Glastonbury,' an indubitable
proof of its construction prior to the dissolution of the English
monasteries in 1537. Mr. Robins commenced the save in this
chair, and he made it an express stipulation that, whoe,er be-
came the purcha.er, it was to continue his rostrum till the ter-
mination of the sale. 73/. 10s.
Lot 96. Bust of King Henry the Seventh, the work of Torre-
giano, in 1509, fur that Monarch's effigy on his tomb. There
is an etching from this celebrated head by Carter. 27/. 6s.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF QUEENS BENCH. May 14.

The Court sat in Banco this morning, and heard several cases
in the special paper, nene of which sere of any general interest.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.

TRIAL OF MOLLY GOOD AND RICHARD

GAMBLE.

The verdict recorded by the Jury, on Friday, in the
case of Daniel Good, the principal in this atrocious deed,
has almost wholly allayed the excitement which, up to
this period, has prevailed, and which it was our duty to
notice on Friday. " Blood," it is au old saying, " de-
mands blood." The demands of justice have been sa-
tisfied by the sentence which has been passed upon Da-
niel Good, and few people care to prosecute the charge
against old Molly, who was, no doubt, the senseless dupe
of the wicked and designing man, whom she called hus-
band, and whom, as such, she was bound to honour and
obey. _ _ _ _

The Court was not more crowded to day than on ordi-
nary occasions.

At ten o'clock Baron Alderson, accompanied by Mr.
Justice Coltman, took his seat on the bench, when the
prisoner, Molly Good, was placed at the bar, charged
with being accessory after the fact, with Daniel Good, in
the wilful murder of Jane Jones alias Good.

The Attorney-General, Mr. Adolphus, Mr. Wadding-
ton, and Mr. Russell Gurney, attended on behalf of the
Crown, and Mr. Ballantine appeared for the prisoner.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then rose to address the
Jury. He said, the prisoner at the bar stood charged
with harbouring Daniel Good, who was yesterday found
guilty of murder, and she was charged eith harbouring
him knowing him to have been guilty of that crime. It
was necessary that people should know that it was a
grave offence so to protect a person under the imputa-
tion of crime, and it was essential that they should know
that this offence would be prosecuted whenever it was
discovered. The prisoner, however, bore the name of
Good, and he believed that her defence was that she was
married to Daniel Goud. Ia the case of a wife the law
provided that it was no offence in her to assist and to
conceal her husband, whom she was bound to love, to
honour, and obey. He thought there was every reason
to believe that some marriage, whether strictly legal or
not, did take place between the parties in the kingdom
of Ireland, where the registries were extremely difficult
of access, so that the absence of that proof should not be
considered as fatal to the defence. They certainly did
live together for a long time as man and wife,
and he thought that he should be doing
his duty if he said that she, thus believing
herself to be the true and lawful wife of him whom she
harboured and protected, would nut be a fit object fur
punishment. He had obtained satisfactory information
as to these facts, which he thought it right to state, and
under these circumstances, he thought it was not fit to
raise any case against the prisoner. He hoped that in
making these observations he had not unnecessarily taken
up the time of the Court. On the part of the prosecu-
tion no evidence would be offered. It would, therefore,
be their duty to acquit the prisoner.
Mr. BALLANTINE begged to thank the Learned At-
torney-General for the manner in which he had acted in
this case ; and though he believed it to be the correct
course, and quite consistent with justice, it was worthy
of the manner in which the whole of the inquiry bad
been conducted. It had saved the prisoner the pain of a
long and tedious inquiry, and, on behalf of the prisoner,
he begged to thank the Learned Attorney-General for
the conduct which he had pursued.
Mr. Baron ALDERSON then addressed the Jury. He
said there was no evidence, and it would therefore be
their duty to acquit the prisoner. It was a very grievous
offence to harbour and assist those who were accused of
any crime. A wife, however, in legal construction,
could not be guilty of harbouring her husband ; the pri-
soner at the bar having gone through the ceremony of
marriage, though she were not perhaps legally his wife,
had harboured him, she would be liable to be convicted
of the offence ; nevertheless, if she had acted •
under the supposition that she was his wife, the
Court would have availed itself of the utmost extent of
that circumstance in mitigation of her offence. He
thought, therelbro, that the Attorney-General had only
acted according to the duty which belonged to him, in
prosecution of his high office
P • •on ; and the Court entirely
approved of the course he had pursued in not offering,
any evidence against the prisoner, she having been in-
duced, by the circumstances which h-td been stated, to
commit the felony ; and had the case been proceeded
with, the Court would not have awarded such a punish-
ment as would be commensurate with the magnitude of
the crime. If a ease should occur in which one person
should harbour another, without having any excuse such
as the punishment would be very -heavy, and it was
necessary that it should be so, more particularly as public