The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-15 00:00:00

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.

(Sittings in Banco.)
Their Lordships sat but a short time this day and heard no
motion of importance.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY

OLD COURT.
(Before the COMMON SERGEANT.)

Currma AND WOUNDING.—SamueI Smith, a sailor and a re-
turned convict, was indicted for feloniously wounding Mr. Sparks,
a police-constable, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm.
A serious disturbance took place at a beer.shop, kept by a person
named Stainsbury, in Whitechapel, and the constable was called to
take some of the parties into custody. He did so, and some persons
attempted to get them from him. He was knocked down, and
whilst on the ground the prisoner threw a large stone at him,
which struck him on the head, and laid his scalp bare. He became
insensible, and whilst in that state he struck him repeatedly on the
h cad. The constable was conveyed to the hospital, where he lay
iu a dangerous state for three weeks.

The prisoner, in his defence, said he did not strike the man.
that it was a cabman who did so.

The jury found him Guilty, and he was sentenced to fifteen years
.ransportation.

INGENIOUS ROBBERY.—JuIia Jessie Payne, aged 19, spinster,
was indicted for stealing bank-notes, jewellery, and other articles
of considerable value, from the dwelling house of Mrd. Susannah
13rown, her property, and a chain and pencil.case, and other
articles, the property of Mr. Brown; and J. F. White, aged 21, a
glass-cutter, was indicted for being an accessory after the
fact. The female prisoner had formerly bben in the service of
Ur. Brown, who resides In the Mile.end-road. On the 3d of
February an entrance was effected by the nursery-window by Some
person, who was judged to be a female, from the small footsteps in
the ground, and the articles mentioned in the indictment
stolen. In the course of last month the bank notes were
traced to the female prisoner, with whom the male
prisoner was living. A great part of the articles were found in
her possession, and the test were traced to various pawnbrobers,
with whom she had pledged them, and who identified her as the
person. They had purchased, amongst other articles, a quantity
of new furniture, and in some of these purchases the male pri.
soner accompanied her, and tendered notes in payment. They were
to have been married, and had made some preparations lbr enter.
ing into that happy state.

The case was not deafly made out against the male prlioner, and
the jury Acquitted him, but found the female Guilty, and she was
sentenced to be transported for ten years.

NEW COURT.
Mr. Commissioner Bullock was occupied during the Whole of the
morning in trying unimportant cases.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES

(THIS DAY.)

Sub-Committee, No. 3, assembled this ;imbruing in Committee-
room, N. 13, present Mr. Aglionby, Chairman, Mr. Thornely, Mr.
F. Egerton, Captain Jong*, and Mr. E. Buller.
GLASGOW, BARHEAD, AND MELSTON RAILWAY.
The Committee decided, that in this case the standing orders bad
not been complied with, Inasmuch as a clause had been introduced
into the Bill giving the Company power to make branches with the
consent of the landowners, and no notices had been given respect-
ing those branches.
Mr Deans appeared for the Bill and Mr. Venable* against it.
LIMERICK AND WATERFORD RAILWAY.

In this case the Suir Navigation withdrew their opposition, and
the case was taken as an unopposed Bill.
The Committee decided that the standing orders had been corn.
plied with, except in minor points.