The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-08 00:00:00

OLD COURT•

Archibald Leslie, whose case was reported last week, and who
was convicted of obtaining goods and money by means of false re-
presentations and forged documents, was brought up to-day for
judgment.
The RECORDER said th it a more aggravatel case than the one
before hiss had never come under his notice. The sentence of the
Court was, that he should be transported for seven years.
John Grannie was charged with embezzling and stealing the sum
of It. 3s. Rd., the property of Mrs. Maxton, his mistress.
It appeared from the evidence adduced, that the prosecutrix kept
a baker's shop in Spencer-street, Clerkenwell, and on the 25th and
26th of January last, the prisoner was sent out with bills to col-
lect. He accounted for some part of the money lie received, but
did not mention having received the sum stated in the indictment.
On the next day he absconded, and was apprehended in his fa.
ther's house.
The Juin- found the prisoner Guilty, and
The Comm sentenced him to six months' imprisonment and
hard labour.

John Brown, 17, was indicted for feloniously stealing some silver
monies, the property of William Wells, from the person of
Mary Wells.

It appeared in evidence that the wife of the prosecutor was in a
park-shop, making some purchases for the family, when the pri.
soner adroitly turned out her packet and took away the money.
The offence was clearly brought home to the prisoner, and the Jury
found him Guilty.
The Canal' sentenced him to be transported for ten years.
The prisoner is a most dexterous hand at robberies of this de.

scription. When he was arraigned on Saturday evening, he actu-
ally contrived to pick the pocket of the female turi:key of some
money. She shortly a!terwards missed some of it, and wondered
how she had lost it. Another prisoner subsequently gave informa-
tion of the prisoner having committed the robbery.
Thomas Et eer, 14, and Thomas Jones, 11, were convicted of
stealing some bacon.

Mr. Cope informed the Court that both prisoners had been pre.
viously convicted of felony, but he had reason to believe that their
positian was such as to drive them to exist by plunder; the father
of one of them had left his wife and was living with another
woman, and had turned the boy out of doors to get his living as he
was best able, and the other boy also had no home to go to or any
one who took the least interest in his welfare.

The RECORDER asked Mr. Cope whether the prisoners would be
received Into the prison of Parkhurst ? Mr. Cope said they would
take them in at that establishment if a sentence of transportation
was passed upon them.

The RECORDER said it was melancholy to see mere children like

the prisoners placed in such a position, and the Court felt that the
only hope left for them was to pass, in terms, a sentence of trans-
portation upon them. The effect of that sentence, however,
would not be to remove them from the country, but they would
be placed in the establishment at Parkhurst, where they would
have an opportunity of learning a trade and becoming useful mem-
bers of society, and it would only be in the event of their showing
themselves to be incorrigible that the sentence would be fully
carried out.

The prisoners were then sentenced to be transported for seven
years, but the Recorder instructed Mr. Cope to make a special
note that the sentence was passed upon tho express understanding
►hat the prisoners should be sent to Parkhurst.
Mr. Cope said that he would take care that the humane intention
of the Court was carried into effect.
NEW COURT.

FRAUD ON LORD STANLEY.—lfilliam Esworthy, aged 26, a
person of respectable exterior, was charged with obtaining, on the
27th of December last, the sum of al. 4s. .sd. from Thomas Dods-
worth, with intent to defraud him thereof.
Messrs CLARKSON and BODKIN conducted the prosecution, and
Mr. PA VNF appeared on behalf of the prisoner.
Mr. CLARKSON briefly stated the case to the Jury, and called

Emma Norman, who stated that she was servant to Mr. Dods.
worth, the officer and storekeeper at the Colonial Office, Downing-st.
On the 27th Dec. the prisoner brought a box to the office, wrapped
op in matting, addressed "The Right Honourable Lord Stanley."
He stated that there was 3/. 4s. sd. to pay on it, and presented some
printed papers to that effect. He said further the box contained
a chandelier sent to Lord Stanley, by the Right Hou. James. Alex.
Stewart M`Kenzie, Governor of the lonian Islands. Witness saw
the prisoner again four days after, in Thames.street ; did not know
him at first, but when his hat was removed, immediately recognised
him to be the man who had brought the box and received the mo
ney. Witness had no doubt that the prisoner was the person who
brought the box ; never doubted it after his hat was removed

Eliza Wray ,a fellow.servant of the last witness, confirmed her
evidence; was in the hall with the prisoner for ten minutes, and
had no doubt as to his identity.
W. Djdsworth examined—l am office and store keeper 'at the
Colonial.office, Downing.street. On the 27th of December was
informed that a person bad brought a box to the office, directed
to Lord Stanley. Paid him 31. 4s. loci. for it. Believe the prisoner
to be the person who brought the box, and received the :none/.
Cross. cxamined by Mr. PAYNe—It is my sit), to take in all
parcels left for Lord Stanley, and to pay the demands for carriage
or porterage. Sent the box to Lord Stanley's private residence.
The butler to Lord Stanley proved the opening of the box ; it
contained nothing but 'tones cordially wrapped in straw; he
thought it was a funny chandelier.—(A laugh )

Acustom.house officer examined the receipts and papers left by
the prisoner. Such papers were used at the Custom.house, but
►►ever for so small an amount.

William Cook, a police.constable stated, that in company with
Emma Norman, the first witness, he apprehended the prisoner, in
Thames-street. Witness showed prisoner the layers before re.
ferred to, but he denied all knowledge of them, and stated that so
far from ever having been at the Colonial. office, he d d not even
know where the Colonial. office was ; he was at the Ship Tavern,
Water-lane, the whole of the evening in question, playing at cards
and drinking. _ _ .

Thomas Warren, coachman to Lady Hope, of Patk.street,
Westminster, stated that on the evening of the 27th of Septe:nber
the prisoner called at her Ladyship's residence with a box for Mrs.
M`lienzie, a friend of Lady Hope's, and demanded 3/. 4s. sd. for
carriage. Her Ladyship, however, desired the prisoner to leave
the box till she could examine it, and call again for the money.
This the prisoner refused to do, and he went away, taking the box
with him.

The landlord of the Ship Tavern, and a foreign waiter at that
house, appeared to negative the prisoner's assertion relative to his
having been there on the night in question.

A gentleman from time Government office produced a copy of the
appointment of the Right Hon. James Alexander Stewart M'Ken-
zie to the Governorship of time lonian Islands; and another wit-
ness, residing in the house of time noble prosecutor, stated his
Lordship's:style, title, and dignity to be" The Right Hon. Edward
Geoffrey Smith,. commonly caned Lerd Stanley."

Mr. PAYNE addressed the Jury at considerable length on behalf
of the prisoner, mid submitted that this was entirely a question of
identity; he should call several witnesses, who would prove that
the prisoner was otherwise engaged on the evening in question, and
who would state where he was during the whole of that night.
Mr. Payne then called five or six witnesses on the part of the pri.
sorer to prove an alibi, but no one was forthcoming.
Tne COMMON SERGEANT briefly summed up. There could be no
doubt as to the identity of the prisoner; the evidence, be thought,
was quite conclusive.

The Jury at once found the prisoner Guilty, and the Court sen-
tenced him to be transported beyond sea for the term of seven years

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION HOUSE.

A lad named Daniel Donovan, was brought up
charged with having picked the pocket of Mr. ltidler,
a law student. . . -

Mr. Ridley begged to be allowed to withdraw the
accusation.
Alderman Gross—What is your reason for declining
to prosecute ?
Mr. Ridley—l have inquired about the lad, and
tind that' e is not an experienced thief. I have been
told that he is an industrious person. Indeed I told the
policeman who took him into custody that I should not
prosecute him.

Mr. 110BLER—You ought not to have been in so great
a hurry to decline presecuting, for it happens that the
prisoner is well known here as a thief, so that by re-
fusing to prosecute, you do the public wrong without
rendering any benefit to the person who robbed you.
Alderman Grnns—No doubt of it. Let the gentle-
man bo sworn.

Mr. Ridley—l have an objection to be sworn.
Alderman Gmns—What is your objection ? Are you
a Quaker ? Mr. Ridley—l am not a Quaker. I object
because I consider that to swear is to commit a breach
of the higher law which distinctly says "Swear not
at all !"

Alderman GIBBS, after consulting Mr. Hobler, di-
rected that the policeman who took the prisoner
into
custody should be sworn, and intimated that if the -
liceman's evidence proved sufficient he should not require`
that of Mr. Ridley..
The policeman made his statement of the matter, but
without the testimony of Mr. Ridley, who actually de-
tected the prisoner in the act of stealing the pocket-
handkerchief, the evidence was extremely imperfect, and
Alderman GIBBS declared that the case must go on,
as whatever the objections of Mr. Ridley might be to be
sworn, the public were too much interested in the dis-
posal of the prisoner to admit of any compassion on ac-
count of the gentleman's disinclination to perform so ne-
cessary and serious a duty.
Mr. Ridley repeated his objections, and said that he
had determined from the commencement not to prose-
cute, and had told the policeman that he had no inten-
tion of the kind.

Alderman GIBBS—You can serve nobody by such a
course. This person is known here as a bad charac-
ter. I shall ask him a question, however. Prisoner,
was that your own handkerchief which you had in your
hand? Mind, you are under no obligation to answer
me. Prisoner—lt was not my handkerchief, my Lord.
Alderman GIBBS (to Mr. Ridley)—Now, Sir, I must
call upon you to prosecute the prisoner. You must go
into the next room and be bound over in the usual way.
Mr. Ridley then went reluctantly into the adjoining
room to be bound over by the Ward Clerk.

MILNATHORT.—The weaving trade has re.
vived a little within these few weeks, and the tartan weavers,
who, about three months ago, were reduced to half work, and,
of course, to half pay, are now working full time; but there are
many still without any employment, and have no prospect of
any at the present tirne.—.Edinburglt Weekly Chronicle.