The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-05 00:00:00

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)

STUART V. STEELE.
Mr. RICHA RDS resumed his argument in the application for
a new trial in this case, and was followed by Mr. WRA NG HA m
on the same side, after which the further hearing was adjourned
to Wednesday, 16th inst.
The Court at Nisi Prius was occupied the whole day with an
action on a bond for the sale of a medical practice. It was not
of the slightest public interest, the whole question being as to
the actual value of the business.

INSOLVENT COURT.-THIS DAY.

IN RE J. E. CAREW.

This case was again brought on this morning, and the whole
of the examination having been concluded on the previous
hearing of the case,
Mr. PLATT said he had the honour to appear before the
Court that day on behalf of the executors of the late Earl of
Egremont, who had felt it to be their duty to appear before that
Court upon the application of Mr. Carew for his discharge, for
the purpose of rectifying his schedule. It would seem that Mr.
Carew, somewhere about the year 1823, being at that time an as-
sistant to Sir R. Westmacott, had attracted the attention of the
Earl of Egremont, who was desirous of befriending him.
It would seem that in consequence of this he changed his resi-
dence a few years afterwards to Brighton, and that from time
to time he performed works either at Brighton, in London, or
at Petworth, for the Noble Earl, and he (Mr. Carew) was en-
gaged upon some of these works in art at the decease of the
Earl. During the whole of that time it was quite impossible to
conceive that Mr. Carew did not from time to time receive mo-
nies from the Noble Earl. But it seemed that upon the occasion
of the decease of the testator, Mr. Carew had conceived notions
that some provision would have been made for him, and in con-
sequence of which disappointment was created in his mind,
It would seem that at that time he (Mr. Carew) was in peculiar
difficulty, and indeed it was difficult, in adverting to the evi-
dence already before the Court, to find any period of time in
which Mr. Carew did not appear to have been in such difficul-
ties, because, at no time, it would seem, that he was possessed
of any property not incumbered with a mortgage. It would
seem throughout, from the beginning, that he was a
man not in very affluent circumstances , and, therefore, not
very likely to expend his time without remuneration. It
seemed that after the death of the Earl of Egremont, Mr.
Carew saw General Wyndham, one of the sons of the late
Earl, and in consequence of what took place between them a
letter was addressed to Col. Geo. Wyndha:n respecting the
house at Petworth. ThelLearned Counsel then read several
letters, which had been addressed by Mr. Carew to General
Wyndham, relative to the transactions which took place
between the late Earl and Mr. Carew, and a!so
several letters relative to the various accounts sent
in to the executors since the death of the Earl.
Afier which he proceeded to comment upon the different
items—the bill of particulars, as furnished by Mr. Carew to
the executors, and ,ontended that the statues of Mr. Huskisson,
which it was alleged had been executed by the order of the
Earl of Egremont, was a private speculation of Mr. Carew's,
and that he relied for payment upon the result of public sub-
scription, and his Lordship was no further concerned in the
matter than as a person upon whose judgment those subscribers
were likely to rely.
(The examination was proceeding when we went to press.)

CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY )

OLD COURI.

Joshua Kemp. 18, a cabinet-maker, and Thomas Puttock,
16, a baker, were convicted of stealing a bonnet, the property
of blary,Ann Ht id, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment
each and hard labour.
Edward Asher:, a slater, was indicted with stealing on the
18th of January last, a silver watch and appendages, the pro-
perty of William Carpenter Maley. From the evidence it ap-
peared that the prosecutor kept a beer shop in the Harrow-
road, which was burnt to the ground on the morning of the
18th. The prisoner was seen to pick up the watch in the
ruins, and upon information being given to the police, he was
taken into custody. He at once gave up the watch, which
was identified by the prosecutor.
Mr. DOANE addressed the Jury for the prisoner, and called
several persons who gave him an excellent character.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, and
Mr. Justice CRESSWELL sentenced him to one month's im-
prisonment and hard labour.
Robert Barron, the keeper of a lodging-house for sailors in
Poplar, was indicted for issuing, on the 27th of January last, a
forged order for the sum of 21. ss. with intent to defraud Moses
Miers. The wife of the prosecutor it appeared kept a
sailors'-clothes shop in the neighbourhood where the pri-
soner resided, and on the day in question the pri-
soner, accompanied by a sailor, called at the shop
of the prosecutor, and upon seeing his daughter he said the
sailor wanted some clothes if she would change him the order
he then produced. That order purported to be written by
John Dalrymple, the captain of the Osnaburgh, and was for
21. ss. Miss Miers allowed him to have the clothes, and gave
the difference to the sailor. She afterwards discovered that
the order was a forgery, and had the prisoner taken into custody.
Mr. PAYNE addressed the Jury for the pr.isoner, contending
that no evidence had been produced showing that he was
aware that the order was a forgery.
Mr. Justice WILLIAMs summed up, and the Jury found a
verdict of Not Guilty.

NEW COURT.
Thomas Hill, a marine store-dealer, was charged with felo-
niously receiving, on the 21st of January last, 56Ibs. of lead,
value 95., the property of the Guardians of the Poor of the
Barnet Union.
Mr. HOWARTH, who conducted the prosecution, having de-
scribed the position of the lead which was stolen frLm the roof
of the Barnet workhouse, and afterwards found in the posses-
sion of the prisoner, proceeded to state the facts of the case,
which were briefly these. The lead having been missed from
the roof of the workhouse, the parish authorities caused
the prisoner's cart to be searched as it was crossing
Finchley-common on the 21st of January. Previous
to the search, the police-officers asked the prisoner what he had
in his cart ; the prisoner answered " iron," and upon being
asked if he had anything else, he replied " nettling." The
officers then searched the cart, and found a quantity of iron,
and 240 lb. of lead in a bag. The Learned Counsel was pro-
ceeding with the case when he was stopped by
The COMMON SERGEANT, who said he was afraid the
Learned Counsel could not sustain the indictment. If the pri-
soner had been indicted as a thief, he should have instructed
the Jury that the probability was, (the letd having been found
in the prisoner's possession so short a time after it had been
missed) that the prisoner had stolen it; but he could not as-
sume that the prisoner had received it.
The COMMON SERGEANT then instructed the Jury accord-
ingly, and they returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY A SHOPMAN.—John Rickard,
aged 31, who was described in the calendar as a draper, and
Mary Welsford, aged 19, who was described as a " spinster,"
were indicted, the former with stealing at different times 41/2
yards of kerseymere and other articles, the property of John
Hopkins and others, his masters; and the latter with felo-
niously receiving the same, well knowing them to have been
stolen. The male prisoner pleaded guilty.
Mr. Clarkson conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Ballantine
appeared for the prisoner Welsford.
The Learned Counsel, in opt fling the case, stated the pri-
soner to have been in the employ of Messrs. Hopkins and Co.,
the large drapers of 60, 61, and 62, High-street, Shoreditch,
as walker, or foreman, at a salary of 60/. a year, which situa-
tion he had held only one month previous to his apprehension.
He then called
Wm. Carpenter, a pawnbroker, who produced a piece of
broad-cloth and 19 handkerchiefs, which had been pawned at
witness's shop, by the female prisoner, on Jan. 14th and 18th.
Police Sergeant Day examined—Having received intima-
tionf of the robber from Mr. Hopkins he went to the lodgings
n
the
female prisoner, Tarling-street, G eorge2s-i,n-the-
East,
and knocked at the door, when the prisoner said • Come in.
l• Witness entered, and the prisoner said, " Oh ! I thought it
was Rickard; have you seen him lately ?" Witness answered
narndhis
that he had come about some handkerchiefs which had been
pawned at the shop of Mr. Carpenter. Prisoner exclaimed,
m e ,
handkerchiefs,
hope Rickardan dlh ads, (di ogne
de nothingtie.m wrong,w itn ehs
se
then gate
searched the
priciere
e tire
four veils, a
table-
cloths, two collars, another found the following property, viz.—
twelve cambric handkerchiefs,linen, a piece of French cambric,
marked " Rickard,"
n,ois,thwee.r:ie"ssWrse.lsHfoorpdk,':nas,
shawl, six duplicates, 8“,
three pairs.of gloves, two
ino
and lot of cambric handkerchiefs, some
into custody, and went N itness then took the pri-
sonerere
he found Rickard,
burst into tears, and beg? don being accused of the robbery,
then took him into custoge forgiveness of his master. Witness
yt red
shop, mvie• hr
Harriet Kepple, who kept the h
was next called, §be proved th ouse No. 11, Taring-street,
at the house ; she thought he e visits of the male prisoner
and that •a marriage waswas in lye with the female pri-
soner,woman bad conducted herself t t contemplated. The young
as witness knew, during the time sheperfectly honest way as far
Several other witnesses were had lived in her houie.
main po;nts pf the evidence.
called, who cei roborated the
Mr. BALLAN7INE then addressed
speech, displaying considerable tale Jury in 4 lengthened
talent, behalf' nf the' prisoner