The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-09 00:00:00

(Before Mr. BULLOCK.)

Margaret Tiggell, 28, James Dunn, 23, and John Col-
iers, 28, were indicted, the first mentioned prisoner for
stealing a dressing-case, a ring, and other articles, the
properly of David Kiehl, and the others with feloniously
receiving the property, knowing it to have been stolen.
Ballantine conducted the prosecution, Mr. Payne
appeared for Tiggell, Mr. Doane for Collins, and Mr.
O'Brien for Dunn.
The case was one entirely devoid of interest, except
from the circumstance that the principle evidence
against the prisoners was the testimony of the female
prisoner's own sister, who spoke positively to her guilty
share in the transaction. There was, moreover, very
little corroboration of her evidence, and she admitted,
on being cross-examined, that she had herself been twice
convicted of felony, and sentenced upon one occasion to
be imprisoned six months, and upon another to be trans-
ported for seven years.
Mr. BALLANTINE, at the close of the case for the
prosecution, admitted that there was not sufficient evi-
dence against the prisoner Collins, and the other Learned
Counsel having addressed the jury for their respecti% e
clients, the jury eventually found them all Not Guilty.
Emma ifiaot, aged 26, was indicted for stealing some
articles of silver plate, value 101., the property of Wm.
Paxton Jervis, in his dwelling-house ; and Sarah Vick,
aged 28, was charged with feloniously receiving the pro-
perty, knowing it to have been stolen.
Mr. Doane appeared for the prisoners.
It was proved, in evidence, that the prisoner Wilmot
was in the habit of going to the house of the prosecutor,
to visit one of his servants, named Chamberlain, and she
took the opportunity thus afforded her to purloin the
property. The only evidence against the other prisoner
was, that she had, shortly afterwards, pawned the plate,
but denied the fact when she was questioned by the police-
constable. It was admitted that Wilmot had been very
respectable and well-conducted up to this transaction,
and it was suggested that she had committed the offence
under a sudden impulse, and from the pressure of tem-
porary circumstances of distress.
The jury found Wilmot guilty, and acquitted the pri-
soner Vick. They recommended Wilmot to mercy.
She was sentenced to be kept to hard labour for
eighteen months.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
MANSION-HOUSE.
Capt. Wm. Mackay Heriott was summoned before the
Lord Mayor, by Mr. William Vincent, wine merchant,
of No. 45, Lime-street, for assault and battery.
The complainant, who was in a state of very palpable
excitement, stated that on Wednesday last, while in his
cffic', he heard an uproar in the street opposite to the
window, and he saw Capt. Heriott acting in an unjusti-
fiable manner towards his (Mr. Vincent's) cellarman,
and told the captain that he was not behaving like a
gentleman, but more like a blackguard. Capt. Heriott
felt, no doubt, indignant and insulted at the language,
and was disposed to use personal violence, for there
sprung up hot and angry words upon both sides.
The LORD MAYOR—And you told him he acted more
like a blackguard than a gentleman ? The complainant
—Certainly I did. I considered his conduct to my cel-
larman, who was quarrelling with another man, very
unwarrantable, and I did not conceal my opinion. Capt.
Heriott sent for a policeman to take my cellarman into
custody, and continued the uproar ; but the policeman
did not take the charge, and the captain followed my
partner, and in fact demanded an apology.
The LORD MAYOR—WeII, come to the assault.
The complainant—The assault did not take place till
next day. I then observed from my office the servant
of the gentleman, whose man had been quarrelling with
mine, go frequently in and out of his office, and when I
was going away, about three o'clock, to start by the
coach, carrying with me a parcel of the weight of 15 lbs.
under my arm, and having my gloves on, and an um-
brella in the other hand, out came the captain from the
opposite office, where he was lying pe'du, and struck
me a violent blow on the neck with a cane or whip. I
thought I was cut with a knife, or other sharp instru-
ment, the blow was so severe.
The LORD MAYOR—Did he say anything to you be-
fore he struck you ? Complainant—l heard something.
but I cannot exactly say what, for really my senses were
taken away at the time. I had not time to turn my
head, when I recived the blow.
The LORD MAYOR—How did you proceed then ?
Complainant—I went back to my office. I still con-
sider my life in danger from Captain Heriott's violence.
I admit that at the time we were both very warm.
City policeman, 519, stated that he was called to in-
terfere when Mr. Vincent's man, and a person in the
employment of another gentleman, were quarrelling
about a wine basket. Mr. Vincent came down, and
Captain Heriott asked for his card, and the former said
the latter was a blackguard, and refused to give him his
card, and declared that he cared no more for the captain
than he cared for the stones in the street.
The LORD MAYOR—And you swear that he struck
you, Mr. Vincent, on the following day ? The com-
plainant—l do, and lam still afraid of his violence.
Captain Heriott—You need not be in the slightest
degree afraid, upon my honour.
The LORD MAYOR—WeII, Captain Heriott, the
assault is distinctly sworn to, and I shall bind you over
in your recognisances to the amount of 201. to appear at
the quarter sessions to answer any charge Mr.
Vincent may think proper to bring against you.
Captain Heriott said the fact was he interfered,
when he saw the two eellarmen disputing about the
interest of their masters, to prevent a breach of the peace,
and the consequence was that he was grossly insulted, as
he could prove by the statements of several gentlemen
who were present, and Who heard the unprovoked lan-
guage used by Mr. Vincent.
Here some gentleman showed an anxiety to be allowed
to speak.
The LORD MAYOR, however, objected to hear them,
and said that Captain Heriott might, if the matter
went further, call forward his witnesses elsewhere. The
duty of the mugistrat,o was quit- plain in Eli, ,h a case.
Captain Heriott—The provocation was, as I can show,
very great.
The Lox) MAYOA—The assault took place on the