The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-11 00:00:00

/YE TV COURT.

Alfred Woodman was indicted for stealing a quantity of
printing type, of the value of WI., the property of John Browne
Bell, his master.

The prisoner was a porter in the service of Mr. Bell, who is
a printer, residing in the Strand. In consequence of infor-
mation the prosecutor received respecting the prisoner, he went
to his (prisoner's) lodgings in Neville's-Court, Fetter-lane,
where he found a quantity of type, which he identified as his
proi+erty. The prisoner, on being questioned, gave a very un-
satisfactory account as to how he came possessed of the pro-
perty, but he denied having stolen it. He was given into cus-
tody.
The prisoner said, in his defence, that the type had been,
brought to his lodgings by a person who wanted to sell it.
The Jury immediately found the prisoner guilty, and he,
was sentenced to four months' imprisonment and hard labour.
John Wasserman, 23, labourer, and Lewis Lawrence, 54,
labourer, were indicted for stealing four watches and four
chains, value 51)/., the property of Wm. Thomas Middleton, in
his dwelling-house.
The prisoners pleaded not guilty to the indictment, but on
the recommendation of Mr. ilallantine, his Counsel, Lawrence
retracted his plea to that of guilty. The trial of the other pri-
soner was postponed to a future day.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
The Middlesex May Sessions were held yesterday, at the
essions-house, C!erkenwell-green, before Mr. Sergeant Adams,
Chairman, and a full bench of Magistrates.
The calendar presented a list M. fifty-six prisoners, but none
of the charges were of a very serious character ; tl .irty- two are
cases of felony, and the remainder are of a trivial nature.
Helen Moore was indicted for stealing on the, 6th instant, at
Edmonton, a Maekinto-h cloak, the property Mr. Wilson, a
Magistrate of the county. It appeared that an. Friday last. Mr.
Wilson put up his horse and chaise at the Ang,ellnn, Edmonton,
leaving -his cloak in the chaise. In the course vE-the afternoon the
cicak was missed, and subsequently found in the possession of
the prisoner. Her defence was that it h,,tl been given to her by
an ostler at the Bell. This periotr.,
however, produced a wit-
ness who swore that i.e was not eal: of the stable all the day. The
person accused by the prison( r, was examined, and his answer
were of a very un•atisfactor.y
character.
The Jury, without hesi acquitted the prisoner.
The other -cases were
worth occupying the ' of the Court.
of the most trilling nature, and scarcely

P°LIOE I s TELLIGENCE,
GNION HALL.
Richard ;holls was charged with committing a violent
a""It on Thwrias Skinner, and breaking his leg.
D'ut complainant was unable to attend, but from the evidence
aP.uced it appeared that the complainant is a beershop-keeper,
P:dd that the prisoner had been drinking there a few days ago.
\\lien he 1,..f; the house a half-gallon measure was missing, and
the complainant suspecting he was the party who had taken it,
followed hi,dt for the purpose of getting it back. When he
came up Ivith the pris .ner, seeing that he had something bulky
under his cal he seized him by the collar, and charged him
witd. ti.king the measure, which he had at the time, upon
which the fellow, who had iron-tipped shoes on his feet, gave
the complai mut such a vio:ent kick as to break one of his
legs. Ile f !ll down, unable to move, and in that state was
carried bacl ; to his house, his assailant in the meantitnernaking
his escape. The prisoner was subsequently taken into custody.
an the ilia tistrate remanded hint until the complainant is m a
conditiol4 to appear.

Hl, or ERMAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.—Gluck's
cpern of Iphigenia in Tauris, the last, and perhaps
ablest v;ork, of this refined master, was performed last night,
v the German Company, for the first time these two years.
Madan) o Stoeckel licinefetter filled the part of Iphigenia ;
Staudtgl the Thwas, and Abresch and Eichberger the Pylades
and O-restes; the " Nur cinen Wunsch" of the former was
encored, and great applause bestowed en all. The German
Opera, inconiparatile for 'its exquisite delicacy, makes every
note and inflection of Gluck's fine music clear and distinctly
amtible.