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London, England, 1845-04-08 00:00:00

Massey, from the establishment of James Hargreave
and .of Leeds, examined by Mr. CLARRSON.—The invoice
Co:, .•

I hold in my hand is from our house, and is made out for
Mr. Bannistet of Portsea. It appears to be posted to Port-
sea, and re-posted to Mr. Mulling, of Ironmonger-lane,
London. The prisoner is the man who purchased from me.
The prisoner's hand writing is in this ledger, stating how
the goods are to be sent. The date of entry is the 9th of
April, and the amount of invoice is 1781. 18s. The goods
were sent by Deacon and Co.'s waggons, and the invoice was
forwarded by post. We drew upon the prisoner for the goods
sold to him, and received his acceptance on the sth of May.
That bill was dishonoured at maturity. An order was re-
ceived before the bill had arrived at maturity for a parcel of
goods. The order was not executed. The debt of 1781. 18s.
was proved in the Court of Bankruptcy.
Lewis Adolphus—l am in the service of Moses and Son, and
manage their concern. I remember some days before the
Ist of May Mr. Bannister coming into our shop ;
and he asked Mr. Moses whether he bought woollen
clothes. Mr. Moses replied that he did. He then stated that
he was a draper in Portsea, and he did not find it answer.
He wished to get rid of a woollen stock. He thought
the first loss would be the best. On the
Ist of May he returned, and brought the goods to the ware-
house. There was nearly a cart load. be offered them for
sale. We examined them, and Mr. Bannister stated a price
for them, and a less price was offered him. The goods were
purchased for 1041. 12s. 6d. They were paid by a cheque
upon our bankers.
The REcoRDER.—What is this number, 4181 at the bottom
of the invoice? Witness—The number of yards of the
pieces added together.
The RECORDER—At ss. a yard? Witness—Yes.
Mr. Quilter recalled, and examined by the RECORDER—
The goods sold to Mr. Moses, agree in the numbers of the
pieces, and the lengths of yards, with the goods got from
Messrs. Hargreaves, of Leeds.
Mr. CLARKSON then proposed that the prisoner's exami-
nation before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque, at the Court of
Bankruptcy, should be read, which was done.
After the reading of these papers, which occupied a consi-
derable time, the jury were allowed to retire for half an hour.

NEW COURT.
(Before the COMMON SERGEANT.)
ADROIT THIEVES.— William Todd, aged 20, shopman, and
Widiam King, aged 22, weaver, both very respectably dressed
young men, were convicted of entering the house of Mr.
Wood, 73, Broad-street, and stealing four pair of trousers and
other articles, value 5/. Todd was further charged with
stealing a handsome silver salver, value 14/., from the cham-
bers of Mr. Francis I'aget Watson, of No. 8, Thavies' Inn,
on the 10th of March last.

The prisoner, it appeared, availed himself of the temporary
absence of the maid-servant, who had left the door ajar, to
enter the chambers of Mr. Watson. He was observed to
enter and leave the house in a suspicious manner, with his
coat closely buttoned, and to hurry away, by a boy who was
in a cart at the door, and who afterwards pointed him out
amongst several other prisoners in the Compter. The pri-
soner was taken into custody on the day following the rob •
bery, and 131. Bs. and a watch were found in his possession,
for which he gave no reasonable account. The pollee had
been unable to discover the salver, and it is not unlikely that
soon after it was stolen it changed its original form.
The jury found him Guilty.
King was further charged with stealing a watch, value 3/.,
from the house of Thomas Illsley, of 74, Old Broad-street,
on the Ist of March.

The watch was in the possession of the prisoner when
taken into custody on the above charge. His defence was,
that he bought it and a pair of troasers from a Jew for 305.,
in a pubP.c• house in the City. This was proved by the pri-
soner's brother and a cabman, who were present at the bar-
gain; and the jury acquitted the prisoner.
From questions put to the police-constable, it appeared
that the prisoners were companions, and that they associated
with thieves, and that a great number of robberies had been
committed in the district in which they resided—Bethnal-
green.
The CO3IMON SERGEANT ordered a silver watch and gold
chain, and a ring found on Todd, to be givea up to his mother,
a respectable elderly female, and the 181. Bs. to Mr. Watson,
from whom the salver was stolen, and which, there was every
reason to believe, was the produce of its sale. In passing
sentence upon the prisoners, the Learned Sergeant said
that they had been carrying on a systematic system of plun-
dering the public for some months, and had associated with
thieves for this purpose, and it was his duty to protect the
public from such characters. He should not be discharging
his duty if he did not pass a sentence upon them which would
be a lesson to others. The sentenee of the Court was, that
they be transported for ten years.

MIDDLESEX SESSION'S
(THIS DAY.)
The sessions commenced this morning at ten o'clock, be-
fore the Assistant Judge (Mr. Sergeant Adams), and a full
bench of magistrates.
The JUDGE charged the grand jury at considerable length
upon the manner in which they should discharge their
duties, and the kind of evidence by which they should be
governed in finding or rejecting bills. lie recommended
them to take the larceny cases first, because the Court would
take none other this day, the cases of assault, fraud, nui-
sance, &c., being postponed to another day. To return in-
dictments first in the latter class of cases would be a waste
of the juries' own time, as well as of the magistrates'; and
time was of some importance, as they had a very heavy
calendar to deal with. _ _

The grand jury having retired, the Court proceeded to
swear in the common juries. A great number of persons
summoned were excused on pleas of illness and other grounds.
A gentleman, who described himself as a teacher in a public
institution, claimed to be excused on the ground that he is
required to give a lecture upon anatomy daily, and that the
season is at hand when those lectures must be suspended.
The applicant was excused.
A veterinary surgeon claimed to be exempted, also, on
account of his professional engagements.
The COURT did not think that the case was so strong as
that of the last applicant. There was nothing particularly
pressing as to time of year in the profession of the present
claimant for exemption.
The gentleman said that he attended a great many gentle-
•men's horses by contract, and as the town wes now very full,
the calls upon his attention were numerous. If a horse,
belonging to any of his customers, were to die whilst he was
detained here as a juror, the owner might have an action
against him.—(A laugh.)
➢lr. Sergeant AnAms—Oh, pooh ! If any action is brought
against you, call me as a witness to prove that you were de-
tained by your duty here.—(A laugh.)
Mr. James L. Wilson, of Highbury-terrace, applied to the
Court to be released from the tine for non-attendance to his
summons as a grand juror, on the ground that he had been
unavoidably detained, and was only five minutes late.
The JUDGE—You are excused. _

iie46erliii,---14;ia,iie—gentleman refuses to be sworn.
The JUDGE—How is that? Mr. Wilson—l have religious
scruples to take an oath.
The JUDGE—What are you? Mr. Wilson—l am a gen-
tleman.
The JUDGE—That is not what we want to know. What
religious profession are you of, to entitle you to exemption
from an oath? It is a very serious claim to set up, and we
ought to know that you have legal grounds. If you have
not, your refusal to take an oath might prevent, in some pro-
bable case, the acquittal of an innocent person. What are
you? Mr. Wilson—l consider myself a gentleman ; but I
am summoned here as a merchant.
The JUDGE— Pray can you not answer a question? You
claim to be exempted from taking an oath, and I ask you
what you are to have that claim ? Mr. Wilson—l am a
linen-draper; that is, it is part of my business; but I am
described as a merchant.
The JUDGE—StiII you don't answer me. Do you attend
in ,your shop to do business as a linen-draper? Mr. Wilson
—Yes, I do.
The JUDGE—You come here to say that you have reli•
gious scruples against taking an oath, yet you cannot answer
a simple question. You first say you are a gentleman, and
then it comes out that you are a linen-draper attendingyour
own shop. You are fined I/.
THE SPA-FIELDS GRAVE-YARD NUISANCE.—MT. BAL-
LANTYIqE, on the part of Robert Vend and the other de-
fendants in this case, applied upon affidavits to have the trial
postponed to next session. He put in the affidavits of Mr.
Lewis, solicitor for the defence, to the effect that the accused
could not be prepared for trial in the present suasion, there
being seventy witnesses to examine.
Mr. Lewis—l have only sworn to seventy, but there are
now one hundred and twenty summoned.

The JuDoE said that if he were to postpone the case in the
terms of the application, the case would come on upon a
Saturday. Now, did the Learned Counsel think the case
could be concluded in one day ?
Mr. WILD, who appeared for the prosecution, said it would
occupy two or three days.
The JUDGE bad a great objection to take a case of this
kind on a Saturday, as it would be spread all over the
country in an unfinished state by means of the Sunday
papers.
After some further conversation between the bench and
the bar, it was ultimately agreed that the trial should take
place on Monday, the 28th of April.
The Court was occupied the rest of the morning with cases
of larceny possessing no particulars of the least public in-
terest.

THE REV. MR. itIONCKTON.

DOCTORS' COMMONS-THIS DAY.

The Commissioners took their seats at ten o'clock, and
Dr. LUSHINOTON, in reading the report made by them to the
Bishop of London, said they had reported that the Act of
Parliament had been conformed with, and that fifteen wit-
nesses had been heard in support of the charges, and counsel
for the Rev. Mr. Monckton had also been heard, and fifteen
witnesses examined for the defence; and as to the charges
contained in the complaint made against the Rev. Mr. Monck-
ton, they had reported thus :—First, as to the charge of for-
nication with the women in the house—we do not find suffi-
cient evidence to warrant us in recommending any further
proceeding on that charge. Secondly, as to the charge of
intoxication—we do not recommend any proceeding; on the
contrary, we are of opinion there is no prima facie case to
support that charge. Thirdly, as to the conduct of the Rev. Mr.
Monckton, in his mode of living and his conduct with the women
in his house, especially with Sarah Huggins—we think there
is sufficient ground for, and have recommended further pro-
ceedings, being of opinion that the conduct of the Rev. Mr.
Monckton is unbecoming that of a clergyman, and calculated
to bring scandal upon the Church.
Mr. WARREN then rose and said, as counsel for the Hon.
and Rev. Mr. Monckton, lie begged sincerely to thank the
Court for the dignity, patience, and impartiality which it
manifested during this painful inquiry.
Mr. Monckton was in Court, and in his gown, and sat by
his counsel while the report was read.

COPPER MINERS OP ENGLAND.
(THIS DAY.)
The annual Court of the Governor and Company of Copper
Miners in England, established by royal charter in the reign
of Queen Elizabeth, was held this day at the Company's
offices, in Old Broad-street, City; Mr. James Alston, Go-
vernor of the Company, in the chair.
The minutes of the lastmeeting having been read over and
confirmed,

The GOVERNOR read a speech which had been prepared by
the Board of Directors, and from which it appeared that the
operations of the Company since the last year had proceeded
in a manner well calculated to afford great satisfaction to its
Proprietary. The coal trade had not only recovered from
its late depressed state, but was in a most healthy
condition, and by the proposed reduction of the
duty which had hitherto been imposed, its commodity was
likely to still further increase in con-utnption. The tin-
plate trade had derived a considerable impulee, occasioned no
doubt by the great advance which had taken place in the
consumption of iron. The Company bad not yet reached its
maximum "make" of a thousand boxes, but every day
brought them nearer to that point. With reference to the
iron trade, the Company were happy to state that the expec
tations held out to the Proprietary at their last mevting
were in the course of actual fulfilment, and the
Company were now enabled to produce a vast
quantity of this material to great advantage. The Board
could not itllow that opportunity to escape without congra-