The Sun.
London, England, 1829-07-10 00:00:00

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

W, Mansbridge and J. Saunders, grocers, Larnb's-Con-
duit-street.

T. Lamb and S. Wrightson, drapers, Swindon, Wilts.
W. and T. Richardson, jun., Liverpool, cutlers.

A. and R. Waylen, jun, Devizes, crape•manufacturers.
J. Gee and B. BridgeQ, Cambridge, booksellers.
R. Smith and J. Jackson, Montague-street, Portman-
square, tailors,
T. S. and T. Capel, Bridewell-wharf, coal -merchants.
W. Bennett and J. Alten, Cannon-street, tea-dealers.
J. Crossland and 11. Clarke, Sheffield, builders.

M. King and J. Rance, White-Lyon-street, Penton-
ville, tailors.

11. Clark and W. Doubleday, Fenchurcli-street, tea
agents.
C. Gardner and G. Greenwood, Salford, Lancashire,
silk-dyers.
S. Buckley and J. Broadbent, Oldham, Lancashire,
cotton-spinners.
T. Lockwood, M. Martin, W. and W. Bevan, jun.,
Penyvilia Vein Company.
151 W. Grant, jun. and S. Prossar, Portsmouth, agents.
Miry Turpin and J. Royce, Gharlotte-row, Rotherhithe,
butchers.

POLICE LiTELLIGENCE.

OUILDHALL.

Joseph Henderson and John Finery?, journeymen
butchers, and James Wilson, a servant out of place,
were brought before Sir PETER LAURIE yesterday,
for final examination, charged with stealing twenty
sheep from a field at Walthamstow, in Essex.
At the first examination it appeared that Mr. H.
Vigne, a stockbroker, had purchased the sheep about
a month ago, and had placed them in the field. He
missed them in the morning of the 3d instant, and,
communicating the fact to his salesman, Mr. Burrell,
it was made known the same day to Mr. Goulden,
a butcher, in Aldgate High-street. Air. G. bestir-
red himself to discover the thieves, and learnt next
morning that Flitcroft had hired a cart to carry
some sheep from Spitalfields to Newgate-market,
and that he had been observed walking towards the
Essex road, with the other prisoners, on the evening
of the 2d. By inquiry in Newgate-market, it was
ascertained that 13 country-killed sheep had been
distributed amongst three respectable salesmen, and
Henderson was detected in applying to one of them
for the proceeds. The other prisoners were secured
the same day.
Yesterday Sir P. LAURIE, addressing Flitcroft,
said he understood some promise had been held out
to him that if he would confess his offence would
probably he visited in a different way to the other
prisoners; and that he was willing to relate the
whole particulars.
Flitcroft replied that he was.
The Alderman then directed him to come round
to the witness-box, and told him to be very careful
in speaking nothing but the truth, and divulging all,
or he would lose his claim to the fulfilment of the
promise.
Flitcroft deposed that as he was coming up the
Whitechapel-road, on Thursday afternoon (the 2d),
the other prisoners met him, and asked if he was
I,ylling to earn a pound by assisting in bringing
from the country and slaughtering some sheep which
Henderson had bought. He agreed, and they
started. At a public-house, with a pond and a
fountain before it, at Clapton, they stopped and
drank two pots of beer, between seven and eight
o'clock, and they were walking in the lanes till
about twelve, before they reached Mr. Vigne's field.
Here Henderson held the gate open while witness
and Wilson drove the 20 sheep out. Henderson
then went on before, saying he would get a place
ready for the sheep, and would meet them at Os-
borne-street, Whitechapel. Witness and Wilson
drove the sheep to town, only stopping once at the
Coach and Horses? globe-bridge, to get a pot of
half-and-half. The sheep were taken to Mrs. Evers-
field's, No. 9, White's-row, Spitalfields, between
two and three in the morning, and were all shlugh-
tered and 4rased by ten o'clock. Qne was cut tip
and hawked about, which produced witness 249.;
and another was sold to Mr. Cross, in Leadenhall,
for 255., which witness also got. Five others were
sold in Leadenhall, and thirteen in Newgate Mar-
ket. Witne-s borrowed the cart to convey those to
Newgate Market, and Henderson accompanied him.
F,ir PETER asked if he did not know from the be-
ginning that the sheep were stolen.
Witness said he did not F.icpect any thing wrong
till he found Henderson was detained, on the after-
noon of the 4th. _ _

Vir
PETER inquired what became of the skins.
Witness said he took them in a truck to the
Borough Market, and they Were sold by com-
mission, He received Ts. Bd, for them,
Two of the skins, which had been recovered from
the pits of a fellmonger at Bermondsey, were pro-
duced, and identified by the skin-dealers as those he
had purchased of the witness, and by the Smithfield

salesman, as belonging to the sheep he sold to Mr.
Vigne.
Sir PETER asked the prisoners' solicitor if he
would put any questions to Flitcroft.
Solicitor—No; I do not believe a word he says.
A number of witnesses were examined in corro-
boration of the approver's testimony. Among them,
Samuel Harper, a butcher, in the service of Mr.
Boyce, the salesman, in Newgate-market, stated that
he received four sheep from the prisoner Henderson,
and observed to him that they looked in a muddled
state, as if they were stolen. Prisoner answered,
" Yes; they were dressed by a countryman, and he
got his rump kicked out of the slaughter• house."
John Eversfield, a youth (Henderson's cousin),
proved that Wilson assisted in driving the sheep into
his mother's premises, and in slaughtering them.
Sir PETER LAURIE not having authority to de-
termine that Flitcroft should be admitted as wit-
ness for the Crown, committed him, as well as the
others, for trial at the next Sessions for Middlesex,
returning his voluntary depositions upon oath,
among the other depositions, fur the use of the Judge.
Upon the applications of Mr. Hobler, jun., who
conducted the prosecution, the approver was com-
mitted to the Compter, as his life had been threatened,
and would be endangered if he were committed with
Wilson and Henderson to Newgate. The boy
Eversfield was also committed to the Compter, as
having given material and necessary testimony
against the three prisoners, and not being able to
give sufficient sureties for his appearance to give evi-
dence at the Sessions.

The case seemed to excite a great sensation among
the butchers, the Justice-room being literally
crammed with them.

BO W-STREET.

Yesterday Mr. F. Pollock, the barrister, appeared,
by his clerk, before Sir R. BIRNIE, to show cause
why he refused to pay the sum of Hs., being the
fare claimed by a hackney-coachman for driving the
Learned Gentleman from his house, in Bedford-
row, to the Temple, and waiting there four hours
and upwards.
The claim was resisted on the ground that the
coachman did not use sufficient means to find out
Mr. Pollock's chambers sooner than he did, and in-
form him that he was waiting for his fare. It
seemed that Mr. Pollock left the coach, at the
Temple gate, forgetting to discharge it; and that
he left the Temple soon after without seeing the
coach and went home. It was contended that the
coachman waited unnecessarily, for that, on the
same principle that he stayed four hours, and
claimed for it, lie might have stayed till that day,
and have made a demand for the fare for that time.

Sir R. BIRNIE said that, as it appeared the
coachman might have made inquiry sooner than he
had done, he did not deserve to be paid, and he
would not allow him the usual allowance for loss
of time; but the law entitled him to the fare, and
so it would had he remained at the Temple gate all
night. He was reminded by this of a case which
occurred before him some years ago, when a hack-
ney-coachman, having been hired by a Member of
Parliament to carry him to the House, the Hon.
and Worthy Member left the coach without paying
his fare, and the coachman remained at the door of
the House till the next day, when he sent a flesh
pair of horses down to it, and the coach was left
there, and the horses changed every day for three
weeks; and the coachman was paid the fate to
which he was entitled for that time.

A remarkably clean, respectable-looking old man,
dressed in a broad-brimmed hat, grey frock coat,
white waistcoat, drab kerseymere breeches and boots,
named John Greenaway, was charged with having
attempted to pass a counterfeit crown-piece in an
eating•honse in St. Clement's church-yard.
The proprietor of the house stated that last summer
the prisoner paid him a visit, and succeeded in pass-
ing upon his waiter a counterfeit half-sovereign. He
recollected him the moment he entered the room,
and when he offered in payment for what he had had
this bad crown piece, he took him into custody. He
was searched, and nine shillings and sixpence in good
money, and a gilt shilling, were found upon him.
The officers stated that the prisoner had been an
utterer of base coin, or" smasher," for 15 years, but
was so clever in his vocation, that although they had
frequently heard of his exploits in that way, and been
upon the watch to take him in the fact, they had
never succeeded. He formerly kept the Rose and
Crown Inn, at Watford, but, being unsuccessful
there, he turned horse-dealer, which succeeding no
Better, he took to " smashing," and, judging from
his appearance, he has made it answer well.
1 he officer said that, if publicity were given to the
case, a number of charges would be brought against
the prisoner, and in expectation thereof Mr. Min-
shull remanded him to this day.