The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-08 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

CRIMINAL COURT.--(THIS DAY.)
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
OLD COURT.
On the jury re-assembling at two o'clock,
Mr. Humws took a technical objection to the form of the
indictment.
The RECORDER then proceeded to sum up to the jury. Af-
ter reciting the Act of Victoria, having reference to obtain-
ing goods under false pretences, the Learned Judge said that
it would slow be their duty to see if the prisoner came under
the provisions of that statute. There could be little doubt
that the prisoner had been a bankrupt as early as the Bth
of July, and they had to inquire whether in three
months before that time he had committed any
of the four offences specified in that Act, and it did appear to
him that as to the removal and concealment of goods the
facts of the case did not bear out the allegations in the re-
cord, but with respect to (lie obtaining and disposing of
certain goods, he thought the case presented no difficulties,
and the jury were at liberty to dispose altogether
of the first, and confine their attention to the latter. They
had it proved to them that he was worth 2,000/. less than at
the time he commenced business at Portsea, and yet they
found that in four months after he bad runup his liabilities
to 16,000/. They found that on the 9th of April a quantity
of goods were purchased from Messrs. Hargreaves of Leeds, and
they might remember that the Counsel for the prisoner very
properly endeavoured to prove that the goods had been bought
on the 7th, which would have carried the transaction out of
the three months mentioned by the statute, but they should
also recollect that the witness Massey positively stated that
the 9th was the day of sale, and they had an entry of the
prisoner's on that date, ordering the goods to be sent by a cer-
tain conveyance, and they had also a contemporaneous entry
by the parties showing that the goods had gone off on the 11th,
two days following. Then they had the acceptanze of the
prisoner, clearly showing his acknowledgment of his
own liability for these goods. But there was
another ingred►ent in the clause, namely, the purchasing
of goods with intent to defraud the owner. Now, when they,
found a man starting with insolvency and ending with bank-
ruptcy in the course of three months—when they found that
that man bought goods at wholesale prices, and sold them at
half their value—when they found that in that time he accu-
mulated debts to the amount of 16,0001., it was to be fairly
presumed that he had not intended to carry on business as a
fair trader.
The jury then considered, and returned a verdict of Guilty
on the first and fourth counts.
The prisoner on Leing asked if he had anything to say
why sentence should not be passed upon him, said that the
goods were bought of the Messrs. Hargreaves on the Bth of
April, an Easter Menday. He had been in Manchestei on
the day following, making purchases there. The prisoner
was entering into a rambling statement, when
The RECORDER interrupted him by saying that he was
not advancing anything in plea of mitigation.
The prisoner had nothing further to say, and
The RECORDER then, after a most severe address, sen-
tenced him to 18 months' imprisonment, with hard labour.

CATHOLIC INSTITUTE of GREAT
BRITAIN.—(THIS DAY.)
SPECIAL MEETING.
A special meeting of the Catholic Institute of Great Britain
was held this day at the Great Thom, Freemasons' Hall,
pursuant to public advertisement, for the purpose of making
certain amendments and alterations in the rules, "at the
suggestions of the Vicars Apostolic of England, in a commu-
nication made by them to the Committee on 29th August,
1844, and under the sanction of their Lordships assembled m
London at the present time ; also, to extend and increase
the efficacy of the Catholic Insth ute and to add to
.thetr
other objeas that of embracing the furtherance of charitable
education."
The meeting was very numerously and most respectably
attended, and a great number of ladies occupied the seats
immediately in front of the platform and the chair.
Attiongst the distinguished advocates of the institute
present we:e the Right lion. the Earl of Shrewsbury,
Right Rev. Dr. Griffiths, Vicar Apostolic of London,lthe Hon.
Edward Petre, Phillip Howard, Esq., M.P., Right Rev. Dr.
Brown, Bishop Apostolic of Wales ; Right Hon. Lord
Stourton ; Hon. Charles Langdale ; Right Rev. Dr. Griffiths,
Vicar Apostolic of London ; Right Rev. Dr. Briggs, Vicar
Apostolic of Yorkshire ; Right Rev. Dr. Wareing, Vicar
Apostolic of the Eastern District of England ; Right Rev.
Dr. Beggs, Vicar Apostolic of the Western District of Eng-
land ; Right Rev. Dr. George Brown, Vicar Apostolic of
Lan;aschire ; Right Rev. Dr. Sharpies, Coadjutor Vicar
Apo :tolic of Lancashire ; Right Rev. Dr. Wiseman, Coadjutor
Vier Apostolic of the Central District of England; Right
Rev. Dr. Collier, Vicar Apostolic of the Mauritius; Hon.
Charles Thomas Clifford ; Wm. Jones, Esq.. of Clytha ; Ed-
ward Doughty, Esq , of Upton House ; P. H. Howard, Esq.,
M P. ; Rev. Messrs. Lyt hgoe, Sisk, O'Connor, O'Neal, Hearne,
T. M. Macdonell,
Shortly after one o'clock the Right Hon. the Earl of
Shre.wsbry took the chair, and the Secretary read the re-
port of the Committee, in which regret was expressed that
the institution was in a rapidly declining state, and. that
therefore it was feared it must be dissolved, the subscriptions
having very much fallen off ; but if any suggestionscould be
made for its resuscitation and effective continnation,the Com-
mittee would be happy to use their best efforts to carry it out.
The report recommended that the Hon. C. Langdale should
be appointed Chairman, and the Hon. E. Petre as Vice-
Chairman of the Institute, if it should be continued ; that
a Committee should be appointed, consisting of seven cler-
gymen, and that the Secretary should also be a clergyman.
When the Secretary had concluded reading the report,
The NOBLE CHAIRMAN arose, and was received with loud
cheering. His Lordship said that the objects for which they
were met were so well understood that it would be unneces-
sary for him to make any observations, and therefore he
to
that they proceed immediately with the
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Cott. He expressed the satisfaction it afforded him to see so
large en assembly of their lordships, the vicars-apostolic,
present ; and he hoped to have the pleasure of congratulating
the meetirez upon hearing their lordships state that the
pro,- os2d alterZtion of the rules of the Institute had met with
their approbation. The Honourable- Gentleman then read
the proposed alterations, and proceeded to say that
be would not delay the meeting by any lengthened observa-
tions, as there were several others present who would wish to
address it. But there was one point which he felt bound to
say a few words upon, namely, the promotion of charitable
education.—(Cheers.) He hoped it would not be supposed
that he meant to give any offence to any sect or party, for
such was net his intention. But he would ask what was the
state of the poor Roman Catholics of Great Britain in respect
to education?—(Hear, hear.) It was a deplorable fact
that the Catholic poor children were, in very many instances,
brought
terrible to think of. He 6oneeived that great and blameable
indeed was the amount of responsibility' incurred by those
upon whom devolved the duty of rescuing these poor chil-
dren from this fearful ignorance, and-he by no means meant
to say that he himself was free from it.—(Hear, hear.)
When he looked around, and beheld the noble temples
erected in this country by Catholic munificence to honour
the great Creator, he could not but reflect that
those who could aftbrd to contribute towards the
erection. of such magnificent temples—not more meg-
nmeent than they should be could also afford to
lend their aid in rescuing from a life of vice and
sin, and spirant]. destitution, the poor Catholic children of
this country.—(Hear, hear.) He had commenced by saying
he would not trespass long on the meeting, and, therefore, he
would nowconclude by expressing his most earnest hope that
this subject would be taken up with an interest that it de-
served, and in a manner becoming the rank, station, wealth,
and respectability of the Catholics of England.—(Cheers.)
The Rey. Mr. SisK seconded the resolution. He had
heard it sad that there was apathy on the part of the
wealthy Catholics in this cause, but he could not bring him-
self to believe it—(Cheers)--and he was borne out in be-
lieving the contrary when he beheld such a meeting as the
present ; and he had no doubt that the result of this day's
proceeding wou'd prove that he did not estimate too highly
the zee' of the Catholics of England for the maintenance of
their ho'y religion.—( Loud cheers.) What stronger proof
could he have of the interest taken in this institute than the
presence of their noble and munificent Chairman—(Cheers)
—and of the Hon. Mr Langdals, who had left his home in the
country, at great personal inconvenience to himself, to attend
bere.—(Cheers.) It was a melancholy fact that out of
24,000 Catholic children in London, only 6,000 received edu-
ced' on, and that fact would of itself be sufficient, he felt as-
sured, to arouse the most apathetic.—(Cheers.)
The Rev. Dr. Gaueerrns. Bishop of plena aid Vicar Apos-
tolic of London, said he had the pleasure to inform the
)sseetrne that Vie proposed alts rations had met with the en-
lira approbation of the Vicars Apostolic.
The resolution was then put and carried unanimously.
The Hon. P. HOWARD, M.P. proposed the next resolution,
"That the Hon. Messrs. Langdale and Petre be appointed
Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Institute," and in doing
so spoke of the merits of those gentlemen as advocates of
Catholicity, and stated that the latter gentleman had re-
ceived a -marked personal compliment at the hands of the
Sovereign Pontiff.-0 !beers.)
Mr. JONES, of C ytha (Wales), seconded the resolution,
viffeich was carried by acclamation. It contained also the
names of those who are to form the Committee.
The Right Rev. Dr. llamas, Vicar Apostolic of the
Western District, proposed the third resolution, calling for
renewed eimport and reorganisation of the Catholic Insti-
tute. lie said he knew no object which should be so dear
to Catholice, or one that should be taken up with
deeper interest than the education of the poor.—
(Loud cheers.) ile hoped much from beholding snFh
a meeting as this,. attended as it was by their Noble Chair-
man, the gre at number of prelates, and members of the
noble Catholic families of this country.—(Cheers.) The
preeencs of such men carried him back to a contemplation of
the tim e when the Catholic aristocracy of England looked
upon their religion as their best arid most valuable inherit-
ance.—(Cheers.) Amongst those to whom the Catholics,
and part.culary the Catholic clergy, owed much, was the
Hen. Mr. Langdale, who, in his capacity of Member of Par-
liament, had never flinched from the advocacyir of the Ca-
tholic cause.—( Loud cheers.) He Briggs) felt
deeply the awful responsibility that devolved
Catholic Bishop, when he reflected upon the weaunethoulfhmetdryuae.ca—e-
tion amongst the poor Catholic children of this
contem-
plate hear.) Nothing could be more fearfu to
than a human being reared up from infanc
eitate—(Heare ear)—while, at the same time,.)niouth'nigs
could be. more eas nto impress upon a youth the valuei-
of religious education, r youth was like wax, and very sus-
ceptible ceptible of any impressions sought to be made upon it.—
(Hear,s-
hear) Why, then, was it, that while the mother
carefully guarded her tender offspring, that child was
abandoned by its spiritual mother after it hal been
spiritually born in baptism 2—(Hear.) Let this state of
things no longer be a cause of shame to those who could re-
move
e it, but, like the old man hi the Scriptures, let them
so a. their seed in the morning, and water it and tend it all
day."
Mr. BAGSHAWE, editor of the Dublin Review, seconded the
easeoution. lie was happy to see every Catholic district of
Louden represented here, and he, himself, represented
the very poorest of their districts.—(Hear, hear.)
lie toot shame to himself that this institution had
been eufrered to decline; but he saw by this meeting that it
would not only be revived, but kept up with an intent and
determination worthy of so great a cause.—( Cheers.) Now
was the time for all to co-operate in this beneficent work,
rich as well as poor. for all could be of use to some extent,
no matter how humble.—(Hear, hear.) But all effort;
Tyciuld be of little use indeed if they had not the sinews of
war; and therefiire let those who could do it now build up
if which they laid the foundation, and he would
in his humble power.—(Cheers.)
lev. Dr. BROWN propoeed.the next resolution.
it proud of the honour of addressing such a
3, while at the same time he felt great horni-
sumstances under which the meeting had been
differed from the Rev. Gentleman who said
apathy on the part of the Catholics, for, if
it, this Institute would never have de-
hear.) He did not allude to individuals,

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