The Sun. — 1868-07-06 (London, England)

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—(This Day.)  The July sessions of the Central Criminal Court commenced this morning. There are upwards of 100 prisoners for trial. Tht; Recorder, in charging the grand jury, said the calendar contained the names of a more than usual number of persons for trial, and the offences with which they stood charged, although happily not embracing one of murder, yet they were of a very serious nature. There was one attempt to commit the capital offence, and two cases of arson, but one that would probably call for their greatest attention was an indictment preferred against a person named Sarah Rachel Leverson, who stood charged with unlawfully obtaining, by false pretences, from Mary Ricker Borradaile, the sum of £1,400. The case was of a very peculiar nature, and connected with it was a very voluminous correspondence, and as that had not been returned to him he had to ask them to read the whole of it very carefully before they disposed of the case, but there appeared to be a curious chain of evidence,. which, of course, they would hear in the course of the case, and having done so it would be for them to say whether there was a prinza facie case against the prisoner, and if so it would be their duty to return a true bill. There was also a case of much importance to the commercial world, and, that was the indictment preferred against three 1 persons named Frankle, Harris, and Rewman, for feloniously having in their possession divers papers purporting to be Russian rouble notes. The offence of having forged Russian notes in their possession was one that had already led to a long and patient inquiry, and it was much to be desired that the parties who appeared to make a trade in these forged securities should be discovered and punished. They would have the whole of the evidence placed before them, and, having considered it, say whether there was sufficient to put the prisoners on their trial before another tribunal. He did not think it necessary to refer to any of the other cases in the calendar, but every assistance would be rendered them in the event of their requiring any. The grand jury then retired to their room, and the trials shortly afterwards were proceeded with.  violent, though he had previously gone quietly. The police said they would not hold Ferguson so tightly if he would go quietly, and he did so, but on Mr. Philpott again interfering, he became vio— lent again. He (witness) got assistance for the.• police, and saw them do no more than necessary to take the prisoner to the station. Inspector Harrison said the police had a great deal of trouble in such cases through persons interfering who knew nothing about the matter. Police-constable Loosley, 46 C, said that he was obliged to be a little rough with Ferguson, as he tried to choke him. It was all through Mr. Philpott interference that Fergusion became violen'J, and he would have gone quietly had he 'dot done so.  Mr. James Hollis, of No. 283, Oxford-street, complained of the great annoyance he had received, in common with other inhabitants of Oxford-street, and said that he coull not on Sunday evealugs occupy any of his rooms in comfort. Mr. Tyrwhitt said it all arose from the preacher, who howled forth and attracted people who had nothing better to do. Preaching was always tolerated till it created an obstruction, and when it did so, it should be swept away, preachers and all, by the police. There was no doubt that the preacher had caused all the mischief in the present case. He had no doubt, what between the howling of the preacher and the bawling of the persons collected, it was a great nuisance, and was a good reason for the police interfering. He believed but for the unnecessary interference of the witness (Philpott) the p risoners would have gone quietly to the station, the prisoners taking advantage of his interference on their behalf, most unnecessarily so, as he (Mr. Tyrwhitt) thought. He did not believe the police had illtreated the prisoners. He should discharge Healey, and fine Ferguson ss.