The Sun. — 1830-08-16 (London, England)

BOIANQUIT.) Joseph Wilson, aged' 27, described in the calendar as a butcher, was indicted for feloniously forging and utte►ing to Richard Dwyer a promissory note for the payment of 10/., purporting to by drawn by John Finch, and payable to William Dobbins, with intent to defraud the said John  William Dobbins was also committed on the ..aMe charge, but subsequently admitted king's evidence. This trial occupied a great length of time. The following are the principal facts:—The prisoner Wilson was a butcher, and Dobbins was his apprentice. In March last the fotmer told the latter that he could not !fain him his business ; but if he would persuade his (Dobbins') guardian to advance him 10L, he (the prisoner) would take him into partnership. In consequence of this promise, Dobbins went to Mr. Finch, of Witry, his guardian, told him the prisoner's proposition, and prevailed upon him to give a promissory note at two months for the payment of 101. Having thus far succeeded, ha went back to the prisoner, and the terms of partnership were agreed open. The prisoner then proposed that with the 101. bill they should purchase a cow, but before they parted with the note he suggested the propriety of making a copy of it, which was sccordiagly done. They then set out for the resident.* of the primate Wilson's lather in-law, and agreed to purchase a sow, for which Wilson tendered a 101. bill, which was taken in payment. The fether-iulaw of the prisoner put the note by until it was nearly due, when on again examining it it was discovered to bo a forgery, and not the one Dobbins had obtained of his guardian, but the copy of it which bad been made by the desire of the prisoner. Under these circumstances, therefore the prisoner was Wren into custody. Mr. Justice BOSANQUIT in summing up said, if the Jury believed the evidence of the accomplice Dobbins, there could not be a doubt of the prisoner's guilt. The Jury after some deliberation, however, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. iVillians Pickihorno, a boy, aged fifteen, but who d d nut appear so old by some years, was convicted of breaking and entering the dwelling•boare of William Collins, in the parish of Limon, daring the hours of divine service on Sunday the 13th June, and stealing therefrom several articles, his property. Mr. Justice BOSATIQuitT said tha prisoner, it appeared, could neither read nor write, and was in a state of the moat abject ignorance, and from what he understood of the example that had been set him by his parents, it was not surprising to see him in his resent situatim. His Lordship said lie would consider what must be dem to save him from destruction.  _Eleanor George, aged 81, was indicted for stealing a pair of sheets from a poor woman, Ann Lewir, a neighhour of the prisoner, The prironer went several times after the robbery and consoled with the prorecturix on account of her loss, and always tried to comfort her under the idea that she would one day or another recover them— she also pointed out several persons as the probable thieves. Her officiousness gave rise to suspicion—a search warrant was obtained► and the stolen property found in the psi. soner's possession. The priinner, on being called on for her defence, said, Plate your Honour, my Lord Judge, this is all spite because 1 would nut take a false oath respecting a child being murdered ; and it is a pity, my Lord Judge, it is nut looked into. It is all spite ; it is indeed." The Jury, however, found her Guilty, and she was hell • kneed to six mouths' imy,risomnent and hard labour.