The Sun. — 1832-04-02 (London, England)

GLOCES TER ASSIZES, MARCH 30.  Business com►n-aced here on Thursday. The Grand Jury was sworn in late on that day. There are 200 prisoners for trial, but no case of any peculiar interest. There is one for murder, and three or four of the Bristol rioters to be tried for pulling down the toll-house at Bristol, which is in this county. On the Civil Side there are 36 causes, but they are generally of local interest. Thomas Newman, a very interesting genteel• look rig young man, aged 19, was charged with having on the 18th of November last, in Cheltenham, destroyed a certain letter which was delivered into his possession as a letter-carrier, and feloniously stealing thereout a 10/. bank-note, the property of Thomas Radnor.  Mr. Henry Lucie, postmaster of Cheltenham.— The prisoner was a letter-carrier on November last ; he had been so for about ten months previously ; 1 recollect the London bag arriving on the 18th ; tt was properly tied and sealed uh ; I opened it ; I put the letters out on the table ; they were given in charge to the clerk, Mr. Cousins ; the prisoner was a letter-carrier of one of eight districts; the noose of Mr. William Radnor is in the prisoner's district.  Edward Allen Cousins—On the 19th of Novem her last I met the prisonero n the road to Tewkesbury; it was about twelve or one o'clock in the day, we went as far as Tewkesbury, and stopped at the Farriers' Arms, and had two pints of beer; whilst I was drinking a part of one of them, prisoner let the house, and said he was going to see a girl ; when he returned we left the public-house together: when we came to the Bell and Bowling-green, I asked him the way to Forthampton : he said, " I -hall not go there to-day." I asked him the reason ; prisoner said, " I'll tell you what," and laughed; I then asked him what it was he had ti tell me. He said " that he had broken open a tetter and had taken a 101. note out of it." I said " I would not believe it ;" he then pulled out of hi• pocket twelve sovereigns and a-half, and offered six sovereigns and a half; I said that I would no take them. I then !aid to him, " instead of going to see a girl, you went to change the note." 1-1, said that he did ; arid when in the batik the clerk asked him his name, he was in such a " fluster," ,ie gave his own,—he could think of no other; I then advised him to go back to the gentleman •o beg his pardon and return the money; prisonir said that he was just thinking of doing so; I went with him to Cheltenham, and saw him go to Mr. Radnor's; I stood outside the door and saw him go in.  Mr. Philip Radnor of London—l was in Cheltenham in November last, and lodged at 439, Highstreet ; I recollect the prisoner calling on me on the 19th ; I brought him into my private apartments; he immediately threw himself on his knees, and implored my pardon, for he said that he had robbed me; I asked him to explain : he said that he had opened a letter of mine, and rook a 101. rote out of and changed it at the Tewkesbury bank : he then gave me ten sovereigns. _  Several highly respectable gentlemen gave the prisoner a most excellent character.  The prisoner was found Guilty, but strongly recommended to mercy. His Lordship said, from the excellent character which he had received, he thought the ends of justice would be satisfied in giving his case a most indulgent consideration.