The Sun. — 1848-04-10 (London, England)

CROWN COURT.  Esau Troughton, 30, was indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Charles Cull, at Ashchurcb, on the 24th of November, and stealing therefrom a silver watch, some silver spoons, and other articles.  The prisoner was in the prosecutor's employ, as a farm servant, living in the house. In the morning of the day in question, Mr. and Mrs. Cull went to Tewkesbury, giving the prisoner orders to attend to the field work on the farm, and on their return in the evening, about six o'clock, they found that some person had entered the house by forcing the bolt of a window,`and then putting their hands through, had opened the door. On going up-stairs they discovered that some boxes had been completely ransacked ; everything was in confusion, and the articles enumerated in the indictment stolen. Several circum stances tended to attach suspicion to the prisoner, who gave a man some cider, and was seen in the cider-house about the time that the robbery was supposed to have been committed, when his master's orders, and his own duties, should have found him at work in the fields. The next day some of the stolen spoons, wrapped up in a handkerchief, were found hidden in the thatch of the stable. This handkerchief belonged to the prisoner's brother Isaac, but was seen in Esau's possession on the day of the robbery. A melancholy feature in this case was that of the prosecution calling the prisoner's aged mother as a witness to prove the ownership of the handkerchief. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and two previous convictions, on one of which he was adjudged to be transported, were proved against him. Mr. Justice CRESSWELL said that all reformation in him appeared to be totally hopeless, and passed sentence of fourteen years' transportation. William Bean, 26, broughtlup by a writ of habeas corpus from Bristol gaol, was indicted for feloniously intermarrying with Elizabeth Heddow, at Clifton, on the .13th of June, his former wife, Fanny Spriggs, being then alive.  The JUDGE told him his case was not a very aggravated one ; still a man deceiving a woman under such circumstances, entailed great injury on the individual and occasioned more evil to society than when a woman committed the offence of bigamy. It was true he had not done the woman the injury he might have done, as it appeared he had never lived with her under the same roof after the completion of the ceremony, and not, therefore, consummated the marriage; still women's feelings were not to be trifled with, and their hopes of domestic happiness destroyed by men acting towards them in such a way. Sentence, three months bard labour.  all Tt membershe T a mrLEort hOen MiddleSatu dsy, Templen o notice ebe in ance at the Hall at noon, in order that arrangements of numerous gentlemen asettentndtoof any emergency. The names d and be sworn as might be made for the barristers being forthcoming Tease who were ready to come. forlwsatr, which, in the course " specials" were set down in. a who were disposed Directions were further given, that Hallat half • Temple past nine shoeld be at the Middlewhen plans would be announced of the afternoon was transmittledallto the Home-office. this (:Monday) peace in that neighbourhood. any disturbance o the drift d • regarding the cnolu:ritsnhelenbasirable to be pursued in case of ST. IvEs.---Boats on during the past week have been taking from 100 to 5,000 mackerel per night, which have been wasold Gat f rom ss. to 13s. per hundred of DESPERATE SUICIDE AT BoxLET.--On Thursday afternoon, the sth instant, an inquest was held at a six score. —Corn ll az. beer-shop in the village of Boxley, a short distance from Maidstone, by Mr. Dudlow, one of the Coroners for West Kent, on the body of a man unknown, who was found on Tuesday afternoon, the 4th instant, by John Smith, a hawker, residing at Maidstone, w time, was in company with ho at the a young man walking near the place called Boxley Summer, when their attention was directed to a hat lying on the ground, about two rods inside of the wood, which is a short distance from the church. On going to the hat they found a black silk stock in it, and on their looking up they saw the body of a well-dressed man hanging to the branch of a tree close by. This circumstance was made known to the village constable, and the body was cut down. The deceased, there was no doubt, had committed selfdestruction by hanging himself with packing line, which was four times doubled ; his feet were about a foot and a half from the ground. He had on a brown frock cloth coat, black trousers, and a very good pair of Blucher boots, and altogether his dress was respectable. In his pockets were found one farthing and two small bottles which had contained laudanum, and a bottle that had gin in it. There was also a note written, beginning with " Dear Uncle—l have put Mary to bed: You may think it strange that I have not done my work as usual," Scc. There was no signature, but outside there is the name of William Bishop. The deceased appeared to be about forty years of age. In the absence of evidence as to who he was, a verdict was returned " That the deceased was found dead, hanging. to a tree." RAMSGATE —Upwards of sixty tubs of spirits have been brought to the Custom-house here, which were found buried in the land near to this place. It is supposed that they have lr.)tn lauded from a boat lelongiug ‘to Dover.