The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-10 00:00:00

of August he entrusted the female prisoner with
about 50 yards of carpeting to make up. It wa, a not
returned, and, on his making inquiries, she admitted
his property had been pledged, and on this he g aye
information to Mr. Phillips, the last witnees-
Mr. Ed win Edmonds, ot 75, New-cut, upholster ?a.,
proved that he gave the female prisoner carceti 4 g
to the value of 34e., which it was found had bee; a
of by her in the same way.
t Sheppurd, 2L, proved that he took' the!
ninto custody, when the female gave •erp
all relating tree the property.
disposes of
offence, and expsed her sorrow tl is t
she had been g-uilty of such conduct. The m ale'
prisoner denied al.:
ald3mdi tutPeldi ettet s
know ledge of his wife's proce ed.
ings, being occupied et hit; own work as a labourer..
A host of pawn'orokers' assistants produced the
property,
and identified the icemale prisoner as being
, the individual by whom it
had been pledged, a
process she had effected almost immediately it came
into her hands.
The male prisoner now repeatet; his ignorance of
what his wife had do`ne.
Toe female prisoner, however, acknowledged her
guilt.
Mr. Elliott discharged the man, but convicted
the female prisoner of illegally pawning, and sen-
tenced her, in the case of 111 r. Phillips, to pay a
fine of 405., together with £4
in 45,, the va
It fu
e one
of
;,he property pledged, or,
defau,
monl,h's imprisonment, with t: and labour; in
the case of Mr. Lockwood, to pay a e
int) of 405., with
£2 145., tbe value of the property, or, in default,
one month's imprisonment ; and, in the case of Mr.
Edmonds, a fin,
of 40s. in addition to Xi 145., the
value, or one month's iMprisonment.
THAMES.—AnDteeTION.—Henry Bowyer, a
slaughterman, aged 22, in the employ of his brother,
a master butcher in Charlotte-street, New-road,
Whitechapel, was brought up on remand before Mr.
Woolrych, charged with unlawfully decoying from
her home Caroline Julia Nunn, under the age of 16,
for the purpose of seduction.
Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, conducted the proeecu-
lion ; Mr. Charles Young defended the prisoner.
The evidence given confirmed that peoduced
at
the first investigation, and additional re•nof WilS
given of the heartless and ruffianly condoct
of
the prisoner. It appeared that when he directed:
the girl Nunn, who was 14 years of age on
the Ist inst., to leave her home, he told her to bring
her clothes with her, and said, "Don't stand any of
your father-in-law's nonsense." The same night he
took her to a music-hall, and after plying her with
drink at various public-houses and making her in
sensibly drunk, he took her to a coffee-house in the
Whitechapel-rodd, where he suced her, and re-
mained with here
11 night. Her mother, who was
labouring under great anxiety, went in search of
her daughter, and took her home. Some days after-
wards the prisoner in duced the girl to leave her
home again, and conveyed her to an infamous bro-
thel in John's-place, Stepney, where he visited her,
and boasted to a loose woman in the house, and in
a coarse and vulgar manmer, that he had qualified
her for the pavement. T:he mother found. her
child in the brothel, and took her home a
second time. She met the prisoner on the way,
and reminded him that after he had taken the
girl out in his brother's horse and cart on Sun-
day, the 14th inst., to Forest-gate ,1n back, she had
told him the girl was only 14 years of age, and for-
bade him ever taking her out again. The prisoner
put on a defiant air, and gave utteranoe to a good
deal of vulgar abuse.
Police-constable Samuel Farthing, 133 H, said
the prisoner was given into his custody OA the let
inst., by Mrs. Mercy Stenson, the mother of the
girl, who charged Bowyer with decoying the girl
from her home and seducing her, The prisoner
said he had not seen the girl for a fortnight. Wit-
ness said, " That's the night you slept with the girl
at the coffee-house." The prisoner said, " Yes. I
did sleep with her." He said, " Did not her mother
warn you of her age, and say she was not 14 years
old ?" The prisoner said, " Yes, she told me
something about her being 14, but I would not
believe it, if she were to swear it for a week."
He then took the prisoner to the station-house.
The girl did not appear, and the prisoner was
released. On the Friday following, from infor-
mation received, and by order of his inspector,
he took the prisoner again, and said to him, " Have
you not seen the girl since Tuesday night ?" lie
said, " Yes, I saw her, and gave her"
Mr. Woolrych said police-constables had no
right to Vest ion prisoners in their custody. Judges,
magistrates, and coroners, were not allowed to in-
terrogate acc,'lsed parties, and it was highly repre•
hensible for police officers of any grade to do it.
This most objeettionable practice had been repro-
bated over and over again in the course of the
twenty-two years the had been at the bar. He (Mr.
Woolrych) had condemned the practice of policemen
questioning prisoners until he was tired of doing so.
A police-constable who arrested a prisoner should
make him acquainted with the charge and hear
what he had to say, not put questions. All his
complaints had been disregarded. He wanted evi-
dence of facts, not of conversations.
Mr. Charles Young agreed in all that had fallen
from the magistrate. He lied frequently heard
the judges condemn the system of police-officers
questioning prisoners.
Mr. Stoddart—l am aware it is decidedly illegal.
I wish to take this opportunity of saying that the
girl Nunn made a mistake when she gave her evi-
dence last week. She said the prisoner took her to
the Moon coffee-house. It was the Sun enffee-housep
Whitechapel-road, next door to the Moon, where
the prisoner seduced tke girl after he had decoyed
her from her home.
Mr. Woolrych —The proprietor of the Moon will
have the benefit of your explanation, and the San
must bear the blame. I shall now commit the pri-
soner for trial at, the next Old Bailey Sessions, for
the abduction of a girl under 16 years of age.
Bail was offered for the prisoner and accepted.

COUNTRY MA RA.I4 i

, .b.,

MANCHESTER—OCT. 9.
This morning there was a fair attendance. Any samples
of dry English wheat offering commanded full rates, but
tho chief supply being in poor condition was unsaleable.
American held firmly at late values. Flour experienced
slow sale, at about late prices. Old oats and oatmeal un
altered—new declined 6d to is per load. Egyptian tt
and Indian corn steady.

BI RM ING HAM— 0 CT. 9.
At this day's market there was an average supply of
English wheat, which sold at 56s to 628 for white, and 5216
to 58s per 36 stone for red. Barley, 36s to 42s per 9r'
Oats, 26s to 30s per 30 stone.

EDINBURGH GRAIN—Ocr. 8. lit
A small supply of farmers' wheat to-day, which brought
the prices of this day week.
Barley Wheaton h
on thete topto p
6s 3d down. is 0d u p average is Od dawn'
average 2s 3d ul3. _.
Oats on the top is Od down average is stl dowx"
Beans on the top is Od down
...'.average 5s ld wit'
. _
&
.... . ...

Total Supply and Sales.

Wheat 464 qrs Sold 287 qrs
.... .. _

Barley
598 qrs Sold 631 cira
____— - - - - --

Oats -
1723 qrs Sold 1107 in
Beans B2 qrs Sold 34 qrs
Flour sells as follows :—Whites, 46s Od ; extras, 44s 0;
households, 38s 6d ; shop, 36s 6d.

CORK—OcT. 9. fd
The following were the quotations this morning ,30
wheat, lls Od to 24s Od ; white, 18s Od to 28s Od; barle3r to
Od to 14s Od ; oats, 7s 6d to lOs 2d.; new here, ---8
—s Od.

DERBY SMITHFIEL—oc•r. .
Only a moderate show of fat beasts to-day ;7
the demall
was improved, and the best quality sold well. A shl
supply of sheep and lambs. Fat calves were scarce, ao
a good show of pigs.
Beet 6O to 6/d Veal . .......... 6id to 7cl,
Mutton ... 61d to 70 Pork ........ . sid to 511`
Lamb .. 8d to Sid Rough ..... 4s 3d per stone •
Hides, 3d to 41d; calf sicils' 5d to 6L..,...

of a son.
BIRTHS.
BRISTOWE—On the 'Bth inst., at Herne-hill, :surrey, the
e of
inst., at Ord House, BeaulY,
B owo Tf at Portland Villa, Sanag6T
the wife of Robert Booth, Esq., Assist.-Com.-Genera
Thomasonthe L7itrinsßrti.s,towe, Esq.,
of a son.the
HAwNifß.oUoßflta—On H7athnbury, Esq. of a son,
WILLs.—On the Bth inst., at the Grind Hotel, Paris) the
wife of Alfred Wills, Esq., barrister-at-law, of a 011'

MARRIAGES.
0'
CLExcu—M‘DAKIN.—On the Bth inst., at St. „10
Lincoln, Frederick Clench, Esq., to Henrietta Lieweckt
only daughter of the late S. Gordon M‘Dakia,
R.N.L.M.
t'°,
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STEELE-DEANS.OII the 7th inst., at St. gari,iorte_.o-
Westminster, John Charles Steele, M.D., SuPe::of
dent of Guy's Hospital, to Sophie, eldest daughter
Deans, Esq., of Westminster.

ALEWOOD.—On the Bth inst.,4,, jr.D
John Alewood, shipowner, a. ged 87-
natS .Orpington, Nell"'
CAMPEELL.—On the 7th inst , Richard Campbell, scl.l
of Friday-street, aged 33. • Crolait'
CROKAT.—On the 6th inst.. at Torquay, Chas
ed so.
Esq,, of 9, Chester-place, Hyde-park-square, ag' west'
FITCH.—On the 7th inst., at the Royal Clarence,4l.
bourne-place, Eaton-square, William Fitch, aged give,
FISHER.—On the sth inst., at Weston-super-
Joseph Fisher. Esq., aged 80. , NOW'
FORTEATH.—On the 3d inst., at Bunney-Par''
Geo. A. Forteath, Esq. re stO/le
LAING.—On the 6th inst., at Manor House, gag
Robert Laing, Esq., aged 62. T.. Sher
SHEPHERD.—On the 6th inst., at Rome, James A-.
herd, Esq., aged 38.

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