The Sun.
London, England, 1838-04-19 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Charles Canfield, a clerk, was yesterday brought up for
final examination, charged with embezzling various sums of
money, the property of Mr. John Brown Bell, proprietor of
Bell's New Weekly Messenger, his employer.
Mr. Flower, for the prisoner, advised him to reserve his de-
fence for a future occasion, and he was fully committed for trial.
Elizabeth Tunstall, aged 60, was charged before Mr. TWY-
FORD with receiving sacks, knowing them to have been stolen.
Mr. 'DA' YFORD sentenced the prisoner to be confined in the
House of Correction for two months.

Q UEEN- S Q UA RE.
Caroline Ann Lucas, Jane Eddison, Sarah Manning, and
a man named Spring, were yesterday placed at the bar,
charged with being concerned in the death of Joe East-
wood, under circumstances of the most extraordinary and sus-
picious nature.
Mr. GREGOAIK was of opinion that, after hearing evidence,
there was quite enough of suspicion to remand them until
Saturday for the larceny on the person.
It is generally imagined that the man was " hocussed" to
be robbed, but that whoever was the party who dial it is not at
present ascertained.

MARLBOROUGH- STREET.
Jane Underwood, a remakably fine young woman, not more
than sixteen years of age, was brought before Mr. CONANT and
Mr. HALL, charged u ith having robbed her master, Mr. Cox,
an extensive staymaker of St. .Martin's-court.
The prisoner's mother, a poor old woman from Berkshire,
who hed heard of her daughter's delinquency, and had coma
up to London in consequeLce, came forward, and presented a
cirtifieate, signed by the Clergyman of the parish, bearing
testimony to the good character of herself and husband, and
declaring that the daughter (the prisoner) was known not to
be exactly right in her head.
Mr. Cox consented to drop further proceedings upon re-
ceiving a promise that the mother should take her daughter
b ick to the country with her.
The arrangement having been made the gri was. released.

MARYLEBONE.
Yesterday Thomas Kegan alias King, underwent a final ex-
amination before Mr. Rawiinson, on a charge of having de-
frauded several tradesmen, by means of forged or fictitious
cheques upon Messrs. Hankey and Co., the bankers of Fen-
church-street, the particulars of which appeared in our paper
of Tuesday last. From the extent to which this species of
fraud has lately been practis:cl, it was the general opinion that
the prisoner had been carrying on his nefarious pursuits in con-
nection with other persons. The police were accordingly on
the alert, and yesterday Mr-. Inspector Thomas, of the D di-
vision, succeeded in apprehending an Irishman named Patrick
Madding, who was in the service of Lady Blacket, as foot-
man, about five months since, at which period it may be re-
colh cted that her Ladyship was robbed in a very mysterious
manner, of jewellery to the amount of about 6001., none of
which property was ever traced. He was placed at the bar
with the other prisoner.
The whole evidence having been read
.over, the prisoner
King, who said nothing in his defence, was fully committed t•
New ;ate for trial. The other was, after a detention of some
time, discharged for the present.

HA7'TOW-GA RDEN.
Margaret Turner and Mary Collins, amazons of the lowest
description in St. Giles's, whose faces were covered with marks
of violence, were placed at the bar, charged with fighting and
creating a disturbance.

Il..steaux, of tho E division, on Monday morning last, re-
ceived information that two women were fighting in a despe-
rate manner in Broad street, St. Giles's, and a great crowd
had assembled. Ile proceeded to the spot, and found both
the prisoners stripped down to their waists, and they were
fighting in a desperate manner, with all the science of experi-
enced boxers, and they were bruised all over and bleeding ;
the prisoner Turner especially, whose eye had a frightful ap-
pearance, her antagonist having bit the lid quite off.
Mr. ROGERS asked Turner what she had to say for such in-
famous and disgraceful conduct ?—Turner (who held an infant
at her breast) said boldly, I was passing through George-
street when she shoved against me, and on axing her what she
did it for, she told me to go to hell ; so I clia Iletiged her to
fight, when we did, and getting me undermost she bit my eye
out, and blinded me. (Her eye was horrid to look at.)
Mr. ROGERS—Pray, what are you? Turner—l am servant
to Mr. Grote, the lodging-house keeper, and I got a respec-
table karracter.
Mr. ROGRRS—Are you a married woman? Turner—Yes ;
and this 'ere's my hinfant.
Mr. ROGERS—However depraved characters are, they are
always sure to bring an infant to excite sympathy. He asked
Collins what she had to say for herself ? Collins (smiling,
and holding her hand to her face to hide her black eyes and
cut lips)—We had a fight, but I didn't bite her eye ; she got
it in a fall.
Mr. Roonas—Pray, what aro you? Collins—l am mis-
fortunate, your Worship.
Mr. ROGERS said it was a disgraceful affair, and if they had
any shame they ought to blush for their unnatural conduct.
If he discharged one he should discharge the other, and it
was only on account of the unfortunate child of Turner that
he felt disposed to be lenient. He discharged them with a
severe reprimand, assuring them that if ever they were brought
there again under similar circumstances he would send them
to prison.

UNION-HALL.
Wednesday Captain Mitchell, a half-pay officer in the army,
was brought before Mr. Traill, charged with conveying spirits
into the Queen's Bench Prison, whereby he had incurred a
penalty of 101.
A gentleman here stepped forward, and said that he was
well acquainted with the Captain, who was a most benevolent
and kind-hearted man, and that the chief object he bad in
view in visiting the above prison was for the purpose of re-
lieving the necessities of some of the unfortunate inmates
from his own purse. The gentleman added that he was
convinced the Captain was not aware that he was infringing
the rules of the gaol by taking so small a portion of spirits
into it.

Mr. TRAILL said that the penalty for the offence of taking
spirits into the above gaol was 101., and that there was no
power of mitigating it given in the Act.
The Captain was determined to go to gaol rather than pay
the penalty, knowing that the turnkey would derive a portion
of the fine for his share.

Mr. TRATLL must commit the defendant for ten days to the
House of Correction unless he paid the penalty.
Defendant reiterated that he would not pay the fine on the
ground that he had already mentioned, and in this determina-
tion he persevered, although his friend offered to pay the
money, a proceeding which, however, he (defendant) would
not sanction, and his commitment to Brixton gaol for the
above period was therefore made out, to which place at five
o'clock he was taken off in the caravan with the rest of the
prisoners.

LAMBETH-STREET.
Yesterday William Gibson, a young man of respectable ap-
pearance, was placed at the bar before Mr. Combes and Mr.
Stutfield, a county magistrate, on a charge of violating the
person of Elizabeth Shearman.
The complainant, a young and very good-looking female, on
the preceding afternoon accompanied a young woman named
Mary Ann 11.1‘Carty, with whom she became acquainted on
Sunday last, to Stepney fair, and after walking about for
some time, they both got into the safety awing. While there,
the prisoner, who was till then a perfect stranger to her, and
another young man came up to them, and the latter being
acquainted with her companion Mary Ann, spoke to her, and
invited them both to a public.house to have something to
drink, and they went with them, and between the four of them
they had three pots of ale and some bread and cheese. After
they had left the public house, Mary Ann and the other young
man turned into a field which was in a contrary direction
to their way home, and she in consequence called out to her
to come buck.

Mr. COMBES —Were you all sober at that time? Witness
Yes, Sir ; perfectly sober.

Mr. CO:AB.
M—Well, what happened then ? Witness—
Mary Ann desired me to come along with her, and tho prisoner
dragged me after her into the field a good way. lie then
threw me down, and done what he should not.
Mr. Comnas—.Where was Mary Ann and the other young
man at this time ? Witness—l do not know, Si, it was dark,°
and they got out of sight.
The witness here stated that the prisoner bad fully effected
his purpose, contrary to her will, and that she was rescued
from under him by a policeman, whom her cries brought to the
spot.
Police Constable K, No. 144, while on duty in Arbour-
square, between and eleven o'clock on the preceding night,
heard the loud screams of a female, and on going into the
field, and towards the spot from whence they proceeded, he
found the young woman Mary Ann standing up in a corner,
who said she had screamed for assistance in consequence of a
young man who had been with her, and who had just ran
away, takinu indecent liberties with her.

Mr. COWIIES—Did the complainant then state that the pri-
soner had forcibly violated her ? Witness—No, Sir, she did
not. She merely wished me to take charge of him, and let
her and her companion " Mary Ann" go away ; but finding
that I was determined to take her as well as the prisoner to
the station-house, she begged of the prisoner to give me some-
thing for myself and something to drink to let them both off.
She also said she would go on her knees and pray for me if I
did but let them off.
Mr. Cosines-What was her appearance when you first saw
her—did she seem in much distress, as if she had been strug-
gling hard, or just recovered from a fainting fit ? Witness—
Not at all, Sir.

The prisoner, in reply to the charge, declared that what
took place in the field was with the perfect concurrence of the
complainant.—The prisoner was discharged.