The Sun.
London, England, 1838-10-01 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.--(T El IS DAY.)

An elderly woman, named Frances Humphries, residing at
4, Princes-street, Holborn, was brought up on a charge of
stealing two pieces of cloth, the property of John William
Pocknell, tailor and draper, 11, Little Gray's Inn-lane.
Mr. Flower, the solicitor, attended on the part of the de-
fendant.
The prosecutor stated, that for a considerable time past he
had been consecutively plundered of property to the amount of
201. •On Friday last, he left home on business, and on the fol-
lowing
day in the afternoon, when he returned, the premises
were found broken open, some of the locks appearing to have
been damaged with a smith's hammer. He instantly made in-
quiries if any person had been observed entering the house,
and several neighbours, with the policemen, informed him that
the defendant had been seen lurking about the place during his
absence. He then called 38 F division, who upon appre-
hending her found the duplicates pro !uced of the property
which had been pledged in the name of his wife.
Mr. FLowan asked the prosecutor if he was not connected
with the poor old woman at the bar ?
The prosecutor said she was his mother-in-law, and she had
in conjunction with his wife, robbed him on several occasions.
Mrs. Pocknell then stepped forward, and said that the pro-
secutor had deserted her,. and she was compelled to fly to
her mother in order to seek a shelter, and as she was reduced
to the greatest indigence, she pawned the artichs to support
herself.

Mr. FLOWER asked her, was she ever obliged to apply to a
Magistrate?—Mrs. Pocknell replic,l, that from a continuance
of ill-treatment she bad her husband up before the Magistrates
of Hatton-garden.
The prosecutor said there was a conspiracy got up against him.
Mr. FLOWER it is only a family squabble originated by yourself.
Mr. TWYFORD ordered the defendant to be discharged, and
the duplicates to be given up to the prosecutor.
Elizabeth Burns, a servant, was charged by Mr. Tessier,
proprietor of the Craven Head public house, Drury-lane,
under the following circumstances :
The prisoner, it appeared, lived in the service of the com-
plainant for three weeks, and left to enter another place with-
out giving any notice of her intertion, or without applying for
a chat-cc-ter in the usual way. She had not been long in her
new service, W hen a robbery was committed there, and on ap-
plication being then made for her character, the account given
was by no means satisfactory, which caused her to be instantly
discharged. She then paid a visit to the complainant to call
him to an accaunt. On leaving, she demolished the windows
with her clenched fist. _ _

,The prismier did not deny the charge,and Lot being able
to command 145., the amount of the damage, she was sent to
prison for fourteen days.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY (THIS D,IY):ITIVELVEO'CLOCK.

Arrivals this morning—Two French, two Ostend, and one
Dutch mails ; ship letters from Halifax and Calcutta, arrived
at Liverpool.
We have received New Brunswick papera to the 2dth of
Aug ust :
,‘ Money market.—For the past week, money opera'ians
have been rather languid, owing to a deficiency of this needful
article at the shops, the rate of interest has advanced, and may
be quoted at 15 per cent., or per month for the best paper
only. Exchange on England for cash has declined somewhat,
And done at 15 per cent. premium.