The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-14 00:00:00

QUEEN-SQUARE.

Sarah Marchant, the wife of Wm. Marchant, a marine-
store-dealer, in Friar-street, Blackfriars-road, was brought
up for re-examination before Mr. BURRELL, charged by the
Queen-square officers with having in her possession property
to the amount of nearly 2001., which was strongly suspected.
to have been stolen.

Dawson, Smith, and Handley, in consequence of secret
information that stolen property to a considerable amount
bad been deposited at No. 1, Grantham-street, Walworth,
had obtained a search warrant, and an immense quantity of
lead, brass, copper, and solder had been seized and con-
veyed to this office by them ; in addition to these articles,
two saddles, entirely new, two guns of the first manufac-
ture, a quantity of shot, and several articles of jewellery,
were found upon the premises, and taken away. The pre-
mises in question were used as a sort of a country-house by
the husband of the defendant, and upon the officers enter-
ing they found the wife there, who exclaimed 44 Oh, my
God, we are ruined—we are done."

Mr. Humphries, on the part of the defence, stated that
this case had stood over in order that owners of the pro-
perty might be brought forward, and he appealed to the
officers to know whether there were any in attendance ;
they replied in the negative. He then submitted that his
client ought to be discharged.
Mr. BURRELL said that there was great suspicion
attached to the case.

Mr. Humphries—This is a most iniquitous proceeding
on the part of the officers. In the first place, they ought
to show you that they had full and proper grounds of sus-
picion ; and, secondly, that the defendant is a married
woman, and not responsible. Mr. Humphries then applied
for the discharge of the prisoner, urging that the property
had been obtained in the due course of business. But

Mr. BURRELL said that he was not prepared to adjudi-
cate then upon the case, and ordered it to stand adjourned
for a week, in order that he might take time to dispose of
it, in the event of any further evidence being adduced.
Tho defendant was then admitted to bail.

A poor char-woman, named Thompson, residing at N 0.7,
John's-court, Chelsea, applied to Mr. BURRELL for his ad-
vice and assistance. About eighteen months since a female,
who gave her name Humphries, and said that she lived in
Leader-street, Chelsea, came to her lodgings and left two
children, who were both very handsomely dressed, desiring
that they might be taken care of until night. The sister of
applicant, considering that the children were known to her,
took them in, but the mother had not paid one shilling to-
wards their support since.
Mr. BURRELL—Who has kept- them during that time ?
Applicant—Myself and my sister ; but we cannot do it any
longer, as we earn our living by our daily labour .
Mr. BURRELL—Why not take them to their father ?
Applicant—l wish they bad a father.
The two children were then brought before the Magis-
trate, and the poor woman with tears in her eyes said, that
after taking care of them so long, she could not turn them
out of doors.

Mr. BURRELL could not assist the applicant, who left
the office with the children, declaring that as long as she
had a crust of bread, she would protect them.

W 0 R SHIP- STREET.

Charles. Paulton, a hawker, apprehended on Saturday
last, was placed at the bar before Mr. TWYFORD, the
sitting Magistrate, to hear the evidence read over, in order
to be committed upon a charge of breaking and entering
the Dolphin public-house, in Old-street, and stealing gold
and silver moneys to the amount of 241. 14s. 4d., belonging
to Wm. Sands. It was stated that the prisoner was tried
at Gloucester a few years back, with two women, for
robbing his employer. The evidence against him being
complete, he was fully committed to Newgate for trial.