The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-29 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

Elizabeth Attfield, 17, and Mary Ann Mount, 37, were in-
dicted for stealing a piece of soap, value ld., a piece of pud-
ding, value Id., a piece of meat, value 2d., some sugar, value
lid., and thirteen other trifling articles, all of very small
value, the property of Wm. Nathaniel Wortley, of Newman-
street, Oxford-street, to whom the prisoner Attfield was servant.
The prosecutor deposed that the prisoner Attfield had been
three years in his service, and in consequence of suspicion she
was watched, and observed to give away to the other prisoner
the articles in question.
On his cross-examination by Mr. PHILLIPS, the prosecutor
stated that the prisoner Monck, who was in the habit of doing
needlework for the family, was in great distress. He had as-
certained that the meat had been purchased by Attfield, and
was her own property. Some witnesses to character having
been examined, the Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
The prisoner Attfield was again indicted for stealing a pen-
cil case, the property of her master, Mr. Nathaniel Wortley.
Not Guilty. _ _ _

Milian; Tucker, 18, was indicted for Stealing il. 75,, the
property of William Symes, his master,
Wm. Field deposed that the prosecutor, to whom he was
shopman, was a tea and coffee dealer, carrying on business in
Edgeware-road. The prisoner was in the habit of carrying
out parcels and grinding coffee. On the 15th inst. witness
left the shop to wash his hands, and on his return he saw
through the glass door the prisoner put his band into a bowl
in which there was a large quantity of silver. Witness caught
hold of his hand, and after some difficulty opened it, and
found silver to the amount of 11. 3s. The prisoner said it was
his own money.—Guilty.
William Henry Dutton, 16, was indicted for finillessling
the sum of 4s. Bd., the property of 111a042 butcher, of
Chelsea,

The prisoner had received the money from a customer for
meat, and after absenting himself for a day, returned with
3s. Bd. to his master, stating that be had spent a shilling. He
had been always previously very honest.—Not Guilty.
John Burhe, John Nolan, and Jeremiah Murphy, three
children, apparently between the ages of 8 and 10, were
charged with stealing 63 brushes, value lbs., from the shop of
Thomas Sherlock, a brush-maker, of Ray-street, Clerkenwell ;
and Johanna Murphy, mother of one of the prisoners, was in-
dicted for receiving the property, knowing it to be stolen.
An intelligent little boy deposed, that on the evening of the
7th October he was standing opposite the prosecutor's shop,
and saw the male prisoners take a quautlty of brushes, through
a broken pane in the shop window. They all then went off,
and returned in about an hour, when they took some more, A
police officer took the boys into custody, and on searching the
female prisoner's room, the brushes were found concealed
under her bed.—Guilty.
The prosecutor humanely recommended the boys to mercy.
The Learned SIRGIANT, after remarking upon the enormity
of the female prisoner's conduct, in bringing up and encou-
raging three children in such a systematic course of robbery
and plunder, sentenced her to fourteen years' transportation,
The boys should be taken care of until the pleasttre pf the
Home Secretttry was asctyttl*4 a tCI ttiP V•teo ;110119,0 of dis-
posing p f 01PID.
W dliam IlAway, 17, :4141 1:1,7144121 Th?, 15, were its cted
for stealing a ltatidlerchief, yalue thp vcrily ofJc,remlah
How°,

Tha prisoner were observed lurting about the prosecutor's
premises, and the handkerchief, which was hung out to dry in
the garden, was found in the possession of Holloway.—Guilty,
Frnucift Smith, 16, was indieted for stealing struck, vale
15i., the pcomq oic Tempest etcher.
The prosecutor lives in Fountain-street, St. Luke's, and
lets out trucks for hire. The prisoner came on the 11th of
October, in his absence, and obtained a truck from the scr-
vant,in name of a Mr, Dayis. tic I.terwQ,rt,is cold it for
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