The Sun.
London, England, 1836-09-23 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.

Mary Jones and Matthew Feaks were indicted for conspiring
together to entice two young women to abandon their homes for an
unlawful purpose for their (the prisoners) profit,
Mr. BULLOCK stated the case to the Jury, and called
Mary Vale, aged 19, daughter of Wm. and Ann Vale ; was in
service before coming to London. When not in service, resided at
Ely with her mother and father ; left her last place in May ; in
July she went to Cambridge fair, and stopped with her sister, Mrs.
Goddard ; she had known Feaks as a waggoner at Ely for three
wears ; he had lodged next door to her mother ; he told her mo-
ther one day before July that he could get situations for her and
ner sister in London ; she said she would like it very well. When
she was in Cambridge she went to Feaks to ask for a parcel from
her mother ; he said he had not got one, but he had got her a si-
tuation as nurse-maid in the Borough, and that her sister was to
be in the same house, but he did not know as what. The woman
was to be in waiting on Saturday. Witness said she could not
go then, as her things were not ready, but she would get them
ready by the Thursday following. She got her things ready, and
saw him on that day at the Little Rose, where he put up. Her
sister was with her, and they both came to London in Feak's
waggon. They arrived at the Catherine Wheel, in Bishopsgate-
street, on the Saturday morning, about four o'clock. They waited
till half-past nine, when she asked if the woman was not coming,
and he said he had sent a porter for her. On coming down the
yard she saw Mrs. Jones in :company with a porter named Petty.
The porter said these are the two young girls ; and when Mrs.
Jones came up Feaks went away. Jones said she was the mistress
of the two servants, and that she would behave well to them, and
be like a mother. She asked the porter if they had any boxes.
They were brought, Jones paying 6d. for the booking ; they were
put into a cab, and the two sisters and Jones also got in and drove
to Jones's house, Lombard-court, Fleet-street. She asked them to
have breakfast, and said they must be tired, and they had better go
to bed. Sometime after Feaks and Petty came. Jones asked
Feaks what their carriage was. Feaks said 6s. ; and Jones said
she would not pay him then, but next time, when he brought an-
other girl up. Feaks bid them good bye, and said they should not
take any hurt. That was on Saturday. Next morning Mrs. Jones
took them both out, and walked up and down Fleet-street for
half an hour. On the Monday Jones introduced a gentleman to
her, about five o'clock. Witness was then in the kitchen. Jones
desired the gentleman to walk up stairs, and ordered her to follow.
—(The next part of the evidence was unfit for publication—the
girl had been ruined.) On the following Saturday witness put up
a basket of clothes. Jones asked what she was going to do with
them ? She said she was going to take them to her mother's to
be washed, as she wanted to have got away. Jones said, 'though
they were country girls, she was as deep as them ; and unless they
paid her 175., or took the clothes up stairs, she would charge the
police with them. On the Thursday week her mother came to the
house. She and her sister immediately dressed, and went away.
Cross-examined by Mr. Pllima es—She knew that she was to
be ready to go to London, a week before she came away. She
had not informed her mother that she was going, but her married
sister, who lived in Cambridge, knew of it. She had been in
London before and lived at the " One Swan" in Bishopsgate-street.
She then came up in Feak's waggon, but did not tell him anything
of what she was going to do. Feaks stopped immediately opposite
the " One Swan," and her place was got by a man named Wells.
That was in March this year. She paid Feaks for her carriage,
but did not tell him where she was going. She lived in her place
two months as servant of all work. She was in Cambridge at the
time she got the situation, and her mother did not know she
was going. She was kitchen-maid in Emmanuel College before
that time.

The case had not concluded when we went to press.

NEW COURT.

Thomas Hinson 16, and Henry Hinson, 12, were indicted for
stealing 361bs. of cochineal, value 101. 10s., the property of John
Hunt. In another count the property was laid as that of the
East India Company.
From the evidence of the witnesses for the prosecution, it ap-
Dared that the younger prisoner was sent by Mr. Hunt to the
ocks for a quantity of cochineal, which was put up in a cart, un-
der the charge of 3 Custom-house officer, named Young. The
officer left the cart when it had been driven as far as the Commer-
cial-road, for the purpose of taking some beer in a public-house,
and on the arrival of the cart at its destination, it was discovered
that one of the bags had been cut open, and about 101bs. weight ab-
stracted, which was subsequently found in the corn bag. The
only evidence against the elder prisoner was, that he had sat for
for some time on the cart.

Both prisoners, who were usually employed about the docks, re-
ceived very good characters. The jury acquitted the elder, and
returned a verdict of Guilty against the younger, with a recom-
mendation to mercy, in which the prosecutor joined.
...

The CO3I3ION:SERGEANT, after consulting with Alderman
Atkins, who was on the Bench, told the prisoner that the Alder-
man had given it as his opinion, that he should be transported, if
he did not confess who were his accomplices.
Mr. CLAItKSON' who defended the prisoner, objected to such a
threat being held out, and after some discussion it was decided
that the prisoner should be detained in custody for the present, as
he persisted in stating that he had no accomplices.
Samuel Lane, 29, was indicted for stealing a skittle-ball, value
69., the property of John Carr.

The p;iso'ner 'was in the prosecutor's skittle-ground on the 7th
September, and on the following day the ball was found in his pos-
session.—Guilty.
George Johnston, 16, was indicted for stealing a piece of lea-
ther, value Is., from Wm. Grint, his maiten—Guilty.
The prosecutor, who is a boot and shoemaker in Queen-street,
Westminster, stated his willingness to take him into his employ-
ment again, as he believed it to be his first offence.
The prisoner, after an admonition from the Learned Sergeant,
was discharged.
William Savage, 22, was indicted for stealing five shirts and
other articles, value 40s. the property of James Teague.
The prosecutor, who is a postilion out of place, was lodging at
the Queen's Head, St. John-street, and the prisoner slept with
him. On the sth September the prosecutor missed the articles out
of his box, which he ascertained had been pawned by the prisoner
at several places, and the key of the box was found in the prisoner's
pocket. —G uilty.
Mary Ann Harvey, 26, was indicted for stealing two pair of
sheets and a variety of other articles, the property of her master,
Alexander Whitehead, and of Frederick Colville, a lodger.
The prisoner was a cook in the employment of Mr. Whitehead,
, Lower Grosvenor-street, and some of the articles stolen were
found at her lodgings ; the rest at various pawnbrokers'. She had
nothing to say in her defence.—Guilty.
Cnun STEALING.—Annetta Millar, aged 20, a decent-looking
married woman, was indicted for stealing Thomas Walsh, a child,
3i years old, with intent to deprive the parents of the care and ens -
tody of their child. A second count charged her with stealing the
clothes.
Mary Walsh—Ts grandmother to the child, and lives at 69, King-
street, Soho. The child was under her care ; its parents do not
live in the same house. On the Ist of September the child went
into the street to play about four o'clock in the afternoon. Wit-
ness missed it about an hour, and found it between seven and eight
o'clock in the evening at Bow-street Police-office. The father of
the child lives at 33, St. Andrew's-street.
Mr. BODKIN, for the defence, contended that the indictment
could not be sustained, inasmuch as the child was not at the time
under the care of its parents.
After some discussion upon the construction of the Act, the
Learned Sergeant withdrew to consult the Judges in the other
Court, and on his return stated that Lord Denman and Mr. Jus-
tice Bosanquet were of opinion that the indictment could be sus-
tained, as although the child was living with its grandmother, it
could not be said to be out of the lawful care of its parents.
James Southwell lives in the neighbourhood of the last witness,
and saw the prisoner take up the child in her arms and carry it out
of the street, through Newport-market. Witness followed, and
accused her of stealing the child. She said the child was her own,
and requested him to go home with her and she would convince
him of the fact. She then went down St. Martin's-lane, Bedford-
bury, and into May's-buildings, where she took another child by
the hand, but it began to cry. Witness again charged the prisoner
with stealing the child, and a policeman coming up, she was taken
into custody. She appeared to be drunk, but knew what she was
saying, and was able to walk very well.
Two witnesses who appeared to give the prisoner a character,
deposed that she had been about three years married, had twice
miscarried, and was at present living with her mother, her husband
having separated from her.
The Jury acquitted the prisoner.

The Prince Royal of Prussia, Prince William,
Prince Albert, and Prince Alexander, arrived at Coblentz on,
the 11th. The grand fortress of Ehrenfreitsein was illumi-
nated on the occasion, and had a splendid effect, overhanging
the waters of the Rhine.

Lord Elphinstone, the newly-appointed Governor to
Madras, had a narrow escape yesterday, in consequence of
coming in contact with a stage coach in Piccadilly. His
vehicle, a cabriolet, was nearly shattered to pieces, his Lord-
ship narrowly escaping.
PRAGUE, SEPT. 12.—This morning, at ten o'clock,
her Majesty the Empress was crowned Queen of Bohemia with
the greatest solemnity, and amidst acclamations of the entire
population.
The Prince and Princess of Keusz Kostritz have
left Florence for the principality in Germany. The Princess,
who was recently united to the Prince in Italy, is an English
lady, being the daughter of General and Lady Matilda Locke.
The young Egyptians, sent:by the Pacha to follow
their studies in France, have arrived in Paris. M. Janard
will have the direction of the studies of this new school, as he
had of the former one, and has, besides its entire management.
The Marquis of Anglesea and Lord Clarence Paget
quitted the Burlington Hotel on Tuesday, for Paris, to meet
the Marchioness and the Ladies Mary and Adelaide Paget,
on their arrival from Germany.
WORCESTER IVIUSICAL FESTI VAL.—Notwith-
standing the wealth and opulence, not only of individuals, but
of our country generally—and, what may be termed the ad-
vantageous local situation of our city, as far as regards the
probable success of a Grand Musical Festival, it is very well
known that instead of leaving any surplus, which might
" cause the widow's heart to sing for joy," the receipts at our
triennial meetings have very rarely been equal to the expendi-
ture. We will, however, indulge ourselves in the confident
hope that the inhabitants of Worcester and its vicinity of all
classes will, by their attendance at, and exertions in favour of
the ensuing Festival, prove they are not insensible to the
charms of music, nor cold in the cause of charity. An Even-
ing Paper has erroneously stated that Malibran is engaged for
our Musical Festival. It is well known that the liberal terms
proposed to her by the stewards were not acceded to ; but if
they had been, Malibran could not possibly have fulfilled the
engagement, her state of health being such that, under the
most favourable circumstances, her medical attendants say she
cannot appear before the public for a considerable time to
come. The last accounts represent her as being in great dan-
ger.— TVorcester Journal.
ENCOURAGEMENT OF LITERATURE.—Mr. Col-
burn has now actively resumed publishing in Great Marl-
borough-street, where his Periodical Works, the New
Monthly Magazine, the United Service Journal, &c., have
been published since he left New Burlington-street, in 1832 ;
and we understand he has already purchased upwards of twenty
manuscripts, inteidod to be brought out during the ensuing
autumn and winter. Among them are :—works by Mr. Thomas
Campbell (author of " The Pleasure of Hope,")—Mr. H. L.
Bulger (the author of " Tremaine")—Mr. Theodore Hook_.._
Mr. D'lsraeli—Lady Charlotte Bury—Mrs. Gore—Mr. Sul-
livan—Mrs. S. C. Hall—Miss Landon—Mr. Quin—Lady
Morgan—Mr. Horace Smith—Mrs. Shelley, &c. &c.