The Sun.
London, England, 1836-09-06 00:00:00

HATTON-GARDEN:

Sarah Chamberlane, a lady residing at No. 1, Suffolk-
place, Lower-road, Islington, was brought from the station-
house and placed at the bar, charged by Mr. Charles Mer-
ritt, poulterer, of No. 2, Lower-street, Islington, with having
stolen a fowl, his property.
Mr. Merritt, yesterday morning, at eleven o'clock, was in
his shop, when he saw the prisoner take a fowl lying in the
shop front, and run away. He instantly pursued her and
took her into custody, with the property in her possession.
Prisoner—l did not run away ;lam in the habit of
walking fast.

Mr. LAING (to the prisoner)—Pray, what are you ?
Prisoner—l am a married lady, and live with my husband.
Mr. LAING—Pray, what is your husband Prisoner
—He is a gentleman, I expended all my money, and I
took the fowl with the intention of paying for it when I
got home.
Mr. Chamberlane, her husband, an elderly man, who eras
much excited, here stepped forward, and said that she was
not in her proper senses, and that she was frequently in the
habit of bringing home cabbages, fowls, butcher's meat, and
other trifling articles, which she paid for on her arrival at
her residence.

Mr. LAING—Pray what are you, Sir ? Mr. Chamber-
lane—l am a gentleman ;my father was the High Sheriff
of Nottingham ; and she, being in respectable circum-
stances, had no occasion to steal so trifling an article.
Mr. LAING—Have you any family ? Mr. Chamberlane
—I have, Sir, daughters who are now at home. I have
been married to her twenty-three years. Her sister and
another relation, died in a Lunatic Asylum at Notting-
ham ; and she has plenty of money at her command ; but
I ara -cautious as to letting her leave home, with much at
a time.

Mr. Merritt—She came the other day to my shop for
a half ounce of cheese, but r refused to serve her with so
trifling a quantity, and she left the shop.
Mr. Chamberlanc—She has frequently taken out 101.,
and she has returned without any, but she has brought
home a cabbage, or some other trifling article, which has
beeh paid'for, and I have been at a loss as to what she has
done with the money. She has taken considerable sums
and concealed them—it is most lamentable for me.

Mr. LAING asked her what she had to say to the charge?
Prisoner (coolly)—I will never do it again if you will look
over it this time.

Mr. LAING—You may depend upon it if you are ever
brought here again under similar circumstances you will be
punished ; it is only for the sake of your husband, and not
yourself, that 'you now escape.
Mr. Charnberlane pledged himself that he would do evory
thing in his power to prevent a repetition of such conduct,
and consult with his friends as to the necessity of placing
her under proper restraint, and she quitted the office under.
his protection.
Mary Qailler, aged 20, and Elizabeth Quilter, who slid
she was lwr mother, aged about 50, were placed at the bar,
charged with being drunk, and on suspicion of stealing a
fine child about two years of age.
On Sunday morning, about two o'clock, the prisoners
were found in the Bagnigge Wells-road, in a beastly state
of intoxication, and the child was lying on the ground,
dripping wet, during the heavy rain. They were taken to
the station-house, and on being questioned they made
contradictory statements as to who and what they were,
and their possession of the infant. , The younger prisoner
said that the child belonged to her, and that it was born in
the country, but ultimately said that it was born in Isling-
ton. The elder prisoner said that she came from the
county of Kerry, in Ireland, three months ago, at the
request of her daughter, to nurse the child, but she could
not tell where she or the other prisoner lived.
Mr. LAING said that he would most assuredly commit
them to prison unless they gave him a more satisfactory
account of themselves, as he had a strong suspicion that
the child had been stolen ; and they then referred to a
woman named Foley, of Fox-court, Gray's-inn-lane, who.
refused to attend, but returned an answer that she believed
the child belonged to Mary Quilter.
Mary Hollogan, of Park-street, Islington, stated that
the younger prisoner lodged in her house, and she was led
to believe that the child was her illegitimate offspring.
Mr. LAING discharged the prisoner, but he still enter-
tained a suspicion that the child did not belong to her.
The child was neatly clad, very interesting in appearance,
and had a plated spoon and coral necklace ; the prisoners,
on the contrary, were extremely shabby and dirty.

MARLBORO U GH- STREET.

A most ill-looking dirty fellow, who gave his name as

James Dixon, was brought up, charged with lurking abou
the Nag's Head, in Oxford-street, last night, under suspi.
cious circumstances.

The policeman stated that the prisoner went along the
street feeling each door if it was fastened, and pushing it as
if he desired to force his way in. When the prisoner saw
that he was watched he made off ; but the policeman, after
a little while, saw him again near the Nag's Head, and
finding that he was entering the yard of the inn, took him

into custody.
The MAGISTRATE inquired what the prisoner was by
occupation ? Prisoner—l am in the pencil and sponge
line ; I travel about the country, and supply a regular round
of customers. I went down last week to Windsor, and
having disposed of my stock, had come up to obtain a fresh
supply of articles in my way. It is utterly impossible to
carry on a respectable business like mine, if every police-
man has the power to take me up ; my character may suffer
in the end, and my clientele may be displeased.
MAGlSTRATE—clientele. Why do you understand
French ? Prisoner—l should think so. lam not a com-
mon person, but a man of morals and education ; I have
travelled to many countries I assure you.
Here a policeman entered the office, and recognised the
prisoner as a man who had returned some time ago from
transportation, and who had been taken up a few weeks
ago for annoying gentlemen by thrusting sponges into their
faces at the White Horse Cellar, Piccadilly. He had been
taken up for a robbery in Paris about ten years ago, and
narrowly escaped being sent to the bagne at Brest.
The prisoner could not deny the truth of this state-
ment, and was ordered to find security for his good be-
haviour, notwithstanding his being a man of " morals and
education."

A respectable female made the following application to
Mr. CHAMBERS :—A young French girl had been sent
over to this country to complete her education, and for
some time had been residing with her godmother, a cele-
brated west-end milliner. The aunt of ,the girl, a woman
of indifferent character, had contrived to get possession of
her niece, and was at present making arrangements to
carry her out to some distant settlement. As it was pre-
sumed that the aunt's object in so acting was not a correct
one, she (the applicant) wished to know if the Magistrate
would grant a warrant in order to have the parties brought
before him.

Mr. CHAMBERS inquired why the godmother did not
make the application in person ?
The applicant answered that the godmother was not
sufficiently acquainted with English, and had. therefore de-
puted her to make the inquiry. She was fearful that the
aunt intended some harm to the niece, who was a girl of
remarkable attractions.

Mr. CHAMBERS said it was absurd to suppose the aunt
could have such views, for if her object was profit it was
unlikely she would romove her from .the metropolis, where
so many facilities for such nefarious. practices existed. If
the girl had been taken away from the custody of her guar-
dians it required no warrant to regain possession of her. He
should recommend the proper parties to demand the resto-
ration, and if a breach of the peace ensued it would then
he time for the Bench to interfere.
The applicant then withdrew.