The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-16 00:00:00

VENTILATION OF THE COURT.

The imperfect ventilation of the Court has been a
fruitful source of comment with the judges, and Mr.
Justice Matteson remarked upon it this morning in terms
of reprobation.
No case of any interest occurred during the morning.

BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
Mary Lane, a woman of bad character, was placed
at the bar before Mr. Henry, charged on suspicion of
stealing a watch and a breast-pin from the person of a
Mr. John Saunders, in Northumberland-court, Strand,
at about one o'clock on Monday morning.
The prosecutor said, that at about the time stated he
met the prisoner in Northumberland court, and she
asked him for charity, telling a long and piteous tale,
every word of which afterwards turned out to be false.
He was so far from suspecting any imposition, however,
that he gave the supposed untortunate a shilling. Just
at that moment two men came up to him and asked the
way to Charing-cross, and while his attention was en-
gaged by them the prisoner disappeared. Soon
afterwards he missed his watch, the handle of
which had been cut, in order to release it, and
his breast-pin. Ile did not immediately discover
the loss of the latter article, a brass one having been
put in its place, so as to deceive him at first. The
watch (a silver one) was worth :V:, and the pin about
61. Having lost sight of the prisoner, but being de-
termined, if possible, to find her, he went to the same
spot the next night at the same hour. The prisoner
again met him, not appearing to know him, and repeated
the story she had told him on Monday morning. lie pre-
tended to listen to what she was saying, and by enter-
ing into conversation with her induced her to go with
him until he met a constable, to whom he gave her in
charge. Two men had been watching them from the
further side of the street, but he could not say whether
they were the two men who had spoken to him the
night before or not.
A ring, supposed to be the handle of the watch, was
found by the policeman on duty in Northumberland-
court shortly after the robbery was committed. It had
been cut with some instrument.
Mr. HENRY remanded the prisoner for a week.

MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.)
Thomas Santer, was brought before Mr. Hardwick,
charged with stealing a trumpet, value 12/., the property
of Mr. Robert Davis, one of the musicians employed at
the Haymarket Theatre.
It appeared that the complainant, after the perform-
ance on Saturday night last, deposited his trumpet in
the music-room in the theatre. On Monday evening
about ten o'clock he went to fetch his instrument, and
was surprised to find it gone. He inquired of every
person in the theatre, but could not gain any tidings of
the lost trumpet till last night, when he was informed
that the trumpet was found, and the prisoner in custody
for stealing it.
William Adams, the master carpenter at the theatre,
proved seeing the prisoner lurking about the stage door
about twenty minutes past ten o'clock on Monday night.
Having suspicions that the prisoner was up to no good,
he watched him, and saw him enter the music room,
where he remained some time. Witness heol tn
and went t
woh i the
top of the stage and peeped through h, sam
in the act of removing an iron bar from the window.
Witness stole softly round to the window and caught the
prisoner attempting to push something through. He
seized hold of it, and found it was the missing trumpet.
The prisoner ran away and made his escape out of the
theatre. Information was then given to the police, who
took the prisoner into custody last night.
The prisoner, who denied the charge was remanded
till Saturday.
Ellen Cook, was charged with stealing a sovereign
and a half sovereign, the property of Maria Hibbut, 3,
Old Compton-street, Soho.
Complainant stated that the prisoner was e employ d a
servant, and occasionally assisted her at needlework.-s
Yesterday morning she deposited the moneyate"onfetaebsys.
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work-
box in the parlour, to whichthep
hadrisonerwasl
the course of the morning the prisoner
self in the parlour, and had ample opportunity
the money. Subsequently on witness of taking
going to the box,
she found that the money had been abstracted. Sus-
picionsondneer,iewdl. who was taxed with the
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that robbery,
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She therefore gave her in
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rtohteesttelidiehf her innocence of oiefutnlide
urponobbe robbery,
and as no portion of the money had
Mr. HAnnwrca discharged her. her,

THAMES.—(THIS DAY.)
Rebecca Bromley, a middle-aged care-worn looking
woman, was charged with having attempted self-de-
struction.

From the eTidence of police•constablea ii 9 and K 215,

it appeared that the unfortunate creature had attereptocs
to drown herself near Bromley Hall, the rt sidence of
had
superinterdent of the East India Company. She
thrown herself into the water, but wa, fortunately
rescued by the mate of a ship, who, as his vessel sailed
to-day, was unable to attend. She was rather the worse
for liquor at the time, but in her sober moments, and
even just before being brought; into court, she had de-
clared in a calm and resolute manner, that she would
repeat the attempt till she had succeeded in effecting her
object. She had been visited by a medical wan,
who
thought her mind was affected. She herself attributed
it to the loss of her husband, who was recently deceased.
Mr. BALLANTINE ordered her to be detained till she
could find good bail. If it was found that her mind was
really and seriously disordered, proper measures must be
taken to have her placed under restraint.
She was then removed, and placed for the present in
the charge of Roach, the gaoler.

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WORSHIP-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)
Amelia Aslacood, who a few days since was charged
at this office with wilfully deserting her female infant,
was this morning brought before Mr. Broughton, the
sitting magistrate, for final examination.
From the evidence adduced it appeared that on an in'
tensely cold night during the month of November lo'
Smith, the porter of the Lying-in hospital in the city,'
road, was leaving that institution, when his foot stn."
against a large bundle which was lying upon one of the
four stone steps, and he directed the attention of Mary
James, one of the ward nurses, to it, and upon her opfennt
"
ing the bundle it was found to contain a female ina
carefully wrapped up. By direction of the matron the
baby was conveyed to St. Luke's workhouse.
A Mrs. Moody, cousin to the prisoner, said that she
had told her (witness) that the child had died of convel-
sions, and she thought of going into mourning for it'
Witness advised her not to-do so,
means of informing her friends of her disgrace.
Mrs. Nash, an ironer in the establishmetancet of Mrs.
of the
Bagster, stated that, previous to the disappar
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child, the prisoner had said that she thought she 5
as that would be the
drown herself and infant ; Mrs. Bagster and witness,
however, advised her not to think of such a course, butE
that she had better sell lueifer matches as a means 0
supporting both. The prisoner replied, " Well thee, ein,,cee
I have no means of supporting my infant.
it in a basket at some gentleman's door.' 1.0,,
was approved of, and Mrs. Bagster (the latter carryl o.
the infant a portion of the way) and witness acceeirr
nied the prisoner on the night in question, and, child
arrival in the City-road, the prisoner took up tuelinen-
and left them, whilst they stood looking in aired, and
draper's shop window. She afterwards retu
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, the doer
said that she had left the child upon the step °'
of the Lying-in Hospital. ~ e,,,,usge.
Mr. iinoucrerosi, in most commiserating ,4 "c be
said, however much he might regret the position 01. ~,.
the sessio ,
prisoner, he was bound to send the case to
Mrs. Nash would be admitted as evidence for the Cr°.lcolli
but Mrs. Bagster, whom he conceived to be the worst jo
the three, must find good bail to answer for her part
the transanction before a jury of the country.
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