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£28,141 1 5

£ s. d.

By amount of any claim on the Maryle-
bone Bank
By tie Glamorgan Iron and Coal Com-
pany—amount paid by mg towards
the capital of that company.... ..... . 4,997 11 8
BY property
li " - 3,555 11 0

BY liabilities
By housekeeping and personal expen-
diture. .... .

By interest, as per account
By losses .

£28,139 . 3 8

The fiat, which was issued on the petition of
Charles Bagley, of Leicester•street, Leicester-square,
gunmaker, is dated March 3, 1847.
The Solicitor for a creditor at whose suit Sir F. C.
nowles is in custody applied to the Court to know
if he might plate upon the proceedings a claim for
the debt for which the bankrupt is imprisoned ; the
object being, that the bankrupt might apply to a
judge at chambers for his discharge from custody in
respeet to the particular execution founded upon this
-debt. _

The Commissioxert inquired, why the creditor did
pot prove his debt in the usual manner?
The Solicitor replied, that his client was not
disposed to do so, because, by so acting, he might
be supposed to give up his claim against two other
persons who were joint contractors with Sir F. C.
Knowles, and who, it was believed, were perfectly
solvent. _ _

The COMMISSIONER said he could not admit the
claim under any other circumstances than those
under which he would admit a proof. Unless
the creditor in question was willing to take his share
In common with the other creditors, and thereby re-
lune the bankrupt from custody, he must refuse the
application.
The Solicitor said he could not do that, unlessthe
other co-contractors consented.

Appliciation refused.
e Solicitor for the bankrupt stated to his Honour
that Sir F. C. Knowles had been five years in
custody, and expressed a hope that the Court would
fix an early day for the certificate meeting. He
trusted his Honour would take the meeting, as Mr.
Commissioner Funblanque, to whom this fiat belonged,
was out of town, and wuuld not return until the 17th
of November.

The COMMISSIONER consented to do so, on the un-
derstanding that there would be no opposition ; and
the 28th of October next was fixed for the certificate
3eeting.
(Before Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD.)
Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD disposed of a long
list of cases, including those belonging to Commis-
sioners Fane aid Holroyd, who are absent on vaca-
tion. None of them merited a detailed report.
Alexander Carroll, of the Strand, proprietor of the
Satirist newspaper, came up for his last examination.
It was adjourned at the instance of Mr. Duncan for
two mows.

INSOLVENT DEBTpRS' COURT, Sept. 28.
IN RE FRANCIS HIGGINSON.

This insolvent was a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy,
lately holding an appointment in the Coast Guard.
He was opposed by Mr. Dowse, and by a creditor in
person, and was supported by Mr, Cooke.
The case occupied the entire day, but the facts may
be stated in a few words. The insolvent, having
patented an invention for the substitution of iron for
wow' in the construction of houses, was desirous of
building on his own account, and accordingly obtained
from the Commissioners of Woods and Forests permis-
sion to erect eight houses and a hotel in New Oxford-
street, the construction of which was contracted for
by a Mr. Martin Cubitt, of High Holborn, for
25,0001. After the works had proceeded to a certain
extent Cubitt failed, and in his balance-sheet filed in
bankruptcy made no mention of any money paid to
him by the insolvent, although the latter was ex-
amined, and stated that he had paid Cubitt 3,5001. on
account. Cubitt obtained his certificate, and the in-
solvent, who has. been upwards of twelve months in
raison, was now opposed upon the ground that the
payments to Cubitt, credited in the balance-sheet,
were untrue.

Both Cubitt and the insolvent were examined at
great length, each positively repeating his former
statement.

Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS said the case was one
of great doubt, and one in which the Court could not
unerringly d‘cide one way or the other ; but, looking
at the relative testimonies of the insolvent and Cubitt,
oontradictory as they were, he wag of opinion that
the evidence of the latter was not sufficiently conclu-
sive to warrant the Court in remanding the insolvent
or attributing to his shatements the stigma of perjury.
The insolvent was therefore entitled to the benefit of
the Act, and would be discharged forthwith.

WESTMINSTER COUNTY COURT, Sept. 28.
(Before D. C. MOYLAN, Esq., Judge.)
LATHAM V. HON. GRANTLEY BERKELEY, M.P.

The plaintiff in this case sought to recover, on be-
half of his wife, housekeeper at Berkeley House,
Spring-gardens, the town residence of Earl Fitz-
hardinge, from the lion. Grantley Charles Fitz:lar-
dinge Berkeley, M.P., the sum of 191 133. 10.1. "for
money paid, goods sold and delivered, and breakfasts
and luncheons suppliei to the defendant between
April, 1842, and Sejstember, 1844."
The JUDGE—State the nature of the cale.

Ur. DOD, solicitor—Your Honour, this is an action
brought by William Latham, on behalf of his wife,
who is housekeeper at Berkeley House. Having been
appointed to that situation by the late Countess
Berkeley, many years back, she still continues to hold
the appointment under the present Earl Fitzhardinge,
and the action is brought against one of the mem-
bers of the family, to recover the sum of 191. 13i.
10d., for breakfasts, litocheons, wax lights, wash-
ing, money paid, &c., for him, fnem April, 1842,
dawn to September, 1844.. During the period
the present bill was incurred the Countess
of Berkeley was living. On the 3d of October, 1844,
the Countess died, and up to that period Mrs. La-
tham was housekeeper at Berkeley House. The
Countess was in the habit of residing chiefly away
from London, at a place called Cranford Lodge, and
Was very seldom in town. During her absence from
London she allowed her sons and daughters to oc-
cupy sleeping rooms in Berkeley House. The plain-
tiff, who was on board wages, received strict orders
from the Countess that her sons and daughters were
to pay for everything they had, wax lights, the wash-
ANg of the bed-linen, and even for beating the carpets
in their rooms. The plaintiff did or got all this
dpne,. and the various sons and daughter paid her
every year for what she did for them, except the de-
fendant. He had, however, paid Several previous
bills, and the present was the last. He should call
Mrs. Latham, who would distinctly prove all that he
had stated.
Mrs.
that Frances Latham was then sworn,
and stated
she had been sixteen or seventeen ears house-
keeper at Berkeley House. The Countess Berkeley
died in October, 1844, and the amount now claimed
wts for articles supplied to Mr. Berkeley during her
]*.time, Her Ladyship paid her board wag es every
three months, and , the sons and daughter
,paid for
everything they had, with the exception of Mr.
Henry Berkelety. They merely had the use of the
rooms, and she kept their accounts in separate books,
and gave them bills of what she had expended for
them.

An order was then made for the payment of the
debt and costs on the 20th of October.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.
(Before the RECORDER.)
Yesterday James Casey, 33, labourer, was indicted
for cutting and wounding Charles Wrench, with in-
tent to murder him ; and in other counts the intent
was laid to be to do him grievous bodily harm.
Mr. PARRY, at the request of the Court, watched
the case for the prisoner.
It appeared that the prisoner and prosecutor were
both inmates of St. Giles's workhouse, and the pri
soner had al ways exhibited the appearance of a sullen
and morose disposition. On the night of the 33 of
September, without any previous quarrel having
taken place, it appeared that he suddenly seized
Wrench by the neckcloth and drew a knife across his
throat, inflicting thereby a severe, but, as it turned
out, not dangerous wound.
Mr. PARRY cross-examined the witnesses with a
view to show that he was not in a sound state of
mind, but, with the exception of his being sullen and
evincing an indisposition to take his food, or to asso-
ciate with his companions, there was nothing to show
that his mind was really affected. It appeared in
the course of the case that the prisoner was dirty in
his habits, and the prosecutor had on several occasions
forcibly taken him to the bath to be washed, and
this appeared to have occasioned an ill feeling towards
him.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty upon the
second count, and he was sentenced to be kept to
hard labour for eighteen months.

NE tV COURT.
(Before the COMMON SERGEANT.)
Daniel Sinclair, aged 34, described as a mariner,
was indicted for bigamy, in having feloniously inter-
married with Jane Wells, his wife Anne being alive.
Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Huddlestone prosecuted,
and Mr. Prendergast appeared for the prisoner.
It will be unnecessary to detail the circumstances of
this case, as they have been given within the last few
days in the police reports. The prisoner was mar-
ried in 1839, at Newcastle, to Anne Joyce, and it
appeared that in 1845 he married Mrs. Wells, a
widow, his former wife being then alive. It also ap-
peared that, during the interval between 1839 and
1845, the prisoner had married another woman, who
had since died, and that he was convicted of that
offence, and sentenced to twelve months' imprison-
ment. _ _

..........
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and the
pri3oner was sentenced to be transported for seven
years.

7'HIRD COURT.
(Before Mr. BULLOCK•)
Mary Doyle, a simple-looking young Irish girl,
was indicted for a misdemeanour, in having unlaw-
fully deserted her illegitimate child, and left it
chargeable to the parish of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields ;
and Margaret M`Grath was charged as an accessory
to the commission of the offence.

Mr. Huddlestone conducted the prosecution for the
parish of St. Martin.
It appeared that on the day mentioned in the in-
dictment the child referred to was placed in a door-
way in Bedfordbury, and both the defendants were
seen in the act of leaving the spot, and were taken
-into custody.
The prisoner Doyle in her defence told, with great
apparent artlessness, a very affecting story as to the
cause of her committing the offence. She said she
had been in respectable service with a gentleman
in St. Pancras, and some time ago, having a holiday,
she went in the boat to Greenwich, and during the
journey she got acquainted with a young man, who
succeeded in seducing her, and the result of that in-
tercourse was the birth of the child. She knew no-
thing of the father. and could not find him, and for a
considerable time she paid 4s. a week to a poor woman
to keep the child for her, but, finding herself unable
to continue the payment, sbe applied to St. Pancras
parish for assistance. They, however, refused to do
anything for her, and, although she offered to pay half
her wages if they would keep the child and enable
her to remain in her situation, they refused to do so,
and she was, in consequence, driven to commit the act
with which she was now charged.
From some inquiries that were made by the Court,
there appeared to be reason to believe that this story
was quite true, and that it was entirely owing to the
refusal of the parish authorities to assist her that the
unfortunate prisoner had been induced to commit the
offence and endanger the life of her infant.
The jury, after deliberating for some time, wished
to know whether, under the circumstances, the pa-
rish of St. Pancras was not legally bound to support
the child ?

Mr. BULLOCK F aid he should decline to express a
legal opinion upon that point, but, whether they
were or not, it would not make any difference with
regard to the charge against the prisoners.
The jury then returned a verdict of Guilty, but
at the same time expressed their opinion that the
prisoner Doyle had been induced to commit the
offence by the cruel conduct of the authorities of St.
Pancras parish in refusing to assist her, and they
begged to recommend her most strongly to the mer-
ciful consideration of the Court.

Mr. HUDDLESTONE said that, although the parish
of St. Martin had felt it their duty to the public to
institute the present prosecution, he was instructed
to state that, from inquiries they had made, they
had reason to believe that the prisoner's story was
quite true, and that she had been driven to commit
the offence in consequence of all assistance being
refused her ; and he therefore begged to say that the
parish of St. Martin cordially joined in the recom-
mendation to mercy. He had heard that the master
of the prisoner was willing to take her again into
his service, and he suggested that probably the
Court, under the circumstances, would respite the
judgment until the next session.

, ..,
Mr. BULLOCK acceded to the suggestion, and
judgment was, therefore, respited.

all events at present, and most probably never will. -
I must say that nothing can be more improper than
that you should in this public court, assembled for
the performance and discharge of public business,
address me when sitting in this seat in the discharge
of my public and judicial duties. It is most
improper and most unusual. With respect to the
case itself, all I can now say is, that the matter is
not in my hands. I have nothing to do with
it beyond the fact that, having found that my
character and conduct in reference to it had been
publicly and severely assailed, I did write a letter in
my defence, and an explanation. As regards yourself, I
do not think, as far as we two are concerned, that
there should be any communication between us, as I
think you should not have taken the course you now
have on this occasion after what has transpired. With
respect to the notes of Charles Butler's case, my clerk
did not inform me of your application for them until
Friday last, and I replied that you should have the
copy after my return to town on Tuesday. I did not
deem it necessary, as so short a time only had to
elapse, to come purposely up to London, but I did
under the circumstances feel it right that I should
examine the copy of the notes before they were
handed to you. In adopting that course I think that
I am only doing that which is but simple justice, as
well as a duty to myself. I consider that lam bound
to see that the notes of this case are fairly and cor-
rectly copied. In respect of the papers which you say
I have withdrawn, I beg to say that I have nothing
to withdraw, and that there is no document in the
case which I should wish to have kept back. The
course you have taken this day clearly has for its ob-
ject the again causing a subject of a painful de-
scription to be reported in the newspapers of to-
morrow morning. But, sir, I cannot suffer the
dignity of the bench to be lowered by this discussion.
What may have passed between you and other
learned counsel, in reference to the papers to which
you allude, I must leave to yourself.
Mr. WILDE—I say I knew nothing about the papers,
but you published words on the 30th of January,
1846, which are not true. You charged me on that
day, when shielded by your judicial robes, with a mis-
statement. That accusation was not correct, and
therefore I cannot address you as a private individual
after what has occurred.
The Learned JUDGE—I cannot allow this discus-
sion to proceed. I cannot permit such irregularity to
be persisted in, and I must say—and I am glad to find
that I am not alone on the bench at this moment—
that this is not the time nor is it the place for a discus-
sion, the only object of which can be the publication
in the papers of its report.
Mr. WILDE —I beg to insist that a public investi-
gation shall take place into this case. I require that
that shall be done, and I ask you to cause such an
inquiry, for you have the power to do so.
The Learned JUDGE—This is very improper. I
shall take my own course. I know my duty, and I
am not to be deterred from its performance by any
expressions of this kind on your part. The conduct
of a judge may be inquired into in public, and—
Mr. WILDE—But I charge you with a misstate-
ment, and—
The Learned JUDGE—If you persist in this discus-
sion, Mr. Wilde, I must adjourn the Court.
Mr. WILDE —I wish vou would.

Mr. MILLER, interrupting, said, that he as well as
the other members of the bar were very much pained
at witnessing such a proceeding as that of which they
were now the auditors. He was quite sure that the
misunderstanding which appeared to have arisen be-
tween the Learned Judge and his Learned Friend
might have been easily explained and corrected.
The Learned JUDGB—Look at the utter helpless-
ness of, and the position a judge is placed in, if he is
to be subject to such an improper and painful scene
as this. If this course of proceeding is not discon-
tinued I shall at once adjourn the Court.
Here the matter dropped, and the trial of Eliza
Harris was proceeded with. After the evidence for
the prosecution had been brought to a conclusion,
Mr. WILDE, in addressing the jury on her behalf,
said that, in reference to what had occurred in respect
to the case of Charles Butler, he thought the matter
ought, in justice to the judge as well as to himself and
all the parties concerned, to undergo an official inves-
tigation.
The Learned JUDGE took occasion, when summing
up the evidence in the case of Eliza Harris, to say
that it must be apparent to every one who was pre-
sent at the time that the only object there could be
in agitating the cause of Charles Butler was that the
matter should form the subject of a report in the
papers of to-morrow morning. He would not dis-
grace the bench and the high office he had the honour
to occupy in the present instance, by any further ad-
verting to the matter, and so stepping out of his line
of duty, other than by remarking that a person who
had filled that chair in that court for twelve years,
and many years a similar position elsewhere, possessed,
he trusted, such a character as would enable him to
meet such statements as had been made against him
fearlessly and successfully.
The prisoner was found Guilty.
The COURT sentenced her to one month's impri-
sonment.

Shortly after this Mr. Walesby entered the court,
and, at the request of the Learned Judge, tried the
succeeding case.
The Learned JUDGE theft left the court, but in
less than half an hour returned, and, handing a paper
to Mr. Wilde, said that he bad availed himself of the
kindness of his Learned Friend Mr. Walesby in trying
one of the prisoners, and that during that time he had
quitted the court on purpose to examine and compare
the copy of the notes in the case to which the Learned
Counsel (Mr. Wilde) had referred. He had made
that examination, and he now handed the copy to
the Learned Gentleman.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

There was great sensation manifested in the court
during the above proceedings.

(Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, Assistant-Judge, and
a full Bench of Magistrates.)
THE CASE or CHARLES BUTLER.—In the course
of yesterday, a woman, of the name of Eliza Harris
was put to the bar, and indicted for having stolen
four handkerchiefs, the property of E. W. May.
Mr. "TILDE appeared on behalf of the prisoner, and
as soon as the case was called on, said that he begged,
although at that moment he was appearing as Counsel
iu th.i case then before the Court, respectfully to ask
to make an applicition in the case of Charles Butler,
whwe case he had recently seen referred to in a letter
which he had not felt himself called upon to reply to,
in consequence of the terms in which it had been
couched not being those which one gentleman ought
to address to another.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARYLEBONE."

Yesterday the court was much crowded in come-
quence of a knowledge of the fact that Charles Sil-
vester was to be brought up for re-examination, on
the charge of having committed a daring rubbery in
the daytime, at the shop of Mr. Morris, watchmaker.
Margaret-terrace, Harrow-road ; in addition to which
act of plunder it was imagined that he, with a con-
federate not in custody, had for some time past car-
ried on their nefarious practices to a considerable
extent.

The Learned JUDGE-Mr. Wilde, you had much
better confine your observations to the public busi-
ness which is before the Cou! t. I did not expect that
you would have answered the letter you refer to.
Mr. WILDE—But, my Lord, I made an application
to your clerk for a copy of the notes in that case of
Charles Butler, and on Saturday I received an intima-
tion from your clerk that cn Tuesday morning I
should have them. Now, I have been here in Court
the whole of the morning, but up to this moment I
have neither seen nor heard a word about them.

The Learned JUDGE—If you received such a re-
ply as that you were told that which was not correct.
It should have been on Wednesday. The answer
should have been that you should have the notes after
my return to town on Tuesday. Now, as I did not
return to town this morning until ten minutes to ten
o'clock, I was not able to look over the copy to see
that the notes had been properly copied. Under the
peculiar circumstances of this case, and the circum-
stances under which the copy of the notes has been
applied for, I conceive it to be a matter of neces-
sity, as well as duty to myself, that before the copy
has been handed to you I should examine that copy,
pro-
perly and see that it had been fairly, correctly, and
made. Since I have been on the bench to-day,
my clerk has returned the original me.noteshtaoveit to
l
will examine the copy, and you shall
morrow morning.
mn E
papersVhearvyn
beenw el .
circulated Now,
thallircertaWinn dmorningers t n d
amongst certain members of the bar appertaining to
Ithius
that case of Charles Butler. Those papers did not
contain any reference to any case wherein those mem-
bers of the bar had been or are at all concerned, but
they did not contain a reference to a case in which I
had only been engaged, but am concerned. Those
papers, it would seem, were put into circulation be-
hind my back, for I was not in court, and I find that
they have since been withdrawn, whilst I, in whom
alone rests all corm -!ion with those papers, have not
only not seen them, but have not had one handed
to me.
The Learned JUDGE—Mr. Wilde, I well know the
object. with which these observations are made on this
occasion. I well know why these statements are
macle— namely, that they should form the subject of
a report in the public papers to-morrow. They are
not made for the jury. You are, I believe, aware
and are cognizant of the letters which have appeared
in the public papers, wherein your name was con-
tained, and of course you are well aware whether
those documents containing certain charges against
me were sent forth to the world with your knowledge
or not, and whether those charges are true or are un-
fuund..d. Whether that be so or not I knew nothing
upon the suiject. But I have thought it right, as a
f sir proceeding to my self as well as to all parties, to
state the case, and to make some private remarks
upon the step which has been taken and upon the case
Itself—wishing that one, or two, or three of the
members of the bar should see, as far as I am con-
cerned, what information and documents I have in
my possession. Those remarks were not made pub-
licly, nor wera they' iutended to be made public, at

but said he had done no more than other officers in
the prison. Witness made no promises of any kind
to defendant before the observation fell from him, but
then told him, that if he would let him know the
names of the other officers to whom he had alluded,
he would use his influence for him not to be prose-
cuted, but only dismissed.
H. V. Laurence, the deputy-governor, proved find-
ing a quantity of tobkcco on Briton. At the time the
governor made the observation with respect to using
his influence to prevent defendant being prosecuted,
he accompanied it with the remark, " That he, of
course, could not tell whether he should be successful
in that respect."
Defendant, in answer to the charge, contented him-
self by saying that the governor had told him that if
he would answer the questions put to him, he would
use his influence to prevent his being prosecuted.
Captain Williams, one of the inspectors of prisons,
said, that under the circumstances of the case, and
in consideration of the governor having promised to
use his influence in the defendant's behalf, and the
latter having made some disclosures, he hoped the
magistrate would inflict as slight a punishment as he
consistently could. They (the Inspectors of Prisons)
had no desire to punish the defendant individually,
but they had deemed it necessary to bring the case
forward in order to deter others from the commission
of a like offence.

Mr. BRODERIP, after commenting upon the breach
of trust of which the prisoner had been guilty, said
he did not feel himself justified in imposing a less
penalty than 3/.
'The fine was immediately paid.
Michael Mahony, a boy about seventeen years of
age, was finally examined, charged with breaking
into St. Mark's College, Chelsea, and stealing a vast
number of books, cases of mathematical instruments,
and other articles.

The evidence given on the first occasion was to the
effect that on Tuesday, the 21st instant, while Mr.
Morris was lining below stairs, the prisoner, probably
by the aid of a picklock key, effected an entrance
into the premises ; and on Mr. Morris, who had been
alarmed by a noise overhead, going up to ascertain
what was the matter, the prisoner, who was then in
the parlour, struck at him twice and escaped by the
front door into the street ; went up to a chaise which
was standing a short distance off with another
man in it, and taking from his pocket a handful
of watches, threw them from him towards the
vehicle in question and made off as fast as he was
able. Three watches and a gold case were found in
the chaise and in the road, and in an instant the man
who was seated in the vehicle jumped out, saying that
he would endeavour to capture the thief. Ihe pri-
soner was ultimately given into custody through the
exertions of Drake, a parish constable of Paddington,
who followed him into a marine-store shop in the
North Wharf-road, and there saw him thrust three
other watches and a chain beneath a quantity of rags
in a basket on the counter. The prisoner was given
in charge, but his friend got clear off; the horse and
cart were given up to the care of the police. The
whole of the property recovered, which was produced
by a constable of the D division, No. 198, was iden-
tified by prosecutor as having been stolen from his
shop. On being searched: at the station-house, the
prisoner had upon him a box of lucifers and other
articles.

The investigation was brought to a close and the
prisoner fully committed for trial.
WORSHIP-STREET.

Yesterday the additional evidence in this case was
that of Mr. Samuel Pocock, Smith-street, Kenning-
ton, who deposed that about three weeks ago he sold
the chaise spoken of to the prisoner for 3/. 10s.
A charge of plate robbery at the residence of the
Reverend Mr. Benton, Harrow-road, was next gone
Into.

The JUDGE—H* many were there occupyinK
rooms in Berkeley House ? Mrs. Latham—Four;
Lady Mary, the Hon. Grantley, the Hon. Craven,
and Mr. Henry. Mr. Grantley and Mr. Craven only
si.nae to town during the session of Parliament.
By Mr. DOD—The letter produced is in the hand-
'writing of the Countess. It is addressed to me, and
the postscript says, " If ever you send carpets to be
beat, or put me to any expense for my sons, I will
..lisaharge you.”
By the ffEDOIB-4 have settled bills of the same
nature before with Mr. Grantley Berkeley, and he
raid me by cheque. The last payment was in 1842,
an August of that year. Fro that cheque, which
was for 241., a balance remained due to him, fur which
I have giv:n him credit in the present bill.
Afcelt some further proceedings,
The JuDGI think the case has been satisf,tc-
tardy. Pr74.1).1! pir'Berkeley in town ?
Mrs.
Latla- Sleet leow--;)Tur Honour.
Tri...grgoa —lf he is ()Mere(' to pay k in two or
Wog 'weeks, I suppose that ,will do.
DOD—Yes, your Honour.;

Charlotte Houlton, one of the servants, deposed
that on Tuesday, the 14th instant, at about half. past
three o'clock, she heard the rattling of plate, which
was then on a stand in the hall, but thinking at the
time that it was her master who was handling it she
took no further notice of it at that moment; in a
short time afterwards she heard the front door shut,
and on her going up and opening it she saw a man,
whom she believed to he the prisoner, running up the
road; he got Into the chaise, in which another man
was also seated, and they were quickly out of sight.
She missed from the plate-stand seven silver forks
and eight silver table-spoons.
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said The hhee ps
hr iosuo
lnde r
'rewsehrovebyhitshdeefaednveeiceforofa hfuistusroelicit
charge, but will be brought up again next Tuesday ;
occa-
sion, stands committed for trial upon Mr. Morris's
and it is expected that, ad interim, the police will be
able to obtain some important information relating
to other robberies supposed to have been effected by
the same parties,
tVP,STMINSTEP.
Yesterday Thomas Henry Bird, a warder at the
Milbank prison, was charged with carrying in to-
bacco to the convicts, contrary to the regulations.
Mr. Gam! solicitor! Otttnded on behalf of her
Majelqy's hipectors of Prisons.
Captain Grove, governor of the Milbank prison,
said that there had been an inquiry on the previous
day, before the Inspecters of Prisons, with respect to
tobacco having been taken into the Milbank prison.
Witness spoke to the defendant about it, when he
denied that he had taken tobacco to the convicts, but
subsequently, on being confronted with the mother of
a prisoner, 'lamed Briton, who said in his presence
that he bad taken tobacco to her son, and had received
ss. and a biradkerchief for so doing, 10 Admitted it,

Yesterday Mrs. Mary Anne Quin, a well dressed
woman, and stated to be the wife of an opulent
tradesman in Poplar, was charged with stealing a gold
pearl-mounted finger ring from the shop of Messrs.
Walker and Co., jewellers and silversmiths in the
Whitechapel-road.
Henry Perkins, shopman to the prosecutors, stated
that on the preceding afternoon the prisoner entered
his employers' shop, and requested him to show her
some fancy rings exhibited in the window. He ac-
cordingly placed one of the cards, containing rings
varying from 15s. to 31. 10s. in value, before her, but
after inspecting them she objected to them, as being
too expensive, and desired to be shown some
wedding rings. A card of that description wall
therefore handed her, and the prisoner having taken
several of them off and fitted them upon her finger,
replaced them upon the card, but while doing so she
was distinctly seen by the witness to be attempting
to practice a very common trick, from which his
employers had before repeatedly sustained losses
to a serious amount, called " ringing the changes,"
by substituting a thick brass finger ring she had with
her for one of those upon the card. Not succeeding,
however, in this artifice, in consequence of his watch-
ing her, she requested to look at some other fancy
rings, and a card of such, variously mounted, was
placed on the counter, which she examined and re-
turned to him without selecting one ; but, notwith-
standing the close attention he paid. he found, upon,
looking at the card, that a gold ring set with small
pearls, and worth about 255., had disappeared. He
lifted her gloves, to see if it was under them, but it
was not, and then asked her if she had seen it, but
she denied that she had, and wished for some
wedding rings of the cheapest quality, which, though
satisfied she had taken the ring he missed, he con-
sented to show her, and the prisoner having purchased
one of those at 3s. 6d., immediately left the shop. He
instantly communicated the circumstance to Mr.
Brown, one of the partners, who directed him to
give her into custody, and, having; overtaken her at
a short distance, he did so ; but, upon being searched
at the police-station, the missing ring was not re-
covered, and only three sixpences and the brass ring
before referred to were found upon her.
When called upon for her answer to the charge,
the prisoner declared that there was no foundation for
it, and said, that although she had certainly examined
the more valuable articles, it was entirely from their
being spontaneously produced by the witness, and
that her intention on entering the shop was merelyto
purchase a wedding-ring of a cheap description, to
replace her own, which had been accidentally broken.
A professional gentleman, who happened to be in
Court upon other business, rose to assure the magis-
trate that he could vouch for the prisoner being a
person of undoubted respectability, whom he felt ex-
treme surprise at seeing charged with such an offence,
and hoped, if his worship felt it his duty to hold her
upon it, that bail would be allowed to be tendered for
her, which to his knowledge could be procured to any
amount that might be demanded.
Mr. Hasimini, considered that a prima facie case
had been established against the accused, but, after
some consideration, consented to accept bail for her
future appearance, which he fixed to be, the prisoner
herself in 801., and two responsible sureties in 401.
each.
The bail was shortly afterwards put in, and the
prisoner was liberated.

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 29) 1847.

lane, Cornhill, newsvender—J. ILtly, Surrey-street,
Strand, and St. Peter's- if ey, Cornhill, me.rch“nt —G.
Parton, Poole, innkeeper—R. Womersl,y, Stony Strat-
ford, Buckinghamshire, hat-manufacturer—Sarah Bow-
ring, Pendleton, Lancashire, plumber.