The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-06 00:00:00

and that he never gave anything without a reference.
Th- defendant is the person who brought the letter.
The defendant, who has been repeatedly convicted
for a similar offence, was sent to the House of Cor-
rection for three months.

THAMES.—(THIS DAY.)
Maria Putnam, a genteel-looking, well-dressed
young woman, whose connexions are highly respect-
able, was charged with attempting to pass a counter-
feit five shilling piece, at the shop of Mr. Francis
Willett, linen draper, No. 8, Grosvenor-place, Com-
mercial-road.

Mr. Pelham, jun., defended the prisoner.
Mr. Willett stated that yesterday evening Mrs.
Putnam came to his shop, and purchased a few
trifling articles, in payment of which she tendered the
five shilling piece (produced), which he discovered to
be a bad one, and he immediately tokl her so. She
replied, " Oh never mind," tendering another, which
also was a counterfeit one. Witness remarked this
is very strange, at which the prisoner laughed and
said, it is odd, certainly, but my husband has recently
come into some property and purchased a shop, and
I must have taken them there. Witness said he
would accompany her to her husband's residence, but
she wandered about, and at last took him into a court
and declared she did not know where she lived.
Witness immediately gave her into custody. Mr.
Willett added that it was a singular coincidence that,
about a week since, he had taken of some person un-
known another bad five shilling piece, and if his
worship would examine the three coins he would find
that they had all been cast in the same mould.
This evidence was corroborated by the prosecutor's
shopman.
Mr. Pelham, on behalf of the prisoner, said
her husband had lately come into a great deal of
money, and taken a shop, as she alleged. They had
only recently come to the neighbourhood, and she
might really have missed her way, or in the flurry
and agitation consequent on such a charge, she might
scarcely have known what she was about. He could
produce several highly respectable witnesses, who
would speak to her character.

Mr. YARDLEY observed that there were grave sus-
picions attaching to the case, which imperatively de-
manded further inquiry, and he should therefore
remand her on the charge till Tuesday, but would
take two good sureties, in the sum of 401. each, for
her appearance on that day.
The requisite bail was almost immediately put in,
and the prisoner left the court with her friends.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM 0171 L OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

COWES, OCT. 5.
DEPARTURE OF THE COURT FROM THE

ISLE OF WIGHT.

The Royal Family embarked from the beach in
front of Osborne House this afternoon, under a salute
from Cowes Castle. As the horses and carriages
leave to-day and to-morrow for Windsor, it is ex-
pected that her Majesty will not return till the spring.
The long-continued drought has been very destruc-
tive to the new planted shrubs at Osborne.
NEWPORT, RYDE, VENTNOR, AND COWES MAILS.—
On and after the 6th, the Isle of Wight mails will
leave Cowes for London at seven o'clock, P.M., instead
of at nine o'clock, as heretofore, the Cowes post
closing at six o'clock instead of eight.
Potatoes are already becoming scarce and dear.
The quality being good, the consumption has been so
great, that jf the French or other foreign ports are
not opened to us, a sufficient supply will not be ob-
tained but at very high prices.
THE WASHINGTON.—The Yarborough steamer has
been lying off during the day, expecting the arrival
of the Washington Ocean steamer from New York,
but she is not yet in sight.-8 P.M.

THE SUN,