The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-24 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY

The Learned RECORDER summed up the evidence,
and told the Jury that the safest course for them to pursue
would be to acquit the prisoner, as the course adopted
towards the prisoner by the witnesses for the prosecu-
tion was not legal. The Jury then acquitted the prisoner.
The RECORDER then addressed the prisoner, and said
that had, the witnesses been more discreet, and had the
fact of his having gone to the box of the prosecutor been
legally and satisfactorily proved, he should have felt it
his duty to have sent her out of the country. He hoped
her present situation would be a lesson to her for the
future.

Henry Crane, aged 22, shoemaker, was indicted fbr
feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house
of Edward Carruthers, and stealing one work-box, one
teacaddy, and one watch, his property.
The prosecutor lives at Brentford, and the prisoner
was formerly his servant. On the 13th of August he
missed the property named in the indictment, and gave
information to the police. The prisoner was taken into
custody, and on his being searched several pawnbrokers'
duplicates were found upon him, which on being taken
to the pawnbrokers were found to be for the missing ar-
ticles. The pawnbroker proved that the prisoner pledged
the articles which were sworn to by the prosecutor.
The prisoner being called upon for his defence said,

was his first offence,—and he begged his sentence Nvollc
be a light one.
The RECORDER having summoned up the evidence the
Jury immediately recurned a verdict of Guilty:
The prisoner was sentenced to ten years' transporta-
tion, being the lightest punishment the law awards ti
this offence.

Thomas Grant, aged 19, was indicted for feloniously
stealing 29 silver spoon, two ladles, 12 forks, and tour
knife rests, value 30/., the property of William Abbot,
Esq., in his dwelling-house.
Thomas Body stated that he was servant to the prose-
cutor, and had the care of the plate.' On the 11th
August he missed the plate in question, and gave infor-
mation of the loss to the police, and the prisoner was
subsequently taken into custody.
Edward Knight Maddox stated, that he was on a visit
at the house of Mr. Abbott, the prosecutor, and on the
11th August he saw the prisoner coming from the house,
and saw him drop two spoons. Saw him in conversation
with a boy, and pursued him ; and came up to a heck(
where the prisoner hid himself. Did not succeed in
capturing him. It was close to the house of the pro-
secutor. The boy has not been taken into custody.
William Glabill, the police-officer who took the pri-
soner into custody, stated that he found several spoons
and forks under the hedge where the prisoner hid him-
self, which place was pointed out to the witness by Mr.
Maddox.

Another officer also deposed to having found several
articles of plate in a lane near the hedge.

This being the case for the prosecution,
Mr. BALLANTINE addressed the Jury for the prisoner,
and the ReCorder having summed up, the Jury returned
a verdict of Guilty, and the prisoner was sentenced to
ten years' transportation.
The prisoner had been previously convicted, and sen-
tenced to two years' imprisonment.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS,

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
LivEßPool. COTTON MARKET, AUG. 23.—We have
had a very limited business in the Cotton Market to-day.
The sales not amounting to more than 2,500 bales, all
of which have been taken by the trade. Prices remain
at the last quotations.
LIVEr•POOL SHARE MARKET, AUG. 23.—The fol-
lowing transactions comprised the business at the Stock
Exchange this day :—Eastern Counties Debentures Bt,
Great Western 80, ditto Half Shares 55i, London and
Birmingham 162. North Midland Thirds 9, Commer-
cial Bank of Liverpool 16i, Liverpool New Gas and
Coke Company 177, Steam Tug Company 6t.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, AUG. 23.—There
is rather more demand for Shares, and prices are ad-
vancing. Liverpool and Manchester, Quarters, 46i ;
Manchester and Birmingham, 21i ; London and South
Western, Tenths, 2i ; London and Birmingham, 161 ;
North Midland, 65 ; Manchester Exchange, 86.

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TEM FUNDS. .
wit
Consols opened without any variation from the Casing
prices of yesterday, and continue so up to the p: event
time, being
ActiveS for Money and the present Account.
Spanish Stock is rather beget, being now
c,uoted at 20.

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(Before the RECORDER.)
Emma Wahnsley, aged 18, was indicted for feloniously
stealing three bank-notes of the value of 201., and one
sovereign, the property of Victoire Givry, in the dwel-
ling-house of Harriet Young.
Mr. C. Phillips defended the prisoner.
The prosecutor lodged in the house of Mrs.
Young, and the prisoner was her servant. The
money was kept in a box in the prosecutor's
room. The prisoner was suspected, as she had purchased
a great quantity of things about the tilLe the money was
missed. These she stated she had from her relations,
who, it appeared, were in very good circumstances. As
soon as the loss was discovered, Mrs. Young went to the
prisoner in the presence of the prosecutor, and told her
it would be better for her to confess, and she said she
knew nothing about it, but that she had taken a few ar-
ticles out of the box. • This she afterwards denied, and
said she had them from her grandmother.
Mr. PHILLIPS addressed the Jury on behalf of the pri-
soner, contending that the evidence tendered was not
legal.