The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-07 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, Assistant-Judge, and a
Bench of Magistrates.)
On Wednesday Eliza JoAnson, a young woman, about
20 years of age, pleaded guilty to having committed a
theft.
The Learned JUDGE asked her what had induced
her to commit this act ? Prisoner—l did it, my Lord,
to be sent out of the country. lam quite tired of the
mode of life I have been pursuing here, and I am most
anxious to get away from it.
The Learned JUDGE—Yes, I see that is what you said
when you were taken. Has she ever been convicted
before ?
One of the officers replied in the negative.
The Learned JUDGE did not see that he ought at once
to send her out of the country without a previous con-
viction.

Prisoner—l am quite tired of my life here. What am
Itodo ? I have not any friends, and it is my wish from
my heart to get away from the life I have been thrown
into, and have been compelled to lead for some time. I
am quite tired of it.
The Learned J'uneF. said she must be remanded until
the next morning, in order that some inquiries might be
made about her. He should not, under the present state
of matters with respect to women who were transported
to Van Diemen's Land, feel so much compunction in
sending out women to that country as he should
have done some twelve months since. At that period
the state of affairs in connexion with the female
transports was most lamentable and dreadful. Now,
however, he was happy to say that there was a very
different state of things. There had been established
in Van Diemen'a Land an " Institution for the Refor-
mation of Female Convicts," which was under the care
and superintendence of a most excellent woman, with
whom he was well acquainted, Mrs. Bowden, a lady who
for some years had been the matron of the Hanwell
Lunatic Asylum. The Home Government had been most
anxious to forward the views and exertions of that lady
upon the subject. The jury might have heard of the
removal of the late Governor of Van Diemen's Land, Sir
Eardley Willmot, and he might perhaps state that one
part of the reason for the removal of that gentleman
was, that he had not sent any reports to this country
upon this matter. He bad himself for some years been
in frequent communication with Mrs. Bowden during
her residence at Hanwell, and he had, therefore, had
numerous opportunities of forming an opinion of her
capacity of mind, and of ascertaining her views on this
important question; and since her arrival in Van Die-
men's Land she had found a strong desire on the part
of the Home Government to assist her in carrying out
her object. She was much astonished to find on her
arrival in that country that all the clothes for the female
convicts were sent out from England ready-made, and
thus that there were no means of giving the prisoners
employment, even by the manufacture of the very clothes
they were to wear. The first step towards the reforma-
tion of this state of things, and, of course, with a view to
the reformation of the prisoners themselves, which was
taken by Mrs. Bowden, was to apply to the Government
at home to have the unmade materials sent out, so that
she might give them to the convicts to cut out and
make up for their own wearing apparel, thereby
giving them useful employment. In this application
Mrs. Bowden was successful; but even then she had not
sufficient employment for all the women under her
charge, and therefore she endeavoured to obtain con-
tracts for them to manufacture shirts. Well, then, con-
tracts she got, but she met with a difficulty in respect of
the price she had undertaken to make each shirt for,
because that charge happened to be something less than
the fixed price of the colony. Upon this Mrs. Bowden
was subjected to a penalty. So much for the protection
system. She was Exchequered, in fact, for making
shirts for less than the established colony price. But
the Government had put an end to this state of matters.
Still there was not enough employment; and therefore
Mrs. Bowden endeavoured to discover whether she
could not put them in the way of making bonnets; but,
strange to say, upon inquiry, she ascertained that, not-
withstanding some of the most beautiful straw in the
world is produced in that country, there was not a single
individual at Hobart Town who knew how to make such
a thing as a bonnet. All the bonnets in use there were
sent out ready made. Upon this Mrs. Bowden obtained
some ; straw, and ere long had taught herself how to
make one; she then taught the women under her care,
and having effected that object, she established a
straw-bonnet manufactory, and had now 150 female
convicts employed in the operation. Even with these
sources of occupation she was still without a suffi-
ciency of employment for all the prisoners, and she
next thought whether she could not establish a manufac-
tory for cloth upon a small scale. In this object he was
glad to find she had met with much success, for she now
had a vessel, the Anson, to which wool was taken in its
raw state, and which the convicts on board made into the
coarser cloths. The result of this energy of conduct on
the part of this lady was that she now had the means of
providing full employment for all the female convicts.
He had a few days since only received a letter from Mrs.
Bowden, who gave him a most flattering and pleasing
picture of the present state of the women under her
care. In consequence of this altered mode of treatment
of the female transports, he should have less difficulty
than heretofore in sending them out, because, even
though a woman were transported for life, if she con-
ducted herself well and benefited by the reformatory
system, she might gain a letter of leave, which would
enable her to quit her confinement, and thus she might
have an opportunity of earning her livelihood and of
marrying, and so become once more a decent and re-
spectable member of society. Mrs. Bowden from her
residence at the Hanwell Asylum had witnessed the
effects of moral influence over the unhappy lunatic, and
she had determined to try what results could be accom -
plished by the application of moral influenoe to female
convicts. What those results had been he had just told
them, and a more gratifying end it was not easy to
describe.

Eliza Johnson, who was found guilty on Wednesday of a
petty act of felony, and who stated that she was induced to
I commit the crime merely through the hope of getting tran-
sported, as the melancholy and degraded life she was
compelled to follow here, to enable her to get a " meal of
victuals," was such that she would gladly meet any chance
that might present itself to her in another country, was
brought up for judgment.
The Learned ASSISTANT-JUDGE said that, looking at the
position in which the prisoner stood, and the wishes she ex-
pressed, perhaps, the most merciful course would be too grant
assed
her request. At the same time, he should make a rrsent;
tation of all the facts under which the sentence was p
the proper authorities.
The prisoner was then sentenced to -seven years' transp
tat or-
The case of Madame de Souza was adjourned to the bail
day of 'the next session.
•,,IlvnEs 1.l aTc e. before Mr.
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
OtS],r7,-
Ann Maria ( ,
charged with stealing from the person of William
Hardwick, 111
AS
clt Ba
w° ol im°a nUff cflo
Cameron, servant, No. 23, Grosyenor•square, a purse coa-
tcomplainant stated that on the preceding night, about
The taining a sovereign and ten shillings in silver.
eleven o'clock, be was walking along North Audlev-street,
when the defendants ame idle
told her him anhed rehaquested. him to
stand something to ink. d not got any
beerge,but would give her a penny to get half a pint of of
said " That is not enough, give me some more."
He refused to do so, when she made use of an indelicate
epithet and followed him for some distance' Seeing that the
prisoner was determined to follow him, he stopped and spoke
to her, and eventually took out his purse, containing 1/. los ,
and gave her a shilling. He had no sooner replace the
purse in his trousers pocket defendantd t
of her handsn
her arms round him, and putting on
into his pocket, pulled out the purse. Complainant caught
endeavoured to was
hustles struggling
him and and get thewe
prisoner
ith her
men
and hold of her, and taxed her with robbing
him, which shee
acs ca denied.
l•
y;u pdb'euantni, fortunately,edde'
contents,
netns:
came up, into whose care he at once consigned the prisoner.
ddi
where she was
of the
,
The purse was subsequently found,
receive
emptied of it.
close by where the prisoner had been standing
Pulicc-constable 19 C, said
prisoner, and conveyed her to the station
searched, but no money was found upon her. She was a
sibtneeialerrepeatedly before the magis-
tratesoallurtd fohraad
notorious thief,c
at thisoffence.
The prisoner denied the
charge, which
trumped up by complainant in
alleged was
comply with his wishes. consequence of her refusing to
Mr. HARDWICE said, that after what he had heard from
the constable, be thought he should
he did not send the case to not be doing his duty if
con-mit her for trial; at th a. JurY• He should, therefore,
at Clerkenwell. e Micidlesex sessions, now holden

WORSHIP-STREET.
Yesterday rooming a middle-aged woman was (13 trged with
being concerned, yak fat Qtjacit fouggcs, uwaed garri,t

Young, Jane Samuels, Mary Anne Simmons, and CatherinB
on the pre..
Stone, now in custody, in a burglary and robbery
raises of Mary Anne Johnson, boot and shoe manufacturer,
High-street, Holton Old Town, on Wednesday night last
The property consisted of 110 pairs of boots and shoes,
and, according to the statement of Sergeant Conway of the,
H division, was discovered by one of the servants of the pro'
secutrix, who, upon coming down stairs in the inortung•
found that the shutters at one corner of the premises had
e
been forced open, and a large portion of the stock in th „
warehouse abstracted. From a communication which wad
made to witness, he proceeded to a house in ride-
man's-alley, where were found upwards of 100 Pills
of boots and shoes, and the above four persone
s
were taken into custody. The present prisoner, who is th
landlady of the house, was at the time absent, but upon his
sending an officer there she had arrived homer
and upon being questioned as to her knowledge of the rob-
bery, she replied that she knew nothing whatever about it.
The parties had obtained of her a lodging for the night, and
had brought some large packages with them. Upon preeest
ing into the room she herself occupied, police-constab e
Bray, 43 H, discovered, in a draw a jemmy and other house'
breaking implements, and in a cupboard were discovered t.ll
remainder of the boots and shoes. The jemmy Pr°(l2°`'
exactly corresponded with the hole made in the
thin shutter.
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Mr. ARNOLD asked the prisoner if she had anyg t°
in her defence?
T thehe
optrhi seor, ner
prisoners.
whoreplied that she should reserVe her !16.
_
fence, was ordered to be brought up ag
a aain .on the same
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MARKET NEWS.--(YESTERDAY')
BAT DIULEX.IIIII.
SMITIMPIILD. —Meadow Hay, 31to 31 18s;
CloYer dit_
31Clou: ithoETILIASNso;
to 4117 s ; and Straw, 11 12s to 11 16s per load. Triw"
.7nd Meadow
stra%v,
rather firm, at full rices.
plyanoderately good, and trade rather dull.
IV.urrEcitArm..—Meadow hay, 21 15s to 31 18s; Clovera
hill"l.,2s3ltotoll 14tfs;perCiloo
ditto, 3/ 15s to 51; and Straw, IL 12s to 11 16s per lo ci•
A full average supply, and a sluggish demand.
NEWGATE AND 363349.DENUAZZ' e.
There vas an extensive business doing here, at full prf..b,
Beef, from 2s 10d to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 3s 10d to ss; l'a4 Ter
av
de r. ditto,
sli
Os 4d to 6s 2d; Veal, 4s 2d to 5s 2d; and Pork, 43 to 's r

81bs, by the carcase.
MEAT MARKETS. ,stoCk
SOUTII ALL, MAY s.—Although the supPli of fatd „so
here to-day was tolerably good, the general demart
.„ ~
brick,p aBtiabs.genßereaelf; adfrvoannice3sin6dthetoqu4ostafitdusgooftf;roo:: to
Gs ; Lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 2d; Veal, 4s 4d to ss;
6d to 4s 10d per 81bs, to sink the offal.trade here
Bolt • - tofu), MAY s.—There was a very active
..;
to-day, on the following terms :—Beef, from 341t0 4s
Ajitiltton, 4s 10d to 6s ; Lamb, 5s 8d to 6s 2d; V,_ea,:1„%,..13 Calfes,
; and Pork, 4s to 4s 8d per Blbs. Suc"""d Mild'
18s
oto 30s; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 20s;
C WS, with their small Calf, 16/ lOs to 191 each.
Mutton 41
I - •
AIN ES, MAY 4.—Beef, from 3s 10d to 4s tid; --A rn'Tig,
10d to Gs ; Lamb, 5s (id to 6s •, Veal, 4s 4d to ss; and 50.-
4s 4d to 4s 8d per 81bs. A short I • and a brisk tra
5t__?.a..)3.L.,. and Pork, ...

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF DRITISII CORS,ttio
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns ill Ea
For tile Week ended May 6, 1547, made up from the Returi!:;lo
gland Ana "
per Imperial Quarter. 1 I "ill.
WHAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. I RTE. I ZEA'' ..1, 114
PRICE .. I 79sE
641 I 49s 6d 30s Id 34is 641 Ms 10d
The Duties on Foreign Grain are now suspended.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
roitTsmOUTII, MAY. 5. The Odin stearn•frigante!
.o_llttiloter
Geyser steam-sloop, are ordered here from Irela di° basin
—sheforei foreign ni s service. troll'
e:rrd
the
intended if'uhre the Avengerllle d i the rarsa nb
the Treasury in charge of the seed corn, &C., 0" and Vber.
Avenger, disposed of a large quantity at landKillibegT in that
morey, but very little at Lough Swilly; the r brougliC
ncighbourhood was highly cultivated. The Avenger to he
back 1,400 sacks of seed barley, which are ordered eeeL.takienlein_tnoitoitel
ground into meal. ~,....0 to
The Dee steam transport is ordered here from ti-P.L: to
embark a company of marine artillery, and convey them
Pembroke. b adding 1,500
The augmentation of the marine corps, Y,
_d_quartere
men to its strength. has been announced to the nee
recruit ac;
of the various divisions, and they are ordered
to dam
cordingly. Each company of marine artillery is
dditional
three a t,
to 150 officers and men, and there are to be
ompanies e
companies of that branch of the corps. The c
_d
too.
the marines are to be increased to 110 officers and
ellent this
Five marine cadets have passed out of these_x_,ed by the
day into the corps. Companies have been e"
their int°
Rear-Admiral Superintendent, Superintendent, and will receive ;d
missions or appointments on the men being °r me
squads. end
aptains
The customary notice has been issued to the c ,__ cloaca
commanders of the ships in the ort to attend at toec-eive her
Victualling-yard on Friday three ' lock to re
at o c ,
Ma* - 4e.ty on her visit to the Isle of Wight. t of (leek
lhe Champion and Serpent brigs will be taken out ~thy
d got rc- _A.'
in a day or two, and put in the basin, masted, and ys mixt..
for commission. The Champion has had gun" , cooper'
metal sheathing (a dirty yellow) put on, instead of r.
The Serpent has the usual copper applied. here from
Her Majestyteamer Bulldog is xpected _
Plymouth, for's s a
court-martial to bee held on one ofher
officers.
has lost
DEATH OF ANOTHER ADMIRAL.--The navy
the death of
another of its old and distinguished officers, in --- the list
Admiral of the White Stephen Poyntz, the third of ~..i.a,
of full admirals who have died within the last fe.r i 761,
The gallant officer was made a lieutenant in A: lie
commander, October, 1795, captain, December, "
h ICI a adron
commanded the Solbav at the capture of a Frene- - . of the
a the West Indies in 1799, and, hen in command _
Melempus, assisted at the destructionw of the Impetueux off
tlcie Heury, in 1810. He succeeded to his flag as rear
admiral in August, 1819, vice admiral, July,
1830, and ad-
miral, November, 1841.
By the decease of Admiral Povn'z, the following promo-
tions will take place :—Admiral ot the Blue H. R. Glint),
to be Admiral of the White ; Vice Admiral the Right
Hon. James Marquis of Thomond, G.C.11., to be Admiral
of the Blue ; Vice Admiral Richard Matson becaniaes
senior of that grade ; Vice Admiral of the White Sir
Edward Durnford King, K.C.8., K.C.H , commander-in-
chief at the Nore, to be Vice Admiral of the Red. Vice
Admiral of the Blue Matthew Buckle to be Vice Ad•
miral of the White, and Rear Admiral the Hon. George
Elliot, C. 8., to be Vice Admiral of the Blue ; Rest
Admiral the Right Hon. Lord William Fitzroy, K.C.8.,
becomes the senior of that grade ; Rear Admiral of the
White John Ayscough to be Rear Admiral of the Red ;
Rear Admiral of the Blue James Whitley Deans Dundee,
C. 8., one of the Lords of the Admiralty, to be Rear Ad-
miral of the White ; and Captain Edward Wallis Hoare
(1810), to be Rear Admiral of the Blue. The senior
captain now on the list, is John Coode, C.B. By the W'
tion of awl
Captain Hoare another good-service pension
to the patronage of Lord Auckland. Not less than nine 114
officers have died since the promotion and retirement in
November last.
Wootwicir, MAY s.—The Dragon steam-frigate was CO
at
t:
missioned to-day by Captain Hall, and is to have a crew
196 men.
Mr. Watts, a resident in Woolwich, and father of William
Watts, late mate of the Loch Ryan steamer,
which am
dosat
in the North Seas on the 9th of October last, resented
memorial to the Lords of the Admiralty, on the BLb
would be
of the present year, requesting that their Lordship
Ps Zealous
pleased to take into consideration the humane andl.)
_Del-
exertions of Captain Hammer, of the Norwegian ofbri the
!I
plun, of Fredericshall, who saved the lives of twenty n
she
crew, out of twenty-one, on board the Loch Ryan, wh
encountered the gale which caused her loss. A letter waS
received yesterday by Mr. Watts, announcing that their
Lordships bad been pleased to award 201. to Captain Hammer,
and 30/. additional to be divided amongst the crew of his
vessel, for their exertions on that occasion.