The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-08 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

An interesting-looking young woman was placed at
the bar, charged with illegally pawning several articles
from ready-furnished lodg.nvs.
Mr. James Perkins, of No, 7, Old Fish-street,
Doctors' Commons, stated that the prisotier, accom-
panied by a young man, whom at the tune he under.
stood to be her husband, callA at his house and took
lodgings. The yoqug man did not reside there, but
called occasionally, until about three weeks ago, when
his visits ceased entirely. Since that time the prisoner
took several articles of furniture, consisting of table-
cloths, blankets, &c., which she pledged in various
places.

Several pawnbrokers having produced the articles
aken,

prisoner, in hot defence, said that the young
man alluded to first effected her ruin and then deserted
her. She had pawned every article of clothing she
possessed of her own, and then want and starvation
compelled her to act as she had done.
She was fully committed for trial.

The prisoners have, ever since the last investigation,
been kept quite separate from each other, and the
short feces of the case are, as it will be remembered, these.
Bugler was butler to the prosecutor, who, on 28th
June, missed, from a drawer in his bed-room, the bank
note in question. The case we 3 placed in the hands
of Inspector P.,nny, of the G division, who found out,
after a considerable deal of trouble, that the note
had been paid at the Bank of England by a person
who gave his name J. Batten, Newbury, Berks,
and that one of the small notes given in change for
the same had been passed by a man named herdner, at
Spiller's wine-vaults, Holborn. Penny also ascer-
tained that Bathgate, who was known by the name of
Jew, had been in the habit of visiting Bugler, the but-
ler ; and that he (Bathgate) had presented Gardner
with .51., he (the latter) having gone to Barbican fur a
Mackintosh, which Jem had purchased of a shopkeeper
in the neighbourhood. The 51. note was cashed by a
tradesman on Holborn-hill, and the remands which have
from time to time taken place were at the request of the
Inspector, who was of opinion there was a probability of
capturing the person by whom the 8001. uote was pre-
sented and changed at the Bank.
Yesterday Mr. Humphreys appeared on b. hYlf of
the prosecutor ; and Mr. Pelham for the prisoners.
Mr. Joseph Savage, one of the tells-s in the B ink of
England, produced the stolen note, No. 59.442, dated
January 3, 1839. It was paid on the 30th June last.
Mr. Humphreys—What name is there oa it ?
Witness—J. Batten, Newbury, Berks, which is the
name and' address given by him for whom the note was
changed ; he received 2001. in notes and 100 sovereigns.
Mr. RAWLINSON—Look at these men at the bar.
Can you identify either of them as the person you
changed the note for ? Witness—l cannot.
Sarah Brown, the housemaid, in addition to her pre
vious evidence, stated that the last time she saw " Jew"
at her master's house was on the 28th June. SEe atid
Buglar were the only two servants then on the pre-
mises. A little after two in the afternoon she was
going up stairs, and saw Bugler coming down, as if
from her master's bed-room.

Mr. RAWLINSON—M4;ou say an' thing to hitn ?
Witness—Ycs ; I looked up and said—" Where the
deuce have you been ?'

M... Humphreys—Why did you say that ?
Witness—Because he was never in the habit of going
up to my master's apartment on a Sunday afternoon,
and I thought it strange.
Mr RAW LINSON—Did anything more occur on this oc
casion? Witness—He seemed trembling very much, and
I asked him what was the matter,when he replied that he
was ill. He further said that he had been up for his
master's slippers, and I told him I had brought them
down long ago.
➢lr. Humphreys--When he said he was ill, did he
make any request ? Witness—Yes, he wished me to
fetch him some spirits, but I refused to go out for any,
telling him as my reason for the refusal, that all the
houses were closed. In five or ten minutes after this I
saw' him let Bathgate out at the area gate.
Had you on that day seen him before ?—No, Sir.
Are you sure it was Bathgate was let out ?—Quite
sure. I had a distinct and perfect view of him.
After Bathgate had been let out, did any conversa-
tion take place between Bugler and you respecting
him ?—Buglar came into the dining-room to me, and
said that. Jein had come bothering again for money.
Inspector Penny, in addition to his previous evidence,
which went to show that he had found a quantity of
plate and cash at " Jem's" residence near Birming-
ham, said that other testimony relatire to the affair
would probably be brought forward in the event of
another remand.

After some conversation between Mr. Humphreys
and Mr. Pelham (the latter of whom advised his client
to say nothing whatever in the present stage of the
proceedings), it was decided upon by Mr. Rawlinson,
that the prisoners stood eomnutted for trial upon the
evidence already adduced ; but that, in the event of
any other important testimony being forthcoming, they
should be brought un again on Saturday next.
Mr. Pelham applied to the Alagistrate for the pro.
perty taken from Bathgate to be delivered up to him.
This was aoceded to, so far as regarded various articles
of plate, &c., having ni coanection whatever with the
robbery.

At the termination of the inquiry, the Court, which
during the investigation was inconveniently crowded,
was cleared, and the prisoners (1 number of whose
friends were waiting for them) were, at five o'clock,
conveyed in the prison van to Clerkenwell.