The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-22 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

Consols opened very heavy this morning; they left off
at 891, and were done at 893 ; soon after the Market
rallied, and they reached 891- for the Account. The
above decline may be attributed to the French Funds
coming near 2 per cent. lower. It appears that the Paris
stockjobbers are not idle in manufacturing all kinds of re-
ports, for which there does not appear to be any founda-
tion. Consols at present 89a ; same for Money ; Ex-
chequer Bills 22 24 prem. ; Bank Stock 1671 1681;
India Bonds 2 dis., par; India Stock 2471 248+.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active maintains the
price of 251 I; Deferred 121 Passive 6+; Portuguese
34:1; 351 ; Three per Cents. 221 23 ; Brazilian 794 801 ;
Colombian 241 25; Mexican 281 29++; Dutch Two-and-
a-Half per Cents. 514; Five per Cents. 101 102.
SHARES.—Great Western Railway 23 25 prem. ; Lon-
don and Brighton 10 9 dis. ; Blackwall 11 1 dis. ;
Birmingham 77 79 prem. ; Southampton 561 57 ;per
share ; Greenwich 71 81 per share.
Money continues easy. Commercial bills can be dis-
counted at 4 per cent., second rate 41, z;thers about 5
per cent.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Great Western

Ditto New
London and South Western 3Bl b 7

JOINT STOCK BANKS.

Australasia

Union of Australia..
Ditto New Shares
PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, AUG. 22.
3 per Cent. Consols
Three and Half Stock 984 Grand Canal Stock ......
Ditto Reduced
per cent.. 87N
Ditto New, 1830
36 per Cent. Debs.
HALF-PAST ONE.
Accounts from Bologna of the 12th August state that
Austria has the intention to occupy Central Italy, all. the
Adriatic, and the port of Leguorn, as Well as Civita
Vecchia..

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Consols are at pre;ent 89", for the Account ; Exche-
quer Bills 22 24 prem. ; Bank Stock 1681; India Stock
284 ; India Bonds 1 2 dis. par. •
In the Foreign market Spanish Active 25} *; Portu-
guese 35 ; Colombian 24:1 ; Dutch Two-and a-Half per
Cents 55i; Five per Cents. 101-4.
In Shares very little doing. Great Western 90 to 92 ;
New, 491-; South Western 57.
We have no reports to the present tint".

CRIMINAL COURT-.(THIS DAY).

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron GURNEY.)
STEALING A CASH Box.—David Mirehouse Per-
kins and Henry Brett, were indicted for entering the
dwelling-house of Thomas Mason and Farnham, in
Finsbury Pavement, and stealing a cash-box, contain-
ing one bank-note, value 50/., four bank-notes, value
201., 40/. in gold, and other money.
Mr. CHAMBERS, having stated the case for the pro-
secution, called

Mr. Thomas Mason—l am a linen-draper, carrying
on business in Finsbury Pavement, in partnership with
Mr. Farnham. On the 13th of June last there was a
cash-box in a closet in my bed-room. I went into my
bed room at about nine o'clock, in consequence of some-
thing I had heard. The cupboard had been broken
open and I missed the cash-box. It contained 116 1., one
501. note, four .5/. notes, 40/. in gold, and the remainder in
silver. On going down stairs I saw Minter and ano-
ther person. The prisoner Brett was formerly in my
service, and had left about ten days before the robbery.
He had lived with me as porter for two months. The
money in the cash box was the property of mysolt and
my partner.

Cross-examined by Mr. PHILLIPS—I bad a good
character with Brett.

Sarah Collingridge—l was in the prosecutors' service
on the 13th June, and on that day I saw Brett at my
master's house. He had been twice between the time
he left and 13th June. He asked the porter to and
drink with him, which the porter refused to do. Brett
then sent for some porter, and they drank it. Brett
walked up and down
the hall, and went up stairs.
Shortly before nine oclock I was about to carry up the
supper tray, when Brett took it up for me. After Brett
left Munting came in, and soon after I saw a pair of
shoes behind the street door.

Cross-examined—There was a charwoman in the
house while Brett was there : she answered the door
while Brett and myself were up
stairs. Brett was in
the house for about an hour. There are two doors to
the house. The back door opens into Little Moor-fields.
Elizabeth Munting—l live at 18, Little Moor-fields.
On the 13th June, while standing at my father's door,
which is exactly opposite Mr. Mason's, I saw Perkins
come out of Mr. Mason's house with a parcel. He had
no shoes on. I told my father, and he followed him,
and about two minutes after I saw Brett leave Mr.
Mason's house. _

Cross-examined--Brett had a pal:eel wrapped up in a
cotton handkerchief. It was getting dusk at the time.
Brett went in the same direction as Perkins.
Mrs. Munting--I was standing at my door with the
last witness on the 13th June, and saw a man leave Mr.
Mason's.

Cross-examined—l did not see Brett.
John Munting—On the evening of the 13th June, in
consequence of what my daughter said to me I followed
a man. A person named Stone had gone on before me,
and had seized the prisoner Perkins, who was without
his shoes. Stone said to him, " What have you got
there ?" and Perkins said, " Nothing but what is my
own ; lem surprised that you stop me." I then asked
prisoner to walk back with us. I went to Mr. Mason's,
and asked the servant whether she had lost anything 9
She said, " No, no one has been in the house."
went to Stone, and told him to let the prisoner I then
go, and
he did so.

--
William Stone.—l was at Munting's house when
Perkins left. I followed him and caught hold of him.
I saw a cash-box tied up in a pucket handkerchief.
The witness then corroborated the evidence of the

'When
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last witness.
Inspector Shackell—l apprehended Perkins. I did
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charged
the prisoner Brett. I live
with stealing the property named in the indictment. li,
said his name was David Morehouse. I told him it
was David Perkins. He had a pair of shoes on at the
June he gave me half a sovereign
time. Ho had a large bruise on hisfoot. The shoes
possession of any money. I
found at the prosecutor's fitted Perkinsi exactly.
Sarah Martin—l know
in NV estmorland•place. The prisoner Brett visited
that bad been. pledged,
me. After the 13th
Beforeb
tthharteddeaeymbeanwaa
afterwards saw him wah. eighteen sovereigns. I
told him I was
article that
in
afraid he knew something
about the cash-box. I believe he said " Ye,;
I said, " You have done it." lie said he
had not. I said, " Then Smith has done it," He said
" No, but the man who was stopped coming out of
the House." I cannot recollect anything further that
was said. This took place in his father's garden. On
leaving it he pointed to a pear-tree, and said, " There's
where the money was buried. Shortly after I was at
the prisoner's father's hour, and was mending the pri-
soner's coat. I took a bill-head from the pocket of it.
The heading was one of Farnham, and Mason's. The
prisoner read it, and said, Farnhan! and Mason are
good fellows, and I've had 501. of their money.,,
On her cross-examination .the witness admitted that
there had been an improper intercourse between herself
and Brett, and that Brett had said something about
going abroad without her. i
Richard Rolfe—l am n the employ of a elothesmsn
in the New Cut, named Portland. I saw Brett on the.
18th of July. I had seen him about six months pre-
viously. He told me that he had come from New-
foundland, where he was employed, and that his em-
ployer had given him 40/. or 50/. to ma-
purchases.
We went to a public house. Brett pulled out a hand-
ful of gold, and said that he had spent 5/. with a girl at
Wapping, and had purchased some clothes. He said

he, had also purchased fire-arms to kill bears in New 'I
fotindland.—(A laugh.)
i

A shopman at a clothes shop in the New Cut proved
that Brett bad purchased some clothes at the shop, and
had exhibited a great deal of money.

Mrs. Hardy—l live in the same house with the pri-
soner Perkins. A man frequently came to see him.
The prisoner Brett is he. I saw him amongst the
other prisoners in Newgate, and pointed him out as the
man.

Mr. Hardy, the husband of the last witness, corrobo-
rated her testimony.
Mr. C. Phillips addressed the Jury for the prisoner
Brett, and Mr. Clarkson for the prisoner Perkins.
Several witnesses gave Brett a good character. No
witnesses were called for Perkins. _ _ _

Mr. Baron GURNEY then went through the evidence,
and the Jury found the prisoners both Guilty.
Mr. Baron GURNEY then addressed the prisoners
on the heinousness of their offence, and sentenced them
each to•transportation for fifteen years.

NEW COURT.
(I3::fere the ItEcpanEa.)
Several cases of larceny wera disposed of in this
Court during the morning, but up to the hour of our
going to press, no case of any interest had come on.

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

(Before Mr. Sergeant ADA➢IS and a Bench of
Magistrates.)
A great number of very trifling cases were tried at
this Court to-day ; amongst them was one for stealing
a lobster, another for stealing a brass candlestick,
value 6d. ; and a comb, value Id.

PICKING POCKETS•—Charles Phillips was indicted
for stealing a silk pocket handkerchief, value 45., the
property of John Stedman.
The prosecutor deposed that he was walking in Hol-
born, when feeling that his pocket had become " lighter,"
he turned around and saw the prisoner about four yards
from him with the handkerchief in his hand. He seized
him and gave him in charge to a constable.

The prisoner, in his defence, said that he picked it up
from the ground, and cross-examined the prosecutor
with much ingenuity, to show that he was at a greater
distance than stated from him.

The Jury found him guilty, and
Mr. Sergeant ADAMS finding that he had not been
previously convicted, sentenced him to be imprisoned
and kept to bard labour for six weeks.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
(THIS DAY.)

DISPUTED ESTATE.-Mr. John Chadwick, the elder,
and Mr. John Chadwick, the younger, were brought up
in custody by Inspector Beresford, of the C division, on
a Bench warrant, a true bill of indictment having been
found against them at the Central Criminal Court, on
a charge of stealing certain fixtures belonging to No. 1,
Upper John•street, Golden-square. The case originated
under the following circumstances :—An estate con-
sisting of a number of houses in the neighbourhood of
this office, and which formerly belonged to Sir John
Chadwick, has been the subject of great contention be-
tween two parties, the above-named prisoner, who claims
it as the descendant of Sir John Chadwick on the one
part, and a gentleman named Margets, late Sheriff of
Huntingdonshire, on the other. Each party has for
some time past been endeavouring to retain posses-
sion of the house in question, and fierce contests have
in consequence ensued. Some time back the Chad-
wick party got ingress to the premises, and removed
several of the windows, fixtures, &c., and this led to
the present proceeding.
Mr. MALTBY, the presiding Magistrate, directed that
as the Central Criminal Court was now sitting the pri-
soners should at once be taken before it.

They were accordingly conducted thither by Inspec-
tor Betcsford. This case excites much interest in the
neighbourhood.