The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-04 00:00:00

Blaney Blanch Cobbett, the wife of Mr. W. Cobbett, the
eldest son of the late well known Mr. Cobbett, was

brought before Messrs. Lucas and Wilkinser, the pre-
siding magistrates, charged, together with a lad named
Alfred Sims, with stealing an iron shutter-bar, the
property of Mr. Jesse Oldfield, the landlord of the Red
Lion Inn, Smitham Bottom.
It may be necessary to explain that Mr. Oldfield was
one of the executors of the late Mr. Cobbett, and for
several years proceedings have been going on in Chan-
cery between him and Mr. W. Cobbett, the husband of
the lady now under charge.
From the evidence of Mr. Oldfield it appeared that on
Friday evening, about seven o'clock, the boy Sims came
to his house and asked if Mr. Oldfield was at home.
lie suspected that he had come to serve him with some
process, and he therefore inquired his name, and what
business he had with Mr. Oldfield ; and, upon his re-
fusing to tell him, he went into the parlour and shut the
door. He then heard a voice, which he believed to be

that of Mrs. Cobbett, say, " She would not be done,"
and that he had gone into the parlour, and an attempt
was made to force open the door, which he resisted. He ,
shortly afterwards heard a cry of " Murder 1" and
" Police !" and on his coming out he found that Mrs.
Cobbett and the young man were gone, and he was in-
formed they had taken away the iron shutter-bar. He
immediately went after them, first to the railway station
at Stoat's-nest, where he found that they had left the bar,
and he afterwards proceeded to the Croydon police sta-
tion, where he found them ; and it appeared that Mrs.
Cobbett had been making some complaint against him,
and he gave them both into custody upon the charge of
stealing the iron bar.
Mrs. Cobbett, in answer to the charge, said, that the

lad accompanied her to Mr. Oldfield's ftir the purpose 0
serving a copy of a writ upon him, and she went to poin
him out. When they went to the house, Mrs. Oldfield
came out with the iron bar in question, which she at
first thought was a "gun, and made a rush at them with
it, and the bar fell between them, and struck her on the
heel, and if it had fallen upon her head it would in all
probability have killed her. She took away the bar
solely for the purpose of having it produced before the
magistrate, to whom she intended to apply for redress
fur the assault that had been committed upon her.
Inspector Bilson, who took the charge at the station,
deposed that Mr. Oldfield first came to him and com-
plained that two persons had stolen a shutter-bar,
and he wished to have the assistance of a policeman ;
and a constable was accordingly sent out with
him to look for the parties. While they were gone, Mrs.
Cobbett and the lad came to the station-house, and the
former asked his advice how she was to act, saying that
she had been to serve the copy of a writ upon Mr. Old-
field, and that Mrs. Oldfield had thrown an iron bar at
her, which she had taken away, and left in the charge of
the clerk at the railway station. Mr. Old field at this
moment returned, and he charged the parties with
felony, witness telling him that if he made such a charge
he was bound to entertain it, but he must understand
that it would be upon his own responsibility, and Mr.
Oldfield accordingly gave them in charge for stealing
the iron bar.
Mr. LUCAS—And have they been in custody ever
since ? Inspector—They have, sir. As Mr. Oldfield
made the charge, I had no alternative but to detain
them, although certainly, if bail had been offered, I
should have taken it, under the circumstances.
The MAGISTRATES, after a short consultation, said
they wore of opinion that, as regarded Mrs. Cobbett,
there was not the slightest ground for the charge, and
they shoald, therefore, dismiss it as against her, and
allow her to be sworn and make a statement upon oath
in reference to the charge against the other defendant.
Mrs. Cobbett was accordingly sworn, and she re-
peated the statement she had made with respect to her
being attacked by Mrs. Oldfield with the iron bar, and
its being thrown at them ; and she stated that the lad
took the bar away by her direction, solely with a view
to its being produced before the magistrates.
The MAGISTRATES then dismissed the charge against
the boy, and the parties retired.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS
HULL, JANUARY 2.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-To-day a decided improvement has
taken place in our market, both as regards the quotations and
the amount of business done. Northern Counties Union
and London and Yorks Registered were much inquired for.
The sales are-North British Extension (scrip), 19s. p.-
Blackburn, Clitheroe, &c., 14s. 6d. dis.-Fleetwood, Pres-
ton, and West Riding, 1A p.-Great Northern (London and
York), 3/. 15..-Leeds and Thirsk, 3/4 dis.-North-Western,
16s. p.-North Staffordshire, 4% p.-Northern Counties
Union, 335. 6d,-West Riding Union, 41. 65.-Manchester
and Southampton, dis.
EDINBURGH, DRCBMBER 31.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 25/. 10s.-
Airdrie and nathgate, 4/. Bs.-Arbroath and Forfar, 28/.-
Ditto, Halves, 15/. 55.-Armagh and Portrush, 6s. 6d.-
Ayr and Galloway, 1/. 6s. 6d.-Caledonian, 30/.-Ditto, New,
2/. ha-Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 2!..55.-Clydes-
dale Junction, 391. 55.-Cornwall and Devon Central, 1/.
158.-Deeside Railway, 3/. 55.-Direct Northern, 2/. 12s. 6d.
-Dunblane, Donne, and Callender, 1/. 155.-Dundee and
Arbroath, 45/. ex new-Ditto. New. No. 1,34 L-Ditto, New,
No. 2, 291.-Dundee and Perth, 281. 105.-Ditto, New, 14/.
513.-East of Fife, 2/. 17s. 6d.-East Lothian Central, 3/.-
Edinburgh and Bathgate, 31.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 771.
-Ditto, Halves, 211.-Ditto, Quarters, 19/. 55.-Edinburgh,
Leith, and Granton, 211.-Ditto, Preference, 211. 12s. 6d. -
Edinburgh and Northern, 15/. 15s. sd. ex new-Ditto, New,
51.-Ditto, Newport, 6/. 7s. ex new-Ditto, ditto, New, 3/.
135.-Edinburgh and Perth, 1/. 15s. 6d.-Ditto, 3/. 55.-
Glasgow and Ayrshire, 691.-Ditto, New Stock, 381. 155.-
Ditto, Quarters, 17/. 7s 6d.-Ditto, Halves, 91.-Glasgow,
Dumfries, and Carlisle, 61. 9s. 6d.-Glasgow and Dundee
Junction, 1/. 165.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 411.-Ditto,
Quarters, 101.-Glasgow General Terminus, 12/.-Glasgow
and Greenock, 171.-Ditto, Half Shares, 8/. IN.-Ditto,
Preference, 8/. 55.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan,
4/. 17s. 6d.-Great North of England, 2381.-Great North of
Scotland, 31.-Great Western, 126/.-London, Bristol, and
South Wales,!l/. 3s. 6d.-London and York, 2/. 155.-Ditto,
Extensions (scrip), 2/. 108.--Manehester and Leeds, 1051.-
Ditto, Sixteenths, 81.-Ditto, Extensions, 3/. 75.-New-
castle and Berwick, 35/.-North British, 36/. 2s. 6d.-
Ditto, Halves, 151. 10s.-Ditto, Thirds, 3/. 17s. 6d.-Ditto,
Quarters, 3/. Ha-Ditto, ditto, New, scrip, 1/. lls.-Ditto,
Fifths, 71.-Scottish Central, 211. 'U.-Scottish Grand Junc-
tion, 1/. 38.-Scottish Midland, 14/. 17s. 6d.-Shrewsbury
and Hereford, 155.-Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 61.
16s. 3d. -Ditto, New, 11.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 31. 18s.
-Stirling and Midland, 2/. 10s.-Strathern Junction, 4/.
ss. 6d.-Wishaw and Coltness, 491.-York and Newcastle,
381. ex new-Ditto, New, 15/. 55.-Ditte, Preference, 71. 12s.
6d.-Direct Bombay and Madras, ss. 3d.-East Indian
Railway, lls. 6d.-Great North of India, 4s. 3d.-Great
Southern of Madras, 55.-Madras, Nellore, and Arcot, 3s. 3d.
GLASGOW, DECEMBER 31.
STOCK EXCRANGE.-The sales are-Ayr and Galloway,
365. 6d.-Caledonian, New, 535.-Caledonian and Dumbar-
tonshire Scrip, 455. ; Stock, 425.-Dundee and Perth, 27%
-Ditto, New, 14/. ls. 6d., 141.-East Indian, 11s.-East
Lothian Central, 575. 6d.-Edinburgh and Northern, 15%
-Ditto, New, 725. 6d.-Edinburgh and Perth, 615.-
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 6914-Ditto, Halves, 91i-
Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 6/. 75.-Glasgow and
Greenock, 173,4-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 41.
18s.-Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monkland Junction, 705.-
Great Indian Peninsular, 6s. 6d.-Kilmarnock and Ayr
Direct, 505.-Manchester and Southampton, 365.-Midland,
Halves, 71/5-Paisley, Barrhead, and Hurlet, 655.-Scottish
Central, 213/4-Scottish Grand Junction, 225. -Stirling and
Dunfermline, 745.-Stirlingshire and Midland Junction, 535.
-Wilsontown, Morningside, and Coltness. 52-Wishaw and
Coltness, 501.-York and Newcastle, Preference, 71,i.