The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-06 00:00:00

WES TE R.

James Bunce, John Bailey, aid Robert Brain,
three children of the tender ages of 10, 11, 1 ind 12
,years, were finally examined, charged with steal ing an
immense number of brass ornaments from street doors;
and Susan Honworth, a woman 57 years old , who
keeps a marine store in North-street, Chelsea, with
feloniously receiving a portion of the propert37.
The circumstances of the case are briefly these.
Four or five days previous to the apprehension of. the
prisoners, so many complaints were made by t he re—
sidents of Belgrave-square, Chelsea, and Bron ipton,
of the keyhole escutcheons and other brass ornas runts.
having been stolen from their street doors, that it was
found necessary to employ a number of cons tables,
specially with a view of detecting the offender ;a. In
the course of inquiries, Sergeant Mulcahy, 2 B, baying
learnt that some boys had been in
,the habit of selling
such things to the female prisoner, went to hf.z houses
and found about twenty escutcheons and .other brass
ornaments there, after she had declared'. that she•
had not purchased any such property. He then
apprehended the three male prisoners, dm admit-
ted that they had taken a number of the osotitcheons,
off, but added that other boys had done the same,
and the prisoner Bailey gave him a bag. coat aining
no less than 80.

The evidence of several witnesses clearly proved
the offence against the prisoners, and it was s distinctly
shown that the marine store dealer, Hans vorth, had
purchased escutcheons of the children on tias o different
occasions. There being, however, considerable legal
difficulties in the case with respect to c ommitting
the marine store dealer for trial, the magisti ate deter-
mined upon dealing with the matter sumtn arily, and
having intimated that such was his intentie n, called
upon her to account for the possession of the pro-
perty.
Mr. Games, on 'her behalf, said a few a words, in
the course of which he observed that he was in strutted
to declare that she had no idea that the pieces of
brass, which were of very insignificant valtuil, were
stolen.

It having been intimated, in reply to the ;magis-
trate's inquiries, that the three children had never
before been in custody, and that their parents were in
attendance,
Mr. BRODeRIP observed that the three children be-
fore him had been led to the commission of the offence
by the facilities afforded at vile houses kept by per-
sons of the female prisoner's description, of disposing
of the property. He should direct, in consideration
of the children's tender years, and the circumstance
of their being unknown to the police, that they be
given over to their parents to receive a sound and
proper chastisement, and that an officer should accom-
pany them home to see that such was carried into
effect. He considered that persons of the female pri-
soner's description were the very nurses of crime ; to
them was owing the demoralization of the youth of
this metropolis, and he felt that he should be wanting
in his duty to society if he did not inflict upon her
the full penalty of the law. He therefore committe4
her for two months to hard labour in the House of
Correction.

Five pounds was yesterday received from "E. P."
for the poor box.

RAILWAY SHARE .MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, J, N. 5.

STOCK EXCIIANGIL—Our share market is rather better
to-day, and for Midland and Dover shares the demand has
been more active. The sales are—An-sbergate, Nottingham,
and Boston, 21. 6s. 3d. dis.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire Junction, 31/. Shares, 6% dis.—Ditto (late C. and
B.), 15%—Eastern Counties, 153/4—Great Western, 17/.
Shares, 1 p.—Huddersfield and Manchester, Thirds, I dia.
Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, I,it iiis.—Midland Stock,
1101—Ditto, New Halves, 2 dis.—North British, New
Thirds, dis.—North Staffordshire, c.
Eastern and Dover, 31—Ditto, No. I; 24i dis.—Ditto, No. 3,
5 dis.--Ditto, No. 4, Thirds. 15A, dis.—York, Newcastle, and
Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), % p.
MANCHESTER, ,Isx. 5.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca-
shire, and Cheshire Junction, 6 7-16 dis—Eastern Counties,
1514—East Lancashire, New Quarters, 15-16 dis.—Edin-
burgh and Glasgow, 43—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 321.
Shares, 5 13-16 c. dis.—London and North-Western (Man-
chester and Birmingham), 59—Ditto, Quarters (C), 33p
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, (Sheffield and Lin-
colnshire), 4 dis.—North Staffordshire, 7-16 dis.—South-
Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 1 11-16 die.—York, Newcastle,
and Berwick, Extensions, No. 2. 2N c. p.
LEEDS, JAN. 5.

STOCK EXCHANGIL—The sales are—East Lancashire,
New, 31. 163. 3d. n. dis. Great Northern, 6 dis. ex int.—
Lancashire and Yorkshire (West Biding Union), 3 dis.—
Leeds and Thirsk, 1614 dis.—London, Brighton. and South
Coast, Consolidated Eighths, 81/2 dis.—North British, Thirds,
;-!et. die.—North Stafford:shire, 6s. Gd. diA.—North-Western,
41. 1 ts. 3d. c. dis.—York, Newcastle. and Berwick, No. 2
(New Berwick), 21 p.—York and North Midland, Prefer.
ence, 5 p.

YORK, JAN. 4.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—ne sake are—Great Northern. 4/.
35. ex int.—North British, Quarters, 41. 4s.—York, New-
castle, said Berwick G. N. E. Purchase, 8% ex int.
BRISTOL, JAN. 5.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has evinced some im-
provement to-day, and prices have been firmer. The sales
are—Caledonian, 36,A—Great Western, Halves, 7 p.—Ditto,
Fifths, 3 p.—Ditto, Quarters, 13/4 p.—Ditto, New 171. Shares,
11A p.—South Devon, 17 dis. —North British, Thirds, IA
dis.—North Staffordshire, 1., dim.
EDINBURGH, JAN. 4.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, New, 235.
—Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, Quarters, 2s. 3d.—Edin.
burgh and Northern (Newport), 7/. 2s.—Great Northern,
11.25. 6d.—North British, Quarters, 84s.—Ditto, New Quar-
ters, 355. 6d.—Shrewsbury and Chester, Preference, 71. 103.
GLASGOW, JAN. 4.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Edinburgh and Glas-
gow, Mt ss.—North British, New Quarters (scrip), 10s. 6d.

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of prices and samples free, on application to G. T. Man-
sell and Co., wholesale tea-dealers, 2, Backlersbury,
Cheapside.

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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—EIiza Bastings, the woman
who was charged at the Westminster Police•court, on
Monday, with attempting to commit suicide, was yes-
terday given over to a person who represented himself
to be her husband, and who promised to take care of
her. Mr. Broderip, in very feeling terms, admonished
her:upon the heinousness of the offence she had attempted '
to commit.

Advices from Paris mention that the failure of M.
Julius Cohen is of more importance than was contem-
plat-d. The Bank of France alone is said to hold
60,0001. of his acceptances. The Frankfort failures and
their results were still the subject of much anxiety,
although nothing definite had transpired as to the
houses upon whom the losses will chiefly fall. It was
known, however, that these losses will certainly be
severe at Paris, Vienna, Hamburgh, and Amsterdam.

BIRTIIs.
On the 21st ult., at Colkirk Cottage, Norfolk, the wife of
Arthur A. Heitland, Esq.,*of a son.
On the 31st ult., the wife of the Rev. George Perry, Shudy.
camps Vicarage, of a daughter.
,n _
'On the let inst. at Dun Edin, ear Edinburgh, the wife of,
Alexander Boyle, Esq., of a son, who lived only two hours.
On the Ist inst., at Honfleur, France, the lady of Hamil-
ton Hall, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 2d inst., at Norwood, the wife of 11., E. Goodhall,
Esq., of a son.
On the 3d inst., at Rutland-gate, the wife of Daniel Tnp.
per, Eq., of a daughter.
On the 3d inst., at the Vicarage, Isleham, Cambridgeshire,
the wife of the Rev. H. P. Dawes, of twins, daughters.
On the 3d inst., the wife of Edmund Stansfield, Esq., of
Downing College, Cambridge, of a daughter.
On the 3d hist , at the Union Brewery, Lambeth, the wife
of Samuel Chapman, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 3d inst , in Eaton-square, the lady of the Rev. R'.
Ward, of a son.