The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-20 00:00:00

NE TV COURT.

(Before the CommON SERGEANT and ALDERMAN FAREBROTHER.)
Margaret Sorrell, a 3 ming woman, servant of all-work to Mrs.
liayley, Gold-street, St. Georges-in-the-Fields, was indicted for
stealing two gowns, a shawl, shifts, stockings, a purse containing 51.
in gold and slyer, and a 51. Bank note, the property of her mistress,
on the 30th of April. On that day her mistress had occasion to
leave the kitchen where the prisoner was, and the property, the shifts
and shawl, and the gown with the money in the pocket ; but during
her absence up stairs the servant gathered all and made her escape.
Next morning she was found by the policeman with the property in
her possession, when she confessed she had left her place and robbed
her mistress. • - •

The jury found her Guilty, and she was sentenced to nine months'
imprisonment and hard labour.

George Ambers, a well-dressed boy, was Indicted for stealing a
watch-chain, ring, and seal, a silver guard-chain, a brequet-
chain, a telescope, books, a pair of shoes, some money, and several
other articles, the property of Mr. Rayner, his master, pawnbroker,
Brompton-road.

The evidence, which was taken on only a few of the articles, went
to show that these articles were found in an open drawer, and the
lad himself admitted to his master that they were his property, and
had been removed from their place by himself.
Mr. J. PAINE defended the prisoner, and said it did not appear
that the things were taken with an intention to steal.
The jury found him Guilty, but with a recommendation to mercy.
In hope that the prosecutor might have joined in this recommen-
dation he was called up by the prisoner's Counsel into the witness-
box, but Mr. Rayner said he could not recommend the boy to mercy,
knowing the things which had not been disclosed to the
Court. Being pressed by the Court to explain his meaning, Mr.
Rayner said, that there was evidence that a great deal of property,
for which he would have to be answerable, had been taken away;
a great deal of it destroyed, parts of it havingibeen found in the water-
closet, and parts he had with him in Court. Two letters were handed
up to the Court by the witness, which we understood, for they were
kept private, made disclosures as to the theft and disposal of large
quantities of the property of the prosecutor.
The COURT, atter a good deal of consultation, sentenced the pri-
soner to six months' imprisonment and hard labour.
The prisoner is only sixteen years of age, and came of respectable
parents.

Lydia Prior, Ann Eldridge, and Mary Davis, were indicted for
stealing 78 yards of printed calico from the shopdoor of Mr. Clay,
linendraper, Broadway. They were all three seen on the Bth of
May hovering about Mr. Clay's door, near to which the calico was.
Prier went into the shop and came out again, crossed the
street, and was joined by the other two. They returned after
a short time to the same shop, and Prior went in, followed by Eld-.
ridge, while Davis stood at the door. Eldridge was seen to lift the
prints and walk out and down the street, with others in her com-
pany, for about twenty yards, when they separated. Eldridge was
taken into custody with the goods in her possession, and the other
two wera arrested as aiding and abetting in the Act.
The jary returned a verdict of Guilty against each.
Lydia Prior, who had been convicted of a similar offence before,
was sentenced to twelve months', Ann Eldridge to six months', and
Mary Davis to four months' imprisonment and hard labour.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HO USE.
CHARGE •F EXTRAORDINARY TREACHERY.—A girl, of
interesting appearance, named Margaret Glynn, was brought
before Alderman Gibbs, on Saturday, on a charge to which
she gave an answer, which, upon subsequent inquiry, was
found to be correct.
Upon being put to the bar her face was bathed in tears.
Francis Bennet, who stated himself to be a builder, re-
siding at No, 7, Oxford-court, Cannon-street, stated that he
charged the prisoner with many robberies. She had been a
visitor at his house, and his daughter had lost several dresses
since the 10th of April. These dresses and other articles had
been stolen by the girl at the bar. He had seen some of the
property at the shop of a pawnbroker, and could swear to
the robberies, and his daughter and nephew could confirm the
truth of the accusation against the prisoner.
The daughter and the nephew here stepped forward and
manifested great anxiety to get the prisoner committed to
Newgate.
The daughter said she could positively swear that the
girl had stolen not only dresses but trinkets of hers, and the
nephew betrayed a still greater desire to save the public
from such a depredator.
The prisoner, who had been extremely attentive to the
statements made against her, upon hearing the observations
of the nephew, appeared to be much more exasperated
against him than against either of the others, and declared
that he was guilty of the vilest treachery towards her.
Alderman GIBBS (to the prisoner)—You seemed to be in
great distress of mind when put to that bar. What was the
cause of it? The prisoner said the wretches who accused
her had combined to destroy her, particularly as the nephew
of the man who caused her to be apprehended wanted to get
rid of her, and thought the easiest way of doing that effec-
tually would be to charge her with robbery, which they all
well knew she never had any idea of committing.
Alderman Gums asked the prisoner what reason she had
for apprehending ill treatment from the young man more
than from either of the others ? The prisoner said that the
person to whom the Alderman alluded had, when she was
sixteen years of age, seduced her, and it was by him she had
been introduced to the prosecutor and his daughter, who
joined him in fabricating those robberies of which they all
spoke. Not one word had any one of them uttered against
her as a thief until the moment before she was taken into
custody.
Alderman GIBBS (to the nephew)—ls it true that you
have been living with this girl? The nephew—Why, yes
I have been living with her, but that's no excuse for her
robbing me.
The prisoner—The wretch knows, my Lord, that the
clothes he says I robbed him of were my own clothes, which,
like a fool, I pawned to supply him with money. They
have sent me to pawn things that they might have charges
to bring against me by calling pawnbrokers to give evidence
against me, and by such means transport me.
Alderman GIBBS—FIow did you happen to become ac-
quainted with him ? The prisoner—About two years ago he
constantly came after me when I was at service, and at last
be prevailed upon me to get leave to go with him to the
Surrey Theatre, and he afterwards gave me some drink that
was drugged, for, upon coming to my senses, I found myself
with him in an infamous house.
Alderman Gums—And you remained with him since?
The prisoner—Yes, my Lord, and now he wants to get rid of
me through the Old Bailey. He is sometimes called Thomas
Sharpe, and sometimes Thomas Spencer; and he and his
uncle are connected with a gang of swindlers, who have been
long cheating the town by false references.
Alderman Gmus—Well, Mr. Bennet, you hear what she
says? The prosecutor nodded his head.
Alderman Gass—And what do you think of it? The
prosecutor—lt's not the fact, my Lord,
The prisoner—Not the fact! Can you deny that you keep
elsewhere an infamous house yourself? You know you can't,
and that your daughter attends to it?
Alderman Ginns—ls that the case, Mr. Bennet? The
prosecutor—No, my Lord. I can assure your Lordship that
the prisoner has committed these robberies. What she says
about us has nothing to do with the robberies.
Alderman GIBBS—I shall take care to inquire into the
matter. What she says about you has a good deal to do
with the charges.
The prisoner—He can't *deny, my Lord, that two of his
and his nephew's " pals," who have been engaged with them
in swindling transactions, in giving false references and false
characters, have been lately discharged from prison. His
nephew, there, who charges me with robbing him, has a pair
of my earrings.
Alderman GIBBS desired to see the earrings.
The nephew—They are not hers; besides, I have not gel
them.

The prisoner—lle has got them in his pocket now, my
Lord.

Alderman Grans—Come, come, if you don't produce them
I shall cause you to be searched.
The nephew then produced what was required, and said he
really did not know that he had them about him.
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BO W-S TRE ET.
CHARGE OF BURGLARY.—Edmund Gregory, a tailor, was
charged before Mr. Hall with breaking into the shop of Mr.
Charles Slinn, 29, Chancery-lane, boot-maker, and stealing
value 30/. wards of fifty pairs of boots and twenty-five pairs of shoes,
About two o'clock on Sunday morning constable Wright,
96 F, was standing at the corner of Cursitor-street, when
he saw a man come out of Breams-buildings and hail a cab
that was passing, but the driver took no notice and went
away. The man returned then to the buildings, and after
a short delay he again came into the street which he quickly
crossed, frequently looking back, apparently anxious to avoid
observation. Witness suspecting something wrong was
going forward, crossed over, and on trying the door found
that some person was resisting his entrance from the inside,
who returned no answer when he asked who was there.
After struggling for some time be succeeded in getting in
his head, which enabled him to see that the resistance was
caused by the prisvuer, who went up the passage, and hear- j