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London, England, 1848-01-22 00:00:00

TRE SUN, LON DON, SATURDAY
_EVENING, JANUARY 22, 1848.

having taken were placed on a board outside of his
shop. A little girl who was in the street where the
prosecutor lives, ,aw the prisoner walking along with
another little girl, who proved to be his sister ; on
arri%itig at the pros,cutor's shop the prisoner d Jibe-
rately t,ok up the boots, and giving them at ohce to
his siite both walked away. The first-mentioned
child immediately ran and gave information of the
robbery to the prosecutor, who pursued the parties
until he secured the prisoner and his sister, when he
caused them to return sack with him. When he had
got them into his shop, upon questioning both, the
little sister stated that her brother, the prisoner, had
brought her out for the purpose of stealing something.
Upon this the prisoner offered to pay him for the boots ;
hut the prosecutor replied, " No ; I shall do no such
thing, for it is quite clear you are tutoring this poor
little sister of yours in the paths of crime and depra-
vity, and I will therefore bring you to justice." The
wife of the prosecutor then interceded for the prisoner,
and besought her husband to accede to the prlposition
paying for the boots. The pro-
he had just made of
secutor, however, was not to be diverted from his
purpose, he remained inflexible against all entreaties,
' and eventually gave the prisoner into the custody of
a policeman.
The prisoner, in his defence, now declared that the
statement his sister had made was untrue.
The Learned CHAIRMAN, on leaving the case to the
jury, complimented the prosecutor upon the course
he had adopted in this painful case. He had done
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young sister to the commission of acts of theft and
wickedness.

The jury at once returned a verdict of Guilty.
The Le tilled CHAIRMAN then told the prisoner that
there was nnre guilt in a moral point of view in the
line of conduct he had been pursuing by training up
his little sister in crime and wickedness than there
was in the mere act of stealing the boots. It was
impossible for any one to disbelieve the fact that he
had been engaged in tutoring his own sister, a little
child of tender years, to commit theft, and that he
was inculcating in her youthftl mind that which
could not but in the end terminate in her total ruin.
The prisoner did not appear to be known by any of
the officers, and therefore it might be assumed that
this was his first offence. The sentence upon him
consequently was that of three months' imprisonment
and hard labour.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BOW-STREET.

A well-dressed elderly woman, named Hannah
Thomas, was charged before Mr. Henry with having
given a false character to a man named Alaunsell,
and thereby causing him to be employed as a footman
in the family of Mrs. Russell, of 16, Lowndes-street,
Belgrave• square.
The complaint was preferred under the 32d of
George 111., chap. 56.
Mr. Williams, an attorney, appeared for the pri-
soner.

Mr. Sidney F. Russell, residing with his mother in
Lowndes-street, stated that a man calling himself
Maunsell applied at their house for a situation as
footman, referring them for a character to " Mrs.
Thomas, of 40, Keppel-street, Russell-square," with
whom he said he had lived for two years in the same
capacity. He was told to call again a few days after-
wards, and on Friday week witness called at the
house in Keppel-street, and was introduced by a maid
servant to the prisoner at the bar. On being ques-
tioned respecting Maunsell, she said he had lived with
her as footman for two years, was a very honest
and sober man, well up to his duties, and in every
particular a servant whom she could recommend.
Upon this representation Maunsell was taken into
Mrs. Russell's service, but had not been there two
days before he was found utterly incompetent to fill
the situation ; he was therefore paid a week's wages
and received notice to leave on Monday morning,
when, finding him extremely insolent, witness went
out to seek for a constable. He was absent on this
mission nearly two hours, and on returning with a
constable discovered that the man had decamped with
a quantity of plate to which he had access. Witness
and the officer then called again at 40, Keppel-street,
and saw Mrs. Styles, who said the prisoner, Mrs.
Thomas, was her sister-in-law ; that she was gone into
the country, and that her " town address " was un-
known to her. This woman referred them, however,
to a Mr. Eyton, living in the same house, observing
afterwards that she did not like, from motives of
delicacy, to state where her sister-in-law was.
In the evening, on calling again at Keppel-
street, witness and the constable found all
the three parties, Mrs. Styles, Mr. Eyton,
and the prisoner, there together. Witness told
the prisoner that he feared she had given Maunsell
a character which he did not deserve ; upon which
she expressed her regret, and hoped that he had not
stolen anything ; subsequently admitting that she had
seen the man on the Tuesday morning (the day after
his dismissal), and that he had attributed his discharge
to some insolence which he had offered his master,
distinctly stating in reply to her inquiries that he had
not stolen anything. The prisoner added, that she
had certainly done wrong in giving him a character
as he had not been in her service for five years; and
she promised to exert her utmost to discover his re-
treat and cause his apprehension. Subsequently she
said she gave him a character at the request of a third
party. She mentioned the names of one or two of
the prisoner's companions, and said that the servant of
Mrs. Styles, named John Cannon, could find him out;
but she declined allowing witness and the officer to
see this man, and left the room with the pretext of
sending him out to search for Maunsell. Witness
found at length, after several fruitless interviews
with the prisoner, that• there was no probability of
her aiding in the discovery of Maunsell, and so
gave the officer instructions to take her into custody.
On going to Keppel-street for this purpose, he
was referred to 12, Alfred-street, Bedford-square,
where he found the prisoner in a beastly state of
intoxication. In her lodgings he picked up several
letters addressed to the prisoner from ladies or gentle-
men to whom she had recommended servants, includ-
ing one from Miss Annesley, of Blessington-park,
Oxford ; and there can be no doubt that she was a
systematic trader in this line.
The prisoner's attorney contended that there was
no deception in the meaning of the Act, inasmuch a•
the prisoner had not assumed a false name.

Mr. lIENay declined to put this construction upon
tl-,e Act, and after expressing his conviction that the
deception was one of the grossest kind, and the pre-
sent case in all probability by no means an isolated
one, ordered the prisoner to pay the full penalty of
20/., or be committed for tsa o months.

—.As the prisoner had not the money in her posses-
sion, she was :tent to prison in the ordinary way. She
had a some what respectable appearance, and wore
green spect:=cles.
A gentleman in attendance said that he had taken a
servant recommended by the same woman, and had
been robbed in consequence, in a similar manner. He
intended also to prosecute her for that offence.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Alfred Haiford, whose real name is Thomas Harris,
was brought up for final examination, charged with
having c•.mmitted wilful and corrupt perjury, and
also with having obtained 101. from a gentleman
named Lloyd, by fradulent pretences.

It will be recollected that a few days ago the pri-
soner, accompanied by Mr. Lloyd, Lord Henry
Lennox, and some of the detective force, came to this
court, and made a deposition upon oath, that he knew
of a conspiracy among several persons connected
with the turf to poison several racehorses, in order to
win large sums by betting against these horses. In
proof of his statement he produced several letters
from the alleged conspirators, and several packets of
poison, which he said had been sent to him by some
of the gang. The prisoner also pretended that a plot
was laid against his life, on account of the disclosures
he had th-pAtAn.,..l or. ttic a worn statement
t,f the prisoner6warrants against four persons named
in the depositions were issued. Inspector Shackell
was entrus'ed with the warrant, but having, in the
course of his inquiries, learned a few particulars of
the prisoner, he suspected the whole story was a fa-
rication, and eventually he received charge of the
prisoner himself.

Mr. Humphreys appeared for the prosecution.
Air• IlaanwicK expressed a doubt of the jurisdic-
tion of the Court with respect to the perjury.
Mr. llumphreys said the Court had jurisdiction
unquestionably in this matter.
The case for obtaining money under false pre-
tences was then gone into.
Mr. Thomas Lloyd, of No., 7, Lower Brook-
street, said, on the 10th of December he received a
letter, dated from No. 3, Peerless-place, City-road,
purporting to give him information that certain
parties had conspired together to drug or poison
racehorses during the past year, and that if the
means were afforded him of bringing forward the
evidence, he would prove his charge. The sum men-
' Tioned in the letter he believed was 101. The letter
was signed " T. Alford." Witness had mislaid or
destroyed this letter. In consequence of receiving
this letter, witness wrote to the presumed writer,
directing his answerl to Kirton's coffee-
house, 3, Peerless-place, ance,hima.nd asking the sender
The prisoner called
t..f the letter to ca
sent by his father in reference.
at his house, in Brook° -street,
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whichhad been
sent by his father in reference to the note which wit-
father had also been implicated i.
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had received. The prisoner.
~ine years. The object of the conspiracyl
poison horses, and that the conspiracy hadexi existed for
flit::
service.
been paid to him at various times
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n,ison or drug racehorses, and that aorgredsouimngs
thishad
wish to retire from these doings, and that his main
reason for coming to this determination was because
The prisoner added, that his father bad
.a
[ certain persona had behaved illiberally towards him'

The prisoner also said if 101. were given to his father
to bring up three witnesses, named Wood, Phelps,
and Parker, his father would be able to prove dis-
tinctly several cases of drugging or poisoning horses
during the past year. The prisoner said that though
he had been aware of the proceedings of this band
of conspirators for some time, yet he had never
been implicated in their transactions. His
father, he believed, did not intend to tell
all ha knew. His father intended to deceive
him, so far as only to show up some of the parties
who had been guilty of these practices, and to con-
ceal the names of others. The band were anxious
for him (prisoner) to join them : he was averse to the
proposal, but as his father had behaved unkindly to
him, he was willing to tell all he knew upon being
remunerated, and protnted, after his story had been
proved to be true. Witness told him to communicate
such information as he said he was in possession of,
and if his statements should be true, he would reward
and protect him. With the view of enabling the
prisoner's father to produce his witnesses, he gave the
prisoner 101. This money was to be given to the
prisoner's father. Before witness gave him the
in,,ney the prisoner produced a letter signed J. P.
Williams, to his father. The letter was dated from
the Prince of Wales Hotel, Brighton. It went on to
state that the writer expected an offer of 2,000
guineas to make a particular horse safe—that the
writer also intended to make Kent's horse safe, and
that he should advise him to go to Manchester and
lay against these horses, by which means they ought
to clear a couple of thousands a-piece. After
giving the prisoner the 101., witness had several
interviews with him, and also received several
letters purporting to come from his father. At one
of these interviews the prisoner produced a letter
which he said was his father's authority to him to
open his letters. The prisoner, in addition to letters,
brought some packets of drugs, which he said were
used to poison the horses. The packets contained
some kind of poison. Witness communicated what
he bad learned from the prisoner to Lord Henry
Lennox. Afterwards accompanied Lord H. Lennox
to this court, at the time the prisoner made his de-
position.
By the prisoner—Did not I sav to you that I did
not want any reward until I had done what I said I
would do? Mr. Lloyd—You might have said so.
Prisoner—Did I not tell you that I did not want
money but a situation, and did you not answer, that
the Duke of Richmond had great power, and would
assist me to what I required ? Mr. Lloyd—l don't
recollect saying so.
Prisoner—Did you not say if I showed such a
conspiracy existed, that I should have 1,0001. reward ?
Sir. Lloyd—l said you would no doubt have a very
large reward.
Prisoner—And did you not say it would not be
safe for me to go to Goodwood, because a certain lord
who was concerned in the disclosures would give me
a thrashing? Mr. Lloyd—l certainly told you I
thought it would not be prudent for you to be seen at
Goodwood.

Prisoner—When I gave you one of the packages
and the letter marked with four crosses, did you not
get agitated and tremble, and did you not say that
you knew the handwriting ? Mr. Lloyd—l do not
recolleet anything of the sort.
Inspector Shackell, of the detective force, said he
received charge of the warrant authorising him to
apprehend four individuals named by the prisoner.
He went about from place to place with the prisoner,
but could learn nothing about the parties in ques-
tion. In consequence of information witness re-
ceived, and the prisoner failing to keep an appointment
he had made with him, he expressed hi suspicions to
Mr. Lloyd that all the prisoner's statement was a
fabrication. Witness afterwards looked for the
prisoner, and having found him out he taxed him
with falsehood. He also told the prisoner that he
had given a false name and address. The prisoner
said he had met with his father and brother, and they
had prevented him front keeping his appointment.
Witness replied this was not true, as his father was
dead and he had no brother. The prisoner said if
time was given him he would undertake to prove that al
he had said was true. and that a conspiracy to
poison racehorses did exist. The prisoner said he lived
at 13, Castle-street, Finsbury-square. This was a
falsehood.

Cross-examined by the prisoaer Went to Ben
Caunt's in search of one of the parties. Ben
Caunt knew him by description, but not by name.
He said he was a card sharp. Witness went to the
University billiard-rooms in search of another of the
parties named in the warrant, but could not meet with
him.

Mr. Henry, distiller, of 13, Castle-street, Finsbury
square, proved that the prisoner had never lived in his
house.

Emily Baker, waitress at Kirton's coffee-house,
Peerless-place, City-road, proved that the prisoner
frequented the house, and that he was generally eft-
gaged writing letters. The prisoner received and
opened letters directed to Henry Halford. Had
never seen the prisoner's father at the house.
. . .

The landlord of the coffee-house proved that the
prisoner sent off various letters, resembling those pro-
duced by Mr. Lloyd.
Inspector Shackell said his belief was that the
letters were in the prisoner's, own handwriting.
Lord Henry Lennox said the prisoner gave him
three letters, which he produced. The prisoner ac-
cused a person at Goodwood, but he (Lord H. Len-
nox) had confidence in the accused, and did not
believe the imputation.
The prisoner re-asserted the existence of the con-
spiracy. He had sot asked for any reward until he
had proved the truth of his story. If time were
given, he would prove all that he had stated was true.
The prisoner was then fully committed for obtain-
ing money under false pretences.

lecturer, Feb. 16, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—
U. Horan, Bolton, Lancashire, grocer, Feb. 15, at one,
at the Court, Manchester—W. Ferguson, Liverpool,
draper, Feb. 11, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—J.
Hudson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, marine store dealer,
Feb. 11, areleven. at tile Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

200 chests of yellow kind at 41s, and a parcel of Java at
37s to 39s for brown and yellow.
MOLASSES.—The dullness in the market for West
India increased this week, all kinds having been
dealt in with much caution, and there is a plentiful
inispli..; Vile value of West India is 15s to 17s accord-
ing to quality. In Bengal Treacle ther. is still nothing
doing, and prices are nominal, whilst there is a lair
supply. Honey is offered upon rather lower terms.
COCOA.—There is firmness on the part of holders of
Vest India, and they supply the market sparingly,
whereas there is a good demand privately, and the rates
paid are fully equal to those previously current. At
public sale 65 bags went at 33s Gd for grey.
COFFEE.—This afternoon there was not much demand
for Mocha Coffee, and 109 bales at auction sold is to 2s
under former rates, middling yellowish only fetching
49s 6d to 51s, and low mid 48s Gd. Of Plantation
Ceylon 393 bags 4 casks were sold at stiffer rates ; low
middling went at 47s to 48s, fine fine ordinary 43s to
46s 6d, fine ordinary 35s to 40e, good ordinary 35s to
36s 6d, ordinary 30a to 325, triage 25s to 28s. Native
Ceylon was sold °to a fair extent privately; good ordinary
at 32s to 33s per cwt.
TEA.—The home trade entertain a favourable opinion
Towards all descriptions, whereas on the part of mer-
chants there is confidence, and they refrain from over-
supplying the market; there is also an inclination on
the part of most of the dealers in town and
country to further increase their stocks. Prices
are yet low contrasted with those of late years, and
the consumption is proceeding as well as could be ex-
pected. The dealings in all kinds of Congou have been
to a large extent by private treaty, whilst the rates ob-
tained are equal to those previously current. For good
common sound the prices obtained are 811-d to 9d. A
steady demand exists for l'ouchong at fruit 6d to 8d for
low to fine clean quality. Of Souchong several parcels have
been taken, and the rates paid are 10,1 to is 2d for low to
middling, and is 3d to 2s for good and fine. Green
has been in excellent request, and the prices obtained
are fully equal to those previously current, Hyson of
common sound quality is with difficulty to be purchased
under Is 2.1, Twankay ditto 7d, Gunpowder Canton
Is, and Imperial ditto 10:1 per lb. For Pekoe Teas the
demand is increasing, and the tendency of prices to
advance. Green and Black are still much cheaper
than at this time in 1847, and the dealers are
yet scantily supplied. The public sales of Tea yesterday
went off well, and at lull rates. Of the 7,200 packages
that passed, the large proportion of 6.000 found pur-
chasers, and which is a greater quantity than for some
time past. Green Tea met with the most attention.
SPICES.—To-day at public sale 500 pockets Bengal
Ginger were sold at reduced rates, and went at 195 Gd
to 20s for good bold rough, and at lOs to 16, for damaged.
Malabar Pepper met with attention, and 1,243
bags went at id per lb higher. Pimento sells
more freely, and 568 bags went at an advance of
d
to id. Of Mace 4 cases Penang were taken in at
2s 8d for good middling, and at 2,4 d for low middling.
12 cases Btrncotlen Cloves, five Is 9d to Is 10.1, good
Is 7d, ordinary is 2d. 16 cases Nutmegs partly seed,
fine bold brown at 4s 63, good middling 2s 10d,/and mid-
dling 2s 7d to 2s 9d per lb.
RICE.—To day East India Rice met with little atten-
tion, and 2,664 bogs 600 pockets of Bengal at auction
were nearly all taken in at 13s 6d for fine white, but
rather dusty, and damaged lis 6d to 12s 6d; the part
sold went 6d cheaper, good dusty white at 12s, good
middling 1 is 6d to 12s, middling Ils, and damaged 2s 6d
to lOs 6d per cwt.
INDIGO.—The quarterly sale of East India will take
place on the Bth of February, and at present 6,945 chests
are declared, in consequence of which the purchases
made this week are of little moment by exporters or
home consumers. On the part of merchants there is,
however, firmness, and they insist upon an advance on
the rates of the last quarterly auction of 2d to 4d per lb.
Of fine Bengal there is yet a scanty supply. Spanish is
held with firmness, and a fair demand exists.

SPlRlTS.—Jamaica Rum continues in good request for
home consumption, and exporters have purchased to a
fair extent this week. On the part of merchants there
is firmness, and they have obtained rather higher rates
for all sorts. Total sales 200 puns. Demerara is wanted and
stiffer rates obtained; the sales amount to 150 puns: 35 to
38 per cent over proof of fair quality 3s to 3s Id, 36 to 40
over good 3s Id to 3s 2d. For East India there has been
a much better demand, and prices are rather higher;
300 puns having been sold at is 7d proof with certifi-
cate. Leeward Island is wanted, and the tendency of
prices is upwards; the sales are 150 puns at is 7d to la 8d
proof strength. The market is less freely supplied with all
sorts of Rum, and the deliveries are going on satisfacto-
rily. Genera sells more freely at 2s 7d to 2s 8d for
common export sorts, and at 3s to 3s 6d for fine fit for
duty. In the value of British made Spirits there is no
change this week, but the demand is more active.
Brandy has been in excellent request, and the deliveries
are large, whilst arrivals are small.
TALLOW.—This afternoon the public sales of Tallow
went off at advanced rates; 283 pkgs of South American
sold at 443 6d to 46s 9d, inferior 42s 6d to 43s 9d ; 72
casks of New South Wales 45s 9d to 46s 9d ; 150 casks
of Odessa, Sheep 45s to 475, Ox 45s 3d to 47a 3d ; 90
casks first sort stranded Yellow Candle 45s 6d to 47s 6d.
OILS.—The demand for Linseed Oil has increased this
week, and a slight advance in the value is perceptible.
For home consumption large parcels have been taken,
whilst exporters were buyers to a fair extent, and 23s 9d
to 243 per cwt are the rates paid. For forward
delivery several contracts have been entered into
at 24s 3d to 24s 6d. Rape Seed Oil slightly
declined in value, but the purchases made are
upon a more extended scale, pale at 37s 6d to
38s, and brown 375. There is yet only a limited supply,
and the consumption is improving. On the part of holders
of Olive Oil there is a desire to realise, although the de-
liveries continue to exceed the arrivals. Palm does not
improve in value, but several parcels have been disposed of
The supply is, however, less plentiful, and the consump-

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Lion on the increase. Cocoa Nut is dull of sale,
and prices tend downwards. Of Fish Oils the arrivals
have been trifliHg since our last report, and previous
rates are not generally maintained. All other kinds
are plentiful.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
(From last night's Gazette.)
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32,f0r
the Week ending on Saturday, the 15th day of January, 1848,
MITE DEPARTMENT.

Sot s 1 isued • • • • •• • . 26,247,000

Government debt • • 11,01,100
Other securities •• .• 2,b81.900
Gold coin arid bullion 10,823,312
Silver bullion ...... 1,423,,,b8

£26,247,000
➢f. 3fARSULALL, Chief Cashier.
Dated the 20th day of January, 1848.

£26,247,000