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

WESI MINS7'E R.

James Bunce, John Bailey, and Robert Brain,
three children of the tender ages of 10, 11, and 12
years, were finally examined, charged with stealing an
immense number of brass ornaments from stree t doors;
and Susan Hanu;orth, a woman 57 years old, who
keeps a marine store in North-street, Chelsea, with
feloniously receiving a portion of the property.
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 the re-
sidents of Belgrave-square, Chelsea, and Brompton,
of the keyhole escutcheons and other brass ornaments
having been stolen from their street doors, that it was
found necessary to employ a number of constables,
specially with a view of detecting the offenders. In
the course of inquiries, Sergeant Mulcahy,-2 B, having
learnt that some boys had been in the habit of selling
such things to the female prisoner, went to her house,
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, who admit-
ted that they bad taken a number of the escutcheons
off, but added that other boys had done the same,
and the prisoner Bailey gave him a bag containing
no less than 80.

The evidence of several witnesses clearly proved
the offence against the prisoners, and it was distinctly -
shown that the marine store dealer, Hanworth, had
purchased escutcheons of the children on two different
occasions. There being, however, considerable legal
difficulties in the case with respect to committing
the marine store dealer for trial, the magistrate deter-
mined upon dealing with the matter summarily, and
having intimated that such was his intention, called
upon her to account for the possession of the pro-
perty.
Mr. Games, on 'her behalf, said a few words, in
the course of which he observed that he was instructed
to declare that she had no idea that the pieces of
brass, which were of very insignificant value, 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 lie 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 committed
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, trA 11. 5.

STOCK EXCIIANGP..—OUT share market is rather better
to-day, and for Midland and Dover shares the demand has
been more active. The sales are—Ambergate, Nottingham,
and Boston, 2!. 6s. 3d. dis.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire Junction, 311. Shares, 634 dis.— Ditto (late C. and
B.), 15IA—Eastern Counties, 153 A—Great Western, 171.
Shares, 1 p.—Huddersfield and Manchester, Thirds' 1 dis.
Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 5 dis.—Midland Stock,
110 4 Ditto, New Halves, 2 dis.—North British, New
Thirds, AA dis.—North Staffordshire, % c. dis.—South-
Eastern and Dover, 31—Ditto, No. 1, 23/4 dis.—Ditto, No. 3.
5 dis.--Ditto, No. 4, Thirds. 1% dis.—York, Newcastle, and
Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), ih p.
MANCHESTER, JAN. 5.

STOCK ExcHAworc.—The sales Are—Birkenhead, Lanca-
shire, and Cheshire Junction, 6 7-16 dis—Eastern Counties,
15% —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),
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, (Sheffield and Lin-
colnshire), 474 dis.—North Staffordshire, 7-16 dis.—South-
Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 1 11-16 dis.—York, Newcastle,
and Berwick, Extensions, No. 2. 2 c. p.
LEEDS, JAN. 5.

STOCK EXCHANOE.—The sales are—East Lancashire,
New, 3/. 16s. 3d. n. dis.— Great Northern, 61 dia. ex int.—.
Lancashire and Yorkshire (West Riding Union), 3 dis.—
Leeds and Thirsk, 16 VI dis.—London, Brighton, and South'
Coast, Consolidated Eighths, 81/2 dis.—North British, Thirds,
Ss. die. —North Staffordshire' 6s. 6d. dis.—North-Western,
41. ils. 3d. c. dis. —York, Newcastle, and Berwick, No. 2
(New Berwick), 2.14 p.—York and North Midland, Prefer-
ence, 51/8 p.

. YORK, JAN. 4.
STOCK EXCHANGE.--The Sales are—Great Northern, 41.
3s. ex int.—North British, Quarters, 41. 4s.—York, New-
castle, and Berwick G. N. E. Purchase, 631 ex int.
BRISTOL, JAN. 5.

STOCK EXCHANGE. —The. market has evinced some l•-
provement to-day, and prices have been firmer. The sales
are—Caledonian, 3614—Great Western, Halves, 7 p.—Ditto,
Fifths, 3 p.—llitto, Quarters, 13/ p.—llitto, New 171. Shares,
I p.—South Devon, 17 dis.—North British, Thirds, LA
dis.—North Staffordshire, IA dis.
EDINBURGH; JAN. 4.

STOCK EXCIIANGK.—The *ales are—Caledonian, New, 235.
—Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, Quarters, 2s. 3d.—Edin-
burgh anti Northern (Newport), 7/. 2s.—Great Northern,
41. 2s. 6d.—North British, Quarters, 84s.—Ditto, New Quar-
ters, 353. 6d.—Shrewsbury and Chester, Preference, 71. 10s.
GLASGOW, JAN. 4.

STOCK EXCH.% SOM.—The sales are—Edinburgh and Glas-
gow, 861. ss.—North British, New Quarters (scrip), 10i. 6d

[ADVERTISEMENT.]—CARRIAGE FREE.—Families
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sell and Co., wholesale tea•dealers, 2, Bucklersbury,
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244, Strand, London.

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-
P- • lat-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.

BIRTH..
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.
On the lst inst., at Dun Edin, near Edinburgh, the wife of
Alexander Boyle, Esq., of a son, who lived only two hours.
On the let inst., at Hontleur, France, the lady of Hamil,
ton Hall, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 2d inst., at Norwood, the wife of H. E. Goodhall,
Esq., of a son.
On the 3d inst., at Rutland-gate, the wife of Daniel Tup-
per. Esq., of a daughter.
On the 3d inst., at the Vicarage, Isleham, Cambridgeshire,
the wife of the Rev. 11. P. Dawes, of twins, daughters.
On the 3d inst., the wile of Edmund Stansfield, Esq., of
Downing College, Cambridge, or a daughter.
On the 3d inst., 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.

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