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London, England, 1846-02-09 00:00:00

or feloniously stealing a piece of silver, one ring, one
brooch, and various other articles, value 71., the property

of William Collins.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty.
It was afterwards ascertained that the prisoner had
collected the sum of 961. from the various brewers and
licensed victuallers in the metropolis, stating the object
as on behalf of the prosecutor, not a farthing of which
he handed over, but appropriated it to his own use.
The COMMON SERGEANT sentenced the prisoner to be
transported beyond the seas for seven years.
William Ward, a pot boy, 19, and Thomas Bennett, 28,
were indicted for burglarieusly breaking and entering
the dwelling-house of Mr. T. Cole, residing at Green-
wich, and stealing therein a coat and other apparel, a
quantity of silver and other coins, his property.
It was proved by several witnesses that the pri-
soners were seen together on the right of the 4th instant,
when Ward was in possession of a coat, which he hint( d
was not come honestly by.
Olher property v as traced to Bennett.
The COMM, iN SERGEANT told the jury to dismiss from
their minds the charge of burglary; of the larceny there
Was no doubt.— Guilty.
A former conviction having been proved agairw
Bennett, he was sentenced to he transp,rted for ten
years, and Ward to be imprisoned in _Maidstone Gaol
for a period of twelve calendar months.
William Smaley, 35, a returned transport, was con-
victed of stealing au iron grating, vain,: 405., the pro-
perty of Robert Go,dinan and another, aid was again
sentenced to be transported for the term of t-n years.
Matthew Gibson, 23, and Richard Fozull, were found
'Guilty of steeling four live tame fowls, the property of
James Gardner. The prisoners belonged to a noto-
rious gang of thieves who in'est the neighbourhood c)
Camberwell and Brixton, and who have for the last
twelve months made sad havoc among the poultry yards
of the above place,.
Mary Rather, 37, was indicted for stealing fifteen
sovereigns, the goods and moneys of Ann Rowarth, in
her dwelling-house. The jury acquitted the prisoner.
SHOCKING DEPRAVITY.—Elizabeth Buehler', 15, Ann
Bennett, 14, Mary Ann Maley, 14, Catherine Giniran,
13, Catherine Smith, 14, were indicted for committing a
burglary in the dwelling-house of John Andrews, and
stealing eleven pairs of boots and twenty-four pairs of
shoes, value 125., his property ; and Mary Ann Ryan,
for receiving the same, well knowing the, same to have
been stolen.
The particulars of this ease was of that, nature that
left no doubt of the guilt of the prisoners. The principal
witness being the prisoner Smith, who was admitted
evidence against the others. It seems that the five first-
named prisoners were connected with a gang of juvenile
thieves and prostitutes, who were to be seen loiter-
ing about the avenues of Covent-garden Market
during the night, and having ;_ommitted the
robbery, they repaired with the fruits of their enterprise
to the house of the prisoner Ryan, who became a toady
purchaser at the price of 9d. for every dozen pairs, and
which they afterwards divided amongst them. The
prisoner Smith, upon being taken into custody by
Pocock, the policeman, made a full disclosure of the
whole matter, which led to the apprehension of the
prisoners. They all pleaded guilty, Ryan excepted,
and the jury found her Guilty.
The LEARNED JUDGE then sentenced the juvenile
prisoners each to three months' imprisonment, and Ryan
,o twelve months' imprisonment.
THIRD COURT.

Elizabeth Haggett, 21, and Mary Haggett, 48, were in-
dicted, the furme•r for stealing a silver spoon and a da-
mask cloth, value 21. 10s., the property of George Par-
kinson, her master, and the latter with receiving the
same, knowing it to have been stoke.
The evidence was very conclusive, and the jury found
them both Guilty.
Sentence. four months' imprisonment each.
John Hawkins, 18, and Alfred Herring, 19, wet e in•
dieted for stealing two coats, value-40 the property of
James England, a set of harness, value 51., the property
of William Woodthorpe Williams, and a coat, value 125.,
the property of Richard Scriven.
The jury found them both guilty, and, being well
known characters, the Learned Judge remarked that it
would not be safe to allow such characters to remain in
this country, and transported them both for the term of
seven years.
Discharge by Proclamation.—The following prisoners
were discharged, the bills against them being ignored:—
Ann Boyle, George Smith, R. W. IL,yward. Thomas
Chamberlain, R. 0. Herbert, Thos. Wright, Tho:. Har-
wood, Thomas Allen, Dan. rd Certhy, George Holleman,
George Sanders, Thos. Laws, Ann Wright, and Thomas
Baylis.

POLICE IN TELLIGEN CE
MAULBOROUGH-STREET.
On Saturday, Catherine Park, an elderly female, stated
to be of independent property, was brought before Mr.
llsrdwicke, charged with haviner, stolen a silver pencil-
case from a stand in the Pantheon Bazsar, belonging to
Mr. Plumb, silversmith. 194, Oxford-street. The
evidence was to this effect:—
Mrs. Plumb said the -prisoner came to her stand on
Thursday afternoon and examined some of the articles,
in particular a tray, in which was. a number of pencil-
cases. She heard something drop on the floor, as if one
of the pencil-cases had fallen or been thrown down, and
immediately afterwards she saw the prisoner stoop down
and pick up something with which she walked away.
Witness looked at the tray and missed a silver patent
pencil-case, worth about ss. 6d. 'Witness immediately
went after the prisoner and stopped her just
as she was about to leave the Pantheon, and accused her
of having robbed her stand. The prisoner deni. d that
she had taken anything, but in her hand was found the
missing pencil case. The prisoner was given into
custody, and locked up in the station house.
The prisoner, in defence, said she did not steal the
pencil-case. She saw it on the ground, and she picked
it up. She was fully committed.
The sister of the prisoner came into Court, and, ad-
dressing Mr. Hardwick, said she had just heard, to her
great sorrow, of the situation of her sister, whose ab-
sence from home the previous night had caused the
utmost alarm. It was hardly to be believed that her
sister could have intended to commit the offence for
which she had been sent to prison. Her sister was not
of sound mind, and that could be proved by undoubted
evidence. The trustees of their property would prove
that her sister had been confined in a lunatic asylum ; and
she could also bring forward witnesses to prove that her
sister was not fit to be trusted alone, for on the very day
when the alleged robbery took place sha had conducted
herself in a way which showed that she was not in pos-
session of her proper senses.
Mr. HARDWICKE said, under these circumstances, he
would accept bail for the accused. He should recom-
mend the friends of the accused at the trial to be pre-
pared with evidence of her insanity.
WESTMINSTER.
On Soturday, William Forster, a poor, half-starved,
miserable-looking boy, about sixteen years of age, was
charged with wilfully breaking a pane of glass at St.
Margaret's workhouse.
Squib, a pauper, maintained in the workhouse, who is
designated by the appellation of " superintendent of the
nightly lodgers," said that the boy applied for admission
0:1 the previous evening, when he was refused. After
remaining upwards of two hours at the door, the boy
threw a stone at the glass of the lamp, and broke it,
observing directly he had done so, " new you'll take
me in."
Mr. CLIVE—Why did not you take him in? The
pauper—l took those in that I thought wanted it most.
I was so full.
Mr. CLIVE, to the defendant—What have you got to
say? Buy—l waited there for more than two hours,
and he wouldn't admit me. I asked him very often, and
he said I might lie down and die for what he cared.
Mr. CLIVE, addressing Ihe superintendent pauper—
Did you turn away many who applied ? Superintendent
pauper—Yes, eight or ten.
Mr. CLIVE—Is this often the case with you ? Super-
int( ndent pauper?—Yes, every night..
Mr. CLIVE—Ia there any other place provided by the
parish to receive them ? Superintendent pauper—No.
I tell them to o away if I'm full, and they go where they
like.

In answer to further inquiries as to how many of such
casual nightly lodgers there was accommodation for at
the workhouse, the witness said " that if they were
st►wed away pretty tight, about twenty."
Mr. CimrE—Did you give the accused any food ?
Witness—No, we only give food to those we take in ;
there's no food for the others.
Mr. CLIVE—Are there any authorities frem the
workhouse in attendance ?. Mr. Elliott, the master,
stood forward and said that there was so much fever
about that they were Jraid to press the people too close
together (intending 'to imply, we presume, that less
nightly lodge-rs are admitted than heretofore).
Mr. CLIVE—How is it that further accommodation is
not provided ? Mr. Elliott —The Poor-law Commis-
sioners are going to erect asylums.
Mr. CLIVE—The supposition is that everybody who is
destitute is relieved. The test of the necessity and de-
sert of the applicant is found in admitting and requirin
him to do a certain portion of work; but if you do not
admit him you ccnnot tell. Steps ought to be taken
immediately to correct such an abuse as this. Ido not
mean to say that the boy is at all justified in breaking
the windows, but I shall give him a very slight punish-
ment. He is committed for three days. He will be
consequently liberated on Monday morning.
The poor boy, when locked up, complained that he
bad not tasted food of any description since Thursday.
He was immediately, by order of Mr. W. Taylor, th chief
clerk, provided' with some.
LAMBETH.
On Saturday Inspector Collier, of the P division of
police, addressing Mr. Norton• said that, seeing Mr.
Games, who was engaged professionally on behalf of a
person named Munton, charged with cutting his wife's
throat, present, he felt it to be his duty to mention a cir
cumstance of a distressing character, which occurred on
the evening before, and which was intimately connected
with that extraordinary case. The inspector stated that,
on Munton's examination before Mr. Henry, the princi-
pal witness against him was Mrs. Susan Vesey, his
mother-in-law, who lived in his house. Mrs. Vesey, in
her examination before Mr. Henry, stated that, on hear-
ing a loud noise, she rushed down from her own room,
and, on reaching the bottom of the stairs, she found
her son in-law, Munton, standing naked, and spotted
over with blood from head to foot. In the front parlour
she found her daughter lying on the floor, with a deep
wound in her throat A razor, deeply stained with blood,
by her side, and her person, as well as the floor, covere
with blood. She instantly exclaimed, " Who has done
it ?" and her daughter, pointing at her husband, re-
plied, "He has." The old woman and her son conti-
nued to live at the house of Munton, and nothing parti.
cular happened until the day before (Friday), when she
complained of illness, and, accompanied by her son,
went to the shop of a surgeon flatbed Young, in Ken-
nington-lane, and that gentleman having administered
something to her which' she said gave her relief, she
returned home. Her son left her at one o'clock at noon,