The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-18 00:00:00

THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1851.

officer was mistaken, that they were only lying there
reading. On Miller was found a prayer-book.
A great number of highly respectably witnesses
gave the two prisoners a most unexceptionable cha-
racter.
His LORDSLIIP having summed up,
The jury Acquitted the prisoners.
The COURT refused to allow the park-keepers their
expenses.

THIRD COURT.
(Before the COMMON-SERGEANT.)
Mary Ann Johnson, 28, spinster, was indicted for
unlawfully neglecting to give and provide for Mary
An❑ Johnson, the younger, aged 14 months, suitable
food, drink, and other necessaries for her support.
Mr. Huddlestone conducted the prosecution, which
had been undertaken by the authorities of the London
Union.

The prisoner, a shabbily-clad, dissipated-looking
young woman, who bore traces of having once been
very handsome, pleaded " Not guilty," and continued
to cry during the whole of the time she was in the
dock.

Mr. HUDDLESTONE having stated the case, called
Jane Hunt, living at No. 2, Herring-court, Red
Cross-street, who said that on the 22d of August the
prisoner came and took a room in that house. She
brought two children with her, one of which was the
subject of the present inquiry, and another about four
years old. The whole time she was in the house and
till the day of her apprehension she was in a state of
continual drunkenness. She stated herself to be the
wife of a commercial traveller, and always seemed to
have plenty of money, and at one time showed the
witness two sovereigns that she had. The children
were always crying, and annoyed the whole house.
On Thursday, the 28th of August, the screaming
was so violent that she went into the room, and there
found the mother drunk, and the children in the most
wretched state imaginable. The children and mother
were lying on the bed without a particle of covering
on them. The infant was crying for food, and by
its side lay a piece of dry crust, from which it was
trying to pick the crumb. Three of its fingers were
matted together with filth. The mother was too
much intoxicated to give it any food, and witness took
it into her room, and washed it, and gave it some
nourishing fool, and, seeing the state the mother was
in, offered to bring it up with her own. This the pri
soner would not listen to, and took it back into her own
room again. The deceased continuing to cry she again
went into the prisoner's room and found her still drunk
and insensible, and the child was so bad that she
thought it to be dying. She had some neighbours
with her. They partly roused the prisoner, and
offered to give the child some warm food, which she
refused to let them do, and she and her neighbours
then came to the determination of taking it away,
which they did, but the poor little thing becoming
rapidly worse, witness took it to Dr. Lloyd's, who
directed her to give information to the police, as the
child, if longer neglected, could not survive many
hours, She then took the child home, and having
given it some food, called in the police, to whom the
prisoner was given in custody, and the child was ulti-
mately taken to the union.
The prisoner would not ask the witness any ques-
tions, but stated that it was her that made her drunk,
and ill-used her.

Mr. Lloyd, surgeon, Basinghall-street, said, that
when the child was brought to him it was fast sink-
ing from want of food and gross neglect, and could
not have lived 24 hours longer. It was most fearfully
emaciated and suffering from cutaneous disease,
neglect, and dirt. He saw the child a few days after,
when it had been under proper care, and it was so
altered that he scarcely knew it. It bad since died
of an inflammation of the lungs, not caused from its
ill-treatment, though, probably, the shock to the
system had destroyed its chance of recovery.
Thomas Baley, of Circus-street, Bryanstone-
square, said that the prisoner had lodged in his
house previously to coming to the City. She had
when drunk fearfully neglected the child, and his
wife had to take care of the children. She had
been four times at the Marylebone Police-court
for drunkenness, and on one occcasion was sent
to prison for a month, and the children went to the
workhouse. When sober she was very kind to the
children.

given him 3d. to get them, but the elder male pri-
soner refused to say anything.
A Mr. Clevedon, a scaleboard maker, proved the
sale to him about a fortnight or three weeks since of
four of the prosecutor's candlesticks by the elder male
prisoner, who had been i❑ his service for a lengthened
period, upon a fictitious tale of distress, and that the
female prisoner was in the frequent habit of calling at
the premises to see him.
James Johnson, a fellow-workman of the elder
prisoner, also deposed to buying him, about three
months ago, three of the stolen spoons, a pair of sugar-
tongs, and a timepiece, under the supposition t hat
they were his own property, and produced the former
articles, but could not do so with the timepiece, as he
had disposed of that to a stranger some time since.
When called upon for their defence the prisoners
gave an improbable account of one portion of the
charge and a general denial to the other; but
The MAGISTRATE ordered them to be committed
until that day week for the completion of the case,
and to afford an opportunity of tracicg the rest of
the property.

CLERKENWELL.

Two young. women, sisters, who gave their names
Sarah and Rebecca Sharp, applied to Mr. Tyrwhitt
under the following peculiarly distressing circum-
stances :

It appeared that they were servants from Thrap-
stone, Northamptonshire, and their masters granted
them a holiday in order to come to London to see
the Great Exhibition. They left Thrapstone, accom-
panied by their eldest sister, Anna Smith, a married
woman, and her iofant child, seven months old. On
their arrival in London they took lodgings at a house
in Bidborough-street, St. Pancras, and on Friday
night they retired to rest with a view to attend the
Exhibition on the following day. On Saturday
morning, at about two o'clock, they were awoke out
of their sleep by an alarm of" Fire," when they found
the lower part of the house in flames, and were nearly
suffocated with smoke. In their anxiety to save their
lives they made their escape, leaving behind them
their money and everything belonging to them. Anna
Smith, their sister, who with her infant slept in an
apartment in the upper part of the house, found it
impossible to make her escape through the flames
and dense smoke, and making her appearance at
the window, she was urged to throw her
infant out to the people below, and it was
saved. The unfortunate mother then, in a state of
frenzy, precipitated herself from the window, and,
although the spectators endeavoured to save her, she
fell with great force and injured herself so severely
that she was instantly conveyed to the Royal Free
Hospital, Gray's-inn-road, where the most prompt
assistance was afforded her by Mr. Lane, the house
surgeon, &c.; and she now lies there in a very preca-
rious state. The applicants had lost everything they
had, and were destitute with the exception of the
clothes they then wore, which were the benevolent
gifts of the inhabitants of the locality in which the
calamity occurred ; and their object in making this
application—which they were induced to do through
the friendly advice of others—was to solicit some aid
to enable them to return to Thrapstone, Northamp-
tonshire.

Mr. TYRITRITT directed that immediate inquiry
should be made into the circumstances, and
Turner, the officer, proceeded instanter, and, after
proper investigation, found that an alarm of " Fire"
had taken place at the house in Bidborough-street ;
that Anna Smith was in the hospital, and the whole
of the applicants' statements were true ; and it is only
justice to add to the credit of a Mrs. Harris, the wife
of a carpenter and undertaker of No. 25, l3idborough-
street, Burton-crescent, that she and her husband
rendered every assistance to the unfortunate sufferers,
and that Mrs. Harris is at present nurturing and
suckling the infant of Anna Smith, the injured mo-
ther in the hospital.
Mr. TYRVTIIITT said everything should be done for
the applicants.

John Hodges, 120, said that the prisoner was quite
drunk when he took her into custody. The children
were all over sores and nearly naked ; then- was no
fire in the room, or any sign of victuals. He never
saw such filth and misery.

LAMBETH.

Last evening as Mr. Elliott was leaving the bench,
a young man, who gave the name of William Bird,
was brought up in custody on a charge of passing a
counterfeit half-crown at the pottery manufactory of
Mr. Doulton, in High-street, Lambeth.
Mr. Frederick Doulton deposed that, about an
hour before the prisoner, who represented himself as
a hawker of delf ware, called at the factory, and se-
lecting a jug of a particular pattern, the price of
which was fourpence, tendered half-a-crown in pay-
ment. Having take❑ a bad half-crown about a fort-
night ago under precisely similar circumstances, and
from a person who be had no doubt to be the prisoner,
he was particular in examining the coin, and found it
to be a counterfeit.

It transpired in the course of the proceedings that
the father of both of the children i 3 a wealthy city
merchant, and allowed the prisoner an ample mainte.
nance.

PANIES' STOCK.
From the Official List.

The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and she was
sentenced to six months' imprisonment.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. Sept. 17.

(Before Mr. WITHAM and a Bench of Magistrates, at
the Sessions House, Clerkenwell.)
John Start, aged 35, was indicted charged with
having unlawfully and violently assaulted Mary Ann
Morehouse, with intent to ravish her.

of the bedroom windows, and afterwards passed
through the library door.
Sergeant Marquard expected to obtain some of the
property stolen on that day, and therefore prayed for
a remand.

The prisoner having declined to ask any questions,
Mr. BEADON remanded him until Wednesday next.

PRICES OF SHARES

IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COD&

tURLISIIED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING
LONDON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16.

SOINT-STOCX ILILDr=II.

Dividend Amount
Name Of Company. I per of Paid. Price.
Annul. Share.
---- ------
Australasia • • .....• .. 41. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0. -
BritshNorth American 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 -
Ceylon ........ -- - - 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Commercial of London 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 -
Colonial.. 21. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
Gloucestershire ...• • • 151 per cent. - - -
lonian ........ ••• • • • GI. pr cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
London and County .. 61. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 -
t.ondn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 291,(
London Joint-Stock .. • 1 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 -
Provincial of Ireland- 181. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
Ditto, New... -•• •• 181. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 -
National of Ireland .. 1 51. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 -
Nat. Provncial of Eng. , 61. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 -
Ditto, New. ... •• •• ! 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 -
South Australia --•• ,' 61, per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Union et Australia.. •• I 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Ditto ....... •••• - I 61. per cent. - 210 0 -
Union of L0nd0n..... 71. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 1434
Union of Madrid ... •• ' - 40 0 0 40 0 0 -
INStrEANCE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. 1 per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
......m...1........101
..1
Z . d•
Albion •••••• ••••.. • • 3/. 101. 500 10
0. 50 0 0 86
Alliance Erit. and For. 71. 14s."6d.bs. 100 0 0 11 0 0 2134
Ditto Marine. •• •• •• 61. p.c.& bs. 100 0 0 25 0 0 40
Atlas ..........• ••• • • 135.6 d. 50 0 0 510 0 16%
Argus Life .... •• • • 41. per cent. 100 0 0 16 0 0 -
Britisti Commercial .. 7s. 60. 50 0 0 50 0 65(
Clerici,Med.& Gen. Life spr ct.& bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 25
41. 100 0 01 10 0 0 84
14s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 15
Maxie
Egity and Law •• 434 per cent. 100 0 0 30 0 47
European Lite -- . 103. 20 0 0 All paid. 1134
General ............ - 5 0 0 o 8%
GlJbe . • 61. per cent. Stock.
•11 133
Guardian ............Si. per cent 100 0 0 45 0 0 54
Imperial Fire --• • • • 121. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 245
Imperial Life •• -- .. 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 18
Indemnity Marine •• • • 11. sk. & %a. 100 0 0 20 0 0 5034
Law Fire .--•• •• •• 25.& 2s.bs. 100 0012 10 0 2%
Law Life.... --- .. - 100 00110 0 0 4634
Legal and General Life - 50 001 2 0 0 434
London Fire .....• •• 10s. & be. 25 0 0112 10 0 19
London Ship .....• .. 10s. & bs. 25 0 0112 10 0 19
garine.• •••- - •• lss.per share 100 00115 0 0 153
Med.lnvlid&Gen.Life 4341. per ct. 50 001 2 0 0 234
Monarch ............ - 5001 1 0 0 1
National Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 00i2 10 0 234
Palladium Life 5/. per cent. 50 001 2 0 0 -Phoenix ...... ...... - - 158
Professional Life 5l. per cent. 6 5 0 010 0 175.6 d
Provident Life- •• -•• 11. ss. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 30
Uock Life ........
Royal Exchange Si. p.ct. & be. Stock. all 221%
Sun Fire. - o 209
Ditto Life 11. 6s. 48
United Kingdom .... 41. p. ct.&bs. 20 0 0 I 4 0 0 1 4
Universal Life........ 10% ct.&bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
Victoria Life . . - 412 6 5%

1017.11.TER-WOREEI3.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
—
E.T.st London..• •••• • • • A s. d. A s. d.
81. per cent. 100 0 0 151
Grand Junction ••• • • • 41. per cnt. 50 0 0 69
Ktnt...... -•••• • • •• 41. per cat. 100 0 0 783(
Lambeth ---•• • • • • 151. per cot. 100 0 0 97
Now Rivr Lndn Brdge 41. Os. 57%
Vauxhall ...... •••• • • 51. per eat. 100 0 0 97
West Middlesex • . . 61.05. pr cat. 108
DOCZAII.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
A s. d. A s. d.
Commercial •••••• •• .. 4/. pr cent. Stock. 84
East and West lild4a ... 6/. pr cent. Stock. 142
East Country
London • • 5/. pr cent. Stock. 11436
Ditto Bonds•• - . • • • 41. per cent.
St. Katharine .... •• - 334 per cent. Stock. 7834
Ditto Bonds •• 4%1. pr cent.
Southampton •• .• -•• 21. per cent. 50 0 01 50 0 0 17U
BRIDGES
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
---
A. a. d. A. 14. d.
Hungerford.. • • • • • • •• 15
Southwrk .... -- - 100 0 0
Ditto Nw of 734 p.c. 70s. per cent. 50 0 0 16
Waterloo ............ 100 0 0 3
Ditto Old Ann. of 81. 21. Bs. Od. 60 0 0 25
Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 21.25. Od. 40 0 0
Vauxhall .... • - Av. 21. 70 10 3 18