The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-04 00:00:00

The facts of this complicated case have already appeared
at length in The Sun, during the examination of the accused
at the Guildhall police-court. The prisoner had a con-
siderable practice, but it appears that he became, as alleged,
a defaulter for a considerable amount, and a fiat of bank-
ruptcy was issued against him. He did not surrender, but
went to Australia. Brett, one of the city deteotives, was
despatched after him, and in the course of a few months
returned with him in custody. Several objections were
taken by Mr. Hawkins with regard 'to certain 'proceedings
in bankruptcy, but the Court overruled them, and added
they would be riserved to point as to the proof in respect of
the confirmation of the adjudication in bankruptcy for the
Court of Error, if it was deemed necessary by the learned
counsel.

The examination of witnesses was then proceeded with.
The case is not expected to terminate before to-morrow

afternoon.

NEW COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Keating.)
ALLEGED CHILD MURDER.

Charlotte llubble, 30, a domestic servant, was indicted
under the coroner's inquisition for the wilful murder of her
female infant.

Mr. Tindal Atkinson conducted the prosecution, and Mr.
Sleigh defended the prisoner.
From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner was a
domestic servant, residing at Eltham, in Kent. The land-
lord of the house in which the prisoner lodged was awoke
one night by hearing a noise overhead. His wife also
awoke, and both were induced to proceed to the prisoner's
apartment, and there evidence presented itself that
she had been delivered of a ohild. Medical aid was
sent for, but the prisoner denied that she had
given. birth to a child. The surgeon, feeling certain
that such had taken place, the room was searched, and in a
box under the bed was found the dead body of a full grown
female child, with a piece of tape tied tightly round its
neck. A coroner's inquest was held on the body, and the
surgeon stated that the lungs of the child, on being
subjected to the usual tests, gave the appearances of
its having been born alive, and consequently a verdict of
wilful murder was returned against the prisoner.
Mr. Sleigh made a very eloquent appeal to the jury fer
the prisoner, and

The learned Judge, inhis summing up, told the jurybefore
they could convict the prisoner of the crime of murder they
must be satisfied that sho intended to kill the child, it
being then alive and an independent being. If they
thought that the tape was used by the prisoner during par-
turition, and death was thereby caused, that would not
be sufficient to justify a verdict of wilful murder.
After an absence of about 20 minutes the jury returned into
court with a verdict of not guilty of murder, but guilty of
concealment of the birth.

Mr. Justice Keating said the jury had, he thought, taken
a merciful view of the case, and had acquitted her of the
capital offence. It was of the greatest importance that
offences similar to that of which the prisoner had been con-
victed should be put down by the strong arm of the law,
and he was therefore compelled to pass a severe sentence.
The learned judge then ordered the prisoner to be irapri •
soned for 18 months with hard labour.

T 111 RD COURT.
(Before the Common Sergeant.)
ROBBERY BY A BARMAID.
Emily Smith was indicted for stealing money the pro-
perty of her employer.

Mr. Langford prosecuted, and Mr. Metcalfe defended the
prisoner.

The prosecutor, Frederick White, said—l keep the White
Hart Tavern, Leo, Kent. The prisoner was in my employ
as barmaid, and had been so for 10 months. On the Bth
of December I received an intimation from my wife which
inducedme, after I had closed thehouse at night, top:amine
the till. I found there half-a-crown and 3s. I marked
those pieces and replaced them, and on the following morn-
ing, Saturday, about 11 o'clock, I went to the till and
missed the marked money I had placed there the night be-
fore. On the same Saturday night, after the house was
closed and the prisoner had gone to bed, I looked in
the till again and found two half •crowns and a florin.
I marked those in the presence of constable Brown,
and replaced them. At a quarter before 10 o'clock on
the Sunday morning I came down stairs, the prisoner
having gone down before me I examined the till and found
that the two half crowns and florin were gone. I called
the constable and also the prisoner into the parlour, and
told her she had stolen some money from the till. She re-
plied, "Taken money from the till 1" The constable told
the prisoner to show what money she had, when she
became greatly agitated, and then said that she wished
Mr. White to leave the - room, and she would
give up all the money she had in her possession. The
constable objected to any person leaving the room, and he
said "We must obtain thoservices of a female searcher." I
left for that purpose, but when I returned I saw Brown put
his hand into the prisonet's pocket and take out two marked
half-crowns and a florin.

Constable Brown said he searched the prisoner's room,
and found a purse in a drawer, in which was some of the
money that had been missed on the Saturday morning.
Mr. Metcalfe addressed the jury for the prisoner, and
contended that the prosecution had altogether failed to show
that the prisoner had taken the money from the till.
The jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict of
guilty, and

The Common Sergeant sentenced her to 12 months' im-
prisonment,

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TuEsDAY.

TILE MEET.
Bto 1 agst Umpire (taken)
12 to 1 agst Thornianby (taken)
12 to 1 agat Buccaneer (taken)
12 to 1 agst The Wizard (offered)
25 to 1 agat High Treason (taken)
25 to 1 agat The Drone (offered)
30 to 1 agat Upperhand (offered)
66 to 1 agst Sir William (taken)
66 to 1 agat Brother to Rainbow (offered)
Nothing done on the 2,000 Guineas Stakes.

• THE MANCHESTER STEEPLECHASE.—The objection to
Roscommon and Brunette has been overruled, and the
stakes go to the horse that came in first.

21118 DAY'S MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

The quantity of barley on the stands was rather limited.
On the whole, the trade ruled steady, at full quotations.
The malt trade was in a very inactive state, and prices
were barely supported.

We had a good demand for oats, at extreme currencies.
Both beans and peas were very dull, at Monday's decline ;
flour, however, was firm in price.
To-day's market was again scantily supplied with Eng-
lish wheat, coastwise and by land carriage. There was a
moderate inquiry for the few samples of fine and useful
quirlity on offer, at full prices. Damp parcels, however,
moved off slowly, at late currencies.
The show of foreign wheat was rather limited, and im-
porters, generally, were very firm in their demands. Most
descriptions moved off slowly, but without leading to any
change in value.

Floating cargoes of grain were a slow inquiry, but no
cheaper.

AURITALS TUIS WEEK
Wheat. Barley Malt. Oats
English 450 1,410 ' GO
F4ruitin — 2,520 5,010 jf
11 ski.
1 1,260 bls

Flour.
420

BOROUGH HOP.
There is still a fair demand for all now hops, at fully the
late advance in the quotations.

WHITECHAPEL.

Poef, from 2s 8d *:to 4s 4d ; mutton, 36 6,1 to 4A 23,1;
lamb, NOd to N Od ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; and park, 3e
8d to 4s 10d per 81b., by the carcase.

Amsterdam
COURSEra OF EsXCoirit. 11 13 il
ANOE—
.YEsTartDtY.
131
Ditto
Rotterdam — 11 15 11 15
Antwerp
Brussels — 2.5 25 25 30
Hamburgh • — 13 5 13 5
Paris
Ditto
Marseilles — 25 32} 2.5 37
Frankfort on Maine —116 i
Vienna
Trieste
Petersburgh — 34 35
Madrid
Cadiz — 49 50
Leghorn — 30 2.5 30 30
Genoa — 25 40 25 47;
Naples
Palermo - 121 1211
Messina — 1211 121 f
Lisbon
Oporto
Rto Janeiro — • • ..
New York — • •
Foreign Gold in Bars (Staudard)....per oz. £3 17 9
Mexican Dollars
Silver in Bars (Standard) ft 0 5 2
South American Doublons

MR: MANSFIELD'S RETIREMENT.-LIVERPOOL,
TUESDAY.—Our stipendiary presided in the Police-court
to-day for the last time. The legal profession in the town,
who held him in high estimation, presented him with ad-
dresses in St. George's-hall.