The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-19 00:00:00

POLICE INT.ELLIGENCE—Jan. 18.

LAMBETH.—ALLEGED ROBBERY BY A BAR-
MAlD.—Harriet. Norris, a well-dressed female, was
placed at the bar on a charge of stealing half-a-
-m-own, the property of her late master, Mr. Thomas
Henry Byron, proprietor of the New Bell Tavern,
York-street, York-road, Lambeth.
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11.1 r. Byron said that a month ago the prisoner
entered his service as barmaid, having received
what he believed to be a satisfactory character with
her, but owing to some disagreements with her fel-
low-servant, the other barmaid, some suspicions
were raised as to her honesty, and, as his worship
would hear from the witnesses who would be called,
these suspicions were se much increased that he
(Mr. Byron) told her that her month of trial hav-
ing expired on the evening before, she must leave.
He also told her it would be necessary before she
left that she should unlock her boxes for inspection,
for her satisfaction as well as his own ; and her
reply was that if she did so it must be in the pre-
sence of a policeman, not a common policeman, but
an inspector. A policeman was sent for and ar-
rived, and on the prisoner unlocking her box a
smaller one was found inside, containing a marked
half-crown, which had been placed in the till for
detection.

Mr. Elliott—Can you say you missed other
monies ?

Mr. Byron—No, sir, I cannot. Our practise is
to count the money every hour, but as our suspi-
cions had not been particularly aroused until the
Sunday night, no money had been marked until
then, and we cannot speak to anything else.
In cross-examination, Mr. Byron said he had
given notice to the prisoner to leave, and not the
prisoner to him. He got with the prisoner what ho
believed to be a good character, and had since as-
certained that the cause of her leaving her situation
was her being observed to drink wine out of a de-
canter.

Solicitor—ls it not possible that this half-crown
found in the prisoner's box may have come into her
possession lawfully ?
Mr. Byron—l cannot answer that, but I shall
leave it to the magistrate's judgment.
Mr. John Byron said—l live with my father, and
attend to the business. On Sunday night, about eight
o'clock, in consequence of what I observed, I counted
the money in the tills to the halfpenny, and with-
out being observed by the prisoner put a marked
half-croma ..into one till and a florin into the
other, taking half-a-crown and two shillings out
at the time. I then placed myself in such a posi-
tion as to notice all the money that had been taken
and put into the till, and found that it was a shil-
ling short, but as two sovereigns had been changed
I could not say whether the marked money might
not have been given in the change. Our practice
is to give out a bag containing £3 in silver each
morning ; and on the Monday morning I gave a bag
with £3 in silver in it, and amongst it about 355.
in marked money. It consisted of half-crowns,
florins, and shillings. Before the policeman searched
the prisoner's boxes I gave him a pattern half-
crown, and told him that if he found any of the
marked half-crowns, they would be marked in the
same way. I was present when the boxes were
examined, and saw the silver found in them, and
also the marked half-crown, which was one of those
marked by me.
In cross-examination the witness said he marked
the first silver at eight o'clock on the Sunday night,
and he could not take it-on him to say whether the
half crown found in the prisoner's box might not
have been the one he marked at eight o'clock, and
not one of those marked at a late hour on Sunday
night, or whether it might not have been given in
change for the two sovereigns on the Sunday
evening.
Mr. Neale here said his client, who had borne a
good character up to the time she was given into
custody on the present chargerand who brought
with her to Mr. Byron an excellent character, was
perfectly innocent of any felony. The fact was,
that she had half a sovereign, and thinking it no
offence, she took change foy: it, and amongst that
change must have been. the marked half-crown in
question.
Mr. Bryon—Taking change, when she had £3
10s., or more, in cliange in her boxes at the time.
Mr. Bryon, jun.—Besides, she gave a different
account of the silver to the constable. She said she
did not know how she came by the half-crown, and
that the silver she got in driblets, as she could,
from her brother-in-law, who is a cabman.
Mr. Elliott—She said nothing about taking it in
change at the bar, or taking the change for half a
sovereign ?
Mr. Bryon, sen.—Not a word, Sir; and when the
constable told her about the marked half-crown she
said that if there was a marked piece he must have
marked it himself.
Police-constable 45 L said that about six o'clock
on the evening before he was called to take the
prisoner into custody. On doing so Mr. Byron
asked her to open her boxes for examination, but
she refused to do so, and it was not until she found
that he was about to take her to the station-house
that she consented. On searching the first box he
found some silver, consisting Of all sorts of pieces,
and even some halfpence,
if it had been loosely andcarelessly in, and
thrown
and it appeared to him as
amongst it he discovered a marked half-crown. He
further found
apparently in the same way,
a small box, containing more silver
and coppers., thrown in
arently
and the v;hole amount in silver and copper was
£4 Is. On telling the prisoner about the marked
half,crown she said " If it is marked I accuse you
of marking it. I see lam done by having to do
with a common policeman to look at my box, I had
a right to have an inspector," and asked for one.
(Lau;hter.) I told her I had quite as much power
as an inspector, and she then said he did not know
how the half-crown came into her box, and that
the silver she received from her brother-in-law,
who was a cabman.

Mr. Byron here observed that the present made
the tenth time of his being robbed by barmaids,
but it was notwithstanding the first time he had
given one of them into custody. He felt sincerely
tor the position the prisoner had placed herself in,
and should be willing to forego a prosecution pro-
vided she exhibited the slightest contrition.
The prisoner's solicitor here held a short consul-
tation with her, and, turning round, said his client
was perfectly innocent of the charge, and therefore
could not make any concession.
The prisoner was then fully committed for trial,
and the magistrate directed the constable to hold
till the trial all the money found in her boxes.

THAMES.—THE BASTARDY LAWS.—STRANGE
PROCEEDINGS.--Charles Fuller, a shoemaker, of
Belle Vue-place, Mile-end-road, appeared before
Mr. Yardley to answer a summons taken out by a
young woman, named Susan Morgan, the mother
of an illegitimate female child, of which she had
twice sworn the defendant to be the father.
Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, who appeared for
the defendant, said this was an extremely hard
ease upon his client, who had been twice summoned
to show cause why he should not be adjudged the
father of the complainant's child, once before Mr.
Tennyson D'Eyncourt, at the Worship-street Po-
lice-court, and once at that court. On each occa-
sion the summons was dismissed for the want of
corroborative evidence.

Mr. Yardley—Have I heard this case ?
Mr. Young—You have, sir, and you dismissed it
for want of corroborative, evidence to confirm the
complainant in some material point, as required by
the act.
Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, stated that since the last
summons had been heard the defendant had fur-
nished the necessary corroborative proof, by paying
money for the support of the child, acknowledging
it to be his, and observing what a very pretty child
it was.
Mr. Young—He denies the paternity.
The Complainant—Mr. Fuller has admitted the
child to be his.
Mr. Yardley said it had been decided by the
Court of Queen's Bench that a woman could take
out a second summons after the dismissal of the
first if she could obtain fresh evidence. He could
not help raying it was a very inconvenient deci-
sion. 'lie 'wished it could be reconsidered and re-
viewed. If a man alleged to be the father of a
bastard child could be summoned twice or three
times, he could be summoned twenty times and con-
tinually harassed.
Mr. Young—The woman has removed from the
Worship-street district to your district to enable
her to take out another summons.
Mr. Yardley—She ought to be content with two
decisions against her. You say that I have already
heard the case and dismissed it.
Mr. Young—Yes, sir.
Mr. Yardley—Then I will not hear it again.
Mr. Stoddart—There is bow evidence that the
defendant offered to support the child after twelve.
months had expired, axle, had paid money to the
complainant.

Air. Yardley—l do not care. I have heard the
ease once, another. magistrate has confirmed my
decision, and I dcy.liue going into the case again.

If yon are not satisfied, go to the Court of Queen'ts
Bench for a mandamus against me.
Mr. Stoddart-4 did not advise the taking out
the third summons. I was consulted after it was
taken out.

Mr. Yardley—You are not accused, and there is
no occasion to excuse yourself. The summons is
dismissed.

CoUN TRY MARKETS.

HULL-JAN. 17.

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The corn market was very well attended by farmers,
but the quantity of wheat was limited, condition bad,
and a slow business was done in English wheat at fully late
rates. Foreign was at late prices, but very little business
doing in that article. Malting barley fully as dear, and
grinding barley in good demand. Beans and peas were
a slow sale. Oats without any noticeable change in price,
but the demand inactive. Rape cake in good demand, and
also linseed.

Wheat.... Old white....per qr
Old red
Now white .. „
New red .... ,
Dantzic, Konb , dtc. old white 48s Od to 55s Od
Dutch, Belgian, and French 4ss Od to 47. Od
Baltic and Hamburg, red ...' 44s Od to 465 Od
St. Petersburg and Riga, old. 404 Od to 425 01
Barley.... English malting 32s Od to 385 01
Grinding 305 Od to 321 01
Saal and Oderbruck
Holstein and Danish 3os Od to 31s Od
Grinding
Oats English, old
Archangel and Riga, per at Os 100 to Ili
Friesland and Dutch Oslld to Oallid
Swedish and Danish osiia to Naga
Beans ~..English, old, per qr. 46s Od to 485 Od
New pigeon 405 Od to 425 Od
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New tick
Egyptian . 37s Od to Ms 01
Peas Foreign breakers
Grinding
Tares ....Winter —s Od to ---8 ei
Indian Corn '32s Od to 33s 01
Linseed, feeding
crushing
Linseed cakes (Hull) £9 7 6to £9 16
Foreign 715 oto 8 6 0
Rape cakes 415 oto 6 0 0
Bones 416 oto 6 6