The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-01 00:00:00

HAY MARKETS.

SMITIEFIELD.—Matdow hay, £2 108 to £4 Os ; clover,
f 3 10s to £; Os ; and straw, £1 43 to L 1 8s per load.
Trade dull.

CUMBERLAND.--Meadow hay, £2 12s to £4 4s; clover,
£3 lOs to £5 ; and straw, £1 5s to £1 9s per load.
Supply good, and trade dull.

WitITECHAPEL.-3,leadow hay, £2los to £4 Os; ClOl,Ol,
13 10s to £.5 Os ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 lis per load
Trade heavy.

FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEAR BLACKBURN.
—At the Cherry Tree Railway Station, on the East Lan-
cashire Railway. on Sunday night, a woman, named Alice
Smith, wife of Richard Smith, of Haydock-street, Preston,
attempted to cross the line, when sho was caught by the
buffer of an advancing engine, thrown forward about six
yards, and killed instantly. Her husband was a witness of
the frightful occurrence.

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(TIM D. 17.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

APPROPRIATING A SUPPOSED STOLEN CHEQUE.—
Alfred Daly, of 20, Holywell-lane, pianoforte maker, was
charged by Lambert, 68 E, with unlawfully appropriating
to his own use a cheque for £lO on the London and County
Bank, Oxford-street branch, and thereby obtaining the sum
of £lO from the person charging.
Thomas Harjser, of 1, Charlotte-street, Fitzroylsquare,
manager at Messrs. Townsend, pianoforte makergs, 20, Ox-
ford-street, said he knew the prisoner, by his having worked
with him. About three weeks ago, widle he was at work,,
the prisoner came in and asked if lie could get the cheque
cashed for him, producing it at the same time. He told him
to wait, and he would try to do so, and ho then went to
Mr. Spooner, of the British Stores, 77, Wells-street, Ox-
ford-street, got the money, and gave it to the prisoner.
He saw no more of the prisoner till the previous night,
when ho told him that be wanted to see him, and the pri-
soner replied that he also wanted to see him. Ho then told
the prisoner ho was about to give , him in charge for the
cheque, when he replied, "It is a bad job ; is it too
late ?" and I said it was. He said when he asked for the
money that ho had worked for the cheque.

Lambert, 68 E, a very active officer, said he suspected
the cheque was stolen from a person of the name of
" Riggs." The cheque was crossed " City Bank," and
was signed by a person named " Garrett." On taking the
prisoner into custody, and telling him the charge, he said,
"It's a bad job, and can't be helped." On asking whet()
he got it, he said, "Ho didn't know that he had received
money, but was drunk at the time, and did not know
whetker it was then given to him."
Remanded.

THAMES.

ROBLERY BY A SERVANT.—An unreformed. woman,

Lucy Jana Edgar, described as a prostitute, of No. 16
Oxford-street, Stepney, aged 25, was brought before Mr.
&ire, charged with stealing £l5, the moneys of Mr. Joseph
Willis, a gentleman residing at 37, Beaumont-square,
Mile-end-road.

The case was a peculiar one. Upwards of three years
ago I►fx. and Mrs. Willis, who are very respectable and
philanthropic persons, were in want of a servant, and were
recommended by a friend to engage the prisoner, who was
represented to have been a fallen woman, and to have been
reformed in an asylum for penitent females in Pentonville.
Mr. Willis, from charitable motives, determined to give
her a trial, because she was homeless and destitute. She
conducted herself with great propriety in the house o
Mr. and Mrs. Willis for two and a-half years, and
her master and mistress placed great confidence in her. On
Easter Sunday last Mr. and Mrs. Willis went to chapel as
usual, leaving the prisoner in charge of the house. In their
absence Mr. Cole, a yoing gentleman lodging in the house,
returned home, and found the front gate and street door
open. Upon entering the house no one was to be seen, and
Mr: Willis was immediately sent for, who, upon his arrival
at hie residence, was astonished when he discovered that a
drawer containing his keys had been forcibly broken open
and his keys removed. His cash-box, containing £72, had
been opened, and 15 sovereigns abstracted. The prisoner
was missing, and was not seen again for several weeks,
when Mr. Willis met her in the Whitechapel-road. She
ran away directly she saw him. This was repeated several

times, and Mr. Willis, having ascertained that she, was in
the habit of regularly frequenting the Whitechapel and Mile-
end-road, took with him a police-constable named Abraham
Cooper, 27 H. They met the prisoner last night, and
Cooper immediately seized her and took her into custody.
He said to her, " You know what I want you for ?" to
which she replied, " I can guess."
The prisoner said she would plead guilty to stealing 210,
but as to the other £5 she knew nothing at all about.
Mr. Willis said he was quite sure £l5 was taken out of
his cash-box.

Mr. Selfe —Has she ever been convicted before ?
Mr. Willis—l am not aware she has ever been convicted.
I know she has been in an asylum for fallen women.
Mr. Selfe said he would, on the plea of guilty, dispose of
the case himself, because there were two things in the pri-
soner's favour. For two years and a half she had resisted
temptation, and she had some compunctions for she left X 6
in the cash-box. He convicted the prisoner of larceny, and
sentenced her to six months' imprisonment and hard
labour.