The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-04 00:00:00

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THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDA „EVENING, 'APRIL 4, 1861.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

THE RATE OF _DISCOUNT.

BOW-STREET.

A POLICEMAN GETTING UP EVIDENCE. —A young wo-
man, named Lavinia Netherton, was placed at the bar on
remand, charged with stealing a pair of boots, the property
of Mr. Reid, in whose service she was employed.
Policeman 321 A, on entering the witness box said, your
worship I have the pawnbroker with the boots in atten-
dance.

Mr. Hall—Very well. Have you discovered anything
else that has been stolen by the prisoner.
Policeman—No, your worship ; but a great number of
other things, such as cups and saucers, and boots and shoes,
have been stolen from Mr. Reid's house during the last
two months,

Mr. Hall—You don't expect that I intend to act on your
surmises. lam not going to fix upon the prisoner as the
person who stole the whole of the missing articles from
that house without proof. What proof have you that she
took the things ?
Policeman—No, I've no proof that she took more than
the boots. Her sister told me that prisoner had stolen
other boots and shoes from Mr. Reid's.
Mr. Hall—Did she do so of her own accord ?
Policeman—Yes. She is in the body of the court.
Mr. Hall—Then let her come into the witness-box.
The sister very reluctantly came forward. She said her
name was Wooler, and that she was married.

Mr. Hall—Have you had any conversation with the
policeman about your sister.
Witness—Yes, sir.
Mr. Hall—Where ?
Witness—ln the House of Detention.
Mr. Hdl—Did you go there to talk to your sister about
the robbery.

Witness—The policeman wished me to go. He told me
to meet him there. I did not want to go myself.
Mr. Hall—Did your sister tell you of her own accord
that she had stolen some other boots and shoos besides the
pair she is now clArged with stealing ?
Witness—The policeman told me to meet him at the
House of Detention, and I did so. He then told me par-
ticularly to ask my sister whether she had stolen anything
else. I did so. My sister said she had taken some other
shoes and had pledged them. The policeman asked me
what she said, and I told him.

Mr. Hall—You may go down. It is very improper for
a policeman to act in such a manner, sending a person into
the House of Detention to question a prisoner as to whe-
ther she had stolen anything. I'll not receive evidence
fished up in such a way.

The policeman was here about to step in to the witness
box—

Mr. Hall—Go back, sir, I won't hear yeu. Such con-
duct is highly improper. Here is a girl charged with steal-
ing a pair of boots. I remand her for a week, in order to
afford time to see whether anything else can be found
against her, and at the expiration of that time I am met
with a lot of surmises. I ask you (addressing the police-
man) whether anything further has been discovered ? You
answer no, but you wish me to believe that the things that
have been taken away from Mr. Reid's have been done so
by the prisoner. I shall act on the case that is before me,
and on that alono.

The boots having been produced by the pawnbroker, and
identified by the prosecutor,

The prisoner was asked what she had to sly to the charge,
when sheLleplied, crying bitterly, I'm guilty.
Mr. Hal —lt is painful to see a respectable girl of your
age in such a position. I shall, on the present occasion,
merely punish you for stealing the pair of boots, but I hope
you will take warning in time. For if you give way to
dishonesty again yon will most assuredly receive a much
more severe punishment. I sentence you to a month's im-
prisonment.
The girl was led crying from the bar.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ASSAULT BY A LICENSED VICTUALLER.-Mr. Alexander
Wilson, who described himself as a licensed 'victualler of
Gloucester-place, Westminster-read, was charged with
assaulting Charles James Fox, picture dealer, of Church-
street, Hackney.

The complainant having stated that he had only said a
few words to the defendant not of an angry nature, the de-
fendant struck him a blow on the mouth with a stick, cut-
ting his lip.

A female, named Ann Conly, said she was crossing
Moor-street, Soho, at the time, when she saw the defen-
dant strike the complainant a blow on the mouth with his
stick, and heard the blow on his teeth. She said, " Oh,
you brute," when the complainant said he would serve her
the same if she did not mind.
The defendant was fined 40s.

THIS DAY'S MAREETS.

11, ..•

CORN EXCHANGE.

IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 558 2d;
barley, -378 11d; oats, 23s 4d ; rye, 368 7d ; beans, 40s
lld ; and peas, 43s 4d.
Tits Six WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 54s 2d ;
barley, 38s 9d ; oats, 23s 5d ; rye, 34s Ild; beans, 40s 4d;
peas, 41s 11d.
ENGLISH Om&IN Suzy LAST Wismc.—Wheat, 74,273 ;
barley, 37,116 ; oats, 13,579 ; rye, 48; beans, 3,746 ; peas,
617 quarters.