The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-10 00:00:00

CHILD MURDER.

Eliza Wickens, a respectable-looking girl, only 17 years
of age, was placed at the bar, charged with the wilful mur-
der of her own child. It appeared from the evidence that
the prisoner was servant in a gentleman's family in the
Tooting-road, and that she had been seized with the pains
of labour about three o'clock in the morning. She aroused
the housemaid, who slept with her. She rose out of bed, went
down to the kitchen, lighted the fire, and made her a
cup of tea. She was only absent about half an hour.
On her return she discovered that the prisoner had been
delivered of a child. She turned down the clothes, and
then saw the prisoner's fingers in the child'r! Mouth,
The mistress being informed of the circumstance, Bel 4
for a surgeon, who attended on the child and mother, but
the infant died ten minutes after 'nig arrival. In his cross-
examination he admitted that the wounds in the child's
mouth might have been caused by the mother in the agony
of the pains of labour,
The learned counsel for the prisoner having made a for-
cible address, the judge summed up, and the jury returned
a verdict of concealment of the birth.
The learned Judge objected to the verdict, and said here
could have been no concealment of the birth, as the in-
fant could scarcely be said to have been born.
The jury, after re-considering their verdict, acquitted the
prisoner.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—( Thia Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
FICTITIOUS CHEQUES.—Louis Geneste, described as of
the Palace Hotel, Norwood, a tall, gentlemanly man, was
charged before Mr. Mansfield with obtaining the sum of
£8 153. from Mr. Robert Lewis, tobacconist, of 15, St.
James's-street, by means of a false cheque.
Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap-
peared for the prisoner.
Mr. Robert Lewis said—l have known the prisoner for
s- me time as an occasional customer. Abut six weeks ago
he purchased a pound of cheroots for L 1 55., and on the 20th
of June the prisoner called on me to pay for them, present-
ing a written cheque for £lO, drawn by Louis Geneste .on
J. 11r. Cunningham, Esq., of King's College. The prisoner
asked me for the difference £8 155., which I gave him
believing his statement was true that it was a bona fire
cheque, and that as he said he was autlaori: ed to draw on
Mr. Cunningham. My son presented the cheque the same
day to Mr. Cunningham, who said he knew nothing about
it, and that cheques of the same kind to the amount of £2OO
had been presented to him within a fortnight.
By Mr. Lewis—l only know the prisoner as a customer
and trusted him believing he would pay. He said that Mr.
Cunningham was his father's executor, and that his father's
affairs were not settled. Re also said that Mr. Cunning-
ham hadautliorisad him to draw on him. He did not say
that Mr. Cunningham had received money for him as exe-
tutor, but from what the prisoner said I inferred that Mr
Cunningham would honour his cbeques. I have not seen
Mr. Cunningham myself.
Mr. Robert Joseph Lewis, son of the prosecutor, said—
I received the cheque produced from my father. I took it
to Mr. Cunningham's office, and a gentleman, whom I was
told:was Mr. Cunningham, came to me and said the cheque
was not worth the receipt stamp on it, and that cheques for
£2OO had been lately presented of a similar kind.
Mr. Lewis (Inspector Bowles having asked for a remand)
said he was instructed that Mr, Cunningham was executor
to the prisoner's father's will, and at present there was no
evidence to show that there were no funds to meet the

eheque.
Mr. Mansfield said that Mr. Cunningham could be sent
for, but the prisoner would be remanded.
It appears that several other persons have been defrauded
by similar cheques—two having been presented at Fenton's
and the Wellington Hotels, and it is expected several other
charges will be preferred.

THIS DAY'S MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

Fresh up to-day the arrivals of English wheat were much
restricted; but—owing to the arrival of American wheat
and flour—sales progressed slowly, for the most part, in
good and fine samples, at Monday's currency.
Most descriptions of foreign wheat moved off slowly, yet
very little change took place in the quotations, compared
with Monday. The market was well supplied.
For floating cargoes of grain, there was a fair, but by no
means active demand, at previous currencies.
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The trade for barley was in a sluggish state, and prices
had a drooping tendency.
Malt changed hands to a limited extent, yet the quota-
tions were fairly supported.
In the demand for oats, there was no activity ; indeed,
inferior corn was very difficult of sale, and prices were
rather lower.
Both beans and peas moved off slowly, at barely late

rates.
For flour we have to report a heavy demand, and Ameri-
can barreled somewhat in favour of buyers.