The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-19 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

JUVENILE THIEVES AND A RECEIVING MARINE STORE
DEALER.—John Styles, 13, and Henry Styles, 10, charged
with stealing a quantity of brass escutcheons, and Mary
Rodman, a marine store dealer, of 2, Bird-street, Oxford-
street, was charged with receiving the same.
A box filled with escutcheons, and various articles of a
similar kind, all bearing marks of having been recently
wrenched off, was produced in court, and at the prisoner
Rodman's residence was also found a large quantity of pro-
perty, which there is reason to suppose is also the produce
of other robberies.

Mr. Thos. Leary, of 49, Duke-street, St. James's, proved
seeing the boy, John Styles, at the door of tho court on the
previous afternoon, while he was leaving, having attended
in consequence of having charged a boy named Thorn with
stealing the brass escutcheon from his street door. He then
spoke to Mr. Webb, the inspector, and told him that he re-
membered seeing him at the door when ho seized Thorn.
Inspector *Webb, of the C division, said, in consequence
of what the last witness told him, he ordered a constable to
take the boy into custody, when the boy said he was with

the other at the time, and that Thorn took the escutcheons
off the door. I asked him where he had sold them, and he
said at a :marine store-dealer's, in Bird-street, kept by
Rodman. In consequence he went with a constable to Rod-
Tar Allron said she her Viiiklllotiliitißita aisysntilgt,-
although she called it her account-book, there was but
little writing. He then asked for the brass, and She pro-
duced one or two pieces, one of which was a large escutcheon
from a street door. The escutcheons; he had discovered,
were taken from the enclosure of St. James's-square, and
from houses in Pall-mall. There was also a quantity of
property of a very suspicious nature in the house, most of
it evidently having been brought there by children. He
believed the boys had been at the court on former occasions.
Rodman said she paid a fair price for the things, and
put their names down in her book. She asked them if it
was all right, and they said it was.

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Mr. Bingham said ho should discharge the younger boy,
but remand Rodman and the other boy. lie should try to
put a stop to the practice, which had become vibry serious.

THE NEW COMMISSIONER OF L UNA CE

Our readers will regret to hear of the retirement
of Mr. Samuel Warren, the member for Midhurst,
from the House of Commons, though that retire-
ment has been brought about by what may be
considered the honourable gentleman's advance-
ment. The post of commissioner in lunacy has
been offered to Mr. Warren, and has, we believe,
been accepted by him. Mr. Warren's efforts,
as Recorder of Hull, attracted a large share
of public attention, and have been frequently
noticed in these columns, while his short career
in Parliament has proved fruitful in services
to the Conservative cause and to the country. Mr.
Warren has devoted himself with that earnestness
of purpose for which he is distinguished to ques-

tions Ofsocial reform, and owing to his perseverance
many improvements have been effected. In the
new sphere in which he is now called upon to labour
the honourable gentleman will doubtless achieve
success. The popularity of the appointment is
above question, and the only regret we have heard
expressed has reference to his removal from the
lower branch of the Legislature.— Morning Herald.

SUN OFFICE, Six o' Clock.

SWITZERLAND.

Accounts from Ticino give the following as the
results hitherto known of the elections for the
Grand Council of that canton. The canton is
divided into 38 districts, each electing three mem-
bers ; total, 114 members. Out of that number
57 elections have been completed, and 46 Liberal
deputies have been returned against 11 Conser-
vatives.