The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-07 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS•

(THIS DAY.) the
John Taverner, aged 14, was charged with for
pocket of Mary Baskell. Mr. Ballantine apPesre-
the prisoner. shat
Plt appeared from the evidence of the rosecutri%
on Tuesday week she was looking at some ugg pet
the corner of Percy-street, when she felt a hand itiPl
pocket and immediately after missed two porsel'A boa
turned round and held the prisoner by the holli,l the
a boy who was standing close to her ran away. `',l out
prisoner was being taken to the station be pots
another boy as the culprit. f
Mr. BALLANTINE contended that it was a ca-- ° pet:
e
taken identity, for it was not at all likely that "'gooo
soner, if ho had been the guilty party, would hav -
still
while the policeman ran after another. Or°
The jury, in returning their verdict, said theAY foutia
convinced that the prisoner was not the party, 611",tho0
him Nut Guilty, adding that he left the court WI"
a stain on his character.

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MARLBRO7-STREET.—(THIS bl )
.Ao*
STEALING A DUCK.—John Peters, resPeh°lll%,",
looking, elderly man, was placed at the bar%
with stealing a duck, the property of her Wars' f
Queen.
It appeared from the evidence of Da ,
,--gtetr
the private constables employed in gens,—iiasi'
gardens, that for some time past a gre4` ern`,
ber of ducks had disappeared from the pte
~
mental water in the gardens, and as At,"„us. 13:
Boner had been frequently seen feeding the di dissr.
was naturally suspested to have a hand in thea th
pearance. Yesterday afternoon the constable stlod of
prisoner enter the gardens, and approach to the seilo;
the Serpentine, where the water-fowl were ono
ming. Th© prisoner sat down for some time' no;
having looked round to see that be w 0 obis
watched, pulled out some bread With „we'',
he enticed the ducks to come to him. „`;:isoeet
one of the fattest of the ducks went up to the r„," 000;
the latter seized hold of it by the neck and ran 5-0 es:
the trees, and having placed the duck on the gre,l3, wit/
down upon it and killed it. He was about leal•inl.watls
his ill-gotten prise when the constable robed w
and took him into cubtody.
kiliecodotsb:
The prisoner in defence said he accidently '
duck with his stick, and being fearful of the 0.0 in
quences, ho thought it best to hide it away lied tong I
the act of doing so when the constable came arl
hits in charge. 'tted bi°l
Mr. BIN4II/lA2f, as a warning to others, commt
for trial.
BIRTH'S. 0109
OF A 80N. EO/53 • 4
On the 4th inst., at Southsea, the wife of Captain 4,00-
Ommanney, R.N., of her Majesty's ship Assistants' """
;re 0'
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te of Ch e 3aptad inst . tin Aus,
inat the's ArctiVin eyc expediti
ard,onFulham, . the /1"
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th
George Everest, Esq. 1,- 'flute'
On the sth inst., in South-place, Hyde-par,.."-.
wife of Edward Bury, Esq. of '•
OF A DAUGHTER.
On the 3d inst., at Old Hall-green, near Ware, the "
if
W. G. Ward, Esq. ftef:
On the 4th inst , at Eton College, the wife of the
Charles Old Goodford.

Two,.
On the 29th ult., at Erlangen, Bavaria, Bavaria, aged 62, theicoclC
Henri Von Sturtz, for many years a member of the
Exchange. AV'
35 years in the Legacy-duty-raeffilecte
On the 3d inst., Jemima, l'
Esq., of College Docto fLis oL,
On the 4th inst., at Islington,rscommons. 0+ b ' uPlire" ,
Mr. T. 1.-0 3,
ott e'
At Rath, on the 4th inst., aged.2o, Charles, fourth
of the late J. P. Iltire a
W. Richardson, of Royal-rescent, Notting-hill• r Eaton'
On the 4th inst., the wife of C. Boyer Esq., 0'
Place, l3elgrave -square, and Farleigh house, 'Hants- ed 61'
At Elysium villa. Fulham, John Gooderd Eeq., Rg

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