The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-31 00:00:00

THAMES.

On Monday last a woman named Bridget Donovan
was charged with being unlawfully possessed of a 501.
note, of which, after having changed it at the Ship, in
High-street, Poplar, she gave such unsatisfactory ac-
counts, that she was remanded to allow further time
for inquiry. The publicity given to the fact through
the medium of this journal led to the apprehension of
Catherine Fitzgerald, sister to Bridget Donovan, who
was brought up yesterday by Sergeant Milstead, 12 K,
who stated that seeing the report of the case he made
inquiries in the neighbourhood of Barking, where the
prisoner's sister was stated to have lived, and ascer-
tained that Mr. Samuel Vaines, a butcher, residing
there, had lost a note to that amount, but had not
missed it until Sunday last.
Mr. YARDLEY—Have you him here;? Milstead--
No, sir; he is an ailing man, 80 years of age, and
cannot attend to-day. He said he suspected his ser-
vant, who was sister to the person who had uttered a
501. note at Poplar. That about three weeks ago his
servant's brother and sister had called to see her. It
was Sunday, and he went to church leaving the key
in his box, and he suspected that the note must have
been stolen at that time. When witness t)ld the pri-
soner (Fitzgerald) the charge for which she was taken,
she said at first that she knew nothing about it, but
on being searched at the station-house, she said there
was another woman and a girl cleaning the place at
the time, and they perhaps had taken it and lost it, and
her brother perhaps picked it up afterwards.
Prisoner—Oh, you wicked man, I did not say that.
Mr. YARDLEY—I believe the woman Donovan is
remanded till tomorrow. Has the prisoner anything
to say ? Prisoner—Yes. There was another woman
charring with me. Master trusted her with the keys,
and young master said he was sure it was she that
did it.

Mr. YARDLEY—Wben the woma❑ Donovan was
brought up, some constable stated that he had seen her
in communication with a fellow to whom some suspi-
cion attached previously to the note being changf d
at the Ship. That person, I suppose, is her brother,
and I presume you are on the look out for him.
Mdstead—He is easily found, Sir.
Mr. YARDLEY—Strictly following up this strange
case, the prosecutor ought to be here in person. Does
he know the number of the note ? Milstead—No,
Sir. But he knows the person from whom he re-
ceived it in payment of meat.

Mr. YARDLEY—WeII, you must have him here
when the other woman is brought up, and the case can
be rendered more entire.

The prisoner, who made no further defeince, was
accordingly remanded.

THE FIRE AT GRAVESEND.
GRAVESEND, OCT. 30.—This day the prisoner
Samuel Marder (not Marden, as he gave his name on
Monday), was brought up on remand, charged on
suspicion of having set fire to the house No. 5, which
he had occupied, as it appeared for some years, in the
Crescent, at the top of Harmer-street, in the name of
Lunn.
This day Mr. Francis Southgate, solicitor, attended
to defend the accused.
The evidence of police constable Wickham and of
Robert Aitkins, foreman to the Corporation fire en-
gines, was recapitulated. Wickham was closely cross-
examined by Mr. Southgate, but without shaking in
the least his evidence as given on Monday.
The fact of finding the all but burnt box, or
rather the remnants of the embers of the box and its
with the candlestick as it was
it, was again proved ; and Mr.
that it was a most supicious cir-
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cumstance, combustible l:eaddmbcduoe contents,
admitted
temeind in it,
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ht be accounted for by the ad-
mission of the policeman Wickham that he had thrown
such quantity of water (some six or seven buckets),
ass might a
ight have, from its forcible action, thrown the
candlestick and its burning candle into the bottom of
the box where it was found, and now lay as produced
before the bench.

Mr. H. Newman,
agent to the Phoenix Insurance
Company, was re-examined, and in reply to Mr,
Southgate, stated that on the 6th of the present month,
when he, as agent to the company, made the in-
surance, he had made'
a survey of the furniture of Mr.
Marder which the insurance was effected, and be-
lieved he was fully justified from such survey in esti.
mating its value at the amount insured—namely, 2501.
lie also ou the same .
day, when Mr. Marder applied
for insurance of his stock trade for 2501, went itito
the shop, and said, on viewing it, to Mr. Marder,
" You surely have not stock in trade here to justify
ye
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me in insuring you for the amount
.you claim—that
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tion, but gave sir. Marder the receipt for the premium
of insurance 500/., not including. fixtures or anything
is making,
on the premises but the stock in trade and the furni-
ture. The witness on taking a cursory survey of the
furniture in the different apartments. in the house on
the sth inst. believed the value to justify
as agent for the office, an insurance on them to the
amount (2501.) for which they were assured. The
stock in trade in the shop he did not examine, resting
upon the assertion of Mr. Marder that the boxes in
the shop contained a quantity of lace at least equal to
2501. The stock in trade was insured on the sth.
To Mr. Oakes—Examined the furniture and stock
in trade on Monday evening last--the day after the
discovery of the fire and the investigation into it before
the magistrates. Found the rooms scantily furnished,
as compared to the first survey he made, when about
to effect the insurance. Found in the bedroom the
wardrobes he had seen on the sth instant, but there
was nothing in the drawers. Found in the shop two
hits of lace—a sort of bordering apparently for a
woman's dress, but could not state the value. It was
so insignificant in value that he could not take upon
himself to say what it was worth.
To Mr. Tickner—There certainly was no property
in the shop, nor yet in the rooms as furniture, to jus-
tify the amount insured; still, there was no material
difference in the appearance of that quality of furni-
ture to justify him in saying that he could have dis-
covered the removal of any article. At the same time
it appeared to him, on the examination he made on
Monday last, that there was a great scantiness of
furniture as compared with when he surveyed it and
made the insurance for Mr. Marder, on the sth inst.
The receipt he gave for the premium of 11. paid to
him by Dlr. Marder was binding on the Phoenix
Company. On all insurance companies he believed
such receipt would be equally binding. There would