The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-19 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

FELONY.—AIice Harvey was brought up for final
examination on a charge of having stolen some pro-
perty from the residence of Mr. Ilodson, M.P., No. 13,
Upper Brook-street, where she recently lived as
housemaid.

The stolen property was here prodived. It turned
out, on examination, that the prisoner had pilfered
everything on which she could lay hands ; there was
a blanket, a pair of stays, a bottle of champagne,
same coral beads, and a remnant of finery, the pro-
perty of her master And mistress ; a brooch, a pair of
earrings, and other articles, belonging to the house-
keeper (Mrs. Wyke) ; some lace and stockings be-
longing to Grace Miles, another servant; a shawl,
belonging to Ann Jolly, a fellow servant; and a quan-
tity of sugar and spice pillaged from the store-room.
The housekeeper, Martha Wyke, gave evidence as
to the manner in which the prisoner's delinquency
had been detected. The prisoder, who had lived as
housemaid in Mr. Hodson's family for about six
months, left her place last Thursday week. She
went to her friends at Bromley, leaving her boxes
behind to be sent by the carrier. When the carrier
called the boxes were brought down, but one of them
being badly corded, the lid came open, and dis-
played a blanket, which was immediately known as
the property of Mr. Hodson. This led to further
search, and then the various articles produced in
Court were found in the boxes.

In defence, the prisoner accounted for the posses-
sion of the articles in various ways. Some, she said,
were her own property, other articles had been given
to her.—The prisoner was fully committed.
A decent looking lad, who gave the name of Wm.
Stafford, was charged by police-constable C 55, with
having been wandering about St. James's-square, at
unseasonable hours.

The constable said, when he questioned the de-
fendant, he was told by him that he (defendant) was
destitute, and without the means of paying for a
shelter.
Mr. HARDWICK questioned the lad, and drew from
him the following story :
He said he was the nephew of Alderman Humphery.
He had been in the employ of Mr. Birch, the pastry-
cook of Cornhill, but had been discharged because he
had pocketed threepence when sent on an errand,
by charging sixpence for what had only cost half the
money. Since that time he had tried to get regular
employment, but without effect. He had subsisted on
the produce of his clothes until that resource failed,
and latterly had kept himself from starving by ob-
taining...a job here and there.

Mr.HAvaDwrcx requested the constable to make
inquiries into the truth of the lad's statement. The
constable on his return, acquainted the Magistrate
that the lad had stated the truth with respect to his
relationship to Alderman Humphery, and also as to
his dismissal from Mr. Birch's service.

Mr. HARDWICK asked the lad what he proposed to
do for a living ?—The lad said when he came of age,
he was to receive 3001. He thought if he had a trifle
to buy food with, he should be able to get work
enough to keep him.
Mr. HARDWICK directed Clements, the chief clerk,
to give the lad ss. out of the poor-box.
The lad expressed his gratitude, and was liberated.