The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-08 00:00:00

Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co's, but he did not know
by whom. He had no idea it was a forgery. The
notes were given to him by the female prisoner, and
he afterwards paid them away.
Mr. Bush applied, on this evidence, to have both
the prisoners remanded for further examination.
Mr. Chambers submitted that there was no evidence
against the male prisoner.—Mr. Bush said there was ;
and he should be prep.ired with further evidence
'against him on a future day.
The prisoners were both remanded until Tuesday
week, and an application to admit the male prisoner
to bail was refused.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

John Kebble and James Kebble, two brothers, very
respectably dressed, were brought before Mr. Hard-
wick for final examination, charged with having
stolen, at various times, about eight dozen silk scarfs,
worth about 801., from the shop of Messrs. Higgins
and Son, hosiers, at No. 21, Old Bond-street.
From the evidence of William Owen, one of the
assistants, it appeared that the prisoners about ten
weeks ago came into the shop and asked to look at
some scarfs. While they were examining a parcel,
one of them claimed an acquaintance with witness,
having, as he asserted, met him at a house in the
neighbourhood. The prisoners did not buy anything,
but they came again the next day and bought a sear/.
Shortly after this they again came to the shop, and
got the scarf exchanged, paying the difference. The
prisoners continued to call at the shop to see witness
until about a fortnight ago, when, in consequence of
some scarfs having been missed, stock was taken, and
then a discovery was made that about eight or nine
dozen, worth about a guinea each, had been stolen.
Inquiry was made, and Pblice-sergeant Whall, C 16,
was employed to trace out the thief. Having suc-
ceeded in finding one of the lost scarfs in the hands of
a pawnbroker, he obtained a description of the party
who pawned them, and this description tallying
exactly with the appearance of one of the prisoners,
the police-sergeant went to their lodging, and took
them into custody.
Police-sergeant Whall, C 16, said, when he appre-
hended the prisoners they were in bed. He searched
them when dressed, and found nine duplicates, all of
which related to podium of the missing scarfs. He
was•enabled, by the help of the duplicates, to ascertain
how between two and three dozen of the stolen scarfs
were disposed of.
The pawnbrokers came forward and produced the
goods in their possession, all of which were identified
by two of Messrs. Higgins and Co.'s assistants, Owen
and Barnes.

The prisoners said they would make no defence for
the present.—They were fully committed.
William Burgess, shopman to Messrs. Stagg and
Mantle, linendrapers and mercers, Leicester-square,
was charged with having stolen six silk handkerchiefs,
the property of his employer.
In consequence of a communication made to the
prosecutors the prisoner was called into the counting-
house, and asked if he had sent handkerchiefs to any
one in St. Martin's-court to be made up. Prisoner
denied that he had, and he was then told his boxes
must be searched, as he was suspected of having
robbed the firm. His boxes were searched, and in
one of them was found two pieces of riband, worth
twelve shillings.
Miss Jane Anthony, milliner, No. 18, St. Martin's-
court, said the prisoner called at her shop, and
brought six handkerchiefs, which he wanted to have
hemmed. One of them, he said, she might have for
an apron.

The handkerchiefs were produced, and identified as
the property of Messrs. Stagg and Co.
Police-constable Clarke, C 79, said when he took
the prisoner into custody, he remarked to him he
was a ruined man, as his character was now gone.—
He was fully committed.
Catherine Apperley, a young woman in a miserable
condition, was charged with having attempted to de-
stroy herself on Thursday last. The prisoner was
seen to throw herself into the Serpentine, about three
o'clock in the afternoon of Thursday last. A call
was made for the Humane Society's boat, but before
it reached the place'the woman was dragged out. She
was taken to the receiving-house, and after proper
attention had been paid to her, she was sent to St.
George's Workhodse.
Mr. HARDWICK asked her what had induced her to
attempt such a wicked act ?—The woman said she
was the wife of one of the Grenadier Guards, now in
barracks at 'Winchester. In consequence of her hus-
band marrying without leave, the commanding officer
refued to let him sleep out of barrack; but as her
husband was then on duty at the Tower, this was not
so great a hardship, as her husband did contrive to
allow her a trifle out of his pay, which, with her own
earnings by 'her needle, sufficed to maintain her.
About a month back her husband's regiment was sent
to Winchester; and as his pay was reduced by stop-
pages for arrears, he had been unable to send her any
money. She had, in consequence, fallen into a most
frightful state of destitution; and after pawning every-
thing she had, she took the determination of ending
her miserable life by drowning herself. She went
out for this purpose on Thursday, but her unhappy
design was frustrated by persons who accidentally
witnessed her proceedings.
Mr. HaßDwicK ordered the poor creature to have
some refreshment provided for her, and sent for some
one from St. George's Workhouse.
The woman, in corroboration of her story, produced
a letter which she had just received from her husband.
The letter was couched in mo:4 affectionate terms,
and the writer mentioned his determination to send
for her to Wincheiter as soon as he could save a little
money. _ _

Lacy, the Messenger of St. George's, soon after-
wards arrived in Court, and he at once took charge of
the poor woman until she is in a fit state to be again
brought up, when, no doubt, some temporary assistance
will be afforded to her.