The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-01 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

Elizabeth Falins was charged with robbing Daniel Nicho-
las, an apprentice on board the Lord John Russell brig, under
the following aggravated circumstances :—The complainant,
who is quite a youth, was going on board the Lord William
Russell with a bundle, containing his Bible, shirt, and some
articles, but the people of the vessel not hearing him when
he hailed from the shore, the prisoner came up and offered her
services to obtain for him a lodging for the night, as it was
then getting late. The boy finding that he had no chance of
getting on board availed himself of the offer, and the pri-
soner took him to a house in where she robbed
him of his bundle and ran out of the house. The prisoner
was taken into custody soon afterwards, and in the course of
the examination it was stated that she had been frequently in
custody on charges of felony.—She was committed.
MAR YLEBONE.

John Jud, living in Back Church-lane, Whitechapel,
was charged with having been driving furiously, and
thereby running the shaft of his chaise-cart into the chest of
a young horse, belonging to Mr. Thomas Sandford, hay and
corn salesman, of Market-street, Paddington, and causing its
death.

The evidence went to prove that, yesterday evening,
between eight and nine o'clock, the defendant was driving at
the rate of ten miles an hour along the green lanes which
lead from Paddington to Kensal New-town, and that he came
in contact with Mr. Sandford, who was driving his horse and
gig in a contrary direction. The shaft of defendant's cart
penetrated the chest of Mr. Sandford's horse,causing its death
almost instantaneously. His cries of " police " brought a
constable to his assistance, and the defendant was given into
custody.

Mr. 'Low; thought that driving at the rate of ten miles an
hour along such an unfrequented road did not come within
the provisions of the Act. He would, therefore, dismiss the
case, but the complainant could, if he felt so inclined, enter
into an action in another Court. He (Mr. Long) would,
however, recommend that some arrangement should be made
between them.

The parties then left the Court.
WORSHIP-STREET.

HEARTLESS SEDUCTION.—CharIes Clare, alias Swinburn, a
good-looking young man, who is supposed to be a deserter
from the 12th Hussars, was charged before Mr. Broughton
with having stolen a large quantity of wearing apparel and
other articles, the property of a young woman named Eliza-
beth Keeley, and Ann Pain, a vendor of cat's meat and an
alleged fortune-teller, was charged as an accessory to the
robbery.
The case excited considerable interest on account of, the
number of unfortunate young women who had fallen victims
to the perfidy of the male prisoner.,
The complainant stated that she became acquainted with
the prisoner some years ago,--"at which time he was a private
in the 12th Hussars, and in lquarters at Hounslow. She
afterwards entered the service,,of 'a family at Brighton, and
saw no more of the prisoner, Until about a month ago, when
she received a letter., from him . requesting to: see her, and
stating that he was no longer in the army.• She unfortu-
nately complied with the requeSt,- and after a few meetings
the prisoner induced' her to leaVe her situation and accom-
pany him to London, under a 'solemn promise that he would
marry her immediately on their arrival. He failed to per..
form his promise, however, and after living together- at,
public-house in Tooley-street, until her small stock of money
was expended, the prisoner persuaded her to apply for as;-
sistance to her friends, who resided at West Moulstiy, in
Surrey. She accordingly proceeded thither, leaving three
boxes containing everything she possessed under the pri-
soner's charge, but on returning back a few days ago, she
found that he had left the public-house, and had taken
the whole of her property away with him. After an anxious
search she discovered that he was living at a coffee-house in
Horselydown, with a young girl whom he had subsequently
seduced, and that he had given part of her property to a third
unfortunate creature whom he had brought up from Birming-
ham, and who was staying at the house of the female prisoner
in Golden-lane. On repairing to the latter place in quest of
her property, she accidentally met the prisoner in the neigh-
bourhood, and gave him into custody.
Police-constoble Hayward stated, that in consequence of
information lie had received that the female prisoner had
caused the complainant's property to be removed from her
house on hearing that Clare was incustody, he arrested her
that morning as an accessory to the robbery. The two other
young women who had been betrayed by the prisoner were
in attendance to give evidence.
Elizabeth Woodcock was then called, who stated that she
was twenty-three years of age,,and had resided with her
friends at Birmirtgham previous to the month of November
last, when she became acquainted with the prisoner, who in-
duced her to elope with him to London under a promise of
marriage, which he had never fulfilled. They performed the
whole journey on foot, the fatigue consequent on which
brought on a violent fever, which obliged her to go into the
hospital. On her recovery she heard that the prisoner,
Clare, had gone to Brighton, and she had since supported
herself by making caps, and had lodged with the female pri-
soner. On Wednesday last the, prisoner, Clare, came to the
house, bringing with him a quantity of female wearing ap-
parel, which he directed witness to pledge, and which had
been since claimed by the prosecutrix. Soon after his arrival
he was introduced by the female prisoner to a young servant
girl, whom he invited out to take a walk, but neither of them
returned to the house afterwards.

Caroline Stiles, a very pretty and simple looking country
girl, stated that her father was a farmer in Essex, and she
had lately lived as a domestic servant in a family in Chis-
well-street. She left her place on Wednesday last, and went
to visit the female prisoner, with whom she was slightly ac-
quainted. She was introduced by the latter to the prisoner
Clare, who persuaded her to accompany him to the theatre,
on leaving which he took her to a house where he effected her
ruin. They had since then been living together at a coffee-
house in Horsleydown, until the prisoner was taken into
custody.
In answer to questions from the Magistrate, both the last
witnesses stated that the female prisoner " told them their
fortunes" on separate occasions, and said that they were des-
tined to be united to a tall, fair man, which was an accurate
description of the •male prisoner.
In answer to the charge, the female prisoner denied all
knowledge of the robbery, and the prisoner Clare said that
he was obliged to dispose of part of the property to enable
him to defray the bill that had been contracted at the pub-
lic-house in Tooley-street, and that he meant to have re-
stored the rest of it to the complainant.
Hayward, the officer, stated that the prisoner, on being
taken into custody, denied that he had ever been in the army,
and he, therefore, strongly suspected that he had deserted
from his regiment.
Mr. BROUGIITON desired the officer to make the necessary
inquiries on the subject at the Horse Guards; and after some
remarks on the flagrant nature of the case, he remanded the
prisoners for a 'week, but consented to accept bail for the ap-
pearance of the woman.
THAMES POLICE.
Imicrr Distimsmos.—Elizabeth Reynolds, a girl about
nineteen years old, was brought before Mr. Broderip, charged
under the Excise laws with being found in an unentered
place, where a private still was in full operation.
Mr. Kay, an officer of Excise, stated .that he went That
morning, in company with a brother official, named Jackson,
to a small tenement, situate No. 4, Alfred-place, Stepney,
where he found, in a back parlour, a large copper still, set in
brick-work, with a fire under it. A quantity of spirits had
just been worked off and run into a pan containing three or
four gallons. The spirit-wash had also been drawn off, and
the still was about to be charged again, as there was a pail
of wash standing close by ready to go in. The bung was
out, and the funnel in the still ready for the wash to be
poured in. There were two tubs containing about forty gal-
lons of molasses-wash in a state of fermentation, and several
other tubs, coolers, pans, and'everything necessary for car-
rying on illicit distillation on a large scale. He asked the
prisoner, who was the only person in the house, to whom the
still belonged? She at first said she did not know, but after-
wards said it belonged to a Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, and de-
scribed their persons to him. He asked her where they lived,
and she said she could not tell him. She stated in answer to
other questions, that she had only been at work upon the
still for a fortnight, and she received three shillings a day
for her trouble. There were a few articles of furniture in a
front parlour, but the upper part of the house was quite
empty, and it did not appear that any one had lately slept in
the house.

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The prisoner, on being called on for her defence, began
crying, and said she had nothing further to say, only that
what the Excise officer said was the truth.

Mr. BRODEEIP said he had no doubt the girl was an in-
strument in the hands of designing persons to work the still
and defraud the revenue. The law gave him no alternative
whatever, and every person found in an unentered place,
where illicit distillation was being carried on, was liable to
the penalty. He sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of
thirty pounds, and, in default, committed her to the House
of Correction for three months, there to be kept to hard la-
bour.—The poor girl was removed, weeping loudly.

•
THE LIGHT COlNAGE.—Wednesday a Parliamen-
tary return was printed, showing the light gold coin delivered
to the Mint for re-coinage, and of gold received in exchange ;
of silver received from the Bank of England since the pro-
clamation respecting light gold, and of gold coin received by
the Bank of England under the standard weight. Under the
first branch of the return, it appears that the light gold de-
livered by the Bank of England to the Mint for recoinage,
from June 1, 1842, to Feb. 5, 1844,was in amount 10,820,7311.
55., and that the gold received from the Mint was to the
same amount. On the sth Feb. last, the light gold: lii the
Bank was 316,4911. 15s. 9d. By the return ;hider the second
head, showing the aggregate vab..4 silver coin coined and
received by the Bank wi England from the Mint since the
Preelamati= respecting light gold, in June, 1842, it seems
• tltarthe amount was 527,2001., and under the third branch,
respecting the amount of sovereigns and half-sovereigns re-
ceived, under the standard weight, were 2,860,282 ozs., and
the amount, 11,137,223/. It is added that the light gold
having been purchased by weight, without reference to the
deficient weight, the loss cannot be given ; but from calcula-
tions which have been made, the loss on light gold appears
to be from 11. to 1/. ss. per cent.., or 21d. each sovereign.
LIVERPOOL POLICE.—Mr. Henry Miller, superin-
tendent of the Glasgow police, was on Tuesday elected
almost unanimously to be head constable of the borough of
Liverpool and superintendent of the fire police.