The Sun.
London, England, 1817-07-08 00:00:00

CHILD STEALING.

Harriet ilfolyneur Hamilton was tried on an
indictment charging her with feloniously stealing
an infant male child, six months old, son Of Mr.
Por, kr, butcher, in Quebec-street.—Tilis case has
been already detailed .at great length in our Police
Report. The prisoner, who is a handsome woman,
23 years of age, was rather elegantly ;attired,
with a silk shawl y:gligently thrown over. her
back.
Louisa Wood, setvarit to the prosecutor, proved
that she was :nursing the child in company with
two other girls, when the prisoner contrived to
send the two other girls away, and she then gave
witness money to go to No. 21, Lower Berkeley.'
street, on an errand, having undertaken to nurse
the child until the 'girl's return. Witness could
find no such number as directed to in Berkeley-
street, and on her retort' the prisoner vas gone..
The waterman at the coach stand in Oxford-
Street , and. WOodhard, a hackney coach-master,
v ere next. called. The former provvl that lie put ,
,the prisoner and. the child into tic coach ;
,and
Woodhard entered into a detail of driving the pri-
soner to Croydon, she having first desired to he.
,driven to Charing-cross, and next to the Elephant
and Castle. This witness proved that the pri,
soner put fresh clothes on the child whilst in the
coach, and' that she was very humaoe and atten-
tive to him. On witness returning to London he
.was apprised of the loss of the child, and he com-
municated what bad happened to Mr. Porter:
Woodhard went through the history of driving-
the father of the child by way of Brighton -to, the
Golden Fleece at Chichester; where the prisoner
was taken.
Mr. Porter corroborated the coachman as to
the route, and on his arrival at Chichester he en,
tered the room where the prisoner was attending
the child in bed. The father spoke, and the in,
fart knew him. The prisoner was hushing the
child and patting him upon the back. Ile had
fresh clothes on which did not
.belong to him.
R. Hewlett, of the Golden Fleece,. corroborated
the above evidence as to what passed at the inn,
and the mother prOdneed the child it'" Court.
The prisoner gave in a long written defence,
in which she disclaimed any malice towards the
child or his pareuts. She did not take • the boy
to keep him for any length of time, neither did
she take hini for lucre or although her Pre-
sent situation rendered it impossible to disclose

'tier inientirms further. The other part of the de-
ience went to ~tate that the act required a ma i-
cious intent to be proved, when Tto such inteni
existed. Her mind was overwhelmed with sor-
row at the rash act.

The JUDGE, in summing up the evidence, ob-
served, that the carrying away the child by farce,
or by hand or collusion, implied malice, upon the
construction of the statute. There was no occa-
sion for malice against the child or against the
parents.

The Jury, without hesitation, found the pri-
soner Guilty, which subjects her to transporta-
tion, at the discretion of the Court.—The Solici-
tor-General prosecuted, and the Court was crowded
to excess.

SPANISH BUDGET.

EXTRACT OF A DECREE RESPECTINO
FORM OF THE FINANCE PLAN: s•

- . Dellqr.,.
Expenditure of the Royal Household- • . . 2,3 13;WaS
Ministry of State . .. . • . . . -7,7,0i000
Home Department . . • •- • ... 60(i., 0()
War Department • • . ' • • • iii,3occr.-700
Navy Department . . . • .. : 5,039,0c2
Finance Department . • • . • 5;56(.40i,J1

Charges for promoting Agriculture, Industry, &c. 50o31;,)0
War Contingencies, and other incidental Charges 1,500 000
For Arrears of Public Debt . . • • 4,5.400)

Supposed Amount of Annual Expenditure . 35:098,630
Net Revenue • 29 COO

Deficit

. 5,848,633

MEANS PROPOSED to COVER SAID DEFICIT..
General Contribution . . 0,0,000
Contrikition on Clergy. . . . . 1,50,000
Reductions in Salaries of Persons employed by Gio-1 is
„ _4360.
vermnent • • • • . ;

5, 414 ,680
The Annual Contribution on the Clergy of I,soo,ooiiidoi.,
'ars, is only to last for six years.

LONDON MARKETS.

PRICE OF BREAD THIS WEEK.

The highest price of the best Wlicaten Bread throe; host
the Metropolis is stated by the Bakers to be Is. tied. the 'goat.
tern Loaf, being a redaction of three halfpence since •last
week.--Soine Bakers sell the Quartern ,Loaf from Wig
penny to three-pence lower.' _

lb. oz. ' lb. oz.
Peel; Loaf to weigh 17 6 Qoarte.rn Loaf to weigh 4Li
Half ditto.. ditto .... i 6 11 tialf QuArttrii ditto .. 2

7 HOPS.
New Pocliets,

Kent 14; 171 17g .to 191 19s
Sussex 131 13s 171 lOs to 19153
Essex .... 1,11 Os to 18i Os
F.arnhain.. 01 iSs t,, 351 (Is

per Stone of 816.
stated by the Butchers.
St. James's Market Od
‘Vbitechapel Market as id

tis
Average 3s 441

SOAP, &c. per 1
I'd low Soap Ses
Moi tled
Card 9Bs
Palm
Graves l4s 04
Guod Dregs 7s 04

em Tallow Chandler's Hall.
•n, 105 od—Nloul,di, lls 6d
!d for ready money.