The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-17 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE.

Alice Low?, charged with robbing Lord Frankfort,
with whom she was living, of iewellery to a consider-
able-amount, was this day brought up before Mr.
Long, for final examination.
Long before the usual hour, the Court was crowded
to excess. The prisoner did not appear in the least
anxious or concerned at her situation. •

The former depositions were read over by the clerk,
and assented to by the witnesses, and this being the
whole of the evidence for the prosecution, the prisoner
was called upon for her defence, when she said, "AL
I have to say is, that Lord Frank ort gave me the
things produced in this Court, and be did so to induce
me to leave him."

Mr. Adolphus reserved his defence for another
Court, and as no witnesses were called for the de•
fence, the prisoner was committed for trial.

LAIIIBETH-STRPET.

Edwai'd Baker, an active-built fellow, with all the
appearance of a thief, was placed at the bar before
Mr. ITenry, on a charge of attempting to steal a
basket of plate, of the value of 201. and upward 3, the
property of Mr. John Roberts, a gentleman residing
at Upton-place, Essex.

Caroline Reynolds, a very good-looking young
woman, servant to Mr. Roberts, deposed, that on Fri-
day, about half-past two o'clock in the afternoon, as
she was about to enter the parlour, she observed the
shadow of some person in that apartment, and the fa-
mily being from home, and there being no person in
belonging to the establishment at the time but herself,
she became somewhat alarmed, but at the same time
determined to see who it was. She accordingly en-
tered the parlour, and saw the prisoner standing
close to a table in the centre of the room, with the
plate-basket in his hand. On seeing her he in-
stantly rushed towards the window, which was open at
the time,and got into the garden,carrying the basket and
plate with him. She instantly followed, and seized
him as he was about getting over a railing, and took
the basket from him. She held the prisoner by the
skirts, and called out for assistance. Finding that the
prisoner was about to slip out of his jacket, and fear-
ing that if he did so, he would attack her, she let him
go, but the instant that she relinquished her grip and
secured the basket with the plate, she hastened to the
'front of the house and gave an alarm. The basket
contained sixteen forks, six dessert-Spoons, six table-
spoons, two salts, eleven tea-spoons, a gravy-spoon,
and a fish-slice ; and these she saw safe in the basket
on the sideboard about a quarter of an hour before
she observed the prisoner in the parlour. The doors
of the house were fastened, so that the prisoner could
not enter by them, and he must, therefore, have got
in by the window at which he had got out. The hat
and coat produced were those worn by the prisoner
when in her matter's house, but the fbrmer he had
dropped -in the garden with a number of religious
tracts. The plate attempted to be stolen was of the
value of 201. and upwards.
Mr. Samuel T. Miller, who had been for nearly
8.5 years chief officer of this establishment, and who
at present enjoys a pension for his services, said that
on the preceding afternoon he was driving to town in
his pony chaise, and on passing Upton-place was in-
formed by the ast witness of the attempted robbery,
and the escape of the thief. He in consequence drove
towards West Ham, and in a few minutes saw the pri-
soner run across the fields without hat or coat. He
drove to the point at which the prisoner was about to
2 et on the road, so as to intercept him, but the prisoner
took another turn, which prevented his capture. He,
however, drove in the direction in which the prisoner
was running, and ultimately saw him secured.
John 'Wilcox said that hearing a cry of " Stop
,thief!" and seeing the prisoner run, he pursued him,
but before he. could get up with him he was secured
by a ygling man belonging to a parcels-delivery cart.-
He took him to Mr. Roberts, at Upton-place, and the

young woman (Reynolds) at once recognised him as
the person who had escaped frem her.
The prisoner, in reply' .• ;E rvud." must
-
say something; and I-Sappo:.e 1 inu.-it bear it.. The
prisoner denied that the coat and hat produced were'
his, or his being the person who had attempted the
robbery, but on the former being put on him, they
fitted exactly.

fuillly committed to Newgate for trial.
KENSINGTON.

Eliza and' Caroline Foster, two respectably-dressed
young females, of the respective ages of 17 and 16
years, were brought up for final examination before
Mr. T. Pay rater, the sitting Magistrate, on a charge of
havingstolen a diamond-ring of the value of 501., the
property of Captain Davis, of Turnham-green. Prom
the evidence adduced at the previous examinations, it
appeared that, on the afternoon of Tuesday, the 4th
instant, the prisoner (Eliza) went to the shop of Air.
Watts, the pawnbroker, in King-street, Hammersmith,
and offered the ring in question (a cluster ring, con-
taining 33 brilliant; the centre one being a large, one)
in pledge for 3s. Gd. Mr. Watts suspecting from the
small amount asked that she was not aware of its large
value, and that it had been stolen, told her that he
could not by that light tell if it was worth 3s.fid., but
if she came in the morning he would examine it in the
mr antiine. In the course of the same evening, however,
the other prisoner (Caroline) went to Mr. Watts and
demanded the ring, which she claimed as her pro-
perty, which increasing his suspicion, he again re-
fused to give it up before the morning. He then gave
information to the police, and police-constable, T. 50.
was placed the next morning on the watch, who took
the prisoners into cutody, as they were leaving the
shop with the ring in their possession. Before the
Magistrate, they both stated themselves to be ser-
vants out f place ; and Caroline accounted for her
possession of the ring, by saying that it had been
given her, about nine months since, by a gentleman
whom she met in the street at Hammersmith, while
she wigs living in the service of a surveyor, named
Layton, in the Suspension-bridge-road. At the
second examination, it however appeared that the
ring was the property of Captain Davis, of Turnham-
green, and that having been dropped in one of the
rooms, it had been swept up by Ann Reynolds, the
servant, who put it on the kitchen-table until she
could return it to her mistress. At that juncture the
two prisoners, who were acquaintances of Reynolds,
called to see her, and after their departure the ring
was found to be missing. Neither Captain •or Mrs.
Davis were, however, in attendance, and the prison
ers were again remanded, in order to ascertain it
they intended to prosecute, it being known that at;
ittempt•to compromise the case had been made. 0;
iaturday, on the prisoners being placed at the bar,
Inspector Morgan, T division, informed Mr. Payn-
tor that neither the Captain or his lady were present.
He had that morning called at their residence, bu:
,hey both refused to see him, and sent him word that
hey declined to prosecute.
Mr. PAYNTER said Captain Davis should not the;;
lave the ring. which would be sold, the same as other
tures, for unclaimed property. The case was a ver:.
iad one, and the only thing in the prisoners' favou
vas the small amount they had asked at the pawn
'iroker's. He should, therefore, not let them escape
mnistiment, but would take the case as one of unlaw-
al possession.
The father of the prisoners, with tears in his eyes,
nplored the Magistrate not to send them again to
wison, or it would occasion his wife's death, s&,,
aving taken it so Much to heart as to keep her
Nei- since the prisoners' apprehension.
Mr. PAYNTER said, under those circumqtmces, he
wou1:1 inflict a fine upon them. and as he supposed it
woul 1 come out of their Path: is pocket, he would oilly
inflict on each of them the penalty of 10s., or twenty-
one day's imprisonment.
The father immediately paid the fines, and they
were liberated.

MARYLEBONE VESTRY.
THE SCOTCH REFORMERS OF 17. A.

At the usual weekly meeting of the Vestrymen of
St. Marylebone on Saturday, Mr. H. Tabram in the

Mr. FLOOD, the Vestry-clerk, read the Report of::
'...4ormnittee appointed in consequence of a letter re
¶eived from Joseph Hume, Esq.; M.P.,- to the effec
1-hat a monumental column he erected in the parish o.
Marylebone to the memory of the Scotch Reformer:
)f 1793-4, he having the sum of 5001. to be devote(
to such purpose. The Report, which agreed to the
erection of a monument, went on to state that the moss
eligible situation was in Regent-circus, Oxford-street
where the lamp now stands ; but that permission mus
►e obtained of the Commissioners of Woods and Fo
rests for its erection. That if that was rejected, an-
other site for the erection was opposite Trinity Church.
where only the permission of the Vestry was required.
Mr. GRANGE said, before the Report was adopted
!le should like to know what kind of Reformers they
were, as that was the first time he had heard anythini,.,
it all about it.

Mr. Gomm said that, as the gentleman did not un-
derstand the question, it was as follows :=Mr. Flume,
some time back, had two sums of five hundred pounds
placed in his hands, for the purpose of having two
monuments raised to 'the memory of the: Scotch Re-
formers of 1793, one in England-and one in Scotland,
and had most handsomely asked the Vestry to grant
a site for the column, giving Marylebone the prefe-
e ce. A Committee was appointed, and they adopted
the Report just read. There would be no expense
whatever to the parish, the architect saying that the
money Mr. Hume had was quite sufficient.
Mr. NISBETT R ould like to know if some of the Re-
formers whose memories were about to be perpetuated
had'not been hanged for carrying on a correspond-
ence with France, and what kind of Reformers the.)
were, whether consistent or not ? _ _

Mr. SODEN said that he was surprised that any ob-
jection should be made to the Report, but now it
must, of necessity, stand over.
Mr. GLAZIER said the men whose memories were
wished to be perpetuated were most consistent Re-
formers, more so than the gentlemen who asked such
questions. _ _ .

After some further remarks, the Report was or-
dered to stand over.

BANKING HOURS.
(From the Atlas of Saturday.)
, A proposal for altering the hours of busine
amongst the. bankers and monied men of the City, 1,.
shutting the banks at four instead of five P.M., as 1.
present, has given rise, during the past week, to mile
discussion, and to some of even an angry character
On the one hand it is urged that the change would ly
attended with very little inconvenience to the public,
and with very great advantage to the bankers' clerks.
Now, whilst from principle and inclination we are al-
ways disposed to regard with a favourable eye any pro
nomtion which tends to increase the comforts, and to di-
minish the labours of the middling classes, yet we cannot
admit that the proposed change in the hours of keeping.
open banks would " he attended with little inconvenience
to the public." We will take one example ; that will suffice.
though we could name at least fifty. The example
drawn from the commercial department of bills of ex •
change. An honest tradesman gives his acceptance
in the usual course of business. When he gives it, he
has every reason for believing that he shall be pre-
pared to meet it on the day it will become due. But
he is disappointed in the receipt of money ; • hip
customers are backward in their payments ; and .a
somewhat large bill is returned to him protested for
non-payment, and he must at once meet it, or
lose his credit. The consequence is, that the dis-
heartened and wretched man is obliged to run
half over London to get five pounds here, and ten
pounds there, very often in cheques on bankers
residing at the antipodes of Pall-mall and Fenchurch•
street. At last he succeeds in his obiect, and his
hands hold within them the money's worth—but nor
the money ; for though he has the cheques, and they,
are all good, he has to get them cashed ; and miles
must be walked—many miles—before he will be able
to go to the banker holding his acceptance, and pay it
in due course and order. But the fatal hour of four
would strike before this could be effected, and the
honest • tradesman would be annoyed and confounded,
as well as injured and disgraced. We have addressed
ourselves to a fact of every-day occurrence where the
extra hour of four to five would be of vast import-
ance. Another objection has been made, arising out
of the second delivery of letters by the Birmingham
train at such an hour as to render it impossible to
transact the business directed to be done at the Stock
Exchange on the same day, if the banks closed at four.

LIVERPOOL SPECIAL COMMISSION.—The Judges
appointed to try the prisoners at this Commission,
have brought their labours toa close at a much earlier
period than was anticipated, considering the very
large number of prisoners for trial. The business
terminated at two o'clock on Thursday afternoon ;
and, almost immediately afterwards, their Lordships
left the town, by special train, for London. The main
cause of the early close of the proceelings is the fact
of Mr. Feargus O'Connor, and upwards of fifty other
defendants, against whom the Grand Jury found a true
bill for misdemeanor, having traversed till the Assizes
in spring. Another cause is, that many prisoners,
who had counsel, were recommended to plead guilty,
and were liberated, on entering into their own recog-
nizances, and finding sureties to appear to receive
judgment when called upon. Throughout the whole
proceedings, the Attorney-General appeared to us to
act with great mildness and forbearance. The Hon.
and Learned Gentleman, in his addresses to the Jury,
repeatedly stated that his instructions were not to
strain the law, so as to answer particular purposes,
but simply to vindicate its supremacy, and to show
that, under no circumstances whatever, could it be
violated with impunity. A summary of the sentences
will he found in another column.—Manchester
Guardian.

BRISTOL SUGAR-MARKET, OC F. 14. Without
much appearance of business, there has been a fair
demand for sugars of viol quality, at steady paces.