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POLICE.

MANSION-HOUSE.
trttrowos IaOIIDEISICINE.—A feniale,very shabbily dee sod
but evidently accustomed to better society then that in which she
appeared in the Justice-room—fur she respectfully stood amongst
the numerous petitioners to the Lord Mayor—presented herself to
his Lordship, after lie had concluded the business of the day, and
suantioned that she stood in need of his advice, as she was, not.
withstanding her undoubted claim to something like an indepen-
dence, actually in want of the common necessaries of life. Her
husband—with whom she candidly achnowledged she lived before
he married her—had been, not only a Member of the House of
Lords, but one of the most distinguished men of his day for talent
and public spirit. Site was the widow of the celebrated Lord
E.skine.
The LORD MAYOR requested that the unfortunate lady would
walk into another room, when a conversation took place between
than upon the subject of her distress ; and his Lordship, after hav-
ing given her immediate pecuniary relief, of which it was evident
she stood in need, for she appeared to be actually faint with hunger,
assured her that he would, without delay, exert himself to procure
sit inquiry into the circumstances of which she complained, but
without attaching the slightest blame to any individual.
As far as we were able to collect from what was spoken in a
low timid tone and voice, the following is the substance of her

statement :
lord Erskine had, soon after he lost his first wife, become
intimate with the petitioner, who consented to retitle with him,
and became the mother of three children. His Lordship, who
bad commencsd his acquaqrance under a promise of marriage,
perfomted that 1 r M.4e acme yearn afterwards in Scotland, where,
by the laws of that country, his children became legitimate. They
lived very happily terehe . but hisLortiship's death completely de-
stroyed her chance of independence, although she had been assured
mane time afterwards that his Majesty would settle a pension upon
her, in consequence of the lamentable and sudden reduction in her
circumstances. The trustees appointed upon the ocea.inti were, she
understood, Lords ltolialyn and Duncannon ; but she h..d never re-
cieived any benefit. menniary or o.hersvise, o a e mut of the pen-
los ; and she beliesed the mason of the rejoin n wee, that she re-
sisted to part with her youngest child. The other two cirldren
wore provided for, and separated from her, and she therefore re-
solved to undergo any privation rather than be separated from
tbi third.
The LARD MAYOR asked her whether the rest of his Lordship's
family were aware of her distress ?—She replied that they were ;
but with every inclination to assist bet, they really appeared to her
tams have the means.
How then do you contrive to support yourself now 1 asked his
limrdehip.—The unfortunate lady said, she endeavoured to keep
ilfe within her by needle-work, which was supplied to her very
' iseetily. Her chief object being to obtain a decent livelihood for the
ithild that remained with her, she thought nothing of any ditficul.
-eiteete might encounter herself, or of soy privations to which she
aura be exposed in perforating her duty.
The widow, with tears in her eyes, expressed her gratitude to
the Lord Mayor, upon receiving his solemn assurance that be
should cause inquiry to be made of the solicitor and gentlemen
Who were best acquainted with the affairs of he, fate husband. The
conduct of the poor woman was unobtrusive in the extreme.
BOW-STRLET.
. DoEL Awn ALLEGED MU/DEL—Yesterday, Lieut. Edward
Easy, of the 89th Regiment, was brought before Sir R. BiRNIE, on
alipleion of being guilty of the wilful murder of Mr. Charlton, sur-
of the Hon. East India Company's ship Bussorah, Captain
' part, on the high seas, during the passage of that ship from
s
-ito England. The accused was brought in the custody of
leta constable of Deal, and Bishop, one of the principal
..*bileitof this establishment. He was dressed in a blue surtout
'and livelier% and appeared to be about 21i years of age. Ile bowed
mmeetfully to the Magistrates on being placed before the table.
Re wall nor put tdthe bat.
The accused was a passenger on board the Bue'orah, and he and
the deceased, it appeared, had been on the most friendly terms
Itnesnously to the unfortunate event described below.
Thames bmgdide, the constable of Deal, was first examined,
and deposed that, on Sunday t
int e was ordered by the Mayor of
that eitace toga on board a snip the Downs, where he took the
accused into custody on a charge of murder, alleged to have been
committed on the high seas. He brought him to London, and
gave him into the custody of Bishop.
The following depositions, taken before a Court of Inquiry, held
o board the ship, by Captain Stewart and other Officers, and some
tendemen who were passengers, iinniedistely after the death of
r. Charlton, were then handed in anti
read:
Lieutenant William Medic, of his jesty's 45th Regiment,
emore—l we
in company with Lieutenant Kenny and Dr. Charl-
ton until about ten o'clock on the night of the 23.1 April. Up to the
upment when I left them they appeared to be perfectly good
friend*, and were singing "find save the King." After we hail
been singing for some time, I left them, and went to bed, and I
knew nothing of the shooting until called by Mr. Holding, the
Third Officer of the ship. who said he wanted to speak to me. I
did hear that Lieutenant Kenny was dissatisfied with Dr. Charlton
two days before.
Waders Ward sworn—l ant a private of the 14th Regiment of
Feat, and was servant in Lieutenant Kenny. On the night of the
lid of April, about eleven o'clock, I left my master's (the mi.
estiessel raisin ; at that 'I ne Lieutenant Sledge, Lieutenant Kenny,
eetirr. Chukon„ were singing•P Hod save the King."
deposed as
. Charles Oakes, Second Oar, being sworn,
fellows:-1 hell charge of the watch front eight o'clock until
twelve on the night of the 29d of April last ; at about ten minute,
Olivet I *eke on shat night, Lieut. Kenny came up the poop ladder,

and Mr. Chad on folt.wed him ; I was then walking on the front of
the poop; they prised me without speaking, and I considered that
they were coming on the poop, as they hail been in the habit of
doing during the passage. 1 took no further notice, nor did I
perceive any thing in their hands as they passed me. They oat
down on the hen-coops for a few seconds. lat that time was going
round to look at the compass. and I saw a pistol flash in Lletitceant
Kenny'sllhand. I immediately went to die cabin, and called Capt.
Ste.vart, and on my returning to the poop I found that they had
gone b low. I did not see Mr. Charhon's pistol flash. It was
perfectly moonlight at the time. When Captain Stewart came out
he ordered me below to see what the ( Lieutenant Kenny and Mr.
Challton) were about. On my reaching the steerage, I found
they haf left their cabin, and on my return to the deck I heard the
report of a pistol. I was then at the hatchway. On returning to
the poop I found some of the watch had run aft, and were in the
act of lifing Mr. Charlton from the deck, and placing him on the
lice-coops. Mr. Charlton was then apparently quite dead. The
oaly words I heard file. Kenny say were, " Oh God ! I have killed
the best friend I ever had : I shot him."
Dennis William Dwyer, a seaman of the larboard watch.'
sworn—About twelve o'clock on the night in question I was near
the poop, when I saw Lieutenant Kenny come upon deck, followed
by Mr. Charlton, each carrying a pistol in his hand. Mr. Kenny
said, " I hope you are not going to make a fool of me." Mr.
Charlton said, '. lam &gentleman, and do not wish to make a fool
Of any person." They then went to the after-pat tof the poop.
I went up directly atterwarda, and acquainted Mr. Oakes, the
Officer of the watch, of what I had heard and seen. Mr. Oakes
went down immediately, and went to the Captain's cabin. I saw
Lieutenant Kenny with a handkerchief, which lie waved, and'
then I saw both ilr. Kenny's and Mr. Charlton's pistol fftsh
twice. Mr. Charlton then came to me, and asked me for a pin or
needle, er a piece of wood. I told him I had neither, but I would
inand get them. I then went and sat down by the p-ladder.
saw them come down from the poop and go below. Immediately
afterwards they canoe up again, and I heard Lieutenant Kenny Ray,
" By Lod, Ir. Charlton, I will hi.ve your life, or you shall have
mine." I then heard the report of pistols, and saw Mr. Chathon
fall. I think it was about the or six minutes after they came up
from below that I heard the pistols go off. Mr. Kenny appeared to
be in liquor. I then ran up the poop, and got the pistols, and took
them to the cudd v. I saw no po &Ger or shot on the poop. Before
the pistols went 'off I heard Mr. Charlton say. " We had better
wait until the meriting, at eight o'clock." 1 did not hear Lieute-

mint Kenny's reply. -
James Harpler, seaman, sworn.—l had the helm from 10 to 12
o'clock on the night of the 23d of April. At about 10 minutes he.
fore 12 o'clock 1 saw Mr. Charlton and Dent. Kenny come on the
poop. They then went aft and sat by the rudder-head. I then saw
.Mr. Charlton and Lieutenant Kenny take each a pistol front his
Lieutenant
sleeve. The next thing I saw I took to be a powder. flask.
Lieutenant Kenny had this. I saw Lieutenant Kenny give t'e
Doctor some powder from the flask, with which I saw Min prime
the pistol. Lieutenant Kenny then said, " Are you ready now ?"
and Mr. Charlton said, " Yes." Mr. Kenny said, - Step for-
ward, and I will stop here," and directly the Doctor came forward
and stood against the mizen-mast. Lieutenant Kenny then took
his cap and handkerchief and threw them up between them, and
both their pistols flashed but did not go ME The Doctor then went
aft to Mr. Kenny, and got some powder from him, and Primed his
pistol again, and Mr. Kenny primed his also: Mr. Kenny then
said, 60," end the latter returned to the mizen-mast. Mr.
Kenny then waved his cap and handkerchief again, and the pistols
flashet a second time. Mr. Charlton then threw his pistol down-
wards with his arm, and said, " D—n the pistol," and then went
up to Mr. Kenny, and laid the pistol alongside of him, and came
forward to one of the seamen named Dwyer, and asked him for a
pin or a needle, or a piece of wood. The man said he had none.
Mr. Charlton then came to me and asked if I had one. I told him
no, aid he then told Dwyer to go down aBd get him a piece of
stick. Dwyer went down, and a little time afterwards Mr. Charl-
ton said to 31r- Keg e.l, " Heys noe coming with the piece of wood,
we ha.l bettee.go down again. They then both went below from
the poop. When they first brought up the pistols, I saw Mr.
Oakes, the othcer of the watch, go below to call the Captain.
About five minutes afterwards Lieutenant Kenny and Dr. Charlton
went below. I saw them come up again ; and as Lieutenant K.
was passing Dr. Charlton, I heard lieutenant Kenny say to him,
" You are a blackguard—you are afraid." The Doctor's reply
was, " No, no, lam not afraid in the least." Lieutenant Kenny
then went aft, and the Doctor went to the same place by the 'Maim-
mast, where he stool before. 1 then saw Lieutenant Kenny hold
up hie hand, and they both fired together. Lieutenant Keni.y then
put his hand to his head, and said, lam shot, I ant shot!" and
Dr. Charlton put his hand to his heart, and fell upon the hen-coop.
He never spoke a word.
Edward Sellers. *seaman, sworn.-,-On the night in question I
heard the report of pistols. I ran aft, and was informed that It
was upon the poop. I went to the poop and saw Mr. Charlton, the
surgeon, lying on the hee.coop, apparently dead. 1 saw Lieute-
nant Kenny, and seized hint by the arm, tied 1 said, " I will
secure him." Several of my shipmates did the same, and Lieute-
nant Kenny said, " You are all man-of-war's men ; do with me as
you like—throw me overboard if you like." 1 then assisted in
carrying the b idy of Mr. Charlton to the quarter-deck.
This was the whole of the evidence.
Sir R. Bins's, addressing Lieutenant Kenny, said—" You are
aware of the nature of the charge against you, Mr. Kenny, and it
is if course my duty to hear any thing you may have to offer in
your defence ; but perhaps it would be better for you, in your situa-
tion, to abstain from saying anything in the present stage of the
inquiry."
Lieutenant Kenny, in a tremulous tone, said, he felt very desir-
ous of being attended by Counsel, and had sent to several gentle-
men, but they were unfortunately out of town. lie was totally un-
versed in I!Kal maven+, and felt extremely anxious to have the
assistarce of Counsel, as, if he were lett to make his own defence,
he m'gl.t qty wine thing which would prejudice him hereafter upon
his trial. lie had sent to 3lr. Adolphus and Mr. Alley, and to
Mr. Harmer, but they were all out of town.
hit R. fit Rate said, he should most certainly have an opporto-
tunny of procuring the attendance of Counsel, and every facility
which he thought necessary to prepare for his defence altould be
alluded him.
The accused was then remanded for further examination, and
directions were given to the proper officers to take care that be had
every indulgence shown him which was consistent with his safe
custody.
Mr. Kenny seemed in ill health, and much depressed in spirits.
When Mr. Charlton's name was mentioned, his lip quivered, and
we perceived his eyes moisten. He in a faint tone thanked Sir R.
Simi, for his kind consideration.
HATTON.GARDEN.
L'Astotn A LA FRANCALSE.—Yesterday a smart well-dressed
little fellow, named Peter Rondo, a native of Peri., was brought 1,
up from the Foundling Estate watch-house, charged with a most
ungallant assault on the person of Mrs. Plicebe Platens, under the
following singular circumstances :—.
After a suitable preface of blushing and stammering, the fair
complainant told her story. On Monday. evening she had been to
visit her sister, who holds an official situ` ation in a gentleman's
family, in Brunswick-square, and who, on that occasion, had a
select party of friends to tea and supper. Pheebe, poor soul ! not
being moth accustomed to good cheer, drank, perhaps, rather too
cleeoy, and, on getting into the air, We felt herself so completely
does up, that she was compelled to. sit down on the step of
k door in Kenton-street ; In which situation she was discovered
by the defendant, who, with the all-capttvating gallantry of his
nation, proffered the use of his arm, which Miss Phithe as Frankly
accepted, never supposing that he entertained any improper design.
After they had walked shoat for half an hour, she was alarmed by
the watcli calling past two. On her observing that it was then ut-
terly imposdide to get into her lodging, the kind Frenchman under
took to remove this difficulty by giving her part of his own
bed; this at any other time she world have declined. but as meet.
salty has no law she was compelled to submit to the offer, at the
same time ex trotting *promise from him that no violation of decorum
would be attempted. The pledge was given, and she soon found
herself in Monsieur Rondo's apartment ; and when there he pro.
duced a bottle of brandy, of which he made her drink so largely that
all sense of propriety was destroyed,• and she resigned herself to his
embrneee. In the morning she awoke to a sense of her situation, and
upbraided her undoer for his breach of premix, at the same rime
insinuating that he ought to make her some recompense for the in-
jury she had sus'ained; but the perfume of the rose was wasted, and
he who plucked it flue; it away in disgust. Poor Phoebe was or-
dered to quit, which she as stoutly refused, and the ungrateful
Frenchman resorted to force, by attempting to throw her down
stairs; in the struggle which followed, he struck her sevenl severe
blows, of which her countenance bore ample evidence, one of her
pretty blue eyes being encircled by a deep metrotinto shade. The
landlord of the house, alarmed by the noise, came up stairs, and
found poor Pinehe maintaining an unequal struggle with her tallier.
awry. The Constable of the Watch Was then sent for, and this
loving pair was entrusted to his keeping.
111. Rondu contended that the lady properly had no claim on
him, as, it hr had not disinterestedly taken her to his apartment,
she must have wandered about the streets all night; and with re-
spect to the assault complaittedbf, he had been more sinned against
than sinning, as the lady had contrived to break his head with a
certain utensil, the /chattered fragments of which i.e now produced
iii corroboration of her violence.
The Magistrate, however, decided otherwise, by ordering him to
find bail. -
MA RIAJOROUGH -STREET.
John Blakic and his wife, who said they lived in Crown-count,
East Smithfield, a respectable looking pair, were brought up
for purloining a couple of ale.glaues, from the parlour of a public.
house, near Oxford-street. on Monday evening.
The landlord said two females had been in the parlour previous
to the entrance of the prisoners, and had a pint of ale, leaving their
glasses on the table. Hinkle and his wife came in for a pint of the
same liquor, which having drank at the side of the room opposite
to that on which the two females had sat, the lady crossed over,
while het husband appe aired to be reading the newspaper. Witness
mimed the glasses, and on their going away detained them, while
h: sent for a constable to search them. When the officer came, she
protested clue knew nothing of the glasses, but complained of a
pain in her stomach, and requested to retire haekwanls.
The constable stated that he went with her to the water-closet,
where. after fumbling about her clothes, the female prisoner let
something fall down the hole; he heard it jingle. and when she
came out he earthed, and found p broken ale-glass; the other she
haul secreted-about her herk and sobered it with her shawl.
John Bliskie was silent. His wife maid " Oh, your Worship, I
hone you'd be merciful. John an' myael' had been old the Whole
clay, an'lltailne haul onyttolitg to ea. 4 had the share of thtee
pots o' ale, and was very drouthy ; it overc,m' me, or I had na
ow.' so. I canal account hew it was. 1 kiln, it was the dean

that made me do't. I ha' naethinglia may, than I hope your Wor-
ship will be merciful. I'm neat sairty year old, and the no-
ther of fourteen children. I was never in sic a place before."
The publican being unwilling to press the charge, they were dis-
missed the accusation. But John's face being recollected, he ad-
mitted having been at the office about twelve months since, on a
charge of taking a book, value 145., but was discharged on the se-
cond examination. on the absence of the prosecutor.
Julia Horns, the boy employed by Wilson, the driver'of the
I London Carrier Company, was discharged, with a suitable admo-
nition from Sir GEORGE, as to the silver anuff.box found by him
at the bottom of the cart. The gentleman-would not swear but
that it might have fallen out of the desk.
Richard Anthony Salisbury, an elderly' man of very genteel ex-
terior, having a handsome watch and seals, large brooch, and fa-
shionable ring, was brought from St. James's wa.chdiouse on a
charge, the particulars of which we cannot enter into. A man
named Tomes was the chief witness. The prisoner ve a versi•in
of the story quite the ieverne, accusing Tomes. When told he
must find bail, himself in 2001. and two sureties of 100 r. each, he
begged of Sir Unmans,. to explain the nature of the thing, as being
unacquainted with such matters. He could get bail, no doubt, but
preferred depositing the money; his *mom was outside, who
should fetch it.
Sir GEORGE. FARRANT told him money would not do; he must
have respectable housekeepers, and give 48 hours' notice.
Sir GEonUE then rt.:keel the ignorant Richard Anthony Salisbury
if. about nine years ago, he was not in a similarly ass knand predi-
cament.
Prisoner-0 yes, Sir George, I recollect, about nine years, as
I was coming out of the Cavendish Club, a fellow endeavoured to
extort money front me, and I returned agnin into !he Cavendish
Club. But that was nothing ; it was an attempt to extort money,
as this is.
Sir Otonon—Yes, yes, I dare say ; I thought I recollected it.
The prisoner is in custody till tad be produced and accepted.
In the cottrae of the morning a young man, like a servant out of
livery, offered two tradesmen as hail for the prisoner.
Sir (lEnnne. told them he could not take bail without making
inquiry : they must leave their names with the clerk, and give 48
hours' notice. When he accepted them, he should question them
on their oaths, es to receiving any indemnification ; if he found
any money budi been deposited with them he should reject them.
The object was to have responsible persona for the prisoner's ap-
pearat ce, and he cautioned them as to the hazard of 1001. under the
circumstances of accusation.
flue of the ball felt a little offended nt not being immediately
accented; the other seemed to take a cau.ious view of the reapun-
s.li icy. They both retired for that day.
RAFFLING YOR A StCK WOMAN.—Carroll and Mil, two
Irishmen, were brought up, for a row in the Seven Dials at twelve
o'clock on Monday night.
The watchman stated, that 31, or 40 of them came out of the
Crown public-house, the corner of Moor-street, after he had been
his round, crying half.pa.st eleven; for which the landlord will be
summoned on Friday.
Sir GEORGE asked them wird they did, rioting at that hour?
Carrot—Wen to elite for a sick woman, vet 11 orchip.
Sir GEORGE—WeII, who won the sick woman?
Carrol—No, ycr Worship—nobo lv ruffled for the woman; It
was a watch, yep Worchip, Ise raffled for at a shilling apiece, and
gave the money to the woman. We were not rioting, we ounly had
a pot a beer each and a raffle.
On their premising to appear against the publican, they were
lisinissed.
UNION-HALL.

Yesterday, a young min of respec.able appearance, named
Plumbic igh, was brought up fur a tl'Al examination, on a charge
of iatcranarrying with Maria Dighton, his former wife being still
a lye.
John Collins, the pariah clerk of St. George's, Gloucester, stated
that on the 17:h day of November, ilia, he was present when the
prisoner wait marritd by banns to Mary Ann Davis. They were
both described as of that parish. The certificate of the marriage'
now produced witness examined with the original entry in the re-
gistry book of marriages, solemnized in that pariah, and it is a true
copy.
Miss Dighton, the prisoner's second wife, was then examined.—
She stated, that in the month of February'laat she became acquaint-
ed with the prisoner, who represented himself as a single man,
and or. the 17th of April following was married to him, by banns,
in the parish church of Ft. James's, Garlick-hill, in the city of
London. The certificate of this marriage was alto produced, and
the parties identified by the parish clerk.
At the conclusion of the above evidence. tin prisoner broke out
into exclamations against t to parish clerks, attributing his present
misfortunes to them. lle then, having placed himself in a thea-
trical attitude, called aloud for his " Maria ! " and implored
vengeance on the heads of those that separated them. Poor Maria,
hearing the voice of her deceiver, tainted away, and in this state
was taa:en,natt of the office. The prisoner's first wife, who was also
pretreat, was so much affected that she went off' in a strong hysteri-
cal fit.
The prisoner was then fully committed for trial.
A young man, named Adherent. was brought up on a charge of
driving a gig at so furious a rate, along the Wands.; orth road, as
to kill the horse of a gentleman who was riding in the same direc-
tion. The case presented one of the most gross instances of furious
driving that has occurred fora long time, and which was nearly at-
tended with the loss of human lives.
Mr. Bilk. of Stamford-street, Blackfriars, stated that on Sunday,
as he was riding along the Wandsworth. road, on horseback, at a
gentle trot, he heard the noise of a vehicle behind, craning up at a
rand rote. Ile endeavoured to get his horse close up to the foot-
path, although there was sufficient room for two carriages to pass
biro abreast, without injury; but before he could do so, one of the
shafts of the gig which the defendant was driving, and in which
were two other individuals, a man and a woman, came in contact
With the hinder part of witness's horse, and entered the flesh to a
great depth, leaving about seven inches of the point of the shaft,
which was broken off, sticking ice the poor animal's flesh. The
violence of the concussion threw Mr. BM over the head of his
horse, which immediately fell to the ground, and 800:1 afterwards
expired. Mr. Bilk, however, fortunately received but slight in-
jury. The defendant and his party were flung out of their gig,
and it was a miracle that some of them were not killed. When the
defendant was throrin from the gig, the horse continued its career,
and before it reached the turnpike smashed the gig to atoms; and
the horse was ultimately killed by running agairm some palings.
A gentleman who witnessed the defendant's conduct on the oc-
casion stated, that when he observed him driving along at MI
furious a rate, he anticipated that some desperate accident would]
occur. There was sufficient room for the defendant to have palmed
without approaching near the spot where Mr. Bilk was riding, bad
ht been careful. The wittier; here described the rapidity at which
the gig was going, and the manner in which the shaft entered the
body of Mr. Bilk's horse. After the occurrence it appeared that
the defendant, who was least hint of all, instead of remaining be-.
hind, to ascertain the fate of Mr. Bilk or his own companions,
all of whom lay extended in the road, ran off after the horse
and gig.
The Magiwate severely reprobated the practice of furious
driving, and sentenced the defentlata to pay a fine of 5/. and coats,
under the General Turnpike Act; infor.nang Mr. Bilk that he had
his remedy also ti action against the defendant.