The Sun.
London, England, 1837-05-03 00:00:00

TBE SUN, LONDON, W

Kiti:ed io proce for 3061. Os., but after a short ekaritination,
it appeared that proceedings had been commenced in Chan-
,
eery, and the proof, waspo:stpoueu.
nied Mrb doll-
herd appointed one of the creditors' assignees, as there had
been assignments of a considerably amount Of property, in
whidi the estates of Madame Vestris and Mr.. Anderson
might be interested. tr.oWie;-4 ii,pl-YritrJed an as-
s;u:tif ci*tate of Mr. Andersen, and it might facili-
tiqe the inVeStigaion dud sas e ckpense; if he were an assig-
nee Of the estate of Madame Veoi§:,
Mr; Keene iippOed the' itßilEdiOn, ad the tjointiiii-
iorier sift it wa:-; with the general body of creditors to de-
ei(h3 whether they agreed to such a choice.

Mr. Sydney wished to put some questions 40 Madame
Vestris, and the Learned Commissioner directed that lady's
attctidance in Court,

Mr: Baron, ae!!ofrpanied by the bankrupt's su'icitor,
'lauded Madame Vestris into Court, which was at the tirtie
sn crowded that it was with difficulty she could reach the
body of the room. She was evidently much agitated at the
peculiar position in which she was placed, but soon regained
her sit•posiession.
Madame Vestris, having been sworn, stated, in reply to
some preliminary questions, that she had sinned a paper
(which way handed to her), which she believed to be in the
hand-writing of Lord Edward Thynne, and, if she recol-
lected rightly, in his presence.. It was an acknowledgment
of her receipt of various bills stated in it, and was signed
by IR!. to enable Mr. Anderson to raise more money by
discounting bills.
Mr. Sydney—Did you, Madame Vestris, authorize Mr
Anderson to account to Lord Edward Thynne, for the
proceeds of bills discounted by Mr. Anderson ? Madame
Vestris—Yes. The whole transactions were entirely be-
tween Lord Edward Thynne and Mr. Anderson.
Mr. Sydney—Did you authorise Mr. Anderson to ac-
count to Lord Edward Thynne for the bills ?
Madame Vestris—l authorised Lord Edward Thynne to
act as,my
.agent, and not Mr. Anderson.
Mr. Sydney—lf, then, there was any difference in the
proceeds of these bills to whom would you look—to Mr.
Anderson or to Lord Edward Thynne.
Madame Vestris—l should considi r to Lord Edward
Thynne certainly, as he acted as my agent. The bankrupt
further stated in reply to questions that she had signed the
paper produced, but she did not think it was then filled up.
She had signed it with the view of enabling Mr. Anderson
to raise more money. .It was, as far as she could judge, in
the hand-writing of her agent. For the first bill of 300/.
in the paper she received 240/., in a check from Mr. Knight,
but she handed over the money to Mr. Anderson, to meet
other bills (as we understood Madame Vestris to say.) She
had been introduced to Mr. Knight by Mr. Anderson. -
In reply to questions from Mr. Bacon, Madame Vestris
stated the blank acceptances had been' handed to Mr. An-
derson with her knowledge, and that she had sometimes re-
ceived money from Atr. Anderson, which was returned.
Blank acceptances were given by her agent to Mr. Ander-
son, with her consent. Mr. Anderson was her agent
through Lord Edward Thynne.
Mr. Sydney applied for a private meeting, to enter into
an investigation relative to certain property which had been
asigned over.

The Commissioners thought that was the duty of the
creditors' assignees. If they did not enter into an investi-
gation, then an application might be made.
After a few other questions had been put to Madame
Vestris, bearing upon the points already referred to, she
received her protection and retired.
The total proofs to-day were 1,387/. Ps. Bd. Mr. Angus
and Air. Davis were nominated the creditors' assignees.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARYLEBONE.

Yesterday, Mary Donohue, a nymph of the sister king-
dom, was brought before Mr. Hosuris. Police constable
32 E, was on duty in Great Titchfield-street a short time
time ago, when he saw the prisoner squatting on a basket
of linen on the pavement, and seeing that she was drunk
and incapable of taking care of herself; he conveyed her to
the station-house, and, when sufficiently recovered, to the
office.

Mr. Hosxiss—What have you to say to this, Mrs.
Donohue ? Mrs. Donohue—l've a mighty dale to say,
your Honour, and when your Honour shall hear my story,
I'm sure you'll not be angry or displeased at all at all.
Mr. HOSKINS—WeII, what is it Mrs. Donohue—l
must be after tellinr, you that Paddy Burk and other coun-
trymen of mine, after a long hargument over a pot.of mild
half-and-half that night, came to the conclusion that
Greenacre would not be hung. Why not, says I,
" Base," says Paddy, " he's a diver fellow, and will chate
the hangoaan, as he chated the other woman." Och,
bad luck to him, then ; but he shan't escape anyhow, says
meself, for I'll go and see justice done to him. So, accord-
ingly I goes to the Ould Bailey, and had the satisfaction
of seeing him dacently and expeditiously hexecuted wid me
own eyes, your Honour.

Mr. HOSKINS—And so you got tipsy afterwards ? Mrs.
Donohue—Your Honour's jist guessed it. I was so
mightily well plased at what I had seen, that I could not
help taking a drap ; and hope, upon sich an occasion, your
Honour will forgive me. The man wot cuts off a woman's
head, can be no friend to the shemale sex, anyhow ; and
shough I dislikes cruelty, I think he ought to be burnt to
death, so that he may be after remembering the smart for
the rist of his days.
Mr. Hosktss —What are you, Mrs. Donohue ? Mrs.
Donohue—A washerwoman, your Honour ; and I lives in
York-court, near your Honour's office.
Mr. HostuNs—Well, go about your business ; but mind,
don't get in the suds again by drinking. Mrs. ponollue—
Good luck to your Honour, I see you arc a friend to the
fair sex ; and may you live long to enjoy the swate craters,
and never change your opinions.
Mrs. Donohue then withdrew.

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUlClDE.—Ycs-
terday morning, an investigation took place at the gaol, at Il-
ford, relative to the attempt made by Thomas Cornell, a car-
penter, at Stratford, to murder a young woman, named Austin,
and afterwards to cut his own throat. Under the care of Mr.
Valiance, surgeon, both Cornell and the woman were soon in a
fair way of recovery : but as the former attempted to termi-
minate his life by rending open the wound, he was confined in
a strait-jacket, and two persons were appointed to attend him.
On Saturday, being sufficiently recovered to be removed, he
was taken before the Magistrates at Ilford, and by them re-
manded for fursher examination yesterday. The strait-jacket
was continued upon him in the prison. It has been stated
that a woman who lived with the prisoner had disappeared—as
he said, after having robbed him—and it was hinted that sus-
picions were entertained that she had been murdered. This,
we find, is totally without foundation—the woman in question
had lived with the prisoner for the last twelve years, and a
short time ago she left him, since when he has appeared in ra-
ther a disturbed state. After Cornell was committed to Ilford
Gaol on Saturday, she, however, made her appearance, and
requested permission to see him, which was refused. Cornell,
who is a middle-aged man, still looks very weak and wan from
the wound in his throat. The young woman, whom he is
charged with attempting to murder, is the daughter of a
widow who receives relief from West Ham parish, and has
not, we understand, been one of the most virtuous characters.
After Austin and other witnesses had been eix.amined, the pri-
soner, on being asked what he had to say, in a very faint voice
said, " All I've got to say is, that it was from affliction, and
from being in trouble from that woman I have been living
with—l don't mean this woman—which caused me to drink,,,
and I was not in my proper mind. That's all 1 have to say,"
The prisoner was then fully committed for trial at the Central
Court for the attempt to murder. The prisoner, in the course
of a few hours after, was removed to Newgate. —Essex Herald.
A dreadful accident occurred on Tuesday last in a
quarry belonging to Mr. J. Price, situate at the high end of
Gateshead, by which five men were crushed to death. It
appeared from the evidence given before the coroner and
jury, that the unfortunate men had worked to a considerable
depth in the quarry, when it was considered necessary, from
its peculiar formation, and the want of space for the ingress
arid egress of carts in the removal of the stone, to erect a
scaffolding at the top, and with a crane and " sheer-legs"
draw up the stone to the bank. At the time of the accident
upwards of '2O tons of stone were lying on the scaffold, and
the men had just drawn up a tubfull, of about half-a-ton
weight, when suddenly the scaffolding, with a tremendous
crash, gave way with the unfortunate sufferers, burying them
amidst the stones arid timber, and the result was as stated
above. The following special verdict was returned—« \`T
find that the death was accidental ; that it occurred in a quarry
close adjoining the public highway in Gateshead, and was
caused by the falling of a scaffold insufficient to support the
weight of stone which had been placed upon it; and we arc
strongly of opinion that the working of the said quarry should
be immediately discontinued, and the excavation filled up."
The German women arc so clumsy about the feet
that I suspected them, for a long time, of wearing boots under
their stockings.—Frazer's Magazine.
LIMITATIONS OF ACTIONS.—REAL PROPERTY.
—On Friday Lord Abinger presented the following Bill to
the House of Lords :—" To amend an Act passed in the 3d
and 4th year of his present Majesty, intituled an Act for the
limitation of actions and suits relating to real property, and for
simplifying the remedies for trying the rights thereto. Pre-
amble—Whereas donbts have been entertained as to the effect
of a certain Act of Parliament made in the 3d and 4th William
IV., intituled an Act for the limitation of actions and suits
relating to real property, and for simplifying the remedies for
trying the rights thereto, so far as the same relates to mort-
gages ; and it is expedient that such doubts should be re-
moved : be it declared and enacted, &c., that it shall and may
be lawful for any person entitled to or claiming under any
mortgage of lard, being land within the definition contained
in the first section of the said Act, to make an entry or bring
an action at law or suit in equity to recover such land at any
time within twenty years next after the last payment of any,
part of the principal menu or interest secured by such mort-
gage, although more than twenty years may have elapsed since
the time at which the right to make such entry or bring such
action or suit in equity shall have first accrue, anything in the
said Act notwithstanding."