The Sun.
London, England, 1830-04-17 00:00:00

GUILDHALL,

Richard Bradshaw, the journeyman type-founder,
was brought before Mr. Alderman ATKINS yesterday
for re-examination, on suspicion of having stolen
nearly 1001. in bills and cash (chiefly the latter),
from the bed-roo:n of the landlord of the Coopers'-
arms, in 'West-street, Smithfield.

The prisoner was discharged.
BOW-STREET.

Yesterday two gentlemen, friends of Madame
Vestris, waited upon Sir R. BIRNIE, in the private
room, for the purpose of obtaining advice and as-
sistance under these circumstances :—Madan. Ves-
tris, they said, had on Tuesday evening apppeared
at Drury-lane in her favourite character of Captain
Macheath, on which occasion a party, hired for the
purpose by a vocal performer, who had lately made
his first appearance on the boards of the same theatre,
attempted to drive her from the stage by means
of hissing, hooting, and cries of " Off! off! no-fe-
male in breeches I" The good feelings of the au-
dience, however, put down this attempt to injure a
favourite actress, and the performance proceeded to
the end without any material interruption. The
gentlemen added, that, as some of the parties sta-
tioned in the house were known, and as there was
evidence to prove by whom they had then been
bribed, they conceived that they would be justified
in applying for warrants to bring them to this office.
Sir R. BIRNIE asked what means they had of
proving
that the party whom they named had actu-
ally bribed persons to hiss Madame Vestris ?
One of the gentlemen replied, that they could
prove that money had been distributed to several
persons for that purpose by the groom of the party
whom they charged as principal. Persons were
placed in the middle gallery and pit to hiss Madame
Vestris, and, if possible, drive her from the stage;
and three persons in the boxes were also seen to
take part in the disorder.
Sir R. BIRNIE observed that it was a most un-
manly act, and asked what motive there could be
for it. _

The gentleman replied, that the object was to
compel Madame Yestris to give up playing Captain

illacheat4 , in order that the character might fall to
the new candidate for public favour.
Sir R. BIRNIE should be most happy to wend his
assistance in the matter, but he conceived that as
there were several parties charged with the offence,
the better way would be to go down immediately to
the sessions, and indict them all for a conspiracy.
The 'gentlemen thanked Sir/Richard for his ad-
vice, and said they would most certainly do as he
directed.

Charles. Porting, an elderly hard-featured little
man, was charged by his mistress, Mrs. Anna Os-
baldeston, wife of Mr. William Osbaldeston, soli-
citor, of No. 3G, Bloomsbury-square and London-
street, .Fenchurch-street, with having assaulted
and knocked her down, under circumstances of a
most aggravated and extraordinary description.
Mrs. Osbaldeston (who wept bitterly while she
made her charge and the statement that followed)
having been sworn, deposed that on Thursday she
went down into the kitchen of the house in Blooms-
bury-square, to get three plates for the use of her
two children and herself at dinner. She was return-
ing from the pantry through the kitchen with the
plates in her. hand, when the defendant met her,
snatched the plates from her, struck her, and knocked
her down.

. M. MINSHULL observed that this was most ex-
traordinary conduct for a servant to pursue towards
his mistress, and called upon the defendant to an-
swer to the charge.
- The defendant had acted by directions of his
master, Mr. Osbaldeston.
Sir R. BIRNIE—HOW ! Did your master direct
you to assault your mistress? Defendant—l have
received directions not to suffer her to take any-
thing up stairs. She has plates enough in her own
room.

Mr. MiNszturx-13ut she has a right to make use
of what she pleases in her own house. What do
you mean by her own room, has she not the range
of the whole house ? Mrs. Osbaldeston—Oh no,
Sir, lam most shamefully treated. This man and
another are hired for the purpose of intimidating me,
and I am even denied not only cotnmon necessaries,
but the decencies which are due to my sex.
Mr. MlNsutiLL—And is your husband aware of
all this ? Surely it is not possible. Mrs. Osbal-
deston—My husband, Sir, is the cause of all I suffer.
She then stated that she had been married about
twelve years, and had six children by Mr. Osbaldes-
ton. About twelve months ago he turned her out
of the house, and she was compelled to sue him in
the Ecclesiastical Court for a restitution of conjugal
rights. As no charge could be advanced against
her, a decree was pronounced in her favour, which
empowered her to resume her station in her hus-
band's house. She accordingly went back to
Bloomsbury-square, and was willing, for the sake of
her children, to forgive all that had_passed, if her
husband would be but kind to her. She experi-
enced, however, the reverse of kindness, and was
doomed to undergo a system of coercion and re-
straint, coupled with every species of indignity,
which had already almost broken her spirit, and
would ultimately break her heart.

Mr. MiNsmum.—Do you suffer any species of
restraint ? Has your husband attempted to confine
you ? Mrs. Osbaldeston—No, Sir, he has not gone
so far as yet, but it was only the day before yester-
day that he threatened to confine me with a straight
waistcoat.

Sir R. BIRNIE observed that such treatment was
indeed likely to drive any woman mad.
Mrs. Osbaldeston said that she had endeavodred,
as long as she could, to bear up against the treat-
ment she received. The defendant had assaulted
her before on two different occasions, and her arms
and body bore marks of severe injuries inflicted by
the defendant and others, in her husband's interest.
Her legs were swollen, and her health considerably
injured, by the ill-treatment she experienced. Her
meals were sent up to her, and left at the door of
the only room in the house which she could call bei
own. A man left in charge of the house, had direc-
tions not to suffer her to enter any of the lower
apartments. This person always dined first, and
the meat that was left after his dinner was sent up
to her. She had been allowed a pint of ale at her
supper, but this was considered too great a luxury,
and nothing more was allowed her now than bread,
butter, cheese, and water.

Here Mrs. Osbaldeston produced a crust of the
bread and a piece of the butter which were allowed
her. The latter appeared like the scrapings of a
butter cask, and was rank and salty in taste.
Mr. MINSIIULL asked the complainant if her chil-
dren were allowed to visit her ?—Mrs. Osbaldeston
replied, that two of her children lived with her, and
they, poor things, had lumps in their throats, which
the surgeon said was produced by bad living. Her
other four children were taken from her, and she
knew not where they were. She had no furniture
in the room in which she lived, except a bed, a table,
and two chairs. A looking-glass was taken from it,
and she had not been allowed a change of sheets
since last September. Neither had she any female
to attend upon her, and even the slops were re-
moved by the defendant.
Sir R. Bolus—This is really monstrous treat-
ment for any woman to receive.
The defendant said he had done nothing more than
obeyed the directions of his master.

Sir R. BIRNIE—But suppose your master or-:
dered you to keep your mistress from food alto-
gether, do you think you would be justified in obey-
ing his directions ?—The defendant made no reply
to the question, but observed, that a female was
present who lived in the house, and occasionally at-
tended upon his mistress.
Mrs. Osbaldeston (as soon as the woman came
forward) observed that she scarcely ever saw her.

Mr. MINSIIULL asked the woman if she was
aware of the cause of the ill-treatment of the corn-
plainant.—The woman believed there had been some
difference, the nature of which she did not know,
between Mrs. Osbaldeston and his wife. They had
lived separate for some time, and Mrs. Osbildeston
had been allowed 1701. a-year for her maintenance.
Mr. MINSHULL asked who the person was whom
the husband left in charge of the house ?—The
woman replied that he was Mrs. Osbaldeston's own
uncle. Mrs. Osbaldeston observed that this was
quite true. He was her uncle, and had 6s. a week
as her principal keeper.
Mr. MlNsuuLL—Has he ever assaulted you ?
Mrs. Osbaldeston—He never has struck me himself,
but he has caused others to do so.

Sir R. BIRNIE remarked, that it would have been
well if this person, or some one else, had come for-
ward to explain why this unfortunate lady had been
treated in the way site described.
Gardiner, the offieer, who had served the warrant
said that he went to the house on the previous even-
ing, and having understood that there were circum-
stances connected with the charge which ought to
be explained, he requested Mr. Osbaldes on, whom
he saw, to attend at Bow-street in the morning.—
This, however, he refused to do without a warrant,
and a friend of his who was present defied him (Gar_
uponla
i‘e ' heard
thedeqfieiittide enoughalitt to find
el—ingalssault OH his mistress. He is,
diner) to compel him.
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therefore, to remain in custody until he finds securi-
ties, and (turning to Mrs. Osbaldeston) if you have
any charge against this woman, or any other person,
,we are ready to afford you redress. You have been

Mr. Lane, a surgeon, residing in Drury-lane, and
his assistant, were yesterday brought from one of
the police-stations within the district of this office,
before Mr. CONANT, the sitting magistrate, charged
with unlawfully possessing themselves with a dead
human body., for the purpose of dissection.
It appeared that one of the police-constables, on
duty in the neighbourhood of Berwick-street, St.
James's, had his attention drawn, about half-past
twelve o'clock the night before, to two men, who he
Was told had got hold of a dead body, which they
were bearing along at a speedy rate, and the,poliee-
constable, on pursuing and coming up with them,
found his information to be correct, and that the
parties were Mr. Lane and his assistant, who had
got the dead body of a man hi a bed-ticken sack,
conveying it between them to some place of dissec-
tion, and on this discovery he took the whole party,
dead body and all, to the polio-station.

Mr. Lane, in answer to the charge, said, that he
had not become possessed of the body by any im-
proper means; but had the, permission of the wife
of the deceased to convey the body to the dissect-
ing-rooms, in It-ma-Street, Golden-square, for the
purpose of having it opened, to, ascertain for her '
satisfaction what disease her husband had ,died of, -
and it, was from the wife's residence, in gerwick-
street, that hig assistant and himself were carrying:
the body when they were: stopped. The body, ha •
said, after being opened was to be returned to the '
wife on Moaday next for interment.

In confirmation of this statement the wife of the
deceased came forward, and said that she certainly
had given Mr. Lane permission to take away the
body of her husband, to ascertain the cause of the
poor dear man's death. In reply to some questions,
she said that with equal candour she must admit
that Mr. Lane was to give her 41. for the temporary
use of her dear husband's body, because she could
not think of parting with it without some security
for its safe return, and to have it properly interred.
The Magistrate asked how it was known that
this woman was the wife of the deceased at all; she
might be a body-snatcher herself who got hold of
the body to sell it, as it appeared she had sold it.
The daughter of the deceased here presented her-
self, and said the woman alluded to was undoubtedly
her mother, and the wife of the deceased, and al-
though her father and mother had not lived together
for a long time previous to the death of the former,
yet so great was the affection of her mother for the
body, that immediately after an inquest had been
held on it, the death being rather sudden, she moved
it from Dean-street, Soho, where the deceaSed died,
to her own residence in Berwick-street, where she
called in the aid of Mr. Lane.

The Magistrate, on hearing all this evidence about
the matter, discharged Mr. Lane and his assistant,
as it did not appear that they had possessed them-
selves of the body in a clandestine manner, and
directed, after it should be fully ascertained that the
woman was, as he supposed her to be, the wife of
the deceased, whose name it appeared was Davis,
that the body should be again given to her for in-
terment, and that an eye should be had to prevent
the re-sale of it to any body else.