The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-30 00:00:00

MARY LEB ONE.

Yesterday, a dashingly-attired French-woman was placed
at the bar, charged with having conducted herself in the
following' extraordinary manner :—Mr. John Holmes, a
boo:-maker, residing at N 0.21, Wyndham-street,Bryanston-
square, stated that on the previous day the defendant, who
represented herself to be a stay-maker, patronised by a
number of ladies of ton, took possession of apartments at his
(complainant's) house, and in ortkr that she might not on
the first day of her occupation be incommeded, an invitation
was given toiler to dine with the family, which she accepted,
and after the repast she retired to her own dressing room.
She had not been long there before she went out for a
bottle of port and a half: pint of brandy, when she sat
herself quietly down, and after despatching the whole of it
exhibited herself at the window, where, being bacchi plenus,
she threw herself into the most ludicrous attitudes, and by
other conduct of an eccentric description caused a consider-
able crowd to assemble, in the midst of which was an itine-
rant organist, who, by her express orders, played the beau-
tiful air of " Jim Crow," to which she kept as good time as
she was able with her feet ; she also threw into the street
various pieces of money, for which the lookers on had a
general scramble, and many were the heads and noseshruised
and broken. Complainant remonstrated with her, but to
no purpose, and he at length gave her into custody.
Bishop, 30 D, said, that when he was called in, the de-
fendant was capering about on the staircase in her night
clothes. He assisted in dressing her, and then took her
to the station-house.

Mr. RAWLINSON —You assisted ! What, was there no
female there to do it? Witness—No, your Worship. I
was actually compelled to lend a hand.
Defendant—Yes, indeed, Sir ; and if you'll believe me,
the impudent fellow would put on my stockings and garters
Witness—lt's false, your Worship. I didn't do any such

thing.
Madame was fined ss. for being drunk, and ordered to
find bail for her better behaviour in future.

UNION-HALL.

Yesterday Ellen Ifri!liana, a smartly-dressed young wo-
man, was brought before Mr. TRAIL, charged with robbing
her husband, to whom she had only been married six
months, of 3.51.
One of the inspectors of the M division, addressing the
Magistrate, said that in the course of that morning the
complainant brought his wife by force to the station-
house, and insisted upon her being taken into custody
for robbing him of 35/. The charge, of course, was re-
fused, on the ground that a wife was not answerable te-
fore any tribunal for plundering a husband ; but, upon
this intelligence being communicated to the complainant,
he not only expressed the utmost surprise, but exclaimed
strongly against the law of the land, and expressed his
determination to take the law into his own hands, and
convey his wife forthwith before a Magistrate to answer
for her conduct. The inspector added that the complainant
then took the trembling culprit round the waist, and
marched her off to this office, and he (the inspector) fol-
lowed, to prevent any unpleasant consequences on the
way, as well as to witness the result of the affair.
Mr. TRAILL said that the inspector was perfectly right
in rejecting the charge.
The Magistrate then asked the complainant what he
wanted.
Williams—l hope and trust your Worship will hear the.
charge I have against this woman. I have only been mar-
ried to her six months, and she has robbed me under very
distressing circumstances of tbirty•five pounds, all the
money I had in the world, and which I have been scraping
tooether for the last ten years out of my hard earnings.
°Mr. TRAILL told him that he could not charge his wife
with robbing him, for what was his was his wife's also ; and
that, therefore, however wrong her conduct was in a moral
6 point of view, he must put up with the inconvenience.
• • Williams claimed the attention of the Magistrate while
he proceeded to narrate the circumstances under which he
got married to his wife, who, he said, completely wheedled
him into it, and with a view to plunder him of the money
which he had saved and kept in a box at home. SLe
prevailed upon him to go out and purchase a mangle for
her, to assist in their maintenance, and when he left home
for that purpose she took advantage of his absence to break
open the box containing his cash, and then decamped, tak-
ing it with her.
Mr. TRAILL again told him that he could not assist him,
and that his wife had a right to his property.
Williams here bemoaned his hard fate, and said that
he was undone, and inquired whether be was bound to
support her after what had happened?

Mr. TRAILL said, that the parish must not be burthened
with her maintenance, and that if she made application for
relief and received it he was liable to reimburse it, and if
he refttsed,• of being committed to gaol.
Williams—Oh, Lord ! What a pretty mess I have made
oP my matrimonial speculation.
The wife, who stood giggling the whole Cm:: that her
husband wcs describing his misfortunes, now began to give
i.iro a taste of her tongue, and, looking towards him with
a m licious smile, exclaimed, " You hay,. forgotten to men-
tion a word about the lady' that you arc keeping. Sho
is outside, let her be brought into the office, and then the
murder will out.' I should like to see her here amazingly.
This is all done to get rid of me, your lawful married wife ;
and here—(holding out her marriage certificate)—bore are
my marriage lines, and I'll stick to you like wax. You
think, you base man, to get rid of me now, but I'll lot you
know I have some spirit about me yet."
The Magistrate, finding that both parties were disposed
to remain tormenting each other, desired them to be gently
removed outside, where they could give utterance to their
complaints without impeding the business of the office.