The Sun.
London, England, 1837-10-19 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS.

Yesterday. at Kingston, upon the application of Mr.
JEDIMETT, the Magistrates granted fresh licenses to the
Surrey, Victoria, and Astley's Theatres. Mr. Jemmett
then applied for a renewal of the license to the Royal
Gardens, Vauxhall.
Sir H. FLETCEER did not rise for the purpose of op-
posing the license, but merely to state to the Bench a cir-
cumstance connected with the Gardens that might, if not
in some degree remedied by the proprietors, be productive
of serious injury. He alluded to the very frequent practice
of sending up balloons, which of course, in themselves,
could not do any injury, but when their descent took place
it caused multitudes of persons to, assemble, and the crops
of the farmers frequently received very serious damage,
and it might almost be the ruin of a small farmer. He had
himself had a field of oats very much injured during the
last summer from this cause. _ _ .

Mr. Hughes, one of the proprietors, said that they
should always be ready to give remuneration in such
cases, and they had done so in one instance where the
crops of a farmer in Kent had been injured. The amount
of the damage was assessed, and they paid it.
Mr. HEDGER would not oppose the license being granted,
but, while upon the subject, he felt bound to inform the
Court that the almost daily balloon exhibitions which had
taken place last summer had been a complete nuisance to
the persons residing in the neighbourhood, by causing
thousands of idle and disorderly persons to congregate out-
side the gardens, to the hindrance of their business.
The license was then granted.
Mr. BAGLEY applied to the Bench to grant a license for
music and other entertainments, to Mr. John Godfrey, the
proprietor of the Albion Concert.room, formerly the Ro-
tunda, Blackfriars-road. He presented a petition to that
effect from Mr. Godfrey, which was signed by fifty trades-
men residing near the Blackfriars-road.
The Court unanimously refused the application.
Mr. CHAMBERS applied to the Court to extend the terms
of the license granted to Mr. Howard, the proprietor of
the St. Helena Tea-gardens, Rotherhithe, and allow him
to have other entertainments besides music.
The Court refused the application, and would only con-
sent to give Mr. Howard the usual music license.
The visiting Justices made., a Report to the Bench, re-
lative to the state of Horsemonger-lane Gaol, from which
it appeared that there are at present 300 prisoners confined
there, 233 males and 67 females. They reported the pri-
soners to be very healthy, and generally orderly and well-
conducted. The Report was confirmed.
The business of the County having terminated, the
Court proceeded to dispose of the cases of felony. There
are only twelve prisoners for trial, four females and eight
males. Of these one only could read and write well, six
could read imperfectly, and the others could neither read
nor write. The offences are of a very trivial character.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.

Charles Saunders, a bookbinder, appeared before Sir
P. LAURIE, to show cause why he should not be com-
mitted as a vagabond for refusing to support his wife.
The defendant grounded his refusal on the alleged mis-
conduct of his wife. •
Mr. Miller, the assistant overseer of St. Sepulchre's,
stated that the wife was now chargeable to the parish.
The parties had been living separate for seven years. At
first the husband allowed the wife 16s. per week, then he
reduced the sum to Bs., and at length he discontinued it al-
together.
At a previous hearing the defendant
.called Charlotte
Barnes, residing at No. 22, Cock-lane, Smithfield, who
deposed that for the last fifteen months a person, named
Charles Yarworth and Mrs. Saunders; bad been living to-
gether as man and wife in that house. .
Sir J. KEY not being satisfied with her testimony, the
case stood over, for further proof of the adultery.
The defendant now called another female, who said all
She could tell about the matter was, that. she resided in
Cock-lane, and that Mrs. Saunders and Yarworth had
living together there as man and wife for above a year.
T %LIME should not decide that the defendant was
41igation to maintain his wile, but lie
ilqw her more than Is. a week.
s. per week.

Sir I'.
released from thb
would not artier him to he..
'l'hc defendant agreed to pay _

know.

HATTON GARDEiv..
'-1, nineteen
Yesterday Martha Pearce, a wellelookini•g....l
years of age, was placed at the bar, before Mr.
charged by John. Owen, of No. 10, Cumberland-row, Is-
lington, with robbing him of a shirt.
Mr. LAING (to the prosecutor, who was attired in a
flashy style)—What is your charge against the prisoner?
Owen (rubbing his hat)—Stealing a shirt.
Mr. LAING—What is the prisoner. How did she steal
it'? Owen—l formerly lived with her ; but she left me,
and took away the shirt.
Mr. LAING—Is the property traced? Owen—Yes ;
she pledged it, and the pawnbroker is present.
Mr. 'Ton, pawnbroker, of Charles-place, Islington, pro-
duced the shirt, which the prisoner pledged for one shilling.
Mr. LAING (to Owen)—Do you mean to say that you
did not authorise her to pledge. the article? Owen—l
never did.
Mr. LAING—Pray, how do you get your living? Owen
—I am a butcher.
Mr. LAING—Your appearance is anything but that of a
butcher. Owen—l buy meat, and sell it again.
Mr. LAING (to the officers)—Is he known? I believe
he is a very doubtful character? Sergeant Pagan. and
King, of N division, replied—" Very doubtful your Wor-
ship.
King said he suspected him of having been concerned in
a burglary at the house of Mr. Wotty, butcher, opposite
Islington Church, and he had no doubt he could produce
evidence:
Mr. LAING—Then you mean to take bin into custody ?
--King-1 do, your Worship.
' • Mr. LAING (to the prisoner)—What 'account do you
give of the transaction ?—Prisoner----I pledged the shirt by
his authority. I met him accidenfally;and he induced me by
promises to live with him. He bought meat to sell again,
but he took a house in Cromer street, Brunswick-square,
for the .purpose of carrying on a private still: He was ac.
quainted with
.a person named Franks, in the employ o'
Mr. Wotty, butcher, of Islington ; and they proposed
breaking into Mr. Wotty's hou&a and robbing it, which

THE YOUTHFUL HUSBAND.—Yesterday-William George
Walntacolt, a lad about 16_ years of age, four feet in height,
with a snub nose, and who wore a youth's round jacket,
was charged, on a warrant before Mr. RAwLINSON, with
deserting his wife, who had thereby become chargeable to
the parish of St. Marylebone.
The complainant, a fair full-faced daughter of the Eme-
rald Isle, had been in the service of defendant's father,
with whom he worked, and who was a master tailor in Great
Portland street. The-defendant took much notice of her
on her first entering the house, and by his little insinuating
manners contrived to creep into her good graces, and even-
tually to make a seizure of her heart. One evening, being
alone in the house, they were sitting on the sofa in the front
parlour sipping gin and water, " cold without," when, having
talked over their attachment, he suddenly decided that point
by proposing to marry her, on condition of its being kept a
secret from his father, who might otherwise give him a
sound flogging. This was agreed to, a kiss sealed the
treaty, and in a short time she became Mrs. Walmacott,
jun. By some means or other her father-in-law ascertained
the fact of their marriage, when ,notwithstanding she way in .
that state which would-shortly give him a claim to the title
of grandfather, he turned her out of doors, forbade her
dear little husband to see her, and the latter not contri-
buting at all towards her support, she applied to the parish
authorities.

Mr. RAWLINSON (to the defendant)—How is this,
Master Walmacott? You must support your wife, you

The defendant (in a squeaking voice)—Yes, I told liar I
would give her as much as I could afford.
Complainant—Arrall, my jewel, don't say that much, or
ra be very loth to bring you here.—( Laughter.)
Mr. Reid said the defendant's wife had been six weeks in
the workhouse, for which and the expences he was indebted
to the parish 1/. 12s. 6d.
Thii sum was ultimately paid by Mr. senior, who
was answerable for a weekly sum being allowed.to the com-
plainant.