The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-22 00:00:00

KILRUSII PETTY SESSIONS.

" Come, give us a taste of your quality."—HAMLET.

A GENERAL BREEZE.—A young gentleman calling
himself Micky Leary, whose appearance fully warranted
the application of the genuine Irish term " Kee-raw' to
his tout ensemble, came before their Worships apparently
most solicitous to impress them with an unfavourable
opinion of another young gentleman on his right, who
looked not a whit more interesting than Miste'r Micky,
and announced himself as " one Pat Doyle, a weaver be
thrade." A numerous cortege of their respective friends
were in attendance, and Mr. Leary commenced proceed-
ings by assuring " their honourable Worships that he
had very great doubts on his mind—so he had—whether
'twas in his rale right rinses he was, at all at all, afther
the father of a hannelin' he got from that divil of all
divils—Pat Doyle."
It appeared that the parties had been assisting at pri-
vate theatricals, wherein sundry tinkers and tailors offi-
ciated ; the " Battle of Aughrim" was the piece chosen
for' representation ; and as Mr. Leary sported something
hovering on the confines of a black eye, and had only
partially removed the red ochre used to impart a more
ferocious expression to his physiognomy, he looked for-
midable and bewildered enough.
In the casting of the parts, Pat Doyle had contended
for the honour of representing General St. Ruth, as his
(D's) mode of pronunciation embraced the dis, dal, and
de style, and was therefore supposed to resemble the in-
different English of the Francis Commander. Mlcky
Leary also coveted enacting the said part ; this led to
bickerings at rehearsal, and finally to a regular shindy.
That was jest the ins an' outs ov the whole bizzness
(continued Micky) ; nothing ud answer this dandy gintle-
man, ounly shoulderin' uz all over an hothir, as if we
belonged to nobody on airth—wavin' the long soord he
borryed in all direcshins, an' shoutin' out from his share
ov the play,—
" Return again, an' ov de dare pursue,
Tell 'em St. Root is near, and dat 'll do."
—(Great laughter.)
Magistrates—But it seems he singles you out for spe-
cial ill will.

Micky Leary—'Pon me word he did, Sir. I was
helpin to carry him (and sure so I ought to give him a
lift) in that part of the actin' where he's kilt be the
cannon-cannon ball: we had two {lentos an' a clarinet,
an' a fiddle playin' the "Dead March" out before uz, an'
he left his hand hangin' down till he watched his oppOr-
runity an gev meself a great dthrive ov a corkin pin !
Doyle—Oh dear me ! listen to dis! Oh perdishin to
you, Mick Leary, and don't offer to say de like. You
know you wor de unruliest of de whole ov uz.
E'thin do you recollect de tech o' de cutlass ?
But Mr. Leary came the non nii ricordo, on that
point, and went on to say that when he hopped away
on getting the prod, and dropped his quarter of the Ge-
neral, the latter came to life instanter, and kicked and
cuffed him to his heart's content.

Look at dat your worship! (exclaimed Pat, exhibit-
ing a smart bruise on the elbow.) See dere's where he
hot me a welt ov a cutlass, an' we at reharsin'—dat I
might'nt sin, but I taught de arm was ov me, clear and
clane.

Magistrate—Why did he strike you so hard ?

Doyle—Because -he's ignorant den, an' I used to cor-
rect his pronunsheashun. Notin ud do him only to call
" De seas, de Bos-forus, an' de Ex-uine ;" so he gev me
de rap for exposin'him.—(Laughter.)
[Mr. Doyle communicated this version of the affair
with a large accompaniment of nods and winks, which
he divided pretty equally between the Bench and his
friends in court.]
Be the light that shines (exclaimed Leary emphati-
cally) but I was only jest steppin' ov the stage, an' goin'
behind the quilt we had for a screen, after repatin'---
" Sind fo: our tints, an' we will be all night
Encamped along the valleys in their sight,"
. .

when he met me face to face, an' " divil sind you a tint 1"
ses he, hittin' me a peg into the very eye that knocked
rale fire out ov id. Well, I hot him a kick in the sto-
mach, and a peg in the ribs, an' only for General Says-
field an' the ghost, an' General 0' Niel comin' an' dthraw-
ing uz, be cripes there ud be bloodshed.—(Laughter.)
Magistrate—We'll bind you both to the peace.
Oh, plaze yourselves, gintlemen, (said Pat) ; but
I know dis boy med rags ov me white gingham coat,
wid green facins ; de dear knows he did.
Micky Leary, in return, assured the Court that the
peer of Pat Doyle was not to be found nearer than
Botany Bay.
The " brethren in arms, but rivals in renown," were
then directed to find security for their good behaviour,
advised to attend to their respective trades,
.and eschew
theatricals.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.

Elizabeth Parker, an elderly woman, was yesterday
brought before Mr. TWYFORD, for final examination,
charged with stealing a quantity of plate, wearing ap-
parel, and other articles, the property of Mr. Stammers,
jeweller and goldsmith, 100, Strand, her master. The
prisoner was also charged with setting fire to the pre-
mises for the purpose of preventing a discovery of rob-
beries she had committed upon persons lodging in the
prosecutor's house.
Mr. Barber Beaumont, Secretary of the County Fire
Insurance Office, was in attendance to watch the pro-
ceedings.
Constable M'Gregor, 72 F., stated that a few mi-
nutes before 12 o'clock, on the night of the 14th
inst.. he saw the prisoner standing at the door of her
master's house, when she told him there was a fire in the
house, and that she had called the shopman, uho did
not answer, as he was fast asleep. He then went up to the
second floor, and the prisoner entering the room before
him, returned, saying the smoke was so great she would
go down to call assistance to put out the fire, but seeing
there was no great danger, he said he would put it out
himself,: and prevented her. On his entering the
room, she pointed out a chest of drawers, and observing
that smoke issued from it, he procured water to put it
out. On examining the drawers, he observed that the
lower and middle drawers were on fire, and being
alarmed, he went down stairs to the shopman, and be-
fore the firemen arrived he burst open the second
drawer, in which he found a few papers burning, but
there were no clothes, only a bit of rag in a smouldering
condition ; there was also a pair of sheets airing at the
fire on a chair, the bottom of which was on fire. Sus-
pecting something was wrong, witness gave information
to the Sergeant, and in the mean time Inspector Mullins
coming in with Mr. Westmacott, who lodged in the
house, the prisoner said she had been out all the even-
ing, and she could give no account of the clothes, nor of
a broach, which were missing.
Inspector Mullins proved that on seeing Mr. West-
macott in the first floor he accompanied him up stairs,
they found the chair partly burned; and the chest of
drawers also burned outside, which had been apparently
done by design, and it was his opinion that the contents
of the drawers could not have been burned. Since the
discovery had been made a number of pawnbrokers
duplicates answering to the stolen property had been
found.

Mr. Westmacott, on being sworn, said ho had ar-
rived at his lodgings about half-past one o'clock, and
seeing that great suspicion was attached to the circum-
stance, he sent for the last witness, but at that time
there was no appearance of his having lost such a
quantity of property. On going to his country house, at
Kingston, he discovered lie had beeen robbed
of a considerable number of articles of wearing
apparel, the list of which he sent to the
inspector, who found them all pawned in
the neighbourhood. On searching for the articles, 36
duplicates were found in a purse on the top of a bed in
the second floor, by which it appeared the property had
been pledged with one pawnbroker ; and he begged to
call the attention of the bench to a circumstance so fla-
gitious, that the very same pawnbroker should have
taken such a quantity of articles, varying from sd. to 51.,
there being the greatest probability that the property did
not belong to her.
Win. Love, shopman to Mr. Burgess, pawnbroker,
of Longacre, produced a vast quantity of wearing ap-
parel and household furniture, which had been pawned
by the prisoner on the very day the fire occurred.
Mr. TWYFORD asked the witness why he took in such
property from the prisoner, when it was evident it could
not belong to her?

Witness said that she had pledged the clothes to re-
deem some plate which she had previously pawned, and
she was in the habit for a considerable time past of
backing articles which she had put in ; but he knew
nothing of the plate, which had been taken in by another
person, and the sum for which she had pawned the
clothes was W. 125., with which she released the plate.
Inspector Mullins said that the plate in question be-
longed to the prosecutor, and to some ladies who lodged
in his house.

Mr. Twvroau observed that there should be two
indictments for robbery, but it did not appear from the
evidence that the prisoner intended to burn the house,
but to conceal the robbery.
Mr. Westmacott said that if he had seen the pre-
mises, he would be of a different opinion.
Mr. Beaumont asked if any of the freehold had been
damaged by the fire ?
Mr. Westmacott said that a part of the floor had
been damaged.
Mr. TWYFORD then said he would commit the pri-
soner for trial for the graver offence, and order her to
be remanded until the evidence in the robberies should
be complete against her.