The Sun.
London, England, 1837-09-29 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.
Yesterday Robert Webb, a bargeman in the service of
Messrs. Parker, at Hambro' Wharf, was brought up by
Collyer, a City policeman, to be examined touching the
death of a young woman, whose name is unknown, and who
was drowned about twelve o'clock the preceeding night.
Joseph Page, a watchman employed at Hambro' Wharf,
in Upper Thames-street, stated that the prisoner and the
captain of the barge came down with two women and
passed over the craft to their own barge about half-past
eleven at night. A quarter of an hour afterwards another
watchman mentioned to him that there was a good deal of
running about in a barge, and he hailed to know what was
the matter. A boy answered that a woman was over-
board. Witness went into a warehouse for a drag, and
his mate went immediately to assist the parties. Witness
got into a punt and dragged about, but could not find the
body, nor had it been found since.

Mr. Alderman LUCAS asked, what was the state of the
tide ?

The witness said it was flood tide, and he was surprised
that he could not find the body.
The Alderman told him t• repeat what anybody said at
the time.

The witness said the barge was empty. The woman
who was drowned was going to leave soon after she went on
board, saying the prisoner was as drunk as a beast ; but
she returned to him in the hold. As witness was approach-
ing, he heard them say, " There she is," and the captain
trembled so much while they were dragging, that witness
thought he would overturn the boat. The women were
decent sort of persons.
J. Westmacott, the son of the captain, said he was ten
years and a half old. His father went into the cabin with
one woman, and the prisoner went into the hold with the
other. The woman was going to get upon another barge,
when her foot slipped off the plank. She had not said
anything before this. The man was laying tipsy at the
bottom of the barge at the time. His father has a wife
and five children at home at Abingdon.
Sarah Lowens, of No. 5, Curriers'-row, Blackfriars, said
she was in the cabin with the captain, when they heard the
plank go, and the boy cry out," The woman's overboard."
They went immediately to her assistance, and saw her, but
were unable to reach her, or to get the boat loose, till the
watchman came. She was called " Rosy Poll," because
she was fresh culoured, but she knew nothing more of the
young woman.

John Westmacott, the Captain, made a statement pre-
cisely similar to the first witness, except that he said the
watchman did not come to his aid for ten minutes after the
accident happened.

Page said he blamed the Captain for not giving an alarm.
It was only the continued bustle on board that caused him
to ask what was the matter.

Mr. Alderman LUCAS said the conduct of the Captain,
in suffering such a boy to be a witness of such immorality,
was very gross. He should detain both the Captain and
his mate till the body was found.
The prisoners were remanded.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
John Harrison, a sturdy vagrant, was brought before Mr.
CHAMBERS, charged with begging.
Mr. CHAMBERS-Why did you beg? Prisoner—Be-
cause I was hard up.
Mr. CHAMBERS—Who saw the man begging ?—A per-
sonage, who gave his name Robert Chapman, quite an ori-
ginal in his way, stepped forward and said—Your Worship,
I was walking down Grosvenor-mews last night, when the
man came up and asked me to give him something. "My
good fellow," says I, " why should I give you any thing?
I know nothing about you. If I did know you I'd give
you my mite ; but as I don's I won't even give you a glass
of water." " You and your water be d—d," says he, " I
hope to have the pleasure of seeinr, you want a glass of
water yourself in h—." " My good fellow," says I, " you
shan't abuse me so ; I'll know something more about you
before we part." " You re a Mendicity man, I suppose,
but," says he, catching up a large piece of brick, " now
touch me if you dare." "My good fellow," says I, pulling
out a pistol, " if you throw that brick at me I'll certainly
shoot you." The policeman came up at the time, and 1
gave him into custody.
Mr. CHAMBERS—Da you usually carry pistols about
with you Witness—Yes, because I travel a great deal.
Horsford, a Mendicity constable, said the man was a no-
torious begger, and had been in prison for the offence.
Upon this additional evidence Mr. Chambers sent the
man to prison for three months.

Q UEEN-SQ UA RE.
George Firth, a very respectable man, who has, we
understand, formerly been a publican, was yesterday charged
with having fraudulently paid away a check for the value
of 51. Bs., there being no effects. The case was not fully
gone into, and the prisoner was remanded.

HATTON-GARDEN.
Yesterday Mary Daly, a well-looking woman, between
thirty and forty years of age, was brought before Mr.
LAING, in the custody of Barnard 110 G division, charged
with intermarry ing with Forester, a law-stationer, her first
husband_ being alive.

Nathaniel Forrester married the prisoner by license at
the New Church, Brompton, Middlesex, who had described
herself as a widow, since which she had acknowledged her-
self to have been married to Charles Daly, who played the
Pantaloon at the Sans Pared Theatre, but the marriage
was never consummated. .
Mr. Charles Phillips, the barrister, appeared for the de-
fence—l ask you, upon your oath, Sir, did you not call a
policeman, when she was undressed, and in bed, to take
her into custody ? Prosecutor-1 did call in a policeman.
Mr. Phillips—And did you not, since he has been in
custody, send to her to settle this business? Prosecutor
—I did send to her, but not to settle this business ; it was
to know if she wanted anything.
Here the prisoner was exceedingly affected, and went into
violent hysterics and Mr. Laing ordered her to be carried
out of Court into the housekeeper's room, and, after a con-
siderable lapse of time she appeared again, and the magi-
strdte ordered her a chair.

Ellen Archer, of No. 11, Serlo's-place, stated that the
prisoner informed her that she was married to Daly, at St.
George's, Hanover-square but directly after the ceremony
her friends took her away, and sent her to the country, be-
cause they did not like the match,.

Mr. Phillips—Now, Ma'cu, I have to put a question or
two to you. Do you know the prosecutor ? Witness—
I do.

Mr. Phillips—Did he not send you to the prisoner in the
station-house, to say if she paid him 20/. he would not pro-
ceed against her ? Witness—Ng,
Mr. Phillips—Thep shall prove he did. I call Inspec-
tor Aobium,

Inspector Rohinson, of G division being sworn, stated
that she came last Sunday morning to the station house,
and asked tO the pr;soner, as she had something very
poioulail to say to her.
Mr. LAING (to Archer)—Are you to,o a Ittoman Catho-
lic ? Witness-1 aipl

Mr. LAING—Then you must be sworn again on the cross.
Cross yourself as you do when at your devotions.
Tie oath was here administered after she had signed her-
self with the cross.
Mr. LAING (before the book was taken away)—
the re :s.
M. Phillips (to Inspector Robinson)-When this wo-_
man came to the station-house, tell me what you heard
her say.
Inspector—She said that she could manage the matter
by paying 201. T present
here was a Sergeant of Police kiss
at the time.
Mr. LAING —How many persons were present at the
station-house at the time? Witness—There were several,
your Worship.
Mr. Phillips—The prisoner has been married to
Bird, a respectable tailor at the west end of the town,witn
whom she lived happily for many years, and he knew the,
circumstances of her case with Dale, and the marriage "a
not been consummated. W had
not he died he left her soil
pry ray Oco'cing qn:ticantly et the prosecutor) ; but
have much more to prove on the subject.
Mr. LAING would admit her to bail, and he ordered the
case to be remanded to a future day.
The office w:s crowded to hear the case, and the Ma-
gistrate ordered that every accommodation should be affor-
ded to the prisoner. Several respectable persons applied to
ascertain the amount of bail required, and they were .
Iformed two substantial housekeepers in one hundred pounds
each.

WORSHIP-STREET.
Yesterday Mary Mallon, an Irishwoman, with an infant
to her arms, was brought up before Mr. CODD, having been
found in the streets in a state of destitution. The poor
child appeared in the last stage of existence. The onfif
tun.ite mother stated that she had applied to the Parish
officers of :3t. Luke's, and that they had refused to 4°'
lq t Ler.

Mr. CODD directed Eagles, an officer of the establi'b'
ment, to apply to Mr. Hamlin, the relieving overseer, and to
take the woman with him.
Eagles, according to his instructions, saw the relieving'
overseer, and represented her distressed situation, Who
she was promptly admitted.

7'H AME S OFFICE.
Yesterday John Row, a man about 35 years of age, who
stated himself to be a sailor, was brought before Mr. BAL.'
LANTINE and Mr. BRODERIP, charged with being COO
cerned in running ashore a quantity of smuggled tobacco.
The Custom House information charged the prisoner with
carrying and conveying, and assisting in carrying and Nu;
veying, 6441b5. of foreign manufactured tobacco, which had
been unshipped from a certain vessel, customs and other
duties not having been paid and secured.
Mr. BRODERIP sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine Of
1001. to the Queen, and be imprisoned until such fine $135
paid.
Mr. BALLANTINE—WeII, do you mean to let him off on
paying 40s. ? Mr. Cook—No, Sir ; the Board of Customs
has made no order in this case. The law will take its course.
Mr. BALLANTINE-I think it ought, indeed.

The Swiss Association for the Promotion of Public
Welfare held their meeting this year at Geneva. The So-
ciety proposes to itself more particularly the investigation o•
three points of equal importance ; popular education, ha'
tional industry, and the best plan of relief for the Poor'
On the subject of education the Society came to an unar!ti
nious resolution that no education was of any value if it di.
not propose moral cultivation and improvement as the Pr'
!nary object of its endeavours. Zellweger, from St. Gallen'
had sent in a treatise to condemn any interference on the
part of Government in matters connected with the corn
laws ; but, at the same time, he admitted that the peeuliir
position of Switzerland made it desirable to form magazines
of flour as a provision against times of scarcity. This trea-
tise led to a lively discussion. A paper by. Professor do,
Candolle, on the history and future prospects of savings
banks in Switzerland, excited much interest. It was agreed
that the next meeting should be held in Berne.
MICHAELMAS.—Mr. Douce is quoted by gr'
Brand as saying, " I have somewhere seen the following
reason for eating goose on Michaelmas day—viz., that
Queen Elizabeth received the news of the defeat of the
Spanish Armada, whilst she was eating a goose on Michael-
mas Day, and that in commemoration o that event, she
ever afterwards on that day dined on a goose." This Arl
Brand regards as strong proof that the custom prevan„je•,
even at Court in Queen Elizabeth's time ; and observikig
that it was in use in the tenth year of King Edward the
Fourth, he represents it to have been a practice in Queen
Elizabeth's reign, before the event of the Spanish defeat,
from the Posies of Gascoigne, published in 1575 ;
" And when the tenauntes come
To paic their quarter's rent,
They bring some fowle at Midsummer,
A dish of fish in Lent,
At Christmas a capon,
At Michaelmas A GOOSE ;
And somewhat else a t New-yeare's tide,
For feare their lease fie loose."
MR. BARON GURNEY ON DRUNKENNESS.-""
I should regret exceedingly if it should be deemed by
any one that the reading of that proclamation is a mere
act of formality. It is a solemn admonition to us all in
our several stations to promote the welfare of the public by
the suppression of vice in every form. Not merely to
Judges, not merely to Magistrates, does that proclamation
apply, but to all persons ; and, gentlemen, we who are
called periodically to assist in the administration of etilni?e,
justice, to repress crime, to deliver the innocent and punish
the guilty, happy should we he if our labours and -anxieties
were diminished by the prevention of crime. If that
ex-
cellent proclamation were attended to, we should be able to
walk our streets without our ears being offended with tee,
language of impiety and obscenity ; our eyes would not
insulted by the daily sight of men degrading themselves +0
the condition of beasts by the administration of intoxicating,
liquors. Crime would be diminished if that one vice 0,..t
drunkenness could be suppressed. In a county next %tie
joining to this it was my pain to observe that in one of t,
blackest calendars 1 have ever seen, not less than one-th°..„
of the crimes were to be ascribed to the influence of inteLlit
cation. I would earnestly exhort not only Magistrates bpi
parish officers, and all other persons, to assist in repressing tillg s
crime. I have had means of knowing, also, that the 1:6„
ters of manufactories may exercise a very wholesome in-
fluence indeed in putting it down ; and if they will but ex-
ercise it with firmness towards those who are under theirs.
,
I am sure that the vice will thereby he very much ditPi
nished. If all who are good and virtuous would exert
dothemselves by moral and religious persuasion to Pre`ved-0
people from indulging in this dreadful habit that would'
• great deal ; but if all other means should be ineffeetuaa
let those who are drunkards read in the eyes of everY galia
and virtuous man the condemnation of his vice, and, fro' na
does there is reason to hope that he may be reclaimede
that way which inevitably leads to destruction. I uff
taken leave to make these observations in consequonc7,:e
the experience I have had of the misery to which the et%
of drunkenness leads. It arms the hand with vi°lenF-;
gives the dishonest man spirit to go through the crime
which which he meditates ;it leads very often to a degree or,•
lence which the man who engages in it did not at first cos
template ; and it often gives him courage to imbrue his
in blood.—Charge to the Grand Juu at Chester Ali:"
from the Scottish Guardian.
A Moldv
FEVER AND CuoLEßA.—Wallachia and - -
via, it appears, are comparatively free from disease, wairild
so many portions of Europe are desolated by fever of
cholera. A private letter states that " the introduction
Morrison's Pills into the countries first named has t‘ n
e„.ipljai
greatly to diminish those inflammatory maladies,
were *ace so prevalent ;" and concludes with serio y
recommending their general adoption."

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lWadAyAtofKkce)a,pntsahr:anunNbuewryaifil,oEu.sel,NChseltenham, on the 26th inst., the
Price, Esq., of a daughter..
On the 27th inst., at The Lawn, South Lambeth, the wife Of
J.. p •N. S. of a son.

MA R R I E D
On the 25th inst , at St. Johnto's
Anne,
11olaensethde:toecr, M' jean
Ater of the
lateo Mr. John Richardson, of P;ecadilly,e,llranuegester. uth'
n the 26th inst., at Gloucester, Mr. It. A. Goodman, of so°, the
isaqtuearTe.,
Ridler,Gr_ay's lE.nsnq,.:oolficGitolor,actoestlketra.rtha, youngest daughter I
-forth,
On the 26th inst., at Tandridge, the Rev. Thomas Stan' ma
Rector of Bolton-by-Bolland, Craven,- to Harriet, second dzog"
of C. H. Turner, Esq., of Rook's Nest, Surrey. ha,,ing
On the 28th inst., at St. Geor“e's, Hanover-square l des),
been previously united according to the Roman Catholic riof
James Reade, Esq., of Devonshire-street, Portland-place, s°ll tothe late G. Reade, Esq., of Three Bridges, county Kilkentior,
Arabella Phillis, only child of the late S. Denton, Esq., °f ,
sell-square. E ,t,,aro
On the 27th inst., at west Monckton. SomersetsbireC, ti n
ei
Jeffries Esdaile, eldest son of E. J. Esdaile, Esq., of
House, to Eliza lanthe, grand-daughter of Sir T. Shelley, t.
0.
of Field-place, Sussex, and niece of Mrs. Beauchamp, 180 °
F, Beauchamp, Esq., of Walford House.
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DIED. Eg4''
On the 25th inst., aged 21, Edward, son of T. KingsleYP
of the Grum Camberwell, Surrey, whilst bathing from a I"
off Elamsgate.
At Bath, Sarah, relict of Paul Amsinck, Esq., aged 74'

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