The Sun.
London, England, 1830-08-27 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Yesterday Mr. Edward Whalley, a gentleman
who resides at South Mimms, appeared before Mr.
MINSHULL and Mr. HALLS, and made the following
statement

He WWI returning to town, be said, at a little after
one o'clock that morning, and was riding in the
dickey of his brother-in-law's chariot along the
Greenwich-road, when, upon arriving at the New-
port-cross turnpike, two policemen came up, and
while one of them seized the horses by the head, the
other demanded to see what the chariot contained,
and having satisfied his curiosity, by opening the
door and looking in, lie closed it again, and went
away. Mr. Whalley added, that it fortunately hap-
pened that his two sisters were asleep in the chariot
atthe time, or else he was sure they would have
been considerably alarmed. Feeling that such con-
duct on the part of police constables was highly re-
prehensible, he (Mr. Whalley) thought it right to
lay the matter before the Magistrates.
Mr. MINSHULL observed that the police constables
were certainly not justified in opening the door of a
gentleman's carriage in the manner described. The'
proper course, however, would be, to represent their
conduct to the Commisioners of Police.
Mr. finis asked Mr. Whalley if the constables
had stated what they searched forl)—Mr. Whalley
replied that they did not, nor could he obtain any
explanation whatever froM them. 'On arriving
within about a quarter of a mile from the turnpike,
he observed one of them running after the carriage
and this was the same man who at the turnpike `de-
mantled to see what was inside the chariot. He
carried a lantern with him, the light of which be
directed towards the carriage before he proceeded te
search it. He (Mr. Whalley) demanded this man's
name and number, and he said, in a very sulky tone,
that he belonged to division R. and that his number
wee 12.

Mr. HALLS observed, that the constables had no
doubt stopped the carriage under a belief that it
contained smuggled goods.

Mr. MlNStita then told the gentleman, that he
had better proceed at once to the Commissioners; of
the Police, and lay a statement of the fucts before
them.

Mr. Whalley skid, he should certainly do so, and
in about art hour after he again appeared before Mr.
Minshull and said, he had seen. Mr. Commissioner
Mayne, who had received him very politely, and
told him that be had received a report of the circum-
stance complained of, from the inspector of the divi-
sion in which it had occurred. The report stated,
that the scrjeant had stopped the carriage from priiate
information 'he had received that contraband goods
were constantly conveyed to town along that road.
He added, however, that upon finding his mistake,
he apologized to the gentleman to whom the carriage
belonged. > He (Mr. Whalley) told Mr. Moyne that
this was not the fact, for if an apology had been
offered at the time,- or even a proper explanation
given, he would have thought no more about the
natter. iltr Mayne then said that he should cer-
tainly cause an inquiry to be made into the conduct
of the constables who had overstepped their duty in
taking upon themselves to search for contraband
goods, and thereby place themselves in the situation
of Excise-officers.

Mr. ?anvil, observed, tuna in recommending

Mr. Whalley to go at once to'the-Contiitiesionere of
Police, to state his complaint, he was quite sure, ae
indeed' the result had proved, that every attention
would be paid to his statement.
Mr. Whalley dun thanked the Migistrate, and
retired.

QUEEN.SQUARK
Yesterday Thomas Witham, the young man who
was apprehended on suspicion of having murdered
his wife, the particulars of which have already been
before the public, was brought -to the office in
custody, and placed at t he bar, before Mr. GREddittro
On the verdict beim.; returned by the Coronet's
Jury, of " Wilful Murder against some person or
persons unknown," it has been represented that the
pt ironer was discharged out of custody ; Such, how
ever, lias riot been the ease, and he was httnight
before the Magistrates, by the directions of NIG
Dowlig, th suerinten lent of L. division of pace.
Mr.n Dowtoen, p
the comedian, and Wend other
Jurors were present.
Mr. Harmer a•tendeti for the prisoner.-
At the request of Mr. Dowling the prisoner was
out bock, on account of some of the-tvitnesses not
having arrived.
After wai.ing some time Mr. Harmer inquired
,vhother there was any additional evidence to be
pt%ultiveti besides what hail been already heard be;
fore the Coroner and Jury ?—Mr. Dowling riPlr
in the negative, and said that he thoeitfti it l'..
Isis duty to b,ing the prisoner before the Magistrte,
Some angry'words occurred between
met. and Mr. Dowlieg about the proceetlingsagailol
the prisoner, and detaining him in custody after the
verdict of the Jo. y, in which Mr. Dowton and scans
uf the Jury joi.ied.'
Mr. Harmer said, that the prisoner's master was
in attendonce, and was so convinced of his in°.
come, that he was teadv to t.,ke him into his ern'
ploy. again immediatelY.
The prisoner's master here stood forward, and
'poke to the good character of the ptisoller, and said
he wt,tild give him employment directly.;
Mr. Grtr,ootta: expressed his surprise that Mr.
Dowling should have brought the rase before hiol,,
without one tittle of additional evidence to that which
had been given before the Coroner's Jury. lit
would not entertain the charge for a single moment,.
Mr. ,Har-
Mr. Gregorie ordered the prisoner to be discharged,
immediately, and he received the congratulations or
a numb'' of his friends, who wcre waiting for im,
anti left the office with his muster.
fttt.lttuisss•atsosbtatitteld toan baeettiohne
fion:enraiti4otet of With'''''6
against Mr. - Dowling, for illegally
custody, as he ought, in the first instance, te have
brought him before a Magistrate.
The murder of the till retrains
poor WOlllOll i• 0 n
enveloped in mystery, but the police ere 11,°,
the alert, and from some circumstances, lhrt' '
st.ll hope that the murder will be discovered.
UNION.HALL.
Yesterday Thomas Witham, the husband of th,,e
unfortunate woman who was barbarously [mailer°
at her house in Bince'S-street, Lambeth, on Thor!:
day afternoon last, attended at this office, 01;
partied by Mr. Harmer, and several of the l're
de
tiaiinapiirikoo; mein
before whom the late investigation bad takenib'een
Mr. Harmer complained that Witham h",, ~,- r.
kept in custody ever since Friday last by the 'lel,.
uwiailtsnecitiwllnk,'e'ptort
intendent of the Leinbeth Division of Police, '''o.lo.
out being taken before a Magistrate, etoi eve,illid of
the Coroner's Jury had pronounced $ ver-r,-00
" Wilful murder against some person °r P,,,cltiut
acti--in.
Witham of guilt; yet that unfortunate Yeelig ~til
in custody, and watsh,enreetbY
that morning, when be was taken 1.1 L,") ?A'd'e• ,1
square office. Mr. Harmer here profess" ";111e0
scribe what had taken place at Queen -ignore. gen'
Witham was taken before Mr. (ire that li, ri i
tletnun inquired of Mr. Dowling wbet°er i ;Ile
any further evidence than that produced bef°reThe
Jury to charge Witham with then'ur•gaffis-
reply was in the negative; upois which tbhea young
tilde expressed considerable surprise tot study t $11)
mana should have been detained ill eu'l°"'ebiarl
p ticularly after the verdict of the Coolie
.1 ~04
bwad been pronounced ; and he at Otte billet:
!them was at perfect liberty to leave the' „jeer.
„jeer.
present that the moment Withamreleased etir
Mr. Kamer said that before leaving Qoeell';olics 1
that morning he lied been told IV thtt new( their '
custody it was the intention of the officers 01 ti,o're I
ball to apprehend him again and take hilini it:riat °
Magistrate. Upon hearing this repOrif .1.- ~11 10
well as his master (Mr. Nash) i xpreesed such'''! 0,01
proceed to this office to escertain whether ,
SV3
the
mention
, and to deliver himself up if usersso 'con,
cerned in the atrocious murder of bitsials
any shadow of evidence to show tbst',l3l/,,,Ti
Wit' 03t 4),,,1100.
Chief-constable 11411 said that
both days the Coroner's Jury met, stepliesiig
greatest attention to the evidence, and , „NJ
t he had no doubt as to Witharn'a initoeem,Le'd the
no
officer belu"ging to the establishment
most remote idea of taking him into ettst°jirtioo ill
Mr. SWAHEY said that he had a° lie'„:tatlY,6t
saying that the detention of Withon ill c'"" ,perl".
all was illegal, and contrary 1 11.tll' b. 1.1 v
il 'l,'
to ia%v.
tendatit thought proper. 00 his ,4„ respoo is
to false that person intocustody, it to' duty, per'
it t'''rio 0 ,
the firs i
t -nstanco, to have taken the 'Pec of l'''
son before a Magistrate, and not deprive eeefiijay
Majesty's Ili
°-%teers of his liberty from th(3 dad
until the Thursday following. The Magistr,at4roceet
that the superintendent had, by thii illegaiLot er
lastte-riti ti/h:
mg, subjected himself to '
King's Bench. ittPer.
Mr. N 1 said,the t
.as i that when he spoke ts foil,
intend a ent on the subject of Witham!a deter:l; tel/6
said that the latter had expressed a seat
to
a desire to the se
the station in the SPVearit
ken to the station-house rather than l'e )Os
bee'i
Horaemonger-lane gaol, which would Ito'
case had he been taken before a Magistrtie; presset,j
ithaatuwwisash onno %tvheasskuebdjaewctiht:actbhttlieotrn'hyleall'hattl'al"el;tl:: '
The
parties
then
witethiritdeorteo.niwraonatd,touibide.
11:::..„' ver er
station house ?—Witham said that .be ,/,..'",., off to
pressed- ,a .- i
1
up ever since Friday last.
SNUFFING------"-":
".".."....—What has been •;I,llid'i,,releopi;gl. :If
DONA PARTIC's immoderate use of snuff is not` -,-- boor ;,
to truth than his likiejg for coffee. CertainlY I lie.;
begun to show a partiality this way. Ru
ar ri l' bo l'rf to
but a small quantity, always in a box, so '''re 'anal ' I
great many; for this was one of his fancies, t 0,,, rip,
resembled. in any thing the great Fezosatc.l„! o,oo's
in converting the pocket of his vest into a' ntmj€o,, to
f r I have already said he carried neatness in
asP
--
,
degree of fastidowetese.—ceestabm'e, Aiisceli •,„
~, fill'
BIRVIS.
On the 25th inst. at the Principal's lAilt-en id
nose College, Oxford, Mrs. Gilbert, of a IlaUtiororAl. '
HeOrtnfordthsebir2e,tthhainladsty. atof
JI-fattutreapeleinnito,urisge°'
,t efs'
and heir,

tun, hoif li;
On the the 24th inst. atnArollandwalEptere, near v.--t t 410° 1
QteGro.Aro‘itvter.Acter:lroe.,GbeEd:o(ilinetorynio!tltZE:.olqiitisP:WrDeieitinchi,Jnot:et: ;):17.1:::::7P: ,r OPI
11. P., to Miss Mary kiellieat° 00',
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0, n
of ODn the 25th inst. at Norwood, 11:-.. P. "Clo'n}i:, t'l3to L.
over, to Anne Elias, eldest daughter
01 t'l
Thompson, Esq-, of Rye.
DIED. tonabirh
On the 23.1 inst. bt liszlebeech-hall, Northill ~1301";
from the rupture of a blood-vessel, Willisol 'd ii,}1,,,, Au°
nabY, Esq., of the Inner Temple harriater-ot"
Common Pleader of the city of Lon'tlon-
On the 25th inst.' at Great Surrey-street' 13113:111‘):iill '
David Iloss, Esq. aged 84, Enoch respected are) h, co 0
,1
Jane marig-a•Pii.tirveyor to toil 1 ,
On the 23d inst. in her ithh year, 0°144 or
111 r. J. Dotell, of Cranbrook. l, daolibter t
On the 25th inst. at Watford, Elitabet ,
J. li' 11
T. Nichol) Es
,- ti.., solicitor, a 431 v'
On the 25th inst. lin Norton-street, Ille,elool
Naftali, M.D. Physician to the Wittrainitir
peneary. ' r
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