The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-29 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.—DanieI Donoghue was brought be-
fore Mr. Henry to answer the charge of bigamy.
Jane Murray, the second wife (a woman of respectable
appearance proved that she was married to the defend-
ant at Clapham church in May last, and she had since
ascertained that he had a wife living, to whom he was
married about five years ago. Owing to his ill-tieat-
ment, witness had been compelled to leave him, and she
had taken a lodging for the present in King-street,
Westminster. He followed her up, however, and she
was driven to appeal to his worship for protection from
his violence. She was willing to support herself and
his two little orphan children, as she had done for along
time past by working bard day and night ; and if he
would keep away from her, and restore the furniture
which he had taken from her, and which was her pro-
perty, she did not wish to prefer any charge against him.
Mr. Henry, seeing that 'the witness had a black eye
and other marks of ill-usage upon her face, inquired how
they were occasioned ?

-Witness replied that they were occasioned by his
kicks ; but she had no wish to have him punished if he
would promise not to molest her again.
Inspector Durkin, of the A division, handed up a cer-
tificate of the previous marriage, and said that the
woman had promised to attend, but there had not been
time to complete the evidence.
The prosecutrix stated that the defendant's first wife
was dead. The certificate produced related to his second
marriage.

The wife here entered the court, but she was not ex-
amined, her evidence being inadmissible.
The defendant, who seemed to treat the case with
great heartlessness, said that the prosecutrix had nothing
to complain of. She lived with two or three years beforo
they were married, and it was only by her boring him
that he ever consented to marry her at all. As for
beating her, he certainly did give her a little chastise-
ment, that was all.

Mr. Henry remanded him for further examination.
A curious application was made to Mr. Hall, just
before the closing of the court. A young man, respect-
ably dressed, stated that he was married on Monday
morning at Islington church, and they had scarcely got
out of the church when his bride threw her wedding-ring
in his face, declared she would not have him, and re-
turned home to her friends. What was he to do ? Could
he not have a summons to compel her to live with him ?
Mr. Hall regretted that he had no control over the
young lady, and as the marriage had not been consum-
mated, the applicant could hardly go into the ecclesias-
tical courts for the restitution of conjugal rights. The
application was certainly a novel one. Men came to
the court every day to try and get rid of their wives, and
there had been two such appeals to him that very after-
noon ; but unfortunately they never had a man implor-
ing to have his wife restored to him.

HA MMERSMITII.—A very respectably-attired and
genteel-looking young woman, named Mary Doggett,
who was described in the police-sheet as a servant, was
brought before Mr. Bea,don and placed in the dock on
the charge of stealing a silver watch and chain, belong-
ing to a young man named John Hughes, under the
following very extraordinary circumstances :
The prosecutor, a tall, athletic young man, on being
sworn, said that he was in the service of his father, who
had charge of some premises and land belonging to a
gentleman named Lucas, at Greenford, in Middlesex.
The prisoner had been employed by his father to assist
in haymaking during the last nine days, and during that
time she slept in his father's house. On Monday morn-
ing when witness left his chamber his watch and chain
were then quite safe, and in the latter part of the day
he found theY were gone.
Mr. Beadon—ls the watch found ?
The prosecutor—Yes, sir ; it was found upon the
young woman. She was discharged from my father's on
Saturday night.
The prisoner—l left on Sunday morning, John.
The prosecutor : She came to my father's house on
Monday, and said she wanted something she had left
behind. She went upstairs, and I afterwards missed
my watch. My father wanted to pay the prisoner is.
per day for the time she was in his service, but she was
dissatisfied with that sum.
The prisoner : I told him I had the watch when I
left.
Mr. Beadon :Is that so ?L-The prosecutor : YeS, sir;
she told me she had the watch.

The prisoner : You know you gave me the watch,
John.

Mr. Beadon (with great surprise) : There is some-
thing more iu this case than there first appeared.. His
worship then asked the prosecutor if lie could give any
reason why she took the watch ?—The prosecutor : I
cannot give any reason, sir.
_ _

Mr. leadol: Cannot you form an opinion ?—The
prosecutor : I do not know, sir.

The prisoner here interrupted the examination, and
said they had been keeping company for some time, and
he gave her the watch and chain.

Mr. Beadon : Have you been paying your addresses
to her ?—The prosecutor said he had been keeping com-
pany with her for a short time.

- Mr. Beadon (with indignation)—The prisoner is dis-
charged. It was most disgraceful conduct on the part
of the prosecutor, and it is a pity such a case was ever
brought into court. Go about your business, and leave
the court directly. Get down, sir.
The prosecutor immediately retired, and was soon
some distance from the court.

The prisoner stepped from the dock crying most bit-
terly, and said she was to have been married to the
prosecutor on Monday last ; the banns had been pub-
lished, and everything was arranged for their union, but
it was broken off. His father had been scandalising her
character, and she did not know what she was to do.

Mr. .13eadon said, under the circumstances, if she
valued her character, he thought the watch should be
given up to the prosecutor, for it was pretty clear the
father was not agreeable to their acquaintance,
His worship then made an order for the watch to be
delivered up to the prosecutor, upon his paying -;,he ex-
penses for her conveyance to that court and back to
Greenford.

The prisoner thanked hiS worship for his kind inter-
ference, and then left the court.

COCKNEYISMS. —Witness— " This here feller broke
our winder with s tater, and hit Isabeller on the elber,
as she was playing on the pianer."—Magistrate—" The
conduct of the prisona' and his general characta' renda'
it propa' that he should no longa' be a meniba' of society.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH; JUNE 28,

This day being the anniversary of the coronation of
her Majesty, was observed at this port as a general holi-
day. At twelve the garrison fired a Royal Salute from
the platform battery, which was taken up by the Vic-
tory, guardship ; when, on the second gun being fired,
the whole of the squadron at Spithead commenced a
Royal salute, which from their numbers must have given
the landsmen a small idea of an action at sea. The un-
propritious state of the weather prevented the demon-
stration that otherwise would have taken place in
"dressing ships," and a feu de joie from the garrison.
It is still blowing half a gale from W.S.W.
The Nerbudda, 12, Commander Boyd, was paid ad-
vance at Spithead yesterday, and only awaits the mode-
ration of the gale to sail for the West India station.

The Elfin, Royal dispatch yacht, Master-Commander
Balliston, and the Prince of Wales's fishing-boat are
ready for undocking, both having been elegantly re-
embellished in keeping with the Victoria and Albert
and Fairy.
The Spithead fleet has completed four months' provi-
sions for sea service.

SHEERNESS, JUNE 28,

The Desperate, 8 guns, screw steam-sloop, Captain
William W. Chambers, made her number on demand at
8.30 p.m , yesterday, at 9 p.m. anchored at the Great
Nore, and at 8 a.m. this day came into harbour from
the Arctic expedition. The Desperate left the Phcenix,
8 guns, screw steam-sloop, Commander Edward A.
Inglefield, and the Diligence transport, within about 15
miles of Cape Farewell, on the 19th inst. It being a
dead calm at the time, the Desperate communicated
with the Phoenix and Diligence through the day, receiv-
ing all letters and official dispatches from them. She
brings home three sick seamen from the Phcenix. On
parting company, the Phoenix took the Diligence in tow,
and loud and many were the hearty cheers given by
each,until sound was distanced. About seven days pre-
vious to their parting company with the Phoenix and Dil-
igence, the squadronfell in witha very heavygale of wind,
when the paddle-wheel steam-sloop Barracouta, Com-
mander George Parker, with the Breadalbane in tow,
parted company from the Phoenix, Desperate, and Dili-
gene, and was not seen again either on the outward or
homeward passage of the Desperate. The squadron fell in
with a great number of icebergs of considerable altitude,
and were for several days previous making their head-
way through immense masses of floating field-ice. With
the exception of the three seamen sent home by the
Desperate, the health of the officers and seamen on
board the Phoenix and Diligence was excellent, and the
parting company proved them in high spirits. There
were a number of whales seen, all of which were old
fish, and extremely large. The Desperate came home
under canvas, in consequence of having exhausted her
fuel, within out 12 hours' consumption.
The screw steam-vessels proved most decidedly advan-
tageous in making her way through the loose floating
ice, the body of the ship clearing a course for the full
and free action of the screw propeller, while the floats of
the paddle-wheels were constantly requiring the stopping
of the engines to replace defective floats, unable to con-
tend with the heavy masses of floating ice alongside.
This being the day fixed for the anniversary of her
Majesty's coronation, all ships in commission dressed
ship at 8 a.m., and at noon Royal salutes were fired
from the Waterloo, Monarch, and Horatio. The Port
saluted also. The saluting company was under the
command of Lieutenant W. Cary, R.A., and a scene of
some considerable confusion took place in consequence
of the tubes in nearly every gun missing fire ; the result
was, that nothing like saluting time could be kept, and
the last gun making up the Royal salute was not fired
for nearly two minutes after the proper half-minute
saluting time. It appears the Ordnance are expending
all their old stores, much to the annoyance of those
whose duty it is to command saluting companies.

WOOLWICH, JUNE 28.
APPOINTMENTS.

Masters—George Williams (1851), from the Cyclops,
to the Brisk, 14, screw steam-sloop, of 250-horse power,
at Devonport ; and Richard 0. White (1851), from the
Coast-guard, to the Miranda, 14, screw steam-sloop, of
250-horse power, at Sheerness.
Second-Master--James H. Ryan, recently acting-
second-master to the Rifleman screw steam-sloop, to the
Sybille, 40, at Devonport.
John T. Gowland and Stopford C. Tracey have been
appointed master's-assistants.