The Sun.
London, England, 1838-08-09 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

130 TV-STREET.
Maria MI Daniel, who was charged with throwing vitriol
or aquafortis, or some other strong acid, upon Sarah Ross,
which burned her clothes and injured her body, was yesterday
brought up for final examination._ Committed for trial.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET
Mrs. Charlotte liaison, an:old-fashioned but sturdy dame, of
the " fat and comfortable" class, was charged before Mr. Dyer
and Sir George Farrant with having well pummelled one Mr.
Clarke, and moreover irreparably damaged his black body. coat.
Mr. Clarke occupied his time by acting as agent to suitors
in the Castle street Court of Requests, and that in the exer-
cise of his vocation he had occasion to render some service to
the defendant, who, in return, invited him into a public-house
in the neighbourhood for the purpose of standing treat.
Sundry pots of half-and-half were comfortably discussed, in
the course of which convivial proce 'ding the old lady became
so animated that she offerred to treat the company gratuitously
with a specimen of her vocal powers. After the old lady had
concluded her harmony, complainant, humouring her merry
mood, struck up with the burthen of a popular ditty, some-
thing to this effect—
" Oh: the fun we had, you know,
On the day when we went gipsying,
A long time ago."
The delicacy of the old lady instantly took fire at a sup-
posed crimination conveyed by the words, and, starting up,
she seized him with the gripe of a she bear, tore his coat in
pieces, and would have throttled him had it not been for the
strenuous interposition of the landlady, the potboy, and a host
of by. standers.
Mr. Clarke produced his coat, which bore ample witness to

Yesterday a Commission of Lunacy was opened before
Commissioners Winslow, Murray and West, at the Gray's-inn
Coffeehouse, Holborn, for the purpose of ascertaining the state
of mind of Mr. William Eusden, late of Sand, near Guildford,
Surrey, and since an inmate of Dr. Warburton's asylum for
lunatics at Bethnal-green.
Mr. Rommel' in support of the Commission, said it was
taken out at the instance of Mrs. Eusden. Mr. Eusden was
now in his sixty-fourth year, and was a man who originally
moved in a humble sphere of life, but by his industry he had
acquired a very considerable independence. In February.
1830, he was first seiztd with fits of excitement,
and he ran into the streets at night undressed. In
March, 1831, he attempted to destroy himself by hang-
ing, but he was cut down, and by timely assistance re-
stored. He then continued pretty well up to Christmas, 1836,
and also in September, 1837. The intervening time was
filled up by delusions that sere not at all referable to any
reasonahle mind, and if the evidence bore out his ( Mr. IZo-
mills's) instructions lie thought the ju-y would have no doubt
in fixing Mr. F,usden's insanity in September, 1837. In the
latter part of that month he left his house at night and went to
a lady's two miles off; named Harrison, and broke her windows.
The fits of violence growing stronger, Mr. Eusden, by an order
of sonic Surrey magistrates, was removed in the following month to Dr. Warburton's. He also labourcd under many extra-
ordinary delusions respecting certain religious covenants affect-
ine not only human being.; but also animals.
'James Sanderson was called and said-1 was formerly parish
constable of Sand, and have known Mr. Eusden about
seven years. In last September two men came to me and
wished me to go to Mr. Eusden's. I west. and found him
standing by his door. I said, " Are you Mr. Eusden ?" and
he said, " Yes;" and then, speaking roughly, I said, " You
have been kicking up a great dust here, and you have been
beatisg your wife and threatening to kill her ; lam aconstable,
and l'il stop this. If you are not quiet I'd put some handcuffs
on you." He clapped his hands and said " Oh, my boy, you may put the handcuffs uson me—you are not the first man
that has be_n charged nith me." 1 removed him to my
house, a:ld he told we it was e:ght years since his marriage,
and that he had not hal a moment's happiness since. lie
said that no man was ever so loth to go to the gallows to be
hung as he was to go to church to be married to his wife. I
asked him why he went, and he said the church made him.
He likewise said they performed covenants, and did not work
them.
Mr. Wtsseow—Who performed covenants?
Witness—H e said "they ;" and when I asked him who ho
meant, he answered,The Church," an;; it' I went there I
could know all about it, " for," ap,ed he, " you know the
Trinity of the Church." He. asked me if I had not a con-
stable's staff. I said I had, and he then put his hand into his
waistcoat pocket and pulled out a s tooth, and observed,
" Here's a little fellow that will alw-ass go before yos ; it
will always go first, for God's head constable g ave it Cor
me
He said he had been led about by lights, and be had come to
a place where all these lights met together, and now that they
had met he knew he was to remain there, and it was in that place
he was to die. I did not consider Mr. Eusd !rt was capable of
mana4ing himself and his property when I knew him.
Various other evidence was taken, which left no doubt of the
state of the unfortunate ,gereleman's mind.:
After a short consultation, the Jury returned a verdict, that
" Mr. Eusden was of unsound mind, and had been so since
Oct. 1,1837."

Yesterday morning about half.past Beven o'clock
Mary Bitting, a housemaid in the family of a ger'letuan named Ifine,,
residing in Ilermcs.street, Pentonvil'e %Yr; discovered by her fellow.
servant suspended by the neck from ti!O smid:e.jack of the kitchen lire.
place by a piece of cord, tier far was quite black, and her features
hideously distorted. An alarm was given, and she was cut down just in
time to save her life. The cause of her attempting to destroy herself is
attributed to some altercation that had recently taken place between her
and her mistress's sister.
THE LATE CASE OF /IYDROPIIOBIA.—An in-
quest was held yesterday, in Lisson.grove, on the body of the boy
Evans, who died on Sunday from the bite of a mad dog, inflicted on the
17th of June. The Jury returned a verdict accordingly, after strongly
commenting on the number of useless curs that are constantly prowling
about the streets. The Coroner recommended an application on the
sulject to the magistracy of the district. The dog which had inflicted e'
the i,:jury on the boy had been immediately killed, although not exhi.
biting any strong marks of being in a rabid state.
It is stated in a letter from Malta of the 18th ult.,
that Baron de Barente, Ambassador from France to Russia, had arrived
the previous day, with his family, an board the Sesostris steamer. His
Excellency landed and paid a visit to the Governor, but declined receiv-
ing the honours due to his rank. He was to Proceed immediately to
Con aantinople. The American frigate United States, last from Beyrout,
where the plague rages, had landed her despatchea for the Consul at the
Lis ire:te,

According to advices of the 14th ult., Smyrna was
quite free from the plague, and no fresh ca,e had been recorded for 12
days previously: The French fl_ et, which had sailed from the station
of Ourlac the week before, had male for Tunis, where according to this
letter, Admiral Gallois is to supersede Admiral Lalande, who is to
proceed to Mexico. The Palinure left Smyrna on the 13th to join
Admiral Gallois with despatches from France. The Turkish frigate
Avina;‘, upon receipt of an order from the Capitan Paella, immediately
put to sea, to join the Ottoman squadron at Mytelene.
DESTITUTION IN THE HIGHLANDS —Yester-
day a special meeting of the Committee appointed to administer the
fund raised some time since to alleviate distress in the Highlands of
Scotland was convened by public advertisement at the King's Head, in
the Poultry, for the purpose of considering important matters relative
to the appropriation of the balance now in hand, amounting to 10,000/.
Our reporter attended, but was informed by the gentlemen of the Com-
mittee that the meeting was strictly private, and he accordingly with.
drew. The meeting of the Committee was very thinly attended.—
Morning Paper.

IRISH WASTE LANDS IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY.
—Yesterday a meeting of the friends of this Society was heldkt their
Rooms, Broad-street-buildings, for the purpose of receiving Xi report
of the Committee. The Earl of Devon in the chair. The report stated
that the progress made, and the information obtained during the Past
half year had been highly satitfactory. The Society had taken a lease
of 5,700 acres of lard in Sligo, which was a:rearly in a furward state of
improvernent—wasr:ivided into farms, and surrounded by good roads.
The other estates of the Society were in course of reclamation; and it
was with great satisfaction they were enabled to state the very excellent
feeling which existed on the part of the inhabitants towards the Society
and their a:;ents. There was also an eagerness, on the part of the prople,
to become the tenants on the Soc:ety's lands. The balance in hand was
upwards of 4,000/. ; and the half year's expenses under 8001.
MUNIFICENT DONATIONS.—In the will of Sarah
Wakefield, late of Cheshunt, widow, proved within the last fortnight in
the Prerogative Cola of Canterbury, appear the following bequests :
Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Kent-road, 1,500/ ; London Hospital, White-
chapel, 1,000/. ; St. Luke's Hospital, Old-street, 5001. ; Blind School,
1,000/. ; British and Foreign Bible Sceiety, Earl-
sSßttro.eyGeatel,osrog(ls.
-;fiehisLor.idon Missionary Society, Blooraficld-street, 1,000/. ;
Jenncrian and London VaArte Institution, Providence row, Fins-
bury, 500/. ; Royal Humane Society, Chatham place, 500/. ; Marine
Society, Ilishopsgate_street, 500/. ; Asylum for Female Orphans, West-
Poor Orphans of Cler-
minster Bridge-road, 500/. ; Foundling Hospital, Lamb's Conduit-street,
Seamen's Hospital fur W
500/. ; St. Ann's Society Schools, 500/ ; London Orphan Asylum.
Claptoo, 1,000/. ; Society for Maintaining the
gSeTricienn' Wood, 5001.
5;°4-1)11C;uge for the Destitute Haekne7..rnoaded4,
Soei:ty far Promoting Christian
50.
Knowledge,S t
0o no ' tfaolr,
tshoeor/.
Promotion of the Gospel in Foreign
on
Parts, 500/,

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