The Sun.
London, England, 1838-07-10 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE.

Yesterday John Larbarte, butler to Lord Sheffield, No.
20, Portland-place, and two women named Mary Ann Ald-
ridge and Jane Murray, were placed at the bar before Messrs.
Rawlinson and Hoskins. _

Police constable Cole, E 32, about two o'clock that morn-

ing was passing on duty down Portland-place, when he saw
the male prisoner and Aldridge coming along, and both go
down the inea of Lord Sheffield's house. Thinking the cir-
cumstance rather an unusual one at that early hour of the
morning, he communicated it to a constable of the D divi-
sion, and while doing so the prisoner Murray came out of the
area gate, and went away. Witness followed her and brought
her back, when she denied having been in the house at that
iaoment. Larbarte and Aldridge came up the area steps, the
gate being closed, and on witness questioning the male pri-
soner, he said he knew nothing of Murray—but • Aldridge
was a friend of his. This assertion Aldridge, who
seemed very frightened, at once denied, saying that she had
met him as a stranger, and he invited her home to supper.
Both prisoners then went into the house again, when witness
rang the door bell, which was in a few minutes answered by
the male prisoner in another dress, who, in answer to questions
put, said that he was Lord Sheffield, and Aldridge his ser-
vant. This, however, was contradicted by the housekeeper,
and all three prisoners were conveyed to the statian house.
Police constable Chapman, 1) 126, was told by the last
witness of some woman going into Lord Sheffield's house
with the butler; he went over, and on the door being opened
by the male prisoner, who bad aseutut d another dress, witness
said, " I want to see the master of the house." "I am the
master," r: plied the prisoner. " Then you are Lord Shef-
field." '• lam his Lordship," said the prisoner. To which
witness remarked (well knowing it was the butler he was
talking to), " I doubt it." " Impudent fellow," exclaimed
the prisoner; and at the same time, seizing him by the collar,
he said, " I was at Marshal Seult's last night, and there saw
your superintendent and inspector, both of whom I know,
and to whom I shall report your conduct." Just then the
housekeeper, who had been alarmel by the ringing of the
bell, came down, when &ie. disclaimed all knowledge of the
prisoner Aldridge ; and, desiring her to walk out, called the
crest-fallen butler a perfidious wretch. The three prisoners
were then removed in custody.
Mr. RAwi.trisoN—Well, Mr. Latbirte (for I suppose you
don't mean to say you are Lord Sheffield), now what answer
do you mike to the eh irge? Prisoner—l only sail I acted as
his Lordship when he was away. I know nothing of this
woman, Mu. ray, and was standing near the gate when Ald-
ridge passed, which having done, and walked a fe.v yards, I
heard her say, at the same time leaning against the area rail-
ings, "Oh for a glass of water." I immediately went up, and
volunteered, out of pure humanity, to give her the required
beverage if she would go with me into the house. This she
consented to do, and having partially recovered, I was about
to come out with her to see her a little way home, when we
were stopped by the policeman. His Lordship and family
were out of town.
Mr. RAWLINSON—WeII, you are the person most to blame ;
and, for assaulting the policeman (which is the only way you
can be dealt with), you are fined• 50,. The women are dis-
charged, but they had better be more cautious in future.

ERRATUM._Seventeen shillings should be substi
tilted for nineteen shillings in our paper of Saturday, as the tax per
cwt. which the sugar bounty levies on the poor inan's treacle.

CAPTAIN SPENCER'S NEW TRAVELS IN TIIE
WESTERN CAUCASUS, eic.—The public are already largely indebted to
Mr. Spencer for the new and valuab!e information contained in his former
volumes on Circassia, of which the work before us, enriched with much
useful historical matter, and traversing some of the most interesting
countries on the route by the Bl.ck Sea to Constantinople, and from
thence to Vienna, may be considered a continuation. The main attrac-
tion, as well as the chief value, of this work, will he found in the broad
and steady light it throws upon the wars of Russia in the mountain halls
of the Caucasus. The peopleof this country require to be fully informed
upon three points before they can be aroased to that degree of teal on
behalf of the Caucasian f milies, short of which a demonstration of Eng-
lish feeling, sufficiently strong to cheek the progress of Russian despotisin
in that quarter, cannot be anticipated. These three points are The
history, character, and habits of the people of Circassia.-2. The alight
of the claims of the Russians upon the districts of the ‘Vestern Caucasus,
and the base and cruel way in which those unfounded claims have year
after year been attempted t t be enforced.—And 3 The advantages
which would accrue to this country from a commercial alliance with
Circassia. Upon all these points Mr. Spencer furnishes information both
specific and authentic, and we earnestly recommend the perusal of his
work to every person who desires to obtain an accurate view of the real
state of those interesting tribes, and of the monstrous aggressions and
grasping policy of the Mitscovites.—Athrs.
THE BEER-SHOPS.—The keepers of beer-shops
have, under the sanction of the legislature, einarked their little capital
in this new line of busines, many of them borrowed money to enable them
'e tand it is the height of cruelty and injustice by such a
measure
toitliesfte mist
their capital, deprive them, as many of them ust
bstarti life,
deprived,
of the very means of subsistence. At all events, the
beer-shop keepers have quite as good a claim of right to compensation as
the slave proprietors, and a much bett,r claim of sympathy.—.6"6lol
Gazelle.