The Sun.
London, England, 1831-01-12 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE,-(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.

At the sitting of the Court, this morning, William As-
tell, Esq. M.P., and Chairman of the East India Direc-
tors, attended, fur the purpose of exhibiting articles of the
peace against an individual named Carey, who, it appears,
has been for some time carrying on a species of annoyance
towards Mr. Astell, and using threatening expressions,
such as, " He would shoot him," (meaning Mr. A.)
"He would do for him," &e. &e. Mr. Astell having
sworn that he went in bodily fear, the articles were ex•
hibited.

Carey was some time since taken before the Lord Mayor
by Mr. Astell, when be was ordered to find bail for his
good behaviour. He is now in custody,

IN RE GOLDNET.

Mr. WIGieTMAN applied for a rule calling ulna the
Magistrates of Cheshire to admit a surgeon of the name of
Goldney (who had been committed to prison on a charge
of manslaughter) to bail. The grounds on which he made
the application were shortly as follows :—A abort time
since Mr. Goldney was called in to attend a female, named
Margaret Sykes, in her confinement. After attending her
for a few days, she died, and it being alleged that her
death arose in consequence of negligence or unskilful
treatment, a Coroner's Inquest was held on the body,
when the Jury returned a verdict of manslaughter,
and Mr. Goldney was committed to prison. The
object of the present application was to save the
expense of being irought so great a distance by a
writ of habeas to be bailed before a Judge. A great
number of affidavits in favour and against the application
were read. Those from the friends of the deceased stated
that Mr. Goldney acted in a very careless manner, and re•
laud many of his expressions at different conversations.
On one occasion he told the deceased that more children
were born than the earth could tiliptiort, it was therefore
better to procure a miscarriage, and if she would come to
him before a certain period he could accomplish it without
any danger. He wished, however, this to be kept secret,
as, he observed, it was " a banging matter." The affi-
davits, after detailing various acts and conversations, stated
that when Margaret Sykes had been &bet red she exclaimed
" Thank God, it is all over !" Goldney replied, " Thank
God ?—you ought to thank me, as God could net have
done any thing without my aid." The affidavits went on
to detail many minute particulars, which it is impossible
to report. An affidavit was then read from Mr. Goldney,
in which he stated that he was a regularly-admitted sur-
geon and man-midwife; that he had been in extensive
practice more than 20 years, during which time he had
been most successful. He denied many of the allegations
in the affidavits against him, and explained the one re-
specting thanking God, by stating, that when Margaret
Sykes ejaculated " Thank God that it is all over," he replied
" Yes, that is all right ; but have you not also something to
thank me for." A number of affidavits were also read
from individuals to whom Mr. Goldney was known, and
whose families be attended. They in substance stated,
that he was a humane and kind-hearted man—that he bad
been very successful in his profession, and concluded by
expressing the greatest confidence in his medical attain-
ments and moral character.

After the reading of the affidavits, their Lordships con.
suited for a short time, when

Lord TENTERDEN said, they. were of opinion, that it
was a case that did not call for the interference of the
Courts in the way applied for.—Rule refused.
No other case of any public interest occurred up to the
time our reporter left,
Mr. Justice JAMES PARKE sat at Nisi Prius in the Bail
Court.

DESTRUCTION OF THE GREENWICH
THEATRE BY FIRE-THREATENING LETTER

On Monday night, about twelve o'clock, the little theatre
in London-street, Greenwich, was discovered to be on tire.

On the arrival of the engines every exertion was used to
preserve the theatre from total destruction. The interior
was, however, completely gutted. and the whole of the
scenery, machinery, dresses, and decorations, were de-
stroyed. The fire communicated to the premises of Mr.
Wheatley, the Greenwich-coach and omnibus proprietor,
which were much injured. The horses and carriages were
removed in safety. Mrs. Wheatley, who was labouring
under illness, was taken out of her house by one of her
eons in an insensHe state. How the fire originated is not
known, but many reports arc in circulation.
On the morning of the fire Mr. Wheatley, jun., who is
one of the Overseers of the Poor, attended a meeting at
the church, when be received a letter, bearing the Green-
wich post mark, and addressed as follows :
ac Mr. Wheatley, coach-master, Greenwich, Overseer.
" January 10, 1830.
" and thomas Wheatley, _ _

" I will inform you that three men is coming from Bark-
shire to destroy all your machines and stables. iam your
well wisher : here is three of their names—William Jones,
George Millwood, and John Strong ; but I shall not tell
my name, but I would Have you be upon the Look Out.
i am a native of Greenwich myself; if you don't employ
me again i will set a light to all the straw that is in your
Big Loft. There is one thing you cannot swear to the
Writing. there is one thing more, I myself will Poison
all your horses for you. I will have my revenge on you,
if I don't may I be el—d.—[Here there is a drawing of a
knife and a heart; the point of the former has pierced the
latter.]—You shall have that in you afore long, you rouge
you shall ; I will send you two more letters after• this, then
I will execute."

This epistle excites much conversation, and a meeting
is to take place on the subject.

Mr. KEAN is engaged by the Lessees o
Drury-lane Theatre for a limited number of night!, at 501
per night.

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The Queen's Theatre, inTottenham-street,
will be opened by the new lessee, Mr. 'WARREN-, the be-
ginning of February. Mr. SEGUIN, the exceedingly pro-
mising and accomplished vocalist, from the Academy of
Music, Mrs. GLoyER, Mr. BENNET, who sung at the
Oratorios last year, Mrs. HUMBY, and Mrs. GARRICK,
from the Haymarket Theatre, are amongst the new arrange-
ment. Mr. WINSTON, a gentleman of considerable ex-
perience, is appointed Manager.
The Local Courts Bill of Lord BRoUGHAM
has not been withdrawn, as was stated in an Evening Paper.
—Morning Chronicle,

In consequence of the reduction made last
quarter in the price of iron, by the Staffordshire and
pigs 5, and bars I Os. per ton. This price, of
Welsh makers, the Shropshire houses have, this week, re-
remains stationary, for the ensuing quarter, as re-
cdouueresde,
gards Shropshire iron ; but the Staffordshire and Welsh
masters alter their prices dk:ring the intervening time.—
Birmingham Journal.

The repairs of the Junior United Service
Club House turn out to be much more extensive than were
at first contemplated. What would our ancestors have
thought of a large public building which would not have
lasted a quarter of a century ?
ANECDOTE OF SIR T. LAWRENCE.—"A
lady once asked him the reason why he had so long ceased
to play at billiards, the only game he was fond of, and at
which lie so greatly excelled. His reply was full of
character. "My dear Mrs. —," he replied, " although
I never played fur money myself, my play attracted much
attention, and occasioned many and often very high bets.
Next to gambling yourself, is the vice of encouraging, it in
others; and as I could not check the betting, have given
up my amusement. I have not played a game for many
ars The last time I was in a billiard-room was a few
years ago, when who should casually come in but the
Duke of WELLINGTON ! We had often played together,
and with nearly equal success. 'We agreed to have a
batch ; but we were both so perfectly out of practice, that
after a few strokes we could not help smiling at each other,
and we laid down the cues."—Annual Obituary.

CONSTANCY.—Six-and-twenty years ago
Colonel —, then an Ensign, being in Italy, fell in love
with the Marchesa —, and she with him. The lady
mast be at least twenty years his senior. The war broke
out ; he returned to England, to serve—not his country,
for that's Ireland—but England, which is a different thing;
and she—Heaven knows what she did. In the year Hill,
the first annunciation of the definitive treaty of peace (and
tyranny) was developed to the astonished Milanese by the
arrival of Colonel —, who, finding himself full length at
the feet of Madame , murmured forth, in half for-
gotten Irish Italian, eternal vows of indelible constancy._
The lady screamed, and exclaimed, " Who arc you?"—
The Colonel cried, " What ! don't you know me? I am
so and so," &c. ; till, at length, the Marchesa, mounting
from reminiscence to reminiscence, through the lovers of
the intermediate 25 years, arrived at last at the recollec- '
tion of her poeero Sub-Lieutenant. She then said " Was
there ever such virtue ?" (that was her very word) and,
being now a widow, gave him apartments in her Palace,
reinstated him in all the rights of wrong, and held him up
to the admiring world as a miracle of incontinent fidelity,.
and the unshaken Annul, of absence.—Moore's life of
Byron, Vol. 11.