The Sun.
London, England, 1836-04-09 00:00:00

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.

The Court sat yesterday for the first time since the holi-
days. Mr. Commissioner Bowen presided, the other Learned
Commissioners being on their respective circuits.
The cases were of no public interest.
On the cause list being called late in the day, in order to
ascertain the number of cases actually opposed, so as to hear
those unopposed, the case of an insolvent named Jonathan
Lancaster was unopposed, and the Court was about to
order his case to be heard to-day, when Jonathan, with an
air of importance, rose in the dock and vociferated, " I say,
Sir, I .wants my case to be on to-day."—(A laugh.)
Mr. Commissioner BowEN—lndeed, pray who are you ?
Jonathan—l am Mr. Lancaster.

COMMISSIONER—Are you? then you may come to mor.
row.—( Laughter.)
Jonathan was much chagrined.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—LirEnrooz, APEIL 7.
Munumt.--Joreph Green, aged 21, was placed at the
bar on a charge of wilfully murdering Catherine, his wife, by
cutting her throat with a razor on the 31st of March last.
Mr. ARMSTRONG stated the case for the prosecution.
For the defence evidence was called to prove the prisoner
insane.

The foreman of the Jury said his brethren would spare
his Lordship the trouble of going over the evidence, and
immediately returned a verdict of Not Guilty, on the ground
of insanity.
John Bury, aged 26, stood charged on an indictment
with the wilful murder of Agnes Heardsman, at Pitlington,
on the 21 st of December last in an attempt to procure
abortion.

Females were requested to withdraw.
Mr. BRANDT, with whom was Mr. Peel, (bonducted the
prosecution, and Mr. BROWN defended the prisoner.
The particulars of the evidence in this case are of the
most revolting nature, and the thrill of horror excited in
the Court as the several witnesses proceeded is beyond ex-
presion.

The surgeon who attended the unfortunate deceased,
previous to her death having given a portion of iris evidence,
Mr. BROWN suggested to his Lordship than in a case
where the life of :fellow-creature was at stake.,-the utmost
caution ought to be observed, and as he understood that
the evidence which his Learned Friend for the prosecution
was about to bring forward, was (exclusive of the surgeon's)
such only as was confirmatory of the dying declaration of
the deceased, he would suggest to his Lordship that, as
far as they had hitherto proceeded, there was nothing
made out which could induce his Lordship to pronounce
that evidence legally admissible.
The Learned JUDGE, after a few observati ons on the
state of the law, said that he was of opinion that sufficient
h.td been shown to warrant the Court in admitt;:ng the evi-
dence of the unfortunate deceased, inasmuch as it appeared
at the time she made the declaration, of whie h they were
about to make use, she was certainly under t 1 0 impression

PRICE 7D.

that death was approaching, and the declaration of a person
in such a condition was admitted by the law as binding as
the moral obligation of an oath.
The objection urged by the Learned Counsel for the
prisoner having been thus overruled, the examination of the
witnesses was proceeded with, and the narration was truly
horrible.

At the conclusion the JUDGE summed up the evidence,
and the Jury, after a short consultation, returned into
Court with a verdict of Guilty.
The Learned JUDGE proceeded to pass sentence in the
most impressive manner. The prisoner was sentenced to be
hung on Saturday morning.
WILFUL MURDER.—Betty Rowland, 46, was charged
with the wilful murder of her husband, William Rowland,
at Manchester, on the 19th of November last.
Mr. BRANDT conducted the case for the prosecution ;
the prisoner was undefended.
The prisoner, when placed at the bar, presented a most
wretched and decrepid appearance ; her age appeared to be
nearer 60 than that stated in the indictment.

Jeremiah Crawley—Knew the deceased for many years.
The prisoner and the deceased were both Irish. Witness
saw the deceased on the Sunday before his death, when he
was in perfect health. Went into prisoner's house on the
next Sunday. Saw prisoner and another woman there.
The prisoner and the other woman offered him some drink,
which he refused. Saw a coffin, and asked prisoner what
she had done with this man. Told her it was suspected
that she had poisoned him, as she had done with two former
husbands. Witness then went out, and prisoner followed
him to say something to him, when he said " No, you
wretch, nothinc, you can say will prevent me from giving
notice to the public authorities." Witness then acquainted
a police officer. Witness went on the Saturday following
(the 28th) to the burying-ground in Every-street, and
recognised the body of the deceased, when it was dis-
interred. _ _

Mr. 011iver—Is a surgeon, made an examination of de-
ceased's body on the 27th of November. The examination
took place in the burying ground where the corpse had been
interred. Analysed the contents of the stomach, and found
it to be white arsenic. There was a great deal of it, as
much as would have poisoned any man in 24 hours. The
arsenic was the cause_of death.

M The Jury retired, and, after a short deliberation, found
the prisoner Guilty, and his Lordship sentenced the prisoner
to be hung on Saturday (this day).

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HO USE.

Yesterday John Forrester, the officer, brought to the
Mansion-house a wooden box clasped with iron hoops, and
containing two brown paper parcels and a bag of sovereigns,
which no doubt are part of the money of which Edward
Cook, clerk to Mr. Handley, solicitor, of No. 12, Win-
chester-place, Pentonville, robbed his employer on Satur-
day last. The circumstances under which the money was
found, were as follows :
Mr. Dromony, of No. 1, George-street, Minories, stated
that two respectable females of the name of Munro, who
resided in Swan-street, requested his advice as a neigh-
bour, on a matter which gave them some uneasiness. They
stated that on Saturday a man called at their house in a
cab to take a lodging, but without giving a reference. In
a conversation which they had with him, they expressed a
desire to have a week's notice of his departure. He ob-
jected to the length of time, and said that two or three
days' notice would be sufficient, and he was accepted as a
casual lodger, they being anxious to let their apartments.
The lodger deposited a trunk in his bedroom, and a report
having been circulated about town respecting a person
who bad committed an extensive robbery, and whose ap-
pearance corresponded with that of the new corner, the
females suspected that their lodger was the man. Witness
believed, from the description of their lodger, the name in
his hat, and other circumstances, that his trunk and a
wooden box might contain evidence of a still stronger kind,
and shook them. No doubt remaining in his mind, he went
to the Mansion-house to obtain advice and assistance. The
Lord Mayor's butler and an officer afterwards accompanied
him to the house, and the box was opened, and found to
contain two papers and a bag of sovereigns. One of the
papers was marked with the word " secret."
Mr. Robinson, the Mansion-house butler, stated that
Mr. Dromony having mentioned the facts to him, in the
absence of the police, he took a ward officer with him to
No. 5, Swan-street. The ladies appeared to be greatly
alarmed, and John Forrester soon afterwards arrived, and
sent for a smith, who broke open the bcx, which was hooped
and nailed down. The ward officer remained all night in
the house, in expectation that their lodger would arrive ;
but nobody called.
Anthony Balls, a porter in the Bullion-office, identified
the hooped box as one which he had put into a cab on Sa-
turday, at four o'clock. The box had been packed by ano-
ther person. Witness did not take much notice of the
person who employed him.
By the direction of the Lord Mayor the gold was
weighed, and was found to consist of 3,000 sovereigns.
The LORD MAYOR said he was satisfied that the money
was Mr. Handley's, and said that the gentleman might take
it away upon giving his receipt for the amount.
Mr. Handley desired that it should be lodged at the Bank.
He stated that Cook was a man of great regularity of con-
duct, and had been in his employ about twelve years, during
which long period there never had been the slightest ground
for suspecting his integrity. The delinquent had been fre-
quently intrusted by witness with much larger sums of
money, and was an extremely affectionate husband and pa-
rent, and a man of most domestic habits.
The LORD MAYOR said he had no doubt that Mr.
Handley paid Cook liberally.
Mr. Handley replied in the affirmative, and said that
Cook lived very comfortably. There was, he said, a re-
markable thing connected with the transaction. When he
(witness) was giving the check to Cook, he said, " You
had better cross it." " Yes, Sir," said Cook, and wrote the
banker's name across the check, as witness thought. He,
however, found after Cook absconded, that the name of
the banker was written across the blotting paper on which
the check was laid. This was done in order, no doubt,

that the check might be paid without being passed through
the clearing-house. The check, however, was never pre-
sented.
It was reported while the investigation was going for-
ward, that Cook was apprehended. There is 4,7001. still
missing of the cash with which he absconded.
Mr. Handley stated that Cook wrote to him a note, in
which a proposition was made, that if he (Mr. Handley)
would let him (Cook) retain 3,0001., the remainder should
be delivered up to him.
The LORD MAyon observed that the combination of
circumstances was calculated to lead to the belief that Cook

was insane.
It appeared from what was stated that Cook did not
take the least trouble to disguise himself, and that the des-
cription given in the handbills exactly suited his appearance
when he took the lodging.
• A reward of 5001. has been offered for the apprehension
of Cook, and the restoration of the property.
Two members of the Stock Exchange, Mr: Chitty and
Mr. Mackay, were brought before his Lordship upon a
warrant, charged with having endeavoured to provoke Mr.
Heseltine, also a member of the Stock Exchange, to a fight
a duel.
The solicitor, who attended for Mr. Heseltine, stated
that Mr. Chitty had published a letter that; morning ad-
mitting the intention to provoke to a breach of the peace.
Mr. Heseltine said the alternative was proposed by a
person who was not in such a position as justified the ap-
peal to it.
The LORD MAYOR—The object of the message nobody
can doubt, and I call upon both of you to give bail each of
yourselves in 5001., and two sureties each for 2501., to keep
the peace towards Mr. Heseltinc.
Mr. Chitty requested that the LORD MAYOR would bind
over Mr. Heseltine also, as a libel was tantamount to a de-
mand of " the alternative."
The Loan MAYOR—If you show me that Mr. Haseltine
sent a message to you I'll make him find bail.
Mr. Chitty—l would not refuse a message from Mr.
Heseltine.
The defendant immediately procured bail.
The quarrel arose from this circumstance :—Lakeman's
checks on his Stock Exchange transactions had been, in the
cases of some brokers, paid, and dishonoured in the cases of
others, and the Committee of the Stock Exchange ruled
that the money received by those who were the lucky par-
ties should be fairly divided between all who had had Stock
Exchange transactions with the delinquent. To this doc-
trine there were some objection upon the part of the brokers
who received the money for their checks, and the pamphlet
alluded to those who refused to abide by the regulation of
the Committee in such a manner as to excite the resent-
ment of Mr. Chitty.

G UILDHALL.
On Thursday night Ruthven, Ellis, and Fletcher, Bow-
street officers, were successful in capturing fivc men, who
were carrying parcels of Cleave's unstarnped newspapers
from the printing-office to the vendors.

Sir WILLIAM HT YGATE sentenced one• of the prisoners
two months' imprisonment. The others were discharged.
Joseph Bates was charged by Ellis with carrying ten
quires of the samq-neti .spaper. He was stopped in Creed-
lane, Ludgitt&strtet,..l his parcel was neatly papered up
to resembrelinen-draperY:

11 HATTON-GARDEN.
Yesterddy John/Veednian, a middle-aged "man, was
brought before Igt.II..AING, in custody, charged with hav-
ing intermarried Bath ,Eliza . Pincent, a well-looking young
woman, residing at No. 41, Seymour-street, Euston-square,
his first wife, Louisa Steedman, being still living.
It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutrix that she
was a servant, and through her industry had endeavoured
to save 1261. She became acquainted with the prisoner,
who paid his addresses to her, representing himself as a
single man, and that he also had some property, and in
January last he proposed marriage, to which she consented,
and they were married by license on the 21st of that month
at Bloomsbury Church, and they lived together till March,
when the prisoner left her, and she subsequently received a
letter from him, stating that he was at Bristol, and regret-
ting that peculiar circumstances prevented his ever liVing
again with her. She made inquiries, and ascertained that the
prisoner had been married to another woman eleven years,
by whom he had five children, and be was living with
them at No. 1, Wellington-street, Blackfriars-road, where
she gave him into custody. She added that after her mar-
riage with the prisoner he received the whole of her money,
and took her to Gravesend to look at a public-house, with
a view, as he represented, of setting up in that line of busi-
ness. She had traced where he was married to his first
wife, and 'could produce evidence of the fact ; and that he
had been furnishing her with money to set her up in busi-
ness since his marriage with her (witness) in January last.
'The prisoner on his road to this office said to Sergeant
Palmer that his wife would be in attendance with a solicitor,
and Mr. Laing suspecting that she was concerned in the
transaction, and was aware of the prisoner's intention of
marryinc, and deceiving the prosecutrix, ordered her to be
sought after, and she was ultimately found in a neighbour-
ing public-house, and brought to the office, and, on being
questioned, she answered in a bold and flippant manner, and
confessed that the prisoner was her husband, and she had
received money from him since he had married the pro-
secutrix.

Mr. LAING ordered her to be placed at the bar on a
charge of having conspired with her husband to rob the
prosecutrix of her property. Mr. Laing asked the prose-
cutrix whether-the letter which she received declining fur-
ther intercourse with her came from Bristol, as it pur-
ported ? She replied that it came through the Twopenny
Post-office, and it stated that he had requested a friend who
was coming to London to put it in, in order to save expense.
The prisoners denied the charge, but they were both re-
manded.'