The Sun.
London, England, 1838-06-19 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COURT.--MONDAY.

Ellen Norman and Rowland Hall Blacker were indicted for
a conspiracy to defraud Mt. Thomas Graham, upholsterer, of
Holborn. Mr. PAYNE addres:gd the Jury for tho male pri-
soner, and the female conducted her own &fence. Several
,*•itnesses gave the prisoners excellent characters; and the
Jury, after hearing the Learned RECORDER sum up, returned a
verdict of Not Guilty.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-110USE.

A wretched drunkun Irishwoman, who i 3 what the officers
call " the terror of the town," was brought up, charged with
having got drunk, and kicked and abu3cd the constable in the
neighbourhood of the Royal Exchange. !la daughter, a
child only nine years of age, was also brought up, and police
sergeant Jebbett stated that the poor little creature was as
drunk is her mother at the time. A more shocking account
of the effect of gin-drinking was never told in the Justice-room.
The mother, with great energy, called upon the Lord
Mayor not to believe a word the officer said, assuring him that
she never drank anything but a drop of beer, and that she
would henceforth give herself up to tea totally.-
Ilig Lottosuir called the child round to him, and questioned
her about her mother's habits.

The LORD MAYOR—how often does your, mother g►et drunk
.in a week?—Girl—Not more than three or four days every
week,. Sir.

The mother—Oh, Lord ? Even my own chilther is
agninst me.
The LORD MAYOR—You are. a disgrace to the name of
mother. •

The mother—Let me go and take care of the chilthren ;
and upon my soul I'd never get drunk again. Don't believe
a word these thieves say. They're my enemies because I'm
Irish. Al), it's a shame to be s,) hard-hearted agabist the poor
country.
Mr. Ilont.En --You have been here fifty times, and you must
be punished.
The following co.nmunication to the Lord Mayor was then

read :
Bridewell Prion —We etink it our duty to remark on the
evil consequences arising oot of the
.practice of committing
children to this prison along with the parents—namely, that
it defeats the ends of justice',iiiasmtiVi as it prtzrents the sen-
tence of bard labour froin being carried into execution, and it
exposes the infant mind (for no crime) to the association, at
that very age when it is most susceptible to lasting impres-
sions, whether of good or evil. Many of them, too, a.,0
not tilt, children of those fur whose crimes they aro committed,
'but n-.erely adoptt'd for the double purpose of imposing upon
the charitable, and :,Iving the offenders from punishment in
the event of their conviction. We are aware that the Afsgis-
Irmo, in sending them to prison. are acttuited solely by leo-
'lives of humanity, and therefore recemmend'that a respectful
representation of these facts be made to them, in the hope
that thy iray consider it the more charitable act to separate
all exe,,pt infants in arms from their unworthy protectors dur-
ing the time of their confinement. presuming that they have
the power of providing for them in 'the pariahs- where the
off,nce was commit•eci-s
RALPH PRICE,
oil A RLES. ARTYN. Treasurers•
"J. PO YNDER, Clerk." -

The -Loan 'Mason. said that the case of the Irish woman
and her child svas not • exactly in point. He apprehended,
however, that it would be a very difficult matter to provide
ofor the poor children in-the parishes, as experience testified
in. cases where the parochial authorities showed so much un.
willingness to incur expense cr trouble far pour unprotected
children.
Ilisl.oanstlie then Ecntcoccd the woman to a tnnott'a bard
labour in Blitletiell.

QUEEN-SQUARE.
Clrmertl r(l.3:anot, a middle-rged man, in a rustic garb, was
yetterthy charged befere Mr. GREG-HUE.
Police constable C:eaver, N,. 3 A, was walking outside
.Buckingham Palace on duty for the return of her Majesty from
the Opera, on Saturday night, when the defendant came up
altd suddenly began thowing stones at the lamps. Witness
advanced toward; him, and inquired what he was eking that
tor? Defendant replied that he was merely amusing himself
until the Queen came hume,. as he understood she was out.
He then added that he must see her, and that he wantcd tU
get i4tu the palace ; t',at she was his wit'e, and had a hundred
thousand pound'. • He further said that he was married to her
Majesty as much a 3 eleven years ago, but that there bad bees
a Folema ageement between them not to divulge it for a cer-
tain time, and that the period had now elapsed.
Mr. GraLG.niii at once ordered him to find bail, and desired
the surgeon at the prison.
that he Should be examined by

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