The Sun.
London, England, 1838-11-21 00:00:00

HATTON GARDEN.

Yesterday Ellen Sheen, an Irishwoman, about 23 years
of age, whose appearance indicated great di,tress, was
brought before Mr. BENETT, in the custody of James
Warren, No. 60 E division, charged with being destitute.
Inspector Rawley, of E division, when the prisoner was
brought to the station-house, with much difficulty under-
stood from her that she was a native of Kerry. She had
been married about two years, and some time ago a recruit-
ing party at Cork enlisted her husband in the 24th Regi-
ment of Foot, and brought him to this country. She re-
ceived a letter from him requesting her to come to London,
when she endeavoured to raise 3/. from her friends, and ac-
companied a female named Mary Shea to London, where
she arrived about a month ago, when her companion robbed
her of her money, &c. and abandoned her ; and she bad
pawned her clothes to enable her to live, but during the
last three weeks she had been wandering about in search
of her husband in a starving state, without being able to
find him, and she had not slept in a bed for that time.
Mr. BENETT said it was a most distressing case, and
there was no other remedy than to pass her back to her own
country. He ordered that she should be taken back to St.
Giles's workhouse, with his recommendation, in order that
she might be passed immediately.
Inspector Rawley requested to know what was to be
done with the remainder of the ss. advanced by his Worship?
Mr. BENETT directed that it should be appropriated to
the redeeming her articles in pledge, and if it. required
more money to inform him and he would supply it.

The unfortunate woman left the office inieL-s, and 'ac-
companied the inspector to the workhouse.

MARLBORO UGH- STREET.

The sitting Magistrates, Mr. CONANT and Mr. COURTOY,
were called upon to decide upon the merits of a charge
of assault brought by Priscilla Gardner against Norah
Gallagher.
The complainant's story was that North Gallagher stole
a coat from her, for which offence she was tried ; but, ac-
cording to the complainant's account, she "slipped through
free." On Monday last complainant was, baby in arms,
walking along Dean-street, when she was accosted by the
defendant, who told her she had stolen the coat ; that she
was then "jolly" with the money it had produced ; and she
was now ready to take her " ha'p'orth of satisfaction" out
of complainant. This threat she followed up by aiming
blows right and left at her face, and complainant verily
believed that had she not suddenly drawn back, one of the
blows would have fallen on the child, and " scrunched" its
poor little head.
A very precise-looking personage, remarkably matter-of-
fact in his manner, came forward to give evidence on behalf
of the complainant. " Your Verships," said the witness,
in a sort of psalm-singing tone, " your Verships, I seed the
whole of these here ladies' rumpusses. I vos a standing at
the corner of Dean-street and Compton-street, close afore
the winder of -a picter-frame maker's, or, least ways, of a
chany and glass varehouse, ven I sees this here young
'oman a coming along vith the babby in one of her arms,
and holding her apron, rich had three or four pound of
tators in it, vith t'other."

Complainant—Five pound, 'cause I gets em a far !,,n
cheaper.
Witness—Veil, yer Verships, I vorn't fur out ; there
might a been about five pound of taters.
Mr. CONANT—Did you see any blow struck ? Witness
—On the verd and honour of a man, I seed the defendant
strike t'other young 'oman. She flew: at her like a tigor
or a tigress, and so I run furred with my two double
fistesses to hold em afore the child's flice, and I cotched a
violent punch on von on em vich - saved the hinnercent
babby's life.
" Be this and be that," said Norah, " you wasn't to the
fore at all."

" Vot," said the witness, agrily, " didn't I pick up the
taters?"

" Don't belave him, yer Hanner," interrupted Nora ;
" he was bastely drunk at home."
" Vy, didn't I hexert myself so wiggerusly," said the
witness, (making another effort to be heard) " that I broke

" You've tuk a false bath," said Noah, speaking loud
in order to prevent his communication from being heard ;
" you wasn't there at all."

Yer Verships;" cried the witness, making at last a suc-
cessful effort to be heard, " I broke a vinder in parting the
tNo vimmin, vich I vos hobligated to pay for."
This last piece of evidence settled the matter. The
Bench inflicted the fine of ten shillings and costs on the
defendant.

QUEEN. S Q UA RE.
John Sturges, an American, who, it is stated, has been
but a few months in this country, was yesterday placed at
the bar charged with stealing a rasher of bacon, value one
Penny. A police-sergeant of the B division saw the pri-
soner go into the shop of Mr. Hendricks, a cheesemonger,
in Rochester-row, and deliberately taking up the slice of
bacon walk out with it. Witness then took him back to
shop, but the proprietor refused to prosecute.
Mr. GREGORIE—What are You ? Prisoner—l am a
minister of the Gospel, and preach truth.
Mr. GREGORIE—What have you to say to this charge?
Pris 'ner—l do not think but what people have a right to
do as they like with their own.
Mr. GREGORIE—But it was not your own.

Prisoner—l took it as many others would have done.
It's one person's property, and another has no right to
interfere in the matter. The owner did'nt want to prosecute.
Mr. GREGORIE inquired of the serjeant whether he knew
anything of the prisoner ?
The officer replied he did not. On searching the pri-
soner he had found. tenpence•halfpenny on his person. He
had since been to the accused's lodging, where he was told
he had .5/. or more by him.
Prisoner—The property was nothing to the constable,
yet he entreated the owner to come forward and prosecute,
saying that be had a large family, and wanted a case.
Mr. GREGORIE could not see in this case any palliative
e;rcumstances, and committed the prisoner for six weeks to
hard labour.

CAPTAIN SCOTT'S EXCURSIONS IN RONDA AND
GRANADA.—Our grateful recollection of Captain Scott's
" Travels in Egypt and Candia" made us anticipate the
Perusal of his present work with some pleasure, nor have
we been disappointed. The Captain is as merry-hearted
a gentleman as he is intelligent and fond of the bustle and
variety of his military life. He is, therefore, as pleasant a
guide and companion over the vinous hills and thronh the
romantic forests of Spain as can be imagined—for his ob-
servant eye catches at a glance, what is most worthy of obser-
vation, whether animate or inanimate, and his wit and his
enjoying heart put us into the right way to distil as much
satisfaction from it as is possible. We have to thank him,
also, for introducing into his travels a story and legend or
two, which vary the nature of his work, and increase there.
fore, its interest. Upon the whole, Captain Scotts " Ex-
cursions" form one of the most entertaining books we have
read for many years, while there is much in it that gives
valuable information upon the present state of Spain, and
the condition of its political affairs.
DEPLORABLE DESTITUTION.--OD Monday night
at a late hour, a policeman on duty in Charles-street,
Drury-lane, found an elderly man lying in an insensible
condition in a shed in that street. At first it was supposed
he was intoxicated, but on further examination it was dis-
covered that he was in a dying state, and from his appear-
ance it was evident that he had suffered very severely from
exposure to the weather, and from want of common neces-
saries. He was immediately taken to the workhouse,
where every effort was made to revive him, but without
success, as he died a few hours after his admission. No-
thing was found upon his person to lead to a discovery of
his name or residence. inquiries have been instituted
with this object, and the case will undergo investigation
before a Coroner's Jury. The deceased appears to have
been a labourer,