The Sun.
London, England, 1822-09-11 00:00:00

POLICE INTtLLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.-=Margaret. I)4y, a masculine feniale
from the sister-country, was brought before the Lord MAYOR,
'charged with having attempted to bite a man's nose off—an at-
tempt' in which she very nearly succeeded.
The poor man, whose name is l'urdon, and who is between
69 and 70 years of age, stated, that he.went into a public-house
with -a couple of friends to drink a little porter. They had not
been seated long, when the prisoner, who had been drinking
with some paviers at the bar, approached him, and took a sud-
den dislike to his appearance, which dislike she testified by
calling him a most opprobrious name. He told her she was an
Irish faggot to call him so much out of his character, but he
little expected the chastisement he was to receive for the liberty
he took in his reply to her. Scarcely were the words out of his
mouths, when she ran over to him, threw her arms round his
neck, and seized his nose with her teeth. He cried out and
endeavoured to extricate himself, but she had the strength as
well as fierceness of a tiger, and had not some men ran to his
assistance, he must inevitably have lost his nose. The poor
old man's speech was evidently injured by the desperate violence
with which he had been treated by the ferocious creature at the
bar.

One of the men who were the means of saving the nose, after
having confirmed this account of the brutal transaction, stated
that he (witness) endeavoured to force away the prisoner by in-
terposing his arm between her and the complainant, but her
strength rendered his effort totally useless, and the nose would
certainly have come off if the landlord had not seized her by the
throat, and actually choked her, as one would choke a bull-dog,
off her hold. The woman was very much in liquor at the time,
but she had her strength to the last, and ably opposed those
who were called in to convey her to the justice-room.
She had been brought up on the day the assault was com-
mitted, hut the LORD MAYOR sent her to the Compter, to re-
cover from the effects of the copious draughts she had taken.
On being placed at the bar yesterday, she looked (to use the
language of her companions) as if butter would not melt in her
mouth ; and, after having declared she had been " disguised"
the day before, said, that " herself and her country" had been
abused by the complainant, but she had no recollection of the
vengeance she had taken.
the LORD MAron desired that the barbarous creature
should be committed to prison in default of bail, observing,
that she resembled but few of her countrywomen, or, indeed, of
the women of any nation.
An Irishman who had witnessed the scene suggested that all
the prisoner's front teeth should be drawn. He was sure that
as soon as she was let loose, her countrywomen would punish
her for her cruelty.—The prisoner was then committed.
GUILDHALL.—(NEW MARRIAGE ACT.)—Yesterday a tall
young Swede with a formidable pair of mustachios, and who
represented himself to be 25 years of age, led before the Alder-
man a short little woman whose age she was ready to swear
was 34, to take the affidavit prescribed by the new Act.
The Alderman, Sir R. CARR GLYN, in reading the affi-
davit perceived that both the parties resided in the parish of
St. Luke's ; whence they came to take the affidavit before him.
He asked the reason why they did not go before the Magistrate
in their own district—the Magistrate of theparish of St. Luke's?
The young man answered, impatiently, that he undeistood
the Act allowed the parties to make the affidavit before any
Magistrate.
On referring to the Act, it was found that it did allow the
parties to go before whatever Magistrate they pleased, and the
affidavit of the couple was read by Mr. Payne, the Chief Clerk,
preparatory to its being sworn, when he immediately detected
an error in it; it did not, as it ought to have done, state how
long they had lived in the parish where they now resided.
Sir R. C. GLYN asked, whether there were not printed forms
prepared to facilitate such matters, to be filled up by the parties
themselves ?

Mr. Payne replied, that none had yet been prepared at this
office.

The Magistrate then handed the affidavit back to the young
man, and told hitn he must go and get another drawn up, for
that was not a proper one.
The young man who had probably already had an immen-
sity of trouble in his endeavours to get himself bound for life,
and who perhaps conceived that this step would end it all,
seemed to lose all patience at the rejection of his affidavit (for
it appeared to have been carefully written by himself ).—The
blood rose in his face, and taking the affidavit, he tore it to
pieces in a furious manner, then putting on his hat, which he
slapped upon his head, he marched out of the office, leading
away the fair candidate for matrimony, and slammed the door
after him' violently, in a manner that expressed great indig-
nation. The agitation of his partner appeared to be almost as
great, but hers was apparently more of sorrow than of anger.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—WESTWOOD'S ROBBERY.—
Yesterday the examination of Solomons and Alexander, on sus-
picion of the robbery atnlr. Westwood's, jeweller, was resumed
before F. A. ROE, Esq. the Magistrate, when the Office was
excessively crowded. Alexander was cautioned to divulge all
he knew of the affair,
,but he could only speak as to his pur-.
chasing the stolen property from the prisoner, Solomons, and
disposing of it to Mr. Green, the jeweller, of Oxford-street.
These were the only additional facts adduced to what has al-
ready appeared. solomons fell in a fit, on which he was sup-
ported out of the office, and was with difficulty recovered,
when he cried very much. lie was remanded, and Alexander
.liberated.

WORSHIP-STREET.—DESPERATE GANG.—A young fel-
low of the name of Grant appeared at the Bar, charged with a
most aggravated assault on Mrs. and Miss Young, residing at
Hackney.
Mr. Young, the father of the young lady, stated that he had
been with his family (on the occasion of the late fire-works) at
the Mermaid in Hackney, and was returning home between
eleven and twelve o'clock, when, as he passed. Gibraltar-
walk (his family being a short distance before him), be heard
the cry of " murder !" repeated several tithes, and was hasten-
ing to the spot from whence the cries came, when he met his
wife and daughter running towards him, pursued by the pri-
soner, who he learnt had, in concert with five others, brutally
ill treated his daughter, by throwing her down, and exposing
her person, and had struckbis wife and son in a most desperate
manner.

M. Young, on being sworn, identified the prisoner as one
of the.gang who ill-treated herself and daughter.
Robert Young, the son of the prosecutor, also swore the pri.
soner was one of the gang; that a man who had been rescued
from the officer was the person who threw his sister down and
forced up her clothes, but that it was the prisoner who struck
his mother a desperate blow in the face, and•on his flying to
his mother's assistance, was himself struck; the prisoner was
with difficulty secured; the rest of his party escaped.
The Magistrate demanded of the prisoner who the other
parties were ?
The prisoner denied any knowledge of them, and said he
had been that evening to attend a Benefit Society, and was re-
turning quietly to his home, when he heard the cries and ran
to render his assistance.

Magistrate—You must put in good bail, Sir, to answer this
at the Sessions. '

UNION-HALL.—SINGULAR CASE.—Yesterday a very well-
dressed young man, who said his name was Heyry Marshall,
was brought from the watchhouse, where he had been lodged
the night before, charged by. the driver of a hackney coach
under the following singular circumstances :
The defendant, about two o'clock yesterday morning, hired
a coach at Knightsbridge, and desired the coachman to drive to
Clapham Common, where, he said, his father resided. The
coachman drove there and knocked at several houses, but could
find no Mr. Marshall. He demanded his fare, which prisoner
was unable to pay, and he consequently lodged him in the watch-
house.

Mr. CHAMBERS asked the defendant whether he had given
his real name ? and called upon him to pay the coachman's
fare, which amounted, after all the transactions of the night,
to IL 6s.

The defendant repeated the assertion he had made to the
coachman ; but there was a hesitation and confusion in his
manner-which convinced the magistrate that he was telling a
falsehood.

Mr. CHAMBERS then assured him, that if he did not pay
the coachman's demand he should go to the Brixton mill, a
place kept for the instruction of rogues and vagabonds.
This intelligence shocked the defendant excessively. He burst
into tears, and promised to pay the money if the Magistrate
permited him to go to his father.
Mr. CHAMBERS resolved, that the Gentleman should give a
candid account of himself, and finding that he was disposed to
stick to the name of Marshall and Clapham Common, ordered
that a commitment should be made out.

Some Gentlemen who were present during the investigation
went to the defendant as soon as the Magistrate had signified
that he was not to be trifled with, and offered to pay the fare
and expences if a true statement was made by the defendant.
The terror of the mill then had the effect of persuading the
defendant to say that his name was not Marshall, but no pro-
mise could induce him to give his real name and address. He
had, he said, been at the theatre the night before and lost five
sovereigns, but' in what manner he did not know.
The defendant was then committed to Brixton House of
Correction in the name of Henry Marshall.
THAMES POLICE, BIGAMY.— Yesterday Mrs. Jane
Brown, otherwise Sherham, otherwise Cowey, charged on
Monday last at this office with having three husbands, by Mr.
Cowey, who stated that he was her lawful husband, was
broughtfrom prison for the purpose of being admitted to bail.
Messrs. Besant and Jones,' Solicitors, Southampton-buildings,
Chancerv-lane, tendered themselves as her sureties, and were
accepted Mr. Cowey, who made the charge against the fe-
male prisoner, and who had the tables turned upon him, by
being accused himself of bigamy, was committed to Clerken-

Lace
well prison, for want of securities, to be examined an •---fe,
day- . Messrs. Besart and Jones undertook to produce thlti
male on Monday next, when the re-examination of the 5114-ibi;
lar charge will'take place. Persons" Neve been dispatche"
both parties to obtain evidence to prove the alleged marriage'op
TOWN-HALL,. SOUTHWARK.--Pintlous DRIVINGhfi
DREADFUL ACClDENT.—Yesterday. Charles Foamier afl ot
Woad,Alderman were brought before S. J. SMITH, ell arg
ana
with violently driving through. the Borough High-street; eble
running over and endangering the life of Mrs. Purfleld, a 4,,
old Lady, 84 years of age. It appeared that yesterday InsS,
ing, between ten and eleveßosclock, the prisoners were ob
ed driving a chaiqe-cart through the naixow part of the,ll,lcn
Le street, near the Justice-Room, with such velocity, a"the
accident was apprehended. Mrs. Purfleld was cressing.
frog
road, and from her extreme age could not get out of the „"-ra
until the horse knocked her down and trod upon her leg, .2.55.
which it entirely lacerated the flesh from the knee downwne
Fowler, the owner of the horse and cart, pulled up When as
had done the mischief, and wanted to go, as he said the wornvia
was not much hurt ; but he was forcibly detained by theg,°„je
and brought before the Alderman, whilst another Inun'ir.
conveyed the wounded Lady to St. Thomas's Hospital."-',.
Alderman SMITH remarked, that under such circumstenc'
it
was his duty to remand them till the final result was kno'"l-
- accordingly.
1-1 A ON-GARDE N.—Yesterday morning, one of the BesalS4
of St. Pancras Parish applied for a summons for a man 'isn',
Wm. Suter, who had for some time been in the habit of bel,t
ing and dreadfully ill-using his wife, a poor woman in the
stage of pregnancy. It appeared that on Friday last the Ve:e,
had beat and kicked her until she bled at the mouth and n-,r,
in consequence of which her life is considered in much del*
The Magistrates issued a warrant for his apprehension.