The Sun.
London, England, 1836-12-19 00:00:00

WALKER V. GROOM.

•
Mr. Sergeant BOMPAS applied to have this trial post-
poned in consequence of the absence of Mr. Monck Mason,
who was an important witness in the cause, and who was
now with the great Vauxhall.balloon at Paris.
Mr. Sergeant Witninodid not think that his Lordship
could take judicial. notice of the great Vauxhall bal-
loon.—(A laugh.)
Lord Chief Justice ..TINDAL—I do not think I can send
a commission of inquiry into it.—(Laughter.)
Mr. Sergeant BOMPAS--Your Lordship is not a Astice
in air.

It was finally arranged that the trial should stand over
until the sittings after Term.

The remainder of the special causes on the list having
been settled, by referring and verdicts by consent, the Court
rose at half-past twelve.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

HATTON-GARDEN.

About one o'clock on Saturday an extraordinary sensa-
tion was occasioned at this office, in consequence of a chaise,
which was followed by an immense concourse of persons,
driving up to the Magistrates' private door. In the vehicle
was a very infirm old lady, with several male and female at-
tendants, who alighted, and entered the office, and Mr.
BENNETT, the presiding Magistrate, was requested to listen
to the case. The old lady having, by the advice of her
friends, withdrawn to the clerk's office, the Magistrate in-
quired the nature of the charge which required his inter-
ference, when a gentleman of about the age of forty pressed
forward, and in a most agitated manner stated that his
wife (the elderly lady) had eloped from his residence at
Dorking, and having discovered her hiding place, in Alfred-
street, Bedford-row, he had just been there to claim her,
and take her home, but her resistance had been so violent
as to. attract a large assemblage of persons.
A friend of the wife—Well it might,.when you conveyed
her by force into a chaise drawn by fourhorses.
Husband—l did it as mildly as possible, but she screamed
out " murder" many times.

Mr. BENNETT—If you wish me to say whether you are
lustified in forcibly taking your wife home, I must at once
tell you that you are not.

Husband (violently)—She is kept in a secluded place,
and what am Ito do ?

Mr. BENNETT-With whom is she living?—Husband—
With a female who used to be her servant.

Mr. BENNETT—If your wife chooses to leave your
abode, you can go to her and ask her to return, telling her
that she shall have every comfort, and if she refuse you
Would be justified in withholding her maintenance.
Several persons here exclaimed, " She does not want any
money from him."
Husband—No, I know it. She is a woman of fortune.
Her income is 5,000/. a-year, and you want to fleece her
but of it.

Mr. Bloxam (the wife's solicitor)--Our object h to pro-
tect her.

Husband—So is mine ; and I adopted the most decent
way of removing her out of your power to her own home ;
and, as a proof of it, I took a physician and two of her own
servants with me to the house in which she was secreted.
One of the lady's friends—That home you no doubt in-
tended should be a lunatic asylum.
Husband—You are the parties that want to make out
that she is in an unsound state of mind.
Mr. BENNETT—You cannot by force compel your wife
to live with you. She is not your slave,i,,uiree inmeflmubeenrce;
inseither
is she your child. If you think any u
prac-
tised upon her you can bring her forward by habeas corpus.
Husband—She certainly is often influenced against me.
Mr. BENNETT—You may also adopt that proceeding if
you suspect her of weakness of mind, or QC being kept in fP--.
Husband—l am satisfied sbon o
is.itoliyhorr,s_full sew.-
Mr. BENNETT—rDiu ca
advice OW the tAaiter at issue .1- .oeat that it is my
to two mutual friends. ..could be left for settlement

uslWl-7J
.ari willing to accede to anything, but my

The husband has a military appearance, 'and is named
Harding. He has not long been married. to the old lady.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

DFAL, DEC. 16.—Wind S.W. to W.N.W., moderate.
Arrived from the River the Bengal packet, Steward, for Cal-
cutta. Arrikd the Cato, Rayner, from Berbice ; Trinidad,
Forbes, from Quebec ; Harlequin, Sturgeon, from Constan-
tinople ; Lord of the Isles, ----, from Gibraltar ; and Wood-
manstern, Bunbury, from Youghal.
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 16. Wind W. S.W. to W• N. W.—.
Arrived off port the Alice, Wood, from New York. Put
back the Hawk, Johnson, for Muscat.
FALMOUTH, DEC. 15.--. Wind N.N.W. to S.W., fresh
and squally.
PiamouTT,l, Die. 15,--Wind W. S.W. A gale yesterday
from 4 to 2 this morning, from S. W. to N. W. 16--
Wtia N. W. squally.—Arrived the Young Henry, Garay,
from Cadiz.

MARGATE, DEC. 16.--Arrived off *port the Thalia, Wool-
verton, from Alexandria ; Dart, Ditcham, from Cadiz ; Lord
Byron, Trickey, from Lisbon, and Eliza, Williams, from Wa-
terford.

WEYMOUTH, DEC, 16.—Arrived, the Mentor, Dunn, from
Quebec.

DOVER, DEC. .16.—Arrived off port, the Lady Ann, from
the Gut of Canso.

BRISTOL, DEC. 16. Arrived, the Hero, ---,from Quebec,.
CAMPBELTOWN, DEC. 14.—Arrived, tilt!: Ann, M'Kay, from
Bay Chaleur.

MILFORD, DEC. 14.—Arrived, Law, Ogilby, Alexandria.
LIVERPOOL, DEC. 15.—Arrived, the Martha, Greaton, front
Charleston ; Ann Creighton, Boack, from St. Andrew's, New
Brunswick ; Hazard, —, from Naples. Off port, the Fair
Arcadian, --_, from Honduras ;the Water Witch, ---, from
the Mediterranean ; the Ellen, Jenkinson, from Lisbon.
DUBLIN, Due. 14.—Arrived, Cumberland, Tickle, Quebec.
WATERFORD, DEC. Lt.—Arrived, the Mameluke, Masoli,,
from Chebucto. •
CORE, DEC. 14.—Arrived, the Blandford, Hutchins, from
Newfoundland.

The Active, from Dalhousie to Dundee, was abandoned on
the 4th inst., in lat. 49, long. 32, being waterlogged. Crew
saved.

VESSELS ENTEREII INWARDS AT THE CU&
• TOM-iteIUSE, DEc. 17.
The Kent, Tune, from Boulogne; City of Hamburgb, Hart,
Hamburgh ; OceP:o, Alorfce, Antwerp ; Wave, Edwards, St.
MicliaePs; IT:nion, Head, Havre ; Liberty, Hagg, Riga ;
President, Chadwick, New York ; John Pirie, Cockburn,
Quebec ; Ocean, Hamson, Quebec ; Edward, Thompson,
MirP;michi ; Huskisson, Cousens, Jamaica.

ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.
The William Jolliffe, Middleton, for Calais; Achilles,
' Duncan Mauritius ; Regent Packet, Houghton, Cape of Good
Hope; Achilles, Deale, Sydney; Cater, Merrels, Dunkirk ;
Creole, White, Alicante; Harwood, Wrightson, Cadiz; Mo-
narch, Fox, Havre ; Julie, Praegur, Calais; Sir R. Barclay,
Aitken, Havre.

- CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.
The Camerons, Mackie, for Berbice ; Atalanta, Campbell,
Tencriffe; Mary, Cordier, Antwerp; Codrington' Gaynes,
Antigua; William Jolliffe, Middleton, Calais; Margaret,
Welch, Gibraltar; Queen of the Isles, Lewis, St. Helena ;
Prince of Waterloo, Pay, Ostend, Bruges, and Ghent; I 4
hernia, Gilles, Madras; Neptune, Haacks, Ostend; Union,
Cordier, Calais; Cater, Merrcls, Dunkirk.
CLEARED OUTWARDS IN BALLAST.
The Margaret and Helen, Tennis, for Kiel; Droop, Lee,
Worcum ; Richard Anderson, Lucas, St. Übe's; Flora, Man-
ning, Harlingen.

ARRIVALS AT LIVERPOOL, DEC. 17.
The Amy, Crommell, from Quebec; Lady Hannah Ellice,
Watt, ditto ; Lady Middleton, Barber, Fayal ; Harmony,
Brown, Marseilles; Venus, Andrews, Zante; Eliza Jane,
Bower, Marseilles; Letitia, Swatridge, Gibraltar; Shaks-
peore, Collins, New York ' • March, Helm, Malaga.
ENTERED FOR LOADING.
The Trenton, Pratt, for Boston ; Dean, Dean, Constanti-
nople ; Charlotte, White, Jamaica; Ann Paloy,,Rolstone,
Lisbon ; Furley, Madeira ; Berkley, Johnson, New Orleans;
Actress, Daveys, ditto; England, Wade, New York; Ogle-
thorp, Miller, Savannah ; John Scott, Roney, Tortola.
CLEARED OUTWARDS.
The Sarah Trotman, Bushay, for Barbadoes; Mary, Owen,
Charleston; Lima Packet, Wheeler, Trieste; 'Williams,
Bruce, Pernambuco ; John Taylor, Lace, New York ; Ilaidee,
Ritchie, St. Vincent's; Flora, Armstrong, St. Thomas's;
Victoria, Candler, Charleston; Caroline, Taggart, Savannah ;
Friends, File, Monte Video; Hope, Swan, Barbadoes; Ny-
verheid, Ostend; Phoenix, Ross, Messina; David Banks, Jolly,
Genoa.

TELEGRAPHED.
Off Voet Nant, inward bound, the Fanny, Connell, from
Dublin.

" MR. MIDSHIPNIAN EASY."—Under this whim-
sical title the admired nautical author of " Peter Simple"
has recently launched a work of great power and surpas-
sing beauty, sufficient of itself to have established his re-
putation as a man of genius. The unexpected birth, christ-
ening, school days, and subsequent adventures of. our
young naval hero at sea and on shore, in battle, storm, and
shipwreck, are highly entertaining, and described in that
happy vein of humour so peculiarly characteristic of Captain
Marryat. The story throughout is replete with interest,
and the arrangement of the amusing incidents with which
it abounds is most admirable. We think that "Mr. Mid-
shipman Easy" will prove the most popular of his productions.
COURT OF COMM,ON COUNCIL.—A Court was
held on Saturday " to consider the propriety of contribut-
ing a sum, not exceeding 500/. from the funds of the cor-
poration, towards the relief of the Polish refugees who
have lately arrived in this country, and are not entitled to
Particii:Jate in the parliamentary grant made to their coun-
try...len." The motion was made by Mr. Pritchard, and se-
conded by Mr. Galloway. Mr. Corney moved, as an
amendment that the grant should be limited to 2001., which
was seconded by Mr. Stubbing. After some discussion,
the amendment was negatived by an immense majority, no
more than three hands having been held up for it. The
original motion was then agreed to amidst loud cheers. Com-
. plimentary resolutions were unanimously adopted, on the re-
tirement of Mr. Charles Pearson from the Court of Com-
mon Council, which were ordered to be entered on the mi-
nutes, and presented to that gentleman. A private sub-
scription was then commenced by the members to present
him with a piece of place, in consideration of his services.
The Court then adjourned.

the cheap Edition of the Letters of Horace Walpole to
THE WALPOLE LETTERS.—The Publication of
Geo. Montagu and other celebrated persons as a companion
to those addressed to Horace Mann, has met with great
success. It could scarcely have been expected to be other-
wise. " These letters of Horace Walpole," observes the
" Quarterly Review," " are master-pieces in their way. That
in which the shine unrivalled, is their accurate reflection
of the passing scenes of each day, pointed by remarks
equally witty and sarcastic. A new Democritus seems to
have assumed the pen, to sneer at the grave follies of the
human species."

TILE LATE CIIAUGE OF MURDER AND ARSON.
The girl, Alice Maria Dennis, who was remanded on this
charge by the IN orship-street Magistrates, to await the re-
sult of the Coroner's Inquest, was set at liberty on Thurs-
day night, soon after the Jury had returned their verdict.
Mr. Twyford, the Sitting Magistrate, was aboUt to remand
her till Saturday next, but Mr. Baker, the Coroner, who
had humanely followed her from the inquest room to the
office, to assist in procuring her immediate release, repre-
sented that the Jury and himself were of opinion that the
girl should no longer be subjected to confinement, as she
had been already ten days in prison, on a charge which,
after the most minute and anxious inquiry, for three days,
and for twelve hours each day, they. the Coroner and
Jury, believed to be groundless. Mr. Baker further said,
he should he happy to place the whole of the evidence,
amounting to 58 pages of foolscap, before the Magistrates,
and after examination he did not doubt but they would
come to the same conclusion. The effect of this humane
appeal by the Worthy Coroner was, thrt Alice Maria Den-
nis was brought up and immediately discharged, and re-
turned to her home with her mother and sister, who ap-
peared to have suffered severely from the situation in which,
the girl had been placed. The verdict of the Jury appears
to have given much satisfacti'Yri in the neighbourhriod,
though the mystery which 'clangs over the whole affair is as
as far ever from
cleared up.
nes day evening, between eight and nine
lVas two ladies, residing in York-square, Regent's.
park, were proceeding along Portland-place arm in arm, one
of them suddenly felt a smarting at the hack of her neck,
but did not take any particular notice of the circumstance.
On their arrival at home they discovered that the back
parts of their mantles were destroyed by some miscreant
having thrown oil of vitriol over them.