The Sun.
London, England, 1838-09-22 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

Mary Ann Hazlitt was indicted for stealing a half-crowq
and other money, the property of Elizabeth Rice, on the Isth
instant.

The prosecutrix, a married woman, was found drunk in the
street at three o'clock in the morning, and was locked up in
the station-house at Bow-street, where the prisoner was con-
fined in the same cell. When she awoke sober at six o'clock
she missed her money.
By Mr. DOANE.--I had half-a-crown, a shilling, and three-
pence halfpenny in copper. I had been visiting a friend near
Portland-place, and went out of my way to Finsbury by going
to Covent-garden. I know it was too bad to be found drunk
at such an unseasonable hour.

The COMMON SERGEANT said the prosecutrix must come in
with clean bands—there ova; no felony proved, and he won-
dered how the case came there.

Mr. DOANE—This is the poor woman you may have read
about in the Newspapers, who, being deserted by the father of
three children, was advised to place them at the door of their
grandfather, a respectable tradesman in Soho, as the Poor-law
guardians refused her aid; and the person who so advised her
was a magistrate, notwithstanding which she was taken into
custody.
The Jury acquitted the prisoner, and the prosccutrix was
refused her expenses.
A constable belonging to the Poor Law Union here stood
forth, and said, " My Lord, I have a warrant to apprehend
the prisoner for deserting her three children."
COMMON SERGEANT—Who are you ?—A constable.
Alderman HARMER—Has the Union relieved her ?—No.
COMMON SERGEANT—This will not do. We will render
you no assistance.
Directions were then given that the poor woman should
make a safe exit out of Newgate without molestation.
Christian Smith was indicted for stealing ten pounds of
cochineal, value 41., and six pounds of saffron, value 51., the
property of Messrs. Davy arid Macmurdo, his employers, and
TV. Hutchinson, alias Clift, was charged with receiving the
same, well knowing the property to have been stolen.
The Jury convicted both prisoners.
The COMMON SERGEANT told Hutchinson, alias Clift, that
he was well known. The judgment of the Court was, that he
be transported for fourteen years, and Smith for the term of
seven years.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

A young man of respectable appearance and connections,
named Benjamin Parker, was brought before Alderman HAR-
MER (the Lord Mayor having been entyaged at Christ's Hos-
pital), cha-ged with having committed forgery.
Mr. Nobler, jun., for the prosecution, stated that the pri-
soner carried on business as a wholesale grocer, and that the
prosecutor was Mr. Hulbert, the well-known tea-broker in
Mincing-lane. The prosecutor had had several dealings with
the prisoner, and in the course of the transactions negociated
a bill for him to the amount of 1571. 3s. 9d., which bill pur-
ported to be accepted by Mr. F. Cooper, grocer, Wandsworth.
The bill was not yet due, but it was discovered that there was
no such person as Mr. F. Cooper, grocer, of Wandsworth.
The prisoner having in a short time become involved in debt
to the amount of from 12,0001. to 15,0001, a commission of
bankruptcy had been taken out against him. Mr. Hulbert,
however, upon finding that the bill was a forgery, caused him
to be apprehended. Mr. Hulbert had not claimed under the
commission, and was perfectly at liberty to cause the prisoner
to be apprehended.
Mr. Hulbert knew the prisoner, who called himself a whole-
sale grocer, about three months, and purchased sugar Er him.
On the 11th of August witness discounted the bill in question
to accommodate the prisoner, having deducted the discount.
It was afterwards ascertained that there was no such person
as the acceptor, " Mr. F. Cooper, grocer, Wandsworth."
Here the bill, which was made payable at No. 205, High-
street, Borough, was produced.
The prisoner was remanded.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Mr. Briggs, landlord of a small public-house in Brick_
street, Piccadilly, was summoned before Mr. CHAMBERS and
Sir GEORGE FARRANT, for having, as alleged, neglected to
provide " proper accommodation" far a stiff sergeant billetted
upon him.

The sergeant said the defendant had appointed a room as
his sleeping apartment in which there were three other beds.
This was not " proper accommodation," inasmuch as he was
entitled to a room to himself, he being a sergeant, and fre-
quently having considerable sums of money in his care.
Mr. Briggs could not give the sergeant a private room, un-
less he vacated the only room occupied by himself and wife.
The room which he had provided for the sergeant was per-
fectly clean, the bed had clean sheets, and no roan need desire
to sleep in a better.

The Sergeant was liable to be interrupted by drunken per-
sons at night, who would perhaps do as they did at a house
Where he was recently billetted—come to his bed, and, by vt ay
of a lark, threaten to kick him down stairs. He was entitled
by the Act of Parliament to a room to himself.
Mr. CHAMBERS saw nothing in the Act of Parliament which
bore out the Sergeant's assertion. In the present case he
ryas of opinion the landlord was not bound to provide a Ser-
geant with a room to himself, and as the accommodation,
with the exception of other beds., was not objected to by
the Sergeant, lie must decide for the landlord by dismissing
the summons.

MA RYLEB ONE.
Yeiterdav, , a shabbily-dressed man, who gave his name
David MiDonald, was placed at the bar before the Sitting
Magistrate, Mr. SIIUTT, charged with having obtained money
and wearing apparel under false representations, from Mr.
James Handley, harp manufacturer, 28, Grafton street, Fitz-
roy-square.
The prisoner, who sometimes passes himself off as Thomas
Hogg, and at other times as Henry William Spencer, has
for a long period been connected with a gang► of fellows,
who, by means of begging letters and petitions, succeeded
in obtaining contributions from the charitably disposed to a
considerable amount.

Mr. }Lindley stated that about nine months ago the pri-
soner, whom he had no recollection of ever having seen before,
entered his house, and afttr familiarly accosting him with a
" Ah, how d' ye do ?" said th :t he was in the greatest possible
distress, at the same time beginning to cry, and sobbing forth
that neither he, his wife, nor his three poor dear children had
partaken cf a morsel of food for nearly two days ; he had been
for some time past in Middlesex Hospital, where he had under_
gone some very painful operations, none of which had cured

hi,n, and he stns tarrui that he .htui!d be a cripple for life,
U. der tl.e,e eircum •t.me, s he was decrowz,if obta;ning a Srna;ll
-1(.11 !Ct enlbie him to r ach id, snd i the f.,el t
,1,41.11.4 Fo he tutllt !Lob:0)1y meet With home rsiista..:c•e tronlhis°

relm6ons aid krid,

sre3l6

Mr. SUCTT —When he addres,eJ you io the way
3c'°„ „;,,e
of, di you not ask hi.n what tr ho •:.:tor• 01' how ne
htfr,
? Prus Tutor—l did. He raid he ST"a 4
maker, and had worked for Mr Strnmpff, who had rencivoi
him so frequently that lie could not think of nitPliing tOrked
ag,in. He also said that he knew me fi om my illving►"Which
sonic years ago for a person whose name and acijiTss,
were quite correct, he mentioned.
Mr. StlCTT—What did you give bitn on thin occasion •
Prosecutor—Half- a-crown, and desired hittl to be: with fne,i'
the following morning, when I would further adininistef try ""
wants. Ile c.ined at the time appointed, and then piro'
S •nt, d with half-a so,yreign, frgether with 00 1814 j.
ban lies of decent wc.cring apparel rof himself and familYi
expri as d his gratitude for the g:ft, and ititt !Ira Owe. Stfont
af,cr this I called op in Mr. Strumpff, who inforitol
hat the s aterneut of the prisoner was false, no such :'efq4
having ever been in his emplo‘ment. In about twto !Twit—
,fter This, during my absence from home, he left a paper at eV
house, setting forth that the Edit:lv-0 castle, in which he
and his family hal embarked, wa, unlyippiiv wrecked, and th,t
two of his children had perished in the waves. My wife
sired him to wait upon me on the next day, and in the !Twie#,
time I held commonication nit') the Mendicity Societt;
chief clerk, who directed Horsford, an aCtive officer et. t"-/
stablishment, to secrete himself on my peethiNts, in ordii,
that the impostor might be secured; he did so, bLti Me Pt''
soner never came.
Mr. SHUTT—FIow did you get hold of him at last? Pregedi
cutor—l yesterday saw him pass my door, when I ran out, an
having seized hi n. gave him into custody.
H I (/tifsford proved that the prisoner was an old and inse--
hand at practising the system of fraud in question.
The case being cl any proved, the pri,oner, sib, wade. ,
wry lame defenc e, uas committed to his old quartet's'
House of Correction, for three months.
Shortly after he was locked up, his wife and all there of hit
children came into the office yard, when the former called It
to him, " Well, David, how much have you got ?" to which
the prisoner replied, " Three months, my dear Mary, and
all through that
gossamer."

Q UEEN- SQUARE.
William Angar Dry' James Angar were yesterday placid
at the bar, charged with having esc.tped from the gaol of Sa
fron Walden, Essex.
Mr. WHITE ordered tire prisoners to be taken back to saf
iron Walden gaol in safe custody.

On Thursday morning, about ten o'clock, ve'llle
policeman Lipscornbe, A 24, was going his round within the
inclosure in St. James's Park, he perceived something tioetillg
on the surface of the water, which, on being drawn to tl?ee
shore, appeared to be a bundle of rags. On opening it Pt.
discovered that it contained the body of a fine female infan.,
He immediately conve3ed it to Mr. MgClann's, the surgeon la
Parliament-strect, who, on examining the body, discover
that it had been strangled, and said that in his long es,
rience he had never witnessed such a mode of produciofi
death—strangulation having been effected by the child's oWe
navel-string. The umbilical cord had been separated eirr
to the placenta, and by turning it round the neck, then tin is
the left arm, and again round the neck, it formed Whet
c‘lled a figure of 8 knot. The body appeared to hare beea ,
about six or eight days in the water. It was wrapped info
piece of old linen and a piece of silk. The police ha; this
clue whatever by which to discover the perpetrator of t
to
I, unnatural deed. The body was taken to the workhouse,
await the coroner's inquest, which was held last night, eivffico
the Jury returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder against °—
person or persons unknown." _ .

•
At Cardiff, on Sunday, the 2d inst., Thomas Mat-
thews, alias Mathias, a carpenter, was apprehended for ha"
ing inflicted a dangerous wound upon the body of John o°Pn-
kins, a labourer, on the preceding night about half-past te-o,
o'clock. It appears that both parties were acquainted with
servant girl in the employment of Mr. t3i of Cardiff, tba
Matthews, who was to have embarked rogr gas' long vorge
ship's carpenter on the Mond iy following, had met her for th-i:
purpose of taking leave, and that he was walking with
ho
arm round her waist in an obscure street, when Hopkins' -
had previously been with her on the same evening, °ee
them ; a dispute and scuffle instantly arose between the
young men, during which the wound was inflicted uPenA„co
side of Hopkins, with a sharp instrument, so as for some
to cause serious apprehensions for his life. He was ilnlnel
ately carried to the Cardiff Infirmary, where he now lies g"-„-
dually recovering.— Cambrian.
As a man named Salter, in the employ of Ml.'
Ward, painter of this town, was on Thursday last, endeavone
„,rci
from ing to procure a ladder a hay loft at Seend, he stePg,
upon a decayed joist, which gave way, and precipitated
to the floor of the stable. In his descent his head came 1,0
contact with the manger, with so much violence, as to nsu
a fracture of the basis of the skull, and a considerable honorr„
(sage from one of his ears ; and from that hour to the rem
sent the poor man has been a state of total insensibility. The,e
is very little hope we fear of his recovery. —Devizes Gazet`

THE REI'AVEMENT OF OXFORD-STREET'".
This subject, which has been before the Marylebone
during the last eighteen months, in as many or more al
f en-Tit:form!? was again discussed on Thursday, at a sfecia
Vestry held for that purpose by requisition. Mr. Loweek
the Chair. It will be remembered that on Wednesday "f•
a tender of Mr. Mowlam, to repave the street for the sum, "f
27,0001., was agreed to at a Special Vestry by
one, and confirmed on Saturday last by the same majority fl.t
previoel.
one by the Chairman's casting vote, he having
voted as a vestr) man. On Tuesday a meeting of the inhsh_
bitants of Oxford-street was held in Holles-street, Caveedi.ea
square, when some strong resolutions were agreed to, and
especially to support the interests of the residents at the 11
cial Vestry held yesterday, when a strong degree of act!
was displayed by the two parties of paviors and non-PaYl!f it
as they are called. There was as much canvassing ag I is•
had been an election for the borough, and noble lords, rib' a
trates, indeed every vestryman, was eagerly sought after.
the
gallery was crowded to excess, and for the time of Yea that
that
vestry-room was very well attended. Mr. Jackson moved last
so much of the proceedings of Wednesda and Saturday be
as related to Mr. Mowlam's tender to pave Oxford-strediv
rescinded, which was seconded by Mr. Large. Aftc,,r.iazier:
a nlajority.
cussion, in which Mr. Kensett, Mr. Joseph, Mr. and
Mr. Clapp, and others took part, the motion was puts gO,
upon a division the numbers were—for it, 39; against I
were
M tjority, 9. The Vestry are now precisely where theYreet.
eighteen months ago with respect to the paving of the 5t
A short time since some gentleman in St. Jalnesbail
street, placed a target at the back part of a house, tefiretbrY
at, for their amusement, a thin partition of wood (which
egee,
were: unconscious of) separating the workshop of Mr'
flir' as
tailor of Pall-mall, where there were upwards of thirtY,— and
work at the time, the ball passed through the partitiontbee,
slightly injured one of them. The alarm caused all 0f dig'
to scamper of!, fearful of a second shot. The gentlemen.hed
covering their mistake, of course immediately relinquislere
their dangerous amusement, and all further accidents
prevented.

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BIRTHS. irogoor'
On the 19th inst., at Muswell Hill, Mrs. George A• ''
of a son. George
At Hayerferdwest, on the lith inst., the lady of Henry mei,
Fownes, Esq., of Bedford-street, Bedford-square, of a dale gel'.
At the Vicarage, Lapley, on the 15th inst., the lady of t
James Bewsher, of a daughter.
On the 19th inst., the lady of W. Rogers, Esq., G9l.llbra-street,
of a daughter.
the Jadi °I
On the 19th inst., at Hendon House, Hendon,
Thomas Leader Hamm,daughter. of Jao
On the 20th inst., at St. Andrew's-place, the 'rife
0
Cochrane, Esq., of a son. • a k, I°(9‘
On the 20th inst., at Osnaburgh-street, Regent's P r
Henry Tribe, of t. son.
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• MAR R IE D. Britiggi
On the 20th inst., at. Little Burstead, Mr. George hter °-
of Lenham Cottage, Ingatestono, to Eliza, eldest daub
Thomis Mayott, Esq., of Little Burstead.
On the 19th inst., at Sv anscombe, Kent Mr. George late
of Liverpool-terrace, Islington, to Harriot,., daughter of
John Brady, E q. f;54
On the 15th inst., at Minto House. Ralph Abercrorels elder'
Ler Majesty's 'Minister at Florence, 1• !Mary Eili°"
daughter of the Earl of Alinto. afr
e
On the 20th inst., at St. George's, Middlesex, '"-* of the
Foulger, of the above garish, to Elizabeth, eldest daughtr
late Charles 11u.,her, Esq., , of Woolwich.
On the 20:h inst., at St. Geor•ge's, Hanover-square, 50. Old
of the Strand, to Arabtila, eldest daughter of Mr. stailley'
ores
Bond-street.
to_ll:_sgtoso.
On the 20th inst., at St. Mary's' Church. Bryan.'
William Charles Woodroffe, Esq., of Gloucester-place, I:lE,,ber'
square, to Isabella Caroline, second daughter of the la'
Chester Cooper, Esq., of Lewes, Sussex. Tanner'
On the 20th inst., at. St., Afary's,
second son of William Young, Esq., Highbury-grange, t
beth, sixth daughter of Robert Heintz, Esq. of Cate suit .1,
On the 20th inst., at. Nloitlake, the Rev. of
13166c3,°,1jter
Rector of Edmonshan, Dorset, to Anna Maria, eldest JO'
William Turton, Esq., cf East Sheen, Surrey. 11r• Vedaei
tin the 18th inst., at St. Clement 11111e5 Church, ..,.u,,hter
Islington, Williamto
min Bennett, of the City, to Mary Ann Taylor, second 6"
Gene-
the late Mr. Geor,g-• Baxter, of the Strand.
On the 17th inst., by special license, at Mailing, Sussgel7rmices'
rat Sir Fitzroy Grafton Maclean, of Maclean, Bart., ~orY,
widow of the late Henry Campion,
Sussex.

On the 19th inst., at Churic)hli:tpw, Fulham, Elizabeth' relict
°f
the late Joseph Roe
D.U.
a.(llllni.fa' xtal,giee‘''lllcs3asrt
On the 15:it inst '1
Amsterdam, the Rev. Alexander '
of Fulham-, aged 82. nploto
On the 20th
of Standish, Glut Rev.
Robert
son, of Stamfor
inst.,itlst., at the Vicarage House, the
cesters.nre. Arirc°
John
r ik the ilef
On the •
• in inst.. tithe Vicarage, h
_.c_, 0.
d eldest daughter of Mr.
Pni;ip Hunt, D. C.L., Prebendary of Canterbury and Ar'
Aylsham.

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of Middlesex,—Saturday, September V,18343.