The Sun.
London, England, 1838-09-05 00:00:00

HATTON-GARDEN.

Yesterday morning-, when Mr. BENETT took his seat. Mr.
White, the surgeon to the parish of St. Andrew, Holborn,
and St. George the Martyr, attended, accompanied by Mrs.
Sangstcn, the wife cf a lunatic, who, it may be recollected,
was brought to this office about a fortnight ago, from Hoxton
madhouse, with other lunatics, in order to be passed to Han-
well Lunatic As3lum.
On that occasion Mr. BENETT refused to; sign the order
fir their admission, as he required further evidence than the
surgeon's opinion as to their insanity, and the whole of them
were taken Lack to the workhouse. Since that, it appears that
Sangston made his escape from the workhouse and returned
home to his wife, whom he had treated in so violent a manner
that her life was in danger, and having given evident proofs
of his insanity, she applied to the parish authorities ; and
yesterday Mr. White attended with Mrs. Sangston to repre-
sent the case to the Bench, and the necessity of his being
treated as a lunatic, and passed to the asylum, in consequence
of his violent conduct.
Mr. BENETT suggested that the matter ought to be brought
before him in the regular way.
Mr. White contended that something ought to be done im-
mediately, as the life of Mrs. Sangston was in danger whilst
her husband was at large, as be was a decided madman.
Mr. BENNETT again suggested that the case ought to be
brought before him in the regular way, and not to come there
brawling.
Mr. White replied to this with considerable warmth, as he
felt it his duty to come forward when the woman had been
attacked so as to place her life in danger. He quitted the
Court, and on arriving at the outside of the office he ordered
Mrs. Sangston to go back to the Magistrate, and remain in
the office. Her life was in danger through her husband, and
she, as a British subject, could demand protection from the
Magistrate.
She returned and remained in the office for a short time,
and Mr. White left much dissatisfied.
Subsequently Mr. BENETT ordered that Hall, the officer,
should be sent to one of the overseers of the above parish, to
request his attendance, and in the course of the day Mr.
Wilkes, an overseer, made his appearance, when
Mr. BENETT explained to him what had taken place, and
said, " When a person comes to me and states that a man is
mad, and a dangerous person to be suffered at large, it is pro-
per that he should be taken care of especially after the affair
which has lately taken place in Kent (Courtenay's affair), and
that is the reason why I have sent for you.
Mr. Wilkes--I can only say that he broke out of our work-
house, and made his escape.
Mr. BENETT advised that the man should be brought before
in the regular way, in order to be passed to a place of
safety.
Mr. Wilkes promised to attend to the case, and quitted the
office.
An elderly respectable-looking man, whose countenance
showed care and affliction, and who was enveloped in a mili-
tary cloak, was brought up by the parish officers aef St. Pan-
cras, for the purpose of being passed to Hanwell Asylum.
Mr. Escott, the parish surgeon, stated that his name was
Charles Pelham. He was formerly a merchant shipowner, but
had lost considerable property and was reduced to distress.
Mr. BENETT—What is the nature of his delusion ? Mr.
Escott—His delusions are various ; his delusion of to-day he
will not be deluded upon to-morrow. On his road to the office
he picked up a piece of bazlevvood, which he keeps tightly in
his grasp, and will not part with it or let anybody see it. This
delusion proceeds from the excitement of the disease.
Mr. BENETT—What is your name?—My name is Pelham.
Mr. BENETT—Pray what ails you ?--Dr. Escott can tell
you that.
Mr. Escott—You have got a piece of hazlewood ?—I have
got it.
Mr. &NETT—What do you want with hazlewood ?—To
make tea; I drink it.
Mr. Escott said he would boil it and make tea.—Yes, Mr.
Escott, but I am not insane; you cannot say I am insane.
Theplagistrates had no doubt upon the subject, and imme-
diately signed the order.
A fine looking young woman, whose eyes were fixed on the
floor dejectedly, was next brought in.
Mr. BENETT inquired the nature of her delusion ? Mr.
Escott—Profound melancholy. What is your name?—.They
used to call me Hedges.
Mr. Escott—Are you married ?—( Blushing)—No, not yet.
It was stated that she was constantly in the same melan-
choly condition. Her order was also signed.

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was
Mr. Bur-
ton,f of
Jeremy, charged with robbing her master.
broughtservieeobfe ore Mr.
The prisoner obtained the situation in her master's service
rd, Ca the
about three weeks ago, and accounted for the circumstance of
her having no reference as to character by saying that the
family she had lived with were gone to tho Continent. She also
said that her parents were in town, but that they had taken a
strong dislike to her, owing to her differing with them on re-
ligious points and her refusal to accompany them to a Catholic
chapel. Those statements of the girl appeared so feasible
that she was at once taken into the service of Mr. Burton, but
not many days had elapsed when a "sweetheart" made his ap-
pearance, and, with a view to deck this fellow out, she com-
menced purloining whatever property she could lay her hands
upon, and which she thought would not be missed. She also
broke open the box of a fellow-servant, and took from it three
sovereigns, with which she decamped ; and, when subsequently
taken into custody, and her boxes having been examined, va-
rious articles belonging to her master and mistress were found.
Since the discovery of the robbery it has been ascertained
that the prisoner had succeeded in obtaining a former situation
by pretending that all her friends had turned their backs
upon her in consequence of her having become a convert to
the Protestant religion ; that she should be persecuted by her
relatives for having taken such a step as she represented had
the effect of exciting the commiseration of those to whom
she told the talc, and of securing for her the situation for
which she applied.
Evidence of two distinct charges of robbery having been
given against the accused, she was fully committed.

TIIE DEVIL'S LAWS.—It. is stated by a corres-
pondent of the Manchester Guardian, that the extra price of
grain now caused through the operation of the Corn-laws en-
tails an expense of 151. weekly, or 7701. a-year, on a factory
of 500 looms, in the article of dressing flour alone.
LIVE FENCES.—In a course of Botanical Lec-
tures recently delivered, the attention of the audience was
greatestre and which the lecturer con-
of late in the
particularly directed to a new kind of live fence which had
sbiederr
edo contrivedbe
one, y
ofa thel
improvements
Dlr. Breese,
science of gardening. It cons:sts of a natural living fence,
formed by causing trees of ash, &c. (prepared and planted for
the purpose), to grow and unite together so as to form open-
ings of any size of a lozenge or other shape.
Twenty-eight Jewish converts have been within a
few years past baptised at Liverpool, where also there is a
a regular Hebrew service with the Hebrew Liturgy of the
Church of England.