The Sun.
London, England, 1836-08-24 00:00:00

HATTON-GARDEN

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JOSEPH ADY AGAlN.—Yesterday, Mr. John Day, broker
and appraiser, of No. 8, Sols-row, Hampstead-road, attended
at this office to ask the advice of the Magistrates how tz
praeed against the notorious Joseph Ady, who had at-
tempted to swindle him out of 20s. He handed the follow-
ing letter to Mr. Bennett :

" 501. 4s. 4d.
" The undersigned is able to inform you of something, he
believes considerably to your advantage, upon receipt of twenty
shillings for his trouble. Respectfully,
" To Mr. John Day, " JOSEPH Au; Accountant,
8, Sols.r.—

.s.row,
Hampstead-road.

No. 7, York-street,
Commercial-road (East).

London, August 20."
" No letters received unless post.paid."
Duke, the officer, said that Ady was going on as fast vs
ever in his old tricks ; he had heard of his having sent
similar letters lately to various parties.
Mr. BENNETT said that he could not interfere in tle,3 case.
Mr. LAING—I ShOGki advise you to summon hi.n to the
Court of Conscience for the expense he has put you to for
the letter.

Duke—lle could only summon hint for 2d., the postage,
and then he (Mr. Day) would be a loser of Gd. and the costs.
Mr. LAING—HOW can that be? Duke—lle- would
have to pay Gd., the clerk's fee, for drawing the money out
of Court.

Mr. Day—My only motive is to expose the fellow, and
prevent his further impositions upon the public.
Mr. LAING—You can easily obtain a list of unclaimed
dividends by applying at the Royal Exchange.
Mr. Day—l have not the least expectation of money
coming to me ; but the other day, during my absence from
home, a woman called upon my wife and said she could tell
her fortune, and told her that 501. were coming to her ; my
wife ordered her away. I really suspect that she is an
agent of Ady's, and that he is connected with such women.
Duke said that the 501, 4s. 4d. at the top of the letter
was a mere draw to induce the party to part with 20s. to
obtain so largo a sum.

Mr. Day-said the woman introduced herself, offering
some lace for sale.
Mr. BENNETT said that, as no money bad been paid, he
could not grant a warrant,

Mr. Day said he WOtdd follow the advice of Mr. LAING,
and apply at the Royal Exchange, and if he was entitled to
501 it would be a windfall. Ile then left the office.

MARYLEBONE,

Yesterday James Guy Markeluire, a young man of gen-
teel appearance, was placed at the bar before Mr. Hos-
KINS, for re-examination, on a charge of stealing a quan-
tity of works in sheets, to the value of 30C1., the property
of Mr. Henry Kernot, agent to a foreign bookseller, resi-
dent in Paris.

Mr. Flower, of the firm of Alderman Harmer and Co.,
Hatton-garden, appeared on behalf of a Mr. Godsbell,
who had purchased books of the prisoner.
Prosecutor stated that he lived at No. 4, Great 117issell-
street, Bloomsbury, and that his warehouse wac; at No. 3,
George-street, Euston-square. About fir months ago lie
became acquainted with the prisone!,—ftlid on his being well
recommended, he employed b.:in to pack up and deliver
goods. In the eourse 91.1.a.5t week he missed twelve works,
and An making inquiries ascertained that therhad been sold
ia different parts of 'Condon by the prisoner, whom he im-
mediately cau.'ded.to be apprehended. On Friday evening
he, calleil upon Mr. Godsbell, at a bookseller's shop, Barns-
bury. park, Islington, and on his coming out of the parlour
Hilted him if he had bought. any paper of a person named
Markelaire. After some hesitation he replied in the
”affir-
mative,he and on witness observing that " it was stolen,
said, " Oh, I sold it all the day after I bought it to Mr.
Darien, oilman, in Drury.lane, and to Mr. Jeffries in Sun-
street, Bishopsgate." He went to both those places, and
.found eight different works out of the twelve, all of which
he believed to be his, but none of which he could swore to
except " Patroni's Italian and French Dictionary," which
.he found at the house of the latter. He saw Mr. Durien,
who directed him to Mr.
Wright, oilman, St. Mary-at-
hill, to whom he had sold 501. worth of books. He went
there and recognised them. Mr. Godsbell told him he
purchased the books as waste paper at 80s. per cwt.
Police constable E 120 said he apprehended the prisoner
on Friday morning, when he found him in bed at his lodg-
ings, No. 106, High-street, Marylehone. He told him
What he wanted, and, on their way to the station-house,
the prisoner said with a sigh, " I suppose I shall never see
England again,"
A porgoa flsom Mr. Durien, who is in the country, was
prt,,oot, but no one appeared for Mr. Jeffries, who is also
out of town.
some of the
.books had been traced to the shop of Mr.
Mahon, stationer in the Borough.
George Henry Martin, apprentice to Mr. Durien, oilman,
No. 23, Drury-lane, said, about five weeks ago, Mr. Gods-
bell brought to the shop a bundel of books during Mr. Du-
rien s absence, and received the money for them a few days
days after. He knew Mrs Godsbell, from whom, when be
was in business fgr lu'alsolv., his master was in the habit of
dealing fir
Mr. 'Thomas Wright, oilman, No. 15, St. Mary-at-Hill,
said he knew nothing of the prisoner, but did Mr. Godsbell,
with wllorn he fermerly dealt. Some time ago the last
witUozs'Ome to him and said his master had some papers
to sell. -Witness had often purchased of him before, and
then Imughtlent more reams. He always purchased them

QUEEN- SQ UA RE.
COMBINATION OF HATTERS.—Yesteri?ay, upon i!.7tessrs.
Wurrli and GREGORIE taking their seats upon tl:m Bench,
this office was filled with numbers of the " Hatters' Union,"
in consequence of a charge of assault being pferre
against Henry Lint/sky, on::: of the stewards of there Union,d by John Pring, a journeyman hatter.
The Hatters' Union, which has been established about
three years to protect the rights and uphold the interests of
the Journeymen of the trade in all parts of the kingdom, are
in the habit of holding their weekly meetings at the Bull in
the Pound, Broadwall Lambeth.
The complainant, who is rather an old man, deposed
that he did not belong to the united body of hatters ; but
on Monday evening, being the Committee night, he went
to the Bull by invitation.. -Upon entering the room the
defendant, in a very abusive strain, told him that he had no
business there, no st.....aorrers were admitted to their meetings,
and he was ordered to leave the room. Complainant was in
the employment of Messrs. Christie, and he had acted as Se-
cretary upon the " new system." ('!'his was understood to
be to reduce the price of hats.) in consequence of Which
all the men belonging to the batters' combination had a
great antipathy towards him, and considering that an at-
tack might be made upon him, he left the•public-houso,
but was followed by the defendant and some others, and
host dreadfully ill-used. The complainant added, that he
hail said nothing to provoke the defendant or any of his
party ; he had only stated that he did not wish to create
any 'disturbance, and begged of them to allow hint to . de-
part. Complainant's face was greatly lacerated. •
John Blackwell- said that the defendant attacked 'and
dealt blows upon the complainant in a most unml:reiful
manner. A stranger 'interfered, whereupon the d'dendant
said, " You don't know what he has been about, or you
would have nothing to say in the matter ; he is a hatter,
and has been fouling the trade,"- meaning that the com-
plainant had been working at a low price.
Wm. Boyle and John Mills corroborated this testimony.
Mr. WHITE (to the ddenslant)—What have you to say
to this charge ? Defendant-.--I belong to the body of hat-
ters, and all members in their turn are compelled to act,
officially ; it was my turn on Monday evening, and I was
at the committe;"-room. This committee represents the
whole trade, and the rules prohibit strangers from being
present.. The complainant came in and said that he had
been 'working " hut now wanted to work " fair," and.
join the society. Defendant told him that he did not be-
lieve the committee would agree to enrol him, and requested
him to leave the room. He would not, do so, but was abu-
sive, and he was then shown the door, and defendant was
struck by him ; in consequence of which he followed him
into Broadwall and retaliated. The blow was not a severe
one, but complainant being drunk fell upon some rough
stones and -cut his face.
Mr. Wurrh—l suppose this is a secret committee ?
Defendant-:—NO ; hut it is the prinei2al one of the trade.
Mr. WHITE—Hmie you .any w' messes ? Defendant—.
Yes, some of the trade, who were present.
A hatter, named Walter 'Lamb, stated that the com-
plainant, upon being requested to leave the room refused
to so, and strueli the defendant.
Enos Rattle, another hatter, stated that the complainant
was very offensive, and upon an attempt to put him out of
the room he distinctly saw a blow given by complainant to
the defendant.

Macdonald, 114 L. said that when Ile came up the com-
plainant was greatly agitated, but he could not state that
he was drunk.

Mr. WRITE, after consulting with his colleague, told the
defendant that he was fined in the full penalty of 5/. for this
assault, or to he imprisoned for two months. A subscri-
tion was immediately raised cud the fine paid.

UNION-HALL.
Oi 'Monday Inspector Saunders, of the P
weite:d on the Magistrates, for the purpose of stating that
the fair held annually on Camberwell-green had re-opened
that morning, contrary to the terms of the charter, the
three days which it was allowed to continue having expired
on Saturday last. The inspector, therefore, requested to be
informed whether the law could not be enforced so us to
put a stop to the continuance of the fair.
Mr. TitAILL said, that the fair having lasted the three
days, if it was continued beyond that period the Lord of
the :Manqr, or his,.agent was the party who were respon-
sible for the act, and that the only way of inquiring into the
cause was by proceeding by information against either the
one or the, other.

The Inspector then proceeded to state, that on Monday
morning bills were extensively circulated about Camber—
well, announcing that the fair was to continue for that day,
in consequence of the previously unfavourable state of the
weather ; and upon instituting an inquiry from whom the
authority emanated, no information could be obtained.
Several of the booths were still standing—sonic of the
shows also ; and, in fact, the amusements of the: fair had
again commenced, although it was the fourth day which it
was held.

In consequence of the prolonged continuance of the fair
a disturbz-aice occurred there ; and yesterday morning two
men, named James and Hurd, were brought before Mr.
TRAILL, charged with assaultiug the police in. the execu-
of their duty, and_ creating a disturbance.
The defendants were directed to make good the damage
they had committed, and were also compelled to enter into
sureties to keep the peace.
In the course of the day Miss Elizabeth Priestly,
daughter to a late extensive hop-factor in Countm•-street,
Southwark, was brought up, she caving at an early hour
that,morning attempted self-destruction, by throwing her-
eel into the Surrey Canal.
A young man nPined George Corbett, a journeyman
butcher, residing at No. 16, Hill-street, Peckham, by whose
exertions the, unfortunate young lady was saved from drown-
ing, stated that about six o'clock that morning as he was
co7.iing into town to look after work, his attention was
arrested by seeing a female walking along the banks of the
canal near Peckham. He observed that she stopped sud-
denly every now and then, and looked into the canal, and
having concealed himself from her view, she immediately
threw herself into the water at a spot where it was between
seven and eight feet in depth. Corbett quickly ran to the
bank, and seeing the unfortunate woman sink, he at once
divested himself of his outer garment, and plunging in to,
her rescue, succeeded in bringing lvor out. By this time a
policeman of the P division came up, into whose care Cor-
bett gave her, while he returned home to change his wet
clothes.

A young female, apparentlyin a very delicate state of
health, stood forward, and having mentioned that she was
nearly allied to Miss Priestly, stated that the latter was the
daughter of the late Mr. James Priestly, the hop-factor, of
in very
who died some time ago, leaving his family
In very embarrassed circumstances. Since the decease of
her father, Miss Priestly has betrayed evident symptoms of
insanity, and although precautions were used to keep her at
home, to prevent accidents, yet, by some means or another;
she contrived to leave her place of abode that morning, at
a very early hour, and the inmates knew not what hack be-
come of her until they were informed of the attempt Ac had
made upon her life.

A gentleman from Counter-street attended at the request
of Mr. Tatum., and explained the destitute eouilition ofthei
survivors of Mr. Priestly's family, and that they were not
in a situation to. place the unfortunate female in a private
Lunatic Asylum.

Mr. TRAii. said that it was evident, she ought to be placed
under restraint, otherwise she would destroy herself. The
Magistrate then gave directions that she might be taken to
upon being made acquainted with the destitute eon
Camberwell workhouse, and said that the. parochial autho-
driittiros:i of -her family, and that they were wholly incapab'te
of placing her in an asylum, would, be had no doubt, obt,Ain
her admission into one of the institutions for the re-
ception of unfortunate persons. labouring under insaniiv.
fhe unfortunate young wom:m did not utter r." word
herself during the time she wag before the Magish.tite, but
noN and then gave n laugh, indicative of the mrratal infir-
mity under which she laboured.

Two or three of the princip.A hotel keepers: at the.
west end are on the qui vim to s:recre his Majesty or Naplon
as an inmate during. his expected visit to this coun'cry. The:
possesses a colossal private fortune....._Mor.ni7l.9 Paper.[The.sudden return of the King to Naples; wed disakyjoint
the anxious rivals.]