The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-12 00:00:00

DREADFUL DEPRAvITY.--Jane Small and Mary Ann
Small, her daughter, were placed at the bar (the elPer
prisoner had in every respect a most forbidding app
anee,
the younger one was stated to be 17 years old,
buF
did not
away
appear more than 14), charged with unlawfully 'taking
a girl under 16 years of age, without the consent of
her
parents.
Eliza Hoys was examined, by the Vestry Clerk, Mr.
James, and deposed as fAillows :—I am twelve years old
this day. I live with, my mother in Bridge-street. I
have no father. I know the prisoner Mrs. Small, and re-
collect her coming to my mother's house about a month
since. She asked me to go with her to Deptford, which I
did, and she took me on board the black ship at about two
in the afternoon. The other prisoner, Mary Ann Small,
and a younger sister of Mary Ann were with them. They
remained on board until between eight and nine. Mrs. Small
hailed the ship in which the black men were off Deptford,
and a boat was immediately sent for us. Mary Ann said
to the man who came with the boat, " I've brought you a
little wife." We had tea and supper on board ; and as we were
going on shore, Mrs. Small said she would go again the next
day. The next day Mrs. Small sent her daughter Mary
Ann to her, about one o'clock. She told me her mother
wanted to speak to me, and I went to her, and she
then said to me, " You know where you have got to go."
and I said, " Yes." My mother told me not to stay, as she
wanted me to go for an errand. We all went down to th,, '
Watergate, and Mary Ann hailed the ship, and we went on
board, Mrs. Small saying, " We are come again." W'Jthen
had some dinner '• it was about two o'clock. Betwr,en three
and four o'clock my mother came in a boat to the ship's
side, but she did not see Mrs. Small. I went, into the boat
with my mother, who had me ducked in the river before
we got to the shore. I accompanied my mother home.
The next day I went again to Mrs. Small's of my own
accord. I saw one of the black men in the street, who
said Mary Ann had stolen his handkerchief; and I said
" I will go round and speak to her about it." I did so,
and Mary Ann said the man had given it to her. Mrs.
Small said, " We will go and see about it, for I know it is a
lie ;" and we then went aboard again. It was about three
o'clock in the afternoon. We had tea, and Sugarson, one
of the men, ordered some gin, and paid for it, Mrs. Smart
asked me to take some of it, and I refused ; and she th.cr,
said, " You young —, if you don't, I will throw it in
face." I then drank , 'your
half full . about
Mary Ann had some too. In about it ; it was in a half-pint mu e, a quarter
of an hour I felt sick, and was quite tipsy. Mrs. Small
went ashore, and leA Mary Ann and me or, board as I was
too ill to leave, When I came to my re.col:iee.tion in the morn-
ing, I vas, lying in bed, and Mary )..N,rin with me. She said, " I
am going to get up, Betsey ;" ar,d I said, " If you do, I will."
She then said, " Do not get lip yet ; Sugarson is coming to
lay down directly." I tlaen fell asleep, and when I awoke
again, I found Mary Anne was gone. I saw her lying in
one of the hammocks. It was then between light and dark
in the morning, and Sugarson was lying by my side. He
behaved very indifferent to me, and kissed me, &c. I said,
" You had better be qu;,er," And he said, " I shan't ;"
and Mary Anne said. 1, Never mind, Betsey, he won't hurt
you." The assault, complained of then took place. About
a fortnight sinet: I found I was very ill, and mentioned it to
ray mother, alid she took me to the surgeon, and I was sent
to the wo;ikhouse.
Me:ry Anne Hoys, the mother of the unfortunate little
girl, deposed that it had been the practice of the elder pri-
soner and her daughter to entice her child from her home :
and on one occasion, when she went to the house of Mrs.
Small, she saw one of the black men sitting on the foot of
the bed. Mrs. Small denied knowing where her child was,
and she threatened to have the house searched. After
some altercation, Mrs. Small went into the room where the
black was and shut the door ; and as she suspected that
her daughter was in the house, she returned to the door to
listen, and overheard the black man say, " Betsey is a very
pretty girl, and if you can. bring her again I will give you
two doubloons." And she also heard Mary Anne say that
she could bring her, as she was very fond of her.
Henrietta Plant, a young girl 17 years of age, was on
board when Mary Ann Small brought Betsey Heys there
—she afterwards saw Betsey Hoys and Susar, Jagger at
Mrs. Snow's, New King-street, Deptford, winere she was
with " Ali," the man with whom she colu6ited—it was on
a Wednesday night, and at the request of Mrs. Snow she
showed Hoys, Sugarson, and Jagger up stairs, and left them
all three together. She had observed to Mary Ann Small
that it. was a scandaloui shame to bring such, young girls as
Hoys and Chappell, another young girl, who appeared to
be about 12 years old, on board, even if she came herself.
Elizabeth Hoys was re-examined, and admitted being one
night at Mrs. Snow's : and after being closely pressed, ac-
knowledged that she slept there with Sugarson.
The prisoners being asked what they had to say their
defence, denied being guilty of the charge alleged, and
called a Mrs. Tiffin, who had lodged for six months in the
same house with Mrs. Hoys and her daughter—she gave a
very indifferent character of the girl, and stated that she
was out all hours of the night, and that she had let her in
as late as one and two o'clock.
The CHAIRWAN said, that from the conflicting evidence,
and the General bad conduct of all parties concerned, they
had- :•orec to the determination to discharge the prisoners.
•
From a remark that fell from Mr. Sherwin, the parish
surgeon, during the investigation, it appeared that the poor
child is in a dreadful state of disease, arising from the disso-
lute life she had recently led.
Mr. YOUNG, one of the magistrates, was anxious to make
a few observations on the case, for during his experience as
magistrate be had never witnessed one of greater depravity,
and attributed vices of this kind, and utta similar nature, which
he regretted to state were on tile, increase, arose by means
of parties being introduoo into this parish by pensioners
in the Hospital, Risd their connections. Splendid as that
buildine•
sk. be, would rather see it untenanted than wit-
WA 01,c, accumulation of vice and misery which it is the
Magistrates
were prucht6 ug. Himself and his brother
were alone aware of the extent of the various crimes which
had emanated from that establishment, and he felt quite as-
sured that if the people of Greenwich, or of all England
were aware of it, they would raise their voices to put down
those evils which at present existed,

MA R YLEB ONE.
Yesterday James Butler, a savage-looking costermoner,
was charged before Mr. RAwLINsoN v;ith brutal conduct
to a poor half-starved donkey. The prisoner has just
l'ought the donkey, which had been warranted to, him as
an out and out goer, and was proceeding to Cov,;nt-garden
Market for a load of vegetables, to put his gr,od qualities
to the test, but had not proceeded far before 'Ale animal be-
came obstinate, made a dead halt, and inst dad of using his
legs for the locomotive purpose designs-;t by nature, flung
them up at the cart with such vehemen.ce that he expected
every moment the bottom would be kicked in ; he there-
fore gave him a bit of a whopP'.ng, to cure him of his
kicking propensities.
He was ordered to find bail.

TV 0 R SHIP—.---,.. sTREE T.
Sarah Jones, a matronl.s4ooking woman,: with a sprightly
infant in her arms, was chrArged by William Hodge, N 97,
with having been found tie preceding night, between seven
and eight, disturbing
t),e inhabitants of the Kingsland-road.
The officer stated, that the prisoner's daughter was mar-
ried that morning at Horton, and the day was celebrated
among the fried
,
after which
„o,tv happy hours were spent in exinking to the
its and relations at her house by a dinner,
a
healths of o,le. young couple, &c. ; but it appeared that by
the too freriuent passing of the glass and of the jug, the
harmonx of the evening was turned into discord, in conse-
quence, 'of which several of the party -left and entered the
streA where, however, the excitement was not diminished,
and -.the police were obliged to interfere, when, by their t!d-
vir,e, several went home ; but th.e prisoner was so very vio-
).ent, that they were obliged to 'cake her to the station-house.
The prisoner was discharged,.
David .Zones, the prise,r,er's husband, was then charged
by John East, N 37, w'o..'n being incapable of taking care of
he had drunk,
himself. The prisone.r, whose brain seemed turned by what
knowing that hi-
and insisted upon. having a lodging there for the night, not
calle7.l at the station-house in Robert-street,
3 wife was there. He was of course refused,
but again corAing up
and staggering against the door, he
was accorry,
twelve 'I clock, on coming to his senses, he expressed his
modated with a birth in the cell, where, about
unw
her fog that he had come to his understanding, called out
i.ll'itigness to remain there any longer. His wife, upon
to. tiim that it served him right for coming in, and she hoped
'die Magistrate would give him a month. The prisoner was
! also discharged.

George Jordan and Hannah Male, a prostitute, were
charged with robbing a man named Day, a tradesman of
Cripplegate. The complainant was induced to enter a
house of ill fame in the Waterloo-road, at the invitation of
the female prisoner, and in consequence of his refusal to
give her some money on getting into the house, she seized
him by the coat, which she tore up the back. He endea-
voured to extricate himself, and she then endeavoured to
get possession of the waistcoat, in the pockets of which he
kept his money, and in the struggle some silver fell on the
floor. At this moment the woman called out loudly for
" George," when the male prisoner made his appearance
with a poker in his hands, and swore that he would smash
him if ho did not give the girl some money. The com-
plainant began to expostulate, saying that he had not been
in the house a moment, and that all he wanted was to get
out again, but he was told that he should not go out with
whole bones if he did not " shell out" some cash. He then
stooped to pick up the silver that had dropped on the floor,
upon which Jordan, with an oath, declared that he would
split his skull if he took up any, and he then rushed out of
the house, with the remnants of his Feat in his hands, and
having called the police gave both lyis assailants into cus-
tody. He added that the prisoners took possession of the
money which had fallen on the flora..
The Magistrate said that the complainant was not with-
out blame himself for entering such a louse, particularly as
he was a married man, but. t.'nat under the aggravated cir-
cumstances of the robbery he should commit both the pri-
soners for trial.

TH AMES-OFFICE.
Yesterday John Downey, an Irish labourer, was brought
before Mr. BALT.ANTINE, charged under the Excise laws
with carrying und conveying two gallons of whiskey which
had been sw:uggled, without a permit, by which he had in-
curred a 'penalty of 100/., and not less than 25/., or impri-
sonment for three or six months.
Mr. BALLANTINE sentenced him to pay 25/. to the
Kirq, and in default to be imprisoned for three months in
Brixton House of Correction, and to be kept to hard labour.

II A NGE-RINGING.—On Monday evening, the
10th inst., the ringers of St. Saviour's, Southwark, ascended
the tower of Trinity Church, Newington, and rang a true
and excellent peal of Oxford treble-bob major, containing
5,088 changes, which was performed in a masterly style us
three hours and twenty minutes.
The Lincoln Grammar School it is hoped will not
continue much longer in its present state of uselessness.
One free scholar, we understand. is the present state of tho
junior school.—Lincoln Gazette.

At the annual Municipal revision for the borough
of Andover, last week, the Court was similar to a maiden
Session, the Mayor having neither claim nor objection to
consider.

Part of the intended Municipal Reform, as regards
London, is to give the county Magistrates a concurre)3t
jurisdiction with the Aldermen ; to pave the way to which
most of the latter have been already put into the Com—
mission for Middlesex.

A gentleman from the north of Ireland, named Mar-
tin, who had been on a visit at Massy Lodge, near Mac-
room, was a few days ago training a horse which he in-
tended t iride at one of the steeple chases to come off at
the approaching races of Mallow ; while leaping a high &ince
the horse " chested," when both horse and rider were
thrown over with such force that Mr. Martin came un des,
and wa killed on the spot.—Limerick Chronicle.
There is reason to believe that a candidate will come
forward for this county on liberal principles. For !11l- bo-
rough of Aylesbury, Dr. Lee, who has already put for di his
address, is determined to stand to the last, as a thoroug' a Re_
former, and will neither give nor take quarter. We ha ye also
heard that a move will be made by the Liberals in B kdrord.
shire—Bucks Gazelle.