The Sun.
London, England, 1831-08-11 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HO USE.

Mary Shea, a poor Irishwoman, was brought before
the LORD MAYOR, charged with having intended to break
the windows of the Roman Catholic Chapel in Moorfields.
The officer who apprehended the defendant, stated that
he had frequently seen her in the neighbourhood of the
Roman Catholic Chapel, at which she was a constant
attendant, and where she believed the Hohenloe miracles
were to be repeated. She had, it appeared, however,
determined to break the windows of the sacred place, the
Priest not having shown a readiness to put his superna-
tural agency to the test for her advantage, and she ac-
cordingly collected some large stones in her apron, in order
to strengthen her religious claim upon the authorities of
the Chapel, by flinging them at the windows. Just as
she was about to send one of the stones upon this curious
embassy, the officer seized her. She boldly told him that
his Reverence had refused to pray for her, and that as she
could not do without his prayers, she thought the best way
to remind him of his duty was by disturbing him while he
was doing good to himself and to other people. The
officer told her that if she would promise him not to throw
a stone, nor to disturb the congregation in any other way,
he would allow her to depart. " No, Sir," said she, "if
you let me go a hundred times, I'll let his Reverence know
what it is he ought to do." The only plan to be adopted,
of course, wwi to lock her up, and she was accordingly
lodged in the Compter, where, after having very heartily
prayed for herself, she fell into as sound a sleep as if the
pastors of all denominations had entreated Heaven for her'
repose.

The LORD MAYOR-Pray, my good woman, why did
you think of offending the Ministers of y our own chnrch ?
The prayers which you could expect from those whom you
would compel to pray for you would not do you much good.
Defendant—Oh, then, please your Lord6hip, you know
nothing at all about the power of it. You see, my Lord,
I'm troubled with fits, and I'm not able to get my bread,
because when I take a basket of anything with me I drop
down all of a sudden, and when I come to myself I don't
know where I am ; so I goes to the Priest and I axes him
to pray the fits out of me, but I know be herent done it,
for just afore I took up the paving stones I was taken as
bad as ever.

The Lola) MAYOR-But you must know that you are
doing :-. very wicked and unlawful thing when you mean
to break the windows. Defendant—l would'nt do any
harm in the world to him or any body else, my Lord, as
God is my judge—l only want him to pray for me.
The Lonn MAvon—The prayers of the righteous
have, no doubt, a good effect; but I'm afraid they won't
cure fits now.a-days. I'm sure, however, that the clergy-
man will not refuse to do every thing he can to serve you,
and I shall send to him to mention to him the necessity, of
which he is not aware.
The defendant humbly thanked the Lord Mayor, and
said she well knew that the prayers of the Priest would
despatch every disease. In fact, she did'nt know why those
who prayed for the soul should'nt pray for the body also.
Mr. Nobler told the officer to request, in the name of
the Lord Mayor, that the Priest would calm the mind of
the poor woman, over whose disorder the imagination
seemed to have considerable influence.
BOW-STREET.

On Monday evening, at nine o'clock, Douglas Loveday,
Esq., of Connaught-terrace, Edgware-road, was brought
before Sir It. BIRNIE, by Ledbitter the officer, on a war-
rant, charged with sending a threatening letter to Sir Ed.
ward Sugden. It appeared that Mr. Loveday is interested
in a suit at present pending in Chancery, in which Sir E.
Sugden is professionally engaged, apd in consequence of
some observations made by the latter in the course of the
cause, Mr. Loveday took groat offence, and called upon Sit•
Edward to retract. This was refused, and on Monday,
when the cause was again called on, the Solicitor-General
handed up a letter which Sir E. Sugden had that morning
received from Mr. Loveday, and in which the latter threat-
ened the Learned Gentleman with personal chastisement.
The Lord Chancellor requested Sir Edward Sugden to
take no notice of the letter, but to leave the matter to
him, and his Lordship sent a message to Mr. Loveday to