The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-13 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

On the parish authorities of St. George sending the
fireman to receive the Magistrates' award for attending
with the engines on an alarm of fire, Mr. Hardwieke in-
formed Lacy, who attended for St. George's parish, that
his colleague, Mr. Maltby, and himself, had taken the
subject into their consideration, and had come to the
conclusion that the usual mode of making awards in that
Court was not sanctioned by the Act of Parliament.
They had taken the opinion of Sir William Follett, who
entirely coincided with them. Instead of making the
award, as formerly was the case, the Magistrates, for
the future, would expect the churchwardens and over-
seers to institute the necessary investigations, and ap
portion the rewards accordingly. This alteration had
been made in St. James's parish, and, for the purpose
of securing uniformity in the proceedings of the Court,
a communication ought to be made to the vestry-clerk
and the parish authorities of St. George's, acquainting
them with the decision of the Magistrates.
Turner, from St. George's, said that it was not
likely that the present churchwardens of that parish,
Lord Dallaway and the Honourable Mr. Clive, would
trouble themselves about fires. They would refer the
matter to the overseers, who would refer it to Lacy, who
would bring the case before the Magistrates in precisely
its present shape.
Mr. HARDWICK said he must have the autho-
rities of St. George's, through their vestry-clerk,
made acquainted with the decision of the Magis-
trates. The Magistrates would in future have nothing
whatever to do with the granting of the rewards—that
must be the act of the parish themselves, and all the
Magistrates a ould do was to affirm what they had done.
The case was then postponed.
MR. GUNDRY AGAIN.—Mr. Gundry, the gentleman
who has recently made himself so notorious by his eccen-
tricities, was again brought under the notice of the
Bench by a respectable-looking female, who applied for
a warrant against him.
The applicant said she was servant to a gentleman in
the Albany, where Mr. Gundry also had chambers.
Mr. Gundry had taken offence at something, and had
lately pursued a system of annoyance towards her,
abusing her grossly and threatening to do her some se-
rious mischief.

Mr. llAnDwicx asked if she had been struck by Mr.
Gundry ? The applicant said she had. Mr. Gundry
had also threatened to stab her, and had stabbed the
door through which she had made her escape in a num-
ber of places.

Mr. fiARDWICK directed thatja summons should imme•
iately issue.

HATTON GARDEN.

A PROMISING FAMlLL—Hannah Jerry and Sarah
Judd, her daughter, a fine young woman, eighteen years
of age, was charged with stealing in the dwelling-house
of Mr. Francis Hancock, butcher, of Thornhill-street,
Islington, 12/. in gold and silver, a quantity of jewellery
and plate, and much other valuable property. The
elder prisoner is the mother of several children, all of
whom turned out badly, the danghters having at an
early age become prostitutes, and the sons thieves. It
appeared that about eight months ago the fascinations of
the younger prisoner induced a respectable young man
to offer her marriage. No sooner was the knot tied,
however, than the bride, having obtained from her hus-
band sixteen sovereigns, formed an excuse to go out.
After waiting with all a bride's impatience till twelve
o'clock at night, he went in search of her, and learned
that his faithful rib had started, in company with an old
flame, to Gravesend to spend the honeymoon, his only
share in the transaction being to pay the piper. A few
weeks back she took apartments in the prosecutor's
house. On Friday last the elder prisoner came home
with her, and not long after she was observed coming
out of the prosecutor's bedroom, immediately after which
the elder prisoner took her departure. Mrs. Hancock
proceeded forthwith to examine her drawers, and find-
ing nearly 100/. worth of property missing, called in two
policemen, by whom the whole of the stolen property
was found on the prisoners.
They were committed for trial.