The Sun.
London, England, 1840-04-09 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, APRIL 7.

(Before Mr. Sergeant Adams.)
EXTRAORDINARY CASE.—Mr. CHARLES PHILLIPS (with
whom was Mr. CLARKSON) said he was instructed to apply
to the Court for leave to exhibit articles of the peace
against a lady under circumstances of a somewhat extra-
ordinary kind.
The CHAIRMAN—Have the parties on whose behalf ycu
apply been before a Magistrate ?
Mr. PHILLIFS replied in the affirmative, and added that the
Magistrate, on hearing their statement, ordered the de-
fendant to find two sureties in 1001. each to appear at the
Sessions, to answer any charge that might be preferred
against her.
The CHAIRMAN said that in cases where that prelimi-
nary step had not been taken he had a great objection to
allowing articles of the peace to be exhibited.
Mr. C. PHILLIPS then tendered the articles, and they
were read by the deputy clerk of the peace.
Isaac Sutton Cooper, Esq., of Park Hall, Finchley
(the exhibitant), stated that on the 15th of February las
his brother Robert Jones Cooper, Esq., came to at
his residence, as above, and said that he had Sren
from his home, at Tulse-hill, by violence, to which his wile,
Jane Cooper; was a party. That be was unwilling artd.efraid
to return home, and he besought exbibitart tto &fiord him
shelter and protection in his house, and which he consented
to do. That on the 17th of February exhibitant accompanied
his said brother Robert Jones Cooper to his house at Tulse-
hill, for the purpose of enabling him to get possession of
some title deeds, as well as personal property of his, that
was there; but that they were unable to do so in eon: e-
quenca of the violent conduct of his wife, who, on ascer-
taining the object of their visit, said she would burn all
the deeds and take care that they should be of no avail to
him, upon which his said brother returned with ex-
hibitant to Finchley, and had continued to reside there
with him from that time to the present, and that lie hal
taken the necessary proceediegs to obtain a separa-
tion from his wife. That on Friday, the 27th of
March, he was at home, when Mrs. Jane Cooper, accom-
panied by another female and a Mr. Williams, her solici-
tor, called in a carriage, and on their alighting Mrs.
Cooper demanded to be shown into the room where
her husband was; and, on being told that he would
not. see her, she became very violent, and rushed
into the drawing-room, and taking up a footstool
dashed it at a valuable mirror, which was shivered
to pieces by the blow. The exhibitant endeavoured to
"Ilia her, when she took up a poker and aimed a blow
at ;Lim with it, but which did not take effect in con-
sequence of his gardener suddenly pulling him backwards
out of reach of the blow intended for him. The depo-
sition of the io•yants of the exhibitant was to the effect
that Mrs. Cooper afterwards broke the hall lamps and
several plate glass wirLlws, two looking-glasses, the
glass of the book-case in the ;brary, and that she repeated
this conduct, declaring that she would continue breaking
everything that came in her way ,D 1 she saw her hus-
band, who had at the time of her arm al locked himself
Th.e attorney
in a room to escape from her violence.
who was with her did not attempt to restrao her vio-
lent conduct, and on being remonstrated Oh on
this subj.ict, said, " You knew her violent enl-
per, and what you had to expect, and he dared an;
of them (the servants) to interfere with her." He
then said to the lady, " You promised me you would not
do any damage. If I had known you would have done
this, I would not have come with you." He afterwards
said to her, " Now you are in the house you may break
everything in it if you like." At length a policeman was
sent for, to whom the attorney said, " It is a mere family
affair, and I dare you to interfere in it. lam a solicitor.
I came with the lady to prevent her from doing' any
damage, but I afterwards found I could not restrain her."
The articles concluded with a statement on the part of the
exhibitant that the damage done to his furniture, &c., by
the lady's violent conduct, amounted to 2.50/. ; that he
considered his life and property to be in danger from her
violent conduct, to prevent a renewal of which he had
some policemen stationed near his house night and day
ever since, and that he did not exhibit the articles from
any feelings of malice or ill-will towards the defendant.
The CHAIRMAN hesitated, but ultimately allowed the
articles to be exhibited, and ordered that the defendant
should find two sureties in 1001. each to keep the peace
for twelve months.
Mr. C. Johns, on behalf of the lady, tendered two ger-
amen as sureties, who were irnmediat:ly accepted, and
,hus this extraordinary case terminated. '

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

(LLOYD'S.)

VESSELS SPOKEN Wrrn.-Queen (steamer), Lai:1010
Calcutta, lat. 31 S., long. 16 W., out fifty-fiVe'dilys
Woodman, London to, Sydney, Ndw South Wales;Feb. 7,
near the Equiitor ; -by 'the Thomas Harrison, arrived "in
the Downs. Tigris, Liverpool to Calcutta; Feb. 17, lat. 5,
long. 20 ; Admiral Tromp, Batavia to Amsterdam, and
Elizabeth, Liverpool to Savannah, 9th ult., lat. 35, long.
35; Roland, South Seas to Havre; City of Rochester,
New Orleans to Antwerp; Henry Wood, Waterford to
Nevi YOrk, 26th, lat. 50, long. 19 ; Manley, Liverpool to
Antigua, 30th, lat. 49, long. 10; by the Childe Harold,
arrived at Falmouth ; Duncan, Liverpool to St. John's,
New' Brunswick, 25th tilt, let. 48, long. 28, by the'Ntrick
Henry, arrived at Liverpool. Glory, Lynn to Aricatc,
7th ult.; Adeline, 9th, off St. Vincent, with loss of
jib-boom, &c., having been in contact with the
Thomas Wood, arrived at Cork. Sunbeam, Stockton to
Smyrna, 10th ult., lat. 41, lon. 11 ' • Forth, of London,
for Sydney, 26th, tat. 48, lon. 9 ; Hankinson, of New-
castle, for Africa, 29, lat. 39, lon. 8, by the Woodhouse;
Tate, arrived in the Humber ; Emperor, of Stockton, for
New York, 24th ult., lat. 47, lon. 23; Wm. Shand,
bound to Quebec, lat. 48, ion, 16, by the Arachne, arrived
off Cape Clear; Eliza Bell, Shields, to St. Helena, 17th
ult., lat. 40, lon. 23 ; Indus, Odessa to London, lat. 49,
lon. 9, by the General Rebow, arrived in the river;
Michigan, Liverpool to New Orleans, 13th ult., lat. 44,
lon. 46, by the Duke of Gordon, arrived in the Clyde;
Pandora, Liverpool to Barbadoes, 23d ult., lat. 48, lon.
15, by the Dart, arrived in the River; Bure (barque),
lat. 32, lon. 41 ; William Wallace, from Bristol, lat. 50,
lon. 9, by the Canton, arrived at Milford; Sheridan
( American), lat. 50, lon. 17, by the Britannia, arrived at
Leith ; Malvina, London to Valparaiso, 20th ult., lat. 44,
lon. 12, by the Splendid, arrived in the River.