The Sun.
London, England, 1841-10-09 00:00:00

IN BE FRED. WALSR.

Mr. WoonnurFi applied to have Mr. Davis, a solici-
tor, residing, in the. Albany, appointed assignee. The
Learned Gentleman stated the insolvent had been a bill-
broker and money-lender, and, as was usual in the case
of such insolvencies, many of the debts were bad ones.
Mr. Davis was a creditor to the estate himself in up-
wards of I,OOOL, and, being an attorney, was likely to be
successful with the "gentlemen" debtors for whom the
insolvent discounted bills.—Granted.

MIDDLESEX COURT OF RE-
- QUESTS.

" There's not in this wide world a valley so sweet,
As that vale in whose bosom the bright waters meet."
And so, no doubt, the 'nooks of Whiteiriars in days
of yore sung in jovial " roundeiaie," of the pretty little
valley %Mai, in the language of Fitzstephens, received
the " choice fountains of water, sweet; whgluotrie, and

clean, springing forth among the glistening pebble
stones," from " Holywell, Cierkenweli, and St. Ce-
ment's well ;" and it would not be altogether wicke.l to
opine that as their holinesses, after indulging in a joy-
ens gaze upon the then delightful uplands of Hemp-
stead and Highgate, sunk into delicious repose to the
murmurings of " the River of Wells," they dreamed of
other things than that
" Their souls, like its waters, might mingle in peace."
The most prophetic of that idle folk, however,
never dreamed of the mishap that would befit'
Master Frederick Gulley in the waters of the
said valley when " the River of Wells' should
be metamorphosed into—Fleet ditch, and the " ver-
dant slopes" and " sweet-retiring walks" should be
" transmogrified " into Saffron-bills, Beck-hills, Cow-
crosses, Field-lanes, and Farringdon-markets. With-
out attempting to unwind a most learnedly and in-
tricately spun discourse upon the strange and innumer-
able mutations of our metropolitan streams and valleys,
let the case of " Gulley v. Frampton" furnish an ex-
emplification of the vicissitudes to which they are sub-
jected. _ _

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Mrs. Gulley's son Frederick had " just had all his
clean things put on," and gone out to fly his kite in
the neighbourhood of Battle-bridge, when the son of
Mrs. Frampton joined him. The kite was 6' rose," as
Mrs. Gulley described it, and Mrs. F.'s son wanted to
send " a messeni. er " up to it ; Mrs. G.'s son relused
permission, and a bout of fistycuffs ensued, during
which the latter was by the former rolled into the
" River of the \Veils," and got a soaking in its " sweet
and wholesome waters" far his juvenile urbanity.
Herc, Gentlemen," said Mrs. Gulley, who had be-
come animated as she proceeded with her tale ; " here,
Genfernen," said she, "is Master Freddy's white
trousers," untying a bundle which she bad placed on
the green-baized table, and holding up to the view of
the Court with as much tenderness as if they had been
tinder, a pair of blue-black miniature unmentionables.
" White trousers, ma'am, did you say ?" inquired a
half-dozing Juror.
" Yes," answered Mrs Gulley, " white trousers,
clean on the very afternoon he went out with his kite."
" And where was it he fell in, did you say ?" asked
the Juror.

" Fleet Ditch," answered Master Frederick Gulley,
stepping from behind the protection of his mamma's
petticoat.
The Juror—What the Fleet Ditch as runs down
agitz Blickfriars-Bridge into the Thames?
" The identical ditch," replied Mrs. Gulley.
" It's a wonder he warn't smothered," ejaculated the
Juror—" a reeler wonder."
" And yet I've heard," observed a second Juror,
" that ships of war used to go up it, and that there was
a Ea'tle fought upon it somewhere near the Small-pox
Hospital."
A third Juror—l've the whole history of it at home,
from the hills at Hampstead down to Chatham-place.
" Indeed,".said the two other Jurors, in one voice.
" Third Juror—Yes ; I bought it for fourpence.
There's the full particulars-about what Hatton-garden
and all Clerkenwell was before ever Queen Etizabt.th
was thought of, and
But the colloquy was cut short by the Commis-
SIONER calling upon the three learnud pundits to attend
to the case.

It was admitted by Mrs. Frampton that her son
rolled Master Gulley into the ditch, but she pleaded
provocation Much was said on both sides, and ulti-
mately the parties retired to settle matters.
" If you two gentlemen will meet me to-night at the
-," said the fortunate .possessor of the tourpenny
pamphlet to his brother Jurors, " we'll have a pipe to-
gether, and go through it."
Agreed neat. con.
The Jurors are, doubtlessly, by this time, as well ac-
quainted with the ancient beauties of the " vallies com-
mencing at Battle-bridge, and extending to the banks of
the Thames," as Fitzstephens•or the Danes themselves.

POLICE IN TELLitiENCE.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Thomas Webb, the driver of the cabriolet No. 1,233,
was placed at the bar before Mr. Hardwicke, the pre-
siding Magistrate, on a charge of stealing two parcels
containing sets of valuable drawing-room and other
moreen curtains, which had been left in his cab on
Thursday week, by Madame George, of No. 3, Charles-
street, Berkeley-square, milliner and dress-maker.
The two parcels were forgotten in the hurry of alighting,
and the prisoner having been paid his fare, was noticed
to drive off at a very rapid rate. The number of the
cab was not recollected, and prosecutor, therefore, gave
information of the occurrence, with the description of
the prisoner and the cab horse, which was a white ont:,
at Vine-street police station.
A policeman arrested him on Thursday, when he re-
peatedly denied that he knew anything about it ; but on
his way to the station•house confessed to having driven
away with the parcels and taken them home to his wife,
who, by his directions, subsequently pawned them at
the shops of Messrs. Lindner and Brown, of Gray's Inn-
lane, and Messrs. Moore and Humberstone, of Leather-
lane, Holborn, for 345. _ _ _

The stolen property, valued at twelve guineas, having
been produced and identified by Madame George, the
prisoner was committed.

PARES CORRECTIONAL POLICE.

A LUCRETIA (NOT BORGIA).—The hero of a case
which was beard a few days since, by name Guillaume
Lebeau, had little to thank Dame Nature for in the
configuration of his features, for he was assuredly one
of the ugliest of her productions. Strange to say,
however, this Quasimodo bad ingratiated himself into
the good graces of a very pretty young girl, who, after
due court, he had prevailed on to be his "for better,
for worse," and they lived very happily together. The
extraordinary disparity in the appearance of this worthy
pair, induced a gay Don Juan, of the Faubourg to ima-
gine he might make an easy conquest of the lady. The
name of this Adonis, for so he considered himself, was
Anatole ; and, for the furtherance of his scheme on the
wife, he sought the acquaintance of her husband, and
became in a short time quite a friend of the family.
Finding himself thus situated he began to consider of
the means of carrying his plan into execution. While
thus pondering, fortune appeared to favour his views by
giving him an opportunity, euring the absence of the
husband, of " unbosoming" himself to the lady, and of
" unfolding his talc" of love into what he hoped to find
her willing ears. But in this case he had reckoned
without either his host or hostess. The lady immedi-
ately threw a damper on his ardour, and told him that
if he persisted in such language she would inform her
husband of his intended treachery.
Anatole was not, however, to be discouraged, and at
another interview resuming his addresses, she really car-
ried her threat into execution. The husband, as may
he supposed, was in a frenzy at this disclosure, and
Anatole entering most mat apropos before the first
burst of passion had gone off, was immediately assailed
by the enraged husband, and soundly reminded that it
was not handsomeness of features that could command
success with a virtuous wife, and the would-be Don
Juan retired from the scene of action with a face so
disfigured as to prevent all his schemes of seduction for
some time to come. It was for this assault and bat-
tery the husband now had his place among the prisoners
at the bar.

On being questioned by the President what be bad
to say to the charge, Lebeau answered—Yes, I did
commit the assault, and let him state to the Coust why
I did so.

Anatole—Because he imagined that I was paying
court to his wife.

Madame Lebeau—There was no imagining in it ; it
was truth, and it was I who told my husband of it.

Anatole—But a wife has no business to set on her
husband to beat one in this way.
Madame Lebeau—l told you several times to be
quiet with your nonsense, and it was not until you had
persisted the third time that I did tell him.
Lebeau—And I soon put an end to it ; and that is
the whole of the affair.

Anatole—You beat me to a mummy.
Lebeau—Not at all. I only gave you a gentle tap
on your nose to spoil your beauty and prevent your
being so vain of yourself, and trying to seduce other
men's wives.

Anatole—You pummelled me all over. I have the
certificates of the medical men who saw me.

Lebeau—Well, well, with ail-try heart. Let the
Court condemn me if I am in the wrong, but although
I lose my trial, I have saved my wife.
The Court, however, did not condemn hire, but, ap-
preciating the manly conduct of the husband, acquitted
him of the assault, and condemned Anatole to all costs.
The pretty and virtuous wife took her husband's arm
and tripped gaily out of Court, saying to the chagrined
Anatole, " You see what you get by attempting to re-
duce other men's wives, although their husbands may
not be an Adonis."

THE WEATHER.—The remarkable fall of the
_mercury on Tuesday has been followed by high winds
and continued heavy showers throughout the country.
The provincial papers give accounts of great floods in
several districts. The Exeter Gazette states that the rain
which had fallen in that city during the last month ex-
ceeded that of the corresponding month in any year
since 1818, and that the quantity of rain which fell last
September is double that of any other month of the pre-
sent year.
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY.—The last month had
been rich in presents L--particularly in two lions and a
lioness, from Sir Thomas Reade, her Majesty's Consul
at Tunis ; and amongst other presents announced were
ti green and an Alsace monkey, two golden eagles, an
Australian dog, There were also presented to the
Museum six Ains of rare monkeys from Fernando, by
G. Knapp, Esq., and 57 specimens of birds, and three
quadruped.; from Australia, from G. Knapp, Esq.
WOOLWICH, OCT. 6.—First Lieutenant Cour-
tis, one sergeant, four corporals, and fifty privates of the
Woolwich division • of Royal Marines, have received
orders to hold themselves in readiness for immediate
embarkation fur Plymouth, where they will bt appointed
to a ship under the charge of a Lieutenant from Anoth9r
division, as Lieutenant Courtis, after accompanying'
them to Plymouth, will return to head-quarters at
Woolwich. The men and their necessaries were examined
this morning
barracks, '-
on the parade ground of the Royal Marine