The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-19 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES

OF A HONEYMOON.

Less than two years ago, a gentleman who dwelt
at no great distance from Glasgow became acquainted
with a young lady of pleasing manners and no small
share of personal attractions, and in due course be-
came her happy husband. One half of the honey-
moon had passed when they were invited to a party
at the house of a relative of the lady. At a compa-
ratively early period of the evening, the young hus-
band, sighing for his home, hinted to the young wife
that she had better prepare herself to depart. The
young wife wished to remain a little longer.
The gentleman not brooking contradiction, in-
sisted ; the lady, as little loving command,
became obstinate ; and the result was, the
lustre of the honeymoon was dimmed, and the
husband left for home in a huff, suffering the equally
indignant wife to follow at her leisure. But the
morning dawned, and no young and blooming wife
gladdened the dwelling of the now anxious husband.
Hurrying to the house where he had so lately left
her, he was astonished and pained to find that she
was gone, and that no one knew what had become
of her. Days and weeks passed away; but every
inquiry that affectionate solicitude could devise
brought no tidings of the missing wife. Some
months after this, when hope was not quite dead, the
wifeless husband, in perusing the newspaper, had his
eye attracted by an advertisement, dated Perth. The
advertiser desired a situation as governess, and the
qualifications alleged, and the initials attached, being
those of his wife, left no doubt on the mind of the
husband that he had at last discovered his long-lost
treasure. Overjoyed, without losing any time he pro-
ceeded to Perth, accompanied by one or two friends.
Intimation was at once sent to the lady that a gentle-
man who wanted a governess for his family desired an
interview at a particular place. Every moment he
expected her who lay nearest to his heart to enter, and
proper arrangements were made to carry her off by
love or force to her wedded home. At length a lady
did make her appearance, but, melancholy to relate,
the lady was a stranger. Some sort of excuses were,
of course, blundered out, and the disappointed party
trundled back to St. Mirrin. Time rolled on, weary
month after month was borne silently to the ocean
of the past, and still no intelligence of the wife
who had so mysteriously stolen herself away. About
a fortnight since, the desolate husband was delighted
to be informed, on authority which he had no reason
to doubt, that his wife was now, and had been, living,
during the period of her voluntary widowhood, in
Campsie. That very night he and a friend found
themselves sitting in a public-house in the village.
Intelligence was sent to the fair runaway that she
was desired to be spoken with by a female friend.
She hastened to the house, where, unknown to her,
her husband anxiously expected her presence. On
entering the room, the first person she saw was—we
need not say whom. With a cry of affection which
makes one wonder she kept herself concealed so long,
she rushed into the arms of her husband. Mutual
inquiries and explanations took place, and confidence
and happiness were restored to both. The happy
husband pleaded with his wife that she should at once
proceed home with him, and more loving and pliant
than on a former occasion, she hastily dressed herself,
and accompanied him. The second honeymoon is
not yet expired, and from everything we can learn,
promises to last much longer and beam more brightly
than is usually enjoyed by the votaries of Hymen.—
Glasgow Examiner.

FAITHFUL TO THE LAST.—A man, named Edward
Calvert, a boiler-mender, was brought up at the Borough
Court on Thursday, charged with bigamy. It was
proved that he was married at Shipley Church, near
Bradford, on the 2d of June, 1834, to Mary Taylor, who
is still living, and to Jane Granger on the 18th of May,
1845. The prisoner, who, by reason of his trade, was
rather deaf, exhibited some eccentricity in his demean.
our. When asked if he had anything to say, after the
proof of his first marriage, and of his wife being still
living, he said, " Well, I can't contradict it no way; it's
t' best way to own the truth," which elicited some

laughter from the gallery; and when a similar question
was put after the proof of the second marriage, he re-
plied in the same careless tone, " Well, that's correct
too, I believe; it's t' best way to tell the truth." But when
Duckworth the officer apprehended him, stated that the
prisoner when first informed of the charge against him,
denied it, he said, " Well, of course you know any of us
would deny such a thing, if in case he thought he could
do any good; I see, however, it's of no use ; I'm stuck
between two walls; but with energy, and looking to the
left side of the court, where stood the person, a portly
tidily dressed woman, to whom his vows of fidelity had
been sworn in the second instance), I'll stick to this here
of Manchester, no matter where Igo to!" This decla-
ration excited still further merriment in the court, in the
midst of which the prisoner was committed for trial at
the assizes, and removed from the dock. Previous to the
rising of the court, the woman (no longer a wife as she
supposed) to whom the husband had unequivocally
professed his attachment, appeared no less anxious to
reciprocate the same, for, with some anxiety depicted on
her countenance, she made an application to the Bench
that the prisoner should be set at liberty till the assizes,
on bail, which she was informed would be allowed on her
finding two sureties in 251. each ; these she said she
believed she could obtain, and left the court for that
purpose.—Manchester Examiner.
THE LATE ARCHDEACON DEALT/LT.—The will of
the Venerable William Dealtry, D.D., was proved in
the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on the 17th of
November inst., by his son-in-law, H. S. Thornton,
Esq., and the Rev. H. Venn, 8.D., the secretary to the
Church Missionary Society, the joint executors. The
personal property was valued for probate duty at ii,oool.
To his wife he has left a life interest in the landed es-
tates, and at her decease then to their son, William
Dealtry, Esq , in fee. His books, pictures plate, and
furniture, and all money not invested, together with ar-
rears of glebe rent, tithe, rent charge, or other dues
coming to the estate from his several benefices, he leaves
to his wife absolutely, and the residue of his property
between his two surviving daughters. The will is dated
April 21, 1845. This respected dignitary died at
Brighton on the 15th of October, in his 72d year. He
was appointed to the rectory of Clapham in 1813, value
1,275/.; Canon of Winchester in 1830; and Archdeacon

of Surrey in 1845.
The Animals' Friend Society, of 457, Strand, last
Tuesday charged John Downs, servant to Mr. Webb,
before Mr. Norton, at the Lambeth Court, with having
cruelly beaten a horse, which he called a " gibby," and
which, as is generally the ewe with such horses, had
apparently been rendered unable or afraid to draw from
ill treatment. The case was pruved by one of the
society's officers, and by Mr. Tyler; and Mr. Norton
judiciously fined him 20, and costs. The society also
caused Thomas Willet; a cab driver, to be fined in costs.
by Mr. Cottingham, at the Southwark Court, a few days
previous for having cruelly kicked a horso.
SPRAT FISHING AT BIRNBECK.—We understand
that the fish are very abundant this season, and in fine
condition.

C CIURCII MISSIONARY SOClETY.—Wednesday evening
a public meeting of the members and friends of this so-
ciety was held at the nation school-house, Bethnal-
green. and was very numerously attended. The Rev.
Joseph Brown, M.A., Rector of St. Matthias, presided,
and was supported by the Rev. James Harris, M.A.,
Incumbent of All Saints' Church, Mile-end New Town,
the Rev. P. Osborne, and several clergymen and gen-
tlemen. The statements of the respective speakers had
more immediate reference to India, in which immense
territory the society's missionaries have been eminently
successful in inducing adherents of idolatrous sects to
embrace the Christian faith. At Travancore, it ap-
peared the society had four principal stations, namely,
at Cottayam, Pallam, Mavelicare, and Allepie, situate
within about thirty miles of each other, and Trichoor,
in the territory of Cochin, eighty miles to the north of
these. There were also connected with the principal
stations several out-ports. The inhabitants were llin-
does, Mahommedans, Romanists, or Syrians, to all of
whom the message of salvation had, with the most gra
tifying results, been addressed. The society's opera-
tions
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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 18.
WATSON V. PITT.-DELIVERY OF NOTICES.

This was an appeal from the decision of Mr.
Smith, who Fad retained the name of Francis Pitt
upon the list of voters.
The facts of the case were stated as follow :—A
person on behalf of the objector to Mr. Pitt's vote
went to his house between nine and ten o'clock at
night, on the 25th of August, for the purpose of
serving him with a notice of objection. He knocked
at the door several times, but as no one answered, he
placed the notice inside the house. The revising bar-
rister decided that it was not a sufficient delivery of
notice under the 17th section of the Act. Mr. Pitt
was called upon to substantiate his vote.

Mr. Groves appeared for the appellant, and Mr.
Sergeant Byles for the respondent.
After some discussion on both sides,
The CfliEr JUSTICE said the revising barristers,
when they referred cases to the decision of the Court,
ought to state the particulars fully and explicitly, in
order that all delay and expense in requiring addi-
tional particulars might be avoided. In drawing up
the statement of a case, they ought to see that all the
facts were consistent. The Act stated that a notice
should be delivered at the " place of abode" of the
person objected to, and in the present instance it was
stated by the barrister that it was delivered at his
house. That was not sufficient, because it might be
his house and yet not his place of abode. He also
omitted to state whether or not the party serving the
notice called more than once. If only once the
Court would hardly deem that sufficient, under
the circumstances of the case, to justify them in
deciding that the delivery was a sufficient one. It
appeared to him, therefore, that the case ought to be
remitted, in order that the particulars might be more
fully stated. He expressed his regret that the parties
would be subjected to delay and expense, and he
trusted that revising barristers would take more care
to state every fact which was necessary to enable the
Court to judge of the correctness of their decisions.
The statement of particulars was then ordered to
be remitted.

PRIOR AND OTRERS, APPELLANTS, V. WAREING,

RESPOND 3NT.

This was an appeal from the decision of the re-
vising barrister for the borough of Lyme Regis.
It appeared that the appellants, who are four in
number, entered into an agreement with a Mr. Att-
wood, to become the joint occupying tenants from
year to year of Springfield House, Lyme, and it was
alleged with the exclusive object only of qualifying
them to vote. It appeared also that they made
occasional visits to Lyme for the purpose
of bringing them under the category of occupants.
The question, therefore, was whether the appellants
had a proper qualification under the Act ? The
revising barrister decided that they had not, and
expunged their names from the list of voters.
Mr. Sergeant Byles appeared for the appellants,
Mr. Sergeant Kinglake for the respondents.
The COURT, after hearing the case at some length,
were of opinion that they could not entertain this
appeal because the circumstances were different with
repect to each occupant, and the barrister, by amalga-
mating them together, had done something which the
Act did not empower him to do. They considered
that it was not a consolidated appeal, properly speak-
ing, within the meaning of the Act.
The appeal was then dismissed.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Nov. 18.
(Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE.)
IN RE S. B. MOODY.
This bankrupt was an engineer, described as of
Fenchurch-street and Demerara, and to-day was
specially fixed for the certificate meeting.
He was opposed by Messrs. Pontifex and Maguire
(of St. Andrew's-court, Holborn), upon behalf of
Messrs. Pontifex, of Shoe-lane, and supported by Mr.
Hacon, who stated that there were three points urged
against his client, and the one of excessive expendi-
ture was admitted. The second point—viz., of ob-
taining goods from the opposing creditor, was denied ;
but it being necessary that certain correspondence
between the Pontifexes and the bankrupt, who acted
as the agent for them in the West Indies, for the
purpose of working a patent sugar-refining machine,
should be read by his Honour, the case was again ad-
journed till this day.
His HoNouß said that he had seen the short-hand
writer's notes of what had taken place upon the last
meeting, and the correspondence agreed upon by all
parties, upon which he thought it better for any dis-
cussion to take place in open court.
Mr. Pontifex said that there had been three ship-
ments of goods from his clients to the bankrupt, and
the fraud was complained of as having taken place on
the second shipment, which was apparent to Mr.
Edward Pontifex in the first instance. Upon the 2d
of January, 1847, on Moody's own showing, he ad-
mitted that he promised to pay for certain goods, on
the bills of lading being given up ; and having been
given up, he called at Messrs. Pontifex's offices,
saying that he would not "pay, and then he required
upon the last shipment of goods that the bills of lading
should be given to one Porter. They lost 1,2001.
upon the transaction. The bankrupt had charged
Messrs. Pontifex with doing the work improperly.
Since the bankruptcy they had sent out a man to
the West Indies, at an expense of about 200/., to look
at the whole of the machinery, and he said that it was
admirable, and worked beautifully; and that the
whole of the difficulty arose in consequence of its
being improperly fitted up by the bankrupt and his
men. There were letters to prove these facts,
which could be corroborated by the owner of the
estates. These works were the subject of a patent,
and it was now complained that Moody had actually
got it manufactured elsewhere. He (Mr. Pontifex)
could prove these allegations, and he thought it to be
his duty to show that the bankrupt's letters were
false, and that what Messrs. Pontifex had done
was perfectly correct.
Mr. Commissioner PONBLANQUE said, that what-
ever was in the form of letters from other persons, he
could take no notice of. The correspondence would
only tend as to whether or not there had been a vex-
atious defence to a certain action, and by the way his
Honour wished to remark that it would be wrong to
hold out to the world that an insolvent trader should
have his hands bound from bringinglin. action.
Mr. Hacon then said that, with lespect to the
charge of fraud against his client, it had not been
proved that Messrs. Pontifex had received an injury
by the transaction, and therefore could not be a fraud.
If he had intended to act fraudulently he could have
disposed of the goods and appropriated the money to
his own use, but he had received nothing. Ile (Mr.
Hacon) concluded a lengthend address to the Court,
by saying that his client had acted honestly, but was
mistaken with the views of Messrs. Pontifex, and there
was no suggestio falsi or suppressio veri upon his (the
bankrupt's) part.
Mr. Commissioner PONBLANQUE remarked that
where there were very large transactions and dealing
with an invention at a long distance off; he could not
but imagine that failures would arise.
Mr. Pontifex ebserved that the bankrupt obtained
a guarantee from them before he had delivered cer-
tain goods.
Mr. Commissioner PONBLANQUE inquired of Mr.
Pontifex what he could have done with the goods ?
Mr. Pontifex answered that he could have sold them
all. The bankrupt obtained his goods upon a pro-
mise which he did not fulfil, he agreeing to pay for
them, which, however, be did not ; and after this,
requiring another shipment of goods to be sent to
Porter.

Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE asked what had
become of the proceeds of the first shipment of
goods ?—Mr. Pontifex (solicitor) replied that it had
all gone to the bankrupt's estate, instead of to his
client, whose property it was.
Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQTJE, in the course of
an elaborate judgment, said —I see in this case that
the transactions have been conducted with a great
deal of irregularity, some misconduct (upon the part
of the bankrupt), a great deal of misunderstanding,
and a great want of temper. Moody, on his part,
appears to have taken exaggerated views, both
of the expectation •of what he might de-
rive from this invention with Mr. Ponti-
fex, and the loss which he supposed himself

to sustain by the delay, &c., in the'transmission of the
machinery to Demerara. The delay of a very small
portion of machinery might cause a suspension of the
work and great expenses be incurred, and there ought
to be allowances on both sides. I see a letter of the
19th of September written in a spirit which, if con-
tinued, would have prevented an appearance at this
Court, but unfortunately it did not ; and in taking
these things into consideration, I would rather look
at the circumstances and the impression on the minds
of the parties at the time of the correspondence, which,
in this case, is very complicated. Taking a rest at
the• end of 1846, I do not find any impression on the
mind of Mr. Pontifex that he was being treated frau-
dulently by the bankrupt ; on the contrary, I find that,
for a long period afterwards, he was treated, not as a
fraudulent man, but as one who had an interest with
him (Pontifex) in a thing beneficial to both. After
this, that Mr. Pontifex had a good deal of reason to
complain I do not question. There are circumstances
about the bankrupt which I must mention. Sometimes
he makes captious objections, and wanted to show a
sort of legal knowledge, and making formal objections,
which I say is not excusable. That may have induced
Messrs. Pontifex to look with suspicion. Taking the
matter from Jan., 1847, I must see if there was actual
fraud--irregularity there was, and after certain ship-
ments Moody was insolvent, and no man in such a
condition has a right to enter into any contracts.
Taking the bills of lading was clearly irregular. It
does not appear to me that the bankrupt contemplated
any gross fraud respecting these goods, of the sale of
which Messrs. Pontifex appear to have been very
sanguine, from the mode of the correspondence. It
is stated in this case that by reason of the bills of
lading being made in the name of the bankrupt, the

creditors have taken that which Air. Pontifex
It is hard. I will not abs:)lve the bankrupt from
irregularity and misconduct, but I cannot bring my
mind to the conclusion to say that he has been guilty
of fraud The next question is whether this defence
to the action was or was not justifiable. My belief
is that a good defence could scarcely be made. I
do not think that it was justifiable The last point
is the expenses, and that must be divided into two
parts. It was necessary, in order that this business
should be carried on beneficially in the West Indies,
that there should be a good force of men and agents,
and such like, to work this machinery, which is stated
to be very valuable, and I hope it will turn out so,
for it is very important to the community that West
India produce should he brought into the market at a
lower price than it is. The. expense of the
agent was excessive. The individual expenses of the
bankrupt amounted to no less than 1001. per month,
and the Court cannot sanction such extravagance.
The cerficate must be suspended for six months, and
I hope he has had a warning against excessive per-
sonal expenditure, and a warning against being over
litigious.
Mr. Pontifex then applied for costs.
Mr. Hacon said that he was only one of three
assignees.

Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE—Yes ; but there
is no question, although he overloaded his case so as
to make it recoil, he had very, very great reason to
fire. Yes, take your costs, Mr. Pontifex.
Certificate suspended accordingly for six months.

CITY SMALL DEBTS' COURT, Nov. 18.

ELECTION AFFAIRS.-ROLFE V. C. PEARSON, ESQ., THE

M.P. FOR LAMBETH.

Marston, that he did not wish to have anything more
to do in the matter.

Mr. Charles Pearson, the Hon. Member for Lam-
beth, was summoned before Mr. Bullock, the Judge
of the City Small Debts' Court, by —Rolfe, for the
payment of three guineas, for three days' perform-
ance of the duties of canvasser at the late election for
the borough of Lambeth.
The claim was resisted, upon the ground that the
plaintiff had not been engaged to perform the duties
of canvasser, but merely the duties of messenger, for
the performance of which latter duties the usual
amount of remuneration given to persons so employed
had been offered to him.

A gentleman present here remarked that he was
personally aware that Mr. Doulton had, owing to
the want of some proper system, been kept hanging
about the Old Bailey as a witness in the case of Mar-
son, and had heard him express his thorough disgust
of the annoyance.
Mr. NORTON observed that it was much to be re-
gretted that prosecutors and witnesses were put ta•
such extreme inconvenience, hut still personal conve •
nience could not, in a case of this magnitude, be per-
mitted to defeat the ends of justice, and he should,
therefore, be under the necessity of compelling the
attendance of Mr. Doulton.
A solicitor, who attended on behalf of the prisoner,
submitted that if even Mr. Doulton had been in
attendance, there was nothing in his case that would
criminally reach the prisoner. All Day had done
was merely partially to guarantee the payment of
some goods supplied by Mr. Doulton to Marson,
which guarantee was not as yet discharged. Again,
as regarded the cheques produced, he apprehended no
case of fraud as respected them could be made or
established against his client, who had merely over-
drawn his account at his banker's, a circumstance not
unusual in the present time.
Mr. NORTON—What ! not an offence to draw 30,
40, or 50 cheques on a banker after his deposit is
exhausted ?

Solicitor—l can swear that the prisoner had an
account at his banker's, and that he has a balance
there still.

Sergeant Goff here remarked, that the balance to
the prisoner's credit was 55., and since that balance
had been struck, bills and cheques to a considerable
amount had been presented at his banker's.
The solicitor said the prisoner had had a legacy left
him, but had been made the dupe of Marson and other
designing persons, by whom he had been deprived of
almost every shilling of it.
Mr. NORTON thought, that after hearing a letter,
found upon the prisoner, and in his own handwriting,
read, he would change his opinion.
The Learned MAGISTRATE then read the following
letter, which bore no direction :

" Nov. 3.
" Sir,—l waited at the Flower-pot on Saturday
last from 12 to 3 o'clock, but did not see either you
or Mr. N., and not having the means of satisfying the
coffeehouse-keeper I had no alternative but seeking
another abode, which I did by coming home at all
risks. I am still there and safe at present. I hope
our friend M. has some prospects before him, and that
he will soon be out of his present little difficulties. I
wish much to see him on various subjects ; pray tell
him so. Are we likely to do -anything together ?
This loss of time is loss of money also, and murdering
all our fortunes. I must look out for something else,
if not gone into soon, both for the means of living and
and also a better place of concealment, for Marson is
still in Horsemonger-lane, and will be until next
session, and perhaps longer, until they can take some
more of his gang. I understand they want nine or
ten in all. He has been going the whole hog, and
now wants cash enough (you see) to procure a
solicitor. Bad management, I think. Perhaps you
will see --, and come over to me afterwards, either
with or without him, and let me know a little huw
matters stand. Suspense at such a time is horrible.
" Waiting some information, I am, dear sir,
yours, &c., " RICHARD DAY."
Sergeant Goff was again put into the witness-box,
and having stated, in reply to a question, that on a
future day he would be prepared with three or four
other cases against the prisoner, he was remanded.
THAMES.
William Rowland, a broker's man, was brought
before Mr. Ballantine, on remand, charged with
stealing a quantity of household furniture, bedding,
and linen, the property of Mr. James Dent, a
licensed victualler.
It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor,
who is now residing in York-terrace, York-road,
Lambeth, had entered into an agreement with a
person named Nicholls, on the 14th of last July, to
rent the Prince of Wales public-house, in New
Gravel- lane, Shadwell. A few days afterwards he
sent in a great quantity of household furniture for
the use of himself and family, and on the 18th of
August he went over the house with an inventory,
and his goods were then all safe. The prisoner was
originally put in possession of the house by Mr. Dew,
an auctionneer, of King William-street, and Mr.
Nicholls continued him in possession after Mr. Dent
had deposited his goods in the house, which is a new
one, and has not yet been licensed by the magistrates.
Nicholls subsequently failed to complete his agree-
ment with Mr. Dent, who was never able to get the
key from him. On the 10th instant the prosecutor,
becoming alarmed for the safety of his property,
forced his way in at one of the windows, and, to his
great surprise, discovered that a great quantity of the
furniture was missing, including six chairs, a table,
fire irons, seven blankets, a bed, a hearth rug, and
three counterpanes. On Friday last he met with
the prisoner at the William the Fourth public-house,
in King William-street, and asked him what he had

Mr. Rolfe attended with Mr. Taylor, as his wit-
ness, who stated that the plaintiff had actually can-
vassed for Mr. Pearson, and was therefore entitled to
be paid for that service, and that hA (witness) had
made several ineffectual applications for payment of
the demand.

It appeared in evidence that Mr. Rolfe owed
money to Mr. Taylor, and that such deht operated
in making Mr. Taylor urgent for the payment of the

money.

Mi. Rolfe produced several letters from Members
of Parliament, addressed to him in the affable terms
of " Dear Sir," and subscribed, " Yours faithfully
and truly," for whom he had canvassed, and who
had promised to provide him with employment of a
public nature.
The defendant made an able address, and produced
two letters from Mr. Rolfe, in one of which that gen-
tleman supplicated not only employment, but his
(the Hon. Member's) interest at the Treasury, and in
the other there appeared to be an insinuation that the
interest of Mr. Pearson would be injured if the de-
mand was not complied with. He denounced the
application of the plaintiff, and stated what was well
known to all who were interested in the election that
he had from the commencement repudiated the ser-
vices of paid canvassers as services which he did not
require, and he certainly did not, in offering himself
to the constituency of Lambeth, want Mr. Rolfe to
puff him off, having considered that the recommenda-
tion of twenty-seven years' public service was of itself
sufficient without the additional éclat arising from that
gentleman's patronage. The plaintiff, who had been
engaged by Mr. Barham, who officiated for him .(Mr.
Pearson) had been offered the amount in which mes-
sengers were considered;entitled for the period during
which he had acted in that capacity.
The Judge decided that the plaintiff was not en-
titled, inasmuch as the claim was for canvassing, and
it appeared from the evidence that he had been merely
employed as a messenger, for his services, in which
character payment had been tendered to him.
Nonsuited.

By the direction of Mr. Pearson the:sum of 11. was
then handed over to the plaintiff, as remuneration for
his services as a messenger.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARYLEBOIVE.
Yesterday Thomas Davis, a young man described
as a labourer, was placalk, at the bar, before Mr.
Long, charged with have committed an extensive
robbery of plate, &c., from the residence of Mrs.
Lowes, No. 9, Southwick-place, Paddington.
It appeared from the evidence that on the same
day, between twelve and one o'clock, as Maria Asquith,
the cook, was going down the kitchen stairs, the
prisoner suddenly rushed by her, and made his way
up the area steps. She cried " Stop thief!" as
loudly as she was able, and Ile (the prisoner) was
speedily captured by Thomas Dodsworth, a butcher,
who collared him in Oxford-mews, and held him se-
curely until the arrival of Groundhall, 170 D, by
whom he was conveyed to the station. In his pro-
gress along, prior to his being laid hold of, the pri-
soner threw a handkerchief containing the valuable
property, into the area of 17, Southwick-crescent,
where the whole of it was fortunately found. Some
of the articles were plated, but upwards of fifty
pieces, consisting principally of spoons and forks,
were silver. The prisoner was with the constable
when the goods were picked up from the area last
alluded to, and he then denied that they had ever been
in his possession.
The butler identified the property produced as be-
longing to his mistress.
It was further shown that the cook had missed a
silk bag, containing four half-crowns and twopence
in copper. The sum of money in question was found
in the prisoner's pocket, but the bag hal not been
met with.
The prisoner was committed for trial.
WORSHIP-STREET.
Edward Sadler, a thick-set powerful fellow, was
charged with the following violent and unprovoked
assault upon a young woman named Sarah Rice, the
right side of whose face was very much swollen and
discoloured from recent cuts and contusions.
The complainant stated, that while conversing with
a friend at a public-house in Paul-street, Finsbury,
on the preceding evening, the prisoner, who was an
entire stranger to her until that moment, suddenly
came out of the tap-room, in which he had evidently
been drinking, and, without a word or a look from
herself to induce it, rushed at and struck her re-
peated violent blows in rapid succession in the face,
one of which so severely lacerated her eye that her
dress was soaked, and she was almost blinded by the
blood which poured from it. Several persons present,
amongst whom was the landlord, immediately inter-
fered for her protection and seized the prisoner, who
wanted to renew his ill treatment of her, but they
held him until the arrival of a constable, into whose
custody he was given, while the witness was con-
veyed in a state approaching insensibility to the house
of a neighbouring surgeon, by whom her injuries
were dressed.
Mr. Houghton, the landlord of the house, and Mr.
Fox, a watchmaker, confirmed the complainant's tes-
timony in every particular, and described the attack
as one of the most brutal and unprovoked they had
ever witnessed.
When called upon for his defence,' the prisoner said
that he had been drinking so freely that he scarcely
knew what he was about at the time, but he perfectly
recollected that the woman had insulted and annoyed
bins by some exasperating observations, and that he
had retaliated in consequence.
This was positively contradicted both by the com-
plainant and her witnesses, who both expressed them-
selves as being totally at a loss to account for the
outrage upon the young woman, who was standing
perfectly quiet, and did not appear even to know that
the prisoner was there.
Mr. HAMMILL said, that it was evident the pri-
soner's conduct was wholly unjustified by anything We are sorry to-baVe to place upon record another
that had taken place, and as it appeared to have been of those melancholy events—the loss of life upon Dud-
induced by the supposition that, because the corn- don Sands, which are of such frequent occurrence upon
plainant belonged to a class that was both unhappy that dangerous estuary. It appears that Mr. W. Postle-
and friendless, he might indulge his savage disposi-- thwaite, manager of the Winos End Slate Quarry, in
tion to the fullest extent against her with impunity, Kirby, left, home with a view of going to Millom on busi.
he should teach him that as long as such women ness, and as the crossing of the sands was an almost daily
conducted themselves with quietness and propriety, occurrence with
upon the
Befrom h
him, he preferred that course to going
Ili
) r they were as much entitled to the protection of the roun dt, though o
laten, hh
et
ah v y flroalvn
s of
wasfre.h uuwsatae
law as any one else.
e should therefore order him un
same morning a carrier from Millom attemptedgre to cross
On the
to pay the highest amount of penalty he could impose but he soon discovered that the sands were flooded to,
upon him, namely, 51., and in default of so doing he such a depth as to completely cut off all hopes of his
must stand committed to the House of Correction for getting to the opposite side, and he therefore turned back
two months. before it was too late. Mr. Postlethwaite, however, was
The prisoner was unable to pay the fine, and was less fortunate. It appears that 11Ir. P. was seen upon the
carried away in the van. sands by two fishermen named Bell, but they were at too
LAMBETH. great a distance to render any assistance, but had it been
Richard Day, who has been in custody for some otherwise it is more than probable that their exertions
days on a charge of being concerned with John Mar- would have bs:en unavailing owing to the depth and im-
son and others in carrying on an extensive system of
petuosity with which the fresh water was rushing down
swindling, was again placed at the bar, before Mr.
to the sea. From the sudden disappearance of Mr. P.
Norton,
depth
his horse there seems to be no doubt but both were
d down of thosedangerous breaks, a
Mr. for further examination.
Robert Cockburn, a stonemason of Marlbo- deptli of recipitate
not less thanoney twent feetdan, caused
by the flooded
rough-street, Chelsea, deposed to having cashed two state of the river. The horse presently rose, feet upper-
cheques, drawn and signed by the prisoner, for John most, and made its way to the side of the sands on which
Marson, who had been tried and convicted at the last it had entered and was at Beckside again, Mr. Postle-
Old Bailey sessions. After the cheques had been re- thwaite's residence, within an hour after it bad left, with
fused at the banker's, there being no effects there to the saddle under its belly. This circumstance gave rise
meet them, witness saw the prisoner, who said he to fearful apprehensions; and after the tide had receded
could not take them up then, but that as soon as he search was made but in vain, until Wednesday morning,i
could turn himself round he would-. The prisoner %hen the corpse of the unfortunate wasgentlen?annr Ho;
s
also said that he had been ruined by Marson, but at covered on the Cumberland side of thesandsin the full, ea
the same time admitted he had received 2/. of the Barrow. The unfortunate deceased was
money obtained on the cheques from him. vigour of life-32 years ofage---and cloonnanecrteesdidwenitthina
Sergeant Goff, who apprehended the prisoner, here respectability
family of the highest
Kirkby Ireleth, amongst whom he had lived since his
said that he had been to Mr. Doulton, the potter in childhood, held in the highest esteem by a large and nu-
Lambeth, to request his attendance, but he expressed murous circle of friends —Cumberland Pacquet.
a great disinclination to do so, observing that he had I Lieutenant Cootes and Major Hay embarked on
had such trouble and annoyance in attending for a Wednesday morning at Blackwall, on board, the mail
whole week at the Old Bailey to give evidence against steam-ship Osraffe, for Rotterdam.

done with his property ? The prisoner stoutly denied
at first that anything had been removed, but he
afterwards said if they were gone they could only
have been removed by Nicholls. Mr. Dent then
gave the prisoner into the custody of Dunham, a
police. constable, 57 F, who traced the whole of the
prcperty to various pawnbrokers in the eastern 'part
of the metropolis, who received it in pledge from a
woman named Catherine Rumsey, who was employed
by the prisoner on numerous occasions to pawn the
goods as he stole them from the Prince of Wales. He
represented to her that the property was his own, and
she pawned the various articles in the name of Ann
Lings. The prisoner, on being asked for the dupli-
cates relating to the property, said he had given them
all to Nicholls.

The prisoner, in his defence, endeavoured to make
it appear that the goods in the house had been sold
to Nicholls, on whom he threw all the odium of the
transaction ; and he asked Mr. Dew if he had not told
him that Mr. Dent sold the goods to Nicholls.
Mr. Dew, in reply, said he merely intimated that if
Mr. Dent declined to complete the agreement with
Nicholls the goods would become forfeited.
The prisoner said it was Nicholls who removed it;
he had control over it.

BALLANTINE—TeII a jury that, if you like. I
shall commit you to take your trial for the felony.
James Leonard, an Irish ballast-getter, a remark-
ably big and powerful man, was brought before Mr.
Ballantine, charged with assaulting Eliza Martin.
The prosecutrix, a middle-aged woman, whose
face bore marks of some punishment, said she was a
servant at the Turk's Head public-house in Wapping.
On Monday night the prisoner was in the tap-room,
and as she was entering it with a pint of porter, the
prisoner rose from his seat, and, without any provo-
cation, struck her a tremendous blow on the nose, and
then seized her and threw her on the floor. He fell
upon her and tore her gown off, and then dragged her
to the fire-place, and threw her under the grate,
where he left her in an insensible condition.
Daniel Richley was in the Turk's Head, and de-
scribed the assault in the same terms, adding, that
Mrs. Martin bled profusely from the nose, and that
she was a very quiet civil woman.
Mr. BALLANTINE said that the prisoner was a per-
fect ruffian, and fined him 31., and in default of pay-
ment to be imprisoned for one month.
A boy, named Jean Vandengen, employed on board
the Dutch steam-ship 13atavier, from Rotterdam, was
charged with having 31bs. of contraband tobacco and
cigars concealed in his chest on board.

The defendant was fined 20s for smuggling tobacco
last week, but this did not deter him from risking a
second adventure, and, upon the arrival of the ship,
his berth was overhauled, and several bundles of cigars
and tobacco were found in his chest, which he at once
admitted belonged to him.
Mr. BALLANTINE fined the prisoner 405., and
warned him that it he was caught a third time it was
very probable the Commissioners of Customs would
proceed against him by information, for a penalty of
1001.

THE LATE MYSTERIOUS DEATH

OF NELME IN HACKNEY.
Yesterday afternoon the inquiry was resumed for
the sixth time, before Mr. Baker, Church-street,
Hackney, on the body of Mr. Nelme, aged 73 years,
who died on the 27th ult , from the effects of arsenic.
Mr. Ballantine again attended on behalf of the
family.
Mrs. Mary Louisa Allnutt, a widow, stated that
she was the daughter of the deceased, and resided at
her father's late residence in Grove-place, Hackney.
Her son, William Allnutt, had a severe fall when he
was eighteen months old, and afterwards suffered
from inflammation on the brain. He had since had
bad health, and frequently complained of his head.
Witness had seen a great alteration in his conduct
during the last seven months. The witness then
repeated the evidence respecting the deceased being
shot at in his garden on the night of the 16th of
September last, which has already been reported.
She further stated, that about three weeks since her
son asked her what arsenic was like, and she told him
it was like flour. Witness vomited very much on
Tuesday evening, before the death of the deceased,
after she had sweetened some gruel with sugar con-
tained in the vase, and swallowed it.

By a Juror—The cupboard where the vase was
kept was generally left open. She recollected the
sovereigns being missed, and her son afterwards con-
fessed to have stolen them, for the purpose of buying
a watch.
By Mr. Ballantine— Her husband had been dead
about two years. He suffered very much from his
head, epilepsy came on, and lie ultimately died in 3
state of insanity.
Inspector "Walker, in answer to a question put to
him by Mr. Ballantine, said that when he appre-
hended William Allnut, he said, "Pray forgive We.
I was tempted to do it." 'Witness asked him who
tempted him, and he said no person tempted him, but
a voice appeared to him to say, "Do it, do it, you will
not be discovered."
The CORONER then summed up at great length, and
said he had never been called upon to perform a duty
so painful as In the present case, when a mother bad
been compelled to give evidence against her own son.
The jury retired, and, after a short deliberation, .
returned a verdict of " Wilful murder"
against
William Allnutt, and the Coroner issued his warrant
for his committal to Newgate. The witnesses wail
then bound over to prosecute.