The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-26 00:00:00

THE QUEEN V. JOHN TRAVIS.

In this case Mr. Hays had obtained a rule for removing
the depositions by certiorari into this Court, and for ad-
mitting the defendant to bail in that Court. It will be
recollected that the defendant had been committed by a
Lancashire Magistrate on a charge of feloniously and
maliciously stabbing the horse belonging to Mr. Ent-
wistle, who, while out hunting, had trespassed on the
grounds of the defendant's father. From the affidavits
in support of the rule, it appeared that Mr. Entwistle had
rode at defendant, who had held out a pitchfork to de-
fend himself, and that Mr. Entwistle had ridden against it.
Mr. HoGGINS this day appeared to show cause against
the, rule, and read the affidavit 'of Mr. Entwistle, in
which that gentleman distinctly denied having ridden at
the defendant; hut said that while riding in a lane he
heard his huntsman's cry in defendant's father's field,
when lie rode into it, and found there the two Travises,
Butterworth, the huntsman, and the hounds ; that he
rode up to them, and Travis, the defendant, deli-
berately and maliciously thrust his fork into
the horse_ That the defendant was employed
in getting in potatoes, but the fork with which defendant
stabbed the horse was not a fork used in such work, but
a pitchfork, which was polished and sharpened. Mr.
Entwistle said that he gathered from what passed be-
tween Travis and the huntsman, that the Travises were
displeased at ,his passing through the field, when he ob-
served to defendant's brother, " If we are trespassing we
will get out, and that immediately." Afterwards the
defendant stabbed his horse. Mr. Errtwistle denied that lie
was riding at the defendant, but swore distinctly that he
had drawn up at the time for purpose of speaking to
the Travises. In this Mr. Entwistle's affidavit was
corroborated by the affidavit of his huntsman and game-
keeper. Mr. noggins was proceeding with his argu-
ment, when
Mr. Justice PATTESON said that it did not appear that
the depositions had yet been returned.
Mr. HAYES—They ought to have been returned. I
obtained a certiorari to return them.

Mr. Justice PATTESON-If they are not in Court we
cannot go on.
Mr.HaYEs—l put copies of them into your Lordship's
hands on moving the rule. It is not our fault that they
are not here. It is the fault of the other side.

Mr. HOGGINS-Oh, no ; it is the fault of the Magis-
trate.

Mr. HAYES—We served the rule on the Magistrate.
Mr. HOGIGINS—You cannot make your rule absolute.
Your only course is to proceed against the Magistrate.
Mr. Justice PATTESON—Some one ought to appear
for the Magistrate. Mr. Hoggins, do you ?
Mr. HOGGINS—Oh, no, my Lord ' • I appear only for
the prosecutor. Perhaps it would be better to enlarge
the rule, and have it heard at Chambers.
Mr. Justice PATTESON—I do aot think there will be
much difficulty in the case. It is admitted on all hands
that the man was in a passion. It can scarcely be con-
sidered a case of maliciously stabbing.
Mr. HAYES—I hope your Lordship will fix the amount
of bail.

Mr. HOGOINS—Stop, stop. It is not quite certain yet.
I do not know how my client may act.
Mr. HAYES—Really this conduct is not very creditable
to Mr. Entwistle.

Mr. HOGGINS—I will speak to my client on the sub-
ject, and state to him what has fallen from your Lordship.
Mr. HAYEs—Will your Lordship fix the amount of
bail ? _ _ _

Mr. Justice PATTEsox—Himself in 2001. and four
sureties in 501. each. _ _

Mr. HAYES—He is a poor man, my Lord.
Mr. HocaiNs observed that defendant's father had an
estate.

Mr. HAYES—The defendant is one of a large
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Mr. Justice PATTESON—I do not wish to be hard Ilion
him. Let him give bail, himself in 1501., and four
sureties in 40/. each. He will have no difficulty in doing
that, I should think.

Mr. HAYES—Thank your Lordship.

ADMIRALTY COURT, Nov. 25.

THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE HARMONY.-SALVAGE.

The two vessels proceeded against in this case were col-
liers, which on their voyage from the north to the south,
with cargoes of coals, owing to some thickness of the
weather, got upon the Whitby roack, early in a morn-
ing during the last summer. The wind was from the
N.E. (which would blow them, if it had been strong, fur-
ther upon the rock) ; there was a swell at the time, and
the tide was at half-ebb. Some pilots came to their as-
sistance in boats, boarded the vessels, carried out anchors,
and by heaving thereon got the vessels off the rock and
into deep water. The value of the Prince of Wales was
1,2281., and the tender made to the eight men who salved
her was 46/. The value of the Harmony was 1,800/., and
the tender to eleven men was 601.
Dr. Addams and Dr. Robinson were for the salvors ;
the Queen's Advocate and Dr. Curteis for the owners.
Dr. LUSHINGTON, under all the circumstances—the
value of the property, the situation of the vessels had
the weather become worse, and the skill and prompti-
tude of the salvors—increased the remuneration, by
awarding 1001. for the Harmony, and 751. for the Prince
of Wales.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.

A respectable and interesting-looking young female,
about 25 years of age, named Maria Robinson, was placed
at the bar, on the harge of fraudulently obtaining a
quantity of books from Mr. Ewin, a bookseller, residing
in Cheapside.
It appeared that the prisoner called upon the com-
plainant, and ordered some books to the amount of 81. or
91., and desired them to be sent to her residence, when
she would pay for them. The porter was then sent, and
left the goods, but the prisoner made some excuse, and
got them from him without paying.
The prisoner, who wept bitterly during the investiga-
tion, protested that she had no intention of defrauding
the prosecutor.
The sitting Alderman said he had no course left but
to commit her for trial.
LAMBETH-STREET.
DISTRESS IN SPITALFIELDS.—A poor Spitalfields
weaver, named Davis, whose appearance, as well as that
of his two children who accompanied him, betokened
the utmost wretchedness, applied to Mr. Norton for his
assistance under the following circumstances:—
The applicant stated that, owing to the slackness in
his trade, he was unable to procure employment, and,
after parting with every article of property of which he
was possessed, he applied to the parish of Spitalfields
for relief, and was sent to the stone-yard to break stones.
He endeavoured to do as much: as he possibly could at
this work, but such was the state to which he had been
previously reduced that all he could earn was 6d. a day,
besides being allowed a certain quantity of bread for
himself and his two children. This he continued for
three weeks, but finding that what he earned was not
enough to procure a lodging for himself and his children,
and that they were entirely subsisting on bread and
water, which caused his health to be worse, he applied
to be taken into the workhouse, but was refused.
Mr. Hughes, the relieving officer of the parish of
Whitechapel, bserved that there was a considerable
doubt whether the legal settlement of the applicant was
in the union at all.

The applicant replied that the fact of his belonging to
the parish of Spitalfields Would he easily proved by his
being born in the workhouse, and also christened in the
parish. He added that both himself and his children
were in a wretched stare from not having changed a sin-
gle thing which they had on them for upwards of a month.
Mr. NORTON considered the case one of destitution,
and one which should have been treated differently in
his opinion to what it had. The parish stone-yard was,
he (Mr. Norton) understood, intended by the parish as a
test of destitution. and he thought it a tolerable proof
of the situation of the applicant that he had continued
to work there regularly for three weeks, and made every
effort to earn as much as he could. His children and
himself being allowed to go for a month without
changing, was a state of things which should not be per-
mitted.

After some further remarks, Mr. Hughes said he would
take the applicant and his children into the workhouse.
WORSHIP-STREET.

William Ashley and Dennis Sullivan were placed at
the bar before Mr. Bingham, charged with having been
fund begging in the streets. _

Police:C;nSiable N 98, produced a large square of
white canvass, on which was the inscription " Spital
fields weavers," and stated that he found the prisoners in
Hoxton soliciting charity, and one of them had the
canvass in his hands. They occasionally sang, and then
pleaded that they were two of the Spitalfields' weavers,
who were out of work. As he had frequently seen them
about the streets, he took them to the station-house.

Some of the officers of Thedouri-eaidtliat they be-
lieved Ashley was a weaver.
Sergeant Palmer stated that Ashley gave the direc-
tion where he lived at No. 16, Gascoyne-street, Beth-
nal-green ; and that Sullivan said he lived in Went-
worth-street, Whitechapel.
Mr. BINGHAM observed that if they were in distress
they ought to apply to the Relieving Officer, and should
he not attend to them, he (Mr. Bingham) would titke
care that they should be relieved. Ile knew that there
was a great -deal of distress among the Spitalfields silk
weavers, to alleviate which some means were about to
be procured; but he could not allow persons to go through
the streets begging alms while support was to be had ac-
cording to the laws, as the benevolent were liable to be
imposed upon. Ire would now send them to their re-
spective parishes, and should lee find that the account
they gave of themselves was false, he would send them
to prison.
During the afternoon Ashley was brought back again,

when
Christie, the relieving-officer of Bethnal-green, stated,
that for months past Ashley and two more men had been
representing themselves as distressed Spitalfields weavers.
lle had offered Ashley repeatedly admission into the
Workhouse, with his wife, but he would never come in.
Sullivan, he has passed three times to Ireland, and their
other companion, who belonged to Edmonton, he had
passed seven times to that parish. He thought it his
duty to bring him, Ashley, before the Magistrate, in order
to expose the imposition.
Ashley was then sent to the House of Correction for a
month.

THAMES POLICE.
Yesterday Henry Shears, a seaman, lately paid off
from her Majesty's ship Britannia, at PortsmOuth, was

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