The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-19 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE.

William Green, in the employ of Messrs. Shearman
and Co., of the Bull and Mouth Inn, by whnth parcels
are conveyed from the Paddington station for delivery
in town, was charged with having stolen a quantity of
black superfine cloth, the property of the Company in
question. A policeman saw the prisoner go to a public-
house with a bundle under his arm ; suspecting it was
something stolen, he apprehended him as he was about
to enter the public-house, A piece of cloth, twenty-two
yards long, and worth 351., was taken from him, which
was proved to be part of a package sent by the railway
to Messrs. Costahar and Co., of Cortibill. Another
piece of cloth, which formed part of the original parcel,
was found in a stable belonging to the railway, and would
no doubt have been speedily removed. The prisoner, on
being locked up, sobbed loudly, and said he had been
four years in the employ of the Railway Company, and
had never been :guilty of any other act of dishonesty.
He said nothing in his defence, and was remanded for
the attendance of a witness from Bristol, from whence
the cloth was sent.

HATTON-GARDEN,
A woman named Clapton was charged with the fol-
lowing outrageous conduct, Mr. Robert Stevens, one of
the overseers of Clerkenwell, said that the prisoner was
a pauper of that parish, and to his utter surprise, he, on
going home between six and seven o'clock on the pre-
vious evening, found her in his drawing-moth, with her
arms a kimbo in front of his \kik) who was swooning on
the sofa. On referring to his servant for an explana-
tion, she said that while sweeping the door-way, the pri-
soner rushed past her, threatening, in a loud pane of
voice, to "do tbr her," and on Mrs.. Stevens tiHitilli out
of the drawing-room to asr*rtikin the tailSe of so extra-
ordinary a disturbittiee) lady was seized by the ac-
cused and throWii back in the most violent manner. It
was at that instant that witness fortunately made his ap-
pearance, and in all human probability prevented something
occurring of a very serious nature. As it was, his wife
had sustained a very severe shock, and was now under
the core of a medical man. When witness asked the de-
fendant the meaning of her infamous behaviour, she said
she had come to serve out the wretch Sarah (meaning
his servant), and she would do it sooner or later.
Mr. ComnN— What has she to do with your servant ?
Mr. stevens—Nothing tit all. My servant was formerly
a pauper in tht gamehouse as the defendant, and she
may hOW be jealous of her seeing that she is well off and
steady ; a better domestic never etitered a man's house.
Mr. Hellis, another oftleer, said the fact was, that the
defendant wes tt Very abandoned creature, and because the
servant had made some communication to him and others
Or. the prisoner's brutality to the infant poor consigned to
her care, a proper investigation followed, and it reaching
the ears of the prisoner who it was that gave the infor-
mation that led to the inquiry, she had vowed vengeance
on Mr. Stevens's servant.

Inspector Penny, of the G division, said he removed
the prisoner from the complainant's residence to the sta-
tion-house. After she had been locked up about four
hours he went to her cell and found her hanging by her
neck. lie cut her down and sent for a surgeon, who, after
much perseverance, restored her to reason. Vhen asked
what she had to say to the charge, the defendant sullenly
replied, " Nothing at all."
Mr. COMM fined her 37., and, in default of payment,
committed her to the House of Correction for a month.

A fashionably-dressed man, who stated his name to be
James Grant, and that he had chambers in Staple's-inn,
was charged with assaulting Mr. James Barrett, of Duke-
street, Bloomsbury. The complainant said that between
10 and 11 o'clock on Friday night he went to his door to
let in a lodger, when he saw the prisoner in a friendly
chat with a female on the opposite side of the way.
When about to close the door, accused crossed over to
him, saying, " How dare you stare at me ?" to which
witness replied, "You are mistaken, my man." De-
fendant said " Good night," and witness answered,
" Well, good night ; I think it is time you were at
home." The prisoner then rushed forward and struck
him on the nose, which bled profusely. The prisoner ran
off; but witness pursued him, and eventually he was
taken. A policeman said that when the prisoner was
brought to the station-house he behaved in a most obstre-
perous manner, and for more than an hour kicked at the
door of the cell in which he was confined.—The defend-
ant said it was reasonable he should, when the inspector
refused to send for bail.—The inspector said he was in-
toxicated, and that his language was disgraceful.—The
defendant, upon being asked what he was, said he was a
gentleman living on his own property. Upon being asked
whom he would have sent for to bail him, he said more
than fifty in the neighbourhood of Bloomsbury.
Mr. COOMBE—WeII, if you are a gentleman, I shall
fine you 51., which, though the highest penalty I can in.
fliot, yet is no punishment to a man of property.
• The defendant, who said he had no refreshment since
he was locked up, was glad to get his liberty again, and
paid the money.
Celia Hunt, an elderly female, was charged with
creating a disturbance at the house of Henry Lindsay,
Esq., No. 6, Claremont-place, Brunswick-square.
Mr. Lindsay stated that he answered a knock at his
door, and found that the defendant, who represented that
she was the aunt of his servant, whom she requested
to see. Believing she was a woman that had caused an
alarm at his house a few weeks back, which was attended
with serious consequences to his wife, he refused her the
interview, and desired her to be oft SEe objected to go,
and made such an uproar that a mob assembled on the
spot, to get rid of which he gave her into custody.
The defendant said her niece had given the complainant
warning to leave, and the notice expiring that day, she na-
turally was anxious to know where the girl was going,
for if she had been unprovided with a situation she had
one for her. She was the only relative in London to
whom her niece could apply for protection. She denied
ever having been at Mr. Lindsay s house and given the
slightest cause of complaint.
Mr. Lindsay—My servant is not going to leave me,
and she says she does not wish to be interfered with by
her Magma.
Two gentlemen of the highest respectability here
stepped forward. They said they had bailed'the priso-
ner ; they knew her to he a highly-respectable woman,
and they were firmly of opinion that the niece was con-
fined in Mr. Lindsay's house against her will.
Mr. Lindsay denied this.
One of the gentlemen—Why not bring the girl here ?
Mr. Lindsay—She does not wish to be annoyed. She
is happy whore she
Another of the defendant's friends suggested to Mr.
Combe that she should be sent for, it could not possibly
do harm, •

Mr. COMBE assented, and he ordered an officer to
fetch her, and not to suffer her to hold communication
with any one.

Mr. Lindsay said he was quite agreeable to thatcourse,
but that he should not be able to wait.

She was soon brought to the office, and, on being
questioned, she said she had felt anxious to see her aunt
and to quit her place. The notice which she had given
expired on that day, and, if possible, she would get out
of the place. She luid never told her master that she did
not wish to be interfered with by her family.
Mr. COMBE said it was a singular case, and told the
servant she would be at liberty to leave her situation
when she had done her work.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
NORTHERN CIRCUIT—York, July 15.
CIVIL SIDE.
(Before Lord DKNMA N. )
HUOILL V. JACKSON.

This was an action fora breach of promise of marriage by
the defendant to the plaintiff,
Mr. Addison conducted the Gate of the pliintig, and Mr.
Cresswell, assisted by Mr. Temple, that of the defendant.
It appeared front the statement of the Learned Counsel for
the plaintiff, and from the evidence of the Witnesses, that the
plaintiff is the daughter of O. Mr: echo it it consider-
able farmer, residing at a fatin called Parke's Farm, near
Kirkby-Moonside, in this County, who has also four sons and
four other daughterg, of which the plaintiff is the second, and
now about the age of 30. The defendant, with his brother and
mother, resided on a farm in the same neighbottrhood, a con-
siderable portion of mhich was freehold, and belonged to the
family, and in which the defendant had an interest, the extent
of which, however, was not proved. He had also a eupyhold
cotta Re and garth of his own. He was about the same age as
the plaintiff, and in a similar situation in lifer Some 12 years
ago he became a pretty constant Visitot at the house of the
plaintifi'sfather, and att intimacy commenced between her
and the defendant, which met the approbation of the parents
of the lady, and it seemed of the parents of her swain also.
However, after the courtship had continued about six years,
the lady became pregnant, and as the defendant did not
seem inclined to take the only honourable course In such a
case, he was forbidden the hem*, and all communica-
tion between the parties was put an end to. By some
means or other the defendant, in the etitirse of the year
1839, contrived to renew the ac4iiiintance, which was dis-
covered by her brother William, who met them walking to-
gether on the road. Thinking that it might lead to a proper
termination of the affair, he allowed them to meet at his
house, having himself become married and removed from his
advantage of the opportunitiaess againoiiw apparent
him
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rTlhBe4oe oi nt sv,equence, however, was, that in the
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Purpose, and another child was born. The plaintiff's brother
William spoke to him about his Shameful conduct, and de-
manded of him if he meant to marry her. The defendant said
he would marry her the next Saturday, and would get a license
immediately, Preparations were accordingly made for the
nuptials, bet ,Nnen the day came his fickle genius again p-e-
Tle:1, 5'.0 he was not round; and nothing being heard of him
Tor ',tree weeks after, this action was commenced. On being
served with the declaration in the action, he said that he had
promised to marry her, and admitted that he had used her very
ill, and that he would marry her. His resolution; however, never
got beyond the promise, and the action proceeded, to which
he had pleaded, first, the usual plea, that he did not promise ;
and secondly, the more singular plea, especially when applied
to the cane of a twelve years' courtship, that a reasonable time
had not elapsed between the promise and the action to allow
him to perform it. Mr. Addison, in addressing the Jury, an •
ticipated that his Learned Friend.(Mr. Cresswell) would dwell
upon the fact of two children having been born, but he would
remind the Jury that this was a wrong of his own doing, for
he defied all the world to show that she had been guilty of any
other misconduct than that to which she had been seduced by
the defendant, and they would never allow him to set up one
wrong as a defence or mitigation of another wrong done by
him. They would rather treat it as an aggravation of his
offence, that he had not only broken his promise to her, but
had also placed her in a position in which she could not hope
.to find an honourable settlement in life in any other quarter.
The evidence having been gone through,
Air, CRESSWILL addressed the Jury for the defendant, and