The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-25 00:00:00

LAMBETH.
ALLEGED. CRUELTY TO AN INFANT BY ITS MOTIER.
—Emma Allen, a rather good-looking young woman, at
present an inmate of Lambeth workhouse, was brought
before Mr. Elliott, by order of Mr. Bushell, one of the
guardians of Lambeth parish, on a charge of ill using an
infant, her illegitimate offspring.
Several witnesses were examined, who deposed to the
prisoner having been in the habit of treating her infant
with great inhumanity, snch as feeding it with food so
hot as to scald its mouth, and so beating, pinching, and
bruising it as to reduce it to a wretched state.
Mr. Johnson, assistant to Mr. Duke, the parish sur-
geon, deposed that he had attended the prisoner's child
for some time, and did not at any time perceive any
marks of violence upon it. The complaint under which
the child was labouring was diarrhoea, and it was much
worse now than while he had been attending it. -
Mr. ELLIOTT—Had you ever examined the child to
ascertain if there were marks of violence upon it?
Witness—No, sir, I did not ; I had not the slightest
suspicion that it had been ill-used, and therefore did not
think it necessary to examine it.
Mr. ELLIOTT—How long has it been ill? Witness—
About five weeks.
Mr. ELLIOTT—DO you think the diarrhoea might
have been produced by the infant being bruised and
pinched, or giving to it food too hot, as has been de-
scribed, or has it been the result of natural causes?
Witness— From natural causes, I should think.
Mr. ELLIOTT—What was your opinion as to the pri-
soner's treatment of her infant? Witness—Sha did not
appear to ma to be over kind or attentive to her infant.
Mr. Bushell here said that the matron of the ward
had frequently spoken to the prisoner about her negli-
gence and treatment of her infant, and he wished to ask
the prisoner what her replies used to be? Prisoner—
I always told lecr "I had a right to do what I liked
with my own."
Mr. ELLIOTT—This expression, together with the
evidence that has been given, satisfies me that you are
not a person who should be entrusted with the care of
an infent. It is quite clear that you are a person of
very violent temper, and that you have not treated your
child as you should have done, and my order therefore
is, that the child be taken from you, and sent to the
nursery, and that you yourself be taken back to the
workhorse until you can provide yourself with a
situation.,
The prisoner was then discharged.
ROBBERY AT ASTLEY'S THEATRE.—George Morris,
property man, and Thomas Wray, one of the carpenters
at As,l,y's Theatre, were finally examined on a charge
of stealing eight wands, the property of Mr. William
Batty, their employer.
From the testimony of Mr. Batty, the proprietor of
Astley's Theatre, and Mr. Broadfoot, his stage manager,
it appeared that on Sunday evening last the former gen.
tietram was sitting near the outer gate when the men
were going away from work, and observing the prisoner
Wray suddenly turn back on perceiving him, he fol-
lowed him, and found in his possession six four-feet and
two six-!eet wands, handsomely painted and decorated
with rich tinsel paper. He gave varied accounts about
the property, but at length admitted that he had made
them from the timber belonging to Mr. Batty, for Mor-
rie, the property man, and was taking them out for
his use.

Morris did not deny that the wands, which were for
a private order, had been made from the wood belong-
ing 0) Air. Batty, and by Wray, one of the carpenters,
but :laid that the tinsel. paper, colouring, and deooration
were his own, He was unable, however, to prove the
latter ; asd

Mr. ELLIOTT ordered'. both prisoners for trial.
Oa the kind intercession of Mr. Batty, who said that
Morri3 had been for a hngth of time in his service, at a
salary of two guineas a week, and the other prisoner had
also kern in his employment for some time, and, with
overtime, earned nearly as much, the case was taken
summarily, and the prisoners wero committed for .21
days each to the Hon se of Correction.

GREENWICH:
ALLEGED FELONY.—James Scudder, a sawyer, and
G. Furman, a dissolute fellow, having no fixed place cf
abode, were charged with stealing a clock, the property
of Richard Thomas, a coachman, residing at Sydenham,
und,.r the following circumstances
Mr. Thomas deposed that himself and Wife were sitting

she turned round and saw her gold watch in his hand.
It was not detached from the chain, but he must have
taken it out of a kind of fob or pocket in the breat of
her gown. There were a number of other persons around
them, to whom she said that the prisoner had attempted
to steal her watch ; but instead of rendering her any
assistance. they seemed rather inclined to facilitate his
escape. The beadle found her purse empty on the floor.
It had been taken from her pocket, but by whom she
could not state.
Another lady, also, stated that she missed her purse
in a few minutes after the prisoner had been standing
close to her, and pressing against her, without any ap-
parent reason.
The prisoner was remanded till Monday,
THAMES.
GENERAL FLORES' EXPEDITION.—Towards the close
of the proceedings at this Court Mr. Adderley Widcochs
Sleigh, K.T.s., who, it was understood, was to have
commanded the squadron intended to aid General Flores'
expedition was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged by
Inspector Evans of the river police, under the 59th Geo.
111 , cap. 69, see. 2, with unlawfully enlisting British
subjects to serve under a foreign power, without the
sanction or consent of her Msjesty.
Mr. Cottering, solicitor to the Board of Customs, who
attended for the prosecution, said that as the defendant
had only been just arrested, the case was not in a state
for thorough investigation then, but he would pro-
duce evidence sufficient to warrant a remand. He then
called John Wyming, resident at No. 9, Crown street,
Westminster, who deposed that he was an Englishman,
and had served in the Portuguese Legion. About seven
weeks ago he was engaged to act as sergeant in a corps
going to the Equador, and was told at the time that he
would be certain of promotion. On the 15th ult. he was
sent to the Angel, at Rotherhithe, where he saw Cap-
tain Sleigh, with whom he had served on the continent,
who was pas,ing two or three hundred men, as they were
examined by the doctor. The captain told the men
they were going to the Equador, were the privates
-a ere to have six dollars per month, the corporals
eight, and the' sergeants twelve, with clothes, rations,
a house, two bullocks, and a cow each, He told the
men that they must not object to fight if they found it
necessary to protect their property, but he said privately
to witness, " You are the sort of man I want, though the
others need not know anything about the matter." Wit-
ness heard something mentioned in the presence of the
prisoner about the men thus engaged being called emi-
grants,.but he did not hear the term soldier used, unless
the word sergeant could be so construed. A promise
was held out to the men that they would rind most com-
forteble accommodation on board the vessels engaged for
the expedition, namely, the Monarch, the Neptune, and
the Glenelg. Witness had instructions to engage all the
old hands he could fall in with, by which he understood
those who had served with himself and the defendant,
in Spain and
.Portugal. Witness acted in accordance
with his instructions, and his mode of doing so was
after the usual way of military enlistment. Ile had no
doubt that he himself was enlisted for some foreign mili-
tary service.
Thomas Rinings was then called, and stated that he
was a lapidary, residing at 6, Wood's-buildings, George-
street, Chelsea. He had served under Captain Sleigh
in Spain, and seeing a placard headed "Emigration to
the Equador," with a reference to Captain Sleigh, ap-
plied to that gentleman, who said he was the sort of
man he wanted, and desired him to procure as many of
the " old hands" as possible to join General Flores in
South America. Witness did not understand more than
that they were to drive away some Don Roquo, who had
been set up as President, and that General Flores did
not wish to undertake the expedition without the assis-
tance of an English force. Captain Sleigh on that oece-
d that there would not be much military ser-
vice to be performed, as the breast work and batteries
were such as any man of spirit might kick down with
his foot. Witness had engaged 50 or 60 men, arid din
timely understood that he bad engaged them for a mi-
litary service. The defendant, however, told some of
the men that they were going out as emigrants, whilst
ho told others that they were going out as soldiers.
. Mr. YARDLEY said there was sufficient evidence to
call upon the defendant to find bail to answer the
charge.
The defendant, a fine agile-lcoking young fellow,
about 30 years of age, whose features were deeply
bronzed by exposure to various climes, and who looked
more like a Spaniard than a native of the sister isle,
asked with a tone of mingled surprise and composure,
" What is the charge?"
Mr. YARDLEY—That of unlawfully enlisting British
subjects to serve under a foreign power, without the
sanction of their sovereign.
Captain Sleigh—Why these men have already served
under a foreign power, and I am not aware that they
had'such sanction.
Mr. YARDLEY—That does not form the question now
before 'me.
The defendant (glancing contemptuously at the wit-
nesses)—l do not pretend to understand the question,
for my solicitor is not here. All I know is, that these
faithful followers, who tell you that they fought with and
served under me in Spain, have been brought here for
some paltry purpose, that I cannot approve'; and I am
glad to find that General Flores' expedition is not likely
to be disgraced by the service of such- despicable
wretches. They solicited the service from me, for they
sought me, and I not them. It was unnecessary for you',
sir, to issue a warrant for my apprehension ; the slightest
intimation that my presence here would be necessary
would haveinstintly brought me. Ido not feel myself
:at all disgraced by my position:- fur being 'bred- to arm:-:
I would, in the pursuit of my profession, engage in any
foreign, service not opposed to my own legitimate
sovereign.
Mr. YARDLEY held the prisoner to bail to answer the
charge at the Central Criminal Court, himself in 200/,
and two sureties of 100/. each ; but he will be brought
up again to complete the evidence.
CRUELTY TO A TIORSE. A brutal-looking fellow,
named Charles Frankling, was charged with horribly
maltreating a horse, the property of Mr. David Stevens,
corn merchant, of North-street, Poplar.
It appeared ' that the horse was a young and playful
animal, and would bite, through mere playfulness, at
those wbo were employed in dressing it up for the night.
The prisoner, though cautioned as to the animal's pro-
pensities, neglected the usual precaution of binding him
up by a head-stall, and the consequence was, that it gave
him a. nip in the side, which broke the flesh. The fellow
immediately seized the stable fork, and after belabouring
the poor animal desperately about the sides, plunged
one of the prongs deeply into the fleshy part of one of its
hind-quarters. The veterinary surgeon could not say
whether the animal would or would not survive the
injury, and the complainant stated that he was at a loss
per day amounting to almost IL
The prisoner was fined 405., and in default committed
for fourteen days.