The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-16 00:00:00

v. Norris, the priest of St. Patrick's Chrpel, Sutton-
street, which she was in the habit of frequoul g, and in
whose school she was educated.

The prisoner, in tears, said she was very sorry for
what she had done, and would promise not to do the like
again, and appeared thankful for the Magistrate's kind-
ness.

Alice Talon, cook, and Sarah Bicknell, both in the
service of Mrs. Sarah Watkins, were pace dat the bar
before Mr. Hardwick, charged with robbing their mis-
tress of wine, and William Oipps with receiving i t
knowin., it to be stolen.
ilia. Sarah Watkins, 17, Cork street, Burington-
garden, being sworn, said the females were servants to
her. She had placed in the back kitchen a cask con-
taining several dozens of sherry. The complainant
had seen it safe there headed up a few months ago.
The wine was the property of Haveland John Adding-
ton, Esq., nephew to Lord Sidmouth, who had left it in
her keeping. In consequence of information received on
Friday last, she examined the cask in presence of a police
officer, and found it contained no more than 7 bottles.
When the constable had frequently put it to the
defendant Bicknell, whether she knew where the wine
had gone to, and said she must answer, she told him she
had given her brother-in-law, William Cripps, eight
bottles the night before, and the night previous two
bottles, in addition to two given him by the cook
(Tattoo). _ _

Louisit Mould saw, on Wednesday night last, the pri-
soner Tatton drunk, and on the Thursday night following
the prisoner Cripps in the back kitchen at the wine tub.
The prisoner Bicknell was giving him bottles, which ap-
peared to he full, out of the tub.
The police•constables who took the prisoners corrobo-
rated the evidence of the prosecutrix.
Mr. Robinson, for Tatton, submitted that there
was no evidence on which she could be committed.
Mr. HARDWICK said it was slight, but he should
leave it to a jury; and accordingly committed them for
trial, but said he would admit them to bail o❑ finding
two householders' sureties in 50/., for each of the three
prisoners.

described as a blacksmith, was
CLERKENTVELL.
plaGceedorgaet tNhectibtailrewosi% the charge of fe!oniously cutting
and wounding his wife, Elizabeth Matthews.
The complainant, who scarcely seemed to have passed
the age of childhood, had her head covered with ban-
dages, and appeared to be very weak from the loss of
blood, stated that when she came home on last Thurs-
day, her husband attacked her, and after knocking her
down and kicking her violently while on the ground,
seized a large chimney ornament, with which he struck
her a violent blow upon the temple, which rendered her
quite insensible for a considerable time.
In reply to the MAGISTRATE, she stated that she had
been married only three months, and that she had been
compelled to separate from her husband in less than a
week after their marriage, owing to his violent conduct.
As is usual in such cases the prisoner threw the
whole blame on the wife.

Mr. BROUGHTON said it was quite evident from the
appearance of the prosecutrix that she was at present,
although able to attend to give evidence, in a very dan-
gerous state, and as it was possible from the serious
nature of the wound, that erysipelas might ensue, he
should remand the prisoner for a week, when the medi-
cal testimony would decide whether he should commit
him on the charge of aggravated assault, or the more
serious one of felony.

WORSHIP-STREET.
Among the numerous individuals charged with being
"drunk and incapable," se,, was a female of very re-
spectable appearance, who, it appeared, had last evening
so energetically been paying her devoirs at the shrine of
the rosy god, that when found by the constable in the
Kingsland-road she was unable either to speak or walk,
and was, therefore, conveyed by him to the station-
house.
The defendant, on being asked by the magistrate, Mr.
BnoucwroN, what she had to say in defence of such con-
duct, replied that she had been to visit some friends of
her husband, who was a superintendent of police in the
country, and she could account for the state she was in,
when found by the constable, only by her having been
suddenly affected on her corning into the open air by an
extra glass of wine she had been induced to take previous
to her departure from them.
Mr. 13nouGwroN discharged the defendant with an
admonition. As soon, however, as she had withdrawn,
some gentlemen who were present, and who appeared to
know her and her family very well, after stating her
name, said that she was in the possession of 3001. a year,
independent of her family and her husband, who is in a
large way of business in the City, and who has brought
up a large family (sons and daughters of the late de•
fendant) in honour and credit. The above female, it was
stated, was seldom or ever to be met with in a state of
sobriety.

Michael Buda. and James Dipper, of the respective
ages of about 20 years, and well-known to the police for
their thieving propensities, were brought before Mr.
Bingham, charged as follows :
Esther Leader, of 26, Willow-street, Finsbury, stated
that about one:o'clock that morning she was proceeding
down the street on her way home, when she received a
sudden and violent blow on the head from the prisoner
Dipper, which knocked her down. The prisoner Butler
then placed his hand upon her mouth, and kept her
down, whilst his companion Dipper proceeded to rifle
her pockets ; she struggled, and succeeded in releasing
her mouth, and called out " Murder." The prisoners
ran off, but were captured by the police.
The prisoners, on being asked what they had to say
o the charge, replied that they were honest, hard-work-
ing young sown, and denied in Leto the charge which had
been brought against them.
Mr. EtirmilAm, however, thought that the charge had
been fully proved, and was about to commit them at
' once to Newgate for trial. but at the suggestion of the
officers, as they were well-known thieves, ordered them
to be brought up again in a few days.

SOUTHWARK.
William Ford, an engineer, was placed at the bar,
before Mr. Seeker, charged with endeavouring to force
his way into the Victoria Theatre, and assaulting Mur-
ray, the officer.

The latter stated that about 9 o'clock on Tuesday even-
ingthe prisoner came into the box entrance, and tried to
force his way up the staircase. When asked for his
money, he knocked the check-taker down, and had
ascended to the top of the stairs when he (witness) met
him. The prisoner endeavoured to serve him in the
same way as he had done the check-taker, but he was
too powerful for him; and. after considerable difficulty
he held him until the arrival of other constables, who
carried him to the station-house.
The prisoner, who stated that he was much intoxi-
cated at the time, was fined 10s., or seven days' imp r.-
sonnient.