The Sun.
London, England, 1833-05-25 00:00:00

o 1 me. Let them hand over twenty. shillings each,
and I'll show them where their claim lies.
The LORD MAYOR—I received the Taunton
Courier, in which they rank you with Coster, whom
I have got rid of. You are really getting before the
public in a very nice way of distinction.
Ady—Newspapers can defame any body. Let
the person who caused that to be published pay the
fees, and then speak to me.—(Great laughter.) I
can justify myself.
The LORD MAYOR—Don't you feel hurt at all
this comparison between you and Coster? Ady—
A man doesn't like to hear himself defamed, but be
can't help it, any more than being knocked on the
head—(Laughter.)
The LORD MAYOR (to a Quaker who was in the
husiness)—Pray,oeffiegceteonyeotehresreeiety?Quaker—He er— doesHe doesMr. A
notdY ;
be-
long
expelled him, after a good deal of trouble.
The LORD MAYOR—Why, Mr. Ady, they say
you don't belong to their society; why do you
dress like them ? Ady—Dress I why not ? Why
should I throw it off? If I did, I shouldn't know
myself. lam one of the society, for I paid a com-
position of 10s. in the pound. No man has such a
connection with the unclaimed dividends as I have,
and no man can find what I leave worth gleaning.
The LORD MAYOR—WeII, if you violate this
agreement, mark the consequences; depend upon
it I'll silence you as well as Coster.
Ady—l shall not offend against the Aldermen,
my, Lord. Have you any thing further to say ?
The Loan MAYOR—Not now, Mr. Ady ; I hope
our intercourse is at an end, but beware of another.
Ady then departed.
THAMES POLICE.
Yesterday Ann Melton, a middle-aged woman,
was brought before Mr. BRODERIP for final exami-
nation, charged with, receiving property, valued at
upwards of 100/, belonging to Mr. William Miller,
a respectable bookseller, in Upper East Smithfield.
The circumstances of the case were somewhat
extraordinary. On Friday last, Adams, a Thames
police constable, was sent for by Mr. Orton, a
shipping-butcher, in High-street, Wapping, in whose
employ the prisoner's daughter lived as servant, to
search the latter's box, when property belonging to
Mr. Orion and Mr. Miller was discovered. Mr.
Miller had recommended the girl and given her a
character to Mr. Orton; who, during the time she
was in his service, missed considerable property, but
when questioned by her mistress, always imputed
the thefts to the children.
The prisoner's daughter was tried and convicted
on two indictments on Saturday last, and sentenced
to be transported for life. On Sunday last Boyd
Silvester, a land officer of this establishment,
ssarched the prisoner's apartments, at a house in
Fashion-street, Spitalfielda, and found fifty books,
a quantity of linen, wearing apparel, trinkets, plate,
china, wine glasses, lace, and various other articles
belonging to Mr. Miller, which he identified. On
being questioned by Silvester, she stated that her
daughter Susanna brought her the things.
Mr. Miller said the prisoner's daughter was in
his employ from the 10th of November to the 11th
of March last. His losses during that time were
very considerable, but lie never suspected the girl,
who persuaded him into a belief that hi own
children were robbing him, and he frequently
chastised and confined them. He was at last in-
duced to send them all to a boarding school. Some
trinkets and a necklace, now produced, his own
boy had admitted stealing and throwing out of
the window.
The prisoner, in defence, said her daughter
brought the things home, and there sere a great
many things on the floor of the office, which did not
belong to Mr. Miller. The prosecutor said that this
was the fact, and Silvester, the officer, stated that
he had not enumerated them in the lengthened in.
ventory he had just read.
Mr. BRODERIP said the articles not identified by
Mr. Miller should be given up, but they were such
things as were seldom seen in the possession of
persons in the prisoner's situation in life. The
woman before him had a good deal to answer for;
there could be no doubt she had incited her
daughter to plunder Mr. Orton and Mr. Miller to
an enormous extent. He should commit her to
Newgate for trial.

The
prisoner said her daughter Susan was a very
wicked girl, and deserved all she got.
Mr. BRODERIP.— You ought to be ashamed of
Yourself to say so, after encouraging her in these
robberies.

Here a respectably-dressed man, who had that
moment entered the office, called out " I have wit.

nesses to prove she is innocent, Sir: I can give her
a character."

Mr. BRODERIP—Your evidence may serve the
prisoner at the Old Bailey, but it cannot here. I
am not trying the case.
Mr. Symmons (the chief clerk) then bound over
the witnesses to appear and give evidence against
Mary Melton.

Prisoner—You 'have done it wrong: my name is
Ann Melton.

Prisoner's friend—Yes, I know it is; you must
now discharge her.
Mr, BRoDERIP—HoId your tongue, S:r ; hew
dare you interfere 2 If you are not quiet, Sir, I shall
be under the very disagreeable necessity of expelling
you from the office.

The prisoner was then committed in the name o
Ann Melton.

THE RULING PASSION STRONG IN
DRATII.-Tobacco chewing is the mast indelible (if that
expression may be allowed) habit that mortals ever con-
tract. The editor of the Chenango Telegraph, in
giving an account of the execution of GEORGE DENISON,
who suffered at Norwich, on the )9th ult., says, that
while standing on the fatal drop, and during the exhorta-
tion of the clergyman, " the prisoner asked for (in a
whisper) the tobacco box of the deputy sheriff, from which
he coolly took a quid, deposited it in his month, and re-
turned the box." In ten minutes he was launched into
eternity ! We witnessed a similar incidence in this city.
On the morning of the day that HAMILTON, who shot
Majur RIRDSALL, was to be executed, the clergy passed
two hours in solemn exercise with him. After they left
the cell, HAMILTON gave some directions about his gallows
wardrobe. As the keeper was leaving to execute his
commission, he asked HAMILTON if he wanted any thing
else. HAMILTON replied, " You may get me a paper of
tobacco." After a moment's reflection he added, " Stop,
perhaps I have enough ;" and raising on his elbow, drew
a part of a paper from under the pillow of his pallet, and
measuring, in his mind, time quantity of tobacco by the
few hours he had to live, calmly remarked, "This will last
me."—New Yorh Paper.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE.— We can vouch
for the truth of the following singular case of speech, im_
parted to a young lady, the daughter of a respectable
wine merchant at Abergavenny (Wales.) This lady who
is now 22 years of age, never produced even sound of
voice until she was six years old, and from that time until
lately could not articulate ; so that none of the enunciative
organs had been put into practice, and all the sound which
issued from her throat passed through the nose instead of
the mouth. She was kept at school until within a year
or two, and every means and effort were used that her
teachers were capable of devising, but all to no purpose.
The ordinory methods of teaching were altogether inefr-c-
-tual ; many medical men were consulted, but all of them,
with one accord, pronounced the case irremediable. Som t
declared it to be an organic cas,., others a high roof ; they
agreed that it was one of some malformation, and, in
general, it was defined to be a case of idiocy. Within the
last few weeks the was placed under the care of Professor
Sams, late of Bath. He examined her mouth and throat,
and found her organs to be perfect and healthy, and
undertook to effect a cure, which he has within the last
week fully and satisfactorily accomplished, insomuch that
she can now converse fluently, and begins to modulate and
emphasin her voice, and is capable of receiving instruction
in music, though formerly, when it was forced upon her
by her preceptors, she could not even distinguish one sound
from another. She is lively and cheerful. This is,
perhaps, one of the most extraordinary instances of defect
of speech being effectually and almost immediately re-
moved, and we sincerely trust that the case may be fully
investigated by
the medical societies, so general and va-
luable in London, and the details pl iced amongst the
scientific records of the present day. We feel it aduty to
give such cases the utmost publicity in our power; in the
present instance the accuracy of the statement is unques-
tionable.-- Stewart's Telegraphic Despatch, Dublin.)