The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-12 00:00:00

BO W-STREET.

Alary Olive Keighleywas charged with having at-
tempted to strangle herself in Gordon-square.
The defendant muttered something about her de-
termination to do it again, and was then remanded to
Thursday.
Eliza Purbrook, a married woman, was charged
with cutting her throat, while under the influence of
jealousy and drink.
Mr. C. J. Purbrook, the' husband, reluctantly ad-
mitted that she had once before attempted to destroy
herself when in a violent temper and excited by too
much drink. Her own sister had attended her during
a recent illness, but there was not the slightest pre-
tence for any eeling of jealousy towards her; indeed,
the first attempt was made before the sister ever came
to the house. He added that he had repeatedly seen
his wife in the hospital, and she had expressed her
willingness to reside for a short time with one of his
relations.

It was arranged that the defendant should reside
for a short time under the protection of a relative of
her husband's ; but she insisted on a stipulation that
she should ultimately return to him.
Mr. HALL, in disposing of the case, remarked that
he had had to deal with a great many similar com•
plaints lately, and in every instance the tendency to
drink had been their chief origin.
The defendant was then restored to her husband,
after a solemn promise not to repeat the offence.
WORSHIP-STREET.

An athletic middle-aged man, who refused to give
either name or address, was placed at the bar before
Mr. Tennyson D'Eyncourt (who sat for the first time
since his appointment in succession to Mr. Arnold,
removed to Westminster), charged with burglariously
breaking into the dwelling-house of a maiden lady
named Burgess, residing in Fountain-place, City-
road. _

The prosecutrix stated that upon entering her bed-
room at ten o'clock on Saturday night she discovered
the window of the apartment wide open, and upon
examining the place, which had been thoroughly ran-
sacked, she discovered that a mahogany writing-desk,
a carget-bag, and numerous other articles, which she
had left there sate half an hour before, had been
carried off. Directly after she had discovered her
loss she heard the springing of a constable's rattle in
the street, and upon looking through the window she
observed the prisoner making• his way along the
parapet towards the adjoining house, where his pro-
gress was apparently stopped by the party wall, and
on her demanding his business there he coolly replied
that a burglary had been effected, and that he had
made his way up there to assist in apprehending the
thieves. Finding that he was compelled by the
obstacle before him to retrace his steps, he attempted
again to rush past her window, but was instantly
seized by the witness, who grasped him firmly by the
leg, and held him determinedly, notwithstanding his
oaths and violent efforts to escape, until she was
almost forced by him over the parapet into the street,
when she was compelled, to save herself, to relinquish
her hold, and the prisoner broke away from her, but
was shortly after secured by a policeman on the roof
of one of the adjoining houses.
Police-constable Mattock, G 162, stated that while
on duty in Fountain-place at the time in question, he
received information from a gentleman in one of the
adjoining houses that he had just seen the head and
shoulders of a man protruding through the area
widow of an unoccupied house next door to him, and
on the witness descending into the area he found that
the glass of the frame had been forced out, and
directly beneath it were the writing-desk, carpet-bag,
and articles of ladies' attire now produced, all packed
up ready for removal. Witness then made his way up
to the top of the house, and having passed through
the trap-door on to the roof, picked up two silk
handkerchiefs just dropped there, and at the same
moment saw the prisoner advancing rapidly towards
him from the direction of the prosecutrix's bedroom
window. On asking him what business he had there,
he repeated his former statement that he had come to
assist in capturing the thieves, and attempted to rush
past him, but was instantly seized by the witness,
who forced him through the trap-door and lodged
him in the station-house.

The articles prodii;dwere identified by the prose-
cutrix as her property ; and the prisoner having
declined offering any defence, was ordered to be
committed until that day week, for the formal comple-
tion of the depositions.
WANDSWORTH.
Charles Whitcher, a greengrocer, living at 14,
Church-row, Aldgate, who stands charged with being
concerned with others in stealing 4001. worth of
French merinos and mousselin de lames, consigned to
Messrs. Charles Candy and Co., of Watling-street,
City, but laid as the property of the South-Western
Railway Company,
was placed in the dock, before
Mr. Beadon, for examination on a fresh charge, viz.:
stealing a box, containing a large quantity of goods,
consisting of hose, gloves, mittens, &C., the property
of the South-Western Railway Company, but con-
signed to Mr. James Taylor, of Wood-street, Cheap-
side.
Mr. Games, who is defending the prisoner in
Messrs. Candy's case, also appeared for him in this.
Mr. Crombie, for the prosecution, now observed
that the case would stop at this point, as he must have
the man Pamplin present. He therefore wished the
prisoner to be further remanded.
Mr. BEADON hoped the prosecutors would be pre-
pared with the completion of this case in a fortnight.
Mr. Games said he should not oppose the remand,
as there was another case against the prisoner.
The prisoner was then remanded for a week.

The Marquis of Clanricarde, family, and suite,
have left town for Dover and Calais, en route for Germany,
accompanied by Andrew W. Blake, Esq., his Lordship's
private secretary.
Five soldiers, who were implicated in the riots of
the 24th of June last at Edinburgh, were brought to trial on
Thursday and sentenced to six months' imprificament.