The Sun.
London, England, 1834-08-27 00:00:00

LAMBETH-STREET.

LOVE, JEALOUSY, AND ATTEMPT TO MURDER.-.Yes-
terday, George Bell, a journeyman shoemaker, was charged.
before Mr. WALKER with having made a desperate at-
tempt to murder a young woman named Martha Clements.
William Steele lodged in the same house with the pri-
soner, in Turk-street, Bethnal-green, and on that morning,
at about 11 o'clock, the prisoner came to him and asked
him for the loan of a penny, which he gave him. The pri-
soner then asked him for another penny, observing at the
same time that he was aware he should die in his debt.
Witness told him he could not spare more than a penny.
The prisoner then took from his pocket a sharp pointed
knife, such as are used by shoemakers, and said to him,
" Bill, I mean to put this into some female before night.
I have ground and sharpened it for the purpose." Witness
thought the declaration very odd, but he was afraid to fol-
low the prisoner, or say any thing about it in the presence
of the prisoner, lest he might stab himself. He, however,
told it to his landlady, who had mentioned it to the pri-
soner. He had met the prisoner again shortly afterwards,
who, addressing him, said, " What a deceitful fellow you
are !" This was in reference to what he had mentioned to
the landlady. Id' a short time after he was informed that
the prisoner was in custody for stabbing a female, and he,
in consequence, attended to state all he knew of the matter.

Joseph; Saint, of No. 4, Cheshire-street, Bethnal-green,
stated that Mrs. Clement, as she was called, lived in his
house for about four or five weeks, and had always con-
ducted herself with propriety. On that day, at about 12
o'clock, while in his own room, he heard a violent scream-
ing in the room occupied by Mrs. Clement, which caused
him instantly to rush down stairs. Just as he had reached
the bottom of the stairs he saw the prisoner come out of
the room of Mrs. Clement, and run into the street. Hear-
ing Mrs. Clement at the same moment say that she was
stabbed, and, seeing her on the floor, he instantly followed
the prisoner, and, after giving him chase for about 200
yards, he came up with him, and caught him by the
shoulder. He then asked the prisoner what he had been
doing ? and he replied, " I have stabbed her, but I fear
not effectually. If I had, and she was dead, I would be a
happy man." Witness then took him back to his house,
where he found Mrs. Clement weltering in her blood ; and,
on seeing her, the prisoner again expressed his regret that
he had not accomplished his purpose effectually.
Mr. John Butwhistle, a surgeon in the Mile-end-road,
was called on to attend the sufferer, and on going to the
house, No. 4, Cheshire-street, he found her deluged in
blood ; he found a wound on the left side of the abdomen,
about an inch in length in length, through which he could
introduce a probe into the abdomen. There was also a
large wound on the fleshy part of the thigh, about six
inches in length, and another on the left breast. He was
not able to say that the intestines were wounded, but con-
sidered the patient in very imminent danger. The woman
appeared to be very sensible and good looking, and about
twenty-six years of age. She said that the prisoner had
rushed on and attacked her while she was cleaning out her
room. He gave her the first stab, she said, in the abdo-
men, the next in the thigh, and the third in the breast.
On going to the station-house, after examining the patient,
he, in reply to a question put to him by one of the con-
stables, said he had not brought good news as to the state
of the sufferer ; upon which the prisoner remarked, that
the best news he could bring him was that she was dead.
Prisoner—Yes, those were the very words I said, and I
wish from my heart she was dead, and I regret that I did
not accomplish my purpose effectually, then I would be
satisfied.
The prisoner, when asked by the Magistrate if he had
any thing to say, replied that it was a love affair, and hoped
that he (the Magistrate) would make some allowance for
him under the circumstances. He then proceeded to state
that in early age he had formed a strong and lasting at-
tachment to her, and had always cherished the hope of
making her his wife. Twelve months ago he returned from
India, with the full determination of realizing his long-
wished-for hope ; and about three months ago had the bans
published, but after that he found himself falsely betrayed,
and he had in consequence made up his mind to sacrifice
her life and forfeit his own. With this view, he had
anxiously sought her for nearly two months, and he had
only to lament that he had not effectually accomplished
his purpose.
During the delivery of this statement the prisoner appeared
much excited, and towards its conclusion wept bitterly.
John Clement, a silkweaver, brother to the woman, be-
lieved some attachment existed between the prisoner and
his sister, and that it was with the consent of the latter that

he had put up the bans for their marriage, about two
months since, at Shoreditch Church. After the bans were
published, the prisoner went to live with his sister ; but his
conduct was so bad, that she determined not to lia‘e
He had frequently pawned the linen with which she was
intrusted to wash, and had nearly ruined her before she
left him. On the night before the prisoner called at
his house and expressed much anxiety to know where his
sister lived.
The prisoner was then remanded ; and on his way to the
strong room, addessing Mr. Miller, the princial officer,
said, " I hope byr this time she is no more. If I p
could onlY
hear she was dead, I would be happy."

UNION-HALL.
APPLICATION OF A CHIMNEY-SWEEP.—Three chininer
sweepers waited on the Magistrates for the purpose of 50'
liciting their advice under the following circumstances :---
One of the applicants, who was spokesman on the oeca'
sion, addressing the Magistrates, said—Your Vortships,
since the new Hack of Parliament corned into hopperatio
,o
we can't make the two ends meet now how, and We base
corned here to.make our grievance known.
MAGISTRATE—What have you to complain about; 110 w
are you affected by the new Act ? Sweep—WbY' your
Vortship, the Parliament people have made a new law'r
whereby we poor sweeps arn't allowed by no manner boe
means to go about the streets crying " Sweep," as was t r
fo fashion ever since Lunnan was Lunnan ; and I ask your
Vortship, how is it possible we can get bub and grub
our children, and besides pay the taxes? 11 as
The MAGISTRATE said that the whole trade, as well
the applicant's, must conform to the Act of Parliament'
otherwise they would render themselves liable to the r

nalty attached to the offence.
S, Ve d. ---""

old way if

.3weep—We doesn't want to sing out in the
it's disagreeable to the town, but how we are to 11130
people know when we goes along the streets and what vie
0.
their chimbleys swept, if we don't cry out, or do some
worse ?
The MAGISTRATE said that they must find out some
new plan to get custom without breaking the law.
Sweep—Suppose, your Vortship, we was for to get bell!
and ring, instead of doing it up in the old way. Would that
be infringing the Hact, I should wish for to know ?
The MAGISTRATE had no power whatever to give than,
permission to use the bell instead of the human noise in
nouncing their calling through the streets.
The sweeps, finding that their application was usele 11
began to grumble, and claimed the right to carry a the
along the streets to announce their calling as well as
dustman. They were, however, told that if they had ,
course to such an expedient, after the advice given totbc;
they must be answerable for the consequences of their Per
verseness.