The Sun.
London, England, 1834-11-11 00:00:00

Yesterday Mr. Anthony Rivolta, of No. 32, Brook-
street, Holborn, came to this office and gave information of
a robbery which had been committed upon him at eleven
o'clock in the day in the Poultry. He stated that he was
crossing from the Poultry toward; Ironmonger-lane, when
he found himself suddenly hemmed in and hustled by a
gang of well-dressed men. In his left hand trousers pocket
he had twenty sovereigns in•a small bag, and in the right
hand pocket of the same garment an old Russia leather
pocket-book, containing eight 101 and three 51. notes of
the Bank of England, together with three bills of exchange
for 100/. each, and two others for 201., and 25/. 2s. 6d., and
two foreign letters. When first attacked he felt a hand
busy at the pocket containing the sovereigns, and clapped
both his hands upon the outside of that pocket with the
view of protecting his bag of gold. He forced his way
through the " mob," and was congratulating himself on his
escape, when on examining his right hand pocket he found
that he had been eased of his pocket-book with the notes
and bills above mentioned. Unfortunately he did not know
the numbers of the notes. The information was entered in
the books.

POOR-LAW AMENDMENT BlLL.—Anne M'Miller, a de-
cent-looking woman, accompanied by three children, pre-
sented herself before Mr. HALLS, and stated that she had
lived in the parish of St. Clement Danes for a period of
seventeen years. Her husband had also died in that parish
in October, 1833, since which time she had been com-
pelled to support herself and children almost entirely by her
own efforts. She had, however, for a time received 3s. Gd.
weekly from the parish, which had been first reduced, and
subsequently entirely stopped. She had on Friday last,
applied to Mr. Thomas, one of the overseers, residing in the
Strand, to be taken into the workhouse with her children,
one of whom, who was now at a neighbour's house, was so
ill as to be unable to go out. The only answer she could
obtain to her application, however, was—That Mr. Thomas
" wondered at her impudence," in expressing such a desire,
and the only relief she could obtain was ls. Gd., which was
given to her with a desire not to come again. She, how-
ever, had again applied that morning, but with the like
success.

Mr. HALLS regretted he was unable to order the appli-
cant any relief : the new Act had entirely taken it out of
his power. The only assistance he could render would be
to write to the overseer and recommend her case to his
consideration, when he would doubtless do something for
her. He was, however, perhaps scarcely justified in this
proceeding, which was enrirely extra-judicial, but he was
desirous of affording her any aid he was able.
Mr. HALLS then addressed a note to the overseers, which
he handed over to the applicant, who received it with many
thanks, and left the office.

Bridget Callaghan, an old Irishwoman, was charged with
wilfully endeavouring to set fire to the house in which she
and her husband resided.

Bennett, a policeman, going his rounds on Sunday night
at twelve o'clock was alarmed by loud cries of " Murder"
proceeding' from a house in Wild-court, Drury-lane. He
went into the house, and in the kitchen found the prisoner
on the floor with her legs tied fast to the bedpost. She
was alone, and her story was that she had been getting in-
toxicated during the day, and only because she wanted to
go out for more gin her cruel ould man had tied her fast
up by the legs and gone out, and so she cried out
n Mur-
the" The constable loosened her legs upon her promising
to go quietly to bed. About two hours after, however, he
was again alarmed by cries of " Fire," and found that this
proceeded from the same house. The kitchen seemed in a
blaze, and upon running down he saw the prisoner lying
upon her back, dead drunk, in the midst of an immense
heap of shavings and chips, which was on fire, and burning
so furiously that she must have been consumed in a few
moments and the house in all probability destroyed. There
was a large water-butt just at the door, and Bennett ascer-
taining that it,was full, tilted it over, and sending the whole
contents into the kitchen deluged the room and put out
the fire, at the same time nearly drowning the prisoner.
He took her to the station-house, and there she said she
had emptied several sacks of chips and shavings, in which
her husband dealt, and set them on fire, determined to burn
herself and the house out of revenge against her husband
for lashing her poor tinder legs to the bed-post.
Mr. HALLS said the offence was of too serious a com-
plexion to be lightly overlooked, and remanded the prisoner
for further examination.

Bridget complained bitterly that she should be sent to
prison for just trying to burn herself, and asked if she hadn't
a right to do as she liked with her own poor ould body.—
(Gteat laughter.)
She was taken to gaol.