The Sun.
London, England, 1834-01-08 00:00:00

THAMES_POLICE.

THE OLD LOTHARIO.— SINGULAR CASE.—Yes-
terday Isabella Fell, a woman very meanly attired,
but of the most plausible manners, who owned to
40, but appeared much older, was brought before
Mr. BALLANTINE and Mr. COMBE, charged with
stealing several articles of linen and wearing appa-
rel, the property of Mr. Richard Lee, a master
butcher, in John-street West, Biackfriars-road.
It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor,
who is many years older than the prisoner, that he
accidentally met her on Sunday week last, and en-
tered into conversation with her. She then ap-
peared in very great distress, and was drenched with
rain. She asked him to give her something to drink,
and he, taking pity on her forlorn condition, gave her
some hot beer and gin and a biscuit, and expended
the sum of sevenpence-halfpenny in making her
comfortable. In the course of conversation she
intimated that she had an allowance of 504
year from her husband, who held a situation in
the War Department, but in consequence of his not
remitting her the last quarter's allowance she had
been turned out of her lodging, and was without a
home. He offered a room in his house, which she
accepted, and bad remained with him ever since
until Tuesday night, when she left the house under
a pretence of calling on a friend, with a promise to
return in an hour ; instead of which she never re-
turned, and he found to his sorrow that she had

taken every portable article she could lay her hands
on, including a new comforter, which he wore round
his neck to keep away the rheumatism.—(A laugh.)
Mr. BALLANTINE—That was very cruel of her.
Pray, Mr. Butcher, what room in your house did
you supply her with ?
Prosecutor—A bed-room, of course, your Wor-
ship.—(Laughter.)
Mr. BALLANTINE—ExactIy so; and there was
only one bed in it ?

Prosecutor—Only one, Sir ; that was enough.
—(Much laughter.)
Mr. BALLANTINE—Yes, and you slept in it as
well as the lady.

Prosecutor—Why, ye-e-yes, Sir; I must own it.
—( Great laugh t er.)
Mr. BALLANTINE—Upon my word this is a very
pretty amour. I should have thought you would
have been making up your accounts for the next
world instead of making love to this lady. Had
you no qualms of conscience about her husband ?
Prosecutor—Oh, I can assure your Worship no-
thing wrong has occurred between us. lam quite
innocent, an't I ?—(appealing to the prisoner).—
(Roars of laughter, in which the magistrates could
not help joining.)

Mr. BALLANTINE, who could scarcely preserve
his gravity, said he did not think the poor man, her
husband, would be satisfied with that declaration.
The butcher would, most assuredly, be the de-
fendant in an action for criez. con.

Prosecutor—May I never kill another sheep If I
am not an innocent man. Oh, what shall Ido ?

Mr. BALLANTINE—WeII, Sir, what has she

robbed you of ?

The butcher enumerated a list of articles she
had taken away, including his " bran new com-
forter," and said she had pawned an umbrella and
other things since she had been living with him.
Mr. BALLANTINE—Did you give her any money ?
Prosecutor—No ; But I gave her plenty to eat and
drink.

Mr. BALLANTINE—Had she a good appetite ?
Prosecutor—lndeed she had vi hen she first came
to my house. Why, on the second day she swal-
lowed two pounds of mutton chops for her dinner ;
but yesterday her appetite was so delicate that she
turned up her nose at a shoulder of mutton, and said
she must have something better to eat.
Mr. BALLANTINE—AA where did you find her
this morning ? Prosecutor—ln Love-lane, close by,
in Wapping.
Mr. BALLANTINE—The name of the place seems
to be in keeping with your amours. Well, Madam,
how came vou to rob this young gentleman of his
comforter ? Prisoner—l did not rob him, Sir.

He said I was to consider everything in his house
as mine.

Mr. BALLANTINE —And you have taken him at
his word. You and I are old acquaintances, and
your plausible manner when you was last time be-
fore me I shall not soon forget. There were a brace
of you then. Prisoner—l can assure you, Sir, you
are labouring under an error. I was never here
before. I know I have done wrong, but he has

not behaved to me like a gentleman.—(A laugh.)
Mr. BALLANTINE—If what he says is true he has
not indeed —(Loud laughter.) But you have .50/.
a year ? Prisoner—l wish I could get it, Sir.
Mr. BALLANTINE—WeII, what is your husband ?
The prisoner replied that he was a sergeant-major
in the South Hants Yeomanry Cavalry, and that
she came from Christchurch.

Mr. BALLANTINE—When you come here again
don't disclaim my acquaintance, and particularly the
writing of begging letters under the auspices of a
German Count. Now get back to Christchurch,
and don't you sail quite so near the wind again.
And you, Mr. Butcher, stick to your oxen and
sheep in future, and don't let your chivalry and
sympathy for a lady in distress extend quite so far.
Give him his things, policeman.
Prosecutor—This shall be a lesson for me as
long as I live.
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TV OR SHIP • S TREE T.
TRICKS OF OMNIBUS PEOPLE.—Yesterday a gen
tleman, named Warren, a special pleader, came be-
fore the Sitting Magistrate, to prefer a complaint
against the driver of an omnibus.
On Monday the complainant, with his lady, en.
tered the omnibus at the Flower Pot, Bishopsgate-
street, to proceed to Stamford-hill, and gave parti-
cular directions where he wished to he set down,
opposite the Bird Cage, a welt known sign at Stam-
ford-hill. The driver very civilly
told him that he
knew the house very well where he wished to go
to, and they started ; but instead of being set down
at his friend's door, as he expected, the omnibus
stopped at Clapton, and he was told that he mustget out there, as it was not going any
further his
way. He was then half a mile from the place of
his destination ; and, to add to the unpleasantness
of the affair, it was raining fast at the time, and he
remonstrated against the trick, and threatened to
complain to a Magistrate ; but the fellow having
got him out of the omnibus shut the door to for fear
he should get in again, and toll him he might do
his best or his worst, and apply to a hundred Ma-
gistrates for what he cared. The complainant and

Mrs. Warren were at last, obliged to walk across the
country to Stamford-hill, nearly half a mile, in
the wet.

After some conversation with the Magistrate
''r. Warren said he would consider further of the
matter, before he took a summons, and he then
retired.

MORTALITY IN THE ARMY.

,all, Deputy Inspector-General of the
t, through the medium of the Edin-
' Surgical Journal, furnished some
o the rate of mortality in the army
ing that among the troops employed
ie world. To the army medical prac-
the statesman, every word and figure
st be interesting; but it is to the ge-
t most readers can be expected to pay
therefore, collected a summary of the
adduced, which we insert, together
is and interesting explanations.

Mr. Henry Marsh,
Army Hospitals, has;
burgh Medical and
curious statistics as to

generally, distinguishi
in various parts of th
titioner, and even to I
in these statistics mus
neral results only that
attention. We have,
various particulars a
with the most curioui

Annual
... Annual Decrease
Stations. Period.
g Mean by Death
cm Ratio of and
From To g- Deaths. Invalids.
Great Britain
Ireland
Bengal Army 1825 1826 7,976 9.7 14.5
Madras ditto
Ditto lBl5 1821 12,592 6.3 10.1
17th Dragoons lBO9 1622 730 7.8 7.8
Royal Regt. 2d Batt lBO7 1831 1,067 7.6 10.8
13th Regiment
34th ditto .•••,,, 1803 1823 895 7.7 7.7
45th ditto
59th ditto
65th ditto
69th ditto lBO5 1820 844 8.5 8.5
78th ditto 1797 1815 846 11.3 11.3
Ceylon' lBll 1820 2,362 14.8 19.6
19th Regiment
734 ditto lBlB 1820 654 28.1 33.4
83d ditto
Mauritius, 82d
Gibraltar
Malta 1824 1831 2,226 1.5 1.5
lonian Islands :820 1832 :3,467 2.6 au
Jamaica lBl2 1828 3,287 13.3 13.3
Barbadoes lBl4 1814 1,774 4.1 4.1
Other W. India Islands 1303 1814 13.1 . • 13,1

The highest rate of mortality appears to have occurred
in regiments on service in the East Indies and the Island
of Ceylon. Respecting the very high ratio of decrement
in the 73d Mr. Marshall remarks—" As I served with
the regiment during the above period I had a good oppor.
tuniti of obtaining exact returns; and therefore I feel
confident that the conclusions are quite correct." It was
in 1813 the chief mortality occurred, the deaths in that
year being 356 ; in 1819, 160 ; and in 1820,38. " The
very high ratio of mortality," says Mr. Marshall, "which
took place in 1818, miy in a great measure be attributed
to excessive fatigue (luring the insurrection of the Candyans
scanty and innutritious diet, great exposure to variations
of temperature and inclemencies of weather, and insalu-
brious stations. A small portion only of the mor-
atgtaiminlaiotteyn2ngltoj the regiment was occasioned by instruments,
of war." After a table of details relating to the 45th re-
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ratio of deaths in each year of age under 20 was 10.8, it
was not higher at any other time of life than 5.6. Six
and one-half men died in each year of age from 35 to 45 ;
while eighty-two died in each year of age from 18 to 20.
The conclusion is obvious—namely, that men who have
reached the prime of life are much better able to endure
the fatigue and privations of a military life than youths
who have-not attained 20 years of age.

BURNS' DISLIKE OF SOLDIERS.—Bums'
dislike of soldiers found its way into his conversation.
"‘ When I was at Arbigland in 1793," said my accom-
plished friend, Mrs. Montagu, " I was introduced to
Burns. His conversation pleased me much, and I saw
him often. I was at a ball given by the Caledonian Hunt
in Dumfries, and had stood up as the partner of a young
officer in the dance, when the whisper of There's Burns
ran through the assembly. I looked round, and there he
was—his bright dark eyes full upon me. I shall never
forget that look—it was one that gave me no pleasure.
He soon left the meeting. I saw him next day.
He would have passed me, but I spoke. I took his
arm, and said, ' Come, you must see me home.' Gladly,
madam,: said be, but I'll not go down the Plain-
stanes, lest I have to share your company with some of
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Burns, I remember, took up a newspaper in which some
of the letters of a mar, of genius litely dead were printed.
This is sad,' he said ' did I imagine that one_half of
the letters which I have written would be published when
I die, I would this moment recall them, and burn them
without redemption.' Colonel Jenkinson, who com-
manded the Cinque-ports cavalry, inherited, it would
seem, the dislike of his brother soldiers to the Poet ; he
refused to be introduced to Burns, and never even spoke
to him. This was not in keeping with the character of
the mild and gentle Earl of Liverpool."--Alian Cunning.
hum's Edition of Burns.