The Sun.
London, England, 1833-12-02 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

Edward Kearney was indicted for having aided
and abetted William Haydon to forge and utter a
check for 300/., in the name of his master, Mr.
Davis, a newsman, on Messrs. Praed, the bankers.
The prisoner was apprehended in July last with
Haydon on board the Providence, bound for Ame-
rica, arid then in Cove Harbour, Cork. James
Kelly, an Irish policeman, took them into custody,
in consequence of ascertaining
that they had given
a waterman 14/. for putting them on board. Hay-
don had been convicted and sentenced to transporta-
tion for life. _ .

Kelly, the policeman, asked the prisoner why he
had given so much as 141. for being put on board,
and why he had shaved off his whiskers. To which
he replied, " Can't I do as I like with my own ?”
Mr. C. PHILLIPS—SO said the Duke of New-
castle.--(Laughter.) The Learned Counsel asked

Kelly to what regiment he belonged? Kelly—l
am a constable in the civil service.

Mr. PHILLIPS—What is that at your side ?
Kelly—My bayonet.
Mr. PHILLIPS—Turn round.—(A laugh.) What
is that at your other side? Is it your cartoueh-
box ? Kelly—lt is my hand-cuff case.—(Laughter.)

Mr. PHILLIPS—There, gentlemen ! There is an
officer of the civil service of Ireland for you
(All eyes were fixed upon Kelly, who had a
most soldier-like appearance, and was thus accou-
tred :—A dark green frock, a la Rifle Brigade, but-
toned up to the throat, with Prussian collar, and
confined at the waist by a broad black patent leather
belt, with a shining brass plate in the centre, and
his bayonet and handcuff-pouch attached ; a military
cap, adorned with shining brasses, and crowned with
a rifle tuft, black fringe epaulettes on the shoulders;
gold lace on the cuffs ; military trousers, and all the
other paraphernalia necessary to constitute the com-
plete equipment of a rifleman cap-a-pie.)
The Learned JUDGE did not consider the evi-
dence sufficient, and the prisoner was acquitted.
The Court would not order the restoration of the
money to the prisoner.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.

DARING ROBBERY.—Thomas Jones, was brought
up, charged with stealing a Dutch painting, of the
value of two guineas and a half, the subject of
which was Spaniels at Play, from the shop of Mr.
Rickman, a picture dealer, residing at No. 34, Lit.-
tle Queen-street.
It is a singular fact, that Mr. Rickman had
redeemed the same picture only a few days previ-
ously from a pawnbroker's shop, where it had been
pledged after having been stolen from his shop on
a former occasion.

The prisoner was remanded in order that some
inquiry might be made as to his charac!er, and that
further evidence might be produced against him.

HATTON-dARDEN:

James Dilkes, a journeyman awl-blade-maker,was
charged before Mr. LAING and Mr. ROGERS, by Mr.
Collins, his master, with having left his work unfi-
nished, contrary to his contract.
Mr. Flower, of the firm of Alderman Harmer and
Co., of Hatton-garden, attended for the prisoner,
and the case seemed to excite considerable interest
amongst the trade.
Mr. Collins a short time since met the prisoner
and some other men at a public-house, and being in
want of a few hands, he agreed to give them em-
ployment, conditionally that they would serve him
in his business as an awl-blade-manufacturer for
twelve months. They consented, and, agreeably
to an old custom in Staffordshire, witness gave them
a shilling each, in order to bind the contract. The
prisoner came to his work and remained at it a few
weeks when he quitted, leaving his work unfinished.
Mr. LAING—The prisoner has been charged here
before with a similar offence. I suppose that he is
one of those combination society men.
Two witnesses proved that the prisoner entered
into the agreement voluntarily, and also stated that
there were no combination societies in Staffordshire.

The prisoner denied having made an agreement.

Mr. LAING-I cautioned you the last time you
were here. I decide that you did make an agree-
ment, and I shall commit you to prison for one month.
Mr. Flower—What, Sir, upon such evidence
Mr. LAING—He is committed for a month ; and
if you are his legal adviser you can make him go to
the Sessions and take their opinion upon the matter.
Mr. Flower—l certainly mean to do so, as I shall
appeal.
Air. LAING (rising angrily from his seat)—I tell
you, Sir, that I have decided in the case, and I will
suffer no person to question or remark upon my
decision.

Mr. Flower—l say there is no substantial evi-
dence to show an agreement or breach of contract.
Mr. LAING—I say again the case is decided, and
appeal at the Quarter Sessions if you like.
Here the subject dropped, and the prisoner was
committed to the House of Correction •nd hard
labour for one month.
UNION BALL.

MATRIMONIAL MISERIES.—Joseph Bailey, a
printer and publisher, apparently labouring under
very bad health, was brought before Mr. TRAILL,
charged with assaulting his wife.
Mrs. Bailey, a well-looking young female, who
exhibited a black eye, had been married to the de-
fendant but six months, and only six weeks had
elapsed after the ceremony when he began to exer-
cise the horsewhip over her person. She had taken
a warrant out against him some time ago, and he
was held to bail, but owing to his promise of amend-
ment she continued to live with him. On Wed-
nesday last, however, when he came home at night,
he found fault with the way in which the blankets
and pillows were laid on the bed. Desirous of
humouring her spouse she altered the bed-clothes,
but nothing would please him, and when she told
him so he got into a passion. He then ran towards
his fiddle, and snatching it up was about to strike
her, but upon sudden reflection he dropped the
violin, saying, " I shan't split my music on so worth-
less a woman," arid taking the bow instead he
struck her in the face, and gave her the black eye
which was then visible.

Defendant—l solemnly affirm that I did not strike
her with the violence she wishes to make the Court
believe. Look at us, your Worship, and that will
enable you to judge whether a poor, infirm, sickly
man, like me, is possessed of the power to get the
upper hand of a young woman like Mrs. Bailey,
whose hand is like a shoulder of mutton compared
with mine. He added, I can assure your Worship
I am ill-used by her.
Mr. TRAILL—I recollect, Mr. Bailey, that you
were before me on a previous occasion for horse-
whipping your wife. You are now here for giving
her a black eye; such violence on your part must be
restrained.

The MAGISTRATE then asked Mrs. Bailey if her
husband had raker► it into his head to be jealous of
her guardian?
Mts. Bailey replied in the affirmative, and said
that since then he had also a feeling of jealousy
against her guardian's clerk, a young man. She
added, that ber husband accused her of supplying
the clerk with money, a charge for which there was
not the slightest grounds.

Defendtint (sorrowfully)—l shall not enter here
upon the subject of my wife's chastity. Although
a husband only six months, I am heartily sick of
the marriage state, and only wish the knot were
untied again.
The wife—lf that's your wish, it shall be soon
gratified; Pll not live with you another day.
Defendant—l am glad of it ; there is yet, then,
some prospect of happiness in store for me.
The wife here said she did not wish to hurt him;
but, as he was of so violent a temper, she must
insist that he be held to bail. She then left the
office, and her husband, who became exceedingly
ill, was detained until he procured the required
sureties.

On Wednesday evening a fire broke out on
the premises of Mr. Jeremiah Sparrow, of Channing's
Hall Farm, at Tibbenhatn, near Long Stratton, which
was with difficulty subdued, after consuming a hullork
shed and other outbuildings. The live stork was provi-
dentially saved, and the fire was happily prevented from
communicating to the stacks. There is hardly any quee-
thin of its being the work of an incendiary. —Norfolk
Chronicle.
The Gazette of Cologne of the 21st i ist. has
the following The silk manufactories in the neigh-
bourhood of Cologne have, during the present month, re-
sumed great activity, as well as those of the dyers and
printers; but on the other hand the cotton manufactories
decline, from the high price of the raw material. Navi-
gation has been very animated during the last few mono hs ;
9S vessels have arrived at Cologne, from the Upper
Rhine, and 366 from the Lower Rhine ; 159 lad( n vessels
have taken their dep trture from Cologne, 81 for the
Upper, and 78 for the Lower Rhine. The number of
travellers arrived by the steam-boats has considerably in-
creased ; they are said to amount to 30,000. A new
steam-boat company has been formed."