The Sun.
London, England, 1834-03-29 00:00:00

HATTON.GARDEN.

Thursday evening Mary Clancy was brought to
this office in the custody of a policeman of E division,
charged by Bridget O'Hara, an Irish widow, about
thirty-three years of age, with having robbed her of
several articles of wearing apparel, under the follow-
ing circumstances :
Mrs. O'Hara, with a very low curtsey and a deli-
cious brogue, said, " Your Wurchip, I am a widde
woman, and I live in Carrier-street, St. Giles's. My
husband, God rest his soul, has left me did for
twelve months past, and I have got a bit of a living
ever since in Common-garden, and, by picking up a
few honest pince, I managed to buy a few dacent
articles ; and it isn't myself, poor honest cratur, that
ought to be robbed of 'em, your Wurchip."
Mr. Sergeant SELLON—What have you been
robbed of? Mrs. O'Hara—Why, I tell your Wur-
chip, when my poor dear hushand died, I axed Mary
Clancy, the prisoner, and a few friends, to come and
wake him ; and after doing so, poor soul, we took him
to St. Giles's, and buried him. Being left alone, and
wanting a partner to sleep wid me, and bear me. com-
pany, I asked the prisoner to take part of my bed,
and we were living together. On Thursday morning
I went out, and when I came back I found that I was
robbed of a chimays, a gown, an apron, caps, and pet-
ticoats, and, saving your Honour's presence—
Mr. Sergeant SELLON—Have you traced any of
the property ? Mrs. O'Hara—Not a bit, your
Wurchip.

Mr. Sergeant SELLON—And why do you suspect
the prisoner ? Mrs. O'Hara—Because she was the
only person in the room. •
Mr. Sergeant SELLON—Did she try to make her
escape ? Mrs. O'Hara—Och no, your honour, but
sat as quiet as a lamb.
Mr. Sergeant SELLorr—There is no evidence
that she stole the property. She is discharged.
The prisoner was leaving the bar, when Mrs.
O'Hara exclaimed, " And is it this way I am to be
plunther'd out of my property ? Sure didn't she
promise to pay me for them ?"
Mr. Sergeant SELLON—Pay you for them! What
do you mean ? Mrs. O'Hara—Why I found her in
the room, and my things gone, and on bringing a
policeman she confessed to the robbery, and said she
would pay me for them if I would forgive her.—
(Laughter.)
Mr. Sergeant SELLON-Oh, that is a different
thing.

The prisoner being again placed at the bar was
asked what she had to say ?
Prisoner—Sure that I took the things, and am
ready to pay for them. Didn't she say she would
forgive me ?

Mrs. O'Hara—Faith an I did so.—(Laughter.)
Mr. Sergeant SELLON—Are you ready to pay
the money now ? Prisoner—How can I pay it sure
when I hav'n't got it ? Would you have me go rob
for it ?—(Laughter.) I'll pay her on Saturday.
Mr. Sergeant SELLON (smiling)—Certainly not.
But the question is, whether the pi osecutrix will
take your word for the money ? Mrs. O'Hara—

The Pri:s°nF:';'ll; a corn-miller, and, at the time of
offence charged, was residing at Pudsey, near
Bradford. His wife and he had been married above
three years, and they had lived on bad terms for a
considerable time. On Wednesday night, the 30th
of October last, the prisoner came home intoxicated,
and before he entered the house he whistled for a
large bull-dog which he kept, named Crib. It was
then near midnight, and his wife who was sitting up
for him, would not let the dog go out. The pri-
soner then went down the lane, and in a few minutes
returned, threw the door open, and said to his wife,
" Now thou art going." She then requested him
to come in and sit down to his supper, instead of
doing which he went up to her, and, without saying
a word, struck her on the head and face with his
fists and knocked her down. He knocked her down
a second time, and she then said if he would let her
alone she would go, and she got up, but he knocked
her down again. She rose, and he again struck her
and knocked her through the doorway, the door be-
ing open. She got up and ran down by the house
side, the prisoner following her. He fell and she
got a short distance from him, when he overtook
her, seized her by the throat, and beat her on the
face. She begged of him to spare her life, and she
would forgive him all he had ever done to her, when
he said, "- thee, if I cannot kill thee, I will
worry thee !" and he said, " Hey, Cribb, worry her !"
and set the dog upon her. The animal seized her
by the leg and shook her till she fell, when the pri-
soner kicked her. She got up and he knocked her
down again. She again got up and went to-
wards a neighbour's house, Richard Kingston. This
man and his wife had been alarmed by her screams,
and at the time she went towards their house they
pulled her in.

_
The jury returned a verdict finding the prisoner
guilty on the first count, of intent to murder.
Sentence not passed.
(Before Mr. Justice TAUNTON.)
RIDSDALE V. GULLY, M.P.
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The action was brought to recover damages for
an assault.

Mr. PoLLocx said that the defendant in this ac-
tion was Member of Parliament for Pomfret, and a
gentleman, no doubt, well-known to those he had
the honour to address. The assault complained of
was this :—The plaintiff and some other gentlemen
were together, when the defendant came up (they
were all on horseback), and, after some words had
been exchanged, Mr. Gully passed from the off side
to the near side, and gave the plaintiff as severe a
blow with a stick as they might all suppose Mr.
Gully was capable of inflicting. It seemed that Mr.
Gully had asked the plaintiff if he had not said some-
thing about him (Mr. Gully) having won a certain
sum at the Doncaster races. The plaintiff said he
had. Mr. Gully said he had not won it ; and, after
a few words more had passed, the assault took place
as he had described.

John Singleton--I live at Greatgivendale, on my
own estate there. I know the plaintiff and defen-
dant. On the 13th of November last, I went to
Longsborough-gate, to meet the hounds, and got
there about eleven in the morning. I met the de-
fendant there. He was along with Mr. Watt, and
I exchanged civilities with them, and left them. I
met the plaintiff about ten minutes after, two of his
servants were with him, one of them had brought a
horse for a Mr. Hall to ride on. Mr. Hall is Mr.
Watt's son-in-law, who was in company with Mr.
Gully. Mr. Hall mounted Mr. Ridsdale's horse,
and Mr. Gully mounted Mr. Hall's. I wanted to
speak to Mr. Ridsdale, the plaintiff, and we rode
away a short distance together, when presently Mr.
Gully came up, on Mr. Ridsdale's right hand side.
Mr. Gully said to him, " You have raised a report
that I have won 12,000/. on the St. Leger." Mr.
It. replied that he only gave the general report. Mr.
Gully said, " but you mentioned it in particular."
Mr. Ridsdale asked who had told him so. Mr.
Gully said, " Tom Cliff ;" and added, " you know
I didn't make above 1,2001., and you say that I made
12,0001. Mr. Ridsdale said he didn't see any great
harm in that ; when Mr. Gully said, " From your
experience in these matters you must know that I
could win no such thing ; therefore you can't believe
it." Mr. Ridsdale said he didn't contradict it ;he
believed it might be true ; on which Mr. Gully said,
" You lie---you are a scoundrel !" and he pulled his
horse back, and came between Mr. Ridsdale and me,
and struck the latter across the shoulders with a stick.

Counsel—What sort of a blow was it ? Why, I
didn't feel it, F.r.—(Loud laughter.)
No, you didn't ; but what kind of a blow was
it ?—Why, it wasn't a light one, nor a heavy one.
It was one of Mr. Gully's blows—(Laughter)--
but you can say what kind of a blow it was ?—Why,
it couldn't break bones, but Mr. Ridsdale shrugged
up his shoulders at it.—(Laughter.) Mr. Ridsdale
said, " You see what the great Mr. Gully has done.
He knows I'm no match for him." He then appealed
to me, and asked me if I had seen it. I said I had ;
when Mr. Gully rode off.
Cross-examined by Mr. BLACKBURNE—I know
that the plaintiff and defendant were partners in
racing affairs. The partnership broke up about two
years ago, after the Derby races.
John Harrison—l have lived on my own estate
for these twenty years. I was out with the fox-
hounds on the day named. I was not present with
the
.gentlemen
entlemen at first, but afterwards joined them.
The plaintiff gave no sort of provocation. I never
saw any man behave better. Mr. Ridsdale said,

OXFORD CIRCUIT.—HEREFORD, MARcii 26.
MURDER.—THE KING V. RICHARD ADDIS.

The prisoner was indicted for the wilful murder
of James Davis, the gamekeeper of Mr. Clive.
The grand jury ignored the bill against three other
persons.
John Evans, an accomplice—l know the prisoners
his brother, Edwin Smith, Allen Smith, and Charles
Nash. On Saturday night, at 10 o'clock, I was at
Allen Smith's house ; Edwin Smith, Allen Smith,
and Charles Nash, were there first. Prisoner and
his brother came in soon after ; we all went to
Bullock's-wood. I got a pistol at Smith's, the
others had guns. I went to the Bullring public
house that night ; we went to the wood. I had
loaded the pistol with powder and ball. I went
down the middle of the drive, and was met by de-
ceased. He said, "Is it you, John ?" He asked
me whom I had got with me, and what I was doing.
I walked about as if I was tipsy, but I was not. I
went away to Kingston, to Edwin Smith's house ;
he is a butcher. Richard Addis I saw leaning on
his own door. He said, " I have shot Boulter,"
another name for the deceased. Edwin Smith heard
him ; he was in prison yesterday, and said in pri-
soner's presence that prisoner shot him. Prisoner
said he shot him coming over a glat. I told him I
had seen the keepers, and that Boulter spoke to me.
Prisoner asked me where, and I said at a place near
Bullock's-wood. Prisoner told me not to split, and
said they could not hurt me, as I was not off the
path. I saw Allen Smith in a meadow ; he had
nothing on his head. He had a hat on when he
went. I was taken up with the pistol.
Cross-examined—l was not on any harm. I did
not go out to shoot pheasants. I knew Davis be-
fore. I had lived with him. I shammed drunken-
ness of my own thought. I had been sitting in a
ditch nearly all the time. I gave the information
on Tuesday, the 21st. I had not been told that
Mt reward was offered. I can't recollect whether
any person spoke of the reward yesterday. I knew
of it nine days after I was in prison. I heard it from
Bradley first.
Charles Nash, another accomplice, stated the cir-
cumstances as already deposed. He ran off, and
met the other party. The prisoner's brother said
that he had shot a man, and the prisoner said he
had too.

This witness was cross-examined by Mr. GOD-.
sox, and contradicted himself so as to be quite in-
credible.

The prisoner was acquitted.

The Court of Assizes at Rheims was a few
days ago occupied with the trial of a woman and her
father, charged with the murder of the husband of the
former. The trial excited very great interest. The
following are the particulars of the case, as given by
the Gazette des Tribunaux. The female prisoner,
Florentine Simonnet, had for some time resided with
her husband at the village of Ablancourt. The hus-
band, it appears, was a man of brutal character, and
in his fits of drunkenness was in the habit of severely
beating his wife. In consequence of this ill-treat-
ment, the prisoner, even within a year after her mar-
riage, had expressed to her father her desire to get rid
of him by poison or other means. Jacques Simonnet,
the father, resided with them, and had assisted his
daughter, upon several occasions, in her attempts to
procure a separation from his son-in-law. On the Ist
of January last, after partaking of a repast prepared
by the female prisoner, the unfortunate husband was
seized with violent spasms, and died two days after-
wards. The symptoms in some respects resembled
those of cholera, but the inhabitants of Ablancourt,
from their knowledge of the differences which had
arisen between the prisoner and his wife, had suspi-
cions that the death was caused by poison, and reports
of the circumstances having reached the authorities,
the prisoner was apprehended. At the post mortem
examination of the body, the surgeons detected the
presence of arsenic, and gave their opinion that the
deceased had been poisoned with that mineral. Both
father and daughter at first denied any participation
in the crime, but the female prisoner subsequently
asked for permission to make a fresh declaration, and
then, with the most perfect calmness, admitted that for
a long time past she had conceived a very strong de-
sire to poison her husband ; that six months previously
she had bought 15 sous' worth of arsenic, and that on
the Ist of January, profiting by the intoxication under
which her husband laboured, she had at four different
times put arsenic into his food. Before the prisoner
made this confession, however, she had made a very
different statement to three women confined in the
same prison with her. She at first said that her father
was equally as guilty as herself, and that it was by his
persuasion that she had poisoned her husband. She
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The jury acquitted the father, and found the wife
guilty of poisoning her husband, but with extenuating
circumstances, and therefore the capital penalty was
not pronounced, but she was sentenced to hard labour
for life. It was subsequently stated in court, that the
male prisoner Simonnet, although he had always per-
sisted in his innocence, had laid a wager of five francs
with a fellow prisoner that he should be wild .mued
and executed.

FRENCH PAPERS.

'CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES,—SrrriNG OF MARCH 25.
M. Dupin, President, in the chair.
The adjourned debate on the project of law rela-
tive to political associations was resumed.
Two amendments, proposed by Messrs. Teste and
Eschasseriaux—having for object, the one to limit
the duration of the law to five years, the other to
seven—were taken into consideration.
M. Liadieres spoke 'against the amendments,
contending that in a country where government had
to guard itself against continual attacks, a permanent
law for the regulation of associations was indispen-
sably necessary.
M. de Rance said, as the law appeared to him in
the light of an exceptional law, he thought it his duty
to support the amendment.
M. Salvandy opposed the amendment, because,
in his opinion, he added, it Would have the effect of
annulling the law. The hon. deputy, after describ-
ing the state of rallies, expressed his astonishment
and indignation at the audacious display of Repub-
lican opinions. This party, he added, wishes to
make our young monarchy carry it suspended at her
girdle, in like manner as the law of Sparta forced a
peasant to conceal under his garment a fox which
devoured his entrails.
Voice from the le t—What a fine metaphor!
M. Salvandy—lt may not be fine, but it is true.
This very morning, I received a threatening letter,
and that has induced me to address the Chamber.
N. Pages (de l'A?riege) spoke in favour of the
amendment of M. Eschasseriaux, proposing that the
law should expire in 1839, The hon. deputy drew
a comparison between the present peaceable state of
France and the almost European agitation in the
midst of which Mr. Pitt brought forward in the
British parliament only temporary Measures against
certain political associations then existing. The
Iron. deputy here read passage from a speech of
Mr. Fox, in which he said, "if the ministers em-
ploying all the Means of corruption in their power,
succeed in cAtaining a majority in this chamber"
--(Cries from behind the minister's bench, " You
insult 'us." Bursts of laughter from the left).
'M.- de Corcelles—But these are the words of
Mr. Fox ; it was not of you that he was speaking.—
(Renewed laughter.)
M. Pages—l resume the quotation from Mr.
Fox's speech—" Under such circumstances, obedi-
ence is no longer a duty, it is merely an act of pru-
dence." Mr. Pitt reproached Mr. Fox with exci-
dirg- ..thesneople to sedition ; to which Mr. Fox re-
plied, " It is only a pro-atitute majority which could
attack the right of association ; (and if the nation is
robbed of a sacred right, it has a right tcrinesist.”—
(Murmurs from the centre.) M. Pages concluded]
by declaring that if the arbitrary character of the I
law was not at least tempered by the amendment of M.
Eschasseriaux, he could not submit to it, and he was
ready to join any one who should be willing to resist
it.—(Violent exclamations.)
M. Martin (du Nord) opposed the amendment,
and contended that the proposed law was necessary
to the permanent security of social order, and nova
law of exception.
General Leydet moved the following amendment :
—" The law upon the associations shall only be
temporary, and shall expire at the close of the ses-
sion of 1836."
M. Teste again addressed a few observations to
the chamber m support of his amendment.—(Cries
of " Question, question.")
The Keeper of the Seals (from his place)—l
think it right to declare that the government con-
siders all these amendments as completely destruc-
tive of the principle of the law.
The principle of General Leydet's amendment
was first put to the vote, and being rejected, it
negatived all other amendments upon the same point.
The chamber proceeded to ballot on the ensemble
of the law. The result was as follows :—Number
of votes, 400—For the proposed law, 246 ; against
it, 154.—The law passed.
The chamber proceeded to take into consideration
the project of law relative to the extraordinary
credits of 1834 for the war and naval departments.

The Minister of the Interior is said to be occu-
pied in preparing a new general system of police for
the whole kingdom.
The canton of Liestal (Basle Country), in answer
to the recommendation of the Vorort to expel the
refugees, expressed itself in the following terms :
" As to the proposal that it shall be declared
that the refugees who took part in the invasion
of Savoy are unworthy of being granted an asylum,
and that they should be expelled from Switzerland,
we find it impossible to assent. We, on the con-
trary, are of opinion that this affair should be left
to be regulated by the cantons which it concerns,
recommending, in the mean time, that these refu-
gees should be closely watched, in order to prevent a
recurrence of similar proceedings. To abandon to
an uncertain fate men who, after all, have but di-
rected their efforts to obtain an object which we con-
sider as the greatest of national blessings, would be
inhuman, and would not in any case be in harmony
with our institutions."

The Munich Political Gazette, speaking of the
resolw ion of the canton of Berne not to use violent
measures against the refugees, says—" This means,
in other terms, that the Grand Council of Berne
will not acknowledge any right of dictation in any
European Power ; that it will not alarm itself with
regard to the neutrality granted to Switzerland by
the great powers, and that it is determined to act
according to its own free will. Conduct like this,
by the greatest canton in Switzerland, calls for the
serious attention of the European Cabinets, and
particularly of the German Cabinets, which must
at length take measures to maintain their honour and
dignity." _ _

The Sentinelle des Pyrhz6es of Bayonne of the
22d inst. has the following :—" It appears that the
Carlists had received the promise of three days'
pillage at Vittoria, but the very day of their entrance
they thought proper to abandon that town. The
Commander of the Queen's troops, Osma, pursued
their rear-guard, and made 27 prisoners, who have
probably been shot, in retaliation for the execution
of the prisoners made by the insurgents. The Car-
lists had 380 horsemen, commanded by a chief who
had fought in America." We have the following
from St. Sebastian :—" 200 militiamen were at Ga-
marra, near Vittoria ; these unfortunate men, after
a vigorous resistance, in which 40 were killed, sur-
rendered, on the express condition that their lives
should be spared : but they were instantly shot.
The insurgents then penetrated by different streets
into the town, where they met with so obstinate a
resistance that they were obliged to retire, leaving a
great many dead, and 50 prisoners, whose death was
loudly called for. The greatest praise is due to
General Don Joaquim de Osma, who, without hat
or sword, put himself at the head of the militia and
the volunteers, and gave an example of the most
brilliant valour in falling upon the Carlists. On the
following day several carts were laden with the in-
surgents killed ; the rebels required 150 horses to
carry away their wounded. Thus, but for the loss
of the 200 militia, the attack on Vittoria would have
been a glorious day."
We learn from Geneva, under date of March 21,
that all the States of the Confederation have acceded
to the measures proposed by the Vorort in its circu-
lar letter of February 22, with the exception of
Berne and Basle Country. It will be recollected
that the measures proposed by the letter are to have
the effect of expelling from Switzerland all the Poles
who took part in the expedition against Savoy.
A letter of the Bth inst., from Rome, says, " The
receptio KV.l":6ez de Castro, as Minister from
Spain c?%t,liisv 11--_„`tvill probably meet with great
4,-
obs ek,':""gilb)hBft„ the young Queen be ac-
knoiiledged, Ak :li Ct....47V t appear likely at present,
it wia undouhtedly e remembered that this ambas-
sador was a ranibes-ofige ancient Cortes, and acted
as secretary to-that \44,briably from 1807 to 1808."
Tile Academia.C4.lll4of Dijon have lately eon-
demnad a law stndenWri4med Duvigner, to exclusion
for foftur years- frolti,lhe faculties of France, for
having published i'revolutionary pamphlet addresse 1
to the army.
The Journal des Dad.: says that its hopes have

been realized by the adoption of the Association Bill
without any of the amendments that would have ren-
dered it an exceptional measure. It then takes a
general review of the debate, and adds : " This dis-
cussion will remain a memorable enc. On both sides
great talent has been displayed. But there is some-
thing that we admire more than talent ; it is a frank-
ness and firmness of heart ; it is the courage to avow
one's opinion without reserve, and this is what all
persons of good faith will admire in the majority.
The bill which the Chamber has just thrown in the
face of the associations is its profession of faith be-
fore the country and the electoral body. It is its
title to re-election, and it wishes for no other ; it
is upon this title that the country will soon have to
decide between it and the Opposition."
The Journal de Paris considers the adoption of
the bill by nearly 100 votes as adding to the autho-
rity of the law an incontestable moral authority.
" All the shades of the Opposition," it adds, " have
united to repel the bill, for no amendment was passed
to change it in its principle, or in its main provisions.
This law is therefore important ; it will have its
effect ; it will inspire the factious with a salutary
dread ; it will remain a monument of patriotism,
and, in voting it, the majority have deserved well of
their country."