The Sun.
London, England, 1834-06-18 00:00:00

MANSION-HOUSE.

Mrs. Martin, the wife of a chimney-sweeper, was
charged with having violently assaulted Mrs. Ellen
Roper, the wife of a vendor of cheap political pub-
lications.

The complainant stated that she had called a few
evenings ago to pay a visit to the defendant, and
was invited to stay and take a dish of ttea. The
night having, turned out rather unfavourable, she
was prevailed upon to accept of a make shift bed
upon two chairs in the sitting-room ; but finding the
edges of her bedstead rather uncomfortable, she
moved her quarters to the floor of the room, which,
as it did not present any of those inequalities so
likely to interfere with sleep, she thought she might
occupy without any annoyance. In this hope she
was, however, mistaken ; but her repose was dis-
turbed in a way the least of all expected. At about
two o'clock in the morning, down came the de-
fendant, and, without the least reason in the world,
clawed and kicked her till she looked more
like the wife of a gentleman of the cleaver than
that of a gentleman of the press. The noise
of course, brought together all the lodgers,
and the police, and the watch ; and the com-
plainant suffered worse than a beating in the scandal
of being seen in a very short, tattered, and parti-
coloured night-dress by a parcel of " great ugly
fellows."
Defendant—You said " without reason," Mrs.
Roper ! Hookey ! Who did I start when I went
in ? Oh you was asleep, I suppose ?
Complainant—lf there was any body in the room
but myself and the poor innocent cat, I hope I
may die.

Defendant—Aye ; it was a cat as black and as
big as a sweep, or I never knowed what sich cats
is. Please you, my lord, I keeps a clean home, for
all I'm in the sut line ; and I keeps my husband
clean as often as he wishes ; but that's no reason I
should clean him up for other people. You know
my meaning, Mrs. Roper.
A policeman said that the defendant, who was a
Welch woman, had all the national fire and fury in
her composition ; and that, if the strong arm of the
law had not been laid upon her, she would not only
left Mrs. Roper with no more clothing than that
lady had on the day she was born, but would have
still more cruelly stripped her.
Complainant—My lord, she was took out of the
streets by a poor man that had a milk-walk. Every
body knows that, and then she left him for Mr.
Martin. I defy her to show her marriage lines
(pulling a particularly greasy piece of paper out of
her bosom) ; here's mine !
Defendant—Well, and who have you got ? Why,
a poor lousy wendor of things as never paid a far-
den to the King ; and I'm sure I never seed as
much shirt upon his back as would make half a
sheet of brown paper.
The LORD MAYOR observed that the defendant
appeared to him to have been hurried into total for-
getfulness of herself, and of the principles of hospi-
tality; by a fit of jealousy.
Defendant—Why, my Lord, you don't want me
for to say what I seed ?

Complainant—lt was as dark as pitch. She
couldn't see anything.
Defendant—Oh! could'nt I ? It wasn't so dark,
howsomever, but I could catch a sight of what you
calls your cat ; besides, did'nt I miss him from my
own side ? And where did I find his kickseys ?
Why, on the flure where she was a-laying. Do you
call that nothing ?
The chimney-sweeper assured the Lord Mayor
that there was not the slightest ground for the ac-
cusation of infidelity, but the moment his wife got
a drop of heavy or a drop of jacky, she would be-
come jealous even of a Hottentot. The fact was,
he had bursted his kickseys some way below the
waistband, and as his wife was too sleepy for tailor-
ing work, he took her to bed, and left the job to be
done by the visiter, after they had supped on a
cowcomer. In the middle of the night he woke
very poorly, so that he was obligated for to go and
take a walk in the garden, and afore he could con-
veniently come out, he heard the precious blow up,
and was surprised to find that he had been the in-
nocent cause of it.

Defendant—lt's all a lie, my Lord. He skimmed
out of the room a all-fours when he heard me. If I
cotched him wouldn't I give it him ?
The Lord Mayor, upon further inquiry, found
that, although the Welshwoman had some cause of
suspicion, her imagination supplied her with all the
little particulars in which the case was really defi-
cient. One of the strong arguments which would
strike a beholder of the scene was, that the ages
and personal appearance of the sweep and the lady
must have made the thought of a more than ordi-
nary acquaintance impossible, and his Lordship
succeeded in reconciling the parties : notwithstand-
ing which the defendant declared, " If ever I find a
woman mistaking my husband for her own again,
there a'nt a nail I have in the world as I wont use
to have my rewenge."
THE PLUNDER OF THE BUNGAY BANK.—On
Monday William Jackson, who was some days ago
charged with having robbed the Bungay bank of
cash and bank notes to a large amount, was brought
up for a second examination. _

Two gentlenien attended upon the part of the
bankers, and Mr. WOOLER appeared for the priso-
ner. The greatest curiosity was excited.
Mr. Gres stoke Bucke, cashier to the Bungay
hank (Messrs. Harveys), stated all the facts as they
appeared in the newspapers, under the head Man-
sion-house, soon after the robbery, which took place
on the evening of the 13th of November, was com-
mitted. It will be recollected that two men had
been seen lurking about the banking-house for some
time before the robbery was committed, and that
they disappeared immediately afterwards. This
witness stated that the property taken was as fol-
lows :-1,900/. in Harvey's notes, payable at
Messrs. Hankeys ; 1351. in Bank of England notes ;
2011. 19s. 6d. in Gurney's notes (a branch of the
Bungay bank) ; 241/. Is. 6d. in sundry checks on
other bankers ; 260/. in notes on sundry country
bankers ; 6851. Bs. 6d. in gold, and 1601. 14s. 6d.
in silver, besides bills and promissory notes for
230/. 10s. 2d. The whole amount of which the
bank was plundered was 3,8141. 14s. 2d. Some of
the bills had been paid on guarantee, but not one
of the originals had been yet found.
Several witnesses having identified the prisoner,
and deposed to various facts connected with the
robbery,
The LORD MAYOR remanded the prisoner, and
stated that immediately after the next examination,
the case should be sent for committal to Bungay.