The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-06 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Dec. 5.

MANSION-HOUSE.—James Hale, alias John Simp
son, a well-dressd man and of gentlemanly bearing, was
brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with obtaining
201. under false pretences from Mr. B. Barnard, maou•
facturer, of No. 134, Cheapide.
The prisoner, who said he was not guilty of the
charge, was committed for trial.

GIIILDHALL.—WiIIiam Story, a tailor, of No. 62,
Fleet-street, and James Batchelor, his shopraan, were
summoned before Sir R. W. Carden, charged with hav-
ing committed an assault on Mrs. Story.
Mr. Lewis, jun., appeared for Mrs. Story, and Mr.
Ribton for the defendants.

In this case the complainant had been separated from
her husband about three years, and she sued him for a
maintenance in the Ecclesiastical Court. The result was
that the judge decreed that Mr. Story was to take his
wife home ; but as their tempers were unfortunately not
of a congenial character, Mr. Story agreed to allow her
a guinea a week, on condition that she should not annoy
him in his business, and not incur any debts during the
time that he made her that allowance. This agreement
was kept on both sides for about 18 months, at the ex-
piration of which time Mr. Story said his circumstances
were much reduced, and he could only allow his wile
153. a week. Mrs. Story took the sum for several
months, but incurred certain debts, for which Mr. Story
was sued and compelled to pay. In consequence of
having to pay this money, he again reduced her allow-
ance to 12s. 6d. per week since May last, and finding
she could not live upon that, she went on Tuesday last
to her husband's house, and having entered the sitting
room, intimated her intention of remaining there. Upon
this Mr. Story called in the police, but they knowing
Mrs. Story refused to interfere. He then called up his
shopman, and told him to take the chair from under her
and turn her out of the house. He then said she was
not his wife, nor was the young lady present his daugh-
ter. The shopman, by Mr. Story's direction, took the
chair from under her, dragged her down stairs, and
thrust her out of the house.
Mr. Ribton contended that there had been no assault
committed, for so long as Mrs. Story received an allow-
ance from her husband she had no right to enter his
house. She was there a trespasser, and he had a right
to eject her provided he used no more violence than was
necessary to do so.

Sir R. W. Carden thought Mrs. Story had a right
there under the decree of the Ecclesiastical Court, for
wherever her husband's home was that was hers also.
With regard to the agreement, Mr. Story had broken
it, and therefore she was not bound by it.
The defendants were fully committed for trial at the
nest session of the Central Criminal Court, but were
admitted to bail.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.-1/. B. Stanbridge,
charged with obtaining a considerable quantity of pro•
perty from numerous tradesmen by false pretences, was
brought up for further examination. It will be remem-
bered that at the prisoner's last examination it was shown
that he had been accustomed to drive about with a
brougham and pair, and had obtained an expensive
velvet dress of Mr. Nathan by means of a fictitious
cheque. On this occasion other charges against him
were heard, and he was fully committed for trial. The
police have succeeded in tracing during the week nearly
2001. worth of property, consisting of linen, jewellery,
and expensive knick-knacks, obtained by the prisoner in
a very short time from tradesmen at the West-end and
in the City.

LA.3IBETEL—.I. T. Loader appeared on a summons
to show cause why he should not contribute to the relief
of his sons wife and child.

It appeared that the defendant, who is parish clerk of
St. Michael's, had prosecuted his son, the husband and
father of the destitute persons, and that the latter had
become chargeable to St. Mary's, Newington.
Mr. Binns, who attended for the defendant, addressed
the Bench at some length, and said that it never could
be contemplated that a person who, like his client, was
compelled by the laws of the country to prosecute his
son-in-law, should be compelled to support his family
while in prison.

After some discussion as to the amount which should
be allowed to his daughter and grandchild, Mr. Norton
fixed it at 4s. a-week, and made an order for the pay-
ment of that sum weekly.