The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-21 00:00:00

rEE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1860.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

JUDGES' CHAMBERS.
(Before Mr. Baron Wilde.)

THE QUEEN v. THE REV. LEWIS PRICE-THE

AGAPEMONE.

This was a return to the writ of habeas corpus issued by
hie lordship directing the Rev. Lewis Price to produce
before his lordship Mrs. Harriet Price, and to show by
what authority he detained her and prevented her return-
ing to the Abode of Love—the Agapemone.
Mr. Tindal Atkinson, on behalf of the Rev. Mr. Price,
read a long affidavit detailing the whole of the proceedings
that he had lately taken to obtain the liberation of his wife
from the Abode of Love. The affidavit stated that he had
succeeded eventually to obtain possession of his wife with-
out the use of forcible means. He had, in consequence of
certain information, met his wife, and requested her to re-
turn to his home, which she did ; and such request could
not be construed into an act of force. Mr. Price also
stated his belief to be that the present proceeding had
not been instituted by his wife, but by Mrs. Starkey—one
of the Agapemonites who happened to be with Mrs. Price
when her husband met her.

His Lordship, after hearing the other side, said the lady
must be given up to her husband, as, according to cases
that had already been decided, hb was the proper person
with whom she was to remain until the Ecclesiastical Court
interfered.

Mr. Tindal Atkinson asked for the costs of the present
proceedings, as Mr. Price had been compelled to incur
considerable expenses in making the return.

His Lordship thought each party ought to pay their

own expenses.

CEYTRAL CRIMINAL COUR7.—(This Day.)

OLD COURT.
BURGLARY.
James Feltham, and Edward Stokes were indicted for a
burglary in the dwelling-house of Mr. Moncks, a jeweller,
residing at Brixton-bill.
Mr. Best conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Lilley de-
fended the prisoners,
Mr. Moncks said on the 24th of August last I was sleep.
ing at my shop, which I had previously secured. The
stock of jewellery was quite cafe. About a quarter before
one I was awoke by hearing a crashing noise at the
shutters. I ran to the door and found the small crowbar
(produced) sticking between the bar and the shutter,
which had been forced aside. The window glass
was broken, and a large quantity of my stock,
which consisted of watches, chains, &c., was lying on the
pavement in front of the window. I gave an alarm, and
within an hour after a policeman came to me at a spot op-
posite to Summers'-road, where I found two gold watches,
a silver watch, and a number of gold chains. The parcel
was within some pailings near a footpath. Holsey, the
constable, found some more things. They all formed a
portion of my stock. The price tickets also found were
those that were on the articles the day before the robbery.
John Brazier—l am a watchman to the waterworks,
Brixton-hill. I was on duty on the evening of the rob-
bery, and about a quarter before one I heard a rattle sprung.
I went up the hill and saw Mr. Monks, who told me hits
shop had been entered and robbed. I went back to my
box, and about a quarter of an hour after I saw the two
prisoners coming up the road, and, suspecting them to be
the parties, I took hold of one, and told the policeman to '
take them into custody. I afterwards showed the spot
where I took the prisoners into custody, and some of the
stolen property WV found there by one of the policemen.
I was with Mr. Moncks when he found the watches. No
other person but the prisoners had been up the road between
the taking the men into custody and the discovery of the
stolen property.
Mr. Lilley (for the defence)—Are you sure it was a quar-
ter to one when you heard the rattle sprung.
Witness—Yes.
Mr. Lilley—Had you a watch ?
Witness—No ; I'm a watchman. I'm not a watch.
(Laughter.)
. Mr. Lilley—So I believe Mr. Moncks is a watchman, too ?
Witness—Well, he makes 'em. (Loud laughter.)
Police-constable Golding said—Just before two I saw the
two prisoners standing by the front fence of No. 5, Brixton-
hill. They both had their backs to the fence. There were
no other person near. The last witness came to me and
informed me of the robbery, and as I was crossing over the
road towards them they walked rapidly away. I went
after them and told them I must take them
into custody on suspicion of being concerned in
the burglary. They denied it, and told me they had
been visiting a friend at Croydon and were then returning
home. I said their answer did not satisfy me and I took
them to the station and charged them. The very place
where the five watches were found was that at which I first
saw the prisoners. I went to the address given by the pri-
soners, but could find out nothing about them. I searched
Feltham and found ss. on his person ; on the other prisoner
I found a key, one of the wards of which had been broken
out and filed.
Police-constable Halsey confirmed the evidence of the last
witness. He also said ho found out the spot where the
watches were and a life preserver, and about thirty yards
up Brixton-hill he found some watches and gold guards
tied up in a handkerchief.
Police-constable Wilde proved that he had seen the pri-
soners in the neighbourhood of Mr. Monck'a shop at twenty
minutes to twelve.
This was the case for the prosecution.
Mr. Lilley then addressed the jury for the defence.
The jury found the prisoners guilty, and they were each
sentenced to three years' penal servitude.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ROBBER-T.—Ann Devine, a servant at 32, Oxendon-
street, was charged with stealing a watch, chain, dm., the
property of a fellow-servant named Caroline Kear.

The prosecutrix had been out on an errand for her master,
leaving the prisoner in the kitchen, in which was a box
containing the articles above mentioned and £36 in a purse.
The next morning, on prosecutrix going to her box, she
was much surprised to find that it had been broken open,
and while she was searching for her watch and money
prisoner took the opportunity to leave the house, not
stopping to put on her bonnet or shawl. The prisoner had
made her way to the White Bear, 100, Berwick-street,
where she requested Mr. Hodges, the landlord, to take care
of the watch and chain and a sovereign for her; but Mr.
Hodges, being suspicious that things were not all right,
took the articles to the Marlborough-mews station, and on
her return about half an hour after for the things she was
taken into custody by Sergeant Enoch Cook, 7 C. She
denied to the sergeant ever living in Oxendon-street, and
said she knew nothing of the watch, &c. On searching
her he found a brooch on her, which the prosecutrix iden-
fied.

Sergeants Foster and Butcher said the prisoner had been
before convicted of felony.
Remanded.

THAMES.

BENT ON SUICIDE.—Emma Sargison, a woman of the
town, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with attempt-
ing to commit self-destruction.

The wretched prisoner, though young, presented the
appearance of an old woman, haggard, careworn, and
bloated, but not more than three years ago she was an
_in-
teresting and beautiful-looking girl. Drink, dissipation,
and disease, has effected the sad change in her, and if she
is not kept in prison or a lunatic asylum, she will un-
doubtedly meet her death by violent means. She has made
repeated attempts on her life while labouring under intoxi-
cation, and has thrown herself into the river, the Regent's
Canal, and other waters, and also hung herself, and at-
tempted strangulation in the police cells, and cells of the
court, while under remand. She has given an immense
deal of trouble to the police, and they have been under the
necessity of closely watching her on the many occasions she
has been in custody to prevent her committing suicide.
William Gisling, a police-constable, said that he fouxd
the prisoner last night in a shed in Poplar. She was very
drunk, and covered over with wet sacks. She said she had
thrown herself from the window of a room three storeys
high. He procured a stretcher, to which she was strapped
and convoyed to the station-house.
George Pullen, 161 K, said it was quite true
that on Tuesday last the prisoner either fell or
threw herself from the window of a house three
storeys high. Her fall was broken by a shed.
She rolled over it, and was fearfully bruised. She
was taken to an hospital, and her wounds and bruises were
dressed. Next day she came home. Yesterday she became
helplessly drunk, and was carried into a shed and covered
with sacks. During the night he visited her in the cell ;
She was nearly strangled. A cord was round her neck,
fastened tightly, and the other end of it made fast to a
bench. She was quite black in the face, and ho had some
difficulty in recovering her.

Roche, the gaoler of the court, said the prisoner had given
him a good deal of trouble. Ile was obliged to watch her
closely whenever she was in his custody.
The prisoner, who was labouring under delirium tremens)
made no defence. She was in a low dejected state.

Mr. Selfe said the case was a fearful one. He really
thought the prisoner ought to be treated as a lunatic, and
kept under restraint for the remainder of her life. The
prisoner was an incorrigible and disorderly prostitute and
drunkard, a perfect nuisance to society. Bad as she was he
would save her if he could. He would keep her in prison
for 6 months, and the only way to do so was to order her
to find one surety in the sum of £2O to be of good behaviour
and keep the peace for the next 6 months. No one would be
bail, and she would be detained, in default of finding bail,
for six months in the House of Detention, Clerkenwell,
where she would receive spiritual instruction from the
excellent chaplain of the prison.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LEICESTER RACES—THIntspIt.

The Innkeepers' Handicap Plate of 25 sovs, added to a
Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each; winners extra. One mile
and a quarter.
Mr. Saxon's Vixen, 5 yrs, 7st 111 b (inc. 51b ex) (Midgley) 1
Mr. Gulliver's Miss Eleanor' 4 yrs, Bst 41b (Sadler) 2
Capt. Christie's Brandy Ball, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Grimshaw) 3
Betting—Even agst Vixen, 2 to 1 agst Miss Eleanor, 3
to 1 agst Brandy Ball.
Vixen made the running to the distance, where Miss
Eleanor went up to her, and a good race home ended in
favour of Vixen by a head. A bad third.

The Skeffington Nursery Handicap of 100 sous, added to a
Sweepstakes of 10 sews each, 3 ft, for 2-yr-olds; winners
extra ; the second to save his stake. Six furlongs.
Mr. Payne's Nunnery, 7st (Drew) 1
Mr. Peck's Miss Emma, 6st 111 b
Mr. Ingham's Dira, 6st 51b
The following also ran :—Atropia, Limeflower, Pagoda,
Lurline, Rataplan c, Camerino, and Flirtation.
Betting-3 to 1 each agst Limeflower and Miss Emma, 6
to 1 agst Nunnery, 8 to 1 each agst Camerino, Flirtation,
Dira, and Pagoda.
The three placed lay in front throughout, Nunnery win-
ning by a length. Dira was a bad third, and Camerino and
Pagoda next.

The Scurry Handicap of 50 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of

10 sous each, 3 ft, winners extra. Half a mile, 23 subs.
Lord Stamford's Lava, 2 yre, 6st 41b (Roper) 1
Mr. Saxon's Orcus, 4 yrs, 7st 21b (Midgley) 2
Mr. Hare's Clemanthe, 4 yrs, 7st 61b (Grimshaw)
Drogheda, Apollo, Maid of Honour, and Slosh also ran.
Betting-3 to 1 agst Clemanthe, 4to 1 each agst Miss
Julia and Orcus, 5 to 1 each agst Apollo and Lava.
Clemanthe, Orcus, and Miss Julia lay in front to the dis-
tance, where Lava came out, and won easily by a length
and a half ; two lengths between the second and third ;
Miss Julia, Sloth, and Maid of Honour were next.

The All-aged Selling Stakes of 25 Novi!, added to a Sweep-
stakes of 5 sous each. Optional selling weights, etc. Six
furlongs.
Mr. Williams's Emblematic, 2 yrs, 4st lbib (£2O)
(Thomas) 1
Mr. Saxon's Mixture, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b (L2O) (Midgley) 2
Mr. G. Angel's Vouralak, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (X6O) (T. French) 3
Mr. T. Price's Biddy Nutts, 2 yrs, sst 21b ;L4O)
(P arsons) 4

STATE OF TRADE.

BRADFORD, THIIRSDAY.—The temporary unset-
tlement in the weather during the week, and the
considerable supplies of wool obtained by spinners
last week, operate together to produce comparative
tameness to-day, though there is a very steady busi-
ness doing, without any change in price, if not with
a tendency upward in some quarters. There is con-
siderable animation in the worsted yarn depart-
ment. Spinners are generally very well employed
for export. Russia and Germany are both re-
quiring large supplies just now. The orders
given out for the former market will be re-
quired by the middle of the next month, and
for the latter almost immediately, for the Leipsic
fair. The briskness necessarily creates firmness
in the currency. There is rather more animation
in the piece trade, although it is far from being
what is usual at this season of the year. There is
no change in prices. They are quite as low as they
were last week.

NOTTINGHAM, Thursday.—There is no improve-
ment in the lace trade. The only articles at all in
request are plain nets, mechlins, foundation nets,
and a few choice patterns of broad laces, both in
Maltese and imitation pusher fabrics. The strike
in the hosiery trade, which was beginning to
assume a most serious aspect is now happily
at an end. A conference of manufacturers
and operatives was held on Monday, under
the presidentship of one of the latter body, when
it was clearly shown by the manufacturers that at
the present prices it was impossible for them to
compete successfully with the German manufac-
turers, and on Wednesday a resolution was signed
by the delegates of both bodies, declaring the strike
at an end, and appointing a board of arbitrators,
consisting of six manufacturers and six workmen,
whose decisions in all questions of wages is to be
final and binding on both parties. The men have
consequently returned to their work at the prices
paid before the recent advance was obtained. It
would be well if some similar arrangement could
be made in the lace trade. The lockout in the
mechlin department still continues.