The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-26 00:00:00

111 E SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY' eG, 1858.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE,I

General Sir Colin Campbell, K.C.8., is to be
removed from the 67th to be Colonel of the 93d
Highlanders. Major-Generals Drummond, Davies,
and Fraser, are to be the colonels of the three
vacant regiments.
Yesterday the whole of the officers and men of
the Chatham division of the Royal Marine Light
Infantry now at head-quarters were assembled in
their barrack-square for the purpose of witnessing
the presentation of two silver medals, together with
gratuities of 151. each, awarded by the Lords of the
Admiralty to Sergeant-Major G. W. Lane and Ser-
geant-Major J. Morrison, both of the Chatham di-
vision, for long service and meritorious conduct.
The:whole of the battalion having been formed into
square, the usual order from the Admiralty was
read by the Adjutant, after which Colonel E. A.
Parker, the commandant of the division, address-
ing the two non-commissioned officers, said,—" I
feel much pleasure in having being deputed by the
Lords of the Admira.ty to present to each of you
this medal and the gratuity attached, as an acknow-
ledgment by their lordships of your long and valu
able services in the corps of Royal Marines. After
such a distinguished mark of their lordships' appro-
bation, it will be unnecessary for me to address you
with any observations of my own, but, as your
commanding officer, I cannot forbear taking this
opportunity of bearing testimony to the zealous
and efficient manner in which each of you has per-
formed his onerous duties. I sincerely trust that
you may long live to enjoy the honour bestowed
on you, and that you may obtain further rewards
and promotions." Sergeant-Major Lane has been
30 years in the service, 17 of which he has passed
as a non-commissioned officer; he served four years
in Spain with the force of Royal Marines, under
Gen. Owen. Sergeant-Major Morrison has been
in the service 28 years, 21 of which he has been
a non-commissioned officer ; he is decorated with
the Syrian and Turkish medals, baying served in
the Vesuvius, under Admiral Stopiord, at the
bombardment of Acre.
Lieutenant S. T. Sargent, 43d Light Infantry,
having qualified himself as an instructor in
musketry at the School of Musketry, has been
ordered to proceed from his depot at Chatham gar-
rison, and embark for India, fdr the purpose of in-
structing the officers and men attached to the bead
quarters of his corps in the use of the Enfield rifle.
Yesterday, in honour of the Princess Royal's
wedding, the whole of the troops belonging to the
various branches of the service at Cha. ham were
allowed a day's holiday, and were released from all
parades. The whole of the Government offices at
Chatham, with the exception of the Dockyard and
the Ordnance establishment, were closed all day,
and the workmen granted a whole holiday.
Her Majesty's ship Eagle, 50, Captain Story,
left Falmouth on Saturday for Milford, in tow of
the Valorous, to be stationed there, and she is to
be replaced at Falmouth by one of the screw di-
vision, the Russell, 60, just commissioned at
Sheerness, to which vessel Captain Story will be
appointed, with an increased establishment of offi-
cers and crew.

THE BOYAL LiARRIAGE LICENSE.

The circumstances attending the issuing of this
important document are somewhat peculiar and
interesting. By an act of parliament passed in the
12th year of the reign of George 111., called "An
Act for the better Regulating the Future Mar-
riages of the Royal Family," it is enacted that " no
descendant of his Majesty King George 11., male
or female, other than the issue of princesses who
hare married or may hereafter marry into foreign
families, shall be capable of contracting matrimony
without the consent of his Majesty, his heirs or
successors, .signified under the Great Seal of Eng-
land ;" and under the provisions of this act the
royal license was issued from Doctors' Commons.
This highly interesting document was beautifully
engrossed on vellum, and presented a masterpiece
of clerkmanship. To it was attached the ordinary
official seal, the outer covering of which was of
tinted paper, the better to agree in hue with the
vellum, and which seal was appended by white
silk ribbon, the ends formed into pretty bows.
The document commences by the Archbishop of
Canterbury greeting his " well-beloved in Christ,
Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa, Princess Royal of
England, and his Royal Highness Prince Frederick
William Nicolas Charles of Prussia," to whom his
Grace wishes " health andin Christ everlasting ;" and
then, after reciting that her Majesty was graciously
pleased to consent that Her Royal Highness
might contract the holy sta+e of matrimony
by letters under the Great Seal of England,
given on May 16, 1857, quotes the portion of
the act of parliament given above. It then again
recor 's that her Majesty has consented to the
august alliance, and has signified her consent in
due form, under her own hand ; and his Gi ace then
states that at a privy council at Osborne, on May
16, 1857, at which her Majesty, the Prince C
sort, Earl Granville, the Lot d President ; Sir Geo.
Grey, Secretary of State for the Home Department;
Sir G. Cornewall Lewis, the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer ; the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, Pre-
sident of the Board of Control : Lord Stanley of
Alderley, President of the Board of Trade ; the
Right Hon. M. T. Baines, Chancellor of the Duchy
of Lancaster ; and E trl Spencer, Lord Stewart,
were present, her Majesty declared that the gave
her consent to the alliance between her " most be-
loved" daughter and her now royal husband under
the Great Seal of Englind, and that her Majesty's
consent was entered in the books of the Privy Coun
cil accordingly. His Grace then recites that as her
Majesty has directel her royal warrant to him he
grants the license for the performance of the cere-
mony notwithstanding that the usual oaths be not
taken previous to its issue, he being " assured there
are no impediments to the contraction of the
alliance." The usual form of a special license then
follows, to the effect that his Grace grants the
license and faculty to the contracting parties and to
all Christian people willing to be present at the
solemnization of the marriage, at any time, or in
any church, or chapel, or other right and convenient
place, by any bishop of the realm, or any rector,
vicar, curate, or chaplain of such church, or chapel,
or by any other minister in holy orders. About a
fortnight since her Majesty's warr Int was trans
mitted to the usual department of Doctors' Com-
mons, and the Queen's Proctor delivered the royal
'lcense at Buckingham Palaee last week.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—,Tan. 25.

MANSION-HOUSt.---CHARGE OP ATTEMPTING
TO PICK POCKETS.—Thomas Gibbous, a well-
dressed young man, who described himself as a
gun-barrel filer, living at Birmingham, and Eliza-
beth Bittersale, a showily-attired woman, were
brought before r, Alderman Wire, charged with
attempting to pick pockets.
James Coffee, constable 447, said—Last night,
between 8 and 9 o'clock, I was on duty outside the
Mansion-house, when I saw the prisoners, and
another man not in custody, make repeated at-
tempts to pick the pockets of ladies who were in
the act of entering omnibuses. They several times
got upon the steps of omnibuses as if for the pur-
pose of proceeding by them, but suddenly stepped
upon the ground, pretending that there was not
room for them. I took them to the station-house,
when 21. 10s, 6d. was found upon the mile, and
4s. 6id. upon the female prisoner.
By Alderman Wire—They might have gone by
any one of several omnibu-ns if they had chosen.
They denied all knowledge of each other.
Mr. W. Daldey—l keep a coffee-house in Tothill-
street. On Saturday evening Gibbons came to my
house and engaged a bed for himself and a separate
one for Bittersale an 1 a man who passed as her
huAband. Gibbons told me be had just arrived
from Birmingham, and was going to Enfield on the
following day. About 11 o'clock last night the man
not in custody came and said that the prisoners
would not be at home till to-day, as they had gone
to pay a visit to a relation. That man slept in a
room with another lodger, and this morning, about
3 o'clock, ho went from my house, leaving the
straet-door wide open. The other lodger has since
informed me that he hid been robbed whilst asleep
of 451.
In reply to Alderman Wire, Gibbons said he had
come up to London in the expectation of getting
employment at his trade at Enfield.
Bittersale declared that she had never seen Gib-
bons or his friend till Saturday night.
Alderman Wire sentenced the prisoners to two
months' hard labour, at Holloway.
AUDACIOUS ATTEMPT AT STREET ROBBERY.—
Mary Ann Barrett was charged under the following

circumstances :---
Mr. Dixon, a licensed victualler, in Lower
Thames-street, said—Last night I was coming from
the Shoreditch Station, accompanied by several
friends, and when I arrived opposite the Catherine
Wheel Public-house, in Bishopsgate-street, I was
hustled by several people, and ki:o.,ked down, as
well as one of my friends. The party that attacked
us consisted of either two or three women and two
men. They made an attempt to grab my watch,
anal stole my friend's hat ; my coat-tail in the
scuffle was torn off. The prisoner was one of the
party who assaul'el us.
Policeman 622—1 saw a crowd in Thshopsgate-
street at the time in question, and found the pro-
Fedutor and prisoner on the ground together ; she
was violently pulling his hair. Prosecutor com-
plained of having been knocked down by the
prisoner and her companions.
The prisoner declared that the prosecutor and his
friends were intoxicated—a stitement which was
clearly proved to be false. She also asserted that
the prosecutor and his friends pushed her &fore
she struck him ; that as she was walking along
Bisbopsgate-street, with two other women, one of
the prosecutor's friends went up to her slapped her
face, and gave one of the other women a blow on
the eye which drew blood.
The prosecutor called a respectable man named
Lowe, a stranger to all parties, who was an eye-
witness to the assault. He said that as he was
passing the Catherine Wheel at the time in ques-
tion, he saw four women and a man rush upon the
pr,seeutor and one of his friends, and knock them
down and roll upon them.
The prisoner was sentenced to 21 days' imprison-
ment with hard labour.
THE EFFECTS OF BAD COMPANY.--SitrAll Tobin
was charged with
stealing a silver watch from
Joseph And.ers,q), a carpenter, in Seething-lane.
The prosecutor said that about ten o'clock last
night he met the prisoner and two others, near the
statue, in King William-street. He treated them
to some beer, and when they reached a narrow
turning in the vicinity of Lead-nhall-market, the
prisoner snatched his watch from his pocket, and
handed it to one of her companions, who got clear
off with it.
The prisoner, who denied having committed the
robbery, was sentenced to three months' imprison-
ment with hard labour.

CLERKENWELL.—A BRUTAL HUSBAND .--
TIIE NEW DIVORCE ACT AGAIN.—Timothy Spiers,
alias Brown, aged 48, a rough-looking powerful,
fellow, described as a seaman, of no home or occu-
paton.' was placed at the bar before Mr. Corrie,
charged with being drunk and violently assaulting
his wife, Mrs. Fanny Spiers, at her residence, 1,
Norway-street, St. Luke's.
Mr. John Wakeling, solicitor, appeared for the
complainant.
Mr. Wak. ling, in opening tin case, said that this
was one of the matte's which the new Matrimonial

Causes and Divorce Act was intended to meet ; and
it was his intention, after his worship had decided
upon the cha, ge of assault, to apply for an order
under the 21st section of that act, which [rovided
that a wife, deserted by her husband, might, at any
time apply to a magistrate for an order to protect
any money or property she might have acquired by
her own lawful industry, or which she might be-
come possessed of after such desertion, against her
husband or his creditors. The facts of the case
were these. The complainant had been married to
assigned,him everything left her andhe could
dit the defendant about 13 years, and she had now
one boy alive, who was 10 years of age. After they
had been married about four years, the defendant,
wAiratheoruicta,antaykcianugth with lay
set
his hands upon. The wife supported herself, and
bad got together a comfortable home, when, after
an absence of 18 months, ha returned in the most
deplorable plight, and because his wife refused to
support him, he took out a pair of pis.ols and
threaeened to shoot her. He again went away,
and nothing more was heard of him until about a
fortnight before Christmas, when he called at the
complainant's house, and she again refusing to take
him in, he said, with a shocking oath, that he
would have her life before the next day was out.
She then took out a summons at this court, but
owing to the defendant getting out of the way, the
officer could nit effect the service. On Saturday
night last, about half-past 10, the complainant was
at home, when the defendant went to her house,
taking with him a man and woman. When the
complainant saw the defendant, she t ld him to go
about his business, when he said, "So you have
had a warrant for me?" Complainant said she had,
and should be obliged to have another unless he
kept from annoying her. He again three.' ened her,
and upon her attempting to pass into the nexth
house for protection, the man who was with the
defendant struck her a violent blow, and the
defendant followed it up by striking her two
very severe blows on the face and syes-
Both men then ran away, but the prisoner
was apprehended
and locked up. He (Mr. Wake-
ling, was instructed to say,
that all the wife wanted
was for her brutal husband to keep away from her,
and for her property to be protected. He then
called—
Mrs. Fanny
Spears, a respestable-looking female,
who said the prisoner was her husband, but he had
deserted her about eight years ago. On Saturday
night about ten o'clock he called at her residence,
bringing with him a man who, after some conversa-
tion, struck her and then ran away. Her husband
then struck her two violent blows on the face,
which knocked her down and rendered her in-
sensible. He ran away but was afterward= captured
by a polies-constable who witnessed the assault.
She did not wish to imprison him ; all that she
wanted was to be protected from his violence. The
bruise on her eye was the result of the prisoner's
violence.
Police-constable, 41 G, said he saw the prisoner
strike the complainant, and, although he was some
distance off, the blows were so violent that he
distinctly heard them.
The prisoner, in defense, said-he was sorry that
be had struck his wife, and hoped that his worship
would be as lenient with him as possible. He was
engaged on board a vessel that was to sail that
afternoon for Adelaide, and he would never trouble
his wife again.
Mr. Corrie said that there could bo little doubt,
now that the new sot was in operation, that there
would be many similar applications to that made by
Mr. Wakeling. The question in this case was
what would be the best course for him to adopt for
the benefit of the wife. Ho had power to send the
prisoner to the -souse of Correction with hard
labour for six calendar monthe, but as the prisoner
was about leaving the country he would not adopt
that course. He should sentence the prisoner to
two mouths' in the Rowe of Correction, but would
not at present issue his warrant, so that the prisoner
could go about hiss business, but if he was found
near his wife's resielence for 'the purpose of annoy-
s ins; her, he would be forthwith conveyed to prison.
Ile thought that would. protect the wife and her
property.
The prisoner, who seemed pleased with the de-
cision, left.the cows, saying "he hoped the ship
would sail as. soon as he bearded."
INHUMANITY TO A. Hoßse.—James Forster, a
earnaau, of Southampton-street, Clerkenwell, was
cbaroed at the instance of Love, the chief con-
stable of the Royal Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, with the following cruel treat-
, ment to a horse. driv-
The officer stated that be saw the prisoner

ing a horse which was drawing a cart heavily laden
with rubbish, and from the restless movements of
the animal be was induced to stop and examine it.
On lifting the saddle he discovered on each side of
its back and on the top of its withers extensive
wounds, which were evidently of long standing,
and were discharging a quantity of filth. The
horse appeared to be suffering greatly, and, in ad-
dition to being an aged one, was in very miserable
condition. The prisoner said he knew it was wrong
to work the horse in the slate it was, but he had
no other, and was a very poor man, or he would
not have done so.
The prisoner, in answer to the charge, admitted
his guilt, and implored the magistrate not to pun-
ish him, saying that he would take every means to
cure the horse, aad would not work it again until
it was well.
A gentleman in court said he had known the
prisoner many years to be a herd-working and
hone,t man, and he believed he was driven to work
the horse, having no other means of getting a liv-
ing, and having a large family to support. He
would undertake to have the horse properly looked
after, and it should not be worked again until it
was quite recovered.
Mr. Tyrwhitt remarked that it was a very bad
else, and one which had very properly been
brought before him. Nothing could justify a man
working a horse in such a deplorable condition.
Taking, however, into consideration the character
the prisoner had received, he was disposed to allow
him to go on this occasion, but if he was ever
brought before him again on such a charge, he
would most assuredly commit him to prison with
hard labour for the full term. _ _

The prisoner was accordingly discharged on pay-
ment of the green-yard fees, and the horse given
np to
MORB CRUELTY.—CharIes Amos, an ill-looking
fellow, described as a costermonger, of the Old
Kent-road, was charged with cruelly ill-treating a
donkey.
The case was proved by Smith and Seaman, two
of the Royal Society's officers, who deposed to re-
peated acts of cruelty towards a donkey by the
prisoner by striking it over its loins and legs a
number of times wi h great violence with a heavy
cudgel, the animal all the time trotting and doing
its utmost.
Mr. Tyrwhitt characterised the prisoner's con-
duct as being very brutal, and fined him 10s., or
in def %tilt of payment, 14 days' bard labour in the
House of Correction.
The pfrisoner was locked up in default.

WESTMINSTER—DISGRACEFUL OUTRAGE.
James Hayes, a middle-aged man, was finally ex.
awined, charged with the following disgracefu
outrage :
Charles Biddle, sen., one of the porters at the
Westminster Hospital, proved that, at half-
past nine .o'clock on the evening of the 16th
mat., the defendant entered the hospital in a' state
of intoxication, and wanted to see his wife, who had
been admitted to visit her mother, not expected
to live. The hall porter went to fetch the wife,
and the accused was about to follow him, but wit-
ness came up and stopped him, telling him that he
could not be permitted to go into any of the wards,
as it was not allowed ; upon which defendant
struck him several blows. Another porter, who
came to witness's assistance, was thrown down, and
his knee severely hurt ; defendant also struck him
(witness) a blow under the ear.
Jchu Harwood, 129 B, took charge of the ac-
cused in the hospital. The porter, Rossin, appeared
to be very lame.
The latter having stated that his knee was still
painful,
Defendant expressed great contrition for the
outrage he had committed, and said that as his
wife's mother had since died, and he was desirous
of following her to the grave, he hoped his punish-
ment might be light.
Mr. Paynter said his conduct was most dis-
graceful. He should thee him 31., and in def nett
commit him for six weeks, and hard labour.
FRAUD AND FELONY. Phililp3 was
finally examined on the charge of committing the
following artful robberies :
From the evidence adduced it appeared that Mr.
Shipway, the accuse.l's employer, a trunk-maker,
carrying on business at No: 3, Sloane-street, °eel-
sea, sent him on Tuesday week to obtain payment
of a bill of 14s. from a lady, and gave • him Os. to
give as change for a sovereign, should it be required.
The prisoner want to the lady's house, was paid by
the servant, and gave a receipt, absconded with the
two sums of money, and sent a letter to Mr. Ship-
way, purporting to come from the lady, and stat-
ing that it would be inconvenient for her to pay
the bill just then. Three days afterwards accused
I went to the shop of Mr. Hendrick, a trunk-maktr,
Fitzroy-square, alleging that a gentleman in the
Portland-road was in want of two first c'ass port-
manteaus, and wished to have some sent for inspec-
tion. Mr. Hendrick selected two and sent his s. .n,
a boy between 13 and 14, with the prisoner, in
order that all might be right, the boy carrying ono
of the trunks. On arriving at the White Swan,
Great Portland-street, mewed took the trunk from
the lad, and telling him that the gentleman was in
one of the upper rooms and he would take the
trunks for him to look at, asked him to wait out-
side. The boy having done eo for upwards of an
hour, wont inside and spoke to the barmaid, who
told him that the accused hid passed through with
two trunks (the house having two entrances), and
had thus got clear away. He was met on the fol-
lowing Sunday and given into custody on his ne's-
ter's charge. Mr. Hendrick afterwards identified
him as the person who had deft auded
chParrgise,"wears' whofullydceocml i nmeiftl
tmae
d kng any answer to the
for
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MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—INIPUDENT ROB-
BERY.—William Shephard was charged with rob-
bing Lird Norreys of his watch.
Lord Norreys stated that be lived at No. 18,
Grose enor-street. He was walking along St. James's-
street, about half-paet one o'clock that day, wln.n
he
felt his watch guard snap. He looked down and saw
the prisoner had his watch iii his hand. He seized
the prisoner and told him to restore his
and watch.
The watch was picked up by some person, re-
turned to him. A policeman CAMO up and he gave
the prisoner into custody. The watch was worth
about 8/. When he charged the prisoner wi:h steal-
ing his watch the prison.ex
said made no
saw reply.
scuffla in
Police-constable, 72 0, he a
St. James's-street. He ran over to the
parties, and
the complainant gave the prisoner into his charge.
The priscner pleaded guilty, and Mr. Beadon
sentenced Mini to hard labour for six months.
A FATAL BLOW.—Harp Ann NEYWM3II was
charged with having so
thatcheriured Elizabeth Walsh,
by :blow on the face,
The prisoner lived at 7, Sherra,rd-street, in the
same house where the complainant and her mother
keep a newspaper shop. On the evening of Friday
week the complaihant, who had been previously
abused by the prisoner, went up stairs to com-
plain to the prisoner's husband. The prisoner
rushed out of the room, and struck the complainant
it violent blow on the nose, which knocked her
down, her head coming into violent contact with
the floor. The complainant felt so unwell from the
violence sustained that she was shortly afterwards
obliged to call in medical aid, and it was then
found that she had sustained a concussion of the
brain. She gradually got worse, until such favour-
symp`oms set in as induced Mr. Beadon to
• proceed, with the chief clerk, to the complainant's
house, there to take her depositions.
• The prisoner wasremanded.

MARYLEBONE.—EXTENSIVE SYSTEM OF
FRAUD. —Just before the closing of the court, a
man, who gave his name Joseph Maynell, was
brought up by Smith, 66 L (a very active officer),
and placed at the bar before Mr. Broughton,
charged wit h having, by fraudulentrepresentationm,
obtained property to tne amount of between 40/.
and 50/. from Mr. John Wilkinson, Nuneaton,
Warwickshire.
Pro,ocuter's evidence went to show that about
three weeks ago the prisoner, whom he had before
seen, purchased of him some rags of the value of
305., for which ho paid, and, in the course of con-
versation which ensued, he was told by hint
i(phe
sorter) that that he might do better by his goods t
wilt them up to London, at the Same time mention
ing that he knew a highly-respectable firm, the
name of the principal partner in which was Mennell,
and prosecutor accordingly, at prisoner's dictation,
wrote a letter to the alleged firm, whose place of
business was set forth as being at 32, Aldenham-
street, Clarendon-square. He posted the said letter
on the Bth inst., and in three days afterwards, in
conrk queue° of a reply which he received, he for-
warded, agreeably to order, 3 tons 7 cwt. of rags by
the L )ndon and North-Western Railway, and in
the name of Me unell. On th provic us morning (thin
prisenr having ad interim called (-.,n him at his
home) he deemed it right to come np to London,
and on his making inquiry at the house in Alden-
ham street he received- information which quite
s Ltisfied him that the business, as represented to
him, was not carried on thete. He then-went to
the'goods st ition, at Camden-town, and found that
the' whole of his rags sent up had been taken away
in a van belonging to G. and A. Bowes, rag mer-
chants, Newington-cauSeway.
Some further evidence was gone into, from which
it 4ppeared that on Friday afternoon last, the pr:-
sorter came to Messrs. Bowes, and asked for a van
and horses to fetch some rags from the Camden sta-
tion ; the required conveyance was furnished to him
byfMr. A. Bowes, who sent his carman with him in
the evening to the station in question ; the goods
were purchased by Mr. Bowes when brought there,

and prisoner was paid 11/, on account, and was to
call again for the remainder on Monday morning.
Mr. Wilkinson went to Messrs. Bowes's house,
when the prisoner came in while he and Smith,
the policeman, were there, and he (prisoner) was
then given into custody.
It was mentioned that Mr. Salmon, Sna-road,
Bermondsey, and other parties in Newcastle, had
been defrauded by the prisoner, who, in order to
afford time for further investigation, was remanded
till Monday next.
Patrick Sainlield, an Irish labourer, was charged
with having indecently assaulted a little girl, named
Ellen Crook, six years of age, with intent to violate
her. Mr. Keene attended for the prisoner.
After some evidence was gone into, the prisoner,
who denied the charge, was remanded for a week.
ROBBERY.—T mi,n, named Sothergood and
Brown, were charged, the former with robbing his
master, Mr. Payne, High-street, Camden-town, of
meat, and the latter with receiving a portion of the
same with a guilty knowledge.
Sothergood was committed for three months, and
Brown for t months, to the House of ClerreCtion.
DONATIONS FOR THE SOLDIER'S WIDOW.-,—MT.
Broughton received for the poor, soldier's widow,
Anne Southgate (whose distressing case appeared
on Saturday last) 10s. from J. F. Stamford, Foley-
house, Portland-place, the amount of pence not
given to unfortunate street beggars, who in too
many instances were undeserving of relief ; 1/. from
Mr. North, a retired medical gentleman ; and 2/.
from E. N., also for the widow.

SOUTHWARK.—PLATE ROBBERY BY A SER-
VANT.—Elizabeth Popjoy, a young woman about
20 years of ags, was charged with stealing a num-
ber of silver table, dessert, and t-a-spoons, the
property of Mr. Walter Parker Mynne.
The wife of the prosecutor, a hop merchant in
the Borough,- said they had apartments at 147,
Dover-road, and the defendant was s- rvant in the
house. On Sa.uiday night, about eight o'clock,
witness missed six dessert-spoons, four table-spoous,
and five tea-spoons from the kitchen, and, not being
able to get any tidings about them, en Monday
morning information was given to the police. A.
few hours afterwards witness was sent for to the
police-station, where she found the p risoner in
custody, and saw two table spoon., six dessert-
spoons, and the five tea-spoons. They were all
silver, and had her husband's initials on them.
The prisoner had a black satin dress ou her below's-
ing to her mother, who was staying on a visit, and
they missed several other articles.
An assistant to Mr. Dempster, pawnbroker, 100,
Union-street, said the prisoner pledged three des-
sert-spoons for 15s. on Saturday night. On Monday
morning she came again and offered two table-
spoons in pledge, and, having received information
of the robbery, he detained her until a constable
was sent for, and she was taken into custody.
Abraham Deering, 38 M, said he received charge
of the prisoner and the table-spoons she had offered
to pledge. She at first said they were her pro-
perty, but, on the way to the station-house she
said she had stolen them from 147, Dover-ro id.
She also took from her pocket the dessert and tea-
spoons, and handed him a pawnbroker's ticket for
two spoons and a tabl e
e-cover. She acknowledge.l
also that the dress sh had on belonged to Mrs.
Mynne's mother.
Mr. Burcham asked how long the prisoner had
been a servant in the house. .
Mrs. Myune replied—About 10 days. She
absconded from the house as soon as she got posses-
sion of the property.
Deering here asked for a remand, to enable him
to trace the other property.
Mr. Burcham accordingly remanded her, and
complimented the pawnbroker for the manner in
which he had acted.
THE NEW DIVORCE ACT.—Shortly after Mr.
Burcham had taken his seat on the bench, Mr.
Solomon, solicitor, of the Borough-road, attended
with a respectable-looking lady, for his worship's
protection under the new Divorceand Matrimonial
Clauses Act.
Mr. Solomon said that the lady who sought pro-
tection was Mrs. Clarissa Ann Roxby, the wife of
Mr. Henry Roxby, a celebrated vocalist, well
known in the provinces. They were married at
Whitechapel Church in October, 1826, and in 1832
he deserted her, and had not since been near her,
or iu anywise contributed to her support. She had,
by teaching dancing, acquired some property, and
being about to establish herself more firmly in
business, she wished protection under the 21st
section of the new act, which gave power to magis-
trates at police courts or in petty sessions to make
an order to secure whatever property she may have
obtained by her own labour since the desertion.
He should be able to prove sufficient for his wor-
ship to make the required order.
Mr. Bercharn asked where Mrs. Roxby had eita-
blishel her busine:s.
Mr. Solomon replied that she lived in the Palace
New-road, near Aeley's Theatre, which was in the
parish of Lambeth.
Mr. Burch tin told him that as such was the case
the application should be made at L tinbth Police-
court, as she lived in that district.
Mr. Solomon thought that the application had
better be made at this court, as the act of Parlia-
ment laid down that the order Enlist be left with
the registrar of the county court in the district.
Now that would be, in this instance, the South-
wark County Court, which was in the district of
this court ; therefore, he thought it a case for his
worship's interference.
Mr. Burcham had no doubt as to his. authority,
but the practice of this Court was, not to iuttrfete
with cases-out of the district unless under very
peculiar circumstances. This was not one of thi. se
cases ; therefore Mr. Solomon had better" go to
Lambeth t.
Mr. Solomon submitted to his worship's decision,
and left the court with th,-) determination of obtain-
ing protection for Mrs. Roxhy.

L...k.MBETEE. —CHARGE OF INDECENT ASSAULT
IN THE CRYSTAL PALACE.—AS Mr.l Elliott WAS
about to leave the bench, Mr. Sayer Milwarki, a
gentleman of about 21 years of age, dressed in the
most approved style of modern fashion, of Cam.
bridge- I errace, Hyde Park, law student, was
brought to the court in custody, and placed at the
bar, on a charge of indecently assaulting Miss
Catherine Elworthy, the daughter of Mr. El worthy,
proprietor of the Bell Tavern, Lower Thames-
street, City.
The complainant, a pretty and modest girl, of
only 11 years of age, though she appeared at least
16 or 17, whi gave her evidence under excited feel-
ings, said that she accompanied her lit de brother
and uncle to the Crystal Palace on that day,
and while in one of the galleries listening to
the concert, the prisoner, who sat before her,
put his hand up her clothe', and placed it on her
leg. He put up his hand a second time, and caught
hod of her leg under the knee, and she then told
him to be quiet.
Mr. Elliott—Then you did not speak to the
prisoner the first time he did it ?
Witness—No, sir ; but I cried, and my uncle
asked me what was the matter, and I told him.
The prisoner then got up, and walked away, but
uncle I.llowed and gave him into custody.
Mr. Wm. Elwerihy said he was a surver'r by
profession, and resided at Birmingham, but was at
present on a visit to his brother, at the Bell Tavern,
in Lower Thames-street, City. Ou that morning
lie accompanied his niece, the last witness, and his
nephew, on a visit to the Crystal Palace, and while
in one of the galleries listening to the concer; he
observed his niece crying, and, on asking her what
was the matter, he saw the prisoner draw his hand
from under her clothes, and his niece at the same
time told him what had happened. The prisoner in-
stantly got up from his seat and walked away, with-
out offering the least apology, but witness followed
and gave him in charge. 1
Toe prtsoner—You say I said nothing. Did not
I say I did not hurt her ?
Witness—l did not hear you say so.
Prisoner—Well, but I did.
Police-constable James Bentham, 212 P, said
the prisoner was given into his custody in the
Crystal Palace on that day, on a charge of indecent
assault, and he (the prisons!) did not deny the
offence of putting his hand up, the clothes of the
complainant twice and catching hold of her leg,
and when the charge WAS booked he inquired if an
apology would be accepted.
When asked what he had to say the charge,
The prisoner, in a silly drawling tone, said that
though be had put his hand twice under the clothes
of the young lady and caught hold of her leg, he
bad not dons so with any indecent intention, but
only as a joke, and did not do any harm.
Mr.. Elliott told him. his conduct was exceed-
ingly improper, and ordered him to pay a penalty
of 40s. for the assault, or in default to be im-
prisoned for 20 days.

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