The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-24 00:00:00

POLICE INT

MARLBOROUGH - STREET.— STEALING COPPER-
PLATES.—SamueI Byivater, a young man, was charged
with stealing a quantity of copper-plates, the property of
Mr. John Mitchell, copper-plate printer, of 24, ih ardour-
street, Soho.
William Stevens, 23 C, said—On Saturday last, having
received information that a quantity of copper-plates had
been stolen from 24, Wardour-street, I made inquiries at
the different marine store shops in the neighbourhood, and
found that a quantity had been sold at a shop in Grafton-
street. On taking some of them to the prosecutor, he at
once identified them.
Joseph Park, rag merchant, of 5, Grafton-street, said—
On Saturday I bought the plates produced of the prisoner,
having Aced him whether they were his own property, to
which he replied that they were. I weighed them and found
that they weighed 1711b5., and gave him lls. for them.
Mr. John Mitchell, the prosecutor, said—l have no re-
collection of the prisoner whatever. My premises are un-
dergoing repair, and I have noticed a man like the prisoner
about washing ceilings, but have not particularly noticed
him. I saw the plates safe on Thursday last. Not seeing
the plates in the place they should have been in, I spoke
to one of my young men, and on their being sought for they
were missed. They were chiefly old plates, and therefore
only of value as old copper. Had they been plates in use
they would have been of £2OO value.
A constable said he believed the prisoner had already been
convicted.
ti Remanded for a week.

THAMES.—CLOSING OP COUNTY COURTS.—Mr. C.
Young, solicitor, waited upon Mr. Selfe, to make an expla-
nation, which, he said, was necessary to relieve a most
respectable man from a serious imputation. It would, no
doubt, be in the recollection of his worship that Mr.
Huggins, a marine painter, made an application for a sum-
mons against Mr. J. Rayment, the proprietor of the railway
hotel, Grove-road, Mile End, for non-payment of a debt of
£6 7s. 6d., the balance of an Recount for the pa ti of two
pictures. It was also stated by Mr. Huggirs that Mr.
Rayment was about to leave the country, and that he had
repeatedly applied to him in the course of the trst two
months for the debt. His worship referred Mr. Huggins to the
County Court, and it was stated by him (Mr. Young) that
they were closed until the end of September, and that Mr.
Huggins would be without a remedy. He (Mr. Young) was
now instructed by Mr. Rayment to state that he had no in-
tention to leave England, and that be had no wish to avoid a
summons. Mr. Rayment had sold his house and business
on Friday last, at the Auction Mart, on account of ill health,
and intended to spend a week in the country, by the advice
of his physician. When the County Cour.s were opened,
Mr. Rayment would be glad to meet Mr. Huggins in one of
them, and could make a good defence to the claim set up by
Mr. Huggins. The fact was, Mr. Huggins contracted to do
two paintings for £l2, whereas he had charged £l7los. for
them, and left the work unfinished. Mr. Rayment had
paid Mr. Huggins £ll 12s. Od. on account, which was
more than the paintings were worth, and would resist any
further claim upon him. Mr. Rayment was low under
contract for buildings to the extent of £3,000, and was pos-
sessed of considerable property in the neighbourhood of the
Grove-road, and it was only by the advice of his physician,
who said that the business of a licensed victualler was too
exciting for him, that he had sold the railway hotel.
Mr. Selfe said the parties could discuss the case in a
County Court in October, 80 that be had no doubt, as the
bane had gone forth in the newspapers, the antidote would
also be published.
THE HASTT AND UNHAPPY MARRIAGE.—Mr. Lewis
Raby, one of the relieving officers of Whitecbapel Union,
came before Mr. Selfe with Ellen Spurting, wife of Samuel
Spurting, a pensioner, who married her on the 9th inst.,
and abandoned her on the following clay. Mr. Raby said
that Spurling had spent the £lO his wife had received on her
marriage from the committee of the Indian Mutiny Relief
Fund. Mrs. Spurting had since been relieved and main-
tained in the workhouse.
Mr. Selfe said be had some little difficulty in the mat-
ter. Spurling had behaved as badly as he could do
towards the unhappy woman, and be (Mr. Selfe) felt
very strongly on the subject, but he must not strain the
law or do anything that was illegal because he bad a strong
feeling on the subject. Spurling had offered to take his
wife back yesterday, and she refused to return home with
him. It could not,,therefore, be said that Spurling refused
to maintain his wife.
Mrs. Spurling said that Spurting was a very savage and
brutal fellow, that he ill-used her the day after marriage,
ran away with £lO, and had ruined her prospects in life.
All her husband said yesterday wag quite false. Her new
husband left her without a farthing, and went away with
two prostitutes, for whom he paid 4s. cab hire the day a.ter
her unlucky marriage. She bet. d a bed character of him
before marriage, mid reftmed to have him ; but two respect-
able soldiers' wives- invited her to tea, and persuaded her
against her will to have him. Nothing would ever induce
- her to live with Spurting again. He would ill-use and
murder her if she returned to him.
Mr. Selfe was very sorry that Mrs. Spurling had taken
such a fellow on trust, and he also regretted that the poor
woman, the widow of a valiant soldier, who had .ought and
bled for his country, was reduced to a workhouse. He did
not feel justified in granting the warrant, but, under the
peculiar circumstances of the eve, he would recommend
that Mrs. Spurting should be still further relieved in the
workhouse, where she must conform to the rules and regula-
tions.