The Sun.
London, England, 1832-08-25 00:00:00

Mr. \VooLER, for the defendant, without re-
quiring the woman to make any admission, should be
enabled to prove, by other evidence, that she had
an illegitimate child, of which the defendant could
not possibly have been the father; and, as in the
ca,:e of the " King v. Clinton," it was laid down
by Lord Tenterden, that a woman living in adultery
had no claim on her husbind, the rule would operate
in the present case.
Mr. Salter, the overseer, said, the case referred
to was not exactly similar to the present one ; for
there the wife had abandoned the husband, but here
the husband had deserted his wife.
Mr. DYER said, the surprising decision of the
Court of King's Bench had rather perplexed the
settlement of such questions,, as Magistrates had
previously been going upon a totally different prin-
ciple. As the present was an extraordinary case, he
should recommend the parish to accept the proposals
of the defendant, provided they were reasonable.
The defendant, who was stated to be in possession
of a good situation as a paper-hanger, consented to
allow 3s. a-week, which offer was accepted.
Angelo Philippe, the person charged with having
purloined a large quantity of valuable antiques
from the Egyptian-hall Museum, was again brought
up yesterday, when the policeman informed Mr.
Dyer, that a gentleman to whom a portion of the
antiques belonged had not yet arrived in town, but
he was expected shortly.
Mr. DYER should not remand the prisoner again,
but commit him at once on the complete case of the
Egyptian Hall antiques, and the gentleman who
owned the remaining portion might, if he chose,
prosecute him after that charge had been disposed of.
Mr. Till, who purchased some of the bronzes
from the prisoner, missed two antique rings and two
medals from his collection, similar to those found on
the prisoner : but he should not bring forward any
charge, as he could not positively swear to the arti-
cles, though he had very little doubt they had been
purloined from him, when the prisoner called to dis-
pose of the antiques.
Mr. Rolfe, of Marlborough-street, charged Mr.
Frederick Burt, a gentleman attired in the extreme
of fashion, with having committed a violent assault
upon him.
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Mr. Rolfe stated that Mr. Burt wasindebted to him
a sum of money, arid as lie found it very difficult to
find him at home, he took the opportunity of asking
him to come to a settlement, upon meeting him ac-
cidentally in Carlisle-street. The defendant began
to abuse him, and at length struck him a violent
blow in the mouth, and was proceeding to lash him
with his horsewhip, when the by-standcrs inter-
fered, and prevented further violence.
Mr. Burt, in defence,suid the altercation had been
commenced by the complainant asking him for mo-
ney which he did not owe him.
Mr. Rolfe was proceeding to reply, when
Mr. DYER required the defendant to find bail.
Mr. Burt, as lie was about to be removed, made
use of an expression of coarse abuse towards Mr.
Rolfe, in a low tone of voice. A few minutes af-
terwards, at his own request, he was brought into
the Justice-room, for the purpose of begging that
he might not be locked up, as he had come unpre-
pared with hail.
Mr. DYER should certainly not show him any
particular indulgence, for his conduct in using the
expression he had was an insult to the Bench.
Mr. Burt, having made a full apology, was per-
mitted to sit in the clerk's office till his bail arrived.

Mr. John Morgan, of King's-road, was charged
with having assaulted Ann Stamford, his fat and
comely "maid of all work."

The statement of the maid of all work was that
there happened to be a private difference betwixt
herself and the nursemaid, which vented inself in
sundry squabbles, and on the morning of the assault
in question it was unexpectedly brought to an issue
by the following " untoward event." Preparatory
to the " great wash" her mistress had requested
her to look up a few of the children's things, and
amuse herself by submitting them to the needful
ablution. On coming down in the morning, her in-
dignation was roused at finding the nursemaid had
monopolised the washing-tubs, and had actually got
her own things "in soak." A fight commenced
instanter betwixt the nursemaid and her, which
ended in the maid of all work taking the clothes
out of the tub, throwing them at her antagonist's
head, and smothering her with soap-suds. The
nursemaid ran up stairs to tell her mistress, and the
" maid of all work" after her, when the altercation
grew so warm, that Mr. Morgan was compelled to
make his appearance en chemise, and desire her to
go down stairs. Instead of obeying, the maid of all
work's wrath being roused, she applied several un-
savoury epithets to her master, and, seizing hold of
the bannisters, continued for ten minutes to give
him the benefit of the rough side of her tongue. Mr.
Morgan, feeling incensed at her insolence, attempted
to remove her, when she ran down stairs out of the
house in a towering passion, and unbosomed her
grief to a couple of policemen, who were on duty.
The " maid of all work," however, swore that her
master punched her with his fist, and afterwards
gave her a thundering kick with his foot. To dis-
prove the charge of the assault, the nursemaid and
the old nurse were called, who negatived the fact of
the kick, as Mr. Morgan, who had jumped out of
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maid of all work, the summons was dismissed.