The Sun.
London, England, 1835-05-04 00:00:00

ADMIRALTY COURT.

THE MARIANA.
Dr. ADAMS had to make an application to.the Court,
under circumstances of a singular and somewhat anomalous
nature. His Majesty's ship Primrose captured the Ma-
riana, a Brazilian slave ship, and she had been sent to
Sierra Leone, where she was adjudged as a good and lawful
prize, and one-eighth of her proceeds was directed to be
paid to the Primrose, the remaining seven-eighths to be
considered as droits of the Admiralty. In the event of no
claim being made to the remaining seven-eighths, the Prim-
rose was to have an advantage of it. The sum of seven
hundred and eighteen pounds had been ledged as the pro-
ceeds in the Registry of the Court, and in consequence of
a previous application to the Court having been met with a
negative .as to the application of the money, the Lords' of
the Treasury had been applied to upon the subject, and
their Lordships had sent a reply, that his Majesty's Proctor
had been directed not to offer any opposition to the distri-
bution, but that they could not take any further steps in
the matter. The Learned Advocate, therefore, expressed
a hope that the proceeds would be directed to be paid out
of the Registry to the officers and crew of his Majesty's
ship Primrose.
Sir JOHN lgicHoLL did not consider the Court of Ad-
miralty was, under the circumstances, justified in granting
the application. The Court would be too willing to carry
into effect the law which would give the officers and crew
of the Primrose the proceeds'if a lien was proved, but,
under the circumstances of the case, he must reject the
motion.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

William Bunn, a pauper of Ikldgate parish, was brought
before the Lord Mayor nnder the following circumstances :
Philip Johnson, a pauper, who works as a cobbler in the
workhouse, stated that the prisoner occasionally worked
with him. On Thursday the prisoner disappeared from the
room, and at the same time a watch, which was kept in an
open drawer, vanished. When the alarm was made, the
prisoner was taken and searched. The watch was not
found, but he had in the corner of his pocket a pair of cop-
per earrings, which a little boy said he had taken, without
effect, to a pawnbroker's shop to shove up the spout. The
moment the earrings were exhibited, a barber, who went
into the workhouse to pick up news for his customers, cried
out, " Eh, my eyes, there's the earrings as was in the ears
of that ere corpse as died yesterday."
The LORD MAYOR—Did he rob the dead, as 11 as the
living ?
A Watchman—Please your Lordship, a poor woman got
a fit of hoppiliepsy, and though we gave her twenty of
Morrison's pills, she gave up the ghost. We thought she
was purtending, so we offered her twenty more ; but I'm
blest if she'd have 'em at no price, and so she went off, she
was so obstinate.

Prisoner—l never took the rings out of any body's ears.

You see, my Lord, as I ivas a going along, Hobon, says a
woman to me, says she, " Bill, I've had a bit of lucky," and
she gives me a lick, and splits my nose, " put that in your
pipe." So, you see, I calls the police, and off she bolted
and leaves me with the bobs. Very well, my Lord, what
was Itodo ? I wanted to go the potticary, and I thought
I might spout the bobs ; and I sent this here boy with 'em
to raise the matter of a plaster.

Boy—Please you, my Lord, the gentleman told me they
was his wife's. I thought Mr. Bunn didn't steal 'em, be-
cause they was too shabby to steal, so I tuck 'em to put 'em
up the flue, but he would'nt have 'em at no price.
Watchman—When the poor woman departed, I left her
to fetch a doctor, and Mr. Bunn was with her ; but when
I comes back he was gone, and her rings was gone too.
I said, says I, " How is this ?" but she couldn't say nothing,
for you see, my Lord, she wan't alive.
Prisoner—That 'ere man's bribed to go against me. I
staid with the corpse all the time it was in fits. I won't
say but the bobs might have fell out of her ears while she
was a going, but I never seed 'm till that ere woman says
to me, " Bill," says she, " I've had a bit of lucky."
The LORD MAYOR directed that the matter should be
investigated, and remanded the prisoner.