The Sun.
London, England, 1832-11-21 00:00:00

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NOTICE is hereby given, that application
is intended to be made to Parliament in the ensuing
Session, for leave to bring in a Bill or Bills to extend the
term, and to alter, amend, and enlarge, the Powers of an
Act of Parliament. passed in the 51st year of the reign of
his late Majesty, King George the Third, entitled " An
Act for making a Public Carriage Road from Kentish
Town to Upper Holloway, in the County of Middlesex,"
and also of a certain other Act, made and passed in the
52d year of the reign of his said late Majesty, entitled,
" An Act for altering and enlarging the Powers of an Act
passed in the last Session of Parliament for making a Public
Carriage Road from Kentish Town to Upper Holloway,
in the County of Middlesex."—Dated this 15th day of
November, 1832. WM. BARKER, Solicitor.
Limehouse, Middlesex ; and 3, Crosby-square,
I3ishopsgate• street.

A PARTICULAR EPIDEMIC DISEASE IN
FRANCHE-COMTE.—For some weeks past a disease has
prevailed in several communes which is considered to be a
variety of ergotisme, and is attributed to an unusual quan-
tity of raphanistrum in the rye crop of this year. The
mortality hitherto has not been great, but recovery seems
very slow and imperfect.—Medical and Surgical Journal.
A female, about 35 years of age, named
M'CLARE, the wife of a boot-closer in Nevill's-court,
Fetter-lane, committed suicide yesterday, by cutting her
throat with a razor. She left her own house about 11
o'clock in the morning, and went into her mother-in-law's
house, which was in the same court, when she immedi-
ately pulled out a razor, and such was the determined
manner in which she effected her purpose, that her head
was nearly severed from her body, and she died almost
immediately. No cause can be assigned for the act, as she
was on excellent terms with her husband, to whom she had
been married about 17 years, and her circumstances were
easy. It was, however, remarked, that for the last few
days she had appeared in a rather desponding state, and
had even mentioned to a female about a week ago that
something was always prompting her to cut her throat.
The inquest will he held this day.
We understand that on Saturday one of the
principal military outfitting warehouses at the west end of
the town shipped warlike accoutrements at the Custom-
house for the entire French battalion, composed of 900
men, who are about to lend an active support to the Con-
stitutional cause in Portugal. The vessels freighted for the
purpose to which we have alluded, are the Lord of the Isles,
a steamer that plyed during the summer between London
and Guernsey, and the Industry and Jane Ingram schooners,
which are expected to call off the French coast to convey
part of the troops to Oporto. Another steam-vessel has
been taken up, which will leave the river in the course of
the present week, to embark the remainder of the French
corps at (we believe) the port of Cherburg. The Lord of
the Isles also carries out clothing and accoutrements for
the Scotch brigade, which are now on their voyage from
Glasgow to Portugal. The Lord of the Isles is expected
to accomplish the voyage in six days. In order to show
the judicious use to which the funds in the hands of the
agents have been applied, it may be proper to state, that,
on hearing of a fruit-ship proceeding to St. Michael's or
any other of the Western Islands, they invariably freight
her with warlike stores and other necessaries for the army
at Oporto, by which the expenses of conveyance are pro-
bably reduced one-half. Don PEDRO is esteemed a punc-
tual paymaster here, and we are told that, during the last
nine months, ono military accoutrement-maker has re-
ceived no less than 20,0001. of his money. Colonel
CREIGHTON, who has been employed here in raising a
regiment of cavalry, has left town on his return to Oporto,
after having accomplished the object of his mission.
SUPPOSED MURDER AND ROBBERY AT
CAMDEN•TOWN.—During the whole of yesterday and
Sunday last the inhabitants of Kentish and Camden towns
have been considerably excited, in consequence of a report
that a man well known in the neighbourhood, named
JOHN WHITBREAD, had been robbed and murdered in an
adjacent field, the particulars of which are as follow :—lt
appears that WHITBREAD, who is a cripple, was in the
habit of walking with a crutch and stick, anti resided with
his wife and son-in-law, in Mansfield-street, Kentish-town.
The former is a washerwoman and mangler, and worked
for many of the respectable inhabitants in the neighbour-
hood, and the deceased was in the h ibit of making out her
bills, carrying home her work, and receiving the money
for her on Saturday evenings. On Saturday afternoon last
he was employed in his usual state of health and spirits, as-
sisting his wife, and between 6 and 7 o'clock in the
evening he was directed to take a bundle of linen, and a
bill for 12s. 9d., to the house of a gentlemen at Camden-
town. At about 7 o'clock his son-in-law had occasion to
proceed in the same direction, and on his arrival near
Camden-town bridge, his attention was attracted by
groans, as if some person was in distress. On proceeding
towards the spot he found the deceased lying on the ground
in a state of insensibility, unable to speak, his crutch,
stick, and hat lying some distance from his person. He
immediately procured a cabriolet, and took him to his re-
sidence, when, on examination, a mark of violence was
discovered on the temple, which was evidently the effect
of a dreadful blow. Medical aid was instantly called in,
but be was quite dead. Inquiries were made at the house
of the gentleman, where it was ascertained he had left the
goods and received the amount of the bill, with which he
quitted the place. On searching his pockets, 9d. was all
that was found, and it is supposed that he was returning
home near the above bridge, which is the nearest way to
his residence, when he was attacked and robbed by some
ruffian, who selected the above spot, which is rather soli-
tary, and distant from the neighbouring houses.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

G UILDHALL.

Yesterday the drivers of the Paddington omni-
buses, No. 173 and 156, attended before Mr. Alder
man KELLY, to answer the complaint of James Stog-
den, one of the city police, for racing against each
other at a furious rate along Holborn on Friday
evening.
S'ogden stated that he was standing at the corner
of Brooke-street, when the omnibuses came in view,
on their way to the Bank, and one of them drew up
as if he expected some person to alight or get in.
At this moment the other driver, who was behind,
made a pu-h to get a-head, on seeing which the
other omnibus dashed on, and a tremendous race
ensued, which excited the attention of many persons
in the street. If they had not been checked by
lines of carriages on Holborn-bridge, complainant
would not have been able to overtake them and
ascertain their numbers.

The defendants both denied that they were driving
at the speed described; and the driver of No. 173
took advantage of a clerical error in the summons.
A fresh summons for the same offence was, how-
ever, immediately issued against him.
The case against No. 156 then proceeded.
Mr. Alderman KELLY should fine the defendant
50s. and costs.

The man pleaded that he had a very large family
to support on low wages, and his master gave him a
good character for steady driving for three years past.
Mr. Ald. KELLY, however, said his duty to the
public would not allow him to listen to this plead-
ing. The offence of racing in the streets was one
of a very serious complexion.
The defendant paid the fine.
BOW-STREET.

A man named John Lightly was yesterday charged
by Mr. John Gray, a wine-merchant, with stealing
from his pocket a note-case, containing a bill of ex-
change for 2,5001., and other papers.
The prosecutor, at half-past eleven o'clock on the
previous night, was coming out of the Adelphi
Theatre, when he observed several suspicious-look-
ing young men around the doors. Witness then
felt two or three attempts at his pockets, and he
immedately placed his hand on his note-case, which
was in his coat-pocket. He had just stepped into
the street when he found that his pocket-book was
gone. At this moment he observed a man re-
sembling the prisoner in figure and general appear-
ance, step off the curb-stone between two carriages
that were standing opposite the box door of the the-
atre,and at the same time he saw his pocket-book drop
between the carriages, close to where the man was
standing. Witness picked up his pocket-book,
which contained a bill of exchange for 2,5001., and
other papers of no consequence but to himself.
Soon after a police constable brought the prisoner
to ,witness, and asked him if that was the man by
whom he had been robbed. Witness replied, that
he believed he was.

Thomas Kearney, a police constable, F 146, cor-
roborated the statement of the prosecutor.
Sir F. ROE asked the prisoner if he wished to
say any thing to the charge?
Mr. Humphreys, who appeared as the solicitor
for the prisoner, had not yet consulted with his
client, and was therefore unable to advise him as to
what answer he should give.
Sir F. ROE, without at all intending to offend
Mr. Humphreys, must observe, that a solicitor fur a
prisoner had no right to advise him as to what an-
swer he should give to questions put to him by a
Magistrate. God forbid that he (Sir F. Roe) should
ever call upon a prisoner to say anything tending to
criminate himself, nor did he consider that a Magis-
trate was justified in putting interrogatory questions
to a person charged before him. The law, however,
empowered Magistrates to take the examinations of
prisoners, and indeed it seemed but rational and pro-
per that every fair means should be resorted to tend-
ing to elucidate the truth and forward the ends of
justice. A Magistrate had a right to be informed
of everything connected with the case before him,
and upon that principle he was justified in question..
ing the prisoner with a view to ascertain whether
the account he gave was true or false. If upon in-
quiry a party charged should have spoken the truth,
it was right that his innocence should be made ma-
nifest as soon as possible; but if, on the contrary,
he was found to have uttered falsehoods, his guilt
would be more easily proved.
Mr. Humphreys said that it was the right of every
Englishman charged with an offence to procure the
assistance of a professional adviser, whose duty it
was to defend lkis client in the best manner he could,
and to offer him such advice as was best calculated
to promote his interests.
Sir F. ROE would willingly submit the question
to the decision of the Court of King's Bench, and
abide by the result. He was quite sure that in
many instances justice had been defeated, in conse-
quence of the interference of attorneys who were
permitted to visit prisoners before they were ex-
amined by the Magistra; es. He knew an instance
of a man, against whom no less than seven indict-
ments were preferred, but who yet managed to
escape conviction, an attorney, who was permitted
to visit him in the place where he was locked up,
having posaessed himself of a seal which the pri-
soner had in his possession, and, if produced, would
have furnished conclusive evidence against him.A case
also had very lately occurred, in which a thief threw
a pocket handkerchief to his solicitor, in order that
it might not be produced as evidence against him.
The conduct of the solicitor on that occasion drew
from the Judge who tried the case some very se-
vere remarks.

Mr. Humphreys said that every solicitor who
had a regard to his own character would be careful
to confine himself to professional assistance only ,
and never to render himself liable to the charge of
conniving at the guilt of his client, or endeavour to
shield him from punishment by defeating the ends
of justice.
Sir F. ROE—Respectable professional men would
of course act as you have described, but there are
others who it is well known adopt a different course.
The prisoner declined to say anything, and was
fully committed for trial.

MARLB 01W U GR-S TREE T.
Yesterday, John White, a respectable-looking
young man, was brought before Mr. CONANT and
Mr. DYER, charged with having, by means of a
fictitious character, obtained a situation in the fa-
mily of Sir Stratford Canning, his Majesty's late
ambassador to the Sublime Porte and the Court of
Russia.

Sir Stratford Canning deposed, that a few days
previous to the Bth instant, being in want of a foot-
man, the prisoner applied to him for the situation,
and stated that he had lived for eighteen months in
the service of a lady of the name of Hoare, No. 9,
Cumberland-street, Portman-square. Believing the
representations of the prisoner, he engaged him,
provided his character answered. On the following
day the prisoner called with a written one, purport-
ing to be written by a lady of the name of Hertford,
who stated in the letter that Mrs. Hoare was out
of town, but that she (Mrs. Hertford) would an-
swer any questions relative to the character of
White, who had lived with Mrs. Hoare for 18
months, and bore and unexceptionable charac-
ter for honesty and sobriety. In consequence of
this representation he was induced to engage the
prisoner, who up to the present period had con-
ducted himself with the strictest propriety. Yes-
terday morning cireutnetances (rewired which no.

(limed him to suspect that the prisoner had come
into his family with a false character; and to remove
this doubt, he sent the prisoner with a letter to re-
quest an interview with either Mrs. Hoare or Mrs.
Hertford. After the prisoner had been absent some
time he returned, and said that Mrs. Hertford was
confined to her bed by indisposition, and conse-
quently unable to see any person, and that Mrs.
Hoare was in the country, but, owing to her tra-
velling about, her address was not known. This
satisfied his suspicions that the prisoner had im-
posed on him, and induced him to give him into
custody.
Ballard deposed, that in consequence of the appli-
cation of Sir Stratford Canning he was sent to his
residence, when the prisoner was ordered up stairs.
Upon being charged with obtaining the situation by
means of a false character, he instantly admitted such
to be the case,observing that he had no other means
of obtaining a situation.
The prisoner, in his defence, said that he had
lived in the family of Mrs. Hoare (which was proved
to be the case), but not for the length of time he
had stated in the letter. Not being able to obtain
a character, he was induced to accept the offer of a
person of the name of Detour to write one, and
which enabled him to obtain Sir Stratford Can-
ning's place.
Mr. DYER—Who is Detour?

Prisoner—He formerly lived in the service of
Prince Talleyrand, but when I met him he had left.
Since that period he has obtained a commission in
the service of Don Pedro, and is at present in
Oporto.
Mr. DYER had no doubt in his own mind, from
the style of the letter, that it was written by an
adept. It was highly essential that these cases
should be visited with the utmost severity, and he
was therefore inclined to inflict the full penalty upon
the prisoner for the offence.
Mr. CONANT fully concurred in the opinion.
The prisoner was then fined in the full penalty of
201. and 10s. costs, and in default was committed to
the House of Correction for two months to hard
labour.