The Sun.
London, England, 1832-09-08 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

LOVE IN THE COAL-HOlE.—Edward Fitzgerald,
a tall Irishman, dressed in a seedy suit of black, was
charged before Sr F. RoE, by Mr. Jago, a solicitor,
residing in Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn•fields,
with having been found concealed in his coal-hole,
at an unseasonable hour on the previous night, for
an unlawful purpose; and a young woman, named
Ann Farrell, was also charged with having aided
and abetted the concealment of the male prisoner.
without the consent or privity of Mr. Jag o, her
master.

Mr. Jago stated that the female prisoner had been
in his service since the previous morning, and, on
leaving home in the afternoon, he gave her particular
directions to rake out the kitchen-fire, and prepare
his supper of bread and cheese by the time he
should return. He came home at about half-past
nine o'clock, and went up stairs, the female prisoner
following him with the supper tray. As soon as he
had finished his supper he rang the bell, and directed
her to remove the tray, and go to bed. After she
had left the room he continued for about an hour,
when he took a light, and wits proceeding down
stairs to see that the doors were secured and the
fires extinguished, when he was somewhat surprised
to find that Ann was not yet in bed, there being a
light burning in her room. This circumstance ex-
citing his suspicion, he crept softly down stairs, and,
after examining the kitchen, he entered the coal-
cellar; in one corner of which he spied the prisoner
Fitzgerald, doubled up like a ball, endeavouring to
compress his body into the smallest possible com-
pass. lie called to him to come out, which he did,
without offering any resistance, hut merely stating
that, however appearances might be against him, he
meant no harm. Mr. Jago added that he then called
in a police constable, and gave bath the prisoners
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Fitzgerald was a native of Limerick, and bad

been in London for some years, having occasionally
obtained employment as a clerk. He had been ac-
quainted with Ann for about six months, and on the
previous morning she requested him to bring her box
to her new place in the evening. Feeling anxious
to oblige the young woman he did as she directed
him, and arrived at Mr: Jago's house during his ab-
sence, not intending to stop more than a few minutes.
Ann, however, invited him down stairs, wherehe re-
mained chatting with her so pleasantly and good-
natured like, that he quite' entirely forgot that he
was an interloper in a gentleinan's premises until re-
minded of the ugly fact by a loud knock at the street
door. " Och tare anouns," says Ann, " there's
the masthur sure enough ! what's to be done?"
He then told her not to be uneisy, and, slipping
into the coal-cellar, said he would remain there until
she could make it convenient to let him out. He
was waiting there for that purpose; never thinking
no harm at all at all, when the masthur came in with
the candle, and cotched him in the corner.

Ann's statement agreed with the foregoing, with
the addition of a cup of coffee, which she admitted
she invited Mr. Fitzgerald to partake of for his
trouble in carrying her box. Bo,h prisoners
.de-
dared that their designs were perfectly harmlesss.
Sir F. ROE asked Mr. Jago, if, after the explana-
tion of the affair by the prisoners, he felt disposed to
believe them.
Mr. Jago supposed they had spoken the truth,
but at the same time it was a very awkward cir-
cumstance.

Sir F. ROE subsequently digcharged the pri-
soners, having ascertained that Fitzgerald bore an
honest character.

LAMBETH-STREET.

Yesterday a young lady, fashionably attired, who,
it is said, lives on her property in Nelson-street,
Stepney, and who has lately made various appli-
cations to the Magistrates of this office for redress
for real or imaginary grievances, waited on Mr.
WALKER, the sitting Magistrate, for his advice and
assistance.

At a late hour on the night before, she was
awoke by loud cries of " stop thief!" in the street;
and on making inquiry as to the cause, she ascer-
tained that a young man, whom she had formerly
known, had been endeavouring to enter her chamber
window, but being observed by some persons pass-
ing, he dropped to the ground, arid ran away. The
person seeing him, suspected that he wanted to en-
ter the house for the purposes of plunder, called out
"stop thief," and the young man was taken into
custody by a policeman, but was afterwards, fur
what reason she could not discover, allowed to go
about his business.

Mr. WALKER—Did you give charge of him for
attempting to enter your apartment ?—Applicant--
I did not give charge of him. How do you think I
could, at such an hour, venture out of my chamber
to do so ?

Do you know the young man ?—Yes, Sir. I re-,
ceived his addresses some years ago, but finding that
he was only the son of te publican, and his mother a
Jewess, I discontinued them.
Oh then he is a discarded lover of yours, and
I suppose feels much annoyed at being so ?—Well,
I cannot help that.
Did he come provided with a ladder 2—No, it
appears he clambered up another window. I have
suffered severely by his conduct towards me. It is
only a day or two since, while I was in conversaCon
with two gentlemen at my own door, when he came
up and before them accused me with being an im-
proper person, and a drunkard ; and these thingi are
very annoying to me.
His accusation of drunkenness does not, I hope,
apply to you. It is nor very proper or becoming in
young ladies to drink.
What! not a little beer ? I don't deny but I
drink, but certainly not so much at any time as to
make me tipsy.
As I can do nothing for you, I would recommend
you to close and fasten your. mindows well.
I certainly shall: and, besides, I'll have alarm bells
made fast to them ; and so saying, the applicant left
the justice-room. .)

SUMMER ASSIZES.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT, YORK, SEPT. 6.

Joseph Hall and Joseph Hilton were capitally in-
dicted for feloniously setting tire to a barn and shed
at Wombwell, the property of Richard Beardchild.
The prosecutor is a farmer, living at Hayland, in
the West Riding of York, and on the night of the
27th of June last, a barn and shed in his possession
were set on fire and consumed, together with the
property they contained. The evidence by which
it was attempted to fasten the charge upon the pri-
soners was circumstantial,'and exceedingly light. A
woman, who was a neighbour of the prisoner Hilton,
proved that on the night ofl the fire Milton came to
her house and asked for a light. She allowed him
to light a piece of linen, which he held in his hand,
and which burned until it was reduced to tinder.
The constable who apprehended the prisoners found
them together in a clover-field near Worsborough.
One of them said " Dick Beardchild's barn has been
set on fire, and they blame us for it." Witness
procured assistance, and then apprehended prisoners.
Upon being apprehended Hilton said to Hall "They
cannot hurt us, Joe, if we are staunch to one another,"
and both prisoners shook hands, and said they would
be staunch.—Verdict—Not Guilty.

Thomas Pullan and Williani Pouller were in-
dicted for a misdemeanour in being out at night,
armed with bludgeons, for the purpose of destroying
game.—The Jury found both prisoners Guilty.