The Sun.
London, England, 1832-07-20 00:00:00

THAMES-POLICE.

Yesterday Mr. Selwood, the Churchwarden, and
one of the Overseers of St. Botolph 'Without, Aid-
gate, attended before Captain RICIIBELL, the sitting
Magistrate, to meet a complaint made by Mr. Kelly,
an Irish gentleman, and a surgeon in extensive prac-
tice in Shadwell, that they had neglected to provide
proper medical attendance for numerous individuals
lately attacked with cholera in the neighbourhood of
Rosemary-lane.
Mr. Kelly begged leave to state that nothing
could exceed the virulence of the disease amongst
the lower order of Irish in the vicinity of Rosemary.
lane, which he attributed to the want of proper as.
sistance, and the neglect of the parochial authori-
ties. He could assure the Magistrates that the
mortality had been very great; the young and
healthy had fallen victims to the disease, and many
had suffered for the want of sustenance arid sufficient
clothing. The fatal cases had amounted to at least
one-half the number attacked, and but for the gra-
tuitous assistance he had rendered many more
would have died.

Mr. Selwood, in reply, complained that Mr.
Kelly had made a most unfounded and exaggerated
statement to the Lambeth-street Magistrate. Since
Thursday fortnight the parish-officers had employed
four medical gentlemen to attend the cholera pa-
tients, who were told they might have everything
they .vanted.

Mr. Kelly declared that there was no place what-
ever in the parish to which persons attacked with
cholera could be removed.
The Overseer said the Irish would not let the
parish doctors come in, and nothing could make them
clean.

Mr. Kelly said his countrymen had their peculiar
predilections, and wanted Roman Catholic clergy,
and surgeons of their own.
The overseers said the Irish inhabited upwards of
200 houses in the parish, which had no owners, and
for which they never paid any rent ; and they cer-
tainly had a peculiar predilection for a h and dirt.
Mr. SELWOOD said, on the first breaking out of
the disease in the metropolis, they fitted up a large
house as a cholera hospital, but they could persuade
but few to go to it, and the people said those that
died were killed by the doctors. They had, how-
ever, two small houses whither patients could be re-
moved if they pleased.
The overseers said they had ample funds to pro-
vide every assistance to those attacked with cholera.
Mr. Kelly said in that case the parish officers
might employ him, as he bad great influence amongst
his countrymen, and he could cure the disease by
calomel and opium, which he hoped would be made
known.

An Overseer said the fact was Dr. Kelly wanted
a job.
Dr. Kelly replied with great warmth, " Indeed,
Dr. Kelly wants no such thing."
Osborn, the beadle, had been nearly murdered in
attempting to lime-wash the houses, and he had le-
formed every one that there was plenty of white-
wash if they liked to come for it. The deaths from
cholera in Aldgate Without, since June 28, amount-
ed to 50 ; amongst whom were several respectable
shopkeepers, residing in Upper East Smithfield,
opposite Sr. Katharine Dock. The mortality in
Whitechapel, adjoining Aldgate, had been great.
After en angry altercation between Mr. Kelly and
the parochial authorities—

Captain RICIIHRLI. said the parish officers were
deserting of great praise, particularly Mr. Selwood,

for what they had done ; and he acquitted them ( f
any neglect.
UNION-HALL.

Yesterday Richard Stanton, the man who
mutilated by his wife some years ago, was brotiald
before Mr. MURRAY for re-examination, charged
with the intermarrying with Lydia Hughes, his for-
mer wife being still alive.
The prisoner's first wife who inflicted the serious
injuries on his person with a razor, and with whom
he still lives, has kept out of the way since F.
was taken into custody. The certificate of her mar*
riagee to the prisoner, dated 1820, was pr• dread,
and Francis Lask, her uncle, stated that bo was
present at the ceremony, and was one of the sub-
scribing witnesses thereof. The witness said that
he had seen his niece but once since she had woun•
ded her husband, and that was about seven years
ago. She expressed great sorrow for what she had
done, and implored his forgiveness, but witness
would not listen to any apology from her, after ha-
ving been guilty of so dreadful an act as that which
she had committed.

The first wife's aunt was also examined, and she
stated that she was also present at her marriage with
the prisoner, and had seen her within the last four
years. .. . . . ....

Lydia Hughes produced the certificate of her
marriage to the prisoner in July, 1825, about three
months after he had been mutilated by his first wife.
In her cross-examination by Mr. Harmer's clerk,
she said that she had known Stanton nine or ten
years altogether. She was aware, previously to her
marriage with him, that he was a married man, and
that he had been wounded with a razor by his wife.
He assured her that his marriage with his first wife
was null and void in law, and that was the reason
she (Lydia Hughes) had accepted his offer, arid
married him. She added, that she was confined
with a child by the prisoner, in nine months after
her marriage, and that no mortal but him had a
right to father it.
The prisoner said that he had nothing to say in
answer to the charge.
He was therefore committed upon the above evi-
dence, but is to be brought up again on a future day,
in order that the registry of the two marriages may
be produced.
A man named Smith was charged by policeman
178, M division, with having assaulted him under
the following odd circumstances :

The policeman, while on duty the preceding night,
received the unwelcome intelligence that his wife
and the defendant were seen to enter a brothel to-
gether. The moment he obtained the information,
he proceeded to the house, and having easily ob-
tained admission, he ran up to the room, and burst-
ing in the door, caught the defendant and his wife
just getting into bed together. The policeman went
on to state that he demanded his wife, but the de-
fendant swore that she should not leave him, and,
being a powerful man, he commenced an assault on
the policeman and two others belonging to the same
division, who came to his assistance.
The defendant was drunk at the time, or should
not have resisted the policeman in taking away his
wife. He received a kindly invitation from the lady
to accompany her.
The policeman said his wife had since bolted, and
the Magistrate remarked, that he had no reason to
repine for his loss.
The defendant was then tined 51. for assaulting
the policeman under such aggravated circumstances,
and in &fault of payment he was committed for two
months to Brixton.

SECOND EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock.