The Sun.
London, England, 1832-09-21 00:00:00

He said that he could not pay that money, and way

sentenced to imprisonment for two months.

G UILDHALL.

James Beresford, the newsvender in Fleet-
qreet, was brought before Sir CHAPMAN IVIARsuALL
yesterday, for final examination, charged with cut-
ting his wife's throat with a pen-knife, on the
evening of Wednesday se'nnight, his wife being now
sufficiently recovered t) be brought up from the

hospital to give evidence.
When she came forward she said she should de-
cline being sworn. She did not wish to prosecute
him. All she desired was a separation, and that
the prisoner should find sureties for his future good

conduct.
Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL said it was not in his
power to legally separate them. He had under-
stood the charge was of a serious description; but he
could know nothing, unless she made the complaint,
and if she refused to do that, he must be discharged.
The prisoner begged she might be allowed to ast
upon her own feelings. She had said she desired a
separation. Now if, after living together 25 years,
and weathering many vicissitudes together, she seri-
ously desired this, he would leave London, giving
up to her the shop and all, and every thing that be-
longed to him, except his wearing apparel.
The wife seemed incredulous, and again asked for
sureties, still refusing to be sworn.
Sir CHAPMAN, after consulting with Mr. Savage,
a Common Councilman of the ward, on the case,

again asked the wife if she woold make any charge,
and she again refused. He said he could compel
her to give evidence, but he had some regard to the
natural affection shown by the wife towards her
husband. _ .

Mr. Alderman SCIIOLEY (who had dropped in)
asked the prisoner what had led to this unfortunate
business ?—The prisoner said none could regret it
more than he did ; and if, unhappily, he had caused
her death, he would not have survived her one hour.

No couple had lived together more happily than
they had for many years; but, as the adage went,
" as poverty crept in at the door, love flew out of
the window ;" and on this occasion there was a jar
and a scuffle between them; but the affection he
now bore to his wife was stronger than when he first
knew her. He reiterated his promise to leave Lon-

don, &c.
The Alagistrates then discharged him, with an
admonition to be very circumspect hereafter in guard-
ing against gusts of passion.
B 0 TV- S TREE T.

Yesterday Nicholas JVood, who stands charged
with having been concerned in breaking and enter-
ing the dwelling-house of Mr. George Clarke, hay-
salesman at the Irongate-wharf, Paddington, on the
29th of July last, was brought before Mr.MINSHULL
for re-examination.
Mr. Woofer, from the office of Mr. Harmer, at-
tended for the prisoner, and several of his friends,
members of the fraternity called " the swell mob,"
were lurking about the office, and endeavouring, it
was said, by bribes and persuasions, to induce the
witnesses to falsify their evidence.
Mr. Clarke deposed to the fact of his house hav-
ing been entered in his absence, on the 29th of July
last, when property to the amount of 4001. was car-
ried off by the thieves.
Police inspector Adamson said, that a man named
Thomas Jephson, now in Newgate, and under sen-
tence of transpoitation for seven years for another
burglary, had been an associate of the prisoner; and,
he had good reason for believing, had been concern-
ed with him in Mr. Clarke's robbery. Ile (the in-
spector) had two witnesses now present, whom he
had taken to Newgate that morning, and both of
them identified Jephson as one of the three men
who were observed to stand close to the premises of
Mr. Clarke on the day of the robbery.
Ann Clarke, wife of a labourer, residing opposite
to the Irongive-wharf, Paddington, deposed, that on
the morning of Sunday, the 29th of July, the man
whom she had that day seen in Newgate came un-
der her window and asked her if she knew whether
Mr. and Mrs. Clarke were gone to Harrow. She
replied that she (lid not know, but she would a.k
her husband. The man, however, walked away, and
she beard of the robbery on the following morning.
Edward Mack, a milk-man, who had previously
deposed to his having seen the prisoner and two
other men tying up a bundle in a passage leading
from the rear of Mr. Clarke's premises, said that
Jephson, whom he had seen in Newgate, was an-
other of the men. The prisoner and he were stand-
ing close together. He had no doubt whatever of
their identity, having passed them several times, and
taken particular notice of their person.
The clerk of the Sheriff of Middlesex produced
three Bank notes,—one for 501., one for 201., and
one for 51.,—which were produced at the trial of
Jephson, and handed over to the Sheriff on his con-
viction. Airs. Clarke, the prosecutor's wife, swore
positively to the 50/. note as one of those which the
thieves had carried off.
Mr. "Mrssnut.t, advised the prosecutor to endea-
vour to trace the other notes, which, it appeared,
he had not marked.
Inspector Adamson produced several phosphorus
boxes, and also a chisel, which he found in the pri-
soner's lodgings. He also found several pawnbro-
kers' duplicates for books pledged in the Borough,
all of which he had no doubt were the produce of
another robbery. The friends of the prisoner were,
however, too active for him (the inspector), for al-
though he lost no time in going to the pawnbrokers'
to see the books, and endeavour to discover the
owner, he found he had been anticipated, and that
the whole of the books had been redeemed, in order
that they might not be made evidence against the
prisoner.
Mr. Wooler said, that as yet lie had heard no-
thing to affect the prisoner. All that was in evi-
dence amounted merely to the fact of his having
been seen near the prosecutor's house, in company
with Jephson, on the morning of the robbery.
Inspector Adamson said, that he should proba-
bly have had more evidence to produce, if Mr.
Woofer had not possessed himself of the property
which the prisoner had in his possession when ap-
prehended at the New Inn, Old Bailey, on the day
appointed for Jephson's trial, He (Mr. Wooler) un-
dertook to search the prisoner, and took from his
person a gold watch, two 51. notes, and a purse,
containing some sovereigns.
Mr. Mrsisnuer, asked Mr. Wooler if he had
brought this property with him ?
Mr. Woofer replied in the negative, and said it
would be forthcoming whenever the Magistrate re-
quired.
Inspector Adamson said that Mr. Clarke had been
' robbed of some 51. notes, also a watch and a purse.
He thought it very probable that the property in the
possession of Mr. Wooler might, if produced, have
been identified by the prosecutor; and he consi-
dered, that Mr. Woofer had acted very improperly
in taking possession of property in the possession
of a prisoner, and failing to produce it before the
Magistrate.
Mr. Wooler said he was quite prepared to justify
his conduct in the transaction. He considered that
the inspector had acted most unfairly in taking the
prisoner out of Court, and app; ehending him on a
charke of felony, when he Ole prisoner) was at-
tending as is witness on the part of Jephson. He
certain'y took possession of the prisoner's property,
under the impression that some unfair advantage
might be taken if it fell into the hands of the in-
spector, who had acted in a most scandalous manner
on that occasion.
The inspector retorted, by accusing Mr. Woofer
of endeavouring to pervert justice and screen his
elimit. He charged him with throwing a silk hand-
kerchief, found on the prisoner, to a female, who
was present when he was taken into custody, in
order that it might not fall into his (the inspector's)
hands, and be produced in evidence, as it probably
would have been, some silk handkerchiefs having
been stolen from the prosecutor, with the other pro-
perty.
Mr. MINSIIULL said, that as far as he could judge
of the inspector's conduct, he appeared to have
acted most properly. It was certainly a subject of
tegiet, that all the property found upon the prisoner