The Sun.
London, England, 1835-08-10 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE•

4 great deal of interest was excited in the justtt.le-
roorn on
MA NSI ON- H OUSE.
.I.ly a charge preferred against a person names `mesh
Saturua:
Meyer Levison, Bcod-street-buildings, for unlawfully di:"
posing of a policy of s.._ for 5001.
-
Mr. Thomas Chubb, a inci4:_l'ant's clerk, stated that Mr.
been in want of
‘".ill
gtetena, the prosecutor in this case, ~.1;* ,
niatitty, advertised to that effect, and receivei: an Answer by
hand from B:oad-street-buildings, stating that if he e4i led lie
might be accommodated open proper security. Wituese
ezilitiit tit the •request of Mr. Stephens, and saw the prisoner,
who pretended td Ue very deaf, and introduced his brother,
Mr.' Benjamin Levisoti, fish whom witness immediately
communicated. Witness asked tile tars.: s upon which cash to
the amount Of 150/. could be advanced, it, which the other re-
lied, 71, for three, six, and nine months, an z,l 101. for twelve
moats. Wltnest gate reference which was satisf,:r.tory, and
subsequently drew four hills fur 40/. each, which made .1501.
and a bonus of 101. Mr. B. Levlson bad stated that the Trl-•
!toner was optician to the King of the Netherlands, and had a
large sum of money to lend. It was arranged that Mr. Stevens
should put into the hands of the prisoner, as collateral security
for the payment of the bills of exchange. a policy of insurance
for 500/. Blanks were left in the bills for the name of the
pFistinee. The policy was accordingly handed over, but Mr.
11 Letilson wished to consult his solicitor upon the point whe-
ther the tlieosition of the policy, without the actual transfer,
was sufficient collateral security. Next day the parties met at
the Barnard's Inn Coffee-house, and the hills were produced,
and dil objection hav;ig been made to deliver them without the
production of the soon: v, Mr. B. Levison said be could not
obtain the cash withoutht:ing possessed of them, and observed
that if he did not act fairly Tith the bills he should be liable
to a prosecution for felony, its the stamps, unlike those in
Minter Hart's case, were the proccrty of the acceptor. The
bills were put into the hands at Mr. B. Levison, and
1 they met next day for a filial settlem;nt. Mr. B. Levison,
however, said that his attorney advised thct an assignment of
the policy should be drawn. This was dome, and afterwards
a receipt was required from Mr. Stevens, as necessary until
the deed should be signed. Mr. Stevens accordingly sign td
his tam, to a blank half-crown receipt, which was deliver,;(l
to Mr. B. Levison, and next day a new excuse for delay wis
made. The sum, of 20/. however, was given to Mr. Stevens
by Mr. p. Levison, with the assurance that next day the
whole- o(Alie money agreed upon should be forthcoming. In
1 Vin MA., Stevens waited rixt day. The prismwr . nil. b,i/
- . •

Q UEEN- SQ LTA
Two tailors, named John and Wm milk; wer charged
with wantonly poisoning the fish in the Serpentine River.
The prisoners were detected throwing in some drugs made:
into pills, which had the effect of intoxicating the fish, so that
they were easily caught. The prisoners were fined 5/. each,
and in default were sent to the tread-mill for two mouths.

IRELAND.

GALWAY A S SIZE S, MONDAY.

AGGRAVATED CASK OF SEDUCTION.-TANDIAN V. TIIE REV. JOHN

O'ROURKE.

The damages were laid at 3001., and the defendant pleaded
the general issue.
Mr. KEATING (King's Counsel), rose to state the case in
behalf of John Tanihan, the plaintiff. (Near to his Counsel
sat the Reverend defendant, and all eves were fixed upon him,
but he seemed quite unmoved.) Mr. Keating said—ln this
case I appear as Ceunsel for the plaintiff. His name is John
Tanihan ; he is an humble peasant, and resides at Moylough,
in this county. The defendant is well known to you all ; ho
is the Rev. John O'Rourke, and he is, I regret to say it, a be-
neficed Clergyman of the Established Church. My humble
client--this poor peasant—complains that this Reverend de-
fendant has debauched his daughter, and lie calls upon you to
givt. him compensation, as far as damages can compensate him
•
for such an, injury. As I have stated, my client is an humble
peasant, reu...-ling near to Moylough, where the Reverend de-
fendant has a hitizisome house. The daughter of John Tani-
han, who is the unkn:unate subject of this action, is about 20
years of age. She 101# the habit of taking their dinner to
her brothers, who were eir p,,:ed by the defendant. About
two years ago the Rev. gentleman met her ; he fancied, and
followed her about his grounds. • At first he did not succeed
in his designs upon her chastity, and he 43,:i not meet her for
some days ; but then, having her employed in weeding about
his shrubberies and the parish church, he brought her to his
private office, to give her, as he said, a letter to carry els:where,
and there, gentlemen, in his private office (as I am instructed)
this Rev. gentleman accomplished his design. You will have
it in evidence that lie afterwards met her at various times arid
places ; and it will be shown to )ou that this illicit intercourse
between Ellen Tanihan and the Rev. John O'Rourke was a
matter of almost public notoriety. They were observed, and
watched, and caught, even before the consequences of illicit
intercourse began to appear. In a few months the daughter
of my client became pregnant. The Reverend defendant thon
found himself in a most unpleasant situation, and, Gentle.
men, what did he do 2 He said to his victim—and you will
hear this in evidence—" You must father this child on one of
my servants. I will arrange that he shall avow it—and he
shall become your husband." This was his proposition, as I
am instructed. It may be fiction ; but if it is true, and I be-
lieve it is—because, in this case, I do not think I could be
mis-instructed—it is one of the foulest and most iniquitous
propositions that ever came from any man, I care not how de-
based he might be. I tell you the Rev. John O'Rourke, to
produce one, two, three, four, five, or six witnesses of those
who have lived about you, to say what is your character for
morality and religion. Gentlemen, let him do this; let
him inform us what. reputation for virtue he has made for
himself, during his long sojourn in your country. Let him
do that—upon that I will take issue, and upon that issue let
the verdict hang. Where, Gentlemen of the Jury, did he
first seduce Ellen Tanihan ? In his private office. Yes 1 this
beneficed clergymen—this father of a numerous family—this
husband of a third, but young and lovely wife, polluted his
own house with his iniquity. And, would to God, this were
all I I have, however, to state to you—and, before the close
of this case, I do believe that every man who hears me will
be convinced, that the Rev. John O'Rourke, not content
with polluting the house of his wife and his children,
polluted that Church in which he each Sunday officiates—that
Church in which he receives his congregation, and from the
altar of which he has so often exclaimed, " Thou shalt not
commit adultery." With pain, and a wounded conscience, do
I announce that I shall prove him to have committed this
abomination in the temple of God.—( Here the Learned Gen-
tleman was evidently much affected, and a thrill of horror ran
through the Court.) I hope in God the charge is false ! I
am glad that the Rev. Defendant is in Court in person. If he
is here, sustained by a consciousness of innocence, it is well ;
brit if his presence be the daring effrontery of a guilty man,
to a‘7,e your verdict by his presence, I fear it not, because I
know yOli
sum! Jvitnesses were examined on behalf of the plaintiff,
who substan'tiE,,,ted in every particular the statement of Counsel.
Mr. WEST addressed the Jury on behalf of the defendant,
after which two or three witnesses wel-e examined, but nothing
material was elici...ert from their testimony.
Mr. JAMES BLAKE replied at great length to Mr. West.
The Learned Judge j;RAMPTON) then addressed the Jury
at very great length.
The Jury retired, and shortly after returned into Court. As
Sir Valentine Blake (the for 9man) handed down the issue to
the proper officer the greatest anxiety prevailed in a densely
crowded Court.
The verdict was, " We find for the plaintiff—damages 1001.,
and 6d. costs."
[ We understand from our corresponds: its that the conviction
of respectable persons in Ireland is, that the defendant is in-
nocent, and that the Court will be moved for a new trial.]

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the HanzpshircTelegraph.)

PORTSMOUTII, AUGUST 8.---The London Merchant steamer,
Captain Bridge, arrived this evening, in eighty hours from San
Sebastian, to which place she conveyed 250 recruits for the
Queen's service. She sailed hence on Friday, the 31st ult.,
and was only 72 hours on her passage out. The number of
British auxiliaries landed at San Sebastian is about 2,000.
Arrived yesterday the Athol' troop ship, Mr. barley Com-
mander, direct from Quebec, which place she left July 9.
She conveyed recruits to Halifax and Quebec for the different
regiments, as well as two companies of Royal Artillery, to re-
lieve two others, which she has brought home, commanded by
Major Brereton and Captain Whittev. The passengers by tho
Athol' are Lieut. Burnett, late Jackdaw ; Lieut. Maedonnell,
late Firefly, schooners ; Captain Coleman, 15th regiment ;
Lieut. Gordon, 79th ; Lieut. Currie, 85th ; Captain Wyatt,
Lieut. Rowan, and Dr. Foggo, Royal Artillery.
The Louisa, Griswald master, anew packet, from New York
to this place, landed her passengers this morning ; she left on
the loth ult., and brings no news.
Men-of-War ou Foreign Stations.—The Rover, 16, ar-
rived at Rio Janeiro from Plymouth on the 14th of May ;
Rattlesnake left Rio for the Cape and India on the 18th
of May • Rapid, 10, arrives there from Falkland Islands on
the 26th, and Skylark packet on the 30th of May from Fal-
mouth and Plymouth ; Sparrowhawk, 18, was at Valparaiso
on the 10th of May ; Dispatch, 11, at Para, on the 21st of
June ; Coitus, 15, left Barbadoes for Jamaica, 21st June ;
Aligator, 28, from Colombo for England, arrived at the Cape
of Good Hope on the 27th ; and Talbot, 28, left that place for
Rio Janeiro on the same day ; Algerine, 10, arrived at Bom-
bay on the 19th of . February.
The Harrier, 18, is commissioned at this port by Commander
W. H. Hallowell Carew.

His Majesty's sloop Jaseur has stopped and detained at Gib-
raltar, on suspicion of her being fitted out for a slave-ship, the
Cazador, a fine Spanish brio., with a crew of sixty won. Ott
search it was ascertained 'beyond doubt that she was so in-
tended, the shackles being found on board, as well as an ex-
traordinary proportion of powder, arms, and water—the slave
deck, and in fact everything specified in the Act of Parlia-
ment, as necessary for her condemnation.
The Triumph, free trader, Capt. Green, for Bombay, em-
barked her passengers at Spithead on Thursday, and sailed
yesterday. The Broxborncbury, Chapman: Duke of Bed-
ford, Bowen ; and Duke of Northumberland, Pope—all for
Bengal, are now at. Spithead, taking in stock and passengers.
At Spithead.—Athol.
Ia Harbour.—Victory, Royal George, Excellent, and Ma-
gicienne.

(From the Devonport Telegraph.)
DEVONPORT, Ace. B.—His Majesty's steamer Lightning,
Mr. T. Allen master and commander, arrived yesterday from
Lisbon, having left the Tagus on the 2d inst. with dispatches
for Government.—The African only left this port on the 27th
ult., and arrived at Lisbon in ninety-six hours. She took out
dispatches to the Admiral, and the day after her arrival the
;,•:q, 46, Capt. N. Lockyer; Tweed, 20, Corn. T. Maitland;
Clio, ...6, Corn. -W. Richardson;. and Pike, 12, Lieut. Brook-
North Coast of Spain, to demand satisfaction
for the
ins., got o•nder weigh with sealed orders, but currently re-
sorted.,utrages committed against British subjects.
2.tc,:nt.
.Robilliard, also left Lisbon on the
from Carlos for ,
Tagus,, were the Has-
The Ei.lorpion, 10,
...A ittps left in the
4 Viper, Royalist, Waterwitch,
21, and the only British'.
..d Yarborough arrived at Lis-
tings, 74, Capt. Stuffner, t.`..
-,htnitig spoke the schooner
and Carnele:.-m. On the Ist, Lo:
bon in the Falcon yacht. The Li:
Star off the west of Vigo, on the 30th
ult.
His Majesty's ship Pylades, 18, is o.ered to be commis-
sioned immediately. .:-.
On Sunday morning last his Majesty's pact La p:tO,ng
~
ar-
- ..,,,
rived at Falmouth from the Brazils.
Admiral Sir Thomas Williams returned to Portsmouth
-d
from his summer cruise in the Fanny, on Thursday, ~end re-
boiste,l his flag on board the Victory on the same day.
Remaining in Hamoaze..San Josef, Meteor steain-vesel,
and Lightn;.ng steam-vessel. • ,
Mr. H. Bp., ? Montressor is pro-anted to therank of Lieutvo
nant. Lieut.• 'homas Harvey to the ell, vice Lacon,
unwell. Lieut. frah:ond to be Flag-Lieutenant to Sir G. E.
Hamond. Lieut. W. Crispin, late of the Swallow Revenue
cutter, to the Coast Guard Service. Mr. T. ,T.• Jeffery,
Purser, to the Columbine.
Mr. W..R. 11. Mattacott, late Acting Master.of-liis Ma,-
jesty's ship Nimrod, is promothd and appolnted to-t 9 Pylades.

Mr. Quin's narrative of his recent Voyage down the
Danube to Constantinople, through Hungary, Wallachia, and
Servia, is now published. This excursion is characterised by
great variety of scene, with none of which is the English
traveller at present acquainted. The volumes will, therefore,
be welcome at the present season, as a guide to a part of &t-
-rope little hitherto explored, and which, tbanke to the achieve-
ments of steam, may now bo visited with little expense, either
of time or money.
The Glasgow Herald mentions the death of a boy
at Stanley', occasioned by the stinging of wasps.