The Sun.
London, England, 1835-09-26 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Ann Hunter, a wretched-looking female, was yesterday
brought before Mr. Dyer and Mr. Chambers, charged
with having stolen a couple of drinking-glasses from the
auction-rooms of Messrs. Oxenham and Son, in Oxford-
street.

The prisoner, for the last few evenings, ha been seen
waiting about the office, in the vain hope of obtaining some
temporary parish assistance. According to her statement,
she returned about a week ago from America in a state of
complete destitution, and believing that her settlement was
in St. James's, from having been, as she said, born in that
parish, she applied to the overseers for relief. Her state-
ment not being satisfactory she was refused assistance, and
she came before the Magistrates at this office to ask them
to interfere. On being told that no power was now left to
Magistrates, and that nothing could be done for her, she
left the office, but lingered about it up to Thursday
evening, hoping that something would eventually be done
for her.

Yesterday she was brought to this office in custody for
the above offence, she having, whe❑ detected, declared that
she had been driven to commit it in order to provide her-
self with food.

Mr. Oxenham, having assured himself that her state-
ment of destitution was true, and also that she had been
unable to obtain relief, very humanely forbore to press the
charge with any severity.
Mr. DYER did not think she deserved the lenity which
had been shown to her ; but, as there was a .defect in the
evidence, he should order her to be discharged, with a
caution not to get into a scrape again.
Norah Callaghan, an Irishwoman, well known at this
office for her fistic exploits, brougb her husband, Peter
Callaghan, before Mr. DYER and Mr. CHAMBERS, for hav-
ing It attacked" her 'soundly last Saturday night.
riase yer Honner's glory, said Norah, that big blagg-
Iyard, saving your priArme, is. me own lawful husband ; and
ts more than sivin times this three weeks, bad luck to him,
that he's bate the blessed life out of me, an' murthered me
intirely. I've u witness mAtside, and she'll prove every
as :in an honest woman. On Saturday night I wint
to him for two-and-sixpence, which he allows me fm: the
support of one's self and one's four Itelik.s., *Oren,. whin,
Iridhot wid your lava, or by your Marc, he broke me limbs,
Kicked out every tooth in the head ov me, kilt Tne four
hlictssed children, and tuk off the half-erown A-wake. My
witness is outside, and she'll swear to every word of "-
blessed truth.

Peter-90', don't be afther spaking that same.

PRICE 7D.

Be the holy poker, I never lifted me feet, barring one fisht,
but onc't against ye, and that was to save me life.
Norah—He gave me this arm (stripping up her gown,
and displaying a limb as brawny as a coal-porter's), and he
gave me this leg (making a motion as if about to produce
occular corroboration).

Mr. CHAMBERS—Don't strip yourself here, woMar— You
need not show us any more of your bruises.
• Peter—She's a common thief, and she tiows it. Didn't
she take my coat and breeches and ":ut 'em up the shout?
Norah—You're taking' awayme life. Ax me daughter
to come in, as sl.'!'s me witness.
Alr. DirEa—You arc no stranger at this office, Mrs. Cal-
laghan. lam sorry to say we've seen you here too often.
Norah—Worse luck that, your Reverence.
The daughter was brought into the office, and her testi-
mony was to the effect that her mother commenced beating
her father, and that her father never struck her at. all.
Mr. DYER remarked, that as the complainant's witness
had completely contradicted the charge, the warrant must
be dismissed.