The Sun.
London, England, 1835-11-13 00:00:00

THE MARQUIS HUNTLY.

This was a case of salvage. The Marquis Huntly, a
transport, of 564 tons burden, laden with valuable naval
and ordnance stores, having on board, on the whole, 46
persons, and bound from Leith to the port of London,
struck on a shoal called the Middle Sand, off the coast of
Essex, on the noon of the 10th of November, 1834. Sig-
nals of distress were put out by her, and eight smacks, be-
longing to Colchester and the neighbourhood:that were
waiting in the Swing, a deep channel nearer to the coast
from the Middle Sand, for the purpose of rendering assist-
ance to any vessels in distress, made up to and boarded
her. Every thing was then done that was necessary for
the preservation of the vessel, but no prospect could be
entertained of getting her off that tide. The sails were
shifted, the pumps worked, and a great portion of the very
valuable cargo thrown overboard, and when the. tide rose
and the weather moderated, the vessel was finally, about
seven o'clock, brought to anchor in the Swing, where she
remained during that night. There was considerable con-
troversy between the parties as to the value-of the property
saved. It was estimated by the owners at 1,500/. ; but a
strong fact was produced on the other side to support a
higher value, viz., that the vessel had been insured in the
Alliance Insurance Office for 3,000/. on the last voyage.
The suit was originally brought by the salvors against the
ship and freight, and a tender had been made by the owners
of 4001.
Sir JOHN NletioLL said that the question before the
Court was as to the proper remuneration for the assistance
rendered to the vessel and cargo. As to the material
facts in this case there was no controversy between the
• parties. The Learned Judge concluded by pronouncing
salvage for the Government stores, 9001. ; for the owners
the sum tendered, 4001., making 1,3001., which he directed
to be allotted thus :-1501. each to the eight smacks, and
of the 100/. remaining, 50/. to the family of Cooke, the
Master, who was drowned, and 25/. each to the families of
the other two. Costs to be paid out of the property saved.

POLICE IN TELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HO USE.

On Wednesday a young man named Sharpe was brought
before the LORD MAYCR. Henry Myers said that the
prisoner, who was known to him, told him that if he had
any money, a lot of goods might be bought which they
might turn to much advantage. Witness said he had no
money, but he could borrow some, and he did so, and ac-
companied the prisoner to a place in Covent-garden, where
he purchased a quantity of cutlery. The goods were taken
to the house of witness's mother, and he gave some of them
to the prisoner to sell, upon the understanding that if any
profit arose from the sale, it should be divided between
them. The prisoner made the sale and handed over 51. to
the witness on account, and then asked for the remainder
of the goods, which, as their account remained unsettled,
were reused. Afterwards witness heard that it was the
prisoner's intention to keep all the goods, and he found that
they had been taken by the prisoner out of a drawer in his
mother's house, where they were deposited for safety. The
amount given for them was 241. The witness had been
unfortunate in business, and the prisoner had expressed a
willingness to serve him.
Mr. Norton (the prisoner's solicitor) submitted that
there was no felony in this case, as all the property ac-
quired by an uncertificated bankrupt became the property
of his assignees.
The complainant had borrowed the money, and thought
it no offence to endeavour to make a pound or two for his
support.
The LORD MAYOR—I shall remand the prisoner till to-
morrow. If the complainant had his certificate, I should order
the prisoner to Newgate. I act in this case upon the ad-
vice of my law adviser.
His Lordship then remanded the prisoner until yester-
day, when the complainant said that he had nothing further
to say against the prisoner.
The LORD MAYOR—Are you satisfied with what has
taken place ? Complainant—Perfectly, and I return your
Lordship many thanks.
The prisoner, who thought it prudent, in consequence of
the tone adopted by the Lord Mayor, to return the pro-
perty to the complainant, was then discharged.
The little girl, about whose sudden disappearance her
mother made a statement to the Lord Mayor, was yester-
day brought to the Justice-room by M‘Lean, the inspector,
who was accompanied by a young man, named Fullagan,
who attended for the purpose of having justice done to his
character.

M'Lean, in pursuance of the directions of the Lord
Mayor, had visited a vast number of low houses, and made
inquiry about the child. At about eleven o'clock on Wed-
nesday he was informed that the daughter had found her
way back to her mother, and without sustaining the least
injury. The girl at first told a whole string of lies, but
after considerable delay and hesitation she gave a cor-
rect account of her adventure, which had nothing at all
of the terrible i❑ it to gratify the crowd. One of the
falsehoods she told was of a very dangerous kind. She
stated that as she was going on an errand for her mother
a man in a blue coat and light trowsers addressed her,
and took her by both hands, and drew her into a court ;
that she began to cry out. whereupon he put his hand-
kerchief in her mouth, and then took her into a house,
and tied her up for two days. Witness did not believe a
word of this, taut she assured him she could point out the
man. He accompanied her to a small court, and she went
into a house of which she seemed to know nothing, and
seeing a young man there, said " That is the man who tied
me up." The young man (Fullagan), who is a tailor, so-
lemnly declared that the child was telling a most vile false-
hood. The officer, who is a prudent and sensible man,
took care that as Pule noise as possible should be made,
and proceeded to examine the girl more closely. At last
he and her mother were told the facts. The girl was
anxious to see the Lord Mayor's show, and somebody told
her in a joke that his Lordship had embarked for Graves-
end. It happened that the Star steamer was just starting
from Fresh Wharf, and in she walked, and off she went.
Upon landing at the Gravesend pier, which she did with-
out paying a farthing, she went to the house of a Mrs. Fox,
who was known to her mother, and remained there until
Wednesday morning, when she was sent back with an ad-
ditional hankerchief round her neck, to London.

The girl told the same story to the Lord Mayor, and
the mother stated that she believed it.
The LORD MAYOR said it was evident that there was
not the slightest imputation upon the character of Fullagan,
whom the little mischievous slut pointed out as her gaoler ;
and advised the mother to keep a watchful eye over her
child.