The Sun.
London, England, 1832-12-20 00:00:00

CHERRINGTON AND WIFE V. BROWNE.

Mr. PLATT stated this case, which was an action
fo, an assault against the wife's father. The plain-
tiff had kept an oil and Italian warehouse at Isling-
ton ; the defendant was a clerk in the Bank of Eng.
land. The plaintiffs were married in December,
1831, unknown to the defendant. After the mar-
riage the wife went to reside with her father until
August la•t, when the plaintiff took her to lodgings.
The defendant knew nothing of the marriage until
that time. In September the defendant came to
the house where they lodged. The wife opened
the door for her father, when he struck her with a
stick on the head, and said he should use her hus-
band in the like manner. The husband in the
mean time came in, and some loud words passed
between them, but no blows. It was for this assault
that the action was brought.
The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs—
Damages, One Farthing.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, DEC. 19

NECK OR NOTHING, OR A CASE FOR THE JOCKEY

CLUB.

William. Nelson Blackman Harman, horse-dealer,
late of Carnerbuiy, was opposed by Mr. NicnoLs,
on the part of two creditors named Hutchinson and
Cook ; he was supported by Messrs. COOKE and
WoonitoFFE.

An application was made to the Court, on the
part of the opposing creditors, to remove the inso;-
vent to Maid tone gaol, to be heard on circuit, in
the neighbourhood of which place all his creditors
reside. His debts amounted to 2,0001., for nearly
9001. of which a lady named King became answer-
able, and subsequently married him, on which occa-
sion a settlement of considerable property was made
for her benefit-.
'Mr. Hutchinson stated his readiness to remove
the insolvent to Maidstone, at his own expense, and
he considered it necessary for the elucidation of his
affdirs.

Mr. COOKE objected to the removal, and said the
distance was nothing, for he could prove by Mr.
Hutchinson that he could do the &stance from Can-
terbury to London (a distance of 56 miles) in the
short space of two hours and twenty -five minutes.
'1 he CHIEF COMMISSIONER ( with astonish-
ment)—Whar, Mr. Cooke, in two hours and twenty-
-6 ye minutes ?

Mr. CooKE—Yes, Sir. I will prove it by the
witness himself.

Mr. COOKE (to witness)—Did you ever ride
your own horse, for a wager, from Canterbury to
London in that time ? Witness—l did.
And the Corporation of Canterbury, for the ex-
traordinary exploit, rewarded you with the freedom
of the City ?—Yes.—(Laughter.)
The COURT said it was " a wonderful perform:
ance," and

Air. COOKE hoped that his client would not be
sent to be heard in the country. .

The COURT refused the application, and ordered
the hearing to take place in London, on a future day.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION--HO USE.

A gentleman named Goddard was brought before
the LORD MAYOR charged with having beaten a
watchman. The case occasioned great mirth.
A watchman stated that as he was going his
rounds, at 12 o'clock on Saturday night, he cried
out the hour, and the defendant mimicked him so
that the people laughed as he did his duty. He told
the defendant not to cry the hour, as " it warn't fit
for none but watchmen to do so ;" but the gentle-
man continued the offence, and, moreover, struck
the witness's comrade, who endeavoured to prevail
upon Lim not to disturb the neighbourhood. In the
scuffle the witness's wig tumbled off and was sopped
in the mud.

The LORD MAYOR—I thought the absurd prac-
tice of calling the hour was long since abandoned.
Ledbetter, the Marshalman, said it was still kept
up all through the city.
The LORD MAYOR perceived, too, that some of
the old-fashioned watchmen were retained, as was
evident from the appearance of the poor old man
with the muddy wig. He often heard the watch-
men's voices, but never yet heard the hour.
Mr. Hobler believed the guardians of the night
never knew the hour, and that they generally started
out of their sleep to join in the unseasonable con-
test for the annoyance of the inhabitants.
The defendant said, that the watchmen had
treated him most unmercifully. One of them
cried the hour so unintelligibly that he (the de-
fendant) cried it afterwards to show him the way
he ought to exercise his lungs. Suddenly the two
attacked him most violently, and kicked him in the
shins, and pummelled him in the puddle, so that he
got as wet as the wig that fell off accidentally.
They then dragged him to the station-house, from
which he was removed to the Compter, where he
was detained until Nlonclay morning, and all for no-
thing but crying the hour better than the watch-
man. He was a respectable citizen of London, and
felt that he had been grossly abused.
The LORD MAYOR said, it was evident that the
watchman was afraid that he should be superseded
by the greater vocal accomplishments of the de-
fendant, who could have no right to join in the
chorus until he became one of the fraternity.
The defendant said, it was rather too much to in-
flict such punishment upon him for so harmlessly
employing himself.
The LORD MAYOR admitted that fact; but said
that the defendant had acted very foolishly in crying
the hour, and that what he had suffered would,

probably, make an alteration in him for the better•
His Lordship discharged the gentleman.

QUEEN-SQUARE.
Yesterday, Amelia Gray, alias Westminster Poll,
the bilker, made her 43d appearance at this officei
and was charged by Thomas Harding with robbing
him of some gold and silver, at a house in Old PYe'
street, Westminster. The prosecutor stated that he
met with the prisoner and another female on the
previous evening. At first he was inclined t 0
" shake them off," but they had so many " insist'
vating " ways with them, that he consented to ete
them something to drink, as it was a cold night. be
changed a sovereign at the first public-house tbel
went into, and before they reached Westminster,'°
many houses had been visited, that only a few 50
lings of the change remained. By this time the
prosecutor had become so enamoured of his fa",
companions, that he was at a loss which of the tv°
opportunities that presented themselves to embrace'
After some cogitation, however, he made up
mind not to part with either of them, and cosy
quently off the trio proceeded to the house in OKI
Pye-street. About 4 o'clock in the morning the
prisoner and her companion secretly left the house,
arid on the prosecutor awaking shortly after, he die
covered that his money had also disappeared. ge
gave information to the police with all possible de.
spatch, and the prisoner arid another female were
apprehended. The latter, however, he could un',
swear to, but Miss Amelia he was positive was one
of his companions, and she was accordingly brought
before Mr. WHITE.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Yesterday, a lady who was dressed in the first '
style of fashion, attended with an assistant overseer
of St. George's, Hanover-square, to get a deposition
which she had made for affiliating a child signed hi
a Magistrate. The lady, in reply to questions putil
Mr.DvEte, said she was now enceinte by a gentleolan
named M—. She was born at Trinidad, wbere
her father held a situation in the civil department'
and she had a brother in the army. Nine yors
ago site lived under the protection of Mr.
and she had a child by him, but it was now dew'
After some time Mr. M— settled 1201. upon her'
and observed it would enable her to get married'
l'wo years ago she married Mr. H--, brother°
Col. H--, and nephew to the late Mr.
M.P., who, she thought, was the cause of their
subs. quest separation. After a honeymoon of seven
weeks, her husband discovered how she had re;
ceived her annuity, and he left her; and althoug
she followed him about, she never could meet with
him afterwards, and she believed he was now to"
India. She then renewed her intimacy with 141.'
M--, but he had some time ago deserted bet'
and she was compelled to resort to the present un"
pleasant mode of getting hint to support her chit
Mr. DYER—Where have you lived since rslr
husband parted from you ? Mrs. H—ln 8
highly respectable house, and also in the country-
Mr. DYER—Can you sssear that there has been
no access on the part of your husband for the 15s",
.
year or twe.
Mrs. H— I have not seen him since he left
me, and I am now likely to become a mother, In
consequence of an intimacy with Mr. M,
Mr. DYER—Your application is certainly an eN'
truordinary one.
Mrs. H-- I am under the necessity of makii.ng,
it, for Mr. M— has turned his back om me lc!'
marrying; and he has compelled me to adopt dill'
course, for the purpose of annoying me.
Mr. DYER—That does not agree with your for'
mer statement ; for you stated that he wished you
to many ; observing, that the 120/. a year would
make you comfortable.
Broomilead, the overseer—The gentleman vviC—he 6
1
this course to be adopted. The lady is only casuti
to her parish; but her case coming to the know
ledge of the Board, they, from motives of humanity'
have taker) it up.
womanl‘lr. DYERcd riotex legallypressed bhaisstaordpizneiohnerthoawl e
that l
All she could do was to proclaim her own eririe,
nality. He, however, signed the deposition, sou
granted the warrant, upon the understanding that 10
ulterior proceedings should be adopted until he 105
again applied to.
'imbialdrrriee!
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UNION-HALL. f,
Yesterday the Rev. Mr. Bellairs waited uPe-
the Magistrates, and stated that, since the suicide
of the villain who called himself Captain Beauclerk,
a sister of his, residing at Bedworth, in Warwick'
shire, who had been receiving parochial relief for a
length of time, ma :e application to him (the Rejv'
Mr. B.), ss a Magistrate of the county, for his 8".
vice and assistance, in order that she might °Will
possession of the property which her brother vvne,
possessed of at his death. She stated that his re9.l
name was Clarke, and that he changed it to Beau'
clerk previously to his obtaining a commission in
the 60th regiment,
Mr. MURRAY said, that the Jury returned a ve,r:
dict of felo de se at the inquest, and, therefore,
property of the deceased was confiscated to the
Crown.
elf
As Mr. Bellairs had kindly interested
for the poor woman, he had better make an apP
cation to the Treasury.

- - -
Information was yesterday given to the police
that a very large massive gold neck chain, cable Pattcrf:
about a yard and a half long, with padlock soap'
:i
round with Oriental and Emerald stones, and valued
50
50 guineas, had been stolen from the dressing-WEB Of
Mrs. WYNDHAM LEWIS. 1, Grosvenor-gate,
Park-lane,
WHOL ESA LE ROBBERY.—OII Tuesday after
noon, the carman to Messrs. CLARK aild Co, of Shr
ditch, left his horse and cart standing at the end of tinl°,ll:,
street, Whitechapel-road, whilst he got a book signed.
his return, in shout two minutes, he found that solve
person had driven off with the horse and cart. There
were two hogsheads of oil, a quantity of stone bottles, 20" A
about 100 weight of starch, in the cart at the time. The
property has not since been discovered.
THE BELL ROCK PILOT.—JAMES SPlNEdied at Arbroath, on the 9th CID t., age i 85. He is rt.
minently noticed in the account of Bell Rock Lighthou'ie'
connected with the operations on the 2,1 September, Igo
;when he providentially arrived at the rock with letter
from the shore, and was the means of sitting the lives
Forhad engineer and 31 artificers—at a time when the te,
had drifted, and the tide was fast rising upon them.
the
this service he was allowed a small pension from
Lighthouse Board. SPINK was a very trusty pilot, s%
a tine example of tall robust fisherman, whose figure 'ej
his pilot's dress and large bonnet, has been well prosers:th
by Howe, in a full length, leaning upon his boat, W 0
the Bell Rock Lighthouse in the distance. The 11 °his
jacket and badge were laid upon the mort-cloth at
tuneral, which was attended by several of the merrha •
and shipmasters of At broath, and by the master and creo
of the Pharos Bell Rock tender.—Scotsman.
ed do'
DEATH EXTRAORDINARY.—Drow.„-:
tine the chace, last week, occasioned by his c°°"°,7jelr•
contact with a mill-wheel, the celebrated stag, A1e13,,,' of
usually called the Kingston Deer, late the proPer"farl
De BURGH, Esq.,and formerly (we believe) of tbesur•
of DERBY, and subsequently of the proprietors of theolco
rey Stag-hounds. This excellent deer, wkese los 4istier
sincerely lamented, afforded the last day of the
~ounds a chace of upwards of fifty miles.—Bell's
London.