The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-02 00:00:00

LAW AND POLXCII.

A meagre shabby-looking fellow, in a dark green
coat, who stated his name to be Edward Roberts, was
brought before Sir P. Laurie at the Mansion-house, in
the custody of John Mitchell, City policeman 579,
charged with having stolen a clock, value 41. 10s., in the
house of Mr. Simpson, licensed victualler, in Fenchurch-
street. The prisoner confessed the theft, but as several
other clock robberies have been recently committed, Sir
Peter remanded him to give time for further inquiries.
In the case of Maria King, who was committed for four-
teen days for breaking windows, Sir Peter said that the
prisoner should only have the smallest amount of diet
consistent with the preservation of life, as he was deter-
mined persons should not get fat by window-breaking.
At Guildhall, William Ransom, the conductor of one
of Meredith's Bayswater omnibuses, was adjudged to be
imprisoned fur one month for misbehaviour in misdirect-
ing a lady as to the route of a rival omnibus, lately started
by a Mr. Norton, and which there seems to be a combi-
nation to run off the road.

Amongst the charges brought before Mr. Henry
at Lambeth-street, was one against a middle-aged
female, named Margaret llealey, for stealing a
piece of ham of the value of fourteenpence, from
the shop-window of Mr. James Jenkins, a cheese-
monger, in the Mile-end-road. The accused, who,
from her address and manners, it was evident had
seen better days, declared she had committed the act in
order to ensure a shelter for the night. She had, she
said, been turned out of the workhouse of the parish of
St. George's, Hanover-square, about one o'clock on the
Saturday, without a single farthing in her possession ;
and after wandering about she scarcely knew where, and
being without the means of procuring a morsel of
bread, or a shelter for the night, she had, in a
moment of despair, determined to commit some act
for which she might be taken into custody. It
appeared that the defendant was a well-educated and
accomplished woman, and had lived in several families
of distinction in the capacity of travelling companion,
but that fallii g into poverty, she had been ban-
died about from the parish-officers of St. George's
to the police-officers of Marlborough-street until on one
occasion she had fainted in the street from exhaustion.
The magistrate directed Cooke, one of the officers, to
procure her a decent lodging in the neighbourhood and
see that she was provided with what was necessary,
while he opened a communication with the parties in
whose service she had formerly lived.
At the Thames-office, Thomas Sleeman, a wheel-
wright, and John Sharp, a sackmaker, in the employ of
Mr. Wright, coal merchant, at Ratcliff-cross, were
brought before Mr. Broderip on a charge of causing the
death of a girl named Ann Conolly. The deceased and
her sister were stationed near Mr. Wright's coal wharf,
each with a basket of fruit before them on th• ground,
and the prisoners commenced backing a large coal
waggon, to which no horses were attached, along a de-
clivity leading to the wharf. They called out to the
girls to get out of the way or they would be run over.
The deceased stooped to pick up her basket of fruit,
and at the same moment the waggon started down
the incline at full speed, and overpowered the men,
who were unable to stop it. The wheel caught the
deceased, and she was crushed in a frightful manner
between the waggon and the post. As there appeared
to be no doubt but that the unfortunate occurrence
was purely accidental, the prisoners were discharged
on entering into their own recognisances to appear on
Monday.
John Farrell was charged, at Clerkenwell, with cutting
and wounding Henry Bar ; and he was further charged,
in company with Patrick Burke, John Milen, and Mary
Milan, with ♦iolently assaulting John Russell, and with
assaulting police-constables 275, 398, and 421 of the N
division. It appeared that the defendants, who were all
Irish, set upon a young Englishman, named Russell,
when Bar, interfering, was knocked down and kicked;
and the police-constables, who interfered to keep the peace.
were also assaulted. Mr. Combes sentenced the priso-
ners, in default of payment of fines, Farrell to a month's
imprisonment, Burke to three weeks, and the two
Milens each to one week's imprisonment in the house
of Correction.
John Tulloch was remanded from the Insolvent Court
for eight months, for a vexatious defence to an action.

COITICT-PASXLION /11013146.
The Duke of Wellington has signified his present in-
tention of honouring Baron Brunnow with his company
at dinner on Thursday next, upon the occasion of the
farewell entertainment in honour of Count Nesselrode,
for which cards have been issued by his Excellency.
The Duke of Beaufort arrived in town on Saturday
from Badminton, and on Monday proceeded to the Isle
of Wight, where, accompanied by the Marquis of Wor-
cester, his Grace will go on board his new yacht, for the
purpose of enjoying a few days' cruise.
The Earl and Countess of Aboyne have been enter-
taining Lord Frederick Gordon Hallyburton, and a select
party, at their seat in Scotland. The Noble Earl and
Countess gave a grand ball at Aboyne Castle the week
before last to their tenantry, previous to their leaving
Scotland for the family seat in Huntingdonshire,
The Earl of Pembroke returns to this country from
Paris the week after next.
The Earl of Jersey has arrived at Osterley Park, from
Lord Forester's seat, in Shropshire. The Countess and
Lady Clementina Villiers arrived at Middleton Park,
near Bicester, Oxon, on Friday, from Willey Park.
The Dowager Duchess of Bedford has been entertain•
ing a succession of visitors, during the last month, at her
romantic seat in Perthshire.

The Marquis of Salisbury, who has been visiting Mr.
J. M. Balfour, M.P., and Lady Blanch© Balfour, at
Strathconar, Ross shire, is on his return to Hatfield
House. _ _

Lord Eliot, Lady Jeznima and the Hon. Miss Eliot,
and Miss Lygon, left town last week for Dublin, where
his Lordship will resume his official duties as Secretary
to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Mr. Francis Cavendish and Mr. George Cavendish,
lit Life Guards, leave town this day for Chatsworth, on
a visit to his Grace the Duke of Devonshire.
His Grace the Duke of Roxburgho is at present at
Broimouth on a visit to the Duchess Dowager, previous
to bar Grace leaving for Bath. Great alterations are
about to be made in the interior of the house—so much
so that it is not expected that her Grace will be able to
re-occupy it for one year at least.