The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-20 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE.

Yesterday, Richard Pates, servant to Mr. Phillips,
surgeon, in Wimpole-street, Cavendish-square, was
charged before Mr. Rawlinson, on a warrant, with
having committed an assault of a most atrocious na-
ture upon William Donaldson.

Com-plainant, who is a tailor, living at No. 9,
Northumberland-street, New-road, deposed that on
Tuesday last he went to Butler's beer shop, in Notting-
ham-street, taking with him a waistcoat which he had
made for defendant, who tried it on. As one of the
buttons required to be moved, complainant took it
home and made the necessary alterations ; he returned
with the waistcoat to the beer shop, and waited there
some hours in the expectation of being paid for the ar-
ticle which defendant had, upon its being brought back,
put into his pocket. Complainant at length asked for
a settlement, when defendant, who was helping him-
self to oysters outside of the door, called him a
" wretch,' and threw a shell in his face. He held up
his arm, and in doing so, accidentally knocked off
the hat of defendant, who thrust the oyster knife
against his side with such force as to cause him to
fall to the ground ; he jumped up, exclaiming that he
was stabbed, but fortunately the instrument had not
injured him. It had, however, from the fosice with
which the lunge at him was made, perforated his
clothing, and passed nearly through a leather case,
containing various papers, &c., which he had in the
left side pocket of his coat. He took possession of
the knife, and the landlord, in order to prevent any-
thing further of an unpleasant nature occurring, ad-
vised him to go up stairs, which he did. The land-
lord also took home the defendant, who soon after-
wards came back and offered a sovereign to any one
who wou!d produce complainant, at the same time
stating that if he could get at him he would tear him
limb from limb. He subsequently went to com-
plainant's house, and after using much abusive lan-
guage to Mrs. Donaldson, expressed a wish that the
knife had been two inches longer. He was much the
worse for drink.

Other witnesses having spoken to the same facts,
Mr. RAWLINSON said it was a most atrocious case,
and that he should make the strongest example of de-
fendant that he could. He was fined 51., and, in
default of payment, two months' imprisonment.
The penalty was paid.
CLERKEIV WELL,
A powerful young man, six feet high, was charged
with endeavouring to enter the Clerkenwell Police
station, and also with a violent assault on police-
constable 146 G.

The prisoner, who affected to be deaf and dumb,
refused to give any name or address.
The constable, the upper part of whose dress was
much torn, deposed that on the previous night the
prisoner came to the door of the Police-station and
endeavoured to force his way in. Witness told him
to go away, but he placed himself directly in the door
way, so that nobody could pass. Witness remon-
strated with him, but he said, in plain English, that he
would not leave. Witness then took him into custody.
He was lying there for two hours.
Mr. COMBE—Then he is not deaf and dumb?

Two or three constables came forward and deposed
that they had heard the prisoner speak fluently on a
former occasion, when he was convicted of an offence.
The prisoner was all this while making all sorts of
gestures and grimaces, conveying by signs that he
could not hear a word.

The complainant added that the prisoner refused to
leave the cell on that morning. Witness was about
to collar him, when the prisoner darted upon him,
and knocked him down in a moment. A violent
struggle took place between them on the floor of the
cell ; the prisoner, after tearing open the breast of his
coat thrust his hand up between his leathern collar
and his throat; fearing he would be strangled, he
shouted for assistance; and 41 G came, who dragged
the prisoner away. The prisoner, however, again at-
tacked him, striking him severely on the lower part
of the abdomen, so as to cause him great pain. He
was at length secured by the combined exertions of
several constables.

Mr. COMBE (to the prisoner)—What have you to
say ?—The prisoner, by signs, indicated that he was
deaf an dumb.

Mr. COMBS—Lay aside your nonsense, for I don't
believe a word of it.
The prisoner was still silent.
Mr. COMBS—You must go to the House of Correc-
tion for fourteen days, without fine.
The prisoner showed he heard that, for he shook
his head threateningly at the magistrate, and walked
off to the cell.

UNION-HALL.

A respectable-looking elderly female, named Caro•
line Powell, was placed at the bar, charged with
attempting to cut her husband's throat with a table-
knife.

Complainant, a diminutive sort of a personage,
informed the magistrate he was living on a private
income, at 14, Bowling-green-lane, Kennington. The
prisoner had been married to him fourteen years, and
within these last four months had been in the habit
of coming home at various hours of the night in a
state of intoxication, and not only breaking everything
she could lay her hands on, but threatening his and
the children's lives. On the previous night she came
home in a state of intoxication, and began to abuse
him. She also said she was determined to hare his
life that night ; at the same time she pulled a table-
knife frond under her shawl, and made an attempt to
cut his throat. In warding off the knife he received
a cut across- his right hand. He then succeeded in
reaching the door, when he called police; fortunately
a constable was passing at the time, or she would
have murdered him.

Police-constable 82 L stated that he found the pri-
soner very much excited. She was flourishing a knife,
and exclaimed that she would cut her husband's throat
and murder his children. He took the knife from
her, and conveyed her to the station-house.
In answer to the charge the prisoner said that her
husband received upwards of 1,0001. from her when
they were married, which he said he intended to em-
bark in his own business, that of a watchmaker; in-
stead of which he had done nothing but spend her
money in keeping his children in affluence. His
family turned her out about two years ago, because she
would not give them any more money. She had
been so cruelly treated by them that she certainly did
threaten to murder them.

Mr. COTTINGHAM asked the husband whether it
was true that he had received that money from her ?
—He replied that he had, but she might live comfort-
able at home if she pleased.
Mr. COTTINGIIAM said that verylikely some portion
of her story was true ; he should, therefore, order her
to find bail for her future good conduct for twelve
months.

THAMES POLICE.
Yesterday John Bolton, a baker, was brought
before Mr. Ballantine, charged under the Excise Act,
the 7th and Bth George IV., cap. .53, with being in
an unentered place where a private still was in ope-
ration.

On Sunday morning last the prisoner complained
,o a police-constable, named Beale, No. 25 K, that
he had been robbed by his nephew, a boy aged ten
years, of a half-sovereign, and the policeman accom-
panied the prisoner to his house, No. 45, Wells-
street, Poplar, where he carried on the business of a
baker, and took the boy into custody. The lad con-
fessed that he had stolen the gold coin, and concealed
it in a tan pit, where it was discovered by the police-
man. Soon afterwards Bolton's wife came to the
station-house, and stated that her sister, Elizabeth
Bayntun, the mother of the boy, who lodged in the
house, had stolen a pewter pot, which she delivered
to the police, and said there were several other pots
and a great quantity of stolen property in the posses-
sion of her sister. In consequence of these repre-
sentations Beale returned to the house, in company
with another policeman named Woodrow, No. 377
K, and found in Mrs. Bayntun's room at the top of
the house in which were two young children, five
pewter pots, which have not been owned, and some
bladders which had been used in the conveyance of
"jig stuff," the produce of private stills, and several
stone bottles which had contained spirits, and
another partially filled with liquor. This induced the
officers to examine the house very carefully, and
while coming down stairs they found a tub of wash
in a state of fermentation ; it was covered over with
sacks and a blanket, and contained thirty-six gallons.
Beale remarked to Mrs. Bolton that she must have a
still at work in the house, which she at first denied, [ADVERTISEMENT.]
but the officers being determined on making strict TR. TURN OF LIFE !—CURE EXTRAORDINARY BY
search, she said it was no use denying it any longer, I HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.—A respectable woman, aged 47,
and opened a room on the first floor, where a still and named Graham, residing in Scotland-road, Liverpool,
every necessary apparatus for carrying on illicit dis- was in the most critical and dangerous state for nine
tillation on a large scale was discovered. The officers months, being sometimes almost choked with phlegm,
procured further assistance, and sent for Richard with shortness of breath, palpitation of the heart, toge-
White, an inspector of Thames police and revenue
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ther with a general derangement and debility of the
officer, who seized the whole of the spirits, a hundred
Ihe
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and fifty gallons of the wash, a copper still and worm,
lvvhienhshreesteoermedal enher to the highest 'gate of health inpfive
nineteen tubs of treacle, molasses, and other articles.
weeks. They are the finest medicine in the world for
The liquid in the still was warm at the time when females of all ages. Soid (also Holloway's Ointment)
White seized it. The illicit distillation, and the pre- at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand
paration of the wash appeared to be principally car- (where advice may be had gratis), and by almost all
tied on in the apartments occupied by Bolton and his respectable medicine randors throughout the civilised
wife, but there was sufficient evidence to prove that
world.
Bayntun, the sister of Mrs. Bolton, hal a share in The approaching marriage of the Duke d'Aumale,
says the Revue de Paris, is now certain. His Royal
the business, and she was convicted on Tuesday, and
Ilighnes? is to be married in November next to a niece
in default of paying a fine of 301., was sentenced to
three months' imprisonment and hard labour. Her bornof theHrsg2of Naples,is the Princess of Salerno ; she was
in 2 , and said
.to be very handsome, and
sister, Mrs. Bolton, pleaded her coverture, and that
gifted with remarkable esprit.

We conclude by publishing the following letter
from the respected agent of the accused, and shall
merely say that we fully concur in its tone and spirit :
" TO THE EDITOR OF THE CORK EXAMINER.
" Sir,—Having read in the Constitution and Reporter
newspapers of yesterday, a letter purporting to be
from the Colonel and Officers of the Marine Force

stationed at Spike Island," to Captain Warren, com-
menting in very strong language on the alleged mis-
conduct of their brother officer, Lieutenant Puddi-
combe, I trust you will give me space for one or
two observations. I was called on yesterday to con-
, duct that gentleman's defence at the approaching ses-
sions, when I hope he will establish his innocence, and
vindicate his character as an officer and a gentleman.
Until then his case ought not to have been pre-judged
or prejudiced by such means. He has been advised, at
present, not to notice what has been said, unconstitu•
tional and unfeeling as it appears. All, but the most
ignorant, know that the maxim of our law, founded,
as it is, on the purest principles of justice, is to pre-
sume every man innocent until he be found guilty by
the proper tribunal of the country. I say this much
to account for his present silence. He does expect that
the time will shortly come, when he can both speak
and act as the circumstances deserve.—l am, Sir,
your very obedient servant,

PHILIP 0 CON.NELL
37, South-mall, 13th Sept., 1844.