The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-10 00:00:00

BOW4TREET.

John Page alias Mary Ann Page, was charged with
indecently assaulting an Irishwoman in Covent-garden
Market.
Sergeant Chadwick of the F division stated that the
prisoner bad lived by cadging about the market for
thirteen years—since he was a child. He had ben
repeatedly convicted by the magistrates at Bow-street
as Mary
Ann Page, having always worn female ap-
parel until about twelve months ago. He was treated
as a woman in the neighbourhood, but during his last
confinement in Tuthill-fields Prison he was provided
with man's clothing by order of the governor and
medical officers. _

Mr. HENRY said it was quite clear the prisoner
bore a very bad character, and inflicted a penalty of
51, or two months' hard labour.
The prisoner was committed in default.
Chantrey W. Deverell, under twenty years of age,
was charged with threatening the life of his father,
who holds a situation in the School of Design at
Somerset- house.
The disobedience and heartless misconduct of the
defendant were sufficiently proved by the evidence of
the father and a servant of the family ; while his vin-
dictive behaviour in the presence of the magistrate
afforded abundant confirmation of the charge.
Mr. HENRY lectured the defendant without making
any visible impression upon his mind, and then
ordered him to keep the peace for four months. In
default of the requisite sureties (two in 501. each) he
was committed to prison for that period.
TV ORBIIIII-STREET.

Mr. Edward Denman, one of the corporation corn-
meters, appeared upon a warrant before Mr. Ham.
mill, charged with the following aggravated assault
upon Mrs. Emma Kirkness, the wife of a commercial
traveller residing in Fellowes-place, Kingsland.
The complainant, a ladylike, delicate-looking
woman, in an advanced stage of pregnancy, stated
that the defendant, who was a friend of her husband,
and had taken tea with the family on Monday
se'nnight, when Mr. Kirkness intimated his intention
to proceed upon a journey the following morning,
knocked at the door on the evening of that day, and,
on its being opened by the servant, asked if her
master was at home, and on being answered in the
negative walked straight into the kitchen, where the
witness was seated. After taking a chair at the table
he expressed a wish to have some supper, and, hand-
ing some money to the servant-girl, requested her to
procure some ham and porter in the neighbourhood.
The instant she bad gone out for that purpose the de-
fendant abruptly invited her to place herself upon
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his knee, stating that he as an old married man, and
that she had nothing to fear from him. Witness in-
dignantly rejected the overture, upon which the de-
fendant knelt down before her and kissed her several
times, and at the same time pressed her knees down
upon the chair and insisted that she should return
the salute. She used her best endeavours to extricate
herself from his grasp, but the defendant held her so
firmly that shecould not, declaring that he would release
her at once if she complied with his request, and
feeling greatly alarmed and agitated, she was com-
pelled to do so to escape from further violence. The
defendant then released her, and hearing the servant
at the door, she hastened to admit her, when the de-
fendant, after eating the provisions she had purchased
and pressing the witness to partake of them, which
she declined, desired her to send the girl out again
for eome cheese and pickles. This she positively re-
fused to do, when the prisoner authoritatively ordered
the servant to go for them, and having again given
her money, and thrust her out of the room, witness
directed her to leave the door open and return again

as soon as possible. As soon as the girl had quitted
tho houss she rose from her chair to snuff the candle,
but was instantly followed by the defendant, who
assailed her with the grossest indalicacy. ALer de-
scribing the details of the outrage, which were of too
scandalous a nature to admit of publication, she pro-
ceeded to state that she called bim a " base wretch,"
and asked him what he meant by such conduct, but
the defendant ridiculed her expostulations, and con-
tinued smoking a cigar until the servant returned,
when he again wished her to go out for some gin
and peppermint. Witness, however, prohibited the
girl from again leaving the room, and after
repeatedly requesting the defendant to leave the house
to no purpose, she desired her servant to open the
door for him and show him out, and the defendant,
after seizing her band and f ,rcibly shaking it, at
length quitted the place. On the following Thursday
she received a letter from her husband, apprising her
of his address in the country, with which she was
previously unacquainted, and she immediately trans-
mitted to him an account of the indignities to which
she had been subjected, and on the following day he
hastened up to town and took out a warrant for the
defendant's apprehension.
The witness was severely cross-examined by the
defendant, but without eliciting anything in the
slightest degree at variance with her previous testi-
m trip. _ _

Rhoda Passingham, a girl 12 years of age, con-
firmed the evidence of her mistress, so far as the cir-
cumstances had come under her observation, and
aided, that on returning from her first message she
noticed that the prosecutrix appeared to be greatly
flurried and alarmed, and that on coming back upon
the second occasion she heard her mistress in loud al-
tercation with the defendant, who afterwards wished
her to go out for some spirits, but the prosecutrix for-
bade her doing so.
When called upon for his answer to the charge,
the defendant declared that the accusation was en-
tirely without foundation, and trusted that the ma-
gistrate would allow him an opportunity for the em-
ployment of counsel, as he had been taken into
custody at a moment's notice, and no time had been
afforded him for the successful prosecution of his
defence.

Mr. ITamsatm. said that ample opportunity would
be furnished bim for that purpose, as it was clearly a
case fur the consideration of a jury, and he should
therefore order him to put in substantial bail, himself
in 801. and two sureties in 401. each, for his appear-
ance at the next examination, when the depositions of
the witnesses would be formally completed.
SOUTHWARK.

Edward Bishop, a well-dressed young man, was
charged with throwing a cauliflower of some mag-
nitude on the stage of the Victoria Theatre, striking
Mr. Higgie, one of the actors, during the performance
of the Mouse, and causing great confusion and dis-
turbance in the theatre.

Mr. SECKEE said it was a most disgraceful act,
and, as a caution to othurs, he would order the de-
fendant to find bail to keep the peace for 12 months.
The required sureties having been entered into, the
defendant left the court with his friends.

RUSE OF A RUSSIAN DEVOTEE

OF LIND.

A young and wealthy Russian officer was sent
over here in May, 1847, on an affair of much im-
portance ; a few days only were allowed him to
transact the business. It was the eve of that musi-
cal insanity, the Milt of Jenny Lind. Our Rus-
sian shared the anxiety of the million to
be present; but, on applying for a ticket,
he found they had been all sold. He tried the
music shops, &c., but without success. He offered
201. for a stall, to no purpose. This was desperate ;
he was to leave London the next day. therefore the
offer of procuring a stall for Jenny Lind's second
appearance was useless to him. The stranger was
no common-place person ; he resolved, coute qui coutp,
to try every possible means to gain his object,
awl accordingly went early and stationed him-
self at the principal entrance to her Majesty's
Theatre. Here he addressed several who were wait
ing for the opening of the doors, and offered a hand-
some sum for the relinquishment of their admission
in his favour, but all were inflexible. Money was no
object; no Russian gold could have atoned to them
for the loss of the Swedish Nightingale's rich notes,
and our friend had almost begun to despair, when,
all at once, he felt an attempt at his pocket. He
quickly put his hand behind him in time to catch
hold of the thief, who had fully succeeded in extri-
cating his note-case, as it was actually in his posses-
sion. Our friend, who was a muscular young man,
immediately seized the delinquent by the collar,
and being a tolerably good English scholar, signified
his intention of delivering him over to the police.
The poor wretch pleaded extreme poverty, but this
would not do; a wife on a bed of sickness, but this
was equally unsuccessful ; at the details of three
starving children (the traveller was a young father)
the pickpocket completely succeeded in molifying his
captor. " Well," said he, "I forgive you, but only
on one condition; as you are so expert in the extrac-
tion of property you must immediately procure for
me one of these gentleman's pocket-books ; if
it should contain an admission fur the opera to-night,
I will allow you to depart unmolested, with the addi-
tion, perhaps, of a trifle for your wife and children ;
but mind 1 shall ha-ve my eye upon you, and at the
least appearance of your attempting to escape me, I
shall give you in charge of the police." The man
cheerfully undertook the commission; and in a few
minutes our Russian friend was in possession of a
handsome pocket-book containing the much-craved for
stall-ticket. Admonishing the light-fingered gentle-
man to be more honest in future, and presenting him
with a handsome gratuity for his wife and family, he
very soon lost sight of his professional friend in the
opening rush into the theatre. The next morning
Mr. —, a respectable old merchant, retired from
business, was at breakfast, and was describing to a
friend his disappointment the night before
in not hearing Jenny Lind, in consequence of his
having been robbed of his pocket-book at the entrance
to her Majesty's Theatre, when the servant
brought in a small parcel accompanied by a note.
On opening the parcel, what was Mr. —'s as-
tonishment when he discovered the stolen pocket-
book exactly in the same state as when he
lost it, except that, in place of the single•stall admis-
sion, it now contained a ticket for a box on the grand
tier for the next night of Jenny Lind's performance.
Tne note contained the following words :
" Sir,—Pray accept the enclosed box-ticket as
a small atonement for your disappoinment yester-
day evening. Having offered the sum of twenty
pounds unsuccessfully for a stall, I enclose you that
sum for the use of yours. Hoping you will enjoy the
treat of which I so unceremoniously deprived you,
believe me, dear Sir, your very obliged, FANATIco."
The note contained a cheque for twenty pounds.—
Musical World.