The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-10 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

gagls:Oasmpairnils from k vessel in the river.
was, *tight up, charged
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The Excise officers being-on the alert the preceding
afternoon observed a sailor lowering himself from the
bows of a vessel into a boat abugside. When be gut
into the boat,. the officers perceiving that he bad a largo
bladder appareetly full of liquor underneath his jacket.
rowed their boat towards hiin with the intention of
securing him.. The prisoner, on seeing their object,
pulled away with all his might to escape 14s pursuers,
but, on finding they were gaining upon ilito, he jumped
out of his boat into the river and swam towards the
Stairs. • He, however, did not reach the stairs, but
contrived to get into another boat alongside a collier,
and jumped upon deck, at which time the officers secared
him, but it was then found that the prisoner had very
dexterously got rid of the bladder of spirits.
Mr. TRAILL said that it was fortunate for the prisoner
that the spirits were not found in his possession, for if it
had been, a conviction must have followed. The evidence
g The
eunienrcohmituphleetde
up
to his
stdischarge.him being
he was entitled
his trousers,
and seemed delighted to have escaped out of the clutches
of the law.
Another sailor named Johnson was charged with con
veyiog smuggled tobacco.' This defendant, however,
was not so fortunate as his fellow-prisoner. _ _

"Johnson, 'it appeared, was seen by Inspector Judge,
Thames police, walking along Tooley-street wish some-
thing bulky underneath his jacket. When stopped and
examined. Ms: of tobacco were found in his possession.
The defendant, a stout-looking man, began to cry,
saying that the tobacco was given to him, and that he
was ignorant it was an offence to carry it along.
Mr. MAUI. fins d the defendant 100/, and he was in-
formed that for any mitigation of the penalty he must
petition the Lords of the Treasury.
MARLBQROUGH-STREET.

George Garrett and James Danford, a chandler's shop
keeper, living at No. 2, Little Chesterfield. street, Mary-
lebone, were placed at the bar; the former charged with
robbing his employer, Mr: Thomas W. Jefferies, of No.
39, Old Compton-street, Soho, butcher, and the latter
With receiving the stolen property.
It appeared that the prisoner Garrett was the pro-e-
-cutor's foreman, and such implicit trust was placed in
him that he was allowed to transact the money and con-
fidential part of the business. Latterly, however, Mr.
Jefferies's sister, who is residing with him as house-
keeper, suspected that Garrett was dishonest, and hay-
ing . placed herself on the watch, this morning
she saw the prisoner Danford come to the shop
at an early hour with a basket, the shop-
boy haling been sent out of the way by
Garrett on a trifling errand. Garrett then proceeded
to take pieces of meat, (one of them half of a salted
t
rUtind of beef) from different parts of the shop, which
lw pu into Dunford's basket,
and he was going away
,with them when the police were called, and they were
both. given into custody, on which Dunford offered to
give a sovereign to soak the matter.
The, prosecutor said from what be had sine() ascer-
tained, he had every reason to believe that this system
had been carried on for upwards of twelve months. The
meat Dunford was carrying away was of the value of
about 14s. 6d. The prisoner was fully committed.
MAR YLEBONA.

Bridget 11PCann, a young woman, was placed at -the
, bar. charged with a series of aggravated assaults.
The evidence went to show that the prisoner lodged
with a Airs. Atkins, No. 4, John-street, St. John's Wood,
and that she went into the latter's room yesterday even-
ing to pay part of her rent. Mrs. Atkins wanted the
whole of it, when the prisoner got very abusive, and
struck with great violence a young female who was
sewing there. Mrs. Spell (Mrs. Atkins mother) came
in to assist in ejecting the prisoner, when she was struck
in the mouth, and tumbled down stairs. A policeman
was sent for, and he on taking her into custody, was
attacked in a very disgraceful and dangerous manner
by her, and was now suffering from the injuries received.
It was mentioned by Mr. Jones, the usher, that the
prisoner bad been once before the Magistrate, on suspi
cion of having caused the death of her husband, in a
similar manner. _

The prisoner admitted having been in this Court on
such a charge, but said she was belied, and that the case
was dismissed.

Mr. RAIi'LINSON said that it was 'very evident, from
the seventy of her attack on the poli6eman, end her flip-
pant conduct before the, Court, that she was a dangerous
woman, and nut sufficiently aware of the violence of her
conduct,
__die
_shouldt thereforel endeavour to impress

the fact up'M her. For the attack on each female she
was fined 305.,0r, in default of payment, six weeks in the
House of Coirection ; and he was sorry that, for her
conduct -to the policeman, he could only inflict the
penalty of 405.; or one month there.—The female. was
then removed.

John Turner, a „young lad, was placed before Mr.
Rawlinsen, charged with having been drunk and an-

noying Charlotte Thompson.
The complainant said that some time since she had
been keeping company with the prisoner, and he yester-
day came to her sister's house, where she resides,
forced
,his way in,broke the kitchen door, and used the most
infamous language to her. Fle did the same last
Christmas. . A policeman was called in; and he was
given in charge.
Police-constable 193 said he was bit in the hand, and
tripped up by the prisoner. He had great difficulty in
taking him to the station-house. •
Mr. RAWLINSON—WeII, Sir, this is a queer way of
making love
.to the girl. Why do you go after her at
all if she doe's not like you? I must fine you 20s.
Prisoner•--I have no money.
. Mr. RA.wmitpoN—Then you go to prison.
GUILDHALL.

Charles Freeman, otherwise Palter, was brought up
in the custody of Daniel Forrester for re-examination,
charged with uttering, at Messrs. Child's, the banker's,
a forged cheque for 55/. 10s. 2(1., purporting to be drawn
by Mrs. M'Pherson, of Cadogan-place, whose trustees
have an account at the bank, and permit her to draw.
The evidence already published was read over, to the
effect that the prisoner presented the cheque as the busi-
ness was closing; that it was paid, after some scruples
as to its genuineness, with three 101. notes, a 5L note,
and the rest in cash; that the prisoner changed one of
the 10/. notes' at a hatter's in the Strand, in payment for
three hats; that two of the hats were sent to Mr.
Kebble's, N 0.3, Dean-street,Sohn, where the prisoner was
found by Daniel Forrester on Wednesday night last, the
cheque having been uttered on the 12th of March.
Daniel Forrester now stated that he could carry the
case a little further, by tracing another of the 10/. notes
to him, and shoring that he went to the banker's.
Sir P. LAURIE asked the prisoner if any one was de-
fending him ?—The prisoner replied, no.
Sir P. LAURIE asked if he meant to employ any per-
eon.—The.prisener said he could not afford to do it.
Sir P. LAURIE asked if he admitted or denied the
charge.—The prisoner replied he denied everything, ex-
cept that he bought the hats.
eirP LAURIE, having looked at the cheque, expressed
some surprise that it was paid, as there were inaccuracies
in the spelling of common words.
Mr. Shepherd, the banker's clerk, said there were
• many such genuine cheques paid at banking-houses.
The'imimtion of the lady's signature was good.
Alexander Austen, a bookbinder, residing in King-
street, Long-acre, stated that he knew the prisoner, and
met him about three weeks ago, about four o'clock, on a
Tuesday. He said he was going to take some money,
and should not be above five minutes. Witness accom-
panied him to the door of the banking-house close to
Temple-bar, which the prisoner entered. Witness
waited for him twenty-five minutes, and then left, as it
began to rain. He saw the prisoner again the same
evening, and was invited to be one of a small party; he
intended to dine at the White Lion, Drury-lane. He
accepted the invitation, and dined on the Thursday fol-
. lowing.
Sir PETER LAURIE desired him, to state who was
present.
The Witness—There were Mr. Perry, a journeyman
printer and comic singer; Mr. Kebble, a picture frame-
maker; Mr. Willett, a tailor; . Mr. Bartlett, a coffee-
house-keeper; and three others whom he did not know.
Richard Watson, apprentice to Mr. Kebblee'deposed
that he asked the prisoner about a fortnight ago to lend
him a few shillings. The prisoner gave him a 101. note
to get change, and he gut it changed at Mr. Rippon's,
li
No. 400, Oxford-street, a licensed victualler.
Mr. Rippon -identified a note produced by Forrester •
from the Bank as the one he changed for Watson on
the 16th ult., and Mr. Shepherd i:•lentified
,it as one of
the notes he paid to the prisoner in cashing the furled
cheque.
Mrs. M'Pherson stated that the cheque was not signed
by her. The prisoner was in her service for about a
year, and left four months ago. She once sent him with
a cheque for his own wages to Child's.
A second charge was then entered into.
Mr. Frazer, a clerk from Messrs. Child's, proved the
pee/tent of a cheque for 35/. 16s. 9d., purporting to be
drawn by Mrs. M'Phersou en the 19th of February. He
did not remember who received it. He marked the num-
bers of the notes he paid on the back of the 'cheque.
The 5L note produced was one of them.
James Hodge, the landlord of the White Lion, Drury-
lane, stated that he changed the note produced for the
prisoner on the 19th of February, and paid it on the
same day to the brewer. He did not know the prisoner
at the time, but found lie was known to a young man
who frequented his house. He made the prisoner write
his name and address on
,the buck of the note.
Mr. Kebble, of Dean street, said he had known the
prisoner from his boyhood. Be believed the cheque and
the address on the back of the note to be in the pri-
soner's handwriting.
Mrs. M'Pherson proved the cheque was forged.
Sir PETER LAURIE inquired of the banker's clerk if
the crime of forgery was increasing or diminishing?
The witness said it was increasing.
The prisoner boldly- denied that he had uttered either
of the cheques.
Sir Ecru LAURIE thought the charge was very
clearly made out, and committed the prisoner for trial.

EMPLOYMENT OP WOMEN IN
AGRICUL TURE.
In the course of the discussion which took place on
Lord Ashley's amendment, cn Friday week, Sir R.
Inglis said, " The supporters of the Ten Hours' pro-
position had been taunted with the sufferings of the
agricultural population. They had been told of Eng-
lish women being kept labouring in the fields during
seven or eight hours on a winter day, without the op-
portunity of change for clothing. He would be glad
to hear the county pointed out in which that oc-
curred." We should be glad to know the agricultu-
ral county in which it has not occurred. If the
Right lion. Baronet will only take the trouble to re-
fer to a report laid before Parliament last session, on
the employment of women and children in agricul-
ture, be will find the following remarks, by Mr.
Austin, relative to the female population of Dorset,
Devon, Somerset, aid Wilts :--
" The clothing of women employed in field-labour
would appear to be inadequate for their work; but the
deficiency is not complained of by them. A cange of
clothes seeros to be out of the question; although neces-
.not only for cleanliness, but for convenience, end
saving of time. The upper parts of the under-clothes
of women at work, even their stays, quickly, become wet.
through with perspiration, whilst the lower parts cannot
escape getting equally wet in .nearly every kintrof
-work they are engage in, except in the driest weather.
It not unfrequently happens. that a women, on return-
ing home from work, is obliged to go to bed for an hour
or two to allow her clothes to be dried. ..It is also by no
means uncommon for her, if she does not do this, to put
them on again the next morning nearly as wet as when
she took them off. It does not appear that any ill conse-
quences to the health have been observed to arise from
this cause, unless rheumat'sin be partly attributable to it."
Here, then, is a statement as to the condition of
female labourers in the agricultural districts which
we would recommend to the special consideration,
not only of Sir Robert Inglis, but of all those sup-
porters of Lord Ashley who have been so loud in
their condemnation of the factory system, on ac-
count of the severe toil to which females employed
in mills are said to be subjected. Mr. Austin seems
inclined to believe the improbable statement, that
working all day without a change of clothes has "no
ill consequences to the health ;" hut there are others
who hold a very different opinion. Thus we find,
frown the report of Mr. Denison on the counties of
Suffolk, Norfolk, and Lincoln, that, although all his
informants (with one exception) agree that out-door
labour is "conducive to health," the single witness to
the contrary is perhaps more worthy of credit than
the whole host of those who differ from him. The
Rev. E. J. Howman, rector of Bexwell, in Norfolk,
who is said to have paid great attention to the condi-
tion of the labouring classes, makes the following
statement :
"As as Ihave been able to form an opinion, lam
satisfied thlt outdoor labour is prejudicial to the health
of females ; and this opinion has recently received con-
firmation in the inquiries I have ravde on the subject
amongst my medical friends. There are very few at the
age of fifty ;4ho are not affected with rheumatism in its
various shapes: A young man who has recently come
from town to assist' one or our surgeons, was particularly
struck with the prevalence of scrofulous complaints
amongst the women."
Much stress was laid by Lord Ashley and his sup-
porters on the ignorance of domestic duties among
the females employed in factories ; but this evil we
fear is one which prevails to quite as great an extent
among the female population of Dorsetshire, and
other agricultural counties, as it does in the manu-
facturing districts. In the report to which we have
already referred, Mr. Austin, one of the assistant
Commissioners, states that, " among the women of
the agricultural labouring class, ignorance of the com-
monest things, nepdleworl,cooking, and other matters
of domestic economy, is described as nearly uni-
versally prevalent. A girl brought up in a cottage,
until she marries, is generally ignorant of nearly
everything she ought to be acquainted with, for the
comtbrtable and economical management of a cot-
. tage." Mr. Awitin remarks, that in consequence of
! their ignorance of domestic economy, such girls are
prevented from getting out to service. We rather
fedr, that, even though they were ever so Well trained,
it would still be impossible for them all to find situa-
tions in the country. The only two modes by which
the great mass of them can earn an independent live-
lihood are in the field or in the factory. Lord Ashley
and his followers seem resolved to exclude them from
the one mode of occupation; but his Lordship obsti-
nately shuts his eyes to the obvious fact, that, by so
doing, he would, in the first place, render the condi-
tion of the female population of Dorsetshire, and other
agricultural counties, still more wretched than it is
at present.—Manchester Guardian.

The late Dowager-Countess of Clarendon has left
by her will th 6 Penlline-Castle estate, near Cowbridge
t-) her husband's nephew, the present Earl of Clarendon
and his heirs, on the demise of W. Flay ton Gwinnet,
Esq., the. present possessor.