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

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.

GLOBE° T
—Theßo
EVENINGcnd PAPERScondition
iof
Ireland
0 F YESTERDAY.
becomes
daily more
upon leading men of opposite reportentolls. Aspirit ofpmsuittaetigirtsieheds. A
s its
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state of the political institutions of the country
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"agitators," the "demagogues,"
at the cost of the miserable dupes whom they cajole."
The Act of Union is now denounced, and is sought
to be repudiated, by men of weight and influence in
the Conservative party, whose exertions were for-
merly employed to maintain the order of things, as
it was settled by the Act of Union; by whom repeal
was contemplated as fraught with calamities to
Ireland, and repealers were deemed malignant
rebels, whose machinations were but little
less than treason ; whose purpose it was
the duty of Government to overturn by the
power of the law, enforced, if necessary, by mi-
litary execution. The reversal of the judgment against
O'Connell and the other repeal leaders, added to the
absence of any remedial measures for the grievances of
the people, by which the popular feeling might be con-
ciliated, has produced a deeply-seated conviction—even
among a large number of Protestant Conservatives—
that the existing relations of the two countries, or the
mode in which Ireland is at present governed, must be
materially changed. The Dublin Mail (which is, beyond
comparison, the best written and most widely-circulated
Conservative journal in Ireland), in alluding to Dr.
Maunsell's speech on his motion brought before the
Town Council of Dublin on Wednesday last, "for an
address to the Queen, praying her to hold her Court
and Parliament in Ireland once in every three years,"
says, that the Learned Doctor's speech on the occasion
has excited more attention among the citizens of all
classes and denominations, than any project of a sane
character that has been propounded in this land of pro-
jects for some years. It appears also to be universally
popular, notwithstanding the truly Irish paradox of its
not having had a seconder." The cause of Dr. Mann-
sell's motion not being seconded, and its consequent
failure, is thus explained by the same Conservative
organ :—" The handful of Conservative councillors
who so magnanimously deserted Dr. Maunsell, were
to a man in favour of the proposition • but it came so
suddenly upon them that they had not time to
learn what would be thought at the Castle of
their voting for it ; therefore they valorously
stayed away from the meeting, or, as was the
case with two or three individuals, they went
there to render themselves ridiculous by making
it publicly known that they were in favour of the
movement, but had not yet received the signal to
juin in it." For Conservatives to devise such a
mode of suppressing the repeal agitation, and divest-
ing O'Connell of the influence which he holds and
exercises in Ireland--and this is one of the argu-
ments adduced to recommend the scheme of an am-
bulatory Court and Parliament—is indicative of the
change that has come over the spirit of the party
since the defeat of the prosecution they counselled
the Government to institute against both. They .
evidently despair of entangling O'Connell in the
meshes of law, and abandon all hope that the
Government will risk the defeat of another prosecu-
tion. They have, therefore, set on foot a counter-
agitation. A proposed change, as chimerical as that
of O'Connell's repeal of the union, is launched on the
restless waters of popular discontent; and numbers
commit themselves to this crazy project, believing that
it will deprive repeal of its influence, and afford to
the distracted and suffering population a refuge from
the accumulating grievances which afflict the country.
Another section of the Conservative party in Ireland
is busily engaged in discussing and recommending a
Federal Parliament project. This they also believe
will wean the national mind from repeal, and provide
a remedy for the numerous causes which have pro-
duced the present disorganised condition of society in
that country. This project the Belfast News Letter
(a Tory journal) regards as little less mischievous than
repeal ; but states that its projectors are daily receiving
accessions to their ranks from among the Protestants of
the northern province, and that a formidable agitation
for its adoption is rapidly organising:—" We deem it
necessary to be plain with our readers, and to is-
form them, without disguise, that the crisis of Ireland's
fate is approaching, and that whole masses of nominal
Protestants are preparing, not to join the O'Connellite
movement in the first instance, but to adopt a sys-
tem of organisation which, without any effort on his
part, will-enable O'Connell to carry his most ambi-
tious schemes to an easy and triumphant issue. In
these remarks, we refer in an especial degree to the
plan of federalism, which is now beginning to be
openly supported by men who have hitherto stood
high in the ranks of Conservatism ; and let no mistake
exist—federalism is repeal in all its essential ele-
ments, the only difference between the parties being
as to the quality and powers of the legislative assembly
which is to be established on the ruins of the union
settlement. By both the Act of Union is denounced,
and doomed to utter abrogation." It is not
to be regarded with surprise that the Irish Con-
servatives, as a party, should be dispirited and be-
wildered. They plainly see that the policy of Sir
Robert Peel's administration in Ireland is doomed
to failure. With respect to the nation, it has effected
nothing. Its only positive attempt to do something
was a specimen of " craven courage," the proceedings
under which were marked by a reckless disregard of
those high principles which ought to characterise the
acts of a Government. The process of law degenerated
into a struggle for party triumph. A court of criminal
jurisprudence was degraded by being made the arena
of a paltry contest between political gladiators • and
the very judges sullied the purity of their robes by
descending from the bench into the arena of strife.
No wonder that the proceeding was deprived of moral
influence ! The public looked on the protracted pro-
ceedings without a single sentiment of respect.
The verdict was denuded of all claim to moral convic-
tion of its truth ; and without the concurrence of pub-
lic opinion in the finding of a jury, the result is a
mockery of justice. The abrogation of the monster
proceedings was hailed by the mass of the people as
triumph of right over oppression ; while the minority,
who had counselled the prosecution, or hoped that a
sustained conviction would silence O'Connell, and
thus afford a triumph to their party over a trouble-
some political opponent, now reproached Ministers,
as the authors, with a failure for which they were not
chargeable ; and, as is not unusual with a defeated
party, having been foiled in the held, employ their
weapons against each other.
STANDARD.—The oracular Times has at length
broken silence on the subject of the mayoralty, and,
as might have been anticipated, insists that it could
have prevented the election of Alderman Gibbs to
the civic chair, had it been so disposed ! But mercy
is an attribute of valour, and our Contemporary has,
according to its own account, exercised extraordinary
forbearance in the matter. It dwells with much self-
gratulation on the success of its resistance to Mr.
Ald. Wood and Mr. Ald. Harmer, although con-
strained to admit that the cases of those gentlemen
were by no means analogous to that of Mr. Gibbs.
On the contrary, whilst its charges against the for-
mer gentlemen were clear and well defined, it has (it
says) "assumed nothing" against Alderman Gibbs—
organised no opposition to him ! The readers
of its columns during the last fortnight will
know what degree of credit to attach to these
assertions ; and will be enabled, from .
_the
evidence of their own senses, to say if a
persecution was ever
organised
sseadru eangtains
yststem any of
public man than that
which has been hounded on by the Times against
the Lord Mayor elect. From the heavier metal of
its leading columns, and the " long range" of Mr.
Rock, to the tiraillage of scores of petty assailants
in the guise of correspondents, whose small arms
have been directed through its medium at the
Alderman, every attempt has been made that it was
possible
to make to keep him from the civic
chair. Need we remind our readers of the cleverly-
concocted and most elaborate forgery by which
it was attempted to prejudice him with hishefelliomwe;
citizens - and the refusal of the Editor of.nt
the
eTbody
to contradict,' either as an advertisemeldneae
r
erous ea-
already rejected by the Livery ;.00uarniaYs.
All these ex-
of the paper, his statement that or of
ex-
cerpts from the attacks of otherteallobe,andcountenanced
ertions,althoughbacked
failed. The power of the
nmouramin had been
by Punch, have miserablyweighed
in the balance, and found
ae fllen cold and corpse-like Qll
ivory • and its thunder has created no
the ears of the
h 'minds than the imitative peal
more alarm in t
assailant has
its
jbniekeens
Old Pros tide hardly found greater diffi-
vide Moore)
shaken out of a sheet of copper at Sadler's Wells.
Ol
merits of his "annual pill," or more
pathetically
culty in obtaining a hearing for his exposition of the
deplored the impracticability of his audience--.
"
" Pless ma heart, pless ma heart, let me say vat I will,
Not a Chrishtian or shentleman minds vat I say.
But the Livery of London were well aware of
the character of their monitor, and the motives
which prompted its denunciations, and attached
no more importance to them than they de-
served. Its influence, exerted to the utmost, has
been tested, and found, so far as the City of London
is concerned, insufficient to enable it to crush one poor
alderman ! This is a mortifying discovery ; and we
accordingly give our Contemporary credit for the sin-
cerity of its desire that the " affair may now be con-
' aeed to oblivion."

A DOG NINE WEEKS WITHOUT— FOOD.—About
nine weeks ago a terrier bitch belonging to James Mar-
shall, Greenside, was, through mistake, locked up in
cellar, and remained there till a few days since, when, on
the door being opened, she was found alive, but in a very
feeble condition. She was reduced to skin and bone,
unable to walk, and almost blind, having been all that
time without food. On giving her some warm milk, she
was partially brought round again, and continues t$
improve,— SCO tsman.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Oct. 1.
IN RE MITEGROTE.

verdict which binds you in honour to render up to
Mr. Fox the shares or the letter of allotment ; and I
trust you will act upon the principle on which they
state matters of this kind are regulated—the principle
of honour."

This was the day appointed for the audit and last ex-
amination of the bankrupt, Richard Musgrove, of High-
street, Birmingham, woollen draper.
Messrs. Hardwich and Davison, of Weaver's-hall, sup-
ported the bankrupt.
It appeared from the balance sheet, which extended
from the 19th of July, 1841, to the 4th of June, 1844,
that his debts, liabilities, &c., were 9,085/. 155., and his
assets about 1,3001. His debits consisted of sundry
credits, 7,532/. ; liabilities, 670/. ; capital, 441. 17s. 4d. ;
profits, 1,818/. Bs. 7d. His credits were, good debts,
451/. ; doubtful, 75L ; liabilities, 6721. 7s. Property,
665/. Losses, 3,834/. Expenses, including housekeep-
ing, 3,383/. 13s. 2d., leaving a deficiency to be ac-
counted for of 3/. 4s. 7d.
Among his principal creditors were the Bank of Eng-
land for 5701. 17s. 2d. ; Mr. C. Stephens, Lombard-
street, bill-discounter, 33/. 2s. ;
_Messrs. Williams, Dea-
con, and Co., the bankers, 151/. ; Wise and Co., of
Boston, 4681. ; and Lomas, of Manchester, 174/. 12s. 6d.
The debts proved against thelkate this day amounted
- to between 2,0001. and 3,0001., and the bankrupt was
ultimately declared to have passe 1 his examination.

Mr. Josephs here bundled up his papers, whipped
up his hat, and departed, without uttering a syllable,
after he heard the word "honour" mentioned.

- -
Sir PETER LAURIE thanked the gentlemen who
I had so kindly rendered him assistance in a case which
well deserved consideration. The investigation was,
in his opinion, particularly necessary at a time when
the rage of speculation seemed to have grown up
anew, and when the head was much more exercised
than the hands in getting hold of the property of
others.
The whole of the case, as might he expected, caused
the greatest interest, and was conducted with extra-
ordinary tact.
Monday a meagre shabby-looking fellow, in a dark
green coat, who stated his name to be Edward Roberts,
w,, brought before Sir P. Laurie, in the custody of John
Mitchell, City policeman 579, charged with having stolen
a clock, value 41. los., in the house of Mr. Simpson,
licensed victualler, in Fenchurch-street.
As clock robberies have been greatly in fashion of late
in the City, several sufferers attended, at the suggestion
of the officer.
Mr. Simpson, owner of the Red Lion public-house,
Fenchurch-street, stated that on Saturday, the 28th of
September, the prisoner walked into the house, with a
bag in his hand, and had something to drink in the par-
lour, after which he left the house. Witness, however,
having observed that the bag he carried appeared to be
more bulky as he went out than it was when he entered,
followed him, and found the parlour clock in the bag in
his possession.
Sir P. LAuan—What de you say to this charge, pri-
soner ? Prisoner—l admit I took it. I hare a wife and
six children in great distress, and I really did not know
what to do.
Sir P. Launtx—l suppose you merely took the clock
in order that you might be brought before a magistrate
t• make known your unfortunate situation ? Prisoner—
Yes, Sir.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
MANSION-HOUSE:

A gentleman of the name of George Fox, who said
he resided at Hammersmith, having complained to
Sir Peter Laurie, on Monday, of a transaction con-
nected with the sale of shares in which he had been a
sufferer, in consequence of the unjustifiable conduct
of a stock, or sharebroker, and having stated his ap-
prehension that the public who purchased shares
might be liable to considerable injury if the magis-
terial authority were not interposed, a message was
sent by the Alderman to the broker, Mr. Edward
Josephs, who immediately signified his intention to
attend and give every necessary explanation. Ac-
'cordingly, the affair was brought forward yesterday.
Sir PETER. LAURI' complimented Mr. Josephs
upon the readiness with which he came forward to
meet the charge.
Mr. Josephs said that nothing could give him greater
satisfaction than to show that every transaction in
which he was concerned was straightforward and ho-
nourable in the highest degree. In fact, in the case
in
,which Mr. Fox appeared, he could make it palpable
that he, instead of that gentleman, was the sufferer, as
be was in a great many other instances.
The complainant stated that on Tuesday, the 24th
of September, he was asked by the defendant, who
• described himself as a sharebroker, to
,purchase ten
shares of the Kendal and Windermere Railway Com-
pany, which the defendant said he had received in-
structions from a Mr. Andrew Gifford, of 62, Moor-
gate-street, to dispose of at ss. premium each. He
(complainant) agreed to take the shares at the price
--offered, and it was proposed that he should pay the
premium, amounting to 505., at the time, to ratify the
transaction. The premium was accordingly handed
over to the defendant, who, as a collateral security,
gave up to complainant the• letter of authority from
Mr. Gifford, which was as follows :
62, Moorgate-street, Sept. 24, 12 o'clock.
_

Sir P. LAURIE—And you confess that you stole it ? •
Prisoner—l do. I was so pushed I did not know what I
was about really.
Sir P. Lasuniz—Very well. Let us hear what the
policeman says.
Mitchell, the policeman, stated that when he took the
charge from Mr. Simpson the prisoner had about him a
large piece of wire, which no doubt had been used by
him to make the bag look bulky as he entered the house,
that no suspicion might be caused on his departure.
Sir PETER LAURIE (to the prisoner)—This was rather
an ingenious thought to strike you in your distress.
Prisoner—l found that piece of wire on Saturday in
Friday-street quite promiscuoUsly.
-The proprietor of the White Hart public-house in
Upper Thames-street, stated that a person, whom he
believed to be the prisoner, came into the house with a
blue bag, and calling for a glass of stout, paid for it and
took it into the parlour, requesting the newspaper at the
same time. There was no other person in the parlour.
After some time the party came out of the parlour and
handed the newspaper into the bar, saying that he ob-
served the witness was very busy, as really was the case.
The clock was missed immediately after the departure of
the visitor.
Sir PETER LAURIE—Whit do you say to this charge,
prisoner ? Was it the distrcsa of your wife and family
that brought down this clock also ? Prisoner—l don't
know, Sir, of taking any other clock than Mr. Simpson's.
Sir PETER LAURIE (to,tboraticond complainant)—Are
you sure the prisoner is the man ? Complainant—l can-
not swear to his identity, but I think he is the person.
The landlord of another public-house stated that two
men walked into his parlour one day, one of whom he
believed to be the prisoner, and after having remained
for a short while departed. One ,of them came to the
bar and had a pint of porter, a glass of ginger-beer, and
three-halfpenny worth of gin, which he mixed together,
outside the bar, as a medicine, no doubt for the purpose
of engaging the attention of the barmaid, observing to
her at the same time, that it was " rum physic, wasn't
it ?" When tho clock was missed a bandbox was found
in a corner of the room, which no doubt occupied the
place in a bag they carried, which was afterwards filled
with the clock.

.
Dear Sir,—lf you M can obtain 21. s. for ten Kendal
and Windermeres, have the kindness to do so at once,
and let me know. I have sent home for the letter.

Yours, truly, ANDREW GIFFORD.
Liverpool quotations, 115..6d. to 15s. premium.
The complainant continued. "The certificates of the
shares not having been delivered, the defendant could
net at that time give them up, but he told Mr. Gif-
ford that he had sold thenaj—arr.d he paid Mr. Gifford
the 2/. 10s. on the same afternoon. On Friday,
the 27th of September, about noon, complainant ap-
plied to the defendant for the certificates of the ten
shares upon which he was desirous to pay the remain-
ing 15/., but, to his surprise, Mr. Josephs refused to
give him either the certificates or the letter of allot-
ment, declaring that he was not entitled to them, but
offered to pay him back t1ie..21. 10s. which had been
,paid in the first instance its a ratification of the deal-
ing. The shares were then up to 60s. premium.
Sir PETER LAURIE—Can you prove that Mr.
Josephs paid the money you paid to him as the rati•
fication, to William Gifford ? The complainant—
Certainly I can, I expected Mr. Gifford here, but
:he has not been able to come. Here, however, is
his note to me this morning, in answer to my
representation of the circumstances to him :
" 62, Moorgate-street, Oct. 1844.
" Mr. Gifford being unable to leave the office,
begs to intimate what his letter expresses as to the
entire knowledge he possesses of the circumstances.
" The ten shares referred to were placed with Mr.
Josephs for sale, and Mr. Gifford having delivered his
letter of allotment, received 50s. for the same.

It appeared from the statement of the policeman that
in one week flue clocks had- been stolen out .of public-

houses.

" Mr. Gifford 'has no knowledge further of the
transaction."
'[he defendant assured Sir Peter Laurie that he
might have compromised the matter with Mr. Pox
without giving the Alderman any trouble about it,
but he would not consent.

The complainant said he was ready to make oath, not
only of the correctness of his whole statement, but
that not the slightest advance to an offer of a com•
promise had been made by him.
Sir PETER LAURIE—WeII, Mr. Josephs, I shall
be glad to hear your answer to what Mr. Fox has
stated.

The defendant said that the Alderman must be
aware of the nature of operations of the kind. The
fact was, that he (the defendant) had been a most ex-
tensive loser by purchasing letters allotting shares.
(lie here produced a bundle of letters.) Several of
the letters had cost him pounds upon pounds, and he
had been obliged to decline.paying upon them, rather
than hazard a more serious loss. In the present case
he had sold the letter which Mr. Gifford had sent to
him to Mr. Fox, and had paid Mr. Fox the money he
received without having Jeeeived commission from
either party, so that he was actually a loser in the
transaction, havinc, been deployed without remunera-
tion. Mr. Fox, who was really, as he saw by the
whole affair, a fox, did not entertain a thought of
paying upon the shares until he found they were at a
premium. As soon, however, as he ascertained that
they were at sixty shillings, he made his appearance ;
but he did not show himself until the time tor paying
had elapsed, and of course he had no claim. Why
he should be called upon on a matter which lay en-
tirely between the complainant and Mr. Gifford, he
could not conceive. It was; in fact, most shameful to
call upon him. If the complainant was too late to pay
upl according to the arrangements of the Company,
it was his fault.

Sir PETER LAURIE—I would not, Mr. Josephs,
yesterday, allow your name to he mentioned, because
you were not present. Wh“,n I hear a serious accu-
sation made against an individual, although the com-
plaint may not be one which magistrates may con-
sider themselves under any obligation to notice, I
always afford the opportunity of rebutting. If the
charge prove to be just, the public are benefited by
the exposure. If unjust, the person falsely charged
appears, as he ought to appear, an innocent and calum-
niated man. Now you consider yourself harshly dealt
with because you have been invited here to answer a
public accusation. You shall have no unfair dealing
here. I shall take the judgment of two stockbrokers
of undoubted character on the statements and the de-
l/Tice, and shall decide accordingly.
Sir PETER LAURIE then sent the marshalman to
the neighbourhood of the Stock-Exchange, to request
the attendance of any two gentlemen who might he
at leizure, and were qualified to state the practice in
matters of share selling.
_ _

Mr. Helps, and a gentleman from the office of Mr.
• Boyd, immediately waited upon Sir Peter Laurie,
and tendered their services upon the occasion ; and
Mr. Fox, at the Alderman's desire, recapitulated the
circumstances in their presence, precisely in the terms
,in which he had first made his representation.
The defendant, who apeeared to be less confident
and talkative upon the appearance of these gentlemen,
stated, again and again, that he derived no profit from
the transactiion, and that the complainant had for-
feited the shares by not attending in time to pay the
deposits. The complainant had, he said, it would be
recollected, not purchased the shares, but the letter.
Mr. Helps wished to see-the letter.
The complainant produced Mr. Gifford's note, which
the defendant had given to him as the guarantee, and
said that was the only letter received from Mr.
Josephs.
Mr. Helps (to Mr. Josephs)—Do you mean to say
that the complainant paid-y&i 2/. 10s. for this (hold-
ing up the piece of paper)?
The complainant—Yes. That is what I sold to
him for Mr. Gifford. The matter is certainly between
them.—(Laughter.)
-• Mr. Helps and the other stockbroker said that such
a statement was a mere absurdity.
The complainant—The defendant 3ayg that I was
• too late in my application. You will see whether
there is any truth in that from an advertisement of th•
Tta Iff.ty Company in tbe Times of the 27th instant.
The fact is, and nobody can question it for a moment,
Mr. Josephs paid Mr. Gifford two hours after he re-
cel;e I the 2/. 10s. from
.me, and got from him the
letter of allotment to which Mr. Gifford alludes in his
note, and then sold either the letter or the shares at a
larger premium, and wanted to make me put up with
r the repayment of the 2/. 10s.
The two gentlemen referred to by Sir Peter Laurie
looked at the advertisement.in the Times, and without
' hesitation stated that Mr2FoX was most certainly en-
titled to • the shares upon'tbe terms at which he had
purchased them.
Sir P. LAURIE—Then Mr. Josephs is out of court.
The gentleman said these! transactions were trans-
actions merely depending. upon the honour of the par-
ties engaged in them.

Mr. Josephs here wished to address the Alderman
once more, and once morewantol to display the let-
ter; of allotment, upon which he had lost hundreds of
pounds, but
Sir F. LAURIE NO, " No, no, Mr. Josephs ; I have
shown you the most fair play. I have had you here
before a jury who understdcd the question at issue
much better than I undastood it; they have found a '

WORSHIP-STREET.

ROBBERT or A M. NOTE.—A young man, named
Cleistopher Wren, was charged before Mr.Bronsh-
ton, with having been concered, with a young wo-
man, now in custody, named Ann Beard, in stealing
a bank of England note for 501., the property of Mr.
Thomas Tappins, landlord of the Red Lion public-
house, High-street, Hoxton.
It appeared that the woman Beard had lived about
six months in the service of the prosecutor; and that
the prisoner, who was a groom in the service of Mr.
Heath, a surgeon in Hoxton, had for some time paid
his addresses to her, and frequently visited her as a
suitor at her master's house. About the latter end
of August the prosecutor received a considerable sum
of money in bank-notes, and, having deposited them
in his note-case, he put the case into the pocket of a
coat, which he incautiously left for two days on the
back of a chair in his bed-room. On the morning of
the 30th August he examined the pocket, and disco-
vered that a 501. note had been abstracted from the
case, but, being fortunately acquainted with the
number, he caused its payment to be stopped at the
Bank, and quiety awaited the result. He obtained
no tidings of the lost note until about a week ago,
when he received a notification that it had been
stopped at the Bank ; and he afterwards traced it
through the hands of Messrs. Trueman, Hanbury,
and Co., the brewers, .to Mr. Smith, a publican in
Hoxton, at whose house the note had been changed
by the prisoner. The woman Beard had, in the in-
terim, left his service, but he gave directions to the
police, which resulted in her apprehension, and sub-
sequently of that of the prisoner.
Henry Bayfield, barman to Mr. Smith, the pub-
lican, proved that the prisoner changed the note at
his master's house about three weeks ago, stating that
he had been sent by Dr. Heath, whose name was ac-
cordingly indorsed on the back of it.
The prisoner, who denied all participation in the
robbery, and said -he had been assured by the girl
Beard that she found the note, was remanded until
Friday next.
IJNION•HALL.
Monday Joseph Brassington, in the employ of an
army accoutrement maker, was charged before Mr. Cot-
tingham with stabbing his wife in the breast with an awl.

'fhe complainant stated that the defendant was in the
habit of constantly ill-using her, and that on Saturday
he got into a passion with her, and in a struggle wounded
her in the breast with an awl. The wound, however,
fortunately was not of a serious character, but it might
have been co, and the chief object in bringing the case
before the bench was to have him bound over to keep
the peace.
Mr. COTTINGIXAM asked the prisoner why he mal-
treated his wife in the _manner she described?
The prisoner said that he held a good situation, and
allowed his wife ample means to make home com-
fortable, but that instead of doing so she rendered it
miserable by her extravagance. That she had pledged
nearly the whole of his goods, even to the bed they lay
upon, and to give the Magistrate a proof of her pro-
pensity for getting rid of the property, he said that she
had pledged a new suit of his clothes. That he kept a
fowling-piece in a case, over the fire-place, in his bed-
room, and that hearing a noise as if thieves were at the
rear of the premises, he got out of bed with the intention
of firing it off to alarm them. When he went to take
down the fowling-piece he found that it was gone, and
that his wife, in order to impress him with the belief
that the weapon was still there, had stuffed the case out
with rags. She afterwards confessed that she had
pledged the gun some time previously, and he declared
that it was to procure liquor.
Mr. CorriNauem asked the prisoner to explain why
he had used so dangerous a thing as a sharp awl when
quarrelling with his wife?—lie declared he had the in-
strument in his hand, having just left off work, and tnat
it was not intentionally done.
On being pressed on the subject, the wife admitted
that she believed it was accidental.

Mr. COTTINGEIA3I gave the wife a severe lecture for
betraying such a total disregard of her husband's in-
terests by pledging all his property, notwithstanding he
gave her so liberal an allowance for housekeeping. The
Magistrate at the same time condemned the conduct of
the husband in resorting to violent means to produce a
reformation in his wife's conduct, and added, that as
the wound in her breast did not appear to be of a
serious nature, he should, instead of inflicting any other
punishment, direct the warrant to stand over for a
month.

Prisoner—l can give most respectable references to
prove that lam a respectable man. I know nothing of
these charges. LAMBETH-STREET.
Sir P. LAURIE—But you confess-that-[you stole Mr. On Monday, amongst the charges brought before Mr.
Simpson's clock ? Prisoner—l confess I took that, but Henry was one against a middle-aged female named
my distress— Margaret Healey, for stealing a piece of ham or the value
Sir P. LAURIE—I understand what your object is, of fourteenpence, from the shop window of Mr. Jamee
You think, by pleading guilty to that charge, and Jenkins, a cheesemonger, in the Mile-end-road.
making a pitiable representation and appeal to the jury, The complainant, Mr. Jenkins, stated that about half-
to get off with a slight punishment and a good deal of past ten o'clock on Saturday night, the prisoner came
sympathy. But I shall disappoint you in that expecte, up to his shop-window and deliberately took a piece of
tion. I believe you to be a. most experienced and dan- ham which was exhibited for sale, and walked leisurely
gerous thief, and I shall take all the cases which may away with it. Witness followed, and, upon coming up
be brought up against you to-morrow, to which day I with her, asked her ter the piece of ham she had taen,
remand you, in order to spoil your chance of escape at but she refused to give it up, and requested she might
the Central Criminal Court. be given into custody ; in fact, she insisted upon being
The police said they were convinced, from the descrip- given into custody, and a policeman corning up at the
tion which had been given by many other publicans, who time, he gave her in charge. At the station-house she
had been robbed of their clocks, of the person who had persisted in keeping the ham, and being detained on the
committed the plunder, that the prisoner was the thief. charge.
It was further mentioned that the person suspected of The accused, who, from her address and manner, it
most of the robberies of the kind sometimes wore a blue was evident had seen better days, declared she had ems
frock.—The prisoner was remanded till this day. mitted the act in order to ensure a shelter for the night.
A young woman of comely appearance, named Eliza. She had, she said, been turned out of the workhouse of
Beth Vickery, who had taken a quantity of laudanum the parish of St. George's, llanover-square, about one
some days ago, for the purpose of destroying herself, and o'clock on the Saturday, without a single farthing in her
who had been in a dangerous condition in consequence possession ; and after wandering about she scarcely knew
of the attempt, was brought up for examination. where, and being without the means of proeuring a
Sir P. LAURIE—Why did you make this attempt upon morsel of bread, or a shelter for the night, she had, in
your life? Prisoner—Because I was in great trouble. a moment of despair, determined to commit some act
Sir P. LAURIZ—I stopped the mania for drowning at for which she might be taken into custody. The manner
Black friars-bridge by resolute measures, and I trust I . in which she had taken the ham, would, she hoped, prove
shall be able to stop the mania for poisoning. There is that her intention was not to steal or deprive the owner
now a young woman in St. Bartholomew's Hospital who of it. On the contrary, her motive was that which she
will be brought before me at Guildhall, upon a similar had before stated.
charge. I shall commit her for trial as soon as she is Mr. Jenkins hers said he was perfectly cors.ainced the
well enough to be placed at the bar, and to-morrow I article had not been taken with a f`l-ontous intention,
shall commit you for trial, after I have heard the evi- arid it was not, as he had befo"..:, stated, his intention to
dente of the surgeon who applied the stomach pump. give the accused into .:estedys had she not requested
The prisoner was remanded accordingly. him to do so, and %as
e the Ho eed on to
A woman, named Maria King, who frequently has withdraw tte charge, and bequestd t bhag t g
theat piecece of
amused herself by breaking windows, was brought up halal Plsght be given to the poor woman for her use.
on a charge of a similar kind. She frisked into the bar srir. llesar, from what he had heard, was of opinion
and smiled upon the Alderman, and it was quit!, ea',:tent that the taking was not felonious, and desired the ac-
that she "expected merely a few days' exem;aion from cused to come out of the felon's bar.
the trouble of supporting herself.
why di-;herself. She did so, and in reply to questions from the magis-
Sir PETER LAURIE—Pray
you do this mis- trate, stated, that when a girl, she had been taken to
chief ? Prisoner (smirking)—?'m sure I can't say. Rome by a lady named Foster, who sent her to school
,--
Sir PETER LAURIE—We,n, you must go to prison for there, and also apprenticed her to the dress-making.
fourteen days. Prisoner—Very well, Sir, I shall go While there, besides learning her trade, she had sac-
(tossing her head). quired a knowledge of the French as well as the Italian
Sir PETER LAnIE—I wish it to be known, and I language, and also perfected herself in all those matters
don't think a better opportunity can occur for making it to qualify her for the situation of lady's maid, She
known, that in all cases of this description I consider it subsequently returned to England, and by advertise-
necessary to order that the smallest amount of diet con- ments procured the appointment of companion to fami-
sistent with the preservation of life should be adminis. lies going abroad.. Amongst those whom she had lived
tered.—(Great laughter.) Prisoner—What do you mean with and attended, were Mrs. Hume and Alm Chalener,
by that, eh? Irish ladies, closely connected with the Iritaailliam fa-
Sir PETER LAURIE—I mean that you-shan't get fat . mily. She subsequently lived in the family of Lady
by breaking windows ; that's all.—(Laughter.) Pulteney, in Piccadilly, for five years, and also in the
The prisoner, who was thunderstruck at the idea of service of Miss Baker; in Park-lane, for two years, both
this abridgement of the comforts of her usual place of re- these places being in the parish of St. George, Hanover.
tirement, moved off in the custody of the policeman, square. Nearly three weeks ago she went four days and
sorrowful if not repentant. ' ' four nights without a morsel of food of any kind, and dur-
BOW-STREET. ing the time had frequently entreated the police to take
A man named James Hceley, and two women named her up, but all refused, saying that she was neither riot-
Jane and Mary Harrington, were brought before Mr. ous nor drunk, and told her she must make application to
Jardine charged with assaulting three officers of the F the workhouse. She at length dropped in the street from
division. weakness and exhaustion, and was then carried from the
It appeared that the prisoners were drinking together place where she lay, in Mount-street, Grosvenor-square,
in a public-house in Drury-lane, at about twelve o'clock. to the workhouse of Sts George's. There she was con-
They became very noisy, and a policeman was called in fined for a fortnight in the sick ward. On Friday last
to put them out. As soon as the officer went in, the the parish doctor pronounced her to be sufficiently reco-
prisoners fell upon him, knocked him down and kicked vered to leave the sick ward, and on the same day a
him when he was down, and a regular riot took place. young lady, whom she understood to be the doughtor of
Two other policemen were called in, and the prisoners the matron, came to her, and said she might go to the
fell upon them also; the female prisoners scratched their
needle-room or leave the house altogether ; and she re-
faces. After a great deal: of noise and confusion, the plied that she would go to the needle-room, as she car-
officers succeeded in takin the prisoners into custody, tainly:had not aufficient strength to leave the house, and
but on the road to the station-house they kicked at the
of supporting another thing, that she was without the slightest means
officers and behaved in the most violent manner. Lerself. She accordingly went to the
' The prisoners in their needle-;nom, defence said the policemen as it was ealled, nnd, on the following day,
struck them first, and tore their clothes, and therefore `:: as sent for to appear before the matron, and on enter-
.
they felt justified in resisting them. ing her apartment the matron asked if she was the per-
Mr. JARDINE said these assaults were beeesming son who had been brought into the house in such a dis-
common, and he should, therefore, sente very
Ile° the prisoners tressed state ? She replied she was the same, upon
to one month's imprisonment each, which the matron observed that she had been discharged
.MARLBOROUO:(1--STREET. by the doctor, and therefore she must go out of the
....
James Thompson, a 4fierable-looking grey-haired house. She replied that sho really was not in a fit state
man, between, sixtv-cive and seventy years of age, de- to be discharged, for that she was still very weak, and
scribed in the police charge-sheet as " A mate of an that she Lad not a place to go to, or the means of pro-
Indianian, living at No. 4. Queen-street, Chelsea," was curing food or lodging, and she therefore hoped she
charged on suspicion of having committed the follow- might be allowed to remain in the house a few days
img robberies, at the Pantheon Bazaar : longer. The matron replied that she must not, and the
Yesterday afternoon between five and six o'clock, a wardswoman at this time moved her on to the porter's_
female attendant at the counter of Mr. George Sturgis, hall. She complained to the porter of the state she was i
heard a rustling amongst some of the goods displayed in, and he took her to the office of the overseer, next
for sale, and on going to the spot found that a tea-caddy door. She informed the officer of the circumstances of
had been displaced, and that the sugar basin (cut glass, her case, and begged he would either permit her to re-
value 55.) had been taken out of it. At the instant sh• main in the workhouse, or pass her to the settlement of
perceived the prisoner entering in a hurried and con- her late husband, in Rutlandshire. his reply was that he
fused manner a private room, from which there was no thought the parish had done very well for her in keeping
other outlet, she ran and locked the door upon him, until she and supporting her for a fortnight. " I cried bittlerly,"
could call to her assistance one of the constables of the es- said the poor woman, " and begged he would take
tablishment, on which theprisonerwasgivenintocustody, my distressing case into his kind consideration, upon
and the stolen sugar-basin was found in a pail of water, which he told me to sit down, and on my doing so he
standing in a corner of the room. He was taken to sent for the porter, and reprimanded him for bringing
Vine-street station-house, and in the cell he was con- such a case before him. The porter then took me out,
fined in were found two plated liquor-flasks, covered with and I left the house about one o'clock. I was then re-
wicker-work, valued at 10s., and which also had been commended to go before a magistrate, and made my way
stolen from the Bazaar yesterday afternoon. to Marlborough-street Police-court, but was told there
The prisoner said he had been fifty-five years in the that the magistrate was investigating a case which was
Royal Navy, and his connections were high. His head likely to last for some time, and that I had better go to
was, however, in a very disordered state, arising from the parish officers. I left the place, and walked about in
domestic afflictions ; his wife was now on her death-bed. a state of bewilderment, I scarcely knew where, until
At intervals he was not aware of what he was doing. about half-past ten at night, when I formed the resolu-
Inspector Aggs, of the C division, said that he had no tion of getting out of the streets, and to the shelter of
doubt but that he should ,be able to prove that the pri- the station-house, and with that object solely I took the
soner was a notorious shoplifter, and had been convicted piece of ham, as has been described."
of that offence et the Central Criminal Court.—He was Mr. HENRY reraarked that it was hardly credible that
remanded until Saturday next. in [the wealthy and influential parish of St. George's,
A gentleman present said that the prisoner's account Hanover-square, and where the applicant for its bounty
of himself was correct.
CLEmRaKn Ena/VrateVdEL had been a resident as a servant for seven years, the
A powerfully built persons in the charge of its poor could act in the manner
0 described.
charged with the following Charlesi Harding, WAS
The poor woman assured his Worship that every sen-
It outrageous conduct •—•
appeared from the evidence that • fence she had uttered wasperfectly true.
day,
, that on the -previous
day, the prisoner knocked a manence Mr. HENRY asked if she could refer to those families
down in Kenton-street. Brunswick-square. Police-constable Hold t whose names she had mentioned, for a character ?—She
Holder, 110 E, ss the instance of the aggrieved party, replied could with the mootperfect confidence to
a', took him into CUs-she
.
tody. When locked up in the eJery one of them, and particularly to Mrs. Hume and
cell, the prisoner tore
away a part of the seat, battering the p
door, which he arm Cheloner, who knew her by her maiden name,
broke, and then began to dem • olish the brickwork, in M`Gill• .
which he made considerable progress, when the police Mr. linsti•:v next inquired what she would wish done
at length prevented him from • •
9ommitting further mis. for her ?—She :
eplied. she would most gladly accept a
chief: The prisoner was fined seven shillings, which ' situation of the mul'St humble kind, until she could get
was paid at once. herself a little about.--

4.-,

Mr. HENRY observed that she was evidently a person
of superior manners, and it was not at all likely that she
could get such a situation at that part of the metropolis
as would-answer.—She replied that she would feel thank-
ful for any situation in a tradesman's family. She de-
clared that she had never written to any of those dis-
tinguished persons she had lived with for a single penny;
on the contrary, her sole wish was to live upon the fruits
of her labour.

Mr. HENRY said he should feel happy to be the me-
dium of procuring her a situation or the means of sup-
port, if her character up to the present was found to bear
out her statement. He certainly should communicate
with some of the parties she had named, and in the in-
terim should take care that she had what was nece.;sa,ry
for her maintenance. The magistrate then directed
Cooke, one of the officers, to procure her a decent lodg-
ing in the neighbourhood and see that she was provided
with what wad necessary.

In expressing her gratitude to the magistrate for hi:,
kindness and humanity her feelings overpowered her, and
the poor creature wept bitterly.
THAMES POLICE.

Monday, Thomas Slee man, a wheelwright, and John
Sharp, a sackmaker, in the employ of gr. Wright, coal
merchant, at itateliff-cross, were brohgh: before air.
Broderip on a charge of causing the '.death of a girl
named Ann Conolly.
It appeared from the evidence that the dee;'ased and
her sister were stationed near Mr. Wright's coal wharf,
each with a basket of fruit before them on the ground,
and the prisoners commenced backing a large coal-
waggon to which no horses were attached along a
declivity leading to the wharf. The deceased was
sitting on a stone with her back to a post at the side of
the wharf entrance. One of the prisoners was in
the shafts and the other at the wheel backing the
waggon down the incline, and 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 in-
cline 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. Her sister, a younger girl, would
have shared the same fate had she not been hastily pulled
away by a waterman named Dunbar, and just in time to
save her from being crushed by the next wheel on the
same side, and the prisoner Sharp also narrowly escaped
destruction. He was at the wheel when the waggon run
down the incline, and close to the side of the covered
way. He made a sudden spring towards the street, and
escaped unhurt. The deceased was taken to the surgery
of Mr. Buchanan, in Itatcliti. The blood was then flow-
ing profusely from her nose and mouth, and she was
unable to speak. She died a few minutes afterwards.
The sister of the unfortunate deceased, and the other
witness, said the occurrence was quite accidental, and the
prisoners said the waggon suddenly ran back, and they
were unable to stop it.
Mr. BRODERIP—The death of the girl appeared to
hare been the result of accident, caused by her anxiety
to save her little stock of fruit, and as the case would be
investigated by a constitutional tribunal, the Coroner's
jury, he would accept of bail for their appearance on
Monday next.
The prisoners immediately entered into sureties, them-
selves in 601., and two sureties in 30/. each, and were
liberated.

DREADFUL AFFRAY AT HALIFAX.
A MAN KILLED.
(From the Halifax Guardian.)
On Monday last a most melancholy catastrophe oc-
curred in the neighbourhood of Chapel Fold, Smithy
Stake, in this town, arising out of a quarrel, which,
though apparently insignificant as to its origin, yet
quickly led to the death of its originator—a man of the
name of Daniel Martin, a railway labourer, aged twenty-
four, and a native of Cork. The unhappy individual
who has been the means, accidental or otherwise, of the
death of Martin, in this encounter, is a man named
James Tansy, of Sligo, aged forty, and is a maker of
besoms. We may here state that Tansy has hitherto
been known and respected in his locality as a very quiet,
inoffensive, and industrious man. About three months
ago his wife died suddenly while engaged in washing,
leaving him with a family of four little children. Both
Tansy and Martin lived in Chapel Fold.
The circumstance leading to the tragical death of
Martin occurred at the Sun Inn, in Smithy Stake,
at which place he was drinking in the forenoon of
Monday last. Whilst there his sister, accompanied by
another woman, came into the how, and called for
something to drink. On seeing this Martin became
very angry, and ordered them both out, and was
about to inflict personal chastisement. upon his sister,
who however made her escape to the dour, upon which
Martin followed, intent upon thrashing her. The
woman ran home to her lodgings, the house of Tansy,
into which she ran, imploring protection from the fury
of her brother, by whom she was immediately followed
into the house, and struck several times. At this time
Tansy and his children were quietly engaged in getting
their dinners, and there was also present a man named
John Rocks, who lodges in the house, who interfered in
behalf of Martin's sister, where he was struck by Mar-
tin, and sent against the table at which their children
were getting their dinner, thereby upsetting the table
and dinner things, and causing general confusion. At
length Tansy thought it time for hint to interfere, and
rose up for that purpose, still retaining the knife in his
hand which he had been using at dinner, lie went to
Martin, told him he would not allow such conduct in his
house, and endeavoured to put him out. On this Mar-
tin, who was a most powerful athletic fellow, imme-
diately turned upon Tansy, whom he began roughly to
handle. At length it became a struggle fur mastery iu
the house, and they collared each other, Tansy having
hold of the knife and Martin's coat collar in his right
hand at the same time. Martin being the taller and more
powerful of the two,. gave Tansy a complete swing round
against the wall ; and it would appear from 'Tansy's
statement at the inquest, that the point of the knife
being in the direction of Martin's left ear, the latter,
during the turn at the wall, drove his head against
it with great force, Tansy's elbow resting at the
thute against the wall, thus giving a double force to the
contact with the knife, which entered just below
the left ear, and inflicting a wound three inches internally
and one inch externally. Immediately the blood gushed
out in a fearful torrent against the wall, which, with the
floor, was drenched with the crimson fluid. The unhappy
dmoaonr,finanddingo hoirmysoeflf
,i,nsuch a e
r” state,w a rushed
instantly
edh.ouAse
man who happened to be passing by at the time, and see-
ing the dangerous state in which Martin was placed,
seized him and held together the wound so as to prevent
the issue of blood until the arrival of Mr. Tucker, sur-
geon, who had been sent for. That gentleman tempo-
rarily secured the carotid artery, and bandaged the
wound, during whichitrequiroexymdssixs
of
men to
a
holdtoto
thene
unhappy man, who, in his paroxysms
time overthrew theni all. In the meantime Tansy went
to the police-office, and requested that Martin might be
taken into custody on a charge of assault. Martin was
taken to the infirmary, where every attention was imme-
diately paid to him ; but he had lost much blood pre-
viously to his arrival there, nor did he recover from
insensibility up to the time of his death, which oc-
tarred on the following morning at a quarter to ten
o'clock.

On Wednesday afterrio9n, at four o'clock, a jury was
summoned at the infirmary to ♦iew the body, after
which they proceeded to another room in the institution,
where the inquest was held before G. Dyson, Esq Af-
ter a long inquiry, a verdict of " Manslaughter" was re-
turned, and Tansy is in custody.

THE NEW MAYORALTY.-It is understood that the
votes of the Aldermen present at the Court of Aldermen
on Saturday were, for Mr. Alderman Wood, the Lord
Mayor, Sir Chapman Marshall, Aldermen Humphery,
Hooper, William Hunter, and Mr. Alderman Wood
himself. For Mr. Alderman Gibbs there were Sir Clau-
dius Hunter, Sir Peter Laurie, Aldermen Farebrother,
Copeland, Kelly, Sir J. Pirie, John Johnson, Sir G.
Carroll, and Aldermen Farneonabe, Challis, Musgrove,
and Gibbs.

DEATH OF MR. FITZROY COLCLOUGH.—We
regret to have to announce the death of the above gen-
tleman, which took place on Thursday. last, at Winches-
ter, where he had gone only tt short time ago on a visit
to his pftretits. Mr. Colelough had been in a very deli-
cate state of health for some weeks previous to his death,
but was only considered in danger a few days before he
expired. Mr. Colelough was Assistant-Surgeon of the
Ist Life Guards, and his loss is deeply regretted by the
officers of the regiment, by whom he was universally
beloved.

JAMS COCKBURN BELAYEr.—An inquiry was in-
stituted before the magistrates at Belford, on Tuesday
last, respectiug the burning of the property belonging to
James Cockburn Belanev, and the breaches of the peace
committed at North Sunderland, as stated in our last.
Mr. Belaney, accompanied by his brother, the Rev. Mr.
Belaney, and Mr. Abbs, his solicitor, were present during
the inquiry, and it is understood that steps have been
taken to sue the hundred for the amount of the damage.
The dwelling destroyed is not the romantic mansion of
Belaney, on the edge of the cliff; but a farm-house,
where he had been residing, and which belonged to the
trustees of the late Lord Crewe, and it is said to he in-
sured. Belaney's new house is known by the name of
the " Cave," and it has been built so close to the sea
that the spray will, in a storm, blow against the windows.
It is a curious place. The soil has been cut away from
the top
.of the rock on which it is built, and, so far had
this to be done, that the roof of the house is nearly level
with the ground of,the land side. It is surrounded with
a high wall, so that no one can obtain entrance to it but
by descending a flight of about twenty-one steps, and
then the door, instead of swinging on hinges, is made,
like a portcullis, to draw up into the wall. The sea view
is, of course, extensive, and the situation would seem not
a disagreeable one in summer, but during the blasts of
winter it must be exceedingly cold and dreary. What
trifling furniture was saved from the fire, was on Mon-
day conveyed in a cart to Aytoun, about ten miles north
of Berwick-upon-Tweed, where Belaney's father resides.
So universal would seem to be the feeling excited in the
case of this unhappy individual, that it is stated his
London solicitor, having been recognised the other day
at Doncaster races, was attacked by the mob, and actu-
ally eduked in a pond.—Newcastle Journal.
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