The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-16 00:00:00

THAMES.

Mary Grace, a singular, gypsy-looking woman, was
charged with smashing sundry squares of glass at the
'house of the Rev. Mr. Horrabin, official clergyman at
the Roman Catholic chapel, Virginia-street Ratcliffe-
highway.
Mrs. Harriet Creamer, housekeeper to the rev, gen-
tleman, stated that being informed by the servant that a
woman n as breaking all the windows, she slant out, and
saw the prisoner dashing her fist through square after
square successively. On asking her the cause of her
outrageous cOnduct, the prisoner said Father Horrabin
had sent several men to kill her.
Prisoner—So he has, the robber. I wanted to see the
old villain, but though I knocked several times the door
was not opened, and then I took the other way of calling
attention. He is ene of a gang of the most desperate
robbers in London, and I am sorry to say that my own
brother belongs to them. Oh, this man (pointing to Mr.
Horrabin), I should rather say this monster, for he is a
demon incarnate, after digging many pit-falls for me,
came and vilified me to my neighbours.
Mr. YARDLEY—Where do you live ? Prisoner—At
Norris-court, Greenwich.
Mr. YARDLEY—Do you _belong to Mr. Horrabin's
religion? Prisoner—No, lam a Churchwoman; but is
that a reason why I should be pillaged, waylaid, ma-
ligned, perhaps murdered, by that monster, who is a
fiend out of hell? He distressed me in everything.
Mr. YARDLEY, addressing Mr. Horrabin' who is
highly respected by all his neighbours, and seemed
utterly astonished at the woman's bitter attack on him,
asked whether he had any knowledge of the woman.
Mr. Ilorrabin said it was possible he might have seen
her before, but he could not say when or where.
Prisoner—Oh, yes, you know well when and where.
You stole me when a child, only nine years old, from my
comfortable home in the Isle c,f Wight, and changed me
for another child in Ireland. I was well treated there,
but when I began to be comfortable you pursued me
with your devilries.
Mr. YARDLEY—Thii seems, to be madness.
Prisoner—Oh, of course that monster will have more
justice than I, for he can put his hand into his pocket
and pay for it. It is cruel that a poor creature like me,
because I am poor, should be delivered over to a mon-
ster, a devil.

The constable here produced a stone which was found
upon the prisoner, and which she admitted she brought
from Deptford -for the purpose of demolishing the rev.
gentleman's place.
Mr. Horrabin here said he had never, by any chance,
been at the Isle of Wight.
Mr. YARDLEY said it was evident that the woman was
not iu a state to be at large, and wished her to be taken
for the present to St. George's workhouse.
The prisoner was removed, loudly denouncing the law.
which sided with the rich and oppressed the poor.
SINGULAR APPLICATION.—The Rey. Charles Gulliver
Fryer, vicar of Eltham, Kent, applied yesterday to Mr.
Yardley for a warrant to apprehend a an named
Joseph Cracknell, whom he charged with stealing a
rind-tailed marmozet monkey, which he valued at 5/.,
but would not part with it for three times that sew, as it
was a slpecial favourite of his wife'4, and though of the
smallest of the simian kind had a closer resemblance to
humanity in all its lineaments than he had ever seen in
the animal world.

Mr. YARDLEY said if there was a charge Of theft, ap•
plicant had better state the facts to a police inspector,
and the party accused could be taken into custody in
the usual way. The rev. geatleinan, who had Ara-
hold's Reports under his arm, said the circumstances were
rather peculiar, and there might be some slifficulty in the
way of the course recommended. The facts were these.
The marmoset was geneasilly. kept on board his yacht,
the Ilebe, in the East India Dock, and this man Crack-
nell, who belonged to the Ganymede, another pleasure-
yacht, lying alongside, took some umbrage at the animal,
and threatened to destroy it. The man in charge of his
(applicant's) yacht dared him to do so, and the result
was. that the fellow contrived to get possession of the
poor little animal and dashed its brains ou*.
Mr. YARDLEY said the man, if the animal was not
over' 54 in value, could be proceeded against for wilful
damille, but a summons might be issued under the Act
for cruelty to animals.

Applicint said he had intended to proceed under that
Act, but the penalty would be only 40F.
Mr. YARDLVE—No, you are mistaken there; but I
hare some doubt whether a monkey comes into a class

of animas intended to be protetted by the. Act. The
word any animal is used, but as a number has been enu-

meratad, the question has been much discussed.
Mr. Fryer—l find by Archbold, that persons stealing
dogs, bea:t., or birds, render themselves liable to ape •
natty not exceeding 20L
Mr. YARDLEY--'There is a doubt of stealing here,
as the party did not apply the thing taken to his
own use.

After some further conversation two summonses were
granted against Cracknell—one charged him with " un-
lawfully stealing a certain beast ordinarily kept in a
state of confinement-, to wit, a monkey," and the other
with." beating, ill-creating, torturing, and abusing "the
said artimal.
The rev. gentleman then went off to Ratcliffe-highway,
to a atuffer of beasts and birds, to ascertain the value of
the animal.

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hl.a?rciE theNNoltarAnikli-VrtsAir.Y--llNadirectorsCE. of
thin company and their late en •
yet come to terms. Late trains are have
not
of daily
occurrence, and, what is . worse, frequentePo wdamage to
the engines, owing to the ignorance of the persons
employed. Last week the mail train
Caine to a
stand, and the fireman employed to drive it did
not
know what to do ; he became so alarmed 'that he
jumped off, and in doing so his foot caught the wheel
and was severely injured. The accident happened at
a curve on the line, and had it not been for the acti-
vity and exertions of the mail guard, who observed
and signalled another train approaching, it would ine-
vitably have dashed into the standing carriages, and
probably have done considerable damage. One of
the new enginemen ran the train through the Dunbar
station at full speed, but fortunately no accident ac
cident occurred. Considerable uneasiness is felt lest
something serious should happen. The professed ob-
ject of the directors is that of reducing the men's
wages to 4s. a day when they are at work in the
sheds, the.average wages being G. a day. The effect
of this proceeding will be an enormous destruction of
working stock,..which will soon amount to several
thousand pounds damage, as was the case a few
months ago on the. East Lancashire Railway. It is
hoped that some influential, shareholders will imme-
dtately.interfere and prevent the serious consequences
which may be expected to occur •f the 41.
i irestars are
allowed to. perse in •
vere their present unwise course.
17087NX
v ~ Rig COAL AND MINING COMPANY.--On
' rluaY the affairs be of this
undertaking came on
tionfore the Mute •r in Chancery Tinney. The peti-
ers, stated. that the d k. un erta lug was started
in 1838, to work, fo
lieries in the count of
period of forty, years, col-
at 500,0001.,
withYpofwl::rthaT.. The capital was fixed
1
were nine, directors, and London, Newcastje, and Norwich,
shares were subscribed for.
per share were paid by
of 11,0001. The collieries and
Purchased by the company for
establishments
30,000/. There
ishmenta were opened
alotrwich. About 16,550
11,974 C son the. full sum of 251.
shares, with theexception
3 plant were originally
30,000/ but b
re-
cent valuation were now only worth" 69
1844 the liabilities amounted to 70,0001.; y a
in,ooloB/. - In
to
110,000/. ; in 1847, to 125,000/. ; and in 184486;
to
150,000/. Several meetings were held, and
plans
were proposed 'for paying off the liabilities by a pro
rata assessment on the shareholders of 101. per
share ; but the holders of only 4,400 shares
came forward, paid the 101. per share, and
were exonerated from further liability leaving
about 90 000/. in deficit ; and to satisfy creditors and
prevent legal proceedings, the petitioners had paid out
of their own pockets nearly 70,000/. The assets,
other than would arise from a sale of the property,
areB,oo-01. at the outside. Mr. Quilter, the official
manager, informed the Master that a call of 10/. per
share on each shareholder would be necessary to de-
fray the debts, whereupon the,Master proceeded with
the list, and Placed thereon those be considered liable.