The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-19 00:00:00

THAMES POLICE.

Joseph Morris, the proprietor of several tenements
in Stepney, was charged with assaulting a poor wo-
man named Mary Pearson, who resided in one of his
houses. It appeared that the prisoner had sent a
broker into complainant's house a few days since,
under a distress warrant for rent, and sold all she
had. He came the next day, and finding that some
charitable persons had given her a chair and some
blankets, he attacked her and beat her, and endea-
voured to force her opt of the house.

One of the complainant's neighbours proved the
assault, and said the prisoner had also flourished s
chair over her head in a menacing manner.
The prisoner, who seemed as subservient to power
as he had been tyrannous to poverty, interlarded his ad'
dress to the Magistrate with your Reverence, your
Lordship, and even your Majesty, said the coal'
plainant owed him three-quarter' rent, and after the
furniture bad been taken from the house the key
was given to him. On the next day, however, the
woman, he found, had taken possession again, and he
certainly did try to force her out.
Complainant said she was out at the time her good§
were taken, and when she returned home she found
everything gone.
Mr. BALLANTINE fined the prisoner 405., or in de'
fault he was to be imprisoned three weeks.
The prisoner for some time refused to pay the fine/
until he saw the cell door open, when he thought it
better to produce the money.
UNION:HALL.
On Friday Sarah Bagley, who it will be recollected
assumed the dress of a sailor to accompany a young
midshipman to sea, and who was charged with having
absconded from home, taking a quantity of cloth
and also some money belonging to her father, a letter'
sorter in the Post-office, was again brought before
Mr. Cottingham, having been remanded from Wet
nesday, in order to have inquiries made with a vied
of discovering her paramour.
The girl's father said that she still maintained a°
same silence with respect to giving any informati°°
as to the person who inveigled her from home, as su°
did on the former occasion ; the only circumstance
she divulged being that he was a midshipman in the
navy, but as to what ship he belonged she refused to
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tell. He added that he was willing to overlook s°
that bad occurred, if she promised never again t°
assume the disguise of the other sex ; that he bad s
comfortable home for her, and that he and her mother
would receive her with open arms.
Mr. COTTINGIIAII in vain endeavoured to extract
from the girl the reason of her having quitted b°l
under such extraordinary circumstances, and he Pre:,
ceeded to put several questions as to her acquaintsts'
with the man whom she said, on the last occasil
when she was brought up, had promised her a hat
on board his ship to go up the Mediterranean.
She said in reply, that she went to Dover with hit
and that he took her on board his ship, which ve7l_
lying in the docks there, and that she walked on 1305.,..r1
and that he was called " Ned" by his shipmates; ts°',
when she returned on shore, he took her into a pub"
lie-house, desiring her to wait for him, but he nev:
returned, and she was obliged to make the best oft!:
way back to London ; that she afterwards met bite
town, when he promised to take her to Italy, and
marry her, and she prepared to go with him in W
garb of a sailor, to work her passage, and to Insili
him fulfil his vows when they got to the end of they
voyage.
Mr. COTTINGHAII said that he now believed °I
accused had been telling a great many falsehoods ,ai°
it was absurd to suppose that there were men-of-751
lying in the dock at Dover; that she had prevaricated
a good deal in her story, and that he supposed
was anxious to make a noise and excite the astonisP
ment of people by acting in the manner she had done'
She must get rid of the romantic nonsense which el.lfto
floating in her brain of her inclination to act the P 11"
of a heroine in followingher lover in disguise to DIN
and instead of reading such balderdash as she was
the habit of doing, attend to her domestic affairs" 0
stop at home at the house of her father, who , 0
respectable man, and held a responsible situation, ij
stead of playing the fool, which would assuredly eveej
in her destruction. The Magistrate, having cautiqo
her as to her future conduct, consented to liberate °0
on her promise to accompany her parents hotnel a
which she agreed : and she was accordingly given re
to them, and they left the Court, she having gin
viously doffed the sailor's togs and dressed herself
her own clothes.
for
Richard Mullett was brought up on remand to
stealing a horse, chaise, and harness, belonging
Mr. Davis, livery-stable keeper, Blackfriars-r0ad....1
Henry Jordan, carrier, said that the prisoner.r•
for some days been driving about Woodford avritt
dashing female whom he called his wife, and hol
bps
ot
up the horse and gig at his stables. He said he
come down to enjoy the scenery of the forest, 51,,
offered him, on a subsequent day, the gig °two
saying he was short of money, and that the gigtortl,
worth 161. Mr. Brood, a coach-maker of Woo°lool,l
to whom he introduced him, asked him if 31. le eict
do, which he agreed to accept, and gave him a re. coot
for the amount, signed "R. Mullens." The prla,
then accompanied Mr. Jordan's servant to Sttsoi,e,,
who pawned the harness for him for 2/. The, 'do.
was, subsequently, offered by him to Mr. (Prp
who suspecting the circumstances, gave inforins..de
to the police. The sergeant found him and btu
sumed wife in bed at Woodford, and on being t°7dp
the charge against him, he replied, " What's to Pk'
He was then taken into custody. bita
A second charge of felony was brought agaitisioar
by Mr. Kerslake, stationer, of Vauxhall, whose „els
ings he had plundered of fifteen volumes of no
and other property, having rented the rooms eo
four weeks. He had disposed of the articles to Psitir
brokers in the vicinity, and all the cases were s"
stantiated.
A plea of monomania was set up by counsel en Ili°
behalf.
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The MAGISTRATE said this was a very =e---7ffre'
custom at the present day to aid every criminal of
spectability, but the jury would judge of the cry
He was then fully committed to the Central
minal Court on both charges. 10"
George Walters, cabman, and Thomas TaP,'„,'"vieg
bourer, were brought up on remand for ue"ofs
furiously over Mrs. Mary Ann Rees, the who
compositor, in Webber-row, by which her 1
endangered.
Mr. Rees stated that the surgeon had 11°".„;tild
nounced his wife out of danger, but that she "eO5O
remain a cripple for life. He had been at the °rob°
of a nurse, and two medical men, and it would
a long while before she could venture down stilirgist§,
Walters, in a ruffianly manner, said, that Alf' spa,
after the accident was in the office on Thursali
the complainant only sought to make prope
them.
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Mr. Rees denied that statement ; his wife - h fef
been even out of bed since the accident, except
minutes, when she fainted away.
The MAGISTRATE said they were evidently 11110
ruffians, and as they viewed the case in that 51'
and supported it by a falsehood, he should order, 104
ters to pay 3/. for the damage, and a fine of 21' to be
with expenses, and Taylor to pay 21. 105., or
imprisoned for one month with hard labour.
They were then both locked up.

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BIRTHS.
On the 12th inst., at Milton-next-Grayssendt ''"
Abe
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Sharland, of a daughter.
On the 14th inst., at the Vicarage, Somerton, dos ii ,
the Rey. W. R. Newbolt, of a son. ,41,04°-
On the 15th inst., in Queen Ann-street, Caiell'— RV
the lady of G. Burrows M.D., of a daughter. . rei-bw
On the 15th inst., drs. Sampson Samuel, of l'“" Vic"(
ings, Finsbury-circus, of a daughter.
On the 15th inst., the wife of the Rev. W. IVb.lef' s.ll'
of Old and New Shoreham, of a son. ICA
On the 16th inst., at Middleton-road, Dalston'
Shaw. of -

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On the 12th inst., atlifthAeßßßriliEshDEmbassl• Pelesur-cl-birlielt
John Woollett, Esq., of Vernon, to arianne se°
ofJohn Arthur, Esq , late of France._. ~u, Chrearo
On the 14th inst., at St. Martin'slin-the-r te”„"f, to ''''"
pher Francis Holmes, Esq., Captain in the iio-soso; d
Aniss,
On the 14th in second dayst.,.ghter
at St. Pan Harding, r
Braiot''Gilher' of
Steward-street, Spitalfields, to bcfraa94M
Ann. Willistri a ti ghter ,
oldest 5
R. B. Clarke, Esq., of Gower-street, New-road. ;,, the igloo.°
On the 14th inst., at Hampstead, Sylvia 31,„r7 Fraajel
daughter of Major Bull, of York House, to,. 713rtuinf,
Antonio Chixhorro de Gamo Lobo, of 1100,,,iur-: vorth ...ip
On the 15th inst., at Hampton, Captain Iv e".'ihe lit
Madras Grenadiers, to Harriet, third daughter 0, 0
Ambrose Hardinge Giffard, Chief Justice of COI° '
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On the 10th inst., Julia Liddell, second daug
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late
On the r. John Twi.
the 12th inst., at at Winchester, Lieutenant Arthur ft:e 0
Shakespear, of the 49th Regiment. 11
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On the 12th inst., at Compton rauncefoot, Son,
Montagu Scott,
Goodin Husey Hunt, Esq.
On the 13th inst., at I ' t
Duke of Buccleuch and g Queensberry. the daughter
0'
Lady-Analges'lylllbistaeti;
On the 14th inst., Miss Isabella Wright, tus 0.
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eldest datfahmteirngortite late ff,
Wright, ironmonger, Hammersmith-gate, aged harlesV
On the 14th inst., at Topsham, near Exeter, C
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yeark• rig
third surviving son of G. Gwilt, Esq., efSoutlL of m
On the 15th inst., Samuel Luck Kent, -144''
Elaa°r
Wycombe. Miss
On the 15th inst., at Richmond-green, voef.,
Walmesley. vast aul' stets.°
On the 15th inst., at the Manor House, - .„iniata
Katherine Juliana, the second daughter of 1,1
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Fry, Esq.
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On the 13th inst., at the Rectory House f
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Leicestershire, Mrs. Rachel Wilson, aged 87% ,_, sci., of
On the 16th inst., Thomas William Tyllaal°
Middle Temple, barrister.

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