The Sun.
London, England, 1828-10-10 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—A very odd rase came on before
Sir PETER LAURIE, who sat for the Lord Mayor.
A grey-headed man, upwards of 70 years of age, charged
the officers of Bishopsgate parish with having refused to
support him and his newly married wife, who is upwards
of 60, although they belonged to the parish. He was, he,
said, too old to use any great exertion, but he was willing
to do all he could to support himself and his wife, and he
hoped the Lord Mayor would order the parish officers to
pay them a weekly allowance.

Sir PETER LAURlE.—Although you are too old to work,
it seems you are not too old to marry. What could have
induced two such objects to marry ?
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The pauper said, that he could not do without a com-
panion. He had been accustomed to a female companion
from his youth, and he knew the value of a good " un."
The beadle of Bishopsgate ward stated to Sir Peter that
the pauper was a regular speculator in wives, and that the
female who appeared by his side was his fourth spouse.—
The moment he lost a wife he was ready to take another if
he could get any parish to portion one of its female paupers
off to him.—(A laugh.)

Sir PETER-4 never heard of such a practice before.—
How do the parishes portion off their paupers?
The Beadle—When a parish has a troublesome woman,
either as a drunkard or a prostitute, the officers very
willingly give her two or three pounds as a marriage-por-
tion. This fortune is large enough to tempt male paupers
to aim at her band. She has often to make her election
from four or five lovers, but the officers will not give the
cash to' any suitor who does not belong to some other parish.
The moment the marriage takes place, the parish to which
the female belongs gets rid of her for ever, and that to which
the husband belongs is burdened with both.—(Laughter.)
Sir PETER—And this old man, I suppose, is about to in-
troduce his wife to you as a new resident ?
The beadle replied in tha affirmative. The couple were
married about two months ago, but they spent the whole
fortune in two or three days in gin and beer.—(Laughter.)
Sir PETER thoright this way of adding to the number of
paupers in any parish was very unfair.
The beadle said the present pauper took his round of the
workhouses the moment his last wife died, and before she
was in her grave be had prevailed upon his present wife to
have him. This was the way with hint on all former oc-
casions, and he always brought his wife into the workhouse
of his own parish a week or two after marriage, and there
she remained till death.—(Loud laughter.)
The pauper said it was false to any he got the whole of
his wife's fortin. The beadle of her parish gave him no
more than 25e. after seeing them spliced. If he had re-
ceived the remaining 255.., he would have had no occasion
to look to the parish for assistance, as be might have then
set his wife up in cats' meat.
Sir PETER LAURIE desired that the pauper's wife, who
kept out of sight most of this time, should stand before him.
The poor old woman made three attempts to get out of
the justice room when she found the secret of her court-
ship was revealed, lout the crowd would not let her pass.
She confessed to Sir Peter that her husband was not long
paying his addresses to her. They were both widows, and
were not likely to have children,--(a laugh)—and he asked
her to speak for a•fortin to the beadle, and they would get
married.

Sir PETER-And what did you do with the 2/. 10s. ?
The old woman replied, that she never saw a farthing of
the money ; but she believed the beadle kept half the fortin
himself. If her husband .thought he would have served them
such a shabby trick, he would not have relieved the parish
of her.—(Laughter.)
Sir PETER—HOW long did you know him before you
married him ? She said, after some hesitation, and with a
downcast look, that she knew him one day and WWI his wife
the next.

The beadle--This is the fourth, your Worship. We
have had to support and to bury three ; and he spends all
their fortunes the moment he gets them. If this poor
woman was to go, we'd have to bury her too, and he'd be
off upon his rounds again.—(Laughter.)
Sir PETER said that this was certainly a grievance, but
he did not know what remedy it was possible to apply in
the present state of the law. Ile:refused to make any order
upon the parish-officers in favour of the man, and advised
the overseer to take the couple into the workhouse, and to
employ them moderately there.
Upon leaving the justice-room, the male pauper said
that he'd see the court of Aldermen, churchwardens, over-
seers, beadles and all, before he'd go into the
workhouse;. but as for his wife they might take her if
they pleased into the workhouse, or any where else.—
(Loud laughter.)
GUILDHALL.—The person who complained at Bow-
street on Wednesday of having been defrauded of 301. by
some persons residing in Aldermanbury, repeated his appli-
cation yesterday at this justice-room.
Mr. Alderman ScHoLEY was of opinion he bad no power
to assist him. If he complained only of the non-fulfil.
went of the contract as to the payment of his wages, his
remedy was by action, and not in a criminal court. If
he thought specious pretexts had been made use of to ob-
tain his money, and with the view to cheat him, his first
step would be to complain to the Grand Jury, which would
sit at the Old Bailey on the first day of the next sessions,
about a fortnight hence ; but before he did this, he had
better take professional advice, whether the indictment for
conspiracy would lie.
The person promised to do so, and retired.
The driver of the hackney-coach No. 85 attended on
summons, for wilfully driving against and damaging the
cabriolet No. 118, in Newgate-street, on Monday evening
about dusk.

It appeared that the cab, in attempting to overtake and
pass the hackney-coach No. 874, became entangled with
the wheels of it. While thus situated, the defendant
drove up, and his horses went straightforward upon that
in the cabriolet. All would still have been right if de-
fendant had not wantonly flogged his horses on at this criti-
cal moment. They dashed forward, and the cabriolet was
torn to pieces.

Mr. CoOper, a gentleman residing in Pleasant-row, Is-
lington, deposed to the wilfulness with which the defendant
whipped his horses after he saw they were entangled, and
laughed at the consequences.
Mr. Aldermill SCIIOLEY convicted the defendant
(Thomas Arnold) in the amount of the damage claimed,
being 41. is. and the costs, but he gave notice of appeal to
the sessions.

James Wright, a labouring man, was charged with at-
tempting to defraud the overseers of St. Martin's, Ludgate,
by exhibiting a forged pass, purporting to have been given
to him as a released prisoner from Wilton gaol, by the visit-
ing magistrates, to enable him to reach Norwich, to which
he belongs.
The prisoner applied, with his wife and two children,
to Snow, the beadle, on Wednesday evening, and was con-
ducted to the house of the vestry-clerk, Mr. Warren, in
Stationers'-court, Ludgate-street. The pass appeared to
have been signed at Wilton on the Ist of October, and it
was set forth that Le bad received 7s. or upwards of the
overseers of Andover, Basingstoke, Bagsbot,'and Staines;
but the latter gentleman had, instead of directing him to
apply for further aid at St. Dunstan's, the first parish in
the city he would arrive at, passed both that and St. Bride's
over, and written, " St. Martin, Ludgate." Mr. Warren
thought this suspicious, and on examination found the do-
cument had not the county seal, as required by law, and
that there was not the name of the printer to it. He sent
about to obtain advice, and the prisoner and his family
slunk away. They joined some other paupers at the bot-
tom of the court ; but the. prisoner was afterwards found
on Ludgate-hill, and apprehended. lie at first stoutly as-
serted that he had been imprisoned at Wilton for hawking
without a licence ; but now before the Magistrate, be con-
fessed he had never been in that gaol, and alleged that a
tan who. was seen with him had promised to share the
profits, if he would make the application to the overseers.
lie obtained the pass from him. Ile had travelled front
Manchester about a fortnight, and the children did „not be-
long to him but the other man.
Mr. Warren said, he understood these passes were ma-
nufactured by some man in town (it was said in Drury.
lane), 49d the churchwardens and overseers of his parish
were disposed to press for the severest punishment that
could be inflicted. They did this upon public grounds;
for the parish would-not have sustained any injury from
paying the, money, the Act of Parliament directing that
such siitps should be repaid out of the general rate for the
city or county.
Mr. Alderman Sclzontir appillYded the intentions of
the overseers, and remanded the prisoner till Tuesday, to
give them an opportunity of obtaining evidence from
Wiltmt that the signatures to the pass are not those of the
Mag**s?

111ARYLEBONE.—On Wednesday morning, Charles
Baynes Ford, Dr. Thotnspn!s footman, applied to Mr•
ilAwransoN for a Warrant to apprehend the cook, who
had
'• pitched into him," and " knocked him about like a
brick," for no reallop whatever. " take the law of
her, your Worship.," said he, " let the e*pense be what it
may ; but I can't stop now for the law, if it is not %lick."
Ale. RAwr.tNS6N told him the movements of the law were
ovally slow, but if he had first made an appeal to the Doc-
tor, and had still reason to complain, a warrant should be
granted, and he must take the consequences.
c, It's of no use to complain to the Doctor" said the

footman, " for cook has lived with him three times; but I
want justice and a warrant."
A warrant was granted, and yesterday Buckeridge, the
officer, brought Mrs. Hannah Webb before Mr. GRIFFITH,
to answer the charge.
Mrs. Webb admitted that she had slapped the foot►nan's
face, as he was about to take coffee to the drawing-room,
because he had previously called her a liar, a thief, and a
whore, and she brought a letter from the Doctor, to state
that the complaint was made without reasonable cause.
" I see," said Mr. GRIFFITH, " by this letter, that your
complaint is without foundation."
" I can prove the foundation of it," replied the footman,
"if could have brought witnesses; but mistress said No,'
unless they were sent for."
Mr. GRIFFITH---I understand you are in fault, and the
warrant is discharged. .

Footnian—The;, please your Worship, I'll have justice
somewhere else.

Mr. George Croxford, dealer in Leghorn bats, 56,
Rathhone-plaer, was charged with assaulting Sarah Crox-
ford, his wife.

Mr. Croxford was ordered by Mr. Rawmisos and Mr.
GRIFFITH to pay a fine of Si. to the King, and give security
to keep the 'peace towards her, himself in 601., and two
housekeepers in 251. each.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Mrs. Ann Clarke, a
widowed female of respectable appearance, who has for
some time kept a reputable lodging house, No. 3, in Great
Pulteney-street, Golden•square, was charged with illegally
pawning various articles of property belonging to Madame
Read, a French lady who occupies the upper part of her
house, and with assaulting Maria Louisa Bourgue, the
female servant of Madame Read.

Madame Read, a lady of much personal beauty and ele-
gant appearance and manners, stated to the Magistrate in
French and partly in English, that she has been for some
months lodging at Mrs. Clarke's house, but of late she had
reason to believe that Mrs. Clarke was in very embarrassed
circumstances, and from the advice of some of her
friends she was induced to inquire of Mrs. Clarke if she
kept the landlord's rent regularly paid, because, if other-
wise, a greal deal of valuable property whirls she
(Madame Read) had in the house might be in danger.—
Mrs. Clarke, to the first of the inquiries, replied that
she certainly was rather in arrear with Mr. Grey, her
landlord, for the rent ; but that 201. would enable her to
pay off the arrear, as the amount was only about 40/., and
she could make up the other 201. herself. She (Madame
Read) immediately gave her the 20/. in advance, although'
she did not owe her a farthing, and strictly enjoined hvr to
go instantly and pay off the rent, which Mrs. Clarke sub-
sequently assured her she had done. On Wednesday last,
however, to the astonishment and alarm of Madame Read,
a man, named Scott, a broker, entered the house, under an
authority from Mr. Grey, the landlord; and seized the
.whole of Madame Read'. property for the 40/. arrear of rent
due, and which it now appeared Mrs. Clarke bad never
paid at all, but had pocketed the 20/. which Madame Read
had given her for that purpose, and the broker is now in
possession. The female servant of• Madame Read, re-
monstrated with Mrs. Clarke on her shameful conduct,
upon which Mrs. Clarke flew at the girl, and tore her face
with her nails. For this assault a warrant was granted
against Airs. Clarke, and when she was t tken, Clements,
the officer, for certain causes of suspicion, seached her, and
found upon her 74 pawnbrokers' duplicates, for property
of all sorts and kinds, which she bad pledged, and amorist
them several silver spoons, and various articles of wearing
apparel, belonging to Madame Read, which that lady had
long missed, but could not suspect what had become of
them.

The prisoner was convicted In several penalties for the
illegal pawning of Madame Read's property, and locked up
in default of bail, which she was ordered to enter into for
the assault on Madame Read's servant.

Madame Read, whose situation is much regretted by
every one in her neighbourhood, asked the Magistrate what
she was to do about the broker who was in possession of
her place.
The MAGISTRATE said he did not know how she could
relieve herielf without paying off the distress warrant, un-
less she could enter into some terms with the landlord.

This foreign lady, it is said, had been for many years,
and from an early age, the object of a strong attachment
and the most entire confidence with Joseph Buonaparte,
the ex-King of Spain, from whom she at present enjoys a
very liberal annual pension, which she shares with an Eng-
lishman in a decent rank of life, to whom she has been some
time married, of the name of Read.

Ellen Staunton, the female servant of Mrs. Clarke, was
fined 305., and in default of payment was sent for one
month to the House of Correction for assaulting Clements
and Goddard, the officers, when they went to execute the
warrant against Mrs. Clarke.

A Mr.. Eastwood, residing at No. 51, Dean-street, Soho-
square, applied to the Magistrate for a warrant to appre-
hend a foreigner mined Osmond, a teacher of languages,
under the following circumstances :
Mr. Eastwood produced a draught on the banking-
house of Rogers, Towgood, and Co., on Cornhill, for 18/.
17s. 6d., purporting to be drawn by a person named
George Simpson in favour of Osmond, and for the draught,
Mr. Eastwood said he had given Osmond, who had been a
lodger for some time past in his house, W. in cash as part
of the amount, on Wednesday last, and the remainder he
was to have given him on his coming home the same
night ; but Osmond never since returned either to his bed
or for the balance, and be (Mr. Eastwood) had learned
that he had set off for Dover and to the continent.

The MAGISTRATE lON Mr. Eastwood that he might
have the warrant, if he thought it worth his while to go
to the expellee of sending an officer to Dover.
Mr. Eastwood did not much mind the expence, if he
thought the officer would be in time to reach Dover before
the packet sailed.
The clerk from the Bank said, that if the officer started
immediately, he would reach Dover before the time for
the sailing of the packet in which Osmond must cross the
Channel, calculating by the hour at which it is known he
left London.

It is only fair to state that Osmond may hare passed this
cheque believing it to be genuine, as he showed Mr. East-
wood a letter which he received by post, purporting to be
written by a George Simpson, and stating that the cheque
was enclosed.

THAMES-POLlCE.—Yesterday, J. Jenkins Large,
Master of the Hero steam-vessel, was brought to the office
on a peace-warrant, charging him with having violently
threatened Mr. William Biddulph, the managing proprietor
of the Sophia Jane steamer.

It appeared from the statement of Mr. Biddulph, who
holds the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, that he
superintends the Sophia Jane, which is an opposition vessel
to Gravesend, against the Hero; and, almost ever since her
starting, threats and violence of ail kinds have been held out
to prevent her navigation, through the river, and the de-
fendant, upon several occasions; by a movement of the helm,
has run the Hero so close as completely to endanger the
Sophia Jane, and of course all her passengers. He had
remonstrated with Mr. Large upon this several times, and
he had promised it should not occur again ; but, notwith-
standing • the promise, the outrage was of every day oc-
currence. •

Mr. Biddulph handed to the Magistrate the following
certificate, signed by a number of passengers in the Sophia
Jane shortly after that vessel was struck on Monday last
by the Hero :
" We, a portion of the passengers on board the Sophia
Jane steam-packet, from Gravesend, on Monday, the 6th
of OctOber, 1828, witnessed the Hero. packet run on
board the Sophia Jane, off Greenhithe, at ten minutes
past four p.m. The Hero was following the Sophia Jane
on the starboard quarter, and we distinctly heard Captain
John Large order the man at the helm in these words,
" Hard a starboard," and by so saying the Hero struck
the Sophia Jane on her quarter, and hiving continued
to 'exert the power of her engine, did considerable damage
to the Sophia Jane." (Signed by the Passengers.)
Mr. Large denied in lota the whole statement, saying
every word of it was false.

Air. Pearce, the assistant water-bailiff, who was pas-
senger in the Hero, declared the-concussion of the vessel
was unavoidable, and principally caused by the Sophia
Jane.

Mr. Miller, the secretary to the Steam Company, ten-
dered some certificates, signed by numerous passengers by
the Hero, declaring the fault to have arisen with the
Sophia Jane.

Mr. fiALLANTINE said—ln order to preserve the peace
of the ;
R
---ver, and to obtain the object be had mentioned, he
into their own recognizances of 1,0001. each to keep the
would require both Mr. Large and Mr. I3iddulph to enter
peace towards rich other and all the King's subjects for
seven years, and also properly to navigate, without danger
public, their respective vessels.
iliddulpit and Mr. Large entered into the recog,
ztoanAtcebire:,
. and there this curious ;natter ended,

iINION-HALL.—Yesterday a r!spectable-looking el-
derly man, named Georpe _Henry Ellis, who described
disor-
derly E
t 181;. ;tr chargedeet on
bimagqf as a schoolmaster, and an occasional preacher of a
dissenting chapel at Peckham, was brought before J. T.
with
ithprhaving hie,
eight.
Mr. drunk and
Mr. -14Plia---Yon appear to be a respectable man, pray
what profession or trade do you follpw ? ' Defendant--J
keep a school at Peckham, where-1 arp much respected.
Mr. lioNE—What have you to say in answer to the.
charge? Defeudant-4 can. assure 700, Sir? it is pot all'