The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-15 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE.

Sarah Smith, alias Thompson, a very well-dressed
woman, about thirty-fire years of age, was placed at the
bar before Mr. Long, charged with having obtained
money from the nobility and gentry by falsely repre=
senting herself to be deaf and dumb. The Marchioness
Cornwallis and Lady Elizabeth Palk were present, and
accommodated with seats near the Magistrate.
Charles Barrett, butler to the Marchioness Cornwallis,

12, Park-crescent, Regent's-park, deposed that on last
Monday week the prisoner called at the house, and pre-
sented to him two cards, one of which was printed,
setting forth that the bearer thereof had been deaf and
dumb from her birth, and that she was educted by Mr.
Depuget, at the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, Five-
ways, Birmingham ; and the Other purported to bear the
signature of Lady Elizabeth Palk, prisoner at the same
time writing upon a pine of paper, that her Ladyship had
authorised her to make use of her name in any way she
might think fit. Witness took the cards to the Mar-
chioness, who declined affbrding any relief until she had
communicated with the Mendicity Society. The deter-
mination of the Marchioness Cornwallis was made known
in writing to the prisoner, who then left the house.
George Robinson, footman to the Marchioness of
Abercorn, stated that about a week ago the prisoner
came to her Ladyship's residence, Dudley-house, Park-
lane, and presented,- in addition to one of her printed
" deaf and dumb" cards, another card, upon which was
s ritten " Lady Anne Blanche." Upon that occasion
the Marchioness gave witness a half sovereign ; he
handed it to the prisoner, who then left the house.
Thomas Drew, footman to Mrs. Dawson Pennant, 8,
Wimpole-street, Cavendish-square, proved that about
ten days ago he opened the door to the prisoner, from
whom he received two cards and a small book. He took
them to his mistress, who said that she should write to
the. Mendicity Society. The prisoner pretended to be
deaf and dumb.

tlorsford, an active officer of the Society, stated that
in consequence of letters which had been received
by Mr. Knyvett, the secretary, from the Marchioness
Cornwallis and Mrs. Dawson Pennant, he kept a
sharp look out' for the prisoner, and at length appre-
hended her in Oxford-street. She then spoke ably
enough, and begged. for mercy. Witness here produced a
great many printed cards and a book which he took
from the prisoner; the said book was filled with the
names of the nobility and gentry who had subscribed
liberally to the necessities of the " deaf and dumb " ap-
plicant, whose simulated deprivation of speech and
hearing had evidently brought her in a considerable
amount. It was further shown that the prisoner had
upon two former occasions been sent to prison for a
similar offence.

, Mr. Sturgen, chief clerk in -the begging letter depart-
ment of the Mondicity Society, intimated to the Magis-
trate that he had
_no wish to have the prisoner com-
mitted for trial at the sessions.
Mr. Lorin commented upon the flagrant nature of the
case, and said that . such practices as those which the
prisoner had pursued were calculated to prevent the
hand of charity being extended to those who were
really in distress. • '

Committed for three months to hard labour in the
JToise of Correction.
QUEEN-SQUARE.
Oliver Walsh, described as a builder and architect, at
Dublin, who was charged at Bow-street Police-court, on
the 11th of June, with sending a threatening letter to
Sir Robert Peel, in which be declared " he would stand
on his right as a citizen with his life, and if justice were
not awarded him, would leave some of Sir Robert Peel's
authorities lit Ireland as sad a tale to brood over as ever
the family of Mr. Drummond had," and who was or-
dered to find two sureties in 1001. each for his future
good behaviour, was yesterday brought from Tothill-
fields Bridewell, by an order from the Secretary of State,
4nd liberated on entering into his own recognisance in
2001. Defendant, who has all the appearance of a supe-
_rior mechanic, has, it is almost unnecessary to say, been
in custody since the period of his examination at Bow-
• strict, in consequence of being unable to find the neces-
sary sureties.
LAMBETH-STREET.

• • It will, be reeolleg ted that on Saturday week Mr. Jonson,
landlord of the Fir tree, in Church-lane, Whitechapel,
. made an application to Mr. Norton, relative to two
Derby Clubs held at his house". Not Withstanding the
strung opinion then given by .the magistrate, and his
401414 ts whethpr any perion could be found with sufficient
temerity to bring nn action ill 41101 cases, Mr. , Jenson
.has • since been Served with two writs of apticm kitt
instead of giiing him the trouhie Qf,4Ppearing to then
at Liverpool, as threatened, they are to be btoeulit ffl
Wpstmainster Hall.
4j4 R-03 OE 0 UGH-STREET.
Mr, Thpimiß-Swigh of the firm of Smith, Brothers,
the tailors of Regalit,OrPet, wars sllngtMed before Mr,
Maltby, for having assaulted William Jones,
The complainant said that he was in thQ scrvioo of
Ur, lifitphell, hosier, Regent-street, and he had been
.sent l y his employs to the house of the defendant to
ask fpr the amount of a dispute li hill. Haying called
repeatedly for th 9 amount, Ile told vp. Smith (the
WOW 'Of the flefpnFlanty, when he saw 'him.:
.hatMs
-master would rektujefi the hil.! * 'by the Fop Indispnee,
and that he would watt-th the illop INA fie ffo thi
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money. Mr. Smith ordered him out of the shop, but
the complainant refused to go without the money. The
defendant then came up to him and struck him on the
face, and beat him with sufficient violence to draw blood
from his nose.

The defendant said the complainant entered his shop,
and behaved with great insolence, declaring he would
stop there until he was paid the money. In consequence
of being provoked by the complainant's behaviour, and
being unable to find a policeman, he certainly told the
complainant he must leave the shop. The complainant,
however, instead of going away, struck him on the body,
and then he (defendant) certainly punished the com-
plainant for his insolence.
The complainant denied having used any insulting
expressions, or having struck the first blow,
The defendant's brother corroborated the statement of
the defendant.

Mr. MALTIW was of opinion that endue violence had
been exercised, and inflicted the tine of 40s. and costs.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

Arrivals—Midlothian, Morrison, from new South
Wales, off Salcombe, sailed from Sydney March 15 ;
Isabella Blyth, Lane from Mauritius, off Portland, sailed
April 20 ; Fawn, from the South Seas, off the Wight,
sailed from St. Helena May 29 ; Gardner, Cole, from
Bengal at Liverpool, sailed Feb. 29.
Arrivals at Sydney, New South Wales—Munro, Bal-
four, in March, from Liverpool ; William Metcalfe,
Philipsen, from Cork ; Medusa, Purdie, from Port
Philip. •
Departures from Sydney Amelia, M'Dougall,
March 11, to New Zealand ; Christina, 14th, to Port
Philip ; Isabella, Hardie, to Port Philip and London ;
Andromeda, 15th, to London ; Alice Brooks, to Val-
paraiso ; Mary Ann, Brown, to Launceston.
Arrivals at Mauritius—Saucy Jack, Paddle, April 16;
Marie Larne, Croft, 17th, from Madagascar ; Scots-
wood, 18th, from Fort Dauphin ; Ernestine, 16* from
Nantes, passed to Bourbon ; Levant, from Monte Video;
Grecian, from Liverpool and Cape Hersey ; Easterby,
from Calcutta.

Departures from Mauritius—Heart of Oak, April 11,
to Liverpool ; Manchester, 12th, to Madagascar ; the
William Pitt, Vixen, and Thomas Jones, loading for
~London.

Arrival at Valparaiso—Bangalore, Nelson, from
Auckland, and sailed, April 9.
Arrival at Macao—Arab, Nickles, from Singapore.

WILL OF LORD RODNET.—The will of the Right
Hon. Lord Rodney, late of Berrington Hall, Hereford, has
just been proved by the Right Hon. and Right Rev. Spencer
Baron Rodney and the Hon. W. P. Rodney, the brothers of
the deceased. The will is too voluminous (upwards ofsixteen
sheets) to admit of giving anything like an abstract. He
gives to his brothers respectively 4001. and 1001. each ; to
his neicee, godson, and butler, 1001. each; to his servants,
one year's wages (if they have been in his service five
years). The bulk of his property seems to be left
amongst various branches of his family; and in be-
queathing relics, &c, to friends and others, as tokens of his
esteem, he particularly mentions " four brass cannons,
taken by my grandfather from the Spaniards," which have
long been objects of peculiar interest at Berrington Hall.
He expresses a strong desire to be buried either at Somer-
set, Hereford, Southampton, or Kensal Green Cemetery,"
but leaves the choice to his execators. The funeral he
directs to be strictly private, and his coffin "to be carried on
men's shoulders." The will is dated September, 1843, and
the personal property is sworn under 12,000/.
PLUNDER OF Henry Os-
borne was finally examined beforsThWor Allen, J. C. Strode
and J. Borer, Esqrs., the sitting tynAtgates at Brighton, on
Thursday, on a charge of procuring.:lay, fraudulent represen-
tations, a considerable number of copies of the Sussex Ad-
vertiser. It was elicited, in the course of the examination,
that in October, 1843, Mr. Bacon, proprietor of the Sussex
Advertiser, received a letter from James Osborne, Edward-
street, Brighton, requesting to be employed as a news-agent,
with a quire of the papers weekly. The papers were accord-
ingly sent for several weeks, but no remittance following, in-
quiries were instituted, and the prisoner was found to have
left Edward-street. Shortly after this Mr. Bacon received
another letter, from "James Horsfield, jun., Albion-street,
Brighton," for four papers weekly, which were supplied.
Again no remittance followed, and further inquiries led to the
discovery of an extensive system of newspaper robbery, and
the prisoner's-apprehension. Proof was given that these let-
ters, and various others found in his house, in both names,
and all requesting a supply of newspapers, were in the pri-
soner's handwriting. He had distributed his favours with
strict impartiality, for during the fortnight he has been in
custody, copies of nearly every paper in the kingdom, Lon-
don and provincial, have arrived, forming in the aggregate,
as many as would fill a bushel. His plan was, to go himself,
or send his children, to the post-office for the papers in a
variety of names, and then to sell them at 2d. or 3d. per lb.
After deliberating a short time, the magistrates remanded
the prisoner, in order to give time for the preparation of the
depositions; and he was then committed for trial at the next
sessions

HONEST TRADE.—No less than ninety-one indi-
viduals were fined in different sums on Tuesday last, at Wol-
verhampton, before H. Hill and G. Briscoe, Esqrs., for de-
fective weights, unstamped weights and measures, and unjust
scales. A sad deficiency in the balance of social honesty.
The steam-engine and the schoolmaster may be up and
abroad; but slow going, "according to Cocker,' really looks
better than this.—Ten Towns Messenger.
A field of peas, seven acres, called the " Nimble
Taylor," at Bemerton, adjoining Fisherton Anger, belonging
to Mr. Wm. Cottle, of the former place, has been cut and
carried this fortnight. Both wheat and barley in the neigh-
bourhood of Salisbury are looking exceedingly well, and
promise an excellent crop, and also an early harvest—Sher-
borne Journal, July 11.
AFFRAY AT KILDIRNIB.—The extension of the
iron works in this neighbourhood having given employment
to a considerable number of labourers, most of whom belong
to the Emerald Isle, the peaceful character of our village has
undergone a complete change. As at all great works where
Irishmen are employed, the unfortunate question of religion
has divided the labourers into two sections, Catholic and
Protestant; and to such a pitch had the controversy risen on
last Saturday fortnight, that the opposing parties met at
night in the village to settle it in real Donnybrook style,
much to the terror and annoyance of the peaceful inha-
bitants. The affray was renewed on Monday evening as
fiercely as ever; and it having transpired that the Catholics,
who were worsted on both occasions, had sent for succour to
the adjoining villages, for a fresh onset on the following
night, information was forwarded to Mr. Penny, superinten-
dent of the county police, who, along with three or four of
the constabulary, proceeded to Kilbirnie; and such was the
effect of this timeous interference, that most of the ring-
leaders decamped. We understand, that in order to prevent
the recurrence of such outrageous proceedings in future, a
number of the inhabitants intend to form themselves into a
local police force. A most diabolical act was committed on
Monday morning, but from its nature we cannot see how it
can be imputed to either the one party or the other in the
above disturbance. A stone was so inserted in the switches
which throw. the waggons from the branch line of the Kil-
birme Iroti Works on to the Glasgow and Ayr Railway, that
when the early luggage train from Glasgow came up to the
spot, it went on to the branch railway; and although the
stef.m was immediately turned off, the train traversed the
line for some distance, smashing several waggons upon it into
atoms, and doing other injury.—Afe Advertiser.
M mamas IN FRANCE. the following horrible
massacre has thrown the whole of the city of Blois into con-
sternation, An elderly man, named Gronteau, lived on a
small property of his own at the Granges, and, as he was
knew to be industrious and economical, and had lately re-
ceived a sum of money for a piece of land taken for the rail-
road, was believed to have large funds in his house. On Sa-
turday last, his son, who lived apart, was surprised that the
whole day should Rags without his seeing his father or any
one of his household, which consisted of a man and two
maid servants. Eight o'clock being passed, John. Gronteau
went to his father's, and, finding the house shut up, and re-
ceiving calls, got in at one of the
wind no we
windows. He,
ainisefir trsto hisd is
covsr knocksfather weltering in hised sadhis
blood, from several desperate wounds in the head, but still
breathing, and able to utter groans. Having done all he could
for the moment for his father, John Gronteau sought for the
servants, and found them 'all three dead—the man in a pool
of blood on the floor in an adjoining room, one of the women
in the same state in her owe room, and the other in her bed.
Information was immediately sent to the magistrates, who
hastened to the scene of horror. It was soon ascertained that
the murderers had got into the house by breaking into the cel-
lar, and had audaciously chosen the early hour when the fa-
mily were only about to go to rest for the night ; for, with the ex-
ception of the woman in bed, they had not laid down, though
partly undressed. It was an extraordinary circumstance that,
although the house was surfounded by neighbours, no one
had heard any unusual noise. Several pieces of furniture had
been broken open and rifled. Providentially, the elder
Gronteau, though unable as yet to undergo any interrogatory,
lies in the hospital, with some, though very slight hopes of
recovery. Haying passed the greater part of the night in
investigation, the magistrates, in the morning, discovered in
the well an instrument used by the engineers on the railroad
for perforating the rock, in order to form mines for blasting,
and which, from comparison with the wounds of the sufferers,
had undoubtedly been used in the murders. Every exertion
is being made for the discovery of the criminals.—Galignani.
PUBLIC BATRS.—According to announcement in
our last week's number, a meeting took place at the
Swan Hotel on Monday last at noon, to consider upon
the erection of public baths in this borough. There were
not many gentlemen in attendance, but the absence of
others was occasioned, no doubt, by the shocking occur-
rence in Bridge-street, a short time before that, for which
the meeting was called. The gentlemen present were R.
Heywood,. Esq., 'James Cross, Esq., G. Mallett, Esq.,
T. Andrews, Esq., George Pigott, Esq., T. Tong, Esq.,
Mr. John Brown, Mr. James Gorton, r. Rowland Hall,
Mr. George Brown. The Chairman explained that it
was intended to raise the amount required to erect
baths in 400 shares of 51. each. Gentlemen had already
taken shares, some twenty, some ten, five, and four Mr.
Monett asked if an estimate and plan had been made.
The Chairman said that plans and estimates were for-
mally drawn, but the subscribers might accept them or
not. He would take that opportunity of stating for public
information,.that the Earl of Bradford had given the land
for the site of the intended bath free from rent, and the
water would also be obtained free of cost from the Bolton
Moor Reservoir. After some conversation, R. Hey-
wood, Esq., moved, seconded by James Cross, Esq., that
it was expedient and desirable to erect public baths in
the borough of Bolton ; and that a Committee be ap-
pointed to obtain subscribers, and to take the preliminary
steps for such a measure. The motion passed
wasunani-
wmeorueslvyo.tedAtoCtohmemcithteaeirman who, aohnowledging
then nominated—thanks
them, said he should do all lie possibly could to promote
the object for which they had met—and the meeting then
broke up.—Belton Free Press.
THE Fox CIEO.—On Saturday the noblemen and
gentlemen of ibis Club had thoir witipl White Bait
dinner at the Crown and Sceptre, Greenwich. There
were present —Lord Paneannon, in the chairs the Earl
of Charlemont, Earl Flortesene, Lard Melbourne, Lord
Denman, Lord Sudeley, Lord Worsley, Lord Marcus
Hill, Lord Bateman, Lord Scarborough, Lord Besbo-
SirliLord Orionnore, Lord. Morpeth, Lord Ilohester,
. Adair, Mr, Stephenson, Mr. Alston, Mr. Pen-
darves, Mr. Dfillitioni air, E, Petre, Mr. Langston, Mr.
Clive, Col. Anson, Mr. Atheriey, Mr. G. S. Byng, Mr.
Sandford, and Mr. Tracey. The party
proceeded from
Oe West-end, at ten minutes past six, in a steam-boat
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