The Sun.
London, England, 1826-06-01 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.. TALE or A TlM—James Martin, a
man in the employ of Messrs. Barclay, wax chandlers in the
Strand, was fully committed yesterday, on a charge of robbing. a
chum, who shared hie bed-room at the King's Head in that neigh-
bourhood. Cozens, the officer, went to apprehend him in the
manufactory, when Martin, without the slightest hesitation,
knocked him backwards into a tub of melted fat, and ran away,
leaving his dip to follow as he might. - Unluckily, however, be
selected Bow-street itself as the way by which to make his escape.
This was running into the lion's month with a vengeance; half a
dozen officers started after him on the alarm being given, and he
was secured forthwith. Martin, who seemed.much annoyed at
having his wick-ed works thus brought to light, said but little in
his defence, but made his bow and retired.

HATTON GAllDEN.—Elizabeth Powell, a young woman,
dressed rather in the extreme of fashion, was brought up at the
instance of the Overseers of the parish of St. Pancras, to obtain
an award for the maintenance of a child, of which she was delivered
some months back, at a house in Hampstead-road.
The clerk, who, attended on behalf of the parish, stated that no
demand had been made for subsistence or otherwise by the mother,
hut the parish having learned that she was at present living as a
single woman, though calling herself Mrs. Powell; felt themselves
bound to inquire into the circumstances, with a view to affiliating
the child.

Mr. lloozns—Does she assert that she is married?
The Pariah Clerk—Yes, she states that she was married some
years ago in Ireland, but there is proof that she has not lived with
the person whom she describes as her husband, 'for the last two
years, during which period the infant was born.

Mr. Roam}—But it is possible that they might have visited
each other in the interim.

The Clerk—Very true, Sir, so it is—but she admits that the
child is not her husband's !

Mr. Roaaas—Whose then does she say it is?
The Clerk—She says that since she parted from her husband,
she cohabited with a person who holds some situation in the
Royal establishment at Windsor, and she is now ready to swear
that he is the father of the child.
Some desultory conversation here took place, in which a fresh
difficulty was started, -niunely_that although it could be satisfac-
torily proved that the child had been born in adultery, yet its ille-
gitimacy could not be established until that fact was substantiated
in a legal way, and consequently, the husband was, in point of
law, the reputed father, and liable to be sued for maintenance.
The Clerk said, that if he was rightly informed, the marriage
was not a legal one, having been performed by a Roman Catholic
Clergyman, the woman being of the Protestant faith, and the man
a Catholic.

Mr. 'looms said, it was a subject on which he would not like
to give a judicial opinion, though be believed that such marriages
were not valid.

Mr. Mallets, the chief clerk, then referred to several legal au-
thorities on the question of the validity of Irish and Scotch mar-
riages, but the particular clause regarding marriages by Roman
Catholic Clergymen, where the parties are of different persuasion,
eould not be found.
Mr. Roar s, after some consideration decided, that if there
was sufficient proof that the woman had been married under such
circumstances, he should hold the marriage to he invalid, and
the parish would therefore become entitled to claim an order of
affiliation against the father of the child, as in any common case
of bastardy.
A written statement was then put in, drawn up under the
dictation of Mrs. Powell, 'vim stated that she was married at
Fermoy, county of Cork, Ireland, in the year 1815, by a Roman
Catholic Priest; that she was a Protestant, and Powell a Papist.
They came to England about three years ago, but Powell, having
business to attend to in his native country, was obliged to return
there two years ago, since which she had not seen him, though no
actual separation bad ever been agreed on. In the interim, she
contracted au acquaintance with a gentleman, whom she named,
who holds a situation in the King's household, at
Windsor, who
was the father of the child in question.
Mr. Rooxas asked her if she was willing to make oath to the
truth of this statement ?
Mrs. Powell, who appeared excessively agitated, replied, in the
affirmative, but added that she could see no reason for the inter-
ference of the parish, as the child never had become chargeable,
and in all probability never would be any expence to theta, or to
any other person hut the father.
The clerk said that the Overseers of the parish only acted in
performance of their duty by doing so.
Mr. Rom's perfectly concurred in the propriety of their pro-
eedure, and a provisional order of maintenance was made out
against the person named in the deposition of Mist. Powell, and
the parties withdrew.
UNION-HALL—Yesterday morning, soon after the Sitting
Magistrate had taken his seat on the bench, the chief constable of
the office informed him that George Gough, one of the constables
of Battersea, was then in attendance with a bundle of clothes, be-
longing to a person who was supposed to have been murdered...—
Gough was then called in, and produced the following articles of
dress, which were all deeply stained with blond :—A white linen
shirt, marked with the initials W. G., in blue marking thread,
which appeared to have been cut off the person who wore it, as it
Was rent down from top to bottom, apparently with a knife or some sharp instrument. On the collar of it was a vast quantity
of clotted blood, and the wristband and half way up the right arm
was covered with gore, which, together with other marks, as if
some sharp instrument had been drawn across the sleeve of the
shirt, led to the belief that the person to whom it belonged made
violent resistance before he was divested of it. There was a pair
of drab kerseymere trousers, the lower parts of which, and near
the waistband, had a quantity of blood upon them. They also appeared to have been cut off the individual to whom they be-
longed, as they were slit on each side, from the waistband down-
wards. A blue and buff striped waistcoat was included in the
articles found, which was sprinkled all over with blood. It had
the appearance of a groom or servant's waistcoat, with arms to it,
and yellow gilt buttons ; and this, as well as the before-mentioned
articles, seemed to have been cut off the back of the owner.
Gough having exhibited the clothes, proceeded to state that
they were discovered on Monday afternoon nt the brink of the
Thames, near the Red-house, at Battersea, by a man named
Andrews, who acts as " Jack-o'-the-Water" at the stairs leading
from the above tavern. It appeared that man was attendingsome
boats near the stairs at the time in question, and the tide running
down, he observed a quantity of clothes tied up in a bundle lying
in the mud. Having got them on shore, he proceeded to untie
the bundle, and finding the clothes above enumerated covered with
blood, he lost no time in giving information of the circumstances
to Gough, who now attended for the purpose of laying the facts
already stated before the Magistrates, in order to have directiom
in what manner to proceed.

Mr. Camml3.l., on inspecting the different articles of dress
bad every appearance of having be.
produced, observed, that they
longed to some person who was murdered. ' The shirt, trousers,
and waistcoat, all of which bail much blood upon them, appeared
to have ben cut off' the back of the individual, and plainly evinced
that considerable violence had been used. The worthy Magis-
aaddressing the reporters who attended for the news-
papteen then,
remarked, that the most certain method of ascertaining
t rat'dbli
case,ngto was
to
light
theperpetrators of the murder, it' such had
been the give publicity in the newspapers to the cir-
cumstances narrated by the constable. This mode of proceeding
would, in all probability, be the means, at any rate, of bringing
some personS forward who would be enabled to identify the
clothes, and therefore the individual to Whom they belonged.
The constable was then ordered to keep the articles above sped•
fled by him, in the event of their being wanted on a future occa-
sion ; and he also received instructions to make inquiry on each
side of the river near where the clothes were picked up, whether
any person wearing such a dress Was known in the neighbourhood.

MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT
FOR MAY.

A long succession of chilling easterly and north
winds have most unseasonably checked and retarded
vegetation of 'every species, certainly not without some
degree of lasting injury, as well to the corn and grasses
as. to the- fruits. The atmospheric changes, however,
and their consequenees, as they cannot surprise, ought
not to dismay ; and should warm and genial winds
and weather succeed, we may yet reap and gather in
overflowing abundance. The principal crop, wheat,
has of course suffered least from the drought, scarcely
to any very perceptible degree on the best land ; in
inferior, and in exposed situations, it looks backward,
yellow, and streaked with blight. Should warm wea-
ther ensue, its advance to ear and blooming will be
rapid. Oats look promising.; and should the present
rains continue and penetrate to the root, crops of every
species,
.corn, seeds, grasses or roots, Will, in all pro-
bability, speedily assume the appearance of the most
favourable year. The apples have withstood the
attacks of the late rigorous weather, and promise well ;
cherries, plums, gooseberries, and part of the wall
fruit, have been blighted, and much of them destroyed.
The hops have suffered universally, but the present
driving showers will have a beneficial effect in cleansing
the vine from vermin ; they cannot however prove a
large crop. The potatoe culture has been rather for-
ward, and the present state of the weather is much in
favour of the plants ; which will also bring forward
turnip sowing, on the best tilth that has been known
for years.