The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-07 00:00:00

CLERKEN WELL.

Yesterday Sarah Bull, an interesting looking and
pretty little girl, aged 14, was brought up in custody of
police-constable Peck, 8 E, charged with being drunk
and using obscene language.
The constable deposed, that between four and five
o'clock on the previous day he saw the prisoner reeling
with drunkenness in the New-road, St. Pancras. His at-
tention was called to her condition by a gentleman who
chanced to be passing at the time. On their way to the
station she used the foulest language. The gentleman
accompanied them thither,
Mr. BROUGHTON—What, is it possible that mild-look-
ing little creature used had language ? Peck, who is a
very respectable officer, said he had hardly ever heard
such language from the worst prostitutes.
Mr. BROUGHTON then read a letter from a gentleman
of distinction, residing in one of the principal squares in
the west-end, but who requested that his name might not
bo made public. The writer said he was shocked at
witnessing the condition of a child so young ; her lan-
guage, he said, was obscene and disgusting in the ex-
treme. He concluded by expressing an earnest hope
that the magistrate might ascertain the names of the
publicans who furnished her with liquor, in' order that
their conduct might be represented to the licensing ma-
gistrates. _ _ _

- Mr. BROUGHTON interrogated the child, who cried
bitterly. She said her father and mother were dead,
and that she now lived with her uncle, Mr. Rogers, an
extensive. and opulent builder, in Kentish-town.
Being asked what made her drunk, she said—l took
my share of two quarterns of gin and three .pints of ale
between three of us.

Mr. BROUGHTON—Who are the others ? Prisoner—
Amelia Boyett and Anne Prescott.
Mr. BROUGHTON—What ages are they? Prisoner—
Amelia Boyett is 13 and Anne Prescott 12.
Mr. BROUGHTON dispatched a policeman to request
the prisoner's aunt, Mrs. Rogers, and the two other girls
to attend.

Some time after these parties were in attendance.
Mrs. Rogers, a well-dressed woman, deposed, that she
was the prisoner's aunt, and had taken her into her
house about three weeks ago, but in the period interven-
ing between the death of her mother and the 20th of last
month she had associated with depraved characters, and
had become so attached to the streets that it was impos-
sible to keep her out of them. During the last week the
came home twice in a state of intoxication. On the pre-
vious day she went out on a message, when she got her-
self into the beastly condition described.
Mr. Broughton then had the children placed beside
him on the bench.

Amelia Boyett, an intelligent looking child, having
been sworn, stated—Sarah Bull came up to me yester-
day, and I said to her " Won't you stand a quartern of
gin?" She said, " Yes, go and fetch it, and I did fetch
it in a tea-cup ; we drank it at the corner of the street.
Anne Prescott came ; we had another quartern, and
being thirsty afterwards we had three pints of ale, which
we also drank. The beer was got at the Rising Sun,
and the gin at the Dolphin public•house, in Kentish
Town. The landlord of the former served me.

Mr. BROUGHTON (to the pr'soner)—Why don't you
stay with your aunt? Prisoner—Because I liked to be
on the streets, and could not bear confinement.

Mr. BROUGHTON—WouId you not like a good place ?
Prisoner—Yes, if I could get on the streets now and
then.

Mr. BROUGHTON said he had never witnessed a case
of more astounding profligacy. He would, however,
make an effort to save a child so young and so favoured
by nature from ruin—for she was on the very brink of
it. The worthy magistrate then directed the police to
ascertain and report to him the landlords of the beer-
shop and public-house. He directed the child (whom
he discharged) to be removed for the present to the
workhouse.

HAMMERSMITH.

A middle-aged lady of fashionable appearance, de-
scribed as Mrs. Susannah Folhard, residing at No. 10,
Pelham-road, Brompton, appeared before Mr. T.
Paynter, the sitting magistrate, to a summons at the in-
stance of Colonel Francis Holme, which charged " that
he goes in danger of his life or some bodily harm from
you—you having on the 23d day of August last, in the
parish of St. Margaret, Westminster, unlawfully
threatened to knock him (the said Francis Home)'dos‘n,
and that if it were not for the law, you would do him a
mischief, and use other threatening and menacing lan-
guage towards him."
Mr. Humfreys, solicitor, of Newgate-street, attended
with the defendant.

Colonel Francis Home deposed, that he resided in
Park-row, Knightsbridge. About half-past seven
o'clock on the morning of Friday, the 23d ult., on his
return home, he heard the defendant's voice, and in con-
sequence went into the parlour and locked himself in.
The defendent then came to the door, and said, " if you
don't let me in, I'll break the door." She afterwards,
upon his telling a person that it was no business of
theirs, and that her (defendant's) conduct was not re
spectable, said " If you repeat that I'll knock you down."
She then put her arm inside the door, and he Ras
obliged to use force to remove it.
Defendant, holding up her arm,
guard, it's quite black now."
Evidence continued—On the evening of the same day
he was walking out when the defendant came up to him,
joined him, and persisted in walking with him, and
abused him by saying she would do for him, and would
follow him. She also called him a blackguard, and was
so annoying to him that he was compelled to go home.
Mr. PAYNTEIt asked Col. Home if he apprehended
personal danger from the defendant ? Col. Home said
she had threatened to do for him several times, and he
feared that she would so irritate his temper, and induce
him, by her violent conduct, to act in a manner he could
not answer for. He really thought she was occasionally
deranged, and had been so for years, and it was impos-
sible to say what she might do in that state.
Cross-examined by Mr. Humfrey—Had not lived with
the defendant for the last eight years. lied never lived
with her as her husband. Defendant had used his name
against his express desire that she should not do so. His
acquaintance with the defendant began about the year
1828. Had never heard that she had an income of 300/.
Never did represent himself as her husband. Recollected
that, once, when the defendant's father and mother left
her some money the defendant implored him not to dis-
erace her in the eyes of her family, and he went down
into the country with her, and signed a paper or deed as
Col Home, and the defendant signed it as Mrs. Home.
He did not sign a deed of release, but refuted to do so as
her husband, but she got the money just the same.
_ _

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Mr. Humfreys here handed Col. Home a letter, which
t he said would refresh his memory.
• Colonel Home having attentively read the letter, said
it had been improperly taken out of his desk some time
back. It would, however, make no difference in his an-
swer, as ho could not tell, after such a lapse of time,
what answer he had sent to it. Although defendant did
at that time get some money, he knew no more than Mr.
Humfreys what she did with it. He did certainly re-
ceive it so far ; it was put into his right hand, and with-
out looking at it he handed it over to the defendant, and
was not cognizant of what she did with it. Did not be-
lieve that she ever had 3001. a year. Defendant had
never, with her money, bought articles of furniture which
were now in his possession, except, he believed, a kitchen
stove. He dated his final separation from the defendant
at the period when he ceased to have intimate acquaint-
ance with her, which was eight years ago, but she had
continued to reside in the same house until the last three
years. When he said Inr conduct was not respectable,
defendant said, "Ifyou repeat that I'll knock you down."
Mr. Humfreys then submitted that that was not suffi-
cient to warrant the magistrate in calling upon the de-
fendant to find sureties to keep the peace, inasmuch as
it did not prove that Colonel Home went in bodily fear,
the threat being a conditional one.
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Mr. PAYNTER then bound the defendant in her own
recognizance of 1002 to keep the peace for one year.

STATE OF TRADE.—The hosiery market continue:-
depressed ; the wrought cotton and silk goods are least
in demand. The lace trade is also dull, though immea-
surably better than the hosiery.—Nottingham Review.