The Sun.
London, England, 1826-08-08 00:00:00

MANSION-HOUSE.—An !dish lady, about six or seven-
and-twenty years of age, and of very prepossessing appearance,
the wife of a medical gentleman in the city, applied to the Lord
Mayor, for advice in what manner to set, in order to change her
husband's - cruel determination against bee, with whieb, unfor-
tunately, the laws of this country could not be made to interfere.
From the written 'statement which the complainant handed in,
it appeared that her huaband married her at Liverpool, eleven
years ago, according to the forms of the Catholic Church, which
forms, as they were both Catholics, she considered m binding as
those of the Established Chinch. In Ireland, where she was
"born and bred," it was the case, and why not in this country?
Besidmi he had told her so hitnielf. They had three children
now living, but, notwithstanding that sacred tie, and her marked
conjugal and maternal attachment, her husband took it into his
heactto entertain doubts of her fidelity ; and, acting upon that
suspicion, turned her out of doors six months ago, and never al-
lowed her to enter the house again, or to see her children; the
youngest of whom was but two years old, and, of course, particu-
larly in need of a mother's care. He, besides, took advantage of
the prejtidicee piloting in this country against the Roman Catholic
persuasion, and branded her with the name of prostitute, and her
children with that.of bastards.
- The Loan Memoir. lamented that men could be found who were
Capable of such conduct, and disposed to violate an obligation I
which was certainly as binding in the eye of morality and religion
as any possibly could be. He asked the complainant whether
her friends had interfered to procure a reconciliation.. She said
they had,- but that all their efforts had been ineffectual. Her
husband had refused to let her see her children, or to give her a
halfpenny.
His Lordship desired her to send her friends to her husband
with his (the Lord Mayor's) recommendation to him to alter his
conduct towards her, and if he paid no attention to that message,
to come to the Mansion House in the course of the week, when
some other course should probably be adopted.
GUILDH ALL.--Jonies Neudon, one of the messengers em-
ployed at Apotbecaries'-ball, was charged before Mr. Alderman
Mannar yesterday, with purloining about till. of opium fromthe
company's stores.
Frederick Leffler, who has the charge of the store-cellars, de-
posed that when he goes home to his mesh, he is in the habit of
leaving all his keys in a drawer by the side of the accountant's
desk; and, ,upon returning from dinner on Saturday, he observed
the prisoner bunging up a key, and manceuvring to slip another
key, the bowl of which he could not conceal in his band, into the
drawer before-mentioned ; but he saw the witness was watching
him, and therefore left the room without effecting his purpose.—
The witness immediately examined the drawer, and missing the
key of the essential oil cellar, overtook the prisoner as he was
leaving the premises, and charged him with having it in hie pos.
session. Ile denied that he even knew there was such a key, but
he objected to going back to be searched. Leffler, however, was
peremptory upon this point, and Dowdney, a constable, was sent
for, who found upon the prisoner, not only the key, but tilb. 7oz.
of opium, a drug which was kept in the cellar to which the key
gave him neer'''. On examining the stock of opium in the cellar,
a deficiency of upwards of 261 b. was discovered to have accrued
since May.
A solicitor for the prisoner said, he had no observation to make
upon the evidence, but he begged the Magistrate to remand the pri-
soner for a few days, as he believed that course would be themeans
of fUrthering the ends of justice.
Mr.' Alderman MAGNAY, and the gentleman who attended on
the part of the Apothecaries' Company, thought a sufficient case
for Committal could be made out that day, and doubted much
thaeieny benefit would arise front remanding the prisoner. The
soliditbr; 'howeVer; again pressed the Magistrate upon the same
grodnd, and the prisoner was ultimately remanded for five days,
Quays Fartarnsirrra—Mr. Philip Giusti; a taVern-keeper,
was charged with having held the hands of a Mr. Thomas
Gatehouse, whilst one Mr. Edward Kinnaird, thumped him upon
the back ; and Mr. _Edward Kinnaird, was charged with having
inflicted the said thumping upon, the. hack of the said Thomas, fee.
Mr. Thomas Gatehouse is a muster tailor, residing in Duke-
street, West Smithfield ; and such a tailor as is nut to he seen'
every day—" a rod portly man, 'ifaith, and a corpulent; of a
cheerful look, a, Oohing eye, and a moot neble carriage."---By his
evidence it appeared, that on Thursday evening lea, he repaired
en the tavern kept by the defendant, Mr. Philip Glaas—where,
indeed, he was in the habit of: spending all his evenings, inas-
much RS the ii,141014 were good, the landlord very emu-toots,
Ana the ~nmvatiy, for, the mist part, ~ttrt'uu(ly intelligent and
agreeable. On the . evening in question, the. company con-
sisted of his old friend Me. Edward iitinaird, one or two
othir gentlemen, sod the landlord, Mr. Philip Glass.--whose
glasses .were ail bright as his wit upon, almost all. occasions ; but
sinnehow or other, on this particular evening, things did not go
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off quite so agree Ably as usual. For the first hour or two they
were pretty comfortable; and Mr. Kinnaird had even requested
Mr. Gatehouse to take a glass of brandy and water at his ex-
perice--.40 he often had done aforetime ; but, whether Mr. Gate-
house'siready acceptance of the said brandy and water excited his
displeasure, or whether he repented himself of having offered it
at all—brit au it was, that immediately afterwards, he, Mr. Kin,.
'laird, began to grow very.waspisb and unpleasant. He would
acareely allow Mr. Gatehouse to put a word edgeways into any
argument then going on ; told him he was a fool, and knew no-
thing about anything ; and even accused him of having
remembered to forget to pay hie share of a supper of beef
a-la-mode, which they had taken together some. months
before. Of course, Mr. Gatehouse did not suffer all this
vituperation to he heaped upon him without replying; and
an altercation ensued something after the fashion of the
Atigna Mining Company's affair the other day—except that there
was no "Flattery" whatever in this case. At length Mr. Kinnaird'
began to grow tired of quarrelling, and Mr. Gatehouse began to
believe that " every thing was coining round very comfortably,"
when the landlOrd, Mr. Philip Glass, suddenly seized hint by both
his hands, and held him fast whilst Mr. Kiunaird pummelled him
upon the back. "He gave me fifteen good hard thumps," added
Mr. Gatehouse, " and why he left off I don't know, except it
was that he was tired of thumping ; but he that as it may, when
he had dune, and Mr. Glass had loosed my.bands, I turned
round to them and said, ' if that's friendship, I never knew it but
by name.' " • Mr Gatehouse said, that was his case ; but we
think he might have wound it up better by (tenting the following
case in. point from Cowper's Pleas :
The friend who hails you, Tom or Jack,
Andigowltehzithumsr;:toturmneyx! hack
Ts such a Mend, that one had need • .
Be very much his friend, indeed,
To pardon, or to hear it.
Messrs. Kienaird and Glass in their defence, however, totally
denied that Mr. Gatehotree had been thumped at all, and they
called a 'witness, who, deposed that after many high words between
Mr. Gatehouse and Mr. Kinnaird, they began to manifest symp-
toms of coming to blows ; whereupon Mr. Glass placed himself
between them ea a peacemaker, and there was peace—not a single
blow, being *truck by either party.
The sitting Magistrate (Mr. Alderman Matis:AV) immediately
directed that Mr. cletebouse should be oonstiited, and the parties
left the office—Mears. Kinnaird and Giese cleaning that Mr.
Gatehorunt :" must have dreamer/ the fifteen thumps ;" and Mr.
Gatehouse declining that, p dream or no dream,' he would indict
them both at the Sessions.
BOW-STREET.--An investigation of an extraordinary nature
oecimied the attention of the magistrates at this office during the
whole of yesterday. Mr. Harvey Price, of Middle-row, Hol-
born, bookeeller ; Mr. Deer, of Clare-market, cora-dealer ;
and Mr. John Deer, his brother, were respectively charged, by
a girl named Mary Rooker, with forcibly violating her person.
The two :first-named individuals were brought by Dike, on a
witirant,,to answer the charge ; but the third was abient, it was
said, in the country. ,
The proaceutrix appeared to be about 16 or. 17 years of age, of
pale complexion, and not at all well-looking—indeed, she may be
said to be what is called "very plain." `idle was ;attended by her
mother, and, when examined, gave her evidence , with great ap-
pearance of, artiesearetia and modesty of deusesnour.
Her statement, so far as it can be detailed in our columns, was
as follows—About three months ego she went to live in the fa-
mily of Mr. and• Mrs. Deer, of Clare-market, as. servant of all
all work. Mr;Price, the second defendant, was married to Mrs.
lit ) 'elm,
eet rl"' morning
. sister,
iie
and a rihird.t:Pealirpiroceiniecthe habit of visiting at the house, and
I ,sometime* stopping there for a day or so. On last Sunday three
weeks Mr. anti Mrs. Deer went omit of town for the day, and in
rtihot
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after sonic indifferent conversation, asked her
a question of an indelicate nature, which she did not underotend,
and she told him so. He then began to take indecent liberties
with her, and at length threw her on the floor, and did as be
pleased with her; When he first threw her down, she resisted all
sha could, and threatened to call out ".merd„.,,; Out he held his
hand upon her throat, so as to prevent her from screaming, and
ortrpoWered her. The shop mid house' were shot up at this time.
• She efkrwardsctietb and said she would tell people of it ; but he
said she would be a fool if she did, for that ooliody would believe
her. When her Master 'and mistress,were.from home on it Sun'!-
' day, she always dined at Mr. Duncombe's, Mrs. Deer's father's
I house, in Middle-row, Holborn, where Mr. Price and 'hie

wife lived; aml 111. r. Price, en the occasion in question, Was
also going there, and he told her to go one way, and he would
go another, and, she did so. On the following day she de-
scribed to her mistress, Mrs. Deer, what Mr. Price had done
to her, and she told her to hold her tongue, and that she ought
to be ashamed to. mention'sitch & thing, to expose the family.—
She then told the people (named Herbert) at the public-house
next door to Mr. Deer's, and they alto told her mistress of it, and
.received nearly the same answer. On the Sunday when she went
to Mr. Duncorribe's, she , mentioned partly what bad happened to
the servant girl there, hut did not state that Mr. Price had com-
pleted his purpose, and the servant girl, together with Mr. John
Deer, the third defendant in' the present charge, who also heard
her, " made all the fun of her that ever they coeld," and said they
would expose her to all the house. On the Thursday following
her master followed her litto a room up stairs, and used her in a
similar manner, and she did not cry Out, because she thought it
was of no nee, as she had only been laughed at, and made all
manner of fun of, when she complained before of Mr. Price's
conduct, but she resisted with all her strength. The room in
which the outrage was conimitted was next to a workshop, in
which was a bell communicating with the' lower part of the
house, and that hell rang during the time Mr. Deer was assailing
her, and she heard Mr. Price calling out from below, " What !
Nobody in the shop?" Mr. Deer, upon hearing this, stepped into
the shop, walked heavily on the floor, and called out, " 0 yes, I
am here."
The charge against Mr. John Deer was, that of forcibly violat-
ing the person of the prosecutrix, and violently beating her about
the face when she resisted.
The prosecutrix added, that she was very ill on the Sunday
afternoon, after the outrage by Mr. Price, and that she had been
in bad health ever since.
There could be no doubt from her appearance that she was,
from some cause or other, in an ill state of health.
Her mother, a decent-looking woman, who said she was the
mother of 18 children, stated that she called at Mr. Deer's on,
Wednesday last, to see her daughter, upon which occasion Mrs.
Deer spoke very ill of her daughter, and complained of her
conduct, and the latter then told her she had been ill-treated
by Mr. Deer and his brother, describing their treatment nearly as
she had now done-. She' said she was ill, and afitnees found upon
examination that she was in a dreadful state of health. She told
Mrs. Deer of what her daughter bad stated, and she said she had
heard of Mr. John Deer's conduct, and was ashamed of it.
In defence it was alleged, that the charge was made for the pur-
'epee of extorting money, and Mr. Price called witnesses to prove
that on the Friday, upon which she charged the charged the rape
to have been committed,by him, he was at the house of his father-
in-law, Mr. Duncomhe, during the whole of the day.
The prosecutrix, on being minutely examined by Mr. Ilates:,
varied occasionally in some portions of her statement, And so, it
is proper to state,- did the avituesees in support of the alibi. Mr.
Duncombea female servant admitted, that the prosecutrix told her
of something that Mr. Price had done to her on one Siinday,
when she came to dinner.- .
Mrs. Deer, the mistress of tbelprobecatrix, .a remarkably fine
woman, far advanced in pregnancy, was examined, and denied
that the girl had told her of the alleged conduct of'Mr. Price, on
the day after it was said to have- taken plate.. Speaking in re-
ference to the charge against her husband, the witness, turning
towards the prosecutrix, and with a look of ineffable scorn and
contempt, exclaimed, " a pretty object of attraction for my husband,
truly !"
Mr. HALLS, after a moat patient ineestigatien of the whole
circumstances, which occupied him until five o'clock in the after-
noon, said, he felt-himself authorised to exercise the discretion
which a late act of Parliament had.veited in him, to take bail for
the,future. appearance of thedsecused parties, and he should there-
fore order them to give sureties in the .amount of 801.- each, to
appear at the next Sessions, leaving the accusers to adopt what
course they should, in their own judgment, deem molt proper.
Messrs. Deer and Price immediately found hail.
These are the parties described in a Sunday Paper, • as—" a
beautiful young lady, and two gentlemen of a highly respect-
able family !" .

POLICE COURT.
Saturday, a youthful Sampson from Leith was charged with
having, by strength of arm, twisted three iron lamp-posts, at the
head of the Abbey-kill, out of their perpendicular, and broken one
of them, about two o'clock on Friday morning. On his way
home, it *towel), that he hail felt an irrtisistible impulse to pull
,hewn the maid lamp-lowa ; unit his attempts to do so were surveyed
in silent wontlei by three watchmen, who, upon his coming away,
took him into custody. The etamination of one of the watchmen
was not a little curious.' The Judge asked, " Where did you come
from," (meaning what part of the road) " when you saw this?"
The witness, scratching his head, replied, " Frae Inverness-shire,
your Honour !"—(A loud laugh.),--He then proceeded with the
details of his story, till, he came to talk about the light of the moon,
when, it being'remarked that the moon must surely have been set
at that time of the morning, he again, curry-combing his head,
replied " Ugh! The mere rosed twice that mornings ;" and then
'milted sternly at the Judge, as if he dared him to dispute the truth
of such a phenomenon. The prisoner was fined 2/., upon which
he, thinking it very strange that the evidence of three sworn wit-
nesses should preponderate over his own affirmation, threw down
a shilling.hy way of protest, and made his exit in a rage.— Was_
flow Courier.

MURDER.-.—A report has been in circulation for
soma days, that Dominiek.Noon, the approver, who prosecuted
and convicted Maguire at the lot Spring Assizes of this town for
administering the ribbonincrt's oath, and who disappeared so un-
accountably before the late Assizes, had., been murdered in the
mountains of Clack, in this county. With the deepest horror we
have learned, just as we were putting our paper to, press, that
the report is but too well finiwled, and that the body of the unfor-
tunate man was found yesterday in one of the romantic caves in
that mountain, 200 feet below, the surface. From the appearance
of blood near the cave above stated, and other circumstances, it
waa conjectured that the body had been thrown into it. After two
days ineffectually spent, preparations were at length made, under
Mr. Brien's direction, for descending into the cave. A windlass
was erected over it, and a well-sinker, named Cavanagh, procured
to go down. On descending to the bottom he, found the dead
body, fastened a rope to it, and had it brought up. The head was
dreadfully mangled, and presented a most frightful appearance.
Great praise is due to Mr. Brien, for his unwearied exertions in
the discovery of the body..Ennishillen Chronicle.

On Thursday Mr. John Wilks, jun., resigned the
solicitorship of the British Annuity Company; and
yesterday the directors of the Cornwall, and Devon-
shire Mining Company, upon the receipt of a letter
from Mr. Wilks, declared the solicitorship of that
company vacant.
Co stRINATION .AMONG THE FAIR SEX.—"About
twenty female pin-makers were taken up on' Tuesday
night on a charge, of illegal combination, but on being
brouht yesterday before the Magistrate of Arranquay
division, they were immediately discharged.--Dublin
Patriot.

A traveller makes the following useful observation
—" I observed, in the Pays de Vaud, thnt all the bot-
tles are stamped. I wish devoutly that this were the
cue in England, that, of the many cruelties inflicted
on us as wine-drinking citizens, short measure might
not be one." _ _

of that which
We would recommend the Yacht Club to sell their
yachts, and substitute in their stead, steam yachts.
They could then sail about at their pleas:l—re.,mwoirtintoinut
waiting for either wind or tide, °frotrhae
whienlipi
is called " nautical skill." What can be more dull
man,never omitted the
titan to be out at sea in a dead calm, and to hear the
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I never mur ered any6and no roan
sailor,
ever murdered me—then God bless all mankind.
following prayer every night as
Atnen.
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SC ROGER, W,HERE WAS I ?"--At Kenwyn, *wr-
ing divine service, two dogs, one of which was the par-
son's, were fighting at the west-end of the church.—
The parson, who was then, reading the second lesson,
rushed out of his pew and went down and parted them,
returned to his pew, and doubtful where he had left off,
asked the clerk, Roger, where was 1?" Why,
clown parting the do ,insister, to he sure," replied
Roger, to the no small amusement ofthe congregation.