The Sun.
London, England, 1828-02-04 00:00:00

POLICE, INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.—On Friday, a servant in the establish-
ment of the French Ambassador attended before Sir PETER
LAURIE, with Frances Carpenter, a young native of the
north of France, to request that a Mr. Henry Leeson
might be compelled to fulfil a contract made with her, when
he engaged her at Paris as a servant. She was hired. at
'lO/. a year, with a stipulation thattif she was dissatisfied
with her place, she should be sent back to Paris at the ex-
pence of her master. She had demanded to be sent home,
and her master had refused to comply.
Sir PETER said he had no authority to interfere, but as
the applicant was a stranger in the land, he would endea-
vour to assist her, and obtain an explanation by sending a
summons.

On Saturday the Frenchman and his young country-
woman again attended, and the former said he had seen
Mr. Leeson that morning, who confessed he had not the
means to pay her wages or her fare home. From what he
saw, he feared Mr. Leeson was about to abscond, and he
had failed to wait on the Alderman according to his pro-
mise. Mr. Leeson held about 335. which belonged to the
girl, and applicant was fearful lie would not only carry that
off, but all her clothes.
Sir PETER directed the Guildhall messenger to bring
Mr. Leeson before hint immediately, if he could find him
at home.

In a short time Martin, the messenger, returned and re-
ported that he had been to the house of Mr. Scott, a boot-
maker, in Ilolborn, and found that Mr. Leeson and his
lady had absconded, but the servant's chest of clothes re-
mained untouched, and Mr. Scott was willing to surren-
der it, as he held four pictures as security for twelve guineas
rent, then due to him.' Mr, Scutt represented' that they
were a young couple, the lady being apparently about 19,
and the gentleman a year or two older. They hired his
first floor about a month ago, stating that they had just ar-
rived from France, and could'not give any reference. Mr.
Leeson, however, offered him a week's rent in advance, and
Mr. Scott expressed himndf satisfied upon seeing him in
possession of three sovereigns. They had since been in
great distress, borrowing money from their French servant,
and even selling a bonnet they had given to her, to provide
them all with a breakfast that morning.
Sir PETER put a variety of questions to the girl, in
answer to which she stated that she had been for four years
cook and lady's-maid at the Prince Regent Hotel, at Paris,
when, about two months ago, Mr. Leeson and his lady took
a lodging there, and hired her as their servant. She could.
not understand their English, nor they a word of her
French, but still they corresponded very satisfactorily by
signs. They remained at the hotel for a month, and then
came to London, but they did not receive any visits at either
place, and she had no knowledge of their connexions, but
she understood the lady was a Scot, and her husband an
Englishman. She had seen enough of England, and de-
sired to return home, where she partly supported her
mother and family. .
Her countryman thanked the Magistrate for Iris inter-
ference, and explained that the girl would be.sent home at
the charge of the French Ambassador.
Sir PETER gave her lOs., to make up part of her loss,
before she quitted the office.
A lad named William Thompson was charged with
wanton c.uelty towards an ass..
Charles Benwell, a butcher, residing at No. 91, Long-
lane, stated that on passing through Smithfield on Friday
evening his feelings were excited by the brutality of the
prisoner towards the pool. animal ; and although he knew it
would be exceedingly inconvenient to him as a butcher to
attend at the Justice-room on the Saturday morning, be
could not resist the desire to see such cruelty punished.
Sir PETER LAURIE said he was happy to find there was
so much humanity among the butchers. Only the day
before he bad, at the instance of butchers, inflicted two
fines for wanton cruelty toward's oxen in Smithfield that
morning.
The complainant proceeded to state, that he stopped
about twenty minutes observing the motions of the prisoner,
and saw him repeatedly strike the poor beast about the
sides with a stick. He thought he was intoxicated, for he
kept laughing while he was striking. lie seemed to beat
the animal purely for amusement. Witness met an officer,
and desired him to watch the prisoner, who, in the course
of two minutes, repeated the blows, and was apprehended.
Roe, the officer, said he saw the priSoner inflict two
very severe blows on the ass's sides. He seemed to do it
by way of exercise."
Sir PETER—To keep the muscles of his arm in play.
The prisoner said he was a vender of Flanders brick,
am, and worked very hard.
Sir PETER—You mean your donkey works hard—he
carries the burden, I suppose.—Prisoner--Yes, Sir, but a'
helps him up.behirid.—(A laugh.)--He explained that he
was about to purchase the:donkey in question, and the
owner had given him a stick to try his. paces, which he
deemed a very necessary precaution, having once hastily
bought a donkey which could not be induced triwalk away
from the spot by either punishment or caresses. He
declared. solemnly he struck the animal only twice.
Complainant—On my oath, Sir Peter, I saw him strike
upwards up twenty blows.
The ALDERMAN, taking into consideration the pri-
soner's means, fined him only 55., which he paid and was
discharged.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—On Saturday a young
woman, named Elizabeth Mercer, 21 years of age, was
brought before Sir GEORGE FARRANT, by the parish.
officers of St. James's, to swear 'to the father of a fine child,
which she carried in her arms. • The oath having been
ad-
ministered, she was desired to point out the father, and
she immediately fixed upon a boy, only 16 years of age,
the
of he
ofeseon Ar lr. Hathaway, of Poland-street, as being the
offspring. The Magistrate was surprised.
Mr. Hathaway declared that the 'girl had asserted .a
falsehood, and she might as well swear he was the father.
The MAGISTRATE asked the boy' if he ever was upon
intimate terms with the girl?—" No, Sir," said the boy,
,c Not in a bed-room."
,‘ But were you ever upon intimate terms with her in
any other place ?" inquired the Ala c isTßaTet.—" Yes, Sir,
said the boy, " three or four times."
Mr. Hathaway said, that the girl's statement was totally
false, and that the boy bad been taken without any notice
having been given to his friends. The girl had been in his
service four years, but was discharged in July last. Since
that time she had been in the country, and having become
acquainted with 'some man, and got into trouble, she

to town, and wished to make it appear that his on was
the father of her child. He hoped, however, the Magis-
trate would look on the youth of the lad ; he contended it
was impossible he could be the father.
Sir GEOR.GE FARRANT said, that the girl had sworn
that the boy was the father, and he had admitted that he
had been upon intimate terms with the girl. He should
therefore make an order for the boy to pay 2s. per week,
and Mr. Hathaway could appeal, if he thought propel.
Mr. Hathaway was then called upon to pay 21. 15s. the
expenses of the girl's acconchement ; but he said he should
appeal.

Mr. Tweeddale, a medical gentleman, was charged
with assaulting a pupil, named Morgan.
The complainant stated, that he went into the Royal
Metropolitan Infirmary, in Broad-street, Golden-square, a
few days ago, when he was insulted by Mr. Tweeddale,
who placed his hands at the back of his neck and pushed
him out of the house.

Mr. Tweeddale said, that he was in the infirmary at-
tending to some children who required his assistance, when
the complainant entered, and by the conversation he kept
up with the other pupils, prevented him from doing his
duty. _ _ _

A witness, however, having proved the assault, Mr.
Tweeddale was bound in his own recognizances to appeal
at the Sessions.

MARYLEBONE-OFFICE.—On Saturday night, a
man, genteellv.dressed, was charged with having insulted
young lady, between two and three o'clock the same after-
noon, in Kensington-gardens. He was taken into custody
by Walker, the gatekeeper at Bayswater-lodge, to whom
the young lady complained, and he endeavoured to bribe
him with a sovereign to let him go. •
The defendant said he was a lawyer's clerk, living in
Smith•street, Westminster, and denied the charge.
Mr. GRIFFITH toll him that the evidence was quite suf-
ficient to require the decision of a jury, and committed him
for trial.

The feelings of many respectable females in that neigh-
bourhood having been outraged in a similar way, Harris,
the countable who brought the prisoner to the office, re-
quested Mr. Griffith to give them an opportunity of seeing
him, and he will be brought back from prison te-morrow
for that purpose.
WORSHIP-STREET.—A young man, named Jona-
than Reynolds, was on Saturday brought up on a charge
of bigamy, in having married last November a young lady
named Jennings, he having previously, in 1823, intermar-
ried with a female named Aldridge._

Miss Jennings, a lady of very interesting appearance,
gave evidence of the prisoner paying his addresses to her as
a single man, and the marriage was proVed to have taken
place at Sandwich, by licence. on the 7th of November;
1827. Miss Jennings had 150/. per annum, but, fortu-
nately, it was so settled as to be beyond the prisoner's con-
trol. Soon after the marriage the first wife made her ap-
pearance, and, of course, all connubial harmony was de-
stroyed.
There was a deficiency of proof as to the first marriage
having taken place by banns, there was also some further
evidence wanting : under these circumstances the prisoner
was remanded till Wednesday, with an intimation, how-
ever, that he would be committed for trial.

TOWY-HALL, SOUTHWARK.—Mr. Stephens, a
reputable tradesman residing in Snowsfields, was summoned
at the suit of the parish officers of St. Olave's, to remune-
rate them for advances made to his wife. _ .

The wife being sworn for the purpose of substantiating
the parish claim, stated, that she had been married to the
defendant ten years, and borne him three children, living
very happily with him till about 14 weeks back, when he
commenced an amour with a female of her acquaintance,
for whose sake he abandoned her and her infants to mourn
the loss of his affections as wretched supplicants for parisk
support, after having on many occasions taken up a knife
and threatened to be her butcher.
The husband denied having fOrmed any improper con-
nexion, but had reasons of his own, he said, for refusing
to live with her longer.
The Wife assured the Magistrate he had none whatever,
except such as sprung from the source she had mentioned,
and from whence flowed all the misfortunes of herself and
children.

Alder Man J. J. SMITH told the husband he could have
no good reason for deserting his helpless offspring at least,
for whom, as well as his wife, he must provide, or take
the consequence.
The husband sullenly replied be never would.
" Then you must secure the parish from being burthen-
ed with their support," said the ALDERMAN, "or it will_
be my duty to commit you to Brixton for three months'
hard labour."

" I cannot help it," said the husband, as sullenly as
before. " I have no security to offer."
Here the wife offered, with tears in her eyes, to bury
all recollection of the past in oblivion, and devote her ex-
istence to his comfort and happiness, if he would but re-
store her and his children to their former place in his affec-
tion ; but neither this nor the earnest recommendation of
the parish-officers not to render harsh measures necessary,
having any effect, be was left to reap the fruits of his ob-
stinacy by being committed.

CAUTION TO SERVANTS.

HERTFORDSHIRE SESSIONS.

On Monday last the General Quarter Sessions
for this county commenced at the Shire-hall, before
the Right Hon. Lord DACRE (Chairman.)
George Whitehurch and Elizabeth Jones were in-
dicted for stealing some pork, minced meat, apples,
wine, and a hare, and other articles, the property of
Levi Ames, Esq., at Lamer-park, near Wheat-
hampstead, in this county.
The male prisoner was head butler, and the fe-
male housekeeper and :cook, in the prosecutor's
establishment. _ _

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The indictment was framed tinder a recent Act
of Parliament, passed (among other objects) for in-
flicting more severe punishments upon servants
convicted of robbing their employers than were
heretofore authorised. It is, we believe, the first
instance in this county in which this part of the Sta-
tute has been brought into operation.
The prisoners said nothing in their defence; but
an attempt was made, through their Counsel, Mr.
Ryland, to impute to the other servants a malignant
feeling towards Whitchurch, on the ground that he
had been too careful of his master's strong. beer.
On the part of Whitchurch, very high testimony
of character was given by a branch of the family of
Lady Plnmer, in whose service he had previously
lived.
The Noble Chairman (Lord DACRE) remarked
upon this in his charge to the Jury, suggesting, that
however powerful this appeared, its consideration was
the province of the Bench rather than of the jury.
Upon the return of the verdict of Guilty against
both of the delinquents, but with a particular re.
commendation to mercy, the Noble CHAIRMAN im-
pressively addressed the prisoners upon the enor-
mity of the offence of servants conspiring to defraud
and rob their employers. Ills Lordship concluded
by saying, that the Judgment of the Court, formed
with scarcely a dissenting opinion, was, that the
prisoners should be transported for 14 years.
The prisoners, .who. were both very respectably
dressed, burst into tears on the sentence being pro-
nounced, and a female friend of the prisoner Jones
fainted, and was carried out of Court.

, •
A short time ago three female servants, be-
longing to P. G. SxENE, Esq., Pitlour, accidentally par-
took of some coloured confectionaries used in garnishing
dessert dishes. In a very few minutes all of theta were
seized with sickness, pain at the stomach, dimness of sight,
symptoms
a colouringiC and vomiting. The quantity taken was exceedinglY small
—not a tea-spoonful each. Appropriate measures were
taken for their relief
lan
ingredientdfromth ue was sup-
. posed that the pernicious
mat-
ter was verdigris, the confects being chiefly of a green co-
lour.—Edinburgh Weekly Chronicle.
THE LATE MURDER IN MARL BOROUGH-
fuII account of this dreadful occurrence
will be found in our fourth page ; and' in addition, ',re
have now to state, that the butler, RICHARD GILLHAM,
has himself been taken into custody on suspicion, and, to-
gether with his wife, undergone several examinations be-
fore the Mayor, G. H. TuawAL, Esq. The investigation
was continued till a late hour last night, and the prisoner
was afterwards conveyed to gaol, but none of the evidence
has transpired. The remains of the unfortunate young
woman Who has thus met withAnich a dreadfOl and-Prema-
ture end; were on Wednesday morning interred in Walcott
burial ground, a vast` concourse of elions attending the
funeral. i We have just learni that a large quant4
of goods
which supposed not to have come honestly into the
Ir --. found at his, private.lodg.

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prisoner's possession, nave been La _
ings, bt up to this hour, they have' 'not been m'o'rn to.
The sus ected party is of most respectable appearance,
genteely !dressed in a. dark-brown chat, light waistcoat, and
white cotton stockings. A Clergyman has Psi been' sent
for, and hone to the prisop.—Baths Herakh