The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-30 00:00:00

THE STATE PROSECUTIONS

We are really at a loss to conjecture what good Sir
Robert Peel expects from the prosecution of Mr. O'Con-
nell. Be the result what it may—acquittal or punish-
ment—the influence of the agitator is sure to be aug-
mented, and the authority of the Government propor-
tionally weakened. At the date of the latest accounts,
the Court of Queen's Bench bad sat eight days, but not
a single circumstance had been brought to light that was
not well known before. The foul and wicked conspiracy
of the Attorney-General, turns out to be nothing more
than an open combination to effect a change in the law,
such as has existed over and over, again in all parts of
the country, and such as exists in the Complete Suf-
frage Union and Anti-Corn-law League, at present. All
that has been proved, and all, we are satisfied, that can
be proved, against O'Connell is, that he has organised
associations, collected subscriptions, and given tickets of
membership to as many people as desired to repeal an
Act of Parliament that has only existed some forty
years. This he has done peaceably, and accompanied
by professions of the most unbounded loyalty.
Now, what 4 there in all this that has not been done
a hundred times over—that is not done at present ?
What greater crime has O'Connell committed than the
Reform leaders of 1831, or than the Anti-Corn-law and
Complete-Suffrage agitators of 1843? None whatever.
But the Ministry feel themselves in a difficulty, and they
try to evade the concession of justice to Ireland, by
wielding the instruments of justice to do her more
grievous wrong than she yet has suffered.
The whole course of this prosecution has been marked
by folly. It began ill in the suppression of the Clontarf
meeting, and it has gone on from bad to worse through
the blunders of the preliminary proceedings—the unfair-
ness of the panel—and the ludicrous absurdities of the
Crown witnesses. Come out of it what will, the Admi-
nistration must suffer.—Aberdeen Herald.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARYLEBONE.

Yesterday a young woman, namedlsabella Honeyman, was
placed within the felons' bar, charged before the sitting Ma-
gistrate, Mr. Rawlinson, with having stolen jewellery and
other property, from 42, Upper Seymour-street, Portman-
square, the residence of Mrs. Phillips and her son, the Rev.
Howell Jones Phillips.
It appeared from the evidence, which was gone into at
considerable length, that the prisoner, who had been in the
service of Mrs. Phillips, was discharged from her situation
about two months ago, and that she then sought and ob-
tained refuge at the institution called the " Servants' Home,"
situate in Nutford-place, Edgware-road ; she at length
quitted to go to Major Chase's, 31, Nottingham-place, as
cook, and left one of her boxes at the institution before re-
ferred to. It was searched, and in it were found a pair of
shirt-studs, a napkin, and some dessert plates. Her box
at !Major Chase's was next examined, and in it were a
pocket-handkerchief with a lace border, and other articles.
From further information which was obtained, it turned out
that a Mrs. Collins, whose son had lived at the Major's, had,
at the request of the prisoner, sent her daughter with a gold
chain, seals, and ring to pledge ; and that James Collins, the
husband, had also pawned for her (prisoner) numerous articles
of plate. She was known to Mrs. Collins, who had made and
altered dresses for her, and from the representations made
by her with respect to the manner in which she became pos-
sessed of the plate, &c., the correctness of her story was not
doubted. When accused of the robbery at Major Chase's,
the prisoner said that when she took the things she was in
great distress, and exclaimed to the Rev. Mr. Phillips, " For
God's sake let me off; don't prosecute me, and I'll work and
redeem it all."
The property was produced, and a great portion of it was
sworn to as belonging to the Rev. Gentleman.
It farther appeared that a great many duplicates were
discovered in one of the prisoner's boxes, and that evidence
would be forthcoming upon a future occasion which would
show that she had perpetrated robberies at the " Servants'
Home."
The prisoner stands committed for trial on Mr. and Mrs.
Phillips's case, and she will be brought up again on Wed-
nesday (to-morrow).
A tall, well-dressed, lovesick-looking youth, about 19 years
of age, who gave his name George londelly, was placed at
the bar, charged under the following somewhat curious cir-
cumstances :
It appeared that on Saturday night last, as police-con-
stable Chester, 103 D, was on duty, he heard a noise in
James-street, Oxford-street, and on going to the spot he
beheld the prisoner lying drunk upon the pavement ; he was
making a great noise, and witness therefore felt it his duty to
take him to the station-house.
Mr. RAwurrsoN—What kind of noise was he making?
Witness—He was rolling about the stones, your Worship,
and crying out " Emma, dear Emma !"—(Laughter.)
Mr. RAwuNsori—Did she come to his assistance? Wit-
ness—No, your Worship.
Prisoner (sheepishly)—l hadn't long left off work, Sir, and
on my way home I unfortunately had a little drop of drink.
Mr. RAWLDTSON—YOII are a foolish fellow ; go about your
business, and find your Emma as soon as you can.
THAMES POLICE.

Yesterday William Daisley, a boiler-maker, was brought
before Mr. Broderip, charged with causing the death of his
infant daughter, Caroline Elizabeth Daisley, by striking it
on the head with a bundle containing meat. The prisoner,
who exhibited great remorse, appears to be about thirty years
of age.
John Davis, a police-constable, 94 K, stated that on
Saturday night, about half-past eleven o'clock, he passed
the prisoner and his wife at the corner of Grundy-street,
Poplar. They were quarrelling, and the woman had a
child in her arms. He had not gone more than thirty yards
from them when he heard the sound of two blows, and the
prisoner said "How do you like Chat—you shall have more of
it if you don't mind." The prisoner's wife immediately
crossed to the opposite side of the street and sat down on
the steps of a door and began crying. He asked her
what was the cause of all the disturbance, and while he was
talking to her the prisoner came up and said " That is my
wife ; I wish you would take her home." Witnesstold him
if the woman was his wife he ought to take her home and
settle his family grievances there, and not in the streets.
The wife, who appeared in great dread of the prisoner,
said, " I can't go home along with him, or he will half
kill me, as he has done before." She then got up and pro-
ceeded towards her home, and on her way began crying
again, and said, " Oh, policeman, this is not the first time he
has ill-used me; he has frequently threatened to knock the
baby's brains out when it has cried." Witness saw them
home, and returned back to his beat. In about ten minutes
afterwards a_young man came after him, and said the baby
was dead. He immediately returned to the house, and saw
the mother sitting on a chair, with the infant undressed on
her lap. The prisoner was standing behind her, and looking
over her shoulder, and his wife accused him of having killed
the infant, which appeared to be quite dead. He took the
prisoner into custody, and fetched a surgeon to see the body
of the child.

A young man at the back of the Court here said the wife
did not use the words, "You have killed my child," as sworn
to by the policeman. She merely said her husband had
beaten her, and injured the child. He lodged in the pri-
soner's house, and it was he who called in the policeman.
Davis was re-called, and he said the expressions used by
the wife were, "Oh, how could you kill my baby?" and the
husband made no answer whatever.

I of the K division, said the post mortem
examinationnspoeetr M
of the body had not yet taken place, and the
inquest could not be held till next day. There were several
witnesses in attendance ready to give evidence.
Mr. BRODERIP declined hearing any more evidence at pre-
sent, and, after the usual caution, asked the prisoner if he
had anything to say in his defence?
The prisoner held down his head, and in a subdued tone,
said he had nothing whatever to say—he had no recollection
of anything he did on Saturday night.
Mr. BaopEmr—lt is my duty to remand you on this very
painful charge until Wednesday.
A coarse and dissipated-looking man, of great bulk and
florid complexion, named John Brown, was charged by Mrs.
Eliza Brown, his wife, with assaulting her in a most violent
manner, and nearly knocking her eye out with a rolling-pin.
Mrs. Brown, a lady-like and elegantly-dressed woman,
who appeared in great pain, said that her husband came
home very tipsy on Friday evening, and made a great dis-
turbance. On the following morning he asked her for some
money, and on her refusal to give him any, he abused her,
and made a. good deal of noise. She begged of him to go
into his own room, and was anxious that he should not give
annoyance to a gentleman, the captain of a ship, who
lodged in the house. He swore he would have money, and
struck her with his fist, and beat her violently. She fell
down, and he kicked her, and said he would be the death
of her, and then took up a rolling-pin and struck her on the
eye with it.
The defendant, who is very deaf, in addition to his other
infirmities, said he had not heard a word, and the evidence
was read over to him by Mr. Leadley, the clerk. He said
it was all false, and that his wife was penniless when he
married her, and she had persuaded him to assign over to
her the lease:of some property, and would not allow him a
penny to get shaved with. His wife pulled him by the hair
of his head, and threw water over him.
Mrs. Brown denied this, and said she wished the case to
be sent to the Sessions, where she was determined to prose-
cute ker husband for the outrage.
Mr. BIiODERIP said it was a proper case for a jury to de-
termine. If the defendant did not control the ferocity of his
disposition, he would have to answer a charge affecting his
life. It was a most unjustifiable and cruel assault, and he
committed the prisoner for trial in default of bail.

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We understand that the lonian Bank, the chief es-
tablishment of which is in London, and which has been carry.
ing on a. steady business for the last four years, greatly to the
promotion of commerce in the Greek islands, has just obtained
a charter from the British Government in addition to that pre-
viously received from the lonian Government.
A VETERAN.—Died on Monday last, at Moor
Houses, near Masharn, Mr. George Wharton, late of Laver-
ton, near Kirkby Malzeard, at the patriarchal age of 114.
Until within the last two or three years this old man re-
tained his mental and physical faculties in an extraordinary
way, and ever showed a disposition to conceal his age from
inquirers. The length of his pilgrimage, however, has, from
his narrative of circumstances which occurred in his youth,
been pretty well ascertained. He remembered, when a lad,
being present with his mother at the opening of one of the
first Wesleyan chapels in London, when he heard John Wes-
ley preach the opening sermon. At the last Whitsuntide
fair at Kirkby Malzeard he dined with the ancient order of i
the Golden Fleece, when he appeared u excellent health and
spirits,— Yorkshire Gazette.