The Sun.
London, England, 1828-02-28 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.--Yesterday two respectable
young women, one of whom is 16, the other 17 years of
age, of most prepossessing appearance, and in deep afflic-
tion, came to the Justice-room to entreat his Lordship's ad-
vice under the following melancholy circumstances :
Their mother, the only parent who had brought them
up and educated them, had two other daughters, and two
sons, and their father had long since ceased to consider
that he had any obligations to perform towards his family,
and indeed had contributed to embarrass them. They
were, notwithstanding, able to make a decent appearance,
with the assistance of customers who employed them in
engraving, and printing cards and tradesmen's bills,
and by adopting a plan of economy, amounting almost to
privation. They were struggling on for some time,
when, about three months ago, their mother, on going
to the Stamp-office, was robbed of her pocket-book, con-
taining 401., which was to pay for stamps upon receipts,
which she had engaged to print. This loss was her utter
ruin. The party to whom the 401. belonged arrested her
two days ago, and she now lay in prison. The eldest
daughter, a girl eighteen years of age, was so affected at
the imprisonment of her mother, and at the dreadful pros-
pect before her brothers and sisters, who were on the
brink of starvation, that she fell sick, and was now unable
to act in their emergency, rendered more frightful by the
conduct of the landlord. This tender-hearted individual,
immediately after the mother was arrested, seized the
furniture for 15/., half a-year's rent, and declared that lie
would, on this day, sell off every stick, and that it would
be in vain to solicit indulgence. The poor young appli-
cants did not know what to do to save themselves, and the
rest of the helpless family, from perishing in the streets.
They were apprehensive that the gentleman we have just
spoken of would perform his promise to the letter, and then
they would have no alternative, and had not a friend in the
world to whom to apply for assistance. They, therefore,
thought that his Lordship would condescend to pardon
them for intruding the story of their misfortunes upon him,
and that he would send a messenger to beg that the lard-
lord, who knew his Lordship, would not turn them and
their brothers and sisters out of their only home, but allow
them time, which they would employ in working day and
night until all demands should be liquidated. They added,
that their mother owed part of her distresses to the trea-
chery of a false friend.
Mr. Hobler asked whether the name of the applicant
was Innes, and whether they did not live in Little Bell-
alley They replied in the affirmative, and
Mr. Hobler said that he had long known their mother,
who was a most industrious woman, and who had been
frequently obliged to apply at the Justice-room for protec-
tion against her husband for the sake of her children. He
knew her to be a most deserving woman, and one of the
best of mothers.

His Lordship, and two or three of the Chief Officers of
the establishment, then put into the hands of the young
woman as much money as would satisfy the present craving
of the landlord, and the poor girls left the Justice-room
wholly unable to express their gratitude.
UNION-HALL. —DESPE RATE A SSA U LT. —.Yesterday
two men, named Hayes and Maloney, were charged with
assault.

The MAGISTRATE asked the prisoners what they had to say,
Hayes stated, that he had been only a few weeks arrived
from the county of Limerick; and on the evening of the
row he met Judy Casey—" Arrah ! Paddy, is that your-
self?" says Judy, running up to me in the street, and
kissing me. " Wisha faith, an' sure enough Judy 'tis my
own self; an' is that you, Judy ?" " Arrah, who else
would it he, agra?" says she. " An'so your Worship, we
could'nt do less than take a drop together ; for, when
friends meet, your Worship, across the seas, their hearts
warms to one another. So in we goes, your Worship,
that is, Judy and Tim Maloney, him that is here aside me,
and myself, into the Paviors' Arms ; and we called for a
pot o' beer—though, to tell the truth, your Worship, I'd
sooner, for my own part, have a drop of the crater. So,
as I was saying, we had a pot o' beer ; and in the course-
of conversation, I just let slip from use a report I heard,
that Judy Casey (who, I must allow, is come from a decent
stock o' people), had certain rasins of her own for laving
ould Ireland.' My dear, on an instant Judy flew into a
rage, abused me, and at last, your Worship, went so far as
to call me a bastard. I could'nt bear it, your Worship, I'll
tell the truth, I could'nt bear it ; my mother was poor, but she
was honest; and no one was ever able to say ' black' to her
eye : was she by, your Worship, I should'n mind it so much ;
but, God be with her, she was far away, and not able to
take her own part. So lup with my hand in the hate of
passion, and give Judy a poulthogue, when, in a moment,
that youngster, pointing at Porter, the complainant, comes
over to me, and axes me why I did it? Now, I did not
see what right lie had to interfere between people of the
same country, whether they were fighting or not ; be-
cause to-morrow or next day, Judy and I would lose the
last drop of our blood for one another ; and if what he says
be true, that she went for a constable, pen my soul 'twas
very hard to find him ! for we remained long enough in the
house after she went, too long I believe for them, for they
were the first that wished to get away. They struck us as
well as we struck them ; look at poor Tim Maloney's eye,
your Worship, and beside all this, plase to consider, Sir,
that there were four o' them, and only two of us ; and sure,
your Worship, that was two to one."
The MAGISTRATE told them that he should hold them
to bail for the assault, and in consequence of its being so
aggravated, would require twenty-four hours' notice of bail.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT, FEB. 27.

EX-PARTE OLDFIELD, IN THE MATTER OF OLDFIELD.

This was a petition by a bankrupt to supersede
his commission, on the ground that the petitioning
creditor had no just debt. It was alleged in the pe-
tition that the bankrupt (Oldfield) was in prison for
penalties to the amount of 4,800/. inflicted by a
judgment of the Court of King's Bench : and that
the petitioning creditor (Miller) came to him, and
offered; for 1,000/., to intercede with a Noble Lord
for the remission of the penalties. The bankrupt,
haying no money at that time, gave him an I 0 U
for the amount, but afterwards gave him the 1,000/.
without obtaining the restoration on the previous
acknowledgment ; and upon this I 0 U a debt was
sworn to against the bankrupt, and a commission
issued. The bankrupt prayed that the facts might
be examined by the Commissioners.
Mr. Miller put in an answer, upon oath, to this
statement, in which lie declared that the bankrupt
owed him the money for cash advanced to pay duties
for wine, and that the acknowledgment had been
'given for the sum so advanced.
The letters put in in evidence were declared to
be forgeries.: and it was admitted by the Counsel on
both sides, that, in the statements of the parties,
there were irreconcileable differences, which axed
the stamp of guilt somewhere.
The VICE-CHANCELLOR thought the only mode
to be pursued, where there was such a singular con-
flict of evidence, was to send all the parties before'a
Jury. He directed an issue, therefore, to be tried at
the next Surrey Assizes, to determine. Whether the
petitioning creditor had a just debt, and that all the
parties: should 4e.examiried without reference to any
legal disqualification.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FEB. 27.
SIMMONDs V. 7,,mGEolti).
This was an issue from the Court of Chancery,
to try the validity of a commission of bankruptcy.
The question was whether it was a conceited com-
mission.
The Jury were of opinion that it was, and found
a verdict for the plaintiff..
NB.VMAN V. SOUTH DEVON INSURANCE COMPANY.
Mr. Pouocti, for the plaintiff, stated, that this
was an action on a policy of insurance on the ship
Arcadia, at and from St. John's, Newfoundland, to
Halifax and back again. The insurance was for a
sum of 150/. on the ship.
Verdict for the plaintiff-150/.