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London, England, 1844-01-30 00:00:00

PRICE v. SHEPPARD.

This was an action to recover of the defendant, the
daughter of an Admiral lately deceased, a sum of money
amounting to between 4501. and 8001., placed in her hands
under the following circumstances :—the wife of the plain-
tiff, who is possessed of property in her own right, being de-
sirous of having some money for her children, deposited with
the defendant, Jane Shephard, with whom she was on terms
of intimacy, the above-mentioned sum, which was invested,
without the consent of the plaintiff's wife, in several Com-
panies of unenviable repute, more than one of them being
at the present moment non est inmates. The money was
deposited in the defendant's hands without the knowledge of
the plaintiff, who is a naval officer, and was abroad at the
time the occurrence was allged to have taken place.
Letters were produced, acknowledging the receipts of the
money; but, although several witnesses were called, none of
them would swear that they were in the hand-writing of the
defendant, though they admitted the penmanship to be like
that of the defendant.

In answer to a question from Baron ROLFE, the Counsel for
the defendant consented to be nonsuited.

Nonsuited accordingly.
The sittings of this Court at Nisi Prins, in the Exchequer
Chamber, will be resumed on Thursday morning next, at
ton o'clock.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS,Jan. 29.
(Sittings in Banco.)
LEE V. MEAD.

In this case, of which the substantial facts have not yet
come before the Court, Mr. Sergeant Shee, for the plaintiff, ob-
tained a rule nisi to enter an appearance for the defendant,
and to proceed, dating the service of the writ of summons on
the 13th of December last. The rule was obtained upon the
affidavits of the plaintiff's attorney, and two other persons, an
omnibus time-keeper, and a person described as a licensed
victualler, who deposed that, on the 13th of December, the
victualler pointed out the defendant in Regent-street to
the time-keeper, who put the copy of the writ, and
with it, through mistake, the original document,
into the hand of Mr. Thead. Whereupon, one of the
deponents went up to that gentleman and requested him
to return the writ which had been served upon him uninten-
tionally. Mr. Thead refused. The object of the rule was
to dispense with the production of that paper.
Mr. Sergeant CIIANNELL now showed cause against the
rule, upon the affidavit of the defendant, that when the al-
leged service was made upon him, he was in company with
some friends, and was so much annoyed at being accosted
in the street by persons of such mean appearance as the
deponents, that he did not understand the object of their
proceeding, and thrust the papers hastily in his pocket with-
out considering what their nature might be. He lost them
out of his pocket before he reached home, and knew nothing
of the action commenced against him until he received
notice of the present rule.
The COURT ordered the rule to bo discharged upon the
defendant's consenting to enter an appearance now. The
costs of this application to stand as costa in the cause.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARYLEBONE.

Yesterday a young woman, named Isabella 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 laee 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 Fondelly, 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 IT, 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. RAWLINSON—What kind of noise was he making?
Witness—He was rolling about the stones, your Worship,
and crying out " Emma, dear Emma!"—(Laughter.)
Mr. RAwLorso3s—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. Rawwlsozr—You 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 that—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." Witness told 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 Motier 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 waa be 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.

Inspector May, of the K division, said the post snorten
examination 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
&anything he did on Saturday night.
Mr. Boorman'--It 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 }aim 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, aad 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 Hot 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 pennilesswhen he
married her, and she had persuaded him to assign over to
her the lease.of some property, and would not allow hint a
penny to get shaved with. His wife pulled him by the hair
of his head, and threw water over hiin.
Mrs. Brown denied this, and said she wished the case to
be sent to the Sessions, where she was determined to prose-
cute her husband for the outrage. •
Mr. BRODERIP 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.

We understand that the lonian Bank, the chief es-
tablishment of which is in London, and 'thick has been carry
ing on a steady business for the last, four years, greatly to the
promotion of commerce in the Greek islands, Las just obtained
a charter from the British Government in addition to that pre-
viously received from the louiaa Gov'eroment.

BROMLEY POLICE.
(Before Lord Sydney, the Rev. Sir C. Farnaby, the PO'
T. Scott, W. C. Morland, Esq., and J. Ward, Esq.)
Richard Benge was brought before the Bench upon
Warrant issued at the instance of the Board of Guaedises
of the Bromley Union, charging him with neglecting le
maintain his wife and family, who had in consequence•
become chargeable.
Mr. Chittock, the master of the Foot's Cray work'
house, deposed that the prisoner's wife and three chit'
dren were at present in the workhouse, and the es°_ ,
having come before the Board of Guardians, they hive
directed him to adopt the present proceeding.
Lore, SIDNEY asked the defendant why he did 0
maintain his family?—The defendant said he was quit.
willing to do ael,, but it was out of his power. He hoe
been a housekeeper for 30 years, but owing to the rail:,
way having driven all the coaches off the road, he hot
lost his employment, and was unable to get any other
occupation. For the last tell weeks he had got a little
employment, working on the rod, and the moment be
received any wages he offered a portion of them t 4)
Chittock towards the support of his fainilT. • V
Mr. Chittock admitted that the defentlent had 110—
an offer to give him some money on Friday last, `but 1
that time the Board of Guardians had decided PITI;
adopting proceedings against him. He had repeate-:''
promised to take his- wife and family out of the Woo
house, but always neglected to do so.
The defendant said he had no employment and flu
home to take them to, and that was the reason. He '
h!'";
tried in all directions to got a house or a lodging be
was unable to do so. He added that his wife had beel
ill for seven years, and during the last two years ,_,t
almost constantly kept her bed.
Lord SYDNEY said if he could not get employment
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should himself have gone into the workhouse, ate'
worked there towards the support of his wife and fatal"
The law did not permit men to be out of the workhots.
while their families were ht.
The defendant said, that he went every board day to.
see the guardians, and told them what steps he e
taken to get work. He did not want to go into the
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workhouse while he was able to work for his living. L'e
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had now gut employment from some parties who intena
to run a new coach, and he should be able to take gr"
family out of the workhouse and support them, and he
had that day engaged an apartment for them.
Lord SYDNEY said it was too late now for him to lel!
the offer. He had broken his promise several times o°'
fore, and the law must now be put in force as the Bird
of Guardians had placed the matter in the hands of t
ben*.
The Rev. Mr. sccrr suggested that, perhaps undev
circumstances, they might see if he would now keep 111.
word.
Lord SYDNEY said, he had promised the same thing 0
many times that they could not trust him.
The Magistrates then consulted together for a 6)10,14
time, when the Noble Chairman said that they must Bu
the law in force, but the sentence would be a ;a,
lenient one, viz., one weeks' hard labour in. Maidstone id
The defendant hoped that the Bench would not eri,
him to gaol. He had lived in the neighbourhood 1,
thirty years, and although his wife, from illness, hi'
been a great charge upon him, he had never before I;6'
ceived any relief. • h bOl
The CHAIRMAN asked what expense the TAW., ,
been put to for the support of the defendant's family
Mr. Chittock replied that there were four persons,
wife and three children, and the expense was ge•
a-head per week. They had been in the house six wee
so that the amount would be 3L
Lord SYDNEY asked the defendant if he would
this sum to the parish ? He replied that it was e°toir
his power to do so. He had only had a little wort of
and on for the last fortnight, and during the who'ee
the other period ho had no employment whatery
He had now got a regular place, and was willing, *so,
had always done so before, to support his family: _ 1;6
had never had a farthing from the parish in all
before. tteb
Mr. Chittock having been appealed to by the Be oi
said he had no reason to believe that the defendant 11,
been in any work until the last fortnight, and he tig7(
certainly came to him and offered to 'give him sonleis.„
his wages towards the support of his family. As.ttre
Board of Guardians, however, had given hire Peg re
orders to take out a warrant, and bring the matter
the Bench, he was compelled to act upon them.
added, that he believed it was true that the defed:
had now got into regular employment, which, perhsr
he might lose if he were committed to prison.
The defendant again entreated the Bench not to '1
him to prison. a
The Magistrates again consulted together, se of
length the CHAIRMAN said, that the conviction el
stand for the present, but the defendant would hare__.#
opportunity of taking his family out of the workkri-of
The matter would then be represented to the Boer's
Guardians, and if they were satisfied, and did not Pg;rj.
the charge, the sentence of imprisonment would le
probability not be carried into effect.
The defendant asked how his wife was to be brly,
hence from the workhouse ? She was unable to w

Mr. Chittock said he would make arranger t
her conveyance.
The defendant was *ea discharged.

COMMISSION OF LUNACY., I,e,
Yesterday a Commission of Lunacy was open e%O
fore F. Barlow, Esq., at the Sheriff's Court, Red
square, to inquire into the state of mind of Jo to,
Richard Wilkinson, Esq., formerly of Catfield'lmor
Lewisham, Kent, a merchant of LonclOn, lint no/°0
Whitmore Asylum, Hackney. The Commissio*•
sued out at the instance of his wife, and Mr. Seiwin 11/4
peered as counsel on her behalf.
Mr. SELWYN briefly addressed the jury, after iv
the following evidence was adduced :
Mr. Samuel Brain, surgeon, of Lewisham, deP°.cipg
that he had known Mr. Wilkinson fifteen years,
which time he attended professionally. He Vial re
attacked in November, 1841, and on that ocCasioll
fused to be shaved, and for twenty-seven days reftlor6,o.•
take food, and was supported by forcing liquids d as
his throat. Witness considered him labouring 11100
organic disease of the brain. Amongst other deloilL
he fancied he was entitled to Lord Stanley's eoteriiiut
the North, that he was cousin to his Lordship, 11.1.1,„,"/ to
Mr. Masterman, M.P., intended to lend him 12.u"'„ ut
raise a regiment. Witness had seen Mr. Wilitiir•T.
Whitmore House, when he said he was divoroetVg-Gite
his wife, and had a license to marrry the Duke 0',"11
land's daughter. i." t he
Dr. Gordon, of Grosvenor street, deposed Wlll4l,
signed the certificate on the 12th of December, roil
Witness found him labouring under a disease %pc'
brain, of a nature that was utterly hopeless, as it
rally turned to paralysis. On seeing him On the
his opinion was confirmed.
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on
Mr. H. Beverley, the proprietor of Whitmore ° .
deposed to the extraordinary delusions of Mr. Wi11!,,". the
He told witness whilst at Brighton he met With bit
daughter of the Duke of Rutland. He was in the„";nee
of destroying his clothes. He fancied he w& ',OP
Albert, Sir Walter Raleigh's son, and on one ecc—‘,ieg
said the Queen checked Prince Albert for not ' Fa/

sufficient attention to him. the
Mr. Wilkinson was introdnced and examined "J,
COAIXISSIONER—He said he had a wife and one IA c§pt
ter, and then, turning round to the keepers, silicify/OA
is my father and the other is my son. He then tl
on in a very incoherent manner, and jumped upon
form, and, addressing the Court, said he would c tong
the world, and intended to raise an army 10,000 stogie;
against O'Connell, and that he had a commissi°,ll_,.,pie•
Lord Howe, and commenced singing " Rule Br,t,i'"^"thel
The jury, addressing the Commissioner, salu,utiog
were perfectly satisfied, and returned a verdict .
his insanity from December 12. 1841.
SIR FRANCIS BURDETT AND. THE ',OLD
CURE.—We have copied from The Times a parairerntett-:
tire to the alleged cause of the death of Sir Frances .at '
We may state in addition, that the place. to which be thee,
41
undergo the cold water treatment was Thames Ditel4.l
being an establishment there for the purpose. The iew'.ollo2
to whose hands he 'sounded himself is scarcely bowl: tbere„,".
profe. aim'. It is unnecessary, therefore, to say the'
no groundfor the impre.reion entertained is some q,.r .!
a medical gentleman, enjoying the honour of knish'
who lately wrote a work in favour of hydrepathy, sePerl„tos tttst
the application of the cold water treatment. So a I!,
faith of Sir Francis in the efficacy of the cold water erni
he rose up in his bed when scarcely able for the effort, oath,
uplifted hands declared, the day before Lady Berdeti'..s
that had she been subjected to the hydropathic tree yep
would have been restored to
.perfect health. We 11',..tirate 6
that .the friends of Sir Francis are determined to _ '"";...,111
strict inquiry into the whole eircumstanees coanectee
. 00
rOtkacholy case.— Observer.
lob' 4.
An extraordinary investigation has been ethe Ist
before the magistrates, at Wolverhampton, during...,,g ow-
few days, relative to a revolting charge brought %rico Yew
Caroline Harris, a midwife, who it is alleged has 7-
ing a house for the receptiin of pregnant females ufs'ioger:f. •
time of their confinement, and that for a pecuniary nits ceded5
tion the children were destrOyod by her. The u
this case are of a horrible nature. The woman was itie
•
for further examination.

------7-rIRTHS„ t ' .
to
On the 24th inst., at Deene Park, Lady Augus
of a son.
On the 25th inst., at Sandling-park, the lady' mow' Peacie6
Esq., of a daughter. tbe lsef
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On the 25th inst., at the Vicarage, Marlboroug
ricx ,
of the Rev. C. W. Ednionstone, of a daughter. .. ede
On the 26th inst., at Dulwich-common, the la" of..
: ci. .:
Clarke, Esq., of a son.
of jtieuArti
On the 26th inst., at Stamford-hill, the lady •
Coles, Esq., of a son. . fOr° ~, ,o
On the 27th inst., the lady of William Ford, LA"'.
Inn, of a daughter. .

MARRIED. by O tr.
.
On the 28th inst.,
.at West Hackney Chum., ICOS
Edward Birch; A.M., Rector, Mr. Charles Bisholi, 7...
e'
1
land, to Mary, the eldest daughter of Mr. W. Ge°re
ingham, Lincolnshire. laille th
of
the 25th ult., the Rev. John Griffiths, chap cf.--
Bombay Establishment, to Frances, fourth daug,„`dis C 9312-
tain Mortlock (late Captain of the Hon. East A-
pany's Naval Service), Brighton

DIED. 4
On the 27th inst., Ann the amiable and beloved
Roger Lee,
instlpa • eetor
On the 22d the Rev. Marmaduke Wilkins° A'• n
of Redgrave• with-Botesdale, and of Nowton, Suffolk-an, of
On the 22d inst., Captain George Robertson,
Great Portland-street, aged 87.
On the 23d inst., Mr. C. F. Grasemarin, of Hacknoi•iwbert
On the 26th inst., at Combermero Abbey, Cheshire'
Gibbins, Esq., of Gibbings-grove, Limerick. „
On the 26th inst., at Ealin the Hon. Lady, •plrice.
On the 26th inst., Mrs. AnTAtkinson, of
Walworth, aged 91. eceid
On the 27th inst., Ada Ellen Adelaide Tolderlt
ce, aer
daughter of Francis Valentine Lee, Esq., Chester-P
a
gent's-park. •dEs6t'
On the 28th inst., Mrs. Town, of the Corninorial-roc.
wifc of the late H. W. Town, of Wapping.

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