The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-31 00:00:00

BROMLEY POLICE.

(Before Lord Sydney, the Rev. Sir C. Farnaby, the Rev.
T. Scott; W. C. Morland, Esq., and J. Ward, Es%)
Richard lfenge was brought before the Beach upon a
warrant islued at the instance of the Board of Guardians
Of the Bromley Union, charging him with neglecting to
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 chil-
dren were at present in the workhouse, and the case
having come before the Board of Guardians, they had
directed him to adopt the present proceeding.
Lord SYDNEY asked the defendant why he did not
maintain his family ?—The defendant said he was quite
willing to do so, but it was out of his power. He had
been a housekeeper for 30 years, but owing to the rail-
way having driven all the coaches off the road, he had
lost his employment, and was unable to get any other
occupation. For the last ten weeks he had got a little
employment, working on the road, and the moment he
received any wages he offered a portion of. them to Mr.
Chittock towards the support of his family.
Mr. Chittock admitted that the defendant had made
an offer to give him some money on Friday last, but at
that time the Board of Guardians had decided upon
adopting proceedings against him. He had repeatedly
promised to take his wife and family out of the work-
house, but always neglected to do so.
The defendant said he had no employment and no
home to take them to, and that was the reason. lie had
tried in all directions to get a house or a lodging, but
was unable to do so. He added that his wife had been
ill for seven years, and during the last two years had
almost constantly kept her bed.
Lord SYDNEY said if he could not get employment he
should himself have gone into the workhouse, and
worked there towards the support of his wife and family.
The law did not permit men to be out of the workhouse
while their families were in.

Tho defendant said, that he went every board day to
see the guardians, and told them what steps he had
taken to get work. He did not want to go into the
workhouse while he was able to work for his living. He
had now got employment from some parties who intended
to run a new coach, and he should be able to take his
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 make
'the offer. He bad broken his promise several times be-
fore, and the law must now be put in force as the Board
of Guardians had placed the matter in the hands of the
bench

The Rev. Mr. Scorr suggested that, perhaps under the
circumstances, they might see if he would now kelp his
word.
tordiNSTDNEr said, he had promised the same thing so
many times that they could not trust him.
The Mugistrates then consulted together for a short
time, when the Noble Chairman said that they must put
the law in force, but the sentence would be a very
lenient one, viz., one weeks' hard labour in Maidstone gaol.
The defendant hoped that the Bench would not send
him to gaol. He had lived in the neighbourhood for
thirty years, and although his wife, from illness, had
been a great charge upon him, he had never before re-
ceived any relief.
The CHAIRMAN asked what expense the parish had
been put to for the support of the defendant's family ?
Mr. Chittock replied that there were four persons, the
wife and three children,-and the expanse was 2s. 6d.
a-head per week. They had been in the house six weeks,
so that the amount would be 3/.

Lord SYDNEY asked the defendant if he would pay
this sum to the parish ? Ile replied that it was not in
his power to do so. He had only had a little work off
and on for the last fortnight, and during the whole of
the other period he had no employment whatever.
He had now got a regular place, and was willing, as he
had always done so before, to support his family. He
had never had a farthing from the parish in all his life
before.

Mr. Chittock having been appealed to by the Bench,
said he had no reason to believe that the defendant had
been in any work until the last fortnight, and he then
certainly came to him and offered to give him some of
his wages towards the support of his family. As the
Board of Guardians, however, had given him positive
orders to take out a warrant, and bring the matter before
the Bench, ho was compelled to act upon them. He
added, that he believed it was true that the defendant
had now got into regular employment, which, perhaps,
he might lose if he were committed to prison.
The defendant again entreated the Bench not to send
him to prison.
The Magistrates again consulted together, and at
length the CHAIRMAN said, that the conviction must
stand-for the present, but the defendant would have an
opportunity of taking his family out of the workhouse.
The matter would then be represented to the Board of
Guardians, and if they were satisfied, and did not press
the charge, the sentence of imprisonment would in all
Probability not be carried into effect.
The defendant asked how his wife was to be brought
hence,from the workhouse ? She was unablo to walk.

Mr. Chittock said he would make arrangements for
her conveyance.
The defendant waa this discharged.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, JAN. 30.—Wind light, N. Westerly breeze,
with passing clouds.
DEAL, JAN. 29.—Wind W.N.W. to W.S.W., mode-
rate.—Arrd. Siam, Wilmot, China ; New Phoenix, Simp-
son, Jamaica ; Massachusetts, Pritchard, Virginia ;
Pamelia, Quebec ; Victoria, Hull, for Havannah. Sld.
Margaret, Hardy,Valparaiso ; Equestrian and Gazelle,
Hobart Town ; 'Walmer Castle, Madras; Token, Bom-
bay ; Lady Falkland, Bermuda.
OFF MARGATE, JAN. 29.—Amelia, Brazil.

FALMOUTH, JAN. 29.—Wind W., moderate.—Arrd.
Maria Grace, Guthrie, Havannah, sailed 19th ult., and
proceeded for Hamburgh. Off port, Sieke Vandor,
West, Rio, for Hamburgh; Hope, Newfoundland.
OFF NEW ROMNEY, JAN. 29.—Mary Sophia, Calcutta.
DOVER, JAN. 29.—The Rowland Hill, Morton, o f
Perth, from St. Domingo to Liverpool, was run down
16th inst , 100 miles North of the Western Island, by a
large American ship, name unknown; crew taken from
the wreck (which was in a sinking state) next day, by
the Caroline Amalie, arrived off. Off Port, Johan
Frederick, Grove, Batavia, for Copenhagen ; Caroline
Amelia, Drescher, Valparaiso, for Hamburgh, out 92
days ; Elizabeth, Barnes, Havannah, for Antwerp.
OFF DARTMOUTH, JAN. 27.—Eendraght, Havannah,
for Amsterdam.

SWANSEA, JAN. 28.—Arrd. Countess Bective, Forbes,
Cuba. Sld. Auricula and John Hardy, Cuba.
LIVERPOOL, JAN. 29.—Wind N.W. to W., moderate.
—Arrd. James, Maranham ; Walker, Bombay ; Caro-
line, M'Pherson, Old Calabar, sld. Oct. 11, Fernando Po
22 ; Lyra, Demerara ; Halcyon, Berbice ; Glasgow,
Lambert, New Orleans ; John Dunlop, Curtie, Savan-
nah ; Fortitude, Libby, Charleston ; Ohio, Putnam,
New York (7th inst.) ; Ashburton, New York (10th
inst) ; Bethel, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Isabella
Thoippson, Honduras (not Porto Cabello). Off, Hope,
Belvedere.

WORKINGTON, JAN. 28.--The smack Alfred, of and
from Ramsay, I. M., in onteri'ig the harbour 26th inst.,
struck on the Perches, bilged and filled, her bottom
is broken, and nearly all the cargo lost.

With reference to a paragraph which appeared in
the Observer of last Sunday, and which contained the names
of certain gentlemen said to have been appointed arbitrators
on the comedies presented for the prize of 50C4., offered by
Mi. 'Webster, we luive to state that the name of Mr. Ross has
been erroneously inserted in that list.—Herald.
INCUMBENTS AND CURATES.—ShortIy before the
last prorogation, abstracts of the number and classes of
non-resident and resident incumbents, according to the
diocesan returns for the year 1841, were presented to the
House of Commons. The document relates to resident and
non-resident incumbents, to the value of benefices of non-
residents, to curates of non-residents, and to assistant
curates of residents. It appears that in the dioceses com-
prised in the abstract there are 10,987 benefices. The total
number of resident incumbents is stated to be 6,699. In the
nen-resident list the number of exeeptions is 1,854, of which 401
are stated to be doing duty ; there are licenses to 966, of which
191 were doing duty, making the non-resident list amount to
3,736. The number of non-resident incumbents doing duty
is stated to be 1,059. In the second abstract, showing the net
value of the benefices on which the incumbents were non-
resident, it seems that returns were made to 3,767, and no
return was made as to 1,457. The amounts are set forth in
various columns. In the third abstract of the number of curates
to non-resident incumbents, it is stated that there are 2,711,
of which 1,077 reside in glebe-houses, and 503 in the parishes;
the different stipends are given. A further return is made of
the number and amount received by curates to incumbents who
reside on their benefices ; the number of curates is 2,032, of
which 1,493 were licensed,