The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-01 00:00:00

Police-constable 194 D took the prisoner into cus-
tody. When in Dudley-street, he was obliged to act
as described by last witness; and prisoner's wife run-
ning out into the street, flew at him like a tigress and
scratched his face.
The male prisoner in defence stated, thathe had
laid down 6d. and was perhaps noisy at the idea of
being as he thought cheated. He denied having used
any violence, but said that wishing to inform his wife
and friends that he was being taken to the station-
house, he rung his own house bell, when the police-
man threw him down with the utmost violence upon
the street, and then knelt upon hiS neck till he was
almost insensible. He should have been dead in a
minute or two had he not been relieved.
This evidence was confirmed by two witnesses.
Mr. LONG said, that after the very respectable wit-
nesses who had deposed to the policeman's conduct, he
could not doubt for a moment that a great deal of un-
necessary violence had been used, and he also thought
that the policeman's charge against the female could
not be proved in one particular. There was a very
general cry against the police at present, and he
thought conduct like the present was not calculated
to allay it.—The case was dismissed.
UNION-HALL.

The Rev. Mr. Curling, the Chaplain of Saint Sa-
viour's, complained that a Captain Stevens, Proprietor
of the baths in the Westminster-road, had extensively
circulated a placard, describing that he (Mr. Curling)
was about to preach a sermon in aid of the funds of
the Swimming Bah Society. Now he (gr. Cuff-
ing) denied that such was the fact, and he was de-
sirous of disabusing the public mind on the occasion,
as he had no such intention. His object in the pre-
sent application was to give publicity to his contradic-
tion of such a misrepresentation.
Caroline Fitzmaurice, a young female, was charged
with attempting to drown herself.
The unfortunate girl, who, it appeared, had only
left her situation a fortnight ago, owing to her being
enciente, and being driven to great distress, and appre-
hensive of going to her family in her situation, deter.-
mined on self destruction. She therefore proceeded
down the steps of London-bridge, and was in the act
of precipitating herself into the river, when she was
prevented by a gentleman.
As she refused to give any information relative to
her family, she was held to bail.
LAMB ITH-STREET.
On Thursday Ebenezer Cheeserent was brought
before the Hon. G. C. Norton under the following
extraordinary circumstances :
Mr. Thomas Evitt, a solicitor, of Haydon-square,
Minories, who attended for the prosecution, after
stating the nature of the charge against the prisoner,
called

14rs. Greare, a well-dressed young woman, who
deposed that on the 9th of June last she was married
at Whitechapel Church to her present husband, Mr.
George Greare, and that previous to her marriage she
had been for some years housekeeper to a highly-
respectable tradesman in High-street, Whitechapel.
Immediately after their marriage her husband took
the Globe and Friends public-house, in Morgan-
street, Commercial-road, Ea3t, and three weeks ago
she received his sanction to visit her friends near
Sheffield, in Yorkshire. On Monday morning last
she returned+o town, and on going to her house she
had learned for the first time that during her absence
some extraordinary proceeding's had taken place, that
her brother-in-law, Mr. Henry Greare, had taken
possession of the house and property, and had sent
her husband to a lunatic asylum. Finding the
pr:soner in possession of the house, and ap-
parently managing the business, she asked him
by what authority he was there, and he replied
his own. She then told him that she was the
lawful wife of Mr. George Greare, and should insist
upon stopping there and managing the business. The
prisoner indifferently replied that he had nothing to
do with that ; that he had been placed in the house
to attend to the business by Mr. Henry Greare, and
there he should remain. Shortly afterwards Mr.
Henry Greare came to the house and began to abuse
her, and said she had no right there. At this moment
a man asked her for a pint of beer, and as she was
about to draw it, Mr. Henry Greare pushed her away
from the engine, and told her she had no business
there—that he had made himself responsible after she
had left the house to the brewer and distiller. She
however told him she should remain, and subsequently
ordered the prisoner out of the house, but he refused
to go. She asked him what had become of her hus-
band, and he replied he did not know. She also
asked her brother•in-law, Mr. Henry Greare, where
her husband was, or what they had done with him,
and his reply was, that she should never see him
again. On the day before she consulted Mr. Evitt,
who came to her house, and by his desire she gave the
prisoner into the custody of a policeman.
In reply to the questions of the Magistrates, Mrs.
Greare said the prisoner had offered• no violence to
her, but persisted, contrary to her wishes, stopping in
the house and interferin with her business, by draw-
ing beer and spirits and receiving money for it. The
witness also said her husband had not, to her know-
ledge, exhibited the slightest indication of insanity,
but when under the influence of drink he was rather
flighty and talkative, but not more so than other men
when under similar influences.

Mr. Evitt being sworn, stated that on going to the
house and finding the prisoner there, he asked him
once or twice for authority for being in the house
and interfering with the business; and the only an-
swer he would give was, that he ),en placed
there by Mr. Henry Greare, who A 11 as his
attorney, he said he expected ei • r.nt. He
(Mr. Evitt) waited from six o'clock unit! near ten
o'clock, and finding that neither Mr. Greare nor his
attorney appeared, he recommended Mrs. Greare to
call in a policeman and give the defendant into cus-
tody, which she did. Mr. Evitt added, that while at
the station-house he had been informed that Mr.
George Greare was confined in a lunatic asylum at
Stoke Newington, though no notice had been served
of.the fact, as required by Act of Parliament.
The defendent, in reply to the charge, said, that on
the evening of Wednesday fortnight he was sent for
by Mr. Henry Greare, who had been acquainted with
his family for many years, and on going to the Globe
and Friends public-house, he found Mr. H. Greare.
his brother Charles, his sister, and other members of
the family there. Mr. Greare informed him that
Mrs. Greare, the present complainant, had absconded
from her home on the previous morning in company
with a common prostitute who lived next door, taking
with her the whole of her clothes and other property.
Mr. Greare also informed him that his brother had
waited up to past two o'clock on the following morn-
ing, expecting every moment that she would return,
but finding that she had not he became very much
affected by her absence, and drank to such an excess
that he abandoned his borne, leaving it merely to
the care of a little girl. At the urgent request of tho
family he went to several places in the hope of being
able to find Mr. G. Greare, but was unable to do so,
and. serious apprehensions were at the time enter-
tamed that he had laid violent hands upon himself.
On that night; (Wednesday fortnight) he, by the
desire'of Mr. H. Greare and his brother, took charg,
of the house, there being no person there at the time
but a girl, who was afraid to stop there alone. He
continued there until last Monday, when Mrs. Grear(
made her appearance, and, representing herself as the
wife of Mr. G. Greare, and entitled to manage the
business, he sent for Mr. 11. Greare. On his arrival,
and seeing the complainant, he expressed his surprise
that she should show her face after the manner she
had treated his brother, and at such a time, and de-
sired him (the defendant) to remain there to take care
of the business as before. In consequence of this
direction he remained until he was given into custody.
In reply to a question of'Mr.NoRToN, the defendant

furious driving, and against the conductor of the same
vehicle for making use of abusive language.
Sir Joseph Douglas stated that about three o'clock
on -Tuesday afternoon last as he was proceeding in his
carriage along Oxford-street, near to the Pantheon
Bazaar, the omnibus in question was approaching in
the opposite direction, the. horses galloping at a furious
rate of speed, and on the wrong side, in consequence
of which the omnibuses came in collision with the
carriage and smashed in some of the pannels, and on
the driver being expostulated with the conductor
made use of abusive and insulting language.
Mr. HitunwicK ordered summonses' to be issued
against the parties.
Mr. Fitzpatrick, the chief clerk, said he thought,
as regarded the conductor, to bring the case under
the provisions of the Act, commonly called the Stage
Coach Act, that abusive language must be made use
of to a passenger.
Mr. HARDWICK said, that at all events the con-
ductor was liable to be punished under the Police
Act, for using insulting language in a public highway,
tending to excite a breach of the peace.
On referring to the first-mentioned Act, Ist and
2d Vic. cap. 79, sec. 16, it was found to be an offence
for the conductor of,any public carriage to use abusive
or insulting language, " during his employment," to
any person, and for ,which he was liable to a penalty
not exceeding 5/. Summonses were accordingly
issued, and the hearing of the case fixed for Thursday.
MARYLEBONE..
George and Elizabegz Ayres, a respectable trades-
man and his wife, were placed at the bar, the former
on a charge of creating a riot, and the latter with en-
deavouring to rescue her husband from the police.
Thomas Young, the landlord of the " Dudley Arms"
public-house, Paddington, stated that about half-past
ten last night prisoner was in his house. Heard him
quarrelling with the barman about the change of six-
pence. He requested defendant to leave the house,
and as he would not, he was compelled to give him in
charge to the police.
Ml'Kenzie, barman to the former, stated that when
the man was taken into custody, he became very vio-
lent, and on his way to the station in Dudley-street,
he caught hold of the railings and pulled the bell
twice or thrice. The policeman was obliged to throw
him down, and kneel upon him, till more assistance
came.