The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-03 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.

On Friday Mrs. Clarke, the wife of a housekeeper in Peahen-
court, was summoned before the Lord Mayor for having used
language calculated to lead to a breach of the peace.
From the statement of a housekeeper, named Wakefield,'
who resides next door to the defendant's house, it appeared
that Mrs. Clarke, who was, when sober, an exceeduvly well-
conducted lady, and particularly delicate in her language,
became so completely transformed by a few glasses of gin,
that even the coarsest men were put to flight by " the valour
of her tongue." It was usual with her to get drunk two, if
not three, days in the week, and during the whole time the
neighbours were' obliged to undergo the infliction of her
abuse, which was not at all the more agreeable for being
uttered in a thick Cork brogue, that gave peculiar expression
to the naughty words arising from her excitement. When
expostulated with, she uniformly referred the individual who
addressed her to certain parts of her person wholly incapable
of giving any information, and she said the Lord Mayor
night apply to the same authority if he wished to know
anything about her.
The Loup MAYOR—WeII, Mrs. Clarke, this is a very bad
account that I-hear of you. •

The .complainant--I do assure you, my Lord, that a better
behaved woman is not alive, until she gets her whack of
liquor. Her husband,_ too, is a nice respectable man as ever
was. and so is her children, clean, and decent, and quiet.
Mrs. Clarke—On, then, God knows I am all that myself,
too. But you see, my Lord, this Mr. Wakefield is offinded
because I sometimes laugh when I see his daughter, that he
brings up to shaving, at work with the great fellows' beards.
The complainant—Your Lordship, she swears that she is
the only married woman in the whole court, and she calls all
the proper women there by the names they most of all dislike.
But its all'the consequence of the lush she takes.
Mrs. Clarke—l don't deny that I take a little drop now
and then, please your Lordship, but the thruth is, I'd be
more respectable if I'd take more.
The Loan MAYOR—What, more drink?
Mrs. Clarke—Yes, your Lordship, I'd be quieter.—(A
laugh.) But, faith, all this comes of Mr, Wakefield's daughter
shaving the men. Sure nobody ever before saw a girl lather-
ing a fellow with a beard as black as the d-1, and then
taking him by the nose and going over his face with a razor.
Its because I can't stand that that he 'appears against me.
The Loun MAYOR—The least I can fine you for such dis-
orderly conduct is ten shillings, or seven days' imprisonment.
Mrs. Clarke—Oh, faith, I'll pay the money.
Jane Bailey, a married woman, who resides in the same
neighbourhood, charged' Mrs. Clarke- with having compli-
mented her to the fall as much as she had complimented the
complainant in the former case.
Here several persons implored the Lord Mayor to endea-
vour to cure the poor woman of the evil of drunkenness.
If his Lordship would only administer a remedyfor that abo-
mination, be would have a blessing for it; for she was a
worthy woman.
Mrs. Clarke—Please you my Lord, won't you hear my
witness?

The LORD MATOR-13y all means.
Mrs. Clarke—Come forward, Paddy. Witness-0 faith,
then, here I am'.
The LORD MAYOR—Now, witness, did you sea Mrs. Clarke
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
Witness—Sure enough I did.

The'LORD MAirott—ln what condition was she?
Witness—Oh, upon my word she was quite comfortable.
The LORD MAYOR—Upon your oath, was she sober on any
one of those days?
Witness— Win, then, upon my conscience, I don't believe
she was.—(Laughter.)
Witness—Tlease your Lordship its the only fault she has
in the world. Oh then, good luck to you, and take it into
consideration.

The LORD MAYOR—I am taking it into consideration. I
am sorry to see a female who is, when sober, well•behaved
and unexceptionable in her conduct, descend to the brutality
of drunkenness. I shall not fine you money for the second
offence, I shall try what the wholesome discipline of a prison
will do, awl sentence you to imprisonment for seven days.
Mrs:Clarke—Perhaps you will let a fine do. I'll pay a
fine, my Lord, if you like. Put on another ten shillings.
The LORD MAYOR—NO, I calculste that you will have a
good opportunity of tasting the comfort of sobriety. I pro-
mise you that you shall come out perfectly sober, and I hope
you will derive a lasting advantage fiom your visit to prison.
The prisoner was then committed for seven days
Philip Barrett, a journeyman tailor, was charged with
having illegally pawned the materials for several garments,
the property of Morris Moses, of No. 87, Tower-hill, and also
with having illegally pawned similar materials, the property
of Elis Moses, of Aldgate. The value of the goods was con-
siderable.

It was clearly proved that he had pawned the articles in
both cases.

The LORD 3IAYoz, in conjunction with Sir JOHN PIRIE, at
to adjudicate, and asked the prisoner what he had to say?
The prisoner pleaded misfortu .e, and said that if time was
granted to him he would work out the whole of the expense.
The LORD MAYOR said, that as the prisoner had carried on
so wholesale a trade in dishonesty, an example must be made
of him, and adjudged him to imprisonment for three months
for the first offence, and on the expiration of the three
months, to an additional imprisonment of three months, with
hard labour, under the statutes 22d George 11., c. 27, and 17th
George•lll., c.. 56.