The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-02 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
(THIS DAY.)

OUTRAGE ON A MARRIED FEMALE.—Thomas Jordan,
a dissipated lookinglrishman, about thifv-tive years of
age, was placed at the bar on the following charge :
Mrs. Martha Hampton, a young and good looking
woman, very respectably dressed, stated that she resided
at No. 16, St. Anne's-court, Soho-square, and was the
wife of a police constable belonging to the C division.
About nine o'clock last night, as she was returning home,
having been to her husband, who was on duty at the
station-house in Vine-street, Piccadilly, she, in passing
along Marshall-street, Golden-square, met with the
isoner, who was coming in the oppositeidirection; and as
he passed her he throw his arms round her waist, and then
assaulted her in a most brutal and indecent manner.
actually pulling her clothes up nearly over her head.
On letting go his hold of her he walked quickly on, but
complainant, determining that he should not escape,
closely followed hint up, intending to give hint in charge
to the first police-constable she met with. The prisoner
porceiving this, turned round, and made use of threaten-
ing and obscene language to complainant, but she per-
severed in following hint until he took refuge in a coffee-
shop, from which, on her making known the gross man-
ner in which site had been used, he was thrust into the
street by the proprietor, and a constable coming up at
the instant, she gave him in charge.
Police Constable, No. 49, of the C division, stated
that the complainant on giving the prisoner into
custody, made exactly the same statement as she now
had. 'rite prisoner, who was very anxious to make his
escape, had been drinking, but knew perfectly well what
he was about.

Mr. MALTBY (,to the prisoner)—What answer have
you to snake to this charge, of committing a most gross
and indecent assault upon a respectable married female,
as she was walking in a public thoroughfare. Taking
all the circumstances into consideration, .it is one
of the most aggravated cases 1 have ever met with.
Prisoner—l most solemnly declare before God that
the woman has perjured herself. I never laid my hand
upon her. I happened to push against her with my
shoulder as I pas ell her ; it was accidentally done, and
I thought so little of it, that I walked on without
noticing it, when she followed me, and in revenge
trumped up this wicked lie against me. If I committed
such an assault upon her as she describes, and in the
public street too, some persons must have seen it, but I
defy her to produce a single witness. stake my
existence she cannot bring one.
Mr. AIALTBY asked the complainant if she had any
witnesses. The complainant'said she had not; there was
no person by at the moment the prisoner assaulted her.
Prisoner—You know it is all false you have stated.
Complainant declared that she had spoken nothing but
the truth.

Mr. ➢IALTni—I believe you; the charge is fully proved
to my satisfaction. (To the prisoner.)—What are you?
Prisoner—A master tailor.

Mr. MALTBY-I fine you 51., or in default of payment,
you will be committed to Westminster Bridewell.for two
months to hard labuur.

Prisoner (doggedly)—l've not five farthings, and I'll
go to prison.—He was accordingly committed.

CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DAY.)
A young gentleman who described himself as a stock-
broker in the City, was charged as follows :
It appeared that at half-past two o'clock this morning.
the conductor of the fire-escape, belonging to the Royal
Society for the protection of life against lire, was in his
box, in Bedford-rov, when he heard a crashing noise at
the fire escape, which lay by the side of the way. On
looking out he saw the prisoner moving away, but per-
ceiving considerable damage had been done to the en-
gine he took him into custody.
The Secretary, Mr. Williams, stated that the engine
was rendered quite inefficient by the prisoner.
Mr. CO MBE said a more wanton piece of mischief he
never heard of. The prisoner should pay a fine of 11. 10s.
to repair the damage, or be imprisoned fur three months,
and hard labour.

UNION HALL.-(THIS DAY.)
HIGIIWA i ROBBERY.—Henry Taylor was brought be-
fore Mr. Cottingham, charged with knocking down and
robbing Mr. Patrick Keefe, an upholsterer, in Pitt-
street, Southwark.
The complainant stated that on the preceding night,
between eleven and twelve o'clock, as he was walking
Imne, when in St. George's-road, he was suddenly
knocked down, and when on the ground the prisoner
snatched his watch from his pocket. Complainant en-
deavoured to recover the watch, and having caught the
seals, held the prisoner, until a Mr. Lee came to his as-
sistance. Another man was with the prisoner at the
time, but be made his escape.
Mr. Lee corroborated the statement of the complainant,
and stated that he helped to secure the prisoner who had
the watch in his possession.
The prisoner, who merely denied the charge, was com-
mitted.

Thomas Gaddell was charged with creating a disturb-
ance in the pit of the Victoria theatre. He went into
the pit "rather fresh," and commenced annoying some
females. When remonstrated with he struck a man con-
nected with the theatre, and gave him a black eye, and
broke a chandelier in the saloon of the pit.—He was
fined for the assault, and adjudged to pay damages.

heldCOlaßefOoNreEßW' the Coroner for Surrey, at
CV Ea
ratTe
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,T A 1, ACCIDENT AT THE
wEw CHURCH AT WIMBLEDON.—Yesterday an inquest was
the Dog and Fox, Wimbledon, respecting the death of James
Frost. Charles Tickner, of Garrett-lane, Wandsworth, stated
that the deceased was in the employ of Messrs. Parker, of the
same place. On Friday afternoon, about twenty minutes be-
fore six he was at the top of the scaffold of the church, at the
last tower, fixing the stone-work. The deceased was super-
intending the raising of a box of mortar, to the third tower,
and regulating the rope, when he suddenly fell down the dreadful
height of sixty feet. Witness went down as fast as possible,
and then found the deceased dead. The witness said he was
sure it was an accident. To the Jury—He must have had
hold of the rope, and when the box came to the joists of the
third tower, instead of pulling the rope towards him, he leaned
forward, and' it broke. The Coroner—How long had the rope
been used? Witness—The rope was nearly as good as new.
The mortar was certainly 1401bs. weight. A part of the rope
had never been used before. Had often cautioned him as to
his manner of standing and walking, as he superintended the
mortar being brought up. Mr. Robert Richardson, the clerk
of the works under Messrs. Scott and Moffat, the architects,
had no doubt the weight of the deceased, by leaning forward,
instead of pulling the rope towards him, when the box had
caught the scaffolding, and he put his whole weight upon it,
caused the rope to snap. The Jury retutned, a verdict of
Accidental Death, and exonerated Messrs. Parker from all
blatr e.
,special manner the next birth-day of his Royal Highness
filer Majesty, it is said, means to honour in an
Prince Albert, which takes Otte,. on the 26th inst., when the
Prince will enter his twenty-fourth year. A large party will
be entertained to dinner at the Castle. and her Majesty will, it
understood, afterwards have an evening party, for which cards
of levitation will be issued to the principal nobility and gentry
in the neighbourhood of Windsor Castle.
NEW' TAnii r.—.t.. most remarkable instance
of the effect of the new tariff has been afforded in the port of
Exeter. A mercantile house entered at the Customs a cargo
of hides, and paid about' 401. for the duty, according to the
new scale ; but had duty been paid on the same cargo two
days before, it weuld have amounted to 4001. It is easy,
therefore, to anticipate the extensive influence which the
change must have on the affairs of commerce.— Devonport
Independent. 1

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)
LownoN, AUGUST 2.—Wind this day at noon S. to S.E.
DEAL, AUGUST I.—Wind N.N.E., moderate. No arrivals
or railings.
FALMOUTH, JULY 31.—Wind N. to N.N.E., strong breezes.
—Arrd. North Esk, Allan, Rio ; Lady Mary Wood, steamer,
for Vigo. The Sarah, from Liverpool to Portsmouth, which
was stranded on the Stag Rocks, near the Lizard Point, has
been got off, and is nowon her way to this port ; twenty barrels
of flour and some stores have been landed, all the salt has
washed out.

PORTSMOUTH, AUG. I.—Wind E.--Sld. Thomas Sparks,
Cape and New Zealand ; Agincourt, Calcutta ; Wellington,
New York.

STANGATE CREEK, AUG. I—Arrd. Atalanta, Mogadore.
OFF HASTINGS, AuG. I.—ldare, Adair, Launceston;
Cuba, Newcombe, Valparaiso; short of provisions.
OFF DUNGENESS, JULY 31.—Malay, Smith, Antigua.
SOUTHAMPTON, MTG. Sld. Isis (steamer), West Indies ;
Liverpool (steamer), Alexandria.
OFF DARTMOUTH, JULY 31.—Hermann, Nessen, Bahia
for Hamburgh.
SWANSEA, JULY 31.—Arrd. Douglas, Kelly, Valparaiso.
OFF SALCOMBE, JULY 31.—Africanus, Gambia.
LIVERPOOL, AuG. I.—Sld. Frisk, Mont Video; Grace
Darling, Santa Martha.
CowEs Auc. I.—Arrd. Amelia, Visin, Bahia.
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HARWICH, AUG. I.—The Dorset, Tewkesbury, from Wey-
mouth to Dantzic, has put in here, having been struck by a heavy
sea, 30th inst., which split her plankshear, carried away bul-
warks, stanchions, &c.
CAFE OF Goon HOPE, MAY 15.—The Wanderer, Owen,
from Singapore to Halifax, Neva Scotia, which came into the
Ray 7th inst., after being ashore, has been discharged and hove
down, but from the damage received is expected to be condemned.
The Earl Grey, Mollison, from China, is supposed to have
arrived in the Channel.
CAUTION TO MARINERS.