The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-31 00:00:00

IN RE THOMAS SADLIER.

The insolvent applied to be discharged on bail.
Mr. Cooa, in support of the application, stated that
the insolvent had become bankrupt about twenty years
ago, when a sum of about 1,000/. remained unpaid on the
dividends. At that time the office of official assignee
was not in existence, and the provisional assignee, under
the fiat against Sadlier, absconded, so as to throw consi-
derable difficulty in the arrangement of the affairs.
Mr. Commissioner. HARRIS said, it was unnecessary to
allude to a transaction which 9ccurred at so remote a
period.
The insolvent was then liberated.

There were thirty-two town bail cases for hearing,
and nineteen country ; all the former of which were got
through during the early part of the day, but were
marked by no features of general interest. Some delay
having occurred in several of the cases, owing to the
absence of the attorneys concerned, the Learned Com-
missioner said he wished the power of fining those soli-
citors, -who were absent, were vested in him, as the
interest of the insolvents, and Me public generally,
seemed to be disregarded, in too' many instances, by
those concerned.

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, the Chairman, and a

Bench of Magistrates.)

HORRIBLE PROFLIGACY.—gamueI Dy- ball was indicted
for assaulting Eliza, his wife.
The prosecutrix stated that she had been married to
the prisoner for two years( who was a gambler by pro-
fession. After living with her eighteen months, as he
was unable to support her, they agreed to sepa-
rate. She was then compelled to maintain her-
self by prostitution, of which her husband s: as
well aware ; she had since frequently supplied him with
money. He bad often pressed her to live with him, but
she refused because he was unable to maintain her. On
those occasions he had threatened to murder her, and on
the 21st of January, having met by appointment in the
Park, she gave him some money. He followed her in
Pall-mall, and struck her in the face. He wrote to her
the next morning, asking her to forgive him, but she was
compelled to take out a warrant against him. She had
warrants out against him before, and on one occasion he
had been imprisoned a month.

The prisoner denied the assault, and said that his
wife had bribed the police to take him into custody on
the most trifling charges, because he endeavoured to
induce her to leave her profligate mode of life and return
to him.

The. Jury found him Guilty, and the Chairman or-
dered him-to .enter into his own. recognizances, in the
sum of 401., to come up and-,-receive judgment when
called upon, intimating to him that if be ceased to molest
his wife the matter would be suffered to drop. •

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY).
Two sharp-looking little thieves about 16 years of
age, named Evans aad Kelly, 'with the, word gallows
most distinctly visible on their countenances, were charged
with the following audacious robbery :
Thomas Mann, the complainant, stated that he was a
tobacconist, residing in Princess-street. At about seven
o'clock last evening he and his daughter were in the
parlour off the shop, when hearing a noise they went
into the shop and found the two prisoners there. Evans
remained quiet, but Kelly made for the door ; he was,
however, laid hold of, and on taking off his hat about a-
half lb. of tobacco fell front it.

Rose Mann, the daughter of the prosecutor, corro-
borated her father's testimony, and added that the two
prisoners had been at the shop together about a week ago
for a penny cigar. Besides the tobacco she missed about
four shillings from the till and some cigars ; some money
had been found on the prisoners, and amongst that found
on Kelly she recognised a marked sixpence. There was
a bell at the shop-door, and she did not know how the
prisoners got in without her hearing it ring.
Police Constable, F 110, took the prisoners into cus-
tody ; on searching them at the station-horse he found
on Evans 2s. 6d. in silver, and on Kelly ls. 6d. in silver,
sixpence in copper, two knives, and the duplicate of a
handkerchief. _ _

Et ans, who appeared quite at home under the charge,
said that he went into the shop for a penny cigar, and the
hell rung when he went in ; there was a tall young man
there, with a white coat on, who went out as he went in,
and the other prisoner did not come in for some time
afterwards ; he did not take anything, and he could
easily have escaped if he .had chosen to do so.
Kelly did not urge anything in his defence.
Mr. HALL committed them both to take their trial.

Evans applied to have the money found 'on him re-
turned to him, that he might get something to eat.—Ap-
plication refused.
He then asked if he might send for his friends.—Ap-
plication granted.
The prisoners were then removed.
A showily dressed and very pretty frail fair one was
placed at the bar charged with insulting and annoying a
gentleman.
The complainant, a gentlemanly looking young man,
with a large moustache said, that the prisoner and another
woman were in the constant habit of calling after him ;
day or night, whenever they met him, it was all the same,
he was greeted with the cry of " There goes that little
cocksparrow again." This kind of thing was very
annoying ; he would not mind it so much if it
were said when he was alone, but alone, or
in company, morning, noon, or night, the cry of
" There goes that little cock-sparrow," sounded in his
cars. In making this complaint, he was not actuated by
any vindictive feeling, but as he thought the prisoner
and her companions would not hesitate to call after him,
if he were walking with a lady, he was compelled to
give her in charge to prevent the recurrence of the
annoyance.
The poor girl, who had been crying as if her heart
would break all the time the complaint was being made,
could say nothing in her defence, save that she was very
sorry fur insulting the gentleman, and that she would
not do so again.
Mr. HALL asked the complainant if he would allow
charge to pass over this time, if the prisoner promised
never, under any circumstances, to annoy him again.
The gentleman at once consented to this arrangement,
and the girl having made a solemn promise never to call
the complainant a little cock-sparrow, or a big cock-
sparrow, or any other kind of sparrow, or in any way
whatsoever to annoy him in future for ever, she was
discharged.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
(THIS DAY.)
Mary Murray, a middle-aged female, of most wretched
appearance, with an infant at the breast, and two other
cgloilwldnrenl;asfrcohmargthed as
reetfoolfilov,,e,sy!fs old, dragging at her
William Horsford, one of the constables belonging to
the Mendicity Society, stated, that about half-past seven
o'clock last evening, while on duty in Regent-street, he
saw the prisoner and her children sitting on a step of
a door, soliciting charity of persons passing by, and at
intervals pinching the child at her breast, so as to cause
it- to scream violently with the pain, to excite pity.
Knowing her as an offender, Witnessj took her and the
children to the station-house""",.
Mr. HARDWICK having ascertained that the prisoner
belonged to Scotland, and had a husband living there,
offered her the alternative of either being sent to the
House of Correction for one month, or to be sent home
immediately.
After some hesitation, she consented to be p aped
home to Scotland, with her children:

,
named Martin, Butler, and
UNION HALL--THIS DAY.)
Three powerful men,
Swanton, were committed to the 'louse of Correction
for three months, for attempting to break into the house
of Mr. Tennent, a pianoforte manufacturer in the Bo-
rough-road.
ROBBBAY BY A BBEWZR'S Cizas.,.....jameo Smith, 1.