The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-07 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Yesterday a man named James
Cle7he was brought before the LORD MAYOR, under the
following circumstances :
. A watchman stated, that as he was going his rounds on
the Preceding night, the prisoner asked him where the
watch-house was, and told him that he wanted to go and
sleelif there, as he had no place in the viorld.to go to, and
had not a farthing in his possession. The witness replied
that these were already enough of poor people at the watch-
housle, and that he (Clarke) could not be accommodated
there. Upon hearin this the prisoner took off his hat,
took:a pint pot out of' it, and said, " Look at that ; I just
stole it; I am a thief, and demand to be taken to the watch-
house." " Why did you," said the witness, " steal it ?"
" Because I am starving," replied the prisoner, " and I
had no place to lie down in ; I never stole any thing before."
The witness then conveyed the prisoner to the watch-house.
The Lolin MAYOR said that the experiment was a
dangerous one, and might be the means of transporting the
prisoner.
Clarke said that he had travelled about in search of work
and had been disappointed, and that he had stolen the pint
pot in order to obtain relief. But for the theft, he should
have had to lie in the streets all night. •
The LORD MAYOR ordered that the prisoner should be
remanded, and that the publican out of whose house he had
stolen the pint pot should be summoned to attend at the
Justice-room.

MARYLEBONE-OFFICE.--Yesterday. two boys,
George Gwyer and William Wood, were charged with

robbing the peach-trees at Kilburn Priory.
The case was proved against them by Mr. Thomas Hill
Mortimer, the proprietor ; and Mr. RA%VLINSON ordered
them to be detained until they paid the value of the fruit,
and a penalty of ss. each. -
These vexatious depredations have been repeatedly com-
mitted in this district, and the Magistrates have now ex-
pressed a determination to make strong examples of future
offenders.

HATTON-GARDEN.—Martha Close was charged
with beating and otherwise ill-using a male child, one year
and nine months old, which had been given to her to nurse
by its mother, Mrs. Spencer, a poor woman living in the
neighbeurhoOd of Clerkenwell.
From the testimony of Ellen Preston, and the mother,
it appeared that the nurse was very fond of drink, and was
for the most' part in a state of intoxication, which rendered
her unable to attend to the child. The poor infant was
consequently neglected and left to itself, and was so reduced
from the want of the necessary care and nutriment so in-
dispensible to a child of its' age, that the poor thing was
worn almost to a skeleton. Mrs. Preston said that the
nurse frequently beat the child with her hands about the
loins. There was no charge of starvation proved against
the nurse, and the complaint rested on the charge of ne-
glect and ill-treatment.
Mr. LAING said the nurse should find hail.

Mrs. Simpson was brought up for re-examination on
the charge of assaulting Mrs. Gallaghar, the watchman's
wife, on Monday week.

A certificate from the surgeons of St. Bartholomew's
Hospital was produced, which stated that Mrs. Gallagher
was out of danger.
Mr. LAING said he should, therefore, take good bail for
Mrs. Simpson, her husband in 80/. and two other sureties
in 401. each.
The bail were procured in the course of the day, and
Mrs. Simpson was discharged. . _ _
UNION-HALL.—An old veteran, named John Dono-.
van, belonging to the East India Company's service, applied
for relief to assist him on his way to Ireland. He stated,
that on the 26th ult. he landed at Portsmouth, from Bengal,
after 19 years' service in that part of the world. He had
20 sovereigns, which were paid him by the Pay Master, in
his pockets when he landed at Portsmouth Point, but he
had not been many hours on shore before he was robbed of
every farthing ; and as Paymaster, officers, invalids, and
all, had taken their departure previously, he had no other
alternative left than to march up "to town as well as he
could. He wanted to get to Liverpool, and from thence
to Ireland. At the former place he would be at once supplied
with what money he required, as be had luckily forwarded
the greater portion of the money he had acquired while in
India to a merchant at that placsti ei
The Magistrate, desirous of knowing: -tether the ponr
fellow had turned his long residence in an Indian climate
to good account for himself, asked him what money lie had
contrived to save for his services? _ .

Donovan—l think myself a rich man, your Worship—
r have saved 100/ , deducting the 201. that I have been
robbed of.

Mr.: CHAISIBERS-Wers you engaged in the Burmese
war?—Yes, your Worship ; I lost the greater part of the
calf of one of my legs at Arracan.• I also received wounds
at Ava and at Pegu.
Mr. CHAMBERS—Have you received any prize-money
yet, for your services in the Burmese war ?
Donovan answered in the negative, saying that it was
not yet in the course of payment.
The Magistrate having advised him to be more cautious

of the remainder of the money he had 10 dearly earned in
the service of his country, assisted him with some silver
from his purse, and directed him to he passed to Liverpool.
_ .

The old ..soldier retired from_ the office after having re-
turned the Magistrate hearty thanks for the attention and
assistance that had been bestowed upon him.

AQUATIC EXCURSION.

In the 'course of last summer, two successful ex-
cursion's were made to the Nore, by the Printers of
an Establishment, to aid the suffering branches of
their profession then out of employ. From the sa-
tisfaction derived on these occasions, it was deter-
mined that a similar trip for recreation should take
place, and Saturday last was selected for the day.
To render every thing as complete as possible, the
steam-vessel the Albion was engaged. Mr. Wilson,
late of the Opera-house, was appointed Master of
the Ceremonies; a Military Band of Music was en-
gaged ; the services of Messrs. Bryant,- Gibbs,
Prynn, .Hare, Parr, Vaughan, and Master Taylor;
Misses Gibbs, Lucas, Mills, and other professionals
of vocal and theatrical talent, were put in requisi-

Lion; and from the printed bill and programme
issued, there was a sufficient demand for
tickets. The vessel left the Tower soon after nine
o'clock, pursued its way until it leached the Fleet
in the Medway, round which it passed, and retra-
cing its route, returned to its moorings, off the
Tower, about half-past eight in the evening. The
weather was remarkably favourable, and the day
being without that. intense heat of sun which pre-
vailed during the preceding part of the week, ren-
dered it free froni oppressive inconvenience. The
amusements commenced With'a Concert, when se-
veral glees, duets, and songs, were sung. A dra-
matic sketch, intitled " Sir Toby Formal's Trip to
the Nore," was performed. A ball followed, in
which quadrilles, waltzing, country, Spanish, and
fancy dances were introduced—the latter by the
pupils of Mr. Wilson; and the entertainments con-
cluded with the second part of the Concert.

MELVILLE MONUMENT.—On Tuesday, the
erection of the statue on this monument was completed, in
the presence of an immense number of spectators. His
Lordship is represented in his robes as a Peer, his left hand
extended across his breast, and looking westward. The
height of the statue is fifteen feet four inches, which, in
point of symmetry, admirably corresponds to the height of
the pillar.—Edinburgh Evening Courant.
The Duke of Buckingham's yacht, with his
Grace and Duchess on board, was towed out of
the lichen' this morning by the Medina and
Malnzesbury steam-packets, and will proceed
direct for the Mediteranean. She carries twelve
brass guns, 18 and 12-pounders, and a full com-
plement of seamen and marines, with a chap-
lain, doctor, &c. During their absence the
men allow their, wives half their pay. The
building and fittings up of the yacht, we hear,
cost upwards of 16,0001.. The rope-maker's
bill was 700/. His Grace will pass Spithead
this day, and purposes saluting the Lord High
Admiral, his arrangements not allowing his
Grace the honour of paying his respects in per-
son to his Royal Highness previous to quitting
England. On Thursday his Grace was sworn
in 4, Burgess of our Corporation, on which occa-
sion he politely intimated a wish.to present a
Cup to be sailed for at the Southampton Re-
gatta, but as the arrangements were complete, he
requested that his name might be attached to the
subscription list for ten guineas.—Southampton
, Herald.

DREADFUL CASE OF HYDROPHOBIA.

(From the Liverpool Commercial Chronicle.)

We have learnt with regret the occurrence of
a melancholy case of hydrophobia in this town,
of which .we have, by inquiry, ascertained the
following particulars :
About a month ago, a dog, belonging to some
poor persons, residing in Bolton-street, Cop-
peras-hill, having exhibited undoubted symptoms
of madness, it was determined to kill him ; and
a poor widow, of the name of Riding, who lived
in a court in Bolton-street—the only pers
whom he would allow to approach him withar
biting-7-took him up in her arms to carry him
to the place intended for the performance of that
purpoSe. On •the way thither, he did not at-
tempt to bite her, but licked her face and hands,
apparently through the attitchinent which he had
always manifested to her. It is not. known that
she had any wound, or scratch, or scar, on any
part which the animal licked, and she never ex-
pressed any apprehension for the consequences.
On Sunday last, however, she complained of,
difficulty of breathing, to relieVe which she sat
with the outer door of her house.open, and said
she had been troubled throughout the night with
an uneasy sensation at the lower part Of her ribs,
extending through to the back, which sometimes
became extremely painful, and rose into her
throat, seeming to threaten her with' suffo-
cation. This sensation she described tis
resembling the pain of a spasm of the stomach,
with which she was affected some years
ago. Her uneasines increasing, her friends
sent for Mr. Gillon, surgeon, of Clarence-
street, who attended her about one o'clock in the
day. He took from her arm about twenty-four
ounces of blood, and pouring. about eighty drops
of laudanum into a wine-glass, filled it up with
water, Ana deSired her to drink it. She took the
glass in her hand, and. had raised it to within a
few inches of her lips, when she was seized ap-
parently with a strong convulsive fit, in which
her arms were thrown forward with great violence
at right angles with her body, her fingers grasping
the glass, the contents of which were dashed on
the ground, so firmly that no effort could loose
them, until the fit was over ; her neck appearing
frightfully distended ; .a guggling soand issuing
from her throat ; the muscles of the whole body.
seemed to be hardened by violent contraction,.
her limbs stiffened, and her eyes strained as if
about to start from their sockets. In about -a
minute she recovered from the fit, and looking
fearfully at the glass, with a violent shudder,
desired it to be taken away. She then said that,
after eating bread and cheese, late on the
preceding night, she was about to drink a glass
of ale, when the attempt, produced a fit of the
same kind, and she had not been able to.
drink- any thing since. Every attempt to raise
any liquid to her mouth, produced similar re-
sults. At first she was quite calm and tractable,
and sat perfectly still in the interval between
the
.fits, breathing, -.however, with considerable
difficUlty, drawing her breath about thirteen
times in a
.minute,. with a strong convulsive sigh.
Some other Medical Gentlemen afterwards saw,

her, and recourse was had to copious bleeding
by the lancet and leeches, and injections were
also administered, every effort at internal appli-
cations by the • ordinary methods being hopeless
from the excessive irritability and agitation of the
patient on the approach of any liquid, which in-
creased to such a degree, that the application of
liquid to the skin, or the passing of a current of
air pver the surface of the body, and, at length,
even the slightest noise, would bring on a fit.—
Restlessness and distrust of every one that ap-
proached -her, followed, and to' prevent the ag-
gravation of her sufferings, her friends refused
to admit any more strangers to see her. The
fits continued to increase, both in their frequency

and in the violence of their paroxysms, attended
by a constant foaming at the mouth, and a vio-
lent loud sobbing at each drawing of the breath,
which has led the neighbours, who heard the
noise without, to say that she barked like a dog.
Nature at length giving way under these repeated
attacks, she died about half-past ten on Tuesday
morning. The body was examined on Wednes-
day, but, as is usual in such cases, we under-
stand there was nothing in the appearance to in-
dicate the immediate cause of death.

BIRTHS.
On the 3d inst. at Gunton-park, Norfolk, Lady Suf-
field, of a son..
On the 4th inst. at Hammersmith, the lady of Win.
Wastell, Esq. of Burton-crescent, of a son.
On the sth inst. at Upper Woburn-place, the lady of J.
G. Henriques, Esq. of a son.
On the 6th inst. at Isleworth, the lady of Henry Parnell,
Esq. of a son.
On the 3tl inst. in Parliament-place, the lady of James
Pulman, Esq. of a son.
On the sth inst. in Hanover-terrace, Regent's-park, the
lady of Augustus Bosanquet, Esq. of a son.
On the 3d inst. at Brighton, the lady of the Rev. Robt.
Rirlsdale, Vicar of Kirdford, Sussex, of a son.
On the 6th inst. in Great Surrey-street, the lady of
J. Arnesburg, Esq. of a daughter.
On the 4th inst. in Portman-street, the lady of William
Mills, Esq. of a son.

MARRIED.
On the 6th inst. at All Souls' Church, Marylebone, W.
Ramsden, Esq. son of Sir John Ramsden, Bart. of Byram,
county of York, to Lady Annabelle Paulet, eldest daughter
of the Marquis of Winchester.
On the 2d ult. at Allhallows Barking, by the Rev. IL
White, William Green, Esq. solicitor, London, to Miss
Matilda Wood, of Bishopsgatestreet.
On the 2d inst. at All Saints, Poplar, Dr. Christopher
Tatham, to Elizabeth Gordon, youngest daughter of R.
Gordon, Esq. of the Orchard-horse, Poplar.
On the 4th inst. at St. George's, Hanover-square, Mr.
Frederick Reynolds, of Chatham, Kent, to Mary, second
daughter of George Cornish, Esq. of Tottenham-court-
ro ad,' London.
On the 2d inst. at newish, by the Rev. Sir James
Hannan); Bart. William Hallett, jun. Esq. of Philliole, in
the county of Dorset, to Mary, eldest daughter of Robert
Radclyire, Esq. of FoxdentOn Hall, Lancashire.