The Sun.
London, England, 1827-11-20 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.—Yesterday morning the irnlividual
who was in company with the unfortunate woman on Wa-
terloo-bridge, last Friday night, a few moments before she
was drowned, under circumstances of strong suspicion
against • her companion, came to this Office, -and having
announced who he was to Gardener, an officer, he surren-
' tiered himself inui his' custolly to abide the_eveut of any in-
vestigation which the Magisttatea might-deem 'it necessary
to order.

The young man, who seemed perfectly cool, proceeded
to state that his name was Henry Lawrence, that he lived
at No., 27, Grafton-street, and was a chymist and druggist.
Lie then stated that he knew the deceased for six,_ ite Ai:yen
years, and that he name was Mary Ann 'Watson, but that
sbeiient by the naffre-of Clayton ; tharknne- years ago'she
lived in Norwich, where he first knew her, and was appren-
tice to a straw-bonnet-maker, named
,Boardman. He
had not he said, been intimately acquainted with her until
within the last twelve months, when he met her for the
first time in London. He occasionally visited her at her
lodgings, NO. 3, Meal-Ws-court, Dean-street, Soho. The
deceased was a woman ,of the town. lie knew her in this
way for nine months. 'The young man went on to state,
in a cool and circumstantial manner, the different places at
which the deceased lodged during the above time. Within

the last three months they lived and cohabited together-ttsre eas,
man and wife. They lodged' at No. to, King
Soho, at a Mr: Wright's,about five weeks ago ; after which
he engaged apartments at No. 2, JOhn•street, Waterloo-
road. Until within three weeks last Saturday, she con-
ducted herself properly; on that day she came bine with
an abandoned woman, having been out the Whole previous
night. The witness then said, that finding they were
both tipsy, he endeavoured to turn the strange woman
out of
.doors : the deceased endeavoured to prevent
him, when he struck her over the right eye, which
caused a slight discolouration. oOn Thursday last,"
said the witness, 'after stating a variety of un-
important particulars, " I left the deceased at half-
past five o'clock, and agreed to meet her at twelve o'clock
that night at the top of the Haymarket. We met accord-
ingly
'at the time and plaee appointed, and I asked the
deceased if she was ready to go home. She appeared in
great spirits, as if she had been drinking. She appeared
unwilling to go home, and I asked her for the key of
the door, but she refused to let me have it. I then en-
treated her to go home along with me, and at length
she consented. On .our way down the Haymarket, the
deceased lift me, and went into a house in Coventry-
court. She joined me in about ten minutes, and appeared
flurried. I asked her the cause. She replied, that some
man had been upbraiding her with his ruin, at which she
said she was very unhappy. After walking a little way,
the deceased expressed a wish to have a little brandy. We
went into a public-house, and she had a glass; I drank
some porter. Alter she had taken the brandy, she wished
for some porter, but conceiving she had drank enough, I
refuied, and left the house, thinking she would follow.
She did so, and we walked down Catherine-street to Wa-
terloo-bridge. We 'reached the toll-gate together, and I
asked her if I should pay for her. I did so, and she took
hold of my arm, and we proceeded on the bridge for about
50 or 60 yards. After we got thus far, she suddenly
stopped in the middle of the pavement, and said she wish-
ed to he alone for a moment. I aid not believe her
and told her I feared she meant to drown herself." The

witness, in order to show why he entertained this opinion,
went on to state, that about three weeks ago, at night, she
went outside the coping of the bridge, and a lady and gen-
tleman who were passing at the time assisted in lifting her
upon the bridge. "I upbraided her for this the next day,
(said the witness), and she then told me that it was her
intention to have drowned herself. I asked her why she
had not done so?"
Sir R. BramE.—You asked her that, did you?
Witness.--I did, and she replied that the water was
very low at the time, and she could see nothing but the mud
when she got upon the outside of the bridge.
Mr. Hants.—Did you acquaint any person who knew
her with this attempt to destroy-herself ?
Witness—l told Airs, Bland, the woman at whose house
we lodged, and I upbraided the
.deceased very much. I
never passed over the bridge with her at night since that
time, except two or three times, as I was afraid of her re-
peating the attempt. The witness then reverted to Thurs-
day night, and said that he refused to leave her when she
wished to be alone ; " she swore she would not stir a step
unless I did. I said if she did not go off the bridge I
should bring the watch to her, and I called to the watch-
nian two or three times, but he did not • answer. I then
had bola of her by the arm, as I was fearful she intended
to jump into the river. I led her to the toll-gate next the
Strand, to take her off the bridge, but she stopped.at the
wicket and said, ' she was.determined not to go for any
one.' She then told me to leave her to herself for a
minute or two, assuring me that she had no intention
to do herself any harm. She walked up the bridge,
and• I passed through the gate a second time, and
spoke to Carlo, telling him I was afraid that the
woman meant to drown herself. Carlo made anwer
No, no ; I hope not ; I don't think she in-
tendi any thing of the kind.' I was then standing
at the gate, and somebody 'passed through to • go
over the bridge. This person spoke to the deceased, who
was sitting in the first alcove. 1 then saw her mine out
of the alcove, and walk further upon the bridge on her way
hew.. I followed her, and she ,walked on to. the second
alcove. I vas then some way behind her, when I observed
hir when about twenty yards from her get upon the top of
, the bridge, and I immediately ran forward, but before 1

could reach her I heard her fall
.in the water. Ido not
know whether she threw herself in or whether she fell off.
I heard her scream twice, as iC for assistance."
Mr. HALLS—Did she use any exclamation?
Witness—No, I heard no words; she Merely screamed,
I c shied for the watchman, who came up, and I saw the
deceased floating on the water for two or three minutes.
I called for a boat as loudly as I could, but the de-
ceased had disappeared' before it arrived. The witness
then repeated almost word for word the evidence of the
watchman and Carlo when they both came to the' spot.
The watchman, be said, told him he must go with him to
the watchhouse, and the night constable told him he might
go if he left his address. - . - -

Mr. Watts—What address did you leave ? Witness—
I left the name of Clayton.
.Mr. liar.r.s--riut your name is Lawrence, not Clayton;
how is that ? Witness—The deceased was called Clay-
ton, and I have gone by that name also. I gave that
name because I was fearful the matter might get into the
public papers.
Harts.--.-Did the night constable then say not 'a
word about detaining you? Witness—No. He simply asked
me for my address ; there was no charge made against me.
Mr. HALLS—Did you consider yourself in custody when
in the watch-house? Witness-A did not consider myself
in custody at all.

The witness then stated that the deceased had made two
attempts to poison herself. On one occasion she Iswallowed
a quarter of an' ounce of laudanum, and he administered
an antidote to counteract its effects.
The witness then concluded his statement, which occu-
pied a considerable time in its delivery, owing to the slow
and guarded manner in which be pursued his detail. The
account which he gave, it will be perceived, coincided in a
remarkable manner with the evidence given by the wit-
nesses on Saturday night as published in the papers of yes
terday. Part of that evidence was again gone into, after
which,
Mr. HALLS said, that the circumstance, to put the best
construction upon it, reflected no credit upon the individual
now before him. He should therefore not detain him, but
he must hold himself in readiness to attend the Coroner's
inquest, in case the body should be found. With respect
to the conduct of Edwards, it was most disgraceful, and he
had no heSitation in declaring that such a man was totally
unfit for the office of constable. He regretted that, being
a parish constable, be had not the power to suspend him,
but his conduct in this transaction should be laid before
those who had power to visit it with the punishment it
merited. The parties then withdrew.
John Morton, a young man who some time ago was• in
the service of a person named Salisbury, by, whom lie was
charged with writing a letter, threatening to accuse him of
an infamous crime, unless he received 501., was placed at
the bar, a true bill having been found against him.
Mr. Richard Anthony Salisbury, an elderly person, hay-
' ing an appearance of foppishness in his dress, and a rather
sinister expression of countenance, was then sworn. He
said he lived at No. 18, Queen-street, Edgeware-road, and
reposed that the prisoner was the person whom he meant
to indict.

The prisoner, a vary well-looking young man, who seemed
burning with impatience to speak, exclaimed—" I'll indict
you, as sure as you were born ; you are a perjured man."
Sir RICHARD BIRNIE, addressing the prosecutor,
observed with a smile, that it required no mean exertion
of mental courage to come forward to prosecute in a case of
this description.
The prosecutor had had many struggles within himself
before he made up his mind to adopt the present course.
-The prisoner—Oh, you old sinner !
Mr. HA tss told the young man that he was doing him-.
self no good. -The case Mint go to a Jury, and when he
was on his trialle wotild-have sufficient opportunity of de-'
fending himself.
The prisoner was then taken from the bar, and the pro;
secutor and his friends retired.

LAWETR,STREET.L—A man, named James
Bousey, tas, summoned at'the instance of the Parish offi-
cers of St. Anne, Limehousei foll refusing to maintain two
children (twins), the offigning of a married. woman, named
Dickson, and of which he was the reputed father. Her
husband had been confined in the House of Correction from
October, 1828, to April, 1827, and during that time had,
no opportunity of intercourse with her. The defendant.
pleaded the woman's coverture, and that he ought not, in
:justice, to be saddled with the expence, while, her husband
was accessible to her. - - It could not he said that she had no
opportunity. of seeing him, for she showed him a letter, in
which he wished her to visit him; adding, that they could
enj4, each other's soeiety for ''twO lmus-:--that he hat} an
exct'llent fire, &c. ; this he thought ought to exonerate
31r. Beelry, the governor of the prison, was, tow-'
ever, sent for, and 'said that, according to the prison*egu-
lations, it was impossible that the husband, during, 04 time
he Wag in prison, could have hail any intercourse with his
wife. An order was therefore made opon'the defendant to
pay 4s. a-week.

MA YL EB ONE-OFFICE:--• Charles Lew is La-
,ZOTUS, with another man and' a woman, were charged by
'Troth], a street-keeper, with offering fruit for sale in
Oa-
ford-street, on Sunday morning, during, the hours of •di-
,
vine- service.

The defendants -prOftlised not to offend again in that pa-
rish, and in consideration of the confinement they had en-
dured, Mr.` Rawlinson ordered their I)sket of fruit to be
restored to`thean, and set them at liberty.

George Harvey, a young sailor just paid off from the
Blanche frigate, after serving four years•im the coasts of
South America,- was charged with assaulting Mr. and
Mrs. Bojin, of 24, Ogle-street, St Pancras. .
At ten minutes before one .yesterday morning, the de:

fendant being more than " half seas over," forced himself
into conversationwith Mr. and Mrs. Buhn, in RuaSell-place,
As they returned home after paying a visit to their friends. In
the first place he gave them a glowing description of things
as they were in Peru, and then he pushed Mrs. Bohn into
-the gutter, and struck Mr. Bohn on his left ears by way of
showing hoW he thought things were likely to be in Con-
stantinople; for which he was sent to the watchbouse. .
The defendant told Mr. Rawlimon he was too groggy to
know what he did, and made every concession i❑ his
power ; .hut as Mr. and Mrs. Bohn expressed a determina-
tion to prosecute him, he was held to bail.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Cnist. CON.—An in-

dividual of respectable appearance applied to the Magis-
trates for a peace warrant, against a Mr. Charles Carroll.
The applicant said, that his wile had been seduced by the
above-named Mr. C., with whom, about two months ago,
she eloped; but on being informed of the place of their re-
sidence, he (applicant) succeeded in obtaining an interview
with the unhappy woman, and eventually prevailed upon
her to return to her friends,
,under whose protection she
now was. Since her separation from her paramour, the
latter had, on repeated occasions, threatened to do him some
bodily harm. The Magistrate told the applicant, that it
would be necessary to produce some person who heard Mr.
C. make use of the threatening expressions he alluded to ;
on doing that he might have a warrant. The applicant
expressed his intention to pursue the course pointed out by
the Magistrate.

" The Turkish ships were moored in the
form of a crescent, with springs on their cables."—Sir
E. CoDRINGTON'S Letter. A spring .is a hawser or rope
passed out from a ship's stern, and attached to a cable pro..
ceeding from her bow, when she lies at anchor. It is
usually put on for the purpose of bringing the ship's broad-
side, or battery of cannon, to bear upon some distant
object, as another ship, or a fortress on the coast, &c., and
to keep her in a required position; or, in other words, to
prevent her swinging about, according to the action of wind
or current. Hence, if a ship rides with her head northerly,
and is required to cannonade a fortress to the south or south-
east, a hawser is,run out from the stern ; and, being carried
forward without her side, is attached to the cable, at a com-
petent distance a-head of the ship ; the hawser is then
tightened by the capstan or tackles, and the cable being
then slackened, the ship immediately turns her side towards
the object intended to be battered.—See Burmy's Fal-
coner, p. 485.

SHIPWRECK.—The ship Wanderer, of and
for Plymouth, WAI. WAyGOoD, master, on her voyage
from Quebec, was on the 22d of 'October, in lat. 45. SO.
N. long. 42. SO. W. struck with a heavy cross sea, which
carried away her bulwarks, stannchious, and the round
house, and ripped up her plank sheer, and caused the ship
to leak so muchohat the crew, with all their exertions,
could not keep her clear. The mizen mast was then cut
away, and the crew, after taking some provisions, took re-
fuge in the tops at nine o'clock at night, where they had
not been long before the ship turned over on her beam
ends : and soon after the masts gave way and the master
and seven of the crew were unfortunately drowned. She
soon righted, and eleven men were left on the wreck, the
sea then making a free break over the ship : they lashed
themselves to the windlass and bias, where they remained
for two days and nights, until providentially, the Ameri-
can ship -Great _Britain, of New York, Capt. T. M.
FRENCH, with great promptitude, came down to their as-
ei.itance, and succeeded .in taking the survivors off the
wreck, although at the time the sea was running at a most
tremendous rate. Capt. FRENCH, with the greatest hil-
-1 inanity, placed the men in his cabin, and paid the utmost
attention to them, administering every thing necessary to
relieve their wants. They were landed at Havre.—Hants
Telegraph.

LAM INTELLIGENCE.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S. COURT, Nov. 19.

KIRKBY V. WRIGHT.

The circumstances of this case were these :—Mr.
Wright, the proprietor of a newspaper called the
Leeds Intelligencer, and a vender of patent medi-
cines, sold to three persons, Messrs. Goderice, Inch-
bold, and Kirkby, his newspaper and his business
for the sum of 1,0001., and an agreement between
the parties was: entered into. The editor of the
Leeds intelligeneer, however, set up an opposition
paper, and the parties who had purchased the former
journal became alarmed lest this circumstance should
decrease their profits, and make the property they
had purchased worth considerably less than they
supposed it to be at the time they made the bargain.
Mr. Wright held this matter very, lightly, and
offered to enter into a fresh agreement, to the
effect that the purchasers should pay the pur-
chase-money by instalments, and Ontaining
proviso, that if at the end of four years the
profits of the business 'of Messrs. Goderice, Inch-
bold, and Kirkby, added to thoSe of his busi-
ness, and the proceeds of the newspaper, did not
amount in four years to 1,000/., he (Mr.-Wright)
would make up that sum, and pay to the purchasers
the deficiency between the actual profits and the
sum of 4,0001. The first and second instalments
Were paid, but the third and fourth were withheld,
in consequence of the profits of the concern being
found considerably under the sum at which they had
been estimated. In the first year the profits
amounted to little more than 400/.; in the second,
to considerably less ; and in the third and fourth
years, there were no profits at all. Mr. Wright
brought- his action for the recovery of these instat,
ments, and Mr. Kirkby, the defendant, (he having
purchased the interest of Messrs. Inchbold and
Goderice in the concern), applied for an injunction
to restrain Mr. Wright's proceedings at law, and
succeeded. Mr. Kirkby afterwards filed a bill
against Mr. Wright for a specific performance of his
agreement to make up the deficiency in the profits.
Mr. Wright had put in his answer, and the cause
now came on for hearing.

Mr. HEALD (with whom was Mr. HAYTER) ap-
peared for the plaintiff, and contended that the only
question before the Court was, whether the profits
had amounted to 4,0001., or fallen short of that sum.
The defendant had, indeed, made an allegation that
he submitted .to the judgment of the Court, that
the plaintiff had no right to withhold the instal-
ments; and another, that he had been informed by
a Mr: Marie Alexander Watts, that the plaintiff and
persons concerned with him 'kept a double set of
books, and that he, therefore, believed their repre-
sentation of the amount of the profits to be untrue.
As to the first allegation, it was entirely got rid of
by the terms of the agreement ; and for the second,l
there were, first of all, the affidavits of two account-
ants, who had inspected the books, and pronounced
them correct, with the exception only of 591.,
which proved to be an error' in the casting; and
also the affidavits.of two clerks, who swore that no
double set of books were kept in any of the part-
nership concerns: Thus, then, these two allegatiOns
were got rid'of; and what was the defence set' up
by "Mr. Wright ? Why, that although it was true*
he had agreed 'to make up the difference between
the 4,0004 and the actual profits, yet that there
was also a contract implied, if not expressed, on the
part of the purchasers,—namely, that they should
conduct the business in the same manner in which
it had been previously coaducted, or, at least,' in
some other proper way. 'lnstead of this, he said
that the plaintiff and his partners had been guilty of
the greatest misconduct and neglect, and that there-'
fore. the plaintiff'had no right to, claim the interfe-
rence of that Court. If such a•defenee could avail,
why then Mr. Wright mieht have made it under
any circumstances, and by whomsoever the concern
had been managed, 'he.Might have 'said, for' the pur-
pose of screening himielf, that the concern was ill-
Inanaged, and therefore that he bad no right to per-
form his agreement, • • • '
Mr. I-loaNE -'Whom was Mr. BARBER) ap-
peared for the defendant. The learned counsel con-
tended that the affitirs of these gentlemen.had been
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this was a petition which the Court could not en-
tertain.

Mr. HEALD replied.
The Vici:-CuANon.Lon. said this appeared ta
him to be a very plain case. The, question was,
'whether the agreement was one of such a nature as
could be carried into execution by the Court. The
plaintiff stated. that the whole amount of the ptofits
of the concern, for the four years, was 1,2331. Ss. 2d.
If the defendant admitted that statement, the decree
would be made aceordingiy ; if not, the Court must
order an account to he taken. He therefore wished
to know 'whether the defendant wished that an ac-
count should be taken.
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Mr. BARBER said, certainly they did.
After a long conversation between the counsel, as
to the•mode of calculating the interest, and of taking
the account,
The VICE-CHANCELLOR said, that to prevent
mistakes he would put his order into writing, and
hand it over to the counsel to-morrow.