The Sun.
London, England, 1827-04-07 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.--Yesterday, James Pope, soli-
iesidini at N 0.7, Bloomfield-street, London Wall, was
charged Ity, a female of respectable appearance, named Eliza
Earnshaw, a widow, residing at !baton, with having com-
mitted a violent assault upon her.
The complainant was eubpeenaed by the defendant to at-
tend as a'witness in a cause where he was the solicitor.—
She objected in the first instance to attend until she re-
ceived her expences, as her attendance was not only very
inconvenient, lint very expensive. He threatened to put
her in the Fleet Prison if she persisted in refusing. She
accordingly attended, and his client gained his cause. After
the trial was over, she applied to have her expences paid,
but fOund it extremely difficult to get them. On Wednee-
day she Went to the defendant's office and waited for him._
Whilst waiting, some persons came in in a state of half in-
toxication, and asked where was the " cove." Afterwards
they went away. She knew not what was meant by the
term, hut after a time the defendant came in with them,
and he no sooner saw her extend the receipt to him for pay-
ment, than he said " Now I will do for you." He flew
at her, knocked her down, and kicked her; he knocked her
down three times, and then turned her out of doors.
The defendant declared that a more infamous piece of
perjury never was exhibited in a Court of Justice. He
would only call big witness.
He called a permit, named George K. Edmunds, who
stated that he Was present in the counting-house when the
complainant came in. Her manner was extremely violent,
and she said she would wait until " sixteen o'clock" before
she went away, unless her demand was satisfied. When
Mr. Pope came in, she was equally violent and offensive.
He took her by the shoulders to put her out of the count-
ing-house, which she resisted. He let her go, and she
fell down ; but he neither struck her, kicked her, or used
abusive language to her, and she went out of the house by
herself.
The Loan MAYOR considered that a case of assault had
been made out even by the defendant's own witness, and he
ordered him to enter into his own recognizances in the sum
of 501. to answer it at the Sessions.
The defendant entered into the recognizances. The
complainant begged to know how she could, recover the
money that was due to her, but the Lord Mayor deelined
giving her any advice.
A man, named Norman, was remanded for further exa-
mination, on charges of having committed numerous frauds,
by means of sham parcels, from the Hull Steam Navigation
Company, on which he obtained money.
BOW- STREET.—Rormeav OF Tull Dovaa MAIL.—
James Nightingale, a man of short stature, dark eyes,
and well-proportioned and intelligent features, attired in
black, was yesterday brought before Sir R. BUMF and
T. HALLS, Esq. charged with having, on the night of
the 28th January last, robbed the Dover mail coach, of
the Italian mail bag, containing letters, parcels, and money
(the value of which is at present unknown), by cutting
open the foreign mail bag (in which it was inclosed) while
on its transit, between the Post-office, Dover, and Lom-
bard street, London.
It has already been pretty generally advertised, that a
gang of thieves contrived, on the night of the 28th of
January last, to carry off the Italian mail bag from the
Dover coach, and that their object was to have - len some
very valuable jewels, which were in the Neapolitan bag,
which were inclosed in the same foreign mail bag; but
the Italian hag being very heavy, it is believed they took it
in mistake for the former. On the discovery of the rob..
bery, when the foreign mail bag arrived in London, an
application was made to this office for the assistance of
some of the principal officers, to use their exertions in
tracing the robbers and the property. Taunton, Ruthven,
and Ellis, were employed on the occasion, and after con-
siderable trouble, they received some information, which
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John Ogwood, coachman of the Dover Mail, and W.
Williams, the guard, proved that on the night in question
they received the Foreign Mail-bag quite safe, at Dover.
A short man took his place at Dover, for London, and ano-
ther man took his place inside for Canterbury. The for-
mer person got off the coach at Canterbury, and though
he had paid his fare to London, he said he should go no
further. At Canterbury a strange man, in a cloak, took
an outside place to London, and paid 16s. The Mail-bag
had been delivered at the Post-Office, Lombard-street, on
the morning of the 29th of January, upwards of an hour
before it was discovered that it had been cut open,. and the
Italian hag stolen. (Here tke Foreign bag was brought
before the Magistrates, and on each side were found two
cuts in the leather, about two feet in length.)
Mr. John Minter, a coach proprietor, at Canterbury, on
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arrive, and observed two men, a short and a tall'one, con-

versing together. A third man joined them, and they all
three walked towards the market-place. Shortly after-
wards, one of the men, a short man, came to the coach-
office and took his place, by the Dover Mail, for London,
and he paid 161. for his fare. The man wore a cloak, and
in person very much resembled the prisoner. He believed
the prisoner was the man.
.1 Collett is a waiter at the Rose Tavern, at Canterbury;
on the night of the 28th of January last, soon after the
Dover Mail had started, two men, one short and the other
tall, called at the Rose, and ordered a post chaise to be got
ready as quickly as possible. One of the men had a sort
of a carpet bag in his hand ; they ordered some brandy and
water, and drank it in the parlour while the chaise was
being got ready. He suddenly went into the room where
they were, and observed them examining a number of let-
ters ; there were at least thirty letters on the table, and as
many packets ; one of the men was holding a letter before
the candle, for the purpose of seeing its contents ; the
men started up, and appeared very much confused when
he entered the room ; one of them paid 2s. for the brandy
and water ; the short man bad a cloak on, and the tall

one a drab top coat; he believed that the prisoner was the
short man. (The prisoner was ordered to put his hat
on). lie (witness) was convinced that he was one of the
men.

A. Newington, a chambermaid at the Rose Tavern, Can-
terbury, identified the prisoner as one of the men who took
a chaise on the night in question.

Sir R. BIRNIE said, that the evidence tracing the pri-
soner from Canterbury to London on the night in question
was clear beyond all doubt ; but there was a chasm in the
evidence which ought to be filled up before he committal
the prisoner to take his trial, viz—evidence to connect him
with the Dover mail-coach. It was stated that a little
man in a cloak had rode on the coach, bid it did not ap-
pear that that person was the prisoner. There certainly
v.-;!s one important fact proved, and he need scarcely say
that he alluded to the circumstance of the prisoner being
seen in the Rose Tavern, at Canterbury, with a number of
letters and packets before him, holding them up to the
candle, to examine their contents.

Mr. PEACOCK requested that the prisoner might he re-
manded for another week, to bring forward a witness:who
would be able to prove his being at Dover, when the Mail
started.

Mr. BRODERICK said the prisoner had been a month in
custody, and there had been ample time to bring witnesses
forward.

Sir R. BIRNIE, after some discussion, ordered the pri-
soner to be remanded till 'Wednesday next.
LAMBETH-STREET.—A communication wax re-
ceived at this office yesterday, through the Clerk of the
Peace for Middlesex, stating that the County Magistrates,
at their last meeting, had determined not to receive, after

the 29th of September, any more prisoners from the Royalty
of the Tower, either at the Clerkenwell or Cold Bath-

fields Prisons, and that the Royalty must, for the time to

come, provide a place of imprisonment for such culprits as
may he amenable to justice within its boundary. The
reason assigned for this resolution is, that the inhabitants

of this quarter, Claiming under some old immunity, Are
exempted from the payment of countY rates, and arc thus
unburthened with the support of their proportion of crimi-
nals, and the weight thrown upon the county in general.

KILKENNY FAIR.—The great Spring Fair
of Kilkenny was held on Wednesday. There was a good
show of horned cattle, but sheep were scarce, and Pigs
were not so numerous as usual. Fat cows sold well ; one
lot from Desart brought 17/. a-head. More was given for
picked beasts, bet the general run was 12/. to 16/. for
lots.springers ran up to 71. and good milkers to
8 e were some Dutch and Devon heifers in
/. or Freshl. Th er
the fair, but they were scarcely inquired atter, as was, in-
deed, generally the ease in regard to store beasts. The
owners of sheep stood out for high prices ; 21. los. was
fine wethers ; but 435. to 455.
rwefasusetdbeforgennueerallotporf very
ice . There were scarcely any ewes
with lambs at their feet in the fair.
Fat Pigs were rather
'in dull demand. The sales were at S6s. to 38s. per cwt.
For stores there were scarcely any inquiries. The horse
fair was better supplied with handsome young stock than
taus], but there were no buyers. The day was, indeed,
very unfavourable, as the rain was heavy and incessant
throughout; but, independent of the weather, a gloomi-
ness hung over the fair which seemed to write "sad times
these," on almost every countenance. Among the me-
morabilia of the day, we may add, that we neither saw&
drunken man, nor even heard of a " knock-down for love,"
among the crowde who atteiaded the fair.—.:.Lekster
Journal.

LENT ASSIZES.
NORTHERN CIRCUIT.-,-YORK, APRIL 5,

Maria Watkby, aged 21, was indicted for bigamy.
The evidence proved, that the prisoner, a young woman
of interesting appearance, was married in August, 1822,
at Beverly, to a tailor of the name of Walkby. She had
been the daughter of a very respectable merchant of Hull,
and had eloped at the age of 16, without the knowledge
or onsent of her parents. She had lived one year with
het husband, and had subsequently left him and contracted
the marriage for which she was now indicted. The prosecu-
tion was instigated by her first husband.
Mr. Baron Hur.Locx expressed an opinion that the pro-
secution could not he sustained, inasmuch as the prisoner
had not been of age when her first marriage had been en-
tered into, and had not had the consent of her parents to
that marriage. Under the old marriage act, such a mar-
riage was declared to be null and void.
Mr. COLTMAN, for the prosecution, submitted that the
prisoner was liable to be found guilty under the common
law. The new marriage Act had received the royal as-
sent in July, 1822, but its enactments were expressed not
to come into operation until the first day of September in
that year.. The marriage of the prisoner had taken place
in the interval between those dates, when neither act had
been in force.. Her marriage, therefore, which woald
have been void, had the old act continued in, or the new
act come into, operation, had been good at common law.
Mr. Wzraawass and Mr. JoNrs, for the prisoner, argued
that the intention of the Legislature must have been for the
old Act to continue in force until the period specified for
the commencement of the operation of the new Act.
Mr. Baron HuLLocic said, that if the prisoner had not
been so unfortunate as to be married between the expiration
of one Act and the commencement of another, there would
have been no doubt that her marriage would hive been il-
legal; but as it appeared that no Act of Parliament had
at that time been in operation, he must hold that the mar-
riage had been good at Common Law. The point, how-
ever, he would reserve for the consideration of the twelve
Judges, and he would now leave it for the Jury to say
whether the first marriage of the prisoner had been entered
into when she was under age, and without the consent of
her parents.

The Jury found that the prisoner had been under age
when her first marriage took place, and that it had been
contracted without the consent of her parents.
The prisoner then entered into recognizances to appear
and receive the judgment of the Court next Assizes.

HEREFORD, TUESDAY, APRIL 3.
MOITIMER V. HARRIS.

Mr. CAMPBELL said this was an action for a violent and
unprovoked assault. The plaintiff, on the 3d of June last,
was riding home in the road from, Haverfordwest, when
he met the defendant, who was also on horseback. The
plaintiff was perfectly sober, but the defendant thought fit
to tell him he was drunk. This the plaintiff denied, where-
upon the defendant attacked him with the butt-end of his
whip, and beat him so violently on the head as to fracture
the skull ; and it was some time before the plaintiff, with
surgical aid, could recover.
Philip Hancock, butcher, in the evening of the Sd of
June, overtook the plaintiff, in the road from Haverfordwest
to St. David's. He was on horseback, and perfectly sober.
The defendant immediately afterwards passed him and over-
took the plaintiff. He (witness) was then about 100 yards
off; saw Harris get off his horse, and hold his whip up,
with the nob up.
Mr. Sabern, a farmer.—On the 3(1 of June I recollect
the plaintiff coming to my house near about nine o'clock.
I was going to bed. I heard an alarm. Plaintiff's face
and hands were all bloody. He had a deep wound on the
back of his head about the size of half a crown. It was
bleeding very much. - There were three cuts in his hat. I
know Harris's voice. I heard the plaintiff say—" lam
sadly abused by you, Mr. Harris:" I heard a voice, which
I believe to be Harris's, say—" You gave me the lie; and
you are drunk." The plaintiff was sober. Mr. Harris's
father is a Magistrate.

Mr. TA UNTON contended, that the fact of the assault was
not sufficiently brought home to the defendant, and that the
plaintiff had given the defendant great provocation.
Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 201.

KINGSTON, FRIDAY, APRIL 6.
EARL SPENCER V. IKARRYATT.

This was an action of trespass, for digging earth and
gravel on Wimbledon-common.
The plaintiff is lord of the manor of Wimbledon, and the
defendant is widow of the late Joseph Marryatt, Esq., and
occupier of a mansion and estate at Wimbledon. The de-
fendant justified the alleged trespass, by pleading a right to
die: loam and gravel on Wimbledon-common, fur the pur-
pose of refreshing her garden-ground, and repairing the
garden-walks. —bane was taken on this plea. A consi-
derable body of evidence, extending over a period of 50
years, was produced, showing that the several occupiers of
the estate in the defendant's possession had constantly ex-
ercised the right of digging gravel and earth on Wimbledon-
common, for the purposes stated in the plea.
After a trial of considerable length, the Jury found their
verdict for the defendant.