The Sun.
London, England, 1829-09-26 00:00:00

GUILDHALL

Henry Palmer, a commission-agent, was brought
up on a warrant for neglecting to maintain his wife,
Elizabeth, and his son, aged eight years, whereby
they had become chargeable to the parish of St.
Andrew, Holborn.

The prisoner, who is a respectable-looking young
man, had been before the sitting Alderman upon si-
milar occasions four or five times, and about two
months ago had engaged to pay a fixed sum weekly
to his wife. He now stated that he had failed to do
so only on account of his inability, and declared he
had been affected this week for a trifling amount,
and he had been released by a collection among his
friends. If his wife was burdensome to the parish,
it was not because she was necessitous, but from a
malicious spirit, that he might-he thus barasSed.
Sir PorEt?. LAIJIHE was not at all surprised td
hear his wife felt inee.need at being deserted, while
he was living with another woman. Defendant said
this was not true.

A gentlemen (we believe the wife's brother) said
he had reason to know that the defendant was mar-
ried to the female he was living with, and a corres-
pondence had been opened with the father of the
lady, Captain Smith, of Bristol, to bring the de-
fendant to trial for bigamy. He had been married
to Capt. Smith's daughter only a year.
Sir PETER asked how long he had been married
to the complainant ? She replied•ll years.
Defendant asked the overseer how much money
he had given to his wife ? The overseer replied that
it was sufficient for him to state that he had actually
relieved her, and apprehended she would speedily
become wholly chargeable.
Mr. Hart, defendant's solicitor, said that when he
paid lbs. to the complainant a few weeks since, she
said she did not want the money, but she should
claim it nevertheless, to vex her husband, of whom
she spoke in disrespectful terms.
Mr. Fenton, of Smithfield, recognised the de-
fendatit as one of a party who had, during a com-
mission of bankruptcy against one Brown, sworn
last week to holding bills to the amount of 1,600/.
The gentleman who attended with the com-
plainant said, the Alderman would hardly doubt de-1
fendant's ability to maintain his wife, when he was
supporting another woman lavishly.
The defendant again protested his poverty, but
Sir PETER LAURIE, discrediting his statement,
committed him to the tread-mill for one month, as
an idle and disorderly person.
Charlotte Lear, a woman about 30 years of age,
was re-examined, charged with attempting twice to
drown herself, at Blackfriars-bridge, about twelve
o'clock on Wednesday night. She had been re-
manded, that the circumstances which led her to
form such a desperate resolution might be inquired
into.

Mr. Teague, the Governor of the Compter, now
reported that she had been living apart from her
husband several years, for some time, on an allow-
ance of 12s. per wed:, but latterly ss. 6d. He Ead
learnt from her that she had received the visits of a
respectable tradesman, and his determination to
withdraw his assistance had excited her to make
these atten-ipts on her life. •
Sir PETErt.inquired the name of her visitor.
After some hesitation she whispered the name to
2„r:, officer, but in the mean time Mr. Teague corn-
municia,A it to the Alderman.

Sir PETER then said he had learnt the name pri-
vately, and as the person was the father of a large
family, he should conceal it for the sake of the chil-
dren. He bore a respectable character, but he was
a foolish old man, and he doubted whether he ought
to conceal his name. As to the prisoner, she should
be confined for some time in her parish workhouse
(St. Andrew's, Holborn), till her mind became
settled

The prisoner, who carefully concealed her face
with her handkerchief all the time, was then removed.

BONV-STREET.

Mr. Wiltsteed, a bookseller, residing at the corner
of Duke-street and Great Wild-street, brought his
apprentice before Sir R. BIRNIE, and charged him
with insolence and disobedience of orders.

Mr. Wihsteed stated, that on Tuesday last the
defendant, without obtaining his permission, put on
his hat and walked away. lie remained out for
several hours, and when he returned, upon being
chided for his conduct, he assumed a menacing atti-
tude, snapped his fingers, and said he should go in
and out just as he pleased. The defendant on ether
occasions had acted in a similar manner, and in order
to prevent a repetion of such behaviour, he (Mr.
Wiltsteed) broil& him before the Magistrate.
The defendant, who appeared to be a good deal
agitated, begged to explain the circumstances under
which he had acted. On the day named, a message
was brought to him that his father was in a dying
state, having eaten something et his dinner in which,

poison bad been mixed, The messenger told him
that Wile expected to find his father alive he must
hasten to him. This intelligence naturally caused
him great uneasiness, and without reflecting that he
was committing an act of disobedience, be certainly
left his master's shop and proceeded to the house of
his father, whom he found in a very dangerous state.
His mother, also, having eaten of the same dish, was
exceedingly ill, so that he was obliged to remain in
the house until proper antidotes were administered.
As soon as his parents were sufficiently recovered,
he returned to his master's, and explained the cause
of his delay, but instead of excusing him, his
master told him he had no business to leave the
house without his permission.
" Really," said Sir R. BIttNIE, " if what the
young man says be true, I think he was not to
blame in the matter. De had heard that his father
was upon the point of death, and it is not very sur-
prising that his filial duty should overcome the just
obedience which was due to his master. IMR I
cannot blame him."
" But, Sir," said Mr. Wiltsteed, " am I to sub-
mit to such treatment from an apprentice ? Is it
proper that he should hold me at defiance ?"
" Certainly not," said the Magistrate ; " but in
the instance of which you complain I think he was
excusable."
" I have served four years of my time," ob-
served the apprentice, " and I have always endea-
voured to do my duty to the best of my power
during that period, but the conduct of Mr. Wiltsteed
upon this occasion has been so unkind and unfeeling,
that I am determined, let what may be the conse-
quence, to serve him no longer."
Sir R. BIRNIE desired to see the indenture of ap-
prenticeship, which the master handed to him ; and
the Magistrate, having perused it, asked him what
he prayed for.
" I wish you to lecture the lad," said Mr. Wilt-
steed, " and show him that he is bound to obey me
as long as his apprenticeship continues."
" I can never obey you," exclaimed the young
man, " after what has passed. I would willingly
have served out the remainder of my time, which is
only another year, but no power on earth shall com-
pel me to do so now."
" I am sorry," said the Magistrate, " that I can-
not reconcile your difference, but I tell you fairly
that I have no power to act. This indenture is not
a legal instrument, inasmuch as it is only for five
years. It is not worth a farthing."
" Then lam free," said the young man, " arid
thank God, lam your servant no longer." So say-
ing, he bowed respectfully to the Magistrate, and
left the office.
Last night Richard Bishop, his wife Mary, and
Robert Bradley, were brought in custody before
Sir R. BIRNIE, by Drew, Thellison, and Turner,
three of the Bow-street officers, charged with having
been discovered in the act of coining.
Robert Thellison, the officer, deposed, that in
consequence of information received by himself and
brother officers, he went, accompanied by them, at
a quarter past three o'clock that day, to the house,
No. 23, St. Anne's-street, Westminster. They
went up stairs to the back room on the first floor,
and finding the door locked, burst it open, when they
discovered the two male prisoners seated in chairs
right and left of the fire-place. The prisoner Bishop
was in his shirt sleeves, and had something in his hand
which he appeared to have been rubbing, but which
he threw into a chamber utensil half filled with water
on finding he was discovered.
Sir B.BIRNIEasked the officer if what was thrown
into the water caused a splash.
The officer replied that it did, and upon searching
the vessel he found at the bottom two plaster of
Paris moulds, one of which was broken. 'the mould
appeared to be used for casting shillings. Bishop's
hands were smeared with plaster of Paris or stuff
similar in appearance to that of which the moulds
were made. lie, witness, asked the .prisoner what
he had been doing, and he said he should answer no
questions.

Turner, another of the officers, corroborated the
foregoing evidence, and produced some colouring
stuff, &c., which he had found in the room. . •
Drew, the conductor, said, that he saw a OA
on the fire, and upon taking it off he found that it
contained a quantity of metal nearly in a boiling
state. He also found two common clay pipes which
had evidently been used to pour the melted metal
from the pipkin into the mould. The female pri-
soner was not in the room at the time, but she was
taken into custody by direction of Mr. Powell, the
Mint Solicitor.
Sir R. BIRNIE asked the prisoners if they were
aware of the situation in which they stood.
The prisoner Bishop replied, that he did not, but
as the officer had stated he had acted upon inform-
ation-, he would wish to know the name of the
party from whom he had received it.
Sir R. BIRNIE said that the information had been
received from him by the officers.
Prisoner—Then I suppose I am not to know the
name of the party who furnished it.
Sir It. BlRNlE—Certainly not. The Magistrate
then asked the prisoners if they had any thing to
say respecting the articles found by the officer:.
Bishop replied, that plaster of Paris was a thing
in the possession of every body. As for the mould
he knew nothing about it. He could not see at all
events what right the officers had to take his wife
into custody, as she had not been in the room.
Sir R. BIRNIE replied, that there was good rea-.
son for what the officers had done.
Bradley, the other male prisoner, said he was
quite innocent of what was going on, having en-
tered the room but a few moments before.
Sir R. BIRNIE told the prisoners he should re-
mand them for a week, to give time for the officers
of the Mint to come forward.
The prisoners were remanded accordingly.

MARYLEBONE.
Between two anti three o'clock on Wednesday
afternoon, Mr. Robert Simpson, of 91, Tottenham-
cow t-road, printer and bookseller, was placed at the
bar, and charged with feloniously obtaining and
selling valuable prints, belonging to works not yet
published.
It appeared that one 'I hos. Andrews was sent to
the shop of the prisoner on Tuesday, by Westley
and Davis, booksellers, in Stationers'-court, to ask
him if he had any prints for scrap-books. The pri-
soner said he had, and he sold one called " Holyday
Time" to the witness for 7d. A good deal of con-
versation passed respecting the prints, and the pri-
soner said he would sell them for less if a number
were taken, but he gave a good price himself, for
they were not yet published.
Mr. Davis, of the above firm, stated that the im-
presion was taken without their permission, from a
plate prepared for the Juvenile Forget me Not, of
1830, of which they are the proprietors.
Mr. Marshall, of Holborn-bars, produced a print
called" The Stolen Interview," which he bought at
the prisoner's house, on Monday night, for is. ; it
was taken from a plate belonging to him, intended
for The Gem of 1830, without his permission.
Henry Bloomfield, a clerk with Longman, Rees,
and Co., in Paternoster-row, on Saturday bought
there " Jacob's Dream," for 6d., an engraving made
for The Literary Souvenir for 1830, and Mr. Green,
a partner in Longman's house, proved that it had
been obtained without their authority, who are the
publishers anti part proprietors of it. Mr. Alaric A.
Watts, the editor and part proprietor of The Lite-
rary Souvenir, accompanied Buckeridge, the officer,
that morning to the prisoner's house, and upon
searching it, they found three prints belonging to
the Juaenile Forget me Not.
The prisoner was very anxious to speak.
Mr. Hosiuss told him it was his duty, as he had
no professional assistance, to caution him against
saying any thing which might criminate himself.
The prisoner said he bought the prints of a re-
spectable servant-like old woman, who pretended to
bring them from her young mistress. He was very
indifferent about buying them; he was not a judge
of new prints, and he did not know they were so
good, nor that they had the names of the annuals'
for next year upon their corners, until it was the

next day pointed out to him. I?e felt himself in a
very serious situation, and he requested that the
ease might stand over till two o'clock on the follow-
ing day, and he would employ a
.solicitor in his
defence.
The case was resumed on Thursday, and Mr.Wooler
contended that no case of felony had been made out
because the witnesses could only swear to the im-
pressions being from the plates of the different
works, and not that they were taken upon paper be-
longing to the proprietors.
Mr. HosKiNs determined to send the case before
a Jury, and permitted the defendant to give bai) for
his appearance, in two respectable persons for 100/.
each.

After the case of Mr. Simpson was disposed of on
Thursday, measures were taken to discover the per-
sons who stole the plates, and of whom Mr. Simpson
received them ; and yesterday Jane Bain, the servant
of Mr. Henry Triggs, a copper-plate printer in the
Hampstead-road, was apprehended, and after under-
going an examination, was fully committed to New-
gate for trial.
On Monday night, Webster and Dutch, the of-
ficers, brought a middle-aged man to the office in
handcuffs, on suspicion of murder.
Some time since one Thom: Biesly brutally as-
saulted a young man named John Barrett, at Wol-
vercote, in Oxfordshire. Barret died in conse-
pence of it, and Biesly absconded, and he was ad-
vertised in the Hue and Cry. The above officers
were privately informed that they could meet with
him at a public-house, in Hatfield-street, Black-
' friars; and after some disappointments, they appre-
hended the prisoner while be was playing at cards,
and took him into custody.
The conduct of the officers was highly commend-
ed by the sitting Magistrate; and he ordered Web-
ster to proceed with the prisoner to Oxford on the
following morning. The prisoner proved to be the
person charged with the murder, and Webster lodged
him in Oxford gaol, and returned to the office on
Thursday.

William Jones, a pawnbroker, in Waterloo-bridge
road, was charged with obtaining money under a
false pretence.
Miss Eliza Lee, a lady dressed extremely gay,
and living at No. 12, Frederick-street, Hampstead-
road, told Mi. Hoskins she had been induced by a
gentleman named Jacobs to accept an accommoda-
tion bill for 281., arid when it became due she was
required to pay it, and had not the means. A day
or two after, .the defendant called upon her, and said
he had a writ against her for the money, and wished
her to put on her things and accompany him. She
was very much alarmed at the idea of being hurried
off to prison, and the lady who keeps the house
in which she lives, passed her word that she should
still be there, if he let the matter stand over till the
next day. He consented, but returned in half an
hour, and told her he was not a Sheriff's officer, hut '
the holder of the bill, and if she would pay for the
writ, and other expellees, amounting in all to 3/.
10s., he would exonerate her from the bill, and
make Jacobs pay it. She gave him a sovereign,
and promised to pay the remainder by weekly in-
stalments of 10s. each, and afterwards discovered
that no writ had been issued against her, and her
lawyer advised her to charge him with fraud.
Mr. Jones told the Magistrate he gave a valuable
consideration for the bill, and when it was due, he
sent it to Miss Lee for payment. Not getting the
money of her, he went down to Jacobs, at Dover.
Jacobs gave him only promises, and he came back
to Miss Lee, and told her if she would pay the ex-
pences of his journey, which cost him 31. 10s., he
would exonerate her from the bill. He said nothing
about a writ, or being an officer. He told her if she
did not comply, she must go With him, and might
either ride or walk.

Mr. HOSKINS asked to icok at the bill, and as
soon as Mr. Jones put it into his hand, he said it
has no signature, only a scratch, Jacobs' name does
not appeLr.

Mi.Jones—That scratch signifies his name some-
times; he can't write; sometimes another person
writes his name for him, and says, " his mark;"
but it does not happen so in this. He is in the
•habitof dritwing-a'great_nitny bills.; this is the first

of many, others of this kind, and if I have lost a
penny 1 have lost 2004 by him.
Mr. HOSKINS-I,On 2001. by Mr. Jacobs ? Mr.
Jones—Yes, I have.

Mr. HOSKINS—How long have you been a pawn-
broker in Waterloo-bridge-road ? Mr. Jones—
Four years; and four years in Blackfriars-road before
I went there.
Mr. 1-lostoNs—Did you take the bill of Jacobs ?
Mr. Jones—l did.

-Mr. HOSKINs asked Miss Lee whether she re-
ceived any consideration for accepting the bill. She
answered none ; she had known Jacobs for some
time; he came to her, and told her he was in a
little trouble, and she did it to serve him.
Mr. IIOSKINs said he should detain the bill, and
defer. the case till Jacobs comes forward, and bind
Mr. Jones to appear when required in his own re-
cognizance of 251.

`Miss Lee's solicitor thought the sum too small.
Mr. liosxms asked him if he had reason to
doubt Mr. Jones having been a housekeeper eight
years, as he represented, and whether he had ever
seen his present shop. The solicitor said he knew
the shop, it was very respectable in appearance, and
he had no reason to doubt Mr. Jones's word.

As Mr. Jones left the justice room, to give se-
curity for his appearance in the clerk's office, he
said, " I think I can bring Jacobs here to-morrow."
" You know were to put your hand upon him
then," replied Mr. HOSKINS. Mr. Jones—l saw
him this morning.
Mr. HOSKINS desired Miss Lee and her solicitor
to attend at one.

HATTON-GARDEN.
CRIMINAL ASSAULT.—Edzoin Harris, who a few
days ago was brought to this Office on a charge of
rape, and was remanded, was brought up yesterday
for final examina►ion.

Joseph Rose, surgeon, Goswell-road, was pro-
duced as the medical gentleman who had examined

the child, on whom the rape was alleged to have
been committed. To•the interrogation of the Ma-
gistrates as to the state of the child, he replied, that
there was the appearance of force having been used
towards the girl; but he could not give a positive
epinion about any thing to wh:ch he was not an eye
witness. - - •

Mr. ROGERS varied his question several times, but
could not elicit a more distinct answer.

A relative of the girl then stepped forward and
stated, that Mr. Rose had been formerly employed
by the family of the prisoner professionally, and per-
haps on that account he had some delicacy in giving
his opinion ; but a surgeon who had accompanied
Mr. Rose could give such evidence as was required.
No summons had been issued for him, and none of
the parties, hut Mr. Rose, knew his name.
Mr. ROGERS—What is the name of the profes-
sional gentleman who was with you when you exa-
mined the child ? Mr. Rose-1 am not at liberty to
answer that : he is a gentleman, an acquaintance of
my own, but I cannot give his name.
Mr. RoGEns—Well, really, Sir, if you persist in
this mode of conduct, I must be under the necessity
cf committing you. Mr. Rose—l hope not, Sir, for
I promised to shield him from any trouble.
Mr. ROGERS—Sir, on your oath, what is the
name of the gentleman ? Mr. Rose—His name is
Mr. Benson, surgeon, Goswell-road.
Orders were then given for the detention of Mr.
Rose, and a summons issued for the immediate
attendance of Mr. Benson, till whose arrival the
case was to stand over. In the mean time the rela-
tives of the girl procured Mr. 'Whitmore, surgeon,
Bath-street, Clerkenwell, and on his testimony the
investigation proceeded.
Jane Heekford stated that she resides with her
father at No. 14, Radnor-street, her father's name
is Scythes (the children, for Particular reasons, go
by the name of the mother) ; he is by trade a jew-
eller ; her father and mother live together. Witness
will be eleven years of age on the 26th December
next ; prisoner is an apprentice with her father. On
Wednesday sennight at about a quarter past one

'Mock she was amusing herself in the lobby; her
mother was out; her father was in the front parlour,
but he is so very deaf that he cannot take part in
ordinary conversation; the servant was likewise gone
out ; she had one brother in the house, a grown lad,
but he is silly. The prisoner came from the work-
shop, and carried her from the lobby in his arms;
when he took her to the workshop she tried to run
away, and prisoner threatened to hit her. Witness
here gave a detail of circumstances that we forbear
to recapitulate. Prisoner detained her in the work-
hop for about a quarter of an hour; he cautioned
her not to tell any one what he had done, arid he
would give her a half-penny, and told her if any one
said any thing to her, to say it was her brother Ben.
There was some one knocked at the street-door, and
Witness ran out and opened the door; she let in the
servant, Elizabeth Windsor, but did not mention
any thing to her, nor to any one, until she men-
tioned it to her mother on Monday evening.
Elizabeth White corroborated what the girl had
stated relative to the persons in the house at the
time—as to where they were all disposed, and to
having the door opened to her by the girl.
Ann Heckford, the mother of the girl, stated,
that she observed, on the Tuesday evening symp-
toms of disease on the child, which caused her to
question the girl, and she then gave the same state-
Merit that she had repeated to the Magistrate. On
the following morning a surgeon was sent for, and
afterwards te prisoner was given in charge to a
constable.
Davis, the constable, stated, that when he took
the prisoner, he (Davis) told him what he wanted
him for. Prisoner came with him cheerfully, and
remarked at the time that he was diseased, and of
course could not be guilty.
Mr. Benson, who had arrived during the investi-
.

gation, stated that the girl was labouring under
disease, and had the appearance of having sustained
injury.
Mr. Rose coincided in this last opinion, and ex-
plained his former misapprehension of his province
as a witness.
Mr. Whitmore stated that the girl did not labour
under the disease described, and that the prisoner
was not now, nor could he have been at the time
named diseased.
The prisoner denied the charge, and said he had a
person who was in the workshop all that day, who
would prove that no such thing took place, and
that he was never alone with the girl.
This witness was not present, and the prisoner
was fully committed for trial for the assault.
The witness was afterwards produced, but the
Magistrate said. his evidence must now be reserved
for trial, arid that only unexceptionable bail could be
taken for the prisoner.