The Sun.
London, England, 1827-10-11 00:00:00

POLICii INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—A young man, named Solomon
Jacobs, was charged with having coimnitted a burglary
and robbery i❑ the house of a tailor, named Whitworth.—
The prmvcutor resides in Rose and Crown-court, Broad-
street, an:l his cousin resides with him. On Wednesday
morning, between one and two o'clock, he was roused from
his sleep by a noise in the house, and upon getting up, lie
saw a man in the shop with a light, looking about, but
who instantly ran away when the prosecutor made his ap-
pearance. Shortly afterwards some one was heard to tap
slightly at the window shutters, and call " Jem, Jew,
Harry, Harry ;" and the prosecutor and ,his cousin rushed
out and secured the prisoner, who was the only person at
that time on the spot. The prisoner said he knew nothing
about the transaction, and was remanded.
WORSHIP-STREET.—A woman had her husband,
who Wit* deaf and dumb, brought up on a warrant for an
assault upon her. A female friend who was in attend-
ance acted as interpreter, and the examination—se far as
the man was concerned—was carried on in pantomime.
The wife stated her grievances with much volubility,
and by her skill in the use and application of the organs of
speech, made ample amends for her mate's deficiency.
Her husband she said, was in the constant habit of vio-
lently beating and ill-using her. Her hie was not sate in
his hands, and she expressed herself very desirous of a sepa-
rate maintenance and- establishment.

This the Magistrate, of course, said be had no power to

enforce.

The master of the man (who is a shoemaker), described
him as a most excellent and industrious workman ; but ba

was unable to speak as to his domestic habits. He be-
lieved, however, that some little jealousy was the main

spring of the dissensions.
The dumb man defended himself with ability, if mot with•
eloquence. lie accused his wife by very significant and
intelligible gestures of drunkenness and infidelity. All the
money which lie was able to earn was spent by her in the
indulgence of her tippling propensity.
It was explained to him through the interpreter, that if
he continued to beat his wife, he would be sent to prison;
he readily comprehended the signs used to intimate this
penalty, and through the same channel signified his willing-
ness to abide by the conditions.
The wife was very reluctant to " take his word," as she
said, for he bad often broken it before.
They were, however, dismissed on these terms.

Mr. Alley, the barrister, and Mr. Humphreys, the so-
licitor, appeared, the former on the part of the Committee
of a Benefit Society, and the latter on behalf of a Greenwich
pensioner, who summoned them for his weekly allowance
as a member of the society.
The demand was resisted, on the ground of a clause in
the articles, which declared that no person residing at a
greater distance than three miles from the club room should
he entitled to relief in case of sickness.

This defence was disallowed by the Magistrates, inas-
much as the pensioner did not apply for the provision for
sickncas, which would be ten shillings a week, but only for
the ordinary allowance of three shillings a week.
Mr. Alley then raised another ground of defence—namely,
that the man had obtained Lis adiniasion into the Society
by misrepresentation ; that he had described himself as a
weaver, being in fact an invalided seaman, and tkat he had
stated himself to be of sound health and constitution, as re...
quired by the articles, while, in truth, be was maimed and
a cripple.
The fact of his being a cripple was considered by the
Magistrate as not precluding his claim, since it did not
affect his bodily health, and the Society being unable to prove
the other part alleged, they were adjudged to pay the three
shillings a week.
HATTON-GARDEN.—HeIen Magrath, a desperate-
looking Irishwoman, was charged with stealing two silk

banderchiefs from a Bedfordef;ire lad, named J. AElHard

Milliard, a boy about 13 years of age, said he had come
:o town a week since, to see some relations, and intended to

return to the country yesterday by the waggon. He wen'
into the Queen's Head public-house, in John-street, Smith.

field, and sat in the tap-room. The prisoner was in the
room at the same time, but did not speak to him, and he
never saw her before. In about ten minutes she sat near
him, ansl contrived to steal from his bundle two handker-
chiefs. He called the constable, and gave the prisoner into
custody.
Mrs. Magrath, who was intoxicated, said the Bedford-
shire boy gave her the handkerchiefs, and had tapped her
on the shoulder in Smithfield.

Mr. ROGERS asked the boy if that was the fact ?
The boy denied it, and said he never saw her before.
Mrs. Magrath protested that the boy had sworn falsely.
Mr. ROGERS directed the ease to be taken against her;
but the boy said he was obliged to leave town by the wag-
gon, for Woburn, in Bedfordshire, and could not attend to
prosecute the prisoner.
Mr. RocEas then said he should send her to the House
of Correction for one month, for being found in the house
with the intention of committing a felony.
Here Mrs. Magr4th exclaimed, dear gentleman, let me
go to my poor children.
The gaoler was directed to take her away, but she held
fast the bar and would not stir, and three of the officers
we4obliged to take her away by force. When she was
locked up she said she would be - if she would not
complain of the Magistrate and all of them to the Lord
Mayor.

THAMES POLICE.--Yesterday _Ralph Dixon, the
Captain of the Three Sisters, West Indiaman, was
brought up on a warrant before the sitting Magistrate, W.
BALLANTYNE Esq., charged with severely and cruelly ill-
treating one of his seamen on the high seas.
William Wilson (the complainant) was hired as a seaman
by Captain Dixon, who on the voyage homeward from
Jamaica very much ill used him. The first time he ill
used bins was on the morning of the Ist of August; they
were then about three weeks at sea. He had done nothing
to cause the Captain to beat him with a colt, which was a
thick rope with knots on it, and which the Captain had
made on purpose. At another time, when complainant
was pulling at a rope, the Captain came up to him, and
said that he was not pulling with all his strength. He
beat him with the colt in a manner which it would not be
fit to strike a beast. Complainant was at the time in an
ill state of health. He beat him on several other occasions;
and gave bins a pair of black eyes with his fists. The last
time he beat him was on an occasion when he was ap-
pointed cook by the Captain. He had been making what
is called a ship's pudding, and this lie put en the fire to be
cooked ; whilst it was on the fire he was sent aloft to do
some other ditty, and the ridding, of course, was neglected
and was burnt. That being the case the Captain got into
a great passion, and he dragged complainant to the wind-
lass, to which he was bound, and having his trousers taken
off, the Captain flogged him with a rope until the blood
came. Complainant told him that he would have satisfac-
tion for this ill-treatment when he reached England. The
Captain, in reply, said that he hoped he would have an op-
portunity of throwing him overboard before he got there.
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John Johnson, who said he was also a seaman on
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Three Sisters. On their way to Jamaica the com-
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plainant was struck and ill-used several times by the Cap-
tain. On the last occasion he was flogged in the manner
described, with a cat, for not cooking smething to the
Captain's liking.
James Johnson, another seaman, deposed to the same
facts.
Mr. Bar.LANTyNs: inquired if the Chief Mate were pre-
sent.—The Captain said he was.
John Bourke, the Chief Mate, was then examined by
Mr. BALLANTYNE. He said it was true that the com-
plainant was flogged ; it was because he would never cook
any thing right, either the victuals for the Captain or bins,
or for the crew. He also had the care of the provisions,
which he allowed to go to waste, although at the time
they were not too well stored with provisions. For five or
six days they could not get any thing rightly cooked.
Mr. BALLANTYNE asked the Mate if the sailors showed
any thing like mutinous conduct on board, or were saucy
to the Captain.
The Mate said he could not say that there was any thing
of that sort exhibited.by the men.
' Mr. BALLANTYNE then asked the Captain what he bad
to say to this charge ?—The Captain said that he shipped
• the complainant at Jamaica as an able seaman; but they
I had not been long on the voyage before be found that be
r was not an able seaman, nor half a seaman ; and that being
the case, he made him perform the duties of cook. Pre-
F vious to this the complainant had been ill of a fever, and
he gave him brandy and water, and used to send him coil

fee. He came to him after his illneys, and said he would
be thec4sk. In that capacity he never could get him to
drew any of the victuals properly—they were invariably
ipoiled in the cooking, both his own food as well as the
crew's. He wasted the provisions, which were to be peen
thrown about the decks, and that he (the Captain) could
not bear to see.

Mr. BALLANTYNE said that was highly -improper, but
he had not said any thing as yet to justify the flogging of
the man. He should find good bail to answer for his ap-
pearance at the Admiralty Sessions, there to take his trial
for this assault.

The Captain and the parties then retired from the office.
Shortly after, one of the officers of this establishment
entered the office with a sailor, who, he informed the Ma-
gistrate, bad also a complaint to prefir against Captain
Dixon for ill-treatment.
_

Mr. BALLANTYNE asked the sailor what his name was?
—The sailor said his name was James Graham.
Mr. Bar-Laml-NE then asked hint to state what he had
to say relative to Captain Dixon's conduct.
Graham then said, that they had shipped five seamen at
Jamaica, out of the hospital ; amongst them was one named
Dick, who was not in good health. The Captain beat
him with a rope on the passage, and not long afterwards
he died, and he was buried in the morning they made the
land. They buried three seamen on the voyage, two of
whom had been ill-treated by the Captain. He (the com-
plainant) sewed them up himself. Dick had neither clothes
nor hammock ; it was eight weeks before they made the
main land of this country ; before that the Captain had
beat him very much with a .colt; he appeared very bad
from it; the lust time he beat him, Dick died two days
after ; they found him dead ao the forecastle; just before
his death he was muttering to himself, and appeared like
a maniac. They also sWpped from the hospital at Jamaica
a man named Hamil.fon ; when he came on board he was
covered all over with sores ; the Captain beat him many
times ; he was not in good health ; after he was beat, he
'vent and laid on the main hatches for two (lays, and never
spoke to anybody; his heart punted greatly ; they removed
him up on the deck, where he died ; the other man they
buried died of a fever. _ _

Mr. BALLAIITYNE said, that it was his duty, under all
the,r,ircumstances, to call upon Dixon for good bail, to
cosis,vitof two sureties in 150/. each, and himself in the
suM wi 500/. to appear at the Admiralty Sessions to answer
for the assault, or any other matters which might be there
preferred against him. Regular notice of the bail should
be given.

The Captain was then removed from the Office in
custody.

UNION-HALL—James Cooper, a tradesman residing
in White Cross-street, Southwark, was summoned for
having refused to pay 3/. the amount of poor-rates due.—
It appeared that when Price, the collector, called for the
poor-rate, the defendant, having no other coin in the
house, offered to pay it in copper. To shew that he was
not desirous of putting the collector to any inconvenience,
he offered to convey them himself to the poor-house ; but
the collector spurned at it, saying he was not bound to take
it in copper, and took out the present summons. The
Magistrates, on hearing the collector's statement, expres-
sed their astonishment, observing, that they could see no
reason why he refused to take the copper in piiyment. It
was for the relief of the poor, Ind certainly would answer
the purposes for which it was intended equally as well as
if paid in gold or silver. The collector was bound to take
the rate in the manner in which it was tendered. The
money was therefore accepted in the mauner in which it
was tendered.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, OCT. 10.

RAINS, &C. V. SCORRY.

This was an action for goods sold and delivered,
to recover 161. the value of a number of straw hats
supplied by the plaintiffs. The case was one of no
interest to others than the parties engaged; but pre-
viously to its determination the Lord Chief Justice
expressed a strong opinion on a point of law in
favour of the defendant.

Mr. Sergeant WILDE, for the plaintiffs, was pro.
ceeding in an argument of considerable length in
support of his case, when he was interrupted by

The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, with these words

—" Brother Wilde, if you should think, on reflec-
tion, between this and the ensuing term, that the
point you are now arguing is good, I shall have no
objection to your moving the Court upon it; but it
appears to me so very clear, that I really think you
are wasting time by urging it."
Mr. Sergeant WILDE.—My Lord, I submit, that
when a Counsel is arguing a point which he con.
siders material to the interests of his client, it can
hardly be called a waste of time; that term is but
too frequently used.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE—WeII, well, I will say
nothing; but I see it is quite impossible in this court
to bring cases to the real point.
Mr. Seijeant WILDE—I .consider, my Lord, that
the case is now at point, and I wish to argue it.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE again repeated his
decided opinion on the point, and said that he had
only interrupted the Learned Serjeant with a view
to shorten the cause, and by that means to accele-
rate the business of the Court.

Mr. Serjeant WILDE—I admit that bearing one
side only of a cause is a very effectual method of
shortening it.
The LORD CHIEF .JUSTICE—WeII, I will say no
more; if you still persist in arguing the point, go on.
I will not interrupt you. _ _ _

Mr. Sergeant WILDS then said, that he could not
but feel that the interruptions to which he had of
late been subjected were injurious to him and to his
clients. He was so unfortunate in his manner of ex-
pression, that his argument was frequently, he pre-
sumed, misunderstood; and it was the more unfortunate
that this misconstruction should be put on his words
when he was arguing those points that he deemed
important to the interests of those for whom he was
engaged. The Learned Sergeant was then proceed-
ing with his argument, when
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said, the case was as
clear as the sun at noon-day.
Mr. Sergeant WILDE—What appears clear at first,
frequently proves in the end to be otherwise.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said some other words
in expression of opinion, and
Mr. Sergeant WILDE sat down. He was followed
in an argument on a different point of the case by
Mr. Sergeant ANDREWS. When the Learned
Sergeant had concluded,
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said, that he still

maintained the same opinion on the case, and conse-
quently he should direct the plaintiff to be nonsuited.
Mr. Sergeant WILDE then rose and asked his
Lordship if he would grant him permission to move
the Court on this point.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE—You may do as you
please.
Mr. Sergeant WILDE was speaking a few words
with a view of getting a more definite answer, when
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE interrupted him, and
peremptorily ordered the plaintiff to be called.
The plaintiff was accordingly nonsuited.
CODRINGToN V. MORRIS AND ANoTHES.

Mr. Sergeant LUDLOW stated, that in this action
the plaintiff, a widow lady residing in the west of
England, sought to recover 25i. 4s. from the de-
fendants, who were the executors of the will of her
deceased daughter, Mary Ann Codrington, who,
previous to her death, had become indebted to her
for that sum for board and lodging.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE observed, that the
case appeared to him a mere writ of inquiry; and
the Jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict for
the plaintiff—Damages, 25/. 4c.

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mournful procession :—Mesirs. Shiel, Spagnoletti, Live-
ratti, F. Cramer, Moralt, Attwood, Kollman, Rovedino,
Potter, Moschellei, Calkin, Blackburn, Sedlazick, and Sir
George Smart. Also his friends and countrymen, Messrs.
Hincke and Stompff. The absence of so many professors,
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