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

QUEEN-SQUARE.

Yesterday Mr. Allen Harrell, of Foulmire, near
Cambridge, a young gentleman ofrespectability, was
brought up in the custody of Maybank, a constable
of Chelsea, arid placed at the bar beforellir.WinTE,
charged with stealing a bill of exchange for 341. ss.
from the person of William Bower, a baker, in Sloane-
square, Chelsea, under the following circumstances.
William Bower stated, that about ten o'clock that
morning, Mr. Murrell came into his shop, and said
he wanted to take up a bill of exchange, which wit-
ness held. He said he would not give up the bill
unless the money was deposited ir, a neighbour's
hands. Mr. Harrell replied, "Do you doubt me ?"
Witness said he doubted :every one connected with
the bill. Witness then offered to deposit the bill in
his back parlour, if Mr. Harrell would also place the
money in another place. He took the bill from his
cash-box, and showed it him, when a lady came in j
at the time, and said it was her bill, and at that in-
stant Mr. Harrell snatched the bill out of his hand
and ran out of the house; witness caught hold of
him at the door, but lie slipped from him; witness
followed, and called out " Stop thief!" He was
again stopped, but got away; and he at last ran into
a chymist's shop, and was secured.
In answer to several questions put by Mr. Wittrs
to the prosecutor, it appeared that be had received
the bill from a Mrs. Garden, as a security for a debt
owing to him by Mr. Peter Shadwell, of Keppel-
cottage,. Chelsea-common, a relation to the present
Vice-Chancellor, for the amount Of 5/.lBs. sd.—Mr.
Shadwell had lately left this country for the Swan
River settlement, which had rather alarmed him.
Mr. Hurrell,in his defence, said he was the advo-
cate of Mrs. Shadwell ; after her husband left this
country, she was applied to by Mr. Bowers for pay-
ment of the debt, which was not convenient at the
moment ; this circumstance being mentioned to
Capt. Cavendish, he said he had a bill for 34/. 55.,
which if Mr. Bowers would discount, he might take
the amount of his debt. Mrs. Garden accordingly
took him the bill, and that was the way he got pos.
session of it. He went there with Mrs. Garden
and Mrs. Shadwell, and asked him for it; he gave
him the bill, and he put it in his pocket, not choosing
to pay him at that time.

Mr.
WIIITE—I don't commend you for the part
you have acted : nothing can justify such conduct
in getting possession of the bill.
Mr. Hurrell—He put the bill into my hand, and
I did not promise to pay him. It is truly unfortu-
nate I cannot enter into the circumstances to show
you how he got possession of the bill.
Mr. WIIITE—No circumstances whatever can
justify such conduct.

Mr. Hurrell—Captain Cavendish gave the bill
which Mrs. Garden took to Mr. Bowers to pay the
debt if he would discount it, and to receive the
balance, but instead of that, as soon as he got hold
of the bill, he locked it up in a box, and told her to
get it how she could. She might whistle for it, or
words to that effect.

Mr. WHITE—I am extremely sorry you have
such wrong notions ; I do not see what basiness you
had with the transaction.

Mr. Hurrell explained that he was a relative of
the family. He had only arrived in town on the
previous day from Cambridge, and on being informed
of the circumstances how Mr. Bowers had got pos-
session of the bill, he felt extremely indignant, and
thought he was justified in getting back the bill in a
similar manner.

Mr. WHITE said that the law was very strong on
the point. It made it almost imperative on him to
send him to prison as a felon for such a violent pro-
ceeding, which would be extremely distressing to his
feelings, as he knew something of the parties
mentioned.

Mr. Shuter, the solicitor, said, it was evident Mr.
Hurrell did not want to appropriate the bill to his
own use, and he must havo acted from error in
judgment.
Mr. WHITE said, that Mr. Hurrell's conduct had
been most mischievous, and he was sure that the fa-

mily would, instead of paying .5/., rather have paid
5001., than he should have adopted such a mode of

proceeding.
The bill was then given up to Mr. Shuter, with
an understanding that he would settle the debt, and
Mr. Hurrell was discharged.

Mr. INN= Alsop, of Wingrove-place, Spa-fields,
a teacher at some of the principal sdlmols round the
metropolis, was charged by the parish officers of St.
Margaret's with deserting his wife and child, and
leaving them chargeable to the parish.
Mrs. Alsop, a very respectable-looking woman,
with a tine child in her arms, gave evidence:—
It appeared she was formerly a governess in the
family of Mr. Sigiemund Rucker, at Wandsworth,
where she became acquainted with the defendant,
who was a tutor at the house of the Rev. Mr.
Chapman, at the same place : they married ; but it
was not long before he used her extremely ill, and
they parted, he agreeing to allow her 12s. per week
for her maintenance. His earnings at the different
schools where he t
3001.t0 to 4001.
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per annum. The allowance was, however, never
pwahidolereogf her
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Mr. WRITE inquired what arrears were due ?
Mrs. Alsop said there was about 31. 17s.
Mr. Alsop, who appeared, said that his wife had
talents, arid was able to support herself.
Mr, WMTP. advised him to settle the matter--!".-1.-

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the overseer, Mr. Wilson • and after some
sation he agreed to pay the arrears in a few day&
LAMBETH-STREET.

A genteel young female complained of her of
(her, for turning her out of doors, and also for I"- •
taining her clothes. She said her mother was 0,,,,.."
violent disposition, and frequently beat her.
mother retorted by accusing her daughter of laral •
ness, and asserted that she had frequently 60,7
her. She was, however, determined to shut bee''
doors against her. The girl said that she belierra
her mother's object was to force her upon the tom'`
as she knew that she had no other resource than beet'
mother's home. The mother certainly betrayed gr•
absolute want of feeling, as she seemed particulerir
desirous that the Magistrate should commit her to
the tread-mill. The poor girl, in an agony of teal*
besought the Magistrate not to listen to that re;
quest ; and, upon promising to avoid future contee'
Lion with her mother, she was permitted to depart.
Peter .11,PGark was brought up by his landlord!"'';
Mr. Yeoman, for threatening to burn his house,en
j
refusing to quit the premises.. The charge of burr :1
ing, however, proved to be unfounded. Mr. Ye,
~-4
man wished to get rid of M'Gurk, as a tenant, and'
employed a Mr. Hofferman, as broker, to whoul ..,
Peter took a prodigious antipathy, considering hitsti
to be a Frenchman. He, therefore, made use 04
expressions which the broker construed into a thres,l/Y
of arson.
Why, your Reverence," said Peter, " I've been'
a lodger for 31 years, and now receive a pension 0 !,
fifteen pence a-day. It's a hard matter to see *7
Frenchinan break into my house without
having a shy at him." 1 ,
" Huh ! I shall be sworn," said Mr. Hoffermall;',
" You have say dat you knock brains out my hellef:
Yen I shall take vay your traps." •
" Stop," said Peter to the officer, when aboCt ''
to administer the oath to the broker, " he cannot he :%
sworn. 1-

" Why not ?" said Mr. WALKER. " Beeatge
he's a Frenchman," said Peter, "and I've no doubt
I've fought agin him when he was in Bonyparel;
army."

This reason not having equal cogency with the,.
Magistrate, the broker made his statement, whicP
ended in the Magistrate persuading Mr. Yeoman
arrange amicably with Peter without the interfereoce,
of the broker.

On Thursday Mr. Yeoman, of Chamber-street'
Goodman's-fields, applied to Mr.WALKER, the aitti
Magistrate, for his advice'and assistance under 08:
following singular circumstances :---
The applicant stated that a tenant of his, name,
Peter M‘Girk, was destroying one of his freebool
tenements, situate at No. 11, Leman-row, Good' `i
man's-fields. His tenant was indebted to him V`;'!'
for rent, which he had refused to pay or quit 0:
premises, although he had offered to cancel the deft •
if he would do so. His tenant, however, had per:;.
tinaciously refused to give up possession, and he",
threatened to pull the house to pieces and raze it
.t°
the ground, and had actually commenced puttirtgi
his threat into execution, by tearing away from theft
places the 'wainscotting and flooring, and burning,
the wood. He (the applicant) had no doubt the,
house would soon be pulled to pieces if the IVlagir
traces did not interfere.
Mr. WALKER said, the only remedy was by civil!
action, as the Wilful Destruction Act does not es'
tend to tenants in possession of a house. The te':
nant was at liberty, if he thought proper, to pull ther
whole building to pieces. H e could not interfersill
the case.—The applicant withdrew.
THAMES POLICE-OFFICE.
CONTRAST, OR THE HONEST AND SIVINDLIga
SAILORS.—A bluff and hearty-looking sailor was
troduced to Captain RICHBELL, to return, at l's
said, to Mr. Bilantin.!• a half c..own, which tbag,
gentleman had lent him six years since.
Please your Honour, said the applicant, I came
pay-the gemman the half-crown he lent me to buf
pair of shoes.
Wilson the officer—The gemmen he' means,
Mr. Ballantine, your Worship.
Sailor—Yes, Sir, Mr. Ballantine lent me tbehilta',
crown, six years since. _

Why, how did that happen, inquired Captain,
RICIIBELL ? Wilson—Why, the sailor was a Ye':
grant, your Worship, in a very destitute condition,
and Mr. Ballantine, before whom he was chargell.
gave him some silver to get him shoes, and got hir
on board the General Barth free trader.
Sailor—Yes, Sir, I served my time on board her**
Captain IticußELL—Well, can you do your dol.
as a foremait man ? can you splice the main briee''
or sit upon the truck ? The Sailor—Oh, aye, your.
Honour, I can hand, reef, or steer, with any olea',
I know a sailor's duty.
Captain RICHBELL—Do you like the sea ?
—Aye, very well; but here's the half.crown.
Captain RICIIBELL told him to keep that, sOs"
drink Mr. Ballantine's health, and advised him t 0
persevere in the paths of rectitude as the only niesh
of arriving at honour and respectability in his prir4
fession.
The young man, who was comfortably clad, me,'
a sailor's bow and mode,'
withdrew to the Black Boy ic
vern, where he pledged the worthy Magistrate
health in a pot of heavy.

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On Monday night the Glasgow mail,
way to London, met with a serious accident at Wanefil,
As the coach was passing over the long and dang,e
bridge there, a pig ran between the legs of the leedw'''
horses, and occasioned their starting with such sudil
ness and violence that the coachman (CouLsow) was
led from the box amongst the horses, and the coach
over his body. One of the outside passengers, and_
guard, immediately jumped down to restrain the ham''
but the leaders broke loose, and ran away with the tr0....,`
at their heels as far as Sibson (the place of changiDsrej,
The wheel horses ran down the rather steep descent of
a;
bridge on the southern side, and went in contact with
small gate of the neighbouring toll-bar, which thel_Ll;
vered to pieces, and knocked down the strong gate-Fr-ti
The shock of the coach against the post woe so ,viole!7:
that a gentleman of Oxford, of the name Of. 14Trunkt
who was the other outside passenger, want preetpitai
the ground with terrible force, And when picked up er
conveyed into the Haycock inn in a state of iasensibgiq
He happily revived in a short time, and chose to prt
on his journey with the other passengers, who, t4:=:
with the guard and the mail-bags, were forwarded is
chaises. The coachman, it was feared, was seriously burl;.
but he also has since been enabled 'to trafet ißsfn std•
sume his duties. This frighful accident is whellY,ll..n.
butable to the misconduct of persons who suffer ehe,'r f. 17):
to rove about the fields and roads at night--which-77i,,
very common offence at Waneford, calling for he WTI*"
prehension, as being at once dishonest with reference to
trespasses committed by the pigs, and dangerous-Iqt 'l-
spect to the probable injury to the lives and limbs el
vellers from accidents like the above.--Littenha /lefero

BIRTHS.
On the 23d inst. at Campsall Park, the Lady Radc
of a son.
On the 2lst inst. at Cribb's Lodge, near Hoborrf
Gloucestershire, the lady of J. M. Bence, Esq. of a so of
On the 24414 inst., in Bolton-street, Dirs. Sidaer,
a son.

MARRIED. to
On the 15th inst. in Savoy, Louis de Salsianha,
de Taubate, appointed Minister Plenipotentiary of Lug P,,
)csty the Emperor of Brazil at the Court of St. Peg,
burgh, to Sophia, daughter of the late Joseph Burn,
of Orton-hall, in Westmoreland. 0.
On the 22d inst. at Tichborne, the Hon. Heartord
Arundell, son of the late, and brother to the present, 70
Arundell, to Francs Caroline, second daughter ();,, of
Henry Tichborne, Eart. of Tichborne, the Coo"
Hants.

DIED.
lic"
On the 23d inst. William Hunt,
in the 79th year of his age. • Esq., of rttellb
at, of
On the 19th inst. J. T. Carvalho, Esq., merchant'
Threadneedle-street, in his Slst year. d got,
On the 25th inst. the Rev. Ralph Sneyd, Bawl ii, of
of William Sneyil, Esq. of Ashcomb, in the cots 4
Stafford. ..----

On the 23d inst. at Boameer
painful illuesß, Carolipe.Y"--
Blair Hall, Ell.