The Sun.
London, England, 1827-11-24 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

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BOW-STREET.— TV. D---, Esq., was yesterday
brought before Sir RICHARD BIRNIE, charged by two
young men belonging to the 72d Regiment of Highlanders,
with indecently assaulting them.
The case was heard by Sir R. Buts's in private, on
Thursday, when the principal evidence against the prisoner
was gone into. When the case was called upon yesterday,
Mr. Helder, a solicitor, residing at 17, Clement's Inn, ap-
plied to have the re-examination heard in private, in con-
sequence of the great respectability of the prisoner and his
connexions. _ _

Sir Werra an Blassiu, however, would not consent to
this arrangement.
The prisoner, a gentlemanly-looking person, was then
brought forward, in custody of Smith, one of the prin-
cipal officers. He was not, however, placed at the bar,
but immediately in front of the bench.
George Hay and Daniel M'Vie, two very fine lads,
privates in the 72d Regiment, then came forward, ac-
companied by their sergeant, and the following evidence
was gone into :
George Hay is a private in the 72d Regiment of Foot.
On the evening of Tuesday, the 20th instant, at about six
o'clock, he was in company with Daniel M'Vie, now pre-
sent. They had been looking for one of their companions,
and not finding him where they went to seek him, in
Broad-street, Bloomsbury, they were proceeding to the
White Hart, in Fetter-lane, where they expected to find
him. They :had passed the lighted church in St. Giles's
with that intention ; bet not knowing their way, having
but lately arrived in London, they were inquiring how
they should proceed, when a well-dressed man came up,
and said, he would show them the way.
Sir RICHARD BIRNIt—Can you identify that well-
dressed man? Is he present?
The witness immediately pointed to the prisoner, and
said, "This is the man." He then resumed his evidence.
111‘Vie fell a little in the rear, and the prisoner spoke to
me. He said, being strangers in London, ',we ought to be
careful of ourselves, as thre were a great many dangerous
people about. We might get robbed, or the girls might
run away with us. The witness here deposed to certain acts
practised on his parson by the prisoner in their passage
through Holborn. The prisoner, he said, then went and
spoke to INl‘Vie, and continued by his sideuntil they reached
the corner of Chancery-lane, when a gentleman alighted
from .a cabriolet, and came across the street to the Witness.
This gentleman asked him if he knew the person who was
speaking to M'Vie. Witness replied that he did not. The
gentleman ,then said, " I hope he is treating the lad with
civility," and he added, "he is a brutish man, and he has
been tried before for a brutish practice." The prisoner
having perceived the gentleman speaking to the witness,
walked suddenly away. The gentleman followed and spoke
a few words to the prisoner. He (the gentleman) then re-
turned to She witness and ?,I'Vie, and took clown their
names, saying lie should call on their commanding officer.
He left them his card.
Sir Itscoaan BraNts:.—Yes: hegs:vaesoh;iicsi toe: evidence
before me yesterday. His name io Gates,
city—a most respectable man,
Daniel M'Vie corroborated the statement of the last wit-
ness in every particular.
Arthur Oats, lived at No. 5, Bow-yard, and drove the
cabriolet No. 71. Last Tuesday, at 6 o'clock, Mr. Gates
took him up with directions to drive him to No. 76, L,stn-
bard-street. In proceeding along Holborn, Mr. Gates told
lion to keep his eye upon two soldiers who were in com-
pany with a gentleman. Witness observed the gentleman
take improper liberties with one of the soldiers. On reach-
ing the corner of Chancery-lane, Mr. Gates said, " 1 can
hear this no longer, I shall speak to the young men." He
accordingly alighted from the cabriolet, and went over to
the two soldiers and the gentleman ; and after some time,
lie
kereturned, arid witness drove bini to Tom's Coffee-house.
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evidence of Mr. Gates, which was taken the pre-
ceding day, was then read. He deposed to his lowing
witnessed the disgraceful conduct of the prisoner on the
evening in question.
Sir R. 818 shall require the prisoner to enter
into his personal recognizance in the sum of 5001., and two
good and substantial housekeepers, in 2bol. each.
The prisoner's father and another gentleman became

sureties for his appearance to answer the charge at the les-

[We are requested to state that the prisoner is not con-
nected in the remotest degree with the banking-house of
Dorrien and Co., as stated in some Morning Papers.]
George Marley, late a driver of the Bristol mail-coach,
was summoned at the instance of Mr. Peacock, solicitor to
the Post-office, for carelessly driving the said coach on the
night of Thursday, the 15th inst., so asr to endanger the
lives of his Majesty's subjects.
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On the night in question the defendant (who did not ap-
pear to answer the summons) was to have driven the coach!
from Hounslow to Newbury. He got upon the box at thi•
former place, but on proceeding a short way the witness per-
ceived that he was totally incapable of driving, being in
state of intoxication. After proceeding about two miles
and a-half across Hounslow-heath, the coach was upset,
and witness saw the defendant fall headlong from the box.
The gentlemen inside assisted in putting the coach to rights ;
but would not proceed if the defendant was suffered to tat.,
the box again. Two of the horses were then put to the
coach, and witness told the defendant to remain with the
two leaders while lie proceeded with the coach as far as
Salt-hill. The witness drove the coach safely to Newbury.
Sir R. BIRWIE ordered that the defendant should be fined
101., and directed that a warrant should be made out forth-
with to take him into custody,. In default of payment,
the defendant will be committed to prison for six months.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.--Sir GEORGE Fmt-
RANT, the Magistrate, was yesterday occupied for a con-
siderable time in the havestigation of the following case,
which was entered as a night charge in the watch book of
the parish of St. George, Hanover-square, and the par-
ticulars of which excited an intense interest in all who
heard it. The history of it is shortly this :—Lacy, one of
the beadles of the parish, was going his nightly rounds on
duty, about 12 o'clock the night before, and as he passed
No. 6, Park-street, Grosvenor-square, he heard a violent
uproar inside, which increased to such a degree, that he in-
sisted upon admission. When he entered, he found Mrs.
Grace, the landlady of the house, a miss Emma Carey alias
Jones, and a Mr. George S— and Mrs. S—, his
wife, who reside at No. 68, Grove-street, Camden-town,
all involved in one general scene of personal conflict, and
Mrs. S— in a state apparently of the most furious mad
ness. Lacy endeavoured to pacify them, but in vain ; and
Mrs. S— at last gave him a slap in the face. He now
determined to take the whole party, except Mrs. Grace, to
the watch-house; but before he could collect a sufficient
force to do so, Mr. George S— darted out of the house,
and out rau, after him, Miss Emma Carey ; but before
they had gone far they were overtaken, brought back, and
with Mrs. S—, lodged in the watch-house ; that is to
say, Mr. S— charged with assaulting Mrs. S—, who
in her turn, was charged with assaulting Lacy; and Miss
Emma Carey charged with assaulting Mrs. Grace, her
landlady, and Mrs. S— also ; but in the course of the
night Mr. S— procured bail for the whole, and they
were suffered to go home. Mrs. S—, a genteel and in-
teresting-locking young female, but evidently deeply wo-
worn, appeared efore:the Magistrate, accompanied by,her;tvro
children, one a fine boy, about six years of age, and the
other an infant, in the arms of a wet nurse, and Mrs.
S— was also attended by another female servant.

Mr. S— appeared dressed in the style of a buckeen
about town, and Miss Carey appeared like what she is—a
Cyprian.
Mr. S—, when asked by the Magistrate what business
or profession he was of, described himself as a riding-
master ; but Mrs. S— gave him the less dignified charac-
ter of a horse-dealer.

That part of the case which excited the interest to which
allusion has been made above, was the defence of Mrs. S.
against the charge of assaulting the beadle.' She stated
that she had had the great misfortune, some time ago, to
meet with her present husband, then a servant or assistant
at the Horse Bazaar, Portman-.quare ; she was then pos-
sessed of property amounting to many thousands, in houses,
lands, and money; she kept her horses and her servants—
the former of which, unhappily, were put to livery at the
Bazaar, and as she generally rode out single every day, she
frequented that establishment very often, and thus had the
misfortune to become acquainted with Mr. 5 and mar-
ried him. He no sooner, however, had possessed himself
of her fortune than he commenced a course of the most
profligate description, which he has continued until now.
He has spent almost the whole of her property, and, not
satisfied with thus reducing her to comparative want, he '
treats her in the most barbarous manner. Repeatedly has
lie by disease made her the victim of his disgusting inter-
course with others, as her physician can testify. Ile con-
stantly inflicts personal violence upon her, and on one oc-
casion with a blow loosened several of her teeth. Nor is
this the extent of her suffering, far he is in the daily habit
of telling her of the girls he keeps awl supports with her
property, particularly this Miss Carey, of whom, in her
presence, he speaks in the most insulting terms of praise,
telling her, (Mrs. S—) that neither herself nor her ugly
children are to be compared fora moment with the beauties
of Miss Carey. " And it is no wonder, indeed," said the
unhappy lady, " if I ever possessed any personal attrac-
thiouls,antldi,at after the cruel treatment I have experienced,
they should have lung since vanished." Her unfeeling
she said, even told her that he would send her
home the picture of Miss Carey, to show her how hand-
some she was. All she wanted, she said, now of Mr.
S— was, either to abandon her and her children altoge-
ther, or to give up his other associates. She bad gone
several times and remonstrated with this unfortunate young
woman, Carey ; told her that Mr. S- was a married
man and had a family of children, and hoped that she
would discountenance him, but in vain; and she acknow-

!edged that, driven to almost madness, she did go to Park-
street, where she knew her husband was with this woman,
and, frantic with rage and despair, she owned she had con-
ducted herself with great violence. As for striking the
beadle, she confessed that she did so intentionally, that she
aligns be taken to the watchhouse and have an opportunity
of stating her grievances to a Magistrate. To show, she
said, still further the horrid degradation to which this may,
her husband, subjects her, he actually on that night, after
they were hailed out of the watchhouse, went home with
Miss Carey, and passed the night with her !
The female servants of Mrs. S— fully confirmed her
statement, as to the personal violence constantly used to-
wards her by her husband.
Mrs. Grace, the landlady, said that this Miss Carey was
recommended to her as a lodger, and the apartments taken
for her by a Mr. T. G. C. Rieley, of No. 57, Wiripole-
street, who described her as a young lady of great respect-
ability and fortune, and whose relations were shortly to be
in town ; but instead of that, she turned out to be the
mistress of this Mr. S—, who was constantly visiting
her, and she, Mrs. Grace, was therefore determined to get
her out of the house.
Mrs. Grace here produced a written agreement, signed
by Mr. Rieley, for the lodgings.
The case ended thus :—Mrs.' S— was at once ex-
cused for the assault on the beadle ; Mr. S--, who con-
ducted himself with the most unfeeling levity towards his
unhappy wife, and in her presence was lavish in his atten-
tions to Miss Carey was ordered to find bail for the assault
on his wife; and Miss Carey was discharged on her nader-
taking to quit Mrs. Grace's house in three days.
During the progress of this distressing scene, Mrs.
S—'s little boy, who stood by his mother's side, attracted
general attention and interest, as he kept his little eye
fixed upon the woman Carey, and frequently repeated,—
" Oh you bad woman, oh you nasty woman, to use my
poor mamma so !"
A watchman, who was present, and who had !seen an old
soldier, had his indignation so much excited, that, not con-
sidering where he stood, he exclaimed aloud, " By —, if
she (meaning Mrs. S—) was a relation of mine I would
break every bone in his (S 's) body."
LAMBETH-STREET.—The case of the Royal Pavi-
lion Theatre came on again for hearing to-day, and at-
tracted a host of the Drquzutis Personce, who at an early
hour crowded the outer office almost to suffocation. The
solicitor for the information was Mr. White ; and for the
defence, Mr. Baddeley, with whom attended Mr. Adol-
phus, as Counsel.
Upon Mr. Williams, the principal propr►etor, standing
forward,
Mr. HARDWICK informed him he was summoned there
to answer for keeping a disorderly house ; and on Mr.
Adolphus desiring to know what was a disorderly house, he
explained it by saying it was a house in which anything
was done or performed contrary to law, reading at the
same time, from the Act of Parliament, the definition of
such a house. The question for consideration, therefore,
in the present case, lie said, was whether the entertainments
performed at the Pavilion were of a nature to bring it
within this description of prohibited places; and he de-
sired Mr. White, if he had any evidence to prove it so, to
produce it.
Mr. White said he had his proof ready, and immediately
put forward a witness. Ile swore that he went to a thea-
tre called a pavilion, situated iu Baker's-row, Whitechapel-
road, and paid 2s. for admission. The entertainments he
heard were a comic lecture in the style of Mathews, a mo-
nologue, music, and singing. This, Mr. White said, when
he had finished, was all his case.
Mr. WYATT—Did you see any person playing besides
Mr. Williams ? Witness—No, I did not.
Mr. Adolphus—A. man dor.'t keep a disorderly house by
reciting something. You have not advanced a step yet.
The summons is for keeping a disorderly house; you must

show that there were such entertainments exhibited as bring
it within the meaning of the Act, which you have not done.
Mr. White—Here is a bill of the performance.
Mr. Adolphus—Very likely. A man might be sent into
the house to sell such bills. Witness said no, he had it at
the door. In answer to other questions of the Magistrates
and Counsel, he admitted that there was no dialogue ; the
performance was done by one man, who changed his dress,
and then personated different characters. There were songs,
accompanied from the orchestra, but they were by the same
person.
Mr. Adolphus—All this don't prove it a disorderly house;
and, if it were so, you may go to the Sessions and indict it.
Mr. White—We don't wish to press the matter. All I
am instructed to endeavour to obtain is the Magistrates'
opinion as to the legality of the entertainments.
Mr. Adolphus.—Whose behalf do you appear on ?
Mr. White.—The Proprietors of the New Royal Bruns-
wick Theatre.

Mr. Adolphus.—The Magistrates have no right to give
an opinion upon the matter. It is an entertainment with
which they have nothing to do—a man speaking and sing-
ing a song or two. You don't think that a man who sings
in a house offends against the Act of Parliament?
Mr. HARDwrcK,—Was there music ?—Witness : There
was ; instruments of some kind were playing in the orchestra.
Mr. Adolphus here remarked that they had authority
for playing such instruments as he heard, and jocularly
read a license from the King's Serjeant Trumpeter, per-
mitting the proprietors to exhibit to the sound of trumpets,
or any other species of wind instruments.
Mr. White.—We only want the Magistrates' opinion
whether the performance, as it is described, is legal or not.

Mr. WYATT.—We don't wish to draw ourselves into the
case the least in the world. We want to steer clear of
both your houses.
Mr. HARDWICK.—You must show they are doing some-
thing contrary to the Act.
Mr. Adolphus.—And that Mr. Williams is a proprietor,
which you have not done. You speak to his performing,
but that is nothing. You might as well infer, at Drury-
lane theatre, because you see the name of Elliston or Wal..
lack in the bills as performers and managers, that, on that
account, they were proprietors of the theatre ; and, in
regard to a licence, we contend that they are doing nothing
which requires a licence any more than the " waites" at
Christmas.

After some further discussion, in which the Magistrates
gave it as their opinion that the entertainments described
did not bring thy?. house within the meaning of the Act of
22 George 11. it was suggested that the complainants could,
if they pleased, have their remedy (if it was a disorderly
house) by indicting it as such ; and the solicitor for the
information agreeing to this, Mr. Williams entered into
his own recognizance to appear and answer at the Sessions,
when called upon so to do.

YORKSHIRE iVILTSICAL FESTIVAL.—The
Yorkshire Festival Committee meets on the first and third
Wednesdays in every month. His Grace the Archbishop,
when present, takes the chair as President; and the Rev.
W. H. DIXON is Chairman of the Committee. The Com-
mittee consists of the Directors of the Concert ;Room, and
of such of the members of the old Committee as think pro-
per to act. The following persons have already attended
at the Committee meetings, viz.:—The Archbishop, the
Dean, Rev. Mr. DIXON, Mr. CuoLstxr.Ey of Bransby,
Mr. PESIBERTON, Mr. Alderman HALL, of Leeds, Mr.
INGHAM, Mr. CROSSE, of Hull, Mr. J. GRAY, Mr. AT-
KINSON, Rev. Mr. BECKWITH. The guarantee fund, for
the next Festival, already more than doubles in amount
that of 1823. A guarantee fund, equal to that of 1825,
when the erection of a Concert Room was part of the plan,
is unnecessary for the next Festival. It is, therefore,
certain that the Festival will take place.— Yerh Chron.

ROUSSEAU'S HERBAL.—We have just seen
the MS. Herbal of the Philosopher of Geneva. It consists
of eight small folio volumes, bound up neatly in vellum,
each volume having a thong of the same material bound
three or four times round it. The plants are crushed flat,
and fastened to the paper with gum ; and the natural his-
tory, or rather the scientific description of each, is written
on the opposite page, in RoussrAu's small, beautiful hand-
writing. A very pleasing scent exhales from the volumes
when open ; and neither the leaves nor the flowers of the
plants have lost their brilliant colours. The MS. is valued
at three hundred guineas.—London Weekly Review.
ANCIENT FORTIFICATIONS.—The remains
of the warlike works of our ancestors all sink into insigni-
ficance when compared with that nearly on the summit of
Penmaen Mawr, about 9 miles from this city. It is sur-
rounded by a strong treble wall ; within each wall are the
foundation sacs of more than 100 round towers, each
about eighteen feet diameter within ; the walls about
six feet thick. The situation must have been impregna-
ble. The entrance, which is steep and.
rocky, ascends by
many turnings. One hundred men might defend it against
5000. Within the walls is ample room for 20,000 men!
It was an immense hold, and the great shelter of the
Welsh during the invasion of their country, before and
subsequent to the massacres of EDWARD L—N. Wales
Chronicle.

BONES OF THE MAMMOTH.—The fossil re-
mains of this colossal animal, lately discovered by our
countrymen in the Burman E.npire, imbedded with those
of the rhinoceros, ruminating animals, tortoises, and croco-
diles, have given rise to much curious speculation among
the geologists of France. It seems, that up to this mo-
ment the mammoth's bones had never been found in equa-
torial regions. It was thought, therefore, to have been
designed by nature to inhabit cold countries, like the fossil
elephant, which was discovered entire on the banks of the
Lena, covered with a coat of thick fur. Geologists regard
this discovery as very important, as it must give rise to
fresh discussions and inquiries, which, if they determine
nothing, will at least amuse for a while, and may, in the
end, lead to something like a satisfactory conclusion.—
London Weekly Review.

VESTIGE OF AN ANCIENT CHURCII.-A
few days ago, as the workmen were making some altera-
tions in a building situate at the upper end of the Long
Close, near Walmgate,:in this city, they came to the founda-
tions of a stone building, which upon investigation u,avttaehtvsa ttatie lillguateht ainelotronaeir. peNorc,fooavrsstelt.
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to be those of the ancient church of St. Peter-en-les-Wil-
lows. This religious edifice was formerly a rectory under
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remain. Some years ago, in digging a
place, a number of human bones Were found.— York
Chronicle.

OYSTERS.—The oyster dealers of every de-
scription are complaining that this is the worst season they
have had for a number of years. The demand is still
good, but purchasers will not give former prices. There
are fifty boats daily
employed on the two beds at Newha-
ren. On an average they take about SOO each, making a
total of 40,000. Besides these about 4,000 come daily
from Preston Pans, making the daily consumption of Edin-
burgh and vicinity 44,000.—Scotsman.
PASSING FORGED NOTES.—Yesterday a
genteel, good-looking young man, dressed in a black coat
and waistcoat, and blue trowsers and top coat, of the name
gT'"va
of ROST. RITON, was examined at our Court-house, on a
cAbleasrsgres.
Eic)aicyrilT, :13LyAtwo forged notes of the Bank ofizns and Co. of this tow. Mr.
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ANDREW, of the firm of EAsrwoon and ANDREW, stated
that the prisoner came to their shop about seven o'clock on
the Tuesday evening, and purchased goods to the amount
of 14s. Bd. for the payment of which he tendered one of
Messrs. BECKETT, BLA, vns and Co.'s notes. He then got
more goods to the amount of is. Id. and tendered a second.
This excited Mr. ANDREW'S suspicion and he ran up to
Mr. PowELL, Clerk to Messrs. BECKETT, BLAYDS and
Co. and ascertained that they were both forgeries, upon
which he returned and had the man apprehended. He
had also sold a silver sugar basin to Mr. PTATT, of Leeds,
and purchased an umbrella. The prisoner pretends to
have no knowledge whatever of the basin, and in other re-
spects gives a very inconsistent story about his conduct.—
He was remanded till Monday to gibe au opportunity of
procuring further evidence against hint, and to allow him
time to procure witnesses to rebut it. —Leeds Intelligencor.
BARRoT, in his description of the coasts of
Guinea, written more than a century ago, say. of Sierra
Leone—" The air is altogether very unwholesome for Eu-
ropeans, as many Englishmen who have dwelt in the fort
of the small Bence island during the high season of the
year could witness, if they had not died there ;"—" fresh
and sweet as the water is (the spring water), it has an ill
effect upon the sailors, if taken in the beginning of the
rainy season, but more especially in April, because the
violent heats of the summer having corrupted the earth,
and killed abundance of venomous creatures, the heavy
rains which ensue, occasion mighty floods, and these wash
down all the poisonous matter into the springs and chan-
nels, and consequently give a malignity to the water." Aid
he recommends Europeans to eat the fruit of the country
and to avoid drinking water to excess; if not,
sparinglythey,iea'use a pestilential distemper, which is almost cer-
tain death."