The Sun.
London, England, 1842-07-06 00:00:00

BOIV-STIIEET.

After the night charges had been disposed of yesterday
morning, Mr. Thomas Steele, accompanied by some members
of the London Repeal Association, waited on Mr. Jardine, Ole,
sittin4 Magistrate, for the purpose of communicating the poi-
ticulars of a circumstance which came to his knowledge while
presiding at a meeting held last week in the .Bloomsbury
t►ict. lie said be considered it his imperative and, solemn
duty nut to to-e a moment in putting the Court iu *session
of information he had received at a recent meeting of Re-
pealers, whose loyalty was unshaken, and in every partieular-
opposed to violence. When the proceedings were about to
terminate, a member rose and said he had just left another
' meeting, which was held for a very different purpose, where he
heard a person make use of language of, a most inflammatory
nature. The expressions used were, that" her Majesty should
be made. away with." He immediately dissolved the meeting,
and in consequence of what took lace in St. James's-park,
which every loyal subject must feel indignant at, he as amis..
►nan, considered it his duty- to lay the matter before the consti-
tutetfauthorities. . •

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Mr. JA.untNr: inquired if the person was in 'attend-
ance who gave the intelligence at the Repeal meeting?
Mr. Steele replied, that although he repAatcdly solicited him
to attend, he refused, unless compelled by Magisterial
authority.

DINE—In that case I am at a loss bow to act, for
the subject comes to my knowledge second-hand.
Mr. Steele said the individual alluded to was a tailor, named
Crow, and he assigned as a reason far not attending that he
way engaged in finishing a coat, whieh should be delivered at a
certain time, or he would disoblige his employers.
A member of the meeting said Crow resided at No. 11,
Great. Chapel-street, Soho, and a message sent irons the Court
would, no doubt, cause him to attend. The language was
used at an Abstinence meeting, held in Ship yard, Temp'.e.
bar, and was to the effect that the Queen, the Bishops, and the
aristocracy should be made away with. On hearing of the cir-
cumstance from Crow, he related it to Mr. Steele, and could
further satisfy himself upon the subject on Thursday next,
when another meeting will be held.
Mr. Steele said he would consider it a dereliction of his
duty if he neglected to lay the facts of the case before the
Court, and for that purpose came on Sunday last, but finding
it closed, went away.
Mr. JARDINE was willing to give him every credit for the
prompt manner he had taken up the subject, and every atten-
tion should be paid to the information he had given.
Mr. Steele—l am a warden of the London Repealers, and
my object, and that of every member of the body to which I
belong, is to assist by every means in my power to preserve the
peace, not only here, but also in my native country.
Mr. JARDINE directed Inspector .Medlicott, who was resent
during the conversation to send a constable to Crow, and let
him know his attendance was immediately required.
Mr. Steele and his friends then thanked the Magistrate and
withdrew.

In the course of the day Crow entered the Court, and being
taken into a private room, Mr. J.% R.DINE had a short eon-
versation with him. Ile repeated the account given by Mr.
Steele, and said the language was made use of at a Chartist
meeting, but he considered it merely such a tirade as is
usually made use of at their meetings, and nothing of a threat-
ening nature was intended against her Majesty, or any
other person. He then gave his address, and promised should
he be required at any future time, to pay every attention to
the orders of the Court.

Au odd-looking shabby-genteel individual, with a surtout-
coat buttoned up to the throat, and who wore
.his mustachios
and beard, which %vete perfectly white, in the King Charles or
Colonel Sibthorp style, was charged with being drunk,
.acl
incapable of taking care of himself, in Scotland-yard, last mgut
about eight o'clock.
The ease having been proved,
Mr. JARDINE asked him what he had to say.
The prisoner replied, with a slight Tipperary brogue,—" I -
don't know, plate your Worship, what to say to the charge. I
lave it to your own good feelings, only I hope you won't lay on
a very heavy fine, case I'm very poor, your Worship.
Mr. .1 A ant NE— llow do you get your living? Prisoner—l'm
a retired Clerk of the Ordnance, your Worship.
Mr . J ARIMSE -Arm have a pension, I suppose, and have
just received part of it? Prisoner—l have a pension, sure
enough ; but I hav'ut received it for a long time. 1 have
been on a sick bed. Plase your Worship, that is, I ought to say—
Mr. J_+ itDINE—WeII, you may go now, but do not come here
again. Prisoner--I'm very much obliged to your Worship.
Thank you, Sir. And kissing his hand in an insinuating
manner to the Magistrate, he retired:

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.—Mr. John Rees, manager
of the National Provincial Bank at Devonport, destroyed him-
self on the second instant, by cutting his throat with a razor in
his bedroom at the banking-house. It appears that he was
married about twenty-three years since to a lady of suitable
condition in life, who, within two years of her marriage, eloped
from her house with a military officer, and has resided for
several years with her paramour at Brussels. Her companion
having recently died, leaving her with a family ofseven children,
she was compelled to return to the neighbourhood of London,
whence it is surmised she has been making repeated inroad
on his purse, and it is said that she has latterly threatened to
come to Devonport with a view to enforce some unjust and
preposterous claims. These circumstances have bad such an
effect on Mr. Rees' mind, as to nearly disqualify him for
business, and at length induced him to resolve on destroying
himself. He rose at seven o'clock on Saturday morning lass,
and partly dressing himself, descended to the office, olives I,e
was last seen alive by the servant, avho observed the top of his
head over the desk curtain. The man went to the stable, and
ou repairing to his master's bedroom at the breakfast-hour
(nine o'clock) discovered him seated on the sofa, partially lean .
big on his left arm, with the razor firmly clasped in his right
hand, and his throat cut from ear to ear. On the table was
fodnd a sheet of paper, without date or signature, on which was
written in pencil, a half-lucid. half-incoherent statement of his
feelings, and of the impossibilitybutitis
Magistrateu l
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sure of his misfortunes. An inquest was held
Deceased
Mr.
Reesday,
and a verdict returned of " Temporary insanity."
w'h''aliasesraaens son by
Idll'iyearsinri'r:enc's.iaidfnee4d several years, and was greatly esteemed
gentleness of his manners.'
by ad classes for the urbanity and gentleness
in
the
town
of
his
referringG2 dSessionsr adoption.
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His
,fdrelaEt death will be
_ltolnvgia:dwd,e:Lptl):
*for Anglesea, theo
fthe Chairman, ..--
expense
ehere had iki
rt. ti.-tevii'lelicaemnst((T;rueaffr:se)r.
ircrease in this item of Peor-law, in his address to the
he regarded as a brio6k_en
of the years 1834, expense, The average total expense
been, and was, a large annual
theit we:IV:119? anyedarl.B36inwlBa3sEl36th,seoOto/i;1.
elnB3e7n.reseigiolirt
300/. In 1840
s 151,835,/. In 18;i9 it was 16)
; and in 1841,17,6461. •