The Sun.
London, England, 1827-12-14 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.—Mary Lindsay, a damsel about 25
years of age, appeared with the overseers of Christ Church,
Newgate-street, to affiliate a female infant upon One John
Creaser, a journeyman saddler, who had been summoned
to attend, but who, in place of attending, had sent his wife,
a respectable matronly looking woman, to arrange the busi-
ness with their Worships as well as she could.,
Mrs. Creaser explained, that her husband was not in
affluent circumstances, and they had a family of three
children, but her friends would raise 201. if the Magistrates
would receive that sum, and discharge her husband from
all 'future responsibility for the maintenance of the child ;
but she was determined that her husband should not be
bound to pay a weekly sum, because that would keep bhp
constantly in debt, and as constantly awaken unpleasant
feelings in her mind.
The Magistrates (Aldermen WAITHMAN and PERRINO)
endeavoured to satisfy her that they could not be parties to
a compromise, although the overseers might, and that her
husband must submit to their order for a weekly allow-
ance ; but Mrs. Creaser being a positive woman, and hav-
ing arranged the matter in her mind before she came into
the Justice Room, the Aldermen did not succeed without
difficulty. _ • .

The Magistrates and the OVerseers then consulted, and
the weekly maintenance was fixed at three shillings, but
Mr. Alderman Warn-ma/4 announced, that he and his
brother Magistrate had prevailed upon the Overseers to
treat with her upon the terms she desired.
The overseer said he should press for the conviction of
this young woman, as the mother of a bastard t.J.tild, this
being the fourth or fifth she had given birth to, and the
world actually chargeable to Christ Church. She was a
curse to the parish.—The Act, however, provided, that
such a conviction should not take place unless the woman
had been delivered one month ; and it appeared that Mary
Lindsey's delivery occurred on the 18th tilt.
Mary complained that her feelings of piety had been out-
raged by bringing her hither before she had undergone the
ceremony of churching. She could not have been treated
worse, she said, if she had been a criminal.
" Why you are a criminal, woman," said Alderman
WAITIMAN, and so thought Mrs. Creaser, who now began
to turn angrily towards her, and accuse her of erring,
knowing Mr. Creaser to be a married man. Mary, it
appeared, was the servant at the public-house which was
frequented by the saddler.
Marv, by way of reply, put in a letter, which she said
she had received from Creaser the week before last, and
which contained an offer of several pounds, and other
assistance, if she would swear the child to some other
person.

Sir Join; PERKING thought she was entitled to some
credit for refusing to be suborned ; but Mr. Alderman
WAITHMAN said he thought the Overseer did right in
complaining of her repeated transgressions. Here the dis-
cussion dropped.

BOW-STREET.-.—THREE " Nonmws AT ALL."—
Robert Fitzgerald, Henry Thornton, and Geo. Brown,
single young men, surpassingly exquisite in their wardrobe,
were brought from St. Martin's watch-house, charged with
creating a disturbance in the Adelphi Theatre on Wednes-
day night, and with committing an assault upon Priest and
Giles, the constables of the Theatre, and extinguishing the
gas-lights.
It appeared that the "Three Singles" were, on the night
in question, in the pit of the Adelphi, and met with a
"Miss in her Teens," who offered to play her part in
"Love a la Mode," but Harry Thornton, who has been for
some time in the "Road to linin,"'not being able to "Raise
the Wind," asked his friend Fitzgerald to supply him with
the " Ways and Means ;" the latter produced his " Purse,"
but being a " Poor Gentleman," he could not reply " Who
wants a Guinea?" and the damsel, being reduced to
" Love's last Shift," acted " The Deserter ;" and was pur-
sued by " The Three and the Deuce," who appeared de-
termined, " Hit or Miss," to " Win Her and Wearlier,"
she turned out " Inconstant," and " The Devil to
,Pay "
succeeded. The following is an account of the occurrence.
in the language of the Police officers
'Priest, the constable, saw the trio in the pit of the thea-
tre, concerned in a sham quarrel about a girl ; he knew
there were frequent pretended quarrels in the theatre, to
afford an opportunity to the " divers" (viz. pickpockets) to
act in their vocation ; and on this occasion, knowing that
Fitzgerald was a " fancy man," and a "suspected charac-
ter," from his being pulled by the nose and kicked out of
the theatre two nights before by a gentleman, he determined
to put an end to the disturbance. The disorder increased,
and the performance was for a time suspended. He at-
tempted to seize Brown, who struggled with him, and
kicked him in a dangerous part of the body. During the
time he had Brown in custody, Thornton came up, and
struck him, and attempted a rescue ; and Fitzgerald put
out the gas-lights. The rencontre took place in the pit
lobby, and, with the assistance of Giles, a patrol, and
Shaw, the " acting" constable (who acts on the stage, and
is also constable of the theatre), the prisoners were secured,
and conveyed to the watch-house. Fitzgerald and Thorn-
ton had not a penny in their pockets, though attired in so
extravagant a style. Brown was bailed out at two o'ilock
in the morning by his friends.
Shaw, the constable, made a communication to Mr.
HALLS, the Magistrate, respecting the character of Fitz-
gerald.
Mr. Haus asked Fitzgerald who he ayes ?—He replied,
very carelessly, " I am nothing at all."
Mr. HALLS put the same question to Thornton, and his
reply was, "I am nothing at all.' The Magistrate re-
peated the same question to Brown, and his answer was,
" I suppose I am nothing at all."
Mr. Har.r.s—Lock up these three " nothings at all" till
they find good bail to answer the charge of assaulting the
officers while in the execution of their duty, at the next
Sessions.

Two respectable gentlemen came before the Magistrate,
soon after the prisoners were locked up, and said they
were friends of the prisoner Brown, who was a Clerk in
the City, and most respectably connected.'
Mr. 1-IALLs—If that be the case, gentlemen, I have the
best authority for stating that he has got into the com-
pany of a character of the worst description.
The Gentlemen said, that they had conversed with
Brown, and he had assured them that he met his two com-
panions accidentally at the theatre, and was never in their
society before.
Mr. HALLS admitted him to bail, and ordered the other
two to be committed in default thereof.

AT T ON-GA RDEN. Thomas Reddin alias Rior-
dan, a broker, No: .59, Exmouth-street, Clerkenwell, was
yesterday brought up by Mr. Douglas, one of the overseers
of that parish, and placed at the bar, charged before Mr.
ROGERS, the sitting Magistrate, with bigamy.
The prisoner is an Irishman, and was married to Ca-
therine Roberts, his first wife; on the 22d 'of June, 1799,
at the church of St. Peter's, in the city of Cork, by the
Rev. John Forsayeth, curate. After a year's cohabitation
with this woman, she being then in a state of pregnancy,
he left Ireland, wholly abandoning her, and came over to
London, where, on the 177th of May, 1801, he was again
married to Anne, Bardon, at the church of St. Paul, Co-
vent-garden. Five-and-twenty years he lived with this
woman, by whom he had a numerous offspring, three of
which only are now living. About two years ago, he re-
pudiated this his second wife, and took into keeping a
young woman, the reputed daughter of a very distinguished
character, who, for several years, has done great honour•
to the ermine. Nearly four weeks ago his first wife came
over from Ireland, applied to the parish of Clerkenwell,
and sought for a maintenance from him here. He was
then brought up to this office by the parish authorities,
and an order was made by the Magistrates that he should
allow her 10s. a week for her maintenance. Having ob-
stinately refused to pay this weekly allowance, and the
second wife, with her children, also becoming chargeable
to the parish, the overseers thought proper to bring against
him ' the charge of bigamy. Both the wives produced
their certificates of marriage, but it appears that all the
witnesses are now dead, with the exception of the clerk
who officiated at the latter ceremony.
Mr. Rocaas (to the second wife)--You have got into
a scrape, good woman.—l have, Sir, and lam sorry fin• it.
Mr. ROGERS—Do you wish to prosecute your husband
on this charge?.—l do, your Worship.
Mr. Room; (to both the wives)—Collect what evi-
dence you can between this and Wednesday next, till when
I shall commit the prisoner.
Prisoner—Well, this is the happiest moment of my life;
I feel it. For the last, six years I have lived. in a state of
insufferable torture with that woman (pointing to the se-
cond wife), but my commitment now relievei me from it.

MARYLEBONE.—CHARGE OF VIOLATION. —On
Wednesday evening Mr. John R--, of Portman-
square, was charged with attempting to violate Martha
Harris, a young female who lived in his father's family as
maid servant. It appeared from the girl's statement that
the defendant had taken improper liberties wies her against
her consent ; and the Magistrate considering that it was a
case which citified upon him to order the defesdant to find
bail, he was bound over in sureties to answer the charge
at the Sessions.

The inhabitants in many of the principal streets
in Wellsf have
into a subscription, to 'fray the ex-
pense during the winter Intnthe.--Bath
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LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, DEC. 13.
IN RE THELLUISON.

Mr. .SUGDEN applied, that a petition of Mr.
Charles Thellusson, whose son will be entitled to
the immense wealth which has accumulated under
the will of Peter Thellusson, should come on to be
heard shortly. It prayed that Mr. C. Thellusson,
who was not very rich, and who had a very large
family, might have the enjoyment of a house at pre-
sent held by the trustees under the will.
The motion was granted, and the petition ordered
to be advanced.

GRANT V. GRANT.

Mr. HORNE moved for the dipcbarge of a writ of
ne exeat regno, which had been granted in this cause,
and on the grounds afforded by the amendment of
the original bill. He had not proceeded far in his
arguments at 12 o'clock, when
The LORD CHANCELLOR rose for the purpose of
attending the Privy Council, at which the Recorder's
report is to be made.

VICE CHANCELLOR'S. COURT, Dic. 13.

JACKSON V. MALONEY.-MALONEY V. MALONEY.

The VICEXHANCELLOR.—It was at my sugges-
tion this case stood over, that there might be a veri-
fication of the letters received at a prior time from
Mr. Jackson, in order that I might be satisfied the
signatures to the powers of attorney and the letters
were the same. Nov I have read over the affida-
vits, and my mind is completely satisfied as to the
identity of the hand-writing, and I have not the
slightest doubt that the letter of ' the 13th of
January is a letter written by William Collins Burke
Jackson, although it bears only the name " Burke
Jackson ;" and as far as I have heard and seen, there
is not the slightest doubt that that letter was
written by William Collins Burke Jackson. It ap-
pears to me, though I do think Mr. Hoskins has
formed rather too hastily an opinion of the matter,
Mr. Sutcliffe could not act otherwise, and that no
blame whatever can be attributed to him, he only ,
having discharged his duty to the Court. In point
of truth and justice, Mr. Eager has in person repre-
sented Mr. Jackson
.; and, property representing Mr.
Jackson, under the authority of that power of at-
torney, he is entitled to the order he asks \for.
The VICE-CHANCELLOR added—My opinion is,
Mr. Eagar's character has not in the slightest degree
suffered by what has taken place ; but, on the con-
trary, it has raised it higher.

HARRIS AND KEIVIBLE.

This case was again brought before the Court.
It appeared that, under an order of the Court, the
Master had appointed a new trustee, and had placed
a certificate to that effect on the file.

Mr. HEALD (with whom was Mr.HoEAcE Twiss
and Mr. LOWNDES) now moved that this certificate
might be removed from the file. The Learned
Counsel contended that the Master had no right to
appoint a new trustee.

Mr. SUGDEN, on the other side, contended that
the conduct of the Master was in conformity with
the practice of the Court.
The VICE-CHANCELLOR should give no opinion
upon the matter until he had inquired what the
practice of the Court really was.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Dzc. 13.

COCKS V. PEACHY.

This was an action for a nuisance, in the erection
of an iron foundery in the neighbourhood of the
plaintiff's house.—Verdict for the plaintiff. Damages
4.05., costs 40s.

ADMIRALTY COURT, DEC. 13.
THE OSIRIS.

This was an appeal from the award of the Magis-
trates in a case of salvage of the Osiris, of Ostend,
with a cargo of sugar and cotton, which struck on
the rocks of Scilly, called the Seven Stones, in the
month of February last. The case contained no
feature of public importance.

The Court affirmed the award.
THE DUNDEE.

This was a case of collision, remarkable only for
the length of time during which the suit has been
pending, 'namely, seven years, for four of which the
suit was " hung up," (to use an expressive technical
phrase) by a writ of prohibition from the Court of
King's Bench. The suit got back again into this
Court in May last, and it now came before the Judge
upon an exception to the report of the Registrar.
It appeared that the sum originally awarded, together
with the costs and interest, interest upon costs, and
interest upon interest, amounted to considerably
more than the value of the ship, its tackle, and ap-
purtenances.

Dr. PICKARD (in the absence of Dr. Jenner) ob-
jected to the report on three grounds,—namely,
first, that interest Upon interest was not allowable;
secondly, that interest upon costs was as little so;
and thirdly, that by the 53d Geo. 111. c. 159, the
liability of parties in these cases was limited to the
value of the ship.
Dr. ARNOLD and Dr. LUSHINGTON, on the other
hand, contended that where an account, as in the
present case, was settled, and the party refused to
pay, the interest allowed and the costs decreed
became part of the principal, and that the Courts of
Equity sanctioned the allowance of interest there-
upon. . .

Lord STOWELL said he had very little doubt that
he should confirm the report ; but he would hand a
note of his sentence to the Registrar.
The sittings of this Court for the term closed this
day, and with them, it is understood, has closed
the public ju licial life of the Noble and Learned
Lord who has so long presided in these Courts, with
a reputation which his successors will be fortunate
if they succeed in equalling.

Wheat: Barley. Oats. Beans.
Per Quarter. s. to s. s. to s. s. to s. s. to s.
Blandford 58 31 26 59
Brigg 4O 45 18 26 18 25 42 48
Cambridge.-- 54 38 19 48
Chard 56 76 32 38 24 30 45 48
24 40 4422
Huntingdon— 30 32 20 25 44 50
Long Sutton., .. 40 54 18 24 40 42
Lynn.,
22
6
38
Newark ... 47 54. 27 37 19 29 44 70
fynunth
8464
6, 541 22g
32 30
11
78
Nottingham
reterporough--.... 40 50 28 32 24 30 -- --
Plymouth 56 66 37 38 25 28 -- --
Pontefractw 51 3.3 30 60
Sherburne— 52 56 26 31 23 28 42 50
llppingharn 48 54 28 36 25 36 48 75
Wisbech 40 54 25 30 20 24 40 42