The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-04 00:00:00

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, May 3.
IN RE ROBERT HASWELL.
The insolvent, whose adjourned hearings were reported yes-
terday and several times previously in The Sun, appeared in
Court, when
Mr. Nictwu.s, who appeared in support of his petition, in-
formed the Learned Commissioners that an arrangement had
been effected with Mr. Duncan, the opposing creditor (on the
grounds of a verdict returned against the insolvent in an action
for trespass), and that he (Mr. Duncan) had lodged a discharge
in Court. The insolvent was then liberated.
Several unopposed petitions were heard during the morning,
and the applicants ordered to be discharged forthwith. Not
the slightest features of general interest was elicited in any of
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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
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A person was placed at the bar, charged with selling baoks
f the German Opera within the railings of Covent-garden
heatre.
Mr. Schloss stated that he had an engagement with the lessee
if the German Opera, crud he was authorised to translate the
oeeras, and to sell thorn in the theatre. Several persons, of
I whom the prisoner oas one, had procured other translations of
the operas, and had intruded themselves within the iron railings,
a.ery touch to his detriment. His object was to restrain these
persons from selling within the railings.
The prisoner, in defence, stated that tin part of the theatre
Lelonged to Mr. Schloss, and it was not for him, therefore, to
charge any one with trospa.sing there. The fact was Mr.
:Schloss was a printer and publisher ; he (the prisoner) was in
el:e employ of a publisher also, and because he took out his
nmpleyer's translation instead of that of Mr. Schloss, as he did
formerly, the present charge had been made. He presumed
that he had a perfect right to stand within the iron railings of
the theatre.
Mr JAUDINI: said within the railings was not a public tho-
roughfare. Ile should discharge the prisoner this time, but
he would advise him sot to go there again, as it was in the
power of the police to thrust him away whenever they found
him there.
Prisoner was then discharged.
CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER.
Sarah Thomas, who, it will be remembered, was charged
on Monday last, with attempting to cut the throat of a little
boy named John Wilks, and was remanded in consequence of
the boy's inability to attend, was brought up to-day bcfure
Mr. JAILDINE fur re-examination. She was very clean and
neatly dressed, and looked much better than on a fermer ex-
amination.
John Wilks examined-1 am twelve years of age, and live
with my father and mother, at No. 10, Parker-street, Drury.
lane. The prisoner lives in an adjoining room. On Satur-
day, the 23d of April. about half-past three o'clock, my
mother was out, and the prisoner asked me to fetch her half a
quartern of gin and a pint of beer, which I did. I soon
aftewards went into my mother's room, who shortly after re-
turned home. The prisoner then called me, and asked me
to mind her place for a minute, whilst she went out. I wont
into her room for that purpose. She then told me to sit
down, which I did; she locked the door and told use to pour
out the gin. She was then drunk. I poured it out, arid she
said " Drink it." I drank some and she drank some. She
then said " Pull your handkerchief off, for fear the gin
should choke you." 1 did so. She then gave me a halfpenny
to buy some peas-pudding. I bought some peas-pudding, and
asked her to have some, but she would not. She then got the
bread butter out of the cupboard, and cut some fur me.
As I was eating the last mouthful she called me to her. I
went towards where she was sitting, when she laid hold of me
by the shoulders, and cut me across the cheek with a razor. 1
shoved her towards the fire-place, in order to get away from
her, and screamed out " Murder!" She again cut me across
the throat. when some people burst into the room, and I was
taken to a doctor's, and afterwards to King's College Hospital,
where I have been till now.
Sophia Wilks examined—l am the wife of John Wilks, who
is a labouring man ; the last witness is my son, and we reside
at No. 10, Parker-street. About half-past three o'clock in
the afternoon of Saturday, the 23d of April, I went home,
after having been out nearly all day, and I found my child sit-
ting by the lire quite intoxicated. The prisoner, who was
stupid with drink, came into the room, and asked me to let
hini fetch her a pint of beer. I told her he should not go. I
then lost sight of him, and about twenty minutes afterwards I
beard him screaming in the prisoner's room. I ran up stairs,
:and called to him to open the door; the door was opened, and
when I got in, the prisoner had her left arm round his waist,
and was flourishing a razor in her right hand. The child was
bleeding very much. I fetched two docters immediately, one
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of whom sewed up the wounds n his neck. I then took him
in a cab to King's College Hospital.
Charlotte Repuke examined—l am a single woman, and
lodge with the last witness. About four o'clock on the 23d of
last month, I heard the child call out, and I ran up with Mr.
Wilks to the prisoner's room, where, when we arrived, I saw
the prisoner with one arm round the child's waist, and hold-
ing a raver at his throat. Blood was pouring rapidly from his
neck and throat. Prisoner did not say anything at the time.
She appeared to have beets drinking.
Mark Todd examined—l am a medical student and dresser
at King's College Hospital. On Saturday, 23d April, Jahn
N'ilks was brought to the Hospital, and I examined him. He
bad a superficial wound two inches in length upon his throat,
andia similar wound upon his cheek. Neither of them were
of a dangerous character ; they appeared to have been effected
by a sharp instrument.
Police-constable It 43 produced the razor. He said that the
priscroyer. stated that she intended to murder some one, but not
e
This was all the evidence at present.
Mr. Burnaby said that there was &pan present at the pre-
vious examination who heard the prisoner say that she would
cut the little boy's throat ; but that man was not in the Court
ROW.

111 r. JARDINE thought it necessary that this man should be
present, and he accordingly remanded the prisoner till Friday
next, for his attendance.

IVORSHIP-STREET.
The Magistrate was engaged the greater part of the morn-
ing in disposing of charges against begging vagrants, a shoal
of whom were brought before him in the custody of Horaford
and Rennie, the Mendicity officers.
The major part of them were proved to he old offenders, and
were committed for various terms to the House of Correction.
UNION HALL.
A mart named Wills, with his mouth cut, applied for a war-
rant aga'aist a person 'who assaulted him ma the preceding day.
The applicant stated that he went, like many others, to wit-
ness tho Chartist procession on the previous day. As he stood
in the 'Waterloo-road, viewing the people who were to form
the procession, he ventured to make a remark that he thought
they had better dispense with the " Cap of Liberty," which
was carried by a man on a long pole. The moment he uttered
the expression he was struck a violent blow on the mouth
which loosened acme of his front teeth and filled his mouth with
blood. The Magistrate said that it would have been much more
prudent if the applicant had not interfered in the arrangements
of the process ion. lie might take out a warrant.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.

PENRYN AL D FALIIIOuTIf. - CLOSE OF THE

INQUIRY.
The Committee met at the usual hour. Mr. C. WOOD in
he Chair.

The AIRMAN called the attention of Counsel for the peti-
tion to the decision of the Ipswich Committee, that before the
offer of a bribe could be proved the agency of the offence must
be first proved.
Mr. TALBOT said that he thought the point should be fur-
ther disc•assed, and begged to consult with Sergeant Wraghasu
who was engaged elsewhere. ,
Mr. TALBOT, after some time entered the Committee-room,
and said, after the intimation of the Committee and the con-
sultation he had with Sergeant Wrangham, his Learned Friend
and himself came to the resolution of advising the petitioner
to withdraw.

The room was then cleared, and the Committee came to
the resolution that Captain Plumridge was duly elected for the
Borough of Penryn and Falmouth.

SOUTHAMPTON.
The Cr
Xmtnittee met at the usual hour, Mr. REnrsc.rox in
the Chair.
Several witnesses had been examined, but nothing of im-
portance was elicited.

THE METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS WESTWARD.
—There are many splendid squares and crescents being erected
opposite Lord Holland's Pat k, on the Uxbridge-road. Shep-
herd's Bush will soon be joined to London. Kensington New
Town, which is being built on the Earl of Harrington's pro-
perty, extending from Kensington to Old Brompton, came into
the Harrington family through the late Countess, who was
daughter and sole heiress of Sir John Flemming, of Brompton
Park. Sir John left a rent-charge on this estate for the support
of the almshouses which he founded in Cromwell-lane. There
are several widows of life-guardsmen inmates of this charity.