Star.
London, England, 1822-11-15 00:00:00

IRELAND.

COURT OF CHANCERY, DUBLIN, NOVEMBER 9. I
The celebrated Barrister, Counsellor M‘Ma HON,
rose and addressed the Court in the following terms:
" My Lord, I have to call your Lordship's attention
to a case the most interesting and seriously important
that perhaps ever came within the precincts of this
Honourable Court. My Lord, I have bitterly to
complain of the oppressions and hardships I have suf-
fered for the thirty-four years last past, by vexatious
litigation, by unfounded litigation, by venomous liti-
gation, this being the fourth suit, in acrimonious and
successive bitterness of spirit and avarice, carried on
against me and my amiable, my valuable, my much
injured wife, Lady King, that's now dead. My Lord,
above three years ago my wife and I filed in this Ho-
nourable Court twef answers on oath, with four
schedules annexed, containing the most full, the most
desirable, the most correct detail of her first hus-
band's property that was ever exhibited in this or
any other Court of Justice and Equity, by any man
or by any woman ; notwithstanding which, the plain-
tiff' sought to fish out by this his fourth suit, some
further or chance remnant of the testator's assets.—
My Lord, I have been long without food and rai-
ment, owing to this sum of ten thousand pounds
being kept from me, by harassing, endless, unfounded
litigation. My Lord, the plaintiff is dead these some
months past, and I now throw myself on your Lord-
ship's humanity and justice, that this Honourable
Court will order the Representative to revise his bill
in this cause, or to dismiss it with full costs, on the
ground that said hill was actually out of Court by
abatement, owing to the death of the plaintiff."
Mr. DIXON, for the plaintiff, accounted for the de-
lay on their part, owing' to the difficulty of obtaining
a probate to the will of Mr. Turner, the late plaintiff
in the cause, who made several wills, and they had
been engaged these four months in selecting one of
them for proof.
Mr. M,MAtios replied—" That on Fi iday he read
a copy of the only will of the deceased, which was
lnly a semblance of one, having neither date nor
place—an imperfect instrument, and altogether in-
capable of proof."
His Lordship ordered that Mr.M.Malion should
serve notice of his motion on the parties before the
next motion day.
Mr. M.Mairom.—lndeed, my Lord, I thank you
Whilst addressing the Court, Mr.: Miblahon up
dpeared to be very much agitated.

POLICS INTeLLIGENCE.
MulantcnillmeiaddlrEfteillsy. Messot. Capp and King, asu
Agents, were summoned to answer the complaint of Sarah
Rigby, whom, with her fwe children they had undertaken to
send to the ape of Good !lope. lire husband, a soldier sic_
that place, h:d remitted fifty pons's to carry her thither, and
she having se,-n an advertisement that tl.e Dan, Captain Haw.;
lock, would sail direct for the Cape, with the names of Cap.
and King appended thereto as Ship Brokers, paid them forty
pounds an the 29th of Joky, and was put on board, since which
sheltad been living en the ship's rations till about fourteen days
ago, when she was told that the Captain was in prison, and
the vessel would not sail at all. She then applied to thes:lefend-
ants, who promised.t• seek redress for her, but in despair, tio
sought his Lordship's interference. When called on by the
Loan Mayan, Mr. King replied, that they bad earned thew.
selves for the applicant ; that they had handed the £4O events
the Captain, by whose insolvency they had themselves anstainell
a loss of £7OlO ; .that they bad nevertheless intended to hove
given the poor woman the money, but as she had taken that
course, they should decline doing so. The Loan blawor. diet
asked if they were sworn brokers? Mr. Ring replied, Anil
they were Ship Agents, mid that they had not thought it necesl
nary to be sworn. k was here intimated that " Ship Brokers'
was on their door, sad they were so described in a letter they
had now delivered to his Lordship; but it was said tole under
the impression that a Ship Broker and Ship Agent were syno:.
stamens. Ills lordship assured the defendants they should he
taught differently, and he waled direct the City Solicitor to pro-
secute them. Alderman Arazis said, by thus styling themselves,
the Public were !e'l to suppose they had a security, which they
had not. A Ship 11.4ent was empowered by warrant of attorni7l
to manage the afratrs of a ship. in the end, Mr. King declared
he would be swuru Immediately, and was ready to pay the pe-
naky he had Incurred, £5OO. His Lordship persisted that they
should be prosecuted, and the defendants expressed their wil-
lingness to gibe the woman £2O.
Uston-Ifau..—Wednesday, a man named John awaits was
charged with being concerned in forcibly entering the hoses,
No. 5, York-street, and stealing the cot pse of Sarah Crouch.
Mrs. Barnard, cousin to the deceased, stated, tliat her unfortu-
nate relation had been a married woman, but had been parted
from her husband several years, since which, to the time of tut.
death, she had cohabited with the accused, who used her most
cruelly. Ile was in the habit of sending her into the steals to
get money by prostitution, and on her refusal she was treated
with the most savage barbarity. Witness was sent for on Sa-
turday to visit the deceased, whom she found in a dying state,
mortification having taken place in one of her legs. She conti-
nued to attend upon her until eleven that night, when she ex-
pired. Preparations bad been made for her interment, and she
went several times to see that everything was properly arranged.
In these visits she generally met with opposition front the defen-
dant, who was anxious that no person should sit up with the corpse.
On Tuesday evening he brought two men w:th him to witness s
house,who he said wished to see his Sally before she was screwed
up. At twelve o'clock at night he brought the key back, and put
it with a trembling hand into her's; but, having been informed
that two resurrection-men had been prowling about the neigh-
bourhood, she went the next morning to have the body removed
to her own residence, but found the door had been broken open;
the coffin lay in the middle of the floor, turned upside down;
the shroud and cap thrown into s corner, and the corpse gone.
The defendant declared that he was ignorant of the mamer in
which the body had been stolen, and when he hard -f it he was
shocked beyond description. lie acknowledged being accpzinte4
with Austen and Holies, two resurrection-men, but deni:d having
been in their company on the night alluded to. The Magistrate
observed that it was a very extraordinary case, and he should sift
it to the bottom ; and in the meantime held the defendant to bad.
Yesterday, John Cousins appeared again.—Glannon, the offi-
cer, stated that he had been at St. Thomas's Hospital, where be
was shewn into the di;secting-roorn of that institution, but could
not discover the body of' the deceased among the other subjects.
The Surgeon assured him that no subject answering the descrip-
tion of the deceased had been sent there ; and said that if it was,
care should be taken to give notice at the Office.
I lall said that it was most probable that the corpse was on its
way to Scotland, for the medical students there.
Mr. A Ltali asked Cousins if be was prepared to say anything
further?

Cocsins.—" I can't say more than I have already stated.
What Mrs. Barnard says is all untrue. I can prove that thc
deceased lived by prostitutkm before I took up with her."
Mr. ALLEN..—Of all th, base conduct I ever heard of towards
an unfortunate female, th*.; man's is the worst. First to seduce
her from her husband, th,r. to send her out into the streets fur
prostitution, and cruelly beat her if she did not obey the ochres
command; and lastly, to sell the corpse of his unfortunate vir-
tiet to the Surgeons for dissection. The worthy Magistrate t'.2e3
addressing himself to Cousins, said—" You may clepend th..:
every exertion shall be used' to bring this disgraceful an; to
light, and you will still consider yourself bound under your re-
cognizance to attend here, in the event of any further elucida-
tion of the affair."
Cousins.—" I am very happy to hear you say so, and again
solemnly deny any knowledge of the removal of the decea*ed."
He was asked who the two men were who had been drinMng
with him at the Duke of Wellington? Ile admitted that one of
them was Mr. Holies, well known amongst the body-snatchers;
but of the other he could not till the name, but be was a painter
and glazier, and used to call to see his Sally when she was alive.
Cousins then gave his address, to No. 1, Eleanor-place, Gray's-
walk, Lambeth, and all the parties withdrew.