The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-16
ILLUSTRATIONS
Social Condition Of Great Britain.

1
QUEEN VIcroRIA AT THE OpERA.-A grand iate
nothing q The sort had taken axe Place Queen nes Vic vc
torla was to be present IN her state box and state
costume, surrounded by the highest nobility of her
court. had great difficulty In procuring ticket
OF admission; tor on this occasion stall cost Six
| guineas, and boxes were let AS high thirty
| guineas. Three boxes near the stage thrown into
one, and lined with blue satin and crimson velvet,
beng
the youthful sovereign. Two men at arms in the
| costume OF the middle ages, with tall halberds,
stood upright beneath the royal box, Of which
immovable did they appear, AT hall past seven the
Queen made her entr<e-she wore a magnificent
tiara of diamonds, and her blue dress gttered with
precious stones Prince Albert in scarlet uni,
waiting were the Duchess OF Buccleuch and the
Countess OF Dunmore. Behind these | remarked
| the Earl OF Jersey and Lord Edward Bruce. The
curtain rose Immediately, and on the stage, at the
back Of which was an immense scene representing
the Queen crowned by divers allegorical figures,
Labache, at the head OF the entire Italian com.
Rssny; commenced singing God save the Queen :
her Majesty repeatedly acknowledged with infinite
grace.-Viscownt a. Arlincowrt's Three Kingdoms.
A DUMB GIRL AT Marlborough-stree on Tues
day, Mary Dillon, a very young and beautiful Irish
valuable jewellery, was placed at the bar. A po-
lice constable stated that between two and three
O'Clock in the morning, as he was proceeding on
s so9s os he % ns S nf Hs9
head was leaning her knees, and al first he con-
cluded that she was sleeping, but on closer inspection
ne found she was IN state OF complete stupor He,
therefore conveyed her to the station house, where,
by the direction OF Inspector Frowd, she was at
tended by DR. Tothil, Of Charles street, st. James
Square, the divisional surgeon OF the force but
two hours elapsed before, she was restored to
state OF consciousness. She afterwards intimated
by signs to the Inspector that she was deaf and
dumb, and ultimately wrote her name and address,
at Fulham, on slate-but she declined giving any
further information respecting herself.
DR.. Tothill was of opinion that she suffering
from the effects Of some intoxicating fluid, which,
OF course. might have been designedy admins
tered to her.
Inspector Frowd said, he had no doubt Of the de-
PENDANT actually being dumb.
Mr.. Maltby..Dear me! is that tact-doessany
one know her!
Sereant Burnett said, that d twelvemonth ago
she was living in style Of great splendor in Pic
cadilly, under the protection of a nobleman.
Inspector Frowd said, a very valuable gold watch
was found in her, possession, but no money.
1t also appeared that about twelve months ago
she was found insensible in the street, and was
locked up in the station-house TOR the night the
supposition that she drunk, and from that time
she became deaf and dumb.
Mr.. Maltby humanely directed SERGEANT Burnett
to see her home to her friends.
UNION HALL.-Yesterday person dressed in
female apparel, described IN the police sheet as
Mary Ann Page, but evidently man in disguise,
was charged before Mr.. Cotingham with cruelty
to donkey.
The defendant, in a masculine voice, sad-Your
worship, gets my living by the donkey, and it's
at times, and am Obliged to hit him hard to make
HIM go at all when he takes 1t lntoahls head to be
obstinate.
Mr.. Cottingham said that il the defendant was
a female, which he very much doubted, she dis
graced her sex by her cruelty TO a dumb beast.
Defendant am female, although have
beard; and am well known in Covent garden mar
ket.
Mr.. Cottngham said that her conduct was net
like that OF a woman, and that he should fine her
2Os.
A policeman stood forward, and said that the
defendant was well known in the markets as an
hermaphrodite, and had been punished before tor
acts of cruelty to the donkey.
The defendant did not contradict the assertion,
and in default of paying the fine he was committed
for IA days.
A MEMgER OF PARLIAMENT. Mr.. James Dnf,
M. p Tor Banff, was summoned before Mr.. ivy
ford, Ter assaultinR police constable l63, and OBJ
structng him in the execution Of his duty. The
honorable gentleman pleaded guilty.
A l63 stated, that on Monday last he was
duty at Whitehall, to keep order and prevent con-
fusion among the carriages which were setting
down visilers at the Duke of Buccleugh's fste The
carriages were ranged in line, to get down their oc
Of the vsiters, drove up in his cab and attempted
TO break through the rank in order TO get down at
the gates Of the Duke of Bucceuch's mansion
Witness told him what regulations had been made
to the setting down OF visiters, upon which the
honorable gentleman drove of. In few minutes,
however,. he returned, and attempted to dash
through the rank: Witness went up to him, and
catching hold of the rein attempted to stop his
horse, when Mr.. Duff stood up in his cab, and
struck at him with the whip over the horses head.
Witness warded of the blows, and Mr. Duff even
tuay got out Of his cab at the appointed place, and
walked into the house. He. refused to give his
name to witness, as did also his groom.
Inspector Partridge corroborated the constable,
and added that the latter was obliged to get in
front Of the horses head to avoid the violent blows
which were aimed at him.
Mr.. HUMPHREYS, who attended for Mr.. Duff, said
that as his client had pleaded guilty, he, OF course,
was not at liberty to make any defence tor him..
Mr.. Duff said that the truth was, he was driving
a very vicious horse, and as he was attempting to
drive through open space in the rank the csnsa-
BILE seized hold Of the animal, and thereby caused
it to rear up and shy. He (Mr. Duff then struck
the animal In a severe manner, but he denied hav-
ing struck at the policeman
Mr.. Twyford said that he must believe the in
spector and the policeman on oath against the
statement of Mr.. Duff He could make no excuse
every warning, and told him the regulations Of the
commissioners, but he had disreg arded their orders
He repeated that the offence was not excusabe,
and he should order that Mr. Duff be imprisoned IN
the House Of Correction for IA days.
Mr.. Humphries said he hoped the magistrate
would take into consideration the fact OF Mr.. Duff
having plead guilty.
Mr.. Burnaby asked the constable whether Mr..
Duff had struck him and injured him, or whether
he had only struck at him
The constable replied, that the defendant had
struck at him, but he had warded off the blow with
his arms.
Mr.. Twyford said he had labored under misap-
prchcnsion; he thought MIR Duff had injured the
policeman, bnt he had only struck at hun, he
conceived that Imprisonment was too severe pun
lshmept. On the other hand, he was of opinion
that fine of E5 was no punishment at all He
trates choice OF fine or Imprisonment. As the
case did not present such glazing misbehaviour as
ne had at first thought, he should, instead Of i'm
prisoning Mr.. Duff, inhict penalty upon him, but
that penalty must, OF course, be the highest al
lowed by law, namely, E5
The fine was paid Immediately.