The Sun. — 1861-09-14 (London, England)

THE LATE ATI EMPTED MURDER AND BURGLARY AT ISLINGTON.  At the Clerkenweli Police-court yesterday Mary Ann Redkisson, the young woman who was nearly murdered by Frederick Strugnell, at the late robbery in Chapel-street, Lower-road, Islington, attended before Mr. D'Eyncourt, and said that she had come forward to vindicate her character from the aspersions that had been made on it, not only by the inhabitants of Kensington, where she resided, some of whom had written to the magistrates at this court, but also from the remarks that had been made in the press. The complaints that were made to the magistrate were to the effect that when the unfortunate woman received her weekly allowance which had been sent to this court by a generous public, she sadly misapplied it. She resides in James-street, Kensington, and the neighbours complained of the riots that were made in the house in which she resided, and that she paraded the neighbourhood dressed in a manner that was not very becoming. The Chief Usher of the court was directed to inquire into the matter, and from what he reported to the magistrate, our reporter was requested to state that no further money would be received at this court for Mary Ann Redkisson.  The applicant now stated that all that had been said about her was false, and very wicked. She was living with quiet respectable people, and she kept herself very quiet. Mr. D'Eyncourt inquired of the Chief Usher if he had made proper inquiries as to the truth of the statements that had been made, and whether they were correct or not.  The Chief Usher said that he was sorry to say that the statements were too correct. The young woman was well-known to the police of the district as living in a turbulent neighbourhood, and was walking about with a hat and feathers. When she came to this court to receive her money she came in a cab, not being content to ride in an omnibus. The applicant said a young man paid for the cab; and as for the hat, for she had no feathers, that was also made a present, when  Mr. D'Eyncourt said it had been stated that you are pregnant. Is it so, or not ? Applicant—lt is not so. It was said that I was so when I was in the hospital, but it was found not to be so. I have always had a great many enemies. Mr, D'Eyneourt said, after some further conversation, that he must decline to receive any more money for the applicant. Applicant—But I can have the money that is in hand.  Mr. D'Eyncourt—No; at all events, not for the present. Whan kindly-disposed and benevolent persons send money here to be applied for the use of any particular individuals, and it is ascertained that the party receiving it does not apply it properly, the money remaining is placed in the poorbox, so that the parties who sent it can either receive it back or allow it to remain for the use of the many pressing cases that continually come under the notice of the magistrates. If, after a time, it was ascertained that the applicant was livieg with respectable persons, and she herself was conducting herself quietly, then he would take into consideration Whether she should have the remainder of the money or not. The woman with whom the applicant is residing said that all that had been stated was false. Her house was very quiet, and she herself was a sober woman, and her husband was a respectable man. Certainly the streets at the back of her house and at the end were very noisy, being inhabited by costermongeri and other low persons. Mr. D'Eyncourt said he could do nothing further in the matter, and the parties then left the court.  The building of the Repulse, 91, screw man-ofwar, at Woolwich, has been suspended for some time past, and she has been surveyed by the Admiralty authorities with a view to decide as to the advisability of altering her construction to a 51-gun frigate.