The Sun. — 1832-08-09 (London, England)

RELATION..--a married woman, named Elizabeth Jones, was placed at the bar befor Mr. GREGORIE, charged with smashing four panes of glass at the shop of Mr. Thomas Gadsden, a corn-chandler, No. 4, Broadway, Westminster.  A man came into Mr. Gadsden's shop, and informed him that he was sent by his sister, who was at an adjoining public-house, and requested him to send her two shillings ; he, however, thought it was merely some hoax, and refused. I❑ a very few minutes the defendant came to his shop, declared that she was his sister, and upbraided him for being so unkind as to refuse her such a paltry sum as two shillings. He was quite astonished at the woman's impudence in claiming any relationship with him, as he had never seen her before in his life, and de sired her to go about her business : upon this she became very violent, and began smashing his windows, and he verily believed that she would have smashed every window i❑ the house if he had not got assistance and secured her. The MAGISTRATE asked her7llow she could account for such extraordinary conduct ? Defend Int—l broke his windows because he disowned his poor dear sister. There are three of us, your Worship, and my name was Elizabeth Gadsden before I was married. He knows it well. " Dear Tom, do own me, pray do." The complainant, with looks of the greatest astonishment, exclaimed " Upon my honour, your Worship, I never saw the woman in my life, and I never had but one sister."  Defendant—Oh ! Torn, my dear brother, how can you say so? Are you not afraid that the ghost of our dear mother will rise up before you when you tell such a falsehood ?  Complainant—l am not afraid of any ghost. I never saw you in my life. I only want to be paid for the damage done to my window.. Elizabeth Jones was at length ordered to make good the damage, and in default of payment, she was committed for 14 days to the House of Correction.  The defendant declared that she did not care how long she was imprisoned if her brother Tom would but own her; and intimated that when she came out she would pay him another visit. The complainant begged that she would claim some other person the next time, and left the office to get his windows repaired at his own expense.  isle maberOcubtanttOat CDOnnesaericOonn haats A ~sinAguvlearyr respectable jetaacl ltNismes been cited before the Tribunal, charged •h h • with having made a free at the said Commissary when he asked for his passport! The worthy officer is probably a physiognomist. SHOCKING SUlClDE.—Yesterday afternoon an inquest was taken before Mr. GELL, the Coroner for Westminster, and a Jury, at the Feathers, St. Martin'sstreet, on view of the body of Mr. RICHARD HANCOCK, a native of Ireland, and a commission agent for the sale of Irirh butter, who committed suicide, at the White Lion Inn, at Charing-cross, between four and five o'clock yesterday morning, by cutting his throat in a most dreadful and determined manner. Trronas BLAKE, waiter at the White Lion, deposed I that the deceased had lodged there for the last IS or 19 days. He was about &O years of age. He came home about a quarter past eleven (his usual hour) on Tuesday evening, and had a glass of brandy and water and a biscuit in the coffee-room. lie said ‘, 1 am goin,, e• to Cheam, in Surrey, to-morrow, and shall lose some blood before I go, for my head is very bad;" at the same time placing his hand upon it, and looking wild and confused. When witness went into the room again in a few minutes, the deceased said he had heard voices in the yard, talking about his going to Cheam, and he would not now go at all. Witness never before had lesson to think his mind at all disordered. Witness knew he must have been labouring under a delusion when he said he heard voices in the yard, because there was no one in the yard. He retired to bed soon after. The Jury returned a verdict of " Temporary Insanity."  DUMFRIES MA a. d. s. d.