The Express.
London, England, 1853-12-24 00:00:00

THE POLICE COM&

MANSION-HOUSE.
Joseph Pike and George Lester, privates in the Grena-
dier Guards, stationed at the Tower, were brought before
the Lord Mayer, charged with having committed a desper-
ate assault upon James Thredgold (559) of the City Police.
Threadgold said on Tuesday evening at 20 minutes put WAR-OFFICE. Du. 23.
8 o'clock, I was on duty in Greet Tower-street, and saw the 2nd Regiment of Dragoon Guude.—Lieutenant Musgrave
two prisoners push at the door of a coffee-shop. The door James Bradley Dyne, from the 9th Light Drigoons, to he
of the home flew open from their violence. The woman of lieutenant, vice Clements, appointed to the 16th Light
the home was much frightened at their conduct and retnon- Dragoons.
minted with them, and they replied in the most filthy tan- 3rd Dragoon Guards.—Cornet Thomas Wright, to be Haute-
guns, although they were 'tutu all in liquor. I them cant, without purehue, vice Wiaterbottom, deceased ;
to go, or I eh..uld be obliged to call for • picket, or take Sergeant-Major William Bleakinsop to;be cornet, without
them to the Station-house. They replied in the most re- purchase (riding muter), vice Wright.
Totting language and continued their abase. I took hold 4th Light Dragoons.—Lieutenant Gustavus Adolphus Hart-
of the belt of one of them and • struggle took place in which man, from the 16th Light Dragoons, to be lieutenant, vice
he and I fell down, and while I was down, the other took Wards, promoted without purchase to an unattached
off his belt and struck me violently on the head company.
with the breast-plate and cut it open. If it bed not been 9th Light Dragoons.—Cornet Charles David Rich to be
for the interference of a working-men who came to my help lieutenant, by purchase, vice Young, who retires;. Cornet
they would probably have killed me. Robert from the 18t1 Light Dragoons, to he cornet,
The aide of the complainant's face was as black as jet, and vice Rich.
he was evidently in great pain during the examination. 10th Light Dragoons.—Lieutenant William Oliver Bird,
W. Brownlow, a carpenter, said—l saw the defendants from the 15th Light Dragoons, to he lieutenant, vice
break open the door and stopped to see so unusual a circum- Dyne, appointed to the 2nd Dragoon Guards.
ounce, and heard them use the horrible language described. 15th Light Dragoons.—Lieutenant John Clements, from the
Both the landlady and the policeman spoke to them in the 2nd Dragoon Guard,, to be lieutenant, vice Bird, ap-
nest civil terms, but that had no effect. When the struggle pointed to the 10th Light Dragoons.
gook place I interfered to save the policeman from the at- 19th Regiment of Foot —Lieutenant Edward Chippendall
lacks of the two, andistruck one of them, who evidently did to be captain, by purchase, vice Moore, who retires; En-
act relish the blow. The other then hit the policeman with sign Peter Godfrey to be lieutenant, by purchase, vice
the breast-plate attached to his belt, while the officer was Chippendall ; Henry Mitford, gent., to be ensign, by
urn the ground with his comrade; when they found that a purchase, vice Godfrey.
policeman was sent for, they ran wetly. 27th Foot. —Lieutenant Charles Carnegie, from 7th Foot,
The servant to the coffee shop keeper said the ',idlers, to be lieutenant, vice Kidd, appointed paymaster, 27th
upon breaking 110 the door, observed that they thought the Foot.
house was • drinking-house, and they used the most awful 40th Foot —Lieutenant and Adjutant Henry Christopher
language she had ever heard. They were not at all known Wise to be captain, by purchase, vice Morley, who re-
st the hones, and had no right to go to the door at all. tires; Lieutenant Frederick Samuel Blyth to be captain,
The Lorc Mayor—Did they assign any reason for their by purchase, vice Candler, who retires; Ensign k reds-
cooduet ? rick Clinton Herman Stuart Baddeley to be lieutenant,
Vinson—Noes at all ; sad they were not drunk. by purchase, vies Wise ; Edward Henry Melville Tod,
The Lord Mayor—l never saw fellows who better deserve gent, to be assign, by purchase, vies Baddeley ; Chinks
to be whipped at the carte tail. The sentence opts the Fretted* Brooke, seat., to be whelp, by puebase;