The Sun.
London, England, 1830-10-19 00:00:00

BOW.STREET.

Yesterday Mr. Charles Kemble came to this
office for the purpose of answering any charge which
Mr. Westmacott might prefer against him, and
having sent in his name to Mr. HALLS, stated that
he was willing to attend him then, or whenever his
presence should be required, adding, that he was not
quite sure whether the Magistrate had mentioned
Monday or Tuesday morning for hearing the case.
Mr. HALLS desired the clerk to say to Mr. Kemble,
that he had specified no time for the hearing, and
certainly until some person should come forward to
make a charge against Mr. Kemble, he (Mr. Halls)
should not trouble him to come forward. If, how-
ever, any party should apply for a warrant against
Mr. Kemble, or should charge him with an assault,
that gentleman would undoubtedly be summoned
to meet the complainant.
Mr. Kemble then retired, and in the course of the
day Mr. Thomas came forward, and said that he had
received a message from Mr. Westmacott, stating
that he was too 111, from the effects of the injuries he
had received, to appear against Mr. Kemble that day.
Mr. HALLS asked Mr. Thomas how it was, as
he had witnessed the assault, that he had not brought
both parties to the office at once, which would have
saved a great deal of unnecessary trouble.
Mr. Thomas explained, that he came to the box-
' lobby in time to witness the latter part of the assault,
but he was not present at its co►nrncncement. Ile
immediately went forward and prevented Mr.
Kemble from repeating his blows. Mr. Kemble
then desisted, and upon leaving the lobby retired
to the stage through a private door, and he (Mr.
Thomas) was obliged to remain to protect Mr.
Westmacott from the anger of several gen►lemen
who were present, and who appeared extremely
willing to add to the punishment he had received.
As soon, however, as he (Mr. Thomas) saw Mr.
Westntacott in safety from the theatre, with the un-
derstanding that he was proceeding to Bow-street,
he went to Mr. Kemble, and asked him to accom-
pany him beforb the Magistrate, to which Mr. Kemble
replied that he had not the smallest objection.
Mr. Haus observed, that this explanation was
quite sufficient, Mr. Thomas had done perfectly
right to prevent any further breach of the peace.
Several gentlemen professionally connected with
the theatres came to the dice in the course of the
morning to make inquiries with respect to the
transaction. The general impression is, that the
affair will be allowed to blow over, from a dis-relish
on the part of Mr. Westmacott to court a public in-
vestigation.
Two young men of gentlemanly appearance, who
gave their mimes IlcrtrJ Howell and Henry Cooper,
were charged with having created a riot at the
corner of Norfolk-street, in the Strand, and also
with having assaulted Tipper, a police-constable of
F division, while in the execution of his duty.
Tipper explained, that between twelve and One
o'clock on Sunday morning, he heard the cry of
" police," and immediately ran to the corner of
Norfolk-street, where lie saw 10 or 12 gentlemen
quarrelling and shoving each other about. The de-
fendant Howell was in the midst of them flourish-

ing two naked swords, holding one in each hand.
Fearing that some mischief would ensue, he (Tipper)
closed upon the defendant and succeeded in taking
the swords from him, in doing which he received a
blow on the shoulder from one of them, and if he
had not rushed in upon the defendant so quickly, he
felt quite sure that he (the defendant) would have
run him through the body, as he appeared to be mad
drunk and determined upon mischief. In taking the
defendant Howell to the police-station, the defend-
ant Cooper abused and struck him, and he also
caused him to be detained. _ _

The constable here produced the swords, both of
which were of formidable dimensions.
The defendant Howell explained that he had hem
dining with some friends on Saturday evening, and
unfortunately drank too much wine. On their way
home a dispute arose about some trifling matter,
and, scarcely knowing what he did, he ran home
and procured the swords, he owned with the inten-
tion of settling the dispute by fighting a duel with
one of the gentlemen by whom he had been opposed
in argument.
The constable said that the gentlemen had guar.
relied about tl►e French revolution.
Mr. HALLS asked the defendant Howell if he be-
longed to any business or profession. Defendant—
I belong to no profession, Sir : I am a gentleman.
Mr. HALLS, glancing at the naked weapon, ob-
'served, that he appeared to have taken up the pro-
fession of arms at a very ominous period, and ad-
vised him to adopt a more peaceable calling.
Defendant--I assure yon, Sir, that I have as
great an objection as any man possibly can have to
be run through the body; and now that I am in my
sober senses, I am surprised how I could have
thought of placing myself in a situation to receive a
thrust from a piece of cold iron.—(Laughter.)
Mr. HALLS ordered loth the defendants to find
bail, and commended Tipper for his spirited conduct
in taking the swords from the hands of the defending

The prisoners were then locked up for want of
sureties, and the swords were ordered to be detained,
Three elderly women, named itndrews, Donovan,
and Green, who lied been employed at the work-
house of St. Mart'n's-in-the-Fields as nurses, to at-
tend upon the sick poor, were chirged with having
stolen u variety of articles for the use of the poor,
and also with having robbed some of the dying pau-
pers upon whom they attended.
The defendants Andrews and Donovan were seen
by a sick pauper, named Ellen Jenkins, ap-
propriating various articles to their own use. The
witness said she frequently .saw Andrew, take tea

and sugar from poor patients, end instead of making
them a comfortable cup of tea, they would warm up
some cold stuff and give it to the patients, and they
would then lock up the tea and sugar and keep it for
their own use. On one occasion, the witness said,
she saw Andrews rob a dying woman, named John-
son, of her tea and augur, and before the breath was
out of her body, she went to her pockets and stole
her money. A large quantity of soap was produced,
which was found by Mr. Smith, the master of the
workhouse, in the boxes of Andrews and Donovan,
and identified by himself as the property of the ps-
rish, together with 45 caps and other articles. Mr.
Rawlings, clerk and solicitor to the overseers, said,
that on a late occasion, when the visiting surgeon,
Mr. Gosling, ordered some wine to a poor woman
in the lust stage of consumption, the women at the
bar drank it.

Mr. HALLS, after remarking upon the inhuman
conduct of the prisoners, ordered Andrews and Do-
novan to be sent to the House of Correction for a
period of two months. The woman Green was
discharged, the principal evidence against her being
a poor woman who is bedridden.