The Sun.
London, England, 1830-04-03 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

His MAJESTY', it ii expected, will hold a Court on Wed-
nesday next, at his Palace, at Windsor, to receive the report
of the Recorder of London.

The Duchess of KENT entertained the Duchess of CLA-
RENCE to dinner yesterday evening, at her residence in the
King's Palace, at Kensington. There was a select party
to meet her Royal Highness.
The Duchess of GLOUCESTER ♦isited the Duke and
Duchess of CLARENCE yesterday.
A Cabinet Council was held at three o'clock yesterday
afternoon, at the Foreign Office, which was attended by
the Duke of WELLINGTON, Earls BATHURST, RossLvw,
and ABERDEEN, Lord ELLENEOROUGH, Mr. Secretary
PEEL, Sir GEORGE MURRAY, the CHANCELLOR. of the
EXCHEQUER, and Mr. HERMES.
The Ministela remained in deliberation near two hours.

A meeting of the Commussionets for the reduction of
the National Debt was held yesterday at the Treasury.—
Those present were the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the
Master of the Rolls, the Governor and Deputy-Governor
of the Bank of England. The accounts of the purchases
of stock made on behalf of the Commissioners during the
present quarter, were arranged.
The Earl of CIIEBTRIMELD gave a grand ball and
supper yesterday evening at Chesterfield-house to a nume-
rous party.

POLICE INTELLIGLXCZ.

BOW-Iff NEWF.

Gaols ASSAULT.---Aby Belasco, the ex-pugilist, and
present keeper of a house of ill-fame in Eagle-court, Ca-
therine-street, was yesterday brought before G. H. MIN-
SHULL, Esq., the sitting Magistrate, chargol with haring
seriously wounded Thomas Hackman, a poor old black,
on the head with a poker, and otherwise ill-treated him.
The complainant, whose eyes were closed, aid whose
face was shockingly swollen, deposed that between one and
two o'clock that morning he called at the brothel kept by
Ilelaseo for 24d. due to his wife. Belasco called hint an
old black rascal, and desired him to get about his business,
and because he did not instantly obey this mandate, he
knocked him down with a poker, and as he attempted
to rise from the ground struck him a second blow with
the same murderous weapon, which not only brought him
to the ground, but inflicted a severe wound on his head.
His face bore ample testimony of the ill-treatment which
he otherwise received.

A■ unfortunate female, named Sharp, fully corrobo-
rated the poor fellow's statement as to the violence of
Belasco's conduct, and the instrument with which the
blows were given.

A constable, who had beeu summoned to the spot by
the riot whirls the transaction occasioned, stated, that he
found the poor black extended on the pavement, and bleed-
ing profusely from the wound in the head. As soon as
Belasco observed witness he ealled on him to take the
black into charge ; but he, conceiving both parties in fault,
lodged them in the watch-house.
Mr. MiNsirou, said that Belasco's conduct was most in-
human and dastardly, and culled on him for his defence.
Belasco, with his usual effrontery, denied that he had
touched the complainant until he commenced breaking one
of his window-shutters. The complainant, he assured the
Magistrate, was quite drunk at the time ; and, as to the
poker that was spoken of, he (Belasco) never handled
such an implement ; consequently the witnesses had net
spoken the truth.
The constable, however, declared that when he got to
the scene of the outrage Belasco was standing over the
prostrate body of the complainant with a poker in his
hand, and had it raised in a menacing manner.
Mr. MiNsuum. said be was quite sati,fied that Belasco
had not adhered to .the truth. There could be no doubt
that the poker had been used in the manner described,
and a snore brutal attack could not have been made; in-
deed he was strongly disposed to treat the case under Lord
Ellenborough's act, as the conduct of Belasco was perfectly
disgraceful.
After a consultation with Mr. Stafford, however, the
magistrate consented to admit Belasco to bail, himself in
40!., and two sureties in 20!. each, for his appearance to
answer the charge at the sessions. No brothel-keepers,
the magistrate said, would be accepted as bail. The de-
fendant was, however, liberated in the course of the day.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

KINGSTON, APRIL !.
THE LATE DUEL ♦T BATTERSEA.

The prisoners, Messrs. Richard Win. Lambrecht,
Frederick Cox, and Henry Higley, whose trial yester-
day, for the murder of Mr. Clayton, had not concluded
when we went to press, were, at a late hour, and after
four hours' consideration on the part of the Jury, found
Not Guilty. They were in consequence discharged.

HEREFORD, MARCH 31.
Robert Floyd, aged 35, James Williams, aged 19,
and John Roberts, aged 17, were put to the bar, Floyd
charged with the murder of Francis Wellington, and the
two other prisoners with aiding and abetting Floyd in such
murder.

Mr. Sergeant RUSSELL opened the case. The deceased
was rather an infirm man, living at Lugwardine,
about four miles from Hereford, and having served in the
❑avy was an out-pensioner at Greenwich Hospital. This
circumstance brought him quarterly to Hereford, to re-
ceive his pension at the Excise-office, and on the 3d of
November last he came as usual for that purpose, calling
first at the Elephant and Castle public-house, where he
drank some beer. He next went to the Excise-office to
receive his pay of W. Os., and returned about three o'clock
to the public-house, where he spent the evening till about
ten o'clock, when lie left it, and on his was home was at-
tacked and barbarously beaten, at Tupsley, about a mile
and a half from Hereford. lie did not arrive at home till
between four and five in the morning, without his hat, his
head and smockfrock covered with blood, and his money gone.
, He became senseless, and had medical assistance for Lis
wonade• He had, however, previously laboured uuder eon-

sumption for some months, and finally died of it in gut
Hereford County Infirmary on the Sd of the present month.
Floyd, who was a Chelsea pensioner, was present when
the pension-money was received at the Excise.offiee. The
other parties were present at the Elephant and Castle on
the evening of the 3d of November, and saw the desessed
produce a sovereign, by mistake, in payment for ale.
Floyd left the house at nine o'clock, but the others stayed
till the deceased left, at ten. He was then fresh or for-
ward in liquor, and being a weakly ailing man, the land-
lord recommended him to sleep in the house, which he
declined. Roberts went out into the yard while he was
going away, after which he came back to Williams, aad
said " He's gone." After the robbery got wind, the two
prisoners absconded.

Evidence was then adduced, which fully brought home
the crime to the prisoners. After which the Jury, after
a few minutes' deliberation, returned a verdict of guilty
against all three.
They received the announcement with great Ermtess,
and in silence. An audible sensation, if it may be so
called, or buzz, pervaded the large and crowded audience,
who had been hushed in perfect silence, awaiting the de-
livery of the verdict. Some moments of restless suspense
followed, when the officer ordered the prisoners to be re.
moved, in order to be brought up for sentence to-morrow
morning. The case excited the greatest interest.