The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-08 00:00:00

HATTON-GARDEN.

A rough-looking fellow, attired in a fustian dress, pre-
sented himself before Mr. LAING, sad sucking his teeth as
if he had just finished his luncheon, and with a peculiar lisp
having lost his front teeth, said—
Pleaseth your Worship, I wants you to grant me a
warrant.

Mr. LAING—Who has assaulted you? Applicant—Mis-
ther Keith. of Sadler's Wells Theatre.

Mr. LAING—Pray what is he? Applicant—He is one of
the performers, olr Worship.
Mr. Laing—Where was the assault committed ? Ap-
plicant—ln the theatre, your Worship.
Mr. Laing—And pray what • yea' Appl:cant—l
am one of the performers alltho.
Mr. Laing (with astonishment)—You one of the per-
formers ! (A laugh). What do you perform ?
parths.
Mr. Laing-.-What do you mean by all parts? Appli-
cant—l am an actor of general utility. (A laugh).
Mr. Laing—A what ? Applicant—l am what they
termths a general utilithist.
Mr. Mallett said he was a person engaged to make him-
self generally useful in the theatre.

Laing—Let him have- his warrant.
The applicant with affected dignity " lisped" his, thanks,
and strutted out of the office, exulting at the idea of having
revenge for the " vile blow."
Two women namea Sullivan were charged with stealing
a shawl, the property of Jane smith.
Mr. Laing asked the constable of G division, whether he
had found the property ? Constable (looking vacantly.
and producing some trifling articles)—Ees, I zarched the
place, and foind these ere.
Mr. LAING—They arc not the shawl.

Constable—Noa but I find these ere.
Mr. LAING (to the inspector)—How long has he been a
constable ?I—lnspector Penny—Not long, your Worship.
Nothing relating to the robbery has been found.
Mr. LAING—It is necessary that you should give him
a good drilling.—(To the constable) What countryman
are you ?—Constable (with a peculiarly vacant gaze)—l be
a Norfolk mon.—(Laughter.)
The prisoners were remanded, and the fresh-caught con-
stable, who wore a high false shirt collar, with his coat but-
toned up, and who was at a loss how to move himself in his
new ‘-‘ uniform;" tied up his bundle, and walked out of the
Court with a comical gait.

MA RY LEB ONE.
Richard Bates, a country-looking joskin, was charged
by police constable T 99 with being drunk in the
.Edg-
ware-roqd on the preceding day.
The constable said be found the prisoner speechlwa,
and in such a glorious state of for getfulness that be was
obliged to be carried to the sation-house.
Mr. RAWLINSON—What have you to say, Sir, to being
drunk on a Sunday ? Prilioner—l'd been to the funeral
of a friend, and it being a disagreeable case took some
brandy after starting, and on coming back we went, as is
the regular rule, to settle the funeral matters at a public-
house, where we drank to the memory of our departed
friend till I lost. my own memory ; therefore I hope that a
an excu,c.—(Laughter )
Mr. RAwLiNsoN--Well, I never heard of that rule, Lot
my regular rule is to fine all Sunday drunkards, and that
rule I shall now put in force. You are therefore fined be•
The fined was paid.

During the time Beaumont and Fletcher were writ-
ing The Maydes' Tragedie (lately revived under the title' of
The Bridal) they had occasion to leave London, and stopping
at an inn, where they slept, Beaumont durino, the night dis-
coursed with Fletcher on the subject of the unfinished tragedy,
and they could not agree who was to kill the king : one saying
that it would appear more terrible to the audience to be as he
proposed ; with which opinion the other disagreed. Some
persons who slept in the next room overheard a part of their
conversation ; and not doubting that by talking of " killing;
the king," they were concerned in a conspiracy to assassinate
Jaines 1., lost no time in giving information that there were
traitors in the house. Beaumont and Fletcher were quickly'
roused from their slumbers by a guard of soldiers coming t?,
arrest them, and they were consigned to " durance vile.
Some time elapsed before it was explained that the dramatists
meant to kill the King in the Maydes' Tragedie, and not,tbe
King of England. James I. on hearing of the affair laughed
heartily.
Last Friday morning a person from Bury presented
himself at the polling-booth in Bridge-street, accompanied Is/
some of the friends of the Tory candidates, and on being re'
cognised as one who had pledged his vote to the reformers,
suspicion arose that he had not been fairly gained over, and the
bribery oath was put to him. On being asked if he had re'
ceived or been promised anything for his vote, lie turned pale!
hesitated and then exclaimed, " I cannot swear I have not. I
have the money in my pocket." Joseph Brotherton, Esq.,
M. P., was the next voter who presented himself, and Mr•
Wanklyn, smarting at the loss of a vote to each of his friends,
had the insolence to put the bribery oath to the Hon. Gentle'
man. These things need no comment.—Manchester Times.
A great deal of privation is suffered by the opera'
tires of Bradford. A sum of nearly 2,0001. was munificently
subscribed by the wealthy inhabitants to relieve the distres?,
but owing to the great number who applied for aid, it is nearly
exhausted. The distress would have been greater but for the
season, great numbers having found employment in haymaking'
—Bradford Observer.

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On the 6th inst., at Heckfield, Hants, the lady of Fritncio
Pigott, Esq., of a daughter.
On the sth inst., at Brixton, Mrs. C. Tompkins of a daughter;
On the 31st ult., in Moray-place, Edinburgh, the Hon. li'Ii'
Coulson, of a son.
On the 29th ult., at Lee, Kent, the lady of Robert Boyd, °"I"
of a son.
fien
On the 3d inst., at Broomfield, Middlesex, the lady of d
Philip Powys, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 6th inst., at Hearne-hill, Mrs. Robertson, of a son. 0.
On the 4th inst., at Foxeote, Warwickshire, the lady of C.
Stoner, Esq., of a son and heir. la"
On the sth inst., in Chandos-street, Cavendish-square, the
of Thomas Paley, Esq., barrister-at-law, of a son.

MARRIED. Tyiciate,
On the 25th ult.., at Ballysax Church, is the county of i'l ro ,
J. G. Hudson, of St. George's-terrace, Hyde Park, to Car°'':
(laughter of G. Watts, Esq., of Jockey Hall, Curragh of Kik(afro&
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On the 6th inst., at St. Luke's, Chelsea, Hutchinson H. '1”-
Esq., to Rachel Annette Prince.

00 the .sth inst., at his house in P all-mall, Sir M. Wood, Bat t
3j. A.
On the sth inst., Harriet Elizabeth, wife of the Rey
Wright, Rector of Merstham Surrey. ire"'
On the 4th inst., at I3eddington, Surrey, Charlotte, the W
the Rev. J. B. Ferrers. f Joll°
On the 4th inst., at Woolwich, Mrs. Vivian, widow °-
Vivian, Esq., late Lieut.. Colonel Royal Regt. of Artillery. f
On he 4th inst., at Gravesend, Anna, eldest daughter °
Charleton, Esq., of St. John's-grove, North Brixton. rof IV.
On the sth inst., at Wilton-crescent, Sarah, only daughte
Watkins, Et.q., aged 10. an nses;
On the 4th inst., at the house of Mr. G. Geddes, at =•-r,rlo-
Adam Hogg, Esq., of Manchester, in the Island of Jamaica, $
Earlstone, iu Berwilcshire.

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