The Sun.
London, England, 1837-07-01 00:00:00

MARLBuRoUGH-STREET.

Yesterday the Marquis of IVaterArd appeared before Mr.
Mr. DYER and Mr. Cc.NANT, charged by policeman Mackenzie,
C 182, with having assaulted and obstructed him whilst in the
execution of his duty.
Policeman Mackenzie stated that while attempting at two
o'clock in the morning to quell a disturbance, created by a
drunken groom, named Smith, and a number of prostitutes,
he was violently assaulted, bitten, cut, and kicked in the
most ruffianly mariner by his prisoner, who was incited to
resist to the uttermost by the crowd which the occurrence col-
lected. While in this situation, keeping, however, fast bold
of the fellow who was the cause of the disturbance by the
neckerchief, the Marquis of Waterford and his brother, Lcrd
George Beresford, both of whom were exceedingly well Known
to the constable, came up, and the Marquis immediately took
the part of the prisoner, saying to complainant, 44 Let him go,
he's a good fellow ; he's D'Orsay's groom, and you shall not
take him." The Marquis then pushed against complainant
with his elbow and laid hold of his arm.

The Marquis positively denied having acted as stated. He
saw a crowd, he went up, and perceiving that a man was in
custody who was nearly choked by the grasp of a policeman
he interfered, not with a view of obstructing the police, but
with the intention of getting the police to adopt a milder mode
of taking the man to the station-house. His brother was with
him at the time and would state what took place.
Lord George anesford said his brother and himself went
towards the crowd, to see the " shindy." His brother re-
monstrated with the policeman, but he neither pushed him nor
made use of the words stated by the complainant.
A policeman who came to the assistance of Mackenzie did
not see the Marquis push the constable, nor did he hear the
words uttered imputed to his Lordship.
After considerable further investigation the magistrates.camc
to the determination of discharging the case, exonerating,
however, Policeman M tckenzie from any imputation of his
veraeity, and from having acted otherwise than was consistent
with his duty.

It would seetn from the following paragraph in the.
Jersey Argus, that the blessings of cheap law arc not the ex-
clusive product of our lawyer-ridden isle : —" Not long since,
a person sold a horse for 51. old currency ; a dispute subf.e-
quently arose, which ended in an action against the buyer Nr
the recovery of the amount of his obligation. A verdict was
given for the plaintiff, but the costs to him were 5/. Is. Bri.
tish, and to the defendant 291. Hence we have the moderate
911 M of 341. Is. British expended to recover Si. old currency,
or seven hundred per cent. on the amount sued for." In the
recently published opinions of Lord Brougham, that eminent
man, in urging the necessity of law reform, has truly said,
We may talk of our excellent institutions, and excellent they
certainly are, •though I could wish we were not given to so
much pharisaical praising of them ; but if, while others, who
do more and talk less, go on improving their laws, we stand
,still
and suffer all our worst abuses to continue, we shall soon
cease to be respected by our neighbours, or to receive any
praises, save those who arc so ready to lavish upon ourselves."