The Sun.
London, England, 1830-06-02 00:00:00

QUEEN-SQUARE.

Yesterday Covington and Jones, beadles of
the Grosvenor-place district, Pimlico, applied to
Mr. WnrrE for a summons against Mr. Webb, a
broker, in Ebury-street, for suffering his dog to go
at large about the streets, after notice had been
given to the inhabit tats to confine their dogs.
Mr. 'WHITE immediately granted a summons.
Jones said several other persons, whose (logs
were about the streets, had on being spoken to im-
mediately confined the animals, and he had orders
from Mr. Boodle, the secretary, not to proceed
against them. Mr. Webb was the only person who
had refused.

The following is an extract from the clause in the
local Act of the 7th Geo. IV., commonly called
the Grosvenor Act :—" If any person permit his or
her dog to go at large after public notice given by
any beadle or crier within the limits of this Act
during such time as such notice shall direct dogs to
be confined on suspicion of the existence of canine
madness within or near the limits of this Act, Bz.c.,
the person or persons so offending shall for every
such offence forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding
51."

Thomas Springall,
a private belonging to the 3d
Regiment ofGuards, was placed at the bar on the
following charge
On Monday afternoon the defendant, who was in-
toxicated, in c,)mpany with two of his comrades,
were rowing in a wherry from the Red-house at
13a!tersea to Mi'Wank, when within about 15 or 20
yards of the latter place, they passed a boat in
which were three females and a young man, the de-
fendant endeavoured to get into the boat in which
the females were, and stepped upon the gunwale,
when his weight immediately upset the boat, and
the whole party were plunged into the Thames.
Several watermen from the shore, who the oc-

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currence, instantly put off to the assistance of the
females, and by their exertions saved them from a
watery grave. The youngest of the females wa,
nearly exhausted when she was picked up. Thu.
waterman and the defendant swam on shore.

Further evidence Wai adduced, from which it ap-
peared that the defendant had acted in the most in-
decent manner to the females when they were
brought on shore, and he was given in charge to a
police constab:e.

The prisoner made no defence, and he was com-
mitted to the House of Correction for one month,
and to be kept to hard labour.

BOW-STREET.

Yesterday Mr. Stephen Pontin was charged be-
fore Mr. MtNsituu. with having committed a violent
assault upon Rosser Smith, a groom in the service
of the Governor of Chelsea Hospital.
On last Thursday the complainant was on his re-
turn from Epsom races on horseback, riding slowly,
when the defendant, who was driving at a furious
rate in a chaise cart, drove so near him that the
complainant, in order to save himself from being
run over, made a cut at the defendant's horse, and
then Lode on at a faster rate. The defendant followed
him, and cat him with his whip, and the complai-
nant used his also. The defendant then pursued
the complainant, dragged him from the horse which
he rode, and beat him severely with his whip while
on the ground.
A gentleman from the Secretary's department of
Chelsea Hospital corroborated the above evidence.
The defendant, he said, was driving in a very vio-
lent manner on the wrong side of the road. Both
the complainant and defendant appeared to be quite
sober.

Another gentleman, named Neale, proved also
that the defendant was driving at a furious rate,
and in passing him (the witness) he struck him with
his whip.
Mr. Bowen proved that he was on the roid at
the time in question, and was thrown from his horse
by the defendant, who drove right against him. lie
had never, he said, witnessed such outrageous con-
duct before.

Mr. MlNslltaid. had heard quite enough to feel
that he must call upon the defendant to find bail to
answer to three distinct charges of assault.
The defendant was accordingly held to bail, him-
self in 1001. and two sureties in 60/. each, to an-
swer the charges at the Sessions.