The Sun.
London, England, 1838-11-01 00:00:00

MARY LEBONE.

Yesterday Henry Jones and John Lees, two privates in the
Ist battalion of Grenadier Guards, stationed at St. John's
Wood Barracks, mere placed at the bar before Mr. Rawlinson
and Lord Montford, charged with having committed a despe-
rate outrage on Henry Stock, Esq., of 41, George street,
Portman-square, one of the Magistrates for the county of
Middlesex.

The complainant, who sat on the bench, and appeared most
seriously injured, stated that between eight and nine o'clock
on the previous night he was proceeding through Lisson-
grove, on his way home, when his attention was attracted by
the shrieks of a female, and cries of •' Police." HeJiastened
towards the spot from whence the sounds came, and saw a fe-
male covered with blood, supported by a passenger, who
informed him that the prisoner Jones, who was then run-
ning away, had just knocked her down. He (complain-
ant) instantly pursued him, and overtook him after
a hard chase. He called upon him to surrender ; at the same
time informing him that he was a Magistrate and resolved to
bring him to justice for the assault on the woman. Jones
swore he would not be taken, and running furiously at com-
plainant struck him right and left with all his might, knocking
him down. He got up again, and followed the prisoner, who
having joined his comrade Lees on the road, they both fell
upon him and beat him in the most savage manner, kicking
him when down. They then made off together, complainant
still following as well as he was able, and in spite of their
threats against his life if he persisted he pursued them all the
way into the barracks and gave them in charge. The police
having been sent for theliiisoners were given up and con-
veyed to the station-house.
After a sharp lecture they were ordered to find two sureties
in 501. each, and themselves in double that sum to answer the
charge at the Sessions, and in default were locked up.

THE COMMISSIONERS OF CUSTOMS

AND THE MAGISTRATES.

Yo3terday Stork Mogenson, a Dutch seaman, was brought
before Mr. BALLANTINE and Mr. GREENWOOD, at the Thames
Police-office, charged on a Custom-house information with
smuggling nibs. of foreign manufactured tobacco. The
penalty sued for was 100/.
The information having been read, the defendant was called
upon to plead ; on which he pretended not to understand a
word of English, and the Magistrates directed the Captain of
the ship to which the prisoner belongs, to interpret. The
Captain, who spoke our language as well as any one in the
office, said he would rather not do so, as he did not understand
enough of English, and wished to send for the broker of the
ship.

The officers here said that Mogenson understood English
very well.

Mr. BALLANTINE—No Dutchman ever understands it here ;
they lose their English the moment they enter this office.
George Ellis, a Thames police-officer, on Tuesday night,
between seven and eight o'clock, met the prisoner in the
Back-road, Ratcliffe, and, judging from his bulky appear.
ante, that he had contraband goods about him, he put his
hand on his breast, and, feeling something, asked the pri-
soner if he had any " tabak" upon him ? The prisoner re-
plied, " No, no, Sir, no tabak," and tried to get away. He
was satisfied the prisoner had tobacco upon him, and took him
to the station-house, where he stripped him, and found his
perscn enveloped in leaf tobacco. The prisoner was covered
with tobacco from his neck to the soles of his feets. His legs,
thighs, and body were completely covered, and when his
clothes were taken off he appeared like a wild man of the
woods covered with leaves. He uncovered the prisoner, and
left him as naked as he was born.

Mr. BALLANTINE-The tobacco was under his linen, then ?
Ellis—lt was, Sir, next to his skin.

Mr. BALLANTINE-And intended for home consumption,
no doubt. Those who are in the habit of chewing and smoking
tobacco ought to be made acquainted with the f,ct.
A Custom-House officer here said that a peculiar flavour
was imparted to tobacco which had come in contact pith a
Dutchman's skin, and he understood that such tobacco was in
great request by the Jew cigar-makers in SVhitechapel, as it
gave a richness to the weed which was wanting in the tobacco
legally imported.—( Laughter.)
Ellis—lt certainly smelt very strong, and the Dutchman's
person was not the cleanest.—( Increased laughter.)
Mr. BALLANTINE said the Bench were of opinion the de-
fendant was guilty of the offence laid in the information,
which rendered him liable to a fine of IN/. The Magistrates
had no alternative but to pass that sentence upon him, and to
order him to be imprisoned until it was paid, but the Commis-
sioners of her Majesty's Customs, as he had just ascertained
from the gentleman who attended on the part of the Crown,
hearing that the prisoner was a foreigner, and supposing that
this was his first offence, or from some other cause, had thought
proper to mitigate the fine to 11., and on paying that sum the
prisoner would be liberated. He thought if the Commissioners
hid been aware that the prisoner bad the tobacco fastened
round his body in such an artificial manner, and that he had
111hs. of it, they would not have let him off so easily.
The Captain of the ship said the prisoner was a very poor
man, his wages were small, and he could pay no penalty.
Mr. GREENWOOD—Yes, there is the mischief of the thing.
The foreign seamen receive very small wages, and make up
for it by smuggling tobacco and spirits. They all do it.
Mr. Beverly, clerk to the Solicitors of Customs, said the
facts as sworn to had been represented to the Commissioners.
He supposed that the prisoner being a foreigner, and believed
to be acting through ignorance, had caused them to act
leniently.

Mr. BALLANTINE had no doubt the prisoner knew as well
that he was committing an unlawful act as he did, or why did
he conceal the tobacco in such a singular manner, and try to
deceive the officer ? He really could not understand the prin-
ciple on which the Commissioners bad reduced the penalty
to 20s.

THE EMPEROR'S SON.-We understand that tile
new romance, entitled " Ella, or the Emperm's Son," dicloscs
a variety of highly curious and interesting particulars, hitherto
wholly unknown beyond the immediate precincts of the Palace
of Scheeribrun, as to the mode of treatment, the personal ha-
bits, and the daily life of that most unhappy of modern Pries
"the Emperor's So -I"—the ill-fatdd Duke de Reiohstadt ;
also many minute aid most touching details relative to his last
illness'and his dea. h-bed. A work thus blending with its graceful
fiction the most ;ff eting truth, cannot fail to excite a high
degree of curiosity, especially as it is written, we understand,
by a lady connected with some of the highest families in the
country.

COUNTY TIPPERARY.-- MR. O'CONNELL.—
Amongst the invitations to dine in public that Mr. O'Connell
has accepted is one in Thurles. In a letter addressed to Mr.
Maher, and copied from the Tipperary Free Press into the
Dublin papers of last Monday, Mr. O'Connell says that the
day on which he received this invitation was the proudest
moment of his life, as it proves that he may now count upon
the co-operation of the County of Tipperary in his policy.
There is nothing very remarkable in any passage of this
letter. Mr. O'Connell reiterates his protest against any poli-
tical inferiority of Ireland to England ; repeats that the
Queen is not only free from prejudices against the Irish, but
friendly to their rights and liberties, but that the Tories are
too strong for her. The people of Ireland, therefore (he says)
must agitate until the Tories are frightened into doing justice
to the oppressed Irish. They must agitate peaceably though,
and " never imitate the insane or dishonest Radicals of Eng-
land, who, instead appealing to common sense, declare their
reliance on arms—and instead of resorting to reason and justice,
talk of swords, rifles, and physical force." The Radicals who
thus talk must, indeed, either be insane or dishol, st.
" NOTHING LIKE LEATHER. "—The only
amusing feature connected with the Tory festivals of last
week, consisted in the " nothing like leather" receipts which
the various performers prescribed for the preservation and
good of the country. The Chairman, Mr. Samuel Aris-
tides Holme, who is a builder, " would never consider the
country to be in safety until he saw a Church built fur every
4,00 Q of the population." Huzza I " Great is Diana of the
Ephesians"—but our craft is greater still. Rector Campbell
" thought everything depended upon an increase of the Clergy
in numerical strength." Lord Sandon " regarded the Aris-
tocracy as the pillars of the State." Mr. Bright Crosse— '
and, as Cobbet would have said, a bright fellow it is, being
himself one of the " Great Unpaid," asserted " that tho
country would be bona fide ruined and undone if the supremacy
of the Tory Magistracy were disterbed," The destrnetion o I
Parliament would be nothing compared with Any meddling
with " the bold peasantry," as he truly, bet accidentally, de-
signated the rural and ignorant Squirearchy, who now bring
law and common sense into contempt uper4 the Magisteria
bench.—Liverpool Chronicle.

RADICAL MEETING.—On Tuesday evening, Mr.
Vincent addressed an assembly of above three thousand per.
sons in West.street, Hull. He went over the general political
topics now so interesting, and always so important, to the
he has undertzl:vn,
asses. The work of agitation is progressing in Hull. Mr.
Vincent is admirably adapted tc the task
and he i? si„-ZedNl in a manner which shows tiz.r4 worltin
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classes duly appreciate his seqiccst—livil Observer.'