The Sun.
London, England, 1838-09-28 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.-(THIS DAY.)

A boy was charged with having stolen a quantity of wood,
the property of Mr. Chick, of Harper-street, New Kent-road.
The complainant stated that he was engaged in building a
house in St. Martin's-le-Grand, and has a piece of ground
opposite the Post-office, where he kept wood and other articles.
The place h:.d been rotbed several times lately, and yesterday
the prisoner and two other boys were detected with as much
wood as they could carry. The prisoneseas stopped, but the
other boys threw down their burdens anTrescapect.
The prisoner was remanded, in order that lie might call
witnesses to character. .

POCKET PICKING.—John Cook, who has been in trouble be-
fore, was charged with having picked the pocket of Mr. James
Cole of Argel-court, 'rbrogmorton-stree', of a pccket-
handkerchief.

Sir J. KEY catnreitt;d him to Bridewell for three months

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James Gobbin, a no'orious character, was committed for
trial for having picked the pocket of a gentleman named
Varey of a pocket-handkerchief.

SALISBURY-SEPT. 25.

COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.
(The Right Hon. Earl RADNOR, Chairman. )
SERIOUS CHARGE OF ASSAULT AGAINST THE REV. WM
RICHARDS, THE LATE CURATE OF BOWER CHALKE, IN THE
COUNTY OF .WILTS.—This charge was preferred against the
Rev. Gentleman (who was this day brought before the Bench
by virtue of a warrant) for the serious offence of striking the
clerk in the palish church of Bower Chalke, on the morning
of Sunday, the 9th inst.
William Targett said—l am the parish clerk of Bower
Chalke. On Sunday morning, the 9th inst., I was teaching
some of the Sunday-school children in the chimed, when the
Rev. Mr. Richards came up to me and offered to teach my
class ; but this I refused to let him do. He then asked Mr.
Lilly to let him teach his class, which Lilly acceded to, and
he (Lilly) went to another part of the church. I followed
Mr. Lilly, consulting him what was to be done about it, and
on my return the Rev. Gentleman struck me.
Mr. Lilly so far confirmed the Clerk's statement.
It appeared that the Rev. defendant is superseded by the
Rev. Mr. Adams, who has been duly licensed by the Bishop
of Sarum, but that Mr. Richards would not leave the rectory,
though a process in law had been instituted against him, and
that feeling himself, in point of fact, the legally appointed
curate, he proffered his services to teach the children,
making use of his own language, in the ways of
righteousness. That the Clerk thinking that the Reverend
gentleman's services would not be very acceptable, refused his
assistance ; but that Lilly, though possessed of the same con-
sciousness as the clerk, was too modest to dispense with the
kindly offered services of the ex-Curate, and accordingly he
repaired to another part of the church, where be was followed
by the Clerk, and where the consultation took place as to the
propriety of allowing the clergyman to act as teacher.
The Clergyman, who ;appeared to be labouring under
great excitement, being called on for his defence, said—
I am about to plead my own cause ; I am a Minister of
Jesus Christ. Well, then, on the morning of Sunday, the
9th instant, I went into the Church at Bower Chalke to see if
due preparations had been made for a Sacrament, it being
the second Sunday in the month; and finding that, owing to
the absence of Mrs. Targett, that a teacher was wanting, I
offered my services ; but thinking my offer was not very agree-
ably accepted by Targett, I also offered ttiteach Mr. Lilly's
class.—[The Rev. Gentleman here alluded to the kindness
bestowed on the poor children at all times by Targett and his
wife, and then added)-1 began to teach Lilly's class while
others were teaching the A B C class ; and just im-
mediately after I began, the Clerk (Targett), came up
to me, and told me that I must leave the
Church, whereupon I raised my arm and put it gently to-
wards his breast, and said, " Well then, you first." I did
not hurt him, nor neither did I wish to hurt him ; if I have
injured him let him show you, my Lord and Gentlemen pre-
sent, his marks—the marks of violence which I committed on
him. He cannot. I defy him to exhibit any such marks.
But, my Lord and Gentlemen, I have been perse-
cuted.—(Here the Reverend Gentleman took off his
coat, and having pulled up his sleeve, said " Here is a
mark of violence which I received when I was dragged out of
the Church ; I was bruised from bead to foot." Producing
a bundle, he said, " My Lord, here is ;my shirt, which ex-
hibits marks of blood on it ; I have kept it in this dirty state
on purpose to show it. I was only taken into custody this
morning."
Earl RADNOIt observed4that by the evidence of the Cler
and by his (the Rev. Gentleman's own showing) he was guilty,
he did not say of a moral fault, but guilty of that offence,
which, in the eye of the law was an assault. He was there-
fore convicted, and taking all the circumstances of the case
into consideration, the Bench was not disposed to inflict on
him a fine above the sum of 55., and the expences, which in the
whole amounted to 14s. 6d., and in default of payment he must
be committed to goal.

Last night, between twelve and one o'clock, a most
alarming and destructive fire broke out on a large farm and
premises belonging to Mr. Clode of the Castle Tavern,
Windsor, situate about three miles to the west of that town,
near to the village of Bray. The flames, which were first
discovered in one of the domestic offices attached to the farm-
house, speedily communicated to the dwelling which was oc-
cupied by Mr. Cooper, the bailiff of Mr. Clode, and it was
with the greatest difficulty that the family escaped with their
lives. The engines from Windsor and Maidenhead reached
the spot in the course of half an hour after the breaking out
of the fire, and, by the assistance of a party of soldiers from
the barracks of the former town, the flames were got under
by about three o'clock, but not before they had destroyed the
greater part of the dwelling-house, together with the whole of
the offices and out-buildings. The greatest prais^ is du,-! to
Mr. Cooper for the calmness and intrepidity he displayed on
such a trying occasion, and to the soldiers and countrymen,
who did their utmost to check the progress of the devouring
element.

POST OFFICE ARRANGEMENTS.—It iS announced
that for the future the express mail for London via Holyhead
and Chester (we did not know before that there was any such,
although some time since we sought for information on the
point) will be made up at half-past six o'clock in the morn-
ing, to be despatched to Kingstown at seven ; and that the
London mail via Holyhead and Shrewsbury will be made up
at half-past seven o'clock in the evening. We do not know
what is the object of the change. It is plain that at present
there is no intention to give Dublin the advantage of the
opening of the railway line between Liverpool and London.
What is the meaning of this ?—Pilot.

The weather was very favourable for reaping and
securing the crops during the whole of last week, except Sa-
turday night and Sabbath morning. Harvest is now general
in the midland districts—is finished on some farms near the
shore, and a great deal of work has been done within the last
few days. Turnips continue to improve rapidly ;an 1 the qua-
lity of the potatoes is in general most excellent.—Ayr Ob-
server.

The General Steam Navigation Company's packet
the Giraffe, from Rotterdam, arrived off the Custom-house;
yesterday, at two o'clock, P. M.

THE UNITED SERVICE JOURNAL FOR OCTO-
BER contains, we understand, an article on the Battle of
Toulouse, likely to fix the attention of military men both at
home and abroad. The paper, which is said to be founded on
authentic data, is to be illustrated by an accurate map of the
ground and position of the tt oops of both nations ; and consi.
dering the unusual interest created by the question itself,
and by the recent visit of Marshal Soult to this country, the
article will, doubtless, attract more than common notice from
all classes of readers.

A young► man, named Robert Smith, fashionably
dressed, with a cloak hanging on his arm, was committed from
Bow-street yesterday to the House' of Correction for three
months, on the charge of being at the English Opera Howe
for the purpose of committing felony. There was no-direct
evidence that would condemn him, but the police stating that
he belonge•l to a gang of pickpockets of about ten or twelve,
living together in a court out of Drury-lane, and that one day
he would be almost naked and the next dressed like a gentle-
man, the Bench said he should be committed to prison as a
rogue and vagabond.
To-morrow will be the anniversary of the birthday
of Admiral Lord Nelson, who was born in the year 1758, at
the Parsonage-house of Burnham Thorpe, in Norfolk, of
which parish his father was rector, and his son, Horatio, went
to sea at twelve as a midshipman.

At Hull Custom-house, on Slumlay last, the duty
(one slAling) was paid on eiglityf yr thonsand Tra7ters of
wheat in bond ; of this enormous quantity Messrs. Taylor and
Clifford entered 30,000 quarters, and Mr. W. West 16,000
quarters.—Cumberland Pacquet.