The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-21 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.-(THIS A.Y.D

ASSAULT ON A POLICE CONSTABLE. Mr. Gell rge
Bagley, an extensive market gardener, residing at
Fulham, was brought before Mr. Hardwick, cha brged
with being drunk, and assaulting police-constable G%add,
4A. The constable stated that about ten o'clock. last
night he was on duty at the Argyll Rooms, whet 1 the
defendant came and tendered his money for admis
The money-taker, seeing that he (defendant) was d runk,
refused to admit him, and requested complainant to re-
move him. An altercation then ensued, when de-
fendant struck him a violent blow on the side o f the
head. Witness then took him into custody, and o u the
way to the station he was exceedingly violent.
In reply to the charge defendant said he had been
dining with some friends and had taken too much w ine,
and was not conscious of striking the officer.
Mr. Hardwick said the plea of drunkenness w. sno
extenuation of the offence. The constable was iii the
discharge of his duty, and must be protected. He
should therefore fine defendant 3/. or 14 days.
The money was at once paid.

TIE PENNY RECEIPT STAMP AND ThW

POST OFFICE.

The following instructions have been issued by' the
Postmaster-General to all postmasters issuing and pay-
ing money-orders :
"To prevent all doubt as to whether the payee of a
Post-office money order or otherwise will, after the 10th
inst., be required to attach a receipt stamp to his
acknowledgment of payment, postmasters are infoi sued
that this will NOT be required."

Since the commencement of the operation of the r►ew
act, very much inconvenience has been felt at the I 'ast
office, in consequence of persons having, to a very 1 arge
extent, affixed the receipt stamps to letters weigl ling
under half an ounce. The fact is, that the receipt sta xips
will not do for postage stamps, nor postage stamps :for
receipt stamps. One of the many reasons for this coin -se
is, that postage stamps, the produce of which is part of'
the Post-office revenue, cannot be used for receipts, the
duties on which are part of the revenue of the Stai ps
department. The Secretary to the Treasury Boair d,
Mr. Keogh, M.P., has made this fact the subject of a
special notice, in addition to which he says :

"Stamps on paper similar to those now in use, an Ld
adhesive stamps are provided, the latter differing in d e-
sign and colour from the postage stamps, and the: ie
alone can be used for receipts. If a postage stamp vrei -e
affixed to a receipt, the document would be, in poin t )f
law, wholly unstamped, and would expose the per so .n
giving it to a penalty. Under the same erroneous tio
of the matter, it might be supposed that an adhesive. rt
ceipt stamp might be used for letters in paymen t o f
postage, but any such letter would be charged doi able
postage, as hundreds have been during the last few d. ►ws•
The public should remember that compliance with tl is :se
regulations is imperative."

ASTLEY'S THEATRE.—Miss Kate Cooke has at len 4th
made her entrée before a London audience, and cre: Ited
a great sensation ; her riding is admirable, and man age-
ment of the horse perfect ; she was unanimously cf dled
twice, a few nights ago, into the arena, at the con elu-
sion of her performance, to receive the congratulat tens
of the audience. The miik-white charger she rides ill a
beautiful animal, trained by Mr. William Cooke. T 1 ere
is to be no after-piece ; after the Burlesque Spectacle the
entertainments are to be entirely equestrian, to give full
scope to the talent of the company.