The Sun.
London, England, 1838-11-06 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

William Davy, Frederick Bowman, and John Harvey, the
latter a tobacconist in Bear.strect, were charger) with being
jointly concerned in assaulting the police. After heating evi-
dence the Magistrates inflicted the fine of 30s. and costs on
Bowman; and taking into consideration the excitement which
prevailed during the disturbance, were of opinion that the
police might possibly have been mistaken as to the indivi-
duals who were taking an active part in the affray, and there-
fore they ordered the other two to be discharged.

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.--On Saturday
evening a musical piece, in two acts, called Barbara ; or. The
Bride of a Dag. was produced at this theatre. The dra-
matic portion of the entertainment is by Mr. Kenny, and the
music is by Mr. Boildieu (son of the late celebrated composer),
adapted to the English words by Mr. Hullah. The drama is
of very slight construction, and the music is light and agreea-
ble, containing some pretty airs and well-constructed cho-
ruses. A glee, in particular, was exceedingly good, and ex-
tremely well received. The principal vocal parts were well
performed by Miss Rainforth, Fraser, and Burnett. The niece
was announced for repetition amid applause, mingled with dis-
approbation. Even in its original form it is but a trifle, and
the process of transmutation, as may be supposed, has not
added to its importance. We have no objection to the im--
portation and naturalization of the chefs d'auvreof the German,
Italian, or French stage ; but we think our native composers
(especially such composers as Mr. Hullah, who is a musician
of decided genius) might be better employed than in vamping
up for the English stage, works much inferior to what they
themselves are able to produce-y-works, indeed, which have no
recommendation but the single circumstance of their being
foreign.
ACCIDENT ON THE BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.—
On Tuesday afternoon, as the train was on its journey from
Birmingham, the engine ran off the line between Rugby and
Denbigh-hall, with the whole of the carriages attached to it,
which, from the force, were embedded nearly two feet in the
earth. The alarm may be imagined ; but, wonderful to re-
late, not one person received the slightest injury. The guard
was instantly despatched on horseback to Stony Stratford (a
distance of thirteen miles) for another engine, which arrived
with all possible speed, and.the carriages having in the mean-
time been re-placid on the I.ne, the train proceeded to its
destination, but did not reach Euston-square until five hours
and a half after its proper time. The carriages received but
little injury.
SOMETHING MYSTERIOUS.—A little before 12
o'clock on Wednesday night, a hackney-coach drove up to
the entrance of St-George's Hospital, by Hyde-park-corner.
The driver having opened the door, a person of gentlemanly
appearance alighted, and, ascending the steps rapidly, rang
violently at the bell. The night porter of the institution
having answered the summons, the gentleman, who was in
a very excited state, said that a friend of his, who was in
the coach, had just preViously made an attempt upon his
own life by cutting his throat, and it was necessary that
he should be immediately admitted. The wounded party was
assisted out of the coach by his friend and the porter ; he was
in a very exhausted state, and bleeding from a wound in
the throat. He was instantly conveyed to Winchester
ward, and Messrs. Chappell and Hewitt, two of the house
surgeons, were promptly in attendance upon him. The
wound, which he had inflicted on himself, was about two
inches in width, but not of that depth to divide the windpipe or
principal arteries. After the part was sewed up and properly
attended to, the patient had some stimulants administered
to him, after which he was left in a comparatively composed
state. The gentleman who accompanied him to the hospital
at first refused to give any particulars whatever as to the cir-
cumstances which led his friend to make the attempt upon his
life, or, indeed, the names or residence of either himself or the
wounded man. The porter, however, urging the necessity of
it in accordance with the rules of the institution, he at length
stated the name of his unfortunate frien 1 to be Le Sage, but
still refused to give his profession or residence; and, on being
asked his own name and address, he, after some reluctance,
said that his name was Collard, and that he held a situation in
the Bank of England. On the following morning the patient
was sensible and composed. On observing his name hanging
over his bed, as is customary, he tore it down, and told the
nurse that his name was not Le Sage, and endeavoured to
avoid any questions that were put to him respecting the causes
which led to his unfortunate condition. In the course of
Wednesday and Thursday a lady of fashionable exterior
visited him, but she avoided all inquiry that was made upon
the subject. The patient is going on favourably.
TORY JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.—The gross im-
propriety—to designate it by no worse a term—committed by
the Tory Justices of the Peace of Renfrewshire, when they in-
terfered in a judicial case pending before the proper tribunal,
has been already laid before our readers. A -complaint was
lodged before the Secretary of State for the Home Depart-
ment, against the Sheriff Substitnte of Renfrewshire, for
delay of-justice. Whether this complaint was well founded
or ill founded remained for the proper authority to decide ;
yet. the Tory Justices of Renfrewshire, without evidence,
without inquiry, influenced apparently by a mean party
spirit, addressed the Judge in favour of the accused, and
in language designed to produce an unfavourable impression
against th character of the accuser. The complaint has been
found proved, and Lord John Russell has, much to his creditt,
tendered to the Renfrewshire Justices a reproof which must
tingle in the ears of those among them who feel as the Ma-
gistrates of a county ought to feel. We refer our readers,
with much pleasure, to the unanswerable speech of Mr.
Graham Speirs, at the Renfrewshire Quarter Sessions yester-
day.—Glasgow Chronicle.

Eight London policemen arrived at Rotherham on
Sunday last, to undertake the direction of the force of special
constables upon the line of railway. We believe the mea-
sures taken will prove to be of such a character, that any
riotous proceedings on the part of the labourers will be re-
pressed on their first appearance. The policemen were imme-
diately sworn in by the Magistrates. —Sheffield Independent.
THROWING OFF THE MASK.—When a man
seeks to dissuade you from immediately undertaking a compa-
ratively easy task, under the pretext that one palphly more
difficult is easier, it is ten chances to one that he is aware he
is speaking nonsense, and has a reason for doing it. "It is
more easy to get Universal Suffrage," say the Birmingham
agitators, "than to get the repeal of the Corn-laws." In other
words—it is more easy to bring about a change in the Consti-
tution than to get the repeal of one administrative law. In
other words, the more difficult is easier of attainment than the
less difficult. From the beginning we felt a suspicion that a
friendly feeling towards the Corn-laws was at the bottom of
this unblushing enunciation of a self-evident absurdity. This
is no longer a suspicion. The mask has been thrown off by
the Birniingham Journal's article, which is " a putrid hachis
of all of the often refuted fallacies of our landlord legislators."
—Glasgow Argus.
PETTICOAT POLITICIANS.—At Mvttongatc, on
Monday evening, there was a strong muster of females. A
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the Hull hisAdvertiserp says was "useful, and most unexception-
able in tone—it was received throughout with unbounded ap.
plauge."
The price of bread continues fixed at 15 sous for
the 4 lb. loaf for the first fortnight of the present month.--
Pario Faro'.