The Sun.
London, England, 1838-02-20 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)

TAILORS' GALLANTRY.—Edward Messenger, a master-tailor, Dean-
street, Soho, and John Robinson, his clerk, were charged by Elizabeth
Chair, a married woman of respectable appearance, with Indecently as-
saulting her.

It appeared, from the statement of the complainant, that a few minutes
before eleven o'clock, last night, she was standing at the corner of
Shire-lane, in company with another female, awaiting the return of
her husband, who had gone a short distance, and the defendants
turning round the corner, Robinson threw his arms round her neck,
which she resisted, saying, " Begone, you monkey, if my husband
was present you dare not insult me in that manner." He then turned
back and said, " Your husband, indeed," and thrust his hand in the
most impudent manner into her bosons. Her husband making his ap-
pearance at the moment she made a representation of the circumstances
to him, and when he called Robinson to an account, he was struck by
him. The other defendant then came up, and he also assaulted her
husband, and during the scuffle she had her veil torn from her bonnet.
The policemen shortly after arrived, but he refused to interfere as he
did not witness the assault, and was endeavouring to prevent any more
quarrelling, when he saw the defendant strike her husband, and he took
them into custcdy.

William Chair, a hatter, and the husband of the complainant stated,
that when he came up to his wife, she related what had occurred, and
on his calling Robinson to an account, he pulled ofrhis coat to flea,
al, was assisted by his companion to assault him.

In answer to the charge, Robinson! said, that he and his friend bad
only just stepped out of a " Buss" in Fleet-street, on their arrival fount
Bow, and while passing through Shire-lane, they were accosted by se-
veral loose f.miales, all of whom they successfully avoided. On turning
the corner, the complainant was standing with another female, and they
accosted her in a jocular manner, but not with the intention of offering
any offence ; as to the assault, neither he nor his companion were the
aggressor.

Mr. Twyford told the defendants they should take the consequences
of offending "any unprotected female even in the neighbourhood of
hire-lane, and as it suited the convenience of the complainant the
case should be treated summarily or sent to the sessions.
Mr. Chair declared he had no wish to deal with the defendants se.
verely, but the complainant said she was determined that persons who
could be guilty of suck impudence should be punished with the utmost
rigour of the law.
The defendants were then put back, to await the arrival of a second
Magistrate, but a Solicitor was instantly in attendance,
who succeeded
in having further proceedings prevented, by their consenting to pay a
tine of 3/. for the offence.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

DEAL, Fan. 19.—Wind E.SE , strong breeze.—Arrived and pro-
ceeded for the River the Governor M'Lean, Morley, from Africa ;
Highflyer, Newton, from Terceira; Jasper, Henderson, from Charente ;
Adelaide, Guthrie, from India. Came down from the River, and
sailed, Ocean, Paterson, for Constantinople; Mountaineer, M‘Gaskall,
for Demerara; Louisa Baillie, Moorsom, for Demerara; Isabella, Kerr,
for St. Michael's ; Gratitude, Mitchell, Trinidad; Trinidad, Beckett,
for Trinidad; Iberia, steamer, Strachan, for Cadiz; Zuleika, Scott, for
Constantinople; Lady Raffles, Biers, for India; H. M. ships Vestal and
Penelope to the Westward.
PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 19.—Wind E.SE., fine fresh breezes.—Arrrived
the Admiral Tromp, Kirkhoven, from Batavia for Amsterdam—sailed
Oct. 30. and from St. Helena, Dec. 28. On the I 1 th ult., in lat. 4.48,
lon. 21.37, spoke the American schooner, Reformer, from Teneriffe,
for Rio. On the 16th inst., in lat. 49.15, lon. 8.38., the French
schooner, Calypso, for Amsterdam. Ida, Currie, from Palermo to New-
castle, sailed Jan. 20 ; left loading the Sophia, Pitt, for London, and the
schooner Racer, for Liverpool; en the 16th inst. spoke the Dale Park,
off Scilly. Sailed the Inglis, Routh, for Bombay and China; put back
the Commerce, for Christiana; Gustav, Adolph, for Antwerp.
LtvEaroot, Fan. 19.—Wind S.S.E. moderate, thick weather.—Ar-
rived the Chieftain, Rigby, from Bahia; Mayho, Messina and Dublin.
Arrived off, Eve, from Monte Video ; Donald, Berbice, Amita, Laguira,
Hark.aw•ay, Virginia, Thomson, from New Orleans. Sailed the Free-
dom, Cox, for Smyrna; Regalia, Cobb, for Havanna ; Tremont, Hall•
for New Orleans. Put back the Mayflower, for Havre, with loss of
sails and main boom, and boat stove, towed in by the Mountaineer
(Steamer), from Swansea.

R&MSOATE FEB. 19.—Arired the Blixton, Bohm, from Alexandria.

DOVER, FEB. 19.—Arrived off; the Juliane, Elizabeth, Bohn, from
Monte Video; Danac, Forster, from St. Thomas; Cybele, Applil4
from Charleston.

SUNDERLAND, Fea. 14.—The Zephyr, Fox, from Archangel to
Bristol, which put into this port 12th inst., is very leaky and must dis-
c barge.

PLY mourn, FEB. 18.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived the Carshalton Park,
Park, from London to Jamaica, with loss of one man, and figure-head
much damned, having encountered severe weather.

Fatmourn, FED. 18.—Wind S. to S.S.E., moderate breezes and fine.
—Arrived the Bella Portena, Pyott, from Buenos Ayres, with 1)00
stove and loss of bulwarks ; President, from Port-au-Prince.
GLOSTER, FEB. 17 —The Vestal, from Port Madoc to this port, foun•
dered off' Bideford Bay, 10th inst. , crew saved.
BRISTOL, Pea. 17.—The Eliza, of Cork, Owens, parted in a hcavi
gale, 15th inst., drove on shore at Great Castle Head, and it is feared
will be totally lost; crew saved.
SWISH, FEB. 15.—The Holland, Burne, of Sunderland, in attempt-
ing to enter this harbour, oth inst., was driven behind the South Pier,
received considerahle damage, and it is feared will become a total
wreck.

Vessels Spoken With—The French brig Veloce, from Havre 24th
Nov., in the River Plate, and Danish ship Maria, from Rio Janeiro, for
Cowes; out 26 days on the 6th January, in lat. 5. 48. S. long., 33. 31'
W., b.. the Bellona Portena.
The John Stamp, Payne, from Bombay to Liverpool, was totally lost
17th inst., near Kilkeel, seven of the crew drowned.
The Nymph, Eilbeek, from Wicklow to Lancaster, foundereJ 16th
inst., near Whitehaven.
The Groot, Lankum, from Liverpool to Amsterdam, was abandoned
17th inst., in the Channel, with loss of masts and five feet of water In
the hold.
The Antrim, M'Cracker, from Belfast to Liverpool, was driven on
shore in Cloughy Bay, 16th inst.
The Diana, of Dundee, is on shore near Margate.
The Friends, from Gloster to Dublin, is totally wrecked, in chisweil
Bay, crew saved.

The Alexander, Robertson, from Liverpool, put into Kingston, dis.
masted, bound to Alexandria.

The Adelaide, Holman, of Cork, is wrecked near Milford.
The Harriett and Ann, Morgan, of Llanelly, the Lucy, Cuff; the
Diligence, Finah, are on shore near Milford.

The Hebe, from Swansea, put into Milford, very leaky, part of the
cargo thrown over, bound to Lisbon.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT TIIE RESIDENCE Of
Ma. EASTHOPE, M.P.—Last night, between 7 and 8 o'clock,
the family of Mr. Easthope, residing on Hampstead-heath,
was thrown in a state of great consternation and alarm by a
tremendous explosion being heard, which was found to proceed
from the saddle-room, and shook the whole fabric to its founda-
tion. The apartment was found filled with smoke, the window
b!own out, and Mr. Easthope's coachman and groom were
discovered lying bleeding on the floor, insensible and in a
dreadfully injured state, being both much scorched and burnt,
and frightfully lacerated about the head, face, and hands. The
right hand thumb of the groom was blown almost completely
off, and it is greatly feared that his eye-sight is cor:
pletely destroyed. Surgical aid was directly procured,
but from the extreme severity of the injuries the unfortunate
men had sustained, their removal to the University College
Hospital was deemed expedient. It seems that the coach-
man and groom were sitting smoking in the Saddle-room,
when a packet of gunpowder, that had incautiously been
&lowed to remain on the table, by some means ignited.
The Right Hon. Thomas Lefroy paired off last
night with Mr. Currie on the third reading of the Parliamen-
tary Electors Bill. Mr. Blennerhasset paired off with Mr.
Jephson on the same question.
Mr. Dunlop and Mr. Christopher paired off last
night on the third reading of the Parliamentary Electors and
Freemen Bill.
M. de Chwastoff, Russian Envoy, who arrived at
Mivart's Hotel a few days since, has taken his departure
with important despatches for the Hague, from whence he
proceeds with speed to St. Petersburgh. This talented
diplomatist, we understand, is the bearer of important des-
patches to the Court of St. Petersburgh from New York,
and stayed only eighteen hours in that town.
Julius Cmsar, says the Charivari, thought he had
done nothing when something was left for him to do. Our
Deputies, on the contrary, imagine they have done much.
when they have done nothing at all. Future naturalists
will no doubt class them amongst the oysters and other inert
substances.