The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-26 00:00:00

TTIE SUN, LONDON, NVEDN'ESDAY, AUGUST 26. 1840.

avoid them, but he was obliged to guess where they
were situated, as they were completely covered by wa.
ter, and there was no mark to guide him.

On his cross-examination Tavernor said he had been
told at the lock that there were only 21); feet of water
over the piles.
Jacob Nash, master of another vessel, was called to
prove that, in navigating the river the next morning, his
vessel struck against the piles, and there were no bea-
cons, which fact was confirmed by several other wit-
nesses.

Mr. Sergeant BOMPAS then proceeded to address
the Jury for the defence, and said that he should be
able to satisfy the Jury, by the testimony of competent
witnesses, that beacons had been erected, and every
proper and necessary precaution taken by the Company.
Mr. Armstrong, surveyor and architect, was called to
depose to the necessity of driving the piles, for the pur-
r se of erecting the bridge.
Mr. William Houseley, foreman to the contractor of
the work, deposed that pieces of timber had been re-
peatedly put up as beacons, and that the timber had
been frequently knocked down and stolen by the barge-
men, end that as often as they were removed they were
replaced by others, as soon as the state of the tide would
admit of it.

Daniel Broomfield, a carpenter, deposed to his having
erected beacons, and also that more than these were
standing at the time of this accident.
Several other workmen were called, and gave similar
testimony.
Mr. ERLE having addressed the Jury in reply,
His LORDSHIP summed up, and atter an absence of
half an hour the Jury returned into Court with a verdict
for the plaintiff—Damages 1401.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

SENTENCES.

The following received sentence of banishment :
For Life—Richard Hogg, Charles Green, ThomLs
Miles.

For 13 Years—Michael Bennett, Elizabeth Cleave-
land, George Isaacs, William Hill Fletcher, William
Butcher, Elizabeth Weston.

For 14 Years—J, Smith, John Brown.
For 10 Years—John Richardson, Peter Sturgeon,
John Sullivan, Frederick Mills, John Farrell, Wil-
liam Lush, John Jones, A. Taylor, John Thomas
Hogg, John Martin.
For 7 Years—W. Brown, Robert Owen, M. Byron,
R. Warren, John Sel!wood, J. Peak, J. Charrington,
W. Walker, G. Wilson, Henry Wade, John Williams,
Dennis Regan, Richard Taylor, John Guy, J. Green-
ham, J. Fowler, George Wilson, J. Pyc, John Smith-
son, James Anderson, Robert Belcher, George Cook,
John Risely, John Edmonds, Louisa Dale, Henry
Goodwin, Dennis Glynn, Mary Lyon, George Rus-
sell, J. Brown, W. Smith, James Baker, William Mor-
ris, Mark Kimber.
Imprisonment and Hard Labour in the House of
Correction :

For Two Years—John Smith, John Williams, Ben-
jamin Robinson, John Ratcliff, and William Deacon.
For Eighteen Months—W. Bell.

For One Year—Matthew Cunningham, J. Roberts,
J. Horton, J. Smith, George Jeffrey, W. Taylor, J.
Tooley, William Tooley, J. Gordon.
A number of others were sentenced to shorter
periods of imprisonment.
The Court at its rising adjourned to Monday, the
14th of September next, which will be the last of the
present Shrievalty.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

A young man of extremely diminutive size, who gave
the name of William Wisp, was brought before the
Lord Mayor, charged with having, in a fit of drunken-
ness and valour, challenged a grenadier to fight, and in-
flicted upon the policemen several kicks and blows with
all his might ; which, however, provoked nothing but
laughter.
Inspector Brake said that the little man was another
instance of the effect of spiritous liquors upon the brain.
The officers were obliged to tie his arms and legs, for
they feared that, although he could'do very little harm
to others, he might injure himself seriously. He con-
tinued to cry out .6 Police, police," although in the midst
of them, and played off innumerable antics.
From the statement of Police Serjeant Williams, it
appeared that the attention of the police was attracted,
on the preceding night to what at first sight appeared
to be a monkey, leaping about the person of a soldier ;
and when it was found that the little man was the ani-
ma► whose activity excited their surprise, they could not
help joining the spectators of so remarkable an ex-
hibition. When Mr. Wisp made a rush, the
grenadier received him with his open hand, and
wiped him aside with great ease. Sometimes Mr. 'Wisp
got behind his bony opponent, and mounting on the hips,
began to slap the ears et the soldier with his fists. The
noise and the crowd, however, became so annoying, that
the only thing that was to be done was to separate the
combatants, and the only way to do that was to deposit
the little man in some place where he was not likely to
meet a grenadier. He was accordingly conveyed by a
policeman, who took him in his hand, to the station-
house, where, from his diminutive size, his activity, and
his pugnacious qualities, he was very difficult of ma-
nagement.

The LORD MAYOR—What do you suppose he got
drunk with, Mr. Brake—gin, or porter, or wine In-
spector Brake—He was raving, my Lord. He must
have had spirits of some kind—if not gin, in all proba-
bility bad brandy.
The LORD MAYOR—WeII, my man, what made you
so determined to conquer this grenadier ? What had
you been drinking ? Mr. Wisp—Brandy, my Lord.
The LORD MAYOR—And how much had you ? Mr.
Wisp—One glass, please you, my Lord—cold without.
The LORD MAYOR—And that did your business ?
Mr. Wisp—Yes, my Lord. I didn't know what I was
a-doing, and I'm sure I berr the gentleman's pardon.
The LoRD MaYou—fou cannot be in the habit of
drinking ? Mr. Wisp—No,
my Lord, and I'll never
try it again. You'il never see me again, depend upon
it, my Lord.

Tile Loan NlAYoa—Why, certainly, it is easier for
you to get out of the way than for anybody else. Are
you in employment? Mr. Wisp—No ; not exactly.
I have been a clerk, but I am not in work, and it was
to support me in the want of a place that I ventured
upon the brandy.
The Loan MAYOR—NeII, I shall not fine you.
You have had a night's confinement, tied hands and
feet, and that I consider to be punishment enough.
So go home, and drop drinking, or you will not only be
led astray, but, like your old namesake,': you will lead
others into the mire.