The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-09 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Jahn Wightman, a very respectably-dressed old man,
was piae4 before Mr. Twyford, charged with obstruct-
ing police-ofileZT 30, F division,in the execution of his
duty.
The policeman stated that he was passing through
Covent Garden on Saturday, and he saw a van standing
in the street and a great quantity of rubbish and cabbage
leaves strewed dbant, Ire went up to the
door opposite to which the vat was stand-
ing, and called out to tfie defejaiit who
was there, and told him to remove the rebbish. The
prisoner said he should not more it as he had /Kit plaCs'd
it there, and had nothing to do with it. The ponce-
man then said if he did not remove it he should
be compallod to take him to th a station-house.
The prisoner said he would dare him to take him to the

station-house, as he had committed no offence, and on
the officer going up to him he said " he was a d-d
scoundrel, and did not know his duty, and he would re-
port his conduct to Col. Rowan, in Scotland-yard. The
witness took the prisoner into custody, and he resisted
him all the way to the station-house.
71,1,is being the complaint, the prisoner was asked what
he had to say,. He said he was loading some peas of his
own in the van, but the van did not belong to him, nor
hßeim,steannide dsauidsinlige
laina)d,
did he place the zibbislihteerde.to
Welt language as that attr...?
tc viitfieSs Who saw the transaction:, and who would prove
that oiiicer was ito§t -violent in Mb conduct towards
hini.
The witness stepped fo'rWarci and said the van be-
longed to his ,master, who if& the habit of carting
vmetables for the defendant. ifu Orroborated what
f&1 44,1Yclawrft pleaded in his defence, and ateged that on
the prisofief letlitinp,to go to the station-hotive the
wl officer seized him vetifl7 by
,the handkerchief, stud
the witness cried out, 7"n don't mind
you will strangle the man," and the offices'
made the usual reply, " that if he did not &AO his
tongue he would take him also into custody." TIN?,
or three words passed between the defendant and
the officer that he did not hear, but he did not believe
the defendant called the officer a " damned scoundrel."
Mr. TWYFORD said he could not altogether overlook
the offence, as it was in evidence that the defendant
had resisted the officer in the discharge of his duty, which
was the offence charged. The officers were desired to
keep the streets clear, and no doubt it was a very diffi-
cult duty to perform. It was evident the officer mistook
Mr. Wightman for the owner of the van. Ile should fine
the defendant five shillings for resisting and abusing the
-finer in the execution of his duty.
• immediately paid the fine and left the
Mr. Wiehtinan
-
Court.

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Sir Richard Hoare, some time ago,..u.—
veral barrows near Stonehenge to be opened, to discover what these erections of huge stones contained ; in them °t b",;c!;:e ._.D.2.
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a number of curious remains of Celtic ornaments were r.tAvo
of Pe "; offed 34. --ek-terta&!, Pimliao, %,-- o
found, such as beads, buckles, and brooches, in amber, Trail,-
wood, and gold.— Wiltshire independent. On ti,. 4th inst., at
• 0 Brom,.
DUNGAN No N ELECTION T
.--441PORTA NT IN- Wat id" EV.' Edgard,eldest son of Mt. Georg
Cu the 4th inst.,
in'
the Howley, Q.C,, has been directeiV ii, owes Grosvenor-street.
Mar ret Elirabeth, the 11
the Lord Lieutenant to hold an inquiry at Dunr'n°n, ofOti the .sth inst., at Rarnagate, - Kt
of the Grove, Caroberwe'
on, Monday, the 9th inst., into the conductlnter Tee , .
Snow, Stipendiary Magistrate, of Lord No„,tand, and RDO YOUNG, !I .
Mr. Pole, J.P. with reference to oertain v;.ent proem)
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