The Sun.
London, England, 1841-10-30 00:00:00

MARLBOROUG H- STREET.

On Mr. Hardwick taking his seat on the Bench, Baker,
the superintendent of the C division, attended, and re-
ported that the apprehension of Afr. Gundry, who, it
will be recollected, has been so often brought to this
office, had been effi.cted on Thursday night. Two assault
warrants, granted at this office, against Mr. Gundry, have
been outstanding for the last three months, and the of-
ficers holding them could not succeed in capturing:him al-
though they made use of various stratagems. On Thursday
evening, at seven o'clock, two police constables were des-
patched from the station-house, in Vine-street, to take
him into custody, if possible ; and, after-watching about
the premises until nearly twelve o'clock, they came to
the determination of entering his apartments at all risks.
Having gained admission to the house, they cautiously
proceeded to a passage adjoining Mr. Gnndry's bed -
room, and, by means of a window looking from the for-
mer into the latter, th©y were in the act of gaining
admission, when they, were overheard by Mr. Gun-
dry, who, seizing a pair of pistols and a sword, threw
up the window, and got out of it in his shirt on to
the leads of an adjoining building, and from theiace by a
ladder on to the top of a water-closet, on which he
stood brandishing the sword, threatening to put a bullet
through any one of them that dared to follow him. At
the same instant he discharged one of the pistols at the
constables. Ho then ascended on to the roof of the
next hoUse, over two others, and when he found he
could get no further he sat down 'on the parapet which
overlooked a large skylight of a tailor's work- room,
through which he must have fallen had he overbalanced
himself, the height being about sixty feet. The constables
undeterred followed him, and succeeded in securing him,
and conveying him back into his bed-room, he alarming
the neighbourhood whilst they were forcing him over the
roofs of the houses, by screaming out " Thieves, mur-
der, fire," &c.
On the prisoner being placed at the bar, Mr. C.
Phillips appeared as his counsel, at the instance of his
relatives.

The parties at whose complaints the warrants against
Mr. Gundry had been obtained, were in attendance, but
these cases were not gone into, his examination being
proceeded with on the charge of shooting at the police
constables.

Police Sergeants Wall and Driscoll underwent a long
cross-examination by Mr. Phillips, with a view to show
that there was no proof that the pistol fired off by the
accused was loaded with bullet or shot.
Mr. HARDWICK desired that the fellow pistol, which
was also found in the possession of the accused, should be
examined.
Mr. Clements, the chief usher of the Court, accord-
ingly did so, and found it to be loaded, and on drawing
the charge, it consisted of rather more than the usual
quantity of powder and a leaden bullet.
Mr. HARDWICK said that the premises should be
strictly examined, to ascertain if there was the mark of a
bullet having struck any part of them ; and to allow time
for so doing; he should remand- the accused for further
examination on Thursday.next.

_ .._
Yesterday afternoon a very numerous meeting
of the prisoners confined in the Queen's Bench Prison,
was held in the common hall, for the purpose of con-
sidering the effects of the laws as regard confinement
for debt. Several persons having addressed the meet-
ing deprecating the operation of the present law, so far
as concerned those willing but not able to pay, and ex-
pressing a wish that when real dishonesty was mani-
fested, the parties ought to be subjected .to criminal pro-
ceedings, a series of resolutions were adopted, em-
bodying the sentiments of the speakers, and a committee
appointed to draw up a petition to Parliament on the
sulticct.
T.,
IJUNDEE TRADE.—We are"still without any
we decided improvemmtt in our general. business to report,
and
per
noovvwa operations. anxiously the next accounts from Ame-
rica, as on them depend greatly the character of our
winter
The prospects for the working-
classes are not encouraging, and the Unfavourable result
of the corn crops in this quarter must seriously affect their
employment and wages during the ensuing winter. Seve-
ral vessels with flax and tows have arrived here from
Archangel during the last eight days, but there are now
very few more expected, for some time to come. Flax
MOW off in smart quantities at last week's prices. Yarns
and linens are witheut alteration either in demand or
prices.—Dindee Courier.
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