The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-02 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1841

LAW INTELLIGENCE

SHERIFFS' COURT, June 1.
CHARLTON V. ASHTON.

This was an action to recover the sum of 1401. from
the defendant, he having made himself liable under the
following circumstances
It appeared from the statement of Counsel that the
plaintiff is a stationer and bookseller in the Haymarket,
and that the defendant is also a stationer residing in
Piccadilly. In October 1839 the defendant, who was then
carrying on his business of bookseller and stationer in
Piccadilly, sold his business to the plaintiff, and
made an assignment to that effect to the plain-
tiff. In that assignment the defendant undertook that,
in case he recommenced business within the limits of
the twopenny post, he would make himself liable to the
plaintiff in the sum of 1401. Since that time the defen-
dant had recommenced business in Piccadilly, and the
present action was instituted to recover the sum named
an the declaration.

The action was undefended, and a verdict pas3ed fur
the plaintiff for the whole amount.

DARRINGTON V. DANIELS.

This was an action to recover the sum of 131. 12s. ld.
on a bill of exchange, the defendant being one of the
parties endorsing the bill.
The defendant put three pleas on the record-Ist, that
he was not the endorser ; 2d, that he had no notice of
the dishonour of the bill by the acceptor ; and, 3d, that
time had been given to the acceptor without the consent
of the defendant.

None of these pleas were supported in evidence, and a
verdict was returned for the plaintiff for the full amount.
Bennett and Buckley, Pigeon and Marriott, Darring-
ton and Daniels.—These were all undefended actions,
and verdicts were severally taken for the plaintiffs.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.

A great number of persons appeared in the Justice-
room, yesterday, to witness the examination of several
men, whom some described tas Irish Repealers, others
as Teetotalers, and others as a mixture of both, charged
with having committed desperate assaults in the City.
The bustle and confusion was so great, that it was ex-
tremely difficult to ascertain for some time what it was
all about ; but very much interest was attached to the
matter, in consequence of the fact that Mr. O'Connell
was on the spot while some of the outrages were perpe-
trated. Mr. Harvey, the City Police Commissioner, was
present during the examination.
Mr. Daniel O'Connell had, on the morning of Monday,
been amongst the teetotalers, who enjoyed a sort of com-
memoration on that day, and took his leave of them in
the City, after which he proceeded through Grace-
church-street in a barouche-and-four towards London-
bridge, for the purpose of joining a multitude of re-
pealers at Bridge Tavern. As the vehicle went along
an obstruction was caused, and the City police having
interfered to set all right, several of the Irish
teetotallers, or repealers, or both, some of whom
had sticks, and others had staffs, began to lay
about them, and a good deal of mischief was
done. The city police, however, having taken into cus-
tody a few of those whom they considered to be the ring-
leaders, a stop was put to the row, and the affair was
brought before Alderman Pirie.
The first person charged at the bar was Patrick
Connor.

A Mr. Courthorpe, of the Globe public-house, Dept-
ford, stated that between one and two o'clock on Mon-
day, as he was going towards London-bridge, on his way
home, he saw a great mob of people walking in proces-
sion. Two men who seemed to be enjoying ' the scene,
said to him, " Will you have a pipe ;" to which he re-
plied that " Perhaps a little brandy would suit him bet-
ser." He had no sooner said the word than he received
a blow upon the head with a staff with a cross upon it
from the prisoner, who was one of the party of tee-
totallers, or whatever they were.
Inspector Brake said there was no pretence for saying
those who were going towards the bridge were teeto-
tallers. They were principally Irish, and more than half
of them were drunk.

George Ritchie, of No. 67, Gracechurch-street, stated
that he heard, but did not see the blow, which was
desperate one, given.
_ _

Giles Winch—, an omnibus conductor, stated that he
was close to Mr. Courthorpe, and saw him struck with a
staff with a cross upon it by the prisoner, when he said
something about a glass of brandy.
Policeman No. 542 stated that he was on duty in
Gracechurch-street, and saw a mob, and amongst them
Mr. Courthorpe, with the blood streaming from his
head. The wounded man pointed out the prisoner as
his assailant. Witness seized the prisoner, whom the
mob endeavoured to rescue, and who had in his hand a
staff, which was lost in the affray.
Conner said that he never struck a blow. Mr. Court-
horpe spoke to somebody about a drop of brandy, and
immediately received a blow, but from whose hand he
could not tell. All hei knew was that the blow was given
by somebody that wasn't himself, and he could prove his
innocence.

Alderman PIRIE—Who, and what are you ?—I am an
Irishman, and a farmer's labourer.

The next person put to the bar was a man named
John Mayne.
A young man, named Henry Homewood, servant to
Mr. Myers, of St. Peter's-alley, Cornhill, said that at
half-past three o'clock (the procession was then on its
return from the Bridge Hotel) he went out on an errand
to Gracechurch-street, and saw some of the mob en-
deavouring to push a coachman from his seat. Witness
being in livery, they took him, he supposed, for a fel-
low-servant of the coachman, and he received a blow
from the prisoner. Fearing that he should be attacked
-with greater violence, he lay down in the street, but
the mob kicked him in the face most desperately, while
several cried out, " Give it him."

Policeman, No. 533, stated, that upon hearing there
was a mob in Gracechurch-street, he went up and saw
the prisoner, who seemed to be a ringleader, and several
others, striking at persons about them. Witness went
in to prevent , further violence, and was knocked down
by the prisoner. Witness, who had his truncheon, then
struck several, but he was knocked down again, and his
head was stamped upon. He, however, persevered,
and, with the assistance of a brother officer, after re-
peated attacks upon him, succeeded in securing the pri-
soner near the bridge, and conveying him through a
tradesman's house out of the way of rescue.
Policeman No. 591 was also severely maltreated. He
was knocked down and kicked into a state of insensibility,
so that it became necessary to take him to St. Thomas's
Hospital. He lost his hat, and handkerchief, and trun-
cheon. He now felt great soreness about the body and
head.

The prisoner said, that he was quiet in the crowd, when
the policeman took hold of him, and wrongfully accused
and dragged him through the house.
The next prisoners put to the bar were John Desmond
a-ad John Donovan.

Alderman PIRIE asked who seemed to be the leaders
of the extraordinary procession, some of the members of
which had app eared before him ?

Inspector Brake said, that Mr. Daniel O'Connell, wit's
cap and gold band, appeared in the barouche, and was
given to understand that the other principal lx"--sons were
the Reverend Doctor Kirwan, the Catlx?lie.,
clergy-man of
Moorfields Chapel, Mr. Brown, a
.. cr
ioinet-maker, Mr.
,
Hennessey, a shoe-maker, and the Mr. M'Davila, a
Catholic clergyman.
Policeman, No. 572, st`ated, that he observed Mr.
O'Connell's carriage n
omnibus stopped. Fenchurch-street, where an
l'he mob unbuckled the reins of the
horses in the tr.nnibus, and when witness interposed, he
was struck v..olently with sticks by the mob, and disabled.
rolicetr,an No. 526, saw the last witness attacked, and
draggers him from amongst the crowd by the hair of the
head, He knocked down four of the mob, who were
FAching the man. Afterwards he saw one of the two
persons behind the carriage, and he and another appre-
hended them both.

Alderman PIRIE—Was Mr. O'Connell in the carriage?
Policeman No. 526, replied that Mr. O'Connell and Doc-
tor Kirwan were in the carriage.
Alderman PiniE=-And could Mk. O'Connell see what
was going on ? The witness replied that Mr. O'Con-
nell could see what was doing. There was an immense
number of people hurraing. Mr. O'Connell waved his
hand, and they hurraed. Witness was going to appre-
hend the man whom he had seen strike his brother
policeman, when Dr. Kirwan said to the man, " Stand to
your post." WitneSs followed till the procession reached
the Bridge Hotel, and then he insisted upon knowing
Doctor Kirwan's address. Mr. O'Connell at length came
out and said to him "Go away fellow, get out of this."
Witness declared that he would not go except he had
either the address or the person, and Mr. O'Connell then
mentioned that the gentleman was Doctor Kirwan, of the
Roman Catholic Chapel, Moorfields, and at the same
time stated that he would complain of witness's conduct
to Mr. Harvey, the City Police Commissioner, with
whom he was acquainted.
James Giles, the driver of an omnibus, which had been
stopped, stated that the mob beat his horses, snatched
his whip, and covered him with mud, but he received no
hurt.

Henry Radcliffe, an officer of the Animals' Friend
Society, stated that, having been informed by a gentle-
man that two fellows were beating a policeman, he ran
to the spot and saw the prisoner Donovan on the
back of the carriage, kicking a policeman most
violently. Mr. O'Connell was, at the time, standing at a
window at the Bridge Hotel waving his handkerchief
and cheering the mob on. The staffs the mob carried
were much bigger than those carrried by the police.
Policeman No. 594, stated that he was called to
take the prisoners from the back of the carriage
and was kicked most desperately by them, somebody in
the carriage having- held them firmly.
The driver of NO. 164 omnibus stated that his vehicle
was stopped by the mob, who unbuckled the reins of one
of the horses, and covered him (the driver) with mud.
The witness Radcliffe said that several of the persons
in the procession wore green sashes, with medals at-
tached.

The prisoners both solemnly declared that they never
left the back of the carriage from the moment they left
Moorfields till the policeman apprehended them.
Alderman PIRIE said that all the prisoners must each
of them find two sureties for the sum of 50/, and give
twenty-four hours' notice of the bail to the City Soli- ,
citor, who should have instructions to prosecute. them.
A man named John Hanby was then put to the bar
charged with having seriously assaulted a person named
Butt, who was not able to attend in consequence of the
injuries he received in the row in Gracechurch-street.
Alderman PIRIE told the prisoner that if Mr. Butt
should die on account of the ill treatment he received,
he (prisoner) could be tried for his life.
The prisoner, who appeared to -be a raw Irishman,
said that he was an innocent man, and had been treated
most scandalously ; nobody could say he had anything
in his hand in the crowd.
Policeman No. 515, said- that he went up to
the place in which Mr. O'Connell's carriage was
standing still, and endeavoured to clear the way to
let the carriage pass, Witness heard Arr.- O'Gou—

nell say "Don't be afraid of him," and suspected that he
(witness) was meant. Subsequently, at the Bridge-hotel,
a•gentleman, who belonged to Mr. O'Connell's company,
came out, and threatened to put the city police into the
custody of the metropolitan police.
Inspector Brette said that the city police had acted
with very great propriety and spirit throughout, and
numbers of the inhabitants were ready to bear testimony
to that fact.

Alderman PIRIE said he had every reason to suppose
that they deserved the approbation of the inhabitants.
Several men with black eyes and bound up heads who
stated that they were attacked by the mob, attended, but
could not clearly identify their assailants.

PRICES OF CAN AL,DOCK, ASSUR-
ANCE COMPANY SHARES &c. &c.

LONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE 1.
Number Divider d Price
$4 per CANALS. oer
Shares. Annum. Paid. Share,
~,766 7 pea cent. Ashton & Oldham...Averag e 971.181. eh. 110
1,482 41. Ashby.de.leaouch Average 1131.5 h. 72
1, 60 Basingstoke 1001. s h. 5
1,00 541. Brecknock and Abergavenny -1501. sh. 92
A.,000 1.16tb, 101. Birmingham, 1.16 th share ....W. & 711. 200
I,eoo .... .., Ditto & Liverpool Junct.l9.T. eh. 100p41 25
600 :ii. Bridgewater and Taunton.lool.sh. all pi -
100 51. Chelmer and Blackwater lOOl. eh . 101
300 321. Co ventryi. 1001. sh. 600
C roydon. ......... Average 311.25.10 d. sh. -
2,060 51. Os Dud1ey........... 1001.,h. 94
600 151. Derby lool.sh . 120
20,000 4 per cent. Danube and Mayne 411.135. 4d .pd v 3
3,575 i 4' Ellesmere and Chester Averzge 1331.05. St
231 621 Eyewash
1,297 301. Forth and Clyde.... Average 41: 0/. 16s. h. el)
11,000 lg. Grand Junction ..... 1001.sti 127
2,8494 255. Grand Union lool.sh 26
1,500 ....... Grand Surrey." 100/.eh. 15
1,0001 41. percent. Ditto (optional) Loan. lOO/.e 100/.eh.
1001.
'596 Grand Western .. IL sh. allpd 10
600 131.125. 6d. Olamergansbire, Aver. cost 1721. 135.44. '230
749 12s. (herrn tm ..... 1501.8h. 20*
6,238 2/. Os. Huddcrsfl.rld Averages /1.65. 6d. eh. 27
100
1`..323 11.10 s. Kennet and Avon, Av. 39/.196.10d. sh 24
11,6994 1/. 7s. Lancaster Average 471.65. 8d 27)4
2,897 f 301. Leeds and Liverpool lool.lh 750
545 i 111. Leicester .... ..................... l4Ol. lb 154
1,907 5/. Os. Leicester & Nort itampton Aver P3l. We 73
2,A( 0 101. Monmouthshire ...... 1001.10! 200
250 101. Melton Mowbray ....J0N. eh. WC
109 25/. Mersey and [resell ...................1001.,h. 555
3,0(10 21. 10s. Macclesfield lOOl. sh. all pd. 34%
237 171. Neath lool.sh. 325
2,400 U. Peak Forest Aver"ge about 78/. sh. 73%
1,419 Eis. Regent's (or London) Av. 33/.165.8d. Rh. 9%
6,669 61. Rochdale Average 851.5 h. 88
500 81. Shropshire 1251. sh. 137
800 101. Os. Somerset Coal l5O/. sh. 180
3,600/. 44 per rent Ditto Lock Fund Stock 121.105. sh. 11%
700 361. Stafford and Worcester. 140/.sh. 602

555 15! Shrewsbury 125/. sh. 280
3.10 111. Staurbridge......-..,.......2.. 1451.5h. 396
3,047 21. oi.. Stratford.on. Avon it fer...:791.93. tot!. sh. 35
533 int Swansea lool.sh, 265
3,762 21. 10s. Severn and Wye and Railway Av. 351. sh. 45
..600150. 32/. Pis. Treat and Mersey, 1 share lOO/. sh. s'o
0.149 Thames and Medway Av. 191. hs. Bd. sh. 2
i,ooosh.l ,1, Warwick aad 134rmingham . lool.sh 240
I,oooish. ''
950 13. Warwick and ',lepton: 1001. sh. 160
7,000 41. Worcester & Birmingham Av. 781.85. sh. 55
5.000 325. Wilts and Bergs Average 671. 10s Bd. sh. 23
100 6,. Wyr lev and Essington 125/. sh '74
.26
90s 1.. Wey and Ailiti .. 1104 gn. 223
DOCKS
2.100 &
1.065a,h.1 3p. c. Commerc al lOOl.O. 6:33„,
5 per rent. East and West India Stock 101
&,Q19,31011. 31 p-ct. London Stock 70
Ditto Bonds
2403 31.65. sd. Bristol Average 14"/. 9s. sh. 75
38,324/. 5/. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts lOB
1.'152,752 5 per cent. St. Katharine Stock :97
500,000 41 per cent. Ditto Bonds
10).000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years
........ , Deptford Fin .. 'Ol. sh. 201. pd 10
FRIDGES
1,600 I/. Haminersniiti . ......... . .... .........501.5h. 21
7,231 Southwark, 01:1 'Av. 03!.25. Bd. sh. 3!,,,,
1,700 U. I ss. Ditto, New, of 7g per cent., 50/. sh. 16
J,OOO ....... Waterloo 1001. sh. 334
5,000 this. Od, Ditto, Old Annuities of 81 60/. pd 21
5,000 19s. 3d, Ditto, New Ditto of 71. 4Ol. pd 1834
sO,OOOl. 5/. per cent. Ditto Bonds
5,948 26s Vauxhall .......,.Average 701. 10s. 3d. sh 26
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`2,000 8/10s Albion 5OOl. sh. 501. pd 72
6),,,-,,,, r
I. 6 per cent.l Albanceßritish&Foreignloo/.sh. 111. pd 14
- and 15s.
50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine lOO/. sh. 5/. pd 5
24,000 I/. per sh. Atlas 5O!. sh. 51. pd 141 A
I,2ooish. 51. Birmingham t ire.. '2so/. sh. 55/. pd 10734
10,000 4/. per cent. British Fire 250/. sh. 50/. pd 40
12,000 6/, per cent. British Commereisl 5Ol. sit. 51. pd 514
5,000 U. per cent. Clerical & Medical Life, 160/.sh. 2/10s pd ..0
4,000 310 s County MO/. sh. 10/. pd I/.
9,000 4s. Eagle 4 501. sh. 51. pd 5
Economic Lite 16001.8 h. .250/. pd 406
of,''''-'0 fasnpde3rlc)lebnst..l
2,271 225. per cent. European Li, • 00/. sh. all pd 22
50,000 2s. Ditto, New 201. sh. 2/. pd 134
:,000,0001. 61. per ct Globe. Stock 11534
21,000 51* Guar4ian
31,000 4s. 0:! Hope 5O/. sh. W. pd 534
2,400 51. 121. 68. Imperit I Fire 5OO/ O. 50!. pd 133
7,500 Us. Imperial Lite 100!. sh. 10/. pd 10
!3,459 5/. percent, Indemnity Marine llll/. sh. 8/. pd 29
2,020 31 10s Kent Fire 'W. sh. all pd 512
3/. Ditto Life 5Ol. pd (16
10,000 163. Law Life lOOl. sh. 101. pd 3034
5,000 10s. London, Fir, 251. sh. 12!. 1(0. pd 1830
3,900 10s. London, Ship .........251. sh. 12!. 10s. pd 1834
1,000,000/. ... ..... Minerva Life 1001. sh.

. .
610,001/.
30,001) 5/. per cent, Palladium LW 50/. sh. 21. pd 2/ 6,
50,000 51. per cent. Protector 1;r: ,30/. sh. 2/. pd 12t.0(1
10,000 0 per cent. Protestant .1/issenters ....160/. sh. 5/. pd *i
2,500 U. Provident Lue ....,.. ...... 100/. sh. 101. pd 00
1.1(1 3s. fd. Rock Life 5/. pd -3?‘
KU,220/ 51. per coat. Royal Exchange Stock 183%
8,000 5 per cent. University Life 100/. sh. 5/. pd 54
13,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 1001. sh. 51. pd 74

JOINT STOCK BANKS.
25,009 Agric and C,An. of Ireland2sl. sh. 10/. pd
10,000 8 per cent. Anstralvia 40/. sh. 40/. pd Sc,
1.6,0:.1) 10 percent. Bank of Birmingham 504 sh. 10/, pd 13%
10,000 19 per cent. Birmingham Bank . 50/. sh. 10/, pd 1P54
3%000 6 percent. London & Westminster 100/ sh. 201. pd 22%
00,000 51. London Joint Stock 50/. sh. 101. pd 12
3,000 4 per cent. Lancaster lOO/.01. 20/. pd 30
25,000 If; per cent. Liverpool 1001 sh. 121/. pd 1 ►34
50,000 ii perceiit Manchester and Liver 1 501.5 h. 151 pd 10%
pool District
20,000 7 per mat. Manchester lOO4 sh. 10/. pd
20,000 8 pc. mt. Provincial Bank of Irelandloo/. sh. 25/. pa 42►%
1,►,'00 6i er cent National Bank of Ireland 59/. sh 17,3/. pd 16
10,000 6 per cent National Prnv'•.,clal Eng.lool sh. 35/. pd 35►,
10,006 ...... ... Ditto New Illi sh. 10/ pd 10%
10,009 Gloucestershire 50!. sh. 101. pd 32
6,000 10 per cent. iiampshire