The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-13 00:00:00

MARLBRO'-STREET-(T HIS DAY.

William Smart, who said he was employed in present-
ing bills by Mr. Drake, notary, 42, Leicester-square,
was charged with creating a disturbance at the house of
Mr. Parsons, 34, Halfmoon-street, Piccadilly.
Mrs. Parsons said she was roused from bed last night,
about eleven o'clock, by a loud knocking at the street
door. One of the servants having answered the door,
found the prisoner there, who presented a bill for pay-
ment. The servant, after remonstrating with him on
the impropriety of the time for such a business, told him
that Mr. Parsons was very ill, and requiring the attend-
ance of two medical gentlemen twice a day. But the man
insisted on the servant taking up the bill. Complainant
told the servant that she could do nothing in the matter
at that hour of the night, but that she would attend to
it the first thing in the morning. Notwithstanding this
she heard still a great noise in the hall, and therefore
got up and remonstrated with the prisoner, who posi-
tively refused to go. She felt herself under the neces-
sity of giving him in charge of a policeman.
Mr. llennwlcK said the hour of the night was most
unreasonable for business, and considerable force might
have been justifiably used in turning him out of the
house. After a severe reprimand the magistrate dis-
missed him.
Donations of 51. anonymous, and Si. from S. R. F.,
were received for the poor-box.

WORSHIP-S'IREET.—(THIS DAY
A young man of powerful athletic appearance, named
Clark, was this morning brought before Mr. Broughton,
the sitting magistrate, charged with making a great
disturbance at, and endeavouring to force his way into,
the boxes of, the Britannia Theatre, and vilso with
violently assaulting several constables.
Wm. Butler, jun., box-check taker, stated that the
prisoner endeavourd to pass him to go to ate boxes.
Seeing him, however, in his dirty working dress, and
being assured that he had not previously paid, he stopped
him. He had no sooner done so, however, than the
prisoner lifted him from the ground, as if he laud been
a feather, and threw him heavily, as he did also several
other persons who came to witness's assistance. He was,
however, prevented from going into the audient:le part of
the theatre by witness's father, who is a constable
stationed at the theatre.
William Butler, sen., had no sooner arrived at the
scene of noise and disturbance, which the prisoner had
been the occasion of, than the latter struck him a violent
blow in the eye. He, however, with assistance, detained
him until the arrival of two of the metropolitan police-
constables, and he was altogether ejected from the
theatre into the street.
Pollee- constable, N 388, deposed to his having, aided
by a brother constable, taken the prisoner from the
theatre. They had no sooner, however, arrived in the
street, than the prisoner became excessively violent, and
kicked and threw both witness and his compavaon. He
was, however, with considerable difficulty conveyed to
the station-house.
The prisoner merely said he was very tipsy at the
time, and was very. sorry for what he had done..
Mr. BROUGHTON-Yours is a very bad case. You are
liable to be convicted in a penalty for each assa ult. You
must pay a fine of 405., or be imprisoned for six weeks
in the House of Correction.
The prisoner, in default, was conveyed to a cell.

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Society, which he with other gentlemen belonging to
the association had had yesterday. They hebdt been in-
formed that that society had come to a resolution to vote
for the repeal of the malt-tax whenever a fitting opportu-
nity should occur, a determination which the deputation
very much regretted.
Mr. LITIBIE.II, of Herts, moved the first resolution,
which called upon all classes to unite, irrespective ot
class interests, for the repeal of the malt tax. The whole
produce to the revenue from the tax on mall was about
4,100,0001., but then the expense of collection
amounted to 702,3881, while the drawback on the ale
exported further (reduced the sum till its nett amount
was only 3,386,310/., a sum which he contended would
be amply made up by the increased means of the farmers
after the tax was repealed. He repudiated: all connec-
tion with the Central Agricultural Protection Society.
Mr. CIiEETIZA.3I seconded the resolution_
A resolution was then adopted pledging the society
not to relax its efforts until the Legislature conceded the
boon which they sought.
Mr. HOLDEN moved that a subscription be opened to
carry out the objects of the society.
Mr. SILVER, in seconding the motion, said that, as
one of the greatest employers of labourers iin the county '
of Sussex, he had full opportunity of observing what a
boon the repeal of this tax would be to the poor man.
The inferior kinds of malt also were excellently adapted
for the feeding of cattle, and in consequence of the use
ot it, he had himself taken the first prize at the Maidstone
Cattle Show. The tax almost entirely prevented the
use of this fodder.
Resolutions were passed for advertising the proceed-
ings, and for thanks to the Chairman, and the meeting
was dissolved.

NEW :COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF FOR BOMBAY.—We
have reason to believe that Sir Willoughby Cotton has
been appointed Commander-in-Chief for the Bombay
Presidency.—he lions News.