The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-19 00:00:00

*defendant ran after Me, leaving the mob, which had much
increased, behind, and seized one of my arms, which he
pinched violently, exclaiming, " Now I've got you, and I'll
lock you up." He then called another constable to his
aid, by whom my other arm was grasped, and, as they
were dragging me through the crowd along Crawford-
street, I requested to bo permitted to speak to a
friend, Mr. Mills, with the view of taking him to
come and i bail me, if necessary ; but the de-
fendant refused,' and giving me a push, said some-
thing about a rescue being my object. I was taken
on to the Harcourt-street station-house, when defendant
threst me forcibly in at the entrance door, and addressing
himself to another constable there, said, " Keep all those
who are outside from coming in." I told him he was a
brutal scoundrel, and that his reason for refusing to let any
one in was that he might have the story all his own way.
He placed me at the bar, saying to the inspecting sergeant
then present, " A man and a woman have been fighting in
Gloucester-place, and this man (pointing to me) has been in-
terrupting me in the execution of my they ; he has called me
many blackguard names, and a gentleman from a two-
pair of stairs window desired me to take him into custody.
'flir Inspector (Mr. Tedman), to whom I explained the
matter, told me I was at liberty to go, as there was
no charge upon which he could detain me. I then left
the place and went home.
By Mr. R.AWLINSON—When I crossed over last, I had
done with the matter, and was going away.
Mr. Wetherington corroborated the complainant's state-
ment.
Mary Richardson, sister of the last witness, corroborated
her brother's statement.
Mr. RAWLINSON defendant)—This is a serious charge
for you to answer. What have you to say to it?
The defendant said that there was a row, twelve or
fourteen persons all speaking at once—that he was in-
sulted by Mr. Kensett, who grabbled him by the collar,
and that Lord Lake, seeing defendant overpowered, sprung
his rattle, and called on him to do li;s duty.
Lanagan and Rose, the former 95 *and the latter 124 of
the D division, were called by the defendant. Rose, in
alluding to " complainant," was desired to point him out
if be could, and after looking round for some little time,
fixed upon Lord Montford, who sat on the bench with Mr.
Rawlinson, as the person.
Lord Lake said that when he threw up his windol.v and
sprung his rattle, not being able to sleep for the distur-
bance, it appeared to him that the policeman seemed to be
hustled by the crowd. Ile (Lord Lake) called upon the
constable to do his duty, but did not tell him who to take.
Mr. RAWLINSON—The case has been very properly
brought forward by Mr. Kensett, and it is quite clear that
justice has been defeated by the constable. It was in his
power to fine the defendant 101., but he should inflict a
penalty of half that amount ; and in default of payment
he (defendant) would be imprisoned for one month.
The Magistrate also remarked that he did not consider
the defendant to be a fit person to remain any longer in
the force.

ACCIDENT ON -THE RIVER.-

THE LATE GALES.

On Monday evening Messrs. Taylor and Warren, who
carry on the business of ship-chandlers in Little Hermi-
tage-street, Wapping, and a tradesman, named Stead-
man, set out in a small dingy only ten feet long with a
foresail, mainsail, and topsail, sufficient for a large skiff,
all up. At an early hour yesterday morning the master of
the Dragon, a steam towing-vessel, found a boat turned
bottom upwards under his paddle-box in Blackwall-reach.
It proved to be the one in which the three persons above-
named left , Wapping on Monday evening. The sails
were in the boat, which had evidently been capsized. No
tidings of her passengers could be obtained, and their
relatives and friends concluded they were drowned. But
in the afternoon, while their friends and relatives were
mourning their supposed loss,aud their neighbours lamenting
the sad occurrence, the missing persons drove into Wapping,
in a cab, and gave the following account of the accident
which had befallen them They were returning home in the
boat about one o'clock in the morning, and on coming

through Limehouse-reach with the call hoisted, a sudden
gust of wind capsized the boat, which turned over, and
they were carried by the tide under a tier of vessels. They
e4rue up again, and the boat separating from them, they
were drifted towards another tier of foreign vessels, and,
on reaching it, clung to the mooring-chains, and called cut
loudly for help. In this perilous situation, with the wind
blowing a stiff gale, they remained for some time, when
their cries were heard by a master of a Swedish vessel, who
aroused his crew, and the people in the water were taken
on board, and received every attention from the foreigners,
with whom they remained for several hours. Their es-
cape was a most miraculous one,' and it is extraordinary
how the dingy lived in the water so long as it did, for it is
one of the most _unsafe things ever seen in the river.
Yesterday morning, about half-past one o'clock, a
Thames police galley, containing George Judge, an in-
spector, and his boat's crew, were going down the river,
and in passing the Victualling-yard at Deptford observed
the sentinel walking backwards and forwards on the wharf.
The wind was blowing a perfect hurricane at the time,
and the boat had not proceeded above 80 yards below the
Victualling-yard, when the police heard a splash in the
water, and on turning reund, saw the head of the sentinel,
who bad been blown off the wharf, appearing just above
the surface of the water. Happily he was saved.
Yesterday morning the tide ebbed so low, in conse-
quence of the southerly winds which have prevailed during
the last three days, that the navigation above bridge, ex
cept for very small boats, was entirely stopped for some
time. A number of men and boys were enabled to walk
across the river between Blackfriars and Waterloo-bridges,
and the stream was diminished to mere a brook. The tide
was never known to recede so low before. Below bridge
the stiiainere were unable to land and embark their passen-
gers at some Of the piers for want of water; and they were
taken to and from' the vessels in small boats. •

The night of Monday was a very stormy one, and much
damage was done to the boats and barges in all parts of
the river. Yesterday the wind blew a hurricane, and fre-
quent collisions took place in the afternoon between
steamers and vessels coming up the river.
Yesterday afternoon, off London-bridge, the Royal
George, Margate steamer, was Corning into the Adelaide-
wharf to land her passengers, when in swinging round to
get alongside the pier, head down, the rop fastened to
the buoy I.r the purpose of slackening the vessel into the
position required, broke, aad the vessel being then right
athwart the tide, which was running up fast, was
driven towards the bridge, and every one expected
that her funnel and masts would be carried away, and
the passengers on deck sacrificed, but fortunately ,the
vessel was too long to pass through the arch, and she
floated lengthways until she reached the bridge, when
her further progress was stopped, the bow of the ves-
sel touching the pier or wall of the arch close to the
stairs, and her stern driving against the projecting part of
the other pier. The engines were set in motion to keep
the vessel athwart the arch, and prevent the tide bringing
her round and forcing her through the arch stern foremost,
which would have brought down the funnel and mast, and
made a total wreck of the ship. At length warps were
thrown out and made fast to the buoy, and the vessel was
brought round in a north-east position towards the wharf.
In swinging the bowsprit caught the post of the gas-lamp
on the wharf, and brought it all down, with part of the
iron railing, which fell with a tremendous crash. The
dumb-barges lying alongside the wharf, the chains of
which had been cased, were next set adrift, and they
floated alongside the Royal George until she was secured
in a proper berth with her head down at the lower wharf.
Not a single passenger was injured, and they were all
landed in safety, after a detention of three-quarters of an
hour. The Royal George must have sustained considera-
ble damage. The Duchess of Kent and the Albion soon
afterwards arrived, and landed upwards of 500 passengers,
who said they had experienced very rough weather in the
passage from Ramsgate and Ipswich.

PROPOSED MOVEMENTS OF

TROOPS.

TO THE MEDITERRANEAN.

19th Regiment, to Malta, and the 38th Regiment, to
Corfu, to replace the two Regiments which were with-
drawn to augment the troops in Canada.
42d Regiment, to relieve 59th at Corfu.
79th Regiment, to relieve 33d at Gibraltar.
88th Regiment, to relieve 47th at Malta.
97th Regiment, to relieve 2d Battalion of the 60th at
Corfu.
Ist Battalion Rifle Brigade to relieve 92d at Malta.
TO THE WEST INDIES.
33d Regiment, from Gibraltar.
47th Regiment, from Malta.
59th Regiment, from Corfu.
92.c1 Regiment, from Malta.
TO JAMAICA.
2d Battalion of 60th, from Corfu, to relieve the 68th.