The Sun.
London, England, 1824-05-01 00:00:00

ASSAULT ON A CLERGYMAN.

UNIox-HALL. Yesterday Captain L. C.
O'Callaghan, Aide-de-Camp tosGeneral Quiroga, appeared at
this office beforc'M. SIVABZY, D. KING, and S. DAviEs,
Esqrs., to answer the• complaint of the Rev. J. Saurin, son to
the Bishop of Dronio-re; who chard the Captain with having
violently assaulted him on the King's highway, in the parish of
• St. Giles, Camberwell, on the '9th ult. The complainant came
to the office in his carriage, accompanied by several of his
friends. The defendant attended with Mr. Thelwall, and some
other gentlemen.
The Rev. James Sanrin sworn, stated, that on Thursday
.afternoon last, between four and five o'clock,
.as, he was re-
.turning from a visit to the- diSciivery ships.at Deptford, on
horseback, accompanied by. a friend (now present), he observed
:a carriage on the road, eoninig towards the town, near the New
Cross turnpike. He and his friend paSsed the carriage, and
proceeded on towards the turnpike, at the gate of which they
stopped, for the purpose of paying the tell ;'by thiS' time the
carriage came up, -and while he (the-Witness) wafs 'receiving
change from the toll collector, the defendant, whO was sitting
in the dickey of the carriage, called out and stigmatized him
(witness) with the words—" You are a blackguard! You are d•
scoundrel! You are no gentleman !" and ire Ultiniately got
down from the coach, seized hold of the 'horse's reins, dragged
a stick which he (complainant) carried, from his hands, and
beat him violently with it across the shoulders.
Mr. SWADEr.—This is a most extraordinary case. have
you had any acquaintance with the gentleman who used you
thus, previous to the assault ? Had you 'or your friend given no
offence?
The complainant —Upon my honour, and upon my oath, 1
never recollect having seen him before the time of the outrage.
The defendant. —The Rev. Saurin is perfectly- correct :
it is quite true we never saw each other until the period I chas-
tised him for his impertinence to sonic ladies who were under
my protection.
The complainant declared, that he was not conscious of hav-
ing committed any breach of decorum which should warrant
such conduct as that exhibited by the defendant on the occa-
sion. The horse which lie rode on that day was a' restive one,
and probably might have frightened the horses attached to the
carriage in which the defendant and his friends were ; but as
for offering any insult to ti-.eladies, he ( the complainant) again
repeated, that neither himself nor his- friend had.

SWADEY observed, that the defendant had now an op-
portunity of answering the assault.
Captain O'Callaghan.---I admit that what the Rev. Gentle-
man stated relative to the assault which I committed upon
him is true, but the provocation I received was omitted al-
together in his statement. Upon the day Mentioned I accom-
panied a party of ladies on . board the Heck discovery ship ;
upon our return, I was sitting in the dickey of the carriage,
when I observed the complainant and another gentleman ride
up to the side of the carriage, in which there were four ladies,
and stare into the windows in a very impertinent manner. I
mentioned the circumstance to a gen drman, a friend of mine,
who was sitting with me, but made no observation- at this
time to the complainant or his friend: However, after pass-
ing the. carriage, they pulled up their horses a second time,
and.stared into the windows as before ; a third time, they
Waited until the carriage was abreast of them, and came close
to the windows ; upon which I addressed myself to the com-
plainant, saying, " Sir, I hope you are satisfied now." lle
sneered at me in a most contemptuous manner, and again re-
piked' his insulting conduct towards the ladies; who were under
my protection. • These repeated insults I could not bear any
longer : although the carriage was going forward at a very
9uickl'ate, I sprang off the dickey, with the determination of
insisting on having the card of a person who had so grossly
misconductedhiniself. As soon as he and his friend perceived
- my intention, the latter called out to the complainant " Gal-
LOp off, Saurin ; gallop oft';" and put spurs to his horse ; but
I instantly seized the reins of the Rev. .oentleman'thorse, who
endeaVoured to ride over me, and having no whip or stick my-
self at the 'time, I seized his and certainly thrashed him with
it. .I confess my country's sons are not endued With the pa-
tienCe of. Job; but under the circumstances of the case, I
trUat -the'l.3enelk will Make some allowance for the aggravation
received. •

Mr. SWAIIEY. asked the defendant whether he was certain
Mr.-Satirin had stared into the carriage in the, way described.
The defendant. —I am positive-of it; and one of the Ladies
is now in attendance, who will speak to that-fact.
The complainant declared. that he was not even aware-of the
number of Ladies who were in the carriage.
The:Magistrate apprized the defendant that it would be ne-
cessary he should have two bailto answer the charge.
The defendant said, that he did not come prepared with hail.
lle•'expected another mode of proceeding would have been
adopted.
Mr.. Thelwa/1 stepped forward, and stated that ha was ready
to become bail for his friend's appearance to any amount.
That gentleman had unquestionably committed a breach of the
peace, in protecting his, (Mr. Thelwall's) wife, and other
ladies, from insult. lle (Mr.- Thelwall) was of the party, but
did not see the transaction, in consequence of being in another
carriage in the rear of that occupied by the party who were
insulted. -

The complainant's friend was here about to enter into a state-
ment, when the Magistrate observed, that it would be better
not to discuss the matter there any further and added, that as
the defendant had not come prepared with two hail for his ap-
pearance, he (the 3lagi::trate) would be satisfied .to bind the
defendant, himself in the sum of 80/.,_ and one surety of 401.
toappear-at the next Quarter-sessions. The parties then•leet
the office.

DrsTREssiNG Evr.NT.—The -violent inirricane
from the north-east, which was eNperienced at Edinburgh on
Thursday, was Severely felt on the Frith, where several fi,shing-
boats were'in imminent danger. One boat belonging to Buck-
haven, althOugh within two miles of that barbouri- was obliged
to run,up to
,Newhaven for shelter. But we are .sorry to add,
the storm"Nvas produCtive of more serious and fatal consequences.
—Two line, young- men belonging' 'to Newhaven; had gone
down the Frith their boat on• Monday to wait for employment
as pilots,_sitice which period their friends had heard nothing. of
thehrtilllare on Friday- evening, when they received the melan.
clioly in tAlfgenCe that their boat had been picked Up at Crailin the
course of tliedayi bottom up and with all sails set.-'The bodies of
the unfortunate sufferers had not been found. Their names were
John' Carrii and Andrew Adamson ; and their loss has caused
great lamentation in the little community in whiCh they had
lived, .witere their characters for sobriety and' industry were
highly esteemed,; but it will be more severely felt by their
immediatt relationss the former having left a widow and three
children, while the latter; who was unmarried, had been long
the sole spppOrt of an aged mother. These individuals are now
left destitute,,and, if. the hand of benevolence is not stretched
out to relieve them, must speedily, in addition to the loss of all
that they held dear, be involved in poverty and want.

A POTTERY COMPANY.....ThP formation of
Company for establishing the Pottery Manufac-
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to establish factories in the counties of Ros-
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It has been ascertained that all the neces-
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be
_procured on moderate terms ; while, by
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the office of Mr. LABErvroucHu.---(Dublin Free-
man 74 Journal.)