The Sun.
London, England, 1840-11-04 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

A youth named John Gillard, assistant to Mr. Tho-
mas, draper, St. Martin's-lane, was yesterday brought
before Mr. Jardine, charged with stealing fivepence-
halfpenny, the property of his master.
Tho prosecutor stated that the prisoner was in his
service only a very short time on trial, and had he con-
ducted himself in a proper manner, be was to have
been placed on the establishment, with a regular salary
of 301. a year. Having several times missed small
sums of money from the till, his suspicions were such as
to suppose that the prisoner was the thief. On Mon-
day, having tried the experiment of marking the money,
he discovered in the evening that the same coppers had
been taken away, and having sent for a police constable,
they were found in his pocket, with some silver that
had not been marked.
Mr. JARDINE inquired if the prisoner was in the
habit of keeping improper company.
The prosecutor said that his friends were poor but
honest people, and he could not tell how he spent his
money or leisure time, unless it was among the mem-
bers of a rowing cluls that he had lately joined.
The appeared very dejected, declined
making
and he was fully committed to
Nwg
George Roberts, a private in the Ist battalion of the
Grenadier Guards, was charged with assaulting two
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defence,
trial.er who
police constable on their taking him to the station-house
for assaulting a person who did not appear to prefer the
charge against him.
Constable Westmoreland, 147 F, stated that about
one o'clock in the morning he heard a cry of police in
Bedford-street, Covent-garden, and on going there, he
found the defendent having angry words with a man
named Watkins, who desired he should be taken in
charge. On witness inquiring the cause, the defen-
dent struck the man with his fist, saying " I'll teach you
to call me a lobster." He was instantly taken into
custody, and the person assaulted accompanied them to
the station-house, where he signed the police sheet, and
described himself as a clerk residing in the Strand.
The defendant was very abusive on the way, being the
worse for liq mr, and on witness taking him by the arm,
he swore at him and refused to go any farther, but he
insisted that he should, and the defendant instantly
struck him, and threw him into the gutter. Witness
then attempted to spring his rattle, but he was prevented
the defendant continuing to hold him by the arms, and
the person who had in the first instance been assaulted
having got hold of the rattle, he called for the assist-
ance of another policeman, who had not time to arrive
before the defendant threw him again on the pavement,
shouting, during the time, to the mob to rescue him.
Constable 43, who had come to the assistance of the
last witness, after corroborating the greater part of his
evidence, added, that when they were under the Piazza,
he received several kicks from the defendant in his
truggles to get away.
In answer to the charge, the defendant said he had
been insulted by three mon, and, because he pushed
them, they called for the police, and, as they were the
aggressors, they should also have been taken into custody.
The sergeant of the company came forward, and said
that the defendant was always considered a good soldier,
and no such charge had ever been preferred against him
on any former occasion.
Mr. JARDINE said he could not deal with the cir-
cumstance, except as a vary serious charge, and
was his due to assist, and not to assault, the
no-
thing but
ceived would prevent him from sending him to prison
the good character the defendant had re-
for a considerable time without inflicting any fine, but
under all the circumstances he should be taught to know
that
police in the execution of their duty, and he should pay
y
a fine of 4/., or go to for three weeks.
The defendant w
unablep sn
too
pay the fine, and he was
conveyed to prison in the van.

nify, through Sir Henry Wheatley, her Majesty's intention
The Queen has been graciously pleased to sig-
nify,
subscribing the liberal sum of 200 guineas towards the
erection of the new church at Windsor. His Royal High-
ness Prince Albert has also been pleased to subscribe 100
guineas, and the Queen DOM
dable purpose.
THE NELSON MONUMENT TRAFAL•AR-
gei .50/. for the same lau-
SQUAIIII.—The Duke of Buccleuch has presented the Corn-
mittee (of which he is the Chairman) for superinteniling
the erection of the above memorial, with the stone for the
statue of the immortal hero, to be selected from his Grace's
extensive quarries at Granton, in Scotland. This stone is
similar to the Craigleith, but of a finer quality, and much
superior to the Portland, being infinitely harder and more
durable.
Mr. Bailey, the celebrated sculptor, is engaged
to execute the statue, which will be placed on a circular
pedestal, on the top of the column, ornamented with
wreaths of laurel • and it is understood that that gentleman
had already completed a model one-third of the full height
of the figure, which will be seventeen feet. The total
height of the column will be one hundred and seventy feet,
and the diameter eleven feet six inches. The height to
the top of the capital will be one hundred and forty feet.
It is understood that the Board of Ordnance intend pre-
senting the Committee with several of the brass guns
which had been recovered from the wreck of the Royal
George, at Spithead, for the purpose of being melted and
manufactured into bronze for the figures of Victory, which
will be introduced on each side of the column, of the
Corinthian order.
LORD HADDO,--We have already stated that
his Lordship, the eldest son of Earl Aberdeen, is about to
lead to the altar the beautiful Miss Bailley, of Mellerstane.
Miss Bailley is sister to the Marchioness of Breadalbane,
and can claim the honour of descent from the family of
John Knox. The bridal rejoicings are to be on a scale of
unusual splendour. The festivities take place at Taymouth
Castle next week“—,Caledonian Mercury.