The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-11 00:00:00

UNION-HALL,

Yesterday William Johnson, clerk to Mr. Gilliam,
solicitor, of Symond's Inn, applied for a warrant against
Mr. Jones, a conveyancer, and three other persons, in-
mates of the Queen's Bench, for " pumping" on him in
that prison,

The applicant stated, that on the preceding day he
went to the Queen's Bencn Prison for the purpose of ex-
ecuting a process against Mr. Jones, at the suit of his
(applicant's) employer. On meeting Mr. Jones in the
lobby applicant exhibited the writ to that individual,
who refused to notice it, and at the same 'time
seized him by the collar and shook him most unmercifully.
Applicant resisted, but his assailant being the more
powerful man thrust him down the stairs, calling out,
" Hurrah for the pump," by which he soon collected
a crowd, and applicant was dragged along to the large
.pump which stands in the yar. The person against
whom he made the application then offered a stun of
money to any person who would " pump" upon appli-
cant, who was held by his assailant under the spout of
the pump while three men took the handle and pumped
upon him with all their strength until he was drenched
from top to toe. When they saw he was soused with
water they desisted from further violence, and he was
suffered to leave the prison. The applicant added, that
the olAject of the present application was to obtain a
warrant against the parties, in order to lodge a detainer
against them, as he was determined on preferring bills of
indictment against them at the ensuing Surrey Sessions.
The Magistrate granted the application.
WORSHIP-STREET.

John George Hinde, a master shoemaker, and Thomas
Wilson, aged 20, an apprentice to a brushmaker, were
charged before Mr. Broughton, with having wrenched
off the knockers from the doors of several houses in
streets adjoining the Hackney-road.
Police-constable, N 109, stated that he was on duty in
Hackney-road, between twelve and one o'clock on that
morning, when he heard a violent knocking at a door in
Kent-street, and on approaching the spot, he saw the
prisoners, with nearly twenty other well-dressed young
men, proceeding in a disorderly manner down the street.
He followed them into Weymouth-terrace, where the
prisoner Wilson left his companions, and took hold of
the knocker of one of the doors with both his hands ;
one of his companions called out "give it a good pull,"
and the prisoner immediately wrenched off the knocker,
and handed it to the prisoner Hinde, who threw it away.
The prisoners then took to their heels, but witness and
another officer pursued them and took them into cus-
tody.
Police-constable, N 153, stated that he took charge of
the prisoner Hinde, who, on their way to the station-
house, offered to give him two sovereigns if he would
let him go. .

Anotlicr policeman produced two knockers which he
picked up near the spot some time after the occurrence,
and stated that a third knocker, which had not been
found, was wrenched off a door in Margaret-street.
Two or three inhabitants of the houses were present,
who complained of their rest having been disturbed in
consequence of the uproarious proceedings of the pri-
soners and their friends.

Sergeant Collins informed the Magistrate that within
the last ten days no less than 18 knockers had been
pulled off different doors in the same neighbourhood, and
the policemen on the respective beats had been taken
before the Commissioners and fined for their remissness
of duty, in suffering the damage to take place.
In answer to the charge the prisoner Wilson said that
he had spent the evening with his friends at a private
party, on the breaking up of which they first heard the
joyful intelligence of the birth of the Prince Royal. en
receiving the news they resolved unanimously to repair
to a public-house and take a parting glass in celebration
of the happy event, but in the exuberance of their loyalty
they overstepped the bounds of sobriety, and he had no
distinct recollection of what occurred afterwards. '

Mr. BitOUGHTON said that if the prisoners had merely
indulged in a little noisy and harmless hilarity he should
have remitted the usual fine in consideration of the occa-
sion that gave rise to it, but their foolish and mischievous
conduct in wrenching off the knockers it was impossible
for him to excuse. He should fine the prisoners 20s.
each for disturbing the inhabitants, besides which they
must pay ss. for the damage done to the doom, or be
committed for one month to the House of Correction.

The prisoners paid the money and were liberated.

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A fire broke out in the night of the 2d inst., in
a house of the court, called the Quatre Tours, behind
the Tribunal de Commerce, at Marseilles. A family, on
the third floor, could not be roused until the flames had
made such progress that no other escape was left but
through the windows. The father first made the attempt
by means of a rope, and got down as far as the first
floor, but here the flames bursting out, caught the rope,
burnt it through, and the poor man dropping on the
pavement, was so severely injured that his life is in clan-
ger. The mother threw herself out, and broke her leg
by the fall. All their five children followed, and were
more or less seriously injured; except one little girl, who
was taken up with only some slight bruises.
ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT LIVERPOOL.—
This steamer reached Falmouth on Sunday last with
that portion of the mails from India, Egypt, and
Malta, which was not sent by way of Marseilles. Her
dates of departure are from Alexandria the 22d, Malta,
the 2Sth ult., and from Gibraltar, the 3d inst. We
subjoin a list of the passengers, among whom the
names of Sir Gordon Bremer and Captain Elliot of
Chinese notoriety, will be observed :—Passengers
Mr. and Mrs. Leiver, child, and servant, Sir Gordon
Bremer, Captain Grattan, Lieutenant Fowler, Mr. Mor-
gan, Rev. Mr. Mannering, Mr. Jardine, Dr. Ducat, Mr.
Skelton, Mr. Nash, Mr. North, Captain and Mrs.
Hartley and servant, Captain Cotton, Captain Rogers,
Dr. Anderson, Captain and Mrs. Elliot, child, and two
servants, Miss Engledue, Mr. Chick, Miss Rogers,
Lieutenant Gray, Dr. Neack, M. Tastar, Mr. Bone, F.
Camillure, Captain Russell, Colonel Anderson, Thomas
Burt, William Bowden.

As a. female of fifteen years of age was passing
along the Boulevard, on her return home to the Rue
Richelieu, two days ago, she was grossly insulted by a
man, and, as just at the moment she saw her brother,
who was coming to meet her, she complained to him.
The brother seized the man by the collar, and, in the
scuffle, the latter fell into the road, and the wheel of a
cabriolet passed over his leg. The persons who picked
him up wished to carry him to a commissary of police,
in order that he might prefer a charge against the, young
man. " No," said he, " will do nothing of this kind—l
was wrong, and am justly punished. All that I have to
request of you is to assist me into a hackney coach."
This was accordingly done, and the man speedily made
his disappearance, after having received so severe a
lesson.

A letter from Treport says that in the morning
of the 31st ult., between 90 and 100 boats, three-fourths
of which did not belong to the harbour, came in with
between 17,000 and 18,000 measures of herrings, and the
price which was at Bfr. the measure, fell to 6fr. 50c.
This is said to be a draught not before equalled within
the memory of man, and the more desirable, as, for the
four last seasons, the produce was not sufficient to re-
munerate the fishermen. At least 1,000 people are said
to have been employed in carrying the fish from the
boats to the salting-houses, and they must have earned
by their day's wor at least 3,000 fr. The net profit of
the day's produce is estimated at 200,000 fr.
MELANCHOTY SUICIDE.--OR Wednesday
night an inquest N‘ as holden at the Royal Oak, Galway-
street, St. Luke's, before Mr. Baker, on view of the body-
of Elizabeth Hobbs, aged forty-six, who hung herself
under the following painful circumstances :—lt appeared
that, about four months ago, the deceased,
who occupied
the house, No. 40, Galway-street, was left a widow with
four children to support. Her husband died suddenly,
and an inquest was held upon his body. Since then she
had been most disconsolate. Last Saturday she made an
attempt to hang herself; after which she appeared to re-
pent it, and went twice to chapel the following day. On
Monday morning, about eight o'clock, she was found in
her bedroom, suspended by a piece of ribbon, quite dead.
She was spoken to by her sister only five minutes pre-
viously, and said she would be down at breakfast in a few
minutes. Verdict—Temporary insanity.
FATAL ACCIDENT THROUGH DISCHARG-
ING FlREWORKS.—Yesterday an inquest was held before
Mr. Wakley, in the Board-room of Middlesex Hospital,
an the body of George Messenger, aged 40. From the
evidence it appeared that the deceased was a carter in
the employ of Mr. Cooper, builder, No. 7, Golding street,
St. Pancras-road. On Friday, the sth instant, deceased
was with his cart in the Edgware- road, opposite the
Black Lion public-house, in the act of taking the nose-
bag from the horses head, when the
,animal suddenly
took fright at some boys discharging fireworks, and,
starting off at full speed, knocked deceased down, and
the wheels of the cart passed over him. On being
picked up he was conveyed to the above institution,
where it wa discovered that both shoulder-blades and
nine of his ribs were fractured. Every assistance was af-
forded him, but he lingered in the greatest agony till
half-past ten o'clock the next morning, when he died.
The Coroner and Jury having deprecated the ir is-
chievous and dangerous practice of letting off fireworks
in the public thoroughfares, a verdict was returned of
" Accidental death."
In the reign of Charles the First, a Mayor of
Norwich actually sent a poor fellow to prison, for say-
ing the Prince of Wales was born without a shirt.—
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