The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-17 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

On Tuesday last, while the night charges were being dis-
posed of, a person of respectable appearance got into the
witness-box, and, addressing Mr. Henry, said, that' on the
preceding night a gentleman had been charged at the Tower-
street station-house with being intoxicated, and being ad-
mitted to bail was so ill on that morning- as to be quite
unable to attend before his Worship, and as it was not his
interr ion to appear, he (the applicant) had come prepared to
pay the amount of the recognizances which had been en-
tered into.

Mr. HENRY replied, that as the party had decThaed coming
forward, he certainly should estreat his recorizances. • He'
(Mr. Henry) then asked what 'was the amount",4yiPle recog
nizance mitered into tin the appearance of the peer-
isytand was

told by the police-sergeant who had taken the charge, that
the amount was 40s.

Mr. HENRY, as well as those present, seemed somewhat
startled at the lowness of the bail; but, on inquiry, it ap-
peared that this is the amount fixed by the Commissioners of
Police for bail oa charges of mere drunkenness, and ordered
that 'the recognizances be estreated, upon which the applicant
at once paid the 2/.
The case was thus disposed of without exciting any obser-
vation beyond a slight surprise that 40s. should have been
paid, as the penalty for an offence fat which the utmost fine,
if the party appeared, that could be inflicted was ss.
Iti has since been rumoured that the party charged, in-
stead of being Mr. George Spencer Frevill, as he described
himself at the station-house, was no less a personage than
George Spencer Churchill, Duke of Marlborough.
It-appears that about eleven o'clock on Monday night the
attention of police-constable 112 A was called to a gen-
tleman who was lying on the floor outside one of the
boxes in Astley's Theatre, and who appeared to be labour-
ing under the effects of excessive intoxication. The con-
stable, with assistance, conveyed his drunken charge to the
station-house in Tower-street, Lambeth ; and on reaching that
place he appeared so far gone, that the sergeant on duty felt
it necessary to send for Mr. Wagstaff, the divisional surgeon,
who promptly attended, and by his assistance the patient
became sufficiently recovered to be conscious of his situation,
and gave a fictitious name and address. He, however, sent
for the Marquis of Blandford, but the Noble Marquis was
from home at the time. The intelligence of the awkward
situation of his master had, however, it is said, reached the
ears of Morris, the Duke of Marlborough's valet, and that
person instantly hastened to the station• house, gave bail for
the prisoner's appearance the next day, and was the person
who attended and paid the money.
Mr. HENRY, as has been before stated, was: ignorant of
the rank of the part charged when he dispo-ed of the case,
but had he been maple acquainted with it, he had no power
whatever of compelling the attendance of the Noble Duke,
andin entreating his recognizances he imposed the highest
penalty the law permitted.

IRELAND.
LAW APPOINTMENTS.

Druurr, JAN. 14.—AI:tters remain in statu quo; and it is
not likely that further arrangements will be announced until
the wishes of Sir Ruben Peel shall have been communicated
to the Lord-Lieutenant.

This day, doubts are expressed as to the certainty of Mr.
Brewster's appointment to the Solicitor-Generalship ; and
various rumours are afloat as to other appointments ; but,
under present circumstances, it is unnecessary to repeat
them. There seems to be a serious difficulty as to providing
a seat in the House of Commons for ono of the Irish law-
officers. _ .