The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-30 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)

Two soldiers, cif the Ist battalion, 3:1 company Grena-
dier Guards, named Mac Killaghan ar.d Easter, were
ehar.:ed before Mr. Henry with the following assault :
Mr. Weeks, the landlord of the King's Head public.
house, Oxford street, stated that, at about half-past one
o'clock this morning, he was walking with a friend, Mr
Brett, in the Strand, when the prisoners, who were going
in the same direction, a little before tht m, stopped, and
pushed against them. Witness asked what they did that
'or, and passed on. The prisoners followed them,
abusing them, and calling them " snobs ;" and at
the corner of Trafalgar-square they met a policeman, to
whom Mr. Brett appealed for protection. The police-
man engaged the prisoners in conversation while witness
and his friend went on. As they were passing by the
Horse Guards the prisoners overtook them, and Mae
Killaghan swaggered against them, so as to separate
them. Witness asked him what he meant? and Easter
ran towards him (witness) and struck him in the face so
violently as to knock him down. While he was down
Mac Killaghan kicked hiM. A policeman came up
shortly afterwards, and took the prisoners in charge.
Air. HENRY examined the witness at great length as to
11;s state at the time.—He said that he was perfectly
fiber.
Mr. Brett, who said he was landlord of the Rose and
Crown, Dartmouth-street, Westminster, corroborated
the evidence of the complainant. He was quite sober. •
Policeman F 51 took the prisoners into custody. They
were both the worse for liquor—Easter worse than the
other. The complainant and his friend were sober.
Sergeant Fletcher, of the first battalion, third com•
pan} Grenadier Guards, said that the prisoners had been
in his company for near four years. They were both
very irregular, being constantly absent without leave,
and had been several times punished for absence. They
were absent without leave last night, and ought to have
been in barracks at ten o'clock.

The prisoners said they did not meddle with the com-
plainant until he and his friend had both insulted them,
by calling them " lobsters." They admitted that they
were not sober.

Mr. HENRY was convinced that a very brutal and un-
provoked assault had been committed on the com-
plainant, and he would either dispose of the case sum-
marily, or commit the prisoners for trial, as the
complainant wished. He could inflict no higher penalty
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Mr. Weeks entertained no vindictive feeling, and was
not anxious to have a high penalty, or indeed any penalty
at all, inflicted.
Mr. HENRY said he would not commit them for trial
as Che complainant did not wish it, but the public must
be protected from such men as the prisoners, who, bear-
ing a bad character in the company, and being habitual
drunkards, rambled about the streets at night, annoying,
insultiqg, and assaulting quiet and respectable pas-
sengers. They must each pay a fine of 5/., or be impri-
soned for two months.

ELECTION OF LORD MAYOR.

(Tills DAY.)
STATE OF THE POLL.
TEN O'CLOCK.

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ONE O'CLOCK.

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602
380
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THE WELLINGTON STATUE.
(THIS DAY.)

A large number of workmen and labourers, under the
superintendence of Mr. Wyatt and Mr. Ellis, hire been
engaged since six o'clock this morning in making pre-
parations for the elevation of this colossal figure to its
destination at the top cf the triumphal arch on Con-
stitution-hill.

We observed Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Lord
Strangford, Colonel Angelo, Sir Frederick Trench,
Colonel Montague, and several other persons of dis-
tinction, who appeared to take the greatest interest in
the description vihich was given by Mr. Wyatt of the
mode in which the figure was to he elevated.
The Queen Dowager and her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Gloucester intimated to Mr. Wyatt, through
Lord Strangford, their intention to be present at Apsley
House during the time that the figure is elevating.
It is not yet known at what time the elevation will
take place, but every exertion is making to forward the
preparations as quickly as possible.