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along York-court, Crawford-street, he was accosted by
Feeny, who exclaimed," Now you b—Church, I'll either
be hung for you or you shall for me,"and at the same mo-
ment gave him a blow; they both struggled and fell, cud
while upon the ground, Feeny, after kicking him vio-
lently, cried out loudly, "Now, my lads, come on, this is
the time to kill old Church." Upwards of 150 men and
women then rushed out of the court, when Church was
dreadfully maltreated by being kicked and pelted with
stones and other missiles. Several of his brother officers
came to his assistance, as did also Franklin, usher of
the court, who happened to be passing by, and while
Feeny was being conveyed to the station-house Wallis
and Pickley behaved in a most brutal manner to three
or four constables. The female prisoners took an active
part in the affray, and attempted to rescue Feeny by
laying hold. of him and pulling him with all their might,
in addition to which they inflicted personal violence
upon the police. The whole of the prisoners were, after
much difficulty, properly secured and locked up.
The defence set up was, that Church had interfered
with Foeny without any necessity, and that he and other
officers grossly ill-used him; thence had arisen all that
subsequently took place.
Witnesses were examined, and
Mr. LONG ultimately came to the conclusion that the
police, taking into consideration the brutality of the at-
tack made upon them, and the trying and dangerous
positio❑ in which they had been placed, had not acted
with more violence than was necessary for putting down
the disturbance and capturing the prisoners; and ac-
cordingly convicted the whole of them of the offence with
which they were charged.
Feeny was sentenced to hard labour in the House of
Correction for a month, and the rest of the party were
fined 20s. each. They were all then locked up.
CLE !MEN WEL L.
Joseph Edward Worrall and Cecilia Wanton Chandley
appeared on their recognizances, and were placed at the
bar before Mr. Combe on a charge of having cruelly ill-
treated four children belonging to the former prisoner.
The unfortunate children, who were evidently much
improved since the last examination, but who still bore
marks of violence on their persons and were in a very
weak state, were brought into court attired in the work
house dress. When placed on the desk before the ma-
gistrate their appearance drew forth a burst of indigna-
tion from the auditory.
Mr. CoasnE directed that the eldest child, Henrietta
Maria Cecilia Worrell, nine years of age, should be
brought forward, when she was questioned as to the na-
ture and obligation of an oath, which she answered satis-
factorily and intelligently, and repeated the Lord's
Prayer.
On being sworn, she said that she fell down stairs and
knocked her eyes against the handle of a door ; her fa-
ther afterwards hit her with the back of his hand, and
blackened her eyes because she did something wrong.
Mrs. Chandley, whom she called her aunt, was present
at the time. She slapped her for " missing " messages.
Her father made her say her prayers for lying.—(The
father here shed tears.) He beat her on the thighs with
a cane, and made marks upon her. Mrs. Chandley used
to beat her with the cane. She was beaten by her father
for taking potatoes, bread and butter, and sugar. She
never stole unless it was something to eat. Her father
beat her on the night before he blackened her eyes.
The father questioned her with a view to show that
he beat her for stealing and telling lies; but she an-
swered that she only took the baby's dinner after she had
eaten her own. The child cried convulsively whilst being
questioned.
Mr. Courtenay, surgeon, of 5, Finsbury-terrace, de-
posed, that he saw the four children now present on the
19th inst.; the eldest child, Henrietta, had two black
eyes; she had several marks of violence on her person
from blows, especially on the thighs. The severity of the
blows had broken the skin. The child was in very bad
health, and appeared to have been starved. The stomach
was in that weak condition that it would not retain any
food. By proper treatment she much recovered. Emma
Austin, a younger child, was covered with bruises, and
emaciated through starvation. Fanny Austin Worrell
also presented marks of violence ; and Annie Worrell,
the youngest, two years and nine months old, had marks
about her person; they were also emaciated through
starvation, but they were now recovering by proper
treatment. It was evident that the whole of the chil-
dren had been subjected to great neglect, as they were
in a most filthy state when he saw them.
John Tyrrell proved acts of neglect and cruelty to the
children.
Mary Walker, nurse in St. Luke's workhouse, said
that when the children were brought to the workhouse
they were covered with bruises, filth, and vermin to such
a degree that she could hardly tell whether they were
human beings or not.
Mr. COMM said the children would be taken care of

by the parish. He would commit the male prisoner for
trial, and leave it to the parish authorities to consider
whether they would include the female prisoner in the
indictment. He ordered Worrell to find bail to appear
again at this court on Tuesday next, and he would bind
over Mrs. Chandley in her own recognizance to appear
on the same day.
Worrall—l am subject to aberrations in my mind. I
assure your Worship that extreme poverty and wretched-
ness have sometimes driven me to insanity.
Mrs. Chandley begged to be passed to her parish, St.
Pancras; and the parish officers consented to keep her
in their workhouse until she was regularly passed, and
also to take care of the children.
Worrall was then locked up, and Mrs. Chandley was
protected from ♦iolence by the police.
WORSHIP-STREET.

A powerful fellow named Nicholas Kelly was charged
before Mr. Hammill with an unprovoked and violent as-
sault upo❑ Mr. John Keen, landlord of the Greyhound
public house, Old-street, St. Luke's.

The complainant stated, that on the preceding
evening the prisoner entered his house and asked to
be supplied with liquor, but tr,; ho had evidently been
drinking freely witness refused to serve him, and re-
quested him to quit the place. The prisoner refused
to comply, and after assailing him with the most
scurrilous epithets seized him by the collar, and drag-
ging him to the street door flung him heavily upon the
pavement. They were followed out by the wife of com-
plainant, who endeavoured to interpose between them,
when the prisoner instantly knocked her down and
kicked her in a brutal manner as she lay on the ground.
The prisoner then renewed his attack upon complainant,
and in the struggle that ensued, they both fell to the
ground, but the prisoner immediately got up again, and
planting his foot upon complainant's neck commenced
beating him over the eyes and nose till they streamed
with blood, and afterwards kicked him about the budy
and legs, which were covered all over with bruises. A
policeman fortunately came up at the moment, who
rescued him from further ill-treatment and took the
prisoner into custody.
Police-constable, G 51, corroborated the latter part of
the complainant's eviJence, and added that, observing
blood proceeding from a cut in the prisoner's head, ap-
parently caused by the fall, he conveyed him to the
residence of a surgeon, who was about dressing it, when
his pugnacious patient gave vent to his exasperated
feelings in a furious attack upon the doctor and his as-
sistant, who were compelled to use forcible means to
eject him from the surgery.
In answer to the charge the prisoner said, that he
had been drinking to excess, and had no recollection
of having conducted himself in the manner imputed to

Mr. HAMAIILL said, that the outrageous conduct of
the prisoner was without the slightest palliation, and
he should order him to pay a prialty of 51., or com-
mit him in default for two months to the House of
Correction.

Henry Prestige, described as a commercial clerk, re-
siding in Cumberland-street, Hackney .road, was charged
with having criminally assault,d Sarah Tate, a girl 12
years of age.
It appeared from the evidence of the girl that she was
engaged about six weeks since by the prisoner, who is a
married man with three children, as an attendant
upon his wife, but she had only been a fortnight in
his service, when he came down to the kitchen where
she was at work, before his family were up, and perpe-
trated the offence complained of. She was deterred
from communicating what had happened to her mis-
tress in consequAlce of the threats held out by the
prisoner, who told her that he would kill her if she
mentioned it to any one. A few days after the occur-
rence she became very ill, and the prisoner procured
some medicine of a peculiar description, which h. di_
rccted her to take, but she derived no benefit from it,
and her sickly appearance having subsequently elicited
seine inquiries from her father, she made him acquainted
with the vile conduct of the prisoner, and he immediately
gave instructions to the police for his apprehension.
Mr. Coward, the divisional surgeon of police, gave
evidence which went fully to establish the commission
of a capital offence, and embraced other particulars,
to aggravate the flagrant nature of
redciansg materially
e.

Mr. lIAmmILL expressed his intention to commit the
prisoner for trial, but ordered him to be brought up
again fur the completion of the depositions.
A donation of si. from " S. or L. II.," was received by
Mr. Ilarnrnill for the benefit of Sarah Ladd, the dis-
tressed sempstress, whose case has been so fre-

quently noticed in our paper. The magistrate also
announced his receipt of the half of a 51. note, No.
56,729, from a lady, adopting the, initials " A. 8.," who
wished it to be applied for the relief of a friendless and
destitute orphan boy named William Deane, who was
last week most brutally treated by a ruffian in Spital-
fields..market.

THAMES.
Hann:lion Murray, a broker, of 11, Angel-gardens,
Shadwell, appeared before Mr. Yardley, charged with
assaulting Eliza Gregory, and putting her in fear, and
also with levying an excessive distress in the cottage of
her husband, Joseph Gregory, of 1, Church-road, Step-
ney. Murray attempted to break open the door of the
house with a thick pieco of wood, but after thumping
away for some time he was unable to do so; another
man, named Peter Bussell, a brukvr, next thumped at
the door with no better success. The door was then
forced, and the lock broken off by Murray and two others
with an iron bar. Murray no sooner entered than he
took a pistol from his pocket, and presenting it in the
direction of the inmates, consisting of Mrs. Gregory and
three other women, swore with a tremendous oath he
would shoot the first person who interfered with him in
the execution of his duty, and that he had been to a
magistrate who authorized him to carry firearms for the
protection of his life. The women were overwhelmed
with terror and clung to each other. Mrs. Gregory, who
was very ill, sank down on her bed, and Murray directed
one of his men to remove it, and rudely pulled her off
the bed. An inventory of all the goods on th o pre-
mises was then made out, and the broker and his com-
panions were shout to remove everything off the pre-
mises, when Mrs. Gregory called in Mr. Jenkins of the
Royal Duke, close by, who acted the part of a good
Samaritan by redeeming the things for 2/. costs.
Mr. YARDLEY said, the distress was decidedly illegal,
and that Murray had no more right to break into the
cottage than a broker would have to force open the door

of a gentleman's mansion after obtaining an entrance
into his park. A more unwarrantable and oppressive
proceeding he had never heard of, and he made an order
on Murray for the return of the money paid by Mr. Jen-
kins, and to pay the whole of the costs. He was not
quite satisfied that Murray had legally committed en
assault in exhibiting the pistol, and he would be dis-
charged as rtgrarcled that part of the case, but if it had
been proved that he actually presented it at Mrs. Gre-
gory or the other womea he would have inflicted a very
heavy penalty. As it was, he considered the defendant's
conduct most tyrannical and improper, and he warned
him not to exhibit a pistol again when he levied for rent.
Patrick Coldns, an Irish labourer, who has been in
custody a fortnight, was brought up on remand, charged
with feloniously wounding a young man named George
Baggy, with intent to murder or to do him grievous
bodily harm.
The prisoner, in defence, said he was drunk at the
time the affray took place, and did not know what he
was about.

Mr. YARDLEY committed tho prisoner for tric,l for the
felony.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 26.—The frigate Indianian
Blenheim, 1,400 tons, on addition to the splendid fleet
of Messrs. T. and W. Smith, of Newcastle, arrived at
Spithead yesterday, from the Thames, and will sail 'to-
morrow for Calcutta direct. The Blenheim has been
launched about two months, and was, as usual, duly sur-
veyed by the surveyor's department cf the navy, in order
that her capability as a first-class fighting frigate might
be tested with a view to her conversion into a man-of-
war, if necessary, at any future time. Her extreme
length is 205 feet; length, on the gun deck, 175 feet;
breadth, 42 feet; depth of hold, 14 feet 9 inches; has
ample capacity for stowing six months' provisions, water,
&c., complete for 500 men. At present she has on board
ab nit 1,100 tons of weight of various character, with
which she draws, upon an even keel, 19i- feet, and
carries her midship port sill 8 feet 11 inches out of the
water. Her framing is all of English oak, and her
planking of African and Indian teak, thoroughly copper
fastened, as if built in a royal yard. The
gun-deck bow is fitted up entirely with cabins;
she carries fifty first-class passengers; has Brown's
new patent stoppers, and is fitted with Massey's patent
pumps, which eject foul air, as well as water, from the
hold; she has Lang 'a tubes; and every berth is fitted
with brass slides, to admit the air in fine weather, and
generally to ventilate the ship, an admirable invention of
ono of the Meaerb. Smith. She is flush decked, like the
modern-built frigates of the navy, and her bow and stern
ports are so constructed as to admit of firing the usual
number of guns from each deck even with the keel; in
short, she is fitted with the newest appointments and
improvements introduced into modern ship-building of
the first class. Unlike the generality of ships of royal
dockyard construction,'the Blenheim has required no re-
pairs or alterat:ons since she was launched, and has not
leaked a bucketful of water since she left the stocks. It
remains to be seen what she will do in sailing, but, if
anything may be judged from appearance, we should say
few sailing-vessels afloat will beat her. She is com•
mended by one of the most experienced sailors in the
Indian navy, Captain Close.
The Cyclops steam- frigate, Captain the Hon. G. F.
Hastings, arrived this morning from Waterford, having
transferred the 200 Royal Marine Artillery she took
hence to the Dragon and Rhadamanthus, at Waterford,
on Friday last. She left those vessels and the Driver at
Waterford on the above day, and came into harbour
this afternoon to complete her fitting for the coast of
Africa, to which station she carries the mail on the lat
proximo, and will relieve the Amphitrite, 25, Captain T.
R. Eden.
The Hecate steam-sloop, Comcsander R. Moorman,
was paid off yesterday.
The Lightning stedm.tender, Petley Master, sailed to-
day for Sheerness with the officers and men who were
employed in bringing the Defence to this port. She
took with her in tow the Fanny, Admiral's yacht,
which has on board a large quantity of the effects of
Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., whose tenure of office
as Commander-in-Chief at this port expires on Saturday
next.

The dockyard riggers are employed in rigging the
Encounter steam-sloop as an advanced steamer.
Wind S.E., fresh breezes and cloudy weather.
WOOLWICtI, SEPT. 2 6.—The Atholl troop ship, Mas-
ter Commander Yearn, arrived at Woolwich at eleven
o'clock A.M. to-day, with two companies of the Royal
Artillery, from Quebec, under the command of Captain
Collington. The companies landed at the dockyard, and
marched to the garrison at four o'clock A.m.
The Princess Royal transport, having embarked two
companies of the Royal Artillery, and one company of
the Royal Sappers and Miners, was towed down the
river this morning on their passage to Gibraltar. Cap-
tain Adye, of the Royal Artillery, commands the com-
panies._

The Vulture steam-vessel was taken to Sheerness
yesterday to be refitted, and will return to Woolwich to
have her engines put on board.
The Sharpshooter, Lieutenant-Commander Bailey,
will leave this port to-morrow for trial with screw pro-
peller, and with sails, and if found to answer will proced
to Portsmouth.
The Stromboli steam-sloop, Commander Lord Atne-
Has Beanelerk, is ordered from the Cove of Cork to
Dublin.

The engines of 60 horse power, made by Messrs. Ren-
nie, are now ready for the Wasp steam-gun-vessel, build-
ing at Deptford. The Wasp is on the same lines as the
Rey nerd and Plumper steam vessels.
PerstouTEE, Sam 23.—0 n Saturday, after examin-
ing the ships in ordinary, the Lords of the Admiralty
proceeded to Saltram, the seat of the Earl of Morley,
which lies about two miles east of Plymouth, and there
partook of that nobleman's hospitality, returning after
dinner to their quarters at Moorhead's Royal Hotel,
l)evonport.
It is stated that one of the objects of the Board in
visiting Saltram was to inspect a piece of contiguou;
shallow water, called Blackstone-bottom (part of the
Upper Lairs) proisied to be reclaimed by the Earl of
Morley.
Yesterday (Sunday) Lord Auckland and all his col-
leagues attended church service on board her Majesty's
ship Caledonia, 120, Captain Thomas W. Carter, in
the Sound, and after service returned to dine at their
hotel.
This morning their Lordships embarked on board the
Admiralty steamer Undine, Lieutenant-Commander
Henry P. Jones, and, under salute, made a formal visit
of inspection on board the Caledonia. They minutely
examined the ship, and mustered the crew. They next
visited Bovisand, which forms the eastern boundary of
the Sound. On the Bovisand.pier at Station-point a
half-moon batteryhasbeeaiind recently completed. croomunp(lieted.
towersT This
eachend is a
fortification was examined by the Board. It is mounted
with
eight
56 pounders,
large gun on a revolving platform, corn-
mending the eastern entrance to the Sound. Inside the
batteries are new barracks, occupied by a lieutenant and
a detachment of Royal Artillerymen. From Bovisand
the visitors proceeded to the breakwater, and having sur-
veyed that stupendous work, with its recently erected
lighthouse and modern lantern, they again embarked on
board the Undine, which passed the Royal William Vic-
tualling yard between three and four o'clock, and con•
veyed their Lordships to the dockyard.
This evening they dine with Admiral-Superintendent
Sir John Louis, and afterwards patronise the ball at
Moorshead's, in aid of the funds of the Naval and Mili
tart' Female Orphan Asylum, the only institution of the
sort in the kingdom.

The foundation-stone of this establishment was laid
in April, 1846, by Eati Portescue, and completed in 1847.
at an expose of 4,0001, raised by subscription. It
affords space for 100 orphans, but, through insufficient
mans, accommodation is given only to 60, who are the
destitute
dockyard artificers dying in the public earvice.
T
trawling-sloop, called the Mary, about two leagues west
Thisis
Afternoon
children(ion a
dockyard principally
lighter
ran into a Plymouth
of seaman, soldiers, and
of the name Head. The hull of the Mary was much
damaged, and her boom, gaff, and mainsail carried away.
She was taken in tow by three other fishing smacks,
thoeurJtahnis evening.ande,l'wri,P ilot, and brought into Sutton bar-
b

Wind, easterly; strong breeze, cold, with rain.

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THE IRISH REBELLION AND UNION.—THE
CASTLEREAGH PAPERS.—We observe that Mr. Colburn
announces fur publication, on the 30th instant, " The
Memoirs and Correspondence of Viscount Castlereagh,"
edited by his brother, the present Marquis of London-
derry, printed uniformly with the Wellington and
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and Union.

MILDRED VERNON.--The Examiner appears to be
quite in the secret respecting the originals of the leading
characters in this extraordinary book. 'lt would not
be difficult (says the reviewer) to penetrate the disguise
of most of the social figures introduced. Others, promi-
nent as authors or politicians, are introduced in their
proper persons ; but it is
quite as easy to discover M.
'fillers as M. Guizqt, end, to any one acquainted with
Paris scandal, Balzac. and Berryer are not more recog-
nisable by their names than Madame de Contades,
Madame Cub.
Oros, M. Manuel and Madame de Boigelin,
through the veil of a De Cevezes, Ferriays, Chavigny,
or Boislambert. Of these various personages the most
elaborated is Madame de Ce 4z::s, drawn with unscru•
pulons pencil
Mildred Vernon is an uncommonly clever book. As a
as a perfect specimen of the Paris lionne.
sketch of some of the ihase3 of Parisian society, it con-
tains cleverer scenes than any similar novel we have
read for some years."
SALE OF SHEEP.—Seven hundred half-bred Down
and Norfolk ewes, the property of the late Mr. Raven,
Summerfield Houle, Lkirking, Norfolk, were brought to
the hammer on Wednesday last by Messrs. Beck and
Son; the shearligs aveaged Ms.' each, the two-shear
sheep 545., and the 400 throe-shear 465. each.