The Sun.
London, England, 1833-09-06 00:00:00

would slacken the pace of his horses, which, when-
ever he saw them, were always on a gallop, and
fined the driver 10s.
A gentleman name Pearce was brought up,
charged with having been drunk on the preceding
night. He appeared anxious to be discharged, and
evidently uneasy at being in the dock alongside
prisoners and paupers. The Lord Mayor observed
his impatience to be gone, and therefore detained
him a little longer than perhaps otherwise would
have been the case.
The LORD MAYOR—I understand, Mr. Pearce, you
have been drunk, very drunk, Mr. Pearce ?
Defendant—No, my Lord, not so drunk ; I hope
your Lordship will be so good as to let me go, as
it is very disagreeable to me to be here (looking
with a curled nose at his neighbours), very dis-
agreeable upon my word.
The LORD MAYOR—Ah, Mr. Pearce, you didn't
care, in the midst of you enjoyments in tumbling
about the streets, how disagreeable you made your-
self to other people.
Defendant—l hope, my Lord, you will consider
my situation. I wish to go out of this as soon as
possible.
The LORD MAYOR—Pray what are you Mr.
Pearce.—(Laughter.) Deft ntlatA—Why not exactly
anything, my Lord.
The LORD MAYOR—You mean, I suppose, that
you are a man of substance without toiling for it—
a gentleman.
D,fendant—l have some property.
Officer—Yes, my Lord, he is a man of property,
I fourd a watch and some silver in his pockets
when I took him to the station.house.
Defendant—l hope that is sufficient, my Lord;
I really, my Lord, am very uncomfortable (one of
the paupers began to scrwch his head, and shuffle
himself about in his clothes). Your Lordship will
send me out of this place. Ido not intend to stay
in this poor country.
The LORD MAYOR—Oh ! pray may I ask where
you intend to go, to Scotland.—(Great laughter.)
Defendant—To America, my Lord.
The LORD MAYOR—Do you btlong to a tem-
perance society ? Defendant—lsle, my Lord.
The LORD Msvon—l'm sorry for that, for there
arc many Temperance Societies there, and if you
appeared to be a member of one of ours, you might
show them an improvement upon that system.—
(Laughter.)
Defendant—My Lord, if you let me go, I'll do
anything you desire.
The LORD MAYOR—Then pay five shillings for
being drunk, and mind how you take your glass
again, or you'll get in amongst the same kind of com-
panions.
The defendant then went away shaking his clothes.
BOW-STREET.
A CONFIRMED VAGRANT.—An old man, blind
of one eye, with a scald head, who has long been a
troublesome pensioner upon the pari.h of St. Mar-
tin, presented himself before Mr. Minshull at this
office, to ask relief. He was attired in the parish
dress of Sr. Martin, and assumed a very doleful
aspect. The moment he was seen by Mr. Min-
shull, however, that gentleman burst into a loud
laugh, arid asked him how he could have the impu-
dence to appear before him again ? " Why (said
the worthy magistrate) it was only a short time
back when I met you upon Putney Bridge, dressed
in the costume of a sailor, with a blue 'hint, black
handkerchief, and straw hitt, when you assumed all
the slang of a seaman,teld me you had lost your eye
at Boston, in America, that you had no shot in your
locker, and begged a copper for poor Jack. I then
let you into the secret of who I was, and of my
knowledge of your former tricks, and you sheered
off ; awl I now have you here again, in a new
shape !"
The old fellow seemed perfectly conscious that he
was caught in his own trap, and upon being told by
Mr. Minshull to go back to Boston for his eye, he
beat a retreat in double quick iime.
MAR YLEBONNE,.

ASSAULT.—Yesterday Mr. William Shepherd, a
master tailor, about nine times the size of a jour-
neyman, with a good-looking phyQiognomy, residing
in John-street, Tottenham-court-road, appeared a'
this office on a warrant taker► our by Mrs. El z sbeth
Simpson, a middle-aged female of dashing exterior,
for an as-ault committed under the following cir-

cumstances :
It appeared from the evidence of the complainan
that she occupied apartments on the second floor ii
the defendant's house. About three weeks WO,
having a nice piece of ham and beef, with a few et
ceteras, for supper, she invited the defendant into
her apartment to partake of it with her. After sup
per, and while sipping some gin and water in a com-
fortable sort of vay, the conversation turned on his
(the defendant's) wife's expected accouchement,when
taking offence at some remarks she had made on the
subject, he got up and commenced using the most
disgraceful and threatening language. Complainant,
thinking that he had suddenly turned deranged, also
rose, and, opening the door, said " This is your best
way, Mr. Shepherd," when he walked out; but had
scarcely descended three stairs before he turned
round, and called her several bad names, which so
exasperated her that, in the heat of the moment,
she took up a chamber utensil, which jolt then lay
handy, and threw the contents over him, when he
came back and struck her several blows, which she
considering to be in return for what she had done,
took no notice of. On Monday evening last, some
words having ensued, he again struck her, upon
which she called out " Murder," and " Police."
The complainant's servant corroborated her mis-
tress's statement.
The defendant denied baying threatened or as-
saulted the complainant, but begged to acknowledge
the receipt of a dirty shower-bath gratis, with which
she had sans cerenionie accommodated him, and at
the same time that on both the evenings she spoke
of she was so intoxicated as to be incapable of know-
ing what she was about, which statement was con-
firmed by a respectable witness.
The Magistrate dismissed the warrant.
111ARS IN TROUBLE.—Yesterday a very athletic
man, named Mars—who, however, follows the
trade of Vulcan—was brought before the Magi"-
trtoes under the following circumstances :—Mars
having, on the preceding night, sacrificed too freely
at the shrine of Bacchus, got into high words with
his goddess when he returned home; and Mts.
Mars, anticipating a warlike attack, departed from
his presence, and took refuge in the domicile of a
neighbouring god named Holt. Mars, in wrathful
mood, pursued her ; and the neighbour refusing to
open the door farther than the strong door chain al-
lowed , Mars raised his foot, and with the strength of a
Hercules battered the door into pieces. He then
seized Mistress Mars, whose cries of affright brought
some of the guardians of the night to her assistance;
and they, after a desperate struggle, succeeded in
securing the angry god.
Mars, who attributed the whole of the unpleasant
occurrence to Bacchus, was discharged with an ad-
monition ; and Cupid then stepped forward, and re-
conciled Mistress Mars to her partner.
MARLBOROUGH STREET.
A PLEASANT RIDE.—Mrs. Thomas, the wife 01
a cabriolet proprietor, in Girturby-mews, a brisk and
somewhat well-looking dame of about forty years of
age, was summoned try George Sach, a cab driver,
for having refused to pay him the sum of thirteen
shillings and fourpence for the hire of his cab.
The complainant said that the defendant, in
whose
,ervrce he had formerly been, called to him in Re-
gent-street, and u,ked him to drive her to Knights-
bridge. He took her there and stopped at the