The Sun.
London, England, 1833-10-11 00:00:00

A SERIOCOMIC SWEEP.

Thursday one of the honourable company of
" sweeps" having taken " an enemy into his mouth
to steal away his brain," ascended one of the low
houses in Justice-street, and scrambled away until
he got upon the top of an old chimney, where he
could both see and be seen to considerable advan-
tage. He now began to dance and cut capers, to
the great amusement of a considerable crowd as-
sembled to witness his performances. In a short
time he began to strip himself of his upper gar-
ments, and at last appeared more than half naked.
In this state he continued nearly two hours,
haranguing the people in imitation of the cholera
doctor, and playing all sorts of fantastic tricks, till
at last he betook himself to a more serious em-
ployment. He unloosed several of the bricks of
the chimney, and dropt them down the various
vents, to the great annoyance of the indwellers,
and the damage of sundry pieces of crockery.
Several town-sergeants and day patrol having by this
time arrived, things began to wear a rather alarming
aspect, as he proceeded to throw pieces of lime arid
brick upon the crowd collected in the street, which
by this time was immense. A consultation was
immediately held how he should be got down. One
man proposed to send for slaters. Several other
plans were proposed; and at last the Sheriff, who
had arrived, suggested that the " water works"
should be allowed to play upon him till compelled to
come down. A body of men were despatched for'
one of the fire-engines. During these proceedings,
however, three fellows (one of them dumb) under-
took to bring him down ; and they ascended the
roof in various directions. The sweep stood eyeing
them one after the other, with a large brick in his
hand ready to throw at the one who should first
approach. However the party were firm, and
advanced slowly and cautiously, till at last the
"dummy" made a spring, and seizing the brick which
he immediately threw away, grappled with his oppo-
nent amidst the cheers of the multitude. The other
two came to his assistance ; and one of the most
astonishing scenes occurred perhaps ever witnessed
in Aberdeen. Here were four men standing upon
the top of a very narrow chimney, about 40 feet
high, and three of them engaged in a desperate
struggle with one who was careless of his own life
and utterly regardless of that of others. The struggle
was for some time very doubtful; and the drink with
which the sweep was inspired seemed to redouble
his strength, for at one time he had almost shaken
himself free of all his opponents, and nearly preci-
pitated them upon the street below. At last they
succeeded in getting him from the roof of the house;
and, after many blows, kicks, arid bruises, a rope
was put round his waist, and he was lowered to one
of the windows, through which he was taken into
the house, and afterwards carried to the police-office,
amidst the shootings of thousands.—Aberdeen
Herald.

RAILWAY LAWSUIT.--A long-pending
suit between Mr. J. Wright, of Columbia, Pennsylvania,
and the Baltimore and. Ohio Railway Company, relative
to the employment of a particular description of wheels,
for which Mr. Wright has a patent, has been recently
' brou“ht to an issue in. the Circuit Court of the United
States, and a verdict given in favour of the phintiff. Mr.
WI ight's invention consists in the combination of a cone
on the tread of the wheels, with a capacity of vibration in
the axle, to allow of them adjusting them,elves to the ra-
diuealsoafnaL, Magazine.y (lateral) curve upon which they may run.--
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