The Sun.
London, England, 1834-09-02 00:00:00

LONDON, TE ESDAY EVENING, "13Ti ..1 "Nu ••r 1g34
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LONDON AND SOUTHAMPTON RAILWAY.

On Tuesday next, in accordance with the act of parlia-
ment, the first meeting of the Directors to constitute a
Board will take place. Had they been permitted to have
assembled earlier, the work would have been in a more for-
ward state than it now is ; but seeing that the greater por-
tion of the line in Surrey is already staked out ; the value
of the land arranged ; that tenders for the execution of the
work from Vauxhall to Kingston are given in at lower prices
than estimated.by the engineer ; and that workmen are
ready to begin the moment the Board can give the order,
the public will be satisfied that the Directors neither have
or will slumber at their posts. In most undertakings of a
similar description, a year has elapsed before the execution
has begun ; but here, in the brief space of a month, the
preparatory arrangements are completed. Within twelve
months the Railway from Vauxhall to Kingston will be
opened to the public, and, we believe we may add, the line
from Southampton to Winchester will be also finished. • In
confirmation of this view, a meeting of the numerous sub-
scribers to this undertaking, who reside at or near Man-
chester, took place last week, to receive a report from the
Directors, relative to the progress of the work. So gra-
tified were they by it, that they unanimously adopted reso-
lutions to the effect, that they deem the conduct of the
managing committee, in obtaining the act of parliament, to
have been most judicious ; the prospect of an adequate
return for the invested capital to be highly encouraging ;
and that they recommend the most strenuous exertions to
promote the prompt execution of the whole line, l =along,
at the same time, to the part from London to Kingston,
as of primary importance. They have also appointed a re-
sident committee to correspond with the Board of Directors
with a view to accelerate the progress of the work. Our
friends in this part of the country will no doubt be pleased
to learn the -confidence which that large- body of subscribers
place in the measure, and the zeal with which they are co-
operating to forward it. It has had great difficulties to
surmount, and powerful opponents to contend against ; but
they are conquered, and the result will, we hope, be bene-
ficial to all.—Hampshire Avertiscr.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.

The usual proportion of drunken charges, men and
women, were brought to this office yesterday, but there
was a remarkable falling off in the number of " old familiar
faces," the journeymen tailors. It has been by no means
an unfrequent occurrence to find, out of, perhaps, seventy
or eighty drunken charges, that four-fifths were Irish
journeymen tailors. Since the strike, either from want of
means or from the wholesome determination of Mr. Cham-

bers never to excuse a journeyman tailor the customary fine
for drunkenness, these well-paid operatives do not occupy
such a considerable portion of the police sheets. Among
the drunken cases yesterday, several persons of both sexes,
of very decent apbearance, figured, and it was quite amus-
ing to observe the ludicrous shifts they were put to, to
excuse their disgraceful situation, and to evade payment of
the fine.

One of these worthies was John Sullivan, an Irish
labourer, who had been found lying in the streets, in a state
of helpless drunkenness, during church time.
Mr.. CHAMBERS—You have got to pay five shillings for
being drunk. Defendant—Let me aff this onc't plaze your
honna. An never dhrunk before I'll oath it.

Mr. CHAMBERS.—You an Irishman, and only drunk
once. Come, I can't believe that. Defendant.—l'll spake
the blessed trute. May'be I'm often gitting tipsy, but I'm
only dhrunk once't.

Mr. CHAMBERS.—When do you call yourself drunk?
Defendant--I..vvon't' he drunk Meself,- whin I can. stand
widout houlding.
The MAGI§TUNTE was of another opinion, and ordered
him to pay the usual fine.

The next charge was Thomas Abbott, a very old man,
with a brown scratch, about the size of a. muffin-cup, stuck
on the apex of his cranium. He appeared bent double
with some complaint, and made grimaces as if attacked by
the cholera.

Mr. CHAMBERS..—Wh-n do 'you mean to leave off the
beastly practice of getting drunk ? Defendant.—Ah, I'm
seldom in that state. I'm a martyr to the lumbago and
bowel complaint : and, in order to sleep the better, funfor-
tunately took.a little drop too much.
Mr. CHAMBOS.—How old are yoti?—l'm sixty-six.
Mr. CHAMBERS.—WeII, walk away, and don't let me
see you here again.

The defendant scampered out of the dock, apparently
quite relieved of his lumbago.

- The third charge was Thomas Gregory, a well-dressed,
middle-aged personage, of very grave appearance. He had
been found drunk, and incapable of taking care of himself,
by the police.
CHAMBERS.—What are you ?—Defendant.—l'm
weel kenn'd hereaboot ; I'm a householder and a lease-
holder baith.

Mr. CHAMBERS.—Then you are the better able to pay
the fine of ss. Defendant.—Na, na ; I canna part wi' ony
siller. I was not fou, ye ken. I was just half and half.
Mr. CHAMBERS.—That's enough for me. Come, pay
five shillings or be locked up. Defendant.—Make it twa
and sixpence this ae time. There's half-a-croon t'ye.
Mr. CHAMBERS.—NO ; pay it all.
The old gentleman was- handed out of the dock, and
after a hard tussle with the gaoler to take off a " shilling or
twa," he paid the fine and left the office.

Dominique and Thomas Elheut, together with their mo-
ther, Brid.get Elheut, were yesterday placed at the bar,
charged with a violent and ferocious attack on the police.
It appeared from the evidence of one of the police con-
stables that a number of drunken persons having collected
together at the corner of Berwick-street, they were desired to
move on, which they did, but again assembled at the corner
of Hopkins-street. On attempting to disperse them Domi-
nique gave him a dreadful blow btween the eyes, which
rendered him almost senseless. He was then beaten dread-
fully, as were the other constables, and the brickbats flew
about them like hailstones, the brother and mother, with
about twenty others, each contributing to the ill usage of
the constables. They succeeded, however, in lodging the
three prisoners safe in the watchhouse.
Mr. DYER regretted that the constables had been so ill
used, and fined the male prisoners five pounds each, or
two months' imprisonment in default. The mother was
discharged, - •