The Sun.
London, England, 1833-11-05 00:00:00

HAT T ON-GARDEN.

A low ruffianly-looking fellow was brought before
Messrs. LAING and ROGERS, charged with having com-
mitted an assault upon Miss Vincent, of Burton-
crescent, and also with having assaulted the police
constables in the execution of their duty.
On Sunday night last Miss Vincent, who had
been to church, was returning to her residence
alone, when she was followed by the prisoner, who
came before her and insulted her in the grossest
manner. She endeavoured to avoid him, and
crossed the road, but he still followed her until she
arrived in Judd-street, when he made a rush upon
her and behaved in a most ruffianly manner. Her
screams attracted the attention of the police con•
stables of E division, who proceeded to the spot,
where they found the young lady in a state of alarm
and agitation, and the prisoner was taken into cus-
tody.
Miss Vincent attended at the station-house to
prefer the charge, and identified the prisoner.
A constable stated that the young lady had not
yet recovered the affright, and a feeling of delicacy
prevented her attendance at the office to give evi-
dence.
Two policemen proved assaults against the pri-
soner on their way to the station-house.
Mr. LAING asked the prisoner what he had to say
for such ruffianly conduct towards an unprotected
female ? Prisoner—l can only say that I was
beastly drunk.
Mr. LAING—What are you ? Prisoner—l am a
bricklayer.
Mr. LAING—Then you are fined 405., and in de-
fault of payment you will be committed to the
House of Correction and hard labour for two months.
Prisoner—l hope not ;I am only a journeyman.
Mr. LAING ordered him to be taken away.
UNION-HALL.

Yesterday a man named Johnson was brought
before the sitting magistrate, charged with com-
mitting a violent assault on Johnson, a policeman
belonging to the M division.
The defendant was held to bail to answer the
charge at the sessions.
THAMES • P OL ICE.

ATTE3IPTED SUlClDE.—Yesterday an elderly man
of decent appearance, named Henry Moore, was
brought before Mr. COMBE, charged with attempt-
ing to commit suicide by throwing himself into the
river, under circumstances of a very distressing nature.
Donovan, a policeman, No. 154 K, stated that
the prisoner was given into his custody at three
o'clock on Sunday morning by a waterman, who saw
him throw himself off the pier-head of the London
Dock into the Thames, and succeeded in dragging
him out, and bringing him ashore. The unfortunate
man was nearly exhausted, and he immediately con-
veyed him to the station-house, and procured dry
clothing and proper sustenance for him.
The prisoner, on being asked by the magistrate
what induced him to make the rash attempt on his
life, said he had been in the employ of the Ratcliff
Gas Company for fourteen years, and was discharged
on Saturday night by the Secretary for incurring a
debt which he had been unable wholly to discharge.
The engineer of the gas-works said the prisoner's
story was quite true, and that he had hitherto borne
a most irreproachable character. He had no doubt
his discharge had preyed on his mind and caused
him to attempt suicide.
Mr. ComßE—lt seems a very odd sort of thing to
discharge a man after such a very long servitude for
incurring a debt.
The prisoner said he had been served with a copy
of a writ by his creditor, and he had offered to pay
the debt by instalments of 3s. a week, and because he
objected to pay ss. the secretary discharged him.
Mr. CO3fßE—What situation did you hold, and
what wages did you receive? The prisoner an-
swered that he was foreman of the coke-heap, and
his wages were 255. a week.
Mr. COMBE— I think you offered pretty fair.
The wife of the prisoner, whose anguish was
very great, here stepped forward, and said that they
had been in business and kept a chandler's shop, but
the business failed, and owing to the credit they
gave incurred many debts. They had d. ischarged
them all but one, a debt of 1081. 55., owing to the
baker for bread, which since their failure had
great perseverance been reduced to 571. She paid
the baker a half sovereign out of her husband's
earnings on the previous Saturday night. Her bus.

band had been in the army, and had fought and bled
for his country.

Mr. COMBE—Your husband is an old man, and,
though I cannot lut think he has been somewhat
harshly dealt with, he ought to have known better
than to have made such an attempt on his life. The
Magistrate then, after a suitable admonition, dis-
charged the prisoner, and directed Mr. Evans, the
principal surveyor of Thames police, to make some
inquiries respecting him, and if his statement was
found to be correct, of which there seemed no doubt,
to wait on the Secretary, who would probably be
inclined to reinstate the prisoner in his situation,
and enable him to pay the debt.
CURIOUS DISPUTE—THE LEG OF MUTTON.—
Amos Bird Chandler, a young man in the etnploy of
Mr. Holt, butcher, in High.street, Shadwell, was
charged with stealing a leg of mutton.
Mrs. Holt said that a leg of mutton had disap-
peared on Saturday afternoon, during her temporary
absence from the shop, which the prisoner must
have taken, as he left the shop for a quarter of an
hour. She called a little girl, the daughter of a
tradesman, who said she was standing opposite the
shop, and saw the prisoner going out with some-
thing in his apron, and the knuckle of mutton stick-
ing out.
The prisoner said he knew nothing of the mutton,
and that when he left the shop his mistress was en-
deavouring to sell a goose to a customer.
Mr. Holt said it was all humbug; his wife had
sold one leg of mutton more than she recollected.
The prisoner had not stolen any mutton, he was
certain.

Mrs. Holt—He was not at home, your Worship ;
lie knows nothing of it. He was away too tipsy.
Mr. Holt—Oh, marm, was I now ?
Mrs. Holt—Yes, sir, you was; and I know he
stole the leg of mutton.
Mr. Holt—Phoo, nonsense; he didn't steal the
mutton.

Mr. COMBE said it was useless to pursue the case
further ; he should discharge the prisoner. He
thought Mr. Halt and his wife should understand
each other better.

Mr. Holt, with several other butchers, left the
office, laughing heartily ; the former exclaiming,
" I've done the old woman."

IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY.

Very active measures are i❑ progress for the purpose o
obtaining the support of the principal merchants, bankers
tradesmen, and others in the city, to a plan by which the
entrance of the new street now in the course of formation
from the Mansion-house to new London Bridge will be
materially improved, and the surrounding neighbourhood
rendered more open and convenient. Already the signa-
tures of a great number of influential individuals have been
obtained to the plan for the removal of the banking-house
of Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith, at the corner of
Lombard-street, and a petition has been prepared, which
it is expected will be presented at the next Court of Corn.
mon Council, praying that Court to sanction the proposed
alteration in the pla❑ recommended by the London-bridge
Committee, and which is part of the design of Sir Robert
Smirke. The advantages which will be obtained by the
removal of the house belonging to Messrs. Smith, Payne,
and Co., are as follows :—The mouth or entrance of the
new street near the Mansion-house would be wider than
is proposed, by which means facilities would be given to
the incalculable increase of the traffic which will ex-
ist from the many intersecting streets, and thus con-
tinual stoppages be avoided. If the banking•house was
removed, an uninterrupted view of the portico of the
Mansion-house and part of Cheapside would be obtained
from Lombard-street, and the now hidden, but beautiful,
church of St. Mary Woolnoth would he seen from the
Poultry ; and a sudden and bold view of the new street,
with the Monument in the distance, would present itself
at the east corner of the Mansion-house. Independently
of the architectural improvements the adoption of the
proposed plan would effect, it is considered that the daily
increase of population, and the immense traffic which
there must be through the new street, requires that a
wide pavement should exist at the crossing from the
Mansion-house to Carnhill, to Lombard-street, &c.
whereas the pavement near Messrs. Smith, Payne, and
Smith's, is now much more narrow than in any part of
Cheapside, the Poultry, &c. The proposed removal of the
Nanking-house would increase the facilities of trade—to
the passing and repassing of carriages, &c., from the west-
end, with visiters who might come to the city to make pur-
chases. It is further argued, that the new plan will ren•
der more open the Mansion-house, the confined situation
of which has injured the health of some of the Aldermen,
while passing the chair. It is feared that should not the
proposed alteration on the plan of Sir R. Smirke be
adopted, constant stoppages will occur in the vicinity of
the Mansion-house, Lombard-street, the Royal Exchange,
the Bank, &c., which must be injurious to the trade of
the city.

DREADFUL HURRICANE.—EarIy yesterday
morning, a tremendous gale of wind came on from the
westward, which continued to blow with unabated vio-
lence until about three o'clock in the afternoon. A hurri-
cane so severe, and of such long duration, has not, if we
recollect right, been experienced in this quarter for many
years. Some bitter showers accompanied the blast in the
morning, but no rain fell after nine o'clock, and the roads
and streets becoming dry, they were swept of almost every
thing moveable. Dust, straw, pieces of paper, shop-
sweepings, &c., were carried aloft in the atmosphere, and
came with great force against all who bad the temerity to
face the storm. Many women and young persons were
driven against rails or walls, and were both frighted and
hurt. The wind roared among the chimney-stalks like
thunder, and the streets and closes, especially in the Old
Town,were literally strewed with broken cans, slates, tiles,
and lime, which were constantly being driven from the
houses, and many hair-breadth escapes were wit-
nessed. So tempestuous was the Firth that there
was no passage between Newhaven and Kirkaldy ;
and the steam-boats to Stirling, after proceeding
a short distance, were forced to return to the Chai❑
Pier. We have as yet heard of no serious accident to
life or limb ; but from the terrible violence of the hurri-
cane, it is snore than probable that great damage to pro-
perty at least, will have occurred in some quarters ; and
we dread that the tempest will again have occasioned
disasters at sea.—Scotsman.

We hear that there has been more doing in
building in the metropolis within the last few months than
during any equal period of time for several years past,
which has kept the various descriptions of workmen con.
nected therewith in constant employment. It is, however,
a subject of complaint that, whilst competition, and the
improved method of drawing out specifications, have re-
duced everything to the nicest and most minute calculation
in forming estimates for building-contracts, and thereby
greatly diminishing the rates of profit, the old sys-
tem of protracting payments is still continued. This
objection more especially applies to the conduct of corpo-
rations and other public bodies, where reform has only so
far penetrated as to induce them to accept of the lowest
tenders, whilst they forget that the essence of competition
is the punctuality of payment, according to agreement,
instead of shifting them indefinitely off, as they have been
accustomed to do, when profits were much higher, and
jobbing the order of the day. It is also obviously in fa-
vour of large capitalists, to the prejudice of persons of
more limited means ; for, independent of the delay in pay•
ments beyond the term stipulated, being equivalent to a
diminished rate of profit, they are deterred from entering
into competition from the fear that the want of punctuality
should prevent them from fulfilling their engagements.
We understand that the damage done to the
Brighton p'er has been greatly exaggerated. The outer
pier head, which forms the main support of the works,
and the counter abutments under the Marine-parade,
which constitute the support of the inner extremity, are
not in the smallest degree affected, and as the injury is
confined to bridges, which Captain Brown considers lie
will find no difficulty in repairing, we may soon expect to
see this beautiful structure restored. The bridges are so
far restored as to enable the steam-packets to land their
passengers; and on Wednesday last the Queen,
accom-
panied by Lady Howe, Lady Errol, and Miss Mitchell,
was attended by Captain Brown to the outer head, after
which her Majesty embarked in one of the boats belong-
ing to the pier, anti was rowed to the eastward, as far as
Kemp-town, by Lord Howe, Colonel Seymour, and Cap-
tain Brown ; and on the following day her Majesty, and
the same party from the Pavilion, embarked in a larger
boat, steered by Captain Brown, and, after passing about
ttvioon on Friday,
at sea, returned to the pier at four o'clock. It
was her Majesty's intention to have taken another excur•
Friday• and was received at the outer head at
twelve
o, 2
clock by Captain Brown but the weather was
too boisterous to attempt it. Her Majesty and the party
remained at the pier bead anddsaw the steam-packet. come
alongside from Shoreham
embark for Dieppe, her I‘taaies,ptiya.f.rtiituesreeneidngtoththeepcaassrerniaggeerss
which were waiting on the

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