The Sun.
London, England, 1834-10-15 00:00:00

QUEEN- SQUARE.

THE LORD CHANCELLOR IN THE WORKHOUSE.—
Yesterday John Kingsbury, better known in the neigh-
bourhood of the House of Commons and Westminster-hall
by the cognomen of " The Lord Chancellor," was brought
up in custody before Mr. WHITE, charged with being drunk
and disorderly at St. Margaret's Workhouse, and threaten-
ing to assault Mr. Elliott, the governor.
Kingsbury is quite a character in his way ; he was a
ticket porter at the House of Commons, and earned a good
deal of money by holding horses and running of errands.
He was particularly fond of making speeches at different
public-houses, and was at last styled the Lord Chancellor.
Delighted with his new title, he became most insufferably
vain and conceited, and would scarcely answer any one if
he was not addressed " My Lord," or " Your Lordship."
At last he procured a barrister's gown and wig, which he
wore regularly every night at the Old Star and Crown, in
the Broadway, a house which he was particularly attached
to, on account of the company humouring his extrava-
gances, and he procured an artist, who painted a full length
likeness of his Lordship, dressed in his gown and wig, in
the act of making a speech, which he presented to the land-
lord of the house, and it at present hangs up in his parlour.
His Lordship at this time was the happiest of men, and he
was about to take unto himself a wife, and he sent notes to
all his acquaintances, inviting them to the Lord High
Chancellor's nuptials. The happy day was fast ap-
proaching, when an unfortunate event occurred, which
destroyed all his prospects, and blighted his hopes :
One unlucky day, when his Lordship was holding a
horse at the House of Commons, he was rather in-
solent to some gentleman, who reported his conduct,
and he was dismissed from his place of ticket-porter. This
was a sad reverse of fortune ; his clothes were soon pawned,
and, last of all, he was compelled to part with his gown and
wig. He never held up his head after that. He could get
no work, and being turned pennyless out of his lodging, he
was reluctantly compelled to apply to the parish officers,
who suffered him to apply at the workhouse, and in the day
time he used to earn a shilling by assisting to dig graves in
St. Margaret's Churchyard. Misfortunes, however, seem
still to follow him, for on the previous day he met with one
of his old acquaintances who had known him in the zenith
of his glory, with whom he drank rather too much liquor,
and did not arrive at the workhouse until after seven o'clock
in the evening, the latest hour at which those unfortunate
persons are admitted. Mr. Elliott refused to admit him into
the workhouse at such a late hour. His Lordship, being
inspired with liquor, became very clamorous, used violent
threats, and at last put his fist in the master's face, who
gave him into custody. At the station-house, when the
charge was made before the inspector, his Lordship quoted
several clauses from the new Poor Law Bill, and contended
at great length that the master had acted illegally by refus-
ing him admittance into the workhouse. He was, however,
ultimately locked up.
On being brought to the office, and the charge having
been proved, the Magistrates ordered him to find sureties for
his future good behaviour, and in default he was locked up.
THE TRADES' UNIONS.—John Hutchinson, a carpen-
ter and member of the Trades' Union was charged on a
peace warrant before Mr. BURRELL, with using threatening
and intimidating language to Abraham Heath, an engineer.
Mr. Flower, Solicitor, attended for the defendant. _

The complainant had been a member of the Trades'
Union, but had left it some short time ago, and signed the
Master's document. This had excited the spleen of some
some of the members, who had abused and jeered him for
so doing, and they had also used threatening language to-
wards him.

After a long conversation the defendant was discharged
on his promise not to molest the defendant.
David Voyer, another workman, was charged with as-
saulting John Phillips, and he was ordered to pay 10s. for
the assault, and 10s., the damage done to his hat.