The Sun.
London, England, 1834-05-30 00:00:00

NEW RULE OF- ,COURT.

In the course of the day a long discussion took
place between the Chairman and Messrs. Adolphus
and Bodkin relative to cases of misdemeanor, and
the privilege of traversing from session to session,
as-has been the practice heretofore, especially by
defendants indicted for keeping gaming-houses and
other iniquitous houses of' resort. The regulation
is that, from and after the July session, all cases of
misdemeanor shall be tried during the session in
which the bill of indictment was " found" by the
grand jury, and not traversed from time to time, as
heretofore, without application to the court, and
special cause shown why the defendants should not
surrender and take their trials.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

QUEEN-SQUARE.

COMMON INFORMERS.--:Yesterday the Earl of
Belfast appeared to answer a summons taken out
against him by Digby, the informer, for not having
his name and place of abode affixed on one of his
carts, clear of the wheel, whereby he bad incurred a
penalty of any sum not exceeding 51.
Digby on Saturday, the 10th of May, was at
Knightsbridge, when he saw one of his lordship's
carts coming from London. There was painted on
the cart the words, " The Right Honourable George
Hamilton Chichester, Earl of Belfast, Chertsey,
Surrey," but the board on which it was painted was
not fastened to the cart clear of the wheel.

Mr. BURRELL asked his Lordship if there was
any answer to the charge ?—The Earl of Belfast
said that all he could say was that he had given
particular directions to have his name painted on
the cart according to the act of parliament.
Mr. BURRELL then mitigated the penalty to 20s.
and the costs, which were 11. ss. 6d. more.
His Lordship immediately paid the money.
LA MBETH.STREET.

Yesterday five journeymen sawyers, named
William Bailey, James Hicks, Tete Talbot, Thos.
Gregory, and George Canikkl, were brought up
from Stratford, Essex, charged with violently as-
saulting William Bird and Daniel Jeffries, two
journeymen in the same trade, in the employment
of Mr. Gibson, a timber merchant at Stratford.
William Bird had been in the employment of
Mr. Gibson for fourteen or fifteen years, and his
character during that time would, he felt confident,
Tuesday
bear the strictest investigation. On even-
ing last, while he and his mate were employed in
their master's-yard, the prisoner Bailey, who, with
his companions, had latterly much annoyed .
came to the pit and commenced abusing him
in the most shameful and scurrilous manner, and
frequently called him a " rat" and a " yellow."
He (witness) in consequence desired him re-
peatedly to go about his business, but lie re-
fused to go away and continued to use impro
languager and the terms " rat" and "yellow,"and
threatened that if he (witness) came near him he
would knock him down. Witness insisted that he
should go off the premises, and was approaching
him for the purpose of putting him off, when lie re-
ceived from him a violent blow from his clenched
fist, which knocked him down. He got up again,
and while in the act of defending himself against
Bailey, the prisoners Gregory and Talbot rushed
into the yard, and fell upon him,.and beat him in a
most unmerciful manner. His mate, Jeffries, having
come to his assistance, the parties, after they had
been thus beating him (witness), turned on Jeffries,
and ill-used him most shamefully. Having partially
recovered from the state of insensibility to which
he had been reduced, he got upon his legs, when
the prisoner Hicks came up to him and struck him
another blow. He then, in his own defence, took
op an adze, and with a blow from the handle
knocked his assailant down. Upon seeing this, the
whole five prisoners fell upon him, and, not content

with striking him with their fists and knocking him
down repeatedly, they more than once kicked and
„umped upon while he was on the ground.
Mr. HARDWICKE (to Bird)—To what cause do
you attribute this violent attack upon your person'
Bird—They think we work under the regular prices.
Mr. I-InanwicKE convicted the prisoner Bailey
in
fo rthed natty of 3/., or six weeks' imprisonment in
Ilouse of Correction, and all the others in
405., or a month's imprisonment ; and in addition
ordered them all to find bail to keep the peace for
twelve months, and give twenty-four hours' notice
of the substance of their sureties. .

THAMES POLICE.
Yesterday the Leet Jury of the Manor of Step-
ney, with their foreman at their head, waited on
Mr. BRODERIP, the sitting Magistrate, to complain
of a most violent and outrageous attack which had
been made upon them in the execution of their
official duties, and to request the Magistrates to
interfere thereon.

, The foreman stated that on Wednesday after-
noon during their perambulations the jury had oc-
casion to go into the sugar-house of Messrs. Emanuel
Goodheart and Co. in the Horseferry-road, Lime-
house, for the purpose of ascertaining if their weights
and scales were correct. They walked into the yard
and met with a man, and asked him for the heads of
the firm, but he made no answer, and seemeddisposed
to obstruct them. A portion of the jury then tried one
of the scales, and found a deficiency of twelve ounces,
while others proceeded to another scale in the first
loft, which, on the weights being removed, went
down very rapidly, and appeared to be a false ba-
lance. They observed that both scales appeared
to be very bad, on which one of the workmen said,
" Yes, yes, they are," and said the firm had been
fined five years ago for bad scales, and exclaimed,
" Call the men out," at the same time making a
signal, which appeared to be well understood, for
directly afterwards the German sugar-bakers as-
sembled from all parts of the biulding, armed with
staves and bludgeons. They immediately com-
menced a most furious attack on the jury, and
threw several gentlemen down the ladder. He
feared that some of the jury would resist this vio-
lence, and that something serious would happen,
and he begged his brother jurors to keep their tem-
per, while he went out for assistance. He looked
in all directions for the new police, but he was not
able to find any of them, and the jury, after being
maltreated in a very brutal manner, were forcibly
driven from the premises.
Mr. BRODERIP asked if any of the jury had done
anything to provoke the Germans ?
The foreman replied in the negative, and said
they always did their duties with as little offence to
individuals as possible.
Mr. BRODERIP inquired if the jury had been re-
gularly sworn in by the Court Leet ? The foreman
said they had. The Court formally was opened by
the steward of the Lord of the Manor, and the oath
was administered to them individually.
Several gentlemen of the jury then deposed to
various acts of violence committed by the workmen.
Mr. BRODERIP would grant warrants for the
apprehension of all the parties concerned in this
outrage, for the most unjustifiable violence had been
committed:

The jury, who lrad suffered very much both in
person and clothes, thanked the magistrate and
retired.

COURTMARTIAL ON CAPTAIN HUGH

PIGOTT, R.N.-FOURTEENTH DAY.

The officers on the Courtmartial to try Captain
Hugh Pigott reassembled, as usual, on board his
Majesty's ship Hastings, at Sheerness.
The Court was very much crowded with civilians
as well as naval officers. There were also several
ladies present, and the deepest interest appeared to
be excited amongst the auditors.
The Court having been opened, Mr. Pettigrew,
the second master of the Alban, was called and c.-
mined.

Lieutenant Walker—What was the general tenor
of Captain Pigott's conduct and demeanor totrards
me whilst on board ? Witness—l considered it to
have been rather harsh

State as particularly as you can the nature and
effect of such conduct ?—I think, as Captain Pigott
found fault with you in a severe manner before the
ship's company, it might have tended to lower you
in their estimation as a commander.
Was it ever courteous or mild P—Not in my
opinion.

What was my conduct towards Captain Pigott on
these occasions ?—On every occasion that I have
observed it was respectful.
Samuel Phillips, a seaman of the Alban, was called,
and was examined about the manner in which
Captain Pigott treated Lieut. Wafer at different
times on board the Alban.

Witness—He used to treat you very coolly. He
didn't speak like a gentleman to you ; not as I have
heard other captains speak.
James Wiltshire, another seaman, was then exa-
mined upon the same points. His answers were—
Captain Pigott behaved to you in a very cool man-
ner ; sometimes not giving you time to answer him.
It was not such conduct as I have usually observed
from a superior to an inferior officer.
Alfred Waddilove and Edward Lloyd were also
examined, and gave similar evidence. This charge
was then postponed, Mr. Aykbone being ill, and
Lieutenant Wilson (both witnesses upon it) not
being in attendance.
The eighth charge was then gone into, and read
over by the JUDGE-ADVOCATE.
" For upon several occasions questioning my vera-
city and that of the officers and crew, more parti-
cularly on or about the 27th of May, 1832, when
he accused me of concealing from him the circum-
stance of a standard being on board the Alban, as
he insisted, but which was not the fact ; on or
about the Bth of June, 1832, when he had alleged
that I had received a pecuniary present from the
Turkish Government, and upon the same occasion
falsely asserting that he had previously reproved me
for receiving presents at all, and insinuating that I
was not worthy of credit upon oath."
Lieut. Walker was then sworn—l have to state,
in reference to the first part of the charge relative
to the standard, that on the evening of the 27th of
May, 1832, I went on board the Barham, in obe-
dience to an order communicated to me by Lieut.
Edwards, of the Barham. After Capt. Pigott had
spoken to me upon other matters, he said that he
understood I had astandard on board the Alban.

(the Royal standard of England), and he desired
me to send it on board the Barham, as he wished
to hoist it on the following day, the King's birth-
day. I replied that there was not such a flag. He
replied that there was, as he had been told so by
Lieut. Walker, his First Lieutenant. I said that
there had been such a flag on board at one time ; in
fact, I had told the ambassador so myself, and that
search had been made for it, in order that it might
be hoisted on his Excellency's passage through the
Dardanelles. It was afterwards discovered that the
flag had been lent upon some previous occasion,
when it was intended that the Alban should convey
the Duchess of Kent from Portsmouth to the Isle
of Wight. Captain Pigott said that there was a
standard on board, and that he would send and
search the vessel for it. The same evening an or-
der (relative to the number of flags in the Alban)
was brought to me after I had retired to rest. A
report was immediately sent, in conformity to the
order, by which it appeared that after search had been
made, there was no standard of the description
alluded to to be found. In reference to the second

part of the charge, Lieut. Walker brought in a re-
port he had made to Captain Pigott., by his order,
of some stores, sheep, &c., which he had received
from the Turkish Government, and added that,
shortly afterwards, a signal was made for him to go
on board the Barham. Captain Pigott had my
letter in his hand ; he asked me if I had reported
the presents I had received. I answered in the
affirmative. He said that I had not, for I had re-
ceived money which I had not reported to
This I denied. I also stated that I had TnYsFit,
heard that money had been sent for the Alban by

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1 the Sultan himself. The Turgiman (or interpreter)
who had been sent on board the Alban on both oc-
casions of towing the Turkish fleet, asked me how
much money I had received from the Sultan. I
replied none at all. The Turgiman added that 50
sequins had been sent and given to the kiagja, or
principal officer of the dock-yard, to give to me,
and that if he had not given it, he must have
" eaten it himself" (a common Turkish mode of
expression). Captain Pigott again expressed
(but I can't state the words in plain terms) his
disbelief, and said that he still believed I had
received the money. The conversation then turned
upon the other presents actually received, particu-
larly the sheep, for accepting which he reproved
me, and stating that he had found fault with me for
accepting them in the first instance. I replied that
I had no recollection of his having so reproved me,
when he sneeringly added, " Oh, Sir, you have a
very convenient kind of recollection," or Mitiin tb that
effect. I then stated that my recollection iiptai thd
subject was perfect,,and that I could positively i-1,-
sert upon my stating to him at the time I receive''
the sheep,- he approved of event' thing I had done,
with the exception of regretting that I had not'
stopped the Alban's progress when the Sultan-.
passed, as it would have appeared a mark of re'
spect, and that he had even thanked me for offer-
ing part of the sheep for the use of the Barham's
sick. To this he replied, in the same sneering mode,
" Oh, all this is very easy to say." I answered that.
I was ready to make oath of the truth of my asses!.
tion ; to which he rejoined, in the same toner
" And that is easily said too ; but I should not;
believe you any more on that account." I said that.
I trusted I understood the obligation or sanctity of
an oath, and shortly afterwards left the Radiant.
By the COURT—Do you know whether the
money came on board the Alban, and what became
of the money ? Lieut. Walker—lt never came
into my hands ; and if it had been brought oo
board I should have been aware of it, as commander
of the vessel.

Lieutenant Walker, First Lieutenant of the Bar'
ham, was then examined.

Lieutenant Walker, the prosecutor—State what
you know respecting the first part of the charge,
relative to Captain Pigott's questioning my veracity
upon any occasion ? Witness--I recollect CaPt"ln
ttoaafti
ne
towingp what passed
hpueapsoTsneudmr2wi,s
Pigott doubting that there was not a standard on
board the Alban, in consequence of a report I had
made that there was one.
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fleet
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t, reported
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firstn selyfotito;
occa-
sion
telling Captain Pigott that you had received a pre-
sent of some sheep from the Seraskier Pacha, and
offering several for the use of the Barhant's sick,
which Captain Pigott thanked you for.
By the Court—Did you dine with Captain
Pigott on that day ? Witness—l did. I dined
with him every day.

By Captain Pigott—Did I ever, to your know
ledge, insinuate that Lieutenant Walker was not
to be believed on his oath ? Witness--Never, t"
my recollection.
Mr. Pettigrew, the Second Master of the Alban'
was sworn.
thing
Lieutenant Walker—Do you know any
about Captain Pigott relating to your veracity •
Witness—l do ; after he had questioned we ,r,ei
specting the standard being on board, he said,
cannot get the truth from any of you."
Samuel Phillips and Alfred Waddilove were di::
examined upon the other points of this charge.
answer to a question put by Lieutenant Walker to
Waddilove—" Did you ever hear Captain rigr
say anything about my oath r—The witness rePoet
" Yes ; he said lie would not believe Lietitenaac
Walker on his oath." it-
Nothing more material was elicited from the w
nesses in addition to the evidence of the first wit.
nesses ; and the usual hour having arrived, the
Court adjourned.