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

MIDDLESEX ADJOURNED SESSIONS.

John Ready was indicted for assaulting James Forbes,
police-constable, 94 K division, in the execution of his duty.
The prosecutor was on duty in Brook-street, Ratcliffe,
about one o'clock in the morning of the 21st of September,
when he heard a cry of " murder !" in St. James's-place.
He went to the house from whence the cry proceeded, and
there found the prisoner at the bar standing at the door,
who immediately knocked him down, and afterwards beat
him with the arm of a chair until he was insensible and
covered with blood. Some persons at length came to his
assistance, and rescued him from the prisoner.
The CHAIRMAN summed up the evidence, and the Jury
returned a verdict of not guilty.
Charles Noon was indicted for assaulting Mary Cousens.
Mr. BODKIN, on the part of the defendant, endeavoured
to make peace between the parties, but the prosecutor de-
clared she would have the law of the defendant ; upon
which Mr. BODKIN said, " That ,you shall, to the very let-
ter. The indictment states the assault to have been com-
mitted on the 17th of October, and should the defendant
assault you when that day arrives, the indictment will do,
but not for the present occasion."
The CHAIRMAN ruled that the objection was fatal, and
directed the Jury to acquit the prisoner, which they accord-
ingly did.
Charlotte Noon, Mary Hennell, and Mary Ireby were
then indicted assaulting the same Mary Cousens.
Mr. BODKIN said there was another mistake in this case.
The defendants were described as spinsters, whereas they
were all married women and had large families.
The COURT however overruled this objection, and the
defendants were all found guilty, and sentenced to one
week's imprisonment in the House of Correction.
A great number of assault cases were tried in the course
of the day, none of which were of any public interet.

CURIOUS CASE OF LUNACY.

We observe that the Attorney General of England, Sir
John Campbell, has been paying a visit to Mr. Wallace.
It is truly gratifying to contemplate this proof that those
two gentlemen, whose kindred spirits are bent on the same
laudable aim—the reform of our laws—are on that friendly
footing which is so essential to the accomplishment of the
great measure for which our excellent rep.resentative has
fought so long and so bard a battle. In this visit, too, we
have a pleasing evidence that in his parliamentary career
Mr. Wallace has not been actuated by party spirit, but by
an earnest desire to promote, at whatever sacrifice, the
true interests of his country. Boldly avowing and consist-
ently adhering to his preconceived views and principles, be
has very frequently been opposed •to Ministers—indeed it
may be said that he was, generally speaking, in opposition
to Earl Grey's Administration—but he has never forgotten
his declared maxim, that " party is the madness of the
many for the gain of a few ;" and as, in accordance with
the spirit of this sound, constitutional doctrine, he was
among the foremost to honour Lord Grey as the Father of
the Reform Act, so 'now he receives with kindly welcome
the first Member of the Whig Government who has visited
Greenock, in the person of the principal Law Officer of
the Crown. This is as it should be, and equally creditable
to the good sense and liberal feelings of Mr. Wallace and
Sir John Campbell.—Greenock Intelligencer, Oct. 1.