The Sun.
London, England, 1834-02-24 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, FEB. 22.

Edward Archer, a portly-looking personage, was in-
dicted for assaulting Martin Hussey.
The prosecutor, a curious-looking little ❑utn, said the
defendant was a broker, a hawkerof tea, a writer of letters,
server of writs and processes; i❑ short, he was known as
the legal adviser of Paddington. Witness having rec,ived
a lawyer's letter on the subject of a debt of 2/. tis. went
to the defendant for advice, and was told to take ❑o notice
of it. He did so, and the next day he received another.
He was told to take no notice of this, and followed the
advice. Next day came a copy of a writ, and again he
consulted this " legal adviser of Paddington," who told hint
not to be uneasy, for he would make it all right for 2s.
Not having any silver witness gave him half a sovereigt.,
but received no change. After this he received a declara-
tion and notice of trial, when becoming seriously alarmed
he went to a really respectable legal adviser, and, acting
upon the advice he then received to settle the action, he
found be had to pay 71. 9s. instead of 21. 68. He now
thought himself entitled to claim his Bs. change, but in-
stead of getting it was threatened to be laid across the I,p
and lapped, and to be horsewhipped, and, finally, was sa-
luted with a mop-handle till it was broken across his
shoulders. Not content with this, defendant, meeting him
afterwards on Paddington-green, went up to hint and said,
" I'll put you into the Crown office, you little wretch ;
and if you have 1001. I'll make you spend it all in a couple
of months ;" and he proved as good, or perhaps, more
truly speaking, as had, as his word, for he actually com-
menced proceedings i❑ the King's Bench, alleging he was
the assaulted party. Verdict Guilty. Sentenced to pay
51. to the King, which he immediately did.

, .
BIRMINGHAM DECLARATION.—The sig-
natures appended to the declaration of the laity in favour
of the Established Church amount to about 11,000. As
the declaration simply states the attachment and respect of
the signers to the Church of England numbers of Dis,en.
tern, including several preachers among the Weskyan Me.
thodivs, have spontaneously come forward to sign it.—
Birmingham Advertiser.

The forthcoming novel called " The Guerrilla,"
is from the pen of Mr. Trueba. It will c intain, we hear,
not only an anima'ed picture of the peseta state of Spain,
which, coming from a Spaniard, may be relied on for its
fidelity, but a development of many interesting circum•
stances in the life of Mina, and in that of many other
patriot chiefs, whose adventures in their respective enter•
prises, have assumed a highly romantic chat acter. The
author was the personal friend of several of the late mar-
tyrs for their country's freedom, and in " The Guerrilla"
will be embodied many of those striking and curious par•
ticulars which that friendship has put into his possession.

On Monday evening an express arrived in this
city and gave information that the farm-yard of Mr.
Dadds, of Shitling, near Wiugham, was on fire. The
Kent, Norwich, and Phoenix fire-engiues immediately
started ; but ere they arrived, the flames had gained such
an ascendancy as to reader their exertions comparatively
useless. Scarcely a vestige of property has been saved, ex-
cept a shed or a stable ; the dwelling-house, barn, a wheat,
a hay, and four straw stacks having been totally destroyed,
as also some pigs and four heifers, which were on the
premises. No doubt it was the work of an incendiary.
There were not much above a hundred people then as-
sembled, but they increased to above a thousand. The
prevailing feeling seemed to be a remarkable guardedness,
a kind of reverse, or repressed thinking; there was very
little conversation, and less noise than could have been ex-
pected from such a number. Wages hereabouts have lately
been reduced lhd. a week. The damage is about 500/.--
Kent Herald. •
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thither and found a partridge yet warm, and the flesh
from its throat pecked off lie put the bird into his co it-
pocket, leaving the neck dangling outside. As the youth
passed through a gate in the field he felt something pulling
at his pocket, and then discovered that the hawk had pur-
sued him, and was boldly plucking at the head of the part-
ridge which was hanging from his pocket. The winged
poacher afterwards sat in an attitude of defiance upon the
gate-post.—Bath Herald.

HOWITT'S BOOK OF THE SEASONS.—Mr.
Howitt's work, under this pleasant and attractive title, will
be especially bailed with welcome by the lovers of nature
at the present period of the year, which is peculiarly the
season of promise. Nature is now putting forth her early
claims to the admiration and love of man : the diurnal
light is increasing, and the underwoods are manifesting
their young and tender buds as heralds to the „corning
glories of spring. The birds are also beginning to sound
their first gratulations at the termination of winter. Hope,
in short, is the universal sentiment connected at this pe-
riod with the progress of nature ; though without s
agreeable a monitor as Mr. Howitt, the greater part of
the charms of the external world would be unenjoyed,
cause not known. The admirer, therefore, of the boun-
ties of Providence, should read the " Book of the
sons" as a guide and enhancer of his pleasure, which will
surely be increased by its pure and eloquent details.

Files of Quebec Papers to the 22d, and Mon-
treal Papers to the 25th ult., have been received, but
their contents are totally uninteresting ; the winter had
set in in good earnest, and the river was passable at all the
usual places. By a private letter from 'Montreal, however,
received by a mercantile house in the city, we regret to
learn that the Castle of St. Louis, at Quebec, the resi-
dence of the Governor in Chief, had been destroyed by tire.