The Sun.
London, England, 1833-11-26 00:00:00

in the possession of Waddington, the gaoler, when
%h. Holliday and Mr. Flower quitted the office.
The Captain is a powerful man, six feet high.
At the evening sitting Captain Jebb and two
gentlemen (his sureties) attended, and were bound
over, himself in 200/. and they in 100/. each, when
he was liberated.

THAMES-P 0 LICE.

THE CHURCH-RATE.—ASSAULT ON A BROKER•
—Yesterday Catherine Lawson, a very respectably
attired woman, who appeared in delicate health, was
brought before Mr. BALLANTINE and Mr. COMBE,
charged with assaulting Richard Thomas Bayley, a
broker, in the execution of his duty, in attempting
to seize the defendant's goods for the church-rate.
The Cemplainant, who had a severe bruise on his
eye, accompanied Mr. Scholey, the collector of St.
Paul's, Shadwell, to the defendant's house in Shaks-
peare's-walk on Thursday last, to execute a warrant
for the church-rate. The door was opened by a
lodger, and they entered the passage, where they
waited a considerable time before Mrs. Lawson
made her appearance, when she declared that she
would pay no church-rates at all, and ordered them
out of the house. He endeavoured to execute the
warrant, but she resisted with great violence, and
endeavoured to push him out of the parlour, and,
failing in that, threw a chair at his head. She
then ran towards the fireplace, for the purpose of
getting the fire-irons, hut he prevented her, and
held her hands. She struggled, and had no sooner
got her hands at liberty than she struck him a blow
in the eye, and made free use of her nails over his
face, which was much scratched. But for the
prompt interference of Mr. Scholey and his (wit-
ness's) man he should have suffered more.
Mr. George Scholey, collector of the Shadwell
church-rate, confirmed the evidence of the broker.
Mrs. Lawson said the rate was the one for 1833,
and the four quarters were not due until Christmas,
She deemed it very hard she should be called upon
to pay before the end of the year.
Mr. Scholey was authorised to demand it, and pro-
duced the Magistrate's warrant to enforce payment.
Mrs. Lawson, in defence, said she had committed
no assault at all; in fact she was in such a state of
health that it was impossible for her to have done
so. This proceeding originated from a vindictive
feeling on the part of the collector, who called on
Tuesday, and behaved in a very unfeeling manner
towards her. She requested him to allow her a
short time longer, when he exclaimed, "If you
don't pay I'll seize," and when he got into the
street, bawled out in the hearing of her neighbours,
" She won't pay the rates." On the same after-
noon she waited on Mr. Clark, the senior church-
warden, and complained that Mr. Scholey was very
uncivil, and requested him to intercede with the
collector to wait until Christmas. Mr. Clark pro-
mised to do so, and when The collector called on
Thursday she asked him if he had seen Mr. Clark,
but he refused to hear anything she had to say, and
rushed into the parlour with the broker and his
man, though she was partially undressed.
Mr BALLANTINE had known Mr. Selioley a long
time as collector, and he knew ire would •not do any
thing but with humanity.
Sarah Sextant, a lodger in the house, said the
broker was the aggressor. She opened the door to
the parties, and Mr Scholey asked for Mrs. Lawson.
She told him she was unwell, and he replied--
" Don't talk to me about it; I want my money, and
will have it." He then put his hand on the lock of
the parlour door, and Mrs. Lawson opened it and
said, " Have you seen Mr. Clark ?" He said he
would have his money, and Mrs. Lawson requested
him to take the broker out of the house. Mr.
Scholey refused to do this, and they all rushed into
the parlour. Mrs. Lawson endeavoured to prevent
them entering, when the broker seized her by the
throat, and grasped it so tightly that he nearly
choked her. She had threatened to throw some
scalding water over him when he seized her, arid
was going to the fire for that purpose.
Mr. COMBE—Ah, then she intended to scald
him ? Witness—l did not see her strike the
broker, and I am sure he had only one scratch when
be left.

Mrs. Sextant heard the screams of Mrs Lawson
for assistance, and found the broker had her by the
throat, with her cap in his hand. Her daughter was
pulling her away. She was certain the broker was
not struck.

Mr. BALLANTINE—The fat broker must have
been in a pretty position among you three women.
What is the defendant's husband ? Mr. Scholey—
He is foreman to Mr. Brown, a publican and coal
ship-owner.

Mr. BALLANTINE—Then I am sure he can pay
the rare, and there is no excuse for this at all.
Mrs. Lawson had no objection to pay the rate,
and she told the collector, before he came into her
room, that she would pay him, and produced a
sovereign..

Mr. Scholey said the money was not produced
until the chair was thrown at the broker's head.
Mrs. Lawson—l have committed no assault, Sir.
Mr. CoSIBE—We can't hear you any longer. I
think there is no justification for this assault. You
are fined 10s. and the costs, or ten days' impri-
sonment.

The penalty was instantly paid. The case excited
a good deal of interest.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, SATUR-
DAY.—The cotton market still continues depressed, and
the demand being freely met, our holders have submitted
to a further decline of id. to Id. per lb. 300 Americans
have been taken for exportation. Tric import this
week is 10,345 hags, and the sales are 11,880 bags,
viz., 210 Sea Island, 12d. to 15d.; 30 stained ditto,
10. W. to 121 d. ; 4,160 Boweds, 611. to 9d. ; 1,970 New
Orleans, 64d. to 4.1. ; 2,150 Alabama, 64d. to
840 Pernains, 81d. to 10d. ; 390 Ballias, Bd. to 84d. ;
1,090 Maranh tins, Bd. to 91d. ; 20 Barbadoes, 13d. ;
100 Bahama, &c., Bd. ; 10 Smyrna, Bd. ; 350 Egyptian,
Hid. to 112-1. ; and 530 Surat, 4il. to 64d. per lb.
To-day there has been a very animated demand for cotton.
Tne sales are estimated at 4,000 bags, 1,000 of which
have been taken on speculation. In several instances id.
per lb. advance has been realised on the prices of yes-
terday.

TITHEs.-011 Wednesday last while Mr
Browne was walking on the Mall in this town (Castlebar)
he was saluted by a bailiff, and arrested under a decree ar
the suit of the Rev. G. V. Hart, rector of Isl indeady, fa
the sum of 2/. 7s. 41, amount of tithes under the corn
position, alleged to be due out of the lands of Shruane
parish of Castlebar. For the last ten years, Mr. Browne
has been unceasingly the spirited and uncompromising
opponent of tithe, and of every abuse. His high deter
ruination not to stoop to the vile obsequiousness required
of magistrates now-a-days, his interference in behalf of
the persecuted poor, and his advocacy of popular interests,
joined to the fact of his taking the chair last year at a tithe
meeting, obtained for him the honour of a dismissal from
the magistracy, When the bailiff in reply to Mr. Browne's
interrogatories, intimated the nature and amount of his
demand, Mr. Browne, exhibitin, a couple of thirty_
•hiliing notes, desired him to do his ditty. Mr. Browne
was accordingly conducted to the ordinary domicile of the
outcasts of society. His detention Was, however, of short
duration, for a respectable friend, after a few minutes,
paid the demand outside, and his captors informed him he
was at large. Mr. Henry Browne, of Rehins, is a Pro-
testant gendeman of the bi4hest rank and respectability,
and so high is the respect which is justly etrertained for
him by the Catholic peasatry, and so great is their attach-
ment to him, that no Catholic c.iuld be found to execute
the parson's decree. A Protestant alone was found to be,
even with dffiilence and awe, the instrument on the oc-
casion. We only ask of the parsons to go on thus.—
Castlebar Telegraph.

Not many days ago, one of the childre❑ of
Israel repaired to a church in this town, there to take
unto himself to wife, according to our Gentile custom, a
Lair haired daughter of Jap :et-, whose b,auty had smitten
nis eyes, end whom lie resolved to make bone of his
bone. But alas ! while the priest was preparing for the
ceremonial, and the expectant Israelite anxiously awaited
the nuptial benediction, a number of " the people" made
their appearance, and dashed the cup of bliss from his lip,
iy announcing to the minister that this amorous descen-
dant of Jacob had a:ready a wife, who dwelt among the
nations beyond the sea. The parson closed the book, all
Denials prove vain, and poor little Moses lust his bri :e—
-but saved the teee!—lVottintillant Review.