The Sun.
London, England, 1833-09-13 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS, SEPT. 12.

Popay, the discharged policeman, was indicted
for committing an assault on William Dean, for-
merly a sergeant aad acting inspector belonging to
the police force.

The prosecutor then deposed to the nature of the
assault which was committed upon him by the de-
fendant, and which has already appeared in our po-
lice reports.
In his cross-examination by Mr. CHAMBERS, for
the defence, the prosecutor said that, to the best
of his recollection, he stated, when examined at
Union•hall, that Popay had struck him on the lip
with his clenched fist.

Mr. ELooD, who was on the bench, desired the
prosecutor to recollect himself, and to say whether
he could swear positively that, on his statement at
the Police-office, he had stated that he had been
struck on the lip by Popay ?
The prosecutor replied that he was not confident
whether he had mentioned the precise part on which
he had been struck, but he had given such evidence
as to induce the Magistrates to hold the defendant
to bail.

Mr. ELQOOD remarked that he was present at
Union•hall on the day the charge was investigated,
and that he did not hear the prosecutor make such
a statement.

In his further cross-examination, the prosecutor
said that he was in the habit of reading the news-
papers, but his attention was not particularly called
to reading them on the day subsequently to the in-
vestigation at Union-hall. He had no particular re-
membrance of having read the account, and never
complained of the statement which appeared in one
of the newspapers. He admitted that he had, in
an interview with a gentleman who was in the habit
of attending the Police-office, inquired whether the
account of the assault committed on him had ap-
peared in the Times, and the reply which had been
given on the occasion.
A man named Taylor was called as a witness for
the prosecution, but the evidence only went to show
that on the night of the 2d inst. he happened to be
in Flint-street, and saw one man raise his hand up
as if to strike, but saw no blow given. The parties
had an altercation with one another, but he would
not swear as to who was the aggressor on the oc-
casion.

The jury, after a short consultation, returned a
verdict of guilty, and the Court sentenced Popay to
pay a fine of one shilling. to the King.
SPEEDY JUSTlCE.—Elizabeth Puddifoot, barmaid
in the service of Mr. Stevens, the proprietor of
extensive wine-vaults in Blackman-street, was in-
dicted for stealing various sums of money, the pro•
perty of her employer.
It appeared that on the preceding day the priso-
ner was committed from Union Hall on the present
charge. She had been for some time suspected of
purloining money from the till, and a quantity of
marked silver was placed there in order to lead to
detection. This plan succeeded, for in a few hours
afterwards it was discovered that she had taken a
portion of the marked money and deposited it in her
own box, in which it was found.
A verdict of guilty being returned, she was sen-
tenced to be transported for 14 years.

According to a letter from Bologna, the King
of Naples has appointed a Cointuksion of thitty.four
Members to draw up a charter which his Majesty intends
to grant to the Neipolitaus.