The Sun.
London, England, 1869-11-01 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

AN EARLY BEGINNING.—Fred. Popjoy, a quiet-looking
boy, was charged under the following circumstances :

Police-constable Wiiliam Rawlings, 9R R, said that at
four o'clock on Saturday afternoon be found the defendant
drunk and incapable in Leader-street, Chelsea. He con-
veyed him tolhe station.

Mr. Selfe—So you're only 15 years of age, Master Pop-
joy ?
Defendant—That's right, your worship.
Mr. Selfo—l don't think it is Master Popjoy, or you
would not be here. You seem to be " Popping" into bad
habits very early. What have you got to say to the
charge?

Defendant—My mate made me drink it. it was: not my
fault.

Mr. Selfo —Was there anybodi with him ?

Constable—l found a man whom I had heard had been
with him in an hour or two afterwards lying in the street
drunk and insensible.

Mr. Selfe—llow long have you indulged in habits of
this description, Master Popjoy ?
Defendant—l was never drunk before this time.
Mr. Stale—Have you boon sick ?
Defendant—No.

Mr. Selfo—Gonerally, at the beginning, I have heard it
makes the person sick. Do you relish it so much that you
mean to do it again ?
Defendant—No; I don't.
Mr. Selfe—l hope not; it is a very early beginning.
You are fined 2s. 6d.
His friends paid it.

THAMES.
ASSAULT ON THE POLICE AND POLICE DISCREPANCIES.—
Thomas Dunn, a labourer, was brought before Mr. Paget,
with violently assaulting Charles Brooks, a police con-
stable, No. 209 H.

The complainant saw two men fighting in the Commer-
cial-road on Saturday night. He interfered and took the
men away, and the prisoner struck him on the nose and
caused it to bleed profusely.

95 11, said he was on duty in the Whitechapel-road. He
saw the complaniant struggling with another man to get
him away. He saw the prisoner striko Brooks in the face
and his nose bled. He had to release the other prisoner,
who escaped. He then collared the prisoner, who struck
him as above. He took one man, and when he returned
the prisoner was struggling with his brother constable.
They were followed by forty roughs, hooting and yelling,
and hurling all kinds of rubbish at them.
Mr. Paget wished Inspector M'Donald to take notice
of what he said. The first constable sworn told a story in
the witness-box, but not the whole of tho case. The
second constable supplemented with something more. He
hoped this would not happen again. When a police-
constable gave his evidence he should tell tha whole of
his story, and not leave others to supplement it with addi-
tions. He had had reason to complain of this before. He
should dispose of this case as if tho addition had not been
made. The constable Brooks had very properly inter-
fered, and had been very brutally assaulted. He sentenced
the prisoner to one month's imprisonment and hard labour.

THE LOYALTY OP IRLS7I CLERGYMEN.

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Considerable pain was caused to Churchmen by the
statement in a Dublin journal that at the dejoiner given
by the Archbishop of Dublin to the clergy of the diocese
of Kildare, after the visitation, "the toast of the Queen
was received in solemn silence, not more than one-third of
the clergy drinking it." It was added that the same recep-
tion was accorded to "The toast of the Prince of Wales ;"
and that when the dean proposed "The toast of the Lord-
Lieutenant and prosperity to Ireland" there arose a unani-
mous demand for a separation of the two parts of the toast
The clergy heartily accepted the toast of "Prosperity to
Ireland," but unanimously refused to drink that of the
Lord-Lieutenant. Very little credence was given to the
story, and those who disbelieved it utterly had the satis-
faction of reading the following denial of it:—" Palace,
Oct. 29, 1869.—Sir,—I must request you to insert
my entire denial of the accuracy of a statement
which appeared in your paper of this morning.
At the dinner which followed the visitation
of the clergy at Kildare yesterday, the Queen's
health was drunk with all the usual honours, every person
within the range of my vision—which certainly took in
seven-eighths of those present—standing up to drink it,
as, I cannot doubt, did the rest. Had it been as your
correspondent states, and this, the most ordinary token
of respect and loyalty withheld, I should at once have re-
quested the chairman to leave the chair. I shall not
trouble you with some minor inaccuracies in your corre-
spondent's statement.—l remain, sir, your obedient
servant, "R. C. DUBLIN."