The Sun.
London, England, 1835-02-27 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

Yesterday Charles Pickering was brought up from theatatioa.house,
charged with striking John Sullivan on the head with a poker, and
wounding him.

The complainant stated, that on the preceding nightoshile lte was
taking some beer in company with the defendant at hichotase, the latter
jumped up, ran to to the fire-place, and taking up the poker, atrurk hint
a violent blow on the back part of the head. He also took up a case
knife, and would have have stabbed him with it had it not been wrested
from his grasp by a policeman.

The magistrates called upon the complainant to describe what he con-
ceived to be the reason the defendant was so incensed against him as .to
strike him with a poker, and also threaten to user deadly weapon
against him.
The complainant still asserted his ignorance of the cause, and the
policeman was thcu called, who stated that when he went Into the rOoitts
where the parties were, he found the defendant in a state of great excite-
ment, with the knife (produced) in his hand. There was a woman pre.
sent, about whoM witness had reason to believe the quarrel originated.
The defendant said it was true enough it was about a woman the af
fair had originated, and as faithless a woman as ever lived. The woman
he meant was his wile, unfortunately for him, and some time ago she •'
absconded from him, and went to live with the man whose head he cut„
after robbing him (the husband) of almost everythink
.When she be.: . •
came tired of living with the complainant, She returned to her'hotut IR
a state of distress, promised to act differently in future; and her pas,
transgressions were forgiven. The complainant, however, still followe4
hcr, and again prevailed on her to desert her home, and when be Ide.
fendant) returned, he found nothing in the apartments but the ba-,e wan&
This, the defendant said, was too bad, and having been presr:',t the peti
vious night when his wife and the complainant were rireuling each
other, in the height of passion he (defendant) struck tir. man who had
dishonoured him with the poker.

The complainant did not attempt to give a denial to the above state.
ment, upon which the Magistrate discharged the dr_fendant. and strongly
advised him to separate altogether from such a woman.

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS.

In the discussion last night the speeches of Mr. Sergeant Goulburn,
Lord Howick, and Sir James Graham, will command attention. Sir
James Graham and the Learned Sergeant gave the Gentle:nen of the

Opposition some very hard and very effective thrusts; and although
Lord Howick voted for the amendment, he intimated that if there had
been any reason to believe that the carrying of the amendment would
lead to the dissolution of Sir Robert Peel's Government, he would have

voted differently. Indeed, it was evident that the certainty that Sir
Robert Peel would not resign in consequence of a defeat on this gum.
Lion, caused vast numbers to vote for the amendment. Had there been
any doubt upon that matter, Ministers would unquestionably have
found themselves in a triumphant majority, especially alter the
speeches of Mr, Gisborne and Mr. O'Connell. The former in.-
telligent and discriminating statesman actually declared that it was
necessary to include among the Cabinet, which he thinks is speedily
to succeed the present, a class of persons of which he mentioned
Mr. Grote and Mr. Warburton as the primest samples 1 The speech
of Mr. O'Connell was allowed by every one to be a miserable failure,
and to have disappointed and astonished the Opposition to the last de-
gree. The early part of it consisted of old jokes and coarse personalities.
Ile called the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland " a neutral quantity—a chip-
in.porridge," He described the Duke of Wellington as Sir R. Peer's
" Lord and Maker, who hatched him after V ree weeks ;" and he said,
that a smile on Lord Stanley's face, was" like a silver plate upon a cof-
fin." The parts of his speech about his " unfortunate and neglected
country," were intended to be pathetic, but produced no impression ;
and when he came to the end of his harangue, the thinned benches of
both sides the house bore testimony to the effect it had produced. The
only passage in the hon. and learned Gentleman's speech worth notice,
and the Whigs had better weigh it well, was that which con-
tained his demands from the Whigs in the event of their re-
turning to office. First, t.e demands an amendment of the Irish
Reform Act. Under that Act he now returns only 62 members to
Par:hi:neut. ; he did not specify how many more he desires to return
That probably is a matter of detail to be settled by the Whigs when they
come in again. Next, he demands a sweeping corporate reform ; such
a reform, doubtless, as will place the nomination of the officers of corp o.
rations in his own hands. Lastly, he will have the surplus revenues of
the Established Church in Ireland devoted to purposes of education and
charity. If these demands be conceded, he will suspend the agitation of
the " Repeal " question, in order to give these measures a fair trial ; if
they succeed, he will abandon thecagitation of the " Repeal " question :
if they do not succeed, he will revive it. Now there can be no misun.
derstanding this. His demand about Irish Church reform we pass
over ; but with such an amendment of the Reform Act as he
evidently desires, joined with a measure which by placing the elec.
lion of corporate officers in his creatures, will bring a vast accessicn
to his influence in the capacity of nominator of members to
he reierned to Parliament, the result will be, either that he returns the
whole of the representatives for Ireland, or he does not. If he does
not, then he will (unless we strangely mistake his meaning) say that the
measures have riot succeeded, and he will revive the " Repeal" agita-
tion with increasol force; if he does monopolise the nomination of
Irish representation, there will certainly be no ~ecessity to rene.v the
agitation of " Repeal." The hon. and learned gentleman doubtless re.
collects what Lord Althorp once told him—namely, that if ail the
Irish rnemeocrs were unanimous on that question, the Repeal of the
Union roust be conceded. The Whigs now know the price of Mr.
O'Comiell's support—will they pay it—will the independent members
of Pailiaraeat let them pay it ? The discussion of last night ended in
the einem:meta being carried by a majority of 7, the numbers being
:109 and CO2. It will beacon, however, that there is the probability of
the discussion tieing renewed, and. another division taken this evening.
—Times.

Mistrenns AGAIN BEATEN! !—We congratulate the friends of liberty
—not in England onl)—but in Belgium, France, Portugal, Spain—in
every part of the world where its Rag has lately waved over the pro.
atrate ramparts of despotic atithority—on the important result of the
debate on the Address. Important, indeed, it is; for its future con.
serr.u.ntes are incalculable. _The Tory Ministers were beaten this morn.
Snit by a majority of Seven ; and it will he seen, by reference to another
article, which was written a short time before the announcement of the
above result, that we were as near the mark in predicting the amount of
the Majority on the Address, ai in predicting on the Soeakership.
What wilt the baffled Ministry do next ?—The second blow has been
struck : will they have the temerity to dare the consequences ot' a
third ?_Drilled through their crazy hull, and shattered in their patch.,
work rigging by the English broadside they have provoked—they have
no choice before • them, but to strike their pirate and ilLomened flag.
A third discharge from the United Reform bai tory will inevitably blow
mem' out-of the water. But if they hare stomach for such misadven-
tures—lf they have an appetite for defeat—let them come on again and
welchrae. In the words of the nautical chorus.—" We'll fight, and we'll
beat them again and again !"—Morning Advertiser.
The Amendment was carried this morning by a majority of 309 to
sn. There never was a period when the Liberal Representatives of
the Nation were under so heavy a responsibility, so deep an obligation
to watch over the liberties of the country. No Reform Member
should be absent an hour from his paramount duty of attendance in
the Commons. Sir Robert -Peel will attempt 'to overthrow the ma-
;parity, and calculat4it on the chance of splitting the Opposition by
indiscreet conduct on the part of its members. We heard a rumour
that the Member for Middlesex, on the bringing up of the Report,will
move a stronger resolution, expressive of direct want of confidence in
the Ministry. We trust that Mr. Hume will not so inopportunely
destroy the effect of the vote, but postpone a motio' Which may more
et*ctively be made should the Tories persist in their present obstinate
contempt of the House of Commons. Where is the Member for West-
minster ? Sir Francis Burdett, once the hope of the People, retreats
front the House before division, and thus disfranchises his constituents!
The Tories bring up their votes to a man, and two cripples of their
party were this morning carried on litters to the division. Surely. " the
pride of Westminster and England's glory " cannot have collapsed into
the despicab•.e political neutrality of "slipping votes." We repeat that
the Reformers must now prove their determination by an unremitting
and patient muster.—Morning Chronicle.