The Sun.
London, England, 1835-07-25 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

Yesterday John Wilks, a costermonger, applied for a war-
rant against his mother under the following circumstances :
The applicant approached the Magistrates' table scratching
his head, and said that he was " werry sorry to trouble their
Worships, but he was forced to come forward to make a com-
plaint against his own flesh and blood."
MAGISTRATE—Against whom 7—My own flesh and blood,
reiterated the costermonger, my own mother.
The MAGISTRATE inquired the nature of the complaint, when
the costermonger in reply said, that he should disguise nothing;
that he was courting a young woman named Sally Duck, and
that for the last month he was in the habit of taking her out
with his donkey and hampers, by the way of a treat, to show
her the town. His mother got wind of it, and she blowed him
up for thinking on the young woman ; but, added he, your
Worships, I'm fond on the erector, and I'll stick to her like
bricks, that I will howsomdever in spite of the old un.
MAGISTRATE—We cannot pnnish'your mother for being averse
to your forming a matrimonial alliance against her consent.
Costermonger—l don't care a pin's pint as regards myself,
it's Sally Duck as I cares about, and I don't see as how my
mother should be so bouncible about the business. She swears
that she will never die happy until she washes her hands in
Sally Duck's blood, which never injured a hair on her head;
that's the sum totle on the business I am come about, your
Worships.
MAGISTRATE—Have you or your sweetheart been assaulted
by your mother, for we can't take cogzizance of the improper
language she may use towards either of you; no doubt you
would protect the young woman from any molestation.
Costermonger—l threatened to darken my mother's day-
lights if she didn't let Sally alone, and mind her own business—
but it would not do, and when I brought Sally home in the
cart t'other night, out comes my mother and calls her
everything but a lady, saving your Worship's presence.
MAGISTRATE—YOU must be a pretty dutiful son to threaten
to commit an assault on your own mother, and then come here
to apply for a warrant against her. She has committed no
assault, and, therefore, no warrant will be granted upon your
application ; but if Sally Duck can testify upon oath that she
apprehends personal injury from your mother—in that case
means will be taken to restrain her violence.

The costermonger looked round the office for Sally Duck,
in the expectation that she would come forward to state her
grievances, but Sally, on hearing the latter remark of the
Magistrate, bolted away, followed by her sweetheart, the
costermonger, who sneaked out of the office amidst the
laughter of the bystanders, who heard the complaint against
his mother.

THE BAYONET AGAIN !—On Tuesday a Court
of Inquiry took place at the Portman-street Barracks, to in-
vestigate the conduct of John Downing, a private in the 2d
Battalion of Coldstream Guards, who was charged on Sunday
evening at the station-house of the B division of Police, with
a gross outrage, and drawing his bayonet, at the house of Mr.
Sneezum, a publican in Tothill.:street, Westminster, upon
Susan Woods, the wife of a mechanic in the neighbourhood.
This case has excited a great degree of interest in Westmin-
ster, from its being one of a series that have lately occurred
in consequence of the soldiers of the guards using their bayo-
nets when in a state of intoxication, and it is to be regretted
that several respectable tradesmen who were present upon the
occasion, and attended at the station-house (from whence the
charge was remitted to the military authorities) were not pre-
sent at the Court of Inquiry. Mr. Shaw, broker, of Tothill-
street, stated the conduct of the prisoner upon the night in
question to be of a most disgraceful nature; he was kicking
and abusing every person present, and two or three times at-
tempted to draw his bayonet, which at last fell out of the
sheath, and was taken to the house of Mr. Flood, a surgeon,
residing opposite. The inquiry (which was strictly private)
it was understood, terminated in the prisoner being found
guilty of the charges alleged against him, but the sentence
has not transpired.

NEWS FROM THE CAPE.-" ASCENSION, JUNE
Bru, 1835.-1 have just heard from a merchant ship, that
arrived here yesterday from the Cape, that the late insurrec-
tion has been quite unsuccessful, and that three of tho prin-
cipal Caffre chiefs have been taken. The insurgents arc to
deliver up 30,000 head of cattle to the English before they
quit the territory."