The Sun.
London, England, 1835-01-29 00:00:00

THAMES OFFJCE.

Henry Long, a north country salor, was yesterday
charged before Mr. COMBE with breaking the windows of
the house of an old widow lady named Osborne, where he
lodged, in New Gravel-lane, and attempting to set the
dwelling on fire.
Mrs. Osborne stated that the defendant had lodged with
her for some time until Saturday night, when she told him
that she could not give him credit any longer, and he said
he would go to Mr. King, the agent in this country for
Don Pedro, and in whose service he was, and get some
portion of the money due to him. He went away, and late
on Monday night he came again in a state of intoxication,
and swore if he was not allowed to sleep there, he would
let no one else, and arming himself with the poker, he
began to break every article of furniture within his reach,
and eventually smashed the back-parlour window, frame,
glass, and all to pieces. Witness was so alarmed, that she
sprung a rattle, which she had in the house. He then
threatened to kill her, and on her telling him she would
give him into custody, he said he did not care for her, nor
for the poliee, nor for the Magistrates, and as a climax,
said he did not care for the Lord Chancellor himself—(A
laugh)—and that he could soon stop his mouth. He con-
tinued swearing for some time, and brought the half-naked
inhabitants from their beds. The police at length arrived,
and put an end to his proceedings by taking him into cus-
tody. The witness added, that a few nights before he
broke open a carpenter's chest belonging to one of her
lodgers, and burnt all the planes he could find, and nearly
set fire to her house ; after which he broke all the plates
and dishes on her dresser, for the benefit, he said, of the
Staffordshire Potteries. She declared she was in danger of
her life whenever the defendant was drunk.

Mr. CWII3E-Why this fellow, when drunk, must be in
a state of madness.
Mrs. Osborne—Yes, Sir ; but he's more artful than other
people in their sober senses.
'The defendant, in reply to the charge, said he did not re-
member anything of the circumstances, and that when the
liquor was in the wit was out. He could say with Shakes-
peare, " Oh that a man should put an enemy into his mouth
to steal away his brains."—(Much laughter.)
Mr. COMBE said the defendant had not much attended
to the admonition of the immortal bard, for he had allowed
the liquor to steal away his brains, if he had any.
The defendant said he was regularly by the head, and
was willing to pay for what he had broken.
Mr. COMBE said he thought he should send the defendant
to prison.

Mrs. Osborne--You will be doing him and me great jus-
tice by so doing, for he is a most terrible character.
The defendant—l think not, Sir, for lam wanted in
Spain, whither I intend to proceed next week.
Mr. COMBE then directed that the defendant should be
kept in prison until the ship was to convey him to Spain
sailed, observing that he was too much of a madman to be
allowed his liberty in this country.
The prisoner was accordingly committed.

The architect Paloy, better known as Paloy the psv
triot, and who was employed by the Commune of Paris to re-
move the ruins of the Bastile, after its destruction on the 14th
July, 1789, has just died in one of the suburbs of that capital-
He distinguished himself in the attack upon this celebrated
prison. He proposed that miniature bastiles should be formed
out of the stones composing the ruins, and one sent to each of
the departments—but this fanciful design was not carried into
execution.