The Sun.
London, England, 1835-11-18 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

Yesterday John Goode, an inhabitant of Clapham, was
charged with being concerned with others in forcibly carry-
ing about the suburbs John Gray, the son of a tradesman,
as a " Guy Faux," on the sth inst.
The complainant, a young man, twenty years of age,
stated that tis he was standing near the Plough at Clap-
ham, on the morning of the sth of November, the defen-
dant and four other men came up to him, and each seizing
him fast, conveyed him for a short distance down the road.
They then placed him in a sitting position on a chair, pro-
ceeded to bind him down to it hand and foot with cords,
and then commenced blacking his face all over with a pre-
paration of lamp-black and oil, over which, upon each cheek,
they rubbed vermillion to give him a colour. Having
finished this, they then thrust a dirty old hat on his head,
and placing a bundle of matches in his hand, bore him away
upon their shoulders, and as they went along the crowd
increased, and the shouts of those who followed ren-
dered his cries for assistance unavailing. In this manner
the complainant was carried about Clapham from half-past
10 until 1 o'clock, and although he endeavoured to extri-
cate himself from the situation in which he was placed, yet
all his efforts were in vain, until they placed bins on the
ground, went away, and left him to release himself in the
best manner that he could. The complainant then des-
cribed the difficulty he had experienced in untying the cords
by which he was bound, and afterwards the trouble he had
in scouring off the lamp-black, oil, and vermilion from his
countenance.

The defendant admitted that he was present on the oc-
casion, but said that the complainant did not refuse being
the Guy Faux of the day, and in fact held out his " mug "
while they were using the blacking-brush.

The Magistrates were of opinion that the complainant
did not resist in the first instance being made a Guy Faux,
otherwise the full penalty would have been inflicted. They
the❑ fined the defendant 40s. and' costs.

Dennis Wood, a Tipperary boy, was charged with getting
drunk at the sign of the Dan O'Connell beer shop, in
Glasshouse-yard, St. Saviour's, and kicking up a row with
some of his own dear countrymen.
Rawley, a policeman, stated that a number of the lower
orders of the Irish nation were in the habit of congregating
at the Dan O'Connell, and when.the time arrived for turning
them out, a row generally ensued, when sticks and stones
went to work, and the evening's diversions generally ended
by some of Dan's countrymen being hoisted off to the sta-
tion-house. On this occasion Dennis sallied forth from the
beer-shop, and began to cut all manner of capers before the
sign. of Dan O'Connell, expressing his determination to
have a shindy, before he went to bed, with some Connaught
men. with whom he had been previously drinking. When
the policeman interfered to prevent a disturbance, Dennis,
being pot-valiant, swore that he was every inch a man, and
that he would stick by Dan to the day of his death. Find-
ing that he was determined upon fighting for love or money,
the policeman handed Dennis off to the station-house, where
he was kept until he was sober, and then brought up here.
Dennis said, bad luck to him if he would go near Dan
O'Connell again for twelve months, if they would let him
off this time.—lle WaS fined ss.

MELANCHOLY EVENT.-011 Monday last, Mr.
William Grindlay of Barleyhill, was drowned in the Forth
and Clyde Canal. As the deceased was known to be in
rather low spirits for some days previous, and from the cir-
cumstance of his hat being found on the bank at some
die-
tance from the edge of the water, it is generally believed
that the unfortunate occurrence was not accidental.