The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-23 00:00:00

GOD save the QUEEN.

ANOTHER GROSS OUTRAGE IN MARYLEBONE, AT
THE COLOSSEUM.—The hand of some diabolical miscreant
has been again at work in the parish of Marylelione—not
this time in a church, but in one of our most interesting
places of public amusement, the Colosseum. It will be re-
collected by our readers that underneath the portico of the
grand entrance in Regent's-park there are two equestrian
statues of the Queen and Prince Albert. At an early hour
this morning information was received at the Albany-
street station, S division, that during the night some
one had gained access to the portico and completely
severed the head from the statue of the Queen. The chin,
nose, and a portion of tho face of the statue of Prince
Albert had been chipped or knocked off. The horses'
heads were very much disfigured. Underneath these two
statues was a lot of scroll work in chalk, as well as some
verses, the writing of which in every way resembles that
lately done by the miscreant in St. Marylebone and All
Souls' Church, Longhorn-place. The statues of some
lions close by were very much chipped about and written
upon. There is not the slightest doubt but all tho shame-
ful and sacrilegious acts have been done by one and the
same person.
"THE REV. CHARLES GEARY."—Notwithstand-
ing his notice of appeal when sentenced by Mr. Elliott to j
three months' hard labour as a "rogue and vagabond," in
the Wandsworth House of Correction, and his boast to the
officers who had him in charge, "that he should have his
case argued by the most eminent counsel at the bar, and
the iniquitous decision of the magistrate reversed," he has
allowed the time to pass within which he could give a legal
notice of appeal and is therefore doomed to the full term of
his imprisonment and hard labour. It will be recollected
that not only did Geary recommence his practices of gross
public imposition the moment he was released from the
Queen's Balch Prison, but that during his incarceration he
actually formed the members of his committee, and
appointed his treasurer from his fellow-prisoners.
At present, however, he will not have an opportunity of
picking up or selecting from his companions a sufficient
number of "esquires" to form a committee of management,
but it is probable that at the end of three months, when
freed from Wandsworth, he will start some similar "dodge."
The only chance the public have at present in checking the.
rascalities of such persons as Geary and others is the Men-
dicity Society, the officers belonging to which have been-
always ready and willing to give their assistance in expos-
ing and punishing impostors. It would be well, therefore,
that all future appeals for assistance by Geary or any of his
gang should be at once forwarded to Captain Wood, secre-
tary to the Mendicity Society, who will adopt the necessary
means to check the imposition. When taken to Wands-
worth Gaol, the wardsman, as is the custom when prisoners
are brought there, asked Geary first his name, and then his
business or profession, upon which he replied, " I am the
Rev. Charles Geary, a clergyman," thus carrying out his
imposture ; but the officer was not to be done ; his observa-
tion was, "No, I know better than that; I shall put you
down as no business."
FIRE AT FARM-STREET CATHOLIC CHAPEL.—
Yesterday morning at a quarter before ten o'clock a fire oc-
curred inthe Catholic chapel, Farm-street, Berkeley-square.
The misfortune arose from some unexplained cause near the
side altar, but owing to the timely arrival of assistance the
flames were confined to that part of the sacred edifice, which
however was extensively damaged by fire and water. The
loss will fall upon the Alliance Fire-office,—Another fire
happened in the Horseferry-road, Westminster. but fortu-
nately the damage done was trifling.
CHILD MURDER.—Yesterday, as the policeman
on duty in Goldsmith's-row, New-street-square, was going
his rounds, he observed a bundle lying on the steps of a
doorway, and on opening it was horified to find that it con-
tained the body of a fine male child. Ho conveyed it to
the station-house, where a medical gentleman was sent
for, who, on examination, found sufficient marks of violence
to cause death.

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STRIKE Air RUABON COLLIERY.—Owing to anew
plan of cleaning the coal before getting it out of the pit
having been introduced by the proprietors, the workmen
are now ou strike, believing they c Innot get good wages if
they comply with the new arrangement. Many are still
suffering from the effects of the last strike at Acrefair which
took place two years ago.
GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION. —Her Majesty's
Emigration Commissioners have given notice of their in-
tention to receive tenders next Thursday, the 28th inst.,
for a ship to proceed to Sydney, New South Wales, to be
ready for the reception of *passengers on such day as the
Commissioners may appoint between the 2d and 9th June.
IRISH JURIES.—The Irish Attorney-General is at
present being abused heartily in some Irish papers for hav-
ing, as is supposed, read in the House of Commons a state-
ment from the report of the Crown Solicitor, to the effect
that a particular juror had been set aside at one of the re-
cent sedition trials because he was an atheist. It is only
just to Mr. Whiteside to state that he did net read the
passage in question. The Crown Solicitor's report was
handed to our reporter, who, in preparing his report, omitted
to strike out the passage which. was not read, and this has
side of the Chmulell
inadvertently raised the storm which is raging on the other