The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-15 00:00:00

" LAMBETH-STREET.
It will be recallected that on Saturday week Mr. Jonson,
landlord of the.nr-tree, in Church-lane, Whitechapel,
made an application to Mr: Norton, relative to two
Derby Clubs held at MS- house. Notwithstanding the
strong opinion then given by the magistrate, and his
doubts whether any person could be found with sufficient
temerity to- bring an action,in such cases, Mr. Jonson
has since been served with two writs of action but,
instead of giving him the trouble of appearing to' them
at Liverpool, as threatened, they are to be. brought in
Westminster Hall.

MAIABORO 1.1 GH- STREE T.
Mr. Thomas, Smith, .of the _firm of Smith, Brothers,
the 'tailors of Regent-street, was summontA before Mr.
Maltby, for having assaulted' William Jones.
The complainant said 'that he was m the service of
Mr. •Mitehell, 'hosier Regent-street, and he had bren
sent by his employer to the house of the defendant to
ask for the amount' of a disputed ' bill. Having called
repeatedly for the amount, he told Mr.' Smith (the
brother of the defendant), when he saw him, that his
master would_ redUce the bill by the amount in dispute,
and that he would wait in the shop until he •got the
money. 111r—Smitkordered him out of the shop, 1 but
the complainant refused to.go without the money. 1 The
defendant then came up ,to him and struck him tin
faCe, and.beat him with sufficient liolence to draw b
from his nose..

The-defendant said the complainant entered his sh,
and behaied with great insolence, declaring he woi
stop there until he. was paid the money. In conseq
of being provoked by the complainant's behaviour, a
beink unable to find a p.diceman, he certainly told t
complainant he must leave.the shop. The complainai
however, instead of going away, struck him on the hoe
and then, he, (defendant) certainly, ,punished the cot
plainant for his insolence.

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The complainant denied having used any insult
expressions, or having struck the first blow,
The defendant's brother corroborated the statem n
the defendant.

Mr. MALTBY was of, opinion that undue violencl h,
been exercised, and inflicted the fine of 40s. and cots.
George Sterling and George. Howell were charged wii
picking pockets at the review in Hyde-park.
Police-constable No. 59 of the H division, stated thitt I
was on duty at the review in Hyde. park in the morni4g,
private clothes, and saw the prisoners, in company togeth,
attempt to pick several pockets. At length he saw St6li
draw from out of a gentleman's pocket a white cambric hai
kerchief. Witness seized him, and took the handkerchief
from him ; and the gentleman who was robbed was spolden
but he declined to prefer any charge against the prilon,
Witness, however, felt himself justified in taking the pr son
into custody, as he had actually seen him take the handke
chief out of the gentleman's pocket.
The prisoner Howell said he was the son of the stewlird
Sir Robert Preston, of Bath, and had no occasion to pi,
pockets. He was merely speaking to the prisoner Steilir
whom he had never seen
.before, when he was taken into ci
tody.
Mr. HARDWICK said a jury should decide on the case,
clmmitted the prisoners to the sessions.

We have' always p'remised; in speafting of the o,
of the French navy, that it was not the events or the oli,
of 1840 which occasioned its formidable development. 11
law of 1837 fixed the peace establishment of the French ai
at 40 ships of the line and 50 frigates ; one- half of this ur
ber, both vessels and frigates, to be afloat, whilst 40 o
men-of- war and 50 frigates were to be on the stocks---fi shi
22 parts out of 29. And besides, there was to be a r
er
of 13 men-of-war and 15 frigates, and advanced to arecompletion 10 parts out of 29.. Such was the law. Vh
t
• was the fact in 1840, according to
,official
There were then 21 men-of-war afloat, 14 armed foicial stateznen ?-
hi disponibilite, and three disarmed. There were o il
stocks 25, only 12 of which were advanced 22 parts
ut
24 to completion; There were 34 frigates afloat, a d
advanced to 22 parts out of 24 to completion. Of the 21
et.
of-war afloat in 1840, three have been condemned, whil two
have been launched, leaving a fleet of 20 sail, which, - the
new regulations and classification, could all be read in a
month. Besides the Friedland and the Gemappes, lau ched
I
in 1840, there were, in that year, 23 more men-of-w r ad-
vanced- nearly to completion, viz. : the Ville de aris,
Louis XIV., Valmy, of 120 guns; the Fleurus, Tage, Na arin,
1.,
Henry IV., Eylau, Austerlitz, Anribal, Duguay Trouin,lUini,
Turenne, Wagram, of 100 guns; the Tilsit, Breslau, 13 yard,
Donawerth, Duguesclin, Fontenoy, Hector, Sceptre, C
stig-
lione, of 90 guns. The Times mentions bat six of these, call-
• ing them second-rate and fourth-rate. Its undeNtatelment
of the reserve of the French navy is, therefore, enornn'us.--.
Chronicle.
AFFRAY AT KILBIRNIE.—The extension o . the
iron works in this neighbourhood having given employlment"
to a considerable number of labourers, most of whom belong
to the Emerald Isle, the peaceful character of our village has
undergone a complete change. As at all great works where
Irishmen are employed, the unfortunate question, of religion
has divided the labourers into two sections, Catho4 and
Protestant; and to sycya pitch had the controversy risen on

last Satuiday fortnight, ihat the opposing parties-n
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night in the village to settle it in ;eel D7;nilybrook kyle,
Much .to the terror and annoyance of the peaceful inha-
bitants. The affray was renewed on Monday evening as
fiercely as ever; and it having transpired that the Catholics,
who were worsted on both occasions, had sent for succour to
the adjoining villages, for a fresh onset on the following
night, information was forwarded to Mr. Penny, ruperiiaen-
dent of the county police, who, along with three or four of
the constabulary, proceeded to Kilbirnie ; and such was the
effect of this timeous interference, that most of the ring-
leaders decamped. We understand, that in order to prevent
the recurrence of such outrageous proceedings in future, a
number of the inhabitants intend to form themselves into a
local police force. A most diabolical act was committed on
Monday morning, but from its nature we cannot see hew it
can be imputed to either the one party or the other in the
above disturbance. A stone was so inserted in the swiitches
which throw the waggons from the branch line of the; Kil-
!Arnie Iron Works on to the Glasgow and Ayr Railway, that
when the early luggage train from Glasgow came up to the
spot, it went on to the branch railway; and although the
ster m was immediately turned off, the train traversed the
line for some distance, smashing several waggons upon it into
atoms, and doing other injury. —Ayr Advertiser.
MURDERS IN FRANCE. The following horrible
massacre has thrown the whole of the city of Blois into con-
sternation, An elderly man, named Gronteau, lived on a
small property of his own at the Granges, and, as he was
know to be industrions and economical, and had lately re-
ceived a sum of money for a piece of land taken for the rail-
road, was believed to have large funds in his house. On Sa-
turday last, his son, who lived apart, was surprised that the
whole day should pass without his seeing his father or any
one of his household, which consisted of a man and two
maid servants. Eight o'clock being passed, John Gronteau
went to his father's, and, finding the house shut up, and re-
ceiving no answer to his knocks and calls, got in at one of the
Windows. He first discovered his father weltering in his
blood, from several desperate wounds in the head, but still
breathing, and able to utter groans. Having done all he could
for the moment for his father, John Gionteau sought for the
servants, and found them all three dead—the man in a pool
of blood on the floor in an adjoining room, one of the women
in the same state in her own room, and the other in her bed.
Information was immediately sent to the magistrates, who
hastened to the scene of horror. It was soon ascertained that
the murderers had got into the house by breaking into the cel-
lar, and had audaciously chosen the early hour when the fa-
mily were only about to go to rest for the night ; for, with the ex-
ception of the woman in bed, they had not laid down, though
partly undressed. It was an extraordinary circumstance that,
although the house was surrounded by neighbours, no one
had heard any unusual noise. Several pieces of furniture had
• been broken open and rifled. Providentially, the elder
Gronteau, though unable as yet to undergo any interrogatory,
lies in the hospital, with some, though very slight hopes of
recovery. Having passed the greater part of the night in
investigation, the magistrates, in the morning, discovered in
the well an instrument used by the enk,ineers on the railroad
for perforating the rock, in order to form mines for blasting,
and which, from comparison with the wounds of the sufferers,
had undoubtedly been used in the murders. Every exertion
is being made for the discovery of the criminals.—Galignani
We announce with much p!ea,ure the abolition of
slavery in the British settlement of Hong-Kong. The ordi-
nance issued for this purpose has appeared in the Hong-Kong
Gazette.—Anti-Slavery Hoporter.

• dumb from her birth, and that she was educted by Mr.
Depuget; at the Asylum for the-Deaf and Dumb, Five-
ways, Birmingham ; and the other purported to bear the
sigaature of Lady Elizabeth Palk, prisoner at the same
time writing upon a pi:* of paper, that her Ladyship had
authorised her to make use of her name in any way she
might think fit. Witness took the cards to the Mar-
chione.s, who dec'ined affording any r lief until she had
communicated with the Mendicity Society The deter-
mitiatina of the Marchioness Cornwallis was made known
in writing to the prisoner,-whe then left the house.
George Robinson, footman to the Marchioness of
Ahercorn' stated that about a.week ago the prisoner
came to her Ladyship's residence, Dudley--honse, Park-
lane, and presented, in addition to one of her printi-d
" deaf and dumb" cards, another card,- upon which was
written " Lady Anne Blanche." Upon that occasion
the Marchioness gave witness a half sovereign ; he
handed it to the prisoner, who then left the house.
Thomas Drew, footman to Mrs. Dile ,on Pennant, 8,
Wimpole-street, Cavendish-square, proved that ikhout
ten days ago he opened the door to the prisoner. from
whom he received two cards and a small book. 11,
them to his mistress, who said that she should write to
the Mendicity Society. The prisoner pretended to be
deaf and dumb.
Horsford, an active officer of the Society, stated that
in consequence of letters which had been received
by Mr. Knyvett, the seerethry, from the Marchieness
Cornwallis and Mrs. Dawson Pennant, he kept a
sharp look out for the prisoner, and at length appre-
hended her in Oxford-sleet. She then .spoke ably
enough, and begged for mercy. Witness here.product d a
great many printed cards and a hook which he took
from the prisoner; the said book was tilled with the
names of the nobility and gentry who had subscribed
liberally to the necessities of the " deaf and dumb " ap-
plicant, whose simulated deprivation of 'speech and I
bearing had evidently brought her in a considerable
amount. It was further shown that the prisoner had
upon two former occasions been sent to prison for a
similar offence.
Mr. Sturgen, chief clerk in the begging letter depart-
ment of the Mendicity Society, intimated to the Magis-
trate that he had no wish to have the prisoner com-
mitted for trial at the sessions.
Mr. LONG commented upon the flagrant nature of the
case, and said that such practices as those which the
prisoner had pursued were calculated to prevent. the
hand of charity being extended to those who were
really in distress.
Committed for three months to hard labour in the
House of Correction.
• QUEEN-SQUARE,
Oliver Walsh, described as a builder and architect, at
Dublin, who was charged at Bow-street Police-court,. on
the 11th of June, with sending a threatening' letter to
Sir Robert Peel, in which he declared " he would stand
on his right as a citizen.with his life, and if justice were'
not awarded•him, would leave some of Sir Robert Peel's
authorities in Ireland as sad a tale to brood over, as ever
tie family of Mr. Drummond had," and who was or-
dered to find two sureties in 1001. each fir his future
gobd behaviour, was yesterday brought from' Tothill-
beyn tae'rlinogrdienrt forohmisthnewSnecrrecetnagryniosfanSetea tiet,l
afinedldslinßerraidieewdeolln,
2001. Defendant, Who. has all the appearance of a supe-
rior mechanic, has, it is, almost unnecessary to say, been
in custody since the period of his examination at Bow-
street, in consequence of being unable to fiLd the neces-
sary sureties. - • •