The Sun.
London, England, 1828-07-28 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL—Mr. John. Brennan, a native of
the land of every thing fine and beautiful, five_ feet two
inches in height above the calfskin he stands upon, of a re-
eplendant brick-dust complexion, " coining out," as my
Lady. Morgan says, "in strong relief" from a luxuriant
sable scrub-crop and whiskers, and arrayed in a new suit of
mourning, was placed at the bar before Mr. Alderman
Tnoarx on Saturday, charged with having been very drank
and disorderly.
It was stated in evidence, that at twelve o'clock on Fri-
day night, Mr. John Brennan was found reposing him-
self in one of the gutters in the lane anciently denomi-
nated Chick-lane, cockneycallycorrupted to Chick-a-biddy-
lane, and now modernised into. West-street. Why Mr.
Jolla Brennan had chosen the gutter to repose himself in
did not appear; it was simply stated that there he lay,
very drunk, snoring like a superannuated forge-bellows,
and surrounded by a troop of Chick-lane nymphs, not one
of whom, in the watchman's opinion, would have had the
slightest objection to any little property that Mr. John
Brennan might happen to have about him, and therefore
he roused up Mr. John Brennan, and led him away to the
watch-house for safety. At the watch-house they could
make nothing of him, except that he seemed to be " a de-
centish sort of a man, too far gone to speak," and there-
fore they laid him down upon a bench before the fire to
dry and "come about again." Bnt the watchmen had
scarcely gone about their business, and his honour the
night constable had scarcely relighted his pipe and closed
his weary eyes for a nap, when up rose Mr. Brennan with
a shrill shillahoo, that made the night constable's ears
ring,land ending with a " B" the sowl of me mother, I'll
give 'em a taaste of ould lerlant afore I go to bed !"—Then,
brandishing his arms about and snapping his fingers, be
leap'd upon the night constable and endeavoured to." get
his head into chancery ;" but the night constable bobb'd it
about so basily that he could not catch bold of it; and
whilst they were thus unpleasantly engaged, some of the
watchman happening to return very opportunely, they
speedily quelled Mr. John Brennan, and took him away to
the Cmnpter to prevent his giving them, another " taste of
ould Ireland."
" Well, Mr. John Brennan, what have you to say to all
this?"—said Mr. Alderman THORN/.
" Fait, Sir, its more asily asked than answered ;" re..
plied Brennan--turning the light of his glowing visage full
upon his Worship, " but with all sorts of submission
to you, Sir, for your kindness in asking, I shill he after
making the mutter plain t'ye as well as I can. Then, Sir,
first and foremost, I got a letter from Norwich stating my
sister was dead that I had there ; and very unazy in my
mind I was about it, but not drunk at all, indeed—barrin
a few small glasses I had to damp my sorrow—why
wouldn't I, and my sister that I had living at Norwich
dead and gone without seeing me at all? and sure it was
the unaziness got rue down in the street, and not the drink
for the grief of my mind, and the unaziness of it, was too
strong for the drink I had, any how no doubt. And for
the women—God forgive me for the women ! for I didn't
know there was a thing of the kind near me. at all; only
it's down I was sure enough—that isn't to be denied ; but
it was the grief and the confusion of my mind did it, and
not the drink; and the watchman was polite enough to
take me up out of it, and walk me dacently to the watch-
house, like a gentleman, and not the taste trifle of noise did
I make at all." And turning to the constable, lia,asked
"Did I make a noise?"

" Why yes, you did," replied the constable.
" Phoo !—but did I make what we call a regular popu-
lar noiso, or was it only just a little bit of a small screech,
not worth spaking of?" demanded Mr. John Brennan,
very earnestly.
" I don't know what you call a regular popular noise,"
replied the constable, " but it was a noise loud enough to
wako all the folks in the ward ; and, besides, why did you
assault me?"

" Och ! d'ye call that assaulting? Why, then, if we
was in onld Ireland together, ye might do that to me as
long as ye liked and I wouldn't call it assaulting at all !"
replied Mr. John Brennan.
And it appearing to the Alderman that the assault was
only an attempt, and that Mr. John Brennan had already
suffered many hours' imprisonment for that same, he dis-
charged him with an admonition not to damp his uneasi-
ness in the same way again ; which admonition Mr. John
Brennan promise to observe " to the very best of hisjudg-
ment and ability."
BOW-STREET.—TnE Jra LOll9 Wirr.—On Sstnr-
day afternoon, a Mr. William Shegog, a very respectable
chorus sinser at the Theatre Royal, English Opera house,
appeared at this office to prefer a charge of assault against
his better half, with whom he has not lately cohabited, i❑
.onsequence of a previous mutual separation, is mensa et
thoro. The gentleman stated that the lady assaulted him
a la Cribb, without provocation; thatwhile he was enjoying
himself comfortably over a pint and a pipe, at the White
Hart public-house, White Hart-yard, Mrs. Shegog rushed
into the room, dashed the pint of porter to the ground,
put his pipe completely out by smashing it in pieces, and
concluded with giving the complainant a well planted blow
on the os frontis, which knocked bins instanter over
another gentleman who was sitting behind him.
Mrs. Shegog now addressed the Magistrate, protesting
that she was a deeply-wronged and very much-injured
woman.
Mr. Shegog said that it was very hard that he could not
do as he pleased in the absence of his rib, on whom he had
settled a regular yearly allowance from the period of their
separation. He also added, that in the whirlwind of her
fury, Mrs. Shegog seized a tea-caddy from the bar, with
which the proceeded to 'batter the pericranimu of Master
Ricardo Smithson, the heir-apparent of the landlady of the
before-mentioned Whit* Hart.

Mrs. Shegog was attempting to enter into further par-
ticulars of her husband's improprieties, when Mr. HALLS
said he would dismiss the warrant altogether, and strongly
recommended Mrs. Shegog never to follow her husband
again, as she had, by her own abewing, separated from
him.

On Saturday, a young woman named Jane Lawrence,
whe belongs to the class of unfortunates, was brought be-
fore Mr. Haus by a watchman named Harrington, who
charged her with attempting to bang herself at two o'clock
In the morning, in the watch-house of St. Paul's, Covent.
garden, where she had been confined for disorderly conduct.
The unfortunate young woman was a native of Abing-
don, in Berkshire, and about two years ago having hcett
seduced by a gentleman residing in the neighbourhood,
came to London in search of a situation, as she could net
endure the thought of remaining with her friends at ter
iliFr
disgrace. Having no friend to apply to on her arrival
town, necessity compelled her to walk the streets for
sistence ; and the recollection of her former respectability,el preyed so
contrasted with her present mode of life,
severely on her feelings, that life hewn*
her misery no
she had often made up her mind is endure
to persons connected
HALLS at the evening
longer.
. tor of A house in Lincoln's-inn_
Mr. HALLS gave directions
should he taken care of until her situation e made
directions that
known to her friends.
A gentleman, the proprietor
sitting, to request his interference in order to prevent two
wheiltdhs'thwehilcahw,iseal
who held chambers in his house, from fighting
gentlemen,
`ll duel. The applicant stated, that in consequence of a
inisrinderstantriug between the parties, one of them had
:shaken a horsewhip Aver' the head of the other, who i►mae ,
diately gave directions to his servant to-prepare hill pistols.'
Airy HALLS iinwediAtely directed llonJ, the officer, to
meteoubtefionre i chambersr.

Mister Wright, a diminutive wretched-looking, fellow,
exhibited a most dolorous appearance ; with some theatrical
tact he managed to have his left eye bunged up, and dis-
playel on the same side a substance which appeared to be
that of congealed blood, but which we rather imagine was
Prepared for effect ; in a whining tone, adapted to procure
the sympathy of the Bench, he said, that on the preceding
day,
the while passing through the Commercial-road, he saw
defendant thrashing a lad in a very cruel manner. His
sympathiesbeing excited, he remonstrated with him, and
in the porlitest manner told him that he was not acting
like a gentleman. Scarce had he said the word, when the
defe
With his fist, and gave him a smack over the
y
put his face in the state in
weheiend.huahn theiritc ub
worships then saw it.
Mr. Wra.rr sent the p
blackened
it,
and
complainant into the yard, and gave
eye,return,
hhad
all the bloody appearance
- and marks of violence, with the
vanished—so much for spung;,_
g and Sir Dariiat, sur-
tfaiocne.aboOutnthheis
prised at the metamorphosis, turning to Ward, asked Inns
directionsexceptio otof aanthorfheacde-rlit:e6dPiusen:ouhrias
what be was?

Jern, with characteristic diffidence, replied, " A pugi-
list, your Worship—my name is Ward."
The Rev. Mr. Mxristas.—Why, thi, is Ward, .the
Champion of England.
Sir DANIEL.-Indeed ! Well, I will ask him what he
has to say about this assault? Ward.—Your Worship
shall know it—as I was driving along the street, I stopped
at a barber's shop to get shaved, but before I reached it, I
was obliged to pull up ; a boy being in the road, I desire,l
him to get out of the way, but he was extremely saucy, and
refused to do so, for which I gave him a slight tap of the:
whip. I afterwards went into the barber's, and this man
stood ontside, saying that he would serve me out. He was
as good as his promise, and certainly attempted to do so.
for on my coming out, he struck at me right and left, and ii,
return I gave him a trifling tap, just to keep him oft.
Mr. WATT.-Then I suppose when he said he would
serve you ont, he did not know who the person was that
he had to deal with ? Ward..—l suppose not, Sir ; I never
was in a row before.

Mr. ltiattilAs.-4 answer for it, that he did not know
you, or else he would not have so foolishly interfered.
A cobbler, who hail witnessed the occurrence from his
balk, said, that the language made use of by the com-
plainant towards the defendant, before a blow was inter-
changed, was of the most abusive description.
Several of the officers bore their testimony to the in-
variable good conduct and peaceable demeanor of Ward,
and the warrant was discharged.

TOWN-HALL.—A WiroLesatv, DEALER IN Wrvzs,
—On Friday a summons was granted to a showy young
woman, who stated she was the wife of William Wilton, a
gilder, in Charles-street, Westminster-road, who appeared
on Saturday morning to answer the complaint of assaulting
her. She stated that she was married to the defendant
tight years since, in the church of St. Clement Danes, by
her maiden name of Thompson (she put in her certificate)
and that he shortly after left her and went abroad. On his
return, finding her comfortably situated by the assistance
of her friends, be prevailed on her to live with him again,
and remove her furniture to his present residence, where
they continued together anti( last Jury, when he turned her
out, and she becatne an incambranee on St. George's
parish, the officers of which advised her returning to him
and demanding a maintenance. She did so, and was
struck by him several times, and thrust into the street.
This defendant described her as a termagant who endanger-
ed his life; having on one occasion left him bat a squeak
for it, by beddinEher knuckles in• his throat till be was
black in the Mee.
The Alderman (J. J. Sutra) said he had nothing to do
with the history of his life, he must answer to the present
charge of assault; the complainant was his wife,. and hr
was bound to maintain her. " But lam afraid to do so,"
said the defendant, " sheis so inveterate against me;""and.
his fears, it appeared, were not visionary, for on his call-
ing his son, William Wilton, as a witness, it came out the
complainant was only his third wife—the other two still
alive—the witness's mother now keeping a school in Salis-
bury-court, Fleet-street, without any provision from bim.
" It is true," said the complainant, hastily interposing, " I
have learnt lately, to soy sorrow, that he was tried at the
Old Bailey for bigamy, and aufferld his sentence before his
marriage with me."

The defendant muttered he had suffered the law.
Alderman Sattxx, on hearing this, told the complainant
she had no claim as a wife.
The Complainant—Then I have no remedy.
The ALDXII.I4AN.--YOU may indict him again far bigamy.
UNION-HALL.—On Saturday, a young man of
fashionable appearance, who gave his name W. _Lewis,
was brought up to this office, charged with stealing one
table-spoon and three tea-spoons, the property of Solomon
Henry, residing in Waterloo-brldge-road. (heat interest
vas excited daring the examination, in consequence of u
report that the prisoner was allied to a nobleman's family.
The complainant's wife stated, that on the 3d instolif
the prisoner came to her house in naval uniform, and in-
quired if he could be accommodated with lodgings, de-
scribing his name to be the " Hon. Mr. Montagu," son of
Lord Montagu, of Cavendish-square. He then viewed
the apartments (a first floor), and having expressed his in-
tention to become a lodger, was about to depart, when
previously recollecting himself, he said, " I should he
much obliged to you if you would have the goodness to ar---
low your servant to go the next silk-mercer's and bring
me some patterns of the newest and most fashionable silks
for ladies' wear, as lam about to make some purchases for
my sister, and wish her to see them to-day at five o'clock,
before dinner." Mrs. H. having consented to send the girl,
prisoner requested to be admitted to remain in the drawing-
room until her return. This was refused, on the ground
that she expected the gentleman who then occupied the
rooms home; she however said that he could remain its
her parlour, and he was accordingly shewn in there. Ho
had not been long there, when witness having occasion to,
go into her shop, left the room, and on her return the pri-
soner, who was still there, expressed his intention of de-
parting, adding that he should call again. He then went
away. After he had been gone a short time, Mrs. Henry,
on looking into the capbeard, missed the spoons, and as
nobody else had been into the room, she was positive that
the " Hon. Mr. Montagu" was the thief, and had stolen
them. She added, that she gave Keyse, the constable,
information of the robbery.

Keyse on going into the box-lobby of the Surrey Theatre
on the preceding night, saw the prisoner, whom he sue-
pected was the man, from the description he bad received.
' Observing that he was known to some of the individuals
connected with the theatre, the constable inquired the pri-
soner's name, and lie was told that the latter was known
there as Lord George Fitzroy Somerset, and that be was in
the habit of frequenting the house with an elegantly
dressed female. The constable, however, still impressed
with the belief that he was the man whom he wanted, im-
mediate!), despatched a rnessesger to Mrs. Henry, and on
her arrival she identified the primmer. Keyse added, that
when he apprehended the prisoner he was dressed in a
naval uniform coat, with a stripe of gold lace on the right
shoulder. In a poeket-booli, which was in his possession,
was found II cheque onfor , and
one of those flash notesthe Bank '
thelrank of England 66/.
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besides a small tablet, with .tho names aid addresseeot
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at his shop.
The Prisoner
bail to appear ?
" Certainly
not," responded the Magistrate ; " it is a
capital offence with which you are charged,. and I should
not be justified in accepting bail"
' The prisoner affected not to understand whatra capital
offence meant, and eagerly inquired what punishment was
attached to it in the event of his being found guilty ?
The MactsTaare told him that his life would not be
affected by it, but that stealing in a dwelling house was a
transportable offence.
The prisoner evinced more agitation and alarm now than
he had since his apprehension, and exclaimed, 4, I am of a
highly respectable family. lam a nephew of Sir William
Curtis's, and am persuaded that if any of my relations
came forward, this business might be arranged without the
publicity which a trial will have the effect of producing."
The Masisraarx observed, that however respectable
his .friends were, 'their interference at prestht would be of
no avail i awl be was accordingly cepamitted ter trial.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.

(From the Gazette de France, dated July 26.)

FROM THE BANKS OF THE DANUBE, JULY 13.
Letters from Bucharest say, that the Imperial Rus-
sian Guards had received orders to proceed by
forced marches from Teltschin, to join the army of
Prince Wittgenstein. It is reported at Bucharest,
that on the 29th June a Council of War had been
held at the Emperor's head-quarters at Karassou,
in which it was decided that as the Porte was pre-
paring to make a serious resistance to the Russian
army, it was proper to employ all means to peseta ate
as soon as poSsible to the capital of the Turkish
Empire. It is in consequence of the adoption of
this resolution, that the orders have been sent to
the guards.
The same letters announced, that news has heen
received from Adrianople, of the arrival of Hussein,
Pacha at Schoumla. The Silihdar of the Grand
Vizier has been sent with Husseim Pacha to watch
over his conduct ; for the Porte, though it has
great expectations from his talents, entertains some
suspicion of him, and the command would have
been given to another, but for some political consi-
derations.

The reinforcements which arrived by way of
Adrianople, at the beginning of June, on their way to
Schoumla; are of little importance, consisting, at the
most, of 60 cannon, 500 artillery men, 800 cavalry,
and 4,000 infantry. The camp can hardly amount to
above 10,000 men. The Grand Vizier was ex-
pected at Adrianople, where apartMents are pre-
pared for him.
It is to be observed that above twenty surgeons,
most of them German, had arrived in that city to
enter the service of the Turks.

CONSTA.NTVZPLE, JUNE 26.—Since the news of
the passage of the Danube by the Russians, the mi- •
litary preparations are observed to be more active.
We do not indeed hear of a levy en masse, or of
the departure of the Grand Vizier, or of the hoist-
ing of the sacred standard, but certain measures
have been taken which appear to be the forerunners
of them.
Frequent councils arc held at the residence of
the Mufti, and several nominations to military posts
announce a greater degree of activity in the attthoii-
ties who are charged with the preparations for war.
The march of troops—the landing of reinforcements
from Asia—the departures of convoys of artillery
and ammunition succeed each other without inter-
_ ruption. In order not to be exposed to a surprise
on the side of the Black Sea, a line of telegraphs, or
rather signals, hag been established in that direction
between Fanaraki and the city. The garrison of the
forts and batteries on the Bosphorus are doubled
and tripled, and several corps of troops hare been
stationed along the Black Sea, as far as Varna.

The Minister of Denmark had his first audience
of the Grand Vizier on the lGth; the -day of his au-
dience with the Sultan is not vet fixed.
ALEXANDRIA, MAY 31.—A. French brig of war
which arrived yesterday from Poros, brought news
that a brig belonging to our Pacha, which sailed from
Modon with a cargo of Greek slaves, has been taken
by a Russian frigate. It is said that t Ito other ves-
sels, belonging to the same Pacha, have had the same
fate. The Russian Consul in this city continues to
have his flag hoisted on his house, and a Russian
ship arrived here to-day from the Archipelago.
The news of the passing of the Danube by the
Russians has been brought here by a Tartar from
Constantinople.
FRENCH FUNDS.—JtiLy 4.2s.—Five- per Cents., 105 f.
95c. 106 f. ; Three per Cents. '772f. 45c. 40c. 4ic; ;
Bank Shares, 1885 f.