The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-13 00:00:00

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took the prisoner to Boulogne on the 270 of Jaly ly
that at that period ho was supposed to be deaf and (,
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and a native of France. On the passage the lul.
continued to be mute, and upon his arrival be wash'
over to the French authorities. he
The prisoner was here observed to smile, but '
remained silent. A f fOi
Captain Tune proceeded to state that, on the ead ty
lowing that on which he delivered the priioner ialetso
hands of his supposed countrymen, And had gilea 01
a relation of his sufferings in being deprived. 04
tongue, he (the captain) attended An exanUnd
during which it was discovered that the prisonertd
the perfect use of his tongue, for, on being OW 00
with being sent to the galleys, he beetroe quite 0
rageous, and abused all present, announcing' hios„effes.
Bee.-,lishrnan, and that he had committed no they'"
agathst the laws of France. On this discoveo2, ;i0
soner was returned to his (the captain's) charge 10
and he brought him bsck to London, where Pe 0,
lauded, and lie heard no more of Min until he 0,101
prised of his being in custody at this Court, and
l'ilo
still assumed to be deaf and dumb ; that his Owe
net Giles, but Sharpe, and that from his dialect he
supposed to be a Scotehtnan. belli
Mr. TRAILL, to the Frisoner—Now you have 1„0
Csptain Tune's statement of what occurred at boo vv
what have you to say? , el
The prisoner, for the first time, then gave atuteibei
of his having the power of speech by sayings
got nothing to say, your Worship."
Mr. TRAILL—Then there is no truth in the cllfi
stances you made known by signs, of. Tour tongue°,
been cut out by the crew of a ship which was after
scuttled ? Prisoner—None, Sir.
Mr. TRAILL—What could have been your objee :le
in practising such a gross deception on peop:e, eli (OV,
tending, also, to be a Frenchman ? PrisoneV", of,
did it, Sir, to see a little of the world. I ha'"
France.—(Laughter.) . , 0/
Mr. TltalLL—How long have been assuraine 11
character of a deaf and dumb man ? Prisorerc',oo
some time, Sir. I was let into the secret by s ILA 0,
in Scotland. who taught me to ut away my ton)!
that people might think I had none in my mouth .i
not spoken a word for weeks until I got over to To
and, thinking they were going to punish me, 11
it best to announce my country. ,41
Mr. TltAlLL—Where do you'come from ; whalott,l
St„otland, for you speak in a strong Scowl:1,00g
priiwier—l am not a Scotchman at all, your
I am an Irishman, and was born in the county of
but have been a long while in Scotland, in frail
and in G!es!.3,.ow. Do let me go this time, your "14 0
and I shall never be deaf and dumb again as I
live6l%;or p 0,,,
r. Corner, the clerk to the guardians of 1
parish, trusted the magistrate would not let the ;04'
'escape punishment, for although it was not C1ee.11.044
pedient by the parochial authorities to go to the:
of a prosecution, still they were desirous that loi $10;
be summarily dealt with for the violence he
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hibited in the workhouse, where he had 01'1'1
windows, and actually armed himself with
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scraper, and threatened to hew down any per
ortiO
approached him.
Mr. TItAILL said that he never knew of a 009/014/1
impostor. He then imposed fines on the prisotteri oif
assault and the wilful damage he committed, anuoper
fault he was sentenced to two months' ireP/011i 1
and at the expiration of that period he was to ve
ties for his good behaviour, or be further imPrie°
six calendar months.

The prisoner as then loeked nu.
THAMES.
MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON A POLlCElfide
Driscoll, an Irish coal-whipper, was brought vv—
Ballantine, charged with committing a very! 151
assault on a police-constable named Blake, 1.4°,
who is at present in the London Hospital. bottle",
Eneas M'Allen, a policeman, stated that sood
o'clock in the morning, he was in iligh-streek;ol
and heard the cries of murder, and upon g,°l" tO
spot whence the noise proceeded, he saw tifoltp
standing over Blake, and kicking him as hetuooBl7",
able. lie went in pursuit, and took him jewels
and on returning to Blake, he found him $ lot
plorable condition, with a severe cut over the
from which the blood was streaming proluselfj§o
were several contusions on his face; and be ail)
plained of pains in the limbs caused by the: 9
kicks he had received from the prisoner.
Blake to the hospital, and the surgeon Wiped
wounds, and advised him to remain there. ',fed
Police-sergeant Townson stated that Bloe.ooppli
very much disfigured when he carne to the sttle
and in making the charge, said be 1.0"(1dt, 0.071
very drunk, and making a disturbance w'''—„tht§iii,
that ha interfered, and told him to go OD ab,°,,," • pi
ness, and that the prisoner then strucl( 0°5,00.0 ,
blow, knocked him against the shutters of tt
then beat and kicked him in a dreadful mer'nea,:oo,V
The prisoner, in reply, said Blake was jiity
knocked him about with his staff, and that he
self-defence.
Nted?

Mr. BALLANTINE—Was Blake intoxica• fur
son—No, Sir, he was quite sober. He is one 0
01
steady and quiet men in the force. A lA,
Mr. BALLANTINE asked if the wound on eer '
Ad
appeared to have been inflicted by a kick, all di
svvered in the affirmative.
The prisoner, when called on for his defenel;o,sl•l
very plausible one. He said he was going Pe,"0500
the Borough, and went into a night-house 1
pipe. As he was coming out he met the police' oji
Blake, who was intoxicated and had not Ti leg td"
upon, that he asked him for liquor, and hecatis? eV."'
to treat him with any he struck him with hifistieo
over his head and legs, and as he could not f
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he hit him again. ;sing
Mr. BALLANTINE—YOU are a very proreeeee cu.
deed to be asked for liquor. One would thin"
Aol
not much to spare. if d
The prisoner, whose rags would not fetch 130,0141,1
offered for sale, said he was well to do in V Mei,
that when he told the policeman not to hit 1i1.1.:100" 1
his staff a second time, and then he put 1P- . of,
and the policeman fell down. to 101ibee
is
Mr. BALLANTINE—And you wish tne bee Li r
this. Did the policeman kick himself /4,;00"
down ? The Prisoner—He fell on his ble OS'
and wounded himself, and I left him where
The prisoner was then remanded. ,
GREEN IV/CH. SI,
e„.l e •
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY A CONFIDE,•-t,ss OTOi
William Thomas, alias Henry Williams, ".eg
before Mr. Grove, charged with the 000 foe
robbery :
iletresilitesi
Police constable Evans, 190 It, of the -I. it) -0011„„
deposed that having heard that a young rLnhiS yr
ploy of a pawnbroker at Swansea, had robo'7, atil"
of a large quantity of watches, plate, jelfeljnecitiO'OF
ooefi
in g apparel, he was on the look out, 'a," b mY'ig,
vious night, in the Broadway, Deptforo, i.b80V00.4
the prisoner at the bar inquiring for ateoin2iere, ir
don. Witness got into conversation Witfh 011eif;e:
answer to a question, the prisoner sai" feei Pori
North Wales, and that his name was 136„-- tom r 4,
that he was residing at the Spotted Dog ',.,- ordrimr
and had been a pawnbroker's assistant. 'ieio rfro
soner's accent, and the description given °rooted
he took him into custody. On searching t" P- i 'VI i 1
station, he found two valuable gold° seek' 0044
of a new suit of clothes, and a silk Pcilei-t tetim'OP:gi
1/. ss. Witness afterwards went to the Pr pto Pele/
the Strand, and there found in the apartoroproo7
the prisoner slept, a large carpet-bag, OS us /0•1
apparel, two more gold seals, and nunie'" 0,,,,
relating to watches and other peopertikeer jj
which had been pledgedat GI • ter,
OLIGeS
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London. uric iv 4
Mr. David Davis, an auctioneer at Viro`A' 00 :00t,o,
that John Moss, his brother-in-law, carrie° idovierr
ness of a' pawnbroker at Swansea. Frl,e, beilires
communicated by letter, from that gentle
duce to wait on the Commissioners de Paley'eisre
land-yard. He had subsequently receive"„.o.
_Jet
the inspector at the Greenwich Police-04,e peel'
immediately came over, and identified
,the • 009
the police-call, for whose apprehensilobleed
twenty guineas had been offered by his vet t°, efeeP
He prayed that the prisoner might be ife-iteotor ,
for examination. The prisoner, be unu,eirie Or /
sconded on Saturday night by the Inalete otiops
and from thence by similar means to Lon's' etelgoffi
Mr. GROVE acquiesced in Mr. Devisshe owe,
the prisoner was banded over to Evansee," to '
apprehended him, to be conveyed forth
for trial.
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AGRICULTURAL REACTION.—We Lege ntritre,
glad to learn that the leading Conservativeheerele,- 07,
Lancashire have been holding meetings ill,: beOS "iltr
the division for the purpose of devising tu'odsteu,-.,
bot,
counteracting the proceedings of the Leagtiseyees or
time to increase the strength of the Conserla'l 0 etfi
registry. The names of the gentlemen Whf,,setoy
themselves in this matter are a sufficient 811'n'bj0
work will not be abandoned until their
gained.—Cumberiand Pacquet.