The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-09 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)

A young man, who gave his name as Henrich Spurtz,
was brought before Mr. Jardine, charged with assaulting
a police-officer in the station-house, at Bow-street.
The prisoner intimated by signs, that he could not
speak English.
The officer stated, that about a week ago, the prisoner
was convicted of assaulting an officer, and Mr. Hall
Fentenced him to pay six shillings, or be imprisoned
for five days, He was accordingly sent to prison.
Yesterday he came to the station-house, and intimated
that he wanted to see the inspector. Ho was taken
into the station-house, and from his gesticulations and
words in broken English that he uttered, it appeared,
that he believed, that having served the five days' im-
prisonment he was entitled to the five shillings.—
(Laughter.) He gave them to understand, that he had
been put to pick oakum, and that for this he was to have
the five shillings. They told him that he was not en-
third to it, and he immediately struck the officer.
Mr. JARDINE (to the prisoner)—Where do you come
from ? Prisoner—Five shelling.—(Laughter.)
Mr. JARDINE—Oh, you can speak better English than
that, for you spoke to me in the street yesterday. I be-
lieve you are an imposter.
The prisoner made signs that he had been set to pick
oakum.

Mr. JARDINE—WeII, I shall send you to prison again
for five days, and in the meantime I will make inquiries
about you.
Prisoner—Me five shelling.
He held out his hand for the money ; but the gaoler
removed him from the Court, and he was sent to enter into
another engagement to pick oakum. He is a Dutchman,
it seems.

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
BETTING AT MANCIIESTER.—TuzsDA.T.
CESAREWITCH STAKES.
7to 1 agst Souvenir filly 16 to 1 agst Give-him-a-
-offered Name
Si to lagst Jamal—taken 20 to 1 agat Albion
12 to 1 agst Glossy—t f 20 to 1 agst Marquise
12 to 1 agst Lightning—t 25 to 1 agatßoarding School
16 to 1 agst Foigh-a-ballagh Miss—taken
16 to 1 agst Vibration 25 to 1 agst Una—taken
20 to 1 agst Scalteen 100 to 2 agst The Brewer—.
20 to 1 agst The Emperor taken freely
DERBY.
10 to 1 agat Alarm—taken freely
PIGBURN RACES.—MONDAY.
The Trial Stakes, 12st each, gentlemen riders, Rise
in, were won by Mr. Armstrong's Mrs. Darby (H.
Mann), beating Mr. W. Newham's Grey Momus, aged,
and Mr. H. Mann's bl h Tomboy, aged, by a head ; a
dead heat for second.
The St. Leger, list each, Tithe Barn in, gentlemen
riders, was won cleverly by Mr. H. Mann's Maria (G.
Moorhouse), beating Mr. Ramsbottom's Merry Lass, and
Mr. Broughton's Jenny.
The Cup, for 3 yrs old, 10st ; 4 yrs, list 21b ;
5 yrs, list 121 b ; 6 yrs and aged, 12st 41b ; one mile
and a half, gentlemen riders, was won by Mr. Pearson's
Fanny Ternan, 4 yrs (G. Moorhouse), beating The
Belle of the Village, 6 yrs ; Our Nell, 5 yrs ; Kate
Kearney, 5 yrs ; Mundig, aged ; Gamecock, 5 yrs ; and
Blue Bonnet, 4 yrs, after a fine race, by a head.
The Ladies' Plate, for 3 yrs old, 9st lolb ; 4 yrs,
Ilst ; 5 yrs, Ilst 101 b ; 6 yrs and aged, 12st ; Tithe
Barn in, gentlemen riders, was won by Mr. Johnson's
Our Nell, 5 yrs (C. Birley), beating Mr. Webster's The
Cure, 4pa ; Mr. Fisher's Blue Bonnet, 4 yrs ; Mr.
Ramsbottom's Merry Lass, 3 yrs ; and Rebecca, 6 yrs,
in a canter.
The Selling Stakes, for 3 yrs old, lOst ; 4 yrs, llst ;
5 yrs and upwards, 12st, straight run in, winner to be
sold for 30/., were won in twojheats:by Mr. Ramsbottom's
Mischief, 6 yrs (J. B. Lord), beating Fanny Ternan,
4 yrs (71bs extra) ; Our Nell, 5 yrs (71bs extra) ; Mr.
Ledger's Johnny, 4 yrs ; and Mr. Lumley's Fanny Eden,
4 yrs, cleverly.
The Open Stakes of 1 sov, each, once round, were
won by Mr. IL Mann's Mundig, aged, 12st 31b (Lord),
beating The Cure, 4 yrs, list, who broke his leg and
was destroyed.

RUMOURED LAW CHANGES.--It is rumoured by
some of our contemporaries that Chief Justice Penne-
father is about to resign, and Chief Justice Doherty
about to quit the Common Pleas, and take the other s
place in the Queen's Bench next term. Tom Smith, too,
it is said, is to be made a Baron of the Exchequer. As
we are not at all in the confidence of Chief Justice
Pennefather, or of the Government, we know not what
credence ought to be attached to these rumours; but we
have heard other rumours ourselves touching those
changes, not altogether unworthy of notice. One of
them is, that if Pennefather or Crampton have the har-
dihood to take their seats in the Queen's Bench next
term the Irish bar intend to turn their backs upon them.
The other is, that if any Government have the reckless-
ness to promote Tom Smith to a judgeship, he will be
pelted with rotten eggs of the Bench the instant he shall
make his appearance. Contempt will not, we trust, be
carried to this length, but the very rumours indicate
public opinion.—Dublin Pilot.
ANOTHER COLLISION ON THE DOVER AND CROYDON
RAILWAY.—On Monday night, shortly before nine
o'clock, as the Dover mail train was leaving the terminus
at London-bridge, the Croydon train had just arrived,
and was about to turn off the points, when unfortunately
the engine of the latter came in close contact with the
Dover train, and smashed the lower part of the carriages
to pieces, literally cutting off all the steps on that side.
One of the ticket collectors, named Gardiner, had a very
narrow escape of having his legs cut off by the collision.
lie was standing on the steps of one of the carriages at
the time, and had the presence of mind to precipitate
himself into the carriage, to the astonishment of the pas-
sengers, who were much alarmed for his safety. The
overland mail was being conveyed by the Dover train,
and owing to the above accident and stoppages on the
line for pilot engines to assist them up the inclined
planes, the train did not arrive at its destination until
half an hour beyond its time. The consequence was,
that the steam-vessel had started, and a vessel was ape,
chilly engaged to convey the mail across the Channel,
the expenses of which will fall heavily on the Company,
as they may be compelled to convey the mail to Mar.
seilles.

LEEDS, OCT. B.—The strike of the hands employed
at the principal flax-mills at this town, which occurred in
consequence of the introduction of the new Factories
Regulation Act, has to a great extent terminated. In
most cases the workers and the emyloyers have come to
an amicable understanding, but in every instance the
length of the working day has been advanced a little—
averaging from 15 to 30 minutes in each case—without
the wages of the workers being in the least augmented.
Sixty-nine hours of actual labour has still to be performed
by the hands, with an hour and a half for meals each
day, as a week's work. The hour and a half for meals is
generally divided thus :—breakfast 30 minutes, dinner
40 minutes, and tea 20 minutes. The first and latter
meal will be generally partaken of in the mills, the
machinery being entirely stopped at the time. Notwith-
standing that the strike of the flax hands may be con-
sidered at an end, about 220 turned out of the silk mill
of Messrs. Holdforth yesterday morning. They refuse
to allow their working hours to be lengthened, even to
the extent of 10 minutes a day, without some increase of
wages. They, like the hands at the flax mills, are ob-
taining an average wage of about ss. 9d. or 6s. a week.
Tlis COMET.-The present comet has approached
within 30,000,000 miles distance from the earth. It is
receding from us. The comet was at
the sun on the evening of Septem-
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most favourable time for observing this
comet will be from ten p.m. to two hours after midnight,
during the first half of the month of October.