The Sun.
London, England, 1821-08-17 00:00:00

Mr. Mason then requested, as an indulgence, that the pri-
soner. might be remanded, in order to give an opportunity for
his having legal assistance; He requested this indulgence with
the more confidence, when he•recollected that when Mr. Mur-
ray had been brought before his Lordship, his case was rimand-
ed from week to week. He said if the prisoner Should not be
able to find bail, the imprisonment in the first instance would be
punishment; and it was deciding to his prejudice to say, that the
matter was of a nature for which he ought to find bail. He
therefore wished to have the opportunity of legal assistance, to
answer the charge preferred against the prisoner.
TheiLono MAYOR said he should not accede to this request.
lie had already stated his opinion that the defendant ought to
find bail. He did not decide upon the matter. His Lordship
said that excessive bail would not be required ; . and after con-
sulting for a short time, and ascertaining the amount required
on former cases, ordered the defendant to find two bail in the
amount of £0 each, to answer the charge it the next Quarter
Session. In the mean time he was committed to prison. The
complainant, George Holt, was bound over to prosecute and
give evidence.—(Morning Paper.)

TOWN HALL, SOUTHWARK.—The following ease has
been under the consideration of the presiding Aldermap for
the last three days; and has excited a considerable degree of in-
terest :

Thos. Dixon, a drummer belonging to the Foot Guards, was
brought up from the Borough Conipter, in the custody of
George Welfare, a constable belonging to this Office, charged
With outrages on several persons on Friday night last.
Mr. Thomas Holt stated, that he was a painter and glazier,
and lived at No. 4, Willow-walk, Grange-road. On Friday
evening, between six and seven o'clock, he was passing by Lon-
don-bridge, and saw the prisoner surrounded by a crowd of
persons, with several of whom he was wrangling. Witness
perceiving that he was likely to be ill-used, persuaded him to
go home, and was advising him to that effect when he drew his
sword upon him, and made a plunge at his breast; deponent
avoided the blow by stepping back, but the. point of his sword
Only just touched his waistcoat, in consequence of his hating
distanced the prisoner. He afterwards flourished the weapon
in the faces of several persons, and made many. attempts: to
strike the passengers, who all fortunately escaped from the pri-
soner's violence.

Mr. James Obree, of Whiting's-rents, Dockhead, lighter-
man, stated, that he saw the prisoner near London-bridge, with
his sword drawn, brandishing it about, and attempting to cut
several persons with it. Mr. H. told him to go home, on which
he gave his sword a quiver, and struck him on the breast. Wit-
ness closed upon him round the neck, and both fell down.—
Whilst they were on the ground some persons took tlie prisoner's
sword from him.

Robert Blackburn, of 52, Tooley-street, stated, that he saw
the prisoner in the .situation-described by the last witness, and
on advising him to proceed home, he drew his Sword on him se-
veral times. He made a thrust at some ladies who were passing
by, who narrowly escaped injury, by running into some shops.
The prisoner proceeded onwards, calling out to various persons
whom he met—" Are you for the Queen ?" At the corner of
St. Thonias's-street; an errand cart, containing a boy who was
blowing his horn, was going forward, on which the prisoner
ran at him, and made a blow at his person with die drawn
sword. Had not the boy jumped out of the cart, he must have
been severely wounded. At this time there was no person near
him to cause such conduct. Mr. Belles, -of the Surveyor Ge-
neral's Office in the 'rower, who was passing by, took the
sword from the prisoner, and gave it to the officer, who took
him to the Compter. - •

George Erwaret was passing by the spot at the time the pri-
soner was cutting with MS sword in a most dangerous manner
at the passengers, who were much alarmed at him.
The priSoner, in his defence; said he had been' attacked by a
party of watermen, who called him a d—d soldier, and otnior
opprobious epithets, and insulted him about the Queen, and
because he did not acquiesce in their view of their subject, they
all assaulted him, and he was obliged to draw his sword
against them. -
This was denied by all the witnesses, who added, that the
prisoner was the aggressor•froni first to last.
Two non-commissioned officers, who attended to hear the
evidence at the request of the officers of the regiment• to Which
the prisoner belonged, intimated the cause of their attendance to
the Magistrate2and stated that.it was the desire of their officers
to have, the prisoner punished more or less according as his of-
fence merited. They left the disposal of it entirely to the dis-
cretion of the worthy Magistrate.
The Magistrate was of opinion that the outrageous and un-
proVOked attacks of the prisoner deserved much censure, and hd
committed him to abide his trial at the Sessions.

. .
PUBLIC OFFICE, BOW-STREE:F.--Yesterday, Charles
I%larchmont, a notorious pickpocket, was fully committed for
trial, charged with picking the pocket of Viscount Beau Champ
of a snuff-box, about .eleven o'clock on Wednesday night.
—.
Viscount Beauchamp, on leaving the Haymarket' Theatre,
feeling something at his 'coat pocket, turned round, and saw
the prisoner with his snuff-box in his hand. lie smell him,
and directly another man came up, and attempted a rescue ;
he was also seized by Viscount.Beauchamp, who held than
both for some time, • durin., which theyintlicted several severe.
contusions on his face, and the prisoner's companion got away.
The watchman then came 'up, and took the prisoner to-the
watch-house.

COLCHESTER.
The people in general, in this town, manifested
a 'strong, feeling of regret on the death of her Ma-

•
jesty. The authorities there were of quite a
contrary feeling. As soon as it was ascertained

that the Royal remains would be certainly brought
here, the people of the- adjaCent hamlets deter-
mined to come to Colchester and pay the tribute of
their respect to her Majesty's remains. On Wed-
nesday morning, at an early period of the day, a
number of persons of different classes arrived in
this town, and towards evening the quantity that
appeared in the streets was almost incredibld.—
There had been no service performed in either
of the Churches ; but the bell was tolled,
and the inhabittints generally shut up their
shops. The shops in Iligh-street were nearly all
shut. A detachment of the 4th Light Dragoons,
or Queen's 0 wn Regiment, were sent to Colches-

ter, in order to relieve the escort that was to
attend the procession from Chelmsford. At
half past three o'clock this detachment was
drawn up on foot, in the Arcade of the New
Corn Mhrket. The Officers had crapes round
their caps, and armlets and scarfs of crape.. The
Three Cups was the inn where the preparations
had been ordered to be made, and several rooms
had been accordingly kept in readiness for the
accommodation of the females and the other per-
sons who formed part of the procession. Dinner
was also provided for the whole number of
persons who formed part of the procession,
the mourners and the undertaker and his men.
The inhabitants of the town and the strangers
who had been attracted thither by the occasion,
seemed to be animated by -one feeling. Towards
the hour when the procession was expected to
arrive, large bodies of respectable-looking indi-
viduals of both sexes, in mourning habiliments,
proceeded to the inlet through which the caval-
cade was to enter the town. There was a de-
sign on foot, amongst some of the townsmen to

hold a meeting,, for the purpose of arranging
a procession of, the inhabitants of the town.. But

this design was.afterwards abandoned as it: was
thought. more advisable ~that the attendance of
every man upon the mournful occasion should be

the•result of his own unhiasSed' feeling. The
windows, the. balconies,: and the tops of the
houses, were filled with persons of both sexes
long before the hour when evert the procession
vas expected to reach the town.
About an hour beftiVe the cavalcade was in
sight of the town,-s'.lessrs.ll ume and Hobbouse
arrived. As soon as they were known to be in
town, they, as was the case at Chelmsford, were
objects of unceasing curiosity. The road oppo-
site the Three Bells,. where they put up; was
filled.with persons, chiefly of the meaner order,
trying to catch a glimpse of these
_gentlemen as
they walked up and down the drawing-room of
the inn. Al half past four o'clock it .was an-
nounced that the procession was in sight. The

occasion. •
Shortly after the arrival of the pro Cession at
Colchester, a hearse was dispatched from thence,
with a few of the undertaker's men accoMpanying
it, on the.HarWich road.' They. moved forward on
the road in full gallop; and almost excited terror
in every, ittle village. by the speed with Which
they proceeded. They were evidentlysent for-
ward to prepare a place of reception for the
Royal remains during some delay, but nobody
could',Suppose why any delay would be allowed
to take Placecluring that night, as apparently, it
would have been inconsistent with the determi-
nation to have the Royal remains embarked on
Thursday on board the frigate. The persons
•who were thus dispatched refused to give any in-
formation as to the place of their destination.
There can be no doubt nut 'that...it was the-
tendon of the undertaker to have the coffin
deposited at Harwich, but that the church at
that place was in a state of repair, and in a state
which would render it impracticable to carry
any such intention into effect. Under these
circumstances the church at Dover Port, which
is about- two miles from Harwich, was fixed
upon to receive the coffin until the next
morning. The undertakers' men, in consequence
of the extraordinary expedition that was used,
arrived at that church at an early hour in the
evening. They immediately proceeded to erect
some partitions, and to prepare a part of the
church for the reception of the Royal remains,
exactly as they had done on the preceding even-,
ing at Chelmsford. The bell was muffled on
their arrival, and- was tolled through Out the
evening. A Guard of Honour of the 86th regi-
ment of Foot was sent from Harwich, and re-
mained irregularly scattered up and down the
village. Immense numbers of persons, chiefly
fro:Harwich, -assembled about the church, and
lined the road' immediately outside Dover Port,.
determined there to await the arrival of the pro-
cession. At 'about half past 11, when the pre-
parations in the church had been all' completed,
and every body expecting the announcement of.
the approach of the 'procession, the unweldome
news arrived by express that the cavalcade would
not depart from Colchester that night, 'for the
moons which we have stated above. The intel-
ligence excited very general disappointment.—
The assembled persons returned rather in ill hu-
mour to their respective abodes, and by half after
12 o'clock there was scarcely a person seen in
the village or near the church.
Precisely at a quarter before five the proces-
sion entered the town. Preparations had been
previously made at the Three Cups Inn, in the
High-street, for the persons attending the funeral
to dine, and before this inn a Guard of Honour of
the 4th Light Dragoons (dismounted,) were
drawn up, the Officers, all wearing ample black
crape scarfs, armlets, sword knots, and cap
covers, and having the colours of the regiment
also covered with crape. The streets, the win-
dows, the balconies, the tops of the houses, and
tower of the church were completely covered
with people, chiefly in deep' mourning, but all
universally wearing some article of mourning
apparel. The procession turned into the High-
street from Head-street, preceded by six bugles
of the 4th Dragoons, playing the " Dead March
in Saul." Behind the bugle-men came the depu-
tation of three hundred inhabitants on foot ; then
a body of about a hundred individuals on horse-
back ; and then- the procession in its usual order.
The scene was highly impressive, and we observed
a great number of people in tears. When the proces-
sion arrived before the inn,the hearse drew otton the
opposite side of the street, and the Guard of
Honour which attended it was 'relieved by.
another 'of the same regiment. In the mean time,
Lord and Lady flood, Lady Anne Hamilton,
Dr. and Mrs.. Lushington, and the other persons
occupying the mourning coaches, had alighted.
Mr. Brougham and Sir Robert Wilson, about
this time; arrived pist from London, and joined
the company.af dinner. Shortly afterwards Mr.
Thomas, of the Lord Chamberlain's Office, who
constantly attended the processio* from its setting
out, received a letter by express from Lord Li-
verpool in answer to a communication which had
been made to the Noble Earl, stating that the
undertakers' horses were unable to proceed so
rapidly. His Lordship's reply granted permis-
sion for the cavalcade to remain at Colchester
for that night ; but, at the same time, enjoined
Mr. Thomas to take care that it proceeded early
on the -next morning. This permission to take'
repose was joyfully accepted by the whole train
and, no doubt, the poor Hanoverian horses,
which are but ill ealculated for hard travel-
ling, enjoyed the repose as much as their nts,
ters. '1 he ircumstance, however, made it ne-
cessary to .find some place in which to deposit
the Royal Remains for the night ; and, after
some consultation, the Rev. Mr. Torriano was ap7
plied to by Mr. Thomas for permission to use the
Church of St. Peter for this purpose, which pvr-
mission was readily given, and the Royal corpse
was placed within the railing which Meioses the
Communion table, where it was left under the
care of the beadles, and a guard of Dragoons ;
and this measure led to as singular an altercation
as perhaps ever was recorded. We must here
mention a circumstance as connected with it,
which, we believe, has not been made publiC be-
fore. So urgent were the orders for the
mediate removal of her Majesty's remains from
Brandenburgh House, that they we're sent away
before the inscription plate, ordered by the Her-
aid's. College, was put tin the coffin, It appears