The Sun.
London, England, 1828-11-20 00:00:00

If A TTON-GATIDEN.

A hoary-headed respectable-looking man, of the
name of William 'ems, a glass-cutter, residing at
No. 22, Robert-street, Bedford-row, was yesterday
brought up before W. L. ROGERS, Esq. from Eagle-
street watch-house, charged with a misdemeanour.
James Chas. Burton, solicitor, of No. 34, Queen-
square, came forward and stated to the Magistrate
that his servants having complained to him of the
gross behaviour of the defendant towards them on
several occasions, but particularly on the night of
Saturday last, he determined himself to take an ac-
tive part in apprehending the transgressor, On
Tuesday night, the defendant having come, as usual,
to the Icitchea window, and attracted the maid's
attention by throwing gravel against the glass, she
gave intimation of it to her master, who rushing
out, seized hold of him before he could recover him-
self from his indelicate situation, and gave charge of
him to a watchman,

Elisabeth Cook and Mary Parr, both in the ser-
vice of Mr. Burton, were brought forward, by order
of the Magistrate,—who said, that as it was neces-
sary, under the.circurustances, to exclude the de-
fendant from all intercourse with society for some
time, he must have the fullest evidence before him,
and stated that, on Saturday night last, between 11
and 12 o'clock, the. defendant came to the kitchen
window, and having drawn their attention upon him
by casting gravel at it, he exposed himself to them
in the most indelicate and offeusive mannew-
Mr. Roca:us—Are you sure that is the man ?
Both—Perfectly sure; we could clearly discern his
features and person in the strong light of a gas-lamp
over the door.

Orme, the watchman, stated that frequent com-
plaint:, were made to him of the conduct of the de-
fendant, and on the previous night, while in the
custody of Mr. Burton, a female came up to him,
and, pointing to the defendant, said," There, that's
the man by whose indecencies I have been repeatedly
insulted while passing through the square, '
Mr. ROGERg—So vile arict monstrous indecency
of behaviour I have never had hitherto charged be-
fore me: Let him be committed for three months
to the House of Correction, or the tread•mill..
91J11-S9VAPP",'.

A few days back information was given at this
office of an extensive robbery, which has been com-
mitted at No. 5, Upper Queen's-buildings, Bromp-
ton, the residence of the late John Collitch, Esq.,
who died suddenly on Thursday last. The property,
missing is estimated at from nine hundred to a thou-
sand pounds in value, and consisted of money, plate,
jewellery, old coins, clothes, and nNrisi one thousand
bottles of wine.

UNION-HALL.

Yesterday a fellow named William Sinneil, a
blacksmith, residing in Union-street, London-road,
was brought before Mr. CHAMBERS, charged with
having committed the following atrocious assault on
two femajes, one of whom now lies dangerously ill
at the hospital in consequence of the injury she re-
ceived.

Hephzibah Terry, a young woman who had suf-
fered severely from the brutal conduct of the de•
fendant, stated that she was an unfortunate girl, and
that the female now in the hospital and she resided
together in Union-street, at a short distance from
the house of the defendant. In the course of Tues-
day she and her companion had an angry dispute
with the defendant, who she alleged was continually
annoying them when they passed his door. On the
day in question, during the dispute they had with
the defendant, he uttered
.a threat, saying he would
have his revenge upon them before the day was out,
and he kept his word; for while she and the young
woman-in the hospital were standing at their own
door talking together, the defendant approached
from the direction of his own house unperceived by
them, and flung a tea-cup of vitriol in their faces.
That part of the liquid which came upon witness
burnt her cheek, chin, and breast very much, and
put her to excessive pain, but her unfortunate com-
panion suffered more severely, for the greater por-
tion of the vitriol went into her eyes, and her
shrieks, from the pain, evinced the torture she must
have been put to. The defendant, having had the
revenge, as he called it, then walked away as un-
concernedly as if nothing had happened; and the
circumstances having been made known to the watch-
man, the defendant was taken into custody. The
complainant here exhibited her cheek, which was
dreadfully burnt. A certificate was also produced
from the hospital, describing that the other young
.woman was so ill as to be unable to attend : adding,
there was but slight hope she would ever recover the
sight of her eyes.
Mr. Cnaststas, having expressed the strongest
indignation at the recital of such a ferocious and cruel
attack, asked the brutal fellow what he had to say
in answer to the charge ? In reply, he did not deny
the outrage, merely stating, by way of justification,
that both the young women were in the habit of
annoying him very much.
He was held to bail, to answer the charge at the
sessions, in two sureties of 50/. each.

A HINT To TILE LEARNED.—in a procia•
oration of the Emperor of CHINA, called forth a few years,
since by the troublesome increase of appeals from the
provinces, his Celestial 'Majesty enjoins "strict search' to be
made to discover all law-suit exciting blackguards, and when
found, to punish theta severely."

At the termination of MACREADY'S perform-
ance of Othello, on Friday; the _logo of the evening was
nearly paid in good sooth fur his assumed villainy. When
thee," instead of passing the.sworcl heli.'nd the back of %ago,
miscalculating his distance,:energetically drpve
If thou art a devil, I cannot kill
doublet close. to the very. Skin of
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pointnEgA :1;10:grhd s the—"
(140). The latter gentleman feeling the
pass in actual contact with his skin, suddenly
feel for blood, imagining that
lie was wounded. On undressing, he found that there were
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double openings in his 'dress even unto the shirt; the sword
havingmade a complete transit. It is not always safe to
be opposed
Pposed to an energetic actor. airs. flaimor, it will
be rec,.)lfected, was • only saved from* being stabbed by the
same gentleman last year, at Norwich, when playing Yip.
yinict, to his Virginius,—,l3ury Herald.