The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-20 00:00:00

Mr. CLARKSON then, at great length, addressed
the Bench, in support of the renewal, and presented
247 petitions from inhabitant householders and traders
in the neighbourhood of the tavern, and 19 petitions
from Charitable Societies, testifying to the very
excellent.manner in which the house was conducted,
and praying for the continuance of the license. Mr.
Rouse had expended several thousand pounds upon
the improvements of the premises; and, at a cost of
upvvardspf 1,0001. a-year, he had complied with the
suggestions made to him by that Bench some years
ago. Since the first establiF.hment of these enter-
tainments, there had not been a single police com-
plaint arising from any occurrence of any kind upon
the premises. If the license were withdrawn, between
thirty and forty persons would be thrown out of em-
ployment in the musical department alone.
Mr. Willis (late M.P.), as a Magistrate, gave his
opinion against the renewal, and addressed the Bench
at great length upon the horrible immorality prevail.
ing in the metropolis, which he ascribed mainly to
music licences. He was left speaking.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
(11:IIS DAY.)
Henry Gould, a young man of respectable appear-
ance, who carries on an extensive business as a
fruiterer and greengrocer at No. 46, Curzon-street,
May Fair, was placed at the bar on the following
charge :—Police-sergeant No. 8, of the C division,
stated that about one o'clock this morning he was
standing opposite to the prisoner's house speaking to
two constables, under his charge, when the prisoner,
in a very intoxicated state, came up accompanied by
a friend, who was seeing him home, and on recog-
nising witness said—" Oh, there's that b— No. 8 ;
I owe him a grudge." He then went into
his shop, and brought out a packing hammer, used in
the business (a most formidable weapon, shaped like
a cDoper's adze, but larger and heavier), and spring-
ing towards witness, said, with his arm uplifted,
ready to strike, " One end of this I'll drive into your
b—y skull, and the other I'll pick the flesh off your
b—y bones with ;" and, on the instant, he made a
blow with all his force at the witness's head, which,
no doubt, would have smashed in his skull, but,
jumping on one side, and stooping his head, he pro-
videntially, but within a hairs breadth, escaped it.
The prisoner then run into his shop, but was di-
rectly followed ; and,'after a most desperate struggle,
during which the gas-fittings in the shop were torn
down, the hammer was wrested from him, and he was
secured and lodged in the station-house.
Mr. HARDWICK, on handling the hammer, said that
had the sergeant received the blow described to
have been made at him by the prisoner, it was pro-
bable he would not have been alive this morning.
The Worthy Magistrate then asked the prisoner what
he had to say in his defence.
The prisoner, who was evidently still under the effects
of the previous night's excess, denied that he had
attempted to strike the police-sergeant with the
hammer, and alleged that the charge was trumped up
against him by No. 8, as he had once reported him at
the station-house for neglect of duty.
Mr. HARDWICK inquired if such was the case ?
The Sergeant said that no such thing had ever oc-
curred. The prisoner, he believed, owed him a spite,
because he took him into custody about a month ago,
in a very drunken state, at one o'clock in the morn-
ing, in N ew Bond-street, forpulling afemale's petticoats
over her head. The prisoner was known in the neigh-
bourhood as leading a very intemperate life.
Mr,llAßDwicx—lt is a most aggravated case, and
more than disgraceful to a respectable tradesman. I
shall inflict the highest penalty, viz., 51., or two
months' imprisonment and hard labour.
Prisoner—la! I should not have had to pay more
if I had clove his skull, and I wish I had done it.
The fine was instantly paid.

MARYLEBONE.—.(THIS DAY.)
John Martin, a little fellow about fifteen years of
age, was charged with felony.
John Brown, of 15, Gray-street, Manchester-
square, stated that the boy's father rents the house in
which complainant lodges. Ile had in a drawer,
when he left his room and locked the door, a sove-
reign and some silver. He missed them when he
came home, and, from information he received, gave
the prisoner into custody.

Sarah Dollar—Lives 'in the same house ; saw the
prisoner go into his father's room, between which and
complainant's there is a door, which, however, is
always screwed up. She (witness) heard the com-
municating door broken up, and believes the prisoner
did it. Saw him afterwards in the yard breaking up
some iron instrument, which done, he went out of the
house.

Complainant recalled—Found the prisoner's hand.
kerchief concealed in his father's chimney, with 11.35.
tied up in it. lie (witness) lost in all 1/. 14s.
The prisoner denied the felony, 'and he was re-
manded till Thursday next.

QUEEN-SQUARE.—(THIS DAY.)
Grant Sullivan was brought up before Mr. Bur-
rell charged with assaulting Mary Unwin, and put-
ting her in bodily peril.
Mary Unwin, living in Old Pye-street, Westmin-
ster, stated that she had given information to the
Police of a robbery, wherein defendant's brother was a
principal, and the criminal officers were now after
him. In revenge for this the defendant threw a
large stone at her, this day, and missing her, he rushed
upon her with a knife and wounded her severely in
the wrist, at the same time threatening he would "do
for her."

He was ordered to find two sureties for his future
behaviour.

GREAT NORTH OF ENGLAND RAILWAY.
Traffic returns for the week ending Oct. 15, 1842 :
Passengers
Merchandise 448 2 10

£1,467 10 4

Corresponding week last year ...£1,451 7 1
Darlington, Oct. 19. W. O'BRIEN, Secretary.

HEWELL PARK.—At the review of the Queen's
Own, which took place in the beautiful park at
Howell, near Bromsgrove, the whole of the regiment
were magnificently entertained by the Gallant Colonel,
the Honourable H. H. Clive, under a marquee ; the
description of which is copied from the Worcester
Herald. The Dinner: The' tent in which the dinner
was laid out was erected near the grand entrance of
the Hall, under the direction of Mr. Benjamin Edg-
ington, of Duke-street, London ; it was a magnificent
affair, and highly creditable to the taste and skill of
the proprietor. The length was 196 feet, the width
36, supported along the centre by nine.pillars, 26 feet
in height; the pillars were covered with wreaths of
blue and crimson cloth ; down the entire centre of the
tent, adjutting from the pillars, were placed, crossing
each other, various national flags. The pillars, sup-
porting the tent, extended through the roof; and on the
top of them nine flags floated in the breeze, and the
Union Jack was placed over the grand portico of the
mansion. From the roof were suspended chandeliers ;
back lamps were placed agairst all the pillars, while
:be lighting was completed by a brilliant display upon
the tables of gold and silver candelabra, all filled with
wax- candles. Extending down the whole length of
the t ent were four tables, calculated to accommodate
800 guests, for which numEer covers were laid; the
principal table was placed on a dais raised eighteen
inches above the others ; this table was eighty feet in
length, and on it covers were laid for 100 ; the dais
was covered with crimson cloth.
BRUSSELS, OCT. 16.—A letter from Antwerp, of
the 15th of October, says—" The British Queen, Bel-.
gian steamer,
On its arrival
arrived at N eiNty Yhaodrkt.o pay on the 28th. of
September.
a tonnageduty, amounting to B,ooof. or 9,000£ Besides this,
the import duty on coals is notb
it leaves, and under this head there returned when
to
_
will be a loss of
400 f. or 500 f. These facts are serious,and unfore-
seen and injurious that we 'cannot,
to
earn so
ly call
the attention of the Government to them.,eis tithe
e,-
gian ship Mercator has likewise had to bear this un-
usual increase of the tonnage duties.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
MUSIC LICESSES.—This being the day fixed for the
renewal of music licenses to public-houses and
places of entortainment in the county of Middlesex,
the Court and the Bench were crowded to excess,
and there were no less than forty Magistrates present.
The greatest interest was excited, on account of its
being known that strenuous efforts would be made to
deprive the Eagle Tavern, City Road, the Royal
Standard, Shepperdess -fields, White Conduit House,
the Eyre Arms, and other favourite places of recrea-
tion, of the licenses under which they have hitherto
conducted.

Licenses were renewed, without opposition, to the
Mermaid, Hackney ; to Sadler's Wells Theatre ; the
Angel, Edmonton ; the Queen's Theatre, Tottenham-
street, Tottenham-court-road ; and the Abercorn
Arms, Stanmore.

The application of Mr. Carter, of the Southampton
Arms, Camden-town, for a renewal of his music
license, was opposed, and ordered to stand over.
TUE EAGLE TAVERN.—On the application of Mr.
Rouse, of the Eagle Tavern, City-road, to have his
license for music and dramatic entertainments re-
newed, a memorial, signed " James Hudson," was put
in and read. It set forth the opinion of the memo-
rialist as to the immoral effects of such places of en-
tertainment, and prayed that the license should not be
renewed. The memorialist being called to sustain
the allegations, did not appear.
Mr. BODKIN (with whom was Mr. CLARKSON), on
the part of Mr. Rouse, submitted that the Court
could not entertain the memorial, which was thus
abandoned by the memorialist himself.
The Comir, after some discussion and a division,
decided that the memorial should be laid on the table.