The Sun.
London, England, 1829-10-13 00:00:00

bIARYLEBONE.

- Brookes, Johnson's late witness, was told
three weeks ago, by Mr. Hosiurts, that his evidence

would not be received again at this office. Voters
day he appeared in the character of informer, -and
caused a licensed victualler, in the district of Mari"
lehone, to be fined under two charges of selling Or
within the usual hours of Divine Service, on SOP.
day rhtlrtin.g, the 27th of September, and the 4th' of
October. The informations were supported by Sake.'

UNICII4.IIALL
it"c4f#day a man, named Dailey, the driver or
one of those gortarts, which ply at Kennington,
was brought before Messrs. CHAMBERS and Hosls
charged with having corntnitted a most gross and
unprovoked assault on one of the new policemen.
The complainant stated, that on the preceding
afternoon, as he was passing Kennington Church,
defendant, who was standing near the spot ran after
fildty exclaiming, there goes one of Peel's
policemet!: The policeman did not at first notice
the abuse so tetteparingly lavished:on bins, until et
length, encouraged by the blackguard behaviour Of
the defendant, the rest of the go-cart men joined ,
the tumult, following close upon the heels •of the
policeman, who fearing that they were about to
attack: him, turned round in order to remonstrate,:
The moment he stopped, the defendant, win, vcs#
the ringleader, seized him by the collar and ex'
deavoured to throw him down, upon which the/ ,
policeman drew forth his staff to protect himself,:
but this was speedily wrested from him, and these
is no doubt he would haNe suffered severely from
his assailants had it not been for the circumstance or
another policeman, dressed in plain clothes, who
ran to his aid, and succeeded, after a desperate tie'
sistance, in placing the defendant in the watch-house',
A gentleman, who witnessed the transaction, at'
tended, and stated that he never saw a man pot,
sessed of more forbearance than the
_policeman es'
hibited on the occasion. He (the witness) heard
the irritating language with which he was assailed,
and notwithstanding all, the policeman never et'
tempted to resent until he was actually assaulted.
The defendant denied the assault, and said shag
he only " chaffed" the policeman like the rest dais
people.
Mr. CHAMBERS said, that an example should be.
made in this instance, in order to deter persons, of
the defendant's stamp, from interfering with silo,.
belonging to the new police.
Mr. HONE said, he was fully aware how very ter
popular the new police was in the estimation ~
thieves, prostitutes, and go-cart men.
ton ever since the o
the nuisance inflicted on the inhabitants of Kenning'
One of the overseers of Lambeth complained 01
thers. No decent perso.".'
44111 men were suffered to pll
s, particularly femalet
could pass without being
sti.leected to gross ate
abominable insult.
The Magistrates inflicted a fine of- 5/. on twashe
cooldr
defendant, and in default of payment,
mitted for one month to Kingston. 1
A fellow named Skelton was charged with rita:°%.l
and disorderly conduct in the house of Mr. Suritlif
landlord of the Swan Inn, in the Great Dover-road,
fa
Mr. Smith stated, that on the preceding day tbd
defendant came to his house in a state of 'titmice:.
time and on being refused more liquor, commea
abusing him. Every means were tried to put the
noisy fellow out of the house, but each time he iro;
expelled he came back again, and commenced io
the usual strain of abuse, until, at length, Mr. Smith
was compelled to give him in charge, and have hirt
locked up.
On the defendant's promise not to enter " the
Swan" again, tinder any pretence, he was dile
charged, upon paying a fine of .ss. for being drunho'
and a shilling to the watchman who had the trouble
of lugging him off to the watch-house.