The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-29 00:00:00

BO W-STREET.

Michael Clayton, a powerful-looking man, who de-
scribed himself as a bricklayer's labourer, was charged
with an assault on an Italian " organ•grinder," named
George Men tin.
The complainant, who was examined through the
medium of an interpreter, deposed that he was playing
his organ in Beaumont-place, New-road, on Friday,
wh( n the prisoner, to whom 10- had given no provocation
whatever, gave him a violent blow from behind, and
knocked him down. He fell upon his organ, and was
very much hurt at the time, but, to use his own expres-
sion, " not enough to hurt him much to-day." The
organ was not injured. _

Policeman E 143 said, that he saw the prisoner, who
was very drunk, go behind the complainant and knock
him down, as described. On seeing witness at a little
distance, he called out " Custody, custody," by which
witness understood that he wished to give him iu
went
cus-
tody. Witness took him in charge, and he quietly
to the station-house.

Mr. TWYFORD said he was very unwilling to fine the
prisoner as he thought he deserved, because he thought
it would fall more heavily on his wife than on himself.
However, it was one of the consequences of being mar-
ried to such a man, and it could not be helped. He
would fine him 205., and in default seven day►' imprison-
ment.

Prisoner—l shan't pay it. I can't pay 55., or 20s,
either.

Mr. TWYFORD—Then go to prison for seven days.
The prisoner was then removed.
CLERKEN WELL.

Richard James Glynn and Michael Fox were charged
with cutting and wounding police-constable Stratton,
47 G.

A certificate was produced stating that the constable
was in a very dangerous condition in the hospital.
Police-constable Payton, 142 G, deposed that on the
previous night, at half-past eleven o'clock, he was on
duty in Gray's Inn-lane, when he heard cries and screams
from Fox-court ; he ran up, and saw Stratton endeavou-
ring to raise himself from the ground ; his face and the
upper part of his person were covered with
blood. Fox was standing by him with a
sword in his hand, and Glynn had the officer's
truncheon, which, after flourishing in the air, he was iri
the act of striking the constable with Do the head, when
witness seized his arm. A struggle took place, but both
prisoners were at length secured. The constable had a
terrible wound on the head, from which the blood was
streamingo and in that condition he was removed to the
hospital. Stratton identified the prisoner as the person
who had wounded him.

A man named Hale, gave similar testimony, and the
prisoner was remanded on the charge of cutting and
wounding.

HAMMERSMITH.

On Wednesday afternoon, just before the rising of the
Court, a summons was called on before Mr. G. Clive,
the sitting magistrate, which had been issued against
the Earl of Clarendon, at the instance of Charles Ha-
milton, the driver of the hackney cab No. 2,040, for un-
lawfully refusing to pay him the sum of 10.1., being the
remainder of his fare fur two hours' hiring.
The noble defendant did tot appear, neither did any
person on his behalf.
Moore, one of the summoning officers of the Court,
deposed to having served the summons by leaving it at
the Noble Earl's residence, No. 1, Grosvenor-crescent,
Belgrave-square. The servants said his Lordship tva,
gone to Grove Park, Watford, and would not return to
town until some time after Christmas.
Mr. CLIVE asked the cabman what was the distance
he had summoned his Lordship for ?—The cabman re-
plied, that on the evening of Friday last (the eventful
evening when Lord John Russell determined on resign.
ing the trust imposed on him by the Queen), he drove
the Earl of Clarendon from his Lordship's residence,
Grosvenor crescent, to and from the residence of Lord
John Russell, in Chesham-place, Beigrave-square ; and,
after having been kept at the Noble Earl's service for two
hours, he was discharged at Kent House, Knightsbridge,
the residence of Earl Morley. The Earl of Clarendon
then handed him 25., and on his saying his fare, ii.elud-
ing back carriage, it being after eight o'clock in the
evening., was 3s. 4d., his Lordship walked away. lie had
subsequently obtained an additional sixpence from the
servant, and had therefore summoned his Lordship for
the remaining tenpence of his fare, charging for time.
Mr. CLIVE ordered a second summons to be issued
against the Earl of Clarendon far Thursday next, and
desired one of the officers of the Court to ascertain
who his Lordship's solicitor was, in order that he might
be made acquainted with the case.

DESTRUCTION OF ABBERLEY

HALL BY FIRE.

This noble mansion, occupied by Mrs. Moilliett, relict
of the late James Moilliett, Esq., of Birmingham, was
yesterday almost entirely destroyed by fire.
Mrs. Moilliett, with her son, Mr. Theodore Moilliett,
and son-in-law, was spending the Christmas-day in the
usual festive manner, when their peace was interrupted
by an alarm that the building above their heads was on
fire. It was first discovered by some of the servants,
and they endeavoured to extinguish it by their own un-
assisted efforts, but finding that it had extended to the
roof, they desisted from so useless an attempt, and sent
to Willey Court for the engine stationed there, which,
with all the servants that could be spared, was immedi-
ately upon the spot, and in about an hour afterwards
another very powerful engine arrived from Stourport.
The supply of water was unfortunately scanty, and the
most strenuous endeavours were ineffectual to check the
flames, which, hiving by this time spread through the
whole upper tier of rooms, burst out at every window,
and presented a grand but awful spectacle.
All efforts were now directed to the preservation of
the tower, and in this they were happily successful,
though the fire once or twice threatened to extend to
this point. The greater part of the furniture, which
was of the most missive and splendid description, with
the books and paintings, were saved, but greatly
damaged in their removal. The fire continued to rage
till after twelve o'clock at night, by which time the main
part of the building was completely gutted, the whole
of its splendid decorations destroyed; the painting,
cornices, &c., of the drawing-room alone, were esti-
tmuted at 2001., but the marble chimney-piece in that
room of the value of 100 guineas, was snatched from the
devouring element. The building was, we are informed,
happily insured in the Birmingham District Fire-office
for 4,0001., including the furniture, but this will ly no
means cover the losses incurred.

Or. Saturday, Benjamin Brown, who had described
iimself as a railway projector, was placed at the bar
before Mr. Henry, on a charge of defrauding Mr. Charles
Jacobs out of 48/. in cash. and a promissory note for 501.,
under the following novel circumstances. Mr. Jac,bs,
who it appeared had been a draper in the Isle of Wight,
deposed that about the 25th or 26th of November last he
caused an advertisement to be inserted in The Times, of
which the following is a copy:—
" Douceur of 501. will be given to any lady or gentle-
man who can procure for the advertiser a permanent
situation, mercantile or railway (legally saleable). Ad-
dress, post-paid, to A. 8., Post-office, East Cowes, Isle of
Wieht. '
Three or four days after this advertisement appeared
he received the following note, bearing the Cowes post-
mark of the 29th of Nov.:—
" Sir,—lf you will give 1001., lam at liberty of giving
" 43, rldorgate-street, City of London.
you a situation of 751. per annum, on a rising salary. I
do not ask the money down, but the 100/. must be paid
into a London banker's to meet two bills of 501. each,
four and eight months' date ; it is in a railway office,
and forward your answer by post. I hold a situation
in the line abive mentioned. I have enclosed my card
—direct to the office. Direct to either of our offices.
"Sir. I am your obedient
"To A. 8., Nov. 27, 1845." " B.se ry
BROWN.
Upon this a correspondence took place, and the pri-
soner mentioned the 13th of the present month as the
day upon which he should be required to take his office.
An interview was appointed in town precious to that
day, and at that interview the prisoner informed him
that he was the projector of the Prince of Wales, Ox-
ford, and London, and also the London and Windsor
Railways, and that he could have a situation as clerk on
either. He (witness) at the time asked him if these
railways were registered, and he replied, "Yes, it's all
right ;" and, upon the faith of that, he (witness) paid
him 501 down.
Mr. HENRY—You are prepared to swear that it was
upon the faith of the prisoner's representations, that both
these midways mentioned were registered that, you parted
with, your money ? Witness—l am, sir.
Mr. HENRY—Have you ascertained whether such rail-
ways have been registered ? Witness—They have not,
sir. I have been to the Stamp-office, and ascertained
the fact ; and was told by the people there that they
had never heard of such lines as those mentioned. The
witness first saw the prisoner at 43, Moorgate-street, at TuE PotaTo DISEASE.- -We have received a
which there was a railway office, the Jamaica Southern, copy
of the lectv re delivered lay Dr. Buckland, at Oxford,
Eastern, and Northern; and where he had a room ; and it which we have all early notleed. Whilst on this subject,
was there be subsequently saw him. Atter some o. we owe it to Mr. Reed, veteriti ary surgeon of Creditor,
tiation between them, the prisoner wrote out an agree- to state that we have had by us ler some time past, Seale
ment, of which the following is a literal copy :- numbers of the Farmers' J carnal, published iii Septem-
" December Eleventh, 1845. ber last, in which he dmscri' bes the disease, predicates the
"TA Mr. Charles Jacob of East Coues, Isle of V. bite. cause, states the necessal y consequences of contact be-
You are engaged at a salary of 751. per ann. from the tween sound and unsound potatoes, and, in short, points
13 decb. 1845, of a rasing salary annuly 101. till out the remedies, which received but little attention till
it becomes 180 L per annum. Ordered by me, they afterwards came ic ,rth under the ‘• authority "of
Benjamin Brown, of London, being the pro- Government Potato C,rainisSioners.—Westere Times.
jector of the Prince of Wales, Oxford, and London, Mr. Robert Pr is el:,iest son of Sir Robert Peel,
also London and Windsor, which Ido hereby Otherise who is attached to ye Britlab Legation at Madrid, is shortly
the Secretary of the same to be paid into your hands expected to rev ru to this coultjry from Spain. Mr, Peel has
monthly, and also , o hold myself responsible to see the ' been abroad • d
ally three years.

The fire is supposed to have originated in a store-room
underneath the roof, where one of the servant girls,
named Jane White, went about two o'clock to fetch some
cheeses and apples; and it is thought she dropped a
spark amongst some loose papers and shavings, from
which it extended with frightful rapidity to the roarl..
Mrs. Moilliett was removed, as soon as the fi..e was
discovered, to the Hundred-house Inn, though 'ner Ms.
iesty the. Queen Dowager had with her won..,d benevo-
lence, immediately upon hearing of the c,Alatnity, sent
word that apartments at the Court sho
the disposal of the family, if they %Those to accept of
did be placed at
them.—Abridged from the IVorcet sr Heald.

MARY LEBONE VESTRY.

THE CORN Laws. &c.—Yesterday, at the meeting of
the Alvylebone Vestry, the Rev. 1)r. Spry, the Rector,
in the chair,

Mr. FLOOD, the Vestry-clerk, stated that the petition
to the Queen, calling upon her Majesty to convene
Parliament for the purpose of carrying out a total and
immediate repeal of the corn-laws, recently adopted
by the Vestry, and laid for signature at the Courthouse
and Workhouse, and that it had already received the
signatures of 7,000 out of the 12,000 ratepayers in the
parish.—(Cheers.)
The following gentlemen were then nominated as a
deputation to present the address to the Queen, vuT., the
IVctor, Dr. Spry ; Mr. Hump, M.P. ; Mr. Wilitms,
M.P. ; and the 11.;rough Members, Sir B. Hall and Sir
C. Napier.

SIR JAMES GRAHAM AND THE POOR-LAW COMMIS-
SIONE4S,—The letter of Sir James Graham, togetht-r
with the whole of the corresponde, ce which has taken
place between the Home Secretary and Mr. Hume, on
the subject of the formation of Marylcbone into union
with other parishes, as the North Western Metropolitan
Asylum District, were brought before the vestry.
C.,mmunieations were also read from the parishes of
St. Luke, Chelsea, St. James's, and St. Margaret's, anti
St. John's, Westminster, repudiating the power of the
Poor-law Commissioners, and expressive of a determina-
tion to co -operate in resistance to the Commissioners'
order.

The reading of these documents were received with
general cheering by the vestry.
Mr. HumE congratulated the vestry on the 'general
tenor of the communication, and expressed a most de-
cided opinion that the Commissioners were acting ille-
gally. The Act which provides for the entire manage
meat of the poor of that parish not having been repealed,
they were exempt from the late amended Poor-law Act.
Sir JAMES IIA3IILTON and the rector addressed the
vestry, and a resolution for the reappointment of a joint-
committee to wait again upon the Commissioners .was
unanimously carried.