The Sun.
London, England, 1829-01-09 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Yesterday a gentleman from Lord Stafford waited
upon Sir R. BIRNIE, to know if he had ascertained,
at the Home-office, whether the sentence of Mrs.
Stamp Cooke Sutton had been commuted through
the interest of his Lord hip, as stated by Captain
Pettinghall.
Sir R. BIRNIE observed, that he had made the
necessary inquiry, and from all that he could learn
there was no truth whatever in the statement, and
he believed that there was as little foundation for the
other circumstances related by Captain Pettinghall
connected with Lord Stafford and Mrs. Cooke.

The gentleman said that an affidavit was preparing
which would show the real facts, and completely
exculpate Lard Stafford. He then thanked Sir R.
Birnie and withdrew.

Not less than 21 individuals were brought for-
ward in one batch, in the course of the morning,
charged with having, been found in a new dancing
and drinking assembly, opened last New Year's day,
upon the plan of Mother by the celebrated
Grubb, of flash-house notoriety. The group pre-
sented a most motley appearance, the majority being
females of a certain class, decked out in all the finery
of the ballroom ; which, however brilliant it might
have appeared by the light of Mr. Grubb's chande-
liers, seemed rather the worse for wear when exhi-
bited in the glare of day. The ladies' ringlets were
all discomposed as well as their dresses; and the
rouge which some of them had used to refresh the
natural beauty of their cheeks, appeared in unseemly
patches, which partook more of brick-dust than the
colour of the rose. The male prisoners consisted of
some flash gentlemen, old customers of Grubb and
Rowbottom, one or two disobedient apprentices, a
simple gentleman from Yorkshire, the captain of a
Liverpool trader, two or three gentlemen at large,
following no particular trade or calling, and the three
musicians employed by Grahb to give motion to the
light fantastic toes of his customers.
When called upon to say who they were, the
ladies lisped forth their respective name', consisting
of the usual list of Louisas, Matildas, Angelinas, &c.
"Pray, Sir," said Sir R. BIRNIE to the Liver-
pool Captain " what may be your name ?"
" I am called Samuel Milne, Sir," replied the
Captain. "Unluckily for me, I came to London
to spend the Christmas; went to the theatre, and
from thence to a house called Mother IL's, where,
as a matter of course, I met with a female acquaint.
ante, who introduced me to Mr. Grubb's, to take
a dance, of which, as a sailor, I am fond, when the
constables boarded us sure enough, bore us all away
to the watch-house, and from thence to your Wor-
ship's presence ; from which," edded the Captain,
aside, "may the Lord deliver me !"
" Well, Sir, and what is your name and calling ?"
asked the Magistrate, turning to another gentleman.
" My name, Sir, is Alexander Simpson," replied
the gentleman. "lam a friend of Capt. Milne, and
I consider that I have been very ill-used."
Bend, the officer, here stated, that this gentleman
was the most obstreperous of the entire lot.
Sir IL 13tee;IE observed, that constables, officers,
and Magistrates, too, came in at times for a licking,
it' not with sticks and stones, with a weapon quite
as dangerous, namely, a goose-quill. All they had
to do, however, was to bear it patiently, and join in
the general grin. (Laughter.) " And who are
you, Sir," continued the Magistrate, pursuing his
inquiries, and addressing the gentleman from York-
shire.

" Me, Sir ?" he replied, "my name is John
Jackson. I have come last from Yorkshire, and
would have left town for York this morning, having
paid 3/. for my seat, if I had not unfortunately been
locked up in the watch-house, and that is the
lightest part of my sorrow, your Worship, for I
have lost a young lady who was to have accompanied
me home, and who, of course, has set off without
me."
" I am really sorry for your double loss," said the
Magistrate, " but I hope this lesson will make you
more cautious."
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The next person was William Hull, a livery
stable-keeper, who merely said that he was seduced
by the sound of the music to enter Grubb's assem-
bly, where he declared he would never be seen again.
The rest of the males gave nearly the same ac-
count of themselves; and• after an admonition from
the Magistrate, they were all discharged, upon en-
tering into their respective recognizances to meet
any charge that may be preferred against them at
the Sessions.

Sir R. BIRNIE declared that his object was to
abate the nuisance of Grubb's establishment.
A schoolmaster, named Willis, came to obtain a
warrant against Martin Ferstandeg, the German
who was prosecuted by Wilks, the bookseller, for
unlawfully pawning a book, his property.
The complainant said that Ferstandeg obtained
the book under false pretences, and pawned it with-
out his knowledge or consent.
Sir R. BIRNIE declined granting the warrant, but
toll the applicant that he might, if he liked, prefer
an indictment against Ferstandeg at the now holden
Westminster Sessions.

There is now in the garden of the Rev. John
Goodacre, at Sheepsbead, a white broom (yenista) with a
considerable number of blossoms on it.—llants Chronicle.

HORRID CASE.—A poor man, who bad been
affected with rup.ure, was, on Thursday night, attacked by
two Ines and a woman. They got him down in a close
in the south end of the Gorbals, his face uppermost, and
they there trampled him under their feet, on his breast and
his belly until his entrails were absolutely forced out. An
operation was obliged to be performed to restore them to
their place, but the sufferer, as might be anticipated, con-
tinues in the most dangerous state. The assailants and
criminals in this case were all Irish..-. Glasgow Courier.