The Sun.
London, England, 1829-04-13 00:00:00

QUEEN-SQUARE.

On Saturday, John Appleward, the maniac, who in-
sulted the Duke of Wellington in St. James's Park last
week, and who was detained until the opinion of a medical
gentleman was taken, was brought up from Tothill-fields
prison.
A certificate from the surgeon of the prison was de-

livered to Mr. Malt nrclrr, expressive of the insanity of the
prisoner.
The unfortunate man showed evident proofs-of his in-
sanity, from his continued incoherent abuse of the Duke, !
about his alleged claim of money owing to him for his
services in Spain.
Alfred Pople, the messenger belonging to the office, who
had been ordered to make inquiries respecting the prisoner,
stated, that he had found out that the prisoner's real name
was John Marshall, and that he had lodged for about two
years with Mr. Longstaff, of the Wheataheaf public-house,
in Dorset-street, .Montagu-square. He inquired of the
landlord if he knew any thing about the prisoner, or
whether he had any friends, and he informed him that he
had a brother in opulent circumstances in Derbyshire, but
he did not know in what part. The prisoner had been in
the army, and served under the Duke of Wellington in
Spain, and had a pension for his services. He was, in
Mr. Longstaff's opinion, insane, and continually threaten.
ins to go into St. James's-park to meet the Duke of Wel-
lington, about some money which he affirmed the Duke
owed him. This was his constant talk ; and if lie took the
least drop of liquor, he became most violent ag iinst the
Duke. His conduct was generally more outrageous about
the change of the moon.
Mr. MARRIOTT said he bad no doubt of the prisoner's
insanity, and inquired if he had any friends in London.
Pople said he had made every inquiry, and could find none.
Mr. MARRIOTT said that the prisoner could not be al-
lowed to go at large, and he must be taken care of by the
parish-officers until his own place of settlement could be
ascertained.

Mr. GKEGORIS said, he believed the Duke of Welling-
ton had received several. letters respecting the prisoner,
complaining of the officers refusing to let applicants see him
at the office. He believed, hoWever, that any person was
allowed to see him at Tothill-fields prison.

The overseers of St. Margareea Parish were 'then sent
for, and an order was made to receive the prisoner into the
workhouse, to be taken care of for the present.

SPRING ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

WARWICK, ArglL.lo.

The Court was occupied, for the greater part of
the morning with the trial of 10 or 12 men, whose
names were not in the calendar, charged with a riot
at Stratford-upon-Avon, and there assaulting an in-
spector of hawkers' and pedlars' licences named
Onslow, and two other persons (brothers), of the
name of Sidoway, on the 10th of May last. The
Jury, therefore, acquitted them all.
David Barnes, aged 15, was indicted for the
manslaughter of his brother John Barnes, in No-
vember last, at Birmingham. It appeared that the
prisoner's father, who is a poor tradesman, living at
Birmingham, having found some fault with the de-
ceased, the latter took up a pair of tongs, and first
struck him with them, and then threw them at him;
upon which the prisoner snatched them up and
flung them at his brother, who had run out into 'the
street. The joint end of the tongs struck the de-
ceased on the side of his head, cut through his hat,
fractured his skull, and drove two pieces of the hat
into his brain. He was immediately carried into a
neighbouring house, bleeding profusely ; and the
prisoner ran for a surgeon, to whom he related what
he had done. The brother having died, a coroner's
inquest returned a verdict of manslaughter against
the prisoner, who was committed to prison, where
he remained ever since; in consideration of which
circumstance, as well as the peculiar circumstances
of provocation under which the offence was com-
mitted, together with the favourable character given
him by his father, who was the principal witness
for the prosecution, the learned Judge, upon the
Jury returning a verdict of Guilty, only sentenced
him to three weeks' additional imprisonment.
Charles. Tye, George Lees, Benjamin Brown, and
Thomas Hawkins • were indicted for robbing a
jeweller at Birmingham of goods to the amount of
several hundred pounds.
The Jury found the prisoners Guilty, and
His LORDSHIP sentenced them to transportation
for life.