The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-25 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

Elizabeth Johnson, a young woman, was charged
with having assaulted an individual named Thomas
Bishop, who presented a most grotesque appearance,
in consequence of the extraordinary length of his
beard and hair. .

The complainant stated that he was passing through
Bethnal-green-road, about ten o'clock that morning,
when the prisoner ran up behind him and gave his
hair an unmerciful pull, that caused him a consider-
able degree of pain. He instantly turned round and
struck the prisoner with his umbrella, upon whieh she
began abusing him, and afterwards ran away; but he
followed her and gave her into custody. The com-
plainant added, that he had pressing business on his
hands, and expected that he would sustain a heavy
pecuniary loss through having to attend and prosecute
the charge.
Mr. BROUGHTON—How long have you been in the
habit of wearing your hair in such profusion ? Com-
plainant—For the last prear or two.
Mr. BROUGHTON—rhe girl has certainly done
wrong, but if people will dress themselves in such an
eccentric manner, and wear their hair after a fashion
contrary to the established usage of any Christian
country, they cannot wonder if they are occasionally
subjected to such annoyances; but as the assault had

been proved, he must visit her with a slight punish-
Lieut. She must paw a fine of IE.
UNION-HALL.

Wm. Davis and John Holmes were charged with
committing an assault on Mr. James, landlord of the
Spread Eagle, at Dockhead.
The defendants went into the Spread Eagle, and
had not been in the parlour long before they inter-

rupted a discussion that was going on relative to the
late triumphs in India and China. They were re-
quested to desist, and the landlord seconded the efforts
to keep them quiet, but instead of paying any regard
to what was said, they became quite out-
rageous in their conduct, and occasioned a complete
uproar in the house, until it was found necessary to
call:in the aid of the police to restrain their violence.
During the disturbance the defendants assaulted the
landlord. They were fined 20s. each.
A dozen more " casual poor" were brought up for
refusing to work for the food and lodging they re -
,ceived in Newington Workhouse. They were com-
mitted for two days, and to be passed.

KENSINGTON.

Wednesday fourjgentlemen, who were described in
the police-sheet as Charles Guthrie' surgeon, No. 4,
Berkeley-street, Berkeley-square ; Lawrence Brock,
surgeon, No. 28, Bury-street, St. James's ; Frederick
Itc•Donngh, No. 16, Great Marylebone-street, Port-
land-place ; and Michael Rodolph MWermott, No.
57, Margaret-street, Cavendish-square, were brought
before Mr. G. Clive, the sitting Magistrate (with
whom was Mr. T. Punter), charged by Inspector
Morgan, T division, with being on Wormholt
Scrubs, in the parish of Hammersmith, for some un-
lawful purpose, and supposed to fight a duel."
Inspector Morgan stated, that while on duty at the
station-house, Brook-green, Hammersmith, about
half-past eight o'clock that morning, he received infor-
mation that a duel was on the point of being fought
on Wormholt Scrubs, Shepherd's Bush, and he imme-
diately despatched Sergeants Kelly and Bevan, with a
number of constables, to the spot to prevent it, and
take the parties into custody.
Thomas Kelly, T 8, deposed, that, in accordance
with the directions of his Inspector, he went that
morning, between eight and nine o'clock, to the
Scrubs, with Sergeant Bevan and others. On enter-
ing the Serbs he saw two cabs standing there, in one
of which was the defendant Brock, and the .other,
was empty. He afterwards saw two or three per-
sons upon the embankment of the Atmospheric
Railway, which runs on the east side of the Scrubs.
Two of the persons were the defendants, M`Donogh
and Guthrie. Witness then went on to the em-
bankment, accompanied by constable Bristow, T, 109,
and inquired of M`Donogh what he was doing there,
who replied that he was a Director of the Railway
Company. Witness, however, believing from the mo•
tions of the party that they contemplated fighting a
duel, took Mr. M`Donogh into custody. Witness
afterwards found a key, which Mr. AP.Donogh told
him at the station-house belonged to a case of pistols
which was in one of the cabs. _ _ _

Henry Bevan, T 3, deposed to taking 'the defen-
dant, Mr. M‘Dermott, into custody. In a cab which
Sergeant Kelly told him Mr. At‘Dermott had got
out of, he found the mahogany pistol-case now pro-
duced. On opening it afterwards in the station-house,
witness found in it two duelling-pistols, &c.
(Tha pistols were then shown to the Magistrates.)
Bristow, T 90, deposed to taking the other two de-
fendants, Messrs. Guthrie and Brock, into custody,
and finding on them a variety of surgical instruments,
lint, and other dressings, &c.
Mr. CLIVE then asked. Mr. M'Donogh if he wished
to make any observations relative to the evidence of
the police against him and his friends ?
Mr. M'Donogh replied that what the police had
stated was quite correct. The affair was over.
Mr. M'Dermott said if the police had been only
ten minutes later, the affair would have been over,
and all parties returned home.
Mr. Guthrie said all he knew of the affair was that
about three o'clock that morning he heard a knock at
the door of his residence, and as he was dressing, his
servant brought a note up to him, requesting him to
be in attendance at the spot at eight o'clock, in case
his professional assistance should be required. He ac-
cordingly went there, not knowing who the parties
were, and on his way called upon Mr. Brock and took
him with him as an assistant.
The letter which Mr. Guthrie had received was
then handed to Mr. Clive, who having perused it re-
turned it. It is understood that it bore no signature.
Mr. CLIVE said he could not understand the matter.
One of the defendants had said that the affair would
soon have been finished, and another said it was over.
Mr. M'Donogh explained that the time appointed
had gone by two hours, and the other party had not
come.

Wm. Allen then deposed that he was ranger of
Wormholt Scrubs. About eight o'clock, or a little
after, he saw four gentlemen enter the Scrubs. One
eits
of them went and sat on the top of the Atmospheric
tßailway, from whence he could see all over the Scrubs,
and
.w the other
two cabsthree
came tood
up, and the driver of one of underneath. Presently af-
them asked him for the Vale. Believing the object of
the parties to be a duel, he instantly ran through his
garden, and across the fields to Brook-green, and gave
information to the
Mr. CLIVE then said h 3 did not know what the
cause of the intended duel was, but as the same cause
might arise again, he felt it his duty to hold them to
bail in a heavy amount.
Mr. M‘Dermott begged to assure the worthy Ma-
gistrate that it was impossible that the same cause
MDermott and Mr. M'Donogh
could occur again.
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and two sureties each in the sum of 2501.
The *worthy MAGISTRATE then inquired of Inspec-
tor
te,
Morgan if there were other parties concerned in
the affair ?
but they were not
in
AMcfliros.rtganCli.
repliedCLlVE asked if he here
had were,
reason that
to believe that
either Mr. M`Donogh, or Mr. M‘Dermott were
principals or seconds?
Morgan said Mr. M‘Dermott was principal, and
Mr. M‘Donogh was his second.
Mr. CLIVE, having further asked if Inspector Mor-
gan was acquainted with the names of the other par-
ties, who replied in the negative, directed him to
apply for warrants against them immediately on his
ascertaining who they were.
Messrs. Guthrie and Brock were then discharged,
and the other two defendants having entered into the
required sureties, the whole party left the Court.
It was stated by some person in the Court that the
quarrel occurred on Monday night at the Sabloniere
Hotel, Leicester-square, when blows passed. A fair
lady was stated to have been the cause.

We are very glad to hear that the local Commis-
sioners for the City have relaxed the rule laid down
by them, of requiring
persons assessed by them to
the property-tax at more than 150/. a year to appeal
in those cases where the Government officer is pre-
pared to certify that the parties are entitled to exemp-
tion. We hope this will heal the angry feeling ma-
nifested in the City at the proceedings of the assessors,
and at once convince the
,public that it has not been
the wish of the Government officers to charge parties
with the tax who are not liable, or to give them the
trouble of appealing to prove their exemption.
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DOWN TRAINS. from at at
London. I Rugby. Birmingham
--.- --
Mixed, to Birmingham ... 6 0 M 19 30 M 11 15 M
Third Class, ditto
Mixed, ditto ... 8 0 11 56 M 145
First Class, ditto
Mixed, to Rugby
'MAIL, First Class
Mixed, to Birmingham
Ditto ditto
Ditto, to Aylesbury 3 0
Ditto, to Birsningha m 5 0 838 10 15
4 Ditto, to Wolverton
°MAIL, Mixed
*MAIL, to York, by Rugby! 9 0 12 15 M
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UP TRAINS. from ture from at
Birmingham Rugby. London.
*Mixed, from Wolverton.
Ditto ditto ' . . . .
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Ditto, from Aylesbury
*MAIL., First Class
Mixed, from Birmingham 10 0 11 17 3 15
Ditto ditto l2 Noon 1 23 E 6 0
Ditto ditto 1 15 E 2 35 6 30
Ditto, from Rugby
Third Class, from }firming. 220 413 10 0
First Class, ditto 4 0 5 17 9 15
Mixed, ditto. 6 0 7 18 11 15
*MAIL, Mixed, ditto l2 Night , 1 23M 5 30M
*Mixed, from Rugby
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Birmingham on Sundays at 1 30 E calling at all the Stations,

In addition to those mark,
Birmingham on Sundays at
and arriving in London at 7

rains arc tni
:ed, there i 3
1 30 E, calli
30 E.

BIRMINGHAM AND DERBY.

GREAT WESTERN.
OPEN TO TAUNTON.
STATIONS, with their Distances from Paddingt
PADDINGTON, Ealing 51, Hanwell 71, Southall 9, West
Drayton 13, SLOUGH 18, MAIDENHEAD 22k, Twyfora 301,
READING 353, Pangbourne 41*, Goring 44i, Wallingford
Road 47%, STEVENTON 56/, Farringdon Road 634, Shriven•
ham 714, SWINDON 77 (Junction with the Cheltenham Rail-
' WOOTON BASSET 824, CHIPPENHAM 934, Corsham
981, Box 191;:1, BATH 1064, Twerton 1081, Saltford 1111,
Keynsham 114, BRISTOL 1181, Nailsea 1261, Clevedon Road
1301, Banwell 1334, WEsToN SUPER MERE 1364, High-
bridge 1454, BRIDGEWATER 151/, TAUNTON 1624.
DOWN TRAINS Arrival at
their

Departure Arrival at Arrival at
DOWN TRAIN. from Swindon their
Daily, except Sundays. Paddington. Junction. Destination.
Goods Train to Taunton .... 430 M 10 0M 855 E
To Taunton . 6 0 835 12 35
Ditto
Short Train to Maidenhead 9 0 955 M
MAIL, to Taunton . ......
Short Train to Maidenhead 11 0 . 410 E
11 55 AI
To Taunton l2 Noon 2 58 6 35 E
Short Train to Slough
To Taunton
2 OE 4 50 855
Short Train to Reading
To Bristol
Short Train to Maidenhead 530
To Swindon
MAIL, to Taunton
Goods Train to Taunton
SUNDAY DOWN TRAINS
Short, Train to Slough
To Readinz
Short Train to Slough . .... 930 1 lO 20
MAIL, to Taunton . ...... .. 10 15 1 1 0 E 430 E
To Taunton
Short Train to ;1; aidenhcad 5 0 I 6 0
To Swindon
MAIL, to Taunton ' 855 Il 135 255 M
'Time Leave ; Arrival
UP TRAINS of Swindon at
Daily. except Sundays. Starting. Junction. Paddington.
Short Train from Heading 730 31 ... ...... .. 855 51
Ditto from Slough 9 0
From Swindon
From Bristol
Short Tr. from Maidenhead 11 15
MAIL, from Bristol ..... ... 840 10 28 1 1()
Short Tr. from Maidenhead 345 E
Goods Train from Taunton.. 730 M 540 E 12 0
From Taunton
Ditto
From Taunton
Short Tr. from Maidenhead 8 0 ... ...... ... 9 0
From Taunton
MAIL, from Taunton
Goods Train from Taunton 630 E 240 740
SUNDAY UP TRAINS,
Short Train from Slough
From Swindon
MAIL, from Taunton
Short Train from Slough,., 5 0 E ...... ..... 550
From Taunton . l2 30 420 E 7 '2O
Short Tr. from Maidenhead' 7 30
Ditto from Reading.... 9 0
MAIL, from Taunton ....... 11 15 235 M 525 Al
The Short Trains stop at all the intervening StationE.

SOUTH WESTERN.
STATIONS, with their Distances from Nine Elms.
NINE Elms, Wandsworth 3, Wimbledon 6, KlNGsrobt 10,
Esher and Hampton Court 13. Walton IM., Weybridge 17k,
WOKING 23, Farnborough 34, Winclifield 39, bASING-
STOKE 41, Andover Road 56, WINCHES rrAt 64, Bishopstoke
(Gosport Junction) 72, SOUTHAMPTON 77, Bottley 77, Fare-
ham 82, GOSPORT 87.