The Sun.
London, England, 1829-01-21 00:00:00

GUI LUBA LL.

PLAYING THE PAIZON.---Ye3terday Mr. ,Tohn
Bryant, an elderly gentleman, with a rich Kerry
accent, was placed at the b.,r, charged with being
" drunk and very tipsy" in Chick-lane, Smithliold,
between one and two yesterday morning.
Rice, a watchman of St. Sepulchre's, stated that
a little before two o'clock he met the gentleman in
Chick-lane, walking along in a T..ery di ;,lied man-
ner, waving his pocket-handkerchief, and beating
his ifierpresiblex in a very disor4ered state. The
watchman, deeming it a very extraordinary manner
for a person of his years and appearance, took the
liberty of remonstrating with him, and advised him
to go home. He asked him his name, and the pri-
soner instantly replied that he was a " reverend,"
and resided at No. 6, Fitzroy-place, Fitzroy-square.
The watchman, who entertains a becoming respect
for the cassock, redoubled his exertions to induce
the reverend gentleman to go home, when Mr.
Bryant became outrageous, struck his sober friend,
and at length was, with much difficulty, carried to
the watch-house.

Alderman KEY asked the prisoner if he really was
a clergyman ? The prisoner replied, that he had
received orders, not holy orders, to go about pro-
curing subscribers for new publications. In respect
to the charge of being drunk he should not traverse
that ; but, with regard to being disorderly, he could
hardly credit his being so. He had no recollection
of what occurred during his interview with the
watchman, nor hie subsequent visit to the Compter,
but if he were violent or disorderly his friends were
great rogues, and deceived him very much, for they,
at all times, congratulated him on the milky mildness
of his temper when he took a drop.
The night constable—Your Worship, I had this
man before on a similar charge, and a more violent
character I never met with.
The ALDERMAN observed, that the clerical cha-
racter was the very last he ought to attempt:assum-
ing an such occasions, as he was destitute of any
of the attributes which should distinguish it—so-
briety, temperance, or chastity. He was fined ss.
for being drunk.
The next charge on the gaoler's list was then put
up, when Mr. George illeek, a respectable-looking
man, of gigantic dimensions, stood forward. He
was charged by Iveson, a watchman of the same
parish, who stated that about a quarter before two
yesterday morning, be heard a cry of " Watch 1" in
iieniLidield, and, htiving made his way to the place,
found the prisoner and another, who was unable to
stand front intoxication. The prisoner ordered the
watchman to see him home, and Iveson offered to
assist him as far as his heat extended, and then pass
him on to the next night guardian. Accordingly,
when he learned that the man lived at Bethnal-
green, he conducted him down Long-lane, where he
left him in charge of another watchman. But Mr.
Meek was at Charley's heels all time time, deter-
mined, if he did not do what this gentleman con-
sidered his duty, to punish him in a summai-y way.
Therefore, as soon as Iveson was returning, Mr.
Meek seized him by the collar, and, with a violence
by no means to be expected from his name, nearly
shook the watchman out of his great coat.
Alderman KEY—Vas the prisoner drunk ?
Watchman—Only about half drunk, your Worship.
Alderman KEI —What do you understand by a
man bring half drunk ? Watchman—Why, your
Worship, he could walk and talk; therefore I con-
sider he was only half drunk.
The same question being put to the night con-
stable, it happened, unfortunately for Mr. Meek's
silver, that so many simple ideas did not enter into
the constable's comprehension of the term " drunk"
as did into the watchman's ; so the constable being
of opinion that Mr. Meek was drunk to all intents
and purposes,
The ALDERMAN, after recommending him in
future to adept a differeut course from personal
chastisement, in case he met with a watchman who,
in his opinion, is guilty of any dereliction of his duty,
fined him five shillings.

c.src 11.—Wh eat, per 751 b. I s. 3d. to I Is. 9d. ; Bat ley, S 8 grti.
6s. 3d. to 66. 6d. ; Oats, 491 b. Ss. 6d. to 41. (M.
Nvcrwicti.—Wheat, per 751 b. Its. 6d. to 13(3. Od. ; Barley, 38
qrts. 6a. to. to 6s. Sd. ; Oats, 501 b. .4a. 3d. to 4.3. 9d.