The Sun.
London, England, 1829-01-10 00:00:00

the King and sixteen of his household. The office
was held under the Great Seal.

Mr. llohler said, that of old the Lord Mayor of
London's state was an epitome of Majesty. The
sword-bearer was then his Lordship's trumpeter,
and used to have his fees for music, but the thing
fell into disuse.

The Deputy reassured his Lordship, that his
principal would, as expeditiously as he could, ascer-
tain the exact nature of his claim, and act accord-

It happened that one of the Committee on the
occasion of the great ball given at Guildhall was in
the Mansion-house While this conversation was go-
ing forward. This gentleman said, that the trum-
peter applied for two guineas to the Committee for
his permission to have music; and be also applied
for five ells of taffeta with which to decorate his
person.. (Laughter.) The Committee had, how-
ever, disregarded the application.

Bo .S'T'REET.
Mr. MISHIMA', was engaged to a late hour last
night in examining into the circumstances connected
with the death of a young man, named Ronald
M'Donnell, who threw himself from Waterloo-
bridge, on the night of last Wednesday, and was
&owned. The examination took place at the re-
quest of a brother of the deceased, who conceived
that the calamity might have been prevented if
Rogers, the watchman stationed at the bridge, had
done his duty.
Elizabeth Watson stated that she had lived with
the deceased about 18 months, but had not been
married to him. On Wednesday evening the de-
ceased called upon her, where she was employed at
needle-work, and asked her to go out with him. She
replied, that she could not go then, as she had some
work to finish. He then said, that unless she walked
with him a little way she would never see him more.
Perceiving something strange in his manner, she
asked leave of her mistress, and accompanied him
down the Haymarket. He took her to a public-
house, and called for some refreshment, and also
for pen, ink, and paper, telling her that he was
about to write a letter to his brother, which,
having finished, he gave to her to deliver, saying
it was the last time he should trouble her. He then
emptied his pockets, and gave her all the money he •
had about him, after which he accompanied her home
for the purpose, as he said, of kissing his infant child
for the last time. He did so, and then went in
the direction of Waterloo-bridge, telling her he in-
tended to drown himself. She was dreadfully
alarmed, and followed, for the purpose Of prevent-
ing him. In passing through the toll-gate at
Waterloo-bridge, she told the toll-keeper her suspi-
cions, and asked if the watchman was at hand.
The deceased smiled, and said it was nothing more
than a mere man-and-wife quarrel, and went on.'
The witness then asked for the watchman, and
Rogers answered, "I am here." " For Ged's
sake," said the witness, " follow that man, he is
about to drown himself." The watchman refused to
interfere, and in a moment after she saw the de-
ceased mount upon the bridge and throw himself
into the river. She then begged of the watchman
to procure assistance, for the purpose of saving the
deceased ; •but, although he had witnessed the cala-
mity, he still refused to interfere, and turned the
witness off the bridge, observing, " We won't have
any disturbance here." The witness then, in a
dreadful state of alarm, ran to the residence of the
brother of the deceased, to whom she gave the alarm.

Mr. MINSUULL asked the watchman what he had
to say in his defence.
He replied that he had no notion whatever that
the deceased intended to make away with himself,
he spoke so pleasantly, and had such a cheerful
countenance. In passing through the toll-gate he
said, " Do not let this woman follow me, she is my
wife, and we have had some words."
Mr. MINSIIULL—But did you not hear the young
woman say that the deceased intended to drown
himself, and did she not call upon you to prevent
him ?

The watchman admitted this to be the case, but
said that the woman wag tipsy, and he did not be-

ieve her.

Mr. MINSHULL told the watchman that his con-
duct was ♦ery culpable, and should certainly be re-
presented to the proper quarter.
The brother of the deceased, who, as well as the
young woman with whom he had cohabited, ex-
hibited considerable emotion, said, that the deceased,
until within the last three weeks, when he had un-
fortunately become connected with another female
to whom he had promised marriage, was a remark-
ably steady young- man.