The Sun. — 1833-07-30 (London, England)

UNION-HALL.  A stout able-bodied man, named Walker, was charged with assaulting a policeman in the execution of his duty. On the preceding night, while three policemen were engaged in carrying a drunken woman to the stationhouse, the defendant rushed to her, exclaiming he would see justice done. The moment of his interference the drunken woman began to halloo out " Murder,' upon which the defendant attempted to rescue her from custody, and it was proved that he struck one of the po. licemen.  The defendant endeavoured to palliate his conduct by asserting that the police were using more violence in taking the woman to the station-house than was necessary; adding that he, as an Englishman, could not stand by and see one of the "female sect" ill used. Mr. MURRAY said the Commissioners were most anxious to purify the police force, and that if the defendant had any complaint to make against any one of the men, it would be thoroughly investigated at Scotlandyard. He, however, did not adopt that plan, and for the assault he was sentenced to pay a fine of 21. Yesterday George Hyman:, a boy of fourteen years of age, was brought before Mr. MURRAY on the following charge :—The prisoner was an errand-boy in the employ of Mr. Toplis, a tobacco manufacturer in the Borough, and in consequence of several packages of segars having been missed from the stock a search was instituted. In the course of this search some bundles of tl e missing segars were found in the prisoner's possession, and he confessed that he had taken others from the stock.  When asked by the Magistrate how be bad disposed of the segars, the prisoner replied, .6 Why, I smokes them myself. to be sure."  MAGISTRATE (with surprise)—What ! a boy of your age smoke eg ara ? Prisoner—l likes backy, your Worship.  The MAGISTRATE said, that it was quite ridiculous to observe the boys who promenaded some of the principal streets with segars stuck in their mouths, puffing out smoke to the right and left, to the annoyance of females and other persons who were unaccustomed to such an effluvium. The Magistrate then questioned the boy's mother, and asked her whether she would prefer having him committed to gaol, or undergo the punishment of flogging at the rear of the office ? The prisoner, on hearing the question about the flogging, burst out crying, and afterwards exclaimed, "For God's sake, your Worship, don't flog me, and I'll never smoke a @eggr again as long as I live."  The mother thought a good whipping would do her son more good than sending him to gaol amongst other per. sons worse than he was himself. At all events it would sicken him of smoking his master's segars. The boy was then taken into the yard and well whipped ; after which he was again brought into the preBence of the Magistrate, who gave him a severe lecture, and then discharged him.  Yesterday as Inquisition was taken before Mr. limns, at the s;gn of the Griffin, in Villiers-street, Strand, on the body of JAMES PHILLIPS, aged 40, a well-known waterman at Hungerford-stairs, who was drowned while bathing in the Thames. The unfortunate deceased was greatly respected by all who knew him, and was a great favourite among the gentlemen fond of aquatic sports on the Thames. About ten o'clock on Monday morning, the deceased was observed in a tnonkey-boat, some distance from the shore off Hungerford-market, pulling his clothes off for the purpose of bathing ; he was seen to plunge in, but although a good swimmer, he never rose again. An a'arm was soon given, and a number of boats put off. Drags were procured, but the body was not found until half-past three o'clock in the afternoon. Verdict...erAc. cideotally drowned."