The Sun. — 1847-06-17 (London, England)

ANNOYING AND ASSAULTING ADMIRAL BOUCHIER. —Mark M'Cormack was charged on Tuesday, at Westminster P, lice-court, with attempting to break into the bedroom of one of Admiral Bouchier's female servants, and also with assaulting the Admiral. Admiral Bouchier occupied a suite of apartments in defendant's house, and during the last few days he and his servants had been subjected to considerable annoyance by the defendant. About eleven o'clock on Monday night Jane Isaacs, one of the Admiral's servants, met the defendant on the drawing-room stairs and asked him where he was going, when he replied, to the drawing-room, as it belonged to him. As the drawing-room was in her master's occupancy, she told him that ho could not enter there, at the same time informing him that a female servant was sleeping in the room. He replied, with an oath, that he did not care, and endeavoured to enter the room, which was locked. The servant, alarmed at the noise he made, came out in her night clothes, and was proceeding to call the police, when the defendant knocked her down in some way and very much bruised her. 'The admiral, who had retired to rest for above an hour, heard the melee, and left his room to ascertain the cause of the disturbance, when defendant abused him in the vilest manner, upon which he called in a police constable, and for a short time all was quiet. The defendant's violence continued, and, at the request of Ad miral Bouchier, a gentleman, a next door resident, who had been alarmed by the cries of " Murder," came in to protect the Admiral's lady and family whilst he went for a police-constable. On his return, he endeavoured to obtain an entrance, when the defendant struck him a blow with a candlestick on the chin, after which he grasped him so firmly by the throat that the complainant imagined he was going to strangle him. Mr. Byers, the gentleman alluded to, who had been left in charge of the family, fortunately came up at the moment, and with great difficulty released the Admiral from defendant's hold. Defendant entered into a lengthened rambling story, having no immediate reference to the charge, and said that having heard some reports prejudicial to the Admiral, as regarded his non-payment of little matters, he was desirous that he should leave his house, and acting under an impression that ho should not get his money of the Admiral, admitted that be was very much excited and unguarded in his language, but denied the assault. The Admiral, who had previously stated that it was only his wish that defendant should be held to bail to keep the peace towards him, positively denied the assertions contained in the prisoner's defence to his prejudice. Mr. Broderip ordered the defendant to find good bail to keep the peace. The Honourable Lady Elizabeth Susan Percy, who died at Rome on the 7th of April last, has left funded and personal property in England, and within the province of Canterbury, estimated at 20,0001. Her Ladyship made her will at Rome, on the 22d of April, 1845, which was witnessed two days afterwards, and has bequeathed to her faithful man-servant and maid-servant each an annuity of 601., free of duty; and to the Rev. James Hutchinson, whom she appointed one of her executors, but is not acting, she leaves 2001. as a mark of esteem. Her brother. in-law, A. M 'irummond, Esq., is alone the acting executor. All the rest and residue of her property she bequeaths to her two nieces, Emily and Eleanor Drummond, to be divided equally between them. It was her Ladyship's wish that wherever she might die there to be buried, privately, and not in a vault. STArrow.—Alderman Sidney, of London, to the great surprise and regret of his friends in Stafford, has declined offering himself for the representation of this borough. Family and local connections, it is thought, would have insured his return.