The Sun. — 1852-10-15 (London, England)

VICTOR 1-luGo—scurrility end his pen are altogether unacquainted. LIVY sometimes indulged in some terrible and damning adjective, but he never condescended to " cell names" exceeding Al VICTOR with the voice of a ticket-porter and the volubility of ofanufiGsotfaarNiteerithwerh,lsece courseedi dgoe fastidiousness diction breathes rather the a of atmosphere of Mayfair  Thanks to the stringent comments of the public journals, the metropolitan magistrates are beginning to discharge their duties efficiently, so far as wilful and unprovoked assaults are concerned. These murderous onslaughts on private individuals or on members of the police force, are no longer regarded with leniency, dismissed with a trifling reprimand, or the infliction of a small fine, as a playful and venial ebullition of the animal spirits. The pugnacious gentry whose custom it is, on the smallest provocation, or no provocation, to " pitch in" to those who have been so unfortunate as to incur their displeasure, have received a heavy blow and great discouragement. One of their recognised leaders, one of the prime spirits of their order, has been for a time removed from public Iife—JAMES CANNON, the fighting chimneysweeper, who had already maimed two policemen and inflicted iljurideesatth of hataraenortehpeorr—as beentedhto have occasioned the committed for trial for a murderous attack on a fourth victim, another member of the obnoxious force, who, unfortunately for himself, interfered to obtain medical assistance for his assailant.  Poor DWYEE had been one of the most efficient members of the body, and was remarkable for a kindliness of disposition—one of the most essential qualifications lee his situation—that obtained the respect and approbation of all with whom he had been brought into contact. Ilis conduct on the unfortunate unoarallehd j,icn 0,0 _E,howed an almost  * " Napoleon le Petit,7pur Victor Hugo. The authorised translation is published in Eng:and by ~.nd Company, ~,1135, Fleet' atlcat. Vinteliy  LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER l5,  degree of forbearance. Notwithstanding the extraordinary nature of the transaction, the desperate character of the attack, he refrained from using his truncheon until he heard the name of his adversary. Then, indeed, but not until after he had been suddenly and unfairly thrown down, his chest and bowels jumped on, and an attempt at strangulation made, from which he only escaped by the clasp of his stock giving way—after being " butted" and kicked with the utmost ferocity, he at length availed himself of the weapon with which he was entrusted, but only so far as to enable him to keep his brutal assailant at bay. Such conduct is deserving of the highest praise, and we trust that the Commissioners of Police will evince their sense thereof by the early promotion of this meritorious officer. One of the most painful parts of the transaction was the apathy exhibited by the spectators. Although there were from 2,000 to 3,000 present, no person rendered assistance to the officer. He repeatedly called for help, but none came forward. The only result of his repeated appeals was that some vagabond in the crowd—a kindred spirit to the defendant—encouraged the ruffian by calling out " Well done,