ASSAULT ON A MAGI5TRATE.-0/1 Tuesday, Mr. Mallard, a county magistrate,
proceeding down Museum Street, on his way to Astley's Theatre, observed a policeman (without his badge) dragging a poor woman through the kennel. Mr. Vallard cautioned the man against treating the woman with so much violence ; and was told, that unless he moved on' he should be taken into charge for obstructing a policeman in his duty. When Mr. Mallard got as far as Compton Street, he saw the policeman on the opposite side of the street, and, determined that his insolence should not pass unno- ticed, he stopped to takelhis number. While he was doing so the fellow darted across the street, and seizing him by the collar, exclaimed, with an oath, he would teach him to take policemen's numbers ! He then carried away Mr. Mallard, pulling him along by the arm to the top of Crown Street, Oxford Street, on the pretence of carrying him to Eagle Street watchhouse ! In Oxford Street, with some entreaty, the gentleman of the police was in- duced to accept of Mr. Mallard's card, as a pledge for his forthcoming when called for ; and then permitted him to pursue his way to Astley's, as he in. tended. The instances of individual misconduct in this generally useful and excellent establishment, are become too frequent. Commissioners discharge the offenders, but the practice continues. There must be something wrong either in the selection or in the surveillance of these men. Is the pay so low that none but vagabonds will accept the office ? Have the pledges of impartial promotion been acted on ? We know that both Superintendents and Inspectors have been made in the new divisions, and perhaps this was necessary. Has the rule of promotion been strictly adhered to, in the old and new divisions subsequent to their formation ? Mr. Mallard has declared his intention of indicting the policeman—and much good may that process do him. Had it been our case, we should have knocked the ruffian's teeth down his throat, and left him to an action of trover for the recovery of them. CHRISTIAN FREEDOM.—A poor man, who attempted to speak at the meeting of the Philo-Judean Society, held at the Freemasons' Tavern, on Monday, was very unceremoniously bundled out of the room ; and his hat and shoes, the former of which he had doffed from respect to the company, the latter from respect to the form whence he was about to declaim, were de- tained. The poor man complained to Sir Richard Birnie ; and an officer was sent to assist him in recovering his hat and shoes.
John Barnes was yesterday re-examined at Bow Street on the charge of having stolen sixty-one silver plates from the Marquis of Bath's house in Grosvenor Square. Some glass, identified as the Marquis's property, was found at his lodgings.
LADY WILLIAM LENNOX'S CARRIAGE...--LOrd WORM Lennox was charged at Bow Street, yesterday, with assaulting a livery-servant. The servant had drawn his master's carriage up to the stage-door of Covent Garden Theatre ; Lord William had requested him to draw off, and allow Lady Lennox's carriage to draw up ; the servant, it was stated, became insolent, and Lord William chastised him with a cane. The servant denied that he had been insolent. The charge was dismissed. MADAME VESTRIS AGAIN.—.This actress has suffered a severe robbery. Her footman having accompanied her with the carriage to Drury Lane Theatre, to attend a rehearsal, returned to her residence, and made away with about 601. in money, several articles of jewellery, and a lace veil worth eighteen guineas. An active search has been made for the thief, but he is not yet caught. The premises of Mr. Newton, bookseller and stationer, in Great Surrey Street, Blackfriars' Road, were entered a few nights ago, and robbed of two five-pound notes, ten sovereigns, some silver, and a quantity of stamps.
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