Star. — London, England, 1829-10-06 00:00:00

IRTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERS ALL'S. .4 a busy one at Hyde Park Corner, although little done. In the first place. odds were quoted against - the Derby, which offers a remarkable fine field id ; money, however, is short, so that few engage entered into—the heaviest bet was £5OO even on the the following ten : the Mummer, Sal, Cressida. Ad- Rover, Rupert, Cobweb, Captain Arthur, Wat Tyler, to Lamplighter. There are no prices as yet for the Exeter's Shumla (sister to Varna) appears to be the odds being indefinite. Several bets were made on Nes. Coroner, Lass, and Mameluke being severally 1. Zinganee had no friends, 4to 1 p. p. having offered against him; he is not expected to start. was not mentioned. the present state of the market. Dalai% agst Sir M. Wood's The Mummer (taken). agst Mr. Petre's Brunswlcker. agst Mr. Dilly's Cressida colt. agst Mr. Thornhill's Wat Tyler. apt Mr. Petre's The Major. apt Colonel Wilson's Brother to Lamplighter. agst Lord Sefton's Captain Arthur. agst Lord Jersey's Cobweb colt. agst Mr. Dilly's Cetus. apt Mr. Thornhilrs Sal colt. agst Lord Exeter's Advance colt. igst Lord Meter's Red Rover. sgst Lord Sligo's Brine. 25 to 1 apt Lord Sligo's Canker. Tars SOUZILSZTINIRZ &axes The stakes are awarded to Liston and the bets to Rauch% who saves his stake there being no second horse in consequence of this decision, the 25 sovereigns are to be divided among the horses not placed. RUGELEY RACES—T*II;I'3I)AT. The Beaudesort Stakes of 10 son. each, with 25 added (heats, twice round) was won by the Duke of Richmond's b. h. The Alderman, aged. 9st. 91b. beating Mr. Jackson's b. e. Hazare, yrs 7st. 71b. and another. The two-year-old Stakes did not fill. A Swetakes of 5 soya. each, with 25 added, was won by Mr. Wak efi eld 's br. m. Billingsgate, 5 yrs. Bst. alb. beating Mr. Painter's b. f. by Strephon, 3 yrs. 7st. and four others. FRIDAY. The Rugeiy Stakes of 10 son. each, with 20 added, was won by Mr. Sander's b. m. Sarah, 5 yrs. Bst. 121 b. beating the D. of Rich mond's b. h. The Alderman, aged, Sst. 91b. and another. A Hunter's Stake of 7 son. each, the remainder added, was won by Mr. Whitehurst's bik. h. Tom Moody, b yrs. I Ist. 121 b. beating Mr. Henke, b. f. Bittarda, ? yrs. 9st. 10Ib• and three others. A Handicap of 10 son. each did not fill. NORTHERN MEETING (INVERNESS), San. 24. Fifty soy& added to a Subscription of 10 each. One mile and a half. Mr. Davidson's Ephesus, 4 yrs.... Mr. Fraser's Hartlepool. 6 yrs Mr. Munro's Deoch an Dorais, 4yn . . ..• . Second Class of the Macaroni Stakes of 20 g s. h. ft. Gentlemen riders. One mile and a dist - truce. Mr. Davidson's Ephesus. 4 yrs ........ . Mr. Maitland's Major. aged 51r. W. Melville's Crafty, 6 yrs The Beaufort Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft. Two miles. 51r. Davidson's Victory, 4 yrs walked over. 'I he Northern Meeting Cup, value 100 gs. by subscription of 20 .. . each. Tva . o allies and i distance. '.‘;r. Davidson's Victory, 4 yrs walked over. FRIDAY. 100 sous. given by Duncan Davidson, Est of Tunnels, NI.P Two miles. Mr. Davidson's Victory, 4 yrs walked over. Handicap Stakes of 10 sov. each, with 50 added. Heats one mile and a distance. Mr. Maltland's Major, aged Mr. Melville's Crafty, aged Handicap Stakes of 5 soy. each, with 50 added. One mile. Mr. Munro's Deoch an Dorais, 4 yrs Mr. W. Melville's Crafty, 6 yrs HUNTING. The Earl of Harewoed's Fox Hounds, to-morrow, at Walton ; and Friday, at Peekfield Bar. The York and Ainsty Fox Hounds, on Thursday, at Ferensby ; Saturday, at Weldrake. HORSE RACES AT PARIS. The horse-race for the prize of 2.000 francs (801. sterling), has tt.ken place tt the Champ de Mars. The first heat of the race was run by Lionel, four years old, belonging to Lord Seymour, and the Paulina, four years old, belonging to M. Cremieux ; and Young Milton, belonging to M. Shickler. Lionel ran twice round the Champ de Mars (2,052 toises) in five minutes 404 seconds, and La Paulina in five minutes 41 seconds. The second heat, between the same horses, with the exception of Young Milton, who was withdrawn by his owner. Lionel did the 2,052 toises in five minutes 17 seconds, and La Paulina in five minutes 17 one-third seconds; Lionel therefore gained the prize of 2,000 franc ln the third beat, between Paulina, belonging to M. Le Comte, and l.a Carina, the property of M. Cremieux, the latter performed the '2,0 2 toises, in five minutes 54 seconds, and gained the prize of 1 4CO francs (501. sterling). WIIITECROSS-STREET PRISON. Court of Requests' cases continue to crowd this me lancholy abode. A strong instance of the effect of the power en trusted to creditors by the existing laws occurred a few days ago. It smote even the hearts of the turnkeys, accustomed as they are to scenes of wretchedness, and insensible to ordinary distress. Wm. Lillo, an upholsterer, who had been out of work since Christmas, was committed to Whitecross-street prison, for the sem if 11. Os. 6d. due to W. Bird, a baker, for bread. The unfortu r.ate debtor has a wife and eight children. (two of whom are infant twins,) and the eldest of whom is not more than 12 years old. The plaintiff bad summoned him first at Whitechapel, which neigh bourhood Lillo was obliged to quit. He was afterwards summoned to the Holborn Court of Requests, and taken in execution. — His wife called at the prison, carrying her two infants in her arms, and we cannot give a more emphatic description of the group than one of the turnkeys gave in a few words :—" The children looked like two small skeletons, feeding upon a large one." The Craven street Society,of which Mr.Balmanno is the zealous and intelligent Secretary, upon bearing of the case, offered thirteen shillings for the liberation of the debtor, whose sentence was imprison ment for forty days, in default of payment, and a good deal of solicitation was used before the compromise was ac cepted. Pending the negociation about the compromise, the turn keys would most willingly have paid the difference themselves, but that the creditor would have benefitted, and their indignation was a more powerful motive than their pity. On Saturday last the poor man received his discharge.—The punishment for owing It. is 20 days imprisonment, and 20 days more, of the same infliction, are visited upon a poor insolvent who happens to owe a halfpenny above that suns. The improvement in Whitecross-street prison is very apparent. On Sunday last, our Correspondent went over the prison. Divine service was attended by about one hundred and fifty prisoners, many of whom are aged persons, and most of whom are the victims of misfortune. The Reverend Sir. Carver, the chaplain, whose humanity and good sense have greatly endeared him to t his perpetually changing congregation, was listened to with the most profound attention, while he preached to them on the subject of emancipating their minds from the dominion of stn. One very great addition has been made I. the comfort of those who are confined, within the last few weeks—the erecting of a steam-kitchen, in which the victuals of all the prisoners are dress ed. It was formerly matter of heavy complaint that cooking is con st Jntly going forward in the wards. The steam-kitchen, which was projected by Aid. Wood, and made by the mechanic who supplied the ships which sailed for the North Pole with apparatus of the 5, me description, has put an end to this complaint. We under stand that the subject of Court of Requests debts at present oc cupies the attention of many of the most active members of the Corporation, who, no doubt, will co-operate with Mr. Pearson in procuring a speedy alteration in the system which must extensively supplies the ptison of Newgate with inmates. While Captain John 0. Erskine, of the brig Scots man, of Dundee, was standing at the main hatchway giving orders to his men in stowing the cargo he was taking in at St. Pe tersburgh, a cask was swung on board, which precipitated Mr. Erskine to the bottom of the hold, a height of fourteen feet, and he was killed on the spot. This accident has deprived his widow and three children of an excellent husband and parent. The Acorn, Skining, of rkundee, while on her pas sage from Riga to Whitehaven, on the 21st ultimo, tell in with the Helen of Greenock, dismasted and abandoned, between Port Patrick and the Mud of Galloway. The Acorn took her in tow, but the rope broke. The higher north-east range of the Grampians ap peared on the 28th nit. in their winter covering. The snow fell thick in those districts on the preceding and following night, and drifted so much, that the drovers on their way to and from Braemar mar ket, had great difficulty in keeping their flocks together. rtgeftottrlt . . ••• • e"' • • 47' 1..A'...J! ' 134111h1 wa' blumess was don several horses for for betting round menu were enter field against the vance, Red Rove and Brother to L Oak ,. Lord Ear favourite. the ode the Garden Stake hacked at 3 to 1 been repeated l y 1 . Th e St. Leger w ' We subjoin the 8 to l agar 12 to I MI Is to 1 age' :AI to I aget •'0 to 1 agar *Xi to 1 agar oo to l agst 20 to 1 ago 20 to 1 a g st 00 to 1 ag sl 20 to 1 alga 25 to 1 age' 25 to I age 25 to 1 az. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Oct. 5. Yesterday, Ms May, a tradesman from Nottingham, was heard upon his petition. 11r. Corm stated, that in this case there was an instance where a debt on a previous occasion had been excluded from the Sche dule, at the instance of the creditor, who afterwards renewed his claim, from which the Insolvent considered himself absolved. The Cam Commissional" said, that any agreement of that sort might be effective under particular circumstances; but when a man had sworn to the truth of the schedule, it was nut enough that he should omit a debt because of a verbal discharge. There was a good deal of suspicion in this case, for the insolvent had given a very indistinct account of two machines in his possession. It was quite clear that the insolvent had gone to prison voluntarily, and the Court doubted not, but that were the petition to be dismissed, the insolvent would not remain in custody 24 hours. When he (the Chief Commissioner) was on the Circuit at Norwich, in every case where he dismissed petitions, the parties quitted the prison before the Commissioner left the city. The case should stand over for the present. Thomas Handley, also of Nottingham, was the next person who presented himself ; when the Commissioner inquired whether he came up to London in company with May, the last insolvent. He answered in the negative. The Cuter COMMISSIONIR i addressing Mr. Rothford's clerk, said that the cases abounded with singular coincident' ; they both came up to London, and find an attorney, nsmed Mr. Cooke, who kindly arrests them; they then find Mr. Rochford to bring them through this Court; their retainer, petition, and schedule, are all signed on the same day, and, to complete the parallel, here they were to be heard upon their petition and schedule on the same day. Mr. Coots, the barrister, said this was the mast singular part of the business ; he thought if the insolvents had acted in concert they would not have come up on the same day. The Omar COMMISSIONER observed that Lord Erskine once said, " Were I to sit down to concoct a fraud, I should make some little blunder, or do sonic awkward thing which might tend to allay sus picion, and in the end upset all proceedings which might be insti tuted against me." It appeared that both the insolvents were at rested at the Nag's Head in the Borough, and neither of them had a single creditor in London. Mr. Cooke was about to explain, when The Omar COMMIS/10MM interposed, and said that the Learned Counsel did not lend his excellent sense to the matter ; the insol vents were not persons who sought to be relieved from an hostile arrest; nor did they, in his opinion, come here to be heard upon a bona fide debt; there appeared to be no earthly reason why they should be immured in a prison—at all events, they could not com plain of a deprivation of liberty. It would be well for the parties who petition the Court to reflect, that whenever they were ar rested upon a fictitious debt there was a double perjury committed, first, by the party who made affidavit of its existence; and second, by the insolvent, who swore to the truth of his schedule. After making some further remarks upon the experiments made by many fraudulent insolvents, the Court ordered both petitions to be dismissed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE Mary Hoper was brought before Alderman Vintennus, charged with having deliberately broken the windows of the Sun and Apple Tree public-hothe, because the landlord refused to give her what would make a complete beast of her. Alderman Wriccursves ordered the woman to be imprisoned until she should pay for the damage she had committed. GUILDHALL. New Pouce.—Yesterday, after a charge made by a watchman against a woman of the town for being disorderly in Fleet-street was disposed of, Sit P. Lams, the sitting Alderman, asked the watchman how far in Fleet-street his beat extended? The watchman replied, front St. Dunstan's Church to Tern• pie-Dar. Sir Press—Do you find any increase of disorderly persons since the establishment of the new police ? Watchman (laughing)—Oh yes, I believe I do. The new police are driving them all into the City. Sir Parse—Then you must drive them all back again ; that will be much better than bringing them here. Watchman—Last night there was a row at the other side of Temple-bar; I went through the bar just to look at it. A police man came up and said to the people that were making the row, " Come, come, you must go along out of this; you must go into the City with your rows ; you shall make no disturbance here !" and with that, please your Worship, he drove them all into the City before my face. I just said to hint, please your Worship, " Why that's not right to drive your disorderlies into the Cit y ; ' and the answer he made me, please your Worship, was, that he would drive all disturbers of the peace into the City ; and that he would go into the City himself, and sure enough he walked through the bar, and walked up and down on the pavement in Fleet-street, looking at me all the time, as if to skew that he set me at defiance, though he knew well enough be was on my beat ; but as I didn't wish to have no row, I said no more to him, and when he saw that I was peaceable, he went back again—(A laugh.) Mr. Savage, the Common Councilman, who was in the Justice room, said be was informed by a friend, that the first night the new police were on duty, one of them passed along Fetter-lane and pushed a woman off the pavement. A person of respectable appearance, who was passing at the time, said that was unmanly. The policeman instantly struck him in his face with his staff, and walked off. Sir Parse Lame said he had herd that one Magistrate of a county police-office had said the politenten should drive all the bad characters into the City. If the Magistrate had really said so, be could not help saying that it was a most imprudent and impro per observation, and 'bowed a bad feeling towards the City ; but he hoped the City watchmen would be diligent in the discharge of their duty, and drive all the thieves back again. In the course of the day, several persons were brought up on charges of vagrancy, mostly for being found lying in Fleet-market ; Sir Prralt LAURIE observed, that he hoped the watchmen would drive afi the vagrants into the county too, and show them that the City could play at tennisball as well as they. BOW-STREET. Tem New Pouce.—An Irishman named Hogan was charged with having assaulted one of the new policemen (N 0.132) and torn his uniform. Mr. HALLS sentenced him to pay a fine of 20s. or suffer a month's imprisonment in the House of Correction, saying that the public should be taught to know that the police were not to be obstructed in the execution of their duty. A woman, named Mary Lesion, was charged with having been drunk and disorderly. The officer, No. 56, said, that the prisoner stated that she was a sister and the prototype of Lady Barrymore. She also represented herself as Waterloo Jane, with a pension of is. a-day, who cared not a fig for the Peelers, &c. She was likewise sentenced to pay a fine of Ss. or sojourn in the House of Correction for a mouth. A gentleman named Bell, summoned a hackney coachman be fore Sit RICUARD Brame, for obstructing a stage coach. Mr. Bell said, that he was a passenger on one of the Hammer.- smith stages to the City, and that the hackney coachman drove his horses upon the footpath, to hinder the stage coachman from stop ping to set down a passenger. Sir R. iStasts—l do not know that he had any right to stop to set down a passenger. lam not sure that if a stage-coach takes up a passenger at the Pack-horse, at Hammersmith, his des tination is St. Paul's Church-yard, that he has a right to set him down at any intermediate place. There is a practice of encroaching upon the privileges of hackney-coachmen grow ing up, which I am determined to stop if I can. The stages are in the habit of taking up passengers at St. Paul's, and setting them down in any part of the town that lies In their way. The hackney-coachman said, that the stage was going furi ously, and drove him on the foot-path; but having no witness to prove it, he was fined 10s. Commo.—Yesterday, Richard Bishop, and Mary, his wife, and Robert Bradbury, alias Rose, the persons who were apprehended by Drew, Tyrrell, and Flower, on last Thursday se'nnigbt, in St. Anne's-lane, Westminster, on suspicion of being engaged in the coining of counterfeit money, were brought up for a final exami nation, when Mr. Powell, the Mint Solicitor, stated, that the pri soner Bradbury had volunteered to become a witness for the Crown, and as it would be extremely difficult to establish a case fully against Bishop, who was an old offender, without Bradbury's testimony, his offer had been accepted, Richard Bradbury was then called from the bar, and sworn—l have known the prisoner, Richard Bishop, upwards of three year., and have always understood he got his living by uttering counter feit money, and within the last twelve months I have known him as a coiner of money by the casting method. I have myself pur chased counterfeit coin Irons him. On Thursday se'nnight, the 24th of September, I went to his lodging in the upper back room, at No. 23, St. Anne's-lane, Orchard-street, Westminster, about ten o'clnck in the morning. He was dun at home with his wife, Mary Bishop, whom I have known also as long as I have known Bishop. The door was locked, and when she let me in I found him mixing some plaster of Paris with water,which he then poured into an enclosure made by a round band of tin, placed in a small plate. He then waited a short time to let it set or harden, and then turned it up and pared the bottom wit" a knife, the plate having been first taken :tom it. He greased the upper part or face with tallow from a cindlestick ; he then poured more of the mixed plaster of Paris into the tin band,to make the second mould, which constituted the pair. I then went away. I did not see any pat terns or good pieces of money used to make impressions for casting from. The male prisoner told me, a little before, that a man bad ordered a score of bobs, by which he meant counterfeit shil lings. I went to my lodgings, and was standing at the street door, when Mary Bishop came up to me and said she was going for some gin for Dick, meaning her husband, and asked me to go and partake of it. I accordingly went with her to the public-house at the corner of St. Anne's-lane, where she got the gin in a cup. I drank some with her, and she asked me to take the cup with the remainder to her husband's room, and to take my pack of cards and play with him until she returned from Goswell street, where she was going to buy the " stuff " for making the things. I then went to Bishop's room with the gin, but did not take the cards, as I did not intend to stop. Having left the gin, I came away. He asked me to stop, but I refused. About three o'clock the same afternoon, I went again to Bishop's room, and found him there. The door was locked, and he opened it. There was a large fire in the grate, and a pipkin on it, containing a quan tity of white metal in a fluid state. On the hob of the grate I saw two plaster of Paris moulds. He began to stir the metal in the pipkin with a tobacco pipe, when we heard footsteps on the stairs, and be called out, " Is that you, Polly ?" and getting no answer, he put the pipe aside, and caught hold of the moulds on the bob of the grate, and began to rub the faces of each side together, and at the same moment the room door was forced open, and the officers entered, and took myself and Bishop into custody. Tyrrell asked him what he was doing, and be said be should answer no questions. Sir li. Brawn asked Bishop, if he had any thing to say to this statement? Bishop.—Why, that fellow is a counterfeit himself, for he calls himself by a wrong name. His real name is Rosc—l have seen his marriage certificate. Bradbury admitted that Rose was his real name. Sir. It. Brartm.—Well, you will have the benefit of the alias on your trial. A man, who said his name was Adams, and that he was a dealer in metals, in Goswell-street, came forward, but re fused to be sworn, on the ground that he was a Quaker. On his affirmation, he then looked at the prisoners, and said he sold some tin and smeltor to a woman very much like Mary Bishop, on Thursday se'ennight, but he could not say she was the woman. Mr. Field, the Inspector to the Mint, examined the moulds, and said they were intended for casting half-crowns and shillings, in imitation of the coin of the realm. Sir. R. Biaini.—l hzd thought the process of coining required great ingenuity, but it seems very simple and inexpensive. Mr. Field.—The misfortune Is, Sir Richard, that it is too simple. The female prisoner was discharged, and Bishop was fully com mitted, " for feloniously and traitorously having in his possession certain moulds for the casting of counterfeit coin." Mrs. Bishop fainted when her husband was removed. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A respectable looking young man, named Thomas Day, who stated himself to be a tailor by trade, was brought before Mr. Ros, the sitting Magistrate, charged with the following audacious robbery : Mr.'Gunn, landlord of the Marlborough Head, Licensed Vic ivaller's house, exactly opposite the door of the office. stated, that he had just been down in one of his cellars, and while there heard • noise in the kitchen adjoining, and knowing that there was no per son in the kitchen when he passed through there, a minute before, he looked to see what it was that caused the noise, when he ob. served the prisoner ransacking the drawers of the kitchen dresser. He, Mr. Gums, immediately called out to the prisoner, to know what he was doing there and who he was ? but instead of answer ing, the prisoner ran off up the stairs as fast as be could, and made towards the street ; but he, Mr. Gunn, pursued him, calling out "Stop thief," and the prisoner was stopped by Avis, the officer, just as be was darting out of the street-door, and brought him at once before the Magistrate. Avis, who had charge of the prisoner, said, that on searching him he found in his coat pocket the four glass tumblers now pro duced. Mr. Gunn said, that the tumblers were his property, and bad been standing on one of the tables in the coffee-room of his house, where the prisoner had been sitting for some time drinking a glass of ale in the fore part of the day. He (Mr. Gunn) knew nothing whatever of the prisoner more than having observed him in the coffee-room some time before he went down to the cellar. The prisoner, who was very well dressed, and wore a large sur tout coat with very capacious pockets, in which the glasses were found, pleaded poverty as an extenuation of his offence ; that it was the first he had ever committed, and that nothing should have urged bins to it, but the disc d state of his wife and two children. The Magistrates said, that if this was the prisoner's first at tempt at robbery, he had at his beginning shown as mach fearless audacity, as if he were a long practised thief, for, not content with robbing the coffee-room of the glasses. he had the impudence, with these stolen articles in his pocket, instead of making his escape from the house, to go down into the kitchen, in search of more plunder. Mr. Gunn very humanely said, that although this was a species of robbery by which persons in his business were great sufferers in the course of the year, and very difficult to be guarded against ; yet he should be sorry if the prisoner were really driven to the commission of the act by the distress of his family, to press the matter severely against him. The Magistrate said, that it was an offence which ought by no means to be passed over, and committed the prisoner for trial ; and so quick was the progress of the whole case, that in the course of about five minutes the prisoner perpetrated the robbery, was taken into custody, placed before the Magistrate, and fully commit , - " for trial. H ATTON GA R DEN. A lad named Sweeney, was charged by Naughton, No. 64, of the police, with having a bit of bacon in his possession in Field lane, on Saturday everting,for which he would not properly account. Mr. Lasso—Did you search the prisoner? Naughton—No, your Worship. Mr. LAING—You ought to du so the first thing, when you take a prisoner on a charge of felony. Lincoln, the Inspector—They have all been repeatedly instructed to do that your Worship. Naughton—Your Worship, there was so great a crowd round at the time I took the prisoner, that I could not search him. Mr. Luna—Why did you not use your stick, and beat them back? Lincoln.—Your Worship, it is a strict injunction of the Com missioners, that constables should nut carry either a stick or an umbrella.—Sweeney was remanded. Charles Comity, of No. 24. High•street, St. Giees, was charged with assaulting Edward Earl. The prosecutor, who is very deaf, stated, that on the Saturday night the prisoner was very riotous in his own house, and as every one In the place were in dread of him, prosecutor went to speak to him for the purpose of soothing him. Prisoner did seem friendly, and shook hands, but he immediately commenced an assault with something like a poker. Prisoner is a heavy strong man, and the prosecutor rather aged and feeble. Prosecutor's head was dread fully cut ; be lost about three quarts of blood, and was taken to Middlesex Hospital, where he was told it would require great care to effect his recovery. Field, the constable, No. B. 4, stated, that when called upon he burst in the door upon the prisoner, and found a large screw driver in his possession. Coveney was remanded until the situation of Earl be ascertained. Dankley and Edwards were brought up for re-examination, charged with stealing a watch. Edwards is well known as the person who some years ago assaulted Pople, of Union-Hall. Mr. LA/NO ordered all the new Police in the office to he shewn the two prisoners, that they might know them again, and to see them with their hats on. Mr. Lasso told Edwards that he was well known as having been often tried, and having been twice in gaol in Surrey. Edwards.—That is false, Mr. Laing. What am Ito do, thus surrounded with people ready to swear my life away ? Mr. Laura — lt IS not false, Sir. Edwards—lt is as false, Sir, as Gon is true. The prisoner gave vent to some bitter remarks, and insisted on being allowed to speak in his defence, but Mr. LAING ordered him to be removed, which was not easily accomplished, as the prisoner clung to the bar, and vehemently contended that he had a right to be heard. With some difficulty be was removed, and, with the other, was remanded for fourteen days. UNION—HALL. William Mann, the proprietor of an intermediate beer shop in Blackfrian-•oad, was summoned for pursuing his worldly calling on the sabbatb. Harris, the witness, stated o that on Sunday, during the hours of divine service he saw several persons standing under a pent-house erected in front of the defendant's shop, and also observed that one man in the crowd was served with beer out of the window, which he drank at the time. Mr. Curium' said that the proprietors of intermediate beer shops were not justified in keeping their houses open, or serving customers at any time during the 'abbot's. They were not in the situation of Licensed Victualler', who had the privilege, owing to their being licensed persons, to open their houses during the inter vals of service, and after it was over. The defendant said, that on the day in question he did not serve any person with beer, ad4ing, that he gave his servants strict or den not to sell a thimble-full . of the " totermediate" at any time , during Sundays. He then called his man, and having questioned him on the subject, the latter admitted that he had served a man who was occasionally employed on the premises with half a pint of to on the day in questioa, but that he made no charge for it. Mr. Cnamasas.--That does not matter—it has been sworn that the beer was served at the time specified, and I shall inflict the fine. Defendant.--Harris has sworn falsely. It Is bard that I should be convicted on the oath of such a man. Mr. Cumessus—Your own witness has acknowledged that he served a man with beer, and it Is therefore equally unjust that you charge Harris with having perjured himself. You would not like, added the Magistrates, for any person to accuse you of perjury. Defendant—l keep two intermediate beer shops, and I defy any person to Frove that I ever served a customer on Sundays. I can bring. if it is necessary, two persons forward to disprove that which is alleged against me. Mr. Cuastasns—lt is evident front your view of this transac tion, that you consider no offence has been committed because you did not actually serve the beer yourself. In future, therefore, you must be aware that you are responsible for the acts of the person whom you employ in your shop. The defendant begged that the case might be allowed to stand over, in order that he might bring persons forward to prove his general obedience to the laws. Mr. Cumulate—The case has been proved, sad you must pay a fine of ss. and costs. The defendant exclaimed—ls this justice? Can you conscienti ously make me pay the fine? Mr. Hons—l can tell you. if you don't pay It, a distress warrant shall be immediately put into your house. The Magistrate then directed Harris not to omit looking after the defendant's house every Sunday; and should any thing of a similar kind happen, to lay an information against him. The defendant ultimately paid the fine, grumbling bitterly at what he called the injustice of the thing. MR. SHERIFF WARD.—On Friday evening, a most sumptuous dinner was given by the principal Shipowners of the port of London to Tnomws WAaD, Esq. one of the Sheriffs, an his entering upon the duties of that office. The dinner took place at the Albion Tavern, Aldersgate-street, and consisted of the choicest viands, served up in the best style. About 180 Gentlemen sat down about six o'clock. The Loan Maros in the chair. A BITER BlT.—At the Lincoln Races, a Mr. Harris, one of the gentlemen who keep gambling tents, ongoing to his bed room at a respectable public-house, found that his bag of sove. reigns, which he bad put on the head of the bed for security, had vanished. It bad apparently made its exit through a window, which looked out upon some tiles rather too near the ground.— Whether the prize was carried off by gentlemen of a rival profes sion, or whether some losers took a short way of recovering their stakes, will probably little interest the public.—Lincofn Mercury. MAIL-COACH ACCIDENT.--A 8 the Leeds mail was coming out of Nottingham on Saturday last, in descending the hill the horses became unmanageable, and set off at a rapid pace. At the turn of the road the mail was upset. and was dragged several yards on its side. Of three outside passengers, one was left on the spot very seriously injured ; the other two were so much hurt, that at Bedford, where they received the greatest attention from the landlord of the inn, it was found necessary to call in surgical aid. They were unable to proceed. The inside passengers miraculously escaped with only a few brui.es. The accident was occasioned by the lamas of two of the horses ; one of them was afterwards sent back to be changed. Saturday a waggon of Mr. John Perry, overladen with Immense boxes of marble, in proceeding over Westsuinster.bridge, proved too much for the horses, when the shaft horse suddenly fell, and the check caused the front box to fall on the poor animal, by which its thighs were broken ; and, after lingering, it appears, two or three hours, it,was killed. Accidents of this kind, with two. wheeled carts, are common occurrences, and are, unhappily, passed over without censure ; but nothing short of the most gross negli gence and cruelty could occasion such an accident with a waggon with four wheels. A curious circumstance occurred in the neighl.ourhood of Darlington, on the morning of Wednesday last. About five o'clock, one of the stage waggons belonging to Messrs. Pickersgill and Co. laden with some metal wheels and a large quantity of wool, was proceeding towards the above town, when flames were suddenly observed proceeding from the top of the waggon, which were so destructive in their ravages, that in a few minutes the wool was entirely burnt, and even the woodwork of the waggon de stroyed. The branches of the trees under which the fire broke out also caught the flames, and were considerably burnt. No cause, we hear, can be assigned for this extraordinary fact.—Durkaps Chren. MARRIED. Oct. I, at Milford Church, Hants, T. le Merchant Seurnarez,Esq to Catherine Spencer i•eresford. daughter of the late Col. Vassall and at the same time and place, the Reverend E. P. Henslowe Chaplain to the Royal Artillery, at Woolwich, to Honore Mary Georgina, daughter of that distinguished and much-lamented officer. At Windmill-bill, H. Elphinstone, Esq. to Elizabeth Julia, daughter of E. T. Curteis, Fssq. M. P. for Sussex. At Eastertyre, the Rev. Alexander Campbell, minister of Wenn, to Irabella Margaret, daughter of the late Major Macglasban of Eastertyre. At Diddleton Cottage, James Gransen, Esq. writer, Hamilton, to Helen, only daughter of l.harlcs Stephen, Esq. merchant, Glasgow. DIED. At Clifton, in his 77th year. R. Newman Newman, M.D. of Thornburg Park, - ccnc..auc. in the 83(1 year of this age, Anthony In N Angelo, Esq. At Dunfermline, the Uev. Alexander Fisher, minister of the Associate Congregation, Queen Anne-street. NRWGATE AND LRADENHALI. MAHAR'S, Ocr. Beef ..... 3s Oti to 54 4d VeAl 8d to 4s 44 Mutton ..... 5s 4 d t I o3s 8.1 Pork ... 4s to Ss Od Lamb 4s to 4s 1d PRICFS or HAY AND STRAW YESTERDAY. ST. JAMES'S.. WHITSCOAPS6 Hay 31 163 Od to 41 15$ Od I Hay 41 Os to 41 10s Od Clover 31 lOs Od to 51 51 Oil Clover 51 Os to 51 los od itraw 21 2s 043 04 to 21 5s 01 I Straw 11 101 to 11 16$ Od PRICE OF LEATHER. Best Dressing Hides Common Ditto Crop Hides, 55 to 40Ibs for cutting Ditto 45 to 50Ibs l6d to 19d Calf Skins, 56 to 401bs Ditto 50 to 70Ibs Ditto 70 to 801bs ... .. Small Seals, Greenland) Tanned Horse Hides ... ... .. 17.1 to 211 Spanish Horse Hides ........... ...... 241 to 7A)I PRICE OF HOPS, Oct. 5. NEW POCCICTS. sin , PAC'S. Kent 210 s to 224 s I Kent 126 s to 1:4/ Sussex Essex 140 s to 150 s 1 Essex ...... 1204 to 150 s Eiruham fine 155 s to 2204—Seconds• 180 s to 2001 Old Duty laid at .C 35,000. PRICE or TALLOW, SOAP &e. Town Tallow ... od Yellow Soap ... ••• 78, ( ki, Yellow Russia ... 40s od I Mottled .. ••• 84 s 8 . ! 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