The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 13, 185 5.

BOW-STREIT.-(TIIIS DAT.)

SELLING SPIRITS WITHOUT A LICENSE.—Tamed Phil-
lips, of 17i, Fetter-lane, was charged with retailing
spirits without a license.
From the statement made by the counsel for the
prosecution, it appeared that the offence was committed
on Sunday, the Bth October.

James Joles Moore, an exciseman, stated that he went
to the house kept by the defendant in Fetter-lane. It
was a beer-shop. He went there, in consequence
of information given to him by a City policeman,
about half-past ten on the morning of the day in ques-
tion, accompanied by two other persons. Having gained
admittance we called for a :quartern of gin. The wife
of Phillips supplied the gin from a bottle taken from a
cupboard. Fourpence was paid for the gin. The police-
man who accompanied him, after having the gin, sug-
gested they should have a pipe and some beer. Phillips
then asked his wife if the room was ready, and they were
taken to an upstairs room, in which were spitoons and
seats. They were in the house about fifty minutes, and
during the time they were there eight men and two
children came in. Phillips let them out, and in.doing so
he saw other men drinking in the tap-room. Phillips
was then told that an information would be laid against
him for retailing spirits without a license.
Mr. Hughes subjected the witness to a lengthened
cross-examination, with a view to show that the gin was
given, not sold.

- City Policeman 36.7 said he gave the information to
Mr. Moore, and then gave similar evidence to that given
by the first witness.
_ _ _

Joseph Spettigue, a printer, said he accompanied Mr.
Moore and the policeman on the day in question. He
knocked at the door, and on gaining admittance called
for a quartern of gin, and was served by Mr. Phillips.
He paid fourpence for the gin. They then went up
stairs and had some porter. While there, he saw Phil-
lips replenish the bottle from which he had pre-
viously given them the gin with a liquid that had the
appearance of gin. He worked on the Lambeth and
Southwark Advertiser. The office is at 6, Hight-street,
Newington•butts.

Mr. Hughes then addressed the magistrate, and
called evidence to prove that the gin was given thee
in a friendly way.

Witnesses baying been called,

Mr. Henry said the Act of Parliament) empowered
him to fine Phillips 501., but he should mitigate it to
the sum. of 251.

MANSION-HOUSII-(T.FIIS DAY.)

THE ALLEGED FRAUDULENT AGENCY FOR
CONVEYING GIFTS AND MERCHANDISE
TO THE CRIMEA.

Shortly before one o'clock at the Mansion-house, Mr.
Parry, the barrister, appeared before Mr. Alderman
Wilson and Sir Robert Carden, to make a statement
upon behalf of Mr. Wardroper, against whom certain
statements had been made by Mr. Aldridge, a gentle-
man of high standing, in alleging that Mr. Wardroper
had attempted to obtain goods and gifts, and to convey
them to the Crimea, when, in point of fact, he had
not made any arrangements for se doing.
Mr. Parry said that he was not about to make any
complaint of the statement which had been made by Mr.
Aldridge in this matter, but he could not help thinking
that there was some spirit of rivalry at the bottom of it;
and it would have been more fair had Mr. Wardroper
been allowed to coma forward and hear what had
been said against him before an ex-parte statement
had been allowed to go forth to the public. He now
was present, and he (Mr- Parry) was not going to say
anything about the wisdom of the speculation into which
he (Mr. Wardroper) had entered, but merely show the
bench that he was not au. unprincipled adventurer, but
that he courted the fullest inquiry into the matter.
He (Mr. Wardroper) was a gentleman of character,
and his intentions purely honourable. He was
also of good family. Two of his brothers (one
now dead) held appointments in the East India
Company's service as colonels. One of his bro-
thers was a clergyman, and he himself, a surgeon,
had been the medical adviser attached to the Duke
of Richmond. He had thought in this matter that a
fair speculation might be carried out, and the persons—
those in the Crimea—allowed to reap the benefit of pur-
chasing goods at a fair profit instead of at the present
exorbitant rates. To carry out these views he had
sold out property througli a Mr. harsh, to the
amount of 1,5401., and had not taken one penny
from any one as agency or otherwise, to carry on
this speculation. He had. settled with a Mr. Galt
to buy a vessel, the Sparrow Hawk, to convey the goods,
and if Mr. Aldridge had chosen to make inquiry he
would-have fund that to be true; and so far from the
rooms where the business was carried on being empty,
that was not true. He had paid the rent of the place,
and would have had more property put up, but that it
being Christmas week when he took the place a painter
could not be found ; and that with regard to having ad-
vertised for clerks to make a deposit he bad only done
that by way of security, not being acquainted with any
other mode of obtaining a surety for them. In conclu-
sion, he (Mr. Parry) begged to say that his client had
lost about 3001. by the matter, and no doubt would
now be unable to further' succeed in the speculation.
which, although it might be a foolish one, was at least
began' and intended to be carried out in an honourable
manner.

gir R. Carden asked Mr. Marsh, the auctioneer al-
luded to, if there was any mortgage upon the property
which he had sold for Mr. Wardroper
Mr. Marsh said there* was, for 1,1001. out of the
amount it had sold for ; but he was bound to say that
Mr. Wardroper, who was a man of good family and re-
spectability, had expected that the property would realise
him above 1,0001., after all claims upon it had been
settled.
After some discussion, Mr. Alderman Wilson said
that he was glad that the matter had been brought for-
ward, and that the public were indebted to Mr. Aldridge
for having done so. The public would now have the
entire case before them, and if they forwarded goods
through Mr. Wardroper's agency it would be with their
eyes open.
Mr. Aldridge denied that he had been instigated in
the matter by any spirit of rivalry, and was about to
enter into some further e) planation, when
Mr. Alderman Wilson stopped him, and said that af-
ter what had transpired the matter must now end.
The parties then retired..