The National Register.
London, England, 1814-10-02 00:00:00

UN tO II ALL.

Daniel Swinney was charged by Mr. Marchand', the proprietor of
the Sandhurst Waggon, with stealing two waggon lines. The lines, it
appeared, were in the wagon in the nun yard at the time the prisoner
was employed in unloading it, and were not seen, afterwards. 'The pri-
soner denied havivz ans. knowledge of the transaction, and was cum•
knitted for re-examination.

Tlu Ryder was charged with exposing to sale, in his shop, bread
deficiet►t in weight seven ounces and a half, and was convicted in the
pcurilty of 11. 175. 6d. and costs, being at the rate of ss. per ounce tor
the deficiency. The defendant was not the halter, but a shopkeeper,
and the seller of bread only. The bread seized was small bread, prin-
cipally twopenny, and is generally purchased by the labouring class,
and those persons least capable of bearing the imposition thus laid upon
them.

Several bimilar convictions have taken place lately at this office, and
the ►Magi,trates have declared their determination to impose the highest
penalty. the law allows whenever a seller of bread sliall be convicted
by them. The defendant in . the present case threw the blame
on the baker, who, he said, had deceived hint by sending bread

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sh.v.v.or' 11sei•traie said that %soli' no defence, but h;
nntiet chute teeny'', the penalty froln the baker, by summoning
him to the Court of Requeo',, or bringing his action.

HAT'FON GARDEN.
well-knows Major *niple was brought up to this Office on
Monday la•t, on a petty iliarge of defrauding a tradesman of some
bacon and butter. The Major. it was stated in evidence, after
bargaininv fiir the article., ordered them to be sent to his hidgings.
at 41. Gloucester %fleet, and which were sent there accotdi»gly:
he took them from the me.selmer at the door, and sent him bark
for .ixpenny worth of egg., and the people of the house said they
knew malting id' him. He denied the charge, but was remanded
for further examination till Wednesday, when several other charges
of a Aimilar nature were pretrred against him, and lie was win
remanded. . •
-Fold .y Jame. Hugh Edwards Was finally examined on a 'barge.
of biganiV. The prisoner mar, ied Jeminia Hart. spinster, ou the.
11th of Novemher. 1809. at St. Andrew's, Ho.botn, which was
proved tr.nri the pan's. books. The prisoner was stated to have
suarrivel Ann Tonkin, spinster, on the 30th of October, 1813, at
St Jallles'tz, We.t 41 iti.ter, which was also proved by the parish
register. • He way fully committed to Newgate fur trial.

QUEEN-SQUARE.
A. S. Gordon, E-q. exhillited on Friday, a complaint against the
driver of the hackney-c" .ch, No. 301. for abusive 1-lignage and
other rude behaviour, (hi the sth September, he hired the .coach
in question, which took him from Ely place to Conduit street ; the
fare was ts. .11,1 he offered to pay, provided he had tickets in re-
turn..agreeably to the lICW Act. The coachman said he had no
tickets, toe Act and those who made it, and began to abuse
Mr: G. most vociferonsly, for refusing to pay after having had the
ride; the man then "%tiered" at Mr. G. threatening to strike, anal
for some time preventing that gentleman from going into his friend's
house. He, however, dirt not pay the fare. and the coachman re-
mained. cootinning his abuse, collecting a g oat crowd about the
door, mid promoting considerable riot. Mr. G. sent immediately ti
Marlhorongh-street. but Mr. Hicks, the Magistrate, said he could,
do nothing with the coachman, except tickets-were produced. On
learning, however, that the man way promoting riot, officers were
dispatched to silence him. The coachman viewing the approach of
danger, in the shape of police officers, drove off, triumphing iii the
fun which he had promoted. and in the idea that he was invulnera-
ble to the law, as he had given no tickets. Mr. G. deflated that ber
had no other earthly reason for interfering than to promote the pub.
lic convenience, by prinidiing such outrageous conduct, and repress-
ing the evil, if possible, in future.
Magistrate apphnded eonduct, and deemed the case a
very fit one to persevere in. Besides punishing for the abominably
outrogeous conduct, the man thight be indicted for the assault of which
he li-td been truilty ; and to prefer such ind:ctutent would be conferring
1111101 additional benefit on the public. —Summons granted.