The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-20 00:00:00

heard something running, aquantity of liquor, which
appeared and tasted like wash, prepared for
distilling. They found no green skins. They
then insisted upon examining the two rooms,
which he said belonged to his lodgers, and when they
were forcing open the doors Cooke ran down stairs as
fast as he could, and they saw no more of him. The
different articles found in the rooms left no doubt about
the trade carried on.
The COURT convicted the defendant, fined him in
two penalties of MR each, first, for working a private
still, and secondly for having four gallons of spirits upon
an unlawful part of his premises, namely, in the gut-
ter on the roof of his house.
THE NEW POLICE COURTS' BILL.

Mrs. Waited, a smartly dressed youcg woman, ap-
peared before the Court on behalf of her husband, a
ginger beer seller and fruiterer, No. 9, York-street,
Commercial-road, to answer an information for selling
gin on two successive Sunday mornings.
The COURT convicted her husband in the full penal-
ties of 501. in each case.

THE CITY MOCK AUCTIONS AGAIN.
Robert Taite, who appeared nefore the Court at
former sitting, and was fined 1001., was again convicted
in the like (full) penalty, for selling without a liceose, at
a mock-auction shop, No. 34, in the Poultry, Cheap-
side, on the 9th November last. The defendant, who
was recognized as a very old offender, thre-v himsolf on
the mercy of the Court on account of his poverty. The
auction-room was non shut up, and he was entirely
without employment.
John M'Laren appeared to two informations for sel-
ling by public auction, without hiving taken out his
license. He was fined 100/. in each case.
William Holmes, and several other per sons connected
with those auction mockeries in the City, pleaded guilty
to informations for selling without being licen,Ned, as auc-
tioneers, and were fined in the full penalty.

MR. CHILIIs, OF BUNGAY, AIND

THE TWADDLERS.

Mr. Childs has addressed a spirited letter to 71c,
Sun, defending himself from the charges made against
him by the Patriot, and dealing out some very heavy
blows in return. He supports his just charge of Juke'
warmness on the part of the London Societies in the
Case of John Thorogood. " I admit (says he) that
have made the charge, and I beg you to observe the
facts by which Mr. Conder and his coadjutor Mr. Boy'
kelt would disprove it. They tell us the Societies
have done all which it was in their power to do 111,
the case, and we have thus the additional benefit. °'
knowing what these Societies can do, and of measuring
their value to Dissenters. They addressed by
circular
the other London Societies ; caused articles or pa"'
graphs to be inserted in five London papers, (among
winch, I presume The Sun and the Globe represent the
heaven and earth' Mr. Boykett promised to moc!)0
they sent down to Mr. Thorogood a draft of a petition
which Mr. Baines presented ; that gentleman carried a_
motion `9at a late period of the session," for a return of
the writ ; they have formed several deputations to the
Home-office ; and at meetings of the Reliwous Freedom
Society's Committee, the case has been repeatedly do'
cussed 4 And this is the sum. . . . • • * ••
" Mr. Baines's motion was, Mr. Boykett saye•me"..B
bly—l say, fatally—postponed till a late period of tn!
Session, and he obtained a copy of the writ, which
had long before obtained for sixpence, and all this was
the Parliamentary agency of the Soc!ety. individual;
was submitted to Mr. Duncombe in July r
h,
not of any Society, but who saw the rrennes
of what had been already done, and alawagb
the House was then crowded with business, that gv:n;
tleman was not prevented by " the regulations ana
constitution of the House" from at once bringing on, and
carrying a pledge, which Mr. Baines was not present_
to support, that early next session the existing law of
Church-rates should be altered, so as to prevent the
occurrence of like violence' to religious scruples.
Of the deputations to Downing•street and com-
m ittee meetings I do not speak, because the dis-
senting public has long known the '` satisfactory
character of these exploits—how consolatory to the
self-importance of officials—how magnificent in the
Court Circalar—how empty of results !"
In a very pithy note which Mr. Childs appends to his
letter ; he says e..._‘• For nearly a year the Church-rate
Abolition Society has made no sign.' The last public
event in its history, was a controversy respecting alleged
malversation of its funds, Mr. Besley pledging himself
to prove at the first public meeting the grave charges
he advanced, and the committee pledging themselves
to call such meeting in May last. No public meeting
was called in May, nor at any other time. The charge,
therefore, returns, and if there really be any present
members of such a Society, they are invited to say what
became of its funds."—Leeds Times.

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