The Sun.
London, England, 1830-01-26 00:00:00

UNION-HALL

Yesterday, a young man named Charles Hedge,
in the employ of Messrs. Harvey, linen-drapers,
Bridge-road, Lambeth, was brought before Mr.
CHAMBERS, charged with robbing his employers.
The prisoner cried incessantly while at the bar,
but did not attempt to palliate his conduct, and was
fully committed.
A rugged, half-starved looking young man, who
gavo his IMMO Smith; was charged with stealing

three half-quartern loaves from a baker's
Trinity-square,
Worby, a constable, said that he saw the prisoner
running along with the loaves under his arm, end,
from the fright he exhibited, having knocked down
two old basket-women in his career, the constable
pursued him, and eventually secured him.
The prisoner admitted the theft, but declared that
distress and hunger were the excitements; he had
come up from Somersetshire to look for work, but
finding, on his arrival, that employment was equal'
as difficult to be had in town ai in the country, be
was reduced to his last penny, and had since been
wandering and starving about the streets, having
neither house nor home to put his head into. He
added, that the bread looked so very tempting on,
the board that he could not resist the cravings.ol
appetite, and snatched at a loaf.
The Magistrate said, that he should hale been, at
all events, satisfied with one instead of running-off
with three.
The prisoner, when he first saw the bread, thought
they were single loaves, and made a snatch at one,
but then found that they were all stuck together, so
that he was obliged to run away with three loavesior
else none at all.
The baker had no wish to- prosecute under such
circumstances.
Mr. CHAMBERS, to save the accused frorn further
misery, should commit him for fourteen days to
Brixton, and at the expiration of that period the
parish fficers should send him into Somergetshire.
Yesterday three sovereigns were transmitted to
the office by two benevolent gentlemen for Mre.
Richardson, whose distressing case appeared in the
newspapers on Saturday.
GlN.—Yesterday morning a very comely-looking
young woman, with all the simplicity of a country
wench about her, came to complain to the Magic'
tales that she had been almost poisoned in conse-
quence of having drank of some stuff contained in s+
small half-pint bottle which she held in her hands
and which she presented to the gentlemen on the
bench, in order that their worships might take a taste
and be poisoned also; but this Mr. Chambers re-
fused to do, good humouredly stating that he had
no wish to leave the world just yet, at the same time
he asked the complainant how the Magistrates could
serve her,and what was the nature of her application.
The complainant then told their worships that on
Saturday night last, finding herself "rather badly
in her bowels," and understanding that a drop of
Lunnun gin wos quite a cure-all for folk in that
way, she went to a dram-shop and procured half
" a quartern." When she got back to her lodgings
she poured some of it out into a spoon, but imme'
diately after having swallowed it, her poor bowels
felt all on fire, her tongue became rough and drys
and her lips were all over little blisters. Shortly
afterwards she was seized with a violent sickness,
when she found herself censidersbly relieved from
the strange and painful sensations she had exile'
rienced, as well as from the horrible thoughts that
she had been poisoned. At first the simple com-
plainant fancied these symptoms had been created
from the nature of her disorder, as she termed it
(for it proved that the was married, and " in the
state that women wish to be who love their
lords.") However, on looking at the pewter
spoon, the bowl of the spoon had turned as black
as a piece of coal. Complainant now felt 51'
titied that what she had taken bad been poie.
son, and that if she had been so unfortunate as. to
have drunk the whole at one draught she would have
been as dead as a door nail. When her husband
came in he was made acquainted with what liar
pened. Tt was then agreed the remainder of the
s:ulf should be carefully locked up, and taken 60
Monday morning to some druggist to knoW %chat it
seal. Accordingly yesterday morning the cow
plainant posted off to a druggist, who, upon exams'
nation of the liquid said it was nothing but vitriol;
lie put some white into it, and it boiled and fizzed oP
in a minute. Some of it was then poured on to
the blade of a knife, and it was directly turned quite
blue. The person who examined the liquid told
her that to drink such trash was enough to burn her
iuside out, and advised her to go and compli at the
seller to the Magistrates.
Mr. CHAMBERS hereupon got a silver spoon front
the private room, but this infamous compound had
no effect upon the colour of that metal.
The Magistrates told the complainant' they could
not interfere; but recommended her to go to ,au
excise-officer, who in all probability would sift
the affair to the bottom, and, haye.._ the seller
punished and exposed for using ingredients in his
liquors contrary to the excise laws of a most deadly
and poisonous nature. -
Upon Mr. CHAMBERS saying to the complainant
that he hoped it would give her for ever a dislike 10
drinking gin:
Complainant replied, she did not think she could
ever taste it again on any consideration.
Mr. CHAMBERS—WeII, then, " out of evil corneal
good," and under those circumstances I dare elf
that your husband will not regret that you have been
almost poisoned.
A constable was then directed to show -her the
way to the Excise-office.

BRADFORD.—Owing partly, no dbulit; to
the present hinderance to travelling, little business wel
done on Thursday, at Bradford. There was, however, we
believe, no reduction in prices, and it seems to be' the re-
ceived opinion that we may anticipate some improvement
in business generally. In Rochdale the flannel trade je
much improved of late. —llahfax Chronicle.
An advantageous plan for employing the poor
has been adopted at Borehaus, since the 20th of last month►
when the parishioners met at vestr► and unanimously re-
solved, in order to prevent the possibility of their poor rr
tnaining idle, that for every 251. in the rate-book the on'
copier should employ one man, and in the like proportion
to such parties as may be assessed a larger sum. The ar
rangement has hitherto proved very satisfactory; not
man has remained an hour in want of employ, the rate
having been formed according to the number of labourer'
in the parish, who, when discharged by one master, or°
directed to apply to the overseer, and he, knowing not pall
where every man is stationed, is also advised of the vaeancie"
as they occur. This system has worked so well, that the
painful necessity has not presented itself of discharging
many deserving objects, who continue in their respective
places, notwithstanding they belong to other parishes.
Chelmsford Chronicle.