The Sun.
London, England, 1839-08-16 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

MANSION-HO USE.
Mr. Cooke, the third clerk in the office of the Solicitor
to the Customs, waited upon the Lord Mayor, for the
purpos.e of representing to his Lordship, that the convic-
tion of Elizabeth Garton, the searcher, on board the City
of Boulogne steam-vessel, who was fined a short time ago
the sum of 101. for having searched two young ladies
" without reasonable cause," was not good in law.
The LORD MAYOR, upon bearaig Mr. Cooke, imme-
diately asked Mr. Hobler whether the penalty was paid ?
Mr. Hobler replied in the negative.
The LORD MAYOR—Then I can hear nothing from the
Commissioners of the Customs on the subject. The
penalty must be paid. I would have detained the woman,
if Mr. Rutherford, who is, I understand, the principal
clerk to the Solicitor to the Customs, had not guaranteed
the payment of the amount.
Mr. Cooke said that he was not aware that anything of
the kind passed between his Lordship and Mr. Rutherford.
The LORD MAYOR.—Most certainly there did. Why
does not Mr. Rutherford come here himself? He stated,
in answer to my assurance, that if the fine was not paid, the
woman should be committed; that the Customs would pay
it as she was their servant. I, then, relying upon the word
of the clerk of the Solicitor, which I considered to be equi-
valent to the word of the Solicitor himself, or of the Com-
missioners, permitted her to go. lam not to be turned
round in this manner, and if you want any proof as to the
guarantee by Mr. Rutherford, I am ready to produce it.
Mr. Cooke said his object in applying to his Lordship
was to get the conviction removed into the Crown-office, in
order that it might be there ascertained whether it was or
was not good in law.
The LORD MAYOR.—If the fine is not paid, the woman
shall be taken into custody. I shall certainly never again
take the word of the Solicitor to the Customs, or to any
other establishment.
Mr. Hobler said that it wasj ust as difficult to pull a piece
of beef out of the throat of a bull-dog as it was to get six-
pence out of the Commissioners of Customs.—(Laughter.)
The LORD MAYOR believed that such was the case, and
expressed surprise that Mr. Rutherford did not instead of
promising to pay the penalty state his objection to the con-

viction.
Mr. Cooke said that he would not again trouble his
Lordship on the subject.
We understand that Mr. Cooke's objection to the con-
viction is, that the information did not exhibit the name of
any officer of the Customs under the direction of the Com-
missioners of her Majesty's Customs, as directed by the
112th section of the 3d and 4th of William IV., cap. 53.
The course which it is supposed the Commissioners of the
Customs intend to pursue, is to allow the searcher to be
arrested for the penalty, and then to move for a writ of
habeas corpus. The stewardess, who gave the hint to the
searcher to proceed to give annoyance to the young ladies
y searching them, when there was no ground on earth for
suspicion that they had contraband goods about their per-
sons, has been, we are informed discharged from the vessel.
Mr. Brunel, the Thames Tunnel engineer, appeared at
the Mansion-house for the purpose of making the cus-
tomary affidavit as to the expenses incurred in the under-
taking within certain periods.
The LORD MAYOR congratulated the engineer upon the
near approach to the completion of his wonderful enter-
prise, and asked him when he expected to reach the Mid
dlesex shore.
Mr. Brunel said that he had high gratification in being
able to state that every danger and difficulty had been con-
quered, and that his men were bard at work within five feet
of low water mark on the Middlesex side. He expected in
one week to be quite clear, so that the undertaking might
be said to be perfected.
The LORD MAYOR congratulated Mr. Brunel upon the
great performance, which required to its completion so
many nigh mental qualities in the projector. lie also con
gratulated the engineer upon the fact that the loss of human
life in the pr,grt.ss of the works was, compared with that
sustained in undertakings of insignificant extent, but trivial.
His Lordship expressed surprise at seeing Mr. Brunel,
who, as it were, resided in the Tunnel, appear to be in the
enjoyment of rude health.
Mr. Brunel said that the Tunnel was of such spacious di..
mensions, and such care was taken to pump out the foul
air that no inconvenience was experienced in it. He ex-
pressed a hope that his Lordship would pay a visit to the
Tunnel after the men passed beyond low water mark.
The LORD MAYOR said that he should feel great pride
in visiting this worthy engineer in his spacious premises,
and pledging him in a bumper below even the i&ottom of
the Thames.
CHALLENGE EXTRAORDINARY.—Mr. Laurie (the bar-
rister) appeared on helnlf of Mr. Round, a gentleman who
holds a situation in the office of the Commissioners of the
Woods and Forests, and to whom a hostile message was
sent under extraordinary circumstances. The Learned
Gentleman stated, that Mr. Round had thought proper to
caution a gentleman against being seen in the company of
a person who had figured in the newspapers in no very
creditable way. The consequence was that the person
who was thus cautioned, instead of being grateful for the
advice he received, informed the party objected to of the
particulars (Atha intelligence, and the latter sent a challenge
to Mr. Round, who, of course, was determined not to meet his
challenger, whereupon the party who conveyed the mes.
sage proposed, as the character of his principal was ques-
tionable, to supply his place in the conflict. His (Mr.
Laurie's) object was to procure warrants for the apprehen-
sion of the principal and second, who, it would appear,
threatened to attack Mr. Round and commit violence upon
his person, in consequence of his refusal to meet either
of them.
Mr. William Nash Round slated that he was in the
office of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests. He
had been at the. last Farningham races, in Kent, where his
attention was drawn to a carriage, in which were a person,
who he was informed, was Mr. John Alexander Wilmot,
and a gentleman and his wife. Witness informed the gen-
tleman, through another party, that if Mr. Wilmot was the
person who had figured in the Weekly Dispatch newspaper
as a bigamist, his company ought to be avoided. That
communication was made by the gentleman to whom the
advice had been given to Mr. Wilmot, and a Mr. Mont-
ague called on witness as the friend of Mr. Wilmot, and
required him to retract the expressions be had used. Wit-
ness referred Mr. Montague to Mr. Pryer, of Austin-
friars, who had an interview with him.
The LORD MAYOR—Have you reason to apprehend vio-
lence ? Mr. Round—l have. I have been informed that
if I refuse to retract the expressions I have used or to fight,
I shall be waylaid and horsewhipped in the highway.
Mr. Pryer, the solicitor of Austinfriars, stated that a
person calling himself Mr. Montague called at his house
and said that he had been referred to witness by Mr.
Round, who bad used defamatory language against Mr.
Wilmot. Witness said that Mr. Round had made the
communication from a friendly feeling towards the gentle-
man whom he saw in Mr. Wilmot's company, and that he
deserved to be commended and not reproved. Mr. Mon-
tague required a retractation, although he admitted that
Mr. Wilmot was the Mr. John Alexander Wilmot who
was tried for bigamy, and had figured in the Weekly Dis-
patch; and witness said that Mr. Round would neither
retract nor apologise. Mr. Montague then said that al-
though there was a stain upon Mr. Wilmot's name, there
was no blot upon his own escutcheon, and he would take
up the matter. " What l" said witness, "by proxy ?"
" Yes," said Mr. Montague, " I was in the company, and
I shall take up this business on account of the lady."
Witness replied that Mr. Round would have nothing to do
with either of them, and Mr. Montague then said that
witness was as bad as Mr. Round, and that Mr. Round
must either meet him or retract.
The LORD MAYOR immediately ordered the warrants to
be issued.

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Geometrical Drawing was delivered by Mr. J. M. Rymer
to a crowded auditory. Mr. Ewart, M.P., presided.
CALLING OUT OF THE CHESHIRE YEO-
MANRY.—We understand that the officers and men of this
numerous and respectably appointed regiment received or-
ders to assemble in the course of Sunday night last, and
that they were under arms between three and four o'clock
on Monday morning, at the head-quarters of the respective
troops. We believe that the whole regiment would as-
semble yesterday, at Chester, and remain on duty for some
(la's; it being thought desirable to have a military force
in that city daring the trial of Stephens and other persons
charged with political offences, and it not being desirable
to detach any body of regulars from the manufacturing
districts. During the last twelve months, considerable
pains have been taken to render the Cheshire Yeomanry
as efficient as possible, by discharging from their ranks all
men too old for service, and supplying their places with
active and spirited young men who have been well drilled.
—Liverpool Times.
CORDS AND STAKES OF THE CHURCH I.—ln
a puffing prospectus we are told that " the salvation of
souls is the great object of the Church Pastoral Aid So-
ciety, and the lengthenzny of the cords and strengthening
of the stakes of our Church is accounted a pre-eminent
means to that end—ever cherishing and cultivating a deep
attachment to her ordinances, and an enlightened rebpect
to her authorities" I