The Sun.
London, England, 1808-11-19 00:00:00

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BSCOA' ED TIE COLLEC TQL•

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The Colle&tor of Takes at the West end of the
town, alluded to some days past, as havihg decamps
ed with several thousand pounds, the produce of the
Taxes received, proves to .beMr. L. A..the Colieftor
of the Property and other Taxes fur the palish of
----, and is, deficient to the amount of up,
wards of 10,0001. This • unfortunate man's family
are very respeetable; his father kept a cheesemon7
ger's shop for a great number of years in Jermyn.
street, and he succeeded 'his father in the business,
and married the daughter of a wealthy and eminent -
butchr in St. Innes's-market, with whom he re'
ceived 80001. fortune. It is supposed he wag not
prosperous in huffiness, and the Commissioners of
the parish, out of respect for his family and con.-
neaions, very itaudsoincly appointed him Colle::tor
of the Taxes. This otlice is supposed to have pro.-
duced him between three and tour hundred a year.--
It has lately been discovered that he kept a house in
the New Road, Mary-le-bone, where he cohabited
with a woman., On this discovery being made, his
brother called upon bit I), and staled, that unless he '
broke of all connthicn with this woman, he would
withdraw his name from being security f,r
This threat is supposed to have alarmed hint extreme-
ly; and it is conjectured that from that time he
planned his making off, sensible of his deficiency.
About six weeks since, he told the Commissioners,
his family, Cc. that he was going into Nottingham-
shire on a _visit to a Gentleman very well known to
them. The time having arrived when he appointed
to return, andhe not appearing, some supicum muse
that ail was not right in his affairs, and in conse-
quence a letter was wtitten to the Gen tietn:in in Not-
tinghamshire. The Gentleman, iu aie:wer, said 'he •
had WA been at his house. This coutrined the sus-
picion; and, on investigation, it e.,as tinned
that a few days previous to his leaving London, he
had sold out of the funds Stock to the amount of be-.
tween four and five thousand pounds, part of hii
wife's fortune, and not the least trace could he made
where he was gone, or what route he had taken.—
The Commissioners, however, issued Their writ rant,
as particularly directed by the At of Parliament,
sinnedr
•by the whole of them, and employed Pea rkes
and Adkins, two waive Officers belonging to the
Public-office, Bow-street ; they put the Officers in
possession of- all the circumstances, and lett it to
theni to exert their. abilities in finding Mr. A. The
Officers went to the dare amie's res4ence, in the
New Road, and found that she had left there at the
same time Mr. A. left London ; but it was not
known where she was gone. The Officers, however,
continued their enquiites in the neignbournood, till
they found a man who had been employed in re-
moving several very large trunks from the house a
short time previous to her Setting otf, and that they
were taken to the New Inn, an the Oki Bailey, di- -
retied for Mr. Ward, to go by the waggon to Ports-
mouth, to be left till called for. This lett nu doubt
in the Officers' minds but that Mr. A. had assumed
the name of Ward (the name of the woman he co-
habited with), and they at last traced him to Truro,
where the Officers arrived on Tuesday evening se'n-
night. Having satisfied themselves that the • Mr.
Ward they found there was the person of whom
they came in search, they arrested him in the house
of the Mayor of Truro. They returned with him
to his house, when he asked Mrs. Ward for the keys,
and delivered to the Officers a large pocket-book,
containing bank notes and bills to the amount of
above 5000 pounds. They arrived in London with
him on Monday night, and he has unnergone several
examinations before the Commissioners, at the house
of Mr. Rice, their Clerk, 4m Dufour-place, Broad-
street. He has remained in custody, hitherto, of
Peat kes, the Officer.

On Thursday a Committee of the Privy Council
met at the Council Chamber, in the Treasury, for
the first time this season, to hear and determine
Prize Appeals.

FIRS.—On Saturday morning, about nine o'clock,
a fire broke out in one of the new houses, nearly in
a finished state, in the Crescent, Cheltenham, (which
was occasioned by the carlessness of a boy who had
left a fire burning near some shavings) ; it had at-
tained such fince before effedual assistance could be
procured, that the whole building was speedily re-
duced to a mere shell ; and the adjoining houses
were only prevented sharing a similar fate, by the
ailivity of the workmen, and the inhabitants of the
town, who resorted to the spot in great numbers at
the moment of alarm.—tuesclay evening an alarm-
ing fire , broke out in a house at the bottom of the
Abbey-Green, Bath, owing to a stove-flue being
improvidently placed near some lath aad plaster;
but it was extinguished without much &page, by:
the prompt assistance of the firemen belonging to the
Bath Fire-offices: In the evening of Thursday se'n-
-night, the Ooasant cottage of Lady Laroche, at
Py!e, Glamorgansfure, was totally destroyed by fire,
together with almost every article it contained. The
flames burst forth and raged with such fury, that
every effort to extinguish them provedfruitless.—A
fre also broke out last week on the premises of J.
N . Miers, Esq. at Cadoxton, near Neath, in the
same county, but, being confined to the cot-houses,
was extinguished before any very considerable da-
mage was done. ,

The many dreadful fires that continually occur in
the metropolis, should tend to stimulate every neces-
sary precaution towards their prevention. Fires not
untrequently happen by natural consequences, which
are not easily accounted for. It is pretty well known
that any vegetable substance lying in a heap, suce
as hay, corn, &c. stacked before it is sufficiently
dry, is liable to take fire; but the following parti-
Cular, which, though it will be recognised as possi-
ble by a natural philosopher, deserves, however, the
serious attention of all those who are not so con-
versant in causes and effecis.—A globular bottle,
tilled with water, such as are frequently used in bed-
chambers, by being placed in the sun, is capable of
setting a house on tire ; tot if the sun's rays, winch
by such means are brought to a focus, tall on any
thing that is combustible, they ad the same ac by
the medium of tl-z burning glass. A Gentleman,
some tune since, observing a great smoke, searched
for the cauie, aed at last found it to proceed ffom a
crape handkei chief, which was burnt to a cinder, ny
being. accidentally placed opposite a bottle al water
that had thus collected the rays of the sun; and
where this occurred, had linen been ,o situated, ttee
house would have probably- been consunled.

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Mr.-Justice attosi----," It is to be understood that-
the fear of ann+ her sort of ponisliment being inflicted
on this man, prevented the Court from pron
upop him an rpoininiout punisinuent.=-[Anudina,
we presume, to the probability, of..his be i~g killed
by the populace, it he stood in the pillory.]

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Nov. IS.
THE KING V. BROWN AND PARE?, &C.

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COunsel were heard 'to-clay in this caz.e, which
bad been reserved for the oi,lnion of the Court.'
• Th.e - question was extremely Sllort, namely,
Whether, the Defendants, who are the Proprietors'
of the Gb!den-lane Bre.wery,' were entitled to.de-
duEtion front-the-ditty pay.ible to Government, 'of.
the te."2 pr • cent. allowed by A& of Parliament to
Common Brewers who sold in wholesale, as Contra::
distinguished frbm.retail dealers
the SOLICITOR-GENERAL and Mr. LEICESTER
arg-u-d the case 'On behalf of thy prosecution, eon-
teoding that the Defendants, who were victuallers,
and as such retailed porter, in' becoming partners in
a concern of the kind, while they knew 'inat their
charaaer of retail dealers still attached to them ; and
the Other partners of the Golden-lan, Brewery, in
.athnitting as.partnerS with them ,per&ons who exer-
cised an 4Jconsistent and incompatihke profession,
Must each have cnculated for theniselves on 'losing
the advants,ige-possesstA by common ,;.eWers, over
Retailers of Beer. and Ale. Of the (WO Partners
of tne. Company in question, it was admitted that
2A; of them were', PUbilcans, who, af'cOGrse, sold
beer brretai:. 'NV ::at grOUnd, the Learned COunsel •
asked, could there be, in reason, in law, or in justice,
for giving to those person's, beci:ose they,' the,great•
consumers of the. article, had taken Other partners
thj concern wide them, privileges:and exemp-
tit.ins which they woul4l-nOt have possessed bad each
of them separately, or the whole of • them as pArt-
nerb Without the addition of others who were not

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retatlers,:brewed thoir own beer ?
Mr; DAI.LAI,4, Mr; Surjeant VAUGHA'g, Mr. Ser-
- jealit -Mr. MAISRIATT,' Mr. N.J...Azi, and
Mr. aMititS, for •the Dc-...titudants, c.,6ntended, that-
there 4-as- grc7.unci: 1.4 ni,itinguisbing tins '-ese
fiorn the'getle'ral wie, of corn.mon brewers...
ut the.r.ornpany-wilo.were Irk-Wailers,' atia

,otio bore a verfsmaii proportion' to theother
~:,„,ners of the, couceirn,. werg not -known to the. Corn-

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parry in-their capacity of retail 'dealers.

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other pwchaser ftotti the Company, they paid the
-lair and esmblighed price which
.any stranger Inuit
pay. They.-,were not, therefore, as partners of I II:::
Company;also retaiLdealers. The Company's right
in the beer brewed by them, ceased- the mo-
m:AA:they soid.it,, whether to a serail dealer; who
unghl happen'to be a partner,- or to any other.
Tho enaracter of retail dealer did not attach tilt
the:bqer had-ceased tobe.under ti e dominion of the
De:endanv, as a-Cortipapy,,and the faet of its heinq
ny them eitherto.a partner, or to a..stranger,

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. - , CPUR,T,Of KIN,E;'E; FtENCU, Nov. IS.
.tH.E A.EV. A SRAH AM ASH WO Li TH.
Mr, Serjeantf,CocKiEr, ilaftved foro-he judgMent
-of the Court an the Defendant, Who- is a Clergyman
and a Sehrolmaster at the town of. Newton,' in ,the
counry of Laiseaster,-.tried before Mr. Baron -WooD,
at the last Assizes .for tbat conntv,,andeonvi6ted of
the most atrocious- thißleineahour, that. of abusing
the persons of lw.o girls at his school, in 'the school-
room ; the one,only fourteen years of age, 'and the
other only nine 'years of age; he Iniusell having a
wite and six children, most a fhem daughteis
Mr. ScA spoke, not for the Defendant, for
that was imFossible; but _for hiS family, w.ho 'must
be p-irtakers of-whatever punishment was- inflicted
upon him.
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Mr, Serjeant COCKELL addressed the Court for
the prosecution, -which:..l.tid been instituted by tire
MOSI l'atidable of tymtives_. As to the Delendialt, he
911m4ki not trarnple npoi the br'Aen teed.. Fle.left
blip to Vie COurt, to be disposed of as to justice
should,be meet. - • •

- .IMr. Justice Gitos Abraham Ashworth, you
have been cont icted of an assault upon children, of
very early ears. It is a story horrible to be heard,
and would be horrible for the to repeat lam sorry
to observe, "tiat the aggravations of your offence..are
multifarious; that the children were your scholars
that )on are a clergyman, the father of a family,
a person undertaking the care of. youth, male and
female. In the whole catalogue of-misdemeanours, I
do not know one more horrible than that for which
you are now to receive the Sentence of this court:
In truth,- it is too horrible to be dwelt upon, for
when we consider the aggravations of-your offence;
when we reflect that there were twn'trials,- for two
distill& cases of fissault upon one child; and then
‘an assault
.upon another, and a verdict .of guilty
against you in both, there can be nar doubt whatever
of.your guilt. It is impossible for a tnisdemeanour.
to be more aggravated than yours: I will not com-
ment upon -it; be cruse the feelings of every man
wlio heard the case stated must have been 'hurt to
hear it. It Must-be painful to every man who
beard it to retlat, that such a-crime should • he'
committed by a person professing to be a Christian,
and, a Clergyman too, who ought, to have felt that
these children were under, his care, and who ought to
have protected them against the. assaults. of oth
• and instrivaed them. in the precepts of our holy .1)3-3
ligiou, and instilled
~into. theirJninciS the principi.es-
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,venue and morality, instead 'of endeavonrin to
corrupt their mioAs..by assaulting their persons.-;--I
shall, therefore make no further comment-on your
offei,ce. 1 can only lament that there should be hr
this country, a person of your proJession standing
a Court o! Justice. to receive punishment for such an
offence ! In yoor case there is no -mitigation.—
Taking the circumstances into consideration, with-
out. detaihne, them, for they are too horrible for 'de-
tail, this Cow t clurls order and adjudge,, that for the.
odelke. fur %k hid) you were first convided, you he
imprisoned in the common poi of Lancaster foe
eighteen Calendar months;-and, at Le card of •that
periol, you be timber in!pri-oved in the 3ame.gaol
tor eighteen calendar, wuuthr for the secoutt 'offence
0 which you have been convicted; and (IA in the
mean time you he conitititted to the custody of the
Marshal of the Maothaisea of this Court."
'The Prisorter being taken away, -
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\-jvho might, or m not afterward; retail if, could
not add tir or'detratl/41 from then= chara.,ler of cornovii,
brewers'.; Suppose the East India .C(nipuiv were
by their. Charter testroined-froni selling ti'- by refail,
ocl4et t ti`t' one Proprietei• Pirector 'of that. Coin-
pany,'shooK aSa.separate a'nd distina- concern, sell
teas by- on his own account ; as frlr
-Mr. Twtning: -Would it be cont'ended That they' „ad
forfeited their charter by this' .1 of a single indt!
•vidual ? this principle vas just ds to '.a single
individual, it must be- equally applicable, howeVer
great- the nuMbet. The Court pestpiptied delivering
their Opinion.

BISHOP OF LONDON's,COUR;I,. DOCTORS' Cf)11:-

MONS, Noy.

FLETCiI ER V. FLETCH-ER:

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This was a quetion of alimony. In this case: it
appeared that Mrs. ,Fletcher bad instituted a snit
a,ainst her hnsband fot' a separation, on the ground,
of cruelty, and this matter came before the COurt bye
way of petition, Presented on bch3lf of Mrs. F. pra}r-,
ing a suitable allowance-lop her subsistence during=
the pendency thereof. The COgrt, after .herring tite
merits of the Petition, "allotted the wife 5501. per
annum.

COURT OF.COMVIONI PLEAS-, Nov.

HEARD V. NORRIS.

A rule to shew cause had 'been Obtained on a.fOr-
mt4r day whOlie costs in this adiOn" should not be
set Oifagain,t the vetdi...l which the Plainiitf had
obtained. The rule was moved fur uncLr ,thesta-
tute 0! the 43d Geo'. 111. whichpr,vide;; (as in this
case). that if a Plaintiff recover le than toe sin» !or_
which•he holds a Defendant to bail, he shall he
amerced in the costs. Ht'Te 'the arre ted the
Defendant for-101. 3s. hat deii,eied in
a bill of il„lss. 6d. A verdict foi•pie latter sum
had been found. The Court, baying eicamined he
itfidaviitS in- support,
.and avtinst the rule, were of
opinion it-should be made abSolute.