The Sun.
London, England, 1839-09-14 00:00:00

TOWN HALL.

Mr. Jo3eph Brilliant, the chinaware man, of 61
Blackman street, was summoned yesterday before Mr.
Alderman Kelly, by Stetvell, for obstructing the pavement
in front of his premises, by allowing a hamper and crate
to stand there on Thursday for upwards of an hour.
Two witnesses on the behalf of Stowell proved the com-
mittal of the offence,

Mr. Brilliant, in his defence, said that he had not in
reality caused the obstruction, as the crate and hamper bad
been put down at the door by the carrier, who had brought
them back from a place where he was in thelalit of send-
ing china to ; he also denied that they remained at the
door the time stated by Stowell's witnesses.
Mr. Alderman KELLY did not consider the czse one
that called for a heavy penalty ; he should therefore fine
Mr. Brilliant, under the Local Act, ten shillings and
costs.

Mrs. _hinny Walker, who carries on the business of a
carrier bttweea Eltham and London, and who resides at
the former place, appeared before Mr. Alderman Kelly,
in consequence of a summons obtained against her, at this
office by Smith, the i❑former, for not having her name
painted on her cart in black and white, according to the
Act of Parliament.

Mrs. Walker, in her defence, said that her name and
calling were on the cart in no less than three places,
and in most conspicuous letters. She admitted that they
were not painted in black and white, but she trusted that
that circumstance would not induce the worth• Alderman
to fine her, as it was to her interest to have her name as
conspicuously as possible upon her cart, in consequence of
the nature of the business which she carried on.

Mr. Alderman KELLY thinking that the only object of
the Legislature was to have the names of the owners of
carts as conspicuous as possible, ordered the summons to be
dismissed, very much to the chagrin of the-chap.fallen
informer.

PaE•CUr,so.lt DI NNE R.—About sixty or seventy
ntlemen, principally belonging to the Glasgow Precursor
Association, now dissolved, sat down to an ert.elleat dinner
in the \Vheat Shear Tavern, Clyde. terrixe, en Monday
evening. in honour of two Catholic Clergymen. the Rev.
Mr. M'Lauchlan, of Greenloch, Diocese of Derry, and
the Rev_ Mr. Stewart, of Glasgow. Mr. Bryson, merchant
ar d shipper. acted as Chairman, and Mr. O'NAI as
croupier.—Glasgow Chronicle.

The Harvest may now be spoken of as general in.
the neighbourhood of Glasgow. This week has been
hitherto favou:alle. The oats show well on the ground—
the stocks being thickly studded over every field as yet
cut. . This crop wiil prove a full avcrmge. Of the whea
we cannot speak so favourably. Muth of it will, we
fear, be inferior. The black is a failure. It will
yield plenty of fodder, but the late spring frosts were most
detrimental, and the pods of both peas and beans are few
and far between.—Glasgow Chronicle.
The ship Marie, just arrived at Bordeaux from
Vera Cruz, Is said by the Journals of that city to have
brought a bell from the fort of San Juan d'Ulloa, weigh-
ing 2001b5., which was pertorated by an 18 pound ball
fired from the Creole during the attack. The bell is not
splintered, and has sustained no other injt?!.y than merely
the hole made by the shot. It is to be brought to Paris as
a trophy.—Galignani.
It is reported that the Emperor of Russia intends
purchasing the splendid collection of pictures belonging to
the late Cardinal Fesch.

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ANECDOTE OF BONAPARTE.—The grounds
of Longwood, next to those of Plantation, are the mos
level on the island: they are tolerably well planted, and
in good cultivation. A valley extends from the house in
a north-easterly direction towards the sea, through which
Bonaparte attempted, on one occasion, toil pass in dis.
guise, as it is supposed, for the purpose of trying the
possibility of escape. He went by several sentries with-
out exciting suspicion, but was at length recognised by a
sergeant on duty, who, taking with him two soldiers, fol-
lowed at a short distance, apparently as if strolling in the
same direction, but at the same time directing all his
attention to the motions of the other. When Bonaparte
perceived that he was discovered, knowing that further
perseverance would only subject him to the indignity of
seizure, he leisurely retraced his steps, and %as permitted
to return, without interaiption, to Longwood. This cir-
cumstance was mentioned to me by the man at present in
charge of the semaphore, who is a pensioner of the 66th
Regiment, and was at the time of the occurrence on duty
close to the house, so that its authenticity may be relied
on.—St. Helena, by Lieut. Robert ,Stuart.--United Sir-.
vice Journal.

The case of barratry and murder on board. the -
Alexandre. of Bordeaux, and the trial and condeonnatioa
of Marsaud, the second officer, and Raymond, one of the
men, together with the execution of the former, will be
in the recollection of our readers. Since their trial, tete
other men of the crew, named Bellegou attn Joly, have
been arrested at Bourbon, and brought to Brest. Four
others, Valle, Legardere, Andrezay, and Sandrey, impli-
cated in this affair, have hitherto escaped from capture.
The six, however, were arraigned on the 2cl instant, at
Brest, and the trial lasted four days. It was clearly proved
that July was confined to his hammock by sickness during
the whole of the horrible transactions, and he was ac-
quitted 13ellegou insisted that he took uo part in the
massacres, but remained passive because he knew it would
1 be in vain fur him to make say attempt at resistance. He,
however, with the four defaulters, were found guilty, and
the whole five were condemned to death, Since,
in the
be so f '
far
of having poi.
itm Ray-
mond's
so d;xs
psentence h y
the
commutedhe Royal
clemencyin t into !n)
will
ex-
tended to Bellegou.
Four years ago, a woman Ribot, livin.
uitsr.bparnicsio,nbmuetntthe. eLvai ds
Last
bn
jeui i
ew deficient, and,
him, wos sentenced to
Itidre-et. Loire, was arrested on suspicion
bc;ri,g only convicted of ill-treatine
tin;
wife of a man
named Diguet, with whom the wotuan Ribot was known to
have an illicit intercourse, died. .
strarees a hich left no doubt of its° poison,
under
eircurn-
ssi"x emdohnt‘.lrish'
by Ribot, in concert with her having been administered
paramour Diguet. Thee were
both arrested, and b
tought to trial before the last Court of
A4z 1,. es ,or the de-tmo After
tment. Af ,
confessionteo days trial the
was woman s found guilty won her o
ng both her husband and the woman' Diguet,
a of
and
waspoison-
detained to death. Diguet was found guiltyas an eon-
accom-
plice in the death of his wife, but with extenuating cir-
cumstances, and was sentenced to hard labour at the hulks
for life,— Galigna:zi.
DISCOVERY OF HUMAN SKELETONS.--In
the course of last week the men employed in excavating
the ground in the new market, Gloucester, for the pur-
pose of constructing a new culvert to carry ,ff the water
from the intended depot of the Gloucester and Birming.
ham Railway, discovered, at the depth of some feet, two
doz.n skeletons. They were generally in a perfect state,
and the teeth in some of the skulls were quite white. It
is supposed thA they are the remains of some of tho sol-
diers who fell in battle in 1640, when Charles I. besieged
the city, the spot where they were found being near to the
north gate, around which, it appears from the history of
Gloucester, there was great carnage. A military button,
on which there is the figure 9, surmounted by a crown,
and in the usual part the maker's name, ~ C. jennens,
London," was also found, together with a spur, and a
horse's skull and leg in a decayed state. Most of the ske-
letons have been re-buried, and the others will be, as the
excavation is filled up.
Notwithstandtug the heavy rains, most of the
corn is well got in around Tattershall.— 7L•
verpool Mar.
curl.