The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-25 00:00:00

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WhiCeball, Dee. off, 1839.
GENTLMnts---1 have the honour tP, .
having considered the evidence ad"l
quirt' at Birmingham into 't ..aced on the late in-
ie conduct of tho Magis-
tr
the on
15th Jul last
the outragrs which took place
Itiro r ni 30u, that
ates, the occasion of
on y.,1 do ground to impute either to not perceive any sufficientte May Magistrates, any Wilful negiect h
of duty or, or the other
I am of your opinion, that it would have been more
prudent if the Magistrates, instead of ordering the
police
not to act in their absence, had made arrangements For
the constant attendance of out at least of their be-4 at
's
the police-office ; and, although the
Magistratestrate ht
mi
have supposed that, by the directions left
1.-',6re g
had provided for immediate attendance in they
ttes gencv, I still regret that the other coursee of emer-
w-ae not
taken ; but I see no reason whatever
to ch Magistrates, on this account, With ae.y wilful ne.arggl the
ect of
duty or want of zeal.
1 regret that I have not br.,en able sowner to COMMII. ji
nicate to you my opinion.
I am gentlemen, your obedient servant, 1
(Signed) NORAIANBY.
To Wm, Seholefielti, Esq. (late Mayor), atni the
Magistrates of Birmingham.

COU.NTY CoURT OF uIiQUESTs

thsAsruous CASE.— Mary Julian summon, ‘,l
Jacob Barker, who, she said, was a " gentleman tr.), -
keeper," for 17s. Gd. Mary was one of those " t'Alk
J::-
tire creatures" who pay no respect to the " ante,ce del c."
" If you please, sir," said Mary, etzrtesyi ag. to Mr.
Commissioner Dubois, " I lodges in this 'sere rgentle-
man's torret—back—as keeps eleven cows. as owes me
I 7s. Gd. for sundries."
" Have the goodness," said the COYAMISSIONEA "Us
enumerate the sundries."
gownd for this here
bgroionAdidaler gentleman's missis when e.ney went to buy tha
Well, sir, lust I made a.
brindled cow as het up my greens as I left in the pan
in the yard, which was 3s. 6d. Then there's uppune,e
for the greens as the cow het, which makr.s Ss. 'id.
Then—and Mrs. Mary Julian hesitated.
Mr. Commissioner DUROlS—Proceed,, Mrs. J alien,
if you please.
Mary—The next thing I done was a raend:ing two
pair of breeches, which was Is. 84., which makes—
Here Mary was puzzled, e.nd had t o reckon up the
two sums in black and w:nite, her rAwers of mental
arithmetic being too feel:Adler -the nonce.
Mary—That makes os. 4d. The there was the pan
as their donkey I.roke whera him and the brindled cow
run their he,:,ds together about the hay ; " that
I s. 4d., vid4-ich is a matter of—yes-62.8d. Aint twas
ht
there "fight ?" said Mary, turning short round upon ta
b,*
,„entleman cowkeoper," who replied,
" Oh, yes ! I aint no pertikler objection as yet."
Mary—And then there was the sheet as t'le
pulled off the line and tore all to pieces,
lls. Ild.
Gentleman cowkeeper—That I
es as to deny-
ru
There aint no pig as I keeps as is got whi''..thi make:. iw
do sich a hact, any reason to
'
Mary (drawing herself up)—No
see him do it with my own eyes, reason, indeed! I
Jere effect.
Wrin't ~ believe it ;—not if
Gentlemen eoWkeeper—
you'd make a hoath to that tl-
MAr. `marker, you know, as I
y
Mary—God bless me,
don.e it. You see, Sir (turd.
itnogl d o
to
tuh,
e'zca cokml ym ai
Commissioner
itohe ngi ri
), as the day was a worry wietly
pegs on the line fell off, and the
sheetonc, andwas oanfieopopfinth,e
4. about when the pig was runnint:
across the yard ; t:ne consequence was, as the end of
the sheet came rt,romiscuously dab in his face and the
corner on it go'c tight round his nose his
the harder he
pullea the tighter it got, 'cos the sheet was just hui g
out. and quite wet; and when he found as he could
.„
get rid of the linen, he upp'd with both of his feet,. ,„,i
down came the sheet, and run into the sty with :, and
afore I could git down stairs he'd made small bor
.es on it.
Gentleman cowkeeper—l mean to say as t'ae story's
unprobahle. When a piri's got anything the matt*
with him he don't go into 'his sty.
only when it rains, when he wants lie never goes in
his. wittles, when
he's called, or when the boys pelts ' tion to any aim. Put the ques-
cobbcrate (corroborate whd. one as has fr,tl.c, and see if he don't
atc I at
s y
Mary declared thr a ?
.t what she had stated was " as
true as Gospel," avid that piggy, when going into the
sty with the torn. piece of linen, looked like a porker
" three sheets 'al the wind."
The Gen.cleman Cowkeeper said he wished it ha A
laden the P.nimal's winding sheet. The affair had (=pm
him a ',mast deal of trouble and loss
('
f time, sol
the yard. gs t
i in
futute he o
would not allow his pio have the range of
Mary then gave the particulars of the ini
portion of her claim, vowing that she would never rema
hang
her things out to dry in a place where.: animals with
snouts were tolerated.
After some further interchang
)(I of opinions and ob-
servations between plaintiff (rad delendant, a verdict
was given for the plaintiff.
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