The Sun.
London, England, 1806-10-10 00:00:00

COUNTRY NE* S.

FEYERSHAM.—Thomas Bennett, Esq. our Mayor
-Elea, has been sworn in. This is the third time of
his serving the office. ,
HULL.-11. W. Moxon,. Esq. has been ele&ed
Mayor, and H. Schonsw-ar, Esq. Sheriff, of this
town, for the ensuing year.
SCARBOROUGH.—WiIIiam Travis, and George
Fowler, Esqrs. are the newly-elected Bailiff's of this
town.

nOWIDEN.—Our horse fair was numerously at-
tended ; good ones fetched very high prices.
L/NUOLN.—The Volunteer Infantry of this city
have unanimously resolved to continue their services
under the new regulations.
NEwAnK.—Thorns Bland, Esq. has been sworn
into the office of Mayor of this borough for the year
ensuing. _ _

OTTLEY.—At our last monthly Fair 2 1 7 fat beasts
and 992 sheep and lambs were exposed to sale.

On Wednesday evening a child, two years old,
daughter of Mr-fiuNT, t very respeCalie trades-
pan, residing in Cromwell Cottage, Old Brompton,
fell into a fosse at the bottom of the garden. The
cries of the other children' excited the attention of a
young Gentleman,
,in the neighbourhood, who\iin-
mudiately ran to the place,, and took up the little
innocent„ Medical assistance was quickly procured.
The warm bath, and other parts of the resuscitative
prOcess prescribed in such cases were careffilly and
a6tively, employed, but without eft-ea; animation
had been too long suspended ever to be restored.
A few days since, as Mr. Deal', who resides near
the World's End, Stepney, was coming to the Royal
Exchange, he had his pocket picked between Shad-
wen and Ahigate, of his letter case, containing Bank
Yates and Bills of Exchange; to the amount of up-
wards of 2001.

MANsrol-Houct —Yesterday an elderly man, of
respedable appearance, was brought in custody,
charged with having in his possession a quantity of
tea, about 3ilbs. supposed to have been stolen. He
was taken into custody 'near 'Blackwall ; a vicinity
well known for the reception, of tea; sugar, and
other goods, purloined from the East and West
India Ships; and the manner in which it was,
found packed, with the Prisoner, suggested, in a
great degree, the suspicion that it was., not .fairiy
come by.
The Prisoner, in his defence, said.,
,that he had
purchased the tea of a person who keeps a chand-
lers-shop at Poplar ; and added, that;his charader
was very different from that of a man suspedable
of such a theft: He had been many years a Purser
in the Navy, and .on board a Ship of Lord Nelson's,
and had been some time superannuated upon half-.
pay. He said he bad respe&able friends to appear
to his charader, and proofs to shew that yhe had
fairly come by the tea, though he could not then
produce either, as, not having any money in his
pocket, the people at the Poultry Compter, .where
he was confined, refused to go or send for any of 'his
friends.

He was then remanded, and ordered to be brought
up this day.
A very eloquent old Lady, named Tatitha Thomp-
son, who re(ails apples, walnuts; and other fruit in
season, in the vicinity of Devonshire-square, charged
man named Cossden, who, is a Constable in her
neighbourhood,
,with a violent assault on her per-
son, and the total destruction of her vehicle, by
upsetting it, and throwing over her nierehandie into
the mud and all this for only humanely chiding
'him for barbarously taking a poor man to prison for
two shillings. He not only broke her barrow into
.a thousand pieces, but broke her knuckles with
sonie of the fragments, by striking her across the
hand.

Cogsden, however, told rather a'different story of
the provocation he had received. Mrs. Thompson,
he said, had long been a dreadful annoyance, to the
Whole neighbourhood, as a common scold ; that
she had, bOth on this occasion and frequently be-
fore; cursed him most bitterly ; called him by every
ill name she could invent ; told him he ought to
have been hangeti twenty yearS ago ; and, with up,
lifted hands, fervently prayed that she might:iive
to see his execution. He desired her to remove
her barrow, then on his premises, which she re-
fused to do, and he then did upset it ; upon
Which she tore a board from the vehicle, struck
him on the bock of the head, and set his blood
flowing about his ears ; and not till then did he
take up a piece of the broken barrow an&hit her
across the hand.

. .
The LORD MAYOR chid Mr. Cogsden for quar-
relling with an old woman, which led to this con-
fliCt, and ordered him to liay her five shillings for
the deatruttioo of her barrow.

Rebecca lionzain, and her sister, both Jewesses,
were charged with committing a vkaient assault on
a young woman of the same religion. The Com-
plainant stated, that the Defeadanta were persons of
bad chamber, and kept.a .house ODI fame. They
often requested her to go and live with them, but
she always refused; consequence of whichi-they
Vowed vengeance against her, and declared they
Would mark tier,face so- that she could not appear
in the streets. .On .Saturday last they met her in'
Petticoat-square; and, after abusing• her in the
most scurrilous Manner, knocked her down, and tore
her handkerchief in pieces.
One of the Defendants, after giving a charailer of
the Complainant, certainly not' the :most honour-
able, acknowledged that a blow had been struck by-
her sister, in consequence of much abuse and foul
language.
. The. LORD MAYOR, for a long time, heard them -
with patience ; but they at length all commenced -
speaking at one time, and he therefore desired that
they should retire, and settle the matter, by the.
Defendants making some compensation to the Com-
plainant for her torn handkerchief.

PUBLIC-OFFICE, HATTON-GA RDEN.—YeStCrday
three women and two men were brought.to the
above -Office, being charged on suspicion of robbing
John Sullivan, a Sailor, of 361. in Turnmill-street,
which he had received but a few hours befbre for
prize-money. They were, committed for re-exami-
nation ; as was a woman from -Islington, charged
with decoying a chili into the fields in order to strip
it.

Vic o N-HAr.r..—Mrs. Barrington and Mrs. Soames
were again brought up for a robbery, as we have be,
fore stated. As Miss Ilioogford is not yet in custody,
and Mr. Hallam, the Landlord of the Bell,. in Fleet-
street, where the robbery is said to have been com-
mitted, is so laid up with the. gout as to be unable to
attend, the final examination was postponed.
George Brock, charged by .Plannan, on suspicion
of committing divers Burglaries about Dulwich and
Camberwell, was, in-the absence of some persons
that have been lately robbed, _remanded to Monday
next, that they and others may. have an opportunity
to attend and identify his person.

An unfortunate accideat happened yeSterday on
the road to Woolwich :—A Gentlenian riding a
spirited young horse was met by a party of the
Train of Artillepy going to London, the horse be-
came restive, and reared, threw the rider' out of his
seat,, and his foot hanging in the stirrup, he was
dragged a considerable distance, when the foot
loosened; but, from the kicks of the animal, the
Gentleman lost his life. From his pocket-book, he
proved,to be a ',hop-fitaor ; some passengers carried
..off the body.
-On Saturday sennight, when Mr. Thomas Wil-
son, of Luckington, near Hull, was sitting up for
the purpose of watching his •apple tree, he saw,
about twelve o'clock, two horses at his barn door:
on going near the barn, he PercLived man who
was fining somo.sacks with wheat ; the man on see-
ing Mr. Wilson was attempting to run away, but
Mr. W. caught hold of him, and a lone scuffle en-
,sued ; the depredator, however, proved the con.;
queror, leaving behind him the horses, sacks, an old
great Coat, and old hat, which it .is to be hoped-will
lead to a discovery.