The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-25 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONAON, MONDAY, gOVEMBER 25, 1839.

now payable by law on letters transmitted by post to or
from Ireland, by way of Holyhead, in respect of the
Menai Bridge, and by way of Conway and Chester,
in respect of Conway Bridge, and by way of Milford
and Waterford, and also the additional rate of one half-
penny on letters conveyed by the post in any part of
Scotland by a mail-carriage with more than two wheels,
shall, on and after the said sth day of December next,
be wholly remitted, and shall cease to be payable.
That all additional rates for letters originally sent by
the general post, to places within the United Kingdom
or the said islands, directed beyond the limits of the
delivery of the general post, and delivered by any two-
penny post or penny post, or originally sent by any
twopenny or penny post, and afterwards passing through
the general post, shall be remitted and cease to be pay-
able, except on letters franked or exempted by law from
the general post rates, but subject to the twopenny or
penny post rates, which letters shall still continue liable
to, and chargeable with, the twopenny and penny post
rates, when transmitted by any such post.
That on all letters not exceeding half an ounce in
weight, and not being by law specially exempted from
the twopenny and penny post rates, transmitted by any
twopenny or penny post in London or Dublin (and not
having passed through or being intended to pass through
the general post), there shall, on and after the said sth
day of December next, be charged and taken a rate of
one penny only, provided such postage be pre-paid at
the time of posting the same. But in case any letter,
not being by law specially exempted as aforesaid,
transmitted by any such twopenny or penny post, shah
not be pre-paid when posted, or shall exceed half an
ounce in weight, there shall be taken the same rate of
postage as is now payable by law thereon.
That on all letters not specially exempted from penny
post rates, transmitted by any penny post in the
United Kingdom, or the said islands, other than Lon
don and Dublin, and not having passed through, or
being intended to pass through, the general post, there
shall, on and after the.sth day of December next, be
taken a rate of one penny as at present.
That no letter shall be sent by any such twopenny or
penny post exceeding four ounces in weight unless the
same shall have originally passed, or shall be intended
to pass, through the general post ; and in such last•
mentioned case not exceeding the weight of sixteen
ounces, unless specially authorised by this warrant as
aforesaid.
That all printed newspapers, parliamentary proceed-
in.'s, printed votes and proceedings of the Colonial
Le-
gislatures, printed prices current, commercial lists, p
riodical publication) posted at Falmouth, unstamp( .1
publications, banked:' parcels, patterns, samples, plant :-
tion accounts, deeds, books, pamphlets, and other
printed papers, soldiers' and seamen's letters, and other
letters, articles, and things which may now by law ce
sent by post, under certain regulations free of posta,..
or at reduced rates of postage, shall continue to hays
the benefit of all the exemptions and privileges they now
enjoy, and shall, if forwarded in conformity with sue.i
regulations, be charged with the same respective amounts
of postage as are now by law payable in respect thereof,
subject, nevertheless, to all the regulations and liabilities
now in force respecting the same.
That if any such newspapers, and other printed pa-
pers, letters, articles, and things, periodical publication-.
bankers' parcels, plantation accounts, deeds, books, and
pamphlets excepted, shall become chargeable with, and
liable to, the full letter rates of postage, such rates, an•
the treble duty on newspapers and other printed papers
in such cases as the same shall by law become payable
shall be charged and taken according to the scale of
weight and rates hereinbefore specified.
That the rates on the said periodical publications,
bankers' parcels, plantation accounts, deeds, books, an.l
pamphlets, shall be charged according to the scale and
limitation of weight now established and fixed, and with
the same amount of postage as would bylaw be charge-
able and payable if this warrant had not been mad:..
But in case any such rates shall exceed the rates el
postage to which the said publications and artie!, s
would become liable if charged according to the scale et
weight and rates of postage hereinbefore specified, then
the same shall be charged with postage under this w :-
rant, according to the scale and rates aforesaid, bank, rs'
parcels being in such last-mentioned case charged wwith
the same amount of postage to which any other letters
or packets of the same weight would be subject LA
liable, on being transmitted by the general post.
That on all letters transmitted by packet-boats be-
tween any ports in the British possessions in the West
Indies, and any port in Columbia or Mexico, purse iet
to the said Act of the first year of her present Majesty,
cap. 34, and on all letters transmitted by packet-h,,at
between any ports or places in the Red Sea or Persian
Gulf, and the East Indies, in pursuance of the ;aid
Act of the first year of her present Majesty, cap. 76,
and on all letters transmitted by packet-boat between
places in the Mediterranean and other places, purEu tut
to the said Act of the first and second years of b‘ r
present Majesty, cap. 97, and not exceeding half
ounce in weight respectively, there khan be taken the
like rates of postage us are by. law now payable in
respect of such letters being single letters, and, in case
the same shall exceed half an ounce in weight, there
shall be taken progressive and additional rates of p st-
age on such letters, according to the scale of wei,
hereinbefore contained, estimating and charging c.tch
additional rate at the amount payable for every such
single letter.
And we further order and direct that in all cases in
which the rate of fourpence hereby authorised to be
charged on letters transmitted by the post, not ex-
ceeding half an ounce in weight, shall exceed the duty of
postage which would be payable by law, according to
the existing rates on single letters so transmitted in ease
this warrant had not been made, there shall be taken
on such letters the like rates of postage only, and
more, as would by law be payable according to the
existing rates, by distance or otherwise, in respect of
such single letters, and on any such letters exceeding
half an ounce in weight there shall be charged and odd
the progressive additional rates, accordior, to the s
hereinbefore contained, estimating and ;barging c ..h
additional rate at the amount payable according to •
existing rates, by distance or otherwise, for ever: •
single letter, provided always, and we hereby de.
that nothing herein contained shall extend to or
anywise construed to affect the rates of postage p •
under an Act passed in the year 1764 (being
Geo. 3, cap. 23) on letters transmitted by th,. •
within or between any of the British dominions in . -
rice or the West Indies, and not passing to or fro:
United Kingdom or the islands hereinbefore ment ,
or to alter the mode of charging such letters so 1 .
such rates are now payable by law.
That on all general post letters posted within:
United Kingdom, or the said islands, but r

including letters addressed to France (which, -. It
reference to existing treaties between his late :: I-
jesty King William the Fourth, or her present "la-
jesty, and his Majesty the King of the French, are t:) he
excepted), if exceeding one ounce in weight, the puit-
age shall be payable by the sender at the time of po...ag
the same ; and if any such letter shall be posted wit ~ut
the postage being so pre-paid, there shall be takci; ~n
every such letter, double the postage to which such ~:t-ter
ter would otherwise have been liable according to the
several and respective progressive and additional t Jes
and scale of weight hereinbefore mentioned ; and i:1 all
other cases the rates of postage from time to time :,:;y-
-able under this warrant shall be paid and payable in I.le
manner prescribed and directed by the said Act of :lie
first year of her present Majesty, cap. 34, sec. 2.
' That the terms and expressions used in this warrant
shall be construed according to the respective inter!, sta-
tions of the terms and expressions contained in an Aot
passed in the first year of her present Majesty, cal.:;,;,
intituled " An Act for consolidating the laws relati+ :. to
offences against The Post-office of the United King im,
and for regulating the judicial administration o: ;Le
Post-office lays, and for explaining certain t '!ins
and expressioqs employed in those laws," so far as
those interprettitions are not repugnant to the subject,
or inconsistent with the context of such terms and ex-
pressions ; and the lonian Islands shall be entitled to
all the benefit and advantages hereby granted in E. uur
of her Majest postagecolonies, and the rates of postage :,e-
-tween such is nds and the United Kingdom, an i the
f
islands firstly. hereinbefore mentioned, shall be ch:ir4e-
able and pays le as on letters forwarded to and f; em
her Majesty' colonies.
Provided fatly, and we hereby declare, that it shall
be lawful for the Lords Commissioners for the lime
being of her Majesty's Treasury, or any three of them,
by warrant under their hands, at any time herea;ter,
to alter or repeal any of the rates hereby altered, or the
regulations hereby made, and to make and establish any
new or other rates or regulations in lieu thereof, and,
from time to time, to appoint at what time the rates
that may be payable are to be paid.
As witness our hands this 22d day o INovember, 18:39.
MELBOURNE,
F. BARING,
H. TUFNELL.

PILCHARD FISHERY.--PENZANCE.—Fxty-
five hogsheads of pilchards were landed from Mullion
on Wednesday se'nnight, caught by the " Friends" semi
at that place. Tho seaners in this bay were all last
week on the 100k-out, expecting the fish would corn:! in,
but we are sorry to add they did not. The only :ight
the huers had of them was from Mullion Hills, when
large shoals were seen passing eastward. The semis
Pay, but the weather is unfavourable.
aressrti.ll in
IVES.—..We have now secured all the pil-
chards taken, about 7,000 hogsheads. The drift 1;,) its
have been rather unsuccessful during the past wcek ;
several Mount's Bay boats are here on the lit, log
fishery, but if they are not more fortunate than hitii, r:o,
they willy Q nextuAy
.w—ee
Ilk
11)e
ta.v et
this date
dtia'itse season.
pilchardsason !!
5.-
been taken by our seaners—a few thousands only 1)g
brought in by the drift nets. The scans are t i,e
kept afloat this month, and then housed.„
N
ARRIVALS AT BATH.—,EarI
,on:. • ss
of Mount Edgecumbe, the Lord Bishop of D. • cr,
Lady Ellenborough, Dowager Lady Brotvnlow,
O'Neill, Lord and Lady Maclaine, Earl and Cou,:tess
of Cork, Honourable and Rev. R. Boyle, Colonel. Ito•
binson, Shubrick, &c.

COUNTY COURT OF REQUESTS.

BOTH DEAF.—Upon the names of Harpur and
Jacobs being called on, the parties made their way to
the table, each accompanied by a friend.
" Well, sir," said Harpur, " I'm a pig-dealer, and
:.,lister Jacobs comes to me, when it was werry fine dry
:tilling weather, and incordingly the cattle was wally-
able, and a-fetching a good price, and he agrees to take
nine head on me ; but, as he said he hadn't got enough
money to pay for all, he'd take away only five, as he
did incordingly, and took away five of the best of the
cattle. Says he, I'll come to-morrow morning and
fetch 'tother four ;' but he didn't, and I keeps 'em a
matter of a week for him, and as they was a heating
a precious sight of meal and taters, I sells 'em at a loss
of one pun ten.
Commissioner—But how was it that you so Id the
pigs so much below the price the defendant was: ) have
paid for them ?
Harpur—Why you see, Sir, directly arter takes
away the cattle, the weather, quite unawares, Bits right
down muggy, and warn't fit to kill at all, and so the
cattle didn't sell for so much as he'd agreed to give, not
by one pun ten for thejour as be left.
Commissioner—Well, Mr. Jacobs, tell us your story
about " the cattle ?"

Jacobs—lt's all gammon about killing weather, 'cause
the pigs as I bayed was all on 'em alive, and he might
have kept 'em till the weather warn't muggy : and as
for the mash as the cattle was a heating of, I should like
to know why I should pay for fattening his pigs ?
that 'ad be a pretty go, I do think.
Harpur, upon having this passage conveyed to him, in
a shout, exclaimed, " Why, what does the waggerbun
mean ?—warn't I fattening the cattle again sich times as
he was for to fetch 'em ?"
Jacobs evidently heard the disagreeable ord " wag-
gerbun," for he burst out into a deaf man's tale, viz.—
one told in a loud voice and of a day's length—that is,
it would doubtlessly have been, had he been allowed to
" hold on." " You gives your pigs salt wittles, you
does ; you know it," said Jacobs, " and then you makes
'em drink till they 'most bustes."
The two deaf pig-dealers would have gone till Dooms-
day, had the Commissioner not interfered, and recom-
mended them to " moderate the rancour of their
tongues." This recommendation was backed by the deaf
gentlemen's friends, and ultimately the parties agreed to
settle the matter of Court.
MUCH SWEARING IN A LITTLE COURT.—" It is a
shameful thing," says a certain writer, " to be weary
when what we search for is excellent," and the anxiety
evinced by the worthy Commissioners of this Court to
elicit truth and administer justice to the numerous small
litigants who resort to it, is certainly praiseworthy ; but
this anxiety induces a practice perhaps peculiar to these
minor courts of equity, which grates sadly upon the
consciences of those who abominate perjury. The Judge
here frequently swears both plaintiff and defendant, as
well as the witnesses of both sides. Take the following
as an illustration of what sometimes occurs :
The plaintiff and defendant having presented them-
selves at the table,
The Commissioner says to the defendant, " Do you
admit the debt ?" Defendant—No.
Commissioner (to the officer of the Court)—Swear
the plaintiff.
The officer swears the plaintiff.
Commissioner (to plaintiff)—On your oath, does the
defendant owe you this money ? Plaintiff—l swear he
does.

Vv
Defendant—l can be upon my oath Ido not owe the
money.
Commissioner—Swear the defendant.

The defendant is sworn.

Commissioner (to defendant)—What have you to
say to this claim? Defendant—l swear that I have
paid him long ago.
Plaintiff—l have a witness here who will swear that
the defendant has admitted to him that he owes me
the money.
Commissioner—Swear the plaintiff's witness.
Plaintiff's witness sworn.

Commissioner (to plaintiff's witness)—What do you
know about the matter? Plaintiff's witness—l swear
that the defendant admitted to me be owed the money,
a day or two ago.
Defendant—l have a witness here who can swear that
the plaintiff admitted to him that I have paid the money
now sued for.

Commissioner—Swear the defendant's witness.
Defendant's witness sworn.
Commissioner—What do you know of the case ?
Defendant's witnesss—l swear that the plaintiff told
we that the defendant had paid him the debt.
The worthy Commissioner then addresses the jury,
observes that the question is one of testimony, and that
it is entirely within their province to say which of the
parties they believe.
All this may be necessary in the search after truth,
but it must be confessed that it is a very painful exhi-
bition.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOIV-ST.REET.

DARING ROBBERY.—JOAAL Bird was brought up by
Payne, one of the constables of the F division, charged
with the following daring robbery.
Mr. David Myers, a ws itchmaker, residing in the
Strand, stated that on Fr iday evening, about eight
o'clock, he saw the prisoner and another man lurking,
about opposite to his shop- window ; that after watch-
ing the window for some time, he distinctly saw the
prisoner remove part of ODE! of the panes of glass that
was previously loose, and. abstract a silver hunting
watch from the window. The prisoner and his compa-
nion immediately ran off, followed by witness, who im-
mediately raised a cry of " Stop thief !" When turn-
ing the corner into Southampton-street the prisoner was
stopped, and taken into cu stody by a policeman, but his
companion succeeded in effecting his escape. On sub-
sequently examining his stock, witness missed two va-
luable gold watches frow his shop-window, which lie
had no doubt had also be en stolen from thence by the
prisoner and his confeder ;ate. Witness had not yet suc-
ceeded in tracing any or the property, no part of it
having been found on th E: prisoner at the time of his ap-
prehension.
A policeman stated th .at before the alarm was given
he saw the prisoner and another man walking together
near the shop of the prosNeutor.
The prisoner said he sh ould reserve his defence for
another occasion.
Mr. JARDINE said, that the case was so clear that he
should at once commit th e pr;soner for trial.
SELLING INDECENT I? VBLICATIONS.—Duncombe, a
book-seller in Long-acre,. was brought up on a warrant,
charged at the instance ,o.ff the Society for the Suppres-
sion of Vice, with selling • several books and prints of an
indecent and improper kind.
Mr. Clarkson atten Cled for the prosecution, and
Mr. Charles Phillips fo r the prisoner.
Thomas Sanders pro ved that on the 24th of October
he purchased of the de Eendant the books produced, at
his shop in Long-acre. —(They were of the most dis-
gusting kind.)
A warrant was irnm. )diately obtained against him, but
he kept out of the w 1 ty until Thursday evening, when
he was taken into env. ady.
Mr. Clarkson said the defendant was quite incor-
rigible. He had been already convicted by a jury three
times of a similar offen
The defendant atten Ypted to prove that he was not
the person who sold th e books, and stated that he was at
Boulogne at the time stated by the witness.
Mr. JARDINE, howe .ver, convicted him, and sentenced
him to six weeks' imps sonment in the House of Cor-
rection.

The defendant gave t totice of appeal, and entered into
sureties to prosecute the appeal, himself in 601., and two
sureties in 30/. each.

MARLBOR OUGH-STREET.

On Saturday Willis at Gellert, of No. 21, Cecil-
court, St. Martin's lane came before Mr. DYER, to
ask for a summons again! it persons connected with Queen
Adelaide's Lying-in H ospital, Queen-street, Golden-
square, under the fo Hewing extraordinary circum•
stances :---The hospital is a charitable institution, sup-
ported principally by voluntary contributions. The ap-
plicant said his wife, al tout two months ago, paid the
usual fee, and went intc the hospital until her accouche-
ment was over. She h, ad been delivered about three
weeks, when, upon sot ne part of her family calling to
see her on Monday,i the' were told that the woman and
child had died the prey ious Saturday. Applicant sent
an undertaker to the ha spital, to make the necessary ar-
rangements for the fune, -al. It was then discovered that
the infant was missing, and when inquiry was made the
applicant was told that it had been buried. The appli-
cant having occasion to t !all upon the registrar to make the
necessary declarations respecting the death of his wife,
•
took the opportunity of i nquiring concerning the registra-
tion of the child. The ri cgistrar, in answer, declared that
the infant had not been t e istered.
Suspecting something
wrong, as the child at tl se g
time of its death was three
weeks old, he returned to the hospital, and then re-
ceived the information t hat his dead child had been sent
to the School of Anatol ny in Windmill-street. He re-
ceived an order from tb e Secretary, Robert Barnes, for
the delivery of his chili 1 ; and on presenting it at Wind-
mill-street school be o otained the body, which had evi-
dently been subjected t o some surgical operation. When
he received back the b ody of his wife, to his great dis.
gust and astonishment, he ascertained that the body had
been opened without consulting him, or even acquaint-
ing him that such an in tention existed on the part of the
managers of the hospital. Applicant went to the hos-
pital to get back his v ife's clothes. He was told that
nothing was known of them. Applicant wrote to the
Committee, stating all the circumstances of the case, and
demanding the restorat .ion of his dead wife's wearing ap-
parel. To his letter he received a written reply, signed by
Robert Barnes, Hon. Secretary, acquainting him that
the Committee had fi Illy investigated the case ; and
being of opinion his a ssertions were unfounded, they
would take no further notice of his complaints. Ap•
plicant wrote a second ti me, expressing surprise that the
Committee could have i nvestigated without hearing evi-
dence, and offering to p rove all he had before advanced.
To this letter he had as yet received no answer. Com-

plainant then wrote to Dr. Andrews, the medical ma-
nager, a full statement of the circumstances. As he
could not obtain the restitution of his wife's clothes, he
wished to know if the Magistrate would grant him a
summons ? _ _ .

Mr. DYER said his experience, as a Magistrate,
obliged him to say that in cases where complaints were
made against boards of charitable institutions, where
the accused had an opportunity of explanation, they
invariably made it quite clear that the complaint was
unfounded, and that they had fair grounds for their
proceedings. But even if he were inclined to take no-
tice of the ex parte application, he did not see how he
could act, or against whom he could issue a summons.
His advice was, for the complainant to make another
application to the Committee, and then if he could get
no satisfactory reply, it would be open to consideration
what step a Magistrate could take to assist him in clear-
ing up the matters of which he now complained.
The applicant promised to follow this advice, and
then left the Court.