The Sun.
London, England, 1830-07-22 00:00:00

MANSION-HOUSE.

Three men, named Clarke, Cooper, and Holmes,
were brought before the LORD MAYOR charged
upon suspicion of having stolen a horse and cart in
the country, and with having stowed the cart with
property, in their way to town, from premises of
various people between London and Suffolk.
Several geese, it appeared, had been brought to
market in London, without being lit for sale. Some
of theSe geese were smothered, and some were alive,
but they were all in the most wretched condition,
and of course they were sold at very low prices.
There, are always about the fowl-market numerous
touters for the eating-house keepers, and by those
every goose or other bird, either dead or half dead,
is bought up, and however skinny or aged it may
be, soon made tender by the operations of beating
and steaming. Those dealers, however, purchase
at very insignificant prices, as they are not able with
all their skill 'to communicate the flavour of goose
to the animal of that name in which they trade.
Seventeen of the geese in question were sold for
less than It, and it was observed that the fellow
had a horse and cart of Suffolk quality with him.
Several suspicious circumstances connected with the
three prisoners were observed by the city officers,
who watched their motions, and at last found one
of them disposing of the horse and cart, after hav-
ing got rid of the contents of the cart.

An officer from Suffolk, appeared,and requested
NLORDat the MANOR d permit him to take
the prisoners down to that county, in order to have
the examination conducted before one of the Ma-
gistrates there.
It was said that the owner of the cart had in-
dulged himself on the night of the robbery in too
much sale and grog, and that those who stole his
horse and cart committed the robbery under cir-
cumstances of a very ludicrous description. Finding
that he was lying drunk in his cart, which stood
amongst other vehicles, in some of which were
calves and lambs, they bundled him amongst the
calves, and took away in his place a well grown
calf, leaving him covered with hay. The owner of
the calves happening to have a drop in himself, did
not knew any thing of the exchange until he had
nearly reached home, when hearing a noise proceed
from the substitute, whose stomach began to revolt
at the severe jolting, he shoved a stick in amongst
the calves, and soon found out his mistake. For
some time the impression on the mind of the driver
was, that the man ho was driving was an accomplice
in the robbery, but the surprise and terror of the
latter convinced him of the contrary.
The prisoners were immediately sent off to the
gaol of Suffolk.

A Scotchman, named James Grey, and his wife
and two children, were brought before the LORD
MAYOR, having been found by an officer looking,
but not asking, for alms. The melancholy group,
after walking about for a length of time, sat down
apparently exhausted on the steps of a hall door, and
the officer seeing that there was no hoax in their
distreis, procured them some food and a lodging.
fbe LORD MAYOR asked the man what brought
him to London whets he could support his family at
home P—Grey said very candidly that he came to
town for the purpose of bettering his condition.
lie came to town with money enough to support
his family for five or six weeks, but failing to get
employment on account of the heavy rains, he was,
when Ills money was out, driven into the streets.

The LOUD MAvolt—Why, what a fool you were
to leave a certainty for an uncertainty. Why did
you not ask some of your countrymen about London
before you left Scotland ?-orey said he had pro-
ceeded cautiously. From some of his countrymen
he had heard there was plenty of money to be had
in London; and he found that those who spoke
against it never returned home.—(Laughter.) He
therefore thought he stood a good chance of doing
well.

The LORD MAYOR—And what do you wish me
to do for you ?---Grey begged to be sent home to
Glasgow with his family. He was sure of obtain-
ing his livelihood there, whatever might be the state
of the weather; and he vowed that he would never
leave it again.
The LORD MAYOR told him, that if he would
promise not to come to London again to make his
fortune, something should be done for him; and his
Lordship having received a very solemn assurance to
that effect, applied to a society for benefiting poor
wanderers from Scotland, and sent the unfortunate
adventUrer and his family home.

110W-STItEET.
Yesterday Jamei Crest, the driver and part pro-
pietor of the " Telegraph"' Brighton coach, ap-
peared before Mr. MiNsuull., to answer to an in-
formation laid against him under the provisions of
the Act of Geo. 111., c. 48, for abuse to u fare.
Augustus Amyott, Esq., of College-house, Wor-
cestershire, and at present residing in James's-street,
Westminster, stated, that on Thursday morning
last he took an outside place to Croydon in the de-
fendant's coach, at the Ship Inn, Charing-cross.
On arriving at the Elephant and Castle, there were
some persons to be conveyed to Brighton, and the
defendant asked witness if he would be good enough
to go inside, and after some hesitation, he consented
to do so. A few minutes after he had taken his
place, the defendant wished him to get out alto-
gether, which he (witness) refusedto do. The de-
fendant then told him that a Croydon coach had
just drawn iip, and had room outside for a passen-
ger. Witness, to accommodate the coachman, got
out, but finding that the only place which the
Croydon coach had vacant was one inside, he re-
fused to take it, and resumed his place in the de-
fendant's coach. On reaching the Horns, at Ken-
nington, the defendant took up a wan and a boy
more than he was licensed to carry. This cir-
cumstance was objected to by some of the other
passengers, and an altercation arose in consequence.
The defendant, thinking it was he (witness) who
hud raised the objection, said, " Are you not u
pretty fellow to: prevent one from taking up a pas-
senger ?" When the coach arrived at Croydon,
witness told the defendant that it was his intention
to lay an information against him for carrying mme
passengers than the law allowed, to which the de-
fendant replied, " Oh, you may do as you please;
I should like to give you a - good hiding. When
such fellows as you can get nothing to steal upon
the road, you turn informer', but no Magistrate
will listen to what fellows like you can say."- Wit-
ness made no answer to this abuse, but having paid
his fare, walked away, having first, however, taken
the number of the defendants coach.

The coachman in his defence denied the expres-
sions imputed to him, but admitted that he was irri-
tated on finding that the complainant bad prevented
him from taking up two fares to Brighton, by which
be would have got I/..56., instead of a 36. fare to
Croydon.

Mr. Mtssuur.r. severely reproved the defendant
for his insolent and unbecoming conduct. Ile had,
it appeared, got into an ill humour at starting, and
had curried it with him to Croydon, for no other
cause than that the gentleman did not choose to re-
sign his place to accommodate him. Such conduct
was not to be tolerated, and must be visited by the
highest penalty which the law allowed.
The defendant offered to make an apology for his
cond►►ct to Mr. Amyott, but

Mr. MINSIIULL said, it was a case in which be
could not allow any such compromise to take place.
Ile regretted that the penalty was not higher than
405.; for certainly if it had been, he would not have
mitigated any part of it.

The defendant .was fined 405., which he paid with
a very bad grace, and was discharged.
Lieut. Charles :Daniel Houghton *as placed at the
bar, charged with having, on the 19th inst., before
Sir John Dayiey, Knight, one of the JustiCes of the
Court of King :a Beach, at his Lordship's Chambers,
in serjetines km, feloniously personated Otte Charles
Evelyn :Houghton, for the purpose of entering bail
for W. Fowle, ha the said VV. Fowle being at the
time a prisoner in the custody of the Marshal of the

Marsha'sea prison, at the suit of Mr. Charles Eicke,
a

The prisoner, before any evidence against him
was taken, requested a postponement of the case
until next Saturday, and there being no objection
made to this course by Mr. Eicke, who attended to
prosecute,
Mr. HALLS ordered the prisoner to be remanded
until the day mentioned.