The Sun.
London, England, 1838-12-14 00:00:00

THAMES-OFFICE.

Yesterday John Gibbons, a waterman, known by the cog-
nomen of Scandalous Jack, was brought before Mr. Ballan-
tine and Mr. Broderip, on a charge of having, in conjunc-
tion with two others in custody, smuggled a large quantity
of tobacco. Two others, James Borrett and Samuel
Vincent, alias Winson, were afterwards put to the bar with
Gibbons. After evidence in proof of the charge,
Mr. BRODERIP said the case was fully made out against
the two first named, and the Bench had no alternative but
to pass the sentence of the law, which was that the prisoner
do pay a fine of 1001. to the Queen, and be imprisoned
until it was paid. He must apply to the Board of Customs
for a remission of the punishment, and if there were any
circumstances in the case which would justify any leniency
being shown the Commissioners of Customs would no doubt
reduce the fine.
Mr. Cook, of the Customs' Solicitor's-office, said that no
orders had been given by the Board to reduce the penalty.
The prisoner was an old offender, and the law must take its
course.

Mr. BALLANTINE said this case was part of another
transaction in which Gibbons had participated.
Borrett and Vincent, alias IVinson, whose family are
well-known smugglers, were then put to the bar.
Theinculpatory evidence having been completed, the
Magistrates inquired if the necessary informations had been
prepared against the prisoners ? Mr. Cook said the pri-
soners had only been recently captured, and that he had
not had time to report the case to the Board.
Mr. BRODERIP then said he should detain tile prisoners
until this day, when they will bo again brought up for final
examination.

DEATH FROM GLANDERS.—Last week an old
man, an ostler in Musselburgh, died of this horrible dis-
ease. He had been employed in training a horse which
was affected with it, and unfortunately pricked his thumb
below the nail ; the thumb swelled, and was treated as a
case of whitlow. When too late, the true nature of the
disease was discovered ; and in turning the poor man
before his death, the flesh actually dropped off various
parts of his body. This is the third or fourth instance,
within these few months, of death from this horrible dis-
ease.—Glasgow Chronicle.
So great is the opposition at present between the
coaches on the Bath and Bristol road, that some of them
are carrying passengers from London to Bristol for 12s. in-
side and 6s. out.

On Saturday morning, about ten o'clock, as the
Bushey coach was passing up the Edgevrare-road, the fore-
wheel flew off, and the coach came to the ground with a loud
crash. There were three passengers besides the coachman,
all of whom escaped with a few slight bruises, except Mr .
Denley, the master of the Commercial Boarding-school at
Bushey, who had his thigh crushed in a dreadful manner.
The unfortunate gentleman was immediately taken to the
Western General Dispensary, Lisson-grove, where he re-
mains in a state of considerable danger.
CHARTISTS.—On Friday evening last a
meeting was held in Kelso. We are again constrained to
remind our friendi belonging to the working classes thae,
whilst we fully sympathiso with them in their distresses
andprivations, arising from the existence of monopolies and
drawbacks upon the exerci?e of their industrial capital-
-whilst we deem most of them to be acting from the
purest motives, and from perfect conviction—whilst we
-
would eschew talking lightly of a large, influential, and re-
spegt4bla class of our fellovv-citizens—whilst we observe
the pressmre ot iniflpitous laws, which are goading them to
madness—and tb4t tli,e ;*eie,ted few are forbidding the
working classes to feel tiot

‘ Weariness • • • •
Can snore upon the flint, when restive sloth
FirOs the down pillow hard"—
Yet we again and h.gain say, that the doctrine of Universal
Suffrage is not, as according to their notions, founded on
natural, inherent, and indefeasible right_least of all is it
founded on expediency in the existing circumstances of this
country. Bat we have shown the untenability of the
doctrine of Universal guffrAge, in an article under
the head of " Review of Politica 40 Literaturo
and, regretting that in England at least, such men as
Feargua O'Qpnpor, Stephens, and gastler, have been ab!e
y
to lead astray so many of the population.—Kelso Chronicle.
On Sunday evening, about baifTpait eight? A oung
woman was seen by several persons to precipitate herself
from the top of Blackfriars-bridge into the river, and after-
wards to cling to a piece of timber, that bad been placed
there in PDTl.494e9,ap of the repairs now going on. Her
shrieks attracted the aiteaio of ,39FT 9t.ermen belong-
ing to the Thames Police, who immealatefy put tk her
assistance, and succeeded in rescuing her from a watery
grave, after she had been immersed for upwards of a quarter
of 4P hog: