The Sun.
London, England, 1825-12-31 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THE MASQUERADERS.—One Mr. Watson appeared to I
answer the charge of a Mr. Frost, a cabinet-maker. It appeared
that as Mr. Frost was descending the stairs of the Argyle-
rooms, about six o'clock yesterday morning, Mr. Watson came
up to him and gave him a thump with his fist. Mr. Frost did
not return the blow, but inquired why he had attacked him ?
" Because you have been threshing one of my pals," was Mr.
Watson's reply, and he dealt another thwack on the unfortunate
Mr. Frost. So far there appeared to have been no reason on
earth for this outrage, but Mr. Frost explained that whilst he
was promenading-the rooms with two ladies, Mr. Watson and
some of his friends came up to him and assaulted the ladies in
a very indelicate manner ; this led to a remonstrance on the part
of Mr. Frost, and to the assault already detailed. Mr. Frost's
evidence was fully confirmed, and Mr. Watson was ordered
to find bail for his future appearance.—Another charge was
then preferred against Mr. Watson, for an assault on a young
man named Craig, who officiated as constable. Craig, on
seeing the fracas between Mr. Watson and Mr. Frost, went up
to them, and said, " Gentlemen, no fighting can be allowed
here." " Who are you ?" said Mr. Watson, and seizing him
by the collar with his left hand, he gave him a most unmerciful
body blow with the right. lie gave him a second blow of the
same kind, when Craig struck bins with his staff on the bridge
of the nose, which caused a copious flow of blood to make -its
appearance. Some other officers then came up, and Mr. Wat-
son was secured.—Mr. Watson said he had not given any pro-
vocation to Craig which could induce him to assault him on the
bridge of the nose ; and, in fact, he contended that he had not
committed the assault stated. Some of the officers, however,
same forward, and proved that Mr. Watson did use Craig in

the manner stated, and that he was hard put to it to defend
himself against so vigorous on assailant as Mr. Watson. Mt.
Watson, however, said he could bring forward plenty of wit-
nesses to prove he was not the assaulter. There was John
Reeve, of the Adelphi, and Mr. Somebody, of Covent-garden,
and a variety of other gentlemen, whom he could bring forward
oti his behalf—Mr. CONANT said, he would give every oppor•
tunity for the case to be impartially heard, and it was postponed
until next Tuesday.

WORSHIP-STREET.
THE SILK TRADE.—Yesterday a person named Daniel Mil.
well, a journeyman silk-weaver, charged with embezzling
quantity of silk, the property of his employer, Mr. Charles
Brown, of Church-street, Spitalfields, was brought before .fir•
BENNET and Mr. TWYFORD, by Hanley, an officer of thiS
establishment.

It appeared from Mr. Brown's statement, that in the course
of last August the prisoner received from him a quantity of silk
for the purpose of manufacturing, which, with the bobbins,
weighed I.llbs. 3.30 z., and some time afterwards he returned
105 yards of manufactured silk, weighing 41bs. Boz. Mr. D.
then stated that the prisoner had absconded with the remainder.
Mr. BENETT—What, did he not return even the bobbins?
Mr. Brown said he had returned merely the 105 yards of silk
immediately after which he ahsconded.
Sir. BENETT—Can you state the neat loss of silk, after de-
ducting the usual allowance, and the weight of the bobbins ?
111 r. Brown replied, that the loss on the prisoner's loom was
31bs. 1 loz., and on that worked by hiS wife 21b. 6 oz., making
altogether a loss of 61b. loz. of silk.

The prisoner did not offer a word in reply to the charge. ,
The Magistrates were of opinion that this was one of thel
most aggravated cases of the kind that had come before thent
and one which called for the infliction of the full, extent cu.
punishment awtfrded by the Silk Act.
The prisoner was sentenced to an imprisonment of three
months in the House of Correction.

PRISON DISCIPLINE OF SCOTLAND.—We are
glad to learn that the LORD ADVOCATE, in Pe'
suance of the very liberal and beneficial measure,
which he has already taken for improving the..
Police and administration of jusCce in Scotland,
has recently applied to the Sheriffs for a particle
lar return as to the state of the different gaols ht
Scotland, and requesting remarks from the
Sheriffs as to the state of the prisons in each
county, and suggestions as to their improvement;
His Lordship's queries comprehend, umotigs,
other things, whether there is any airing grou":
connected with the prison ; and whether tbd
number of gaols might with advantage be redUCe;
either by the establishment of one prison in Oct
' county, or by the establishment of one prisu" aro
each circuit town for the reception of all prise°
belonging to the district ?--(Scotch • Paper)

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CORONER'S INQUEST.—A IncrioSt was '-1
day holden at the Plough public—house, before T. STIO,1" sP,
Esq., Coroner, on view of the body of Catherine Jeniclt
interesting young woman, only 18 years old, the datigt;#o4
Mr. J. Jenkins, landlord of the above house. It Atia;
from the evidence, that on Wednesday morning the deeeoTaoo
eaten her breakfast apparently in good health and spirinoo
whilst the servant, who was assisting her to dress, wabottes
stairs, she was suddenly taken ill, and was in a few
after discovered in a state of total insensibility. Mr.-Ireloll
stir-,eotii who was called in, described the deceased in;
beet: lir..sfiously subject to fits of epilepsy, which la
static assumed the character of apoplexy, and tbete
be mv•tiotybt that her death was occasioned by one of 01;0
had tried the ordinary methods of bleeding, inflating the • bot -
a~~ilatln the ,
nest, &c. so as to cause a re-action, hut ed
efiect, Stie Jury expressed themselves satisfied, and 7
a verdict of " Died by the visitation •of God."

COAL MARKET, DEC. 30. Deno
'Adnies, 35s lid—Burdon, 3t;s 3d—Beaumont. 30,-".„°37V
Primrose, 35s—Eigliton Moor, 53s—Heaton, 36s 6" liz"inior
Hebburn Main, 37s 3d to 37 6d—Holywell, 35s
worth, 37s—Liddel's Main, 33s 3d—Ord's Reclimgh, •
364
law, 375--Percy East, 35s tid—Shipcote, 33s—Townlef, d Ca;
Willington, 37s 6d—Wylarn, ,37s Wl—Walls End Bel • end
38s 6d—Walls End Bewicke and Co. 40s 6d---VV,11119 PQI•
Green's, 333 9d to 34s—Walls End Hotspur, 375--110,-,,-0 tc".
Newmareh,- 38s 3d—Walls End Northumberland, '),lew-
-37s—Walls Riddell's, 38s Fkl—Walls End Russell's,t,"";,bol
Walls End Walker, 37s 9a—ll etton's iOs"—ma- Coo
small, 21s 6d—Cowpen, 9d—Hartley,
525-- 11 ed worth Main,' 32s—Lambton Primrose, 37631°11,t0
W
gue, 30s—Russell's Lyon's, :;9s—Russell's fetton s
End, 41s lids to 41s 9d—Neshain Main, 37s 6d---Walllbtlu
Hetton, 42s—Walls End Lyon's, 39s—Walls End Lanl.9si;
425--ships at market, 19.}—Ships sold, 56--Ur:L...4°1t.../
I
40s 6d--Stone

COURSE OF EXCHANGE, Dec. 30. ,
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Antwerp 4; 12 it ri•
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7700 10 ~ p
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Frank forton the ,Main
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Malta
Palermo
Lisbon ,2Naples ••• 3f
1:905:
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501
301
Oporto
Rio Janeiro
Bahia 5O
Buenos Ayres
Dublin .... 9i Cork 9} pet Cent, 01,
BULLION 0 Pei
l'orttm'al Gold,in Coin I. 0 ,
Foreign Gold, in Bars • s 17 °
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New Dollars •
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Silver Standard in Bars, 0 °
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BIRTHS. of
At Petersfield, on Tuesday, the 27th inst., the La"' ..4c
Ateheson, Ksq. of a daughter. ~ Goont`'
At Norfolk-house, on Friday, the 30th inst., tile fl 4
Surrey, of a son,
On Thursday, the 29th inst., Mrs. Von der klerie'° lc
Tai
On of a daughter.
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On the 28th inst., in Cadogan-place, the lady of . ,
of
Smith, Esq., of a son. the WV
On Thursday, L . South-house, Lancing,
Rev. Dr. Butcher, of a son.

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