The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-25 00:00:00

Mr. Bradfield, who has been long connected with the
coal trade, applied on Saturday to the Lord Mayor, to be
heard on the subject of the exorbitantly high price of the
commodity, in the expectation of being able to convince
his Lordship that the interposition of the Court of Alder-
men, if it were granted, would have the effect of lowering,
at least of preventing the increase of the price of that in-
dispensable article of domestic consumption. A great deal
bad been said against the coal-owners of the north and
their monopoly, and the existing evil of inordinate high
price was falsely attributed to them. Nothing, in fact,
could be more fallacious. The fault lay in London, and
was to be found in the bad supply of coal-meters, as ap-
peared from the daily lists of the vessels waiting to be dis-
charged. It was only necessary to go to the coal-market
to be convinced of the fact, and if a proper supply of offi-
cers were afforded, the poor, who were now charged ls. I Od.
and Is. lid. a bushel for coals, would be supplied at the
rate of ls. 2d.—the price at venich they ought to be now
selling.

The LORD MAYott said that Mr. Bradfield was com-
pletely mistaken in supposing that a sufficient number of
coal-meters were not employed. In fact, those officers
were in such numbers, that except in a case of glut, which
very seldom took place, they were but very inadequately
employed. It was out of the power of the Court of Al-
dermen, by any regulations they could make, to cause any
improvement in a system which had its rise and was sup-
ported by the great coalowners, and which could not be
checked -except facilities were afforded to competition by
the Legislature.

Mr. Bradfield declared that the coal-factors and buyers
of London settled the price regularly at their dinners, to
which none but members were admissible.

The LORD MAYOR said that Mr. Bradfield merely ima-
gined such things ; that the experience of every one who
investigated the nature of the complaint knew that the
evil had its origin elsewhere, and that the appointment of
more coal-meters would be a ludicrous way of remedying
it, which he should not be silly enough to advise.

GUILDHALL.
Yesterday, Wm. Warren, a journeyman shoemaker, was
brought before Mr. Alderman PIRIE, charged, upon his
own confession, with having stolen ten pairs of shoes.
Mr. Hoppe not having reached the Justice Roo,Dl in
time, the prisoner was remanded.

HATTON-GARDEN..
Yesterday, William Leet and Cha-,:ies rearsi Weli-
yi
known pickpockets, were brought bPP.ore Mr. LAING, cliarged
with picking pockets.
The prisoners denied tine cbarge, but they were commit-
ted to the Housgrr borrection for three months and hard
labour,

innianta was brought up by Keys, the overseer of
St, Pancras, charged with having deserted his wife and two
children, and leaving them chargeable to the parish.
The prisoner said that he had only _been in work five
weeks, and he did not feel himself bound to support his
wife, who was a bad character before he married her, and
her mother forced her to leave him—he did not desert her.
Mr. LAING told him that he had married her with all her
faults, and be was bound to contribute to her support.
He was committed to the House of Correction, and hard
labour, for one month.

QUEEN- S Q UARE.
A. young woman, named Sarah Evans, was charged be-
fore Messrs. BUItRELL and WHITE with attempting to
drown herself in the canal in St. James's Park. Upon
being questioned, she said that she had been seduced.
The MAGISTRATES ordered the father to be sent for., and
upon his undertaking to keep a watchful, eye umn his
daughter, and upon her promise of amewlment, sive was or-
dered to be given up to him.

A young woman, named Cross, ar;peared upon a charge
of assaulting a police constable, "''
no had attempted to take
her into the custody for disora.,rly conduct. •
Elliott, 91 B, stated thri he had listened on the stairs,
and had heP:rd the prisi,ner say that she was glad that she
had served the policeman out. He took her into custody,
but le husband escaped by getting out of the top of the
abuse, and from thence to the adjoininr, houses.
She was fined twenty shillings, and a warrant was or-
dered to be issued for the apprehonsion of: her husband,
which was immediately put into execution, and in the course
of the day Robert Cross was placed et the Bar. The evi-
dence was recapitulated, and it was-added that he was a
well known coiner and utterer b t base coin.
The MAGISTRATES SCateAkeed him to pay a fine of 405.,
or to be imprisoned in the Tothill-fields House of Correc-
tion for two months-.

MARLBORO U GH. S TREE T.
Yesterday, Page, Quin, and Gurfing, three rough-Inok-
ing fellows, and Mary Warner, were brought before Mr.
DYER and Mr. HALL, charged with having been concerned
in a disturbance and a violent attack on the police the over-
night.

—The prisoners all denied having had any share in ill-
treating the pollee, but they were fined 5/. or two months'
imprisonment.

HARYLEBONE.

Yesterday George Marten, a stout middle-aged man, re-
siding in Earl-street, Lisson-grove, who was formerly au
extensive coach-master of Richmond, but now driver of
one of Warburton's Paddington omnibuses, was brought up
on a warrant obtained against him by the parochial autho-
ritioa of Marylebane, and placed before the sitting Magis-
trates, Messrs. SHUTT and RAWLINSGN, charged with
having beaten his own daughter, Maria Marten, a petty
girl about 14 years of age, so cruelly with a horsewhip
that she was compelled to run away from him, and seek an
asylum in the workhouse.

The deferdant, in answer to the charge, said that his
daughter was a most undutiful child, and would not stop
in any of her situations. As she had left her last place
through her impertinence, he certainly did feel displeased
at her coming home. Ho remonstrated with her, when she
became very saucy, and dared him to lay hands on her ; if
he did she vowed she would run to a policeman and
him punished, and it was under these aggravating circum-
stances that he gave her five or six sharp cuts with the whip
now produced (a small riding one) when she ran out of the
house. In conclusion he said that he had three other
children besides, and had, been a good father to them all.
Mr. SHUTT Observotl that such a mode of chastising a
girl could not be sanctioned, and he had better allow the
parish something for her support, and after some further
conversation ho agreed to allow her 4s. a week.

LAMBETH-STREET.
Yesterday Mr. James, a traksman in Whitechapel,
was brought before Mr.
on a warrants etarging
1-I—k'ApwieK and two county ma-
gistrates,him with having assaulted
his wife.

Mrs. James, whose countenance bore evident marks of
severe vir.
ence, stated that for some time past she had been
fren;;Jently assaulted by. her husband, and on the previous
evening, on her remonstrating with him for dining with his
brother as well as going out with him in the evening, in-
stead of devoting his time to her and his three children, he
struck her violently on the face, and caused its present
' discolouration.
Mr. IlAnnwlcic to the defendant—Well, what have you
got to say to this charge of • having struck your wife ?
Mr. James—Why, Sir, that it is perfectly true.
Mr. HARDWICK--What cause do' you assign for 3 'a 'o,•r
conduct ? Mr. James—Her extraordinary aggravation.
The Magistrates ultimately ordered Mr. tm
James to find
bail to keep the peace towards his wife.
Two well-known characters, named Pendell and Gold-
sprin',, were charged with assault,:rtg and attemptingto rob
Mr. filake, a traderi, an, in. iioundsditch. -
The prisoner Gotqloayinr„, _
who has been frequently before
in custody for Li Allan
offence, was convicted in the highest t or two months' imprisonment for the assault,
ar1,14.4 "companion was hold to bail for his future good
behaviour.

THAMES-OFFICE.
Yesterday Joien Begg-- , the master of the ship Alice, ap-
peared before Mr. CLARKSON to show cause why he refused
payment of the sum of 61. 155., the balance of wages
claimed by the second-mate of the vessel, for his services on
board on a voyage to Grenada and back to London.
The complainant having deposed that he signed articles