The Sun.
London, England, 1825-08-04 00:00:00

REMARKABLE CIRCUMSTANCE.

On Monday last a most remarkable circus'
stance, which has been the topic of conversati°°
ever since in that part of the town, took place at
the house of Mr. Philpot, fruiterer, of No. 33'
Great Marylebone-street, Manchester-square.
Martin, a fine little boy about five years of •oge'
son to a coachman who occupies the third d(10r
apartment in the above house, was left at home
his parents under the care of his sister a Bill
about fourteen years of age, who having ucer,
sion to go out left the little urchin in ta;
room. During her absence he locked the doa
of the apartment, and on her return he rep
fused to open the door for her; she requested h''
repeatedly to put the key under the door, think;
ing he was not able to unlock it, but he told hee
that he was going to throw himself out of tht
window ; she paid no attention to his threat, 146
he said 66 here goes," on which he threw otal,
pair of pincers which were in the room. Mrs. Pill
pot happened to be speaking to a female friend °0
the pavement, opposite the door, and seeing th,,
pincers fall, she said what a shame it was to 1),1
throwing such things out of the window, ali
on looking up she saw something else falling;
which proved to be the key of the room ;
looking up at the third floor window, flt:—.
whence it was thrown, they saw something while;
on which Mrs. Philpot observed-4c Here COule
a bundle of rags." the had no sooner uttered the
f:e
words, than the child was seen falling from t
window, and her friend exclaimed—" My G°"A
it is a child." Mrs. Philpot, who is a stout w',
shy
man, was, riveted to the spot, through the 5116'eci
she received ; and, fortunately, the child, instead
of falling on the stones, fell on her left breast Dna
shoulder, with its arm round her neck, ant
slipped off to the pavement, its head falling 1),
lightly on the stones. Mrs. P. was considers
hurt by the child falling on her. The child was 01,7
ned. It was immediately carried to Dr. Burnet j
of Marylebone-street, who applied leeches, 11,,,rje
restored it to its senses, and it was taken Wilt,
and put to bed, and was not spoken to all Idg
The next morning, however, at the usual hoed.r
for his parents to breakfast, he called for it,
ate with good appetite ; and, on being sPn.,
to on the subject of his descent, he laughed, sag
ing—" I'll do it again." He is now 001.
0
about the streets as cheerfully and pleasant.
ever he was in his life. What is wonderful of
that he has not a single bruise, with the exceed
Lion of one on his forehead on which he MI,
that is very slight.

RIGHT OF MANURE TO EXEMPTION FROM TO

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COBBETT r. STEADMAN.
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.onday, .tig. 1, %V illiam CobbettOPPell4,o-rt
before the Bench of Magistrates at Bromley, Kent, in surf tll6
of an information against Henry Steadman, Collector ° vitll
Ruxley turnpike, for taking certain tolls of a waggon laden 410
manure, contrary to the statute. Mr. Cobbett contende,T,3riia,
by sec. 32, chap. 12G. (A.D. 1822) Geo. IV., c, the J-
ment specially exempted from toll all waggons or otberore
riages employed in fetching or carrying dung or other Ina`„ot.
for the improvement of soil, be the distance ever se_ 7,01'
during the whole time such teams were occupied in rfed for
ing. such journey, provided they were bona fide empl")orl,
that purpose only, and carried nothing else than the nece
implements of husbandry for loading and unloading. 'VI
Mr. Cobbett further stated, that in order to prevent tunny
from:being defrauded under this pretence, the Act "
the keeper of the gate to furnish every team so emlAnY,feeor'
the request of the driver, with a ticket, marked cob'
" Manure Exemption," under the penalty of 51-
bett then declaring it his intention not to accept the yeo,
el
even if awarded, called Charles Holland, who, on beallis of
sworn, said, that he lived with Mr. Jeremiah Solon.'" d;ree,
Kingsdown, and was sent by his master on last Fridafa O'
weeks (24th of June) to London, with a waggon fora !`Todel
dung, anti took with him a note to the keeper of the 11' ofte
gate, stating the object of his journey : That Steadniani;re
reading it, demanded ls. 6d., the usual toll, and thLifolt:
him the paper now produced,* 'without further solicitseb
but that on his return, between three and four on dlocetf
day, laden with dung, and showing Steadman's wife
she refused to return him the money, as in duty bound'oeire'
time of his passing through the Ruxley
-gate was about
o'clock on Friday night.
giros
In defence of the gate-keeper, the solicitor to the egtilr
leged that sec. 27 of the General Turnpike Act limited 0° petit
and returning of all teams for dung to one day, and corltejustfr
that in consequence thereof, the collector was completely
fled in retaining the toll taken on the Friday. acr
After a private consultation of the Magistrates, which
the oie.
pied a considerable time, the Chairman, G. N0u31A142.-
announced that the Bench dismissed the case. 'Pi
Mr. Cobbett." Then, gentlemen, as you have dee! ,do
favour of this toll-collector, I will trouble one of you beer of e
go, to grant me another information against .the keep ht
neighbouring turnpike, for taking less toll than be ° tO6,
have taken—that person having suffered the sale waggrii
through the same day without faking any toll, and ow
shall
The a decision both ways." I Fri'
~ e
summons was accordingly granted against 0e...;.101, bea
the keeper of the Footscray-gate_ ; and the case stands
ing at the next meeting. The Bench was quite full.
P"•
* This paper had not the words " Manure Ex,Tost,,
thereon, but was objected to by the Solicitor of die''` bollo
account of the complainant being unable to read; and its
been in Mr. Cobbett's possession.

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0,
A farmer in Moravia has just invented a ei
plough, drawn by a single horse, which lt.; k'
three furrows at a single time. The SociLidli
Sciences at Vienna have rewarded bill' t

gold medal. _
r
Accounts from Warsaw siate, that in .the •
eW of
wode of Lublin, particularly in the circlarry
Zamaysk, the wolves have increased in an 0)
in; manner ; they are so fierce as to attaco•
it„itY
and several boys and girls have been writ
pieces by them.

f Wier
RTHS.
Yesterday, the 3d inst. 81,
the lady of Dr. Holland/ °-
Brook-street, of a son.
the 1011'
On the 2d inst., at Belle Vue, near Sevenoaks,
_,..„..."
Henry Streatfeild, jun., Esq., of a son. .

MARRIED. 1/110
On Wednesday, the 3d inst., at Brighton, the Rev' a sttl',,ter
Sherlock Carey, .51. A., vicar of Ashburton, Devon/ Vdatig",
of Christ Church, Oxford, to Eliza Caroline, second
the late Richard Schneider, Esq., of Putney, Surrelot:64lf,
"
On Tuesday, the 2d inst George Kinnear. Est' 4 of.'
street, Bedford-square, to Elizabeth, only -daugiat' ef,
• William Barcla of Leicester-seq John Sandeman, --5
uare.
On the 3d ulyt. , , at Gibraltar, 01,0,ctor
chant, (of the firm of Hadwen, Sandeman, and c 0
Charlotte, eldest daughter of Lewis S. Tucker, Esq.'
of his Majesty's revenue.

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