The Sun.
London, England, 1825-08-30 00:00:00

HACKNEY-COACH FARES.

BOW-STREET.—Yesterday Goodwin, the driver of a hack-
ney-coach, appeared at this office to answer a summons, charg-
ing him with having taken more than his fare on the 25th inst.
This charge was preferred by a young Erneralder, just im-
ported, in the following manner :.—" Please your Worship, I'
wish to inform you that the lady with whom I Teside, on the
25th of the month, made up her mind that we should go to
Peckham Pair, for which purpose a coach was obtained to con-
vey us,
_ but previous to our starting an agreement was made
with the coachman."

Mr. 111 IN L L-Sir, I never allow agreements to be made
by coachmen—they,have no right to make th3tn. A coachman
is entitled to his fare and nothing else..
The Complainant—But, your Worship, he did make 'an
agreement, which was that he would take us to the fair and
back for 10s. 6d..), and were to. give him 3s. for himself.
Mr. MiNstiuLL—Pray, Sir, where did he take you from?
Complainant—From King-street, Soho-square ; we went
away at four o'clock, and arrived at home again about half-past
twelve. During the time we were at Peckham, I gave the
coachman 2s.- 6d. for himself. When we came to pay the man
,I put a-sovereign into his hand, desiring him to gi7e me the
change after' having paid himself according to the agreement.
Mr. 11,IINsittmt..—Agreement, Sir, I tell you I never allow
an agreement to be made by a coachman.
'Complainant—Well, Sir, but one was made; however, hav-
ing given him the sovereign, he put it into his pocket, saying,
we might summons him-for the rest. This, Sir, is the charge
hive to make against the defendant, which is the breach of
our agreement.
llr. 31INsuum.—I have-told you twice, Sir, that Ido not
allow an agreement to be made, and that must consequently be
entirely put out of the question—the man is entitled to his fare.
Pray, what is it, coachman?

Cochman—lt is 3s. more, your Worship, than .1 have re-
ceived.

It was calculated that the time was about eight hours, for
which a charge of 21s. was to be made.

Mr. MINsuuLL, to the complainant. —You must, Sir, pay
the 'coachman Is. more, and the expences.
The complainant said he had paid for the summons already ;
he thought it very hard that the man was not to be made to
stand to his agreement.
Mr. MilisnuLL—How often arn+l to tell you, Sir, that there
can be no such thing as an agreement made by a coachman.
The complainant then left the Office, observing, that it was
very bard he should be compelled to pay so dearly for a little
experience of the ways of London.
MARYLEBONE-OFFICE.—A young man yesterday applied
to Mr. RAWLINSON for advice how to proceed under the
following extraordinary circumstances stated in a tone
of considerable melancholy, that about eighteen months ago
he became enamoured with a young woman whom he mar-
ried after a short acquaintance, and they lived together hap-
pily until very lately, when she completely neglected the
domestic affairs of the house, and was continually quarral-
ling with him on the most trifling occasions. The produce
of their marriage was one child, upon whom he placed the
most tender affection, but latterly she had sent that out to
nurse against his will, and every thing she did was in opposi-
tion to his desire. But what was worse thSn all, he said, was,
that about a week ago, on his return home, he found a strange
man sitting in his apartment with his wife, which excited his
jealousy, and urged him to remonstrate with his frail partner,
whom he struck, and for which she prosecuted him ; and when
before the Magistrate she wished to have a separate mainte-
nance, which he granted her on the interference of the parish
officers. He, however, ultimately made 'inquiry relative to
the individual whom lie found with 'his wife, and ascertained
that it was her lawful husband, and that-slie.had been married
three times, he being the third husband ; and on visiting his
child's nurse for the first time since she had been out, he found
that she was with a vagrant bone-picker, who carried her out
begging, &c., and used her cruelly, not giving her food, and
that the mother entirelyneglected the-child, and never visited it.
Mr. RAWLINSON—DO you want to proceed against her for
bigamy ?
Applicant—Why, no ; I don't want to do that.
Mr. RAWLINSON-1 can do nothing but grant you a war-
rant for bigam.
Applicant—l y
should wish to punish her 'for neglecting her
child.

11r. Rawx.rwsmcr ordered an officer to proceed and ascer-
tain how the child was treated before any steps were taken in
the affair.

DEATH OF LORD IL MOORE.—We regret ex-
ceedingly to have to announce the death of. Lord HENRY SEY-
mouR MOORE, which took place at Bath a few days ago, and
must have occurred after a very short illness. his Lordship
was the second son of the late Marquis of Drogheda ; and, from
peculiar circumstances, seemed destined to have inherited all
the titles and estates of his noble ancestors. He had been mar-
ried somewhat less than a year to the daughter of a distin-
guished patriot and Senator, Sir Henry Parnell, Bart., who
had lately presented him with a son and heir. Lord Henry
Moore was a Nobleman of strict honour and integrity, of a
,sound.understanding, and a feeling heart, and seemed formed
for longevity.—(Dublin Freenzan's Journal.)
DESTRUCTIVE.FIRE IN LTVERPOOL.—Yester-
day morning, about 4 o'clock, a destructive fire broke out in the
building-yards beyond the Brunswick dock. There are five
building-yards together there; the fire broke out in that one
nearest the south,; and as a considerable breeze was blowing
from that point, in less than an hour the whole of the wood in the
yards (with the exception of the northern one, nearest to the
dock) was. in flames. Five vessels that were in progress of build.
ing, more or less advanced, *ere consumed ; one a steam-ves-
sel, was nearly ready for launching ; another, a ship of 4th) tons
burden, was little less forward. In two hours the whole ,pro-
perty was destroyed, and the fire sunk to the embers. The
property being wood, caught fire with the greatest rapidity, and
was destroyed immediately. Fortunately in the yard next to
the Brunswick Dock no vessel was on the stocks—by reason of
that the fire did not catch upon that yard. Had it done so. the
vessels inehe dock could hardly have escaped, and the destruc-
tion of property might have been immense. As it is,` they
loosely reckon the loss to amount to about 40,0001. or 50,0001.
A distressing loss has also been experienced in the hooks
of three of the proprietors, which could not be saved from
the flames. An engine got down to the yards before the
destruction was complete, but the tide being at Incase ebb, lit-
tle water could be obtained, and the serrice of the engine Con.,
sequently was .very little. The scene of the conflagration yes-
terday was striking, from the Altera . annihilation of the pro-
perty which presented itself; some heaps of smoking ashes,
and a few half-consumed planks, were all that indicated the,
spot where, a few hours before, active industry had toiled in
the fabrication of. the solid and valuable instruments of com-
merce. No suspicion is entertained of any one's having kin-
dled the fire by design ; negligence must be presumed, but
nothing else. It is said that one man was seen to be over-
whelmed by the fall of the burning frame of one of the ves-
sels that was on the stocks ; no assistance could be rendered
him, and he of course perished. The stocks were only in-
sured to a trivial amount. Several of these builders, proprie-
tors Of the yards, were enjoying, the night before, the festivity
of the Mayor's table, little dreaming of the serious injury which
impended over them. A correspondent adds, that the loss •by
this fire is estimated at 40,0001., of which only about 5,0001.
worth is insured.—Another fire took place on Saturday, about
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put out without material injury, it only having commenced in
a shed.—(Liverpool Paper of Saturday.) •
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wheel lie was stated to have committed the robbery, he was on
trial at the bar, where lie then stood for a similar offence, 114
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the guilty person : he waseof course, honourably acqUitted.
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WEST INDIA DOCKS.

STOCK ACCOUNT for the IVeek ending Saturday, the :?;wt'''
of August, 1825.

Stock 493
Hand.

35,571
3,162
1,140
1,517
8,135
2014
2,50°
22,913
1,461
217

28
Of
1,7330
51,10!
I,o'

20,351