The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-08 00:00:00

DOE DEM. NEALE V. EOSTLETHWAITE.

Mr. BLACKBURN stated that this was an action of eject-
ment, in which the Jury had returned a verdict for the
plaintiff. He now applied to set aside that verdict and
have a new trial. The cause was tried before Mr. Justice
Coleridge at Lancaster, when it appeared that the plaintiff
was the heir-at-law of the testator, and that the defendant
defended his title to the property, which was the subject of
the action, under the authority of a will.—Rule refused.

COURT OF REQUESTS, KINGscATB-STREET.

HIS MAJESTY'S CONSUL FOR MEXICO SUMMONED BY
A SWEEP ! Yesterday Mr. Parkinson, the newly-ap-
pointed British Consul for Mexico, was summoned by a
swarthy-looking sweep, named Wiggins, for the sum of 2s.
for labour performed in sweeping two parlour chimneys
belonging to his Majesty's Mexican Representative, while
residing in Connaught-terrace, Regent's Park. Mr.
Chummy, the sweep, stated his case to Mr. Commissioner
Dußois, in the following classical style :
My Lord, I vos sent for to serveep these ear chimbleys,
and I went in coorse, not thinking as how nanny bob-
stickle whatsomedever would have been thrown in my
way. Well, I sets my boy to vork, and he done it like a
trump, and arter that I natterally auxed for my money.
How much, says Muster Parkinson ? Two bob, says I,
making him a werry perlite bow. Oh, says he, I never
pays no more nor sixpence.—(Laughter.) Ah, but, says
I, it won't suit me to do em for that ear price. It may
do werry veil for Mexico, where they arn't got no chimbleys
at all .—(Laughter.) You'll reckerlect I'm a Lunnan
serveep ; and since that precious Hact as been passed,
what makes it felony to sing out in the streets, vy were
obligated to have full price when we does get into a ouse.
—(Considerable laughter.)
Mr. DUBOIS—Is Mr. Parkinson in Court?

Here a curious looking personage stepped forward, and
said he had attended for Mr. Parkinson, who would leave
town to-morrow for Mexico. He earnestly assured the
Learned Commissioner that Mr. Parkinson had never
paid more than sixpence in his life for sweeping a chim-
ney ; and he hoped that for the good of the public—
( Laughter)—the Court would not compel Mr. Parkinson
to pay the amount.
Mr. DUBOlS—Really, Sir, Mr. Parkinson has been very
ill-advised in coming hither, and I do not 'see how the
paltry claim can be disputed. Pray, Mr. Sweep, do you
always charge a shilling for sweeping a chimney ?
Plaintiff—'Pon my vord and onner I does, ven its a
long'n, and cheap too. Lord, Sir, you don't know wot it
is to serweep a chimley.—(Laughter.)
Mr. DUBOIS—You are perfectly right ; Mr. Parkinson
must pay the debt and costs immediately.
Plaintiff—That's vot I calls out-and-out jestice ; and
the sooty applicant made his exit, every one most cour-
teously making way for him.

AN OLD AND A MODERN WIG.—A tall old dame was
summoned by a querulous little barber of the party-coloured
poll school, for the sum of 1/. 7s, the price of a wig supplied
to her.

The defence set up by the elderly lady was, that she had
had a better wig made for 10s. Both wigs were produced
i❑ Court, and the little barber thus stated the difference :
" My lord, I've been a wig maker and a wig dresser,
man and boy, a matter of sixty years ; but of all the old
women I've ever clapped hair on, this 'ear's the worst—
(laughter). This 'ear wig as I've made is a real good article ;
its got the natteral curl—its one of the reg'lar old sort—its
a good colour—it sticks tight on the head—it dont change
colour—it dont. shuffle about—it dont—

Mr. COMNISSIONER—Pray stop that list of negative
virtues—(laughter).
Plaintiff—Well, then, my Lord, its a wig what is a whig
—now just compare the two.
The defendant here produced the 10s. wig wrapped up
in a portion of the Morning chronicle. Both wigs were
examined by-the Jury, one of whom said that both were
good for nothing, but of the two the old one was the best.
Mr. Dußois—What is the matter with this new wig
that the difference in so great ?
Plaintiff—This ere new wig, Sir, is what I calls a werry
promersing one ; but it won't stand to it—there's no wear
in it, and all these ere curls are hartificial—(Laughter)—
there's nothin natteral about it ; besides, nobody carnt make
sich a wig as mine now-a-days ; and I'm werry happy
(though I say it myself) there goin right out—people's
a getting sick on 'em—the're nasty, troublesome, expensive,
and deceitful—(Laughter)—and a good deal more expen-
sive than people takes 'em to be. Lord, Sir, I can remem-
ber when these ere wigs first---
COMMISSIONER—Pray, silence that man. Is there any
barber in Court ?

Here a fashionable tonsor stepped forward.
COAIMISSIONER—Are you a judge of wigs, Sir ? Wit-
ness—Capital, my Lord.
COMMISSIONER—Just favour me with your opinion of
those wigs.
Witness (after scrutinising them some minutes)—Really,
my Lord, the're both good for nothing, but the old one is
the best. You'll observe, my Lord, they are not both of
one colour, and I'll tell you how that happens.—(Laughter.)
COMMISSIONER—Don't trouble yourself, Sir, I'm satis-
fied. We shall award 10s. enough in all conscience for
such a wig, and the defendant must pay the costs.
On hearing this decision the plaintiff made a face as me-
lancholy as a Wandero baboon ; and, wiping a tear from
his little twinkling eye, he breathed a curse " not loud but
deep," against all wigs, from the common scalp to the na-
tural scratch.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Yesterday a young man of respectable appearance, who
said that his name was Charles Jacobs, was brought before
Alderman PIRIE, charged with two robberies. Webb, a
policeman, stated that a few minutes before the prisoner
was brought into the justice-room he (prisoner) snatched at
a gentleman's fob, and succeeded in breaking away a gold
seal and chain from the ring to which a watch was attached.
The young man did not attempt to escape, and was taken
at once into custody.
Mr. P. Hinde, proprietor of the Crown public-house,
Blackfriars-road, stated that as he was passing by the gate
of the Mansion House the prisoner made a grab at his seal
and chain. Witness got hold of the chain and struggled
with the prisoner, who, by an effort, wrenched it from the
ring, and said " He would have it." Upon being taken
into custody the prisoner said that he committed the offence
in order to be transported.
Alderman PIRIE—Have you any friends ?—Prisoner—
I have, and they are very respectable, but I shall not say
who they are.
Alderman PIRIE—But why did you adopt this plan of
disposing of yourself ? Could you not get out of the
country except by means of a robbery ?—Prisoner—Some-
thing in my bosom prompted me to take that way. I have
lost my situation in consequence of my propensity to drink.
I have got out of all my situations from that unfortunate
habit, and I wish to be sent away from this country. I
have eommitted a robbery, but am no thief.
The prisoner was searched, and eight shillings and a
small memorandum book (in which he had, while standing
among the other prisoners, before he was put to the bar for
examination, been seen writing) were found upon him. In
the memorandum book was found the following note :
" November 7th, 1836, robbed a gentleman of a seal and
ring."
Alderman PIRIE—I shall remand you to Friday next,
and in the meantime the officer shall make inquiry about you.
The prisoner walked quietly out of the Justice room with
the policeman, who did not think it all necessary to put
handcuffs upon him. The moment they got into the street,
however, the prisoner made a snatch at the chain and seals
of a gentleman who was passing along, and wrenched them
from the ring which attached them to the owner's watch.
As upon the form,er occasion, he made no attempt to get
away, and he said that he was determined upon being sent
out of the country.
Alderman PIRIE thought he might have been satisfied
with the first outrage.
The prisoner was of opinion that the &ft case might

prove to be too weak, and he was determined to fortify it
by another, iL9,t there might be no mistake.
Mr. Henry Pliii;;;:),s, of No. 20, Budge-row, was the per:
son attacked on the seco2d occasion. The prisoner said
he was aware of the desperate :lature of his conduct ; but
he was no thief. He had drank himself out of place, out
of money, out of friends, out of charactei; and, in fact, out
of his mind ; and he was resolved not to disgrace those.
knew him.
Alderman PIXIE ordered that the unfortunate man
should be brought before him on Friday.
Upon leaving the Mansion-house the prisoner said the
policeman that nothing fiOher need be apprehended frOlo
him. He believed that he had accomplished the business,
and was content. He said that the name he had given in
a cu
was a fictitious one, but he would give no more acrate
con-
in-
formation than he bad already given, and had firm,
each-
fidence in his expectation to' be sent abroad. Upon r
ing the Compter in a coach with the policeman be pa. id the
coachman, and very contentedly took up his abode In
the
prison.
A young man, named John Gun, who was in the emple.Y"
ment of Mr. Darling, a printer, was charged with having
plundered the premises of Mr. Newman, the bookseller and
publisher of Leadenhall-strcot, of a vast quantity of books.
Mr. Darling is, we believe, the printer employed by Mted
r.
Newman, and the prisoner had constant and uninterrup
access to the premises of the prosecutor. So immensely
large was Mr. Newman's stock of Prayer-books, Testa-
ments, and Mrs. Holland's celebrated Moral Tales, that,
although the plunder committed by the prisoner was, whole-
sale, it was not discovered till a pawnbroker, named Bur-
gess, sent to inform him that a great number of his books
were in pledge.
The prisoner said that it was his intention to have re..
leased all the books from pawn, and to restore them to the
owner.—He as remanded, and the pawnbrokers were
ordered to be summoned to attend the next examination.

HATTON-GARDEiY.in
Yesterday numerous persons attended at this office
consequence of the report of Mutch's case in the news"
papers, they having been swindled by him under the cir-
cumstances already detailed.
Mrs. Ross, the landlady of the house in which the pri-
soner carried on his delinquencies, No. 41, Devonshire'
street, Queen-square, where he took a couple of parlours:
under the representation that he was a conveyancer, called
the
at the office to state that ever since the apprehension of
primer, her house had b, en besieged by individuals who
had been duped by him.
Mr. Lipscombe, fruiterer, and filterer, of Regent-streeto
gave information that his son advertised in the Times for &
situation, when he was applied to by the prisoner, requesting
an interview, when he represented himself as G. S. Mute"'
Esq., conveyancer, 41, Devonshire-street, Queen-square;
and agreed to procure for him a situation as land waiter 8
Liverpool, and obtained 151. from him as a deposit; but he
never obtained the situation, and the imposition was P?
discovered until the report of his examination appeared 10
the newspapers.
Another individual advertised in the Morning Herald for
stat
mercantile situation, wheu he received a letter, signed GS
Mutch, Esq., 41, Devonshire-street, Queen-square, iog
that he could procure him a situation under Governlnell;
upon payment of 80/., on his appointment, and a deposit alOl. to be paid down immediately. He paid the 10/.,
ap
signed an agreement to pay the 80/. when he received the
situation. He asked the prisoner where his private rek
dence was, on which he affected to be insulted, and toll
him if he suspected his honour to take back his money ; and
from his manners and the appearance of the office his
was divested of all suspicion, and he quitted the place. r
called several times on the prisoner, and a couple of days De-
fore his apprehension he called, and saw his clerk, who Pit
duced a long petition, addressed to the Lords of his Majestic
Treasury, and praying for a situation in the Treasury.
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subsequently called at 41, Devonshire-street, and ascertain
that the prisoner had been given into custody for defraticlil
Mr. Baker, upon whose charge he stauds committed for tris
It appears that during the last mot;th the prisoner icei
visited by numerous parties, from whom be must have r
ceived a considerable sum of money ; but, after his first Cr
amination, on his road to the New Prison, he was neces-
sitated to pledge his green spectacles to procure someth'ls
to drink, and he appeared at the bar without them at 11l

last examination. -
A dirty, mean-looking woman, in a state of intoxicatib:
who was pointed out as Mrs. Mutch, his wife, 14/36 °,.6
served lurking about the office, when she was brought helfe",,
Mr. LAING, and questioned. She said that the prisoe:
lodged in Bid-street, but would not tell where. She

scribed him as a house agent.
Mr. LAING was satisfied that the prisoner had carried
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his practices to a considerable extent, and told the Par,tiev
that he was remanded until Thursday next, when they 111_1g, b
attend and exhibit their various charges against him, vvwc
they promised to do.

It is a singular fact, that the parish of Chulmieiglie
alone, containing about two thousand inhabitants, there afe
no less than 61 old maidens, 53 marriageable, and it
widows, and only 15 widowers, and 31 bachelors, so that,Po
will be found by a few figures there are 110 females ige
apparently have but a slight chance of ever being led to o
hymeneal alter in this place. It is indeed a pity WI
government would grant a free passage to ail young female:
who are disposed to travel to the new world--or other 1r
do what would, in my opinion, be far better, grant Englis
men the invaluable privilege of having a couple of of
dearly beloved sorrow-soothing companions, instead 13.
solitary one.—Western Times.
On Saturday, at the Middlesex Sessions, the C•11.1r,!
sat for a short time to finish the appeal list. Mr. Preade.;
gast appeared for the overseers of St. Pancras, against/
young man named Mills, as the father of a child.
beth Gale, aged 18, stated that the child in her arms "'",r
longed to the defendant, and it was " nobody else s• 0
Mills, " That's a falsity ; it hasn't the cut of my la,e,:k
Mother.—" Oh, how can you say so, Mister Mills ; le"0 t
at it."—(Laughter.) Mills.—" No, I won't ; it's 0,
mine." The Court said the girl had sworn it, and the de'
fendant must pay 3s. a week. Another defendant els
sented to pay 2s. 6d. a week, stating " but I think it is
mine. to

The inhabitants of the Cornish fishing towns
begun to despair of the success of the pilchird fishery I°'
the present year. To their great joy the last week has P,..r°":‘
duced extraordinary fine catches ; indeed, every seane irt
been successful. Whilst Sir Astley Cooper was at P
tL.,"
Ives, he declared the pilchard to contain three time
nourishment that the herring affords. An enterprisies
gentleman of Bristol has, in consequence of the Learnde,
Baronet's observation, bought several hundred thousar to
for the purpose of introducing them for the first. time
to
the London market.—North Devon Journal.

LADIES' GOLD WATCH-y-4'oa
A variety of excellent and carefully finished Ladies' Secnclibastes
Gold Watches, many of them in accordance with the lats!_e from
with Gold Dials, Jewelled, &c., are offered for selection, riiffc liter
Six to Eight Guineas each, at T. COX SAVORY
maker, Gold and Silversmith, 47, Cornhill, London.
N. B.—Second-hand Watches purchased in exchange'

B IR THS. Oa 1e•
On the 2d inst., at Birmingham, the lady of the Rev-
Craven, M.A., of a'son.
On the 6th inst., at Leamington, Mrs. Trant, of a daugh,teS
On the sth inst., at Gerrard's Cross, Bucks, ties 15(11 °I •
Bulkeley,ywell 'House, H Esq. of a daug
anhter. hter•
At Holts, Lady Henry Thynne of a datigu.
On the 27th inst., at Curzon-street, May-fair, the wife Of
Walker, Esq., of a son. of the
On the sth inst., at the Rectory, Widford, Herts, the lady
Rev. H. Hammond, of a daughter. Rev.
On the 6th inst., in Bloomsbury-square, the lady of the
Edwards, of a son.

MARRIED. E qs ''
On the sth inst., at St. Marylebone Frederick Huth, .jun.
to Francis Caroline, only daughter of 'Sir Chapman
late ich;i:;'• -Two!,
On the 22d ult., at Nevis, Charles Kenny, Esq.
the 52d Light Infantry, to Mary, eldest daughter of R. td
Eiq., Collector of Customs at St. Christopher.

DIED.
On the sth inst., in St. James's-place Du dale Stratford pug'
dale, Esq., of Merevale House Warwickslire ter
On the 6th inst., at Twickenham, Emm Clara, infant daugh
of Captain J. Sharp, aged 6 weeks Y urvoe,
On the sth inst., Jane second daughter of C. IV. G.
Esq., of Voelas, Denbighshire. se torl
On the 7th inst, at Sydenham, Kent, aged 73, Richard Fr
Prichard, Esq., Justice of the Peace for the above county. A Go.
On the 2d inst., at Walton Priory, near Liverpool, aged 87'
Case, Esq.
On the 3d inst., at Brighton, aged 81, Win. WigneP Egg. d 5
On the sth inst., at King-street, Covent-garden, •
St
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of Hammersmith, aged 64.America'
On the 4th inst., Charles Webster Gergnes, Esq., of --
square, aged 51. we,
On the 4th inst., Miss Elizabeth Warwick, of Brudenell-P
New North-road, formerly of Kew-green, aged 76. eb*
On the 2d inst., at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged SO, the Rev.
Crawley, Rector f Rotherfield, and of St. Mildred's, Londr. son.
On the 29th ult, in Dingwall, Ross-shire, Jean SI the
daughter of the late Rev. T. Simpson, Minister of Avocb, 1
same county, aged 72.
Wm.On the inst.,
Purdy,fionrmGerralcyeochf u3richark- s-tlraeneet:
aJgaende,Bw2.idow of the Is::
On the 28th ult., at Hampstead, Miss Mary Ann Rivers, 11.-
daughter of the late R. Hooper, Esq., of Limpsfield, Surrel*
On the 3d inst., at Dalston, Miss Jane Fletcher. )3yes
On the 3d inst., at Esher, Mrs. Ann Bye, widow aJobn
Esq., aged 83.
On the sth inst., at Boley-hill, Rochester, Samuel Baker, 04 11
ag Ted 75. Pg.
On the 2d inst., at Dover, aged 70, St. Andrew St. .09 St.
D.C.L., of Gayton, Norfolk, son of the Hon. and Very fte"
A. St. John, late Dean of Worcester.
On the 31st ult., at Bath, Wm. Lan slow, Esq., agedßat"
On the 28th ult. in Ledbury, Herefordshire, aged 63, 0°
cliffe, Esq., late of Dockfield House, Warwickshire.

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