The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-30 00:00:00

The Earl of Cardigan, having consulted with his
counsel, here handed in a paper, which having been read
by the President, it was desred that the Court should
be cleared.

Upon the Curti t being again opened,
The Judge Advocate read the decision of the Court,
namely, that the Court had decided that. the document
handed in ra them by the prosecutor, Lord Cardigan,
was inadmissible, and therefore could not be received.
The Court also had decided that the time requested by
Captain Reynolds to prepare for his defence should be
granted to him—that is, until Thursday morning, at 11
o'clock, with the fullest understanding that he would
then be prepared. The Court was therefore adjourned
until Thursday morning, at 11 o'clock.

The name of Captain Pitt appears as one of the
officers appointed to sit upon the court-martial. He
was originally nominated, but in his place has been sub-
stituted Captain It. Silver Oliver, of the Horse Guards
(Blue).

LANCASTER COUNTY POLICE

COURT.

6 A MBLING AT LIVERPOOL RACES -CONVICTION IN THE
PENALTY OF 2001.
On Monday, shortly after eleven o'clock, the Mayor
and William Itithbone, Esq., took their seats, and pro-
ceeded to hear evidence in support of an information
lodged by Mr. Dowling, Commissioner of Police, against
Mr. William Lynn, proprietor of the Waterloo Hotel,
in which the defendant was charged with keeping a cer-
tain place, to wit, the Grand Stand at the Aintree
race-course, for gambling purposes, and with permit-
ting certain persons to play roulette there on the 23d
of the present month, contrary to the statute, which
provided that the party so offending should forfeit and
pay the sum of 200/. To this infraction the defendant
pleaded not guilty.
Mr. Lace, one of the clerks to the county Magis-
trates, assisted by Mr. Myers, conducted the case for
the prosecution ; Mr. ‘Vr:ght acted as agent for the
defendant.
Charles Mayne was the first witness called. He was
examined by Mr. Myers as follows :—I am an inspec-
tor of the county police. I was on duty on the Ain-
' tree race-course, situate about five miles from Liver-
pool, on Wednesday., the 23d instant. I went into the
Grand stand on that occasion. I was at first prevented
from going in, but. after I had reasoned with the
check-taker I was allowed to enter. I then pro.
ceeded to the first story, and went into the room on the
left hand, as you go urs..,ilie stairs. There were 14
persons there. Sonic of them (I would say about nine)
were engaged in a play called roulette. I saw a great
deal of money on the table, composed of silver and so-
vereigns. I remember seeing the persons who had the
management of the game handing the silver to the per-
sons who won, and sometimes the parties themselves
took up the money : so that by this means I knew at
once who were the winners and who the losers. I saw
some place ss. on a black mark, some ss. on a red, and
some ss. on a white. I heard them say at the same
time whether they lost or won, according as the same
happened. The person who had the management of
the game usually said, " You've lost," and " You've
won." Then they took up the money, and sometimes
that person took up money himself. I have stood in a
room, as I did in that, and seen the game played fre-
quently. The person who was sometimes taking up
the money, and at the same time guiding the tattle, ap-
peared to me to be taking up as a kind of reward. The
game there and the game I had seen played before were
similar, and I should know the people who were playing
on this occasion.

Cross-examined by Mr. Wright—This room was in
the upper story but one of the Grand Stand. I would
say that it was immediately above the grand saloon. I
have been told that the game was roulette, and I have
no doubt of its having been that game. I never played
it myself ; if I had I should have been able to give a
better description of it than I am to-day.
Jonathan Andrews, an inspector of the Liverpool
and county police, stated that he also on the 23d of
September, gent into the room of the Grand Stand
mentioned by the preceding witness. He saw there a
table, behind which two men were standing. On the
table were necessary apparatus for playing at roulette,
and he saw a number of gentlemen there playing at the
game

inspector Andrews underwent a very long and per-
plexing cross-examination by Mr. Wr;ght, with respect
to his means of knowing whether the game described
by him as roulette, was in fact such, and as to the mode
in which the game was played. He was in plain clothes,
and did not suppose that Mr. Lynn was aware of his
presence.
John Poole, inspector of the Liverpool police force,
said that he produced a board which was called a
roulette board. lie had heard the gamblers themselves
call it by that name. He was at the race course on the
23d of September. He went into an upper room of
the Grand Stand, on the right hand side of the stairs,
and saw two tables set out, with a roulette board upon
each. There were people in the room, playing.
He stayed and watched them for a short time. He
did not sec Mr. Lynn in the room ; but afterwards saw
him at the back of the Grand Stand. He (Mr. Lynn)
asked witness whether he had come out for the purpose
of laying informations. He replied that he had received
the instructions of the Magist-eates to come there, for
the purpose of watching the parties who were gambling.
Mr. Lynn said, that it was not fair or right for the Ma-
gistrates to interfere with them ; he gave a great deal
of money away annually to the char►ties, and as to gam-
bling, be thought that there was more in the Exchange
than there was there.

Squire Wovenden, superintendent of the county po-
lice, said, that he saw the defendant on Saturday, the
19th instant, at the Waterloo Hotel, in Liverpool, and
had sonic conversation with him. Captain Willis was
with him, and he (witness) heard the Captain tell Mr.
Lynn that it was the determination of the Magistrates
to put down the gambling on the Grand Stand and else-
where. Witness then told the defendant that he should
have to pay him a visit. Mr. Lynn said, " But you
will not be admitted on the Grand Stand." He after-
wards said that he would let the rooms again.
After sonic further evidence,

Mr. Wright then submitted that the case for the in- I
formation had not been made out. His first ground
was, that there was want of proof of occupancy by
Mr. Lynn ; and, secondly, that if the occupancy had
been proved, ❑o evidence had been advaaced to show
that Mr. Lynn had permitted gambling ; for he con-
tended that, under the statute, it must be proved
either that the defendant was the actual occupier of the
house, or that he had permitted others to occupy it for

gaming.
Mr. RATIIBONE retired to consult with his brother
Magistrates. In a short time he returned, and said—
Mr. Wright, I have considered the evidence in support
of the information, and your objection, and I consider
that information sustained. Mr. Lynn, the Magistrates
of the borough of Liverpool, being deeply impressed,
from painful exporience, of the evil consequences of
permitting gaming at public tables, v.hich, during
races, have been from time to time erected in the town
of Liverpool, encouraging a class of men who live by a
violation of the laws of their country, have determined
to enforce the law, and to put down such pernicious
practices. lam sorry to have to say to you, that in
defiance of the repeated notice of the Magistrates, you
have persisted in suffering gaming on the Grand Stand
at the race-course, a place under your control and ma-
nagement. The evidence which has been offered before
me this day is to my mind conclusive, and I do trust that
the penalty which will follow your conviction, will effec-
tually prevent the practice in future. I now convict
you under the second count of this information in the
penalty of 200 t., and which it is not in my power to
mitigate, one third of which goes to the informer, end
two thirds to the poor of the township in which the
offence is committed.
The case lasted two hours and a half.

OPPOSITION TO CHURCH-RATES
AT BURSLENI, STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERIES.

A few months ago, a few spitited individuals in
Burslem, determined to resist, on conscientious grounds, ,
the payment of Church-rates in this town, when they
became marked meie by the dominant Tories, and the
Churchwardens took out summonses against six of them.
The cases were heard before Mr. Rose, the stipen-
diary magistrate, who decided that the rate was illegal.
This decision of the Magistrate was backed by the
opinion of the Attorney-general, and in addition to the
informal holding of the meeting, at which the rate was
said to be granted, the Atrorney-gencral gave an opi-
nion that the rate was illegal on another ground, viz,
because it included the new church of St. Paul's--he
contending that they had no right to levy a rate for
a new church, but only for the parish-church. Not-
withstanding the defeat of the Churchwardens before
the magistrate, they have still persevered in collecting
the rate, and have duped many of the poorer classes
into its payment by false statements of its legality' and
y
last notice was given for a meeting, for
btLtlheve.vinsnda
g.
On r
S•autot):a another rate, when a number of Liberals,
determined to be prepared for the contest, called a
an Anti-Church-rate Committee.
evening last, for
meeting of the rate-payers for Tuesday
On Friday the vestry was attended by
small majority were for
the purpose of forming
about five
hundred persons, when a very
the rate.

The Church party had anticipated a much greater
triumph ; and we hear that they have since sent out
their mandates to their workmen to attend and vote for
the rate.

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POSTAGE STAMPS.—A.'. Skene, Esq., of
Durham, having written to Colonel Mabelly, suggesting
that the postage stamps should be used as seals, received
the following reply :-44 General Post Office, Sept. 20:
1840.—Sir—In answer to your letter cf the 20th.aicnest.,0 I
beg to inform )on that if the postage stamps
'''re placed
de
ton
the backs of the letters, as you propose,
prevent their being charged
f in
Post Odic°
pressure under which all the business.o_
CturnELL,
must W discharged.
"ToA. M. Skene, Esq.," .4 ..I.4mEs • .
with postage,it
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For the Secretary."
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