The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-07 00:00:00

COURT OF EXCISE,.AuG. 6.

PRIVILEGE OF TtIE COOKS' COMPANY.-Mr. Clarke,
the proprietor of the Chancery-lane dining-rooms, ap-
peared to an information, charging him with retailing beer
on his premises, without being licensed.
William Bailin, an excise-officer, proved that on the
15th of July last he took a lady into the defendant's din-
ing-rooms, and after looking alahe bill of fare, ordered
dinner and a pint of ale;
for the latter he paid fourpence.
Shortly afterwards, Mr. Drew, .another officer, came in,
and also called for a.pint of ale, which was immediately
served.

Drew corroborated the last wi7ness, and added, that all
he had in the house was the ale—he did not (tine. .
Tl.e COURT decided, that the defendant, being a freeman
of the Cp;oks' Company, was privileged to sell 'beer and
ale by retail in his business, as a cook and eating-house
keepr; but it having be.-n proved that he sold ale to
Drew, without supplying him with meat, &e.,.and thereby
violating both the charter and the act of Parliament,
which prohibits persons from selling beer without being
duly licensed, it was imperative on the Court to convict
him, but they should mitigate the penalty to 5/.

Sir W. Somerville, Bart., M.p., and Lady Maria
Somerville, arrived at Somerville House, County Meath, on
Saturday last, from town. The tenantry testified their joy at
the return of the family by bonfires and o her signs of regard .

EVENING EDITION•,.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE•
(LLOYD'S.)

V nSSELS SPOKEN WITIL—The Monongahela, of end
for Philadelphia, 24th ult., lat. 48, lon. 29 ; Mary Anne'
Hatton, Liverpool to Quebec, 27th, lat. 50, lon. 21.b1
the Be!grave, Dawson, arrived at Holyhead; Wllltia
Wallace, 30th ult., lat. 51, lou. 10, by the Ariel, arrive
at Cork; Victoria, Terranova to Newry, 2cl ult., lat. 38,
lon. 83 ; Cheron, Zante to Cork, in the Straits of Gib"
raltar • Symmetry, London to Sydney, New South Wale''
31st, fat. 43, lon. 7, by the Albert, Harvey, arrived RC
Falmouth ; Isabella Jane, Bull to Quebec, 4th ult., tat.
45, lon. 57, by the Granger, arrived at Bristol ; Actrei,
of London, from Liverpool, Bth ult., near the Bie Ishuicl9'
by the Spray, arrived at Sunderland.

EAST INDIA SHIPPING. *;
Arrivals at Bombay-The Caroline, May 22, from Nla'
cat ; Nerbudda, 22, from Taukaria ; Constance, 22d, frl
Karachee ; Mahi, 27, from Aden; Higginson, Hogg' a 0
Lintin, Gillman, June 8, and Crown, Kerr, 9th, from la'
verpool ; Queen Victoria, Connor, 9:h, from Londol"
Abel Gower, Henderson, 10th, Thetis, Ferrier, 10th, from
London ; Hindostan, Campbell, from Greenock ; `Vasa'
Hamlin, from Liverpool; Caledonia, Carmel!, llth,fr°,,Pl
Liverpool ; Ann, Jaffray, from London ; British Kilt
Paton, from the Clyde ; Earl of Durham, Tindall, Oh'
London and the Cape; Mary Mitcheson, M'Ewea, 121
from Adcn ; William Turner, Boats, from Liverpool Olt
Plymouth ; Bencoolen, Stamp, 13th, from Sydney • W, es„:
Indian, Lodge, from Suez, Mocha, and '2"e;i
Justina, Loader, 14th, from London ;
Forbes, Wills, 14th, from China ; Monarch, Be.;
from the Clyde ; Oriental, Wilson, 15th, from N.
Zealand and Batavia; Elizabeth Walker, Crawfra,
from Llanella ; Sir William Wallace, Edwards, Jul
from Mocka; Shaw Allum, Evans, returned fromesS
Circassian, Sproale, 17th, from Aden ; Salacia,
I Sth, from Llanelly ; Colchester, Withers, from 141,,,"
nelly ; Majestic, Cornforth, from Liverpool ; Lord Avo.;
land, M'Donald, from London ; Navarin, Sherin, 21, fro
Muscat ; Mor, Young, 22, from Gogo.
Departures from Bombay.-Abbotsford, Bradfoot. 511/6
22, for Livei pool ; Toobro.w, 23, for Adcn ; Furth',Allum, 23, for Calcutta ; L'Auguste, Boutrucbc,
for Bourbon ; Caroline, Jacobson, 29, for Stuckboa"
Barossa, Austin, for Singapore and China ; Oresurd
Smith, 35, for Liverpool ; Constance, Young, June t. 7,
Aden ; Mot, Young, for Malabar Coast ; M°lla.6oji
Hubert, for London ; Barbara, Webb, June 6th, ~
John Bull, Ormond, 4th, for Liverpool ; Myaran,
for Siam; Romeo, Pollock, Aug. 6, for Fairport"
Lady Faversham, Webster, 7th, for London ; Reguci!,,cl
Budd, 10th, for Liverpool ; Singapore, Hamilton, for 1,;
-
gapore ; Brenda, Smith, 11th, for Aden and Mocha; J° r
Khox, 'Thompson, for Liverpool ; Eleanor Lancs`tfo;
Cowley, 12th, for Calcutta; Asia Felix, Roys, 14th- Is,
Sio(r,,pore ; Bucephalus, Small, for Greenock; Tinarel
Wlson, for Calcutta ; Shaw Allum, Evans, 15 h, for t's.
cutta ; Maria, Sinclair, 15th, for London.
Departures from China previous to April 4 -The ffuo;
ran, Neatby, for Liverpool ; Eliza Stewart, Millar,
London. The Royal Saxon, Towns, was under &spate

April 4, for London.
Arrivals at Madras.—The Colonist, Cowman, g'4,,,,,21
from Ceylon, and sailed, 31st, to Calcutta ; Cove, P
24th, from Mauritius and Pondicherry, and sailed, Jilt Vie,
;
to Mauritius ; Robert le Diable, Levesque, 27th,,,
China, &c., and sailed, June 6, to Karrical ; PL'to
Eshelby, 27th, from Hobart Town, and sailed,
Calcutta ; Sir A. Campbell, Cooke, June 4, from MilPa:
tius ; Jeune Hortense, Moreau, June 6, from Pondicherfr
Sophia, M'Nair, from London.
Arrivals at Kecljeree, Bengal—Senator, Grindlay,
15, from Mauritius ; Robinson, 16th, from i,lei4
pool ; Sultana, Page, from Bombay ; her Majesty
Childers, Halsted, 17th, from Trincotna ; The C001„1„0,
of Minto, Westhart, 221, from the Cape ; North Ong.
Adams, from Sydney ; Victor, Ridley, 23d, from Yau,nr-e:
Jane, Gardner, 26th, from Sumatra; Alexander Johns1;.:01
M•Donald, 29th, from London •, Merlin, Thompson,
Greenock ; Resolution, White, 30th, from B°6l,7;ag'
Adam Lodge, James, SOth, from Sydney • Stratford, "1"?
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from Mauritius ; Cacique, Bowen, 31st, from Penanc.o,
Bengal; Carson, from Sydney; Magnet, Hutchins, 20,
from Auger; Alhatro.l, s, M. Kelly, 29th, from VizagaP-

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