The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-11 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

The Rev. George Proctor, D.D., summoned William
Cowley, the driver of a Blackwall omnibus, before Mr.
Hardwick for endangering his life and injuring his horse
on the afternoon of Thursday last.

From the statement of the Rev. gentleman it ap-
peared that while riding on horseback in Panton-street,
accompanied by a young lady, the defendant followed
behind with his omnibus, and then, although there was
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defendant taken
plenty of room, drove past so close that the young lady's
horse was pressed against a lamp-post, which most pro-
bably prevented her from being thrown off. The defen-
dant, instead of stopping or drawing on one side, pushed
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against him, had written a letter begging pardon, &c.
The Rev. Gentleman observed he wished the Bench to
be as lenient as possible, as his object in bringing the
case forward was to ensure the public safety against the
drivers of public carriages.
The defendant expressed his contrition for what had
happened, and attributed the accident to the circum-
stance of his haVing a jibbing horse, which would not
obey the rein. He had not been in any way uncivil to
the complainant.
Mr. HARDWICKE said he could not listen to the re-
commendation of the complainant to dismiss the case,
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WORSHIP-STREET.
On Monday two wretched-looking beings, named Ri-
chard Williams and Ellen Sheen, the former 65, and the
latter 51 years of age, were charged before Mr. Bnouen-
TON under the following extraordinary circumstances :
Sergeant Pcakle, H 6, stated that on Friday last aboutfourteen families were forcibly ejected from the donu-

PRICE 5d

(Ales they had occupied in Hope-street, Spitalfields,
and they had been since compelled to remain, day
and night, under one of the arches of the Eastern
Counties Railway. The occurrence had occasioned
considerable excitement in the neighbourhood, and th 3 ad-
joining streets had been greatly obstructed by the crowas
of persons who had assembled round their place of
encampment. He proceeded to the place on Sunday
afternoon, for the purpose of preserving order, when he
found two boxes placed on the pavement to receive cha-
ritable donations, and as the prisoners, who appeared to
have charge of them, refused to take them away, he con-
sidered it his duty to take them into custody for the ob-
struction. The Sergeant produced the boxes, which, he
said, were the same as were used by the Chartists in col-
lecting contributions for the defence of their imprisoned
fellows. Two slips of paper were affixed to the front of
the boxes with the following inscription : •
" Two hundred men, women, and children, at a mo-
ment's notice, turned into the open air from Hope-street,
Spitalfields, being distrained on, and they are now to be
seen there, in want of shelter, and of the necessaries of
life."

Mr. BROUGHTON inquired by whose direction and un-
der what particular process the ejectment took place ?
Sergeant Teakle said that he happened to be passing
through the street on Friday morning when the families
were turned out. The goods and scant furniture be-
longing to the parties, and portions of which were broken
to pieces, were lying about the street, and a number of
miserable people of both sexes were wailing over them.
The majority of them were poor weavers out of employ-
ment, and the distress and wretchedness that the scene
presented were truly heart-rending. A policeman, now
present, would be able to give the Magistrate further in-
formation, as he accompanied the broker when he made
the ejectment. ..
Police constable Spencer, H 92, was called, and in
answer to the Magistrate's questions, he stated that on
Friday morning inspector Lewis sent him to Hope=
street with the broker to prevent a breach of the peace,
and he remained in the street whilst the poor families
out of 14 houses were ejected. They were all in a most
destitute condition ; but the most distressing case was
that of a poor woman, who had a family of eight chil-
dren, one of whom was ill with the small pox. Another
woman had seven children, and one of them had been
severely scalded. on the same morning. He had been in-
formed-that both the sick children had since died. The
broker promied the woman to procure the admission of
herself and family into the workhouse, but he did not
know whether the promise had been fulfilled.
Mr. BROUGHTON said he was greatly surprised that
the police had lent its countenance to such unlawful and
tyrannical proceedings, but he presumed that the object
for which their services were required, had been misre-
presented
to the Inspector.
Tilt, the Usher, was directed by the Magistrate to pro-
ceed immediately, and bring to the Court as many of the
unfortunate outcasts as he could find.

The case was resumed at four o'clock, when Mr. Ash-
ley, the solicitor, attended to watch the proceedings on the
part of the broker and his principal, and Mr. Hunt ap-
peared on behalf of the aggrieved parties.
Tilt informed the Magistrate that several of the poor
people were waiting outside to be examined. 4.mongst
the number was the woman whose child was tail to have
died, but her child was not dead, as reported,' although
seriously indisposed.
The first witness called was Susan Potts, the wife of a
poor weaver, with seven children, who stated that a
broker who distrained upon her goods at her last place
of abode, recommended her to remove with her family
into one of the houses in Hope-street, which was aban-
doned, and she accordingly did so. She had lived for
some weeks in the house, and no application had been
made to her for rent, neither had she received any notice
to quit. On Friday morning she went to the work-
house to apply for some relief, and on her return she
found two men in the room, who told her to "get out of
the house with her goods and children, or they would
turn them out." She implored them to allow her a
little time, in consideration of her sick child ; but they
refused to do so, and she collected her few things and
left the place. She remained in the street with her
children until night, when they were admitted into an•
other house. _ _

A poor man, named Philips, was next examined, and
he stated that he had lived three months in one of the
houses, and had agreed to pay eighteen-pence a week
for his room, part of which he had paid. On Friday
morning he went out to seek work, and on returning
back he found that his door had been broken open by
the broker's party, and the few things he possessed ,
were scattered about the Court. No notice had been
given to him to leave the place. He had passed two
nights in the open air.
Several other witnesses, some of whom had been ex-
posed for three days and nights to the late inclement
weather, gave similar evidence.
. Mr. Hunt questioned the witnesses as to whether the
broker -or his Men removed any of the goods with their
own hands ; but they stated that they were peremptorily
ordered to remove them themselves.
Mr. Hunt said that if the answer had been in the
affirmative, he should, on his own responsibility, have
given the person who removed a single article into cus-
tody on a charge of felony.
Mr. BROUGHTON said, he very much regretted that all
he could do, as the case now stood, was to discharge the
prisoners. lie had occasionally read of the occurrence
of such proceedings in Ireland, but he never conceived
that such a heartless and lawless transaction could ever
take place in this country; and, although ho could not
now deal with the case as he desired, he would, upon ap-
plication being made, grant warrants against the parties
tbr a breach of the peace.
Mr. Hunt said, that he would take out the warrants
without loss of time, as he was determined to prosecute
the parties to the utmost extent.
The prisoners were then discharged.

EXPORTS OF BRITISH COTTONS

FOR 1840.
(From the Liverpool Times.)
We have been favoured with the following official table
of Cotton Exports of the United Kingdom last year,
with the countries to which those exports took place ;
the table has not been previously printed :
COTTON EXPORTS FOR 1840.

NORTHERN EUROPE.

£1,151,798
66,350
28,000
6,328
1,961
3,551,439
2,244,373
206,530

Russia
Sweden
Norway...
Denmark
Prussia
Germany
Holland
Belgium...
SOUTHERN EUROPE.

France 209,136
Portugal Proper 728,309
„ Azores
~ Madeira
Spain and the Balearic Islands
' Canaries
Gibraltar
Italy and the Italian Islands 1,671,122
Malta
lonian Islands
'Morea and Greek Islands
Turkey 895,888
Syria and Palestine