The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-11 00:00:00

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WESTMINSTER.

Mr. Thomas Chisho!in Austey, M.P. for Youghal, at-
tended at this court to prefer a charge against George
Lamb, a cat-driver, under the following circumstances:—
Mr. Anstey stated that he hired defendant's cab at
Temple-bar at about 4 o'clock on the previous after-
noon, and ordered him to drive to the House of Com-
mons. As be was rather late, he alighted hastily at
the Members' door, and as a gentleman who had ac-
companied him, and who had some books with him,
was to be conveyed back to Temple-bar, he left him to
pay the fare. Complainant told the cabman at the time
he was set down that he was late, and that the gentle-
man would go back with him, but he did not remember
whether he told the defendant that the gentleman would
pay him. About three hours afterwards, on going into
the cloak-room, he found the books belonging to the
gentleman before alluded to, and on leaving the House
with some other Members at half-past twelve o'clock,
complainant found the defendant waiting, and he de-
manded 12s. us his fare. Complainant asked to see his
badge, expressing his willingness to pay him if he would
produce it, as, in the event of its turning out upon inquiry
that anything was wrong, he might have his remedy.
Defendant asked the gentleman for his card, when. ho
told him that he would prefer paying him and taking
his number to giving it. Defendant said ha had not goo
his badge, but if he would come with him to where his
cab was standing, he could take the number of it. Com-
plainant told him that he did not want the number of his
eab, but the production of tha badge only would satisfy
him ; upon which defendant repeated that he had not
got it, adding, that he d
id not conceive he wanted it, as
he was not then driving. Complainant had some papers
of importance in a bag, and as it was raining hard,
he walked on to get a cab, lest they should be
wetted. Complainant was about placing the bag in
a cab when the defendant shouted to the
driver, " I give you notice, you cannot take
that gentleman, he is my fare." Defendant then
thrust himself between complainant and the cab, and
prevented his getting in by laying his hands upon him,
but not striking him. Complainant had to ward him off,
and it cost him some effort to put him aside. Defendant
resisted him with great force, and finding it difficult to
get into the cab without a personal struggle with de-
fendant he gave him into custody. Complainant, on
concluding his statement, said that if the defendant had
shown him his badge he shculd at once have paid him.
In reply to an inquiry from defendant,
Mr. Anstey said he told him that he would pay him 51.
if he demanded it, if he would show his badge.
Defendant, in reply to the charge, said the gentleman
got out, and the constable on duty at the Houses of Pa:
liament ordered him to draw over to where cabs stand.
He (defendant) found the books in his cab, and asked
the policeman what was to be done with them, when
he referred him to the superintendent of the lobby,
who said he thought they belonged to complainant,
and he sent a clerk to inquire. Defendant waited
till complainant came out, and asked him to pay
him, when he replied that he never told him to wait,
but would pay him :501. if he demanded it. He,
however, never offered to pay him anything. He told
complainant that the badge was in his cab, and he would
fetch it, or he (complainant) might if he liked. Defen-
dant admitted that he followed the gentleman, and got
before the cab door to prevent his entering.
The constable who took defendant proved soeing him
take his badge from out of his cab as he.passed on his way
to the station.

Mr. BRODERIP inquired whether Mr. Anstey knew
whether the fare had been paid by the other gentleman ?
Mr. Anstey replied that he was unable to say, as he
had not had an opportunity of seeing the gentleman
since.

Mr. BRODERIP observed that he was not at all sur-
prised at a gentleman refusing to give a cabman his card,
as it was impossible to say to what use it might be put.
lie remembered an instance where very unpleasant cir-
cumstances resulted from a gentleman having done so.
If Mr. Anstey prayed the judgment of the Court against
defendant fur his misconduct, he would give it at once,
or adjourn the matter if Mr. Anstey vvished.to see his
friend first.

Mr. Anstey having expressed a wish to inquire of his
friend, with respect to the fare, before the matter was
decided,

Mr. BRODERIP ordered defendant to find bail for his
appearance on Monday next.

STORM IN THE FRITH OF FORTH.

The storm which visited this coast on Monday night
and yesterday morning has left traces of its effects
which will cause it to be long remembered at Leith, and
along the southern shores of the Frith. It was felt also
very severely in the streets of Edinburgh; but, beyond
the fall of a few chimney cans, we have heard of no da-
mage in the town. By 8 o'clock P.M. the wind,
which had been for some time increasing, was
very violent, and, with the rise of the tide, became
in every sense a complete storm. The tide rose to an
unprecedented height, about eight to ten feet higher than
usual, and the waves ran thirty feet further in shore
than they ever were known to reach before. Many, if
not all, of the vessels in Leith Roads drove with their
anchors, while some of them set sail, and with much
difficulty, and at great risk, succeeded in gaining the
harbour. A stone stair at the upper drawbridge has
been so shaken, by a vessel having come in contact with
it, that the stair, along with a part of the masonry of the
quay, will require to be rebuilt. To the eastward of
the town, the tide, driven up through the avenues at
the glass-houses to the public road, inundated many of
the dwelling-houses, and deluged the soap-works and
other establishents with sea water to the extent of three
or four feet in depth, causing cousidarable loss to the
tenants. Indeed, so impetuous was the gale, that the
water was lashed with irresistible force over the high
railway embankments opposite Seafield to the public
road. To the westward of the town matters were,
if possible, still worse. A complete embargo was
put upon everything in the shape of pedestrianism
on the road between Leith and Newhaven. The embank..
ments at various places have been literally ploughed
up and washed away, more especially at the foot of
Albany-street, near the Fort, a great part of the bul-
warks and embankments have been carried away.
The place, too, generally called the " Murder Trap,"
which was repaired lately, has also suffered a
good deal ; for, although the piles are still stand-
ing, the surrounding earth, in which they wore im-
bedded, has been washed away, as also a part of
the stone bulwark near the same place. The effects
of the storm at Newhaven were truly disastrous. Yes-
terday morning the beach, all the way from the Stone
Pier at Newhaven to Granton, was strewn with the
wrecks of fishermen's boats and yawls; the remains
of those which been lying on the beach before the
tido engulphed them. Judging from the appearance
on the beach, there must have been from thirty to
forty of them complete wrecks. Besides, we un-
derstand that twenty-six boats left Newhaven in the
course of Monday afternoon for the herring fishery.
The sea was perfectly calm at the time, but, fortunately,
they had not proceeded far when the squall was observed,
and the boats, it is believed, with the exception of two,
which are missing, ran with all possible speed, some for
Granton, others for Newhaven, and another portion for
Burntisland, where they remained safe till the gale began
to blow from the north, which deprived them of all shelter.
The result is, we regret to say, that out of the twenty-
six boats which put to sea, twenty foundered and went
down, many of them with their nets, inflicting a loss
upon the unfortunate owners averaging in each case from
601. to 701. This catastrophe could not be avoided, as
fishing boats are uninsurable. To the industrious
fishermen and their families such a state of things is
indeed very lamentable and distressing. Three sloops,
which were riding at anchor off Granton, have been
cast ashore ; two of them have gone to pieces, one
of them named the Tontine, of St. David's. An-
other, called the Ann, of St. David's, is lying on the
beach with her bottom out. The sea-wall of the rail-
way from Trinity to Granton Pier is, the greater part of
it, washed down. Here and there portions of it
remain standing, but, more especially towards Gran-
ton Pier, it is a mass of ruins. One of the jetties at
the eastern side of the pier, as also a slip or low
water pier, which has been in course of erection at
the same side, together with the stage for the diving-
bell, have been completely washed away. The
sea-wall to the westward of Grantors Pier, extending
as far as the Duke's Quarry, has also been nearly wholly
destroyed, the quarry being
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large barque, named the Georges, of
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belonging to the place
the pier at Cockenzie, about twelve miles east, has
been destroyed, and all boatsthe
have been swamped except two. The steamers in the
Frith did not make their usual trips ou Monday, and
fortunately the Aberdeen boats had just discontinued
plying on Mondays. We fear we have mentioned only
a few of the lamentable casualties attending this dread-
ful storm. Earnestly is it to be hoped that the disaster
at sea may not prove to be so great as the severity of
the tempest in this quarter may naturally have led
many to anticipate.
DUNnAR, DEC. 7.—Last night was a perfect hurri-
cane. It is said we have not had such a storm for these
six years. Great damage is done to all property lying
along the coast. The number of wrecks spoken of is
fearful; but it would be wrong to give particulars until
authentic accounts have been received. It is said
fifteen wind-bound vessels left Eyemouth yesterday,
none of which have yet been heard of. A Belgian
sloop, Le Rodeur, from Bruges for Glasgow,
laden with apples, is ashore at Skateraw; crew
saved. A coal keel lies near her ; crew saved. In the
Cove Bay, the schooner Agenora, of Berwick, on shore,
all hands lost. At Siccar Point, a foreign barque is on
the rocks, crew, to the number of thirteen, on the rig-
ging, seen from the shore. The Preventive men have
left by the train, with Manby's apparatus, in the hope
of getting them on shore, as it is impossible to get near..e
them by boats in the present state of the weather.
barque is to pieces, and crew lost.—Edinburgh Evening
Post.

The Observateur des Pyrenees relates the following
amusing anecdote of Mme. Dorval, the celebrated actress:
—" The diligence, after stopping at the Hotel de la Dau-
rade, at Pau, was about to start again for Tarbes, when
a crowd was collected at the door of the coupe. It ap-
peared that two lofty dames of the chief town of the
department were exclaiming with indignation at the idea
of being obliged to travel side by side with an actress,
and protested against her being admitted, although she
had engaged and paid for her place. Mme. Doryal
treated their pretensions with contempt, saying, Well,
ladies ! you shall have the honour of riding with rai
servant, whom she immediately seated in the conpi,
contenting herself with taking the seat of the servant,
on the op of the diligence."