The Sun.
London, England, 1824-09-18 00:00:00

MERCANTI LE SHIPPING.

POIITSMOUTII, SEPT. 17.—Wind Easterly.—Arrived the
Felecitus, Campbell, from the Downs, for India; Caroline,
Johns, from ditto ; Edward, Protheroe, from Demerara, landed
pit:Jungers, and proceeded up Channel ; Jean, Brown, from
Petersburgh ; on the 18th of August spoke his Majesty's yacht
Herald in the gulf of Finland, bound to Cronstadt. Saild
the liougua, Nash, for China.
PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 16..—Wind S.—Off the Port the,
Atticua, Westcott, for Caitine. Sailed his Majesty's ship
Jasseur, for South America ; Susan, Wilhelmina, for liantzie.
DIAL, SEPT. 17.—Wind N.E.—There has been a thick
fog all the day. No arrivals or sailings.
FALMOUTU, SS PT. Ifk—Wind S.—No arrivals or sailing:.
Cotta, SEPT. 14.—Arrived the Speke transport, to take part
of the ast Regiment to Chatham.

The Generous Plat.te.., Chambers, from St. John's, N. B. to
Liverpool, was strolled at Kilmore, near Wexford, the 14th
1115tallt.

The illargaret and A,in, Williamson, of Leith, foundered
oT the fork•hire Coaat the gth inst. ; crew saved.
Th: Rose Virginia is totally lost at &mega; crew saved.

PLACARD BEARERS.

Yesterday Mr. Martin, the Lottery Office.'
keeper, appeared before the Loan MAYOR, and complained
of one of the inspectors of the day patrol having improperly
seized a placard belonging to him, and taken it to the Green-
yard. .
Mr. Martin stated, that one of his men was carrying a pia.
card through the streets on the carriage way, as lw was en-
titled to do, when the inspector came up, took his placard trout
him, and lodged it in the Green-yard, where it was still de-
tained. Now he (Mr. Martin) wished to know whether his
Lordship would sanction such a proceeding on the part of the
officer ?
The inspector declared, that Mr. Martin's man had misstat-
ed the circumstance. So far from his being in the act of walk-
ing, he was at the time standing on the pavement with the pole
resting on the ground, and thereby creating such an ohst7ue-
tins> as there was not the least doubt he was authorised 'by the
Act in removing. But it was his opinion, on which he should
act until he was corrected, that no person had any right what-
ever to carry placards through the streets on poles. This was
the view which many of the Magistrates took of the clause in
the new Street Act, which he had been specially appointed to
see enforced.

Mr. Martin denied that the law warranted proceedings to
well an extent.

The CHIEF CLERK then read the clause of the new City
Street Act, and observed there was not the least doubt that the
framers intended it to remove such things out of the streets en-
tirely,—The words applicable were," If any person shall hold,
set, or place any pole or placard on or in the said footway, &C-
-m) as in any way to cause any obstruction or impediments on
the foot-ways," &e. ,St.c. and it goes on to direct that they shall
be liable to be seized and taken to the theen-yard.
Mr; Martin contended, from the wordsabovs.eited, that the
Act contemplated only men standing on' the foot-pavement-
flow could a man .'walking along with the foot,' passengers, he
' said to create an ehstruction, when the very words implied a
• peraon or thing fixed upon a spot so as to create a stoppage.
If these placards were forbidden, a mode of advertising, very
important to trade, would be stopped, and more than one hun-
dred of men deprived of bread,
'rime LORD Mavott. said he had received many letters from
any opinion
tradesmen who were shopkeepers, complaining of the placards
and the bearers as nuisances. if Le letters complained also that
the new uniform ordered to be worn by the thy Oilicers was
'toheoa"reryverlilagcaivricnlsg th-rough the
highly prejudicial ; and stated as an instance, that it enabled
najetsiLl'il,eirreeesee(iinlelilltlitnactesitia new
the placard hearers to discern them at a considerable . distance
and get out of the way, and that when they had gone by, they
intdheer understood, thatil: iltioen ti:zowle ttlitiei
stria:l:
niv:t woulde walk
(the placard bearers) resumed their stations. His
slts
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washnuself of opinion, that in croweded streets theplacards were
allowed hint to have his placard board given hack
the question ifthe inspector'
streets;
hiswhethergreatl , 0 rndt
b theis iht
isi
iat p
on any pretence be allowed in future to
structions on the out pavements.
Mr. Martin declared that in future his men should
i't 4 4.
et ri'o'njugri g.
determined
theltvtr:s:tnsr streets
tot stboNey
tryit‘il
interrupted
them.

rtle'lE AT FAILURE.—We have authority to
state, were incorrect in that part of •
our
: thiLu w LATH
statement respecting Mr. lIENay FAUNTLCROY,
where we mentioned, " that the Trustee tcOs
panic-struck at the discovery, mut corionimicated
the fact to the other partners of the bank, .Sze. Six."
as we find that they had no information on that
i head, nor any idea of such a transaction, prior to
I Mr. F.'s apprehension.—(Morning Chronicle.)