The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-27 00:00:00

SURREY SPECIAL SESSIONS.

On Saturday Messrs. Wardell, Brown, and Fowler,
lessees of Vauxhall-gardens, were summoned for
allowing to be used in the gardens a certain descrip-
tion of earthenwere jugs, known as " brown stout
jugs," unstamped. They were termed, and used, as
quarts and pints.
In answer to the Bench, Mr. Wade, the inspector,
stated that the defendants were not present ;'but Mr.
Stevens had called, and had requested him (Mr. W.)
to assure the magistrate that the proprietors of the
" Royal property" were perfectly unconscious of
having acted contrary to the law in permitting the jugs
to be used in the gardens. They could not deny
that they had been found on the premises as stated,
but they were never employed as measuring jugs;
and it was rather the desire of the lessees to give
their patrons a liberal supply of refreshments, for the
fixed charges than otherwise. _

The CHAIRMAN inquired the extent of the defi-
ciencies of the pots.
They were produced, and tested in the usual way
by the inspector, who thus detailed their illegal state :
—I quart, 4 oz. short; another quart, 31 oz. short;
two others, 3 oz. each ; two pints, 1 oz. and 4 oz.
deficient. In all, there were 11 jugs seized.
The inspector said, Mr. Stevens had left with him
a " bill of fare," to show that quarts and pints were
unknown to Vauxhall Gardens. There were " jugs
of stout, ls. ;" but no mention was made of them as
the legal measure. The jugs (continued Mr. W.)
are precisely the same description as those he had
seized at the booths in Battersea-fields. He had
seized upwards of fifty of them at that resort, and at
Wandsworth the magistrate had fined the offenders
51. each.

The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Johnson), and the other ma-
gistrates on the bench, expressed considerable surprise
that such pots should have been allowed to be so freely
used in so respectable a place of entertainment as
Vauxhall Gardens. The cases were proved against
the defendants, and he should therefore direct a pe-
nalty of ss. to be levied in each instance were a jug
had been used, and the costs.

The fine and expenses altogether amounted to up-
wards of 31. The jugs, of course, were condemned.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.

The Commissioners of Sewers, by Mr. Tyrrell,
brought two cases of dangerous nuisance, within the
scope of the Act for preventing the spread of conta-
geous diseases, under the notice of Sir Peter Laurie
and Mr. Alderman Johnson.

Mr. Haynes, of BelgraVe-place, was summoned in
respect to four houses in Swan-lane, Thames-street.
One of the tenants appeared on behalf of the land-
lord, to state that he was quite willing to remedy the
evil, by opening a communication from the privies to
the sewer; the experiment had been tried at one of
the houses with the result, that at high water the
Thames flowed up the sewers through the privy and
into the cellar, till the depth of the water was some-
times three feet. This annoyance must be removed
by the Commissioners before they could expect a
communication to be opened to the other houses. The
nuisance had been abated by removing the soil.
Sir PETER LAURIE said this was a subject his
brother magistrate understood better than himself.
Mr. Alderman, Jonssori observed that the evil
complained of could be remedied by placing a trap at
the mouth of the sewer. The Commissioners would
readily do this. If a petition were presented to the
Commissioners of Sewers, at their weekly meeting, on
Tuesday, the surveyor would be directed to inspect
and report, and then a trap would be ordered to be
fitted to the mouth of the sewer. The Commissioners
were ready to afford any facilities to abate such
nuisances.
_ _ _

An order was made for the abatement of the nui-
sance, to be suspended till the parties could petition
the Court of Commissioners.

Mrs. Webb, of Park-place, Islington, was sum-
moned in respect to a nuisance in Windsor-street,
Bishopsgate-street.
A gentleman, who appeared on her behalf, said he
was ready to amend the matter complained of. She
had expended 101. in opening a communication to the
common sewer, but it was now discovered that the
opening was made at a point seven feet above the
bottom of the cesspool ; and the matters which had
in the course of years accumulated in this place
emitted an odour very offensive, which could not be
got rid of; but this would now be remedied by
making an opening from the level of the bottom of
the cesspool..

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An order was made to enforce compliance if there
should be any disposition to evade the prompt appli-
cation of the proper remedy.
Mr. John Marriner, the secretary of the North
Wales Railway, was again summoned before Alder-
man Sir Peter Laurie and Mr. Alderman Johnson,
for failing to permit Mr. Archer, a shareholder, to
inspect the company's books within one month after a
general meeting holden on the 27th ult.
Mr. Shaw appeared for the complainant.
The defendant did not appear, and Mr. Shaw there-
fore proceeded to show that he had been duly sum-
moned, in order that he might obtain a decision in
the absence of the accused. The penalty for the
offence is a fine of 51., or any less sum in the discre-
tion of the magistrates.
Roe, the City officer, proved the service of the
summons at No. 14, Beaufort-street, Chelsea, and
also at No. 26, Smith-street, Chelsea.
Mrs. Jenkins, of Beaufort-street, produced the
summons which had been left with her, and also a
notice to produce any of the company's books which
show how, and to whom, and for what purpose the
moneys of the company have been disposed of, and
what securities were held for the same ; and also the
books which had been exhibited to Mr. Archer. She
had not been able to deliver either paper to Mr.
Marriner, nor any of his family. He had never
slept in her house. Mrs. Marriner hired a furnished
lodging on the 10th of September, slept there with
her daughters one night, and then left, saying she
was going to the sea- side, and should return in a
fortnight or a few days longer, and if anything came
for them witness was to take care of it till they re-
turned or wrote. The summons was brought on
Thursday last, and she did not know where to for-
ward it to Mr. or Mrs. Marriner.

Mr. Martin, from the City Solicitor's office, who

Mr. Chadwick said he had only recently been
elected chairman, and upon looking into the concern,
he came to the conclusion that it was inexpedient to
pursue it. It was a scheme for a line in connexion
with the Holyhead line, and as the trunk was at a
discount, what could be hoped for as to the branches ?
If the directors called up 101. per share, they would
immediately fall to a discount in the market. The
Holyhead shares were at 15 discount. With the
assent of a meeting of the shareholders, they reduced
the number of directors, and their general expenses,
and determined to advertise to loan their balance of
capital, after defraying preliminary expenses, Itt five
per cent., on the best security that could be obtained,
subject to be recalled at a month's notice. With this
condition no railway would borrow it, but borrowers
were found. Mr. Archer, the projector of the line,
and some other landowners, the value of whose pro-
perty would be materially improved by the making
of the railway, and who wished to see the line
commenced, made an application to know to whom
the money had been lent. The borrowers would
rather return the money than that their names should
be disclosed, and the directors decided that they
would refuse the information, and they were ex-
pressly sustained in that course by the majority at the
next meeting of shareholders. The shareholders
placed confidence in the discretion of the directors,
and thought no disclosure which might damage the
credit of the borrowers ought to be made. He re-
garded it as a sort of bubble company, and thought
the sooner the shareholders all got the residue of
their money in their pockets the better. The money
was, therefore, about to be recalled, and in about a
month the shareholders would be assembled to dis-
solve and divide the capital. He hoped that would be
satisfactory to Mr. Archer.
Mr. Archer replied, by no means. He doubted if
there would be anything to divide, and he insisted
on his right to know now to whom the money was
lent.

Mr. Chadwick repeated that the borrowers would
rather return the money at once than have their names
published to the world. Fifty shareholders were
present at the meeting which assented to secrecy being
observed.

Mr. Shaw denied that the majority could tyrannise
over the minority in this way. The majority might
agree to throw all the money in the Thames, but the
minority had a right to know how it was disposed of.
If the directors had lent the money, they were bound
to enter the fact in the books open to the inspection
of the shareholders. Suppose the directors had all
been blown up in the Cricket, having confined the
knowledge of these loans to their own breasts, what
would have become of the shareholders?

Sir P. LAURIE thought Mr. Chadwick's statement
was satisfactory. There would soon be a meeting
and a return of assets. He was sorry he could not
arrange between them as man and man. As a ma-
gistrate he was powerless, and therefore must dismiss
the matter.

Mr. Archer intimated that as soon as he could serve
Mr. Marriner personally he would summon him again.
The law gave six months to complain, and he should
call every day to demand a sight of the book.
Here the matter dropped.
CITY POLICE COMMITTEE

Mr. Loader, a cabinet maker, on Moorfields-pave-
ment, was summoned before Aldermen Hooper and
Hughes for allowing a Newfoundland dog to be at
large unmuzzled, to the great danger of her Majesty's
subjects.
By the testimony of a City police-constable, it ap-
peared that the dog, from some offence or other, has
considerable antipathy to the police-officers on duty
in the neighbourhood. No sooner do they pass the
door of the proprietor's residence than out bolts the
beast and makes vigorous efforts to grab at their legs.
Defendant denied it. The dog was a quiet, harm-
less, inoffensive creature if not teased.
Officer—He is quarrelsome to everybody, your
worship.
Defendant—ls he, though ? I'll settle that, your
worship.—(Defendant here gave a loud whistle, and
in rushed a large noble looking brute, who, ap-
parently conscious of what was going on, dodged
around the legs of every one in court, and was on the
best of terms with all, even the stern justices on the
bench.) There now, your worship, here's the beast.
He has been in the Guildhall all the morning, and
seen plenty of policemen ; but I am sure he has not
touched one of them.

Mr. Alderman HUGHES said the dog had some
antipathy to the officers of the peace, and he should
recommend it to be muzzled for their safety.
Defendant answered that he would do so, and
paying the cost of the summons, departed with the
dog. -

CLERKENWELL.
Mr. Henry Mitchell, proprietor of the Rose and
Crown public-house, in Allen-street, Clerkenwell,
was summoned for having his house open for the sale
of exciseable liquors on Sunday, the 19th, during the
hours of divine service.
Inspector Penny stated, that on the day named, at
the hour of twelve at noon, he saw a boy, about 14
years of age, come out of defendant's house. He
approached him, and while he was descending the
steps leading. to the street, witness laid hold of him
and asked him what he had got, when he produced
from his pocket a bottle, containing half a pint of gin.
Mr. Duncombe—Will you swear it was not eye-
water?—(A laugh.) Witness—No, but I would
rather swear that it was gin.
Mr. Duncombe—How do you know that it was
gin ; did you taste it ? Witness—l did not. He
told me that the bottle contained gin.
Mr. Duncombe—Did you not seize him violently,
and take it out of his pocket? Witness—l did not.
He pulled it out of his pocket ; but I should have
-done so had he not.

Mr. Duncombe—lndeed ! Are you not aware
that the lad, who is only about ten years of age, is
the defendant's son? Witness—l have since under-
stood that to be the case.

Mr. Duncombe--Was he not terribly alarmed
when you caught hold of him, and did he not cry ?
Witness—Why, as to that, he tried to cry.
Mr. Duncombe—l am informed that you went
into my client's house afterwards. Inform the Court
what you saw.
The witness admitted that everything was quiet
and orderly, and that he had no further evidence to
give.
Mr. Duncombe then addressed the magistrate. He
said, of all the most extraordinary cases be had ever
heard, or been concerned in, the present beat all;
and if such a state of things were permitted every
individual coming out of a public-house would in the
end be seized and searched. He had a very
respect for his friend, the inspector ; but in this case
he had no hesitation in saying he had exceeded his
duty. The worthy gentleman proceeded to urge that
there was not a tittle of evidence to support the