The Sun.
London, England, 1840-02-06 00:00:00

KISGSTON PETTY SESSIONS.

TIIE TIIAMES FISHEItY.—IMPORTANT DECISION.—
John Stokes, Thomas Dear, and John Armitage, three
fishermen, appeared before the Banch to answer an in-
formation, framed under an Act of the 30th Geo. 11.,
charging them with having unlawful!), obstructed Thos.
Webb, a duly appointed bailiff, in the execution of his
duty, in the parish of Richmond, whereby they had in-
curred penalties amounting to 301.
The Magistrates were unanimously of opinion that
the information must be dismissed.

BOROUGH COURT OF REQUESTS.

What with the Reform Bill, and the cheap knowledge
system, a race of illiterate politicians has sprung up
during the last few years in the shape of carpenters,
cobblers, tinkers, tailors, &c., whn possess such exalted
notions of their own abilities and importance, that they
are continually neglecting their trade and half starving
their families, in order to spout sedition in a taproom, or
listen to the inflammatory brawling of some levelling de-
magogue in an " institute."

A Slipshod old cobbler, named Burt, was the plaintiff
in this case, and one Benjamin Holloway, a political
carpenter, defendant. The debt sought to be recovered
by the cobbler was 9s. 6d., for sundry repairs to a pair
of boots belonging to the defendant.
" I has to ax pardon, your vorship," said the cobbler,
" but this here's a werry hard case on an old man wot
has to work like a nigger for his liveliwood as I does,
and I hopes as you gen'lemen will give me a werdick.
This here covy, wot I've knowed iver sin he was a babby,
corned to me vith a pair of boots arout aither soles or
heels. How much 'ull you renowate these here pickling
tubs for, Bill ?' says he. Carnt tell afore I looks at
'em,' says I. Your vorship, I then examined the bar-
tides, and found 'cm in a werry queer condition. Carat
do justice to 'em under 45., Ben,' says I ; but as he kept
bating me down, and as I had knowed him from a kid, I
agrees to do 'm for three hog and a tanner (3s. 6d.).
Two days arterwards he comes for 'em, jist as I was
nailing on 'ern, so he tuck a cheer and sot down while I
finished 'cm. Jist to pass the time away, he gets up a
conversation about polyticks—Dan O'Connell, the vigs,
and other rubbish, and said as I ought to be a Chartist.
COMMISSIONER—What did h• wish you to become a
Chartist for ?

Cobbler—Oh, he said the Chartists would take the
duty off beer and backer (tobacco), cos he knowed I
liked a pipe and half a pint.—(Laughter.)
COMMISSIONER—WeII, what did you say to him ?
Cobbler—l told him I wouldn't have nothin' wotsum-
ever to do with 'm, cos I thought the Chartists vos a
howdacious bad lot, and vonted to kick up a row.
COMMISSIONER—That was a very patriotic and cre-
ditable determination on your part ; depend upon it
there is nothing like leather.—(Laughter.)
Cobbler—That's jist wot I told Ben, and that if he
would look more atter • his saw-dust and bread and
cheese, it he'd be all the better for him.

COMMISSIONER—No doubt of it. But you have not
told us why be refused to pay for repairing of his boots.
Cobbler—Vy, your vorship, arter I'd done 'em he
axed me to trust him till Saturday night, when he called
on me and asked me to go with him to hear some chap
hold forth about banniwal Parliaments, or summat o'
that sort, but I liked a pipe and half-a-pint better nor
any sich gammon. He kept on promising to pay, but
that's all he did, and so I summoned him.

COMMISSIONER—Pray what reason do you assign for
not paying this poor man ?
Defendant—l will pay him, Sir, as soon as I can,
but I have been out of work late 4. lam very much
distressed.

COMMISSIONER—Persoas of your description alwa3s
complain of distress. You neglect your business, and
then expect other people are to be the sufferers. How
soon can you pay this ?
Defendant—l will endeavour to pay it in a month.
COMMISSIONER—That is too long ; you will only be
allowed a fortnight.
Order made, and parties withdrew.

THE GOLD DUST ROBBERY.

DECISION OF THE JUDGES ON THE POINT

OF LAW.

At five o'clock last evening the prisoners, who were
convicted in June last of the above robbery, were placed
at the bar to hear the judgment of the Court upon the
points of law raised in their favour.
The prisoners, Lewin Caspar, Ellis Caspar, Emanuel
Moses, and Alice Abrahams, having been placed at the
bar,
Mr. Justice WILLiAms addressed them, and said
that, after a full inquiry into the objections raised in
their behalf, the Judges bad come to the conclusion
that the judgment upon Lewin Caspar must
be arrested, and that with regard to the other
prisoners, they had been properly convicted. The
Learned Judge then sentenced Ellis Caspar and Samuel
Moses to be transported for fourteen years, and Ali;;.
Abrahams to four months' imprisonment.

Upon the application of Mr. CLARKSON, Lewin Cos_
par was ordered to be detained.
The Court was densely crowded during the p7o-
cocdings.

An instance of the uncertain tenure of life oc-
curred at Oakbank factory, on the afternoon of Tuesday last.
One of the workmen, named James Allan, while engaged
at his vocation, suddenly felt himself unwell, and vomited a
quantity of blood; upon which he put on his coat with the in-
tention of going home, but he had not proceeded many yards
when he was observed to sink down, and take hold of the rail-
ing in.front of the mill. He was immediately lifted up and
carried into the warehouse, but before he reached the place the
vital spark had fled. Glasgow Chronicle.
There are said to be upwards of 27,000 com-
mercial travellers in various parts of the kingdom.
Lord Dunraven left the Burlington Hotel, on
I""daY, for his seat, Adare Abbey, near Limerick.