The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-01 00:00:00

MONEY PANICS.

There would appear to be very little utility at pre-
sent in adverting at all to the inquiry on banking affairs,
recently before a Committee of the House of Commons,
which in all probability must fall with the present Par-
liament. and the affair, consequently, come to nothing.
Still it may be useful again to revert- to the opinion ge-
nerally entertained by practical and impartial men, that
the inquiry has left untouched that one great object for
which it was instituted, viz. the means of preserving the
equilibrium of the currency, and preventing those peri-
odical panics and pressures upon the money-market,
which are ruin to the trading interests and a disgrace
to our character abroad as a commercial country. This
should specially be borne in mind, therefore, as the wish
of our leading merchants and bankers, should the in-
quiry be resumed in the next Session, that a more
efficient Committee should be appointed, and that
their attention should be directed particularly, if
not almost exclusively, to this point. This is a sub-
ject which several correspondents are constantly urging
upon us, to press.in the strongest manner possible upon
the continued attention of the commercial world, as the

time is rapidly passing away, and great danger exists
that the Legislature may be compelled to the continu-
ance of the Bank Charter in its present state, merely be-
cause they are not prepared with anything better to sup-
ply its place. All that was really done by the banking
Committee seems to amount to little more than this—

that they have collected abundance of opinions from
English. Irish, and Scotch country bankers, that the
present system works well in their respective districts ;
and nothing can be more amusing, certainly, than the
'unanimity with which the representatives of these inte-
rests respectively, at one of their late meetings, con-
curred in a resolution to " co-operate cordially in resist-
ing every attempt to interfere with a system of issue and
circulation which has been found conducive to the pub-
lic interest in their respective localities."
One suggestion by a Correspondent relative to the
pressures and panics adverted to is well worthy of con-
sideration. These, he remarks, are always produced by
the importation and exportation of bullion into and from
London, to which place, though received and paid on
account of the nation at large, its effects are confined.
Bullion is neither imported nor exported from Scotland ;
and the question is, whether by ,the present system Scot-
land does not throw upon London that portion of pres-
sure which is due to itself, but which, if equally divided
among the whole kingdom, would never be felt ; whence
it would follow, that the whble of these pressures and
panics are likely to be the result of some unnatural work-
ing of the system which centres upon London the whole
demand, where it ought never to have come. The remedy
should lie, consequently, in some plan fur so combining the
- issues of the whole country in one, as to spread the de-
mand for bullion equally, and the nature of the plan
became of course the natural and legitimate object of
the Select Committee on Banking, who have brought
forward little or no evidence bearing upon it. This
has arisen probably in part from the Chairman not being
sufficitntly acquainted with the subject to conduct the
inquiry in a proper manner, and in part from the many
interests represented in the Committee, whose policy at
least it would be to oppose anything calculated to bring
it to a practical conclusion, in which none would concur
more cordially than those Members connected with, or
under the influence of, the Bank of England, whose great
struggle would be to prevent any change whatever that
did not convey the whole control over the circulation into
their own hands.
Tints has the whole inquiry been stultified, and the
natural conclusion is that it will either have to be re-

commenced, or undertaken in some other form. unless
some Ministry, which may shortly be anticipated, with
with more knowledge of the subject, should bring a Bill
into Parliament to settle the question without, it.—Times.

CONDUCT OF THE POLICE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

- _
Stu,—A report having appeared in a Sunday journal
of extensive circulation, tending to cast a serious impu-
tation on Mr. Rayner, the celebrated comedian, and
being perfectly cognizant of the real facts of the case,
not only as they transpired at the police-court, I.Tron-
hall, this day, but from other authentic sources, I trust
you will allow me a small space in your columns, for the
purpose of removing the unfavourable impression which
such a report is calculated to leave on the minds of those
who have read it.
The circumstances as they actually occurred were as
follow :—Mr. Rayner was proceeding on Thuisday even-
ing last alone, in a gig, to Epsom, to witness • the race Tor
the Oaks the next day, when he was stopped in West-
minster-road, near the Marsh-gate, by policeman 128 L,
who seized the horse's head, under the pretext that Mr.
B. was intoxicated, and unable to take care of himself or
to prevent mischief to others. (Mr. It. had driven through
Chancery-lane, and the other crowded thoroughfares lead-
ing from thence to Westminster-road, without exciting any
previous notice, much less the vigilance of a policeman).
He permitted himself to be taken to the station-house,
under an impression that the inspector on duty would
not receive the charge: But in this he was mistaken ;
he was locked up, and the horse and gig driven to the
Green-yard. He then requested that a friend of his
should be sent to, one of the churchwardens of the pa-
rish, to bail him out ; but when that gentleman arrived
he was deceived by a false representation of the Insllec-
tor. Winn the case came to be heard before Mr. Train,'
on Saturday, a sergeant and two other policemen swore
positively that Mr. R. was so drunk as to be scarcely
able to keep. his seat ; and this statement they said they
could confirm by several respectable witnesses, for
the production of whom the further hearing of
the case was adjourned till this day. (The Sunday
Times states that the case was postponed for Mr. Rayner
to produce witnesses to rebut the evidence as to his al-
leged intoxication.) When the case was called on to-
day, it occupied but a very short time. Mr. It. was fully
prepared on his side, while, on the other land, the police
had not one of their respectable witnesses to produce. The
complaint was dismissed, Mr. Traill adding there was
not the slightest imputation on Mr. Rayner. Now, Sir,
this is one of those cases in which the Legislature has
provided no redress against the abuse of power ; and, I
am sorry to say, that such instances are of too frequent
occurrence. Here is a gentleman stopped on the highway
upon a false charge, taken to a place called a station-house,
has his pockets rifled, and is then locked up in
a noisome dungeon, from which.light and air are both
carefully excluded ! And the perpetrators of this out-
rage are protected, because they wear a blue coat and
three stripes round the wrist ! What is the satisfaction
obtained ? Why, that the police are declared, by im-
plication, unworthy of belief upon their oath, and that
the party accused leaves the bar without any imputation
on his character I Ought such a state of things to be
much longer endured ? This is surely a case deserving
the attention of the Commissioners, or, if not theirs,
certainly that of the press—the only trustworthy guar-
dian of the people's remaining rights and liberties.
May 31, 1841. VINDICATOR.
(We have received the name and address of the writer,
with My. Itapiq's attestation to the statements in the
letter.)

THE BREAD TAX.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Vla—l beg leave to inform you that the cause your
valuable paper so nobly advocates, is progressing in Mac-
(4o4od, Thmigh we have been sileatt for some time on
this all-important question, the popular voice has at
length burst from its slumbering apathy, and a large and
respectable requisition has been signed and presented to
the Mayor, Thomas Norbury, Esq., a Conservative. Ile
has acceded to the wishes of the requisitionists, and a
public meeting of the inhabitants is to be held on. We-
dnesday next, at 12 o'clock at noon, when we expoet
glorious demonstration against the atrocious Corn laws,
We have some of the travelling Chartist Lecturers in
town, who threaten to disturb the meeting, by moving
an amendment, but it is of no avail without a junction
of the Tories with them, who we believe would join the
Prince of Darkness to effect their purpose ; but the cause
is holy and just, and must prevail, We are grateful Elic
your spirit-stirring articles, which are read here with
admiration and delight, and we wjsh you may continue
the war against monopoly till victory is inscribed on the
banners under which you so nobly fight. Let our watch-
word be—

" Commercial Reform !—No Corn-laws !—Down with
Monopoly 1",
I remain, your fellow-1a ournr In the cause a eight,
ANTI-BREAD TAX.

Macclesfield, May 31, lB4l.

FLANDERS.—FEROCIOUS ATTACK ON A
MAN BY A HORSE.—An unprecedented instance of
ferocity in a horse was witnessed a few days ag' in the
commune of Wilryek, A man named i)ogroof was
employed in ploughing a piece of land ; his horse be-
coming restive, the ploughman endeavoured to enforce
obedience by blows, when the vicious animal turned
upon his master and . attacked hint with such obstinate
severity, that, though a man of uncounnur strength, ho
was speedily thrown on the earth, after having sustained
some very frightful injuries ; his face covered with
wounds from the bites inflicted by the rabid animal, and
his hands bruised in a shocking manner. So far front
the animal's fury being diminished by having got the
better of his victim, his rage re€l2lllged, The cries of
the unfortunate mail at length brought some persons to
his rescue, when they found the horse trampling him
under his hoofs. In a state of extreme suffering, with
two of his ribs broken, and his whole frame covered with
wounds and bruises, death put an end to his sufferings on
the following day.
CURIOUS Wtsit.—Mr. John Murray, the
prince of publishers, has often expressed one vetiourinus
wish, lam not aware that It has yet been gratified, lie
has repeatedly said, after stating that he never saw the
whole of the numbers of one publication of the Quar-
terly" ready for delivery on one day, that he was very
dOsirOlig, and hoped some day to have the pleasure of
seeing the whole publication of some particular number
ready at one tinges and after having the numbvpiyiled
up in letter-press " walls" in the warehouse, tp invite
the principal booksellers to a splendid banquet, surrounded
by one publication of the " Quarterly," This would be
an interesting inoWent in the annals of ;
?aid it 15 interesting
hoped OW Mr. Owes, the printer, and
the bookbinder who tt does up" the Nuarlerly,"
take care that no obstacles be thrown in the way by them,
.rr:. Murray seriously sets about carrying- his cu-
rious intention into dect.—rortraitiAf Public Charac-
:pf the Author of " Random Recollections.'
AGIIIGULTII44' PETITION FOR CHANGE
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pf signatiire amongst • `ti,it agricuiTtul I :111e T';tst
Ward u the enniity of Wpstinßrelaiiii, S de-lighted tp 4ea,r, on authority on Which we can fully
rely, that the majority of the farmers in that purely
agriaulturaf district prefer a fixed duty to the present
" sliding scale,° A (...fprnmiitop ita4 h9Pit to
superintend the signing, of this petition, winehrnsiats
of men of all elasses---i::`'..!T"!",
and clergymen, who have taken up the subject on the
broad principle that the changes now propoied are for
tie,eirleral. good, and that class interests ought to give
zka laef.4o such •a
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LAW INTELLIGENCE

VICE CHANtE LLO COURT, May 31.
His HONOUR WIS :ged the entire thy in heanng peti•
tions which presented no feature of t eneral interest.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
Yesterday Captain Harvey Tuckett, who fought the
duel with Lord Cardigan, appeared before Alderman
Pixie, to answer upon a charge of assault under rather
curious circumstances.
A young man named Owen Worsley, who stated that
he was a saddler, and resided at No. 57, South Audley-
street, Grosvenor-square, stated that on Saturday night,
after having been at Greenwich, he got into one of the
carriages on the railroad for the purpose of coming to
town. He was not seated a minute when'Captain Tuckett,
entered the same carriage, and asked him whether he
ever got a good licking. He replied that he never
had, whereupon the Captain gave him a blow in the face.
Witness, when the train reached town; gave the Captain
in charge of the policeman at the station.
Alderman PIRIE—What ! did you remain in the same
carriage with Captain Tuckett after he struck you ?
Complainant—Yes. The train set off immediately after-
wards, and I thought it the best way to wait till its
arrival in London.
Alderman PIRIE—How often did he strike you ?
Complainant—Only once.
Alderman PIRIE—And without provocation? Com-
plainant—Certainly. His friends came in afterwards, and
sat on the opposite side of the carriage. •
Alderman PIRIE said it was rather odd, that after re-
ceiving an unprovoked assault, the complainant should
have remained in the carriage with his assailant.
Complainant thought it the most advisable course.
Mr. John Clarke, of. No. 43, Nicholas-street, Hox-
ton, stated that he was sitting in the same carriage when
the assault was committed by Captain Tuckett upon Mr.
Worsley. When Captain Tuckett asked Mr. Worsley
whether he ever got a good licking, the latter re-
plied that he never did to his knowledge. The Captain
then got up asd struck Mr. Worsley is . the face with
such violence, that the assaulted person must have
fhllen if he (witness) had not happened to be next to him.
Captain Tuckett was sober at the time, but his friends
were* intoxicated. Witness and Mr. Worsley were pro-
mised a good thrashing from some of the party.
Captain Tuckett, in defence, stated that, in coming
from Greenwich he put his head into one of the first
carriages, and called to his friends, who had accom-
panied him to know whether th;.y were inside. One of
those within cried, " Yes, we are here," and lie (defend-
ant) entered the carriage. His friends were not in it,
and the two persons who had given evidence began to
laugh at what they considered the good joke of inducing
him to enter a carriage with which he-could have nothing
to do. Irritated at such offensive conduct, he (Captain
'Puckett) certainly gave the complainant a slap in the
face. It was a quarter before 10 at the time.
The complainant said, that lie had made no observation
to Captain Tuckett, nor spoken a word, before he received
the blow.
Alderman PIRIE said, it appeared to him that there
had been a great deal of provocation received by Captain
Tuckett ; at the same time, that gentleman had no right
to take the law in his own hands.
Captain Tuckett said he was aware of that ; but it was
most provoking to be disappointed, and then laughed at.
They thought, no doubt, it was good saddlers' wit.
Alderman PIRIE—The assault is proved beyond a
doubt ; but the affair is out of my jurisdiction, as the
blow was struck out of the city of London. If the com-
plainant means to go further with it, he must apply to
the Magistrates at Union-liall ; but I would advise him
to drop the,business altogether.
The complainant, after some little consideration, said
" If Captain Tuckett makes an apology to me for what
he has done, I shall have no objection to drop it."
Alderman PIRIE—I must say that. I cannot recom-
mend Captain Tuckett to do anything of the kind. If you
choose' you can go to the Magistrates at Union-hall. If
it were in my jurisdiction I should know how to de:J
with it, and I therefore advise you to proceed no further
in the matter.
Captain Tuckett took no further notice of the com-
plainant.
Captain Gordon and Captain Elwin, the friends of
Captain Harvey Tuckett, were then charged by City po-
liceman Allen, No. 590, with having committed an as-
sault upon him, and with-having endeavoured to rescue
Captain Tuckett from his custody.
The policeman, who is considered a. very efficient
officer, and has been much commended of late for his
activity by some of the Aldermen, stated that Captain
Tuckett having been given in charge to him upon the ar-
rival of the train, he proceeded to take that gentleman' to
the station-house, when the two defendants interfered
and endeavoured to rescue him, in doing which they as-
saulted him (the policeman). Several of the people who
witnessed their conduct called out to him to use his staff.
Captain Gordon swore, too, that if he had his sword he
would run it through witness's body.
Both of the defendants declared that they had no no-
tion of a rescue, and that they had never struck the po-
liceman, but were desirous of quietly accompanying their
friend to the station-house. They most indignantly re-
pudiated the conduct of the policeman, who, they as-
serted, struck them, and collared another of their party,
and Captain Gordon admitted that he said, if' lie had
happened to be on duty, and had been treated in
such a manner, lie would have run the policeman through
the body.
Mr. George Soamnes, of Austin Friars, stated that he
was in company with Captain Tuckett when that gentle-
man was taken into custody by the policeman, who acted
most officiously. Captain Tuckett had witness by the
arm while the two defendants followed. There was not
the slightest attempt made by either of them to interfere
with the policeman, but the policeman did all he could
to provoke them to assault him. The two gentle Men
objected to the policeman's rude conduct, and were both
struck by him.
The Policeman—Your Worship, this gentleman said
he should like to give me a good hiding...
Mr. Soames.—No doubt of it at all. If you had not
been in policeman's clothes, I would have given .you
Such a hiding as you would never have forgotten. I
never witnessed such insufferable conduct. The police-
man struck both of these gentlemen, and collared me.
He did everything he possibly could to provoke.
Alderman PIRIE (to the Policeman)— Pray, what
right had you to take Captain Tuckett into custody ?
Did you see the blow struck ?
Policeman—No, Sir ; but I saw the mark on the
gentleman's face, and I thought I was justified in taking
the charge.
Alderman PIRIE—If any assault was committed, it was
committed in another county, and you had no right
whatever. to interfere. I gave you credit the other day
for good conduct, I am sorry to be obliged to alter my
opinion of yen, and to say that you have far exceeded
your duty.
The policeman repeated that lie had been assaulted by
the defendantS and that he had not assaulted them.
Alderman AnxE—Mr. Harvey, the commissioner, is
present, and will know how to deal with the policeman.
I discharge these gentlemen.
The defendants and Captain Tuckett then retired,
without showing the least disposition to take any steps
against the policeman, who will probably be a good deal
benefited by the lesson which he received in the rebuke
of the Alderman, and the forbearance of the gentlemen,
who were so roughly treated.
The City Solicitor appeared to support informations
against the masters of the Comet and the City of Can-
terbury steam-vessels, for violating the bye-laws by
MOMrn in the in-shore passage of the river.
- The defendants pleaded guilty, stating that they hail
been obliged to moor the vessels in the places objected
to, as they could not find any other accommodation in
the river.
The City Solicitor said that if the defendants chose to
plead guilty and promise to abate the nuisance coin.
'lslained of he should not think it necessary to enter into
a statement of, the circumstances of the case, or to press
for a heavy penalty ; but, he observed, it must lie per-
fectly undersuood that if the offence was repeated the
full penalty would be pressed, and the Harbour-masters
would have directions to willow every vessel improperly
moored. It WM' the wish of the Conservators of the
river to give every accommodation to the public, and to
facilitate as much as possible the steam-navigation all
the Thames ; but that it could not be done to the inter-
ruption of the commerce of the river. If the steam-
packets were allowed to he moored, as in the present in-
stance, for twelve hours together, in the front of Billings-
gate•doch, Interrupting the progress of the craft in the
In=shore channel, the wharfs and docks would be ren-
dered entirely useless.
• One of the Directors of the Company to which the
steamers belonged said that the offence should not be
repeated ; application would be made to the Navigation
Committee to appropriate ground for the use of the
steamers.
Aleernian PIRIE approved of that course, and was
sure every consideration would be given to the 'steamers,
which afforded such great convenience, The nominal
penalty of five shillings and WAS* was then inflicted in
each case,