The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-06 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.-(THIS DAY.)

James Dillon was charged before Mr. Seeker - with
practising a very gross imposition on several tradesmen
in the vicinity of this Court.
It appeared that on the preceding afternoon the
prisoner went into a public-house and called for half a
pint of beer, for which he paid with a shilling. The
change was given to him, and in a few moments after-
wards he said the landlady had given him sixpence short.
Although the landlady was certain she had given him
the full change, she was induced to give him another
sixpence, he so pertinaciously declaring that he had not
received it. He was afterwards watched into two other
shops, where he practised a similar imposition, and when
he was subsequently given into custody there was found
in his possession abundance of copper money. When he
was searched at the station-housetherc were several small
articles found in his pocket, which he had obtained at
other shops, in each instance having given a shilling, and
although receiving his full change, declaring that the
shopkeeper had made a mistake, and given him sixpence
short.

In the course of the examination, it was stated that a
number of other charges of a similar description were
likely to be preferred against him; and for that purpose
he was remanded until to-morrow.

WORSHIP-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
Charles Greville, a youth, about 14 years of age, was
charged by Mr. Thomas Graynall, landlord of the
Prince of Wales, Finsbury-market, as follows:
Mr. Graynall stated that at about nine o'clock last
night, the defendant and several other boys were making
a great disturbance before his door. lie warned them
off repeatedly, they however replied to his admonitions
and threats by letting off a 'lumber of fireworks. He
then ran out with the cane in his hand and applied it to
the backs of several of them, and whilst doing so, he
distinctly saw the defendant throw at him the half brick
now produced which met him in the head, and for a
time completely stunned him. The defendant ran off,
but was captured.
The defendant did not deny having thrown the mis-
sile at the complainant, but said that the latter was the
aggressor, as.he had come out of his house with the cane
in kis hand and beat the boys, who were quietly playing
in the road, with it, without any provocation whatever.
The mother of the defendant begged for mercy.
Mr. BINGHAM fined the defendant 303., or in default,
a fortnight in the House of Correction.

RUNNING MATCH.-011 Wandsworth-common was
decided yesterday the match between the celebrated run-
ner and walker, Chas. Westhall, of London, and Brook-
son, of Garratt. The distance was half a mile, Westhall
giving Brookson ten yards' start, and the amount of the
stakes was 201. The odds were in favour of Westhall,
whose easy victories over some of the fastest runners in
England, although at short distances, gave him a de-
cided advantage, in the estimation of sporting men, over
Brookson, who is comparatively a novice. In the first
quarter of a mile Westhall had gained the ten yards'
start which he gave, and was by the side of 'Brookson,
apparently winning easy. Both exerted themselves to
gain a lead, but struggled nearly side by side until about
150 yards from home, when Westhall evidently ran wild
and unsteady, as did also his opponent, who, however,
landed himself first by two yards.
GREAT RACQUET MATCH .41. T BIRMINGHAM.--A
match for 501. took place yesterday, in the largo Racquet-
court, at the Welsh Harp, Bath-street, Birmingham.
The players were Young, of Birmingham, and Mitchell,
of London. The best of nine games was the desired re-
quisite for the winner, and after some excellent play, and
several closely-contested games, victory decided in
favour of Young, who scored the five games to his op-
ponent's two.
EXTENSIVE FIRE AT NEWCASTLE.—A fire was
discovered about three o'clock on Sunday morning in
the extensive premises of Messrs. Richardson and Coxon,
linen-drapers, Grey-street and Market-street, Newcastle-
upon-Tyne. The fire was discovered issuing from the
roof, and an alarm having been given, the engines were
soon upon the spot, when it was ascertained that the
premises adjoining, occupied by Messrs. Alder, Dunn,
and Co., and known as the Albion House, were also on
fire, which appeared to be confined to the upper part of
the building. The engines were well supplied with
water, and the exertions of the firemen being admirably
supported by the police, the fire was subdued in the
course of little more than an hour. The upper part of
Messrs. Richardson and Coxon's premises was used as a
warehouse, and nearly the whole of the goods in it have
been injured or destroyed. The upper rooms of the
Albion House were occupied as sleeping apartments, and
the fire is supposed to have arisen in one of these, and to
have spread to the next building.
USE OF TIIE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH TO 'IRE
FARMER.—At a meeting of the North Stafford Railway,
held at Stoke-upon-Trent, Alderman Copeland, M.P.,
in the course of his speech, pointing out the advantages
derivable from railway communications, related an anec-
dote of a farmer in Chesterfield, who received infor-
mation, through the medium of the electric telegraph,
of an exceedingly short supply of sheep at Smithfield
Market. The farmer had a hundred head of sheep in
Smithfield on the following night.
Trim SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY.—On Sunday the
4th of October, the moon being full at 10 o'clock in the
evening, the wind blowing strong S.E. varying a point
or two occasionally, we had a very high. tide, the
gale bringing the waves on shore with unusual Nio-
- ; the effect of hich was apparent when the tide
went back on part of the sea wall between Dawlish
and Teignmouth, we believe a short distance on the
Dawlish side of the Parson and Clerk Tunnel ; the
only consequence is, that the trains have gone very
slowly over the part which appears to be shaken. The
train with third class passengers, which came up this
morning, had the benefit of a salt water bath for nothing;
the sea wall breaking the waves into spray, the wind
blows tho spray over and on board the third class car-
riages in great style. We are informed by competent
authority, that there has not bee* a gale for many years
of such violence, at such juncture, or one that was more
calculated to test the stability of the South Devon line.
—Besley's Devonshire Chronicle.
MILITARY INTELLIG 1 rICEe•-•CHATHAM3 OCT.
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India, proceeded from this garrison, en route for Canter-
bury. The Ist division, comprising three
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The inhabitants
TESTIMONIAL TO A CLERGYMAN.
Rev.
W.
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of Camberwell parish hare presented the _
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elegantly bound copies of D'Oyley and Manta and
de with a beautiful chased siver epergne, also with
Scott's Bibles, and a purse of 5001., raised by subscrip-
tion,
as a testimony of their sense of the zeal and
fidelity with which he has discharged the duties of curate
of the parieh, during a period of twenty-:even years.
IMPRISONMENT FOR STEALING WALNUTS. —At
Wandsworth Police-court, yesterday, two young men,
named Thomas Chandler and Henry Elliot, were sen-
tenced to be imprisoned seven days each fur having
knocked down some walnuts off a tree in an enclosed
field at Barnes, belonging to Lord Lonsdale. The agent
of his Lordship said it was not for the value of the wal-
nuts that he prosecuted, but on account of the Great
damage done to the fences.
Mr. Cobden has left the Pyrenees for Spain. From
thence the Hon. Member goes to Italy.
Dr. Wolff is about to give a course of lectures in
Bath for the benefit of the PvliA Asavciativn.