The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-08 00:00:00

EVENING, JANUARY 8,184 g.

P. Sinclair, Achallander, Tyndrum, Argyleshire, far-
mer and cattle dealer, to meet Jan. 12, and Feb. 8, at
one, within the Argyle Hotel, Dunoon, Argyleshire.
A. Landels, Chapelhall, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, grocer
and spirit dealer, to meet Jan. 15, and Feb. 5, at twelve,
within the Bruce Hotel, Hamilton.

The different officials were spared the trouble of at-
tending before the court to prove the case from the
books of the establishment, Mr. Burnaby, the chief
clerk, having received from Mr. Peacock, solictor to
the Post-office, the following communication at the
hour appointed for the case to be brought forward.
" Dear Sir,—Joseph Ady has this morning thought
fit to pay the 12/. 9s. 2d., with 2s. for the summons,
and it will not, therefore, be necessary to trouble the
magistrate upon the subject. The returned letters
on which the amount in question was due, were 1,463
in number. lam now about to call upon him to pay
the postage of 1,550 more, amounting to no less a
sum than 131. 155., which I think will prevent him in
future sending his unpaid letters by the post.
" Yours, &c.,
" M. B. PEACOCK."

On the 22d of December last, Ady was convicted
at this court, and ordered to pay the sum of 1/. 14s. Bd.,
with costs, being the amount of postage on 208 unpaid
letters, which he had sent to his correspondents, offer-
ing to communicate something to the advantage of
each, for a trifling consideration.
SOUTHWARK.
In the course of the day Mrs. Cobbett, the wife of
Mr. William Cobbett, an inmate of the Queen's
Bench, attended, and handed in a letter from her
husband, addressed to the magistrate, of which the
following is a copy :
" Queen's Bench, Jan. 7, 1848.
" Sir,—l beg your attendance at the prison to take
my deposition against the keeper, who is assaulting
me by wilfully putting and keeping me in an un-
wholesome place, with ten iron bars to the window,
as a remanded debtor, and of Class No. 1, and sub-
ject to the penalties of the Act 5 Vict., sess. 2, cap.
22, s. 17, although I have never been remanded,
notwithstanding that Mr. Justice Maule, on Mon-
day, and Mr. Baron Platt, on Wednesday, decided
it was illegal, he (the keeper) persists. Their
Lordships said it was not an imprisonment in
a different prison from which they could deliver
me, as for an escape, but an assault and
ill-treatment in the same prison. The keeper will
continue committing this assault with perfect impu-
nity for a long time, if I live, unless your worship
issues your warrant. I beg to state expressly that I
was removed here in fear of my life if I had resisted.
"I am, sir, your obedient servant,
" W. COBBETT."

Mrs. Cobbett addressed the magistrate at some
length on the subject, urging that the conduct pur-
sued towards her husband in the above prison might
produce fatal consequences if immediate steps were
not adopted to have him removed from the place
here he had been locked up by the keeper.
Mr. SECKER said that his duties would not enable
him to nttend the prison, but that he had no objection
to hear Mr. Uobbett's complaint of alleged assault
and ill-treatment if he appeared there by habeas.
The applicant having thanked the magistrate then
withdrew.