The Sun.
London, England, 1833-01-14 00:00:00

A GOOD REASON FOR NOT ATTENDING AS A JUROR.

A gentleman appeared to excuse the absence of
another gentleman.

The LORD MAYOR—What is the reason the per-
son who is summoned is not in attendance to do his
duty? Apologist—Because he is not able, my
Lord. I came here as his representative.
The LORD MAYOR—But why does he not come
himself? Apologist—Because he really can't, my
Lord. The fact is, my Lord, he is not living.—(A
laugh.)
The LORD MAYOR— Why did you not say so at
once ? That objection is surely quite enough.—
Apologist—The gentleman is not living, my Lord.
He is dead.

The RECORDER—You may stand dow Sir. He
is excused.—(A laugh.)
Several petty cases of assault were then disposed of.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

B 0 W- S TREE T.

CAUTION TO CAB-MASTERS.— WilliaNl Field was
charged with having obtained a situation in the em-
ploy of Mr. Abbott, a cab-master, in George-yard,
Drury-lane, by means of a false character.
Mr. MINSHULL fined the prisoner in the sum of
201., and in default of payment committed him to the
House of Correction► for ten weeks.
WOR SHIP-S TREE T.

EXTRAORDINARY AFFILIATION CA;li—Mr.Thos.
Stone, of highly respectable appearance, between
60 and 70 years of age, was charged with being the
father of an infant which had become chargeable on
the parish of Bethnal-green.
Matilda Bingby, a poor-looking, diminutive fe-
male, about 24, and daughter of a weaver, had lived
five years in the service of a gentleman named C.,
who was often visited by the defendant. In No-
vember, 1831, Mr. Stone met her, and having
laid hold of her arm, which confused and made
her tremble very much, he took her to a house
in a place called "Botany Bay," where her ruin
was effected. Mr. Stone repeated his conduct
in a week after ill her master's house, when her
master was absent. On the 26th of August she
became a mother. 'When her master discovered
that she was enciente he turned her away.
The girl, in her cross-examination by Mr. PHIL-
LIPS, who appeared for Mr. Stone, replied in the ne-
gative to every question put to her. Her statements
were disproved in the following evidence :
Mrs. Haywood, a midwife, said that the girl and
her sister came to her to know if she was enciente.
Witness Ending that she had taken medicine,
a'ked who gave it to her? Bingby replied, her
master. Being told that the medicine was savine,
witness exclaimed, " Oh, Heavens ! that will kill
the child and cause a miscarriage."

Mrs. Wheeler, a seaman's wife, swore that Bing-
ley had told her that Mr. C-'s wife had been
dead a twelvemonth, and that Mr. C- was not
free from blame.

The MAGISTRATES said that the girl had evi-
dently been guilty of perjury, and he dismissed the
case.

Mr. PHILLIPS intimated that his client would pro-
secute the girl.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

MR. LONG WELLESLEY AND HIS DOMESTICS:.
In consequence of a letter from the solicitors of Mr.
Long Wellesley having appeared in several Morn-
ing Papers, announcing that
,all the undtr servants
in Mr. Wellesley's establishment had been paid their
wages, several young men, during the week, have
been to the Magistrates of this office, to state that
they had been placed in a situation of augmented
embarrassment, owing to this statement, which was
not correct.

The cab-boy, the groom, and two or three
stable-helpers, declared that they still remained un-
paid, and as they had been compelled to run into
debt with small tradesmen, in consequence of the
non-payment of their arrears of wages' their credi-
tors now threatened to resort to harsh measures, as
they believed that all the under servants had been
paid.
One of the stable-helpers, in the course of con-
versation with Mr. Conant, said that Mr. Welles-
ley's coachman, to whom was owing between 2,0001.
and 3,0001., was now in the Fleet, for debts con-
tracted through his master's instrumentality.
_

Mr. CONANT said he commiserated the situation
of the applicants, but could not assist them, as the
matter was not within Magisterial jurisdiction.

HATTOiY-GARDEN.

STEAM-CARRIAGE:S.—Robert Pitcher, the col-
lector at Ball's Pond toll-gate, applied to Mr. LAING
for a summons against Mr. Ogle, of the Burlington
Hotel, in Burlington-street, under the following cir-
cumstances :—He stated that on the 22d ult. Mr.
Ogle passed through the Ball's Pond toll-gate, with
a steam-carriage, and on demanding toll for the
same he refused, alleging that he was not liable to
pay one.
Mr. LAING inquired under what Act of Parlia-
ment he contended that Mr. Ogle was bound to
pay toll.
Pilcher replied the 10th Geo. 4, commonly called
the Metropolitan Turnpike Act, the 21st section of
which set forth that any coach or waggon, propelled
or drawn by steam or gas, shuald pay the same toll
as a similar vehicle drawn by six horses.
Mr. LAING granted the summons.
UEEN-SQUARE.

A DUST CASE.—Williani Gore, a master sweep,
residing in the New-road, Chelsea, and Win. Sawyer
and Giza?.les Gib on, his men, were charged with
defrauding Mr. Emerson, the dust contractor for the
Hans Town district, of two sacks of dust and ashes.
The complainant had repeatedly sent his man to No.
50, Sloane-street, Chelsea, to take away the dust,
but the cook as repeatedly sent them away with an
ob'ervation that Mr. Gore, " who was the most

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Mr. WHITE inquired whether any person had
examined the contents of the sacks, uponlua:viccdhooivaticsilhd one
of the contractor's men, named Halloway, said,
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ship; but its all the same, meaning.
Mister Gore—Now, your Vorship, I should like
to know as how wot this man knows. He an't
never swept a flue, and is werry ignorant indeed of
the business, and can't tell the difference between
sut and dust. If a man's a man he hacts like a
man, but if a man comes here to swear avay the life
of another man, vy then, your Vorship, I says as
how that man's no man whatsomdever.—( Much
laughter, in which even the Magistrate joined.)
Notwitstanding the evidence of Mister Gore, Mr.
WHITE observed the case was proved against the
defendants, and they must pay a fine of 10s. each for
the offence.

" Vell, may I be sp:flicated," exclaimed the mas-
ter chimney-sweep," if this ar'nt werry hard lines;
can't your Vorship make it summut less, for thirty
bob is more and as how ve can muster, and that
too for doing nothing? Ve are as innocent as new
born babes never vas!"

MS. WHITE was inexorable, and the defendants
were locked up. Mister Gore, however, paid his
fine in a few minutes, and was liberated, leaving his
men to get out in the best manner they could.

LAMBETH-STREET.
ROBBERY OF A POLISH COUNT.—Abraham Lay,
a Polish Jew, was charged with stealing several ar-
ticles of property, and unlawfully pawning a valuable
military cloak, belonging to Count Xavery Potocki,
a Polish exile.—Sentenced to two months' imprison-
ment.