The Sun.
London, England, 1802-10-04 00:00:00

COURT OF REQUESTS, OCT. 2.

A Mr. Lorrimer, a Musician, summoned Maria
Schofield fGr 395. a 'reduced demand, to bring his
complaint within the jurisdiaion of the ,Court, for
giving ilea lessons in singing and playing the piano.
forty, &c.

It appeared the Defendant was the'chere .am;e:of
a Mr. Israeli, who wished to add music to her
other accomplishments, and, with this view had em-
ployed the Plaintiff. He had received divers sums
of money in payment, and probably would have
been paid much more, but that the unirtu.,,,lte
failure of Mr. Israeli obliged him to retire to the
Continent. There was an arrearof 3!. or 4!. fur
lessons, which the PlaintifFreduced to 395. to bring
it within a summons.

• The Defendant produced receipts for former
ments given to Mr. Israeli ; and she also, by a
feimale acquaintance; proved, that the same G.fntle-
man had originally employed thef• Plaintiff to teach
the Defendant ; the result consequently was, that
Mr. Lortinitt was nonsuited.

At Ndrbolty Park, the seat of Mr. Lo'cr.,- which
used to redlize,6ooi. per ann. by the sale of %val.
nuts, .the,-e is not now ab eve a bushel. Sue) has
been the complete I,lilure of this sociable ai-ticle in
our Odober desserts.

Fromont's Windsor Stage, returning town
yesterday with ten inside passengers and fourteen
ontside, was, owing to the drunkenness of the M_
vet, overturned at Kensington Gore. Nine Of the
passengers (strange to relate) were seriously ;turn.
01-Saturday a-Carmin li6`,convi;ted in the re.
salty of 21. 24. for. driving his cart furiouslY along
the street, wi,.hout any rein to the leading horse.
• Two Publicans at Sheffield
.‘vere on Tuesit'ly
fined 3,. 4.d. each, fOr people to reinsin
drinking in their houses on Solidly flouring the time
of divine service. A notorious Swearer was at the
same time fined so. for eight rt:ipliane'oatlis,an the
information of the Vicar.

The Magistrates of Hinckley lately caused.. J.
Plant, a fraine_work knitter, Of that he
apprehended for ill treating a femal' 'parish ap.pren-
tice. The gill having sworn a child tb'her master,
the Niagistrates fined him szol. tot-11er use% and an
order of filiation was made, compelling him to Pay
two shillings per wcek towards the maintenance of
the child.

Stillwell, the unhappy man who in a fit of
sanity .inurdered.his wife, is committed to the coun-
ty gaol for trial at the assizes, the Coroner's jury
having returned- a verdict of Lvilrul murder dgAnst
him. The poor unhappy_ man seems in soine Mea-
sure resigned to his fate. On being brought into
the prison, he begged they would be merciful to him,
and not hurt him. HeSaid his wife''' was an angel,
and is now in Heaven, and that he was glad htsent
her tbere.".

At the Pclice-Office, Union-Hall, on Saturday,
job/ Owen was charged with uttering base coin to
a Mr. Wilson, a druggist in Blackfiiars Road.
The appr:ntice of Mr. Wilson was first .examined.
His evidence went to-state, that the Prisoner came
to his master's shop on Friday night :ass, just after
the candles were lighted; that he asked for a small
quantity of article they sold, which he Wtighed
out for him ; in payment he' rendered him a shit_
ling ; he had some doubt of it, and refused it. - .He
was offered :another another;' perceiving- it to be of the
same family, he went backward to get change, and
sent for Mr. 'Davis, the constable, who, while they
were arguing, seized the Prisoner. On searching
him; there were found 5:3 bad shillings. about him
59 sixpences, it should appear, he had got in ex..
chan,o,-e for his bad'shillings, and a quantity of half-
pence,:s He
.had also a half-guinea, a seven shilling
pieces, and a half-crown piece, good mooey, about
him. It should also be observed, thlit the major
part of the bad shillings were secreted about his
person, particularly z 8 of them, which were disco_
veredby a second search made by a Mr. Hedding_
ton, an Officer who was called in to assist.' He
was known as an old off:oder in this line, and com-
mitted fol' trial.

At Athervone Fair on Monday la t, there was a,
good spew. of cattle and. sheep, which sold at re.
duced prices ; pigs and cheese also experienced a
reduction.