The Sun.
London, England, 1834-02-11 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

About the middle of ►ast year a❑ i❑quiry was instituted
by the Magistrates into the conduct of the oficers of this
establishment, which ended in the dismissal of Hall, the
chief constable, and of six other constables. Although
the utmost pains were then taken by the Bench to elicit
the whole truth, there has since been reason to suppose
that the evil has not been probed to its source, a❑d a❑
event which has just occurred proves the justice of the
suspicio❑. We mentioned last week that Stawell had
been excluded Irom the office as an inf,irmer, in conse-
que❑ce of his secretly receiving money from certain
parties against whom he had laid informations, after
obtaining the Magistrate's permission to withdraw
them. In his subsequent defence he offered an excuse,
which, although not admitted as an explanation of his own
conduct, compelled the Magistrates to make an immediate
inquiry into that of their chief clerk, Mr. Staples.
Stawell's plea was, that he had been pressed for fu❑ds,
and tempted to resort to this improper mode of replenish-

ing his resources by his inability for some time past to'
procure from Mr. Staples his share of penalties imposed
in cases where he had been the informer. We under-
stand, that upon a private investigation, in the presence of
Mr. S., the rslagistrates not only ascertained the truth of
this charge, but discovered other irregularities in the con-
duct of Mr. S., amongst the rest, that he had withheld
from several of the constables the whole or portions of
their quarter's salaries, paid to him, on their account, by
the receiver. These facts being communicated to the
Home Office, Lord Melbourne at once directed the dis-
missal of Mr. Staples. In consequence of a strong re-
commendation from the Magistrates, Mr. Edwin, who
has for some years filled the situation of second clerk,
yesterday morning received the appointment as chief clerk,
and entered upon the duties of that office. A Mr. Wm.
Taylor, from the Home Office, has been appointed second
clerk.

THAMES POLICE.
Curuous CssE.— Captain Brown, the master of a
Hansburz, trading vessel, was yesterday summoned to
show cause why he refused to pay the sum of 131. 4s. to
John Savage, his chief mate, which he claimed as the
balance due to him.

The mate, who proved to be one of the most stupid wit-
nesses that ever entered a Court of Justice, was unable to
make out his claim. He had signed articles to go the voy-
ave from LoncLin to Hamburg and back at 4Z. per
month, and the Captain had discharged him without pay-
ing him his wages.
Mr. BRODERIP asked the witness hew he made out that
13/. 4s. was due to him?—The mate said he did not
know, and all the efforts of the Magistrates to precute an
explanation proved fruitless.
The Captain was called upon for his defence, and he
clearly made out the compl iinant's case by his own state-
ment. He had offered to pay the money to his mate, who
had refused to receive it.

The mate said he had lent his Captain 11. ss. 41
foreign money at Cuxhaven, and when he was about to
pay him he demanded two stamp receipts, one for wages
and the other for the money he had borrowed.
The Captain admitted this to be the c 'se, and said he
considered himself entitled to two stamped receipts.

Mr. BRODERIP said it was unfair for one man to bor-
row a small sum of another and then refuse to pay it
without the lender gave a stamped receipt.
After a good deal of discussion, the Magistrate ordered
121. 17s. 4d. to be paid to the mate, which appeared to
be the sum really due to bin', and said it was fortunate for
the mate that his Captain had made out the case for him,
for he would have never been aide to do it himself.