The Sun.
London, England, 1833-08-29 00:00:00

THE NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE.
The SEPTEMBER Number of this popular
work will comprise, among other articles :
A few words from the Proprietor—On the Anonymous
in Periodical Literature—My Acquaintance with the late
Edmund Kean, by T. C. Grattan, Esq.—The Factory,
a Po m. by the Hon. Mrs. Norton—Dick Doleful, a
Sketch from Nature, by the Author of " Paul Pry"—The
Divorcee Devote, a Tale, by John Banim, Esq.—Sea-
sonable Ditties, by Thomas Haynes Bayly, Esq.—The
Post-mortem C gitations of the Ire popular Mr. Smith—
Men and Books, by Leigh Hunt—Lord Byt on's Conver-
altions with Lady Blessington, containing his opinion of
Women, of the Duke of Wellington, of certain Living
Poets, of London Society, Mrs. Shepherd, &c.—The First
of September, a Sketch—lrish Curates—Bidden Literary
Treasures—Editorial Autocracy—Chip and Chop Players
—Parliamentary Reporters—Monthly Commentary—Ma-
dame Malibran—Medical Corporations— Lion's Mouth, &c.
Published for H. Colburn, by R. Bentley, New Bur-
lington-street.

HIS Majesty's Honourable Commissioners
have kindly consented that the name of JAMES
COCKLE, APOTHECARY, shall in future appear in
white letters, engraved upon the Government Stamp, at-
tached to each box of Mr. COCKLE'S PILLS, which are
sold in boxes at Is. I?Fd. ; 2s. 9d. ; 4s. 6d. ; I Is. ; and
225., by all respectal.le Druggists and Medicine Venders.
,;,'s THE ANTIBILIOUS PILLS are in the greatest
repute both at home and abroad, having received the sane-
t on of the highest Medical Authorities, and the patronage
of the following noble and distinguished personages :
Ms:Grace the Duke of Grafton Right Rev. Lord Bishop of St.
His Grace the Duke of Man- Asaph
chester The Rev. Archdeacon of Col.
Right Hon. the Earl of Guildford chester
Right Hon. the Earl of Athlone Sir William Rowley, Baronet
Right Hon. the Earl of Ros- Sir William Forbes, Baronet
common _ _ SiFHenrynyth,Baronct

Right Hon. Lord Bentinck Aldemaii Wood, M.P.
Right lion. Lord Fitzroy The Reverend Dr. Miller
Lord Hartland The Reverend Dr. Birch
Right Rev. Lord Bishop of The Reverend Rowland Hill,
Durham &c. &c. &c.

THE TIDES.—The Lammas Springs have
this season been the highest known for some years, and
but for the moderate state of the weather, might have
been productive of much inconvenience to property, con-
siderably above the usual high-water mark at the same
period of the moon's ago. The depth of the water in
Leith harbour exceeded the quantity denoted by the
highest signal. At Portobello, the space on the sands left
dry barely afforded room for two passengers abreast ; low
water, of course, presented a corresponding reflux. A
bank off Newhaven, not often seen, was left so completely
bare as to render it quite practicable to walk "dry shod"
from within a few feet of Newhaven Pier nearly to the
Martello Tower, while the Wear at the extremity of Leith
Pier afforded a very pleasant continuation to that healthy
pro enad e. —Edinburgh Courant.
LONGEVITY.-011 Friday morning last Mr.
Brodong, of No. 3, Squirries-street, Bethnal-green, died
at the advanced age of ninety-seven years; and on Sunday
morning, the 25th instant, Mrs. Gossine, of No. 4,
Squirries-street, Bethnal-green, died at the advanced age
of eighty-two years, the united ages snaking together 179
years. A few years ago, when Mr. Brodong was making
his will for the disposal of such little matters as he was
possessed of, he left his spectacles to Mrs. Gossine, his
next door neighbour ; but who has not lived to enjoy
the relict. His housekeeper, who is also advanced in
years, has lived with him in that capacity for more than
forty years, and, from her appearance, sbe cannot be far
behind him.

For some years past a swarm of bees has
been observed about the chimneys of the Robin Hood
public house in Bedford ; on removing some bricks from
a cavity, or dumb chimney, yesterday se'nnight, three re-
gular tiers of comb were found, from which was extracted
between 30 and 401bs. of honey. It is calculated this in-
dustrious fraternity has sojourned in this singular retreat
for the last eleven years.--Northampton Mercury.
WESTAHNSER HALL.—This spacious hall,
the largest in Europe, and long admired for its exquisite
roof and noble entrance, is now in a neglected state, and
a stranger, from its dilapidated appearance, could never
suppose that it was used at the coronation of our Sove-
reigns, or was associated with the remembrance of most
important events recorded in the history of our country.
Since the courts of law have been removed, the west end
of the building has presented a lacerated ruin, with a
mean temporary wooden staircase, leading to the lobby of
the British Senate, and the whole has a very desolate ap-
pearance. Formerly the busy committee of taste would
have meddled in the business, but the renovation of the
front, in point of architecture, and the new courts of law
when fir,t erected, were so complete a failure, that the
taste committee have conceived it probably prudent not to
indulge in any further interference. The Commissioners,
however, of the Woods and Fo•ests will, it is hoped, direct
their attention to the state of the Hall, and have it re-
paired in those parts where its dilapidations call for their
immediate attention:.
TRADE OF THE TYNE.--An unusual
activity prevails a present in the Baltic trade of this port.
Several parcels of tallow, hemp, and flax have been sold
two and three times over within the last ten days, in
some instances netting an advance of 30 per cent. The
warehouses generally are completely cleared, and hangs
orders are on Ltd.—Newcastle Courant.

He had preferred a bid of indictment against a
person for an assault, in a case in which one of the
aldermen at the Town 1111, in the Borough, held
the assailant to bail, to appear to take his trial. He
underwent examination before the Grand Jury, and
stated the case exactly as he had done bef,re the
Alderman, and entertained not the slightest doubt
that a true bill would be returned. He found,
however, to his very great astonishment and cha-
grin, that the bill was thrown out. To what cir-
cumstance to attribute so strange a result, he could
not at all conjecture; but he afterwards met one of
the gentlemen who formed the Grand Jury, and
was assured by that person that the calumnious
whispers of one individual caused the hill to be
ignored; for every man on the jury, upon hearing
the slander, conceived an immoveable prejudice
against the subject of it.
The LORD MAYOR said there surely must be a
mistake in the statement of the applicant. It must
be erroneous to impute to a Grand Juryman that
he violated' his o.rth by revealing what took place
on the consideration of the bills presented to that
body.
The applicant spoke nothing but the fact. His in-
formant assured him that there was quite evidence
enough to insure a true bill, if any other man had
been the prosecutor; but the Jury, upon hearing
the calumny, at once disposed of the complaint, to
the very great injury of a just cause; for the assault
was part and parcel of a most aggravated system of
persecution. His object in complaining to the Lord
Mayor, was to induce his Lordship to lend assist-
ance in procuring retributive justice, by directing
the Clerk of the Court to supply hin► with the
names of the Grand Jury. He had applied to that
gentleman, under the impression that the request
was merely a matter of form, which would be im-
mediately granted, but the Clerk of the Court told
him that the authority of the Lord Mayor was in-
dispensable.
The LORD MAYOR said, that the course which
it became the complainant to pursue was a very
plain one. The ignoring of one indictment was no
bar to the presentment of another, and the appli-
cant would have the advantage of representing the
case before a different set of men from those who
had thrown out the bill.

The applicant considered it necessary to adopt
the course he was pursuing, in order to correct ef-
fectually th emischief arising from the gross misre-
presentation which had had the effect of combining
a number of men against the principles of justice.
He knew that some influential persons had done, '
and were still endeavouring to do him fatal mischief,.
and what he was now wishing to accomplish was
merely his own protection, for which purpose he did
not care about sacrificing money.
The LORD MAYOR could not give any order for
the list of the Grand Jury who were accused of so
strange an offence. He must say that he altogether
disapproved of the institution of Grand Juries. If
the statement just made were correct (and he still
thought there must be a mistake), it was calculated
to show that Grand Juries should cease to exist,
for a secret tribunal nullified the proceedings in a
public dice.
The applicant would adopt the alternative of pre-
senting another bill, although, perhaps, his calum-
niator would be amongst the number of the Grand
Jury.
Mrs. Fairer, a very mild and respectable young
woman, who resides at No. 34, Ludgate-hill, ap-
peared to complain against her husband. She made
her statement with evident reluctance, and wept bit-
terly as she described the conduct of the defendant,
who was half drunk at the bar.
From the statement of Mrs. Faires and her
brother, it appeared that the defendant was now an
habitual drunkard, and that notwithstanding the in.
dustrious habits of his wife, everything in the house
was likely to go to wreck and ruin, on account of
his immoderate appetite for strong liquors. In one
of his drunken fits this filthy Bacchanalian insisted
that his wife should attend the shop the third day
after her accouchement. The child had been seizetl
with convulsions, and was now lying dead at home;
and the defendant, whose malady was increasing
daily, dashed into the mother's bed-room, broke
every
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outrageous he had
len; thingiy.hou that,ev lay in hiserviolen
violent andw
been on former occasions, he had never struck her
before, and she feared that he would in one of his
frantic moments deprive her of life. She was also.
apprehensive of violence from him to her aged
mother, whose heart was almost broken at the
dreadful prospect of starvation. The customers of
the house were daily breaking off on account of the
conduct of the defendant, who was very seldom in-
deed to be seen in a state of sobriety, so that she
looked upon beggary as inevitable. The wretched
man, the moment he laid his hands upon money,
indulged in his favourite beverage, and never could
be led to think that anything like rent or taxes was
to be paid.
The LORD MAYOR—WeII, Mr. Faires, what have
you to say to this horrible account ? Defendant--
Say (putting on his hat) ! Why I say that it's a
cursed lie. I, I—l am. What the devil was I
going to say ? Oh—l say I was never more so—
sober in my life.
The LORD MAYOR (to the gaoler)—Take back
this man, and let him be fed upon bread and water.
Don't, on any account, allow him to take a drop of
strong liquor.
Defendant—Poh, poh, nonsense.
The gaoler said that perhaps as the gentleman
was accustomed to a drop, he might die off if he
did'nt get a little.
The Loan MAYOR—Let the doctor see him, and do
not let him have a taste of anything exciting, unless
it is absolutely necessary. Ilis Lordship expressed
a hope the customers of the house would return,
and serve the poor young woman, who had made
so unfortunate a choice of a husband. He was sure
the friends of humanity would compassionate her
melancholy case.
The defendant then reeled out of the Justice-
room, and was taken to the Compter, where he will
be obliged to remain for some time, as nobody will
come forward to bail him.

Benjainin.v, of Golden-lane, the dealer in clothes,
was brought up for final examination, charged with
having in his possession a quantity of satins and ri-
bons, which had been stolen out of a warehouse in
Huggin•lane.
Basil Wall, a Polish Jew, a tobacco merchant,
was charged by Mr. Thomas Buckland, under the
following circumstances :—Mr. Buckland stated,
that the defendant had caused him to be arrested
that morning; and when bail was provided, followed
and threatened and persecuted hint.
The LORD MAYOR—Did he strike you?' Wit-
ness—No; but I am afraid my life is in danger from
him. His language almost frightened me out of my
wits.

Defendant—No, no. He owe me 2021., and I
took out de writ, and I vent to put him in de claws
of de officer; and I vanted another one, Fothergill,
vat owe me more monish, so I vent ater him to.
The LORD MAYOR—But you had no right to
attack him, after you put him into the custody of
the Sheriff's officer.
Complainant—l no more owe him money than
you do, my Lord. The fact is, that he dabbles in
the Stocks. He has gone to the most respectable

brokers, and deposits money in their hands for the I
purchase of different Stocks; and if the speculation ti
tells, it is ail right with him ; but if it fails, he
k'eks up a tow,and demands hi; money.—(Laughter.)
The LORD MAYOR—You mean that he makes
time bargsins ? Complainant—Exactly so; but he
has all the profit without the risk.—(Laughter.)
The defendant was then ordered to find
MARLBOROUGH-STREET
Mr. James Ruddiman, an appraiser in Wardour.
street, was yesterday brought into the ()Mee before
Mr. DYER, by Stone, one of the C divisson of po-
licemen, on the following charge :
Stone was standing a few minutes previously op-
posite the dice, near a cart which an informer,
named Skinner, had just impounded for some al-
leged violation of an Act of Parliament, when the
defendant came up and pointed him out to several
persons whom the transaction had caused to assem-
ble, as the informer. Complainant told him that
he was mistaken in the person, for he was a police-
man. Defendant immediately said, then why are
you in plain clothes? You are one of the police
spies. You are Popay the spy; and continued to
address him in a similar strain, men a considerable
crowd had collected, who were only restrained from
committing personal outrage upon him by being
within the vistMty of the police-office. Complainant
was obliged, to prevent a breach of the peace, to
take the defendant into the office, to the entrance of
which he was followed by the mob, who yelled and
hooted as he went along.
Mr. Ruddiman, in defence, did not mean to apply
the observation respecting the informer to the po-
liceman. He merely said a few words to the by-
standers, expressive of his disgust at the proceed-
ings of the informer Skinner.
Mr. DYER, presuming the defendant's explanation
to be true, did not see that he was justified in
taking upon himself to olject to a course taken by
an informer which the law sanctioned. The enact-
ment under which the informer proceeded was, in
common with other statutes, the result of the com-
bined deliberation of the Legislature, and it was a
great absurdity for any individual to suppose that his
single judgment was superior to the collective wis-
dom of such a body. The remarks which he had
chosen publicly to indulge in towards the policeman,
under some circumstances, might have been pro-
ductive of serious consequences, which, had they
occurred, he felt assured the defendant would have
been the first to regret.
The defendant having expressed his sorrow for
what had occurred, and Stone having intimated his
readiness to withdraw his complaint., Mr. Ruddi-
man was discharged.
THE POOR LAWS.—Three sturdy young women,
inmates of St. Giles's workhouse, each having an
illegitimate infant in her arms, were charged by
Mts. Bayley, the matron, with having conducted
themselves in a refractory manner in the workhouse.
These females belong to that class of paupers,
which forms a very considerable proportion of
that large body of able-bodied persons which
are fed and sheltered in parish workhouses.
Each of the three defendants had been, for a
considerable time, supported by the parish. The
expenses of their confinement in the workhouse
had been defrayed from the same fund, and two
out of the three had burthened the parish with two
illegitimate children, each affording, at the same time,
fair grounds for presuming, from their youth, and
from the lewd dispositions they had manifes'ed, that
the parish would have still further favours of a simi-
lar nature to provide for. In consideration there-
fore of the parish having given them the means of
subsistence so long, having allowed them to make
a sort of lying-in hospital, at their convenience, of
the parish workhouse, and having consented to
maintain their illegitimate offspring, perhaps for
life, a request was made to them, as the washing of
the workhouse was very heavy, for a little assistance
at the wash-tub. The matrons told them that their
infants would be taken care of by the aged paupers,
and they were at liberty to attend to them, and leave
their work whenever their care was required ; they
were also told that they were not expected to work
very long or very hard (though each of the women
appeared capable of performing the labour of an
able-bodied man), but what was principally wanted
was for them to exhibit a disposition to work. The
women, however, flatly refused to do anything, con-
sidering all that had been done for them to be no-
thing more than what they were entitled to demand;
and as this feeling was pretty general amongst the
paupers, it was found necessary to correct it by the
aid of a magistrate.
Mr. DYER asked the first defendant (an Irish-
woman) why she did not assist in the washhouse ?
The Irishwoman said she did not like the com•
pany of the copper woman; the second assigned
the same reason; and the third said she had only
been confined seven weeks, and she thought herself
still too delicate to go to work yet.
I never heard a more impudent reason in my life,
said Mr. DYER to the last speaker. Why how
many industrious married women arc there who
are unfortunately compelled to go oul and work
to get bread for their children, even when a fort-
night has barely elapsed ? You appear to me to
be entirely insensible of, and thankless for the
benefits you are enjoying.
The defendants having been properly repri-
manded, expressed their willingness to go to work.
The matron then retired.
HATT ON-GARDEN.
SINGULAR CASE.—Yesterday, a middle-aged man,
of reduced appearance, but of superior address,
who gave his name the Rev. Dennis Al
of the Irish Protestant Church, was charged by E.
Halconib, Esq., of Baker-street, Manchester-square,
under the following circumstances
Mr. Macomb stated, that about half-past one
o'clock that morning he was passing the Pan-
theon, Oxford-street, when the defendant stared
at him in the face, and his appearance and manner
induced witness to avoid him, and walk quickly
away. The defendant followed him, and repeated
he was stwotiallsthfeoalblooe followed
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his singular look. Witness walked quicker, but
getting
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hand, when witness gave him into the custody of a
policeman, for annoying him.
denied
The policeman said, that the defendant was a per-
son in the habit of applying to the nobility and
gentry for alms. h
this, and said he was a
gentleman by birth and , education. He certainly
did look very steadfastly at Mr. Halcomb, whom
he imagined to be the Rev. Richard Harrold, an old
Collegedefendantchum,
but he wished to convince himself
that he was right before he addressed him. He
had come to London to petition Parliament on the
subject of the oppression of his country, and Lord
Brougham had already presented his petition.
It appeared that when he was given into custody
he tore up the note be had in his hand. He said
it was a note lie intended to have presented to the
Rev. Dr. Birch, of St. Paul's.
Mr. LAING then told him he was discharged. He
expressed great indignation at his having been put
into confinement.
Q UEEN. SQUARE.
APPREHENSION On TIT SHIELDS, THE NOTO-
RIOUS PICKPOCKET.—Yesterday the hoary-headed
and notorious pickpocket, Tit Shields, who has been
nearly fifty years upon the town, was brought up
in custody by police constable Bourne, of the A
division, No. 55 and placed at the bar before Mr.
WHITE, charged with attempting to pick the pockets
'of several gentlemen at the Horse Guard'.