The Sun.
London, England, 1835-03-30 00:00:00

COOPER V. STEELE.

Mr. KNIGHT moved to restrain the defendant from prose-
cuting a writ of fermedon, which he had lately issued for the
recovery of estates at Finchley, worth 1,4001. a year, in the
name of himself and his wife, against Dr. Cooper, in breach
of a compromise entered into in another suit of Hampden v.
Birch, relative to the same estates.

His HONOUR said the injunction must be granted.

COURT OF EXCISE.

A great number of persons were proceeded against for bay-
ing sold spirits and wine without being licensed.
Thomas Batt, the proprietor of the extensive eating-house
No 19, Bucklersbury, appeared to answer an information
charging him with having sold, on a. certain day, half a pint
of sherry wine and three pennyworth of brandy. Two excise
officers were, after having something .to eat, supplied with the
exciseable commodity. They asked the waiter, upon being
supplied with it. whether they should pay for it at the moment
of delivery, but were told they might discharge the whole
amount of the bill at the same time.
Mr. Batt never sold a drop of wine or spirits.
COMMISSIONER--You have sold the articles, and the fine on
you is 5/. for selling the spirits, and 11. for selling the wine.
Mr. Batt im,i,ediately paid the penalties. Those sought for
amounted to 501.

Mr. Izant, the owner of the eating-house. No. 21, Buck-
lersbury, was also charged on an information for having sold
wine and spirits without being licensed.
The defendant pleaded Guilty, and was fined in the miti-
gated penalty of 151. for selling the spirits, and 2/. for selling
the wine.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

A REAL TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.—On Saturday, the pro-
prietor of a house in Cripp:egate Ward waited upon the Loan
MAYOR, and informed his Lordship, that at the last L censiog
Court he intonded to have applied for a license to sell wine
and spirits, but being rather hard of hearing, he had not heard
his name called out, and was consequently silent until the
Court was broken up.
The LOUD MAYOR—That was badly managed, my friend.
How did it happen that you didn't -get somebody to hear
for you ? Applicant—My Lord, there were plenty of publi-
cans in the Court that knew me, and I thought they'd have
told me.

The LORD MAYOR—Bless your soul, they were more deaf
than you. There are none so deaf as those who will not hear.
If I had a public-house myself, even next door to you I'd be
as deaf as a post.—( Laughter. )
Applicant--I begin to think they meant it, your Worship,
but I couldn't do them any harm, for my house is for a Tem-
perance Society.
The LORD MAYOR—Oh, for a Temperance Society ! Then
you may depend upon it they thought you would take away all
their business.

Applicant (not distinctly hearing his Lordship)—Please
your Lordship, I was there upon the business.
The LORD MAYOR—Ay, and so were they.; and they did
their business better than you did yours ; and they did your
business for you, too.—( Laughter. )
Applicant—My Lord, it's hard upon a man that has always
kept a quiet and sober house if he au't to have a license.
The LORD MAYOR--TO keep a drunken and disorderly one
—so it certainly is; but what can a Temperance Society want
with spirits ? I thought they condemned and repudiated every
thing of the kind.
Applicant—They condemn the intempevate use of strong
liquors, but the moderate use of them is good. They are
used with great effect as medicines.
The LORD MAYOR—And so they are. Medicine is a capital
name for gin. I'd have you sell all your liquors by that name,
and then the ladies can join your Temperance Society without
a blush.

Applicant (still misapprehendinr, his Lordship)—No, my
Lord, it isn't to accommodate the ladies I want the license.
You must know that many working men come in to drink
beer, and they often wish for a drop of gin.
The LORD Nla v oa—Medicine, you mean. If you call it
gin, I am afraid the magistrates will think you want to make
your temperance-shop an impure public-house, and refuse to
oblige you. Apply, however, next licensing day, and let us
see some of your society. For my part, I think if you don't
succeed they'll quit your concern.—( Laughter.)