The Sun.
London, England, 1832-07-06 00:00:00

UNI()N HALL.

Three young lad-, named Page, Gibson, and
Parke, were charted with endeavouring to extort
;no ey from Ir. Thomas C-, son of the banker
at W-, Oxfordshire, by charging him with at-
tempo- g to commit a certain offence.

Mr. C- lodged at Mr. Chandler's, County.
terrace, New Kent-road. On Sunday evening he
was in the K-nt•road, and he had just parted with
a female, when Page arid another lad came up, and
said they must have a sovereign. He treated the
demand with ridicule, but they followed him; on
getting near his house, he seized Page, and said he
should give him into custody. Page, however, clung
to an iron railing, and complainant contented himself
with knocking him down. Duri.,g his absence on
Tuesday, Page and the two prisoners call,d, arid re-
presented to Mr. Ellis, a lodger in the same house,
that he (Mr. C) ha l behaved improperly, and
they wanted a sovereign to make it up. Tney called
agali on Wednesday, and compla nant then gave
them into cuwody.
Page said that Mr. C- had asked him to carry
a box on Monday evening, and he led him into a
by-s reef, where he to.,k certain liber•ies. Page
then acknowledged calling at the lodgings of Mr.
C-, as already staled.
Mr. Bryant, son-in-law of complairvint's land-
lord, deposed to the treghbatirhood being in a Brea
uproar, in consequence of the charge mate "gain't
Mr. C-. On Monday evening, Mr. Cold
-
him of the demand of a sovereign made upon him,
but he did not say that he had been accused i,f
wrong practic-s. He said he thought the fellows
were bullies, connected with the female with whom
he had been to a hou-e.

Mr. Ellis gave a similar account. When
heard what the lads charged %fr. C- with, h.
advised him to give them into curody.
The prisoner Gibaoti alleged that an assault had
been made on him by Mr. C- last winter. Hear-
ing how he had acted towards Page, he accompanied
Page to his lodging..
Parke wade a similar defence.

Mr. C- said he was in ►he country last wipi.
ter, and be could bring numerous g.-fitlemen io
wore his respectability and character. He lived oti
an allowance fr ,rn hi. father.

The MigisTrive reminded the prisoners, and told
Mr. C- to endeav-ur to find the girl with whom
tie had walked on Monday evening.

THAMES POLICE.

Wm. Wood, a waterman, plying at Waterloo-
bridge, was charged with demanding and extorting
more tram his legal fare, from J. J. Kinlock, E.('
eliding in Brunswick square. The complainan
hired the deferpiant at Waterloo-bridge, to convc)
him to the Red House, at Battersea, and back, th.
I gal fare for which was half-a•crown; but on lan.-
log, ss. was demanded by the waterman, who in-
sisfPd that he had a right to charge for a pair of
oars, because there were oars in the boar.

Defendant—And I hargey there was oars in the
boat, and, therefore, your Worship, he is wrong anti
I um right.
Mr. Kinlock said there were certainly two oars,
but he pulled one himself, for the purpose of exer
rise, which reduced the water man's labour.
Defendant—Tow, Sir, didn't you tell me to gei
.ri when you hired me, ins.ead of scull. ?—:111
Kinlock—l did so ; but there was only one watei-
nan—yourself—in the boat. I have hitherto take.
boat at Whitehall, and was never charged mot e
than a half-crown fare.

Mr. BALLANTINE said if gentlemen hired a pair of
irs, they must pay for it.
Defendant—Thai's just vot I hargeys.
Mr. BALLANTINE—Roviding th,re are two t% a-
, ermen in the boat to pub them.—Defendant.-oi,,
d ain't h rgey hat.—(Laughter.)
Mr. BALLATINS asked Mr. E..ans, the Priheipt I
Surveyor of the Thames Police, who is well expt r -
.triced in matters connected with the river, if it w..s
usual to charge double if there was only man in ti

boat with a pair of oars.—Mr. Evans replied, mo
certainly not. The oars fare was never paid unless
there were two men to row; the defendant knew
hat as well as he did.

M,. Kirdock only wanted the point decided.
The defendant here adopted a different line of
"tiargeyment," and said he charged the extra half-
t-erown for giving the german a lesson in the art of
owing. H- would " harzey" that point.
Mr. Kinlock said the defendant was not delay( d
by the le,son, and this was the first he had heard of
the charge.
_ _ _

The defendant, finding this argument overruled,
~aid he had to pay half-a-crownfor the hire of the oars
Mr. BALLANTINE said every waterman ought to
have oars, as well as scull, in his boat, and I,e de-
cided that the defend ,nr had tiered illegally, and
‘.as only ent tletl to the Fculler's fare; htir on the
intercession of Mr. Kullnek, the Worthy Magistrate
did not itifbct any penalty, hut ordered Wood to
refund the halt-crown, and to pay the costs only.

THE JEW, THE CONSTABLE, AND THE

MAGISTRATE.

Some of our readers may remember an old Jets
pedlar, with a flowing grey beard, who occa'.ionally
''sits the different parts of the principality with
jewtllery, &c. It happened about a fortnight hack,
hat thi- same old fellow, whilst pursuing the traffic
of " his order," in a neighbouring' town, was ac-
costed by the Chief Constable, sans ecremonie, with
" Where is your license, Sir ?" Jew—Srr ?
Constable—Where is your hawkees license ?
Jew—lt is here, St,,—pointkg sivniflcantly to that
part the hum in frame, understood by some as the
"seat of honour."

Cutts able--You scoundrel do you know who
I am ?—how dare you answer me in that manner
but I'll serve you my. Come along with me, Sir ;
—did collaring the old man, lugged him before a
Magistrate. When arrived in the presence of his
Worship, the constable gravely stated his charge,
v.z.—travellitig without a lic •rise; and indignantly
noticed the insulting language made use of by the
accused.

MAGISTRATE, to the Jew—Where is your license
Si. ? Jew—lt is here, ST—pointing as before.
MAIGSTRATE—yOU impudent rascal, do you dare
to treat me in this mariner ? Tell me instantly,
Sir, where is your license ?
Jew (in a passion)—lt is here, Sir; I told you
so before.

By this time the " even tennur" of each of their
tempers was very much ruffled, and all " waxed
wroth," the Magistrate and constable towards the
Jew, and the Jew towards them.

Brine me Burn's Justice, John," says the Magis-
tra'e; " I'll make him come to. Now Sir, will you
produce your license ?"

Jew-Yesh
MAGISTRATE—Why did you not show it to me
before ?
Jew—Betas I was not asked.
We mu,t here let our readers into a secret. Some
time ago, this poor Jew was robbed, while on his
journies, of his license ; anti in order to guard
against such mischances for the future, he had taken
the precaution of,ewing all licenses, soon as procured,
in that part of his clothes (or small clothes), where
we cloobt not our readers are by this time aware of,
without further elucidation from us. Now, being
commanded to produce it, he said, looking about
him—" Mu-ht it be had here ?"
MAGISTRATE—Yes, Sir ; you move not from
this place until it be produced, or I shall commit
you instandy.
Jew—" \re!, vel, then ; if I musht, I musht ;"
accordingly, off goes the box, other awful notes of
preparation followed, when th ee ladies marched in.
The J ..w, however, was very deliberately proceed-
ing, according to orders, when he was stopped by
the Magimrate with " turn the rascal out !"
Jew—. Won't you see the lisbense first ?
MAGISTRATE—You impudent vagabond, if you
do not instantly get out, commit you for inde-
cency. _ _

The poor old fellow (as be afterwards said)
thinking they were determined to give him lodging.
for nothing at any rate, hastily packed up, and wen.
nff grutnb!ing, leaving Magi,traste a,,d constable as
wise about " de lishense" as when they first found
him,—Cambrian.

CIVIC REJOICINGS FOR THE PASSING
OF THE REFORM BILL.

On Wednesday a deputar ion, consisting. of several
of the most respectable members of 'he Corporation,
waited upon the Lord M lot at the Mansion-house,
to request that his Lordship would lend the Guild-
hall io the freemen householders, for the entertain-
ments they are to have, in accordance with the vote
of the Court, in celebration of the great event of the
passing of the Reform Bill. They stated that it
would add greatly to the satisfaction of the freemen
householders if they sere permitted to assemble in
the Hall, and give their te-timony to the value in
which the citizens, almost one and all, with only
here awl there et few awkward instances of a con-
trary feeling, held the celebrated measure.

The LORI) MAYOR said that he had cause to re-
joice in the application to him, as there was nothing
about wincee he felt grea'er anxiety than adding ti
the comforts and happiness of his fellow-citizens. H.
was convinced that there was scarcely a single citizen
who had not been indebted to the by-gone depraved
syrem of the tep.esetuation lor success, that
old not join in the animating ehorus which
resounded through the land, and the appli-
earns might rely upon it, as far as his con-
sent to grant them the use of Guildhall, or any
other place which his interference might enable him
.0 procure, his wishes and exertions should be per-
fectly coincident. Thete was one difficulty, ho•
ever, but he ousted it would be soon removed. 13)
the vote of the Court of Common Council, tin
Guildhall was to remain under the care of the En-
et...oilmen, Committee so long as the fitting—tip
s.,ould remain in 'tie Hall, arid their consent :nu-
be °trained, otherwise the Hall would be altoge-
her useless.

The Deputation said they entertained no doubt
vhar...er of the readiness of the Committee to givt
their consent.

Tu 1 ORD MAYOR a‘lced whether it was in cnn-
ternplati.,ll o give to the poor of the city, who were
rt ,t householders, any part cipation in the puh'it•
ejoicing of a more silb+tantial kind than was usual!,
'h.:vowed ? He thought that they ought not to b
•or,totten, and would, with all his heart, put hi.
name down at the head of a subscription to procute
tor them a hearty meal.

The Deputarion were of opinion that a subscrip-
tion would be the best means of accomplishing sr
benevolent an object.
Tne LORD NIAYOR then recommended that the
hollers in the Hill should tike place at an early
!tour, as the expense of lighting the Hall for one d:iy
'mounted to 2001—a sum which it would be much
'ever to appropriate to giving additional comforts;
old, as the en entailments must extend to three or
•our days, a great par, of the sum voted would he
.-xpendrd if the gas were resorted to. His Lord-
,frip also stated that, in his opinion, a capital error
nad been committed in not providing that the ladies
hould participate in the general joy to be expressed
pun the occasion. If certain females at the other
end of the town met with deserved reproach an •
,bloguy for their efforts to destroy the rights of all
reenter), by maligning and execrating the Reform
13.11, surely due honour ought to be done to the le
tittles of the city of London, who had shown so
of all things, the claims
ladies
ouch zeal and sincerity in tendering the measure
Hweotuoid p ert b
di that,eneglected.
tithe
The Deputation begged further to know whethei
cite Lord Mayor would du the freemen the lion.iun
,t take the Chair at the Guildhall on each of the
ays on which the enteriainments would be given
Tye LORD MAYOR said it would give him tl.t-
gnest gra:itic.,tion, as well as reflect upon him the
„fewest honour, to preside at the entertainments.
The illuminations are not to take place until all
the Reform Bills shall have passed.