The Sun.
London, England, 1832-01-30 00:00:00

HATT ON-GARDEN.

On Saturday the office was crowded to excess by the in-
habitant householders of St. Pancras parish, upon whom
distress-warrants bad been levied fur poor's rates, &c., to
hear the examination of Mr. William Eves, of Somers•
town, who was brought up on a warrant, charged by Key,
a constable of St. Pancras, with having threatened to do
him some bodily harm.

The prosecutor stated that in December last a great
number of the inhabitant householders were summoned to
that office for the poor rates, when, in consequence of the
plea of great distress, the Magistrates allowed them until
the 15th of January to pay the rates. The great body,
however, seemed determined to resist the payment, and on
application to them they refused to accede to the demand,
in consequence of which distress-warrants were granted
against them, and witness we one of the officers sele,:ted
to levy. On Tuesday afternoon last be went to the house
of the defendant, accompanied by a broker and another
individual, and knocked at the door, which was opened by
Mrs. Eves, wh• informed witness that her husband was
not at borne. He proceeded towards the parlour-door,
and Mrs. Eves endeavoured to prevent his entrance, on
which he put his foot against the parlour-door, and kept
it open. The defendant came out of the parlour and swore
that he would break his head if he did not leave the place.
He said he would pay the rate, but not the expenses, and
at length he became very violent, and was about to strike
witness, who was obliged to defend himself with his staff.
The money was eventually paid, and on leaving the place
the defendant threatened to serve him out when he was
without his staff.

Mr. LAING asked the defendant what he had to say.
Mr. Eves—That the constable over-stepped the bounds
of his duty on entering my house. I contend that be had
no right to do so.

Mfr. LAING—Have you any witnesses? Mr. Eves—l
do not deny having opposed the officer ; but at a time of
distress like the present, when it is well known that our
parish is in an extreme state of excitation, it is necessary
that mild measures, and especially mildness on the part of
the officers, should be exercised.

Mr. LAING—You must put in your own recognisance.
Mr. Eves made further observations upcn the ejsiem,
and trusted that it would soon be altered.

Mr. LAING told him if he was not satisfied, he might
put in bail, and he procured two housekeepers upon the
spot to become his sureties.
Mr. Brown, another inhabitant, was charged by the
same officer with an assault.

The defendant denied the assault, but he was held to
bail.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

The driver of the hackney-chariot, No. 49, was sum•
moned for taking one shilling more than allowed by law
for a fare. It appeared that a gentleman named Austin
engaged the defendant to take himself and three friends
from Aldersgate-street to Oxford-street, for which half-a-
crown was tendered to the coachman, and refused, he de-
manding an extra shilling for the fourth individual, his
chariot being licensed to carry only three persons. Three
shillings and sixpence were consequently given to the de-
fendant, who was now summoned for the overcharge.
Mr. CONANT said, that if the defendant had been called
upon to take more persons than he was licensed to carry,
he had an undoubted right to refuse to do so; but having
consented, he could not demand any additional sum.
The defendant having pleaded ignorance of the law as it
now stood, was fined in the mitigated penalty of 10s.
and costs.

A young man named Meehan, a native of the " first
gem of the ocean," &c., charged a woman named Davis
with being accessory to a robbery which bad been com-
mitted on his person, under the following circumstances:—
It appeared that the complainant went to Drury-lane two-
shilling gallery, accompanied by his wife and brother-in-
law, and the bottle having been freely handed round, and
copiously partaken of by the husband, he droppAl into a
" peaceful slumber," with his pretty red head reclining
on the bosom of his " dear wife." While in this situation
Mrs. Meehan contrived to empty one of his breeches
pockets, and the brother-in-law the other—so between
them they succeeded very quickly in lightening the repos-
ing youth of S sovereigns and some loose silver, with
which they decamped, leaving the unsuspecting husband
" alone in his glory." " The loud and boisterous laugh"
which followed the tricks in the pantomime disturbed the
nap of the young Irishman—and, half asleep and half
awake, he placed his arm round the waist of a woman
near him, believing her to be the same whom he had taken
" for better, for worse ;" but he soon found out his mis-
take on receiving a broadsider on his dexter cheek from
the shoulder-of-mutton hand of the fair one. On being
brought to his senses, he made a thousand apologies for
the mistake, and then looked round for his wife and
brother-in-law ; but he looked and waited, and waited and
looked, in vain, all which time various circumstances
passed in rapid succession over his disordered imagination.
At length he incautiously put his hands in his pockets,
while in a deep study, and the dreadful truth for the first
time flashed across his mind. He jumped up as one who
had received an electric shock, and, to the astonishment
of those near him, made a precipitate rush out of the
theatre, to make inquiries after the fugitives. Having a
suspicion they had taken refuge in the house of Mrs. Da-
vis, the complainant had her taken into custody ; but the
charge he made against her not being sufficient for her de-
tention, she was set at liberty. This day the husband
again appeared at this office, and made an application to
the clerk for a warrant to get back his wife, he having
discovered she was at a house near the Regent's-park,
where several of the " tall soldiers" frequented. He was
refused admittance, but, o❑ applying an eye to the key-
hole, he perceived a female sitting on the knee of one of
the giant red-coats, which female he verily believed to be
his wife. On being asked why he wished for " a restitu-
tion of conjugal rights" when his wife had behaved in so
disreputable a manner, he replied, he thought he could
reclaim her• by advising with her.
The clerk observed, he could not giant a warrant under
such circumstances ; and the applicant left the office with
a tear starting from his eye.
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of the B division, and placed at the bar before Mr. WHITE,
charged with setting fire to his own house, under the
following mysterious circumstances.
John Benton, a police constable of the B division,No.houra s
10, about three o'clock in the morning, was on duty in
Ebury. street. On passing the prisoner's door, he observed
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before, and he got upon a wall and looked over the shutters,
when he discovered that the room was on fire. He imme-
diately knocked loudly at the door, and called to the inmates
that the house was on fire. The prisoner answered him
from up stairs, but befote he could get to open the door,
witness had burst it open, and found the prisoner with his
three children in the passage. They all got out of the
house, and witness seat for the engines. On their arrival,
the fire was extinguished in about a quarter of an hour.
The fire had originated in the corner of the room next to
the door, the wall was of lath and plaster, part of the
partition was burnt through, and the fire had extended into
the back room. There were four or five mop-sticks in the
corner of the room where the fire had commenced, and
they were partly burnt.
Mr. WHITE—Did you observe any thing near the place
that could have caused the fire? Witness—l (lid not;
there were no grates in the room, a few rags lay in a corner,
but not near the fire. I afterwards examined up stairs,
but there was no furniture or any grates in the house.

Mr. WIIITE —Did the prisoner ,;ay any thing about thr
fire ? Witness—l asked him if he could account for the
fire, and he said that he could not tell how it happened.
Mr. WHITE—Do you know any thing of the prisoner
Witness-1 have understood that he is a very bad character ;

EDINBURGH CORN NIARKET.—Jan. 25.
We had a large supply of all kinds of Grain to-day, except
Barley, and sales were still brisk. Wheat same top, and up 6d.
on the average. Barley 239 quarters ; same top, and up led. on
the average. Oats 347 quarters, up Is. 4d. on the top, and Id.
on the average. Pease and Beans 40 quarters; up 2s. on the
top, and 3s. 10d. on the average.
Wheat. \ Barley. Oate.
First 6Bs Od 37s 6d I 28s Od
Second
'Third s4s Od 29s Od 19s 4d

Pease.
37s Od
35s Od
334 Od

flea)ts.
37s O 1
358 Od
33s Od

PRICES OF PROVISIONS, &c,
peer lb. .r Os. 3d. to Os. GI Freshßutter, lb. 5.10,1. to Is 0:1.
Nltitton —0 3 0 6 Salt Ditto— —0 10 1 0
Veal 0 8 1 0 Ditto, per ex t. 84 0 94 0
Pork— 0 4 0 6 Eggs, per doz. 0 9 0 0
Lamb, per qr. 2 0 2 6 OatStrawOqi.)ll 6 12 6
Fallow, cwt....3S 0 40 0 Wheat Ditto...lo 0 11 0
Quartern Loaf 0 7 0 8 Barley Ditto 9 0 10 0
Potatoes, 171 lb. 0 3 0 0 Hay, per 1 2 1 6

EDINBURGH MEAL
We had a middling supply of
which met with a good sale, at if
Per Sack of 280Ib. Imp.
h'irst Oatmeal
Second ditto 1 16 0
Barleymeal 1 10 0
Peaseneeal 1 10 0
Pot Barley—No. 1, per cwt. P2..i

MARKET.--Jan. 24.

Oatmeal at this day's market,
Lst week's prices.
Per Stone of 141 b. Imp.
First Oatmeal £0 2 0
Second ditto
Barleymeal 0 1 8
Peasemeal
.-2d, 155.-3 d, 2`..,5.

GLASGOW CORN
There is a steady business don

DI A RKET.—Jan. 25.
ig in our Grain market, without

any change in price.
Wheat, per 2401 b. s. d, 8. 4. Oats, per 2641 b. s. d. 8. d.
British, old 250 to 30 0 Irish l6 oto 18 6
IICW
Canada, free ..... ... '27 0 '29 0 , Beans, I:2r 2601 b.
Irish
Barley, per 3201 b. Scottish
English — 0 C Pease, Scottish ... 17 0 10 0
Scottish 27 6 28 0 Oatme4l,perl4olb. 15 0 17 0
Irish