The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-16 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)

Mr. Edward Lacey was summoned before Mr. Jardine
for having opened his house, the Garrick's Head,
.Bow-
street, for the sale of wines and liquors at five minutes
before one o'clock on Good Friday morning.
Inspector Mullins stated that he was on duty at five
minutes to one o'clock on Good Friday morning, at
which time he was passing the Garrick's Head Hotel in
Bow-street. He went into the coffee-room, and he saw
seven gentlemen there. Liquors and water were on the
table. Mr. Nicholson was, present, and he said that the
gentlemen present were members of his establishment,
and belonged to the Judge and Jury Society. Witnsss
was nit in the room more than three or four minutes.
Mr. Wire said that the parties who were in the house
were only gentlemen who had been invited to sup with
Mr. Nicholson on the occasion of his birth-day. He
then called
Mr. Renton Nicholson, who stated that he was the
manager of Mr. Lacey's establishment. He was in the
house when the inspector came in. All the gentlemen
who were in the room were friends, who had been
invited to supper. No liquor whatever was sold after
twelve o'clock.

Mr. JARDINE—I think this is an answer, and I shall
therefore dismiss the case.

The summons was dismissed accordingly.
Mr. Rhodes, the landlord of the Coal Hole, in the
Strand, was summoned for a similar offence, alleged to
have been committed on the same day, at the same hour.
The case was precisely similar to the last. The
inspector heard voices in the house, and he knocked at
the door. It was immediately opened, and on going into
the house he discovered three or four gentlemen sitting
in the bar.

Mr. Rhodes, in his defence to-day, called one of these
gentlemen, who stated that the persons who were at the
bar were gentlemen who lodged in the house.
Summons dismissed.

Mr. Rhodes, brother of the last defendant, the landlord
of the Cider Cellars, in Maiden-lane, was summoned to
answer a similar charge.
The case was precisely similar to the last, as was also
the defence.
Mr. JARDINE at once dismissed the summons.

THE LONDON GAZETTE.
(THIS EVENING.)

WHITEHALL, Aran. 16, 1844.

Her Majesty has been pleased to direct letters patent to be
passed under the Great Seal, for appointing Henry Birchfield
Svrabey, Esq., Registrar of the High Court of Admiralty in
England, to be Registrar in Ecclesiastical and Maritime
Causes;
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire.
Castlemartin Yeomanry Cavalry—J. M. P. Chid, Gent.,
to be Cornet, vice Leach, promoted.
Captain Leach's Troop of Castlemartin Yeomanry Cavalry-
0. Edwardes, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Evans, resigned.
WHITEHALL, MARCH 23, 1844.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed William Murphy, of
South-mall, in the city of Cork, Gent., to be a Master Extra-
ordinary in the High Court of Chancery in that part of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called Ireland.

Captain Rous, M.P., seconded the motion. lie said
he saw no reason why the consumer should pay for the
embankment. He was not in favouV of the imposition of
the tax.—(A Voice—The corn tax for example.)—
(Cheers.) He thought the Thames embankment more
ornamental than useful.—(Laughter.)
Sir CHARiES NAPIER, M.P., said he had not had
time to read the voluminous report of the Com-
missioners so fully as his friend Mr. Hawes—
he' however, understood that the embankment was
to be a most magnificent thing—it was to give in-
creased facilities to trade, but he thought it was more
adapted as a promenade for ladies and gentlemen. It
was the most absurd plan ever invented by man.—
(Laughter.) It had surely been concocted by the gentle-
men who reside in Privy-gardens—(Laughter)—who
wish to walk as far as they can down the river. Now,
let them have a promenade where coal• heavers and
other poor people could enjoy the fresh air, and no ladies
or gentlemen would be seen there. It might certainly give
more employment to the watermen, who would have
better facilities for landing ; but the navigation of the
river would be impeded. In Portsmouth harbour the
water was allowed to come as high as it could come, and
every means was taken to get as much as possible, and
to remove all obstructions to the free current of the tide.
The tax put him much in mind of a milch cow, which
got dry at last. Many persons were desirous of having
a slice of the proceeds of the proposed tax, but he saw
no reason why his constituents should not have a share
of it.—(Laughter.) It would be very injurious to the
poor man, if they put a tax upon coals ; he will have
to burn less if he pays more for it.—(Cheers.) He
thought that was plain to a man who could think, on
the principle, that if they taxed corn he must have less
bread.—(Cheers.) Four shillings per ton was put upon
coals sent abroad, and the imposition of that tax had de-
stroyed that trade altogether. He should do all he could
in the House of Commons to throw the Bill for the levy-
ing of the tax overboard.—(Cheers.)
Lord H. VANE, M.P., proposed the following resolu-
tion, That the purpose for which this tax is proposed to
be applied does not justify so obnoxious an imposition.
Capt. Rous, M.P., seconded the Resolution, which
was carried unanimously.
A resolution was then proposed and seconded, That a
petition embodying the sentiments of the meeting, be
presented to the House of Commons by the Chairman,
and that the co- operation of the eight Metropolitan Mem-
bers be requested to support the prayer thereof, and that
a deputation, consisting of the Members of Parliament
present, be requested to form a deputation to wait upon
Sir Robert Peel on the subject.
The resolution was carried unanimously.
A vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman for his
able conduct in the chair, and the meeting separated.