The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-17 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

LAMENTABLE OCCURRENOE.—A respectable-Looking
artisan, waited upon the magistrate this morning, and
solicited his assistance under the following distressing
circumstances :

Applicant said that on last Tuesday evening, his
son a child only eight years of age, was playing in
Grosvenor-row, Pimlico, when he met with a very
lamentable accident. He was knocked down by a
horse in a cab, and the wheels of the carriage passed
over him. His jaw-bone was fractured, said his head
was otherwise very much hurt, and he was now lying
in a very hopless condition.

Mr.;Arnold—De you apply for redress against the
driver I

Applicant—Yes • I want a warrant.
Mr. Arnold—There will be two questions for you to
consider, whether you wish the man punished for the
offence of carelessness or negligence, if guilty of that, or
whether you seek compensation for the injury the child
has sustained ? _ . .

Applicant—l don't want the man to escape without
punishment.
Mr. Arnold—Was the occurrence the effect of acci-
dent, or was the driver to blame /
Applicant —The driver was decidedly to blame, and
was on the wrong side of the road. I did not see the
occurrence myself, but others did, and had there been
a policeman there he would have been given into cus-
tody ; but as there was not, he drove off, but his num-
ber was taken.

Mr. Arnold—lf you wish compensation, you may sue
the proprietor of the cab in the County Court ; but if
you wish to punish the driver, you may summons him
here.

Applicant said he would consider the matter.

THAMES.
AN IMPORTANT CONVICTION OT AN INCORRIGIBLE
DEALER IN ILLICIT SPIRITE4.--EliZabetn Saunders, a
woman about 40 years of age, was brought before Mr.
Yardley, charged with having in her possession five
gallons of illicit spirits, the produce of a private still
without a permit, and before paying the duty thereon.
Mr. Frederick Bagster, an officer of inland revenue,
said he met the prisoner last night on Tower-hill, with a
bundle in her apron. He stopped her and said what
have you got there ? On which she let fall to the ground
three bladders, which contained five gallons of raw
spirits 23 over proof. Ile asked her if she bad a permit
to which she replied, no, I make it myself, and want no
permit. _ _

The prisoner—It's all false, another woman dropped
the skins containing the spirits.
Mr. Bageter said that another woman was in the pri-
soner's company and she was taken to the station-house
and searched ; nothing was found upon her. The skins
dropped from the prisoner's apron.

Prisoner—lt is all false, sir ; I did not let them fall.
He is telling falsehoods.
Mr. John Vanstone, Supervisor of Excise, confirmed
the statement of Mr. Bagger, and said the prisonerbad
been repeatedly convicted for working a private still,
being the proprietor of a private still (for which she was
fined 1000, and other offences against the marine laws.
There was another woman, one of the same family,
apprehended with spirits in her possession, and he had
to appear against her at the Mansion house at 1 o',clock
that day.
The prisoner—lt is all false. I was never in custody
before—never. Mr. Bagster and Mr. Vanstone have
told nothing but lies about me.
Mr. Yardley—Mr. Bagster and Mr. Vanstone have
informand
me that you are a most incorrigible offender, and
I believe
cannotioon a le
them.ia Ynd, ou have have been already fined 1001.,
fined defaultsen teonfce
puapyomneynzu.six Yon are
gnprocinment mid hard lalnur.

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