The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-15 00:00:00

duct the case on the part of Mr. Rawlinson, and Mr.
Humphreys for the prisoner. The inquiry occupied
nearly two hours. The prisoner's wife, rather a hand-
some young woman, to whom he was only married
on Friday last, at St. Pancras Church, was accommo-
dated with a seat near the bar.
Several persons having deposed to the excited con-
duct and violent threats of the prisoner,
Mr. Rawlinson deposed on oath—The prisoner was
brought before me last Monday week for assaulting
an omnibus conductor and two constables, when, for
each of the three assaults, I fined him 405., which
sums he paid, and was discharged. On te next
morning he was brought before me for having on the
previous afternoon been guilty of riotous conduct and
collecting a mob in Paddington-street, and on Jen-
nings, a constable of the D division, endeavouring to
take him into custody, he (prisoner) having felled
him to the ground. For that assault I fined him 51.,
and, considering him to be a general breaker of the
peace, I ordered him to find bail for his being of
good behaviour. I allowed him time to procure the
bail, and he was then discharged, upon Mr. Lepine
being answerable for his attendance to enter into the
required sureties that day week. The worthy magis-
trate concluded by stating that, from what had
transpired, he considered himself to be in personal
danger.
Mr. LONG said there was no doubt reasonable
ground for apprehension on the part of Mr. Rawlin-
son, and called upon the prisoner to find bail to ap-
pear at the sessions, himself in 5001., and two sureties
in 2501. each, with 48 hours' notice thereof.
The prisoner was removed in custody.
WANDSWORTH.
Eliza Court, a respectable-looking girl, about
eighteen years of age, was charged before Mr. Clive
with being found sleeping in an unfinished house in
the Clapham-road.
This was another of those numerous cases of desti-
tution which we find in almost every police report.
The girl had been seven months in service in London,
and been dismissed. She was a native of Hampshire,
and had no friends in the metropolis, and therefore
she crept into the house for shelter.
The Magistrate discharged the prisoner, and or-
dered the constable to take her to Lambeth workhouse
for that night.
Mr. Samuel Townes and sixteen other omnibus
proprietors, were yesterday summoned to this Court,
by Inspector Creed, of the V division, for plying for
hire, and stopping longer than was necessary for the
taking in and setting down passengers opposite to the
Plough Inn, Clapham .
Mr. Wire, solicitor, appeared for the whole of the
omnibus proprietors.
Inspector Creed was then sworn, and stated that
he had taken out these summonses in consequence of
instructions from the Commissioners of Police, who
had determined not to allow the Plough, at Clapham,
to be any longer a stand for omnibuses, of which
there were frequently as many as five collected at one
time, but only to permit them the necessary time for
theltaking up and setting down passengers. He had
previously forewarned the proprietors of the vehicles
of the determination of the Commissioners, but they
persisted in stopping after the notices were served
upon them
Police-constable Williams, 94 V, proved that on
the 4th instant he was stationed at the Plough to take
the time of those omnibuses that stopped there longer
than was necessary to take up and put down pas-
sengers. The omnibus 1,634, of which the defendant
was the proprietor and driver, drew up, and stopped
six minutes.
In answer to a question put by Mr. Wire, the wit-
ness said that the Plough was the starting place for
the omnibuses going to London, and that he had heard
of no complaint against the custom being made by
any of the inhabitants.
Mr. Wire contended that the summonses were not
sustainable, inasmuch as this was a starting point, and
not a place at which an omnibus called. The licenses
mentioned the Plough as the point or place from
which they were licensed to start, and it was neces-
sary that there :should be a stated place for each
vehicle to go from, and a certain time kept. It had
not been shown that it was a nuisance, but if there
was any, it was a nuisance tolerated on account of
the convenience to the public.
Mr. CLIVE said that the very fact of the Commis-
sioners of Police taking the matter up proved it to be
a nuisance. He conceived the offence fully proved,
and that no answer had been given. He thought
nothing was easier than for omnibuses to come to an
appointed place at a regulated time, and start from
thence on their journey, without any delay beyond
that of taking up passengers. He should only
inflict the nominal fine of sixpence and costs in this
case ; the other defendants would pay one penny
each and costs.

Mr. Wire stated that it was the intention of the
proprietors of the omnibuses to go in a body to the
Commissioners of Police, and request them to appoint
the Plough as the starting place for their vehicles.
UNION-HALL.
Three young men, named Charles Black, Charles
George, and Henry Solomons, were brought before Mr.
Cottingham, charged with creating a riot at a beershop,
near the Nunnery, at Peckham, and assaulting Mr. Don-
nelly, the assumed landlord.
Mr. Campbell, inspector of the P division, informed
Mr. Cottingham that for the past week the whole
neighbourhood near the complainant's house had been
in the utmost confusion owing to some dispute as to
the possession. Complaints had been made at the
station-house at varions times, and as many as eight
constables have been required to quell the disturbance
and disperse the mob surrounding the house. Last
night the disturbance was so great that it was feared
some mischief would have occurred in the scuffle with
the defendants and the complainants. The police had
had some difficulty in dispersing a mob of nearly 200 people
which had collected round the house. The defendants
were eventually given into custody for assaulting the
complainant.

The latter stated that he was put in possession of the
beer shop about eleven months ago, by a Mr. Andrews,
who now endeavoured to eject him by force, and contrary
to law. On Tuesday week last he put in two of the
prisoners to take possession of the house, and they had re-
mained since then. Last night they were joined by the
third, when they endeavoured to eject him and his family
by force. In the struggle he was assaulted by the de-
fendants, whom he gave into the cust,,dy of the police.
Mr. COTTINGISAN inquired whether Mr. Andrews was
in attendance, as he should like to know whether he had

any right to eject him.
Mr. Andrews stepped forward, and on being sworn,
stated that he was the real landlord of the house, and the
complainant had been put into the beer-shop as a servant
at the weekly salary of 215., with certain perquisites.
An agreement was entered into between them that lie
should take stock whenever he thought proper, and
if any deficiency was found out he should have the
power of either giving the complainant twenty-one
days' notice to quit the house, or three weeks' salary
to quit immediately. On Monday week he sent brokers
to take the stock, when they found a deficiency of
181. 15s. He then offered the complainant 3/. 3s. to
quit immediately. He refused to do so, when he ac-
cordingly put parties in possession, to protect his stock.
When the complainant took possession, the weekly re-
turns were 161. or 181.; but now they were found to be
not more than Cl. He intQnded at some future period
to bring a charge of embezzlement against the com-
plainant.

Mr. COTTINGHAM asked him why he did not turn him
out on Mondayweek last, when he found out the deficiency.
Mr. Andrews said that complainant's wife and child were
ill at the time. He had compassion on them.
Mr. COTTINGHAM said that he should recommend a
reconciliation between the parties. He thought they
had better put the case in the hands of some gentle-
man as arbitrator, and abide by his decision, as
from documents he had seen he believed that
there was some misunderstanding between them.
He could not, under any circumstances, allow the de-
fendants to commit a breach of the peace without some
admonition from him. He should advise them not to
interfere, but let Mr. Andrews attend his own business,
and fight his own battles. To give both parties an op-
portunity of coming to some settlement, he should re-
quire the defendants to enter into their own recogni-
sances in the sum of 401. each for their attendance this
day week.

WESTMINSTER IMPROVEMENTS.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
The utmost alarm and excitement has prevailed
since Sunday last among the surviving relatives of
the deceased individuals whose remains lie interred in
the burial-ground of Christ Church, Westminster, in
consequence of notices having been placed at the
church-doors announcing that a proportion of the
proposed new line of road from the Abbey to the
Vauxhall-bridge-road would pass through the burial-
ground of the above churchyard, which, if carried
into effect, will be the means of disturbing the re-
mains of hundreds far advanced in a state of decom-
position. In consequence of this, together with the
fact that the proposed line will not be a direct but a
circuitous one, a powerful opposition has sprung up,
and preliminary meetings, supported by some of the
most influential individuals in Westminster, have been
held for the purpose of proposing another line of
street, which will not only be a short and direct com-
munication between the Palace and Pimlico and the
Houses; of Parliament, and open the west front of the
Abbey, too long obscured and disfigured by buildings
which really are a disgrace to that splendid and vene-
rable edifice, but avoid outraging the feelings of the
surviving relatives of those who have, many of them,
long since been consigned to their last resting-place.
The originally proposed line, known as " Rigby
Wason's," according to the plan, will have its termi-
nation in the Vauxhall-bridge-road, whilst the re-
cently proposed line runs through Tothill-street,
York-street, to Arabella-row, Pimlico, thus forming
a straight and direct communication between Pimlico
and the Broad Sanctuary.
Notices for both lines were posted on the church
doors of all the parishes on Sunday last, as also in the
London Gazette.

'e regret to announce the death of Lord Saye and
Sele, which took place on Wednesday. His Lordship was
in his 76th year, and is succeeded in his title and estates
by his only son, the Hon. William Twisleton Fionnes,
who Rao born in April, 1796,