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

WESTMINSTER,

LAMENTANLE 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
ever him. His jaw-bone was fractured, aid his head
was otherwise very much hurt, and he was now lying
in a very hopless condition.
Mr4Arnold—Do you apply for redress against the
driver I

Applicant—Yes; I want a warrant.
Mr. Arnold—There will he 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 Riven 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. - -

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Applicant said he would consider the matter.

THAMES.

AN IMPORTANT CONVICTION OP AN INCORRIGIBLE
DEALER IN ILLICIT SPlRlTS.—Elizabeth 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, w►th a
bundle iu her apron. He stopped her and Paid 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. He asked her if she had 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. Bagster 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, air ; I did not let them fall.
He is telling falsehoods.
Mr. John Vanstone, Supervisor of Excise, confirmed
the statement of Mr. Bagster, and said the prisoner bad
been repeatedly convicted for working a private still,
being the proprietor of a private still (for which she was
fined 1001.), 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
inform me that you are a most incorrigible offender, and
I believe them. You have been already fined 100/.,
and I cannot inflict a less sentence upon you. You are
fined 1001., and, in default of payment, six months'
imprisonment and hard labour,

The failure was announced yesterday of Mr. Edward
Smith, a woclstapler, of Bermondsey, with, it is be-
lieved, liabilities of some magnitude.
The directors of the National Provincial Bank of
England announce a half-yearly dividend at the rate of
8 per cent. per annum.
A meeting of the holders of Buenos Ayres Bonds is
convened by the committee for the 17th inst.
Letters from Hamburg contradict the recent report of
the suspension of Messrs. Heine and Fleischman, and
also that of Messrs. Hamilton, Koch, and Co.
SALE OF TOLLS IN KENT AND SORREL—Yesterday,
at one o'clock, the trustees of the New-cross Roads,
which are situated in the counties of Kent and Surrey
—Mr. Jackson in the chair—assembled at the Green
Man Inn, Blackheath, to sell by auction, for one year,
commencing at 12 o'clock at night on the 31st of Decem-
ber, the tolls arising at the several toll-gates and bars in
that district. These comprised the Green Man, Peck-
ham, Lewisham, Lee, Dartford-hill, and Bromley Gates,
&c. This was an adjourned meeting, in consequence of
no bidding having been made at the former meeting.
Last year the above gates and bars realised 11,4901.
The chairman said that they would now put them up at
11,4001., but there was no offer, though there was a
large attendance of lessees in the room. The chairman
after this, having consulted with the trustees, offered
the property at the sum of 11,0001. Upon this, the
bidders were Mr. Ambler and another gentlemen, when
after an active competition between them, they were
parted with to Mr. Ambler for 11,4101.
CITY OF GLASGOW BANK—ITS OPENING.—The City
of Glasgow Bank will resume business at an early date
—in all likelihood within a few days. The deposit fund
and the guarantee fund have swollen out to a very fine
total—there being already about 90,0001. subscribed to
the one and 250,0001. to the other ; but, meanwhile, a
deputation of the directors and the manager have been
in London, and there, on Saturday last, they made
arrangements with one of the most eminent city banking
firms for an adequate supply of ready money. The de-
tails we do not know, and have no right to know ; but
it is enough to say that the telegram contains the vic ris
"All is arranged." Even with this help, there will, we
presume, be considerable forbearance requisite on the
part of the Edinburgh banks ; but, from what we have
heard, we have no great fears that, on the day of its
opening "the City" will be called on by them to pay up
all the claims which they hold against it. The Western
Bank having now fairly lapsed, we look to the re-open-
ing of " the City" as one of those points from which we
will date a return of local confidence and commercial
ease,—Olosgow