The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-13 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE•

BOW-STREET. „
Mr. Thomas Bartlett Simpson, landlord of the Albion •4. au,
Great Russell-street, Covent-garden, was summoned bef° ref id
Jardine, charged with having kept his house open for the' I"bi
wine, spirits, beer, or other distilled liquors, at other hours thantiv
law allowed, namely, at twenty-five minutes before ono ill
morning of Sunday, the 3d inst.
Mr. D. W. Wire, solicitor, appeared for the defence. 1110,
The case excited great interest, and the Court Wag COITc'
tinteli
filled with respectable persons, licensed victuallers, and feel .fl
of Mr. Simpson's house, who were anxious to hear the ariP9';
on both sides, it being the fifth time Mr. Simpson has be en lu

moned within thirteen months. 00, 11/.
Inspector Black, F division, said that on Sunday m' Jrnilted the

3d of March, about twenty-five minutes before one, he .risitecrie;ip
house of the defendant, situate In Great Russell.str C°.
garden. He found the door wide open, and in the sn'pPer-10-lof
near as he could say, seventy persons. There were; nuni.xse
glasses, with different sorts of liquor in them, standii,ig on the "'-
in the usual way. noke
Cross-examined by Mr. Wire-Saw Mr. Simpson, and. ,-nvia
him. Said to him, " There are a number of glasses of fi
the tables," and he replieds ; " Yes ; I cannot help it. tif
drawn nothing since twelve o'clock." Was In the hen° -fro Sit
o
three minutes, and looked round. Went up stair' Into stbis
room, where there was a party taking coffee. Did not ssealo o
go
served while he was there. Mr. Simpson called his attenti
the bar. The engines appeared to be fastened down. There o
light, but he did not stop to examine it any further. uod of
Alexander Kerr, F 49, who was on duty in the neighbetn."lo
Great Russell.street and Bedford-street, observed, from five 'no 06
past twelve to 23 minutes past one, 27 persons admitted in
pi
Simpson's house. The doors were open quite wide until
t.
a
one, and from five minutes past twelve, till seven minutes .".
116 persons came out of the house. They were all very 01`
orderly. aste°4)
Mr. Wire contended that there was no case to ansvter, AlnspecSof
as it was proved that the engines were locked up when
~,. foe Ig
Black went in ; that the glasses might have stood fro° O.
o'clock without being refilled, and that there was 10 Pr,7
ever of the sale of one glass after the hour prescribed by 11.s.;ert,
Mr. Charles Ruddell, manager of the bar of the Albion uig tit!
deposed that he had been in the defendant's service for the,:, gd
months, and was in the house on the night of SaturdaY, t",;cy be
March. Was in all night. Before twelve, or at twelve °lf' 0;110
locked up the bar. Had received directions from thenT Olt
not to permit any wines, spirits, or beer to be sold °Lie-
o'clock. Those were his orders on that night. Lne'__.'"):s
beer and spirit engines, and put the wine in the cuPnv: dt ;la
locked it up. Nothing could be served from the bar witf ;010
knowledge after the hour of twelve on Saturday night, at,
the care of those places he will swear that tinib77olo
served of a fermented or distilled nature after the hour 0`
that night. The brass bars he now produced are placed acto,e r
taps of the engines, and being locked with a padlock, 02°. 11ir to
fastened without the key, which he had in his cosres'i°P,,elr e.
til
was no servant of the defendant's who had any liquors of t- bot ee
with which they could serve customers. , Every one in e
had strict orders to be particular about serving. it 60441
Cross-examined by Mr. JARDINE—Did not go to bed till a'
two o'clock. Had no reason why he did not go to bed till n'ito ,
except that he !iad to make the day's account out, and see
was cleared away.
Miss Louisa Stanfield, who was in the bar till two o'ele-a,
also that nothing was served after twelve ; and , „aid
Thomas Charles Daws, the head waiter, swore that
tered the supper.room after twelve o'clock in the shape el";t too'
The only additioual facti proved for the defence
drends of persons have left the house since the late dee- t:st
cause they could not be served with anything but coffee; - Or,
the night in question great numbers of cups of coffee le Or
and that the notice was posted befcre five o'clock, in °I.
gentlemen who dined at the house might be aware of the ra;to
dle
Mr. JA RDINE did not think it necessary to go further l
der
case, as he deemed the proof which he required front °food'
dant's domestics had been given.—The information was Glace'
Mr. Plackctt, landlord of the Red Lion, Vere-orre7, tof
market, was charged with a similar offence, at five rtt"
mer
eleven on the same day.
Policeman, F 134, saw the potman take a half-pint(' fair
defendant's to a greengrocer opposite, but it being 13,,,, but:
defence that the beer was not taken to the greengrocer "
the next door, and that it had not been sold, but kinined.,
the landlord to a customer's wife, who had lately been °°,..° 0000"
Mr. JARDINE did not see any proof of sale under the
of the Act, and dismissed the information.

vn GOA
ARRIVAL OF THE EAST INDIA AND
MAILS. Cl;
SOHTHAMPTON, MARCH 12, EIGHT P.M.-.-The " n lit • 841_,‘"
pany's steam-packet Great Liverpool, Captain M'Cloud.'liees,-
afternoon from Alexandria at the Motherbank, after ello,
the most dreadful weather, such as prevented the Praiur...s4tll,
sailing vessel coming nearer. She left Alexandria on Olio Sw;
February, where she was deiained fourteen hours end 3,44101 A
the mails were on board, in consequence of the boiler sib our
leak and stopping to repair. She has landed her itte":vsi tf'l/,16
be dispatched by this night's mail. She brings !WI% cbgily-
passengers, including nineteen ladies, and twenty-eig"- •
and servants, in all ninety-three. '"
Ships lying at Alexandria—Her Majesty's ship:TYtte'
men.of.war belonging to his Highness Mehemet Ali' Jo- Ist
tar—Her Majesty's steamer Locust, and Company's shiPi,
The Peninsula packet Montrose, due yesterday, is Our.'
to
SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 12.—The Montrose PerliPS.Ubil:gis.
arrived this morning at eight o'clock, bringing AO' autintignol
Montrose brings 18 packages of specie and a as'
oranges. The Montrose experienced very bad erratTilpte:•-
and home; this accounts for her arrival after her OW'
brings no news of importance.
DAY,)
MARKET NE WS.—(THIS

CORN EXCHANGE— EXCHANGE—WEDICv."-h w ;t, yelot "jr
We had only a moderate supply of English 1, -,el 40
demand for it was in a very sluggish state, at
day's prices. In free Foreign 'Wheat a steady U"'snd
doing. Bonded Grain was a mere drug. Barley' tepdelis,
were a heavy sale, and prices had a downTritrd •
Oats, Beans, Peas, and Flour were unaltered.
ARRIVALS.
' Barley. 0 na nt. /•°1
1,740 qrs. t.'"

English
Irish
Foreign.

Wheat.
MO qrs.

Malt, 1,:.;0 qrs. Yin`
WHITECHAPZI. •
th te.i.
Our market was very moderately suppli VP"
of Meat, while the demand was inactivetat barely late
Beef from 2s 4d to 3s 4d • Mutton, 25 8d to 3945.
3s 6d to 4s 8d; and Pork, 2s 8d to 4s 4d Per
carcase. A .

RAILWAY BUSINESS IN Fj"--
MENT. a 1r •
Newcastle and Darlington Junction Rail 8110 .11111
go"
Bridge Bill—" for authorising the sale of the 9,..„"betion_,- acs
tion Railway to the Newcastle and Darlington 0"-„, to P' 0.
way Company, and for enabling the said Conillides to,c°,.,
a station at Gateshead, with a bridge and downapPc - of 471,5 d
~,,d, ,--
nect the said last-mentioned Railway with the,prow.—
...
castle-upon-Tyne, and for other purposes, upti.
read a first time. for eatiA'oo t
Pontop and South Shields Railway Bill—% to iri—ipa'
the Pontop and South Shields Railway ConiPal%refreilb
th
8. tot
part of their Railway, and to make a 'branch
for other purposes," presented, and read a firsts il 0, slop,
Epsom and South-Western Railway Bill—lf Selectinle,
time, committed, and referred to the Conunittee seem
Croydon and Epsom Railway Bill—readcawB tier; time
committed, and referred to the Committee of e''''ecoet' -
.Newquay Harbour and Railway Bill—read aiesctio
fled'
committed, and referred to the Committee of 5„,e1,11 reP°iere•
Barnsley Junction Railway—petition for Pli,g 0704
Report referred to the Select Committee on Bill ree_A itif.
Monkland Railways (No. 2)—petition for that sw"
and Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Loc—
for 0
Oswald. titiO Gbe°
Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Railway--P2‘, gr. -
reported, and Bill ordered to be brought hl w
Craig, Mr. Rutherford, and Mr. Macaulay

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THE WEATHER.—THE GALES.--vn e
the atmostphere was clear and the temperature cthe cLold..oum oof
south-west to north. Shortly after midnight ,csae'aslt
and the wind became violent, increasing to almost aruntil;red
which, accompanied by torrents of rain. contindouck, itsbaltjf
seven o'clock. Yesterday morning, before eight 0, .ocx. of 0
off and the sun shone brightly till about eleven o stoi 000 osS
after the wind again became violent, and was ea% Whieb eetj'
heavy storm of hail, :sleet, snow, and rain, a_eroo, hOto tO
whirled about by the wind into various fantastic f: offFe_.ll,4 te.
dering it truly uncomfortable for those who We!` ~,t, awn, St'
battle with it. Similar storms, though leo isoloo un
peated at intervals up to nearly four o'clock, 'Leered :et
mosphere again cleared ; but the wind having a ,he
north, continued to blow briskly and keenill en :sod r'uitht
which at six o'clock in themorning stood at 33 degree 0, ,00
noon to 40 degrees, had again receded to 33 deg reef 1004 111
up to nine o'clock was clear and starlight. Wl° pet an
of pre:
occurred on the coast, the craft in the river haverobstab "of Ow
the gale of yesterday morning, in conseqence, Poloience 010
cautionary measures having been adopted. The.,,, uutil_,Joh•
wind slightly retarded the arrival of several of /.clor,g
But few of the Scotch steamers were enabled sueaert'elener
The James Watt, Havre steamer, which Was The e'r
yesterday morning, had not arrived last evening'oe passalifiefer"
the Herne steamer states that he never made a ere -At Gill ffe:
Herne Bay, than the voyage to London on gonda'he„ See_,"
the storm began at ten o'clock on Monday night'
hiortbeisn-
quent and vivid flashes of lightning came from t--
_me VWt•
barometer at noon yesterday was 29-6. A low /ate'
FACTORIES BILL.—SILK TRADg."'" „ tratle.., 001
ing of Members of Parliament, representing theer
roce-11; the
day morning received, at the King's Arras Hot_ „main, " tbsir
deputies from the silk-throwing districts now
rii,:_istion snie
purpose of procuring a separate Bill for the Z; cheshl7(
trade. William Tattoo Egerton, Esq., 111•P' s_, the vie° the Si
called to the chair, and after a fullers exposition to ea the
trade, and an expression of the gl willingnr_ peeuliarticto
mills regulated by provisions applicable to the"
uld °ari I
bs
stances, it was resolved that an application "%ould be
James Graham for an interview, at which
in
.0„0, _
reasons for desiring to have silk raills
tHiso,euesenaocftcmeemnint, tns
Commons, of
bweheinehreic,eorardmAlPiedleaicbureciyaetheehaCgsnitteu

BIRTHS. Afro 10011
BaOcenhtulzoBftha
dinasutg.,hatterE.dgbaston, Birin ingbaril' . 01
On the Bth inst., at Stonard Ilouse, stonwd-jiill'
13 '''''
lady of Josiah Wilson, Esq., Dia son.
On the 9th inst., firs. John R. Unwin, Alfred-Place'
grs. Saiiii4
of a daughter.
On the 9th inst., in Upper Stamford-street, k---
of ie
Matthews, of a daughter. go 31i,
On the 10th inst., at Hornsey, 31rs. )1.
daughter.

Jolt
MARRIED.
On the 9th inst., at St. George's,
Story, Esq., of Mile-end, to Harriot Docker,
Somes, Esq., of New Grove, Mile-end. Hanonieec-sclatirpor,

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gorice'
DIED.
Fall"
On the 10th inst., in Upper Gower-street.
Esq., F.S.A., of West Wickhiun, Afr,
Kent.
On the 10th inst. in Catuberwell,
Lofty, of St. John's College, Cambridge, abed 21'

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