The Sun.
London, England, 1826-04-29 00:00:00

MARCH 'V. HORNE.

This was an action brought against a common car-
rier for nondelivering of goods. It was tried at Guild-
hall, and a special verdict returned for the plaintiff, sub-
ject to the opinion of the Court, as to whether the de-
fendant, having given public notice that he would
not be liable (r any parcel above the value
of 51., unless entered and paid for accordingly,
is legally subject in this case, having undertaken to
carry the plaintiff's parcel to Bath, knowing it to be of
the value of several hundred pounds, though it had
not been entered or paid for accordingly.
Mr. BAILrI argued the case on behalf of the
plaintiff, and Mr. CURWOOD for the defendant.
The COURT said, as this was a subject of great im-
portance to the Public, they would take time to con-
sider on it, and give judgment on a future day.

CRIMINAL. INFORMATIONS.
TIE KING V. THEVSICEri.
The ATTORNgY-GENERAL moved to file a air!'

nal information against the persons responsible for the
Post-Offce Gazette, for the publication of an alleged•
libel on IL Freeling' Esq. The article of which that
Gentleman compLiined imputed to him improper con-
duct with respect to the Post-office clerks. Tile state-
ment was positively denied.
The COURT granted a rule to shew cause.
Mr. IloLnoYD obtained a rule to show cause why
a criminal information should not be filed against the
Bury Gazette, for a libel on the Magistrates of the
Petty Sessions of the County of Suffolk: The publi-
cation was a report of the proceedings before the Ma-
gistrates, relating to an assault committed on a boy
named Stebbing. The report reflected upon the Ma-
gistrates, and was stated in the affidavits to be a gross
misrepresentation of the facts.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—A statement has appeared in the
public papers, that a Requisition has been presented to the Loan
MAYOR, calling upon him to convene a Public Meeting for the
relief of the distressed weavers at Blackburn ; that his Lordship
had acceded to the request, and consented to preside upon the
occasion. Inquiries were yesterday made of his Lordship, whilst
sitting in the justice-room, as to the truth of the statement. His
Lordship stated, that no requisition had been presented to him
on the subject. Every citizen of London must commiserate such
sufferings amongst the labouring classes, and 'Would be prompt to
contribute to their relief. But his Lordship intimated that the
wants of the distressed weavers in London, who suffered as seem-
ly, were, perhaps, even now sufficient to occupy the exertions of
the charitable ; and he trusted that the greatest reliance might be
placed on the benevolence of the very wealthy manufactures of
Lancashire, in relieving the poor of their own neighbourhood,
with the extent of whose wants they were best acquainted.
BOW-STREET.—Yesterday Robert Reed, a man having the
appearance of a journeyman butcher out of work, was brought
before the Magistrates, charged by Newman, one of the Inspec-
tors of Hawkers' Licenses, with. hawking about blacking without
a license.
It appeared, in the course of the examination, that amongst the
great variety of joint-stock companies started of late, one was pro-
jected and established for the supply of genuine liquid blacking, at
so much per quart. The prospectus of this new company set forth
the great fortunes which Warren, Day and Martin, and others,
had already made, and the splendid property which the far-famed
Henry Hunt was fast accumulating, by the manufacture of the
same article, and pointed out the not-to-be-doubted certainty of
the success of a company which could undertake to give at least five
times as much of the shining commodity for the same money as
was furnished by any of the regular blacking-takers. Accordingly
the Company started, capital 10,000/. &c. Scc., with the certain
prospect of ultimate success. Handbills were printed, annouticing
'the great advantage which the public would derive from the new
company, and stating, among other things, that one quart of the
company's measure would fill six of Mr. Warren's bottles. A suf-
ficient sum having been subscribed to procure meterials for manu-
facturing a few dozen gallons of the liquid blacking,- Robert Reed,
the present defendant, and several other men, were hired to retail
it, and for that purpose each was furnished with a pair of pails,
blackened over, but highly polished, and each pail Was fastened
with a padlock, and had a cock at the bottom to let out the "real
japan," so as to prevent the possibility of adulteration by any of
die Company's servants; thus following the laudable example of
some Dairy Companies. In addition to the pails they were sup-
plied with a yoke, a smock frock, and a hat, all jet black, and
high-low shoes, polished in the first style. Robert Reed and his
fellow-servants started, and, it is said, for a short time, did a toler-
able stroke of business, but the hawk's eye of the inspectors was upon
them, and knowing that, according to law, the offering to sell, or
exposing for sale, any goods, wares, merchandize, or manufactures,
even if British, in any other place than cities, boroughs corporate,
market towns, or public fares, was an offence punishable by the
infliction of a penalty of 101., they watched Robert Reed, while
he was endeavouring to prevail upon some of the " men in livery"
in Russell-square to purchase his incomparable liquid blacking.
Reed had nothing to say in his defence, except that he was
employed by the Company to sell their blacking, and did not know
that be was doing wrong.
Mr- Butler, Mr. Harmer's clerk, attended to defend the accused,
and urged one or two very ingenious objections : but they were
overruled, and the defendant was convicted in-the penalty of 101.
and costs.
QUEEN-SQUARE.--.-Catirtos TO CARRTERlL—Yesterday
Messrs. Jackson and Co. warehousemen, of the Bull and Mouth
Inn, were summoned before Mr. GREGORIE, the Sitting Magis-
trate, to answer the complaint of E. Markland, Esq. one of the
Magistrates belonging to the above office, for the non-delivery of
a parcel within 24 hours.
Mr. BUTLER, clerk to Mr. Harmer, appeared for the defend-
ants, and pleaded Not Guilty to the charge
Samuel Poucher sworn—l am servant to Mr. Markland, Nd. 9,
James-street, Buckingham-gate. On the 17th inst., about nine
o'clock in the evening, one of the Chelsea errand carts brought a
parcel to my master's house, which was directed to him,the demand
was ss. Bd. for carriage and porterage. 'The porterage, however,
not being on the ticket, he refused to pay it. The carrier refused
to leave the parcel without being paid his demand. Next day he
culled again, and asked if it Would be taken in; but as he would
not leaveit without his demand of ss. Sd., he took the parcel
away a second time.
By Mr. BUTLER—Had you not the parcel in yOtli* possession ?
Witness--Yes, in the passage, and I took it up stairs, but my
master did not see it.
Edward Markland, Esq. sworn-=--On the 17th inst. ray servant
came to let me know that a parcel had come from Leeds by the
Chelsea-errand-cart, with this ticket there it was produced), from
the Magpie and Stump, Newgate-street, saying that the man
i‘avgaere.
boUospboign,
de-
mandedobargoofeis4.9B. d6.d foroo dt2h
de cfaorrr
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terage. I told my servant to desire the porter to leave the parcel,
and to summon me if I was wrong. The carrier, however, thought
proper to take it away. On the 19th the parcel was brought,
with a ticket, from the Bull and Month.' The charge then was
4s. carriage, and porterage Is. Id.
Mr. BUTLEE—With submission, we are not brought here to
answer an overcharge, but for the non delivery of the parcel
within the limited time.
Mr. Markland—l consider the delivery not complete, as the car-
rier took it away again. The only cause I bad for pursuiug this
course was an impudent answer to the officer when making in-
quiry respecting it.
Mr. Bonma, for the defendants, apologized, and the com-
plaint was dismissed.