The Sun.
London, England, 1828-11-07 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

Yesterday Mr. HONE and Sir WM. DE CAM -
PIGNY, the sitting Magistrates, were occupied from
eleven until six o'clock, in hearing informations pre-
ferred by one of the principal coal-meters, against
persons belonging to the coal-trade, for alleged mal-
practices.
The first information was against Mr. Humphries,
a coal-merchant residing in the parish of Christ
Church, Surrey, who was charged with giving one
of the labouring coal-meters the sum of 125., by way
of a fee, for yielding to certain irregularities that
occurred in the measurement of coals.
Alr. THEstranz, on the part of the defendant, took
several technical objections to the wording of the in-
formation, and a lengthened argument was produced
between the Learned Gentleman and Mr. Jemmett,
who attended to support the allegations contained in
the information. The objections, however, were
over-ruled, and John Stevell, a labouring coal-reeler,

wtr called to prove the Cage. Ile stated, thet he
Monday, the 30th (.f Septarnberr, he wag et tbo
Jamaica Wharf, and saw the defend Nat there, t
put 6d. into hii hand for yielding to clifi'l.teih'e
irregularities that had occurred at the wharf

course of the week. • •
Jay Sir W. DaCRE SPIGNIC---1t was net for
Age I received the snm above-mentioned, heir e
overlooking tho practices that occurred. k'tto
having received the money, the wituees carried I,,gt•
Mr. Toorgnand, the principal meter, and 131"-dt
mentioned to him fur what purpose it was pr to
to him by the defendant, he (witnees) gas'

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Tourqnand. d►tkgi
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witness, in his cross-examination, state
when th,- defendant put site money into his hanuck
" I give you this for Mr. Hale 's acv
en mete lay, the 30th of September.. en, re, of
in the information,
to the AltnaNick, Mr. Thesiger discovere°
the
20th instead of the 30th, as 91.,
rleVmitarneketestd;tete confident the money wasi,_givo
ft:00,
Monday was the
The magistrates,
omission was fatal. di?
missed the information on the above ground.
VlR:etr}:ereforo contended tN"
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the defendant with
Another information WA* t
coilnesnulrteaingd,
to
the 10th of October, under circ Vrngtane" Eitri
those set forth in the foregoing in formation.
be
Starers stated, that on the 10t. It of Octoll'Aeri
giving s *avers a soverli
He
saw the defendant at the Jamaica 'VI -bar f• tlat!
witness what ho came there for, and I, 't rep" 'cbio
he came to look at the ship's certificate; 'uni,ser
the defendant slipped a sovereign into hi. "etnroar
" Take that, it's what I promised
self." Witness had been previously employ Mt7hiechthecr?"o
wharf in measuring coals. The money \ %or!
given for metage, but as an inducement to \
to observe secrecy with respect to the irrogul
that he had witnessed while stationed on the 1, try
Witness snbeequently gave the sovereign to the P
eipal coal-meter, who had previously '(riven hioluim',.
reetions to take whatever money was offered to mbot
In the witness's eros,s-examination he tested t,
ho did not borrow the sovereign from the defetidlst
neither had he complained to that individual t •to
his wife was il!, or that there was an execotioi
his house. Ile admitted that he was not on
at the wharf on the day he rescued the esaYefe'
nOr had he for a week previously.
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Mr. Tansinuß ereiteeded that it wag neer*. 08
prove the witness had been actually on duty 0,0
wharf adieu he received the sovereign. Nolllai
appeared that he had not superintended the 1
of eoala at that wharf sine° the 3d of the melte
and that he went there on the 10th in orditoi
peruse the ship', certificate. The bribe, if sal 00
been given, the Learned Counsel submitted, ge
not for inetage or inspection of coal, but ire adsor
hnt
ieeph,sasynceeortet
crept
to
certificate,
in overuwriererhefteshl:i
e
Thesiger urged that the idol'.
apictniteeoeimrT:uru'lsc"hartal.aucl loteeehhsfen Mr.tt:::lWieEsgTthihsttßa supported
Vtf:dteee ct fe
thatiits
f trhm predecessor.information.
atvi anlo fhe
forth in the informations were proved, and fined
defendant in the mitigated penalty of 101. and CO''7-
The defendant's Counsel gate notice of appe*
The next information was against Mr. John 1°
labouring well, ecionael coal-dealer,
theler,
sumfe r goirvi2.3ng.
6d. ever
21111coauv,.t
the usual allowance to persons in his situation.
Wilcox stated that on the 4th of October be 8110
stationed at Mr. Sernerville's wharf, at Vata°
and in the course of that day inspected. a rootnar
ooals which was sold by the defendant to a en to
man. After the work was done, the defendant 86 0.
witness half-e-erown, saying, " That is for makhia
long tire."
• The witness was desired to explain that tea
the Court.
The witness said that the meaning of With
five" was, the dealer-taking some sacks oat of
even premises, and sending the rest to the purchitt
The witness resumed his evidence. The etron
was given to him by the defendant for yielding
the trick of the " long eve." Upon receipt of 11:3
bribe, the '•itnes transmitted it o_, .1 r to
meter, from whom he had previous instructiom,,d
sub.nit to any irregularity he might observe 87j,
forward, and to take whatever money weal:4lolw
him by way of fee.
Solicitor,cont:ntdvehdo,etttheantdadtheonwitthneesbei haoillgfhotf thnoat4:oo
fondant,A
hare accepted the bribe; it was his duty, 14' 00
otfeied to him, to have rejected it, and then
offence would have been committed. In this
stance the witness induces a party to commit
offence, and then turns round upon hire.
The NIAGISTRATES Were of opinion the wit'in.
had acted perfectly right, and conformably to the
%erections of his superior. Frauds did exist °lvo,
great extent in the coal trade, and this pia' •,,g
very ingeniously adopted for the purpose of expl
them, and preventing the public from being Plu
dered.
The Solicitor, finding his point untenable, gla
another attempt to quash the inforrnatien• he
stated that he should be enabled to prove that of
money was given to the witness on the 4th, e.,4
not or, the Ist, as he alleged, and which was Jr
forth in the information. Ile then called the
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fendant's clerk, who stated that he saw his ernpl°7-0(
giro the labouring coal-meter 2s. 6d. on the 44b
September.
Mr. Jemrnett contended that this adnitisstion 07,
blished another case against the defendant, for oo
had given bribes to Wilcox both on the Ist and
the 4th.
Wilcox said that he received money on both c'e
caeions from the defendant.
Mr. HONE—I believe in both eases the wile
received bribes from the defendant. It was atiao
suggestion of the principal meter the bribe was "1.".
by his servant, in order to discover the impeo
practised on the public. the
The Magistrate then said the endeavour 00 ty
part of the defendant's solicitor to prove that, is
money had not been given OR the day specific'
the information, aggravated the case coilitiderablP
Mr. Jemmett sought the full penalty of 201.
The Magistrates fined the defendant 151. and 07ig
which was paid, the defendant remarking thst
should not appeal against the conviction.
Mr-. George Manning, another coal-dealer, plc"
a against"-
~°,04,
" Guilty" to n information exhibited again
for a similar cffenee, and was tined Si. and costs.,/,`
BIRTHS. .

On the Ist instant, at t!*e Spa, the lady of she Bel'
Jennyn Cooper, of a &tighter.
At Eardiston-house, Gloucestershire, the lady of 5"
S. Smith, of a daughter.

MARRIED

On the sth instant, at Great Stannaore, by t.he n,' it.
R. Chanvel, Rector of that parish, and Prebendary' Ltd
Paul's, Captain Franklin, R.N., to Jane, *mond (114
of John Griffin, Esq. of Bedford-place. opt,
On the 6th instant, S. L. De Symons, EAq., t 0
relict of the late M. B. Lonsada, Esq. od
On the 29th n 1 Dub'. F P- 9-44;re

the - Jth nit., is Dublin, eranais 'oyntr, - ofic.
Tralee, to Alicia Maria, seoond dangbter of the late as'
Shannon, Esq., Captain, Royal Limerick Mi1it4,44.4
grand-dangl,ter of the late Urias Sealy, Esq., ef
*musty Kerry.
Co',,er
On the 4th instant, at St. John's church,
Mr. James Addison Davies, to Miss Ann Davis, be
Coventry.
DIED.
On the 6th instant, at his house, Lavender-hills IX'
a.
worth, Corbyn Lloyd, Esq., of Lombard-street, bat:Lilts,
On the Sd instant, at his father's house, of aoamtitopr
Mr. Lane Aston, solicitor.
On the 4th instant, in Sloane-street, at an all"
age, Mrs. Bird. Of,
On the 6th instant, at the house of her son.in-law to,
T. Watchard'e, in Piccadilly, Sarah, relict of the' labs
Goodwin, of Pimlico, aged 67. Or'
On the 23,1 ult., Mrs. Smith, relict of the lobe
Smith, solicitor, of Preston, aged 51.
On the sth instant, at Manchester, Wm. Renshavio
solicitor, aged 70, a man highly esteemed in his proi,
rind by
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