The Sun.
London, England, 1817-11-01 00:00:00

MANSION HOUSE.

GOLD CURRENCY.—Mr. Jackson, of. Artillery-
street, was yesterday_ summoned to answer the
complaint of WillianiGoddaH, fee refusing to take
in-change-a seven-shilling gold piece, of the legal
weight and standard, a.few days since.-•--The de-
fendant, who is- a baker, denied, that he had re-
fused to take the coin in question. • He merely
hesitated under the impression that it was light,
moreover be was not at the Moment possessed of
change.—This was decisive of the case, and the
complaint was about to ha' dismissed, when Mr.
Goddard stated to Sir CLAUDIUS,. Huivren, who
sat for the Lord Mayor, that considerable incon-
venience, had already arisen, and was still likely to
exist, with regard to the seven-shilling pieces. He
resided in a neighbourhood inhabited chiefly 'by
working people,, and lie was anxious to kdow
whether atseven-shilling piece, of full weight and
not defaced, could be 'refused in payment ?—The
Magistrate said certainly not, but he did not sit
to give opinions.—Mr. Haller said it was a high
•ntisdetheanour to refose the King's legal coin. It
was an offence, which, if properly substantiated,
his Majesty's At ion-my-General would not slightly
pass over. The puhlic, therefore, ought to know
the' facit.-The parties bowed and retired. •
PRIVILEGE.—The Secretary to. the Gas Ligkt
Company was summoned td answer the complaint
of certain members of the society of " Fellowship
Porters of the City of London."—The' grievance
of which they complained was, that the Gas Light
Company employed a number of persons about
their establlshment, to the 'exclusion and preju-
dice of the fellowship porters of the .City of Lon-
lon.--Mr. ladall, Secretary, replied,qbat the
concern • had merely engaged a few discharged
soldiers and 'sailors, who assisted in landing coals,
•aht) performing offices about the mantifactorv.—
The Magistrate.said, that however laudable it was
'to employ those who had been hitherto engaged
in the service of their country, yet 'here was a
matter of privilege which could not be got over.
The Company therefore Must, in the -first' instance,
employ the. Fellowship Porters; and Adult) they
lark further assistance, they won't!: hale an op.
portonity to engage such other persons as they'

though proper. This line of duty, be said, was
imperative.

HATE ON-GARDEN.

EXTRAORDINARY, CIRCUMSTANCE.,--A young
man, named Jonathan Ogle, just returned from.
sea, came on Thursday last to this Office, 'and
made the,folloWing'complaiht:That he had been
stolen from his parents by a woman out of St.:
Andrew's Church, Holborn, when he was taken
there to be christened, and afterwardi sold to a
master sweep residing near the top of Oxford-
street, with whom he remained about five years,
but not liking his situation, he ran away, and en-
tered on board a King's ship about eight- years
ago, and has but just returned home from sea.i
feeling himself unhappy at being in the place of
his birth, and amidst his kindred, and not know
ing an individual in the world, either father or
mother, or other relation, be came to the office in
the hope of discovering some of his kinsfolk ; be
supposes that he was about six or seven years of
age at the time he was kidnapped ; his parents
were. respectable. Read, jun. the officer, under-
took to make the necessary inquiry. Perhaps
this paragraph may catch the eye of some person
who has a recollection .of the circumstance re-
fated.