The Sun.
London, England, 1810-08-25 00:00:00

NUISANCE.

Manias Garner Richmond was indiaed for stop-
ping up an ancient toot-way in the parish of Rother7
hithe, called Swan's passage, near Swan's-lane, in
Rotherhithe•street.

Mr. .Serjeant SHEPHERD, for the prosecution,
stated, that the defendant, Mr. Richmond, was a
corn-fgtor and seed-dealer, who had large ware-
bows over the passage in question, and for his
private convenience he had. erected gates across this
passage, and excluded the public from what he
should. clearly prove was an ancient public foot-
way, and it. was most important that the public
should have the, enjoyment of it, for it not unfre-
qutntly happened, that from the press of Faits in
Swan's-lane, .the toot passenger had no other Means
of getting into Rotberhithe-street but through this
passage, .which the defendant had•blocked up.
Tote LORD CHIEF BARON asked Mr. Gurney, for
the defendant, what was his defence, supposing the
Serjeaut proved it tlr be a ptiblic way, at. he stated.
gr. GURNEY replied, that he .could spew it was
stopped up before the present defendant came into
possOsion of the premises, and that it was done
about eight years ago, at the request of the in-
habitants, because it was a receptacle for thieves
and c)irt. •
His I...irdship said, this would be no answer in
point of law, and he could not receive evideitze of
any such facts.

Mr. GURNEY then proposed that it should stand
over until next Assizes, to s‘.e it an amicable ar-
rangement could nut ne made between the parties,
as the defendant was willing. to give the public a
better way in another difect ion.
Mr. Serjea t SHEPHERD observed this could be
done' after the verdict.

A %erdict of Guilty was then entered by consent.

UERIURY.

Thomas Haywood was inuided for wilful and cor-
rupt pcljury.

Mi. NOLAN, Counsel for the prosecution, stated
the eircumsta• ces f the case as follow :—The: de-
frodant, Haywo,d, had been principal groom to a
• Mr. .Maoeny, who resided at Shirley-Hall, near
Croydon.—it eocd that a favourite hunter of
Mr. Mrherly's was takvn ill, and the tars pre-
scribed that the nor-estiould have as much barley as
it could eat. The d. fenuant accordingly applied to the
bailiff of M . and, said the horse required
two s cks a dty. The- baiiiff thought it an unrea-
swank quantity, but as tile prisoner insisted the
horse vet it, he gave him that, quantity. • Shortly
afier%%ards a robbery being discovered in, Mr. Ma-
berly's house, the prisoner came to his-master, and
said if he would fwgive him he would inform him
of the condud of Baldwin, the coachman, Morris,
the under-groom, and himself.--lie then stated,.
that t hey •tied agreed to carry off the-barley which
they procured for the horse, which was carried to
the coachman's Wife, where it was to be disposed of
for their joint use ; but afterwards fearing from
other circumstances that Mr. •M. would detect the
theft; they had taken away the corn, and threw it
into a neighbouring ditch. He was carried before
two Magistrat es, and swore to this statement. Dr.
Rose at:d Mr. Chatfield took his depositions, and
he was admitted an,evidente to prosecute Baldwin
and Mori is. These depositions were now in Court,
and it appeared that they were sworn on the 3d of
April last. When, however, the prisoner-came to
give his evidence, he contradiated every thing which
he then swore, and in the presence of the Magis-
trates, and in the face of his own depositions, he
told a wholly different story at -the trial, and for this
perjury he now stood. indided indided. The
Learned Counsel then put to his depositions, and
proved, from the notes- taken at the trial of Baldwin
and Morris, the difference of
,his testimony.
He-waii found Guilty, and sentenced to one year's
imprisonment, and to stand on the pillory at Croy-
don on a market day.—The Assizes here ended.

RARA Avis.—Last week, a bird, hitherto un-
known in this country, was caught in the canal hear
Skipton, by Mr. Thomas Bennett, of Bradley (wit
the aid of dogs) ; and the nature and name of which
puzzles many of our travellers now w this town.
Some can it a shell-duck—others au American goo.e,
and some give it other names. It is now alive in the
possession of Joshua Alcock, Esq. of Leeds. It
answers the following dimensions:— •
Length from the bill .:ud to tail end - 37 Inch,
Length of the lower hill 4
Length of the taper bill from the nostrils 3
Length from the tip of Its Wing across the
•
bacl: yd. I it. 9 •
Height 2q •
The upper bill is hooked, and yellow at the tip
—the breast is grey—the belly white—thick black
leas—four claws on each foot, black and webbed,
and formed like a bast—dark bottle green neck—
back, brown. It is remarkably voracious, and
swallows fish' whole, from six to eight ounces, with
the.greatest facility. It darts with great velocity at
any one who attempts to approach it, and aims, as
is usual with birds of prey, at the eyes.
Two of the birds called the Crossbill, or German.
Parrot (male and female), were shot a few days
since by Mr. William Webster, of name, in his
garden. Two Crossbills, or German Parrots, were
lately• shot by Mr. Hobert Shilter, of Halesbury
Bryant, in the county of Dorset. The Curvirostra,
or Crossbill,. though not common in those parts,
has frequently been shot in the Longleat pldrata-
lions ; and about seven years ago many of them,
but not in large flights, were seen for a consider-
able time in the autumn, at Bratton, in the parish
of Westbury, where they did considerable damage to
the crop of apples. They strike an apple of mid-
lings size in two pieces 'at one blow with their bill,
merely to get at the kernels ; but they do rot feed
oo the flesh of the appk. Numbers at Crossbills
have lately made their appearance in different parts
of Scotland.