The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-11 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YES TERD AY.)
17 4 IN'S v 410 USF

Two commercial gentlemen of the name of Euqns were
summoned before the Lord Mayor by Mr. Appleten, an
attorney, who resides in Fenchurch-buildings, under the
following circumstances :
The complainant said that a client of his had instructed
him to proceed against the defendants for the amount of
a debt, and he accordingly wrote to them, politely re-
presenting the claim of his client, and requesting a cheque
for the money ; not having received any answer, he
called upon them a few days subsequently, when they
apologised for not having written, and made a statement
to him relative to the demand, which statement he soon
afterwards communicated to the other party, who as-
sured him that it was a tissue of falsehoods, and peremp-
torily called upon him to proceed at law for the recovery
of the money. Thus informed and instructed, he again
wrote to the defendants, requesting the transmission of
a cheque, or their attorney's name and address; and no
satisfaction being offered, he went himself to their office
for the purpose of serving each of them with a copy of
a writ of summons. Upon arriving at the office he
found that one of them was engaged with a gentleman,
and he took particular care to deliver the message with
which he was charged with as much delicacy as possible
to each. Due credit, however, was not given to him for
the gentleman-like manner in which he had acted, for
he was not only rudely addressed, but pushed out of the
office by the two brothers, who, in thus violently getting
rid of. him, knocked his hat down stairs.

The LORD MAYOR—What language did you use upon
going to the defendant? Complainant—l said it ap-
peared, from what my client represented, that the state-
ment made by them to me was a tissue of falsehoods. I
am not in the habit of serving writs, and I assure your
Lordship that I acted on the occasion from motives of
delicacy towards them, as well as of duty towards my
clients, and I take this course on account of the outrage
done to my feelings..
The elder defendant described the transaction, on ac-
count of which the complainant had written to them, as
one which by no means sanctioned any demand upon
them, and stated that the particulars were distinctly de-
tailed to him, and certain parties referred to, who were
ready to verify their representations of facts. It is under
such a state of things extremely aggravating that the
complainant should, after having called at their office and
served them with the copies of writs, declare that their
statement was a tissue of falsehoods (an assertion which
he had made, not from his client, but from himself), and
then continue to hang about the office, although the
business about which he came was completed. The
complainant, upon being told to quit the premises after
all this, refused to move, and they had therefore pushed
him out, but with less violence than they considered,
since the affair had taken place, they would have been
justified in using.

The Loan MAYOR, after having asked several ques-
tions of the complainant, said there was no evidence of
an assault in the case before him. He considered that
the language used by the complainant was such as per-
sons who had the feelings and characters of gentlemen
would find it very difficult to endure, and that there was
nothing in the statement made by the defendants to the
complainant, relative to the client of the latter, which at
all sanctioned the imputation or the suspicion of false-
hood, as regarded them. There were some individuals who
would look upon a foundationless charge of having told a
tissue of falsehoods with silent contempt, others who
would repel it with indignation, while others would re-
sent it with vindictive anger. He considered that the
defendants had adopted the middle course, and he
thought the complainant would act prudently in letting
the matter drop. _ _

The complainant seemed to be exceedingly unwilling
to take the advice of the Lord Mayor, whom he endea-
voured to convince that his feelings had received a very
formidable wound. He also submitted that as he no
doubt should have some future dealings with the defen-
dants, it would he necessary that he should be secured
against ill-treatment.
The LORD Mavon.—l think I can take upon myself
to state that neither of the defendants will offend you, if
you take care not to give them provocation.
The summons was then dismissed.
CLERKEN WELL.
The Rev. John Harrington Evans, minister of the
Baptist chapel in John-street, Bedford-row, made the
following singular application to the Magistrate
He stated that a gentlema❑ named Seers, a watch-case
manufacturer, residing in White Lion-street, Clerken-
well, was in the habit of disturbing his congregation
whilst assembled at Divine worship. A few days ago,
whilst the people were kneeling in the chapel, Mr.
SOers suddenly stood up in front of them, and addressed
them in very unbecoming language. his words and
manner disturbed some, and alarmed all. Last even-
ing the same gentleman created a disturbance in the
vestry during the sermon, so that applicant could scarcely
be heard by his congregation. A policeman took him
into custody, but as the noise was made in the vestry,
which adjoins the chapel, the police inspector at the
station-house, refused to take the charge, and Mr. Seers,
was again set at liberty. He trusted his Worship would
protect a large and respectable Dissenting assembly
from interruption during the hours of public worship.
Mr. COMM—What is the cause ? The Rev. Mr.
Evans said ho believed the unhappy gentleman laboured
under a delusion, for he said that he (Mr. E.) exercised
a supernatural influence over the clergy, magistracy,
and medical profession of the country for the last
eighteen years.
Mr. COMBE advised the Rev. Gentleman to give the
intruder in charge to a policeman, if he should again
interrupt the devotional exercise of his congregation.

COURT OF COMMISSIONERS OF
SEWERS, GUILDHALL.
THE FILTHY STATE OF THE STREETS OF
THE CITY.
In consequence of the representation made by the
Lord Mayor in the Chair at the Mansion-house, upon
the subject of the condition of the streets, lanes, and
alleys of the City, and his Lordship's declared intention
to exercise all the authority he possessed as Chief Ma-
gistrate to compel the scavenging contractor to do his
duty, the subject has been, at length, introduced in such
a form in this Court as will be likely to lead to the im-
provement so long sought for without effect, and even
without notice, from those who ought to have accom-
plished it long ago.
The Commissioners having assembled on Tuesday, at
their Chamber in Guildhall, a great number of complaints
were made against the contractor, who attended by de-
puty to answer them.
The result will be seen from the following resolutions,
to which the attention of the citizens has been most par-
ticularly called by the authorities :
At a public meeting of the Commissioners of Sewers
for the City of London and the liberties therecf, in the
Guildhall of the said city, Tuesday, January 9, 1844,
John Gore, contractor for rakers' work, having been
summoned to answer different complaints for neglect of
duty, in not duly cleansing the streets and removing the
dust, &c., from the houses of the inhabitants within this
city, being called, his foreman attends on his behalf,
and lays a letter from the said John Gore, and a sur-
geon's certificate of bis inability to leave his house, be-
fore the Court.
The various parties complaining attend, and ate
heard at length.
Ordered—That the clerk do carefully set forth the
streets, lanes, and places severally complained of in the
summonses, and that a fine be laid on the contractor for
one week's neglect of duty therein.
Ordered—That the clerk do inform the contractor of
the fines so laid, and that if he (the contractor) does not
per form the duties required from him, according to his
contract, this Court will, at the next meeting, serve him
with notice to annul the contract.
Ordered—That the inspectors of' pavements be di-
rected to make a weekly return, in writing, to this Court
of any neglect of duty in the contractor, either to sweep
the streets or to remove the dust, &c., from the houses of
the inhabitants, as required by the terms of his contract.
Ordered--That the clerk do transmit a copy of these
resolutions to the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor.
JOSEPH DAW, Principal Clerk,
Sewers'-office.
The foreman to the contractor pleaded, in excuse for
the almost unpassable state of some of the streets, and
the filthy state of all of them, that Mr. Gore in vain
attempted to get the scavengers employed by him to
work at Christmas, not one of them would consent to
shovel a spoonful out of the kennel. In fact, it was
quite a weakness to expect t hat they devote a single hour
of that holiday period to work of the kind.
The Commissioners said that the contractor, of course,
paid these men nothing during the time they refused to
work, and might have procured persons in abundance to
do the business, his neglect of which deserved to lie
punished by immediate dismissal from the employment
altogether.
It is believed that the fines inflicted will amount alto-
gether to between 200/. and 300/.

EARNINGS or CONVICTS.—Among the Parlia-
mentary papers of last session, several were presented on the
subject of treatment of criminal prisoners and their earnings.
Two reports from Mr. Capper, the superintendent of the ships
and vessels employed for the confinement of offenders under
sentence •f transportation, are very satisfactory documents
respecting the hulks, and the conduct of the inmates. It ap-
pears that on the 31st of December, 1842, there were 3,954
convicts on board the hulks in England, and of that number
1,739 had been convicted before, and 71 had been previously
transported ; 1,548 were for first offences. There were 1,154
of the 3.954 who could neither read nor write, and 1,044 who
could only read. 2,074 of the prisoners had not been instructed
in any business. Of the whole number there were only four
Jews. The " living voice" has reached the parties,
and many have learned to read, and have partaken
of the communion ; their conduct is commended by
the chaplains. The expenses for the first six months
in 1842 of the eight stations in England were
32,1471. 03. 5d., whilst the total value of the labour per-
formed was 37,699!. 2s. ; for the second six months the ex-
penses were 29,888/. ss. Bd., and the earnings, 33,4651. 19s.
The cost of the establishment at Bermuda for six months was
12,6841. Bs. 4d., and the labour performed worth 15,1291. 2s.
From the Report respecting the Millbank prison it appears,
that the Committee do not approve of the " silent system."
It is stated, that "it is some satisfaction to know that, in
several instances, the privilege of intercourse has been employed
as the means of imparting and receiving good, and that some
prisoners who entered the establishment in a state of deplorable
ignorance have acquired valuable instruction from their com-
panions in their daily walks." By a late Ant assistance can be
rendered to prisoners on their discharge, which provision has
been productive of considerable benefit, by enabling the re-
cipients to return some honest employment.
METROPOLIS IMPROVEMENTS.--A meeting WAS
held yesterday in the Vestry-room of St. Paul, Covent-garden,
to receive the plan and report of Mr. T. D. Paine, architect
on behalf o. the parish, for the formation of a new street from
the corner of St. Martin's-lane, in continuation of the line
from Coventry street to the end of King-street. Resolutions
in approval of the plan and report wore passed, when It was
determined that prior to proceeding in the ensuing session, a
deputation should wait upon the Duke of Bedford, tv request
his Assistitm is the OilTitucment 9f On memo,