The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-25 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

James Carr, a green-grocer, residing in Ber-
mondsey, was placed at the bar before Mr. Trail!,
charged with forging the name of James William
Carr, his brother, to varions documents, whereby he
had defrauded him of considerable property.
A solicitor appeared for the prosecutor, and stated
that his client was possessed of freehold property in
the neighbourhood of Cow-cross, and had on no occa-
sion sold or assigned it. He went abroad about 16
years ago, and on his return a few months since, he
found that all his property had been mortgaged and
sold to the prisoner. Some portion of it he regained
by actions in the Queen's Bench ; but other property
had been sold by the prosecutor, who signed his name
to the conveyance.
Mr. TRAU.L inquired where the deeds were now ?
The solicitor replied, that they were in the hands of
a solicitor in Red Lion•square, where they were
signed.
Mr. TRAILL said that the deeds must be produced.
He asked the prisoner whether he wished to say any-
thing in answer to the charge ?
The prisoner acknowledged signing his brother's
name, but he did not receive any consideration for it.
lie then informed the magistrate that a few years ago
he was in reduced circumstances, when a man, named
Price, came to him, and said that he could get him
some money to start in business if he could give some
security by placing deeds in the parties hands. Several
documents were shown him, which he signed, but never
received any consideration for it.
Mr. TRASLL said that his not receiving considera-
tion did not alter the charge, but, as the offence was
committed in another district, the charge must be
investigated there.
The prisoner was then taken to Clerkenwell Police
court, by Winch, 40 M, to undergo an examinatio
at that place.
KINGSTON

Three sturdy vagrants, named Thompson, Jones,
and Tacker, were brought before Captain Roberts
and Messrs. Williams and Sharpe, charged by Hogg,
the porter of the Kingston Union ‘Vorkhouse, with
refusing to comply with the regulation of the board
of guardians, by which casual paupers are required
to break a certain quantity of bones in return fur the
food and night's lodging at-Yarded to them.
It would appear, from the number of similar cases
that have recently been brought before this bench,
that the paupers have resolved to set the regulation
in question completely at defiance. The rule or the
union is, that, upon the application of a casual pauper
at night, he is admitted to the union, arid, the next
morning, before leaving, he is required to break twenty
pounds weight of bones, which is done by a pestle amid
mortar. They almost invariably, however, refused,
and at length the guardians reduced the quantity to
be broken from twenty to fifteen pounds ; but this
seemed to be equally unpalatable to the paupers, and
a great many have been committed for refusing to
break this quantity ; and at length the guardians,
finding there was an evident determination among
this class of persons to set these regulations at defi-
ance, have resolved to proceed against all persons so
offending.
In the present case it appeared that the defendants
were admitted at night as casual paupers into the
workhouse, arid they were then told they would be
required to break fifteen pounds' weight of bones
before they left in the morning. When they had
had their breakfast, however, and were required to do
the work allotted to them, they positively refused,
and the police were accordingly called in, and they
were given into custody.
Captain ROBERTS asked the defendants what they
had to say in answer to the complaint? Jones, who
acted as spokesman, said that all that was given to
them at the workhouse was a piece of bread, some
dry straw, and an old rug, and he did not think that
they ought to be made to break fifteen pound 3 of
bones for the little relief they had received.
The BENCH said that these proceedings had become
quite intolerable, and must be put a stop to. The
magistrates had taken the pains to inquire the nature
of the labour required, and had ascertained that it
was by no means difficult, and could easily be per-
formed, and the paupers were bound to do what was
required of them in return for the relief they re-
ceived. As they had refused to do so they would be
committed to the House of Correction to hard labour
for one month.

AIR AND EIRRCISE.—PeopIe who are travelling,
especially in clear frosty weather, when the atmosphere
is of the greatest specific gravity, and more oxygen is
taken into the lungs at a single inspiration than in hot
cr hazy weather will drink as much spirit with impunity
as would intoxicate them five or six times over, were
they sitting in a confined room. It is not an uncommon
thing for a man, whose maximum of whiskey toddy is a
couple of glasses, to find, after having ascended Tien
Lomond, that he has unknowingly swallowed a whole bottle
of undiluted Glenlivat. The Highlanders are proverbial
fur the quantity of whiskey they drink, and for the little
injury it does them. Many of them habitually drink 4
wine-glass of raw spirit directly upon rising ill 4 4104'n!
ing. To them it is a " cup that etteera qt net ine-
briates," They are not into*icated by it for the moment,
nor do they suffer in any marked de4reo from the usual
remote consequences of dram drinking, Thuy.ar---
like the tavern keeper and tin) spier. .- not
crowded city—je,u4diewi , tippler of the
- - _• • consumptive, impotent, imbe-

or paralysed, dying before his time. They are
hale, cheerful, and vigorous, despite their practices.
And wherefore this marvellous difference? Fresh air
anti fTee eateroise are the foundation of it el.—Medical
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