The Sun.
London, England, 1817-09-23 00:00:00

A TABLE OF PENALTIES

AGAINST TIPPLING; DRUNKENNFAS, GAMING, AND

PROFANE SWEARING.

Penalties am Innkeepers, 4e.
for Slffering Tippling,
Drunhennrss, or Gaming.
in their HOIOTS.
I. It any innkeeper or ale-
house-keeper do permit any
person to remain or continue
driiikin, or tippling in his or
her alehouse, other than tr.,-
veilers, and such as conic there
for necessary diet and refresh-
ment, every such pers,u, on
conviction hefai e o:.e Justice,
shall, fur every such offence,
foiii it the sum Of ten shillings
for the use of the pour.-1
James, chap. 7.
2. It any alehouse-keeper
shall be convicted of being
drunk, such person, besides
forfeiting the penalties anove-
mentioned, shall, fur the space
of three years next ensuing, be
utterly asahled to keep au
alehouse.-7 Jamess chap. 10.
:3. If any alehouse-keeper Ito
permit or suffersany journey-
man, labourer, servant, or ap-
prenticeMher than travellers,
and such as conic there tor ne-
cessary diet and refreshment,
to rein,in drinking for more
than one hour, or to become
intoxicated by remaining in
his house, or shall provide any
such person with liquor when
already intoxicated, such ale-
house-keeper shall be consi-
dered ,as baring forfeited his
recognizance, and shall, on
conviction, be disabled to keep
an alehouse folr the space of
thrue years•ulAt t **suing such
conviction.--1 *lames, chap. 9.
4. If iby inn-keeper shall
he lawfully convicted of bar-
ing done any thing whereby
his recognisance is forfeited,
every such person .shall be
*disqualified to sell ale, beer,
or other liquors, for the space,
of three years next' ensuing
such conviction.-5W Oeo. 4,
chap.- 41.
5. If any person licensed to
sell ale shall knOtingly suffer
any game to he used in his
house, out-house, or ground, And in case of non=payment
with skittles,nine-pins,quoits, of the respective sums above
or implements of gaininc, diehtioned, the offender. is to
every such person shall fur- bu committed to the House of
frit, for the fit'st offence 40 Correction and to be held to
shillings, and fur every other hard labour fur the space of
offence 101.-3Ge0.2,ehap.24. ten days.
(gr Every keeper of a public-house in the County of Bed-
ford is required by the Licensing Magistrates to alhx a Copy
of this Abstract in the most frequentCd part of his house, and
as often as the same shall he and ways defaced, he must apply
to the Clerk of the Petty Sessions fur a new Copy thereof.
It would be proper for every other County
throughout the Kingdotti to follow the examplt
of Bedford:

Pcial s against Persons
Tippling, 7.1i.,44-
e;:nus.,, or Gaming in

hons,s.

1. If any person shall re-
main an i continue tippling
and drioliiii4 in any inn or
rehouse, txcept travellers,
such as come there for
neee,sary diet and refresh-
in:,t, every such person shall
forfeit as. 44.. t. for the use of
the poor, and if not paid to he
committed to the stocks- for
the space of four hours.-21
James, chap. 7.
2. If any person shall he
found drunk,,A,id he convicted
thereof, he shall for every
such offence forfeit 55., rind if
not paid, to be placed in the
stocks for six hours.--2 i Jaibes,
dia., 7,

3. If any journeyman, LA-
hokum-, servant,orapprentiee,
shall game in any such loose,
out-house, or gro!'ind, with
skittles, nine-pins, quoits, or
other implements of gaining,
every such person shall forfeit
a sum not exceeding 40s. not
less than tis..--,30 Gio. 2, chap.
24.

Penalties againet Profane
Cursing. ur Sucaring.

By the 19th Geu.2, chap.?),
it is enacted, that if any per
son shall profanely curse, or
swear, and he thereof con-
victed an the bath of one wit-
ness, eveey Verson so offend-
ing shall forfeit the respective
sums hereinafter mentioned
viz..—

1. Every day-labourer, corn-
mon soldier, or common sailor,
fur every oath is.
2. Every other personoin-
der the degree of agentleinau,
2s.

3. Every person of, or above
the degree of a gratlstuan, ss.

Friday lair, two men were convicted Of being
found dhthk in the kublic streets of Leeds, and
being tillable to pay the fine, they were ordered
to be placed in the stocks for six hours. Two
boys were also convicted of gambling on Sunday,
and paid the mitigated penalty of five shillings and
costs. The Magistrates expressed their determi-
nation to enforce the law against all offenders of
a similar description.

Poor-Patti. —The inhabitants of Camtten
Town, Somers Town, Pancras and the vicinity,.
were surprized last week on finding that the pas-,
'cage which led from Southampton Row to the
New Road was closed against foot passengers.—
This bas been a loot passage from time immemo-
rial, though shut against carriages. It should be
ObSerired that, by way of compensation to the
-public; é lateral foot-path has been made, but it
passes by a fetid and offensive ditch. it may
be said that there is a direct foot-path from South-
ampton Row to the Road ; but the principle of
the exclusion is the object of consideration; and
it may be asked what tight any man possesses to
close a path which has been so long open to•tire
public as to be thought to constitute a public
tight. The ground, it is Understood, belong's to
the Duke of BEDFORD, riid as he is one of the
greatest sticklers for popular rights, it is some-
what strange that lie should assent to the mea-
sure. It is to be hoped that some public spirited
person like the Gentleman at Wanstead, or, in
fUrtber times, Cie honest Rustic'at Richmond. will
enquire into this ktatter, anti ascertain whether
people are excluded from.a public path upon legal
grourils.
STBAM4IOAi'S......TheSe vessels appear to have
Come into very great and general use on the Clyde.
No less than three sailed from GlasgoW ou Satur-
day last, on excursions of some length, viz. the
Dumbarton Castle, for Inverary, the Britannia,
for Campbeltoo, and the Albion, for Arroqlthar.
This circumstance is of importance to Tourists,
%rho wish to be conveyed with expedition to some
of the most pirtmesve parts of the Highlkinds ;
for it is poNsihle to dine on Monday in London,
and on the Thursday following at Inverarv,- the
beautiful and romantic seat of the Duke of/law/LE.

ROWING.-MATCH'OF 1000 MILES IN 20 DAYS.
Yesterday morning, at six o'clock, Gyngell‘com-
menced his day's task, having coniplested 50 miles
at seven o'clock the preceding evening, and at
four in the afternoon he *BIS finishing his 44t1t
mile.

Si,sotKitcG Stnctim-On Sunday morning, as
the Maid servant of Mrs. Britain, of Lower,streeto
Islington, tvai as usual about her busineis, she
heard soMe.Moaning in her Mistress's room, which
particularly attracted her notice. On going into
the bed-chamber she found the place completely
covered over with blood, and her Mistress (es
report says) lying upon the bed wiih her belly
ripped Open, and apparently quite -dead. She in-
stantly gave the alarm, and a medical Gentleman
was called in, but he could render no assistance ;
the wound inflicted was beyond the power of hu-
man shill. The unfortunate woman was a person
well known at Islington for many years, totally
resided there, and living Upon her fortune. She
was observed to be very reserved ; she was known
to have one son;. but neither the manner of his
employment nor that of her husband is generally
known.

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ACctnaiT.—"Vesterday an infant, about 18
months old, the son of Mr. Btillam, of St. Martin's
Church-yard, Strand, who was left in the care
of his sister, during her absence fore few minutes,
climed to the window on the three pair of stairs
flow, which was unfortunately left open, and fell
through on the stones. He was carried into thq
house Without any signs of recovery.