The Sun.
London, England, 1828-12-30 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

James Nicholls, the driver of the cabriolet No. 87,
attended before Mr. Alderman Key yesterday, upon
a summons for wantonly and cruelly ill treating a
horse on Holborn-bridge, about seven o'clock in the
evening of the 10th of December.

The complaint was made by Throsby, one of the
officers of the Society for Preventing Cruelty to
Animals, who stated that he saw the cabriolet No.
87 racing against another cabriolet down Holborn-
hill, about ten minutes before seven in the evening
named, and the driver whipped his horse severely as
he passed along and up Skinner-street. Witness
called to him, but the defendant paid no attention
to him.

The defendant, in reply, declared earncslly that he
did not pass through Holborn or Skinnet-street at
all on the evening in question ; but, on the con-
trary, at the time spoken to by the witness, the
horse and cabriolet were at home at the stable near
Bryanstone-square. He had the misfortune to acci-
dentally knock down a Jew at the end of Bow-street
at a quarter before six o'clock on the evening of the
10th, and after seeing his head, which was eta,
rubbed with vinegar and brandy, and plastered with
brown paper, defendant proceeded to Arundel-
street with his fate; and the gentleman told him
that as be was perfectly satisfied he was sober, he
might call him as a witness if he should hear any
thing further about the accident. Defendant left
this gentleman's card at the house in Long-acre,
where the Jew's head had been dressed, and then
drove home to Dorset-mews, where he must have
arrived about half-past six, and he went out no
more that night. his fellow-servant would prove
the horse came home cool and without any marks of
whipping.
George Hodgkins deposed that he is in the ser-
vice of Widow Sheddell, of Dorset-mews, to whom
the cabriolet No. 87, belongs, and he had a perfect
recollection of the cabriolet coming home about half-
past six on the 10th.

Mr. Alderman Kier asked how he knew the time
so particularly ?—Witness said he did not look at
any watch or clock, but he cleaned the cab-horse
and another, and set his stable to rights, occupying
half an hour, and as he was going home afterwards,
heard the watchmen crying seven o'clock.
Throsby insisted that ho was correct both as to
the time and number; for he ran behind the cabri-
olet to take it. He could not identify the defendant,
but he called

John Judd, another officer of the society. He,
however, l•ud no recollection of the defendaut's
person, nor could he remember just then the num-
ber of the cabriolet. He had not brought his me-
morandums with him. Ho saw the two cabriolets
raping down Ilolhorn-hill, both drivers flogging
their horses.

The Aldcrrisan, after closely interrogating Hodg-
kins, dismissed the. complaint. Hi said he did not
suppose Throsby would intentionally swear anything
that was untrue, but what he bad sworn had been
directly contradicted on oath; it was possible there
might be some mistake, and his testimony had re-
ceived no support from Judd, either regarding the
number on the cabriolet or the person of the offender.

Throsby prayed the defendant should pay the
costs, but the Alderman would not order it.
Thos. Williams, a drover, was fined lgsi: for wan,.
to►►ly striking several beasts in Smithfield Market.