The Sun.
London, England, 1817-09-08 00:00:00

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LATJGH ABLE CASE.—Sattinifty A laughable case
came on to_ be heard at this Office, under the Me-
tropolis Paving Act.—About two o'clock on Sa-
turday afternoon, J. Delaltay, a coal-merEhant's
servant,' in Oxford•street, was apprehended by
FlOiNeffit W, the 'lntulle, wheelin coals 9u„Oc

footway pavement, and the latter in conseqlloC;
seized the barrow. As they were proceediit
the watchhonse, they came in contact with ad;
washerwoman wheeling another barrow;•
coalman insisted that the beadle should do 0
duty, and take the old woman, which he
could not do, without further assistance. PA
nevertheless stopped them both, whilst he se',l
for Rowe, another beadle, who came to him, Fr
they both wheeled off the barrows. On coatingo j
the corner of Mary-le-bone-lane, Rowe Miele,
tilting the toot-pavement, to the watch-hosedoor, thereby incurring the same penalty as 111
others. The coalman On corning to the Office ill;
stantly laid an information against Rowe, 0,
served the SIIIIIIIIOIIB upon him on the spot;;
that, by the time the beadles had convicted
and the old woman, Rowe had to plead.to an Vi
formation at their suit, and on, the strength
their evidence was convicted in the penaltY'
405. and costs, which he paid.

MURDER.

LPURTITra PARTICULARS.]
On Friday, the 29th August (Market day), Se
veral farmers met at an inn, at 6lteptou
in Soniersetshire. where a conversation to'
place, in which a man named Croker, of advanc:
ed years, and a young titan natned Hawkins (I°
ptesumptive son-in-law), took an active
At length the parties became opponents in ere
mt.nt, and words of a nature ill calculated to re
mote t-artunoy occurred.—The old man was ob'
s,inate and declamatory—the voting man %OS
contradicting awl perverse, and at length [belt
argument became of that description which wag
considered too desperate to he settled, except bl
a reference to blows. By an exhibition of thiS
patine, the bearers and bye-standers were snob
gratified ; but from the ,serious character whiCli
the contest assumed, they interceded, and tart
bloodshed was prevented. Harmony acts agahl
shortly restored ; but the genius of discOrd sool
created another altercation : and the principal
actor in this melancholy tragedy, together with
his presumed protector and relation, proceeded
their way to Oakhill (where the old man, Croke,
resided), about two miles from Sliepton
They had not, however, proceeded far before an'
other altercation ensued, and a pugilistic contest
was resorted to, in which both the parties et,'
gaged with a spirit which would have done ho'
nour to a better cause. Their enterprize wag,
however, by the interference of some casual ire
vellers, soon interrupted, and, for the third timer
their differences were amicably arranged, and thel
pursued their journey. Some bad passion still
being the inmate of the young man's breast, rte
pursued Croker, and having provi,ied himself with
an instrument from a contiguous gate, felled hittf
to the earth by a violent blow—a blow which 1
its effect was fatal, and left the poor old man s
lifeless corpse upon the ground, with one eyo
completely driven from its socket. At this tints
it was halt-past ten o'clock : and the daughter of
the old man (Croke!), becoming uneasy at the ab'
settee of her aged parent, went in search of biota
Her progress, however, was soon interrupted by
her kicking against something which appeared to
be human ; and upon turning round to satisfj
herself upon this poiut, shediscovered that it wai
not only human, but that it likewise possessed the
powers of animation, and, affrighted at the cif•
cumstance, she ran rapidly home,•supposing that
the person she had seen bad placed himself. titeri.
for no honest purpose. On her return home she
went to sleep, and dreamt that her father bad
been assailed by ruffians; she accordingly r.gaia
mustered courage enough to go in search of him,
who had at this time created in her tnitio consider-
able alarm ; site had not proceeded far, before
she saw a bundle, which, upon examination, prov 4
to contain articles which she was convinced bee
longed to her parent ; on going a few yards tar•
titer, she discovered his corpse. A hue and cry
was raised throughout the whole neighbourhood,
and upon an examination of the body, several
fractures were discovered upon the skull, and the
eve was found lying in the dust. Inquiries were
immediately instituted, anti Hawkins was appre.
'tended after the Coroner's Jury had deliberated
and found a verdict against him of wilful murder.
lie was on Saturday committed to Shepton gaol,
without manifesting the slightest emotion at the
very precarious and awful situation in which he
stood.

Thursday night the wife of Bond, the Bow..
street Officer, residing at Lambeth Marsh, went
to bed as usual, but during the night she got up
unknown to her family, and although every search
was, made for her, no intelligence whatever conic!
be obtained till Friday morning, when her body,
was found by a waterman in the Thames, near the
Red House at Battersea.

BIRTH.
On Thursday, the 4th September, the Lady of J. C. Here
ries, Esq. of Lipper Cadogan-place, of a daughter.

MARRIED.
On Thursday last, Lieut. Edward Proudfoot Montagu, R. N:
to Miss Eleanor Everard, second daughter of James Everard,
Esq. Lowestoft.

DIED.
On Friday last, after a long and painful illness, at his resi-
dence at Hemus Terrace, Chelsea, Major Breretou Poynter,
in his 79th year. He entered his Majesty's service in the year
1755, adkid served with General Wolfe in America, and was
that memorable battle at Quebec.
On the..3d instant, at Somers Town, in his 26th year, Mr.
Edward Baldwyn, printseller, late of Catherine-street, Strand.
On Wednesday last, at the Rev. Mr. Neal's, Taplow, near
Maidenhead, Miss Spooner, sister of Mrs. Wilberforce.
On Thursday last, at Dcddington, Cambridgeshire, aged 20 ,
months, Mary, daughter of the Rev. Algernon Peyton.
On Friday last, at his house in Walworth, Mr. John Wtn.
Tomkins,
.of the Victualling Office, aged 62.
In Gower-place, stiddenly, Harriet Cheslyn, the infant
daughter of Edward Du Bois, Esq.
In Exeter-street, Sloane-street, on the 29th of August, Mrs.
Mary Bagshaw, at an advanced age.
. On the 4th inst. at Sandwich, after a long illness, the cons.
sequence of a severe paralytic stroke which she had eleven.
years ago, sed from which she never recovered, Mrs. Judith
Harvey, aged 74, relict of Captain John Harvey, who fell so
distinguished on the memorable Ist of June, 1794, whilst
commanding his Majesty's ship Brunswick, in the honourable
post of second to Admiral Earl Howe.
On Sunday morning, at his house, Bluevoat-buildings,
Little 'Britain, Mr. Martin Platts, aged 56.

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