The Sun.
London, England, 1826-03-18 00:00:00

GUILUIiALL

The driver of the hackney coach, No. 47, was charged with
exacting Is. more than his fare for carrying Mr. Cowling, of
the Poultry, from Burrow's-buildings, Blackfriars-road, to his
own house. The charge he made was 3s. Mr. Cowling
was not in a situation to have proved his case, he not having
called in a witness to the exaction, but the coachman confessed
'be had demanded too much, and pleaded his inexperience as a
dritier. Mr. Alderman Brown fined him in the mitigated
penalty of 10s., waiving the expences, and Mr. Cowling very
.kindly eeturoed his moiety of the tine to the coechtnan.
It.•lts not generally known that the Act for regulating
hackney coachmen requires that there should be one witness, at
least, to confirm the testimony of the complainant.

WORSII P.ST BEET.
.1, Chick and G. Burkt4 were charged with robbery. Mr.
Wardle, silk-manufacturer of Lad lane, was on the evening of
the 7th instant, passing the end of Type.street, Chiswell.street,
when Chick came behind hint, and pinioned his arms, while
Burke snatched his gold watch. Chick was pursued and taken,
while attempting to hide himself in a dust hole in an adjacent
Court, tend Burke was secured the next morning in a skittle.
ground at Newington. The prosecutor swore to their persons,
and they were fully committed.

THAMES POLICE.OFFICE.
Thomas Carter, a carpenter, in the employ ofillessrs. Cubitt,
of Gray's Inn.lane, was fully committed, charged with stealing
quantity of nails and other articles, the property of his em.
ployets.

A weer. SUDDEN DEATH.--On• :Wednesday
night, as Mrs. A sus Moons:, the wife of Mr.
Moore, cutler, of lland.court, Holborn, was
going up stairs to bed, her husband and daughter
being also on the stairs at the same time, when
she had reached the landing-place and opened
her bedroom door, site suddenly fell down in
the room, and' instantly expired, Mr. Morgan,
of Bedford row, surgeon, was sent for. When
he arrived it was discovered that pulsation had
ceased. An Inquest was held, and a verdict re.
turned—" Died by the visitation of God."
The body of u woman, name unknown, apps.
rent!), about 40 or b 0 years of age, was lately
found in the lauds of Bobert's.town, county of
Meath, in a shocking state ; her throat was cut in
three places, her hatsd was. also cut, as if she had
struggled with her assassins. A jury was sum-
moned by the coroner, It appeared, that she
bad been brought from a house where she lay
down the night before her death—at least
such is the conjecture generally entertained,
and that she was a witness summoned to some
of the assizes. After murdering her, the wounds'
were cleaned, and she was placed on her face
near a stream of water,--about a hundred perches
from the road. She was decently clad, and Bs. 6tl
in her pocket. The Gentlemen of the county,
and the Magistrates, offered a reward of 1001.
fur the diswvery of the murderers, for it is sup.
posed there were several concerned. By the
attire of the poor creature, it seems the deceased
wasn
the morning of Thursday last, the 9th cur-
rant,foitt from the county of Lout h.—(Dublin Paper.)
John
O
ar' auctioneer, Chryston, was
whinstone.quarry, at Bedlay.
lie la
Glasgow, it is conjectured ;
and eliddorloilli been
a:'re in
turn home, during the night, he
of the road, whileiletairsdeanicyryai:
about 12
which he
ceasing, the: were unable to find the Place
llen over the
north side
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en who were
1.1% inches
vvlaniti,(ite..eil oearel stumbled
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tole(
proceeded.
the wall
Inis relief-: but hge nna
not
ise
the
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fell was shallow, but instead of coming out, he
went farther in. The water was five feet deep
where he was found, with his hat and part of his
head above it.— (Glasgow Chronicle.)