The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-02 00:00:00

a nd refusing to do the work allotted them fora nigh*
lodging, and fi r their breakfasts the next morning,
having been admitted as casual paupers the pie
before, and attempted to break the forms in we
working shed.
They now said that the work was too severe, in
return for the bit of dry bread and some straw to lit
down upon. _ _

The Porter said that it was craite child's 1 lay; ti of
were only set to pick oakum.
The defendant said he was a sweep, bat the nog
Act threw him out of employ.
Mr. TRILL—It seems easier work to pick oaks
than sweep chimneys.
Defendant—l'd rather sweep ten chimneys of
morning than pick that stuff, it works the fingers 5°
dreadfully—it is not made of rope, but of a coces.:
nut fibre, and is so stiff and harsh to unravel, that 11'
almost makes the fingers bleed.
In answer to the charge of causing a disturbs-0
in the workhouse, they said that when they Were
turned out into the work-shed they were so bitterlf
cold that they merely moved the forms out of tihe
way to give them room to run about and circus
their blood to keep them warm, picking cocoa-no
fibre being a very cold description of work.
They were committed for seven days each.
John Weston, a cooper by trade, was chargel With,
inflicting a severe wound on the head of his wife Wit°
a candlestick.

The poor woman, although so ill, expressed a wig
that the prisoner might be discharged, saying that su•
was equally as much to blame as he on the occasioa
for she irritated him by contradicting him.
Mr. TRAILL said that it was a miracle she had 114
been killed, and that the case should go before a jury
The wife again supplicated that she might not be
compelled to appear.
Mr. TRAILL, finding the complainant so desirous °I
screening the prisoner from punishment, remarked,
that it would be of no use sending the case for trial.
The prisoner must find bail to keep the peace, and in
default he would commit him to gaol.
The wife exclaimed that she would like to suffer the
imprisonment instead of the prisoner.
Henry Matthews, toll-collector at Waterloo-bridgef
was summoned at the instance of Joseph Stubbs, 3
letter-carrier, for unlawfully detaining his hat in the
toll-house.

The complainant stated that on Monday last he, is
company with another letter-carrier, went to the
Surrey side of the bridge, and paid, the toll. The
other letter-carrier followed, and at the moment the,
defendant called out and said that witneas had 110
paid, but he contended he had, and, as he refused to
pay again, the defendant snatched off his hat, and
took it into the toll-house. Complainant, determined
not to pay over again, instead of passing through the
gate, tied a handkerchief round his head, and went
over Westminster-bridge.
Charles Mason, the other postman, confirmed the
complainant's account as to the fact of hearing 11
put down the halfpenny on the table of the wick"
and it having been taken up by the defendant.
The defendant, however, denied that the toll bad
been paid by complainant (a policeman and another
man connected with the bridge bearing out his or
sertion), and that he then seized the hat for the toil.
He believed the complainant would not have held o 0
had not the crowd urged him on by saying his hat
could not be seized for toll, for that he was in the
Queen's service, and that the clothes he wore, bat
and all, belonged to her Majesty. He was glad to
have an opportunity of stating that postmen in the
metropolis, in fancying they had a right to pass the
bridge toll-free, like soldiers and policemen, were
mistaken.

Mr. TRAILL said that there must be perjury in the
case, the witnesses flatly contradicting each other.
The toll-keeper said that his two witnesses wed
standing up close to the wicket at the time as a Pr°:
tection to him, as it was the day of the Queens
opening the Exchange, and in four hours 9,000 Per:
sons had passed through. Not long since a case b{nearly a similar description came before Mr. Tradh
who decided in his favour, showing that he was quite
justified in seizing the hat of any man who did 13°'
pay the toll.
Mr. TRAILL told him he had better be careful bol
he performed his duty, and not to act with rudoes
to the passengers, otherwise he would get himself int°
trouble.
The Magistrate, having heard a great deal pro an„ ,„
con., at length dismissed the summons, but refused
allow the defendant his costs.

• GI?EEIVIVICH.
FOWLES AGAINST BREDON BECK.--This case NOS,
argued as to the legality of enforcing an award mode
17 the arbitrators appointed by the Upper Watergate 1 urnway and Burial Society, of Deptford.
Mr. Taylor, who appeared for the Society, directed
attention to the 11th and 25th rules of the Societlt
made by virtue of the statute 10 George IV., cap.
as amended by the 4th and sth William IV., cap. 4"
and produced the certificate of their enrolment 11
Mr. Tidd Pratt, the barrister appointed to certiff
that the rules were in conformity with the law. rie
then produced the award made by the arbitrator, and
proved the defendant to be a member of the Society.
The defendant was then adjudged lo pay_l4B.,o
to the complainant, as senior steward of the Sacieti,
and in default to be committed to Maidstont gaol 1°
one calendar month.
The defendant, who was exceedingly violent, and
would neither take the advice of his solicitor to abide
by the award nor abide by the judgment of the.
magistrate, was left in custody to reflect on the cir-
cumstances.

W 0 OLWIC.H.
Yesterday a poor widow named Rivers appeared
before the magistrate and said, she lived at Lime"
house, but not being able to pay her rent she wag
compelled to walk the streets or go into the toil
Her husband had worked in Messrs. Young ag
Curling's yard many years as a caulker, and since hip
death she had maintained herself by going °Il
nursing. Of late she could gain no employ, and badi
applied to the relieving-officer of Lewisham parr
for out-door aid (her husband belonged to Bull':
stead, which is within the Lewisham Union). P'e
refused her any pecuniary assistance, and told her to
go into the house. This she refused to do, baviug
been two or three times in it before, when she Wir
badly treated by Mr. Burrows, the master. Jr-se
pushed her about the house, and afforded better diet
to many inmates than he did to her. She wsts gene;
rally in a weak and ill state of health, and sbe sa;
those who were not so treated with diet of a bette;
sort than she received. She would, therefore, nevya
enter it again.
A gentleman present said he had always under-
stood. that the treatment at the Lewisham Union WP"
excellent.

Complainant said it might in some cases be so, but
certainly not in hers and many others.
Mr. GROVE said it was not in his power to °it°
any pecuniary relief. She must settle thematte
with the relieving.officer and the board of goardia°,s'
Mrs. Rivers said she offered to be passed home
,t;
herown relatives, who lived at Brecon, and the bow
promised to render the necessary means; but wb,e
she went to the union Mr. Charles Atkins, the beadle'
drove her from the door, and although her brother
promised, by letter to the guardians, to keep her fro.,
troubling the parish again, yet she could not obtalli
money sufficient to pay her passage and food to ge
to Brecon. The applicant then withdrew.

of
Wild fowls, generally considered the harbingers of
winter, have appeared in flocks on, the Moray Fit f
an early period this autumn. A few days ago a floe* 0-f
fifteen wild swans was seen off the Longman, and one -I,
these elegant birds was brought to town, having been
shot on a Highland loch in the vicinity. tre hare be',
of two others being shot elsewhere; and a gentlen
recently saw as enormous flock of 200 swans, in one 7r,
our northern bays. On Sunday and on Monday week,
some large flocks of wild geese were seen near Sesban
and attracted much attention from passers-by on ac`
count of the noise created by their peculiarly discords
cries.—lnverness Courier.