The Sun.
London, England, 1828-01-25 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION- HOUSE. —Yesterday .1. Kurr, a journey-
man biscuit-baker, appeared before Mr. Alderman ANSLEY,
who presided in the absence of the Loan .11Avoa, to answer
the complaint of Mr. Moxhay, of the firm of Fisher and
Moxhay, 55, Threadneedle-street, biscuit-bakers.
Mr. Moxhay stated that the defendant, who is a Ger-
man, had been in bja employment some time, that he re•
ceived for his service:, lodging, bread, and beer, and I/. 6s.
a-week, and that, in consequence of a considerable increase
of business latterly, having, amongst other orders, to sup-
ply a large quantity of biscuits for the East Indies, the
complainant was under the necessity of employing two
more workmen in addition to the 12 Germans engaged in
his establishment. The defendant, who was, Mr. Moxhay
said, spokesman fee hia countrymen, objected to the firm
engaging the two additional hands without the consent of
the twelve, and had threatened to abandon the work if the
firm dared to act upon the occasion independently of them.
Alderman ANSLEY, upon looking over the Act of Par-
liament, said, that the offence is punishable with imprison-
ment, but that the presence of two Magistrates being ne-
cessary, the case shotild be remanded till next day.
A tradesman from Iloundsditch requested permission,
for the sake of the public, to expose a plan of passing off
bad sovereigns, which was now every day in great practice.
A person having a decent appearance stepped into a cheese-
shop a few hours before in the neighbourhood, and ordered
a certain quantity to he sent to No. 3, in the next street,
together with change of a sovereign, The messenger
was accordingly despatched with the order, but before he
reached the house to which he was directed, he met a person
who rebuked him for slowness, put a sovereign in his hand,
took the change• and the cheese, and walked away. The
sovereign proved to be of real birmingliam manufacture.
In many cases persons in livery took care to meet the mes-
sengers, and to take their change, no suspicion, of course,
being attached to them.

GUILDHALL—Mr. Alderman CaownEe was en-
gaged for a considerable time yesterday in hearing a dis-
pute between a journeyman weaver, named Brooks, and his
employers, Messrs. Bridges and Campbell, silkmen, in Fri-
day-street.
Brooks's statement was, that he received the materials
for 80 yards of French lavender plain silk on the .26th of
December, and carried it home finished on the Wednesday.
In an early stage of the work, he had complained that the
colour was flying, and he was directed to carefully cover it
up at night, but in spite of every precaution, the. part that
was immediately under course of tnanufackwe when he
closed hi 1ahni47..4 for the day, was cure to be sensibly affected
by the atmosphere in the course of the night. One day,
when he was complaining of the unfixed nature of the dye,
the clerk turned to the dyer, a Mr. Pearson, then present,
and said, " Here's another man finding fault with your
colours, which will not remain even while passing through
his hands."

The clerk from the defelu!,ant; inter.: opted him to ob-
serve, that he need not say a word more about the colours,
as it 'was not intended to charge him with damage for the
fading. The colour was as fast as any dying of that shade
could be, and it was not, as the workmen supposed, a dye
adopted on account of its cheapnesß.
The complainant said that DA first the fading of the
colour was the chief complaint of the roaster. There were
two imperfections which he was willing to allow for,—one
of them caused by a spot of water felling from his mouth,
and where it fell the colour entirely vanished directly.—
When he took the work home, his master stopped 11, for
damage, which was one-third of his wages for the whole
piece. He thought it hard, where the pay was small, to
charge the man with damage at all on such excessive deli-
cate work.

The clerk itatt:d that his ;nawtr was, that the silk had
not been properly manufactured.
The ALDERMAN inquired whether it was the custom with
the masters to send an experienced person, from time to
time, to the weavers' habitations, to see that the work
was going on properly. It was admitted that this was the
practice, and as the defendants' foreman had only once
cot-pi:l(l4rd of the JlightucF.s of the fabric, and that com-
plaint had been followed by amendment; and as there had
not been any stipulation or mutual understanding about
the number of shoots to the inch, the Alderman decided
against the claim set up by the master.
The journeyman allowed is. for two yards which had
been damaged by him inadvertently.

MARLBORO G H-STRBET. —The following curious
charge and countercharge came on to be heard before Mr.
CONANT, at the sitting of the magistrates, between seven
and eight o'clock ou Wednesday evening last :
A Mr. Campbell stated that he was quietly sitting at a
house where he had occasion to call that evening, in Park-
Fdgeware-road, when Mr. Williams came there
and inqUired for him; and after making some very ridi-
culous accusations against him, and conducting himself in
a very intemperate manner, he (Mr. Campbell) went out
into the street to avoid any altercation in the house, as he
had no witness, and was quite alone there. In the street
Mr. Williams increased his violence, and calling a con-
stable, insisted that he should take him (Mr. Campbell) to
the watch-house, upon some undefined charge, which nei-
ther the constable or any one else could understand ; and
while they were spealiing upon this point, Mr. Williams,
without any provocation, struck him (Mr. Campbell) a
severe blow on the side of the head with a stick he car-
ried, which cut him very much. [Here Mr. Campbell
showed the wound on his head, which was not a very
slight one.] Mr. Campbell said, that upon this wanton
and unprovoked attack, he gave charge of Mr. Williams
to the constable ; and the latter, having himself seen the
blow given, did not hesitate to conduct Mr. Williams to
the watch-house, where, for some reason or other, the lat-
ter thought proper to enter a very ridiculous charge against
him (Mr. Campbell).
The constable, who witnessed the assault by Williams,
confirmed the complainant's statement to that effect.
Mr. Williams did not deny the blow he had given, but
he had ample provocation. He begged to state that Mr,
Campbell had given a false address,
A lady of genteel appearance, who had hitherto been a
silent listener to the proceeding, now stepped forward, and
sail that she could confirm what Mr. Campbell said as to
his residence.
Mr. Williams told the Magistrate that this lady was not
to be believed, for that she was his wife, and of course an
interested witness against him.
Mr. CONANT did not know, or want to know, who the
lady was ; the assault had bee❑ clearly proved, ar"l
Williams must procure bail,
11Ir. Williams said that he should decline offering any
evidence, or going into the other case at present, and so
the matter ended.

Charles Pascoe, belonging
to one of those gangs of de-
predators known by the slang name of " dragsmen,"—that
is, fellows who cut and carry off trunks, &c. from behind
carriage?,-was charged with stealing a valuable cloth
cloak from behind the gig of a Mr. Mills, a surgeon, re-
siding at Twickenham,—The prisoner was fully committed,
MARYLEBONE. —Johnnoway, an old beggar,
who imposes upon the feelings and
pockets of the benevo-
lent, by devouring raw cabbage, was charged with creating
a mob yesterday morning in Oxford-street.
lie appeared at the bar with a savoy under his arm, and
lie told Mr. GRIFFITH he was compelled by necessity to
eat it. " I do not believe it," said Mr. GRIFFITH. "And
I know it to be false," responded the gaoler, " for he has
bread and meat in his hat, and lid. in his pocket."—
' " Come," added Mr. GRIFFITH, " now begin, and let us
see Low much you can eat of it." Necessity, for the first
time, perhaps, compelled John Holloway to eat raw cabbage.

His performance was short and amusing, and after he had
finished it he was sent to the tread-mill.

UNION-HALL.--At the last Surrey Sessions, Mr.
Ford, the proprietor of the Rotunda, was convicted in two
penalties, of 501. each, for keeping a disorderly house.--
In the course of yesterday Mr. Meymott, the solicitor on
behalf of the prosecution instituted against the defendant
being in attendance, the MAGISTRATE asked him whether
the penalties were yet paid.
Mr. Meymott in reply stated, that he had already pledged
himself that the fines should not be put in force, on the
assurance of the defendant to abate the nuisance. He had
►trictly conformed to his promise, and therefore the parish
were satisfied, as also the informer, who claimed no part of
the penalties.
The MAGISTRATE observed that the penalties should be
enforced against the defendant, and directed the chief clerk
to make a communication to him to that effect; and in tke
event of refusal, that a distress-warrant should be imme-
diately issued against him.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JAN, 24.

THE WINO V. THE ST. CATHERINE'S nOci,: COMPANY.
Mr. ADAM (with whom was Mr. PLATT) appear-
ed to show cause against a rule obtained in a former
term by Mr. John Williams, calling upon the St.
Catherine Dock Company to show why a writ of
mandamus should not issue, for the purpose of hav-
ing a precept directed to the Sheriff's Jury to assess
the damages sustained by the Turnway Society, by
reason of their moorings near the docks having been
removed.
Lord TENTERDEN—WOUId it not be the better
way to refer the question of compensation. At pre-
sent, I purposely abstain from giving an opinion
whether or not the Court has the power of granting
a mandamus.

Mr. WILLIAMS was willing, on the part of his
clients, to let any gentleman at the bar look at the
Act of Parliament, and say whether any and what
compensation ought to be given.
Mr. ADAM could not give any definite answer to
this proposal until to-morrow (th►s day), as his client
was not in Court.

Lord TENTERDEN—Let it stand till to-morrow.

THE KING V. FRANCIS YARD GILBERT, ESQ.

This was a rule obtained last Term by Mr.
Erskine, calling upon the defendant to show cause
why a criminal information should not be filed against
him for having published, during an election at Boa-
min, two hand-bills, one signed " Veritas " and the
other " Monitor," reflecting upon the character of
several persons of great respectability.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, on the part of the de-
fendant was instructed to express his client's most
unfeigned regret for having attacked the character of
the prosecutor.
Mr. ERSKINE. said, there were some cases of libel
so flagitious as to admit of no apology, and the pre-
sent was one of those.

Lord TENTERDEN said the rule must be made ab-
solute if it was pressed.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL made no resistance.—
Rule absolute.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JAN. 24.
SCALES V. PICKERING AND OTHERS.

In this case the plaintiff sought to recover a com-
pensation from the defendants, who are members
of the East London Water 'Works, for a trespass
committed by them in laying down pipes for the
conveyance of water across :field belonging to the
plaintiff, through which there was a narrow footpath.
A rule nisi was move for and obtained last term,
and the parties this day appeared to show cause,
when, the case having been fully argued,
The COURT were of opinion that the action was
maintainable, and that the rule to set aside the ver-
dict should be discharged.
At one o'clock the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE sat at
Nisi Prizis, and disposed of several cases, chiefly
undefended ; none of any interest came on.