The Sun.
London, England, 1829-09-16 00:00:00

UNION.HALL.

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COACH FARES.—Yesterday —a
gentleman was
summoned by the driver of a cabriolet for not paying
the full fare.

" Please your vurship," said the driver, who was
a mere youth, " I tuk this ere gemman up in my
copperlid jist opporsite the Eliza the-a-tre, in the
Straund. Vell, yen the gemman gits in, he says,
Take me the nighest vay to the Horns, at Ken-
nington.' I driv the gemman there like vinking—
in less than no time. It was arter twelve o'clock at
night, and monstrous dark, so I asked the gemman
three bob. The gemman said he vouldn't stand no
more nor eighteen-pence. ' Blow me dicky,' says I
6if that aint a good an.' So, being a young un,
and not liking to be done, your vurship, I jist goes
to the coach-stand to ask the advice of some of the
old 'uns„ They told me the fare was two bob, and
vourpence back carriage, seeing as how, your vur-
ship, I driv the gemman off of the stones. The
gemman said he vouldn't come no more nor two bob,
so by the adwice of Tom Arrison, I had the gem-
man up for the odd browns, for vourpence vill buy
two half-quarterns, your vurship, on a cold night."
The defendant hereupon pulled out a small pocket
fare book, by which he said he had been guided;
wherein it was set forth the present charge, by
right, was only Is. 4d., without mentioning back
carriage.

On referring to the hackney-coach office rates,
published by Mr. Guelph, the lad was found to be
correct in his demand of 25., and 4d. back carriage,
upon which the gentleman was ordered to pay him
the difference, and an additional 2s. Gd. for his loss
of time.

Pierre Castrini, who described himself to be a
French egg-merchant, appeared to prefer a com-
plaint against Miss Margaret Solomons, for robbing
him of his pocket-book, containing 14s. and a bill
of exchange for 55/.
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" Meseurs," said the complainant, " I vas take
promenade to see your bridge in Londres, quand
cette mademoiselle la come close to me. ' How
you do,' she say. Bien :et vous je reponds.
tell her, Me ver yell.' She say, •If you have no
vife, I will be your pretty petite vife.' Tres bien ;
t all right, ma there—allons. As we pro-
menadeput her hand into ma poche and pull out
s eg a
shel;

11th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Cornet L. H.
French to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Johnson, pro-
moted. Aug. 20.
6th Regiment of Foot—Capt. Hon. J. E. K. Erskine,
from the half-pay, to be Captain, vice T. Duke, who ex-
changes, receiving the difference. Aug. 27.
Sth Foot—Assistant-Surgeon J. K. Adams, from the
30th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice J. Ferguson,
who retires upon half-pay 30th Foot. Aug. 20.
17th Foot—Lieut. A. Murray, from the 59th Foot, to
be Lieutenant, vice Rawson, appointed to the S7th Foot.
Aug. 20.

20th Foot—Ensign F. M. Fraser to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Bayly, who retires, and W. Welch, Gent.
to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Fraser. Aug. 20.
25th Foot—J. A. Guille, Gent. to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Curling, promoted in the 30th Foot. Aug. 20.
29th Foot—Lieut. R. P. Douglas to be Captlin, by
purchase, vice Gray, who retires; Ensign W. W. Drake
to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Douglas ; H. M.
Turnor, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Drake.
Aug. 20.

30th Foot--To be Lieutenants, by purchase—Ensign
H. Curling, from the 25th Foot, vice Andrews, pro-
moted, Aug. 20 ; Second Lieut. J. Lindsay, vice Tomp-
son, who retires, Sept. 15.
34th Foot—Lieut. E. S. Bayly to be Captain, by pur-
chase, vice Norton, who retires ; Ensign W. Colt to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bayly; and R. W. Byron,
Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Colt. Aug. 27.
36th Foot—Lieut. F. Robertson, from half-pay '79th
Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice G. Ruddle, who exchanges.
Aug. 27.

43d Foot—Ensign J. Haverfield to be Lieutenant, with-
out purchase, vice Gardiner, who retires; G. Fitzroy,
Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Haverfield. Aug. 27.
53d Foot—Ensign S. R. Deline, vice Heneage, pro
/noted, dated 15th Sept. 1829 ; Ensign E. Bond, vice E.
Delme, who retires, Sept. 16, to be Lieutenants, by pur-
chase; D. R. Jones, Gent. vice Bond, to be Ensign, by
purchase. Sept. 16.
57th Foot—Lieut. J. Story, from the 87th Foot, to be
Lieutenant, vice J. W. Taylor, who retires upon half-pay
59th Fuot. Aug. 20.
87th Foot—Lieut. W. S. Rawson, from the 17th Foot,
to be Lieutenant, vice Story, appointed to the 57th Foot;
Aug. 20. Lord J. Chichester to be Second Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Blake, promoted ; Sept. 8.
88th Foot—Brevet Major W. 0. Gore, from half-pay
86th Foot, to be Captain, vice W. S. 11. Fitzroy, who ex-
changes. Aug. 27.
91st Foot-ZEnsign F. Lloyd, without purchase, vice
W. Calder, deceased, Aug. 26 ; and Ensign J. F. G.
Campbell, by purchase, vice Carlisle, who retires, Aug.
27, to be Lieutenants.—W. Anderson, Gent. by purchase,
vice Campbell, Aug. 27 ; and F. W. B. Leod, Gent.
without purchase, vice Lloyd, Aug. 28, to be Ensigns.
99th Foot—Capt. G. M. Reeve, from the half-pay, to
be Captain, vice Corfield, who retires. Aug. 20.
UNATTACHED.—TO be Captains of Infantry, by pur-
chase—Lieut. R. A. Andrews, from 30th Foot. Aug. 20.
Lieut. C. T. Heneage, from 53d Foot. Sep. 15.
COMMISSARIAT—R. Ackroyd, from Commissariat Clerk,
to be Deputy Assistant-Cormnissary-General. May 14.