The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-24 00:00:00

The police-constable who took him in charge said
that tho prisoner had been at that Coirt before on
charges of the like description, and that he associated
with the most worthless characters in St. Pancras,
spending in debauchery any little property left by his
father.

Mr. LONG said he was sorry the law did not allow
him to punish him according to his deserts, but he
would do the utmost that the law would allow him,
which was to fine him 51., or commit him for two
months.

UNION HALL.—(THI* DAY.)
Wm. Davis and John Holmes wern charged with;
committing an assault on Mr. James, landlord of the
Spread Eagle, at Dockhead.
The defendants went into the Spread Eagle, and
had not been in. the parlour long before • they inter-
rupted a discussion that was going on relative to the
late triumphs in India and China. They, were 7:e-
quested to desist, and the landlord seconded the efforts
to keep them quiet, but instead of paying any rergard
to what was said, they became qui,1„9,7 out-
rageous in their conduct, and occasioned a complete
uproar in the house, until it was found necessary to
call:in the aid of the police to restrain their violence.
During the disturbance the defendants assaulted the
landlord. They were fined 20s. each.
A dozen more " casual poor" ,were brought up for
refusing to work for the food and lodging they re-
ceived in Newington Workhouse. They were com-
mitted for two days, an to he passed.

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THE LONDON CAOI3TCHOUC
COMPANY.—(THIS DAY.)
In consequence of an intimation that Mr. Warwick
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upon the above Company s patent, the Police-court
was crowded with the fetal), hosiers of the metropolis.
Sir PETER LAURIE presided.
Mr. Warwick said that certain statements having
appeared in the public prints which were injurious to
Mr. Leaf's character, he (Mr. Warwick), after a con-
ference with that gentleman, came forward for the
purpose of making the following statement. Mr.
Morley called upon him, and after stating that
he was the chairman of certain parties who
were aggreived by the several Chancery suits,
requested him to have an interview with Mr. Leaf
to know what steps he had taken to put a stop to the
injustice under which they were suffering. He replied
that he was most dissatisfied, in the first instance, that
any proceedings should have been taken
against the retail dealers, . and had in-
sisted upon their immediate discont'Snuance. There
was no doubt that they were in posses-
sion of goods that infringed the patent of the Com-
pany, but his wish was that wholesale dealers and im-
porters alone should be punished. Such being the
sentiments of Mr. Leaf, he (Mr. Warwick) was quite
sure, that if the gentlemen who were aggrieved had
applied to him in a body, they would at once have ob-
tained redress.
Sir PETER LAURIE—I understand that every
shilling which has been taken out of the pockets of
these defendants, has been paid back again to them.
Mr. Warwick—Yes, out of Mr. Leaf's pocket.
Sir PETER LAURIE—I am delighted that this has
been the result of this investigation, at which some
individuals attempted to sneer at first, but which
brought such a fortunate termination to a case which
threatened 150 Chancery suits.
Mr. Warwick then continued to say that after
Mr. Leaf had acted as described, a meeting of the de-
fendants in the suits instituted by the solicitor was
held on last Tuesday at the Guildhall Coffee-house,
at which a resolution was passed to the effect that the
meeting felt deeply grateful to Mr. Leaf for his honour-
able and kind conduct towards them. Mr. Leaf deter-
mined that the bills should be taken off the file of the
Court of Chancery, not only in the original cases, but
those of the remaininc, 53 ; and not only that, but he
had also given him a.letter to produce in Court this

day. .
Sir P. LAURIE, upon receiving the letter, read to
the following effect :—That the undersigned gave an
assur once no further proceedings should be taken
against the retail-dealers. It was signed by Mr. Leaf
and other members of the Company. He thought
that the retail-dealers and all other parties were much
indebted to Mr. Warwick for the conclusion to which
the case had come.
Mr. Morley said he thanked, on the part of those
for whom he spoke, Mr. Leaf, for having paid 3801.
out of his pocket in liquidation of the law expenses,
and he also most gratefully tendered his thanks to
Sir Peter Laurie, for only for him the retail dealers
would have had to pay 1,000/. in costs. Mr. Wat-
wick had said that if the retail dealers went to Mr.
Leaf the proceedings would have been dropped ; but
he could show from Mr. Warwick's own evidence at
the last meeting that such was
not the case.
Mr. Warwick—l am ready to state, on my oath,
that Mr. Leaf did all he could to prevent the oppres-
sion of the small dealers.
Mr. Morley—As Mr. Leaf has already paid 3801.,
it would be a gracious act in him
to pay about 40/.
more out of his pocket to take the bills off the
et also render
file of Court. Such conduct would give complete
satisfaction to the great body._ of the metropolitan
hosiers, and it'wonl
justice to men who
were unjustly persecuted. Mr. Morley here ad-
dressed Mr. '‘Varwick, and said, "Will you allow me
to state, through you, to the retail dealers, that Mr.
Leaf will take those bills of the file ?"
Mr. Warwick—l have no authorto make such
a promise On the part of Mr. Leaf. What might such
a proceeding cost in such case ?
Mr. Morley-21., perhaps.
Mr. Warwick—l could not undertake to make this
tion)—or perhaps 1/. ss.—(A
promise if the sum exceeded 1/.—(after some hesita-
L Leaf, thati Et 1
th eLA billsti R shouldlE said ba
all
takenpvoicea.rti iersooffi—i,
it another half-crown.") If the costs did not exceed
this sum, he would undertake, on the part of Mr.
time he knew that gentleman would act with his usual
kindness and liberality under any circumstances.
ecraaeltlydt'ehe'eplllys aamiknee-
debted to Mr. Morley for his share in this trans-
action, and Mr. Leaf more so than any one else; as,
were it not for him, not fifty individuals only would
have been oppressed, but one thousand.
All parties having
Peter, the meeting broke up.
expressed their thanks to Sir

THE SHIRT-MAKERS AND THE ARMY AND POLICE
CLOTHING-MAKERS.—Since public attention has been
called to the prices which are doled out by the whole-
sale shirt-makers to those whom misfortune compels
to earn a subsistence by their needle, a very strong
feeling has been expressed on the subject. But while
something has been done, and more will be, for the
shirt-makers, it may be as well to mention another
class of persons—women who earn a scanty subsistence
by making portions of soldiers' and policemen's dress,
and who are equally imposed upon either by the con-
tractor or some "middleman." It will hardly be be-
lieved that the actual maker receives but sixpence per
ena cned halfpenny fiP en
pair for the grey trousers and red sidepiece ; the same
for summer drills for the Foot Guards ; tenpence for
trousers,'os trousers tenpence is paid, and out of
en have to find their own thread.—
c foftaorhirneaantphdeei
rmowrf'.hdLi white
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can our Contemporary so far forget the jctFpahe
For policemen
telt.
trhsy[e N andpooi
„so v,m.
re-
gard due to his readers, as to write about such things ?
Shirts, and trousers, and summer drills, and red
too bad.] high dame blush. It is
side-
prices,l'h wCihllargrflealdte'Affinaaliireys aat Naples has sent with
a letter, of the 15th November, to the Chamber; of
Two Siaies, dated the 29th of last
tChoomirnieorgceofatt3hlearseilles,. an
month, and published at Naples
ordinance of his Majesty
on the sth instant, by
Mr. John •
which the duty on the exportation of sulphur from
Sicily is reduced to two carlins
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 21.—The two celebrated por-
traitscanter (89 killogrammes).—Le
by - Rembrandt, belonging to the late Mrs.
coni(mBeBreepe,ntNimeevs.)2pf
hVeaenndepeoolldl,
hreelriect
too.fdel;l.l Vandepoll, have
purchased 1:;y-
.M• Nieuwenbuys, of Brussels,
the expenses of
make' 35,045 florins, A cry of
they were
for 32,600 florins, rins which, with
" Bravo '' congratulated that gentleman, who is
well known by his numerous purchases of pictures
pull filor°tdhgesnsnecond day the however, to be regretted
this country.
It is,
in
Yorkshire has excited much interest in that district.
West Riding of
ot
that arrtti Ihet leiheeislgeel letetwiso•toongi noesmfs 's
Registrarwill
froerm
SUFFOLK.—The Duke and Duchess
TAhtethceanedloidseatoefs
the
ee
num-
bers are given as ,follows, by Mr. Lascellee Com-
mittee :—Lascelles, 1,433; Hodgson, 1,356. The
poll closes this day.
of Norfolk and the Ladies Howard, are not expected
FOR/ MIA! HALL,
to leave for Hyde Park-place until the middle of next
month, when they will remain in town a few days on
their way to Arundel Castle, Sussex, for the Christmas
holidays.
PHILOSOPHICAL INQUIRY*—What becomes of all
the pins ? says a paper involving some singular points
of manufacturing economy. It appears from Pro-
fessor Parrington that twenty millions of pins are
daily manufactured in this country. These get into
general circulation, and, after a time, entirely disap-
pear ; but the remarkable fact is, that, like the swal-
laws, nobody knows where they go to. It is proved that,
were it possible to recal these lost articles, a quantity
might be collected sufficient to build the projected
foot-bridge at Hungerford-market, and the residue
might be cast into one enormous Pin, which should be
erected as a column in any part of London best suited
for its elevation ; and to be called Victoria's Pin, in
opposition to Cleopatra's Needle at Alexandria. There
would be a winding staircase in the interior, with a
saloon in its head; and it might serve as a landmark,
in stormy weather, for the fourpenny steamboats
1-plying between Vauxhall aud London-bridge.—Punch.