The Sun.
London, England, 1820-01-07 00:00:00

THE KING V. PURCIILL.

This was an information against the defendant,
Mr. N. J. Purcell, for having in his possession,
in an unlicensed and unentercd place, nine candle
frames or moulds containing.l9o pipes, and three
manufactured candles. The penalty, upon con-
viction, is a forfeiture of the goods for the use of
his Majesty.
J. Stitch, an officer, said, that on the 14th of
September last he surveyed the manufactory of the
derendant, who is a respectable wholesale and
retail chandler at Lambeth. Every thing was
correct upon the immediate premises, but be
found in a shed, about 150 yards.from (he house,
nine frames, as before described, for the manufac-
ture of candles, three of which were newly made
in the pipes. The whole were in a cart covered
over with sacking, and apwared to be recently
placed there.
Thomas Jolliffe, an Officer who accompanied
the last witness, confirmed his testimony.
Charles Chambers, one of the Surveyors of
Excise, proved that the place in which the frames
and candles were found, was not duly entered or
licensed for such purpose.
The defendant declared his perfect innocence
as to any unfair intention towards the Excise.
The goods found in the shed he admitted were
iris ; but he bad merely purchased them the day
hetote, and should have had the regular entry
mate, but being pressed by business at the time,
and bring himself fatigued and old, it was onfor-
Innately neglected it; the evening. He had main-
tained a Lair character for many years in business,
and was well known to the officeis of Excise.
His integrity had never before been questioned,
and be was ready to prove that the frames found
upon his premises were, as be before stated, bought
on the previous day, awl were never used by him,
or intended for illicit purposes.
Wm. Dowie, a broker, deposed, that on the
27th August last, lie was employed to levy a dis-
tress for 71. 10s., at a house in Saville-place, for
a Mr. Stevens. The party upon whom he levied
gave him, among other articles, nine tuoulds or
frames to redeem the distress. On the llth of
September he sold these to NW:Purcell for 121. 4s',
and the latter had taem removed away in his cart.
Thomas Stevens was the person who employed
the last witness to levy the distress upon a pet sou
named Coombs. That individual he knew had
nine. frames, ant,' he believed that those found at
Mr. Purcell's were identically the same.
The Commissioners having consulted together
for a short time, exonerated the detendaut, and
ordered his property to be restored. -
Stephen Win. Bell was charged with conveying
two gallons of brandy, two gallons of Hollands,
and two gallons of British spirits, from his ware-
house to certain places, without a permit. An
officer named Skipper, seized the goods on the
22d September last, at the corner of Queen-street,
Roilierbit he.

Henry Mitchell, the. servant of the defendant,
stated, that the case originated solely tool neglect
and inistake. The permit was on his master's
table on the morning he was sent away with the
spirits, and he unfortunately lett home in his burry
without it.

'[lie permit, as taken out fo: the purpose:,in
question, was now put in anti sworn to.
'[lie defendant was axtptitred, and his spirits
ordered to be restored.

A spirit-dealer named Morgan was charged with
having a quantity of his stock under proof. The
property was condemned.

HAMBURGH, DEC. 2.7.—The Elbe is still co•
vrred with ice as tar as Altona, and people walk
over it to and from Harburg ; but at and below
Altuna the ice is broken up, and besides some
smaller vessels, the ship Hibernia, Captain Mos-
Sam, from London, came up to Aliona yesterday,
but the east wind having suddenly returned to-
day, the prospect of seeing the navigation of the
Elbe soon opened has vanished.

The Bishop of Nohwicx has called a Special
Meeting of the Society for I'►umori►ig Christian
Knowledge, to consider a plan lately adopted by
the Parent Society, for checking the spread of
atheism, blasphemy, and infidelity, by appio-
pliating 1000 i, to the circulation of 'Tracts Op-
posed to deistical doctrines, at less than haV their
cost.