The Sun.
London, England, 1827-10-22 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EATEMuNG, ocrroßEß 22, 1827•

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARYLEBONE-OFFlCE.—On:aturday, Mr. John
firown, of Upper Frederick-street, •Marylebone, under-

thker, was charged, Upon _the information of 'James Gif-
ford, a constable, with unlawfully' beating arid causing to
he beaten a certain carpet in the above street, contrary to

the statute.

The Rev. Dr. Samuel Charles Goodwin was a resident
of Upper Frederick-street, and was determined to abate
every nuisance with which it was infested. At least-a
hundred times, his'opposite neighbour, the defendant, had

offended against • the 'statute which he (the Doctor)
held in his hand ; but in the first instance, he was prepar-
ed to swear, that between 11 and 12 in the morning, the
defendant's female servant beat a carpet in the 'street.
The defendant was convicted in the penalty of Is. "Now

I swear," said doctor, "to their heating a carpet be-
tween eleven ',and
.twelve at night on Tuesday."
Mr. HOSKINS.—You have gained your purpose, Sir, and
what do you want More ? The 'Vita), is convicted in a
small penalty; or the case is a slight one, and it is not
likely to occur again.
The doctor declared he would 'follow ifp his ptosecntidn.
• Mr. HOSKINS told him, if so, he most lava fresh hear-

fixation, which was immediately done by the doctor, and it
remains to be heard on a future day.
Mr. Thomas Brookell, of li8; George-street, Portman-
square,• was clirged with assaulting and heating Ann Tyler.
The complainant is servant to a lady, an inmate of Mr.
Brockell's house, and she 'Complained that he knocked her
down, because she told him it was her place, not his, to
answer the street door.
Mr. Brockell did not deny the charge, and Le twos
ordered to find bail.

' WORSHIP-STREET.---On Saturday Messrs. 'Knight
and Board, of Wigh-street, Shoreditch, pawnbrokers,
Were summoned before the Magistrates, on the complaints
of several unfortunate persons who had pledged property
With them.
Mr. BSNETT asked one of the complainants if a pair of
boots, which bad been withheld, had since been delivered
up to him as ordered? ' The poor man had, been to the
shop, and tender;d principal and interest, but could not
obtain his property.
Mr. BENEW desired him to go dice - more to the pawn-
broker's, taking a witness with hi4n, and to place the
money before them on their eountet, "and," said he, "if
the ►rots are not.produeed, .come to rue again and I will
issue a warrant to search the premises for them."
The man went away for. the purpose. •

A summons tvas then heard before Mr. BapuouToN.
The complainant had pawned his bed at the shop of the de-
fendants on the 20th of April. The money lent was I Is.,
but a ticket for Its. was given to him, and he was told
that the extra shilling was' ,for warehouse room. A few
days since his wife went to redeem the bed, and paid
13s. 3d. for principal and interest. , • .
The shopruan attempted to discredit the complainant's
statement, by saying that he was not present when the bed
was pawned, and therefore could not know what passed.
The complainant said the bed was carried to the shop by
his son, but that he was present in the shop himself, and
received the money. , • . •. •

Mr. BRougHTorr had never heard of such a proceeding,
and asked the complainant again if he meant,to swear that
they gave him only Us., and made out the ticket produced
for 12s. _ _

The poor man said, that certainly was the fact ; and he
added, that for a set of drawers which he pledged with
them, they gave him 28s. and a ticket for 305., saying
that the warehouse room was 2s.

The shopman asked if he meant to swear to that?
The complainant said it was nothing but the truth.

The shopnian insolently said, it was the man's own
Fault, if he received iess money than be thought he was en-

titled to.
It was stated that there, we more-,comfilailds Ale
'-against these defendants than against all the other paw,n-
brokers in the district.
Mr. BROUGUTON wondered that the poor people did not
find out the respectable pawnbrokers, of whom there were
many in the. Heighbourhood, end by deeding only with
them, " knock up such a pest of a house as this."
The Magistrate then required that the book in which the
pledge was entered should be produced.
The shopman not having the book to produce,
Mr. BROUGHTON ordered an officer to accompany him
home, and not to lose sight of him until either he or his
master returned with the book.

The shopman returned some time afterwards with the

book, in which the bed was entered, as pledged for 125.,
and he then said that the Is. was charged for a cord to tie
the bed up.
"It's not worth 2d.," said one of the clerks.
. Mr. BROUGHTON-You might as well charge for the
wear and tear of shoes in going up and down stairs. If
poor people deal long with such a house, they may, in-
deed, need a cord or something else to end their. .miseries.
The complainant produced the cord, and intimated that
he had no intention of using it. . All he wanted was his
bed in the same state in which it was pawned, and the
cord was entirely at the shopman's service. .
Mr. BROUGHTON would not give expression to his feel-
ing of the defendants' conduct. He would see if he could
not make the defendants pay the penalty for their irregular
proceedings.
The shopman said that could only be done upon infor-
mation.
Mr. BROUGHTON told him he was as wrong in his law
as in every thing else. The Magistrate then recited a clause
of the Act, authorising a Magistrate, upon complaint made
to him, to inflict a penalty not exceeding 101., for neglect-
ing to make a proper entry and ticket of the sum lent. In
this case the entry.and ticket were for 125., and the sum
lent only lls., and he convicted the defendants in the pe-
nalty of bl.
The shopman was then told there was a right of appeal
if the parties felt aggrieved, but in that case notice must be
given and recognizances entered into for double the amount
immediately upon conviction. He requested time, but
Mr. BROUGHTON said he did not think the defendants en-
titled to any indulgence.--,The shopman then left the office.
UNION-HALL.—On Saturday Susannah Hanson, a
housemaid in the service of Mrs. Shea, a lady residing in
Southampton-row, Bloomsbury-square, attended at this
office, accompanied by a gentleman, 'for the purpose of
making affidavit relative to the loss of a Bank of England
note for 1,0001. beloaging to her mistress, which she (the
servant) had destroyed.
The applicant on Wednesday morning, while clearing
oat her mistress's bed-room, proceeded up to the dressing-
table as usual, and turned the whole of the curl-papers into
the slop pail, which she carried down stairs, and threw the
contents into the water-closet. In about a quarter of an
hour afterwards Mrs. Shea went into the bed-room, and
having called applicant up stairs and described that she
had left a Bank of England note for 1,0001. by mistake on
her dressing-table, inquired whether she knew any thing
about it. Applicant denied having the slightest knowledge
respecting it, although convinced that she had the own it
doirn the privy along with the curl-papers. Her mistress
was in great trouble about the note, and two days were
spent in rummaging for it. During that period applicant's
mind was tortured to such a degree that she could rest
neither day'Or night until she at length revealed the secret.
Her mistress having subsequently described the circum-
stances attending the loss at the Bank, was informed that
she could recover the amount on applicant's making affidavit
that the note was destroyed.in the manner above-mentioned.
The applicant here having handed in the affidavit was
sworn to the contents, and departed from the office in high

spirits.
An elderly respectable-looking female, dressed in the most
fantastic style imaginable, bearing a large branch of laurel
in her hand, presented herself at the Magistrates' table,
saying she had a communication of much importance to
make. " WA" replied the Magistrate, " what is it?"
Applicant, putting on the most serious countenance, said--
" There is a young woman large in the family way in my
house, and I have come here for information how I am. to
get rid of her. What am Itodo ?
MacisTRATE--There is no such great harm in a young
woman being in the family-way. I can't help you.
Applicant—l shall be liable to an indictment if she is
brought to bed of a bastard in my house.
MacisTRATE-7-Do you know who-the father is? If you
do, give information to the parish-officers.
Applicant—l believe my son knows the father.--(A
laugh.)
MAcivravrr—Ay, I dare say he does. I can't assist 7oa•
The applicant then curtsied, and left the office as ito4l
as she had entered it.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL, OCT. 20.—SuGmt.—We have ex-
perienced a good demand again for British Plantation,
till the market continues heavy, and all descriptions
are rather lower, but more particularly brown and
Middling, which, have not brought within is., and in
itome' instances- ls. Gd. of- last weeks prices. The
plautity, sold is 1,350 casks, :together with 300
pegs. of good white Bengal at 755. 6d.
MOLASSES have been in better demand, the boilers
)laving taken 350 puns. at steady rates, namely St.
Lucia at 295. to 305., Trinidad at. 30s. 6d., and
Demerara at 315:.t0 31s. 6d.
Rum.--,-The sales are little short. of .360 puns., !'
Demerara, of good quality, obtaining 2s. Gd. for 5 0.
P., and strong 3s. 9d. to 4s. per gallon for favourite
narks. • _ ;
CorFEE.7-Steady prices have
.been obtained for
the feW parcels of Jamaica 'sold by pri►ate, but. 100
tierces brought to the hainther went off heavily at a
further decline of Is. to 28., the bulk being..of very
ordinary quality.
COCOA is neglected, and in Pimento 'or Ginger
nothing,of the least moment has been' done.; , •
t RlCE.—There haVe been some export orders for
Carolina, but the market is so bare that the buyers
ha.ve_ not beets able, to ,pick up -more than 30 casks,
at 17s. Gd. to 195., middling to fair. East India
finds. buyers to a limited extent, the sales being 200
bags fair to good white Bengal, at 14s. Gd. to 155.0 d.,
together with 250 bags African, at 10s. Gd.
HIDES.—The transactions consist of 1,500 dry
Lima Ox and Cow at Gd. to Sid., and 1,200 Brazil
dry at 7d. to Sid. per lb. . •
• TALLOW.—The market has been very heavy, and
prices are on the decline, the, nearest quotation for
yellow candle being 30s.
COTTON.—The market has been (kill Mr-m.oold
the week, and the sales have been at a decline of
_ _

id. per lb. from the prices of the preceding. 300
bales of Bengal have been taken .for export. The
import is 8230 bags, and the sales -aniount to 8610.
bags..
TODAcco.—The sales this week are about ISO
blids., nearly one-half for Ireland, at 3d. to aid. for
iniddling and goOd middling, and 4d. t0,4/d. for a
few good stout Virginia leaf, about 50, chiefly Vir-
ginia strips, to the manufacturers at low prices, and
40 good dark Kentucky leaf at 3id.,. for Spain.
The Francis, just sampled, has deliVered a greater
proportion of leaf than the previous cargoes. The
Leonidas, from Virginia is
,reported with 315 hhds.,
which it is presumed will be chiefly leaf.
NAVAL SToREs.--The prices of tar are beginning
to give dray a little, 160 barrels Archangel have
been sold at 16s. to 175., but a retail, sale of Stock-
holm has been made'at 19s. 6d. per barrel. A fur.
ther advance has been obtained for Turpentine, of
which 5,200 barrels have been sold at 10s. 3d., up
to I Is. lid. per cwt.
DYEWOODS.—With the exception of a small lot
of Campeachy Logwood at 81., of Jamaica Fastic at
71. 12s. dd., and of Camwood at 13/. ss. the only
business of any moment has been in Nicaragua
Wood, of which the prices are barely supported, and
the sales confined to 65 tons common solid, chiefly
at 12/. 55., but at a range of 11/. 10s. to 131. per ton,
in second hands. For the Lima attempted by auction,
there: being no offers of nearly market rates, it was
all bought in at 151. for inferior, and 194 for good
quality.
INotoo.—The Company's sale closed. on the,l6th
-inst., the average decline from the preceding being
6d. to Is. 3d. on Bengal shipping, and 9d. to Is. 6d.
on Bengal and Benares consuming and undecided
descriptions, previous rates to 6d. decline on Ma-
dras, former prices 6d. and Is. decline for Oude, and
former prices for the small quantity of Manila offer-
ed; but the country dealers and consumers, having
latterly purchased freely, and the extent of the spe-
culative orders rendered it only necessary to buy in
about 700 Bengal, &c., 600 Oude, and 100 Madras,
out of the whole 6,800 chests offered. The sale at

this place will consist of about 200 chests middling
to good middling Bengal consumers, and a small lot
of very ordinary Carolina, and at the particular re-
quest of thy buyers is postpened to Friday the 2d of
November.

There has been more inquiry for Lac Dye, and a
few sales have been made, but at a decline of about
3d. per lb.
MEDITERRANEAN PRODUCE.-395. per cwt. has
been obtained for 30 double bales Turkey Madder
Roots.

SUMACH eontinues much neglected,, and the only
sale of any description is 50 bags new Sicily, at 11a.
per cwt. Still higher prices have been realized for.
Persian Yellow Berries, of which a small sale has
been made at 26/. per cwt. 20 tons Smyrna Valo-
nia have been sold at 161.25. 6d. per ton. Of Bark
the sales art SO tons Antwerp Oak, at 6/. 2s 6d.
per ton, and a small lot of new Philadelphia Quer-
citron, at 15s. 3d. per cwt.
BRINSTONE.--66 per ton has been realized for a
small lot of Sicily,
.00.4.—The sales are 15 tuns-Gallipoli Olive at
40/. to 41/., and 35 Spanish at 341. to 35/. per tun.
For 12 casks fine Bologna Argol 70s. per cwt.
has been obtained ; but of Cream of Tartar, for
which•there is but a limited demand, only a single
' cask Venetian has been sold at 765. per cwt.
ASHES.—We have had another dull week, and the
sales are confined to 100 brls. new Montreal Pot, at
28s. 6d. and 100 old, chiefly at 255. to 255. 6d., but
in some instances as high as 275. 6d. and 275. 9d. ; a
few old Montreal Pearl, at 295., and in States' to
40 brls. Old Pot,, 285., and 70 Pearl, very old, at
275. 6d., and new Boston' at 30s. 6d. per cwt.
Of Saltpetre 250 bags have been sold, at 255. to
30s. per cwt.