The Sun.
London, England, 1829-08-19 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

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Ann Raymond, a decently-dressed woman) "1,14
brought before Mr. Alderman ANSLEY, charge?,
with attempting to convey above a gallon of 101
and a quart of rum into the debtors' prison, White-
cross-street, yesterday forenoon. Rogers, the turn.
key, produced the spirits in six long bladders.
-The prisoner said ber husband's distress, he bei",g
a prisoner for debt, had urged her to commit. o's
offence. She cried incessantly, and the Alderiol,
being affected by her grief, mercifully mitigated t'l
term of her imprisonment from three months to
days.

BOW-STREET.
Mrs. Macklin, landlady of the Chequers public'
house, Charing-cross, appeared yesterday before Sit.
R. BIRNIE, to complain of an illegal distress for on
alleged arrear of poor-rates, levied on her goods by
the parish-officers of St. Martin-in-the-fields. -
Mrs. Macklin stated, that she had only beeo
fortnight in the house when her goods were seize°,
on Monday last, by order of the parish officers, for
an amount of poor-rates which she did not owe'
She had succeeded a person named Chaffey,
she supposed had left an arrear unpaid. It was "
very hard case, she said, that without any previoo9
notice her property should be seized, and her WOs
exposed, for a debt to which she was not liable. d
Sir R. BIRNIE asked the complainant if she 113
not received a summons before the levy was made.
Mrs. Macklin replied that she had never bee"
summoned at all.
Sir R. BIRNIE said, that in that case the distre9s
was quite illegal, and she had no right to paY
single farthing. He, however, could grant her 0°
remedy, but she ought to apply to her attorney 011
the subject.
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Mrs. Macklin having thanked the Magistrate,
she should follow his advice. •

UNION-HALL.
A few days ago some firemen complained that the,
persons who had charge of the engine belonging t°
the parish of Christchurch refused to permit al;
to use it for the purpose of extinguishing a fire whie
occurred in Thomas-street. Fortunately, however
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the fire was got under without the engine, but
order to prevent a recurrence of such conduct On
the part of those who had the care of it, the 9PPIi;
cants considered it their duty to make the preset'.
complaint.
Mr. CHAMBERS asked the reason the engine Wag
refused when required by the firemen. •
The applicants stated, that on three or four ocer
sious, when they applied for it in cases of emergenel'
it was refused. •
Mr. CHAMBERS expressed much surprise) and ;Ili--
mediately sent to the Churchwardens, and two other
parish officers, in order to ascertain from them the
reason for withholding the engine from the firemen
on an occasion when it was wanted.
The watch-house-keeper admitted that he kePtl
key of the engine-house, but said he had receive':
instructions from his superiors, the'Churchwarderl
not to deliver up the engine to persons who apPhe
for it in the day time.
The beadle of the parish had the same exci_ige!
and expressed a wish that the key should•be tatter':
from him altogether, as he did not consider it a
of his duty to look after the parish engine. be
Mr. CHAMBERS condemned the conduct of the
parish officers in not permitting the ene toiled
used on all occasions where it was require; he i
never heard of an engine having been refused brap
parish before, and such conduct astonished him et,
ceedingly in this instance.
it di' e
The Churchwardens admitted that they ha-- ,
rected the engine not to be taken out in the day t",„ii
but were most willing that when it was required.
should be called into operation. tn
Mr. CHAMBERS said that it was most As„"out
give directions the engine should not be taken °el
if wanted in the day time, for conflagrations occur'
by day as well as by tight.
when the engine in question was required, either 4
illt was ultimately arranged that upon all occa3lab
day or by night, it should be at the service of
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