The Sun.
London, England, 1829-08-15 00:00:00

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

H. Stead and G. T. Andrews, York, brick-makers—
W. Newton and J. Brown, Manchester, surgeons—S.
H. and S. Deed, High-street, Bloomsbury, leather-sellers—.
J. Hunter, P. Burnet, J. Rogerson, D. Burnet, J. Robert-
son, jun. J. Tasker, P. Hunter, jun. and D. Tasker,
Quebec, dealers—J. N. Johnson and D. Lomas, Liverpool,
colour-manufacturers—W. and G. Falkner, Cumberland-
street, Middlesex Hospital, butchers—H. Hanbury and
R. Bradley, Windmill-street, Haymarket, saw-makers—
S. Mounsey and R Holden, Liverpool, lacemen—T.
Scurr and E. Heseltine, Finch-lane, stock and share-
holdeis—W. and H. Lintot, Petersfield, Yorkshire—
W. Mirrielees and A, Reid, Aberdeen, haberdashers—

G. Booth and D. W. Jerrold, Fleet-stieef, late proprietors
of the Weekly Times and the Liberal, Sunday newspa-
pers—J. Whitley, J. Piekmere, and W. Stubs, Warring-
ton, Lancashire, iron-founders—C. Meaden and E. J.
Meaden, Blandford-Forum, Dorsetshire, coach-builders—
W. B. Brodie, J. Dowding (deceased), and C. G. Brodie,
New Sarum, Wiltshire, printers—J. Atkins and J. Thorp,
Evesham and P,adsev, silk-throw,,ters—T. and W. Wood,
Birmingham, printers—G. Lomax and W. A. Par-
son, Camden Town, surgeons—E. K. Jarvis, Hinckley,
Leicestershire, and H. Power, Atherstone, Warwickshire,
attorneys—T. Gardner and J. Sanders, New-road, Mid-
dlesex, plumbers—S. Taylor and J. Oven, Boad-street,
tailors—W. G. Elliott and H. Burt, Toweester, North-
amptonshire, attorneys—NV. Metcalfe, and W. Hickling,
Leicester, dealers in whalebone—J. S. Gregson, and M.
Booth, silk-throwsters—C. and E. Burrell, Tokenhouse-
yard, auctioneers—J. Hall and W. Rogers, Brighton,
plumbers—R. P. Bousfield and R. Phillips, Chimell-
street, auctioneers.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Mr. Lawless, an Irish gentleman, applied to Alder-
man SCIIOLEY, under the following circumstances:—
He had, in conjunction with other friends of the Ca-
tholic Charity Schools in Spitalfields, engaged a
steam-vessel called the Diana, to take a large party
up the river, forithe benefit of that charity, on a plea-
sure excursion. On the return to London from
Richmond and Twickenham, the Diana was passing
along without being molested for some time. At
length the steam-vessel called the Excursion, which
was also returning to town, began to try its speed,
and evidently showed a disposition to leave the
Diana behind. This sort of competition, bad as it
was, would have been tolerated, had it been carried
on without endangering the safety of the public, but
the Endeavour steam-vessel determined to get a-head
at all hazards, and she took the most desperate means
of accomplishing her ends. There was one arch of
Kew-bridge which was considered the most advis-
able to pass through, and the Diana, of course, di-
rected her course through that arch, leading the way
to the Endeavour. The Endeavour, however, in-
stead of following, ran through another arch, and
going an oblique direction, dashed against the
bows of the Diana, and carried off her railways.
The terror that was occasioned in the ladies on board
the Diana was indescribable; several of them fainted.
Some of the passengers thought, so alai ming was the
concussion, that the vessel was blown up ; and alto-
gether the confusion created on board was extreme.
Mr. Lawless requested to know whether there
was any way of punishing persons who acted with
such a total disregard to the safety of the public.—
The proprietors of the Endeavour bad offered to pay
5/. as a remuneration for the injury that had been
done to the Diana by the shock, but that would be
but a trifling retribution for the fright and pain
which had been produced.
Alderman SCHOLEY consulted with Mr. nobler,
as to the propriety of summoning the proprietors of
the Endeavour, but

Mr. Hobler said the jurisdiction of the Lord
Mayor did not extend to the part of the river at
which the transaction took place, and application
must be made to the Middlesex or Surrey Magis-
trates. The most advisable course, as it struck Mr.
Hobler, was to proceed by action.
Mr. Lawless then went to Queen-square Police-
office, but was told there that the Magistrates had
no jurisdiction over the Thames, and received the
same advice which Mr. Hobler had given him.
Mr. Lawless, however, signified that he would
make a second application at the Mansion-house,
on a future occasion.

OBSTRUCTIONS ON THE THAMES.—Two per-
sons, who had been employed to take the
mud out of Billingsgate lock, appeared before
the LORD MAYOR upon an information, charging
them with having thrown several tons of rubbish
upon the banks near Battersea, in such a manner
as that it would fall back again into the water, and
impede the navigation.
The City Solicitor proved the fact beyond all
mariner of doubt, and stated to the Lord Mayor
that the practice was now become so prevalent, and
the dangers arising from au obstructed navigation
were so great, that heavy penalties were necessary
to deter individuals from persevering. These two
defendants had regularly contracted to remove the
filth from Billingsgate Dock, and were paid extremely
well for the labour : but in order to be better paid,
they threw the mud any where but in the proper
place, and saved the expense of working upon land.
The defendants made a very lame excuse. They
were not aware that they had acted illegally, and
hoped to get off with the ordinary fine-40s.
The LORD MAYOR said, he should inflict severe
penalties upon all occasions of the kind, and fined
the defendants 101. each.

Two men, who had been employed by the former
defendants, were also convicted by the City Soli-
citor, who said that the evil was so enormous, he
would give no quarter.
These defendants were fined .5/. each, and locked
up in default.
In consequence of a report in the Times of Thurs.
day, the 13th, of an application to the Lord Mayor
by Mr. Dunsby, the foreman of the Inquest of Far-
ringdon Ward, a deputation from the two wards in
which Newgate-market is situate, waited upon the
Lord Mayor.
Mr. Hazard, the foreman of the inquest of Castle
Baynard Ward, attended by the ward beadle, met
the deputation at the Mansion-house.
Mr. Hazard stated to the Lord Mayor that he
understood it had been insinuated that the inquest
of Castle I3aynard-ward had been negligent in the
performance of their duties, and had not used due
diligence in seizing unsound meat exposed for sale.
He begged to assure the Lord Mayor, that himself
and colleagues had repeatedly visited the market,
and bad not found any occasion to interpose their
authority ; he had desired the ward beadle, who re-
sided close to the market (and who was a compe-
tent judge of meat), if he saw any improper meat ex-
posed for sale, to come to him, and the inquest would
immediately attend, and that either from his own
inquiries or personal inspection, he had no reason
to be dissatisfied with the manner in which the busi-
nessof Newgate-market was conducted.

The LORD MAYOR observed that the informa-
tions had not been laid before him, but before the
sitting Alderman at Guildhall.
Mr. Hicks,.. one of the deputation, said he was
quite aware of that ; but his Lordship, as Chief
Magistrate, was the highest authority in the city.
The deputation had 'therefore considered it their
most straightforward course to wait upon him and
explain the nature of their business. Mr. Hicks
stated to the Lord Mayor that the chief supply of
meat to Newgate-market was consigned from the
country butchers and graziers to the different sales-
men, and was sent in hampers and packs; and until
it was pitched on his premises and unpacked, no
salesman could tell what consignments he should re-
ceive, either as to quantity or quality, and that occa-
sionally articles were sent, which had been killed on
account of some accident, and that in such cases if a
salesman thought it unfit for food he sent it to the
boiling-house for dogs' meat.
The City Solicitor said the best way would be to
send back such meat to the person who sent it.
Mr. Hicks wished it to be understood by the Lord
Mayor, that there were not any regular consigners of
bad meat, but that those who regularly supplied the
market with the best meat, occasionally sent the
articles in question. Ile would take that oppor-
tunity to state, that the salesmen of Newgate-
market felt themselves unjustly calumniated by the
report of yesterday's proceedings at the 11lansion•
house.

The LORD MAYOR said he had made no obser-
vations in any way disrespectful.
Mr. Hicks begged to assure his Lordship, he had
not meant such an imputation ; but from what Mr.
Dunsby is reported to have said, he believed the
salesmen of Newgate-market must stand very low
in public estimation. Mr. Hicks observed, that he
had carried on business in that market for near 25
years, and there were those present of much longer
standing, and whose characters had always stood

high both with the trade and the public; it was,
therefore, too much to expect that they would quietly
submit to such unfounded aspersions.
A Member of the deputation-stated, that hiaNi.L.
and other salesmen, whose premises were in Kat
ringdon ward, were quite beset with persons on the
watch, and that if any damaged article was ni-
packed befora a salesman had an opportunity N.
examine and give his directions as to what should
be done with it, these persons pounced on it, saying
they seized it; the consequence was, the salesman
was compelled to attend at Guildhall for misde-
meanour, and the Alderman had declared he would
fine a salesman 3001. who had had meat seized on
his premises. Surely the Lord Mayor did not
think it just that respectable individuals were to be
thus dealt with, and who, until after such seizure
had been made, were not acquainted that such meat
was on their premises.
The LORD MAYOR said, in his opinion, the best
course for the salesmen of Newgate-market to pursue
was, to send such meat as was decidedly unfit for
human food to be boiled for dogs' meat, and that
when they received an article that would create a
reasonable doubt in their minds whether it was fit
for human food or not, then to send for Mr. Fisher,
the clerk of the market, and if he was of opinion it
was fit, they would be justified in selling it ; but if
he decided that it was unfit, then they would send
it away for dogs' meat.
One of the deputation from Farringdon ward
wished to ask the Lord Mayor one question,—viz.
whether a reasonable time would be allowed to send
for Mr. Fisher in any case which admitted of doubt,
and previous to Mr. Fisher's arrival, should any of
these persons seize such meat, would the salesman
be held liable to legal proceedings; his Lordship
would much oblige the deputation by his opinion on
that point.
The LORD MAYOR said he would advise them,
when such meat was unpacked, to have it thrown at
the-back of their premises, and put a ticket written
on " unsound meat," and not expose it for sale
until Mr. Fisher had given his opinion.
The LoRD MAYOR declared he would not convict
any person who had acted on Mr. Fisher's decision;
and he was sure no Magistrate of the city of Lon-
don would act otherwise. his Lordship asked the
City Solicitor and Mr. nobler if his opinion was
correct, and they both perfectly coincided with his
decision.

The City Solicitor said he would inform the sit-
ting-Magistrate at Guildhall that a deputation from
Newgate market had waited on the Lord Mayor, and
with his Lordship's decision on the subject.
The deputation, after thanking the Lord Mayor
for his polite attention, withdrew.

DARING ROBBERY AND DESPERATE