The Sun.
London, England, 1829-01-31 00:00:00

GUILDHALL

Mary Panic'', otherwise Mazy Gilligan, the
wife of a man now under sentence for uttering bad.
money, was charged with uttering a counterfeit half-'
crown and a counterfeit shilling to Mr. Jackson, a
fishmonger in Msiden-lane, Wood-street.
The prisoner, under tke advice of her solicitor,
refused to answer any questions put -by the Magis-
trate.

The Solicitor to the Mint, who seemed to he
well acquainted with the prisoner, pressed for her
commitment, and the Alderman committed her for
trial.

Elizabeth Owen, otherwise Margaret Mullins,
was clanged with uttering a counterfeit half crown,
at Mr. Symonds's, a cheesemonger, in Fetter-lane,
on Monday last. Being suspected of having passed
base coin there before, she was detained, and the
officer who was sent for identified her as having
been in his custoly ten days before for passing a bad
sovereign at Mr. Hughes's, a cheesemonger, in the
same lane, uuder circumstances which left little doubt
of her guilt.
The Mint solicitor intimated that she had been in
Newgate on a similar charge, and Sir PETER
LAURIE asked where the child at her foot (about
live years old) was born.
She replied, " in Newgate."
Sir PETER—Are you willing to disclose where
you obtained this bad money ? She shook her head
in reply.—She was also committed.
A middle-aged woman, named Ellen Ckneey,
who had been in custody some days on a similar
charge, was dismissed, with a warning to be careful
for the future.

On Wednesday last, Miller, the driver of one of
Mr. Abbott's 'cabriolets, - No. 76, of Gower-street,
Bedford-square, was charged by Crick, one of the
Society's ollicers for Preventing Cruelty to Animals,
with wantonly ill-treating his horse in Fleet-street,
en Saturday last. Ile was discharged, with a
severe reprimand by Sir PETER LAURIE, and made
to pay costs. -

In re CHARAiITER..—We had occasion to state,
in our last report from this Justice room, that two
Jews, in offering themselves as bail for a brothel-
keeper, declared that-they did so to oblige " Mr.
Levi, a Sheriff's officer ;" and we had occasion to
state further, that Foster, a City llarshalman, said,
Levi, a Sheriff's officer, was the owner of several
brothels.

Yesterday, a person, calling himself " Levi, the
Sheriff's officer," came into the Justice room, Herald
in hand, to complain of those statements. He de-
clared that he was not the owner or keeper of any
brothel or brothels; that be never had anything to do
with any place of the kind; that he knew nothing
whatever of the two Jews who had made use of his
name in offering themselves for bail; and that the
statements ~vliich had gone forth to the public were
calculated to injure his character and business as a
Sheriff's officer; finally, he said, he trusted the Ma.
gistrate (Sir PETER LAURIE), would call upon Mr.
Foster, the Marshalman, to contradict the statement
which was attributed to him in the Herald report.
" I shall contradict nothing," said Foster the Mar-
shalman ; " if the cap fits you, you may put it on."
" How could .1 help putting it On, when there is
no other Sheriff's officer of the name of Levi ex-
cept me ?" said the complainant.
" Yes, there is another,".rejoined the Marshal-
man,-.-“ there is your father. He came in with
you, and I iaw him here not a minute ago."
" Your father; it appears, is gone off, Mr. Levi ?"-
said Sir PRIER LAURIE.

" Oh net, be is not gone, Sir Peter," replied Mr.
Levi ; " he came on purpose With me, and he is only
looking out for the two men who are stated in this
report to have made such an unwarrantable. use of
my name yesterday. •We understood they were to
be in attendance to-day."
" And, in my opinion they ought to have been
here," said Sir PETER LAURIE, " for I was not
satisfied with the account they gave of themselves;
but it seems the City Solicitor thought they were
sufficient sureties, rind so they were accepted. And
whether you know thew, or not, they certainly
swore that they came here to oblige Mr. Levi, the
Sheriff's officer."

Mr. Levi, sen. now came into the room, and ad-
dressing himself to Sir Peter Laurie, he said he
hoped what had been alleged against his eon, Mr.
Levi, jun. would be contradicted, for he and his son
had been Sheriff's officers many years, and both of
them had always borne the best of characters; and
he added—" you must recollect me, Sir Peter, for I
have done your business, and, I hope, satisfactorily ?"
" Indeed, I know nothing of you," replied Sir P.
LAURIE, "and therefore I beg you will not claim
acquaintance with me. I happen to have served the
office of Sheriff, and it is very possible that the
deputy Sheriffs may have accepted your securities to
act as officers under them; but of all that I know
nothing, for it is a matter which is generally kept
out of the Sheriffs' knowledge."
Mr. Levi, jun. hoped that Sir Peter would, at
least, order Foster, the Marshalman, to unsay what
he was alleged to have said—viz. " that Levi, the
Sheriff's officer, was the owner of several brothels;"
but Sir Peter would not.

" Then- will Mr. Foster now say that I am the
person he alluded to ?" demanded Mr. Levi, jun.
" No, I will not," replied Foster; and then, Mr.
Levi, jun., having requested the Reporters to give
this contradiction to the public, the matter was dis-
miKeg:
FoRENsIC IfTiEF7I,EMENT.--A young man,
named Court, was charged with embezzling two
guineas, the property of his employer, Mr, Charles
Bichoff, a solicitor, residing at No. 147, Leadenhall-
street; by whose statement it appeared that the pri-
soner was his confidential clerk ; and that, having-
been intrustet.); op the 20th of April last, to give -a
brief, with two guineas, to Mr. Campbell the bar-
rister, he gave him the brief only; and kept the two
guineas. himself,
Sir Pgfgg LAURig asked whether Mr. Campbell
accepted the brief without the money; and Mr.
Biehoff answered in the affirmative. " Then," said
Sir'Peter;" I think the brief ought to deposited in,
the. British Museum as a curiosity. 1 thought
Counsel never spoke unless they were fee'd ; and
that it was the only ready-money trade going. I
po idea that they gave credit."
" Ali•. jichoff explained that it was very usual for
barristers tOgli've'erettiit where they knew the solicitor.
The prisoner was tb'en' `iemarid 4ntil Tuesday
next, there being no plod befOre the 'Magistrate
that Mr. Campbell had not received the money; and
Mr. Iliehoff stating that he had several other, and
Fp 9r,e 4?3igy, charges to prefer against the prisoner-.

ill()W-STREE1
yesteygv.y a yoil!ioA.ltitl, named Dqvid Daniels,
wo pharged citpit4 width' breakipg- ot4 of the
d‘vellitig-A=He of ;,1 person named loser, Woo resides
in High-street, E. 0-ild!", aPd Iktealillg Oterpfilirn
31. 75.. and some articles of grocaty,
The poisoner decliced saying itaytliing lieauta-
tion of the charge, mid
,)Ir. MINSUULL committed him to Neo-gate for
tr;N:„ ~:.;;..s.:rmittg that the breaking out of a house was
a eapttlaalotry
_1..., 1.-. dl 0 the breaking in.
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ANECDOTE.--TllB late i.
Art. johi; Vietkey
once addressed a person fiat the pulpit, (at'tlie pttiti4lar
rewit of a few persons,) who was making great discord;
.4 •Nytftie,aail, i i'isb you not to sing quite so loud, you
flisturh ,tiie eowegat:?./' The •
.reply was, " Sir, my
?
ihe4rt ,i,op. fused f must sing toe./.'Wesley only added,
..-.,.
i! &,si.,ftizi , I
no; Biiiimg .giltiFF 41' NoL,svoxr 1.-- 4
On this interedittg &;01);04 ;.- CPErPI,II:I.4eAt rrite' !I'
follows:—" On a reeent visit i p4.cei44 !. ya.s.t ,01,!T ,(tf
surface slid down, occasioned by the late e-iolecu 1i,174.4 4
wind co-nperatinz with the spring tides against the bass of
' kivs:iffi which so-completely shook it as to bring down an
extraiil..i.w7 9uantity of the superineurnhent soil, extend=
ing over a sp::t.;i W.,;;ez. r than sixty feet square, when a
large body of fire became iNwp:iii.4 7nil for two or three
days presented all those striking feZGiies 4,11:1;;?
,I;or.-e been
so frequently detailed in the Dorset County" ChrcAlcli.
The tire has now again retreated, but the exhalation of
noxious vapour continues very ratite."

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CORONER'S INQUEST.

Yesterday evening an inquisition, which lasted six
hours, was taken at the Horse and Sacks, Harrow-
road, Paddington, before Tnomas STIRLING, Esq.,
Coroner, on view of the body of a new-born male
child, who was discovered wrapped in a piece of
cloth, on the wall of the Grand Junction Water-
works.

Elizabeth Parsons, servant to Mr. Forte, of No.
52, Lower Praed-street, Paddington,. on Tuesday
afternoon last, observed a bundle on the wall that
divided her master's garden from the Grand -Junc-
tion Water-works; the endeavoured to reach it, in
doing which it fell into the garden of Mr. Bell; wit-
ness immediately informed him, and he went into
the garden and brought it into the house; having
opened the cloth, the body of un infant was disco-
vered. Witness has no knowledge how the child
came in the situation in which it was found, nor
does she know who the mother is.

Juror—ls there not a lady residing a few doors
from you who was lately considered .to be in the
family way? Witness—Yes; she is a widow lady,
and her name, I believe, is Haywood.
Mr. Gilbert Finlay Girdwood, surgeon to Pad-
dington workhouse, examined Mrs. Haywood, and
has no hesitation in saying that she had lately been
delivered of a child.

The mother-in-law of Mrs. Haywood acknow-
ledged that her daughter had been addressed by a
gentleman named Sillitoc, but that she (witness)
was sure her (laughter had not been with child.
Several other witnesses were examined, whose
testimony went to prove that Mrs. Haywood had
lately been delivered of a child.
The Jury returned a verdict " That Arabella
Frances Haywood had been delivered of the child
in
question, and had concealed the birth of the said
child."

She was accordingly committed for the offence:

COURT OF COMPENSATION, JAN. 30.

A Jury WAS summoned this morning at the Ses-
sions-house, Westminster, before ARTHUR MORRIS,
Esq., the High Bailiff; and - SMITHERS, Esq.,
his Assessor, to determine the compensation due to
Mrs. Margaret Price, for fa° houses, No. 22 and
23, in Chandos-street.

, The Jury having been sworn, proceeded to view
the premises.
Mr. Buotrimitst, on their return, addressed the
Jury for the plaintif. Her property consisted of a
large house in Chandos-street, known by the, name
of the Key Hotel, about whieh they would hear, no
doubt, a great deal from his Learned Friend Mr.
Harrison, for the Crown; but that was u matter
which they would entirely dismiss from their mind:.
To show how futile was this objection, he should
state, that the property formerly belonged to the
Rev. Mr. Nott, a clergyman ,of the Church of Eng-
land, in 1806, when it was burnt down. on which
occasion a lease was for 70 years granted to the pre-.
sent tenant, with a covenant tinder which 7,0001.
were expended in re-building the premises. There
were 48 years of the lease now unexpired, at a rent
of 701. per annum, which was from the circumstances
most punctually- paid. The Jury would therefore
have to consider what tiny man of capital would
readily and willingly pay for such a property as this,
subject to no deductions or risk of bad crops or
seasons, but paid as regularly, and with as much
certainty, as the half-year's end came. There was
also an oil-shop, of the largest business in the neigh-
bourhood, for which Mrs. Price also claimed com-
pensation, and which was let at the low rent of 52/.,
but was -well worth 1051. a-year. The Jury could
not give less than 2,500 guineas for this, and he
should leave the case in their hands, satisfied that
they would do full justice between the parties.
- Price, son of the claimant, said he pur-
chased the property in question for her. One of
the' houses was called. the Key hotel, which had 41
feet frontage ; the oil-shop was 25 feet . in front.—
The net rent of the Key was 70/. the tenant insu-
ring and paying lend-tax. It was very substan-
tially built, and the rent was as regularly paid as a
bank-note. It would let for 4001. a-year, if now
vacant. The oil-shop was let for 521. A tenant
would now give 100 guineas a-year for them. The
lease would be worth much more without the pro-
viso to give up if wanted for public improvements;
gave notice to Mr. Armstrong, the tenant, to quit
at Chtistmas last ; had estimated the present value
of the Key; it was 2,4001. at 3 per cent.; there
was ground enough to build six houses upon, which
would produce 2,000/. increase value, after the ex-
piration of the lease; the,oil-shop was worth 3,0791.
Cress-examined by Mr. HattntsoN.—Was a sur-
geon, but not in practice; gave 9001. for the house,
subject, also, to the payment of several incunibran-
ces in the shape of annuities for lives, one of which
was in existence now ; they amounted to 260/ per
annum; there were very few bidders for the pro-
perty, on account of the incumbrance. It had cost
a great deal more than 2,5001. to Mrs. Price; there
was a loss of above 3001. by the fall in the stocks
during the interval between the sale and the com•
pletion of the purchase; the house No. 22 would
new let for the sum of 420/. a-year for a family hotel;
could not say whether it was not a family hotel
now; the first people in the land went there. (A
laugh.) Did not know whether it was a house of
accommodation any more than another hotel ; had
heard it was so when he bought it; did not think
he was bound to answer that it was u— house;
should decline to answer the question altogether;
thought that when persons of the blood-royal and of
the first respectability dined there, it was only fair
to value it at 420/. a-year; could get that for it if
the present improvement had not taken place; did
not think it would require a long quarantine to pu-
rify it ; six months might be enough.
Re-examined by Mr. Bitouuttam.--There were
no females lived in the house except. the servants.
)ri that account he did not consider it a- house.
Was not so well acquainted with the meaning of
that term as the Counsel for the Crown. (A laugh.)
Bantork said he was a surveyor, and con-
versant with the building and letting of houses. He
estimated the value of the property at 7,530/. 11s.
• Tnsoil-s-hop was ,worth 2,6004 He could let
it for 1051. a-year to-morrow, if it was vacant.
Mr. HARRISON replied in a very lengthened and
ingenious speech, um the course of which he said,
thut the interest in such estahli-hments as that of
the " Key" was, from the march of intellect, and
the advancing morality of the age, much dete-
riorated,
Mr. timiTifEßS summeJ tip, and the Jury retired
at a Owe): to tivi o!elof*, to consider their ver-
dict. In a quarter of an Imp' they returned intq
Court, and assessed, as compensation for the above-
mentioned premises, 4,000/., being half the ataoust
of the•snm cluirticd.

Lord t
North used p 3, the p1414s qpci simibs
- I •
9f Londop it Tepp,..Vep4itt

•
On Fricjily Mist, 4 small seat-dull vas }l,,it in
Lugg Meadows, near th oily, by the ftev. Pearce, of
!Jokier. Several will geese and plover* have alga been
Idled, a c;rcunistance of rare occurrence in this vicinity.
.-.llereford Jourhul.

Yesterday morning, between ten and eleven
as a )dung Inan was wallingalong Newington-
.eiiitieway, i„!{ nib. stoloped, and exclaiming, "Oh niy
C44l;''' 'haeri:vail.;44n,l' eq. The body wits con-
veyed to the sign of .the Roekin p!,4
ceased's dress, he appears'to Nen a corn-iiJrter,
there were no papers or documents found on tis'l6'l'l"a
to ascertain his name or place of libode.' Ther
was ii
,-4a,tr..1) in his fhb, and some silver in' his pockets.
'te boil; stil lae aF rf,4 r..t)pye house to await the inquest,
kld'on :
;.•!
, N. 9 NPNIY 4F chivi awselia„e4 of
Roman Emperor tionum was iP
WhiCh -liespent the greater part anti; time; u4'4
and imbecile did he become, that, if we are to believe the"
reports of the time, he was greatly alarmed when Rome
was taken by the Goths, till he was given to understand
was not a favourite chicken of that name, but only
the capital of fine Yom, vrhieh be had lost....Procopius
de Bello Vandal, i. 2.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE

LONDON MARKETS.

(From the London New Price Current of Friday.)

:StiCAR.--The demand for Muscovades continues
steady and general, the chief purchases lately are by
the refiners; the good and fine are still scarce, and
rate high ; the low brown Sugars continue neg-
lected. '1 he estimated sales for the week are 3,000
hhds. and trs. In the Refined market there is little
alteration ; the supply of goods is inadequate to the
demand. The fine descriptions for home consump-
tion are particularly scarce, and are again higher; the
other qualities are without variation.--Molasses are
still heavy. The Relined market this afternoon is
steady in price ; few goods are offering, but the
demand appears to he very limited.
FOREIGN SUGAR.—There are no purchases of
Foreign Sugars by private contract. By public sale
this forenoon .535 chests Havannah Sugar, /reported
all damaged, the quality fine and little washed ; they
sold at fair rates, the best white 41s. a 425. 135
chests 91 brls. Brazil Sugars, of an indifferent qua-
lity, were also brought forward ; a small portion sold.

WEST INDIA MOLASSES.--There are several sales
reported this week ; a small parcel of ord. Deme-
rara and Nevis at 234., fair quality 235. 6d.
COITEE.—The Market has been very firm all the
week; the small parcels of British Plantation Cof-
fee brought forward at public sale, sold readily at
the advance we have lately stated. Two sales of
St. Domingo by private contract are reported at
375. 6d. a 38s. The Coffee Market continues firm;
the East India sale went off with briskness Is. a 2s.
higher than the previous prices, and is now at a
premium of Is. By private contract a parcel good
ord. Brazil sold at 375., Which is,an advance of Is.

Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—The purchases
of Rum this week are confined to small parcels of
fine Jamaica, at 4s. 3d., and to inferior qualities at
rather lower prices. In Leewards there are no sales.
The purchases of Brandy are confined to inconsi-
derable lots for shipping at previous prices. Geneva
is neglected.
. HEMP, FLAX, AND TALLOW.—In Tallow there is
little yariatioa in price, but the demand is' not brisk.
Hemp and Flax are little varied.
TEA.—The demand for Bohea continues ; other
descriptions remain in partial request.
FRUlT.—There has been very little done this
week, and the grocers appear only inclined to pur-
chase for their immediate wants; in price no altera-
tion has taken place.
Corms.----The late reduction in the prices of
Cotton has attracted the attention of the buyers;
the inquiries are considerably inereased, and the
prices obtained are a shade higher. The purchases
for the week, ending: last night inclusive, are only
560 Surat- at 31d. a 4id. •
SPICES.—There are more inquiries after Spices,
particularly Pepper.
Tonceo.—About 300 hhds. of Tobacco changed
hands early in the week; Strips at 6FI. and low
Kentucky at 3d., and acme leafy Tobacco at very
full prices; the holders since decline to sell, as the
additional duty of 3d. per lb. on Stemmed or Strip
Tobacco is confirmed.

SALTPETRE.—The sales of Saltpetre are about
2,500 bags ; the market remains firm.
SILK.—The Silk trade continues in the most dis-
tresied state.

IRISH PROFISIONs.—There is no alteration in Irish
Provisions.

Oms.—The Oil Market remains Arm. Sperm is a
shade higher.
INDIGO.—The East India Company's sale of In-
digo, which commenced on the 20th inst., termi-
nated on the 28th; it contained originally 5,729
chests, of which BSB chests were withdrawn, and 19
chests refused (being taxed above their value).—
The quantity actually exposed to sale was 4,822-
chests. The Bengal qualities went from last sale's
Prices to 4d. per lb. higher; the •Oude about 3d.
per lb. higher, and the Madras at nearly the. same
prices as last sale. The proprietors bought in about
500 chests, of which a part has since been disposed
of. The letters from Calcutta are dated 3d Sep-
tember, they are favourable- for the Indigo market;
the returns of the principal factories were given,
and the estimate of the crop is now 75,000 maunds.
RicE.—The sales of Race are lately on the most
limited scale; no alteration in the prices can be stated.

SCOTCH MARKETS.
EDINBURGH CORN MARKET.—Jan. ?8.
We had a small supply of Wheat and Barley at thli
day's market, but that of Beaus and Oats was large,
Wheat is. and Oats 2s. up ; Barley and Beans the sone
as last week.

Wheat.
First Bla Oil
Od
Third

Barley. Oats.
424 Od 304 0(1
:Ns Od 27s (Id
164 SAL 228 Od

Pease. Beaus.
ja,,Oti 38 al
34, Oa 34 Oct
30s al 30s Oa

PRICES OF PROVISIONS
Beef, per lb.— Os. 3d. to Os. 6d. Fresh Butter, 1b.5.10.1. to Is. o,l'
Mutton 0 3 0 5 . Salt 0 8 0 10
Veal 0 6 0 9 Ditto, per IA t. U7O 760
Pwrk 0 4 O. 6 Eggs, per doe. 0 0 1 0,
Lamb, per qr. 12 0 15 0 thitStraw(kp'.) 7 0 0 0
Tallow, cwt.... 32 6 83' 9 Wheat Ditto— 7 0 0 0
Quarter') Loaf 011 1 0 Barley Ditto 5 0 6 6
Potatoes, 141 b. 03 0 4 Hay, per rd..-- 0 6 -0 9,