The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-14 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.— William Page, a mariner on
board of the ship London, from Rotterdam, was brought
before the Lord Mayor and Alderman Thoinpson, upon an
information, charging him with having been found on board
that Ship when it was liable to seizure, with a knowledge
of that liability. The penalty is five years' service in his
Majesty's navy.
The LORD MAYOR asked the prisoner what he had to
say in his defence.
The prisoner would leave it to the mercy of the Court.
The LORD MAYOR—We have no discretion whatever,
unfortunately, in cases of this description. The law is
imperative. It is quite a new one.
The Solicitor for the prosecution stated, that no less
than two notices had been stuck up in the birth of the pri-
soner, cautioning all on board from smuggling, and stating
that John Nicholl had been committed to the tender for
having concealed 61b. of tobacco.
The LORD MAYOR—That case of Nicholl's I thought a
very hard one, as it was evident that he was not aware that
he was offending against the law. But this is a very dif-
ferent ease.
Captain Gibbs stated that he had taken particular care
to caution all his men against smuggling. He had done
more. He had not only pasted up notices to the effect
above stated, but he had got 500 of them printed at his
own expence, and distributed amongst the ships at Am-
sterdam and Rotterdam.

The warrant of committal was then signed, and the pri-
soner was taken to the tender.

MARYLEBONE-OFFlCE.—Yesterday, Mrs. Mary
M'Nevin, a handsome young woman, was charged with
assaulting Mr. Charles M'Nevin, her brother-in-law, in
Rathbone-place, with following him to the house of Mr.
Burn, 9, Percy-street, and creating an immense mob
around the door.—She was held to bail.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Yesterday John Morgan and
Anne Garraway were brought up for further examination
before Mr. BENETT, charged with stealing from the par-
lour of Mr. Hanson, a jeweller, i❑ High ifolborn, on last
Friday.

Mr. Benett observed, that there was nothing in the case
that could at all affect the prisoner Morgan, and him he
would discharge, upon an understanding that he would
come forward when called upon; at the same time he
trusted that he (Morgan) would not be lessened in the esti-
mation of his employers.—The woman was remanded until
Friday.

H AT T ON- G A RDEN. —Yester day an ill-looking fellow,
giving his name John Cos, was brought in custody before
A. S.• ',atria, Esq., the sitting Magistrate, charged by Mr.
Graham, proprietor of an academy in Northampton-square,
Goswell-road, with indecent exposure of his person.
Mr. Graham, who was attended by a number of most
respectable neighbours, stated, that for the last six weeks
the square had been kept in a state of perpetual alarm by
the prisoner. Not only his female servants, but thope of
nearly every house in the place, had been almost daily in-
sulted in the most gross manner. By the earliness of the
hour at which he Usually presented himself before the areas,
he had eluded detection till five o'clock that morning, when
(a watch being previously set for him) he was taken, and
lodged in the watch- house. Mr. Graham added, that in
the course of the morning, to his surprise, he had been
credibly informed that the prisoner was the father of a
large family.
The above statement was corroborated by four witnesses.
Prisoner offered no defence, but urged his wife and
children in mitigation of punishment.

He was committed for three months to the House of
Correction.

Yesterday, a gentleman named Topham, residitig in
Camden-town, appeared to answer the charge of assaulting
a watchman. named John Collins, on Saturday night.
Collins, in a roundabout and prevaricating manner,
stated that about eleven o'clock on Saturday night, he
" seed the gemman" in Platt-street, and ordered him to
go on ; this he refused, and abused complainant shamefully,
who then took him to the watch-house.

Mr. LAING.How did he assault you ; did he strike
you ?—Collins : I don't know, your Worship ; somebody
did.

Mr. LAING.—Were you drunk or sober at the time?
Take care of yourself, Sir.—Collins (hesitatingly): Why,
your Worship, I can't say I was sober.
_ _ _

Mr. LAING.-I thought as much. Pray, Sir, (to Mr.
Topham) what answer do you make to this charge ?
Mr. Topham said, that he was a housekeeper residing on
the spot, and at 11 o'clock came out of the Camden-arms.
At the door he met Collins, the watchman, wl4o asked him
to give him a glass of gin and water, stating that it was due
to him for some service done previously. He (Mr. Topham)
not even knowing the man, and also perceiving him to be
intoxicated, refused tcr treat biro, and proceeded towards
his own house, to within a few' • yards of which he was
followed by Collins, who, all the way, kept ordering him to
walk on, and using the most abusive and disgusting
language, declaring that he was as good a man as half the
pretended gentlemen, and occasionally pushing him forward
with his bludgeon. He (Mr. Topham) at length turned,
and declared, that if he (Collins) did not go to his duty,
his conduct should be reported; on which Collins seized
him by the collar, shook him, and dragged him to the
watch-house, where, for a' considerable time, the night
constable refused to take the charge, when Collins became
so outrageous and insolent, that the charge was hooked, on
purpose to have the matter properly investigated.
Lorimer, the officer of the night, was about to corroborate
part of Mr. Topham's statement, but the Magistrate de-
clared it had turned out just as he had anticipated, and
ordered the parties to change places, when Mr. Topham
having been sworn to the truth of his statement, Collins
was ordered to find bail ; and Mr. Laing gave directions
that his conduct should be reported in the proper quarter,
until which time he should be suspended from his duty.—
He was then locked up in default of bail.
LAMBETH-STREET.—Yesterday, a young man, of
very respectable exterior, who gave his name as Henry
Hall, and styled himself an at'torney's clerk, was placed at
the bar before Sir D. Witualls and M. WYATT, Esq.,
charged with breaking into and robbing the dwelling-house
of Mr. Chadwick, a grocer, in New-street, Stepney.—
Committed.

QUEEN-SQUARE.-111r. Joseph Jenner, a school-
master, of elderly appearance, residing in Cowley-street,
near Westminster Abbey, applied to the sitting magistrate
for au officer to apprehend a young woman living in the
Almonry, who had robbed him of a valuable snuff-box.
An officer being despatched soon returned with the fe-
male in custody, and also the snuff -box, which Mr. Jenner
declared to be his property, and she refused to give it him.
The female, on being questioned, threw a very different
light on the affair. From her statement it appeared that
the schoolmaster, although advanced in years, was still a
man bf gallantry, and was in the frequent habit of calling
to see her. The snuff-box in question he had left with her
as a security for the payment of half-a-crown, and he had
endeavoured to make her give it up without the money,
which she thought he bad no right to do.
The schoolmaster could not gainsay this statement, and
the Magistrate ordered the officer to give the girl the snuff-
box, declaring at the same time that he suspected it was an
affair of that sort.

The schoolmaster made the best of his way out of the
office, followed by the girl, who declared she would take
his snuff-box to his wife, who had on former occasions re-
deemed articles left with her by Mr. Jenner ; and if she did
not pay her, she would eell the box for inure than half-a-
crown.

Further extracts from Van Dieman's Land
Papers : Sheep stealing, we regret to observe, still continues
a very common crime in the Colony. The Hugh Crawford
conveys to oiir most Graehms :tcing and the Briesh Farlia7
'Dent, the prayers and petitions of the colonists oflarmania
for the two great bulwarks of our national peace and se-
curity, Trial by Airy, and Representative Legislation.
The interest excited among the colonists had been so ex-
tremely great, that Capt. Langdon, of the Hugh Crawford,
had in the most handsome manner agreed to detain his
vessel for a few days, 'as no vessel was likely to sail for
England for some time after the Hugh Crawford. One
of the harbours discovered at' St. George's Sound, is not
only safe but also capacious ; this is called Princess Royal
Harbour. The town of this new British Colony has been
designated by the • Fort Commandant, Major Lockyer.
Frederick's Town, i 4 hanpuF of the Duke of York. Mr,
Horne,' Proprietor of the Sydney G._zze!e, has offered
his Journal at the moderate sum of fifteen thousand pounds;
a moderate sun truly, is the man mad or sick, or is he
desirous to 4e,come a London editor for the benefit of his
health ? The trade with China has Lecoine of considerable
importance with the Colony, as well as with the Cape of
Good Hope. The accounts of the wheat markets are
dreadful, good wheat had been sold at 3s. 6d. currency
per bushel; several hundred bushels had been sold at
from 4s, to 4s, Ad. The first experiment of making
Tarmanian wine from the grapes of the Colony to any ex-
tent, had been made by Mr. Broughton, of Prospect New
Town. '[he natives continue to harass and commit out-
rages on the settlers, they have latterly become snore fero-
cious and terrific, and instead of growing more friendly
with the whites, on the eontrary, anew that any attempts
to bring these savages to a better and more civilized state
had failed ; their attacks had frequently been attended by
loss of life, and what they cannot , rob they destroy ; the
stock
7keepers had been frequently their victims,

SUMMER ASSIZES.

HOME CIRCUIT.-CROYDON, A. 10,
DONALDSON V. FENWICE AND OTHERS.

Mr. MARRYAT stated, that this was an action on
a polioy of the Indemnity Mutual Marine Assurance
Company, effected by the plaintiff, as broker, in the
month of January, 182.5, on the ship Mercury,
whaler, then at sea, to recover n salvage loss on the
ship, and an average loss on the cargo, and that
although the defendants' plea of non est factuni
merely required the plaintiff to prove the execution
of the policy, and to give some evidence of the loss,
yet he was prepared with witnesses to prove the
whole case, as in actions upon common policies.
Mr. M'Nally, the master, proved that the Mercury
was twice on shore in the early part of the voyage,
and on the 9th of March, 1826, she struck on a reef
of'rocks, whilst proceeding from Bouganville to-
wards Gabay ; that in consequence of the damage
done to the vessel, she was obliged to put into the
Mauritius, where she was condemned, in conse-
quence of the estimate of the necessary repairs being
greater than the value of the vessel.

On cross-examination, the witness stated, that by
a letter, dated the 27th of February, 1825, he had
apprized the owner of the Mercury that she had
been twice on shore.

The letter having been read, Mr. MARRYAT called
Mr. William Wilkinsonithe plaintiff's partner, who
proved that he produced the above letter to the
actuary of the company, and left it with him, for the
purpose of being submitted to -the directors.
Mr. Justice PARK observed that the plaintiff was
clearly-entitled to a verdict.
Mr. GURNEY, for the defendants, then submitted
to a verdict for the full amount of the plaintiffs' claim.
Mr. Justice PARK—Surely these gentlemen must
he very young underwriters, but if they are fortunate
enough to become a corporation, they will then, as
Lord Coke says, " have a soul," coming into Court
with such a case.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.—SHREWSBURY, Aua. 11.

John Jones was indicted, charged with having
feloniously stolen several articles of furniture from
Pentrepant, lately the dwelling-house of the Hon;
Frederick West, the property of Geo. Carew, Esq.-
Guilty—Seven years' transportation.
Benjamin Palmer, Benjamin Beard, and Thomas
Chatham were indicted for the manslaughter of John
Barker.—Not Guilty.

William Jones, alias Henry Sims, was charged
with having feloniously broken into the dwelling-
house of John Morris, of Wellington, on the night
of the 2d of July, and stolen therefrom 50 waist-
coats, six pair of trousers, six pair of breeches, a
51. note, and about 41. in silver.
The prisoner, in company with four other men,
were overtaken by a stage-coach, on the road from
Wellington, about three o'clock in the morning of
the 2d of July. They had each of them bundles,
which they threw over the adjoining hedges, when
they saw the coach coming up. A pursuit took
place, some of the goods were recovered, and the
prisoner shortly after was apprehended. The guard
of the coach swore positively to his being one of the
persons who had possession of the bundles.

The Jury having found the prisoner Guilty,
Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE intimated that he must
expect to leave the country for life.
Prisoner.—l should like to have the pair of
breeches he could not swear to.

Thomas Pitchfork and George Green were con-
victed of having on the 4th of August broken into
the house of Thomas Danks, and stolen therefrom
divers articles of wearing apparel.—Sentence post-
poned.

WOODWARD V. BOOTH.

This was an action brought by an innkeeper in
Shrewsbury to recover from the defendant, who is a
widow, and the principal proprietress of the Bang-up
Coach, travelling from Manchester through Chester
to Shrewsbury, the sum of 71., being the alleged
value of a trunk containing wearing apparel and
divers other articles, the property of the plaintiff.
The cause was tried at the last Assizes, when the
action was brought on the customof England, as to
the responsibility of innkeepers for the'property of
their customers left in their charge, as Mrs. Booth
kept an inn at Chester. On the former occasion a
nonsuit was entered, and the present action was
brought against the defendant, on the ground of her
responsibility as a common carrier.
Mr. SLANEY (who is one of the Members for.
Shrewsbury), in opening the pleadings, stated the
nature of the action, and also that his client was a
most respectable innkeeper in this town.
Mr. TAUNTON stated the plaintiff's case, and then
proved that the plaintiff having been on his route
from Manchester to Shrewsbury, gave the trunk in
question to a porter in the defendant's yard at
Chester for the purpose of being forwarded with
him. He paid his fare regularly in Chester at the
defendant's booking office; but on his errival in this
town, his trunk was missing. The learned counsel
cited several authorities to show the responsibility of
persons who acted as common carriers in any way,
and among others, a case tried in this town 30 years
ago, when an action was brought against the pro-
prietor of a waggon, to recover the value of a pipe
of brandy which had leaked out of the vessel by the
negligence of the defendant's servant, and in which
case the judgment of the Court of King's Bench
had affirmed the verdict in favour of the plaintiff.
In cross-examination, the witnesses for the
plaintiff stated that a painted board was stuck up in
the defendant's booking-office, about breast high,
and over that a printed notice was also stuck up,
each of which stated that any goods or passengers'
luggage lost by any conveyance belonging to the de-
fendant would not be paid .for unless specially
entered and the carriage paid for. These notices
differed from those usually exhibited in such cases,
inasmuch as no insurance was mentioned.

Mr. CAMPBELL addressed the Jury for the defen-
dant, and contended, that unleis gross negligence
could be brought home to his client, she was not to
be considered responsible. That negligence existed
in this case there could be no doubt, but then it was
gross negligence on the part of the plaintiff. himself.
He had gone into the defendant's office to pay his
fare for the purpose of coming from Chester to
Shrewsbury ; but notwithstanding two explicit no-
tices staring him in .the face, stating the terms on
which passengers' luggage or other articles would be
conveyed, he had not taken the precaution of look-
ing after his own luggage. The learned counsel
then produced the painted board and printed notice
which had been stuck:up in the defendant's office,
as well as a model of the office itself, mid showed
that the plaintiff had stood within two feet of these
notices when lie booked his place for Shrewsbury.
Mr. TAUNTON in reply, observed to the jury, that
though this was only the first cause, they could form
some notion of the intricacies of the law from the
present case, when it appeared the plaintiff' could not
recover the value of a trunk full of wearing apparel,
which was lost from a common stage-coach, without
bringing two actions for it. He submitted, however,
that the trunk in question had been received into
the custody of an acknowledged agent of the de-
fendant, and whether the loss had accrued from ac-
cident or negligence on her part, she was responsible.
Mr. Baron VAUGHAN, in charging the Jury, left
two distinct questions for theiv consid,eration-Ist,
whether the plaintiff must have seen the notices that
had been produced ; and, 2tily, if not, whether the
trunk had been received by an acknowledged agent
of the defendant's. If they found the first proposi-
tion, the second would be immaterial, provided the
terms of the. notice were not complied with,
Verdict for the defenaent,
SUTTOINi V. MARSH.

This was an-action to recover the value of a sow,
which, it was alleged, had been worried and killed
by the defendant's dog.
Mr. Baron Vauut4N-7--Don't you call any sur-
geon to prove that the death of the sow was caused
by the wounds she received from the defendant's
doe—(Laughter.) '
Mr. CAMPBELL (with whom was Mr. JUSTICE)
for the defendant, certainly thought the case was
very defici,rnt irk that respect, as well as many others,

and that in fact, it was a case rather for a coroner's
inquest, as a case of suicide, than for the considera-
tion of the present tribunal. They had been, told
that the defendant had incited his -dog to worry
the plaintiff's sow, and had thereby caused her
death ; but not one atom of proof had been of-
fered of that accusation. Instead of the defendant
having worried the plaintiff's sow, the plaintiff had
worried the defendant by setting his attorney at him;
and the Jury well knew, that being worried by an
attorney, was much worse than being worried by a dog.
But there was no evidence that the defendant had
been the cause of the death of this pig. It would
not be evidence sufficient to convict the defendant,
because he was the last person seen in the pig's
company—because he was the last person near when
she breathed her last. They would not proceed in
this case super ViSllni corporis ; and whether this
pig was the learned pig, or the unlearned pig-, as there
was no evidence to affect the defendant,-he was sure
the jury would, by their verdict, tell the plaintiff that
he had brought his pigs to the wrong market.--
(Laughter) ; and that having had his bacon once,
for he (Mr. Campbell) had no donbt they had made
use of it, he could tot, by bvinging this action, save
his bacon at the expence of the defendant.
The Jury found a verdict for the defendant.
CHESSVAS V. SMART.

Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE, before he left Stafford,
certified in this case, to prevent the plaintiff-'s claim-
ing costs.

There was a further advance in calicoes at
Manchester on Tuosday last (the whole advance being now
estimated at 25 per cent.) ; and we are happy to announce
that the improvement has at length begun to be felt here.
It has produced a rise of 3d. a cut in the charge for weaving
the coarser articles ; and from 6d. to Is. per cut on the
finer goods.— Carlisle Journal.

HARVEST.---The uncertain state of the
weather last week completely interrupted the progress of
the harvest in this neighbourhood. The rain has been fa-
vourable or otherwise to the crops, according as the growing
or the ripening process was affected by it. We were sorry
to observe that a great deal of hay had not been gathered
in before the storms; but the fine weather during this
week, we hope, have enabled the farmers to secure not only
their hay, but their ripe grain. The wheat, this year,
appears the most irregular crop, both in point of time and
quantity.—Carlisle Jounual.

ALEXANDRIA, JULY 6.—lt is said that the
Egyptian fleet, of 68 sail, among which there is not one
European ship, will put to sea next week, to proceed to the
Morea. Meantime the communication is kept up by means
of swift sailing ships of war.

CONSTANTINOPLE,JULYIIO.—The accounts
from the theatre of war since the fall of the Aciopolis are
unimportant, the affairs of the Greeks appear to be more em-
barrassed than eyer. Discord, the usual scourge Of the
Greeks, has commonly beConie more violent with their re-
verses, and this is the case at present. Luckily the opera-
tions of Redschid and Ibrahim are greatly impeded by the
want of provisions and ammunition, and they have not
taken advantage of their success, as might have been ex-
pected. The arrival of Madame de Ribeaupierre, consider-
ing the present state of things, has excited some sensation.
FROM MEXICO.—Late advices from Mexico
mention, that the Congress of the Republic closed its Ses-
sions on the 21st May, when the President Victoria, by
message informed them, that their internal affairs were
prosperous, and that the late dissentiOns had been quelled ;
their relations with Foreign Powers generally on a friendly
footing; that the Education Commissioners had entered on
their duties; that England had agreed to send a Minister
Plenipotentiary.to Mexico, and to receive one in the capital
of that nation, which exercises so great an influence
over the destinies of Europe ; that the treaty between
Mexico -and the United States had been ratified
by the Renate of the latter with some alterations, and a
renewal of negociatiens on the subject would be
required ; but that the best harmony existed between the
two nations, and that both were anxious to arrange the
boundaries'between them in the most satisfactory manner.
The President also complimented the exertions of the ac-
credited Chief who commands the Mexican marine (Com-
modore Porter), for the manner in which he had sustained
the honour of his flag, caused enormous losses to the conk'
merce of Cuba (which is, however, denied by the Spanish
authorities), and had made various prizes, without as Yet
a single adverse incident occurring to any of the Mexical►
vessels.
The City Inspectors of Weights and Mea-
sures, in surveying the Billingsgate market, oa Saturday
last, discovered that a novel method of swindling the public
had been carried on there to a great extent by the second
hand fish salesmen in the following manner :—at the end
of the scale beam a large hook was hung for the purposes
(as a casual observer would suppose) of hanging salmon to
weigh, but in fact, as it turns out, to give the scale $
draught of about six minces, which the hooks generaq
weigh, and the purchasers are cheated of that quantity in
a pound ; this system has been carried on with impunity
there for a length of time, and numerous have the com-
plaints been to Mr. GOLDRAM, the superintendent of the
market, who never before had an opportunity of catching
them la the fact.' He has in consequence taken several
standings from the guilty parties.-2 Prning Paper.