The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-13 00:00:00

BRIGHTON POLICE COURT.

At the close of the business, on Tuesday, a man
stepped into the witness-box, and, addressing the
Magistrates, said he was a poor man—which his ap-
pearance denoted—and that he travelled about the
country with music. Yesterday he was going to
Shoreham, and when he got to the toll bar, the keeper
demanded 3d. He looted at the board to see if there
was any allusion to him, and he found none. Vehicles
drawn by a horse, mule, beast or ass, were charged,
but his vehicle was not drawn by any of those ani-
mals, and therefore was not subject to charge, and he
told the keeper so ; but the keeper pointed to a part of
the board which stated that every vehicle drawn

otherwise than by animal power should be charged 3d.
" Now," continued the man, " I am an animal, and so
is my child, and therefore am not chargeable, because
you see it was drawn by animal power."—(Laughter.)
" Are you an animal," asked the toll. keeper ?" " Yes
I amr I said, " and so is my child.' " No, you
are not," he replied, "and I shall have the toll." The
poor man then proceeded to state that, as he refused
to pay the 3d (he being quite positive that he was an
animal) the toll collector had seized his violin, and he
(the musician) now applied to the Magistrates to
give him redress.

Mr. Upperton referred to the Act which imposed
tolls on vehicles drawn by horse, mule, beast, or ass.
and on those propelled otherwise than by animal
power.

Major Allen—But it was drawn by animal power.
Major Willard—ln parliamentary language they
do not allow a man to be an animal.—(Laughter.)
Mr. Upperton—Well, the Magistrates will grant
you a summons if you like.
The applicant remarked that it would detain him,
and added that the instrument cost him 2/.
Mr. Upperton suggested that the best way would
probably be to send a note to the toll keeper, and this
course was adopted.

THE REVOLUTION IN SERVIA.
FRANKFORT, OCT. 4.—According to the Anna Ga-
zette, which, appearing so near the scene of action,
ought to be good authority, the Consuls of France,
England, and Austria are at open variance with the
Pacha commanding the fortress of Belgrade, having
addressed to that officer a joint note on the subject of
the recent revolutionary movements. They allege,
it is stated in this document, that the Sultan having
by a hatti-sheriff, conferred on Michael Obrenowitsch
the rank of Muschir and reigning Prince of Servia as
the Sultan's representative, they are bound to regard
all who do not acknowledge this rank as rebels, not only
with them,
that
i,
against the Prince, but against the Sultan. They con-
sequently:declare that their credentials to the Porte and
the Prince preclude alike their recognizing any other
they look upon Thomas Waczicz and his confederates
nEr nuxmnc
teeelnlaett
o enythan
that
of M ich
laeley Ob
therefore
Kiamil Pacha, Governor reofas rebelsl and that they are forbidden to
ohold
th request
hold any
gicioiosmve
e for-
tress of Belgrade, not to allow of the entrance
of the
said Thomas Waezicz with his troops into the town,
where his presence would
disturb the public tran-
quillity. In reply to this note, the Pacha is said to have
declared that the Consuls ,
were
not authorised to in-
terfere in the internal affairs of S • On the sa
day the Paella invited Waoniez
inertovia
ihe citadel,r,inntel
saluted him with 7 guns, causing him to be proclaime.
Commander of Oho Servians. The Consuls having
witnessed tha cntranee of Waczicz into the, town,
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struck ea
'r respective flags.
The IntAt important part of these proceedings is the
conduct of the Austrian Consul, who was able to
communicate with Vienna in six days, and thus may
be stlepoSeci to have acted under the authority of his
G•ON:orument. The other Consuls, of course, acted on
their own responsibility, The decided position taken
by Austria, as well as the conduct of the Russian
Consul, who no only seems to have abstained from
joining in the remonstrance of his colleagues, but by
refs mg his visa to the passport of the Russian
Mi-
uister,.whom Prince Michael desired to send to St.
Petersburgh, took a singularly hostile part against the
Prince, leave no other view of all these occurrences
other than that taken in my first letter. The firmness of
Austria, and the unity of sentiment shown by the three ,
Consuls, ifannouneed in sufficient time at Constantino- I
pie, may save, the independence of Servia ; and the cur._
sequent punishment of the disturbers of the peace, -,vho
have now, for the third time, thrown the coun44---
y into
confusion, will leave, it is to be hoped, ;lc, seeds of
distrust for the future. Waczicz and I:etroniewitsch
were banished Run Servia on acc.r.innt of their am-
bitious and intriguing practices, They were allowed
to return some time back through the importunity of
the Russian Consul, while England was not
repre-
sented at Belgrade, and the Austrians had not a
Consul thero either. The experience of the past
044, to serve as a warning for the future.
The three Servian Ministers Itadit h •
sc ewitsh B
gitchewitsh, and Rogdanawitch, are at V'
are said to have been refused a visa to ienna, and
St' POer b 1
by the Ambassador until he receives s urg
tions. Perhaps this treatment will special instruc-
the inhabitants of the Lower Danube open the eyes of
incon-
venience of having a protector at as
to
the
inc"-
emergencita requiring speedy aid. such a distance in

IttNomi.—The Government charged some trine
back the Director-General of Indirect Taxes to draw
up a paper on the propriety and necessity of Hanover
joining the German Customs' Union. This document has
jusit been printed, but only a few copies have been distri-
buted to the Ministm and
extends to forty pars quarto. The author declares
_
in favour a the accession, but without concealing the
public functionaries. It
disAavantages which the measure would Pr°duce.—
, Allgemeine Zeitung.