The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-20 00:00:00

sister was evidently in a dying state, and they were
without the least means of providing any nourishment
for themselves. He made inquiries, and ascertained
that they were deserving, honest people, who had been
reduced by misfortune to their present poverty, and that
the whole of the family were deserving objects. He
also added, that they were indebted at their lodgings,
and there were numerous duplicates in their possession,
and they had received notice to quit the lodging. This
distressing report having been made on the 7th instant,
Mr. Combe sympathised for the unfortunate family, and
ordered 21 to be given from the poor-box of the Court
for immediate necessaries, and that every attention
should be paid to them from time to time; and he deter-
mined also to use his influence in order to procure a
ship for the boy and fit him out, for which purpose he
instantly communicated with Mr. Evans, of the Thames
Police. Subsequently 21., and 7s. 6d., were handed over
to the family in separate payments; and eventually a ship
was procured for the boy, who was on Tuesday placed on
board the Isabella Sarah, a Newcastle collier, which sailed
to her destination, the poor fellow leaving with tears of
joy and gratitude.
WORSHIP-STREET.
MISCONDUCT OF OMNIBUS DRlVERS.—Yesterday
John Barker, jun., of Hackney, proprietor of the omm-
has 4,903, and William Wicks, of Lea-bridge, proprie-
tor of the omnibus 4,915, were summoned before Mr.
Bingham, the sitting Magistrate, by Inspector Harris,
•of the H division of police, to answer for their omni-
buses having been wantonly and furiously driven on the
10th instant, to the imminent danger of passengers upon
the road. Both these defendants, however, now pro-
duced their drivers, viz., Richard Lanaway, badge 4,388,
Barker's driver, and Richard Brown, badge 4,287, Wick's
driver, who were, accordingly, placed before the Magis-
trate as defendants.

Mr. Humphreys, the solicitor, defended them.
Policeman 21 , stated that about eight in the even-
ing of the 10th instant he was at the corner of a street
in Hackney-road, speaking to another constable, who
had just met him, when he heard the rattling of ap-
proaching omnibuses, and the voices of the drivers swear-
ing at, and abusing each other. They came in sight
nearly abreast of each other, and as they neared the
turnpike-gate, the driver of the omnibus belonging to
Mr. Wicks, lashed his horses right and left, and cut
across, to prevent the other from getting before him,
which the other was using his utmost exertions to effect.
They went rather slower through the gate, and then
went off again as fast as the horses could gallop, and so
continued until they came to Shoreditch Church.
The witness, in cross-examination, said the corner of
the street where he was standing was about four
yards from the gate, and there he took down the num-
bers of the omnibuses. He did not think it possible for
the horses to gallop faster than they did. Some of ,the
inhabitants and passengers along the road spoke to the
witness and his brother constable, and asked them if they
had taken note of the dangerous conduct of the drivers,
and they replied in the affirmative.

Policeman 105 H corroborated this evidence.
Mr. Humphreys, for the defendant, complained of the
length of time that had elapsed before the defendants
had notice that such offences were alleged against them,
which- made it impossibli for them to produce witnesses.
Directions were given-that in future notice should be
given to the proprietors as soon after the affair as possible.
Mr. Mr/Quern then; after commenting upon the dan-
gerous conduct of the drivers, sentenced each of them
to pay 40s. and costs, or to be imprisoned; and assured
them that for any future offence he would impose the full
penalty of 51 He expressed a hope, however, that they
would now take warning against the repetition of such
misconduct; and in that expectation, as they were men of
previously good character, he did now enter the present
conviction upon their licenses.
The defendant Brown, and another driver named
George Parry, badge 3,086, had just before been con-
victed of " unlawfully loitering" upon the road, upon the
information of the well-known John Byers, who has for
several years past given up the general business of a com-
mon informer, and derived a handsome income by the
employment of time-keepers on the different roads, to
watch the drivers and conductors, for which he receives
an annual payment from the different omnibus proprie-
tors. The two defendants he now, brought before the
Magistrates were fined 40s. each, as they had been twice
before fined in smaller sums for similar offences. The
defendant Brown was fined, in the whole, 41 and costs, for
the two opposite offences of " loitering" and " furious
driving." •
CIITTINa ANDWOUNbING.—MaryAnn Flanagan, aged
16, was finally examined upon a charge of feloniously
cutting and wounding Margaret Neal, her mother, and
Elizabeth Neal, her young sister.
The prisoner, who is leading a depraved life, went
home on the night in question, and wanted bread and
butter, which her mother told her she would presently
cut for her. She used a vile expression, and said she
would cut it herself, but upon her going to the cup-
board for the purpose, her mother gave her a slap on
the head and pushed her away, and she then seized
the tin cover of a saucepan, and with the sharp-ed'ge
wounded her mother severely upon the forehead, and
afterwards wounded her younger sister also, who had
interfered. The mother was for some time afterwards
iu the London Hospital, the wound having divided an
artery, but she now appeared quite cured, and free from
danger.
The prisoner was summarily convicted of the assault
in the penalty of 205., and in default to be imprisoned one
month, including 'the week she had already -been in con-
finement.