The Sun.
London, England, 1829-10-02 00:00:00

THAMES POLICE.OFFICE.

Yesterday Luitze Jacob Buiten, commander of
the Dutch galliot the Henrietta, was brought to
this office at the instance of the Customs officers,
charged with smuggling tobacco into this country.
The prisoner being asked to plead, said, in broken
English, that he did not intend to smuggle the to-
bacco, which was received as a plea of not guilty.
Mr. John Bonner, one of the Customs' tide-sur-
veyors, stated that on the 23d of September he
boarded the Henrietta oil Gravesend, on the eastern
side of the river. The prisoner was commander of
the vessel he was on board. Witness searched the
cabin, and found in a locker five pounds of common
tobacco, such as is used by seamen. He asked the
prisoner if it was all lie had ? The prisoner said
that was all, he had no snore. Witness perceived
a place under the captain's sleeping-birth, and asked
what that contained ? He answered, " Only my
provisions;" and drawing away a chest, pulled out
a tub of butter, a cask of spirits, and a bag► of peas,
saying, " There is nothing but the biscuits left."
Witness desired one of his men to remove the bis-
cuits, and the prisoner became dreadfully agitated.
This induced him to believe that something was
concealed under the biscuits, and he directed his man
to remove all, which he did, and found some boards
placed horizontally, and three others in a perpendi-
cular position next the bulk head, inclosing 100
bundles of Dutch manufactured tobacco, and several
bundles of cigars, weighing between 61b. and 71b.
The prisoner became so confused and agitated that
he could not speak, and went upon deck. There
were but five men on board, and some time after
witness hail seized the vessel, the prisoner said he
came from Antwerp with a cargo of bark, and was
then bound outward to France.

Mr. Barry chiefly rested the prisoner's defence on
the allegation that he never intended to land the to-
bacco,and that it was intended for the use of the crew.
This was answered by the observation, that sth.
was allowed for the use of each man. As there
were five men, the prisoner ought to have had only
25th. on board ; but the great quantity which was
found, and the manner in which it had been con-
cealed, must be taken as proof of a design to smuggle.
The decision► of the Magistrates was, that the de-
fendant should be fined 1001., and imprisoned until
the fine be paid.
The defendant was committed to Chelmsford
gaol in default of payment.
The vessel belonged to M. Podore, the chairman
of the Chamber of Commerce, Antwerp.

A meeting of the parishioners of St. Sa-
viour's, Southwark,. took place on Tuesday, for the pur-
pose of choosing four overseers for the year ensuing. Some
excitement prevailed at the meeting in consequence of the
pirty spirit exhibited, and it Was stated as a reason for
being prudent in the selection of overseers, that the expen-
diture of last year amounted to nearly 20,0001. After
some discussion Messrs. WILD, jun. DYNsON, YOUNG,
and PAGE were chosen by a considerable majority.

- -
General CARNAC communicated to the Asia-
tic Society the translation of an Indian grant of land made
in the year 1018. The original Sanscrit contains one
compound word, consisting of not less titan a hundred and
fifty-two syllables, and words of equal or greater length
are not at all uncommon in that very ancient and curious
language.

THE JEWISH NEW YEAR.—Sunday even-
ing the year 5590 was ushered in with the usual rites ob-
served on such occasions by the Israelites. At sunset the
Jews resident in this metropolis all assembled at their sy-
nagogues, when the whole of the Mosaic laws, and the
usual prayers, &e. were read over, and the congregation
lined until between eight and nine o'clock. On Mon-
their New Year's Day, they again assembled, at sun-
, to celebrate the Feast of Trumpets, in commemora-
in of AmtatfAm's offering up his son. At ten the
crumpets were sounded, which announced the commence-
ment of the year, and those who thought proper left the
synagogue, but many of them remained to a I ste hour.
They met again at sunset tl:e same day, and also on
Tuesday at the same hour, when these rites terminated.
No food is allowed to be taken until the sounding the
trumpets OR either day.

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