The Sun.
London, England, 1827-06-04 00:00:00

DOUBLE _ TOLLS.

An extraordinary charge of assault was made
the Magistrates of 'Stamford last Saturday at the
town-hall, -and a counter-charge followed on 11Mon'
day.--Mr. Samuel Appleby, a London manufacturer
of fancy articles, was about to pass over the bridge
leading from .Stamford into 'St. Martin's in a sprig►
cart, of the kind in common use by hawkers, Wb
a female demanded fourpence for his passage, 1"
twopence
.for .bridge-toll; and twopence for town"
toll. ' Mr. A. demurred payment, unless a receir
ticket were given him, which ;was refused, urgil
too that he had repeatedly passed over the $1111"
bridge when no similar demand was made upon hi°„
and that his name and .residence were in full .1.11!:.

before

theside of his cart, forming,. a sufficient guarant7
that lie was to be found at any 'subsequent perim
if the legality of, the claim could be established."'
The parley brought two other females and a;,uniot
the assistance of the first demandant ; the traveller!0
collared by some of them, (the trial.will disclose
by whom,) and in the mere attempt to• extrialtB
himself one of the females fell, when Mr. A. paid, e":
fourpence and passed on: A few hours afterw .0
he applied for a warrant against . the park
by whom he had been stopped, but was inf9ll'!...e
that two of .them had sworn an assault against hwt;i
and that he must find bail to answer the .clainr.l4
the Sessions. There was no. alternative foe
stranger--he found. the required security, and,"o"o
affair was supposed to rest for the present. 11064,1
Monday morning; in consequence of informatioo,o
had received in the interval, Mr. A. made cornPlalv
against' the third female and the man 'fovan ssga
upon him, and they, too, were bound over for tri,
—.How the affair will terminate remains now wit,
time and an honest Jury or two; bat-of this tol;
and bridge toll system we venture an opinion.
passing: If it really be not—:as some susPect,ol
highway robbery as unauthorized as .inyree6ru.,,,
in the Newgate.ealendar, it is an impost most -
bitrarily and most partially collected. Mr. 110,„5"
of Water-street; Mr. Rickett, of. Lolhani; ft,
Whincup, of St. Martin's, and some other vrei!4_,o4
individuals, • who have much commercial -,busmip
upon the road,. invariably refuse parlient,_Asi
they. are not therefore. collared in their per'"'di
or made to suffer in their purses—because 0.71
would probably effect such a resistance as would !°,/
ever annul the claim. But with the poorer class
Market people who bring their produce for the c°'"
sumption of the town, the law, or rather the custo°l!
takes its course. This is pitifully, cruelly unjustl;
and if any proof were. wanting that the toll is a 41,,
arbitrary, it will be found in the fact, that iiviCe
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the very day of the above transaction a carriage e
way constructed like Mr. Appleby's, passed t t
bridge unnoticed,—and in the additional fact,. 0;1,
Mr. A. passed over himself in his own cart on I‘l,.!ii,
day, his horse treading as slowly as foot could Pied
but of not a doit was he mulct under any also aft
pretence. It is hoped the Corporation will u" jet
these things better." If the toll is their right, or
that right be defined, and, " without fee, favour, 11t
affection," let them. enforce it; .but if it be, tiotli if
them cease to be extortioners. They are,
hoped,. just in their own commercial transaetle
and surely they must see the impropriety if I)°,thieli
wickedness of sanctioning collectively that "7
they would abhor individually.

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS..
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COUNTRY DIARY.—WEDNESDAT, Jeffs
Baggott, R. Ledbury—Feathers, Ledbury ........... . .........
Bennett and Co., Kidderminster—White Hart, Hartler,„,
Blake, C. and T. Rutherford, Shewing '';
Alorpeth ............................................. . ............ . 1,
Burt, J., Northover—George, Crewkerne .................••••'"~,
Cooper, R., Ledbury—Feathers, Ledbury ......................... •11
Emsley, T., Great Horton—Sun, Bradford ... . . ... . . ....
Harris, N., Shaftesbury—Grosvenor Arms, ShaftesburY
Judgo, J. Temple Tysoe, Warwickshire—Warwick
WarwiCk ......................................... s
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Lomax, J.,Hale owes—White Hart, Hartlebury ............. a
Robinson, J., Liverpool—Angel, Liverpool ......................... II
Shand, F., Liverpool—George, Liverpool— .................. . •
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Thomas; W., Ledbury—Feathers, Ledbury................."'"

ABU'
INSOLVENTS APPLYING TO BE DISCII vio
Petitions to be heard at Portugal-street, Lincoln's DO '
Joni 9, AT NIN6.
Adams, 'WI., Windmill-street, D., Bristol
Tottenham-court-road Quin, W., Drury-lane
Atkinson, R., Shadwell Salmon, J., Ramsay
Ballarn, T., Fetter-lane Stunt, J. Sheerness
Barker, W., Shelton Vivian, P., Croydon
Blundell, J., Bethnal-green Watt, J., Ratcliffe
Iforwood, J., Bristol Wells, W., BermosZep
Kibble, T., Drury4ane Williams, 3., Lund
Maddock, 4.; Whlteehapel