The Sun.
London, England, 1829-12-02 00:00:00

COURT OF ALDERMEN.

The LORD MAYort held his first Court of Alder°
men yesterday, which was fully attended ; and hi.'
Lordship, upon taking his seat, shortly addressed di°.
Court, requesting their co-operation and support
throughout his Mayoralty.
Mr. Baron BOLLAND attended the Court,
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signed his office of Common Pleader, which he
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held nearly 25 years, and expressed in a very 1
some manner his grateful feelings towards,the then
poration for the kindness he had received ti-v.:Q
hands. The Baron then presented R. Gurneys
who was admitted a Common Pleader in his Writ..
The Court passed an order for the removal t;',,
stand of hackney-coaches from Fleet-street, and 0'
allowing 25 coaches to stand in Farringdortlstreat•
in lieu thereof.
An order was also passed for the Police-othffiecmersstio!

the City in enter to books, to be kept at .
Sion-house, the Guildhall, and the Compters, an sel
count of the property taken by them from such pal"
ties as they may apprehend.

On Friday a gentleman, who stated that 11!
was a pupil in medicine, was brought up for examinatiels
before Mr. Alderman PORTER, by an officer of the Cut's
toms, who had arrested and detained him under the se
(6 Geo. IV., cap. 108) for the prevention of smugglit
on a charge of carrying and conveying whisky imput7.,
from Ireland in a vessel of less size and content than zi
gallons, contrary to law. The defendant was a passesgera
from Dublin, in the Comet post-office steam-packet, eZ
an officer of the Customs, stationed at George's Dec.;
Pierhead, having noticed his trunk, which a porter 1/::
conveying on shore, asked him what it contained ;
which he answered, " Nothing but my clothes and a Seilic
lon of whisky." The officer then desired to see the tre_,
opened, and, on his request being complied with, 0:
Wiling that a gallon of whisky formed part of its co
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tents, he seized the trunk and took the owner into ue.6o
tody. The defendant acknowledged the fact, but said,
his defence, that he was ignorant of any prohibition'
bring over for private use, so small a quantity without:di,
tering it at the Custom-house, and that he used it 1:a„,le
cinally, as an application to swellings of some of thec-,
of his throat and neck. Mr. R.. BZOOICZ, the at that
who appeared to support the complaint, admit7„dant
there was proof of reasonable cause to detain the dot/ re
to answer the charge (under sec. 88 of the act v-k°,lc
cited); and the magistrate, with the advice of the C
in attendance, stated that he had no alternative but to
'nand the defendant until the pleasure of the Commissi°4o,
of Customs, as to any farther proceeding against 1.".0
should be known. The defendant expressed his surP.T
that any person should be subjected to imprisonments: Ai
several days at least, for merely having a gallon of whici
in his possession, without any intention to violate the 0
or to make any profit by it. The Magistrate said be ,
sorry that lie had no discretion allowed him in the 61,8„;
but the facts being sworn to, he was bound to detail' it/
defendant, unless he deposited the amount of the peel of
(1000 to abide the direction of the Commissioner.
Customs as to any further proceeding, and the final der4
sion of the case. The defendant was therefore remateith.
with directions from the Magistrate, that all.poasible
commodation should be afforded him, and that he oboe#
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be released on depositing the sum above-mentioned•-•-'l4
verpool Paper.

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