The Sun.
London, England, 1827-10-18 00:00:00

GUILDHALL

Mr. Alderman ATKINS took his seat at half-past twelve,
and made a grievous complaint against a report that ap-
peared in a morning paper respecting what had passed at
the Office yesterday concerning men who had drunken
wives. in the report alluded to he was made to appear
to have recommended men blessed with such a let, to pass
their wives to the parish : this was an entire mistake, as
he never dreamt of such a thing, nor could husbands so
deal with their wives—they took them for better and worse,
and naust keep them as such.
ILLEGAL INTZRFERENCE OF OFFICERS. - William
Johnson was placed at the bar, under a charge of
having gone into a public-house, kept by James Price,
and calling for a quart of porter and a quartern of gin;
and referring the landlord to his master for • payment
without the master's authority.
Mr. Alderman ATKINS asked why the prisoner was
taken into custody.
Mr. Price said, that before the prisoner called for the
drink, he referred him to his master for payment, whom
he knew, but who afterwards refused to pay the money,
and the prisoner had none to pay with himself.
The MAGISTRATE inquired of the officer by whose au-
thority he took the prisoner into custody.
The officer took bins into custody at the request of Mr.
Price.

The MAGISTRATE discharged the prisoner, and hoped
sincerely he would prosecute the officer for falsely impri-
soning him. An officer (said the Worthy Alderman) has
no right to take into custody any of his Majesty's sub-
jeets, without actually seeing him commit some serious
violence, and he (the Magistrate) would himself take care
that some of the officers who were guilty of such illegal
conduct, should be prosecuted at the expence of the City.
As to Mr. Price's conduct, it was most reprehensible.
He kept a tippling house, and not being able to get paid
he thought proper to come here and occupy the time of
the public; ;nstead of meeting with any protection here,
l►e might thank his stare that the Magistrate did not fine
him in 51.

The Duke of CLARENCE came to town
yesterday morning, from his seat in Bushy Park. His
Royal Highness left the Admiralty about eleven o'clock,
attended by Sir GEORGE CocknuaN and Colonel Fax-
CLARYNCE-and proceeded to Deptford, to inspect the
Heck:, on her returu from the Northern Expedition, where
the Royal Duke remained near two hours, and afterwards
returned to the Admiralty.

THE PRINCESS AUGUSTA.—Considerable
interest continues to be excited from the illness of her Royal
Highness the Princess -AUGUSTA. The enquiries at the
Palace this morning were exceedingly numerous, none of
the Royal Family visited her Royal Highness this morning,
but sent their servants to make the necessary enquiries after
the state of her Royal Highness's health, and the answer
was, that her Royal Highness had passed a.very favourable
night, and was much better than yesterday.

The Marquis de PALMELLA, the Portuguese
I'linister, had a •conference with the Earl- of DUDLEY
"'tenlaY, at the Foreign-office.

Lord BEN.LEY Visited Viscount GODERICH
Ye'iterdaY, at his residence in Downing-street.
Mr. TIERNEy transacted business yesterday
Mr. CAN/IN/,
at the Home-office.
an Italian messenger, was sent
off Ok Tuesday night from the Colonial-office, with
despatches for R;r
PaEottatex ADAM, the Lord High
Commissioner of the lonian Isles.
We understand the typhus fever is very preva-
lent in Leicester.--Nottinghant Review.
MARCH OF INTELLECT.—The porters of
the coach offices in this town drink soda-water, instead of
strong beer ; and the other night we saw a footman on the
Marine-parade smoking a cigar.—Brighton Paper.
Partridges have been more plentiful this season
than usual in our neighbourhood ; there- is, however, a
great scarcity of pheasants. It is found that the poachers
have made
.great havoc among the latter.—Brighton
Paper.

A correspondent informs us that a Reading
Club, or Village Library, has lately been established in the
village of Carcolston, in this county, by which, at the
trifling expellee of 3d. a month, the subseribers will be
furnished with general reading. Among the subscribers
we observe the names of the Protestant Vicar of the
parish, and the Catholic Priest.—Nottingham Review.

On Sunday evening, Thomas Moore, Esq.,
whose name is connected with poesy's sweetest recollec-
tions, arrived at Bunny Hill, and on the following morning
passed through Nottingham, on his way to Newstead Ab-
beg, to visit Colonel Wildman. The Bard is about writing
a Life of Byron—and where 80 fit a place to glean mate-
rials as on that spot which Is hallowed by rich mementos of
departed friendship,..,,Arottingl.cint Review.