The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-08 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

Sarah Chambers, a dashingly-dressed woman of the
town, was charged with robbing Mr. Thomas Cam, of
Bolton-street, of a watch, chain, and seals, together with
a sovereign and a gold pin.
The complainant said that he accompanied the pri-
soner and another woman to a house of accommodation
in Jane-place, Cornwall-road. He remained a short
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time in the room with them, and had scarcely left the
house a minute, when he discovered that he had been
robbed of the articles above specified: He gave instant
information of the robbery to the police, and on going
back to the house, the watch was found in the room
where he had previously been, but the sovereign and
gold pin were still missing. He added that his watch
had been placed where it was found after he left the
house, as it was not in that situation previously.
The prisoner, who asseverated her innocence of the
charge, was remanded.
William Johnson, rin optician, was charged with com-
mitting an assault on Margaret Fenwick, to whom he
was about to be married.
The complainant, an interesting looking young female,
said that the defendant had been paying his addresses to
her for some time, and they were going to be married to-
morrow. That he came to her father's house on the
previous night, and in consequence of her having dis-
agreed with him about her wedding, dress, he immedi-
at,tly struck her a violent blow and blackened both her
eyes. She added, that after such brutal conduct she had
discarded him.
The Magistrate inflicted a fine of 20s. on the defen-
dant, and congratulated the young woman on her escape
from a matrimonial alliance with such a fellow.
QUEEN-SQUARE.

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IMPORTANT DECISION TO LICENSED VICTUALLERS

—FALSELY QUALIFYING BEER-SHOP KEEPERS. A
case of the utmost importance to the trade, and one
which has never before been tried, was brought before
Mr. Gregorie for adjudication.
James Palmer, the keeper of a beer-shop in Upper
Garden-street, in Vauxhall-bridge-road, was charged
on Saturday that lie unlawfully did, for the purpose of
obtaining a license to retail beer, produce and make use
of the certificate of Mr. Adam Dick, an overseer of the
parish, knowing the matters certified therein, some or
one of them, to be false.
Mr. Duncombe, Solicitor to the Licensed Victualler?
Protection Society, conducted the prosecution.
Defendant, in reply to the charge, said that the per-
sons who had brought this against him were a Society
who'tried to crush beer-shops. He had done nobody any
wrong, and had forged nobody's name.
Mr. G REGORIE could not give witness much credit for
his observation. Mr. buncombe represented a large and
confidential body of mm whose interests were much
affected by the beer-sellers, and it could be a matter of
neither complaint nor surprise that they should defend
their own. This case, in his opinion, was most distinctly
and carefully made out; nothing which could strengthen
it had been omitted by the solicitor who had given it his
utmost attention, and it was clear by the evidence that
defendant was not rated at all. At the time he obtained
and presented the certificate, Mr. Dick had been denied
by the tax-gatherer, and was not to blame, but the tax-
gatherer certainly was. He had no doubt about the
matter, and could make but little excuse for his conduct.
He (Mr. Gregorie) could see no reason for inflicting any_
thing less than the penalty of 501.
Mr. buncombe interposed. • The' Chairman of the
Licensed Victualler? Protection Society, who was at his
side, prayed the Magistrate to extend his leniency to de-
fendant. He begged to urge it upon .tlie Magistrate most
respectfully, but at the sanwiline to show beer-shop-
keepers that they would be strictly looked after.
Mr. GREGORIE said it did the society credit in asking
for mitigation. At their request he would reduce the
penalty to ICI, and costs. By this decision, defendant
loses his license at the moment, and is never after eligible
to keep a beer-shop.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE LIVERPOOL. AND MAN-
CHESTER RAILWAY.—OR Thursday afternoon an acci-
dent occurred in the tunnel used by the passengers at
the Liverpool terminus of the line. The quarter to five
o'clock train, from Liverpool to Manchester, had started
with its usual punctuality, .and owing to one of the
sheets on the top of the carriages not being properly
secured, a porter named Connor, in the Company's ser-
vi?e, remained on the top of one of the carriages for the
purpose.of adjusting it. Before he had finished his job
the train was in full motion, but unfortunately, and, as
it is to be hoped, contrary to his instructions, he At-
tempted to descend, and jumping from the coach, came
with great force against one of the carriages of a sowed
class train from Manchester, descending the decline on
the opposite line. He was thrown under the wheels of
the second carriAge, which passed over his body, as well
as did the wheels of the remainder of the train. On(:
the carriages was thrown off the line without occasion-
ing any mischief further than the stopping of the train
On assistance being procured, Connor was found lying
on the rails quite dead. His body was dreadfully muti-
lated. His remains were placed ofi a shutter and con-
veyed to Lime-street station to await the Coroner's in-
quest. The unfortunate (loomed evidently met his
death through his own carelessness. His melancholy end
will no doubt be looked upon as a serious warning to all
those employed on or connected with railways.
BUYING A HORSE ron A CTiafiym_kili.,—.-At mak-
sham fair on Wednesday, a countryman was looking at
some horses which were exhibiting for sale, when a gen-
tleman in clerical attire, and representing himself to be
such, applied to him to purchase a particular animal
which he pointed out, saying that as a clergynian he did
not like to be seen in such engagements, at the same
time telling him he would giie him a sovereign for bis
trouble. The trick took--the young man, " nothißg
green," paid 131. 15s. for a horse not worth 4/4„ which
being done, the clergyman was viot to be found, and the
purchaser had to taike bargain to himself with all
faults,"—sl4fr&orae Journal.

• We have this week had the opportunity of making
personal inquiries in the towns of Bradford, Hudders-
field, and Halifax, as to the state of trade. In all of
them we find the retail trades 'TKEFSSiveIy depressed,
dfording indubitable evidence that the bulk of the popu-
lation is suffering great distress and privation, either
from the want of work or from inadequate remune-
ration. Money is very scarce, and we are assured
that the retail tradesmen find it exceedingly diffi-
cult to obtain the payment of their accounts from
their customers, even of the respectable class. The
amount of money taken in the shops has fallen off to a
very great extent ; and it is certain that the consump-
tion of all commodities (with scarcely an exception)
ranking as necessaries, comforts, or luxuries, is most
seriously diminished.
The accounts we received as to the state of the
great branches of manufacture varied according to the
actual experience of the parties giving them. Many
assured us that they saw no improvement. But at
greater number expressed a belief that trade was
beginning to mend. In Bradford there is great activity
in the manufacture of figured goods ; some makers can-
not produce enough to answer the demand ; but there is
very little doing in the plain worsted stuffs which for-
merly constituted the bulk of the trade. These figures
are of a remarkable variety both as to material and
pattern ; most of them have cotton warps, which in
some cases are printed before they are woven, and
the weft is of Alpaca wool, goats' hair, or other ma-
terial. Worsted yarn, made of English wool, is com-
paratively little used, and in consequence the de- •
mand has greatly fallen off, especially for that kind
used for warps, namely, the hog wool, which has fallen
in price compared with the wether wool used for wefts.
The ingenuity of the manufacturers is ever on the
stretch to devise new and attractive styles of goods,
and changes are made so rapidly that a person who
should go out of the trade for a )•ear or two and then
return, would hardly know his business. Some of these
new styles are remarkably successful, and have a great
run ; the makers get large profits ; but. very shortly
they are imitated by other manufacturers, and fre-
quently the quality is deteriorated in order to reduce
• tfie price ; and in process of time the profits of . the ma-
nufacturer are so far diminished that he abandons
that kind of work and betakes himself to some new
design. Thus competition is ever stimulating industry,
and imitators are continually chasing inventors, so as
to keep the, trade in a state of perpetual change. This
amazing fertility of invention is a chief means of main-
taining • our foreign trade ; for our rivals in other
countries have neither the capital, the machinery, nor
the enterprise to keep up with these incessant changes
and improvements. In plain goods we are frequently
beaten and undersold ; but when our trade seems to be
ruined, it suddenly assumes a new form and regains its
activity. These changes, however, are attended with
considerable loss both on machinery and on stocks of
goOds, which is a drawback on their advantages. 1
In Huddersfield the woollen manufacture is much de-
pressed, but there is an improvement in the departments
of fancy waiscoatings and also of fancy woollens. The .1
manufacturers of these goods in the villages are well em-
ployed, but the wages are exceedingly low. The Hud-
dersfield market on Tuesday exhibited considerable im-
provement ; and this town has suffered' less than most
others from the bad times.—Leeds Mercury.