The Sun.
London, England, 1829-09-04 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

Mr. Dunsby, the Foreman of the Inquest of Far-
ringdon-within, attended before Sir PETER LAURIE
yesterday, for the purpose of tracing whom he ought
to prosecute for causing the carcase of a cow which
had died three days after calving, to be brought to
Newgate-market for human food, on the 22d July.
Mr. Dunsby said that a journeyman butcher,
named Wace, in the service of Mr. Woodham, sales-
man, had been held in recognizances for receiving a
part of this animal for sale; and it appeared in the
investigation that it had been brought from a farm
near Hitchen, belonging to Mr. Collinson. It had
been stated to him that Mr. Collinson was in town,
arid had taken no part in causing it to be sent to
London, and Mr. Dunsby now wished to ascertain
whether he ought not to indict the butcher, Gas-
coigne, on whom the blame was supposed to rest.
There were two witnesses in attendance.

Mr. Payne, the second clerk, observed that as no
defendant was present, the witnesses could only be
heard as laying a ground for summoning some person.
Mr. Collinson's solicitor assured the Alderman
Mr. Collinson knew nothing about the death of the
cow till three or four days after it had occurred.
A labourer in Mr. Collinson's service corroborated
the statement respecting Mr. Collinson's absence
from the farm, and said that the cow was dead be-
fore the butcher was sent for, and that the intention
of getting the butcher was only to flay the animal
to save the hide.

Mr. Gascoigne's man said he went to the farm to
dress the beast, and having done so he pronounced it
unfit to be sent to London, but Mr. Collinson's
housekeeper disputed his judgment, and gave her
opinion that it would do, and directed it should be
sent. He reported the state of the meat to Mr.
Gascoigne, who, without inspecting it himself, and
upon the housekeeper's order, directed witness to
send the carrier.

It became a question whether the carrier was
answerable for bringing such meat to the market,
the Alderman and Mr. Dunsby inclining to the opi-
nion, that as being merely an agent, obeying the
directions of his employers, he could not be reached.
Mr. Payne, however, said the rule that the principal
was responsible for the acts of agents did not extend
to criminal cases.

Sir PETER LAURIE said, there was so much
doubt and difl'►culty as to who was to blame, that
he should recommend no further steps to be taken
in this case.

Mr. Dunsby said, if the Alderman dismissed the
case altogether, he should, in duty to the public, go
before the grand jury against all the parties, Mr.
Collinson, his housekeeper, the butcher, and the
carrier.

Sir PETER LAURIE replied, that if Mr. Dunsby
shot at the four, he would perhaps hit one; but he
(Sir Peter Laurie) thought the case a doubtful one;
and, disliking to see his decisions reversed, he would
not interfere.

Mr. Dunsby said Sir Peter Laurie was mistaken
in supposing the examples already made had worked
a cure. Oh the contrary, there had been 12 or 14
seizures of rotten meat within the last eight or ten
days, although the public had heard nothing of them.
Mr. Fisher, did not you condemn four rotten sheep
yesterday, which you found at the shop 'of Zr.
Etonsor, in Rose-street, Newgate-market ? Mr.
Fisher—Yes.
Dansbr—You stiaci find 03911dcmned a sheep

Yesterday an elderly gentleman named Hedge
who for upwards of forty years had been a resident
of Essex-street, Strand, where he has carried on the
business of a solicitor, came before Sir R. BIRNIE,
and stated, that on the night of Saturday, or morn-
ing of Sunday last, his house had been entered by
thieves, and robbed of property consisting chiefly of
clothing and foreign coins, to the amount of upwards
of 701.

Sir R. BIRNIE said, that very little good could be
expected from the nightly watch, constituted as it
was at present. He hoped, however, that as soon
as Mr. Peel's patrolling system should come into
play, an occurrence such as had been described
would not rarely occur.
Mr. Hedge asked when the new arrangements
would be completed.
Sir R. BIRNIE replied, that he believed they
would ceme into operation about Michaelmas.
Mr. Hedge hoped that he should then be left un-
molested. This was the second time his house had
been entered. On the first occasion he was robbbed
of property to the amount of nearly 7001. Amongst
the articles were several deeds and papers, of no
value to any person but himself. These were re-
turned to him in a day or two after the robbery.
Amongst them was his banker's book, which had
two pockets, in one of which he had placed 30 notes
of the Bank of England for 1/. each, the other con-
tained 27 sovereigns, and both pockets were sealed
With wax, which bore the impression of his coat of
arms. Strange to say, the book was returned with-
out any attempt having been made by the thieves to
break either of the seals, although they must have
known well enough that both pockets contained cash.
Sir R. BIRNIE observed that it was certainly a
surprising circumstance. He then directed an officer
to accompany Mr. Hedge,. and afford him every as-
sistance both for the detection of the thieves and the
recovery of his property.
Last night Mr. Rawlings, clerk to the overseers
of St. Martin's parish, appeared before Mr. MIAs
to prefer an information against Mr. John Batson for
keeping a common brothel, situate at the corner of
Oxendon-street, James-street, Haymarket.
The house, it appears, has been established about
four months, and is fitted up in the first style of
elegance. In appearance it is a house merely for
the, reception of gentlemen who might wish to take
a quiet bottle of wine, the proprietor having his
name over the door as a licensed wine retailer. In
consequence, however, of repeated complaints made
to the parish officers respecting the manner in which
the house was conducted, the noises which pro-
ceeded from it at all hours of the night, and the
scenes of indecency that were constantly exhibited,
the pads!' authorities determined to put an end to
'the naisance by the present summary proceeding.
Mr. Rawlings stated, that the parish officers had
made repeated applications at the house, for the
purpose of finding Mr. John Batson, the proprietor,
but without effect, as he studiously kept out of the
way to avoid them. Upon stating this circum-
stance* to Sir Richard Birnie, that Magistrate had
told him (Mr. Rawlings) that he need not be very
nice about the matter, but send at once to the house
and take the person into custody whom he should
find in the management of the concern. Acting
upon these directions, an officer named Mundy, then
present, went •to the house that afternoon and took
the young woman into custody, whom he found act-
ing as the mistress.
A well-looking young woman was then brought
forward. She was dressed in a very flashy style,
and, in answer to the Magistrate, said her name
was Eliza Lovell, and that she was entrusted by
Mr. John Batson, a gentleman of 60 years of age,
with the care of the house. She had lived in the
house from the time of its opening, but she knew
nothing of Mr. Batson prior to that period.
A Solicitor, who appeared on behalf of Mr. Bat-
son, said that Mr. Batson was perfectly well known
to the gentleman who had instructed Mr. Rawlings
to adopt the present proceedings.
Mr. Rawlings—To whom do you allude, Sir ?
Solicitor—you know who I mean very well. I
mean the proprietor of the Fives' Court. I under-
stand it was from him you have taken your orders,
Mr. Rawlings did not deny this assertion, but
said that the person alluded to would answer for
himself. He then pressed Mr. Halls to compel the
young woman to put in bail to answer the charge ut
the Sessions.

Two persons then came forward to bail the de-
fendant, and the necessary recognizAnces having
been entered into, she was suffered to depart.

MA RLBOROU GH-STREET.

Richard Archer, the driver of one of Clotid'
s
Turnham-green and Kew stage-coaches, was brought
to the office in custody of goddaril the Officer, under
a warrant charg-ed with ask:tanking a gentleman named
Howard, residing in the Temple,
After the case had been;-heard, it was settled, by
the wish of Mr. Howard, that the defendant should
pay I/. into the hands of the 11;,,gisirate for the use
of the poor,—that he should pay ss. for the damage
dope to the umbrella, which it would cost to repair
itiandin
pay the costs besides, which were 7s, Pd„
amounting
the whole to 1/. pg. 6d.—and that
the defendant should further then make an apology
to Mr. 40NYIrti for his conduct.
Having done all this, the defendant was dis-
charged, with an intimation from the Magistrate,
that the next occasion of a similar kind, on which
either himself or any other of his fraternity should