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to on the day in questioa, but that he made no charge

for it.
Mr. Cnamasas.--That does not matter—it has been sworn that
the beer was served at the time specified, and I shall inflict the fine.
Defendant.--Harris has sworn falsely. It Is bard that I should
be convicted on the oath of such a man.
Mr. Cumessus—Your own witness has acknowledged that he
served a man with beer, and it Is therefore equally unjust that you
charge Harris with having perjured himself. You would not like,
added the Magistrates, for any person to accuse you of perjury.
Defendant—l keep two intermediate beer shops, and I defy
any person to Frove that I ever served a customer on Sundays. I
can bring. if it is necessary, two persons forward to disprove that
which is alleged against me.
Mr. Cuastasns—lt is evident front your view of this transac-
tion, that you consider no offence has been committed because you
did not actually serve the beer yourself. In future, therefore, you
must be aware that you are responsible for the acts of the person
whom you employ in your shop.
The defendant begged that the case might be allowed to stand
over, in order that he might bring persons forward to prove his
general obedience to the laws.
Mr. Cumulate—The case has been proved, sad you must pay a
fine of ss. and costs.
The defendant exclaimed—ls this justice? Can you conscienti-
ously make me pay the fine?
Mr. Hons—l can tell you. if you don't pay It, a distress warrant
shall be immediately put into your house. The Magistrate then
directed Harris not to omit looking after the defendant's house
every Sunday; and should any thing of a similar kind happen, to
lay an information against him.
The defendant ultimately paid the fine, grumbling bitterly at
what he called the injustice of the thing.

MR. SHERIFF WARD.—On Friday evening, a most
sumptuous dinner was given by the principal Shipowners of the
port of London to Tnomws WAaD, Esq. one of the Sheriffs, an his
entering upon the duties of that office. The dinner took place at
the Albion Tavern, Aldersgate-street, and consisted of the choicest
viands, served up in the best style. About 180 Gentlemen sat
down about six o'clock. The Loan Maros in the chair.
A BITER BlT.—At the Lincoln Races, a Mr. Harris,
one of the gentlemen who keep gambling tents, ongoing to his bed-
room at a respectable public-house, found that his bag of sove.
reigns, which he bad put on the head of the bed for security, had
vanished. It bad apparently made its exit through a window,
which looked out upon some tiles rather too near the ground.—
Whether the prize was carried off by gentlemen of a rival profes-
sion, or whether some losers took a short way of recovering their
stakes, will probably little interest the public.—Lincofn Mercury.
MAIL-COACH ACCIDENT.--A 8 the Leeds mail was
coming out of Nottingham on Saturday last, in descending the hill
the horses became unmanageable, and set off at a rapid pace. At
the turn of the road the mail was upset. and was dragged several
yards on its side. Of three outside passengers, one was left on the
spot very seriously injured ; the other two were so much hurt, that
at Bedford, where they received the greatest attention from the
landlord of the inn, it was found necessary to call in surgical aid.
They were unable to proceed. The inside passengers miraculously
escaped with only a few brui.es. The accident was occasioned by
the lamas of two of the horses ; one of them was afterwards
sent back to be changed.
Saturday a waggon of Mr. John Perry, overladen with
Immense boxes of marble, in proceeding over Westsuinster.bridge,
proved too much for the horses, when the shaft horse suddenly fell,
and the check caused the front box to fall on the poor animal, by
which its thighs were broken ; and, after lingering, it appears, two
or three hours, it,was killed. Accidents of this kind, with two.
wheeled carts, are common occurrences, and are, unhappily, passed
over without censure ; but nothing short of the most gross negli-
gence and cruelty could occasion such an accident with a waggon
with four wheels.
A curious circumstance occurred in the neighl.ourhood
of Darlington, on the morning of Wednesday last. About five
o'clock, one of the stage waggons belonging to Messrs. Pickersgill
and Co. laden with some metal wheels and a large quantity of
wool, was proceeding towards the above town, when flames were
suddenly observed proceeding from the top of the waggon, which
were so destructive in their ravages, that in a few minutes the wool
was entirely burnt, and even the woodwork of the waggon de-
stroyed. The branches of the trees under which the fire broke out
also caught the flames, and were considerably burnt. No cause, we
hear, can be assigned for this extraordinary fact.—Durkaps Chren.

MARRIED.
Oct. I, at Milford Church, Hants, T. le Merchant Seurnarez,Esq
to Catherine Spencer i•eresford. daughter of the late Col. Vassall
and at the same time and place, the Reverend E. P. Henslowe
Chaplain to the Royal Artillery, at Woolwich, to Honore
Mary Georgina, daughter of that distinguished and much-lamented
officer.
At Windmill-bill, H. Elphinstone, Esq. to Elizabeth Julia,
daughter of E. T. Curteis, Fssq. M. P. for Sussex.
At Eastertyre, the Rev. Alexander Campbell, minister of Wenn,
to Irabella Margaret, daughter of the late Major Macglasban of
Eastertyre.
At Diddleton Cottage, James Gransen, Esq. writer, Hamilton,
to Helen, only daughter of l.harlcs Stephen, Esq. merchant,
Glasgow.

DIED.
At Clifton, in his 77th year. R. Newman Newman, M.D. of
Thornburg Park, -

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in the 83(1 year of this age, Anthony

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Angelo, Esq.
At Dunfermline, the Uev. Alexander Fisher, minister of the
Associate Congregation, Queen Anne-street.

NRWGATE AND LRADENHALI. MAHAR'S, Ocr.
Beef ..... 3s Oti to 54 4d VeAl 8d to 4s 44
Mutton ..... 5s 4d t I
o3s 8.1 Pork ... 4s to Ss Od
Lamb 4s to 4s 1d

PRICFS or HAY AND STRAW YESTERDAY.
ST. JAMES'S.. WHITSCOAPS6
Hay 31 163 Od to 41 15$ Od I Hay 41 Os to 41 10s Od
Clover 31 lOs Od to 51 51 Oil Clover 51 Os to 51 los od
itraw 21 2s 04304
to 21 5s 01 I Straw 11 101 to 11 16$ Od

PRICE OF LEATHER.
Best Dressing Hides
Common Ditto
Crop Hides, 55 to 40Ibs for cutting
Ditto 45 to 50Ibs l6d to 19d
Calf Skins, 56 to 401bs
Ditto 50 to 70Ibs
Ditto 70 to 801bs ... ..
Small Seals, Greenland)
Tanned Horse Hides ... ... .. 17.1 to 211
Spanish Horse Hides ........... ...... 241 to 7A)I