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The Times, 1824-11-29T00:00:00

I AIARLBoRouIT.StrTisW.-4Y In last Saturdav week MeAsrs. Uougls and Afarden. coal;rerchants, in laio gtte-Rc7ose, Southwark, appeared at this office, attended by Mlr. Harmer,- Ls their solieitor; to a,tswer two informatlons filed against them at the instance of Dlr. Digg; the principal land coal-metcr for Surrey, under the 47th (Geo. 111. One information, gratintlcd upon tue 08th chap. and 113tlh sect. of this'act charged thiat the deferidants did, on the 13th day of October last, deliver aPt the hoase of Mlr. Andrew PRead, G,osvenor-strcet. in the perish of St.G7eorge, HIanover-square, 2~ ct5tldrorns of coals,w/ith- eat delivering therewithl the vender's ticket, prol*rlS' signei by the coal-meter, therebyincurring s penalty not exceeding 20i., under the act. The second in.formation charged, that the said 21j cbs]. drons of coalk so delivered. did not anlswer the descriptioni of coal for which they were sold-namely, that instead 7f their being " Walisend" coals which they piurported in thc ven- derjs ticker to be.and whic7s v/ere then at a price of 42fi. per chaliiron, they consistedt of two inSerior descriptions of coals, One called" *' rel_ ilngttoi b'eit,' then at a prics of 40s. per chaldron. and the other called " Adair's Maian," tben telling for 32i. per chaldron, rnaking on an average a dill'erence of loss to th~e purchaser of 4s. Pd. in the chaldron. This informaeioutwasgreunt.e&iupon the 68th chap. 33d se. of the same act, which inflicts the pelialty- not exceedlng 201. upon each chaldron so mnisrepresented. These informations were laid in the name of John Sannbroke, of Malasios.house.street,Lambeth, coal-meter, and Mzr. Jemnmet, at- tended ascounsel to support them on the part of the chief coal- zueter?j oflice. Before any evidence was gone into, Mtr. Hatmer, on the part of the defendants, took an objection to thle second izforma- tion, *hich was tbe mndst seeiousitt point of penalty, namely,thiat the MSagistratew7as deprived of anv jut.iodietion in this case,from the manner and forma in which this in'formatioti >a*s laid;s because lhy the act upon which the information wa.s groundleA, the Magzistrate has no power to inflict any one penalty exceeding 201. i and MIr. H armor contendled, that by introducing tbe 2A elhaldrons of coals into one in- formation, and the penalty being 201. upori each chaldron, it wortld be giving the Jlagistrate power to inflict one penalty of 5,01., ana that therefore there should-have been three disdinct informaticns for the ofilince here charged. M4r.Jemninet argued that Dlr. Harmer'svie w of the case *was quite erroneous, for that although the 2.& chaldrons were introduced into the one inforrnation, yet the MWagistrate. in awarding the penalties, gave them distinct upon each chaldron, indeed, as he was bound to do by thcact, and that therefiore the penalty would not be one oF 501., bmt thrce separate penalties, two of 201., and one of 101. Mir. Dvsca, the M4agistrate, said that he was of opinion there was something in Mir. Hlarmer's objection. r.nd he knew the practice hitherto, In caseas of information for this of r'ence, had been always tx |lay a separate infenn,ation upon each chaldron. Sir OoE OaXG FARKBAN 'r, thec magis trate, whlo was presen t, seem- ed to be of opinion also that M\r. Hatnmer's objection was fatal. Nr. Jenimet said, that be could clearly show the Mlagistrates that there wais nothing isI the objection of Mk. Harmrtc:but it would be sufficient for him to say that this same-objection had been maoa to a similar lnformatlon before hMr. Rtawlineon, the magistrate at *Marylebone..offlce, who was of opinion that the objection was fatal to thBe inforinatlon', and he refused to inflict the penalties. An appli- cation was, however, subseguently madc to the Court of Kfing's Bench for a man&zm:us, to direct the Mag*istrate to act upon the in- formnation, and Mr. R3vrlinson, in consequence, awarded the pe- nalties. MIr. Harmer said he believed there wras sanme difference between the two cases. iU,. Jennmet said there was none whatever: they were precisely thle sanid. fr. Dra f said, that he waes not aware of any suh decision by the Ciurt ofi Sng's Bench aS that shpoken of* but as he itas told. upon authorite which he coul e not doubt, that sach was the case, he wnts very ready to bow to that decision; but woald adjoarn the final hearing of the case for s few days, tO satisfy 3himself petfrctly upon the subject. I.'s Hatur~day being the day approinted by the MWagistrate to give his decaslen upon the point, all the parties were again in attendance, and Mr. JTemmet having produced a copy of the "ntachmp s" from the Crosn.office, obtained'br thr. Bigg Air. ote dn of course over- ruled theobjecton of 3r. enarmer. l\r. Jcm met was now about to caU the folios-big witncsscs who were In attendance to prove the case-two rivermeters, a clermi from the Coals-market, tLh U bhterman, and the carsian who delivered the coalc, bat Ms. Harman said lhe would tave him the trouble of doing o, (although ha sctill thought ie could? if the case wcre gone into, rerv much mitigate, if not do away wnth the charge,} by pleading guilty to both informations but he trusted that the coal-mfeter, whose only object could be to see the publid sarotected, would be satisfied wilth a small jenalry,particularly as Ito knew Mvr.H'ough to hav e been for 40 yearss i the coal-trade, and lot a man in the practiceof either violating the l*w, or of imposing upon the public. Ir. Bieg, a-ho was present, said that he certainl did nrot belisev that Sir. Hopgh was ofltea an ofi'ender, and roas wifling to attribute his presentofiensces tis spome mistake rather than intentional fraud, and he wvould therefore be cotiterited with any penalty te Alagistrate thought St to awvard; but it wis his ( tr. bigg's) daty to nse the publisc protected, and that duty he w oald perform. the defendants were then fined in a penaltyof ol. sad costs, wi ch Mir. Hlough immediately paid. Iglr. Bteg said, that there was a practice among fraududentd enders of coas , but he by no means intended this observation for the d.. fendtents, of obtalning the meter'ss signature to the eter's tisket, and then forgilng that signatutxe tn the vender's ticket, it being necessary todelivernbitl with the M oalste so that te guardagainst thiserad, the purchasr should tair e Hare to cobjpare both the signatures, and see that they wsereshe sifmeon both tickets. On Satuirdnf camie on to be heacd the cohplaidSt of Dr. Patterson aaiDstGthe PatentSteam esmin t Compa.y * aWld, in pursuance of a summons served at the office of the Copany, MbLr. Jlius Sithl, who stared himdslf to be one of the managers, attended to defend the Company and their rights nd cht.rneter * and never did we see a man more " eager for the Sray" than l?r. Smnith was. He was in at- tendane stman early hoar, and while other business of the officce was b)eing proceeded w[ith, he kiept constantly asking: the officers if' the Doctor was yet come, hoping that nothiig might keep him asfay. and that the case might be heard in the most public part of the office, expressing a gfeat objection to having it heard in the private room but he was told, that although it was nomninally private, yet, when isny public bsiness was done there, it was as open as any other part of the office. The Doctor at length arrived, and On his appearance joy seemed to beam in the cornteiaace of Mr. Smith. Tbe parties were ushered in before Sir GEOan ar FAR RAlnTo ain d Dr. Petterson, who is in manner and demeanour a gentlemarn, as he if br profession made tle following simple stattement of his grievance:-He said that having recived the tro printed circular letters which ehe pro- daced from the Paatet Steam Washing Company, addressed to him individually at his hoase in 4ueen-street, Mlayfair, be de.. lermined to give their lan a trial, and accordingly cade out alist of sundry articles of linen; amn sent them by the Company's cart, which called athis door onwthe 18th of Oetsber. In the circa ser letters there was promise given that the dift'arent customers should have their linen returned within three days; bat the Doctor waited, he said, a-vwhole fortnIght withouthearing aay thing of what he Lad sent tobe ah being then wrote a very polte leuter to the Com- pany, requesting that his thigsg might be seat houe, but he received no answer. fic wrote again e rnd again, but still no answer; and at length, after the expiration of a month, he called at the office of the Company in the city, and there he was promre trd thast his linen should be sent home, and accordiingly the nest day some parr oft them was sent home, but from that day to this, nov gving On to another month, he has not heard a word about the r.e onainder. Although he has repeatedly wrotted, and sent resated esages bymthenarrier,who stl rularly aells for more rhings, which, however1 he does not get; butrno notice whatevcr has the Company takes of him, or made any replr. inhich in common ci- vilIty he thought they were bound to do, to his letters. Under these ci1rcumnstances the Doctor said hewlshe to know from this rmpudany why they kept his linen, or wvhat eirplaxiaiion they could give? he haBd not,;he said the giighse&t wish to injure the Company, nor had he any ba'd feeing towards them butias he had also heard simihar complaints from other persons, some frou ladies who woe. ashamed To come forwaed to eomletin fit a public ofef, he was; desirous, for :he siko of tlhe public, to knowv what this Compatny meant by thus Air.nHough inmedithenyp. Alr. Jugslaid, tha then In r speech of about half an hour's lentnth ohfough which our hmits wmil not ealow us to folelw him, fetahlea the origin, progress, and euccess of the Steam Washing Company; hehdescribed the various modes of washing, drying, snoothing, and folding evzery article; and how many pieces of linen, after oeing wvashed, dried, and alhost smoothed, get agirted again if thib latter operution, and keep travelling through the esta- blishment for a long time. This, ir. Smith said, was one cause of delay. Another, be said, was, that the Comtpany hlae in vhin, sintc their establishn mnet, tried every experineot stnd cbymnical process to obtain an ink for markingZ the linen of sufti- Ceat surability to resist the action of eteam tothe degree 230, which fa used in clemsing thce inen and the conasequence is, that not only the Company's maerk, whic they woular wish' and intend to last for ever upon peopl olinren, hut all other markusinre taken out; so thr a he ihole edass is thrown into onfusion and tlhe difficulty and de lay -of-assortipg very great indeed, lie has often seen, be said, Thethe Company leave altogedher failed in mnarkineg the linen to culstomers, the owners themselves come to the offlce and take sway things as tlseirBs, which in a fewr days t.hey would return aa bt belanging to thean,, o completely were they setamorphosed. bthordeat.se of delay was, he said, arlsing fromP the want of a manner knowledgerofanureonthempart of upwards of 20 persons e thwoysd in the comp lny's works; and to this risfortune was owing the disappointment which the Io3ctor had met with. The linen of each eustonfer, thr. Smith Staid, s marked 'when it arrives wit the irnitnl of his name nd ai numbhier corrcspondingl to his tading upon hedbroks aticacastofner. Wnl est the Doctor'spliney' arrived there wee 17 P.'s cu5tomers before him, ob thathe made the 18th P., hut in rluttintthe mdr i upon the Dactor's linen the marker putethr8 he- fsae'the l,rnawhnpl the Docitor thereby P. 81, instead of -P. 18 he that no bustonherd tid be foundr answenrng to this numbert endh ol poarny ,he Dorestn things could not be sent hoeme. -:Twr !letrote agine anogtain, bht whtil no oanser coul4. ai linen a ould be Rent 11"e, and a-wrdingly th. next day fotnd for these articles, and tbe docteronstantly applyng abOu MtI` same tort of articles, that it mnightby possibility bare occured to th Company that those things were the Doctor's. licedotor urged that this reaon, if any at all, conld only applyrtm the firt inetance, but it was now a. ortrnight since part of theit1si5nt were sent home, and why was not the other part ? Mlr. Snith said, because they had not yet been foand; " but," said MIr. 5mith,." what does your worship think it Is thc Doctor is making such a noise aboat, as nearlv to shake the very eatrth? One' shirt, one tsble,cloth, one' tovel, and eGe night-cap. R;ea;ll.on would suppose that the Dotor was left without a change of linen The D)octor said, it was not the value of the articles be contendod for, but the principle- The AMagistrate said that the principle was just the =ame wvith re- gard to one article as to fifty. Itr. Smith said, that there conld be no neessity whaterer fortlts Doctor to complain at tlsisksfflce,besu,se,hadthe read the omallanly' letter with attention, he wonld have seen a elause in it eng ing, tVa if by negl elice.er_m4take ;Df property intrusted io the Company shlb d blo or deqtWyrd, tey would iastantly pay the value te7 the owner, The Alagistrate,sEdd, tb2t notwitllstanding this, fie horught ths Doctor had much z ei^soa to complai a. hlis letters were not only left unanlswered, but: althoagh tte crrier o6f the Gerupaiy walii at hix door every' cello* more things, which, by the way, was rather cu- rious, yet iheCompany did not deigr to send himh evensa message of explanatfon. A4fter a&dit an hoer'sf more discuesion, it wvas agreed that every elftvrt should be made by the Company to trOce out the Doctor's things, and it they could not be f'ound, that the vaits of them is4oult& be paid. Jamrn Rely, a stupid heavy-looking fellow, who has been several days in custody uont a charge of obtaining nmoney from ltSr. God- head. a coal-merc ant, in South Aolton.strect, under the pretence of hiribg apartments at liir. Godhead's bouse - for the Rev. Mr- Peel, whose servant he said he wag, and borrowingthis money ;o pa for the removal of Air. PeelPs luggage from the Thatched-house TPa- venl, was brougbt up for final ex amination. ls consequcncc of the publicatien of the first examination of the prisoner, thcoffice was on this occesion crowded by peatons who bad bein the duses of the prisoner in a similar manner. There were no Ieee than 17 rcsnect- able females, who identified the prisoner. and from all of whom be hnd taken lodgings, some in the name of 'SquireCole, Hon. Ir_ I,eIlje, Ar r. Butterworth, AILP., &c., andateacls lodging he contriveaS to borrow somermoney,frouna sovereign downwards,twremovehis-mas- ter's luggage. The mnost ltmhable cases were those of Mrs. Clrike,.of .Yetmyn.street ansd Mlrs. Tdlompsos, a Scotch lady, in Tlornhesgli- street, Bedford-square. The prrsoner calledatnightat Mr. Thump-' sonx 's jest as she wvas at r.pper, and askedl to look at her liut flqor, which he wanted for the llonourablc Mr. elie, then stopping at I Stevens s lotel in Bond-street. He said the lodgings would do and asked the price, which sne said WaS 21. per week: but he A that was quite too little. and she should have 21. IOs. a week; rant tos this she agreed. 'l'he prrisoner thea had some eupprr and brandy and water; andas he was goiqg out, hc said he must mnove in the luggage that night, anC asked her tolend him 5s, for that purposc, 2s hie was rather short, which she gave hini. H then asked her if she could net make: it iOs.. as he did notrhink 5s. was enough. She said yes,andgavehim the lOs.,and she believed if he had asked fo-a sovereign he would have had it. At Mlrs. Clark's hehitredapartments,aadtook Mlr.Clarlt,4wa is avery large man,with him to carry the luggage of-'quire Cole ;but when he got some distance from tne house, he told Mr. Clark tu wait a few minutes at the corner of a street. The prisoner them went back- to Irs. Clark, and said Mkcr. Clark had sent him for lOs., which the gac e him; but he had nat long gone when M1r. Clark caine running in out of breath, and asked lrs. Clark if the prisoner had been back there. She replied that he had. " Then, by the Ltord," said MIr. Clark. " we are done." From Mrs. Blackwell, of Leiccater-square, he got a sovereign ins a similar manner. He was fully committed upon fouir charges of obtaiuinm money by fraudulent representations, and the rest were told they mighttalso indict him. A decent.looking woman, named iMfary Werren, was committed to the House of Correction for one month, as a vagrant, for obtain- iag money, by begging-letters, from riscount Dadley and Warul. It appeared that she ad also obtained money from Lard Derby, the Duke of Rutland, &c. __ FP0110E.