At the Hatton Garden Office, on Monday, Ellen Detrosier, widow
of the late Rowland Detrosier, was charged with the crime of selling newspapers in her shop, in John Street, Clerkenwell, on Sun- day. The churchwardens were the prowcutors; but agreed not to press for the penalty, provided she discontinued the nuisance. So the defendant was let off on payment of costs. It is to hoped that these godly men do nothing worse on a Sunday than sell newspapels. We
suspect, if the truth were known, they do nothing better. Certainly they might find more worthy occupation on a Monday than prosecuting a poor widow for trying to gain a livelihood in so harmless a way.)
At the Worship Street Office, on Wednesday, Dr. Birkbeck was charged with evading the payment of a toll. The Collector said, that the defendant on Friday last drew up in his carriage within a short dis- tance of the City Road gate. He got out and passed out foot through the turnpike, lie told the coachman that lie should summons his mas- ter for attempting to evade the toll, Os it was not the first time that he had done so. Dr. Birkbeck was convicted, under the list section of the General Turnpike Act ; and paid the toll and costs. L The Doctor should have asked the Magistrate how num he- IniAt drive his carriage to the toll-bar wiqueit being called upon to pay the toll We happen to know that a defendant, in precisely similar eiretenstaecce to those in which Dr. Birk beck lout-1 llumsef c,caped the toll and the penalty,
by pushing the Magistrate to decide that point. The only sensible rule is, that they who pass through the gate shall pay. Every day, persons do drive in cabs and coaches close up to a turnpike, and discharge the vehicle in order to "evade" the toll. How much of a road may a person:use without paying a toll ?)
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