Children of Eleanor and Samuel Smith

William Thomas, a waterman, of Deptford, was summoned by William Hyland, also a waterman, with working for hire in a boat, on which his name and number were not duly painted.

It appeared that, on the 9th inst., the defendant had a fare at the Lower Watergate, Deptford, and his own boat being afloat he took three gentlemen off to a vessel lying in the river, in a boat belonging to Ellis Smith, another waterman; that after putting his passengers aboard the vessel he returned and obtained his own boat, and subsequently brought the same persons ashore in it, thus being summoned for taking the persons across in the first instance.

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IMPORTANT TO WATERMEN.—On Wednesday last, William Henry Wardell, a waterman, of this town, was summoned before Mr. Secker, at the police-court, to answer an alleged infringement of the Watermen's Act by carrying passengers in his boat on Sunday to view the Leviathan. The information was laid by Mr. Ellis Smith, who claimed the right, as ferryman, to such trade. In the absence of Mr. Smith, the section under which the proceedings were taken was pointed out by another person, and Mr. Seeker reading it, and hearing from the defendant that the persons he had taken in his boat were a pleasure party, and that after thanking them around the Leviathan he landed them at the place he took them from, his worship ruled that no offence had been committed, the Sunday ferry rights only securing the privilege to the complainant of carrying persons to any ship or across the river between certain points. It could not be said that the party had gone on board the Leviathan, and therefore the summons would be dismissed. The defendant asked for his expenses, for the payment of which and the attendance of Mr. Smith the summons was adjourned until yesterday (Friday), when the complainant was ordered by Mr. Traill to pay defendant's expenses, amounting to 12s.

William Austin Woodford Smith, formerly of Tyer-street, Vauxhall, Surrey, Collector of the Westminster Steam Boat Company, then of No. 10, Old King-street, and of  No. 32, Edward-street, both-in Deptford, Kent, part of the time Collector of the Waterman's Steam Packet Company, afterwards a. Mate on board the Glenelg, East Indiaman, bound to Comma, and other places, on an Expedition, then of Edward-street, Deptford aforesaid, Lighterman, and now of the same place, following no occupation or employment.

SUSAN BERRY, 19, for stealing one gown, one pair of shoes, one pair of stockings, one apron, and one handkerchief, and four shillings, the property of Mary Ann Smith, at St. Paul's, Deptford. Prisoner was living with prosecutor; and, when taken into custody, had the gown on—Four months' hard labor.