The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-20 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATUADAY EVENING, JANUARY 20, 1855,

lice Act and the Pawnbrokers Act power was given to
the magistrate to make an order for the unconditional
restoration of the goods, and Mr. Wood quoted several
cases from the law reports to show that this view of .Zhe
matter had been confirmed by the judges. He also
drew attention to those clauses which made it the impe-
rative duty of pawnbrokers to make certain inquiries on
taking in property, and which, ho contended, were not
complied with in the present case ; in consequence of
which he was further liable to the penalties imposed by
the act, although that object was not aimed at in the
present summons.
James Warden, clerk to Mr. Wood, proved that be
was sent to the defendant's to inquire about the article
in question, during the Christmas week, and Mr. Tom-
linson told him that the laundress (Wilkins) had pledged
a great many things in the names of the gentlemen who
employed her, stating that she had been sent by them,
only they did not wish the things to be left in their own
names. He said he would give her into custody if she
came again, but declined to give up the property unless
steps wore taken to convict her ; although he was will-
ing, if that course was not pursued, to share the loss
with the gentlemen who claimed it.
Mr. Tomlinson admitted that he had raid so, and still
adhered to his defence.

Mr. Jardine said there could be no question about the
law of the case. He bad an undoubted right to order
the pawnbroker to deliver up the property, but it was
another question whether he should feel justified in
doing so, until at least an attempt was "lade to prose-
cute the woman who had stolen the goods. She was not
out of the way—then why was she not given into cus-
txly I It was a matter of public policy that the thief,
in such cases, should not be allowed to escape ; or, what
would be the consequence 7 In the present instance, of
course, there was no collusion, but among a certain
class of people there would be repeated attempts to de-
fraud the pawnbroker. Nothing could be easier than
for Ann Thompson to agree with Mary Johnson to go
and pawn her gown and then keep out of the way until
her friend Johnson had got the magistrate to order the
pawnbroker to give it up, the profits of the transaction
being divided between them. If Mr. Woed thought
proper to prosecute the laundress, then the pawn-
broker would be compelled to give up the property,
without receiving a penny of his money back again.
Mr. Wood said he would prosecute if the magistrate
ordered him to do so ; but he submitted that it was
the pawnbroker's place to prosecute. He would ask his
worship to consider the nature of the property pledged,
which included shirts having his name fully marked
upon them. Surely they ought to have excited sus-
picion.
Mr. Tomlinson assured the court that it was the con-
stant practice of gentlemen living in chambers in the
inns of court to send their laundresses with articles to
pledge, directing the latter to leave them in their own
names ; and he had known repeated cases in which gen-
tlemen had come themselves, and pawned articles in the
names of their clerks or laundresses.

Mr. Jardine was rather surprised to hear this, he
would confess, although he might have supposed that
laundresses frequently made such representations. Ho
advised a warrant to issue against the woman.
Eventually this course was agreed to, and then Mr.
Tomlinson voluntarily delivered up all the goods except
one shirt, which was retained for prosecution.
A gentleman present complained that his laundress
had pawned all his library at the same place, but the
circumstances were not mentioned.

Two well-dressed young foreigners, who gave the
names of Louis Parotti and Grossi Vincent, were
brought before Mr. Jardine, charged with begging,
and disorderly conduct, at the residence of the Rev.
J. T. Brunow, Catholic priest, of Lincoln's-inn-fields.
The reverend complainant stated that the defendants
called at his residence between twelve and one
o'clock that day, and requested to see him. He was
net disengaged at the time, and they were requested
to wait in the hall. After a short time they began
walking up and down, making a noise, and com-
plaining of disrespectful treatment. Witness went down
to them, and they said they had been waiting for an
hour, having called for relief. Witness, knowing that
they had not been kept waiting a quarter of that time,
regarded them as improper persons to relieve, and de-
sired them to quit the house. They refused to go, and
he then sent for a policeman, at the same time advising
them to leave. They then began to abuse him in strong
language, and also the Catholic religion, and he was
ultimately compelled to give them into custody.
Constable 136 F said, that when he took the defend-
ants into his charge, one of them said that they had
called for relief which the complainant was bound to
give them, and had been insulted by being kept in a cold
passage for an hour.

- A.s-the defendants were Italians, and oily ens of them
could speak English—and that very imperfectly—an
effort was made to look up a translator in the district,
but without success, it being generally known that the
Home-oflice does not allow any fee to be paid out of the
Treasury for suck purposes.
Under these circumstances Mr. Jardine was com-
pelled to discharge them, with a suitable caution not to
go there again.

LAMBETH.—A man dressed in the garb of a me-
chanic, who refused to give his name, was• charged with
coining, and baring in his possession a quantity of coin-
ing implements.

-
Sergeant Quinnear deposed that, on the preceding
evening, he, accompanied by police-constable Stephen
Booth, proceeded to the house, Ne. 7, Surrey-buildings,
East-lane, Walwortla, and in eadeavouring to effect an
entrance by the back-door he made a slight noise, upon
which the prisoner opened it, aid he (Quinnear) at once
secured him. On searching the place they found a vast
quantity of things such as are used in tie manufacture
of base coin, and from information which has reached
me I have no doubt whatever the prisoner is one of tie
most ingenious and successful manufacturers of base
coins in England, and that ie nukes as much as 41. and
51. a week by selling the manufaetured coin to the
passers or "sniashers," Quinnear here pi-educed the
articles found, consisting of bell meal, copper, black
tin, 23 files of various sizes, an electrotype machine,
shears, plaster of Paris, &c. The prisoner, when I took
him into custody (added the witness), said, " I wonder
a fiy (clever) man like you should take so much trouble
for nothing" (meaning that the mere possession of such
articles, no coin being discovered, would not affect him).
Prisoner—Officer, why didn't you fetch the candle-
sticks here

Quinnear—Because I did not think it necessary.
Mr. Norton—Nor was it. I think the officer has
brought quite enough against you. What are you!
Prisoner—l have stated on the sheet what I am. I'm
a tinker and general jobber.
Mr. Norton—Then what business can a tinker hare
with plaster of Paris !

Prisoner—Well, I sometimes get an odd job of jewel-
lery to mend, and it's ♦ery handy to keep the metal from
spreading—(laughter)—and as for supposing the things
found in my possession were intended as materials for
coining it is quite ridiculous. I dare say I could go to
your worship's house at this moment and find the same
sort of materials there. I should find on the roof
some lead or sine ; I should find some Britannia
metal spoons, and also a flower pot, which would
be found sufficiently porous to Answer all the purposes
of electrotyping. I should also, in all probability,
find a box of carpenter's tools, as gentlemen are in
the habit of keeping a fancy box of tools, and I should
not wonder if I found an old file or two, (Renewed
laughter.)

Mr. Sorts' here referred to the act of Parliament,
and found that the artisles, the possession of which con-
stituted the offence, were not found in the prisoner's case,
except " edging tools," and the files he should take to
constitute them.

The prisoner said files were used for different purposes,
and therefore his Worship should not arrive at the con-
clusion that those found in his possession were used for
coining. Quinnear, the officer, he said, was perfectly
correct in his opinion of the law, that there was not in
law any charge against him, &ad he therefore called -for
his liberation.

Mr. Norton remarked that if the law was not suffi-
cient to punish a person of his character, there was not
the slightest security for the public. The law as re-
garded the whole case of coining and passing base coin
was in a most disgraceful state. He should remand the
prisoner for the attendance of the officers of the Mint.

A WIIALTHY PALTER COUNILL/D TO DISOORGI.
Jane Fowls, a pauper belonging to the City of London
union, has lately been compelled to refund to the parish
authorities the sum of nearly 2501., invested in the Three
per Cent. Consols. It appears she had been in the re-
ceipt of out-door relief for the last ten years, when, by
the sagacity and intelligence of Mr. Turner, the reliev-
ing officer, it was discovered that she possessed this
large sum of money in the funds. Steps were iramedi-
ately takes against her for the imposition she had been
practising on the parochial authorities, the result of
which has been that they have compelled her to refund
the whole of the money she has had from them during
that period, being nearly the whole amount of the sum
invested.

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