The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-21 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

WHOLESALE UTTERING COUNTERFEIT COIN AT A
TAVERN.—George Andrews and Charles Donovan, two
rough-looking fellows, were placed at the bar, charged
with the wholesale uttering of counterfeit coin.
Mr. Charles Bonsey, proprietor of the Lord High Ad-
miral Tavern, Vauxhall bridge-road, said that after dinner
yesterday afternoon he went into the bar to take the place
of the barmaid, when he found the two prisoners in front of
the counter. They requested to be served; but as he did
not like their appearance and manner, and moreover thought
they had had enough to drink, he refused to serve them,
when they asked for a cigar, which he gave them, and in
payment Donovan gave him a counterfeit half-crown. He
immediately detected it, but the prisoners stoutly declared
that it was good, and Donovan, alleging that they were
coal-porters, said that he had had the half-crown given
him that morning by his master. While prose-
cutor was having an altercation with the pri-
soners, his barmaid, overhearing it, said to Mrs.
Bonsey, " I have changed four or five half-
crowns for those men while you have been at dinner."
Mrs. Bonsey immediately told prosecutor, who, looking in
the till, found four bad half-crowns. The police were then
sent for, and the prisoners taken into custody.
Prisoners, on being asked whether they wished to ask
anything of the prosecutor, contented themselves by de-
claring that they did not say they were coal-porters and had
had the half• crowns spoken of in payment.
The barmaid proved that while her master and mistress
were at dinner the prisoners came in and called for beer, and
by various artifices succeeded in uttering the four half-
crowns produced and obtaining change.

Further evidence was about to be produced, when

Mr. Arnold said there was no necessity, and remanded
the prisoners till Monday for the attendants of the solicitor
to the Treasury.

THAMES.

CONVICTION or A. RUFFIAN.—Thomas Harney, a pugilist
and touter to crimps and outfitters, was brought before Mr.
Woolrych, charged with assaulting Angel Harris.
Mr. T. Beard, solicitor, stated that the defendant had
been repeatedly convicted and fined for assaults, and had
also been imprisoned. He believed the prisoner did not care
for fines, unless they were very heavy, or for imprison-
ments, unless they were lengthened. The prisoner met
his client last Thursday three weeks and struck him a vio-
lent blow on the eye and knocked him down. The com-
plainant's eye was blackened, and he felt the effects of the
blow for some time. Since the outrage was com-
mitted, Harney provoked another man, who beat him
severely with a poker. Harney was taken to the hospital,
and some days afterwards the man who assaulted him was
fined 40s. by Mr. Partridge. He (Mr. Beard) could give a
long history of the ruffianly propensities of the man Harney
who ought to be restrained. Some time ago, when Harney,
was before the court, he boasted that he was employed to
knock down sailors and rob them, and that the man who
charged him with the assault did the same.
Mr. Beard then called Angel Harris, who said he had a
black eye for nearly a fortnight after Harney struck him,
and that he used very bad language and threats.
The prisoner, in defence, said that Harris asked him to
give him a lesson in sparring, and he did ao.
Mr. Woolrych recalled Harris, who denied that he asked
Harney to give him a lesson in sparring.
Mr. Woolrych said that Harvey was a quarrelsome foul-
mouthed bully, and he had no doubt committed the assault
complained of. He fined the prisoner 255. and costs.

MARKETS--This Day.

HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD. Old Meadow hay, £3 10s to £4 10s ;
new do., £3 to £4 ; old clover, £4 lOs to £6 Os ; new do ,
£3 10s to £5 Os; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per load.
Trade slow.
CUMBERLAND.—OId Meadow hay, £3 10s to £4 10s ;
new do., £3 Os to £4 Os; old dove,, £4 lOs to £6 ; new do.,
£3 lOs to £5 Os ; and straw, Ss to D. 16s per load.
Supply moderate.
WHITECHAPEL —Old Meadow hay, £3 10s to £4 108,
new do , £3 Os to £4 Os; old clover, £4 lOs to £6 Os; new
do , £3 lOs to £6 Os; and straw, £l. 8s to £1 ]6s per load.
A slow demand.