The Sun.
London, England, 1839-09-30 00:00:00

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.

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EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF FELONY.—Thomas
Mlles was charged before Mr Dr, er, the sitting Magistrate,
with stealing 15 dozen of siiv,r spoons, two gold seals,
a gold neck chain, and other valuable property to a very
considerable amount, belonging to Mr. Orchard, the
proprietor of the George the Fairth, at Kensall Green,
on the Harrow-road. Moses Jacobs, the proprietor
of an extensive glass warehouse in Berwick street, Soho,
and Edward Brown, a young man of fashionable ap-
pearance, were charged with being connected with the
same.

Richard Miller, who is known at this office as a common
informer, stated that the robbery in question was com-
mitted between two and three months ago, and at the
Session before last, at the Cent ral Criminal Court, a man
named William Davis was foand guilty of the offence,
and sentenced to 15 years' transportation. He (the
witness), received infortnatio;) on Friday afternoon, that
the prisoners were concerned in the robbery, and accord-
ingly, for the sake of public justice, gave them separately
into the charge of the police, ,zs he happened to meet
with them.

Mr. DYER—Do you of our own knowledge know
any thing about the matter.
Witness—No ; but I have a witness here who does.
Thomas Daniels, a hair-drawer, then stepped forward
but proved nothing.
Mr. DYER—This is a mop' -mtraordinary case. You
charge three persons with b; i,,5 concerned in a felony,
and when brought before tii you do not produce a
tittle of evidence in support of the accusation.

The prisoners were-fintnediately discharged.

LAMBETH. STREET.

On Saturday, a tall Por‘uauese Jew, who gave his
name Emanuel Francesco, but who had passed by half
a dozen of aliases, and who has been at this office once
' or twice before on similar charges, was brought before
Mr. Combe for final examin,it,on. From the evidence
it appeared that the ptisoaci- nlled on a Mr. Barry, a
grocer, in Buller's-building East Smithfield, and or-
dered grocery to the amount of 21. 18s. for Captain
Joseph, of the Hannah, repreAe,itiog that he had been
commissioned by the Captain Lo do so. Mr. Barry,
believing the representation, him have the goods, and
made out a bill in his own and prisoner's name for their
amount. The prisoner suhsoquently gave other orders,
and on being pressed for the former bill, he made various
excuses, took the prisoner round to different places
where he said the money wn&d be paid, and was at
length given into custody. 0,1 looking over the bill,
and seeing that the prosecute::; had not only made it out
in the prisoner's name, but advanced him five shillings
when the order was given, Mr. Combe remarked that
though there could be but Little moral doubt of the
guilt of the prisoner, yet, I, gaily speaking, there was
nothing in the case that would justify him (Mr. Combo)
in committing him for trial, as the acts of the prosecu-
tor himself would put him out of Court.
The second charge against the prisoner was that of
obtaining six hats from Mr. Cox, a hat manufacturer,
in Castle-street, Southwark, of the value of 41., by false
pretences. In the present case it appeared the prisoner
managed to get himself introduced to Mr. Cox through
a workman in his factory, and represented himself as the
agent of a Mr. Mariano, an Oporto merchant, residingin
the Regent's-park, who v. anted a large shipping

order of beaver and silk hats made up. Mr. Cox
first intrusted him with three hats to take to
Mr. Mariano as a sample, and subsequently three
others of a better description, his representation
being that half the amount of the order would be paid
when it was given, the other half previously to the
goods being delivered. After this the prisoner, as on
the former occasion, on being pressed on the point, gave
an order on the part of Mr. Mariano, for two gross of
silk hats, which would amount to 641. and subsequently
took Mr. Cox to the same offices in Freeman's-court,
Cornhill, that he had previously taken Mr. Barry, and
where he represented he would be paid by Mr. Mariano.
In reply to the questions of Mr. Combe, Mr. Cox
admitted he would not have intrusted the prisoner with
the samples had it not been for the representations of
his own journeyman, who said he known him for many
years.
Mr. COMBE remarked that the present was one of
the numerous cases which almost daily occur, wherein
tradesmen are swindled out of their property, through
their not adopting proper precaution, and making the
necessary inquiries about their representations pre-
vious to parting with their goods.
The prisoner was discharged.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—Louisa Laurence, a middle-
aged female, was charged with attempting to drown
herself by throwing herself into the Regent's Canal.—
The prisoner declared she was driven to the act by
the continued ill treatment of her husband. On the
night before he had struck and ill-used her, and at
two o'clock in the morning she left the house, deter-
mined to destry herself, and put sin end to her misery.
—Police-constable K 100, deposed to jumping into the
canal after the prisoner, and taking her out. The hus.
band, being in attendance, was brought forward, and
the only fault he could allege against his wife was that
she spent his money too fast. This, however, did not
appear to be the fact, and Mr. Combe, after remarking
on the harsh conduct of the husband, and cautioning
him to behave kinder to Isis wife for the future, dis-
charged the prisoner.