The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-14 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.-(THIS DAY.

Police constabble No. 156 C, stated that he knew
all the prisoners to be thieves, and associates of one
another. He had known Hunt as a bad character for
teu years.

Mr. Jardine sentenced them to two months' im-
prisonment in the House of Correction and hard
labour.

TON-GARDEN.-(THIS DAY

DEAR FUN.—John Collins, a native of the Emerald
Isle, was charged with being drunk, and assaulting a
constable. It appeared that the prisoner, during his
state of intoxication, had run a muck at every body and
every thing in his way.
Mr. CumßE—What have you to say? Prisoner
(with an indescribably merry ,expression of countenance)
—Why% piase your VVurtchip, it was all fun. I had
tuck a dhrop of the cratur—and I might have sthruck
him and he me, but I've got; no marks, and he's got
no marks, so it can only be fun, and I suppose you'll
let me go this oncet.
Mr. ComßE—You must pay twenty shillings for your
fun, or be imprisoned three weeks.
The prisoner, who seemed quite electrified by this
tragical conclusion to his fun, was then removed in
custody.

PLUNDERING BY SERVANTS.—Catherine Hubbard
and Mary Hubbard, mother and daughter, were placed
at the bar, charged with stealing provisions from Mr.
Montagu Levyson, of Queen-square, the master of the
younger prisoner.
The prosecutor stated that last evening, at seven
o'clock, he was returning to his house, and observed
the elder prisoner standing at his area with a bundle ;
when questioner',, she said she had brought the bundle
for her daughter, who lived as servant there. On his
desiring her •to go the street door she threw the bundle
down the area and ran off. On examination the bundle
was found tr, contain proviisions, bread, groceries, and
wax candles, which the girl had pilfered from her
master to give to her mother. As, however, the pro-
secutor could not swear to the provisions, the prisoners,
who offered no defence, were discharged, after a ses ere
reprimand from the Magistrate.
John Dennis was sentenced to a fine of 205., or
three weeks' imprisonment for an assault on Mr. W. G.
Lailo r, la odlord of the Globe Tavern, who had refused
to supply him with liquor, while in a state of intoxi-
cation.

I CUPID v. LIQUOR.— A red-headed, pug-nosed,
broad-shouldered. personage, who gave his name as
Cupid, but why bore no re semblance to the boy-god,
save in his hay.ing a bandage over his eye, and in wound-
ing those wb o offered hinr aid, was charged with being
drunk, and committing are assault.
Cupid, it appeared, had been paying a visit
to Bacchus somewhere in Fleet-street, and, on
quitting the jolly god, met with a butcher, who, not
being given to heathenism, eschewing Bacchus, had
nail quietly and imbibed his potations at the Mitre.
ue said butcher being an iconoclast, had attacked
Cupid with his cleaver, and cut his eye and his head,
which accounted for his appearance in the bandage. A
passer-by, taking pity on the fallen Cupid, went and
picked him up, whereupon Cupid, as usual, attacked
his prese ever. The policr!, like the fates, forcing obe-
dience •:o the mandate s both of gods and men,
marched Cupid off to tht station-house, where he had
remained in durance cv er since. No prosecutor ap-
peared; and Mr. Combe , not thinking that either her
Majesty or her lieges could be in much danger from
such a Cuspid, suffered him to go at large.

ACCIT►EN7' ON THE BIRMING

HAM RAILWAY.

The mail train from the north was this morning
thrown off the rails, about a mile from Fenny Stratford;
in consequence of running ov'r two cows. The tra.
yelling post-office was much injured, and the horse box,
in which a great portion of the mail bags are deposited,
was noarly broken to piiicos, as well as another car-
riage.

An. engine and a second class carriage were imme-
diately sent for the conveys; ace of the mails to London,
.where they arrived two hour, s and 40 minutes after the
proper time. In consequei ice of the travelling office
being broken, ail the letters :for the towns between Wol-
verton and London, and for the post towns on this line
on each side the railway, lye) .e unavoidably brought on
to London, from which pla mthey were again despatched
by the day mail to their d. !stination.
Fortunately the two cler .ks and the guard employe
in the travelling nest office escaped without injury.
NE

W STRAIN iFfHEATRE.

sin Saturday night Mr. I fammond delivered the fol-
Lowing address on the conclu. ;ion of the season :
" LADIES AND GENTLEM EN—With this night our
season ends ; and I again ap pear before you to venture
a few more last words.' It. has been our wish to be-
guile the severity of the lac* summer with sunshine
here ; and, I am happy to sa' y, that though the thermo-
meter has been somewhat low outside, in this place the
quicksilver has risen very ha ndsomely. I might with
this brief, yep- most significant; acknowledgement of your
patronage, co aclude spee, ; but that at this moment
I find myself in what I feel t o be—' an interesting situa-
tion.' Ladies: and Gentlem .en— -Being about to open a
larger house of business, ti ris,perhaps, may not be an
unfavourable time to solicit a continuance of your cus-
tom. As you have been p' leased to like the light food
here at the 'Strand, come ; mit taste the cakes and ale'
at Drury-I ane. I will not r" an over the bill—or rather
bills of fr se in preparation-- .but will venture to promise,
that yoed shall have good Ev glish feeding, and that band-
somelx -put before you. 1 pray ye—draw to. But
whe:c ar e you going to give us?' This question has been
put to me—for I have k ept a scrupulous account—
three thousand nine hun Bred and ninety-nine times.
Hammond, ?that a re you going to do?' That
makes the round number- —four thousand. When Mr.
Pitt. was asked what W 2 s the news ? his reply was,
I don't know, for I h aven't seen the papers.' /
or I like great par allels ---,lay claim to a like ignorance,
and from a like eau se, with Mr. Pitt. I will, however,
be communicative on One
we are not going
;o do. In
p, oint ; namely, upon what
the various engagements
entered into with E 3glish actors I have not made it a
sine qua non that t hey slnall be .ready at any or no no-
tice to perform opei •as it German,. Dutch, Cherokee,
or Japanese. Neitl ler, in our pursit of dramatic suc-
cess, do we propose t o g( 4 upon horseback ; nor, though
in these days popularity i Ls sought for in strange places,
shall we for or,e lltinute t hink of looking for it in a lion's
mouth ! Dien, for ow new dramas ! It used to be
boasted of Lord Nelson , that the French couldn't put
anything 'Jut that he did n't immediately take it. We
shall not, imitate Lor Nelson. Enough of the future.
Let vie return to th e 1 last ; anti so returning, let me
agoan, on the part of t,l: e company and myself,
acknow-
ledge the kindness ( if your patronage, increasing to the
present season ; a r ,atrottage, we fervently trust "to be
continued in our ne: it."

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NiENT 'TESTIMONIAL.--=The i
subscription, for tl
the Earl of Eglin le piece of pla,te to be presented to ,
ton by the comps tIY assembled at the
2,0-1. •on Castle arnounts to more than ;
Tournament at 7
1,600/.—Scolsn in, 11
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John Thoroughgood was charged with felony.
Mr. James Francis Holmes, tallow-chandler, of 180,
Brick-street, Spite!fields, stated that the prisoner was
occasionally employed by him as a candlemaker, end
that on Saturday evening, after receiving his wages, he
went down into the cellar, where he had no right to
go. On coming up again he was questioned, and he
admitted having taken half a cake of soap, which he
pulled from his pocket. Since that time the house of
the prisoner had been searched, and a considerable quan-
tity of candles and soap had been found, which was his
(Mr. Holmes') property.
The prisoner was remanded to allow time for the pro-
duction of the property.
Two Irishwomen, named Mary Barker and Julia
Freharly, were brought up on suspicion of having
stolen a gold watch, which was offered in pledge for 31.
by the first-mentioned prisoner, the value of it being 151.
The maker's name is Griffiths.
The prisoners were remanded ; and Mr. Alderman
Pirie gave directions that the watch should be ad-
vertised.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
(THIS DAY.)
CONVICTION OF THREE OF THE SWELL MOB.—
James 111'.Fann, James Hunt, and William Harris,
three of the swell mob, and who have frequently been
in custody before, charged with picking pockets, were
placed at the bar before Mr. Jardine, the Magistrate of
Bow-street Court, who sat in place of Mr. Long.
Joseph Reynolds, of No. 19, Bath-place, City Road,
stated that about seven o'clock on Saturday evening, he
saw the prisoners in company together in Oxford-street,
and knowing them to be thieves, he followed and
watched them until they reached Regent Circus, when
they attempted to hustle and pick the pocket of an
elderly lady, and, while in the act, witness and a police
constable, whom he had called to his assistance, rushed
upon them, and, after much resistance, effected their
capture. In tEe confusion the lady passed on without
her name or address having been ascertained.
The prisoners protested with great assurance that
they were persons of respectable character, and begged
to be remanded in order to get time to send to their
friends.