The Sun.
London, England, 1839-04-05 00:00:00

HAT 7'ON-GARDEN.

ASSAULT.—James Bowler, James Welch, and Richard
Perkins. were charged with having assaulted Mr Adams,
a collector of Church-rates, belonging to St. Pancras
parish.
The whole of the defendants wore ordered to find bail.

SHORT WEIGHTS AND IIEA•f PENALTIES.— Yesterday
Mr. George Fisher, master baker, of No. 5. Cow-cross-
street, Clerkenwell, was summoned before Messrs. Bur-
rell and Thistleton, under the sth and 6th of William
IV., cap. 63, to answer the complaint of Mr. Child, In-
spector of weights and measures for the second district of
the county of Middlesex, for having unlawfully in his pos-
session a scale of false balance and light weights, &c ,
which subjected him to a penalty of 10/.
The defendant pleaded guilty, but denied having had
any guilty knowledge, The inspector's witness proved
that on the 21st day of March he accompanied Mr.
Child to the house of the defendant, when they
found that the balance of the scale was fa'se,
and deficient one ounce without the loose crumbs.
in the scale. They also found several weights Ilb dell.
cient 2 drachms, 2 lb. 4 ditto, 2 lb. 2 ditto, 7 lb. 2 ditto,
1 cwt. 1 oz., 28 lb. 1 oz., a half cwt. 14 oz., and others of
light weight. Mr. Child said that some of tile weights
were unstamped. The defendant said that the weights,
&c. were in a dirty and imperfect state, and Mr. Burch.
field, the maker, was about to repair them.
Mr. THISTLETON said that the neighbourhood in which
the defendant resided consisted of the poorer class of per-
sons, who could not afford to be cheated, and it was the
duty of the Magistrates to protect them.
Mr. BURRELL concurred, and told the defendant as he
had pleaded guilty, and the case being proved, he would
convict him on both charges in the penalty of N. and costs. It
was his '(defendant's) positive duty to see that his weights
and scales were just, and stamped. They could inflict the
penalty of 10/. if they thought proper. The whole of the
weights however were forfeited. The defendant paid the
penalty.
Mr. James Spry, a master baker, of No. 90, Covvcross-
street, was summoned under similar circumstances.
The Inspector's witness proved having found several
light weights on the defendant's premises, being deficient
6 drachms in 2 lb., 1 ditto in 1 lb., &c.
The defendant could not say how long he had used them.
Mr. THISTLETON said the object of the Legislature was
to protect the poor from such depredations.—lle made a
very suspicious defence.—Mr. Mould, the Clerk, said that
there could be no excuse, for the parties could always have
their weights stamped.
The defendant was convicted in the penalty of 51. and
costs, and the forfeiture of his weights.
Mr. THISTLIEON, addressing Mr. Child, said that he
had performed his duty strictly, and the public were much
indebted to him for it. fie recommended him to persevere
in his duty in the poorer neighbourhoods, and bring for-
ward such cases, and hoped that publicity would be giver, to
them as a caution to deter others from such practices.
Mr. BURRELL concurred, and said there was too much
reason for the future exertions of the inspector
Mr. Child promised to follow the Magistrates' recom-
mendation, and said that he meant to prosecute the parties,

Q UEEN- S Q UA RE.
Mr. Allred Waddilove, a student at law, residing at No,
19, Kensington Gore, yesterday appeared on a summons
charging him with furious driving, and seriously injuring
Mrs. Partridge, of 16, Whiteeross-street.
Mr. Partridge stated that he was returning to town on
Sunday evening with his wife, in a gig, and arrived oppo-
site Wilton-street, Knightsbridge, when defendant, who
was driving at a most furious rate, came against him with
such violence as to break his near side •haft, and throw
complainant and his wife several yards out of the gig. The
effect of the injuries received. by Mrs. Partridge were such
as to confine her to her room, which he expected she would
not be able to leave for some time.
James Webster Jones, 59 B, proved witnessing the oc-
currence. The complainant was driving on his right side,
at a very slow pace and perfectly sober, while defendant
drove at his topmost speed and was quite drunk. The
latter he took to the station-house.
Mr. Waddilove agreed to a settlement proposed by the
Magistrate, and made compensation to the complainant to
the amount of 101.

UNION-HALL.
Yesterday John llfory an alias iVilliumson was brought
before Mr. JEREMY, charged with stealing three cases of
surgical instruments, the property of Mr. Esdall, a sur-
geon, residing in Bermondsey, and also on suspicion of
stealing " Pharmacopoeia." the property of Mr.
another medical man living in Kennington-lane.
Mrs. Louisa Ellen Esdall stated that about a fortnight
ago her husband put an advertisement in a newspaper for
an apprentice. The following day the prisoner called, as
he said, for the purpose cf making inquiries respecting the
advertisement, and was shown into the surgery, where he
was requested to wait a short time until Mr. Esdall was
made acquainted with the nature of his visit. Witness
then left the surgery with the intention of going into an
adjoinirg room, and in her absence the prisoner suddenly
let ttbe house, and after his departure three valuable Qast_s

of post mortem examination instruments were found to
have been taken front the surgery. The witness added,
that the prisoner was out of sight when the robbery was dis-
covered, and that she had not seen bim since until that day
at the bar of the office.

It was here stated that the prisoner was given into cus-
tody that morning by Mr. Miff, a surgeon, of Kennington-
lane, who identified him as having called at his house a
short time ago under the pretence of having medical ad-
vice, and that from the room in which he had waited, a
book, called " Phillips's Pharmacopoeia," was missed soon
after his departure, and there was no doubt that he had
taken it. Since the robbery Mr. !riff had kept a very sharp
louk out for the prisoner, who is rather a remarkable-look-
ing man, and in the course of that morning he happened
to call at the house of a medical friend, and saw the pri-
soner waiting for an interview. The moment the prisoner
saw Mr. Miff he held down his head, and it was evident he
would have "made a brush" if a policeman had not been
called, into whose charge he was given.
It was stated that a great number of medical men had
been robbed of instruments and books, and other articles ;
and the prisoner, whose appearance is calculated to put
people off their guard, was remanded until next Wednesday,
when it is expected that other charges will be preferred
against him.