The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-21 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF LACE.—Yesterday, Charles
Powell, remanded from Saturday, was placed at the bar,
charged with stealing a parcel of lace, value 101.
The policeman had met him on Saturday afternoon
with the parcel in question walking in London-wall.
On questioning him, the prisoner stated that he was
taking it to Bow,ehurch-yard ; on which the policeman,
thinking something was wrong, took him to the station-
house. On inquiry, it appeared that the lace in ques-
tion had been sent by Messrs. Mullins, lace dealers
in Bow-church-yard, to a house in Birmingham, who

had retnrned the parcel to them by Messrs. Deacon
the carriers.

The waggoner of Messrs. Deacon proved receiving
, the parcel in question at the railroad station, and that
when he arrived at Cripplegate-buildings it was missing.
The prisoner was fully committed for trial.
WARNING TO OMNIBUS TRAVELLERS.—Yesterday,
Thomas Horsey, No. 576, a conductor of one of Giles's
omnibuses, appeared to answer the complaint of M.
Klauer Klattowsky, a teacher of languages.
The Secretary to the Metropolitan Carriage Com-
missioners was in attendance to watch the proceedings.
It appeared that, one evening last week, the com-
plainant got into defendant's omnibus in Fleet-street,
having previously asked if he went to Oxford-street, to
which defendant replied in the affirmative. On arriving
at the Regent-circus, Piccadilly, he found that this was
not the case, as the omnibus was going to Kensington.
He insisted on getting out. Defendant refused to let
him do so, until he had paid his fare, and assaulted him.
There was no number inside the omnibus, nor could he
see the badge. A policeman interfered, and witness
paid his fare, and took defendant's number.

The defendant denied that he had acted as stated,
and called a witness, who, however, did not shake the
complainant's testimony. He then took a technical ob-
jection to the summons, which the Alderman said was
fatal, but, on the application of the Secretary to the
Carriage Commissioners, he granted another summons.

QUEEN- S Q UA RE.
THE LATE CASE OF HAWKING WITHOUT A LICENSE.
—Yesterday a gentleman attended at this office from
the Countess of Galloway, and stated that he had been
directed by Lady Galloway, who had read an account
of a -man named Jennery being committed for hawking
without a license, to inquire how assistance could best
be administered to the defendant or his family.
Mr. BURRELL very politely referred the applicant to
Mr. Edwards, the Chief Clerk, who gave her the ad-
dress of the objects of his inquiry.
A lady, who is believed to be Mrs. N. Rothschild, has
forwarded 2/. to assist the wife and children, who are in
a very distressed state.

INFORMATIONS AGAINST PAWNBROKERS.-Mr. Thos.
Price Jones, of No. 3, Tothill-street, Westminster,
pawnbroker, yesterday appeared to answer an informa-
tion laid against him by Wyatt, the common informer,
charging him with taking more than the legal interest,
whereby he had incurred a penalty of 101.
Mr. Humphries, who appeared for the defendant,
took an objection to the information, on the ground that
the prelude to the offence stated in the information was
clumsily put together.
Mr: BURRELL considered that the objection was of
no vital importance, and decided upon hearing the case
upon its merits.

A woman named Anne Owen proved that on Friday,
the 15th inst., she went to the defendant's shop and
redeemed a gown which she had pledged on the 18th of
July last. The defendant himself served her, and took
35., the sum lent upon the article, and 3d. interest.
Both gown and money were the informer Wyatt's, and
she had both pledged and redeemed the article by his
directions.

In her cross-examination the witness said she had
attended at various police courts for some time past as
a witness, and that she got her living by acting as
such, and washing for the informers Wyatt and Birch.
Richard Miller, who called himself an accountant,
but who also occasionally acted as informer's witness,
merely to fill up his leisure time, as he termed it, proved
accompanying last witness, and seeing the surplus inte-
rest (one halfpenny) taken.
Mr. Humphries, on behalf of his client, did not deny
the offence, but said that after the Magistrate had
heard two witnesses, who were kept for the sole pur-
pose of supporting informations, he thought he would
be inclined to give the smallest penalty.
Mr. BURRELL said the case had been fully proved,
and he must convict. He did not consider that be-
cause witnesses were paid to give evidence, be was to
give the smallest penalty. It was notorious what ex-
cessive interest pawnbrokers had charged and would
charge, if it were not for the watchful eye kept upon
them by men who professedly lived by bringing them
to justice. It seemed to him that in this case the
regular mode of doing business was very clearly
shown, for even the master of the house did not hesi-
tate to take excessive interest from a woman who,
for aught he knew, might have been very poor. Dis-
couraging informations of this kind would have the
effect of placing the poorer portion of the public at the
mercy of the pawnbrokers. He should inflict a pe-
nalty of .5/. and costs.—The penalty was paid.

WORSHIP-STREET.
CAUGHT AT LAST,—John Sluices, alias William
Grffiths, a notorious member of the swell mob, was
finally examined upon a charge of having stolen a reti-
cule belonging to Mrs. Patterson, a lady residing at
Holloway.
It appeared that at about noon on Thursday last the
prisoner thrust his hand through the window of the pro-
secutrix's carriage, while it was waiting for her at the
door of a shop in Chiswell-street, and abstracted the
reticule, containing some trifling property which, was
lying on the seat. The coachman jumped of the box
and raised a hue and cry after him, upon which the
prisoner popped the reticule into the basket of a baker
who was passing, and continued his flight, but be was
soon afterwards run down and secured. Upon being
asked by the policeman who took him into custody what
the charge was, the prisoner, with great nonchalance,
replied " 0, it is only a bobbery about a bag,"
He was fully committed, but was ordered to be brought
up again to-day, in order that the depositions might be
taken.

A fresh charge was now preferred against him, of
having knowingly received a quantity of stolen silk in
an unwanufactured state, which was valued at 401., the
property of Mr. Graham, a silk-manufacturer in Spital_
square.

After evidence had been given, the prisoner, who
made no defence, was accordingly committed for trial.
John Adams and Joseph Oliver, who stood charged,
the former with having stolen, and the latter received,
a large quantity of galloon, the property of Mr. New-
bury, the first-named prisoner's master, were finally
brought up and fully committed.

Lord Boringdon, who has been making a tour in
Spain during the autumn, has arrived at Salham House,
Devonshire, from Malta.