The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-12 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET THIS DAY.

ROBBERY Or DIAMOND RINGS AT A. PAWNBROKER'S.—
A man, who refused his name and address, was charged
with smashing a large plate of glass at the shop of Mr.
Fleming, pawnbroker, 1, Lower John-street, Golden-square,
and stealing two diamond rings of the value of £l7.
Mr. Doughty, manager of the business, said that at seven
o'clock yesterday evening he saw the prisoner smash one of
the panes of glass in the window, and put his hand in and
run away. He immediately jumped over the counter and
pursued the prisoner, who was stopped by a gentleman in
Marshall-street. On being brought back to the shop he at
first wanted to make him (Mr. Doughty) believe that he
had not taken anything, notwithstanding two rings of the
value of £l7 were missing, and which were in the window
safe a few minutes before, but afterwards said he had taken
them and thrown them away.
_ _ _

John Brown, 128 C, said the prisoner was given into his
custody, and on taking him back to the shop he at first de-
nied taking the rings, but afterwards said he had, and that
he had thrown them away. On searching the prisoner he
found one of the tickets relating to one ring. The prisoner
refused his name and address.

Inspector Silverton asked for a remand, which Mr. Knox
granted, till Saturday next.

THAMES THIS DAY.

THE MAN IN THE MOON.—Mr. Phillip Wood, the land-
lord of a large coffee-house called the Moon, 232, White-
chapel-road, appeared before Mr. Selfe to answer a summons
taken out by Mr. Price, inspeetor of common lodging-houses,
which charged him with unlawfully receiving lodgers, he
not being licensed and registered by the Commissioners of
Police.

The inspector and Mr. John Manning, a sergeant of
metropolitan police, gave evidence, stating that behind the
Moon coffee-house there was a large building, dirty and
badly ventilated, which contained four rooms, containing
47 bedsteads. Some of the beds contained prostitutes and
their paramours, and others working men. The re-
quirements of the Act of Parliament relating
to lodging houses, the separation of the sexes,
partitions between each bed, and other matters, were
not complied with. The ceffee-house itself was well fitted
up.

The defendant said he knew nothing at all about the
matter. He left the management of his business to his
servants. He called a man named Eiwin Durrant, who
said be was very particular to whom he let the beds.

Mr. Selfe said he had fined the defendant for selling
beer and wine in his coffee-house after 12 o'clock on Satur-
day night, and the place was then describei by the police
as " one huge brothel." A second time there was a similar
information, and on Mr. Charles Young, the solicitor,
stating that the defendant had given up his wine and beer
license, he inflicted a fine of 20s only. Here was the
defendant again before him, and it appeared he allowed
any one to sleep in his house, and he ought to be
indicted for keeping a common brothel. The " Moon" as
it had hitherto been conducted was a disgrace to the dis-
trict, and ho gave fair warning to the defendant that if he
did not comply with the Common Lodging-hJuses Act he
would commit him to prison. He would not allow the law
to be set at defiance with impunity. He fined the defen-
dant £5. The money was paid.
Mr. Selfe-- The profits of the Man in the Moon are so
large that he may pay any amount of penalties.