The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-15 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A GENTLEMAN CHARGED WITH FURIOUS DRIVING
IN ROTTEN .ROW.—Mr. Thos. Halliwell, gentleman, of 12,
Walpole-street, Chelsea, was charged before Mr. Knox
with being drunk and furiously riding in Rotten-row.
Alexander Aberdein, 515 A, said he saw the defendant
in R3tton-row, the previous evening, on horseback, going
at a full gallop. He called to the defendant to go steady,
and instead of doing so he urged his horse into a furious
pare, and after going about 200 yards fell off the horse,
being drunk.

Mr. Knox—He was going at a furious pace.
Constable—Yes ; As fast as the horse could gallop. The
defendant was stunned and I assisted in restoring him, and
then took him to the station, and the horse to the Green-
yard.

Defendant said he had no questions to ask. He had been
out to lunch, and was aware he was going faster than be
ought to have done, and he had hurt himself.
Mr. Knox said he was sorry the defendant had hurt
himself, but he must protect the public—especially as of
an evening there were numbers of females and children in
the parks—and he should fine the defendant 405., or a
month.

ROBBERY AT MESSRS. BANTING'S.---WilliaM Bentley,
in the employ of Messrs. Banting, upholsterers, of St.
James's-street, was charged with stealing a quantity of
chintz, the property of his employers.
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Mr. Daniel Davis, warehouseman to Messrs. Ilan tinge
said the prisoner had been in employ of the firm, and left
yesterday, The chintz produced was the property of the
firm.

Butcher, 137 C, proved finding some of the chintz pledged
at different pawnbrokers. He went with a young man from
one of the pawnbroker's, and he identified the prisoner.
Yesterday afternoon he took the prisoner into custody
while at Carlton-house•terrace. He told him he was
charged with stealing some chintz from Messrs. Bunting,
and he said ho knew nothing of it.

A pawnbroker's assistant said he identified the prisoner
at Messrs. Banting's ; and another said a piece of chintz
produced was pledged by a person, but he could not say it
was the prisoner.

Butcher asked for a remand, which was granted.

Another charge was preferred against the prisoner.
THE SPURIOUS JEWELLERY NUISANCE,—James Dixon
and Wm. Fenn, hawkers of spurious jewellery, were
charged with causing an obstruction with a horse and cart,
in Grafton-street, Tottenham-court-road, and assaulting
John Cabe, 68 E ; Fenn was also charged with assaulting
a gentleman who did not appear.

The defendants are two of a number of fellows who at-
tend race courses and fairs, and also stand at the corners
of streets, offering sham jewellery for sale. They were
seen by the constable causing a great obstruction by gather-
ing a large crowd around them, Dixon standing in the
cart addressing the bystanders, and explaining to them,
with all the peculiar eloquence of the " Cheap Jack," that
he had undertaken to do a certain quantity of business in a
given time, and offering " real" gold pins and chains for a
mere nothing. As they refused to go away, the constable
put his hand on the reins to lead the horse away, and with
the view of taking the defendants into custody, when they
assaulted him.

Dixon—l didn't sell the articles—l dispensed them, or
gave them away. (Laughter.) The constable did not
take me into custody. I went of my own accord.
(Laughter.)

Mr. Knox fined Dixon £5 (the defendant was fined £3
by Mr Tyr,Nhici, efi. fortnight, ago for an assault) and Fenn.
£3, at the same time stating that the defendants were an
abominable nuisance.