The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-06 00:00:00

of Correction for three months for this heartless
offence.
A respectable-looking man, although shabbily attired,
about 45 years of age, who refused to give his name and
address, was placed at the bar before the Lord Mayor,
charged with stealing a cheese weighing 841b5., out of a
cart in Lime-street, the property of Messrs. Brooke,
salesmen, Leadenhall-street.
The prisoner was seen to go up to the cart, which was
standing at the warehouse door of Messrs. Brooke, and
deliberately take the cheese up in his arms and walk off
into Philpot-lane, where, from its great weight, he was
compelled to drop it, the act having been witnessed by
the shopman of a neighbour, who informed Mr. Millar,
Messrs. Brook's clerk. The prisoner was followed and
stopped, and on being charged with stealing the cheese,
he stated that he had received 2d. to carry the cheese to
where he put it down by a man whom he did not know.
The prisoner was then given into custody and taken to
station-house, but refused to give his name and address.
The Lord Mayor said the evidence was clear against
the prisoner, and, although he refused to give his name,
he could be transported in the name of John Black as
well as any other. After giving him the usual caution,
the prisoner—who declined to say anything in his de-
fence—was fully committed for trial.
A lad named Lyons, who stood remanded en a charge
of stealing from the pocket of Mr. Abdallah, a foreign
merchant, in the Poultry, a platina cup, valued at 61.,
was again placed at the bar for further examination.
Mr. Wood, jun., appeared for the prisoner.
The officer stated that there was no additional evi-
dence against the prisoner to that taken on the former
examination, and the only evidence throwing suspicion
on the prisoner was that of the porter at the Exchange-
buildings, of the name of Saxon, who stated that he saw
the prisoner in company with another lad, and saw
his hand leaving the coat tail of Mr. Abdallah, and at
the same time touch the other boy, who made off. Sus-
pecting that Mr. Abdallah's pocket had been picked, he
went up to him, and it was then found the cup, which
had been previously safe, was gone, upon which he
pointed out the prisoner as the probable thief. Just pre-
vious he had seen him in company with another lad then
in court.

This lad was immediately taken into custody, and
placed at the bar, and gave his name as George Apple-
yard.
Mr. Wood said the boy Appleyard was a respectable
boy, and employed at the Bow-lane station.
The gaoler said he had frequently seen him in the
company of thieves.
The Lord Mayor directed that inquiry should be made
concerning him.
Both prisoners were then discharged.

GUILDHALL.—A short portly gentleman, who de-
scribed himself as Dr. Woolf, of Holland, a natural
philosopher, was brought up before Sir Chapman Mar-
shall, charged with having obtained 301. from Mr. Henry
Divetts, of 32, Moorgate-street, a patent agent, under
fraudulent pretences.
Mr. Divetts stated that the prisoner, on the 26th of
August, 1850, came to him and offered for sale a patent
for making soda from common salt. After several in-
derviews the doctor was told that the invention had been
iscovered by Dr. Humphrey Davy, and that it was an
expensive process, and not likely to answer. The pro-
secutor inquired if the process was to be effected by che-
mical process or by galvanism. The prisoner answered by
galvanism. In consequence of his representations, 301.
was advanced to the prisoner, and experiments were to he
tried. From the experiments it was ascertained that
the invention was worthless. An agreement was then
entered into, by which the prosecutor and his partner, a
Mr. Harvey, of Manchester, and the prisoner was to
have a third each of the profits.
The defendant said the 301. had been given to him for
travelling expenses, and had nothing to do with the suc-
cess of the invention.

The magistrate decie ed that if there was anything at
all in the case, a partnership had been contemplated, if
not completed, and the defendant must be discharged.
The prisoner was discharged accordingly.

WORSHIP-STREET.--James Evans, a deaf and
dumb boy, of morose aspect, about 18 years of age, was
charged with attempting to murder his master, Francis
Claxton, a shoemaker, in Wellington-street, Kingsland-
road, and with violently assaulting his mistress.
The prisoner had been apprenticed to Mr. Claxton
from the Deaf and Dumb Institution, Old Kent-road, in
April last, and during the last fortnight his conduct had
exhibited traces of violence and eccentricity. On the
previous afternoon his master complained of the faulty
manner in which he was doing his work, whereupon he
snatched up a knife and attempted to cut Mr. Claxton's
throat. His master grappled with him, and in the
struggle his apron was cut in various places by the pri-
soner's attempts to stab him. At length the prisoner
took up a heavy wooden implement used in the trade,
and aimed a tremendous blow at him ; but Mrs. Claxton
coming in, received it on her arm. The prisoner then
struck her on the temple, and inflicted a fearful wound,
which rendered her insensible. He was at length se-
soured without doing any further mischief. Mrs. Clax-
ton, who is still suffering severely, corroborated the
evidence of her husband.

A gentleman from the Deaf and Dumb Asylum made
repeated efforts to explain the evidence to the prisoner,
but he averted his head with an air of gloomy abstrac-
tion, which produced a general impression that he was
labouring under mental aberration.
Mr. Hammill expressed his conviction that the pri-
soner would not in a sane state of mind, but he would
send the case before a jury.

SOUTHWARK.—Richard _lrons, a butcher's carrier,
was brought before Mr. A'Beckett, charged by an
officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, with cruelly working a horse in an
unfit state.

David Watson, an active officer of the Royal Society,
stated that about nine o'clock that morning he was pro-
ceeding along Duke-street, Tooley-street, when he saw
the defendant driving a horse and cart heavily laden
with leather. The animal seemed very weak, and mat-
ter was running from under th• saddle. He imme-
diately went up to the prisoner and stopped him, when,
on removal of the saddle, he discovered a large wound
in a frightful state, extending along the back. He
asked the defendant how he could be so brutal as to
work such an animal, when he replied, that he had had
it about a month, and was not aware that it was so bad.

Mr. A'Beckett asked the defendant what he had to
say in answer to the charge.
The defendant replied that the man who shod it a few
days ago told him it would recover.
Mr. A'Beckett—How can it recover from each a
wound, if you work it ?

Defendant—The man said it would not hurt it.

Mr. A'Beckett—Your conduct is very brutal, and you
ought to be ashamed of yourself in working an animal
in such a bad state. You are fined 205., and in default
of payment I shall commit you for 14 days.
Defendant—l am willing to have the horse killed.
Mr. A'Beckett—You are fined 205., and if you work
the horse again in such a state you will be liable to
severe punishment.

HAMMERSMITH.—Mr. Thomas Green, of Cannon-
street, City, was summoned before Mr. Paynter, for
refusing to pay Charles Brown, the driver of a Hansom
cab, badge 5,195, the sum of 33., being the remainder
of his fare for the hire of his vehicle on the 21st ult.

The complainant said he was passing the Mansion-
house, when he was hailed by the defendant, who got
into his cab and directed him to drive to Henrietta-
street, Covent-garden, where he remained seven minutes.
He next drove him to No. 128, Long-acre, where he
stopped ten minutes. He also drove the defendant to
several other places, and was finally discharged in Thur-
low-square, Brompton. He stopped at all the places
various times, which upon being added together made
two hours and a quarter that he had waited.
The defendant said he had paid the cabman 65., being
at the rate of 2s. per hour, which he had always been in
the habit of paying, both before and after the passing of
the new act.

The complainant replied that there was nothing men-
tioned about his being engaged by the hour when he
was hired.

Mr. Paynter said if that was so, the defendant could
not claim to pay the cabman by the hour, unless it was
mentioned in the first instance. According to his calcu-
lation, if the statement of the complainant was true, the
fare would be 9s. He allowed 4s. 6d. for waiting, and
he made the distance at a rough guess over nine miles,
which would be certainly 4s. 6d. more.
The defendant knew the distance exceeded seven miles ;
and if his worship was of opinion that the different times
that the cabman had waited for him could be added to-
gether so as to come within the meaning of the new act,
then he was clearly wrong, and he was only sorry he
had given the complainant the trouble of coming to the
court.

Mr. Paynter said that that was the most equitable
construction of the act, and ordered the defendant to pay
the 2s. and 7s. costs.

The money was immediately handed to the usher.