The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-31 00:00:00

THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 81, 1849.

house keeper, said he was very intimate with Mr.
Sly, but he had never written to him for m iney, nor
was the note produced in his handwriting. Had
known the prisoner from his cradle, but had never
seen him write.

Prisoner, who declined saying anything, was com-
mitted to the Middlesex Sessions.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

James Brown and John Kent were brought before
Mr. Hardwick, charged with having committed a
burglary in the Hercules Pillars public-house, Greek-
street, Soho.
Police-sergeant Miller, C 14, said he was on duty
about four o'clock that morning, when he noticed
that the side door of the Hercules Pillars public-
house was open about half an inch. He pushed at
the door, which was slammed to directly, but not
before he had satisfied himself there was some one
standing behind it. Witness asked who was there.
A voice answered, " I am the waiter belonging to
the house—is it four o'clock yet ?" Witness said he
must ascertain if the waiter was really speaking to
him, and therefore he must have the door opened.
Witness then rang the bell several times, and
hearing window opened at the back of the
house, he went round, and a person asked him
what was the matter. Witness :mentioned
to him what had just taken place, when the
person with whom he was conversing said he would
come down, as he was the waiter. Witness was let
into the house a few minutes afterwards, and while
proceeding to make a search he heard a noise as if
some person had leaped out of the window. He ran
into the street, and saw the two prisoners, who had
evidently just jumped from the window, and were
endeavouring to make their escape. Witness pur-
sued, and called to a police-constable to assist. Wit-
ness took Brown into custody, and Kent was taken
by the other constable. On searching the prisoners
a quantity of cigars, about Bs. worth of copper
money, a silver pencil-case, and a coat were found in
the possession of the prisoners.
Police. constable, Pawson, A 313, said he was called
upon by the police-sergeant to stop the prisoners,
who were running away. Witness joined in the
pursuit and took one of the prisoners into custody.
Mr. Morbay, landlord of the Hercules Pillars, said
he fastened the door, before going to bed, the pre-
vious night, when an alarm was given that his house
had been broken into. Witness went down stairs,
and found that the bar had been forced open, and
partly ransacked. About two pounds of cigars were
stolen, and a quantity of copper, together with a coat
and a silver pencil-case. The property found in the
hat of one of the prisoners, and on their persons, was
the property stolen from witness's house. The pri-
soners had obtained an entrance through the kitchen
window, which they had contrived to unfasten.
Mary Sheen, the servant, said she fastened the
window the overnight.
The prisoners declined to make any defence, and
were fully committed.
MARYLEBONE.

James Pomroy was placed at the bar before Mr.
Broughton, for final examination, on the charge of
having stolen several bottles of wine from the goods
yards of the Great Western Railway Station, Pad-
dington.

The evidence gone into upon the former and pre-
sent occasion, went to show that the prisoner was in
the employ of Mr. Bell, a contractor for the removal
of goods upon trucks on the line, and that on Monday
morning, 21st inst., at an early hour, prisoner was
seen to alight from a van, in which was a large
quantity of wine, consigned to Sir John Warrender,
Ebury-street, Pimlico ; he made his way into a stable,
in which were soon afterwards found some full and
empty bottles. No doubt whatever could exist with
regard to the wine having been stolen by the prisoner,
who was committed for trial.
SOUTHWARK.

Richard TVard Pelham, one of the Ethiopean
serenaders, was charged with committing an asssault
on Charles Lambert Smith, a professional singer of
Yankee songs.
The case having been heard,
Mr. COTTINGRAM said that he should call upon the
defendant to enter into his own recognizances of 501.,
and find two sureties of 251. each, to keep the peace,
and also to pay the damage sustained by the com-
plainant.