The Sun.
London, England, 1836-09-30 00:00:00

W 0 R SHIP- STREET.

A Jew, named Simmons, was charged, under rather sin-
gular circumstances, with stealing a silk handkerchief and
two gold rings from Mr. Denton, a pawnbroker. The
prisoner went to the shop on Tuesday to redeem the rings,
which lie had pawned some
.time since, and the witness
having brought them " down the spout," placed them on
the counter ; but, while his head was turned away for a
moment, the prisoner caught them up and walked off. He
was taken into custody on Wednesday evening.
Police constable 13G U, who apprehended the prisoner,
produced the rings and handkerchief, which he delivered
up when taken.
The prisoner asserted that when he took his property
off the prosecutor's counter, he put down the money to
redeem them, 10s. 2d., principal and interest.
This, however, the prosecutor positively denied.
Mr. TWYFORD must commit for the felony, and let the
prisoner make his defence before a Jury.
The depositions were accordingly taken and the prisoner
committed for trial ; but two magistrates (Mr. Twyford
and Mr. Grove) afterwards consented to admit him to bail.

KENSINGTON PETTY SESSIONS.

ASSAULT.-LE GATT/E V. O'HABA.

Yesterday a decent-looking female, named O'Mara, por-
tress at Earl's-terrace, Kensington, attended before H.
G. Conn, Esq., the sitting Magistrate, to answer the com-
plaint of M. Le Gattie, residing at No. 18, Pembroke.
square, Kensington.
The complainant, a dapper little Frenchman, well be-
whiskered and mustachioed, addressed the worthy Magis-
trate as " My for Judge, you sail know vat I say, for nobody
sail tell you de truth but me. Last Friday nite, I vas
going for de valk. It was ten of de clock. I see de Ma-
dame O'Hara, so I say Madame O'Hara, you sail get fifty
pount, for de false informer you make of me, through a
leetel pottel of oil—you sail I say. Vat for I say you re-
port me to MOnsieur Atkinson, de perfumer, dat I sell oil
under his name.' So she slap me face, and she did so again
ven I take de stick in me hand, and I strike at Madame
O'Hara, but de sword fall out, and I keep it in me hand
so, to keep her off (putting himself in a fencing attitude),
and I run down Edward-square, calling police,' but no
one did come, so I vent to my domicile, and dat is de truth
me for Judge."
He then called a lad named English, who corroborated
his statement relative to his face having been slapped ; but
after a deal of equivocation he at last acknowledged he was
not present at the commencement of the affray.
Mrs. O'Hara, in her defence, declared the whole of the
defendant's statements were a tissue of falsehoods from be-
ginning to end. The fact was, that on her return from
town on Friday night she was informed by her daughter
that the complainant had for some hours been pacing to
and fro on the outside of the terrace gate, with a stick in
his hand. Shortly before ten o'clock she went to close the
gate, when the complainant came up to her, and, calling
her by the most opprobrious names, struck her so vio-
lently over the head with his stick as almost to stun her,
and she produced her bonnet, which was bent by the force
of the blow. He then beat her over the arm shamefully
with his stick, from which he eventually drew a sword,
which he flourished at her, and on her calling out for the
police he ran away down Edward-square, crying " Police"
all the way. In answer to a question from the Magis-
trate, she said, while suffering from the blows she might
slapped the complainant's face, but she was not aware she
had done so.

A female of respectable appearance, who declared she
was a stranger to both parties, was passing at the moment
the affair commenced, of which she gave a similar descrip-
tionto the defendant's.

Mr. CODD immediately told the complainant he had
failed in proving his case, and ordered Mrs. O'Hara to be
discharged.

REQUESTS COURT, WESTMINSTER.

DANIEL BULGRUDDERY V. DANIEL BULGRUDDERY.

Yesterday, when the officer of the Court called these
euphonious patronymics, two stout fellows, whose wearing
apparel gave testimony that they were hod-and-mortar
men, and no mistake, stood before the Bench, and began to
state their cases together.

CommissioNEß----Stop, stop a little. Pray which of you
is the complainant ? The Bulgrudderies—We're both com-
plainants, your Honour, if you mane by such a word that
we have to make complaints of each other.
COMMISSIONER—WeII, one at a time. Come, Daniel
with the blue coat, what have you to say ? Daniel—l
have to say, Sir, that this fellow here with the greasy jacket
owes me W. Bs. ; and, moreover, that he is the greatest
villain that ever I seed, for he is afther robbing me and his
own father. _ _

COMMISSIONER—You are his father, then, I suppose ?
May the Lord forbid. To the best of my belief and recol-
lection I am not.—(A laugh.)
COMMISSIONER—Are you his uncle, then ? Daniel—
Indeed, faith, I'm not.
COMMISSIONER—HOW do you stand, then ; for there is
a great family likeness between you ? Daniel—That's only

on the outside of our countenances, your Worship ; btu
since you spoke of a family likeness, I am afraid I have the
misfortune to be connected with him at a great distance off
entirely, in regard of his mother.--(Laughter.)
COMMISSIONER—Let us hear how he owes you the
money. Daniel—Plaze your honour, Sir, last Patricks
day, this fellow here walked into my cellar in a manner
that was disgraceful to his counthry, for you could put on
his clothes with a pitch fork. He told me that he was
afther running away from his father in Ireland, afther
stealing a firkin of butter from the ould man, and that be
was afther spending all the money all to five shillings.
was ashamed to let my wife look at him, saving your b'
Hour's presence, he was tattered and torn to such a de':
&Tree ; so I made her buy five yards and a half of the best
corderoy, at 2s. 7d. a yard, and lining for the same, at one
;and a halfpenny a yard ; then I gave eight shillings to
tailor for making the clothes fit for any gintleman, 2nd
sould the breeches then to him for six and twenty sbillinT
to be paid me by forestalments of one shilling a wee
Then my wife she bought three and a half yards of calico,
at sevenpence halfpenny a yard, and stood up a nights t°
make a shirt for him, for his linen was of the colour of an
ould hat, and the little that remained of it was hanging n°
ore-
like bullrushes out of the bottom of an ould chair.
over I gave him board, diet, washing, and lodging, for g
four
months, at eight shillings a week, to be paid just as be
liked ; and, to crown all, I used my interest to get hill
situation, which he houlds up to the present day ;
this is my thratement, afther all.
gay to
COMMISSIONER—WeII, Daniel, what have you to
your namesake ? Daniel, the defendant—Why, Sir, ke
had worn these same trowsers often before I left Ireland,
and he sold them to me because they were too little for
himself. They cost him 245. ;he charged me 261. and
paid him 20s. in silver down in one slap. As for the boort:,
and lodging, I ped him in work and money long ago, An
to a few shillings.
COMMISSIONER—You are a Catholic, I suppose ? 1)a•
niel—l am, and my father before me.
COMMISSIONER—Have you any objection to swear to
what you said ? Daniel—Not the laste in life, Sir. ~
COMMISSIONER—And you, the other Daniel, will r-
take your oath to what you have said ? The other Dalne
—That's all I want, Sir ; hand me the book. I'm sure WI
oath is as good as his any day.
Daniel, the elder, however, staggered as the Bible was
banded to him, and, after collecting his confused rernirns‘
ceves as to the " forestalments," he grumbled out his ac
•
quiescence to take ten shillings for the balance of clothes,
board, washing, and lodging, and walked out of the Court,
swearing that he would never again have any thing to do
with his villain of a namesake or a dog belonging to hill'

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