The Sun.
London, England, 1838-10-19 00:00:00

PRICES OF SHARES THI

GUILDHALL.-(THIS DA Y.)

POCKET PlCKlN6.—Charles Andrews was charged with
having picked the pocket of Lord Alfred Harvey, in Far-
ritigdon-street.
It appeared from the statement of one of the officers that
about four o'clock yesterday afternoon he saw the prisoner
put his hand into his Lordship's pocket, and take out a silk
handkerchief.
Another witness deposed that he saw the prisoner drop
it on the ground. •
Lord Alfred Harvey identified the handkerchief, and the
prisoner were committed to Bridewell for a month.
MILITARY HAT FOUND.—Janzes Stedman and John
Colton were brought before Mr. Alderman MAGNAY, under
the following circumstances :
One of the constables deposed that last night, about ten
minutes before eight, he observed the prise lers together in
Wood-street. Stedman was carrying a military hat-case,
which he opened, and, after going a little further, he put it
on the ground and left it. Witness then followed, and took
him into custody. The other prisoner was stopped by a
gentleman who was passing. The case was empty, and
marked inside with the letter " B."
John Smith, pot-boy at the Wooi;:•Eck Inn, deposed that
on hearing the cry of " Stop thief," he went to the door
and picked up the hat, which he produced.
Admiral Sykes, who was present, stated that it ;yas an
Army officer's hat.
Stedman, who denied the charge, said, in answer to a
question by the Alderman, that he was a cab driver.
Mr. Alderman MAGNAY supposed that the case had been
left in his cab.
The prisoner said he knew nothing about it. The other
prisoner also denied all knowledge of the transaction.
They were both remanded.
EXTORTION BY A TOLL-COLLECTOR.—A Collector of
the City Toll, named West, appeared to answer a charge of
extortion, preferred against him by Henry Woolger, ser-
vant to Mr. Salmon, in the Borough.
The complainant stated that, on the 15th of Sept., he
drove his cart with a load to the Minories, where he paid
the toll, and received a ticket, He afterwards drove to
Skinner-street, when he saw Mr. 'West, who demanded
two-pence, and refused to let him pass, although he exhi-
bited a ticket given at the Minories. After remaining
about twenty minutes, witness fetched a policeman, who ad-
vised him to pay the two-pence, which he
The defendant said he was satisfied in his own mind that
it was not the same load.
Mr. Alderman MAGNAY asked if he could give any
proof, or if be knew what the first load consisted of?
The defendant replied in the negative.
Mr. Alderman MAGNAY said this was the third case of
extortion which had come before him this week. When a

ticket was produced the collector had no right to stop a
party on the mere supposition that he was taking another
load. He was very doubtful whether the case ought not to
be sent to the Sessions, for the sake of making an example,
because it appeared there was a complete system of extor-
tion in existence. As, however, the other parties had been
allowed to settle the matter, he would allow that to be done in
the present case, with this warning, that the next case brought
before the Magistrates would assuredly be sent to the Ses •
sions, and perhaps when it was understood that any prose-
cution would be directed by the City Solicitor, and not at
the expense of the parties, it would have a good effect.