The Sun.
London, England, 1838-10-26 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.-(THIS DAY.)

James Castleion was charged with " smashing."
Mary Ann Vivian, of 47, FArringdon-street, deposed that
the prisoner came into her house yesterday afternoon, and
called for half a pint of beer. He then pulled out of his
pocket some silver nod copper, and took a bad shilling from a
piece of paper, which he tendered in payment. An officer
hiving been sent for, the prisoner was given into custody. On
the preceding day he offered a bad shilling, which was re-
turned to him.

The prisoner was remanded, until Mr. Powell, of the Mint,
should be able to attend.
Henry Stone, vkho had been given in charge by his wife
for having violently assaulted her, and remanded in order that
inquiries might he made as to the truth of a statement made
by her that he had another wife living, was again brought up.
The prisoner, who is a porter, admitted that he had been
married before, but said that he believed his first wife was
dead, as he had not heard of her for four years.
The sister-in-law of the prisoner said that the first wife left
him about seven sears ago,. after completely atripping the
house of everything.
The officer said the second wife bad done exactly the same
thing, since the prisoner had been in custody.
Sir P. LAURIE advised him not to try a third wife, after
what he had experienced.
The prisoner assured his Worship that should not be the

case. -
Sir P. LAURIE believed the practice of having two or three
wiveswas very common amongst people of the prisoner's cle•
seription, and there was scarcely a footman but who bad three f
or
~?ur wives.—( Laughter.)
second wife not being in attendance, the prisoner was
discharged, after receiving a reprimand for the impropriety of
his conduct,

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DA

'William Jones. 19, Carburton-street, Fitzroy-square, hack-
ney-coach driver, wearing badge 1,361, was found drunk last
night, at twelve o'clock, with his horses standing on the cross-
log at the corner of Brydges-strect, by Knight and Byefinch,
constables of the F division, and on their attempting to re-
move the horses, he struck them with his whip, and used
threatening language to them.

The defendant denied that he was drunk, and he considered
the constables had no right to interfere.
Sir F. ROE said that intoxication was evidently the cause of
the other offences ; and, under `die 17th clause of the New
Hackney Carriage Act, the defendant should pay a pcnalty of
31., or go to prison for one month.
Henry Laundres, 27, Eagle-street, Red Lion-square, de-
scribed as a light porter, was charged with the following fe-
lony ;
John Jacob, a Jew salesman, 7, Monmouth-street, stated
that between five and six o'clock yesterday evening he was
serving a customer inside his shop, when the prisoner, who
was in company with two others not in custody, came to the
door, and laying hold of the two waistcoats produced, which
hung at the door, ran away with them. The person
the shop being next to the door, instantly started after him,
and succeeded in capturing' him after he had thrown away
the waistcoats. The other two made their escape. ;
The prisoner made no defence, and ho was fully committed
for trial.