The Sun.
London, England, 1838-10-09 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Mr Jolley, a shoemaker in Ryder's-court, was brought from
his business, beftne Mr. CHAMBERS and Mr. r::ONANT, to
answer the-complaint of a little boy named Mackenzie, the
son of a policeman of the C divid.on. The little boy was
passing Mr. Jolley's shop on Friday afternoon, when he was
suddenly soaked with water thrown over him by the defendant.
Mr. Jolley gave the bench to understand that the residents
of Ryder's• court were such staunch " Anti- Malthusians" that
it was perfectly astonishing to see the swarms of children
which each house poured forth of an evening. Ryder's court
was constantly in a racket owing to the incessant clamour
raised by peg-top, lag-last, follow my leader, jump a little
nag-toil, and other noisy recreations so much in vogue amongst
the newly-breeched members of the rising generation. Such
was the uproar which these urchins created, that he was lite-
rally unable even to hear himself hammer upon his own lap_
stone. This, however, was not the most provoking part of
the aff 'lr. Somehow or another he had managed to draw the
attention of the noisy youngsters upon himself, so that when-
ever they passed his shop, they would suddenly halt, and one
of the boldest would vociferate—

" Cobbler, cobbler, mending shoe;"

to which his companions always responded the rhyming
chorus of

" Waxy, Waxy, how are you ?"
Threats of s'rapping, welting, and tanning the hides of the
Lilliputian assailants having had no effect, he seized on Friday
last his sprinkling-pot, and divided the contents amongst them.
The complainant being the nearest, of course got the largest
potion of the liquid donation.
Mr. CIIAMBERS—Why, really, Mr. Policeman, I don't think
you have shown much wisdcm in bringing th's case here. It is
makin:.; the police office a perfect farce, especially when a war-
rant is obtained for such a trumpery matter.
The little boy WAS not one of the group, who chose to be
vocal before Mr. Jolley's shop. He was merely passing by at
the time, and had been singltd out by Mr. Jolley, who enter-
tained a spite against him.
The s'ster of Mr. Jolley declared that the complainant was
one of the noisest of the lot. She did not see him at the time,
but she certainly heard him call out the offensive words just
before her brother took hold of the watering pot to dispel se
them.

The father of the little boy pronounced his son to be a pat-
tern of propriety in all matters relating to good conduct.
A neigbour came forward and asserted that there was not
such another little nuisance in the neighbourhood. The little
boy was the ringleader of the others, and the promoter of the
attacks on Mr. Jolley. As some proof of the boy's general
good behaviour, he had frequently seen him stand in the
court with a mop stick, and whenever another b 'y came by he
would bestow a whack on him with all his might, and then run
into the Boise.

Mr. CHAMBERS said if he were a tradesman, and a parcel of
boys came round his situp and hindered his business in the
way described by the del:indent, he should give them a thump
on the head a piece.
The Bench were for fining Mr. Jolley Is. and costs.
Mr. Jolley thought the decision very odd. He had just
been advised to thump the head of the boys who molested him,
but he had thought it best not to commit an assault, and had
used the sprinkling pot for that very reason.
The fine was withdrawn and the costs were only inflicted.