The Sun.
London, England, 1809-08-17 00:00:00

CRUELTY TO. ANIMALS.

MA RLBo4or.iGH-sTIigET--.Yresterday a man named
Thomas, G.atheridge Was brought before the Magis-
trate by his master, Mr. Harris, a respectable
sca-
venger at Paddington, on the information.of a gen-
tlettiain named Mayhew; charged with cruelty and
ill-treatment .to one. of Mr. Harris's horses, and neg-
. le6t of his bUsiness. Mr. Mayhew stated,
,that an
MOnday, afternoon last he was standing 'at his own
door in Marshal-street, St. Jatn'es's,: and he saw. a
scavenger'S cart,. with , two , horses in The team,
standing, at a short distance. from his house. One
Of the,unfor,tun,ate animals having some time atter
'fallen from weakness and
.exhaustion, he remained
for e considerable time ,upon the ground, at the ask
of being injured by laic. fellow-labourer,drawing the
cart, which was laden,, toyer hint,. before any body
came to his assistance. At Jength the defendant
Caine out of ,a pnblic-houSe adjacent,. and, began to
belabour the unfortunate brute with his whip; until
he rose from his perilous .situation. Having reco-
vered his legs, the miscreant continued to cut the
horse on.every side ~vith the greatest fury. Shocked
at the inhumanity, of the defendant, Mr. Mayhew
ordered 'his servant to obtain the number of the-cart
and the owner's name, which lie imMediately-did,
and informed Mr. Harris of.the delen&nt's condutt:
Mr.:H, with becomingleeling, thanked the gentle-
man for his obliging interference, and expressed a
determination .to make a most serious example of
the defendant. Mr: Harris proved that this servant
was much given to drunkenness and'ill-treatment to
his horses, and was determined, ,he said, to afford
an example of-justice to his-other labonrers, by .
punishing the 'defendant .with. the utmost severity.'
The Magistrate, in pursuance of the Ad, ordered the
,defendant to be confined for One month iu the House
of Corredion. -

Zti'HITEcH. John Joseph, a black
man, blind, near eighty years of age, residing:in
Denmark-street, flatclit-f7Higliv.:3y, was charged by
the relatiVes of Sarah Griffis, a handsome white child)
of twelve years of age, with an attempt to commit.'
a rape. upon her. The child gave a simple narrative
of 'die case, and of the cotidnat of the Prisoner to-
wardi. her; but not having completed his vicious
views, he way held td baii to answer, for the assault •
at the ensuing SessionS.
•Be~janzin,flail was fully committed for trial, hay,'
ing bunt. charged with stealing two loads of bricks
from the grotind of Mr. Green, of Brick-lane, Spi-
talfields.

A man was sent on board the Tender, charged
on suspicion, of being a common pilferer. When fte
appeared before the ftegUlatini Officer, be declared,
that he was always considere3 as .a reputed thij,
:ther,efore the Oaicer would not receive him. He
was brought back to the Office, and committed to
the Sessions.

. .
• WOIOHIP-STREET.--Yesterclay, Mary .1119721: was
conviaed of embezzling a plziund and a ,halt of silk,
the'property of Mr. Hale, ,of Wood-street, Spital-
fields,,entrusted to her to wind; she was sentenced
to two months hard labour in the House of Correc,
Lion.

QUEEN'S-SQUARE,—Yesterday Mary Mills, alias
Mullens, was charged with fraudulently uttering fic-
titious notes, purporting to lae-of the Luton Bank,
and -payable_ at .Messri. Holmes and-Co. in London.
It appeared by the deposition of a constable, that the
.prisoner had passed several .of • these notes during
Monday last, of
,frve,- two, and one :pounds, at
Mitcham fair, where she was dete6ted:: She was
delivered into, the, hands of *Gellmore, 'the officer,
and at 'her exa mina tion.several irades-people in West-
minster,
,who had been defrauded by- the prisoner,
recognised her as having passed -similar fictitious
notes upon them. The Prisoner contrived to make
several purchases in shops where most business wis
.g‘ling on; and by that means avoided detection. The
names of Holmes and Co. on whom the notes were
made payable, appear in the. Mercantile Direetory
without an address', which it would be difficult to
finti.. The Prisoner, who is a genteel- woman, was'
remanded tor another examination.