The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-27 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Yesterday, on the charge sheet being placed heft re Mr.
Dyer, he obscrvei the name of Lord George Loftus en-
tered on it as one of the prisoners brought up from the
station-house. His Lordship being charged with drunk-
enness and disorderly conduct, and refusing to pay his
cab fare.

Mr. DYER inquired if his Lordship was in attendance.
Inspector Beresford, of the C division, stated that Lord
George Loftus was still in such a state that he was unfit
to be brought before the Bench. At about half-past 12
o'clock his Lordship had sufficiently recovered his sobriety
to allow cf his being brought up from the station-house,
and was placed in the dock.
Police constable, No. 92; of the C division, stated that
about six o'clock yest-rday morning he found the de-
fendant, who was very drunk, wrangling with a cab
driver in Piccadilly about the fare ; his conduct was so
boisterous and disorderly that it caused a crowd of persons
to assemble, and created a great obstruction to the tho-
roughfare. Witness therefore interfered, and with con-
siderable difficulty succeeded in conveying his Lordship to
the station-house.

Henry Spencer, the driver of the cab No. 120, stated
that he was called off the stand in Piccadilly by the defer.-
dane, and ordered to drive to the Cavendish Hotel, in
Jermyn-street. His Lordship, however, refused to get
into the cab, and after keeping him wrangling for three-
quarters of an hour, also refused to pay him Bd. which he
was entitled to for being called off the stand.
Mr. DYER asked the defendant what he had to say in
answer to the charge.
His Lordship attempted to defend himself in the best
way he could, and in doing► so used some strong expressions
against the policemen.
Mr. DYER cautioned him against swearing, and said that
for each oath he afterwards uttered, ho should fine him in
the fullest penalty.
The Defendant—Fine me I What do I care about
being fined. I'm a nobleman and a gentleman, and have
set red her Majesty in three different regiments, and its
d—d hard that my word is not to be taken before that of
the policemen. They are a d—d bad set, and I'm d—d if
I don't give them a d—d good licking.
Mr. DYER—There are four oaths, I shall fine you for
each.

Defendant—Oh then I had better leave off, or it will
come too expentive.

Mr. D E.Fc—Your conduct is highly disgraceful to a
person of your rank and station in soci:ty.
The defendant here made use of four men! oaths.

Mr. DYER-1'110;c make eight. I fine you 5 for
being drunk, 5 fur each of the eight oaths you have made
use of, and I ort2er you to pay the cab. driver 2s. 6J. for
his loss of time, and BJ. f.r his fare.
Defendant—Go it, Mr. 13encb 1 Yea know you dare
not commit me. .

His Lordship was then removed in custody, but be
soon procured the money to pay the tines, and was set at
lib3rty.

WORSHIP-STREET.

Yesterday William Shingle. a common informer, was
placed at the bar before Mr. Bingham, charged under the
Act 3d and 4 h Victoria, ch. 84, sect. 11, with having
extorted various sums of money from Mr. John Wm. Furr,
a master carman, living in Honduras-street, Si. Luke's.
It appeared from Ow prosccuto,'s evidence that several
months ago he was summoned by the prisoner t) this
Court, for having obstructed the carriage-way in front of
his house, and he wan consisted of the offence and amerced
in a trifling penalty. Soon afterwards the prisoner called
upon him, and told him that the law only allowed him
twenty minutes for the purpose of loading and unloading
his carts and vans, and as he was in the habit of exceeding
that space of time, he had better give him (the prisoner)
some money if he wished to be safe. Witness submitted
to the exaction to avoid another information, but since

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then he had been repeatedly beset in a situ
mar ner by the prisoner, to whom he l'a", 1!-64
ram cy on each occasion, under the diced 0' .'oner
prcsecuted. On lie preceding morning the reidej,,
carve up :to him in the street in which the Woo,
and a-ked if he had got any money for Or
to which he replied in the negaive, and walked awl' 0,
was followed by the prisoner, but two of his neightou,
who discerned what had pawed, and suspected the 115
of the application, immediately marked a sixpence' w„rigr
they contrived to slip into his hand, unseen by t_.e be
ne-, and, upon the latter renewing
gave him the marked money. A policeman came UP
afterwards, and the prisoner was given into custody., h he
Police constable G 175 produced the sixpence, I'6.c
had taken out of the prisoner's hand. s the
The prosecutor's friends identified the money
same they had marked, his importunitre4;oo
Mr. BINGHAM sail the charge had been ele!rtYtlo/p,al
out against the prisoner, and he should order him ce
for three
the extreme venalty 101., or be clmmitted
lendar months to the House of Correctfon.
The gaol .r was about to remove the tte
latter turned round to the Magistrate, and said,
pose I may have my sixpence after this ?"
prisoner, verTnior
Mr. BINGHAM—Must unquestionably net:
The prisoner was then led away in custody..