The Sun.
London, England, 1841-10-11 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

W. Trail, a pawnbroker in the Edgeware-road, was
brought up on a warrant, charged with refusing to deli-
ver up a silver watch which had been illegally pledged
at his shop for 10s. The defendant had received three
summonses commanding him to attend, but having re-
fused to do so, a warrant was issued for his apprehen-
sion, which, being put into execution on Friday night, ho
was lodged in the cells until this morning.
Maurice Bernard, a dealer in curiosities, stated that
some weeks past he had occasion to get his watch re-
paired, and for that purpose he left it with a person
named John Vincent, who then kept a watchmaker's
shop in Drury-lane. A few days after he discovered
that Vincent had absconded, taking with him his pro-
perty, and other articles of a similar description which
had been left with him to repair, and upon being charged
at this office with the offence, he was ordered to be sent
to hard labour for three months. Witness having as-
certained that the watch in question had been pawned
at the shop of the defendant, lost no time in. applying to
him for its restoration, but he refused to comply unless
he was repaid the entire amonnt for which it had been
pawned, together with the interest arising upon it.
Mr. JARDINE inqdred of the defendant for any reason
he could assign for not restoring the property to the
complainant ?—The defendant replied that there had
been no prosecution or conviction of the person who had
actually pawned the property in his possession. The
watch was pledged by a man named Jones, in Vincent's
employ.
Mr. JARDINE said it was not necessary. By the 27th
section of the Metropolitan Police Act it was enacted,
" That if any goods shall be stolen or unlawfully ob-
tained
from any person, or being lawfully obtained,
shall be unlawfully deposited, pawned, pledged, sold, or
exchanged, and complaint shall be made thereof to any
Magistrates, that such goods are in the possession of
any broker, dealer in marine stores, or other dealer in
second-hand property, or any person who shall have
advanced money upon the credit of such goods, within
, the Metropolitan Police District, it shall be lawful for
such Magistrates to issue a summons or warrant for the
appearance of such broker or dealer, and for the pro-
duction of the goods, and to order such goods to be de-
livered up to the owner, either without any payment, or
upon payment of such sum, and at such time, as the
Magistrate shall think fit ; and every broker, &c., who
being so ordered shall refuse to deliver up the goods, or
who shall dispose of or make away with the same, after
notice that such goods were stolen or unlawfully ob-
tained, shall forfeit to the owner of the goods the full
value thereof, to be declarei by the Magistrates." He
(Mr. Jardine) was surprised that the defendant had not
attended before, for it was well known to every
pawnbroker in town that such was the effect of the law.
The defendant said he had sent his assistant to answer
the charge when he received the summons.
Mr. JARDINE considered that the complainant was
entitled to the costs of the entire proceedings.
The defendant said such a circumstance had never
occured to him before, and he thought he was not
transgressing the law, as the party who had pawned the
article had not been convicted.

Mr. JARDINE said that in point of fact it «•as not ne-
cessary for the person to be convicted. He was not
willing to take any severe measures against the defend-
ant, but he was bound to say that he never knew any
pawnbroker in the neighbourhood of this court refuse to
attend his summons.

The defendant then. agteed to give tip the pl'Operty.
The complainant logged to remind the Alagistrate
that he had been put to considerable expense, for he had
paid for four days 2s. 6d. each day to a person for at-
tending to his business in his absence, and he had been
twice to the defendant's house in a cab, besides the costs
of the summons.

Mr. SARDINE instantly directed the property to be de•
livered up, upon the third part of the money upon which
it had been pawned, being restored to the defendant, and
he (defendant) should pay the 101, as costs to the coin-
The defendant agreed to comply with the order of the
Court, and he was discharodt

tiA RE.

Aeen Heft, late a nursety-maid in the service of G.
Palmer, Esq., Mx., 39, Chesharn-place, was charged
with having cruelly ill.treated and beaten R. C. Palmer,
an infant twO ,relitN or age.
The htActsTRATE told the defendant that Mr. Palmer
did not wish to punish her provided she acknowledged
her error, and promised not to offend in such a manner
7.gain, but had brought her there to show her how wrong
it was for persons in her position to use violence towards
an Want,

The defendant begged the case to be proceeded
with, as she had not injured the infant, and others had
the care of as well as herself. "Besides," added the
defendant, "it is necessary that children should be
corrected."

After much proper rebuke from the Magistrate, and
several stupid, though impertinent, observations by the
defendant,

Augusta Stanley proved, thtkt the Intent !ilia beets
treated with viuletlN thydefendant ; and Mr. Pal-
cimnheiirl
tsd coveredt
earh eitsoated
withy tbihrnau).:Leni Sundaii last 111__ il?tr4
the defendant ihtt.l the parlour after afternoon prayers,
and sout-e tv her as to the impropriety of her conduct ;
uut she denied the fact, said "Prove it," and that she
could neither bo hanged nor drowned for her conduct,
whatever it might have been-. lie frequently offered to
forgive the fault if she rvortld acknowledge herself in the
wrong 1 but she would 11113 t do sth and he therefore dis-
charged her and took the present proceedings.
hibllthed e
theliN marksiagistr of
eexthame examined the e child, which still ex-
The defendant made a rambling defence, but did not
mend her cases and
. The MAA3IsTRA.TX told her, that but for the express
with of Mr. Palmer, he would inflict the highest penalty
of hut to oblige him he would only fine her
The de enxiant pai4 rho

LETIBETH-STREEr
On Friday afternoon Mr. NotrriCti
trate, was engaged troVit thiii otti Hi nearing
evilittr A,Akt4A akiinst Jackson, England, Hill,
;Liu Loviot, -ftitom for savagely attitelt-;
in; and maiming for life an F.Wili4qlA f;``tmati named John
Thomas. rite‘totis4"Sfitift, who has been at the London
Hospital otAtte Mont ay week, was bitb:glkt tri'd"l that 'll-
stitution to give 'elide:lido 4gi'."6"els* ,
under jaw was b'aildif4eik .o'4l,,hat tho loss of his under
lip W" I'l 61; W4-s%'l/4A)iitle but when the bandage is re-
ino•vt4 k 0.44 ktbUntenance will be very much disfigured,
tINe whole of his under lip being completely bitten
away by the prisoner Jackson, and he appeMti.fur
from recovered from the effects of the savage li'euimcf!t.
which he had experienced from the prisoners. On being
sworn he stated that on the evening of Monday week he
was at the Phmnix
public-house, in company with a ship-
mate of the name of Robertson, and a young woman
named Mary Ann Eden. While standing at the bar the
four prisoners entered the house, and one of them in
passing pushed against or trampled on the female, upon
which lie remarked he did not like to see a woman in-
jured. At this time some of the party had struck his
shipmate once or twice who called out to witness for
assistance.
He was about to take off his coat when
all four fell upon him, and Brown struck the first
blow on the left
_eye. He struggled with them,
and told ..them to act like men, and he would
fight them one at a time, but they still kept haul-.
mering away at him. Jackson caught him while he
side of his head, and stewed him round so that he
was in a rectininr;- position, with I,c,th (% e!kcll
gc.L before him, and then instantly caught his under lip
in his mouth, and bit it furiously. - lie sung out to him •