The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-18 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

Yesterday, William Hook, a young fellow of gen-
tlemanly appearance, who described himself as a
ginger beer-manuracturtr, but who is a well-known
skittle and card sharp, was placed at the felons' bar
before Mr. Elliott, on a charge of conspiring with five
other persons, not in custody, to cheat and defraud
the complainant of a horse, cart, and harness, of the
value of 281.

From the statement of the prosecutor, Mr. Joseph
Gray, of 22, Gray's Inn-lane, master baker, it
appeared that on Wednesday last an advertisement
appeared from him in a morning paper, stating that
he had a horse, cart, and harness for sale, and on the
same day a gentleman called, and on seeing them said
they were the soot of thing a friend of his required.
On the following day the same person again called,
in company with the prisoner, and at their request
he drove as far as the Green Man, in the Kent-road,
taking the prisoner and his friend in the cart. On-
reaching the Green Man, the parties proposed taking
something to drink, and said they knew a public-
house in the neighbourhood, where the horse

would be better -taken care of. They then
proceeded from the Green Man to the World-turned-
upside.down, in East-lane, Walworth, where they

put up the horse; but previous to this the prisoner

p-urchased the whole concern for 271. On entering
the parlour of the World-turned-upside-down trey
found a man there, apparently drunk, who seemed to
have plenty of sovereign 3, and to be quite careless
about them, as he repeatedly allowed several to fall
from his hands to the ground. He said he had been
with a female, who had robbed him of some money ;
and witness told him he should consider himself very
fortunate that she had not, from the c.trele-isne3s of
his manner, robbed hint of all. The drunken man

boasted about his proficiency as a quoit and skittle
player, and challenged the prisoner to play a game
at the latter, saying he knew a house where there
was a ground in which they could play. The
prisoner accepted the challenge, and requested witness
to accompany them to see the game ? Witness did
accompany them, and to his surprise, and the appa-
rent disappointment of the prisoner, the man who
appeared so drunk won a number of games and va-
rious sums of money. A person named Hugh Hill
subsequently made his appearance, and upon being
told by the prisoner that he bad made a purchase,
requested to see the concern, and congratulated the
prisoner on his bargain. The prisoner then re-
quested Hill to lend him 201. to pay a deposit on the
horse and cart, and also to make a match with the

drunken man to get part of his lost money back.
Hill ultimately produced 20 sovereigns on the table,
and he (the prosecutor) was asked to sign a receipt
for that amount, and he did so. One of the men

retained possession of the 20 sovereigns, and kept
shaking them in his hand, and the prosecutor missing
Hill from the skittle-ground, suspected something
wrong. He in consequence instantly proceeded to
the World-turned upside-down to look after his horse
and cart, bat on reaching there he found that they had
been taken away. He next hurried back to the
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skittle ground, and discovered that the parties had all
vanished. He gave information to the police of the
transaction and it led to the apprehensi9n of the
prisoner. In his cross-examination the prosecutor
said he should have been saeisfied to have parted with
his property on the payment of '2O sovereigns on
account, believing, as he did, that he was dealing
with respectable tradesmen, and that he should be paid
the additional 71. on the following day.
The prisoner, who has been before in custody for
similar sharp practices, was remanded for a week, and
Mr. ELLIOTT at once refused to admit him to bail.

PRESENT STATE OF THE CAFE COLONY.—At the
present time, when intormation on the state of Southern
Africa, and of the Cape Colony in particular, is espe-
cially desirable, a work, just issued from the press.
"Excursions in Southern Africa," from the pen of
Lieutenant-Colonel E. Napier, on the subject of those
countries, will be found mist welcome. It is, in fact, a
valuable history of the Cape Colony, and its aboriginal
inhabitants, the author being not only a man of talent
and research, but extensively acquainted with his subject.
His descriptions of the country and the excursions are
exceedingly graphic and interesting. The perusal of
this able and attractive work cannot fail to afford gratifi-
cation and information."—Morning Advertiser.
THE NEW NOVEL, " LEONARD NORMANDALE ; OR,
THE THREE BROTHERS," by the Hon. C. Stuart Savile,
in 3 vols.,is published this day by Mr. Colburn, and,may
be had at all the libraries. Also, 2. Passages in the
Life of Mrs. Margaret Maitland, of Sunny Side. 3.
Ernest Vane, by Alexander Baillie Cochrane, M.P. 4.
The Maid of Orleans, by the author of " Whitefriars."
5. The Old World and the New, by Mrs. T, ollope. 6.
Lady Lister Kaye's British Homes and Foreign Wan •
derings. 7. Valerie, by Captain Marryat. S. Rcck-
inglaam; or, The Younger Brother. Second Edition.
Also, just ready, The Wilmingtons, a new novel, by the
author of "Emilia Wyndham," " Mordaunt Hall," &o
LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.—The fast-sailing packet-
ship, Guy Mannering, Captain Edwards, which sailed
from New York on the let inst., passed Holyhead at
two o'clock this day. She will arrive in the Mersey in
the course of to-night, and will have dates three days
later than the last steamer.

CHARLOTTE llAnais.—A communication was for-
warded t ) the High Sheriff by the Governor of Taunton
gaol on lit,nday last, stating that the convict Charlotte
Harris had that morning been delivered of a male child,
which fact was immediately transmitted to the Secre-
tary of State, in order that the Crown may now deter-
mine as to the disposal of the mother and the child.—
.Bath Journal,