The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-24 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

William Browne and Richard Goodheart were charged
with stealing a knife and a tobacco box from a sailor, in
a public-house.
The facts of the case were of no public interest, but it
appeared from the statement of the policemen .by whom
the prisoners were apprehended, that on the road to
the station-house, the prisoner Goodheart constantly put
his hands in his coat pockets, and appeared very
anxious to dispose of something in them • this induced
them to watch him narrowly, and prevented his doing so,
until he was placed in the dock at the station-house,
when he was seen to drop a bundle. It was immediately
picked up, and found to contain Spanish bonds to the
amount of 2,8001.

The prisoner when questioned on the subject, denied
all knowledge of the bonds, and Mr. JARDINE questioned
him as to how they came into his possession, but he per-
sisted in denying that he knew anything about them.
The worthy Magistrate discharged Browne, and re-
manded Goodheart until Tuesday, in order to give the
officers an opportunity of making an inquiries relative
to the bonds, which he had no doubt had been stolen.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Edward Matthews was charged with picking pockets
at the illuminations in honour of the birth-day of her
Majesty.
A policeman of the D division, in plain clothes, saw
the prisoner put his hand into the pocket of Mrs. Ann
Post, a lady living in Camberwell, and draw out her
purse. He seized the prisoner with the purse on him.,
which luckily did not contain more than a few shillings.
The prisoner was committed to Newgate.
Thomas Cleary was charged with having stolen a hand-
kerchief from a gentleman in Pall-Mall, name unknown.
A D division policeman saw the theft, but owing to the
crowd lie was unable to do more than take the prisoner
into custody.
Fully committed.
James Kirk and Thomas Herbert were next charged
with having picked the pocket of M. A. Jane, Esq., of
Lower Eaton-street. The prisoners were seen by two
policemen in plain clothes to rob the prosecutor of his
handkerchigf. Both fully committed.
Samuel Cotter and Ellen Cayley were charged with
having picked the pocket of a person named Norman, in
St. James's-park.
The woman was seen to put her hand into the prose•

tutor's pocket and give the handkerchief to J ^r ,ompa.
❑ion. Both committed.

Three other pickpockets were remanded, and three
more discharged for want of sufficient evidence.
John Speechley, a bill sticker, was charged with having
plastered the shutters of an empty house in Oxford-
street with placards. Having been detected in the act,
the policeman took him at once into custody.
When called upon for defence, the bill-sticker assumed
a tone of lofty indignation, said, " I'm a free-born
Englishman, and I've a right to stick bills where I
like."

Mr. LONG.—You have no right to stick bills on
people's houses.
Defendant —I say I have a right, as one of the people
to stick bills. They did not put up a notice to stick no
bills, so I'd a right to exercise the privileges of our pro-
fession. I've a public duty to perform, and in these
times "England expects every man to do his duty."
Mr. LONG.—And I've a public duty to perform also,
to prevent the laws from being broken.
Defendant. —l'm bill-sticker to Mr. George Robins,
Mr. Phillips, and Mr. Simpson, and all the great auc-
tioneers. I'll do my public duty, or I'll sacrifice myself
on_ the altar of my country. We are all equal ; you
are my brother, and I can prove it.
Mr. LoNa.—Well, but I wish my brother would behave
with more moderation. Will you promise not to offend
again.

"Defendant.—l'll stick to my rights.
Mr. LONG.—Then I fine you a shilling.
Defendant.—l won't pay a farthing.
The defendant retired from the bar with the air of a
political martyr. An hour's confinement in the back
cell altered his patriotism. Having consented to sur-
render his rights, he was released.