The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-17 00:00:00

heard, but as it was the first off nce, they would no,
inflict a hie.her penalty than 80s. and costs.
James ili'Carthy, coal-dealer, Eyre-street Hill, wa,
ordered to pay 10s. and costs, for having affixed to hi:
weir4hing machine a piece of coal, giving a draugh
against the purchaser of 12 ounces.
Is Powell, potatoc-dealer, 48, Leather-lane, wa-
charged with a like offence. A machine in which a
sack of potatoes is weighed, was found deficient a pound
and a half.

Mr. Childe said it was but fair to say that the ma-
chine was under repair at the time ; all the other scales
and weights were correct.

The Magistrates said they believed no fraud had been
committed, but the possession of such a machine sub-
jected the defendant to a punishment. They mitigated
the penalty to 10s.

iFillianz Barrett, pork-butcher, 6s, Leather-lane, was
charged with selling with a false balance. Affixed to
one scale in defendant's shop was a piece of fat of the
weight of two ounces and a half, and under another was
s halfpenny piece. Fined 40s. and costs.
.lames Goodchill, coal-dealer, Holloway, was charged
with having in his possession five light weights, and or-
dered to pay 10s. and costs.
_ _

John Wilkinson, a chandler's shopkeeper in Hollo-
way, was summoned for having in use two light weights,
and fined Ms.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-110USE.
On S iturday, a cobbler named Hrwson was charged
by a policeman with having acted in a most disorderly
manner, and with having, when expostulated with,
stepped into the county of Middlesex, and d—d the
City force, the Commissioner, and even the Lord
Mayor. The defendant was one of those surly fellows
who do their work, and when they pocket their profits,
" care nothing for nobody."
The policeman stated that at half-past one o'clock he
saw the cobbler, who was in liquor, walking along Pet-
ticoat-lane, one side of which is in the city and the other
in the county, with a woman, whom he was abusing
right and left. The language in which he indulged was
unfit for the ears of either sex, and witness re-
quested that he would not disturb the neighbour-
hood. "Go to h-11," said he, stepping into
the county ; " you musn't move to this side, you
despicable slave." Witness told him that all that
was wanted was quiet at that hour of the night. " Oh,
if that's what you want you shall have a bellyful of it,"
replied the cobler, and began to sing in such a style as had
the magical effect of raising the sashes of several windows,
and producing a general cry of " police." The cobler
seemed to be at that moment in his element, and joined
in the general chorus, never supposing that the po-
liceman would dare to venture out of the Lord Mayor s
jurisdiction. He was mistaken, however, for witness
darted upon him, and with the assistance of a person
whom he called to his aid, hauled the cobler to the sta-
tion-house, notwithstanding a great deal of hitting and
kicking. The woman very prudently stepped away in
the midst of the row.

The Lon» MAYOR—Why, Mr. Hewson, this is very
rough work.

The Cobler—The fellow has told a lie. I was going
along quietly by myself when the policeman called out,
" Holloa, you fellow !" Well, I wan't going to answer
varmint of the kind, when he comes up and seized me
by the collar, and shakes me. Now I'd jist be glad
to larn who'd like to be shaked by a policeman ?—(A
laugh.)

The LORD MAYOR—But the man swears that you
were round the whole neighbourhood. It was his duty
to take you to the station-house.
Cobbler—l ax any body as knows me if lam the
body to wake people up out of their beds that has to go
to their work as well as myself. I call upon a respec-
table policeman of the county, who was present, whether
I said a word that would hurt the feelings either of man
or beast ?

The metropolitan policeman then stepped forward,
and the cobbler addressed him—Now, my good man,
you was present at this here rumpus ? Witness—l was.
Cobbler—Now, from your oath, mind me, did you
hear me say one word indecent or disrespectable? Wit-
ness—l never heard more disgraceful language.
Cobbler—You mean the language as he used to me ?
Witness—No ; I mean the language you used to him.
Cobbler-0 Lord, 0 Lord! Well, thank God, there
was other people b).
An inhabitant of the neighbourhood then appeared at
the summons of the defendant.

Cobbler—My Lord, this is one that aint paid to give
his hevidence. Now, then, Sir, you was a listening to
this here scrummage ? Inhabitant—l was.

Cobbler—Now,upon your oath, did you hear me say
a word as ought sot to come out of a gentleman's
mouth ? Inhabitant—l did ; you said a great many
very had words indeed.—(Laughter.)
Cobbler—What did I say ? Mind, now, be cautious,
for Pm blest if I don't pull you for what you say. In-
habitant—You told the policeman that he was a b—y
convicted, white-buttoned. scabby-headed b—y
(Great laughter.) Now, I don't call that very polite.
The other witnesses said that they heard these and
other words which were as bad, or worse. The Jews
in the lane were all shocked at the row, and, although
the night was very warm, closed their window shutters
that they might hear no more.

The LORD- MAYOR—WeII, Mr. Hewson, you see
what your own witnesses say against you. Cobbler—
Say ! Why you 'ant a going to believe what sich a
b—y conwic—

The 1,03 p MAYOR—HaIIo, Mr. Hewson, you're at
it Again, are you ? Come, come, I see you are so used
to the language that you arc not aware when you speak
it ; it is with you a secret sin. You must pay 53.
penalty.

Here the cobbler's wife, who appeared at the head of
four children, all of whom he was bringing up to the
trade, eloquently raised her apron to her eyes, and his
Lordship was at once convinced that the lock-up at the
Coinpter for the night was sufficient punishment, and
mitigated the penalty.

B 0 LV. S IBEE T.
Alin Gilbert Cox, shoptnan to Mr. Garrett, a pawn-
broker in Long Acre, was charged with obtaining the
sum of eight shillings, under false pretences from John
I3ei.ven, a private in the Coldstream Guards, under the
following circumstances.

The complainant stated that on Wednesday last he
saw a watch-key in Mr, Garrett's shop window which
was ticketed—" This gold chased key 9s. Gd." He
went into the shop, and after examining the article of-
fe:ed Bs. for it, at the same time stating that he was no
judge of such articles, and asking the shopmen (three
of whom, including the defendant, were behind the
counter) if' it was gold, and they all assured him that
it was as good gold as could be got in London. Upon
their representations he was induced to give 8.. for the
key. He afterwards took it to another pawnbroker in
the neighbourhood to inquire what be would advance
upon it, when he was told that it was brass, and not
worth more than twopence ; and finding he had been
cheated, he applied at this office for a summons against
the defendant.

Charles Wood, a shopman to Mr. Lightmore, a
pawnbroker, stated that he had examined the key in
question U' testing it with aquafortis, when it turned
quite green. It was nothing more than brass very
highly polished—it was not even plated with gold. It
was worth about twopence, but was " got up" in a mari-
ner calculated to deceive the unwary.
The defendant denied that he was the person who
actually said complainant the key.
Complainant said he could not say which of the
shopmen actually took his money, but that all assured
him that they key was a gold one.
Defendant further said that the key was plated with
gold, there was in filet sufficient gold about it to justify
him in calling it a gold key.

Mr. HALT—You mean there is just enough for you to
swear by? Defendant said there was enough gold to
justify bins in calling it a gold key. The complainant
could not expect to buy a solid gold key for Bs. ; the
manufacture of the key in question cost ss.
Mr. Hau.—How can you make such a declaration,
when a witness has sworn it is not worth 2d. Defend-
ant said that he would admit the key was a brass one
very thinly plated with gold.
Mr. HALL—The witness has sworn there is no gold
in it ; that it is nothing but brass very highly polished.
Unless you can rebut his evidence, I shall commit you
for trial. .

-13elendant said there was no proof that he was the
person who actually sold the key.
Mr. HALL said then he would have all the shopmen
sent for, and then the case would be complete against
one or other of them. But if the defendant chose to
return the complainat his money, he would allow the
case to be settled in that way.
The defendant gladly availed himself of this offer and
paid the complainant his Ss. back again.
Mr. HALL said now that the case is over, I will tell
you candidly that I would not have allowed it to be
settled in this manner, had there not been a defect in the
evidence as to the fact that you were the person by
whom the key was actually sold. Had the evidence
in that respect bee❑ complete, I would most assuredly
have committed you for trial. You have throughout
treated the matter very lightly, bat I consider your
offence a most aggravated one. You had better not
play these tricks again ; if you do you will get yourself
into a very serious difficulty.
The defendant, who did not all relish the worthy
Magistrate's observations, said that he had done nothing
beyond what was daily practised by half the pawn-
brokers in London.

Mr. HALL said he did not know anything about that,
but he would state that if any case of the kind should
be proved before him, he would most assuredly commit
the offenders for trial for obtaining money under false
pretences.