The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-22 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Thomas Hings, a very fashionably-dressed young man, was
placed at the bar before DYER, on the following charge :
Police constable No. 69, of the C division, stated that about
eight :o'clock on Tuesday as he was on duty in Leicester-
square he heard the cry of " Stop thief!" and saw the prisoner
running at his utmost speed, pursued by a gentleman As the
prisoner was running he threw away a silk pocket handkerchief,
which the gentleman picked up. Witness came up with the
prisoner in Orange-street, and secured and took him back to
the gentleman, who stated that he had de ected the prisoner in
the act of taking the handkerchief out of his pocket, but de-
clined to proceed further in the matter.
Prisoner (with much effrontery)—As the gentlemen knew
it was a false charge he is afraid to appear against me. I shall
seek my remedy against him.
Mr. DYER asked if any person present in the Court could
testify as to the prisoner being a common thief?- Inspector
Baker, of the C division, stated that he had known the 'pri-
soner for many years as a reputed thief ; he had frequently
been convicted, and was discharged from this office only on
Saturday last, on a similar charge, through insufficiency of
evidence.

Mr. DYER—Under these circumstances I shall commit the
prisoner, under the Police Act, f r three months to hard labour
at the New Westminster Bridewell.

QUEEN- ,s Q UA RE.

Robert Marshall, a powerful-looking man, described as
lurplighter to the Equitable Gas Company, was charged
with assaulting Henry Prior Farr, a respectable looking
mechanic about 60 years of age. The complainant stated
that on the previous evening about six o'clock he was
passing throughthe Willow-walk. Pimlico, when observing
defendant lying in the road way in an apparently senseless
state he went ,owards him, and. finding his face much cut
and coverci with bl iod ho wiped it with his handkerchief,
and fetching defendant's hat, which was lying at some dis-
tance, put it upon his head, and then raised him up to a
sitting posture. He had no sooner done this than the de..
fondant caught him by the skirts of his coat, and swore
he had robbed hi:n of fourteen shillings. Complainant
told defendant he did not know what he was say-
ing, and left him. He had reached the Mon-
ster public - house, which is at the extremity
of the walk, when defendant ran up to him, and
struck him two severe blows in the face, the si.c9nd
which knocked him down, and defendant threw himself
upon Lim. Wi,ll much difficulty he escaped into a house,
whether defendant was following him when a policeman
took him into custody
The defendant said he was so drunk at the time, that
he did not know vihat lie did, but he was certain he had
been robbed.

Mr. Barefoot, an Inspector of the B division said, that
the complainant was searched at the station-house by his
(run desire, and only one sixpence was found upon him.
Mr. BURRELL —I never for a moment supposed the
complainant would have committed a dishonest action, but
he'has done a foolish one in interfering, though it was a
humane motive that prompted him to do so, with such a
fellow as the defendant, who has so shamefully trumped
up a charge of filony agai,st him, and after wardsso brutally
assaulted him. I shall fine him, 40'., or, in default,
commit him for a month and hard labour.
The defendant was lucked up.