The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-16 00:00:00

service a month as errand boy, and had been discharged
on the ?9th March, since which pried he had never
authorised him to procure any of the articles obtained
at the prosecutor's.

A pcslice constable stated that in consequence of hear-
ing, at eight o'clock on Tuesday evening, that a boy had
been offering a fowl for sale at a suspicious price, he
went after the risoner in Whitechapel-road, and took
him into custody with a fowl in his possession. The self-
possession of the prisoner, ho vever, departed from him
upon being apprehended. He told a confused story, and
the constable upon searching found in his.possession the
bill which had been mad out by the prosecutor.
Further inquiry fixed the offence completely, and, the
prisoner was committed for trial.

GUILD FIALL.

Mr. George Sturton, of Finsbury-place, attended to
show why he refused to pay Wm. Moody Bd. for the
hire of his cab on Tuesday last. It appeared that the
complainant was called off the stand by the defendant's
man-servant, and after waiting at the door for a quarter
of an hour was told that he was not wanted, whereupon the
complainant demanded Bd. being the lowest sum which
he could charge, which the defendant refused to pay.
The complainant subsequently summoned Mr. Sturton,
the defendant's brother, the owner of the house to which
the complainant was directed to drive, but on the man•
servant being called to prove that it was not Mr. Sturton,
but his brother, who ordered the cab, the complaint fell
to the ground, and the present one was consequently laid.
An attempt was made to show that the cab was ordered
by the cook, who had just been discharged for drunken-
ness, and who had refused to ride after ordering the cab;
but Mr. Alderman Wilson held that the driver could
look to no other than the man-servant, who had called
him, for payment, and adjudged him to pay the Bd.,
with 2s. for the summons, and 4s. 6d. for the driver's loss
of time.— Mr. Sturton paid the 7s. 2d.

BOW-SIIREET.

Information was given on Saturday to Mr. Jardine that
a police constable of the F division, named Russell, had
received a reprimand from the Commissioners for mis-
conducting himself in the following manner :—lt ap-
peared that on Tuesday last he charged an unfortunate
female, named Jane Field, with annoying male pasSen-
gers, stating at the time that he had given her warning
every evening for a week, that if she persisted in this
conduct he should take her into custody. Mr. Jardine
then asked him why be did not take, her into custody
after cautioning her twice or three times ? He replied
that he did not wish to be harsh to her, and bad deter-
mined on givintr,aler a chance.
The girl in her, defence declared that the constable's.
statement was quite false ; that he had never spoken to
her before the night in question (Monday), inasmuch
as she had only on the morning before been released from
the House of °Correction, where she had been confined
for a month.

On inquiry her statement was found to be correct,
and she was discharged,' the worthy Magistrate
marking on the charge-sheet, " This charge was dis-
missed, the Magistrate not crediting the statement of
the constable," remarking at the same time that he had
noticed for some time that Russell had nbyor brought be-
fore him any charges except against these Nacortunate
females, and adding, he should cause the attention of the
Commissioners to be called to the case in question.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Owen Harding was charged with assaulting a police-
man, without the least provocation. The ccnstable de-
posed that on the previous night, while on his beat, the
defendant called out " here comes a policeman," and in-
stantly struck him on the chest, repeating the blow two
or three times. Complainant was at first astonished, but
-then collared the man, and inquired why he struck him.
"Out of friendship, sure," said the defendant. " I want
.you to come and have a glass of grog ivid me." Corn-
plil.ipant; not liking the terms of the invitation, took his
fritind to the station-house. Defendant now stated that
it was `his " pure love for the body of the police tliat
made him want to give his friend a drink, and a trifling
knock would make the grog taste the sweeter." • The
Magistrate thought suck ..friendSbip unsuitable to Eng-
land, and fined the defentlefit 265-' for the assault.

UNION-1J 4LL.

Solomon Parsloe and George Taylor, two men of re-
spectable appearance, were charged with obtaining a
quantity of goods under false pretences from Mr. J.
Ratcliffe, stationer and rag merchant, of Blackman-
street, Borough. _ _ _